Not that barefoot runners get smug about not having shoes pushing down to break off our toenails or anything like that . . . . In fact, toenails or not, give your feet a block or two or several miles of running on a nice smooth surface this weekend and post your miles in lynden's boomer weekly for our annual running barefoot festival - thnax. ps - for toenail's sake, when biking barefoot, do not stick toe into spokes on sharp turns.

But Dave, you have such lovely wall sconces

That's what I thought. And I also thought, why did they even bother with the nice sconces?

Mariposai - I think running one of those with you on my team would be about the most fun thing I could think of to do.

I agree! Missed my run today, slept in. Will go out after dinner for an easy 4. Have to do my LR tomorrow as I will be going camping for a few days starting Sunday. Welcome back CNYrunner! I was dripping with envy reading about your vacation!

my legs are easy - I'm no dummy - I don't wanna get so exhausted running that I'm a party pooper! I run 6.2, 3.6 and 3.1. That's a LONG way to travel for a HM distance! Tet - I'm still counting on our Sunday run at either Myrtle Edwards or Greenlake (and I'll be needing some clam chowder/sourdough for lunch before John and I head back to GP) , so don't get so exhausted at your lil race on Saturday that you can't run with me!

Maybe some day we can organize an "all boomers" relay so we can call run with each other and party afterwards . Come on Enkie,Tamester and Holly... you are putting me on such a high pedestal that I hope when the new people meet me they won't get desappointed with the "real me" . I am looking forward to a bike ride after work with my friend Blaine. We are going to test out his new bike by riding to the next town for an icecream cone. It should be fun. Go racers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spareribs--I know there aren't many details at the moment, but anything that could realistically postpone open heart surgery sounds very positive. glad things went well and thanks for letting us know so soon. Enjoy another nap--I think you deserve it. Kevin

Thanks for the update, Spareribs! It's amazing what they can find without really opening you up... Hope this can get done soon and you'll get the relief you need. Sort of amazing that you'd have that much blockage with your lifestyle and diet. Went out for 4 easy miles, tried to keep it slow and steady and did ok. A few ups and downs but tried to keep the effort easy... 8:45 average pace so that's pretty good (for me). Don't know that I feel energized and rejuvenated... but it was nice to get out in the middle of the day and not get rained on. I had added incentive to not run harder... I forgot my towel so couldn't take a shower afterwards! Going out with DH and a friend tonight to "The Bush Show" at the Palace Saloon. This place is in a recreation of the old gold mining town that Fairbanks was many years ago... old cabins and structures were moved from downtown into this park. They have historical markers on them telling of their history, and business operate there in the summer (tourist type places), including an Old Photo shop where you can dress up in turn of the century garb and have a picture taken, an ice cream shop, various gift and souvenir shops and this "saloon" where a lot of shows are held, all with the old gold mining, early days theme. Can be a lot of fun and we haven't been in years. This weekend kicks off "Golden Days," our town's annual celebration of it's gold mining roots and frontier history, complete with a big parade tomorrow, costumes, rubber ducky race and all sorts of goofy stuff. More than a little corny but definitely a real slice of what makes this place home. Long way of saying Sunday's race is called the "Gold Discovery Run" because it used to start at the Pedro monument, where Felix Pedro first found gold here... Now it starts near the Fort Knox gold mine near the top of a ski hill and ends at a brewery in the valley, 16.5 miles later. For the running crowd, it's a big part of the "Golden Days" celebration!