Hi, everybody,

  First of all,

CONGRATULATIONS!! Miss Wendy.  What an awesome time!!!

Snowman-  I have never felt like you were bragging about your times and I enjoy reading your race reports.  It inspires me that I can progress as well.  So I am glad to see you posting over here again. With two small children,I unfortunately cannot manage to post on both.  You are very encouraging to everyone no matter what their time is.

Juli-Congratulations!!  Great job.  I have lost a total of 68 pounds over the past two years due to pregnancies so I hear you on the weight loss.  Like you, I was not athletic in high school either.

Lorie-Have to say I am very tempted to try for NY!

Jay-Good job on your run.

Joe-I liked both sites and I do understand the frustration of not having replies but it does seem to be better now.  It is more of a time issue for me.  I just can't do both.  You took the initiative to do something about the problems and that is great.   I like all of our group so I will try to check that site periodically.  Hope your training is going well.

Okay, here goes for my race report.  Well, I got up really early at 4:50 am and race start was not until 8:00 and very near our house.  It was cold and raining and continued to do so right up and through the race.  The Maple Leaf is a small field so they don't use chip timing so I was very near the start.  My Garmin finally located satellites and I was able to use it.  During the first mile, Iook down at the watch and it says my pace is 5:27.  Well, I was not able to maintain that as a monster hill came up about 1/3 mile into the race.  Time for the first mile is something like 8:02 and then the second mile comes around and it is flatter.  I am trying to dodge puddles and rain is just pouring down onto the bill of my running cap.  But I manage a 7:56 mile according to the Garmin.  Mile 3 comes around and it is a little over 8 but not bad and then the final time is 25:02 or something like that.  My running buddy finished the first mile in 6:45.  He might be able to run with you, Snowman.

Well, it is freezing afterwards and I am so ready to go home to stand in a hot shower but running buddy talks me into staying just in case I placed.  Amazingly, I took first place for my age group!!!  Got a gift certificate to a local restaurant and a boost to my pride.  I have been struggling with an upper respiratory infection and my heel this week so I was proud of myself.  I do need to do some hill work though.  The hill just killed me.

So not too bad a day for me so far!

Happy Halloween to all of you,

Lisa

Hey, Cyndi,

  Thank you so much!!  The funny thing is I was so mad at myself because my time was worse than Susan Komen (24:56) and then I heard my name and it was such a tremendous boost to me.  I think it is exactly what I needed right now.  I looked in the envelope and there are also two cards for free vanilla cones at Sonic.  I suppose I can take the kiddos for those:)   Seriously, Halloween is hard for me because I adore chocolate and one of the reasons I chose a half marathon in February is to help me make it through the holidays without falling off the rails!  St. Jude's will help too.

Hubby and I are looking at a possible vacation to West Coast next fall and I am trying to find a marathon out there that would work well for me.  I want a Boston qualifier.  A lot of the courses look beautiful but tough.  For example, San Francisco.

Hope you have good runs this week and good job on your weight training by the way.  I have got to start working that back in.  I start with a running coach next week and I have this eerie feeling it is about to be reintroduced as well as abs which I HATE.

Lisa

Hi all, I haven't been posting, well I haven't been running , just been working. I like active because I've gotten to know everyone. Way too many posts to keep up trying to both. Don't think I cn keep up with both. Just wanted to log on and say GOOD LUCK SPICE!!!!! I am off tomorrow and I have your bib #. so I will check on you. Wish I could find it and watch it some where. I missed my 5K Halloween race today. I got the 3:00 am phone call, my 17 yr old crashed his car into a mailbox. He is ok, but he had been drinking so we have a horrible mess on our hands.

misswendy- That is an awesome 5k time! Congrats!!

Lisa- awesome race time!! Congrats on AG award too!

Again Good luck Spice!!!  No doubt that you'll rock it!!

Happy running all.....Megan

Hello All, I said I would follow where you go, so here I am.  This new setup looks kind of cool.

With respect to running, all I can say is, I am not as young as I used to be.  I am having a little trouble recovering from the 2 HM. I have been so tired.  I took a short nap after work.  I slept in today AND took a nap.  Hopefully I will catch up.  Regardless I am getting back into the program on Monday.  I ran with DH and boy was it ever difficult.

This is what I need from you guys….advice as what to do now.  I really don’t have any races pending.  I may run a 10K the Saturday before Thanksgiving.  I will run the River Run in March with a few smaller ones in between.  What do you do when you are not actually training.  A friend and I plan to get together for speed work once a week before kickboxing.  I also plan to drop some weight.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Toby, things look pretty cool

I second what spice had to say.  I feel an attachment as you are the ones that cheered me through my first marathon…you and my DH and kids.  Thanks.

Spice-Kick butt

Tri 2 Do it- I hear you on a cool morning.  It was 89 and humid today where I am.  It looks like the cool weather will not be coming soon.

Runlong-I say the same thing about luck

Snowman-PeeWee Herman is perfect for you.  I love reading your reports, it makes me wish I was young again and had your energy.  I think it is really heartwarming that you share it with others too in the form of your little running group.

Jay-you gave me nightmares saying “trail run”

Lisa-great report.  Congratulations

I just tried to "Reply to original post" and got the scheduled maintainance page.  I then replied to a specific post and was successful.  Not sure what that was all about.

Keep on Running

Melody

Hey all

Looking forward to spice's race report.

jimmy's baby--I am a novice.  I ran my first HM two months ago and did feel sluggish for about two weeks.  I think it is defferent when you race--you push yourself harder.  I think crosstraining would be a good idea and short runs 3x a week.

I have a HM up next sunday--the mission inn run.  As I ran 2:08 in Big Bear which is at 7000ft, I am hoping to break the 2 hour barrier on this one?

Can anyone advice me on good pre race nutrition?  I generally eat a lot of brown rice with Thai and lao curries.

Good training everyone!