OM - Congrats on the job and sooo glad your surgery turned out ok. Sounds like you'll be racing again before you know it. 

Leslie - thanks for starting us off and hope you put the hub to work had a nice w/e with the hub! Hope those aren't some kind of nasty caterpillar, like gypsy moth. If it is, I think you can get help from the state ag people:

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/gypsymoth/

Jim - congrats on your big week! Glad to hear mother nature is cooperating in your area. 

Didn't get all that much running in while traveling, but did grab a nice trail run in Washington state, at the Hoh Rain Forest area of Olympic national park - that was incredible, and the rain took a break for most of the run!  Didn't get to run those great trails in Portland this time out, after having too much fun with my friends! Maybe next time...

Hope everyone else is dodging the tornadoes. 

Arla

Web worms?  I didn't see any webs in the pics you posted.  Have you seen webs in the trees on your property or on neighbors?

Ovr the weekend I camped ( I need a new tent), played some music with friends and did a 4 mile trail run (perfect weather Fri and Sat.).  I packed up and headed for home early Sunday.  Wind starting to gust.  30-40 mph all the live long day.  Worked on screening in the back porch and did some yard work with the LMD. 

Back to work today.

Jim....40 mpw........I can hear the confidence in your postings.  Nice going.

OM......congrats on all accounts. 

Thanks, Derrick.  Karin over on the daily said something about tent caterpillars, too, so I looked it up and I think that's what they are, too.  Now I need about 10 gallons of the spray and very big hose.   Think I'll be talking to Don's Rent-All about a big sprayer.

Ev - Sounds like a fun weekend.

No workout this a.m., but plan to pool run for an hour after my doc appointment.  After yesterday's trial run walk, I feel confident I can do minor things like get around my kitchen on two feet, but I don't think I'm ready to be on my foot 100% for any extended period of time. *sigh*  I'm glad I gave it shot so I can discuss it further with my doc.

Short work week - Yea!!

Have a good one ~

Hi, Joe - I love AZ.  I could definitely live there.  Amazing temperature difference!  I, too, would love to run at the Grand Canyon someday.  Check out this guys report re the "Little Grand Canyon."

Me - 1 hr of pool running tonight.  Worked the backwards running with the dumb bells.  My arms are pooped.

Doc Appt - He was happy with the progress I've made.  I was totally honest with him about my trial walk yesterday and how things went, so he left it up to me to determine how/when, etc., with regard to eliminating the crutches.  Like he said, if I do something and it irritates things, back off.  I go back in 6 weeks for another progress update.  I asked him how long he thought it would be before I could run.  He said we have to take it month to month, but September at the earliest about right.  Everything I've read about tendon tears says it's a 6-8 month recovery period, and September 26 will be the 6-month mark.

I'm not gonna push it.  I can get around on one crutch pretty good for doing housework, etc., which is a big help.  Two crutches if I want to move at any speed.  So it's still pool running and stationary biking.

Adding to Last Night's Post . . . .

1 hr of strength training and core this a.m.  My arms are really tired.  Actually, I was going to make this a rest day, but I was laying there in bed (after feeding the cats) and thought, Les, don't be a wimp.  Get your a$$ out of bed and go workout.  Now!  I feel much better having done so.

MTA - Very cool video showing the earth's rotation that a friend me.

Thanks for the info, Arla.  I talked to a lady I know at a local gardens shop.  She said a number of people have called her in the last couple of weeks with the same problem. Guess it's a banner year for the little critters.  I could use BT on them, but:

(1) BT is concentrated and would have to be mixed with water in one of those big pump sprayers.

(2) I have two apple trees and one plum tree, and all are probably about 15' tall.

(3) I'd have to climb up a ladder with said pump in hand to spray the trees, thus ensuring I'd be covered with the product, and such attempt would most likely result in me falling off the ladder and breaking a leg into a million pieces, and since I am home alone for a few more weeks, I'd be lying on the ground writhing in pain until the next work day (which would probably be a good two days away since I would do this over a weekend) until someone at work would suddenly realize I wasn't around and think, "Hey!  Where's Leslie??" then come looking for me, and since nobody else has a key to my house, they would have to call the Fire and/or Police Department, representatives of which would likely break down my front door, causing hundreds of dollars of damage, not to mention the cost of the ambulance ride, ER visit, and having to stump around on crutches for an additional 12 months; and

(4) The trees are well established, so the caterpillars won't kill them, just denude them and make 'em ugly for awhile.

Re your brother - That's a tough one.  I'm carefully waltzing around the idea of exercise to The Hub once he gets home.  One problem at a time.

Forced myself outta bed (okay, Ziggy forced me out of bed to feed the gang) for 45 mins of cycling whilst watching "When Harry Met Sally."  Love that movie.

Ya know, with all this cycling and pool time, maybe you could take up triathlon.

The probably being (a) I can't swim, and (b) I'm bad enough on two feet, let alone two tires on a paved road with vehicles.    Althooooo - The idea of mountain biking has begun to intrigue me.  Maybe add it to my repertoire once I'm off crutches and can put pressure on my foot?  Dunno . . . . .