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You'll do great!  Enjoy the moment and take it all in!

Oh I am so going to steal that quote.  That's fantastic.  Thanks Wayne.

I have a 15k race on Sunday of this week and then I have a 1/2 marathon the following Sunday (*note* I have NEVER ran that far before!).

 My husband suggested I use my rolling pin for something other than making a pie (which I haven't done in MONTHS)...helping my plantar fasciitis!  I've been rolling my feet back and forth over it to "stretch" things.  I started yesterday and my feet are achy today, but not that searing pain like my foot is going to split apart.  I'm going to keep it up through Friday and hopefully it'll help. 

 TGIRW until then!

hank God It's Recovery Week)

I thought I'd share a recipe with y'all from this months Runners World. I was skeptical because I haven't made a yogurt smoothie before, but I liked this:

Melon Mango Breakfast Smoothie

3/4 c frozen mango chunks (bought three on Sunday and cut them up last night and stuck 'em in the freezer)

1/2 c frozen or fresh banana slices (mine are frozen because I use them for a different smoothie)

1/2 c cantaloupe diced (I opted out of this)

1/3 c low-fat vanilla yogurt (I just used one of the single serving yogurts)

1/4 c vanilla soymilk (I added 1/4 tsp vanilla to omega-3 fortified soymilk)

1/4 c low-fat granola for topping (didn't do this)

All ingredients minus granola go in blender and pureed.  Granola goes on top.

p.s. I volunteered for Ironman Lake Placid on July 26th this year to try and get my own spot for next year!

I love smoothies!  I usually follow pretty close to what your recipe is except I have been using different berries.  Plus I'll add in a scoop of protien powder and a handfull of ice.

Thats great about volunteering for LP!  I will see you up there!

Some good info here!  I especially like that they don't just throw expensive gear on the list, including the fitting and books for the self coached athlete.

I sure wish I was back home so I could come over and run the race Sunday!

You are right! It has been a bit quiet, I hope it is because everyone is off training!

Another thing that maybe you are not aware of is the race reports.  Make sure you do a race report (let me know if you don't know how to access these).  These are fun to look back on and see how you progress over time or if you are doing the same race the following year!

Also make sure to stop by and read plus comment on others race reports!

Galveston Bay huh?  Be sure to take something to get the crude oil off. 

So, I got a call today from a friend of mine who tells me he's signed me up for their marathon relay team this Sunday.  I'm not sure if he's kidding or not, but I hope so.  That doesn't fit into my training schedule very well. 

Make sure you get some body glide so that you can get out of your wetsuit! 

Interesting stuff Howard.  A sub 4 marathon racewalking??  Maybe that's the answer! 

What kind of heart rate did you see when you were walking (compared to when you're running)?

KEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you see this...http://senecaepic.com/ ??

Let's do it and racewalk the last 13 miles!

Jeff Henderson has certainly been staying up late to think this one up!!!  With that swim and some of the hills on the bike I may have to sprint the run to finish under the time limit! 

Are you going to do it?

I can't think of the name of the method, but there are a lot of people that do the walk/run strategy in HIM and IM as well as marathons!  I played leap frog with a group doing it a couple of years ago in the Harrisburg Marathon.  Every 8 or 10 minutes the timer on one of their watches would beep and they all would walk for 2 minutes.  Very effective method for a good finish, but may be tough for a Boston Qualifier.

Besides the body glide around the arms/shoulders and neck, the best advice I can think of is to practice taking it off.  I am assuming they don't have strippers for this race.  Typical problem is people struggling to get it off, especially around the ankles.

Sounds like a great way to burn fat.

Is this the Galloway Run/Walk/Run method?  I think he claims it to be a successful strategy all the way down to a 3:20 marathon.  http://www.active.com/running/Articles/Run-walk-run_to_faster_times__faster_recovery.htm

I for one am not participating in any race where they don't have strippers.  I have my standards.