Why, it's Wednesday!

Hello! I trust everyone that ran Med-City is recovering nicely. Those that ran the full marathon are probably dealing with their DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) and starting to think about venturing out to test their post-marathon legs. Even if you're not ready for a run, it's a beauty of a day for a walk. The sun just came out and it's WONDERFUL out there. 6:00 PM run at Running Room for those so inclined. Congratulations to Lionel Cheng for running a PR in the marathon on Sunday and to David Sletten for running his first half marathon. Lionel has a photo montage of most of the marathon mile markers on his blog. Check it out. It's a fun blog. Photos of the Med-City events at Lifetime Photo Click on Next Screen at the bottom for the Med-City albums. 105 hits on this blog yesterday -- first time it's broken 100 hits for a single day. Had 99 on a day right before the marathon. Thanks, readers!

From Fred Woolman: 5Ps of Running Form Preparation, Propulsion, Pushoff, Pull Through, Percussion. Thanks for sharing, Fred.

Coming on June 7, Chester Woods Trail Runs . What a great way to try trail running, with a bunch of fellow runners! It's beautiful out there. I encourage you to give it a try. I sent in my registration yesterday. The 10-mile is part of the RTC Grand Prix Series.

More information has been posted on the Spartan 5K Run/Walk to benefit Mayo CC, scheduled for June 28.


It's never to early to register for the Rochester Half Marathon and 5K . Race director KC Reed has a 'little' ad on the side of his barn which faces highway 52.

Off-Season Striders will meet at Dunn Bros. North (Elton Hills across from the Rec Center) on Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 am. Proposed route of either 6 or 10 miles. Lots of ways to shorten, or lengthen, the route. And of course, coffee and the fixins afterward. It's fun. Try it. I'll be there.

Yesterday, I had a book due at the library so I decided to venture down to the Y for the noon run and run over to the library to drop off my book afterward. Pretty good turnout:

Myself, K.C. Reed, Jim Postier, Dan Edwards, Gary Malat, Jim Benike, Jim Martinson. Ross Hamernik arrived just as we left the building. We ran a 4.25 mile loop out to Mayo H.S. and back. Then I ran another mile down to the library, and back. Picked up my reserved book: The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken : A Search for Food and Family. I'm not sure where I ran across that title, but we'll see how it goes.

Ran 6.5 this morning with Lisa Pelowski (who finger-printed my son yesterday! Don't worry ... it was for his job) and Mark Wernstrom. Ran from home (2 miles) to save a little on gas. I might start doing that on a more frequent basis. Good way to get in a few hills on the way home. Seen on the run: David Smith Ph.D. and Ian Lanza. Seen driving: Brad Kautz. It was a really wonderful morning for a run.

A little ditty from Readers Digest: "Anyone who believes the competitive spirit in America is dead has never been in a supermarket when the cashier opens another checkout line." --Ann Landers How true!

Make it a good one!