Cherie- Sunday. Now I'm debating arm warmers vs. Throwaway sweatshirt.

Good morning everyone! So Monday is the big day for me, I'm going to try running. Plan for 3 easy miles, going to "start" the hal higdon intermediate half marathon training plan Monday as its a 12 week program and that is exactly how long I have before the Mercedes half.

Here is to hoping all goes well!

Oh good, Jimmy!   We'll be rooting for you.

Zelanie-- it wouldn't hurt to bring them both the day of the race, and decide then depending on the weather.

Hi everyone, just finished 10.1 at 9:37 pace, I'm not sure I can hold that for 26.2, I might just have to adjust my goals. I'll try to catch up on some personals later.

Damaris, you need a boat 

Awood, have a safe trip!

Zel, good luck this weekend, I'm sure you will do great.

This is actually to see the in-laws.  We're even bringing Beerrun (our dog).

 

 

This is actual

Nice! If you have time you should drive down to Mount St. Helens. It is pretty awesome.

Good luck with YOUR weather too, Stone Fence.

At this time tomorrow, I'll be making my way a across the country.  "Wagons, HO! "   Safe trip, Awood.   Small world, my in-laws are in Washington State too, in Wenatchee. Beerrun should enjoy all that Pacific Northwest fresh air!  And lots of big trees for him to interact with.

Enjoy the mountains, Phillie!    Sounds like a nice trip.  A cold one, but a nice one.

Yeah, stay safe down there, Damaris. When it rains in Miami, it RAINS!  Florida rain reminds me of the rainy seasons in Asia when I was there.  Couldn't even see across the street sometimes, the rain was coming down so hard.

Will you be going to Zion National Park, Jack?  Beautiful place.

Wow, good luck with all those meetings, Zelanie!  Dang, that is some cold weather.  And here I thought Oregon was always fairly mild with just a lot, lot, lot, lot,lot, lot, lot, lot,lot, lot, lot, lot,lot, lot, lot, lot,lot, lot, lot, lot,lot, lot, lot, lot, of rain the majority of the time.

45 degrees is shorts weather, Lauren?  Congrats on your runs and the hills!  Hills are your friend.  I do them once a week. They are my speedwork since I don't do ACTUAL speedwork.  I find the hills to be very helpful in making me a bit of a stronger runner during the races I do.

Yes, the wind here is going nutso, blowing every-which-way.  No wimping out, Cherie, we Westerners have to brave our "cold" too.  And running with the wind helps build character, right?  And gives you bragging rights after you're done.

Good luck, Jimmy!  You can do it!  Jimmy! Jimmy!  Jimmy! 

Speedy Mitch!  Mabye for your marathon you can borrow a pair of LRB's superhero speedy tights.

Sorry about the shin splints, Bin, hope you can get that resolved quickly!

Jack - I love Zion.  You may end up with some snow, which will really be pretty.  Watch out for wet rocks.

Cherie - I hope you get out today.  Take advantage of the coolth.

Melanie - good luck with your race this weekend.

Awood - I hope you don't run into too much weather on your trip west.  We'll be starting East again on Monday, but hopefully after the worst of this weather system is gone.

Jimmy - good luck on the training.  Hope your body behaves this time.  Is anyone joining you?

Damaris - I love the contrast between your 82 and everybody else's winter weather.  I'm sure you don't appreciate it as much though.  Hope the flooding doesn't get too bad for you.

Scotty - that's really cold for SA.  I hope you enjoy the races anyway.

Mitch - I'd love to be that fast.

Bin - I hope the shin splints heal quickly.  New shoes??

Stonefence - I hope you enjoy your 3, despite the cold.

Margo - have fun in the mountains.  Any snow expected?

Lauren - good job on getting up to 18 miles this week.  Is your body behaving?

AFM:  We're visiting family in Phoenix, where it is raining and cold.  I may get out this afternoon while Jim takes the truck to the mechanic to find out what's making the funny noises.  We need that to be fixed before we begin the long drive home on Monday.

So a while back I really wanted to start a blog and I caved in and let a friend of mine take over and we created a blog about friends. It never got posted to and just kinda fell to the way side. Well I've decided to start my own and this time I'm sticking to it! I think I'm going to do a paid web hosting so that I can have my own URL instead of having a sub domain. There is a lot of benefits to this and I can get hosting for less than 8 bucks a month. I thought Runningnerd was kinda funny but honestly I hate it now, mainly because the things that made me a nerd I really don't participate in anymore, don't get me wrong I still enjoy my TV and movies and love sci-fi/fantasy but gaming is a thing of the past for me. With all that being said I think I am going to use the URL or a variation of depending on availability. www(dot)adadontherun(dot)com. I think its catchy and I think it relates better than Runningnerd. What you guys/gals think?