Run For The Border

No, not that border...did not want to risk running into Diego. I'm heading for a quickation to Canada so will not be around for TRY. The lure of a favorable exchange rate and a Groupon deal was too much for me to pass up.

The forecast looks great and mid spring-like so hopefully that will bring some of the new prospective TRYers out of the woodwork. Please greet them with open arms - but keep it tasteful.

May tends to be a little lax on the group racing schedule. Does anyone have any races of note coming up this month? In June we have what has become a celebration run for TRY - Paige's Butterfly Run. Please let me know if you want to be part of the Centipede Division team(s) for this year? Same price for the race, but five times the fun! It is Saturday, June 4th and we have about 2 more weeks to get in before the price goes up. Depending on the people interested, we do some creative shuffling and almost always come up with a decent solution. Plus we will need some team name and theme inspiration, even from people that know they cannot take part. I'm not sure if we've tapped out Stevil's imagination yet?

I have not done a lot of digging yet this season to find useful, running related, links to share, so I will start now. I like to sprinkle in just enough useful things to keep you coming back for more. Many of us have tried compression socks or calf sleeves. But do compression garments actually work for runners? Here is a short article with a mixed answer - science says no, but a believing mind says yes.

For those of you who have tried them. Are you a true believer? Do you have any proof? Is there any way to actually prove such claims. (It would seem to me that the placebo effect is probably as good as anything they can do physically.)

For anyone actually willing to answer my questions - please "reply" by posting in the comment thread on the Facebook group page. That will get the most visibility and save people from having to worry about checking the comments on the blog page itself.