1. Interesting article in today’s New York Times on the preparations the U.S. team is making for the hot and polluted conditions marathoners will be facing in Beijing. Since I am now seriously training for my fall marathon in the heat and pollution of Brooklyn, New York, there are some lessons for me here.

2. You know how much I want to do a five mile run tonight? Not very much at all.

3. Updates on this weekends race, and my training schedule for the Hartford marathong very soon. I promise.