Looks the Boomers are really booming these days. Lots of good activity going on.

It's time for a few easy days for me. I came back from Sunday with a couple easy doubles (21 total miles) and a harder workout today. Having all those guys go by me during that last 10th has me thinking about Fred's advice of practicing some fast finish. I warmed up with 4 easy, then 3 at tempo sprinting the last 200. After that run over to hill and do 10 x 30 sec up with full recovery; easy run back to car with strides. Groin a litle sore now.

Some scarey stuff in the financial markets, heh?

Listening to reporters about the financial mess helps make the treadmill miles pass more quickly.

Yesterday I ran 25 min of a 50 min workout on the TM in the morning, then 20 min of a 50 min workout outside in the evening.  I would have gone farther in the evening but my right hip began to act up so I decided to take it easy.

This morning was 13 min warm up walk , 60 min TM run, then 10 min cooldown walk.  Work is done for this week, so will be heading to town this aft for a weekend of fishing!

Ribs - sure a lot of complaining for a "FLESH WOUND"    -   just kidding buddy

No run yet for me today.  One lady of our church had hip scraping surgery this morning to make more room for the nerve.  Hopefully will end the pain and the numbness she gets in her leg.   Will run easy tonight and tomorrow a.m. a 20 miler.    I received an email from a running club members significant other this morning.  He went to the doctor on his b-day Monday and discovered a brain tumor.  They removed it Tues and sent him home to rest a few days.  They will start radiation next week.  Belief that this tumor is traceable to a cancer they think is in the kidney.   Will do something about that after radiation.   His running days, Ribs, are likely limited.

A lady in our church just returned from a cruise to Alaska.  She spent all her time with guides bird watching.   A few years ago as a school teacher, she was approached by a group of people to write a book about S. TX. birding.  She wasn't even a birder at the time.  She took it on and it was published a year or so ago.   Some of the photos she uses in the book are from my wife's family's aerial photo company.   If anyone of our small group is into birding; I'd send you a copy.  If privacy is a concern I could send it to a p.o. box or whatever.  LMK

Good runs to ya.

Oh, and the butterflys are overwhelming us here in s. TX on the way to Mexico.  You seeing them Ribso?

ks

20 miles this morning.  8.5 alone on the flats and then 10 with training partners in the hills and then 1.5 in the hills to finish it off.  8 min pace exactly.  Perceived effort easy.  avg hr rate 122.  I race my 5k's at 162 hrt rate.  Temp 70 degrees humidity 75.   Very happy with the results.

Go Ribs

ks, your training has gone really well getting ready for Hartford, I can't wait to hear how it goes on race day...

Yeah Spareribs, that's what I was thinking when I said "break", backing off a bit.  Your another one whose training is going really well...

Friday,

4 miles easy for me today.  I'm missing out this year on the marathon I've run the last 3 years, I just never got going with training and now it's too late.   My buddy's going and I could go too and shuffle through 26.2 miles, but wouldn't enjoy it much, so I'm going to pass.

Beautiful weather around here lately, lows in the 40's at night and highs in the 60's, perfect for running...

Ribs, now you're talkin'.  Looking forward always seems longer than looking back, but it's worth the patience.  Please stop being so derogatory about 9:44 miles or I'll start giving advice again.

Rich,  maybe you needed this break and you made a subconscious decision to take one.  I want to thank you in advance for all of your cold weather running advice which will soon be put to use. 

Ks, I hope you have a way to post from Hartford.  I'll bet Ribs has a connection.

I've had an interesting week ending with a 5k practice run and then a 30 mile ride with a climb up the mountain this morning.  I'm more afraid of the down than the up which is starting to get easier.  Gloves, long sleeves and tights today. 

Fred, Jim and Jacques, I hope you're enjoying your runs, weather, birding and life in general.

Go ahead and make me feel good Mr Ribs!  9:44 is my threshold pace and you're running it right after surgery!

Still good weather in BC.  Leaves are starting to turn, but mostly yellows so far.  No reds yet.  Yesterday I didn't feel all that good....sore right hip, so I just did an easy 6k on the track.  Today was better....11k in just under 71 min.  That's 5 min slower than on Monday, but at least it felt good.  HR was 131, or about 17 points lower than Monday.

DD has pulled an achilles tendon on the day she starts track season.  She is focusing on 800 meters in order to improve her overall speed.  She says her coach does 5 planned practices per week, allowing the girls to do their own thing on weekends.  They also have one weight session.