good morning holly. I don`t know where they came from or why but the early morning sky out here is blanketed with sparkling dots of bright diamonds so for me it`s running once more, thinking of boomer buddies met and unmet, especially who are havin` happy days and tough days. see you and many in the June Rock`n`Roll.

I am done running till at least Jan 1st I have decided today. Then I will slowly ramp up to a Marathon with Holly in the Spring . . . <>to say nothing of the SeaRnR with goddesses holly/evanika/aamos\mariposai/tammy/ilene/arf frani/enke/TBA . . . See ya Jan 1st.

timmy - I`m off the wagon after four weeks but just when you catch up to my 28 days next weekend, I`ll be back with ya for the month of December, . . . do you have anything like our New Year`s Day Resolution Run that are all about havin` fun and it doesn`t matter about being fast or not, to say nothingn of a little swimmin` too? nonrunners anonymous - COR 11/22/08 (Saturday) lamerunner - 12 erika - 20 twocat - DNF @ 19 days timbi - 21 tet - 28

Morning -- sitting around waiting for breakfast to digest before heading out for a planned 7 1/4 mi out and back -- my favorite route. Yesterday, I did a quick 1 3/4 mi loop with Renee to test out some new shoes I got in...they are great -- but they'll be my springtime/summer shoes as they are too big for me now. Does anyone else switch shoe sizes between summer and winter? Good runs/crosstraining/resting to all.

12.2 miles at 10:13 pace to close out 40.4 miles for the week. It was brrrr cold in the beginning, but warmed up approximately one degree per mile. I've got to get some final yard work done today, as they stop picking up yard waste in our neighborhood at the end of November, and don't start up again 'til April.

Good Sunday morning everyone! Nice run Holly, you are doing so well...and hope you are injury free now. Wow, that's a lot of miles on a pair of shoes, but I used to get that many miles till I put a limit of 350 to 400 miles on mine, to be on the safe side. TimBo coming your way in the Spring, just promise to take it easy on me... Hi Tet, don't think we have any planned Jan 1st runs around here...but lets face it, being my first run in a LONG while, Jan 1st will make it special within it's self. Guess I could still swim and make myself better in that area. But still don't want to do anything that aggravates the foot...like pushing off the wall each lap. I assume pool running would be ok. And Twocat told me NO cycling at all with the AT that I have...which is fine because I was already getting bored with that. Thanks for everything Fren...you did, and are still helping me through this difficult time....the humor has helped a lot. And yes also for the Sea r&r M and meeting some great RA folk..just hard to look that far out right now, but we all know how fast time goes by, huh Bill, I am so impressed with your great running...WTG Buddie!! nono, hope you have a nice run this fine morning...and enjoy the rest of your day. Well, I guess the hard part is over as I have finally realized my running days are over for a while. And as I mentioned, cycling is over too. Now I have to decide if pool running is a good option for me. Hey Twocat (ha, I mean DNF Twokitty), did you swim or pool run recovering from your serious bout of AT? Come Monday, I will start going to the Y and at least do upper body and core work. And imagine there are a few legs workouts I could do and not aggravate my foot. Then may try pool running just to see...I just don't want any set backs what so ever. Lou...that is sooo very kewl. I was thinking about getting one too, but thought a 16 mile M would look kinda funny, lol. Wow, nice run there Predawn...greta job on long miles this morning. WTG too Jlynne on your great 7.5 mile run...you will be in the 40/40 before you know it...heck, I will "non" run the extra two miles for ya to get you there now. And thanks for all your kind and encouraging words to me...they have not gone un-noticed! Happy Birthday Tammy...isn't it great to be only 39 years old Peerty Girl. Hope you have a great day and nice run. I am dedicating my official 22nd day "non" run to you, and a virtual run with ya Jan 1st...your pace or mine, lol (ok, that was lame) Twocat running again...what a slacker... Thanks Steve for the pool running links. These links made pool running not look so bad and boring. Great to see you running well again. My thoughts are with Erika, and ALL the walking wounded right now...this is tough I know. I don't think Erika is going to give up till I get my butt into the pool, lol...glad you are pushing me really. For my motivation is lacking right now. Hi Mary, hope your doing well, and have your mojo back. Have a great day all...off to "non" run for Tamster..and tet too. Then off to Wally World to shop, and pick up Wimmin, lol. "wanna be runner" TimBo Updated to correct stoopid miss spelled words and such...prolly still missed some...Don't have spell check at home with Web Tv. Hey Holly, remember when I told you my new keyboard was in German...no point, just wondered if you remembered.

Lou - I think you ought to sponsor a party - BYOG - that's "bring your own glass!" We'll help keep your beer inventories at a managable level!

Very kewl tattoo Lou!! I will now come out of the closet and admit that I also got a tattoo after my marathon!! Totally out of the box thing for me to do, but I love it. Shocked the hell out of my daughter's which was worth it too. Thanks for wearing your strap upside down today Holly! I also wore mine upside down today and I find that my findings are inconclusive. For me the avg. was proably right, but there were several times - going uphill where it dipped down way too low. I will just wear it correctly and say case closed. Thanks to all that played along with me!! 6 miles - 22 degrees for a 30 mile week. I think I've got my grove back - rather slow - but grovvy nonetheless. Cheers!!!

Lou, I like the tatoo, but I kinda miss the horse already. A tattoo takes more commitment than I have. Maybe a temporary tattoo so I could change it every week or so. 9.7 hilly miles, running the various developments built into the side of a nearby ridge. 8:11 pace. My hamstring made itself known after about 6 miles; nothing bad but I’m really going to keep it slow and easy this week, with a couple of rest days. Today’s chore: try to get a TV antenna up on the roof. We don’t watch much TV so we don’t have cable or satellite but, with digital coming, we’re going to lose most of the stations we get from the antenna in the attic unless we upgrade. Same antenna, just stuck up on the roof, grounded, etc. Will try not to fall off the ladder.