Mornin' Dave and everyone!

Don't ignore your back, Dave! Do find someone who can give you a good diagnosis and treatment plan. If I didn't do my core work every day, my back would be in sorry shape. So I know how important it is to take good care of your back.

What a whirlwind yesterday's 'daily' was!

Ribs, didn't you say that last year, it took you almost till Boston to recover from your ultra? If I'm remembering that correctly, why should this year be any different, especially with the additional stressors in your life? So my advice (and I have absolutely no qualifications for giving you any advise on this), would be to cut yourself some slack, do what running you can and feel like doing, get through your surgery next month, and then reassess and move forward. I have a feeling that you'll ultimately get back to being your regular self - and then we'll all be in trouble!

TomW, I don't know that I've ever seen anyone ask "Is liver permitted?" At first, I had no idea where you were going with that... Funny story about counting minutes.

Welcome, Jo! Some of us here (well, one of us) walk all the time. Runner, walker, Gallowalker, whatever, welcome! There are some wonderful, athletic, funny, wicked-smart, and caring people here, and I hope you stay and get to know them. I'll bet you'll fit right in. It's been a while since I've been called "young folk," but I'll take it with a smile.

Tammy, I had to help our Conservation Coordinator figure out a math problem yesterday, and I was in over my head. I knew where we wanted to get to, but didn't know how to construct the algebraic formula to get there. Luckily, she's smarter than I am...

Tselbes, yes, we all share that we are getting older. As I remind a good friend who too often complains about his age, we've been getting older since the day we were born, and our bodies have been in a state of continuous flux since that day. We've all adjusted to the changes between then and now, so we just have to keep doing what we've always been doing.

Robin, how great that you got to meet and speak with Lee Ann Yanni. Her experience in the last year sure puts a different spin on things.

The "Henry" story is so...Henry! Some people complain about what is no longer, and others just say that it is what it is and keep charging forward. How could you not like a man who has such a positive outlook; always has a smile and a kind word for everyone; likes his grandkids, martinis and good music; and who has Marj by his side?

Aamos, what an amazing story about your interaction with Craig.. The fact that he knew something was amiss based on hearing the change in the cadence of your running is just incredible.

"I just love today's daily thread." Exactly, CNY.

Scary story about the deep stuff, Steve.

As predicted, it rained all yesterday afternoon, then turned to sleet and then snow, and the snow is still coming down this morning. We've only got about 1-2" on the roads, but there is no way I could have racewalked in that stuff. So it's a day off to rest my muscles that are still achy from Tuesday's workout. With a little luck (and maybe some help from DPW), the roads will be clear enough for me to get out tomorrow.

Have a greta day!

Jay

Everyone straight on where we're posting today?  OK, then.

Not that I have a run to talk about, just a little time to kill until staff meeting.

I got confused this morning because I went to a planning board meeting to join in the neighborhood objections to a new, larger gas station and convenience store getting put at the end of our street.  (to join the HoneyDew and muffin shop already there).  by the time I got home, it was too late to open my computer.  So I never reminded myself to my dentist appointment at 7:30 this morning until I sat down at my desk at 8:30 .

...obviously if jay can't spell the name of the day correctly, we post somewhere else........

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assembling various canes,crutches, heating pads and tennis balls in socks

for

my trip to Ky for the funeral,

since my CrazyBrother and I will be sharing a KingSize Bed

I plan to sleep

on the floor,

since I flop around for a couple of hours every night trying to get comfortable

he needs his rest, poor dear,,,,,,,

when

we were kids (2 and 5)

he used to wet the plastic covered bed we shared

hopefully he doesn't do that anymore

...................good running guys..............Stay Dry..........

Sarge, I try to always keep track of how many miles are left in a marathon, and when I get to single digits, and what percent I've done, etc. Seems to help the time go by. Definitely gets harder the farther into it you get!

Loved yesterday's thread. You guys are all so awesome in your own ways. You each contribute something that makes this such a great community.

SteveP, that's how almost all our bikepaths look in the winter! Only a few are plowed (seem to be near schools...), and the main road I like to run on is a packed down trail with soft sides. I've found that the part used by the fat tire bikes is actually quite runnable, but when a snowmachine goes by it chews up the top couple of inches and that results in a slog-run!

We could see 40° here according to weatherunderground, although the news this morning said 31° and windy. So far, it's about 31° and windy so maybe the news station had it right? It's still early, so I'm betting warmer. I've been running at the end of the day all week because I just can't seem to get away for a mid-day run. But that's ok, I'm kind of a mess when I get back so nice to not have to do the "back to the desk" repair job.

Been absent (as usual) and trying to catch up.  Did go back and read through yesterday's thread per the advice of Dave and loved it.

I don't have much more to offer, Ribs, but for what it's worth, February 23 was not that long ago in relation to recovering from an utra - especially an ultra pounded out on the pavement.  That, combined with the other stressors in your life and your age , will definitely slow down the recovery.  As others said, just go with the flow.

Not much going on in this part of the West Coast.  Wilson continues to wake me up anywhere between 1:30 and 2:30 (what is his problem??), I continue to be grouchy over it and now, unfortunately, my body seems to be on his time clock so I'm only getting 4-5 hrs of quality sleep at night, and I'm still running.  Not sure if I mentioned it before, but I started a metabolic efficiency training program (diet and running) and so far so good.  I do miss the salty crunchy goodness of toritilla chips and am getting slightly tired of salads already, but all in all, I'm feeling good.  No morning or afternoon highs and lows, and I'm actually down 3 lbs from where I was when I started on March 1.

Today is the first day I have cheated on the nutrition program.  Whenever it's the birthday of someone in the office, that person gets to pick what treat they want for the whole office to enjoy.  There are 3 pies in the kitchen.  Two I don't care about, but the 3rd is a dark chocolate covered peanut butter pie.  I've never had dark chocolate peanut butter pie.  I  made the mistake of taking a small taste of that dark chocolate covered peanut butter pie. . . . . . a very minute amount of that pie is nestled in a bowl along with my apple slices.  I'm hoping that by disguising the pie with apples it will think it's only peanut butter, which I can have, and not what it really is - sugar-ladened (sp?) manna from heaven. Oh my goodness!!

Well, I'm reaping the repercussions of my cheating.  Haven't consumed basically any processed sugar in almost two weeks, even the small amount I had - Egads!!  Makes one want to balance things out with a cup of caffeine.

5 miles 41 min.  Wicked wind.  The clouds are moving as fast as cars. Wind blew Sandy sideways. Not fun.