Smokin' Bill!!!! On Easter AM, I drop treats off to kids in the neighborhood. The parents know who the Easter Bunny is. Most often the kids don't. Last year in church, a little kid told me that "The Easter Bunny left eggs and candy at our house and some of it was Care Bears and some of it was Batman". Our fartherst neighbor was 12.8 miles away today. Almost got caught this year. I park down the road and sneak up to the houses...That's goota be good for at least a mile.

Happy Easter everyone. If you are so inclined, remember what the holiday is all about.

I'm inclined.....thanks Bill. Good run by the way.

Happy Day to all---- enjoy the family, friends and great food. I got up early to prepare breakfast for the butterfly family. Then I sneaked out for a lovely 4 hilly miles (647 ft elevation gain) in the dark. After breakfast we will go to worship and then come back home to start cooking for the crowd this afternoon. It should be a lot of fun. Yeap, breger is cooking...he is so ripe for his marathon. Steve, you are so sweet and so thoughtful to be delivering Easter candy to those kids. And thanks for sharing your cutie's picture with us yesterday. Blessings to all, Nancy

Greetings! This weekend’s 20 miler was a bit different and perhaps my most favorite. I met up with a small group of runners who gather on Mt. Tom to run long after Easter sunrise service. One of the runners is a minister and she led us in a very moving service. She turned to greet the sun as it peeped up over the horizon and even though we were huddled together in the 20F temperatures, the sun and fellowship felt quite warm. Her announcement of “He is Risen” is the signal to get ready for the run….and run we did. I have a complicated relationship with religion and today’s gathering seemed to fit just right. 20.3 miles today in 3:04 at 6:10 AM---not a cloud in the sky and climbing temps---20F at the start and 28F at the finish. Legs are tired, but feel strong too. Tomorrow is a rest day after several consecutive running days and I am thrilled. I am also off to Florida for work for two days and then up in NH on Wednesday and then home. The travel swirl is intense now and eases up in time for Boston. Phew! Off to the showers and then to fetch granny for a day at our house. Good days, runs and rest to all CNYrunner

Happy Easter to all the good people in Boomer land. Sunrise services were beautiful this morning, though still unseasonably cold. My job for this morning is to start prepping for tonight's dinner for 10 and hopefully get a run in before company arrives. Bill - you seem both physically and mentally prepared for Boston. Great run this morning - you were firing on all cylinders! Steve, I wish we had a bunny in our neighborhood (besides the ones that eat my flowers)! Your kindness may go unnoticed, but I'm sure it's much appreciated by all the kids. Nonoruns, take care of yourself today. Hope the ice helps that sore thigh muscle. CNY Runner - sounds like a wonderful way to start Easter morning. Your run had to be a good one when you're companions include a minister! I think they get added speed from "the big guy." Nice runs Holly, Nancy and Chris. With those out of the way, you can have extra jellybeans or chocolate eggs today! This past week has been difficult for me due to some family issues. But my problems are small compared to other people's and as I celebrate Easter Sunday, I remember that I'm blessed to be healthy and have family and friends who offer love with no strings attached. Good Sunday runs, everyone! Jeanne

Easter Blessings Everybody.. 7 loops around my housing development for 8.7 miles. 1st 5 with DW, her first run after 4 days of shin pain, apparently all is now well. Beautiful crisp & clear morning 19F with no wind. Bill good run, it looks like my numbers for a 10k race. Easter Bunny & Batman sounds like a winning combination. Go Steve, that's very nice. Chris tell that 90 pounder that your run would have been 27 miles if you only had to carry 90 lbs. Get Well BTB and nono CNY that was a great morning run and very unique, I wish I could have found one of those. Back to my fresh made breakfast pizza & coffee Have a Blessed Day...

As promised, I added a little bit of speed today in the form of a 12 mile progression run. It went like this: Miles 1-3: 10:12 (MP + 8.9%) Miles 4-6: 9:41 (MP + 3.4%) Miles 7-9: 9:09 (MP - 2/3%) Miles 10-12: 8:32 (MP - 8.9%) Overall: 9:24 (MP+0.4%) We very briefly met dawndaughter2's young man last night. They've been on four "dates" now and talk daily online. He seems like a very nice person - volunteers as a youth hockey coach, Eagle Scout, very respectful to DD2... I hope it works out for them. Some nice runs out there today. We're not so inclined, but best wishes to our friends today who are. Enjoy the day with your families. Jeanne - I hope you get through this difficult period quickly. I am very sure that your positive outlook will help. Steve - you're sweet! We're off to Men's Wearhouse to buy dear-old-dad a new suit today. His was lost in a dry-cleaning mixup last fall and wants to have one for the fancy dinner at our upcoming family reunion in October. We had dinner with him last night and he proudly announced that he'd set a new distance record for walking with his walker. His 100 yards out of the wheelchair is just as big an accomplishment for him as some of our distance runs are for us, and his ability to keep working at fitness in spite of advanced Parkinson's amazes me.