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RD for me today.
on my way to badass
Still waiting for the perfect race picture. 5K PR-33:52 , 10K PR 1:11:16, First HM 2:42:28
Morning! 7 with MP to HMP progression miles at the end.
Hubby's car was broken into while at dinner last night, so I might have to help him drive him or fixing the car. Still at the office, so hopefully he took care of that himself.
Damaris
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Singer who runs a smidge
Morning, Penguins! Well, I skipped my walk this morning, as I slept through my alarm twice. I slept through it the first time, and woke up to realize it was too late to get out for my walk. So I reset it for my normal wake-up time, and slept through it again. DH finally came and woke me up -- he'd gotten up with the dog at the first alarm and fed him breakfast, but then they both fell asleep on the couch. So he missed his run too!! I'm pondering doing it at work today, but it would have to be in jeans at 90+ degrees, without a hat, so I'm thinking maybe no. Quartet rehearsal tonight!
PAD -- enjoy your RD!!
Stone -- woo-hoo for your 3!!
Docket -- sorry about DH's car!! Have a good progression run!!
When it's all said and done, no one remembers how far we have run. The only thing that matters is how we have loved.
Good morning! I haven't checked in lately -- I got busy with other things for a while.
PAD -- Enjoy the RD
SF -- Good job getting done early.
DR -- That stinks. Did DH lose anything of value? What a hassle! Oh, and good going on the 7 miles.
We've got the three H's here today (hazy/hot/humid), so for a change of routine I plan to use the TM at the gym after work. I'm shooting for 3-4 miles of iPod fartleks.
We leave tomorrow to visit family in the Willamette Valley (Portland / Salem area of OR). There's a wedding and a baby shower (different nieces) and a few other get-togethers planned. I should have time to run so I'm bringing some gear.
HM -- you snuck in on me. You must have needed the sleep more than some exercise. I don't recommend a sweaty, uncomfortable walk at work today. Maybe some stretches in your office instead?
Barking Mad To Run
Up at 5 a.m. today, at the Y by 6 a.m. and out on the trails and roads. Dang, it was nasty, we almost had Miami weather! Upper 70s at 6 a.m., humidity of 90 percent, dewpoint around 75, sheesh. Sweating like crazy for my whole outing. Even so, I felt pretty good and ended up doing a run/walk of 50 minutes/4.4 miles, so I got my 'long run' for the week done.
Happy RD, PAD!
3 done already, StoneFence? You were up early!
Sorry about your DH's car window getting busted, Damaris. Does he know a good car doctor?
Well, HsM, you could always walk home from quartet practice. That would probably give you a nice long walk.
Safe trip, Margo! Weather out there should be cooler for you, hopefully.
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt
Good morning! I didn't do my 30 minutes after all yesterday. Planning to do them today.
Call me Ray (not Ishmael)
Yeah, since it's about 75 miles!! And that's if I could walk on the interstate, so it would only take me ... um ... days!
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Hi Pens.
8 miles done. I mixed in some 800 intervals and mile repeats and my legs are tired. Back to the World Cup today. Come on Deutschland!
PAD: enjoy the day off.
SF: well done. How is OFS?
D: sorry to hear about the car. People are a-holes.
HsM: 90 and jeans!? No thank you.
PF: enjoy your time in OR. No sales tax AND they pump your gas for you.
Scotty: good work getting it done in that muck. Nice early day for you.
Obie: no skipping workouts! You need to be ready for your next HM!
Return To Racing
Sorry about Hubby's car, DR. Did you ever get yours fixed? You should move to Chicago, no crime here.
5 miles for us on the bike path. Knees felt okay, so we sped up with negative splits ending at 10:01. Icing now (on the deck...surprise). Hopefully I will be able to walk the stairs forward when I go up for my shower.
Uneventful run, except the trailers for the Budweiser Clydesdales were at the stable on our path. Actually they were probably for the carriages. Didn't see any carriages or clydesdales. DW tried a picture, but she is a technodufus like me.
Have a safe trip Margo.
Smaller By The Day
Jack - That 5k you ran in the heat was still fast in my book.
D -People who brake into cars are the worst. I've confronted a couple. It never ends well.
Improvements
Weight 100 pounds lost
5K 31:02 Sept. 2012 / 23:36 Sept. 2013 (Same Course)
10K 48:59 April 2013
HM 2:03:56 Nov. 2012 / 1:46:50 March 2013
MARATHON 3:57:33 Nov. 2013
All right, all right. I did my 30 minutes. Why did that feel so hard? Back at it. I also uploaded my Garmin so I could see my splits from my HM. Uh. You can tell where that hill was...
Damaris, sorry to hear about hubby's car.
90 minutes on the TM=9.78 miles.