Jeff you are full of helpful advice! I also was thinking it was a bath FULL of ice but now I am a little less worried about it

in fact I have been going to the pool after my runs lately (teaching the kid to swim) and I think that is the same kinda think, cool water around the legs, it seems to really help
Thanks for the helpful hint about the clothes, I discovered this at the princess last year it was FREEZING! and I had clothes over my running stuff when I was waiting to go to the start line and then I realized I had to take it all off and leave it with my family so I could go to the start line (it was things i had just bought at the expo so I wasn't willing to throw it away) I was shivering for like the 1st 6 miles

next time I am definitely putting on throw away clothes, I like the disposable hand warmer idea too, you are just full of good ideas Jeff!
Sarah: wow that is soon I hope it all goes well, good luck
I am going back to school to hopefully do Pre Med, but I haven't determined anything on paper yet, I too have been back to school several time because I had no idea what I wanted to do in life

then when I started volunteering at a local Childrens hospital for something to do it kinda hit me that I would love to be a Dr, I love helping people and I need a profession where I can continually learn and never be bored by doing the same thing everyday, so I am going to school and just get my grades up by doing my sciences and hopefully I can go from there

The only problem is, is that it is virtually impossible to get into Med school on a student visa, and it is very expensive, so we will see what happens
I am excited and terrified too, its only 6 months away now

but I cannot wait to have those medals around my neck, even if I do have to take an ice bath to do it!!!! I think we might go into the park for an hour or two on the saturday, I am almost contemplating water park, so I can get cooling relief for my legs and wander around a little but I dont know if I would seize up to much laying on a deck chair all afternoon, so we will see
Kirsty