As I sit here writing, the San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon is in full swing! The runners should be enjoying the heavy and deep marine layer today. In fact, it’s drizzling outside here as I write. That bodes well for some of by blogging buddies running today (Chic Runner, Magazine Smiles, Rookie on the Run, I Love Steaks, On Your Left). Also, a bunch of my Tweeps, and a bunch of others from Runner’s World Forums are running. Best of luck to all of you! I’m hoping that I have a ton of race reports to read this coming week!

Speaking of a deep marine layer - I used that to my full benefit yesterday to put in the 13 miles on my plan.

That’s how I’m feeling right now. It’s 5:45 in the morning. I’ve had my first cup of coffee. I can *barely* keep my eyes open.

It all started last night. I had an eight mile general aerobic run on the schedule. I wasn’t pushing too hard. Just a nice run. Heart rate was low in the aerobic range. It was cool out. Everything was going well. I got the “out” portion of the run done and turned around to head back.

Hmm. No wonder everything seemed so perfect. I had been running with the wind at my back. Okay - no problem.

On www.wwnc.com or 570am in Asheville this Saturday you’ll hear my interview with AB Tech’s champion Hot Foods Team. They are one of only FOUR teams in the US headed to Orlando in July for the national competition.

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There is a bit on the news today about someone that called 911 because their local McDonalds forgot to put a carton of orange juice in their takeout. A situation that apparently got so out of control that the McDonalds employee called 911 as well. This is the first time I have heard of a double-sided 911 call over a fast food emergency, but, unfortunately, it is not the first time I have heard of someone calling 911 because of a fast food emergency.

It is downright scary how many times this year I have heard about someone calling 911 because of a problem with their fast food service.

I have a new diet strategy. The Quilting Diet. When I get stressed out and want to hit the brownies, I instead grab my sewing machine and a box of fabric and dive headlong into making a quilt. I can get lost in the planning, cutting, sewing and ironing of all those small bits of cloth and when I have finished instead of gaining weight I have gained a lovely piece of quilt work. This worked out so well yesterday that I have almost finished a lovely blue daisies and shoofly blocks lap quilt.

Our party on Sunday before Memorial Day was a huge success. We had many friends and family over to eat, play and have fun. The kids played in the pool even though it rained part of the day. They were wet anyway!

The food we had was a huge hit. Everyone raved about the burgers and the cake. The best part is that they were very healthy for you and you wouldn’t even know it. Here is a picture of the cake decorated for the holiday. Using fruits as decoration not only added to the presentation, it added more nutrition.

This just goes to show you that you can eat good without sacrificing the good things in life.

One thing was for sure - after my hike on Monday, nothing was going to be easy. My hips and my calves were sore. Most of it was from the pounding that my poor old body took coming down the 4000 feet to the parking lot. On top of that, I couldn’t get out from behind my desk until 5:30, so couldn’t get my shoes on and run started until 6:30 PM.

I had an eight mile run on the schedule - 4 miles general aerobic followed by 4 miles at race pace.

As of tomorrow, pre-registration for the Lean Eating Program will be open to all those who signed up for the “early bird” list. Chances are, it’ll sell out before it is opened up to the general public.

You can learn more about this contest and still have a chance to join the pre-sale list by visiting these links:

Lean Eating Men’s Pre-Sale Page:
http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=789539&u=le-men

Lean Eating Women’s Pre-Sale Page:
http://precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=789539&u=le-women

These landing pages provide detailed information about the program, and the option to join the pre-sale list is at the bottom of these pages.

Week 2 wrapped with a 4 mile recovery run. I finally made it to the gym last night for some stretching and core work. Final stats for the week: 33.3 miles running, 7.6 miles rowing. I need to mention two other items of note. This past week I’ve been really fatigued. I’ve also been having trouble sleeping well at night. These are some classic signs of over training.

I’ll keep an eye out and probably slow myself down this week. I’m only demonstrating two of the seven classic signs of over training.