I haven't checked in for a while because I was out of town last week. I spent 5 days in Tampa at a conference. I have to say, that I feel like I am doing much better. I ran 4 days last week and didn't have any trouble with my right IT. My left groin is still giving me a little grief but seems to be improving. I am keeping my pace at 9 min miles so that I don't over do things until we get a little closer to race day. My competitive nature, even against myself, makes this a difficult thing for me but my wife is good at reining me in. Muscle strengthening seems to be what I needed because I have continued to lift through all of this as well. The great thing about running in Tampa was that I never got winded, being at sea level and all. If my legs could have done it I felt like I could run forever. Saturday I ran 6 miles, on a treadmill because I was not running outside in the dark in Tampa, and felt really good doing it. I did tend to sweat more there, and that is saying something coming from me:) Anyway, I don't want to jinx it, but I am doing pretty well right now.