I think I've found the name of the latest injured portion of myself. It is called the inguinal ligament. It goes from the anterior superior iliac spine (front-top of hip) to the pubic tubercle (groin) across the upper thigh. For a good while I thought it was a tender muscle. This explains why it has taken so long to (sort of) heal. It started bothering me about three weeks ago after a long (19 mi.) run and has dogged me since. I thought that since it was supposedly muscle, that it would heal relatively fast. I just hope it is good to go for Olympia.

My track workout this evening was fast. We were supposed to do mile repeats at a little slower than our 10k pace, but I wanted to run faster, so I picked a few guys who are a little faster than I am and then tried to stay with them. I did it. I even came through the last lap faster than the fast guy. I was very pleased that my body came through for me; a very nice sign. Our team did well at the Mt. Si Relay. We placed second in the Men's Masters division. It is the only time I have seen a second.

I'm having the fat kitty as a roomate next week. Lee will be down in California and I'm hoping little Nicky will be on his best behavior. I'm back on the motorcycle for the commute. I need to get myself started out the door a little earlier though since everything about riding a bike takes more time than simply getting in a car and going. How about not needing to go to work? I'll have to work on that project. May you all not have to go to work either.