What is up to all, 3 miles this morning with Dorian and Jumpstart.

Ended up with 13.2 miles, something over 1,000 feet elevation gain, about two dozen drowned gnats on the back of my neck, at least one ingested gnat, a gorgeous view from two different sides of a valley, no ill effects from bushwacking through the poison ivy at one point, and about 3.5 hours with friends. It stayed cloudy, which was nice, since it was very humid and warm (for us), with a few little sprinkles of rain a couple of times.

Step- Congrats to your DS!

I ran my 8 total, including the run to and from the gym today.  I tried another machine, and that one is set to miles and not KM!  Plus it got the breeze from the open door.

I posted some pictures and a Scottydog-style story late last night, if anyone is interested.

Good morning folks...  Will try to do personals a bit later.

I had a 5-mile race this morning that was a bit disappointing.  I started too fast (the first mile was uphill also) and the heat ended up really getting to me by about halfway through.  I will put it behind me, though, and move forward.  Next race is in about 5 weeks and it's where I set my 5-mile PR last year.

I would decapitate myself if I tried that yo.  lol

Looking at my Pilates studio's pictures, I sure hope my instructor (the one in the picture is the owner) NEVER asks me to do this:

 

 

Back from the movie (Transformers 4).  I have had a light headache all day, sigh.

Promise us that if she ever asks you to do this, you will take a selfie for us. Ok? 

Took our old darling neighbours out for breakfast this morning. She told us once again how she had to eat tulip bulbs in 1943 Amsterdam, at the age of 13 and how she fainted from hunger one day. He told us about how his parents sent him in the country to hide with a Dutch family for 4 years and how a week after he had gone, they were taken to a camp in Poland never to come back again. At 14, he was taken in front of German officers and had to lie about his ethnicity. He knew his life depended on his lie. Only 14 years old and no family left. Life can be a bitch sometimes. But they met at 17, after the war. Married, came to Canada 60 years ago. He became an engineer, she got a degree in American literature. They had 5 great children, they still live in the same beautiful home they built 46 years ago. They lived a happy life and now they pass their story to their neighbours, so that history is never forgotten. It was a lovely morning, the river and the mountain looked beautiful from the outdoor terrace.

Then I came home and I ran 15 miles in 2:03, 8:15 pace. 81F, 65%. I have a feeling it's going to be a gorgeous summer in Montreal this year.

I hope you are all having a great weekend!

 

Well, LRB, here is TMI for you:  I am lucky in that regard because I am one of the 10 percent of the male population that has "inverted nipples"... http://breastcancer.answers.com/treatment/cause-of-inverted-nipples-in-men

 

In my case, I was born that way.  Some guys get embarrassed by it when they go to the beach, etc., and have some type of minor surgery done to correct it.  Me, I could give a crap, it is what it is.  And a NICE side-effect is no nipple chafing when I run.

Scotty, you could give a crap, but you don't, right?  And "inverted nipples"? Like you have a case of shy nipples? That sounds so cute!