Thanks for starting us off Jewels! Yep, where did I put that darned mojo anyway? It's got to be around here somewhere. Hmmmm...seems I have this conversation w/ myself a lot lately about a variety of items. Went to Kohls today to use a 20% off coupon that's good if you use your Kohl's card. Forgot both the coupon AND the Kohl's card. Nice checker took pity on me and gave me the discount anyway. Guess they do that for us old folks sometimes. Hubby got a new pair of running shoes today and is beaming because the guy at the running store asked him how much weight he had lost (hadn't seen said guy in a few months). Cool R2, thanks for sharing your journey to farming story. Didn't realize you had come from a long line of farmers. Sounds like it was tough to give up those rodeo dreams, but that seems like one of those sports where only a very few can make a living at it, and only for a brief time. Hubby, Katy the dog, and I ran together both yesterday and today. Today's run was a combo of shopping and running. Run 1.5 miles to store #1 and purchase envelopes to mail the taxes, run back another 1 mile to store #2 to pick up some lettuce. Run another 0.5 miles home carrying said lettuce and envelopes. Katy and I did some fartlek type intervals before I accumulated my "baggage". A little strange, but I guess that's our contribution to "going green" for the day (enjoyed the video Mtnchk, thx!). Trying to decide whether to do the "Hound Dog Hustle 5K" this coming Saturday. May be one of those last minute decisions. Following week is the Fort Worth Komen 5K w/ hubby and mom. Hope you all have a great week!

Uphill both ways and against the wind...........Thats what my 8 mile long run felt like yesterday as I ran to town again. Still feels more like winter than spring in the mornings as it was in the low 30's when I left the house with north wind that I was running against. The wind and relatively soft road and for whatever other reason I struggled somewhat and am feeling it in the hips today. I don't think I did any damage and am back on the celebrex. I was off it for a bit as we did the paperwork to get my insur to cover part of it. Hanging out in the office for a bit working on the logistics for our planting run. Jewels glad you found a place for some "hill" work!! Carol, my dw was asking if your husband was still running Kudos to him!! sounds like you been doing the "Hound dog Hustle " for some time anyway Leslie we are also getting some prerace butterflies now as its official we both entered Bolder Boulder...... now if I can just convice dw NOT to wear her Husker shorts in Boulder as I want her to come home in one piece. have a Super Week folks

Uh OH that comment to Carol didn't quite come out the way I meant it. I meant the "hound dog hustle " from all those runs with pet sit clients and family dogs.

Hi Folks , busy bunch we are~ Jewels- Good job on the hill work.My biggest "hill" around is the Mantoloking Bridge.It climbs to about 80ft and is .3m long. My problem is that it's 4 miles away so it does give me a pretty good workout with an 8 miler with the round trip over the bridge right in the middle. Leslie- too bad about the possum.Sad to see of course but you're fortunate that the car didn't run you down trying to avoid it. Carol - sounds like you're busy "running around" town.Good job getting DH out there losing weight. Farm- hope the weather improves for you soon. DW should be ok ,those Colorado folks seem pretty friendly? Cross training this weekend was a 9 mile bike ride in the rain on Sat, then 7 hours attached to a paint brush outside yesterday.Finally got 2 coats of stain on the deckrail,now it's time for the deck.We have not had 3 rainless days since I stripped it,but it's supposed to be clear this week.Working a couple days on the night shift this week and hoping to get it done during the day. Who needs a gym when you own a home?!?! As you guys know I had signed up for a marathon for early May.Well I missed 3 out of 4 scheduled 20 mile training runs so that's out.I did however contact the race director and he's allowed me to go from the full to the half that day,same start.The full goes 2 -13.1m loops,so this year,I'll just go one time around and get some good experience. Have a good one folks ~

I am off until wednesday on scheduled runs. Soreness for the most part is gone, I was pretty active yesterday afternoon with no problems. I think the celebrex works for me. About 6 weeks til BolderBoulder on memorial day.http://www.bolderboulder.com/site3.aspx Joe glad you are going to do the half, you will smoke!! With a whole year to ramp up to the full I bet you will enjoy it alot more. Lelie do you use these? We got some to keep the rocks out of our shoes after seeing them in some hiking climbing trail running forums. http://www.dirtygirlgaiters.com/

Joe - Glad you're able to do the half. Have fun with it! Jewels - 15ft of elevation?? I don't know if that qualifies . . . . You should come out here and do the Trinity Alps with us. 6,000 feet of elevation! Re reflective gear - I bought a reflector vest. You don't have to worry about anything fall off. Farmer Jim - Yep, I have 3 pairs of DirtyGirl Gaiters: We get lots of comments on them. They're fun! PT is now up to almost 2 hours, so I took this morning off. My butt's sore from 3 of the 4 new exercises I got last night. Bridge work, leg raises, and laying on your back and squeezing a 4.5 lb. ball that's between your knees. Plus, I'm just plain ole tired. However, it didn't keep me from being awak at 4:00 a.m. I just snoozed off and on until 6:30-ish. I took my BOSU with me yesterday so I could compare fullness with the PT one. Left the sucker in my car all day, it got warm, and now it has a permanent bulge off to one side and one of the seams is trying to come loose. I still have my receipt, so I think I'm gonna take it back and exchange it for a new one . . . and never leave it in a warm car again. For any of you who are hard southern rock/alternative country lovers, check out this write of the lateste album by the Drive-By Truckers: http://media.www.themountainecho.com/media/storage/paper565/news/2008/01/30/Life/Drive.By.Truckers.In.A.Genre.All.Of.Their.Own-3177888.shtml If you've never heard of them or listened to their music, I highly recommend checking them out. They're almost in a genre all their own. We were lucky enough to see them about 3 years ago in San Fran, and man, what a show! Have a good day!

Wow! Gabby Witty bunch this week! Can't find my Mojo this am! whom do I call for such an inconsiderate theft!? hmm...felt positively awesome/energetic yesterday...but, had like zero time in my wonky schedule for even a coupla miles...looking fwd to my long overdue long run today only to drag my droopy butt through 12.16 miles in a pretty non- impressive 2 1/2 hrs! Hey! at least it's up to 76* F now...& freaking windy!! R2: So far I'm on track to do the Bolder Boulder too! Yay! Prolly not as fast as you...& I'm disappointed that I can't take Mairead but it looks like there will be a busload from the Irish Snug runners going.... Maybe we should schedule a meet-up?...There's also quite alot of folks who run the Cherry Creek Sneak on the 27th..S'posed to be 'quite the party' ....& of course, my finger is still hovering over the "send button" on the Colorado Marathon(Half) for May 4 - not getting all of my training runs in makes me a bit uncertain if it's a good idea to push that much distance. I have not yet run 13.1 miles - even slowly! .....I've got a coupla prs of the DirtyGirl Gaiters too - mine are neon blue camo type & hot pink Hawaiian somethingorother...what'd you get? Jewels: I say a "hill" is a "hill" ... but anytime ya wanna come run mine w/me....Garmin says I did a 1765' el change.. ...I have some tech shirts (I think from Sports Authority) that have reflective stripes on front & back...they were clearance rack so I probably couldn't help you find exactly these.... Joe: Good luck w/your half! I know you'll do great!! Carol: Does the "Hound Dog Hustle" mean that you get to take Katy? should be a good time! & umm, it must be "Kohl's training"...they've done much the same for me. I thought it was because I was being "blonde in public!" Miss Buffy urm, Leslie: is your sadisticeffective PT allowing you rest/recovery time before your 50K's?? or do you work right through them?..... that's one way to get outta the bosu exercises! since you don't have a dog to eat your equipment!!.... we have a health fair going on right now that has a "Body in Balance" section where you do several "test" stances to see how good your balance is..(apparently we deteriorate in this area as well,..& by decades)....one is standing w/one foot directly in front of the other - heel to toe w/them touching slightly, knees slightly bent...now close your eyes & try to stand there for 30 seconds or so...yep! you guessed it! I'm pretty unstable! But the good news is that I can improve w/practice! Doing this & other childhood games of walking the sidewalk lines/curbs & such!