Mornin' everyone.

Where is Ribs???

Congrats, Dave, on the good run, on having Cindy back home (bags and all), and on the Saturday am meet-up at the clubhouse.

Good running in Brooklyn in shorts, Henry.

They were keeping temperature records 140 years ago, TW? Congrats (I think) on the new record. Sorry about the back twingy thingy - take it easy.

Hiya, Evanflein. Good for you for keeping up your running, and for hitting your 2,400 goal for this year. How was the hockey game?

Holly, I'm glad DD is getting a lot of playing time this season, even if her BB team isn't in a winning way. Her punishment the other day does seem excessive for what she reportedly did. Where's common sense and balance? Congrats to DS for his winning ways. Good for you for taking advantage of the warm weather for your runs. Don't worry about what is down the road.

Congrats on your fast half, Steve! That's some tractor you found that is going back to nature (thanks for posting the pic, Stumpy).

Nice lake run, Stumpy.

Nice 10er, Mike. Sorry about your nephew's diagnosis, and all the troubles you had trying to visit him yesterday.

We took DN out to dinner at our favorite French restaurant last night, and then to a concert by two acapella groups. They were quite different from one another, and both were terrific. The song lists included some Christmas tunes, as well as a wide range of others. We had a fun time critiquing residential Christmas decorations on the way home, with places ranging from 'gorgeous' to 'what they heck were they thinking...'

Just a little over 2 easy miles this morning. I went to hard in yesterday's workout (again), and was feeling it, not in a good way, this morning. So I came back early and did a lot of stretching and exercises instead.

Have a greta Sunday!

Jay

Good job Steve; my sub-three days are long gone.

Enjoy yourself; your younger days never come again.

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3.1-miles in 35:33 (11:28) with thousands of Santa Clauses and elves plus some reindeer, snowmen, an Easter bunny and tiger (no batman though) to the in blustery, gusty winds but no rain for the annual Jingle Bell run through the city’s lighted trees, store windows and brightened buildings and Christmas tunes helping make it feel a little more like Christmas even though, as usual, no snow and grass stays green all year long.

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Same as last month, I heard it's still too rainy to run down there in the next-to-great land.

Hiya!

Holly, you are so good in so many ways (runs 15 miles, makes candy for colleagues)....also complimenting Dave on finding a group....I was going to say something wiseacre about finding a donuts group......

So clearly I too am having computer issues <gnashing of teeth>   GOTCHA tw!....   had long post about how on the one hand it was so good to see South Dakota chums (Roger won his AG at the marathon, 60-64 in 4:10) and on the other how bummed I am that my Speedsters chum was doing really well until it just got hot hot hot and so she didn't BQ.  We were on track for a sub 3:40 but after the half (we started at 6:45), the sun got warmed up--we are having above average temps--and we just couldn't maintain.  Of course, now  I am home and showered and feeling remorse, etc.

We were 8th and 9th females; Lindsay in 3:43 and me in 3:45, but dang!  AS I said to her, we know she can do it, we just need some better weather luck.

DH finished the half in 2:54 and is happy--hoping to share some miles with you Steve, great run up there yesterday!  He is also into the tractor pic, of course.

Love jingle bell runs, tet.  Ditto the wish on Mike E having a better day today and  to maintain w/ the online apps.

Gladaseeya Erika!

So no more marathons for me.......this year.  I'm finished with #18 today.

happy sunday evening, and sorry for the glitches; forgiveme....

Hiya!

Holly, you are so good in so many ways (runs 15 miles, makes candy for colleagues)....also complimenting Dave on finding a group....I was going to say something wiseacre about finding a donuts group......

6.2 for me this morning.  Shorts yet again.  There's not anything resembling snow in the 10 day forecast yet.  December in New England, go figure.

We've been dog sitting for DD's little dog for the past two weeks.  Come Wednesday, she'll stop by to pick her up and head out on a two week drive back to LA and back in time to move into a new apartment and start up for her last two (we sincerely hope) quarters at UCLA.  She managed to find a male friend to go with her, so we're a little happier than having her going by herself with a 20lb dog for protection.  We're standing him to a return ticket back to Portland.  DW and I will be heading out on the 28th for a belated Christmas and offering help moving in.

I think Slo is most likely a bit damp at the moment.  It's been pouring in GB the whole game.  No snow in Wisconsin?

You'd think it was getting towards a busy time of year.  Hope everyone is being joyous in the season, no matter what you celebrate.

Butterfly hugs to Leslie and Deez4boys.

This was a very memorable weekend for the Easy Pacer and I, our youngest son graduated from WSU with a degree in Environmental Science. We are very proud of the kiddo. The best thing was that our oldest son David was there, so it was a family gathering for us.

On the way back from Pullman, Paul dropped me off 18 miles from home to run home. I got home and then went back out for more since I was feeling good and  it was a sunny day. First 20 miler for this training cycle.

Cheers,

Nancy

Congrats on your son graduating, Mariposai, always a good milestone! What's next for him? Our DS1 is on tap to graduate this spring, but he's not sure what his next steps are. He did propose to his GF in Hawaii last month though, so we've got that to look forward to! (2017)

Tet had a rain-free race? That's big news for the Seattle area these days!

18 marathons in 2015, Aamos? Wow...

I didn't get a run in yesterday, just too much to do on the first partial Saturday at home since before Thanksgiving. We left early afternoon for the soccer game, and our team tied the UAA team 1-1 for the second game. This is the Governor's Cup, which finishes with 2 games in March. We've won it every year since 2010 so I hope we can keep the trend going. This morning's run was 8+ miles on the Coastal Trail.... turned around at 3.2 miles because a moose was on the trail and wouldn't move. Then on the next side trip another moose made me cut over to the edge of the field by a lake to get by, out and back. Ended up back at the hotel with 8.1 miles. The route I ran was part of the Moose's Tooth Marathon course, formerly Humpy's Marathon, my third marathon and first BQ run. I've been thinking about doing that race again almost every year, if only as a training race for Equinox (a month later), but it's never been important enough to actually do it.

Good to be home. But we just scheduled another trip to Seattle to get me miles enough to qualify for Alaska Airlines Gold status again for 2016. Sound familiar, Dove? (she just did something similar) It'll be down and back the same day, but time to meet with friends if any are available (Tet? Enke? Mariposai?? Divechief??? Soundrunner????)

. . .  spend a nice part of the afternoon with my great aunt who just went into Hospice care. Twice, while we were talking, she forgot who I was, but knew that we've known each other for 50+ years.We recalled a lot of laughter.