kevee...what is chocolate banana yogurt bread?

basspro jeffrw mentioned this one

msgulfcoast look down the chart to november 29. there is not a website yet for this one.

tupelo idk if this one is hilly.

here's a half that is new and i may get to run this summer... renaissancehm

DH is still thinking we could do SA. im not sure i want to.

runjr...i think when the guy says go, you should go. i started near the front--it was a huge race though. behind the elites--maybe 10 ppl deep?--after the signal we sort of walked up to the chip mat and then took off. the spreading out took about a mile? maybe. of course, i was being passed, rather than passing. soon i realized what 'middle of the pack racer' meant! you sound like me worrying about stuff like that. just pick a spot and run y our race. you'll be dressed so well everyone will move over and let you pass just to be able to watch you run by with ease.

spicegeek, I don't know how you got motivated to do all that core & upper body work during your (first) recovery--I am becoming more slug-like every day that this knee thing drags on. It's finally to the point where I can almost walk normally, at least for a little while--but it tires quickly and then I find myself limping (either that, or I'm too impatient to go as slowly as I need to to not limp). I've been doing my PT and a few cautious rides on the exercise bike, but that's all the motivation I've had. Discouraging. Anywa--glad to hear you are recovering. Have an awesome time in Hawaii!! Can't wait to see the underwater pics!

chuck, your surgery is for real? Sorry to hear about that--sending you well wishes for a speedy recovery!

kevin, glad to hear you're feeling better--hope it continues to improve. That banana-chocolate yogurt bread sounds awesome!

runjr, you sound nervous already--don't be, you are way more ready than so many first-time halfers!

laurel, I'm glad to hear you are improving, and agree you're making a wise decision to wait for a different race.

misswendy, as the only (?) hoosier on this thread... that lake county hm would have been small. and, this year at least, CHILLY!

marflair--think you mentioned at the end of the last thread having a daughter in first year of law school? My older DD is also, younger is the med student. We said we'd cover undergrad and they'd be on their own for grad school, but dad has a soft(er) spot for the younger one (who only worked a year in between, older worked 3), so we are helping as we can...

twogirls, welcome! what half are you training for? I was doing Hal Higdon's novice program before tearing cartilage in my knee a month ago (non-running related)... sounds like we would have been at about the same point. I'm a transplanted New Englander and have had my eye on the Maine Coast HM in Sept. Not sure when I will be back to running now, though.

joe, glad to hear your knee is doing better--don't push it too much! A month of non-running strengthening sounds like a good plan.

cara, loved your vacation pics, and glad the new job is going well. Hopefully the travel won't last for too long!

I'll try to catch up with the rest of you later... have a great evening!

Ok I just gotta tell ya if we have a eating contest, I'm in the running for top 3 at least.

Joe you are so right H#lls Kitchen is very entertaining.

Sorry don't have time for shout outs.

Sheila

Joe, no problem. I hope you can get back into running soon!

Macd, yeah that recovery has to be frustrating. The longest I‘ve had to go without running was 3 weeks due to Achilles injury last summer. Otherwise it's only been a couple days here or there. Hope you can get back to running soon too! The bread IS awesome. Hopefully I'll be able to do the 10K on the 12^th^. My post race treat will be enjoyable, to be sure! LOL

Runjr, Good run, and I couldn't agree more about the weather. It's nice having some ABOVE normal (+5 degrees today) temps for a change. I have to start taking it easy on the snacking. I've put on a few pounds over the last 3-4 weeks. Since I haven't been doing as much running I forgot to eat less. You a TURTLE! Now that's FUNNY. LOL

Joe, yeah I heard something about that (Brett, not retiring), I'll just wait and see, come July, who shows up for training camp. I'll have to check that show out. I like everything to do with cooking. I just can't do it very well. LOL

Sheila, good work on the xtraining!

Chuck, Nice run. I didn't think you'd want to kid about something like surgery. Good luck with that!

Wow, It didn't take much to keep up today. I only had to ‘log-in' 4 times!

Kevin