good morning all,  thanks for all your support.  I plan on a recovery run tonight.  Today is a warmer day but the humidity is low.  Can you believe that it is football season already?

spicegeek - thanks for your support.  Are you getting excited over your HM in Chicago?  It should be a fun race and I am still undecided over running it.  Good luck with the long run.

dari - great runs! Thanks so much for your kind words.  I assume the vacation season is over for the Cape Cod area.  Enjoy the gym.  You are a really good runner.  You must have some really pretty routes to run in your part of the country.

joe - thanks for your support.  I am glad your long run went better this week.  Just like clockwork you got the thread started.  The miles are really beginning to add up for you now.  Are you doing more cross training?  So are your rooting for the Cowboys or Texans this year?

macd - thanks for your kind response. It was a great race for the family.  I didn't meet running rach. I agree with the marathon timing, I just need to get in a few really long runs over the next few weeks so I can enter a race knowing that I can hold up over the distance.  Congrats!!!! 10.5!!!!!  You are ready for your HM.  I bet your DD's are so proud of you.  That was a great total month of running.

chuck - thanks for your support.  I really enjoy the running with the family.  I bet someday you will get to race with your DS.  How is he doing?  Be safe.

take care all.

Happy Sunday all!

Chuck, have you evacuated? Hope the worst of it is missing you! Take care.

Joe, good week! Next week's plan sounds very doable. Are you expecting some rain from Gustav?

runjr, thanks--I am feeling more confident that I will be able to run the half, though doubtful about breaking 3 hrs. I plan to get to a long run of 12 before then; shouldn't be a problem as I have nearly 7 weeks. Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

spicegeek, great job on your 10.5! Look out Chicago!

I think I rested a little too much after my long run yesterday--I was sore everywhere when I got up this morning! After some stretching, weights and biking, I'm feeling much better now. But I need to get some work done... the long weekend is fast disappearing!

A great labor day to all!

hey everyone, the storm looks like it's pretty much going to miss us. Might get some bands off of it but nothing bad. Winds only 35 or so they say. I hope Misswendy and Andahuff will be ok also. Joe , you and Andahuff far enough inland? I hope all stay safe. We stayed, going to bed early and get up early. Thanks for all the concern. Misswendy, hope you got your run in. You could have your DH drive 16 miles away tomorrow and run with the wind at your back for a pr! Seriously, please stay safe!

Good evening...hope this finds ALL safe and protected...DH and I are praying for all the Louisianans and everyone else in the storm's way to be safe!

I DID IT!!! I ran my HM...and I really RAN the whole thing...I was super pumped!  And I just made my goal, which was under 2:15...still waiting for the official, but I believe it will be around 2:14!! ha ha...well, I am pretty proud of myself, seeings though I still felt pretty crappy from my cold/cough I had since the Friday a week before the race...and I hadn't run my 10 the weekend before, which I was STILL obsessing about at the starting line!!! But I left that thought fast and settled in to a nice 10mm pace, and pretty much kept that throughout...nike+ was nice asset...didn't feel like I was dragging hiney until mile 11, and my legs started to get pretty heavy, my right leg started to hurt, esp in my hip, but I kept on, and I'm glad i did...I set into a nice "sprint" at the end, the last .05 mile or so, and if I hadn't done that, I wouldn't have made my goal!! Which makes me think I spent +/- 4 minutes at water tables, or something, but it was well worth the water/gatorade!!!  The finisher's medal was SO SATISFYING to receive in the end   Will definitely do that distance/course again!

So I think i will keep the running up and try an EASY 5 on Tuesday or Wednesday, see how I feel by then...and a 6 or 7 Saturday...next run is the Komen Race for the Cure in Milwaukee!

Good night all!

Kevee-(I think, cant' remember if it was you or someone else, oops!) - sorry we didn't connect at the race!  LOTS of people!  Did you end up making it over to watch the race???

Morning everyone,

5.6 miles this morning. My legs felt tired the first few miles, but generally the run felt good - I pushed it a little for the last mile to get around 9mm pace and that felt great.

Chuck - glad to hear that storm is due to miss you. Hope everyone else has the same luck and that it's not going to be as bad as was feared.

Runjr - I tell you old dial up speeds are not fun. It took me 3 hours to download one pheddip episode! We are cancelling our broadband today and registering with a new one. I've got another 10k on 14th Sept, and then I need to start training again for a HM... I've signed up for the WWFoR HM but that'll probably be more of a long run for me rather than race. I'm supposed to be running a real race 2nd Nov but not committed to it yet. For some reason I am nervous to do another HM in case I don't do as well or better than before... You can tell me i'm silly if you like House projects are on hold at the mo as we've been so busy. Still got to finish the kitchen - just painting the walls and getting the floor done left though.

Rachel - congrats on a fab HM and well done to sticking to your race plan and making your time. Hope your hip is ok and that you recover quickly. Take it easy on your runs this week and listen to your body. Enjoy that medal - you earnt it!

Teabag - It sounds like you have a good base already for your HM so I think you will do fine. The last week or two before the race should be tapering. The best thing to do is check out a few plans on the internet and adjust your schedule in a similar way. The week of your race is all about taking it easy so just a couple of short runs is enough - putting in anything more will not help your prep and will only make you tired! I'm interested in your comment that you couldn't recover properly on 4 days a week - I used to have that problem too until I started running much slower on my easy run days. I now run 5 days a week without any problem - usually 3 of those at an easy pace which is around 2 min/mile slower than my 10k race pace and I have to really concentrate to keep it slow - I usually monitor it on my heart rate / pace combo. Obviously 3 days / week is fine but if you do want to up it, your could try slowing some and see if that helps... probably something for after your HM now Welcome by the way!

Anyway - best get back to work.

Hope everyone stays safe! Chat later,

Cara

Just home from the gym - yesterdays 10 miles is taking it`s toll - I did an hour with the kettle bells which is like all over resistance and cardio in one go -  looks at the bike and thought .. I`m done !!! I think had I been at my regular gym I would have pushed thro some cardio but I I really don`t care for the people at the gym local to my apartment and I just wanted to get out of there !

This afternoon ... I bake more pies !

People in the path of the storm - be safe !

Cara - good to hear from you !! yo bet I`m not complaining about all those kisses at all !! But my boxing trainer told one of the other guys off for kissing his client !! lol !!

runjr - yup I`m as ready as I`m going to get for Chicago ! When I was done yesterday I though - could I really run another 2.5 miles - and I thought yeah if I had to I could

Rach - Well done !! thats a great time !! we are so proud of you !!

teabag - welcome over !! .. I love that handle ! One thing I didn`t metion when I answered you other post - every 3 weeks step back your long run to 6 miles and run it at a 10K pace

Reeb - well done on the race !!

Hi all,

First of all congrats to all of the half marathoners - Run Jr,  very awesome that your dd and dw did so well with your "coaching".  They both must be on Cloud 9.  And congrats to you too on getting another half under your belt.  Rachel, awesome job!!  Water stops are a necessity in a half.   Reeb, congrats on your half also!  I said the same thing after the Chicago half last year - I am never running a long race without my water belt.  In hot weather, those few miles between water stations seem very long.

Spicey,l I am attempting your push up challenge and did week 2 day 1 today.  After one week, I did 23 knee assisted pushups in a row in the max-out trial - unbelievable!  I also did 3 "manly" pushups yesterday - I couldn't even do 1 last week!  I am definitely sold.   I hope to repeat the challenge doing all "manly" push ups after I finish the 6 weeks.   I love pies, which is why I seldom bake them!

Joe, sounds like your return to running is going well - yay!

Cara, sounds like your running is going great!  101 +  miles is wonderful.

My August was not great for running.  I am committed to coming  back in Sept - the cooler temps should work.  Of course it is close to 90 and sunny today so it is the treadmill for me.  I am still considering doing the Mardi Gras half on Feb. 1 - just don't know if I can justify the flight $$ right now with 2 kids in college with great money needs.

Happy Labor Day all.  Looks like Gustaf is behaving a little but some parts of LA will still get socked.  Hanna is looking scary for the Bahamas right now.

Mary