6 minutes is BEAST! Pass on my congrats to the Mrs! As far as being 9 seconds slow... I've always considered being anywhere withing 30 seconds (up or down) of a previous time to be good and consistant (consistent?) especially over longer distances.

It turns out I had a minor tear of my right Soleus muscle. It's that little bugger that's under the calf muscle. I'm rehabbing, training and preparing to run the Mighty Mite Sprint in Forrest City, AR on 7-19. It's a little bit different because this one is a point to point race instead of one common transition area. It's also a touch longer in the swim and bike. TBH, that'll probably about finish my season. Before next year I need to buckle down, shed some more weight and improve my disciplines