The "Penguin" daily threads were originally conceived to emphasize that all members of the community have a place on the boards. Encouragement, motivation, a little love nip (you will love one, give it a try!) or even a little kick in the pants when needed -- it can happen here.

Basically, we celebrate just getting out there and moving our tails!What is "slow"? "Slow" is a perception but one of the common benchmarks is the 10:00/mi pace; but there's no firm line. In fact, there are many of us that have slipped past this, and just hope that no one notices and revokes their "igloo privileges."

It can be confusing for the forum newbies, but we're not one of the teams in any of the fine games. It's a totally open group, so stop lurking, post an introduction of yourself dive in and join the fun! No application necessary! There might even be a lovely picture for Scotty (we love pics!)

Gustav - Good morning!  Enjoy those hills.

Phillie - That sounds like a promising plan.  I can't wait to hear how the race goes.

AFM - I don't have a lot of mile left to run this week.  So, I took yesterday off.  It snowed a bit yesterday, and I woke up to snow again this morning.  Interesting.  It's not even Halloween.  Oh well, that happens from time to time in Indiana.

Last training run complete! Bring on the race! Ok, to be honest that's fake enthusiasm. I don't know what my deal is but I'm just not looking forward to the race. I'm looking forward to the time off afterward. Yikes.

Anyway...

Hope'sMom - didn't you ask about the recipe for Chicken Taco Soup? It's here a little ways down the page. The Chicken Taco Soup is better than the Chicken Tortilla Soup. We make it with broth instead of beer.

Happy running, everyone!

Happy October 24th!

Today's Holidays:

National Good n Plenty Day - How many of you remember this stuff.  Is it even still around? Good & Plenty was first produced by the Quaker City Confectionery Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1893 and is the oldest branded candy in the United States. In 1950, a cartoon character named "Choo-Choo Charlie" appeared in Good & Plenty. Charlie would shake a box of the candy in a circular motion, imitating a train's pushrods and making a sound like a train and say "Good n Plenty, Good n Plenty, Good n Plenty, woooo woooo!"  How many of you old-timers like me remember that commercial?

National Bologna Day - Bologna is a cooked, smoked sausage made of beef, pork, or a mixture of the two meats. The history of bologna traces back to a city in Italy called Bologna. Traders that passed through the village would have picked up the sausage in Bologna, therefore the city became identified with the sausage. The history of bologna is traced back to the mid 1400’s when these traders were discovering the sausage. By the nineteenth century in England and America bologna had become the generic name for any type of pork sausage.  Today, Bologna meat can contain a wide range of ingredients which vary by manufacturer. In general, bologna contains meat such as pork or chicken, and is combined with water, corn syrup, food starch, and spices. Soy protein, preservatives, and other ingredients may be added. And Oscar Mayer company made a wildly popular commercial jingle - --"My bologna has a first name, it's O-s-c-a-r. My bologna has a second name, it's M-a-y-e-r," - that made its initial appearance in a television ad in 1973.

United Nations Day - UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.

Pharmacy Buyer Day - A day recognizing the work done by the pharmacy buyer. These people perform the job of making sure their pharmacies have needed medication and supplies so that pharmacists and technicians can provide quality health care to the public.

Good Morning,

I've been sick the past few days...just a cold, but haven't felt well enough to run.  On Saturday I ran 5 miles with a new running partner and it was one of the best runs I've ever had.  She is almost exactly at the same pace as me and has a much better cadence/stride (not sure if those are the right words) but when I tried to match her footing striking pattern, it made running easier for me.  Does that make sense?  The 5 miles felt like a breeze and I knew I could've kept going much longer.

This weekend is the MCM10k.  I haven't run since the saturday 5 miles because of being sick...what's your advice for what I shoudl til Sundays' 10k? Run 2-3 today and saturday? That's what I was thinking.

MNMickey--once your at the start line, you'll be feeling much more excited!

Ken, I would say don't run the day before the race, but that's just me. Some people like doing shake out runs the day before.

Traci, I ordered some pics from the 15k, I can't believe they were only $1 each(I got the small ones). Nice shirt!

Snow is okay with me, just not all these other crazy ass people here in Alabama.  Another RD, unless GS want to do a couple. Time for a nap, talk at y'all later.

Good morning!  Social run tonight.

Gustav- To answer your question on the other thread, I like to pad my quality workouts with easy miles.  I never feel warmed up until I've run about 2 miles anyway, and then afterwards, if I've done a couple of recovery laps, I usually find myself feeling pretty good and can run some easy miles.

Awood- Woo for tapering well!

Bin- Good job getting the miles done.

Mickey- I hope you have a great time at the race anyway!

Margo- Enjoy your run or rest.

Scotty- Hope the new park is great!

kjtd- I think 2-3 today and Saturday sounds perfect.  Just enough so that the legs remember what to do.

Traci- Funny!

Mitch- Enjoy the day.

Damaris- Hope you have some good miles later!

Morning, Penguins!!  My tech was kind enough to handle my 4-hour poster session today, so I can go to my faculty meeting at 12:30.  Then I have seminar at 3:30, so it's basically a meeting sort of day.  It's all good.  Chorus rehearsal tonight, Halloween and Christmas music!!  I think it was Ginny who said yesterday that Christmas music is easier to learn because it's familiar ... not necessarily!!  I'm singing harmony on most of the songs, so although I may know the words, I definitely don't know the notes!  Good times, though, and sometimes I can bust out harmony when Christmas music is playing at the mall or someplace like that, which is always fun.

Gustav -- have fun with the hills!!

Awood -- yeah, it seems winter is hitting early and kind of forcefully.  It was 35 here this morning.

Bin -- slow days are ok too!!

Mickey -- thanks for the recipe!!  It sounds yummy, and DH is always up for crock pot recipes.  We're having pot roast tonight ...

Phillie -- have a good SRD or run, whichever you decide!!

scotty -- It's because your brain is already so full, so things sort of leak out.  Right?

kj -- awesome for you and your new running friend!!

traci -- awesome shirt!!

hog -- good morning, have a good RD!!

Docket -- hope you get un-swamped!!

Zelanie -- have a good social run!!

lew -- that would definitely call for more coffee!!