non-running flowers....
2 pictures (of the same thing!) are too much but I don't know which one I like.








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Mary, congratulations to your son on his marriage. They certainly make a nice looking couple.

Larry, so sorry to hear about your dog.

Tramps, I always have trouble getting my HR up to where it is supposed to be on tempo runs. A longer warmup definitely helps. For the first few tempo miles, I have to kill myself to get it up and then of course I am toast. I have started just letting it stay down and realizing that it will climb as I get beyond tempo mile 3 or so. Not that I've been doing much tempo lately, but his was info from last summer.

Today was a nice day to run, though a bit windy. Nevertheless, my leg continues to bother me so today was another unpleasant 5 miler. Crossing my fingers for a decent med/long run tomorrow.

Meg

As always, I appreciate the kind remarks in response to my race report.

skip, it's nice to hear from you. mc, that was a nice 5K and that 10 year old has quite a running future if he chooses to pursue it. sekd, congrats on completing the OHR. Lab, it's nice you got in your workout in spite of the back issue. It's funny with backs, sometimes activity helps and sometimes it really aggravates the situation and you never know which it will be. Tammy, it's nice to have you back from vacation. dg9, sorry that you've got to take a week off for the toe but it's probably for the best. RTB, sorry to hear about your dog. My condolences to you and Kay. Roy, thanks for the nice pictures of MrsRoy in her race. dg9, I liked the pictures of the flowers. Lillies of the Valley are one of the types of flower I associate with my grandfather's house. Starr, it's great that you had a good time at your son's wedding. Congratulations to them. MustangSally, even though it's slower than usual for you, running the C25K with your son and husband has to be special.

Nice long runs for UncleSteve, Robin, hopeful, Evan, sue, pt (fast and in hills) and runwun.

This morning it was quite pleasant, about 50, light wind, and clear. I got in 8 miles in a little under 1:16 for a 9:26 pace.

A good day and good runs for all.

TomS

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by jdmom3:
Mary, congratulations to your son on his marriage. They certainly make a nice looking couple.
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I'm hoping there is another Mary on this board, otherwise I'm leading a double life! That might answer a lot of questions though.

Larry - I am so sorry about your dog. Just breaks my heart - and poor Kay too. My sympathies.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by sekd256:

Started the HH10K plan today. It called for only 2.5 miles took me 33 minutes.<HR>

Eric - you graduated OHR?! Congratulations on such a great accomplishment! Was the last week really tough (60 mins)? What's the HH10K programme? Are you planning to run a 10K race? You are unstoppable now!

Kimble

quote:<HR>I'm hoping there is another Mary on this board, otherwise I'm leading a double life! That might answer a lot of questions though<HR>

Starr, my apologies. I guess I'm getting old and forgetful and being on page 2 is unhelpful in that regard.

Meg

I need to invest in a better bike, which I knew when I bought this one for $40 last summer.

The nice thing about all the squeeks and squawks, though, is that as I'm riding along the bike path on my lunch break, even walkers and joggers that can't hear my riding partner yelling "bike on your left!" because they're wearing iPods can hear me coming!

I'm supposed to go home in ten minutes, but my legs are still tired from riding at lunch, so I may work a few extra minutes. Also I took a little excursion on my ride in this morning (perfect for a ride or a run, by the way - 40F, dry, no wind) to drop off my music cd's at the library. It was an extra 2 miles or so at the beginning of the ride, so my legs were nicely warmed up by the time I hit the hills.

Unfortunately I have a meeting back in town at 7:00, so I need to hit the road, get home and shower and eat and get back on the road (in my car ) pretty quickly. This will be my last/only hard ride before my 15k run on Saturday. Effort-wise, it's about comparable to my best attempt at a PBJ special. I see rest in my future.

bty

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Tramps:

Tempo Tuesday Experiment
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I tend to agree with Bill and perch. I went through lactate testing a year or so ago and my max HR is 177. If I used 220-age, I'd be at 163 ...quite a difference. I would think you'd be higher than 176. Even though our marathon times might be similar, your pace overall is quite a bit faster than mine at similar heart rates.
PJ