Thanks to everyone for all the Garmin info.

Did 3 miles tonight on the treadmill and then about 20 minutes with the weight machines. Next went to the blood bank and am now home for dinner, laundry, dishes and lunch packing. It's really great now that the kiddies are grown and out on their own...we have such relaxing evenings. lol

The schedule says 5 miles for me tomorrow. Sure wish it was still spring, summer or fall. Five miles takes me forever on a treadmill and sometimes I think that my brain gets numb. But I know that I need to keep a good base and work to increase my pace this winter if I am thinking of doing a half marathon in April.

Good runs to all,
wbertha

misswendy the link worked that is a nice running log with impressive runs. take care

Hi all. I had a lousy day at work today and it looked like I would miss my run too, but did manage to get it in 3.5m today, so feel better already. Great to see you all doing well. I think I have selected my half and have marked it on the calendar for May 4. Should be plenty of time to prepare. Am doing the Santa Shuffle 5k on Saturday. It is supposed to snow.
Keep on running.
~Slave

Hiya halfers! Just waiting for breakfast to digest before heading out for 3 miles. Monday - ran 3, Tuesday - ran 1.7 and walked 2 with friend and dogs. This thread goes so fast I can't keep up with you guys....a good metaphor for my running .

slavetodogs, I love your member name! I may have missed it, but what kind of dogs are you slave to, and do they run with you? We have four, but only one that can run very far.

Ispence and wbertha, wouldn't it be cool to meet up at the Big D or the Cowtown? And running a 1/2 on your birthday....very cool! I'll check in with my friend re: the Cowtown terrain. I've run a couple of 5K's in Ft. Worth that were pretty flat, but the 1/2 course may be a different story.

runjr, good luck with getting those runs in on a heavy travel week!

misswendy, log looks good. Your long run is already pretty long!

Joe, looks like you're racking up the miles too. I looked at your "Summary" column and misread it as "Sunday" and thought, dang...his long runs are 18 miles! Think I may need some glasses You're getting geared up for the Cowboys tomorrow I trust!

Shelila, good to see you popping in! Hope you are doing well.

NCsunshine, wow...you have a housefull at times. Good plan on building your base. Also congrats on your first HM!!!

SimonR, good to see you as well.

Megs, are you using Hal Higdon's Novice Half plan? That's what I'm doing right now and it has cross training before the long run. Wish I could tell you how well it works, but it's new to me as well.

Kathy, I used to run some at lunch and it worked out OK for me. Our office was pretty casual and I was our wellness group leader, so me sweating was actually a little proof of practicing what I preached. I also really liked having that time during the middle of the day away from the office. More than likely, you will be the one to notice more than anyone else, so I say go for it.

Guess it's time for me to shut up and run now!

Later.....




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Progress, not perfection.

hmm, I'm surprised not to be reading much about the Cowboys-Packers (or is that Packers-Cowboys?) game on this thread--everyone's too busy running! I have a question though--heard this morning that it's on the NFL Network, which isn't part of our cable package and only available if you have their high def box. Anyone know if a regular network is carrying it? I heard it's blacked out in most of WI.

tommashe, I think my DD#2 signed up for the Indy mini, so maybe I'll do the 5k (don't think I could be ready for a half by then), or maybe volunteer at it.

misswendy, hope the plumber gets there soon! I'm always inclined to pack up and move when there's a serious plumbing problem--I just don't deal with that well.

spicegeek, thanks for posting on your injury. It may help others rethink "running through" the pain vs. having it checked out. Recover fully!

Peg, glad to hear about the new job, and Chuck, good news from the doctor!

NCSunshine, great job on your HM! I'm a little jealous that your DD is so close... mine are both in grad school now, one 240 miles away, and the other one 10x that far! But they both came home for TG, which was great.

I still seem to be recovering from the long weekend, though, and have only gotten 2 1-milers in... got to start getting to bed earlier again! Tomorrow should be better. All the great runs people are posting here is inspiring!

Happy hump day, everyone!

Morning everyone. I trust you slept well.

Joe - Movie, hmmmmmmmmm.... I'm sure there are lots and lots of people who would love to see that. But then again, maybe not. Thanks on the icon. My husband calls me Sunshine and the sunflower was the closest thing to that.

Runjr - I feel that I didn't train properly for my HM. Roughly 4 years ago I was a solid everyday runner - between 3 and 5 miles everyday. Not long after that I lost interest due to bad marriage and divorce. Now that I'm back on track personally, my interest has returned. I'm looking at different training plans and have noticed most here use Hal Higdon's programs. I'm thinking of taking a look at those.

Laurel - Wow, college sweetheart. Sometimes you just never know how things are going to turn out. My DH married his high school sweetheart and struggled the whole 20 or so years they were married. I married 2 others before him looking for the very thing we now have. If only we knew then what we know now. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now. I just wake up every morning and count the blessings. How was your run?

Chuck - haven't heard from you in a while. Everything okay?

Peg - can't wait to hear how D#2 at work was? Just as fun I bet.

Cold weather gear??? I don't really have that much as I haven't really needed it yet. Most of what I have either came from Wallymart or Tar Zhay.

Slavetodogs - good luck on the Santa Shuffle 5K. How cool would it be to run in the snow. I hope we get snow this year. It's been several years since we've seen the white stuff. Shoot what am I saying, I just wish it would get cold here. Kill off some of these bugs!

Misswendy - hope that plumber gets there soon. My BIL is a plumber. The way the building market is here, he's putting in 12 hour days sometimes more. We haven't had any rain, so there have basically been no breaks in the building industry.

Everyone out there who can run on a DM - YOU ROCK! I tried it once. That dang thing shot me off the back of it like I was a rocket! Now anytime I'm on it (once or twice a year) I have to hold on. It's embarassing. If I have to do cardio inside, I use the stair master.

That's about it for now. Gotta get some work in. Going out of town tomorrow for a long weekend (in more ways than one).

Have a great day everyone.

I haven't had time to read posts yet, so I'll do that later this afternoon. Just wanted to say that I ran an easy, SLOW 2 last night and am experiencing hip pain again. Son of a - !

So I'm going to go to the doctor. I guess I have no other choice. I'm so bummed about it, I feel almost depressed. Is that dorky or what?