hmmmm....I thought you had said three weeks off.......

Yeah, 3 weeks is what I remember also Tim

So that is my current plan; three weeks off no if ands or buts.

Yep - it was 3 weeks alright! (posed on the November 3 daily thread)

Sweet picture Mary...and Burrrr, that does look cold. Hey there girl. are you sure your suppose to be in the 40's group....you look more like 30 something lovely one ...how's the mojo coming along?

Thanks Tim- here I thought you were going to say I look so slim- no need to diet!! hehehehe The mojo is coming back. I've got a few goals to work toward now, plus my legs are starting to feel a little more normal too.

PDR, continued good thoughts going your way for you and your dad. You're a good daughter. dive, congrats on getting back to running. Walt, it's great that you got in a nice run without AT pain. enke, it's good to see you out of the non-running club (no disrespect meant towards the non-runners). lame, congrats to your girls XC team with their New England regional win. hopeful, nice picture of you, Heather, and Lake Michigan. I always like to see the lake but much prefer the way it looks on a nice summer day. nono, you sure have a good outlook and attitude. Nice long runs for lynden, Peter, perch (and 2300 miles for the year), Walt, and holly. Yesterday, while helping the kids move, I had a couple of minor hamstring twinges when I was carrying stuff up the stairs. That made me nervous and wonder if I should skip today's planned run. That would have been a pretty serious thing to do so, when I felt ok during my morning exercises and stretching, I decided I'd head out and see what happened, giving myself permission to run less than the normal 8 miles. The temp was in the high 20's, there was a light breeze, we'd had a light bit of snow, and a little more was coming down. I did feel a very minor couple of twinges but thought it would be nice to get in at least 3 miles, then maybe 4, then 5 looked good, and I ended up with 6 in a bit over 59 minutes for a 9:51 pace. In a few places where there had been traffic on the snow, it looked slippery. With a mile to go, I carefully made a U turn on my road, but not carefully enough and took a spill. It wasn't a big deal but it's been several years since my last fall so I guess I was due. A good day and good runs for all. TomS

nonrunners anonymous - current standings (as of COR Sunday 11/16) erika - 14 twocat - 14 biketim - 15 tetsujin - 22 lamerunner - divechief - DNF hopeful - DNF enke - DNF ps to taper'n tim - much as I hate to say it, you're doing greta so far but today is number 16 (sixteen) so hopin' it treats you better than the running one.

WOW...Tramps and Byll-You guys sure have low heartrates...I get mine up that high tying my shoes...

Me too... my heart rate is higher than that on walking breaks up the hills around here! Mary, nice picture! You look slim and young and cold! You guys (Janet, Nono, Holly...) are starting your Christmas shopping and decorating way too early!!! I'm with Erika -I usually wait till mid-December. Don't put off till tomorrow what you can put off till the day after tomorrow. Nono, good luck finishing your moving! Holly, I can't believe your DH said YOU had to finish unpacking or HE would throw stuff away. When we moved into our house (15 years ago) we had intended to move all the stuff we wanted to keep, then have a big yard sale at the old house to get rid of all the junk. But we got an offer on our house the first day it was listed, so we had to move in a hurry, and ended up bringing all the junk along. Probably still have some of it, too... Erika, I've been doing weights more regularly since DD has re-started her C25K program. She likes to go to the rec center for that, because all we have outside are major hills, so I take her there and do weights while she runs. It does feel good to get that slightly sore feeling after a good workout! TomS, glad you weren't hurt in your fall! I've been going slow on the icy spots too - it's that time of year. I brought my running stuff to work and will get out this afternoon - unseasonably warm today, supposed to be in the 60's!

TimBo and Tethoney - I'm more than happy to postpone my birthday this year so you can continue on with your non-run competition. I'd hate for my birthday to be the day that Tet loses by joining me on a virtual birthday run. Monday is typically a rest day for me, so I will do just that. Although I'll do stretching/foamrolling/abs/yoga this evening while watching Monday Night Football.

Mary - Nice picture! Looks brrrrr cold - and reminds me of what I have ahead of me soon here on the North Coast. Nono - I can completely sympathize on the cleaning out. When my grandpa died about 5 years ago, I "volunteered" to go down and clean out the house. He and my grandma had lived there since 1964. It took me a week with the help of a crew of young men and a huge dumpster. They never threw anything away! Broken garden tools, broken down mowers, jars and jars of canned . . . well, canned something. Although, it wasn't a total bust. I came away with some pretty good treasures that nobody else in the family wanted (stupid people), except me and my brother. They were considered "valueless," i.e. - where's the cash? I haven't gone back over the threads from the weekend, but I hope everyone is doing well. The non-runners seems to be doing quite well with their programs. I'm very tired from a fast weekend of conference and flying. I highly recommend that if you ever get to Riverside, CA, you go visit the Mission Inn (which may be the only thing worth seeing in Riverside). An amazing place! I actually got lost in it on Saturday, but came across a worker who led me back to the lobby area. Just strength training today. Something's wrong with my left hip, a very specific spot on the outside. Is there a bursa sac in there? It flared up Saturday afternoon and I think irritated by all the sitting over the weekend (conference, flying). It has to clear up and - and soon - or I'm going to be screwed out of my run in December.

Holly, the fact that you have some of your presents bought, wrapped and mailed does not surprise me in the least.

Oh, you can thank my DH for that – he is SUCH a get-it-out-of-the-way-early person, and by Halloween he’s already pushing me to get the Christmas shopping done. He used to pester me about getting the Christmas cards out before Thanksgiving, until I finally told him he was welcome to send them out himself if I’m taking too long (which he does, some years). I like to handle the Christmas shopping, though. But, if left to my own devices, I would probably wait until after Thanksgiving, although I admit it’s always a relief to get the far-flung relatives gifted and mailed early. TomS - ouch! I hope there are no residual effects from your fall. Kevin - stairs and moving count as x-training....