Lots of great Mexican food, followed by Mexican Train Dominoes and margaritas.

OK...No longer offended. 6 easy miles for me @ 10:30 something pace. 53F no wind. Gorgeous day in OK.

7 quick ones in between stuff at work...7:34 pace

Spareribs - congratulations on hitting 25 this week. how have you been feeling?

Thank you for asking. The stage of fatigue is over, and the sternum is fully healed. I can now do full stretch and core workouts too. Also, I now feel like I can run without being too winded. I am running slowly, just slower than ten minutes per mile, but I am doing this deliberately because I want to grow mileage now and there is danger in incorporating speed during mileage buildup. This is true for everyone, not just heart patients. I will have lots of time for speed next year once my mileage is over 40/week. I am also running a fiveK every month not to be competitive, but to track my progress. My minute per mile times in these fiveK's have gone: 10:24, 9:02, 8:45, 8:37. I expect to do my next one at the end of December under 8:30's. Spareribs

Can you explain the domino game?

Jlynne - Mexican Train is played with a set of double-12 dominoes. You can play up to 8 players, and each player starts their "train" from a center point. Play ends when one player runs out of dominoes, then you add up the scores of what others have left in their hand. Here's a better explanation: http://www.pagat.com/domino/train.html It's great fun, especially when margaritas are involved...

Enke, sure hope you get a picture of yourself all dolled up! Would be fun to see... GL with the run tomorrow. I got in my longest run in quite some time... over a month actually! 10.3 miles of snowy hills with blowing snow and soft footing in spots. Pretty challenging at times. Kept thinking of the Kanye West song, "Stronger," thinking that which doesn't kill me just makes me stronger. I had to keep reminding myself that all those miles slipping and floundering in the snow would make me that much better on dry pavement. Let's hope it works!

Late post - I could almost start tomorrow's daily (it's after midnight on the east coast). Jlynne, that's great that your DH has started running again! I'm envious of those of you who have running spouses. Tim, get well soon, so you can get back to non-running cross training! PartyAnimalG, what instrument do you play? I'm disappointed that you didn't get pictures of you and Queen Pam all dressed up. I hope Enke comes through with some pictures for us, in her little black dress... Holly, congrats on toughing out 13 miles in the cold wind! Plus another 5 on the dreadmill! You deserve some margaritas and chips after all that. And congrats on breaking 2000 miles! Larry, you ran 3 miles in the halls at work? I hope you work in a big building - otherwise, that would be lots of back-and-forth! Spareribs, maybe the Morton Salt guys were discussing ways to counter the argument that lower salt diets are better for you... Evryday, sounds like you win the weather prize today! Where's your thread-of-the-day been lately? Erika, glad you got out for a 10-miler! I had the same trouble with running in the snow today, too. Yesterday I was busy, and unmotivated to run due to the wind and cold. Today I procrastinated till about 2 pm - I even vacuumed the house to put off running. But I finally headed out with the dogs and managed 5 miles through the blowing snow. Luckily it wasn't too cold - 38 degrees, but the snow was kind of slick since it was above freezing. It takes a lot of energy to run in yaktrax through drifted snow, especially uphill. I finished my run with another 5 miles on the indoor track at the rec center, so at least I managed to hit a double digit run for the second week in a row. DD is up to week 7 on the C25K program so she's running 2.5 miles straight. I told her if she stuck with it, I'd buy her good running shoes, so yesterday I took her to a Road Runner Sports and she got fitted properly. She got Brooks Adrenalines and is pretty psyched. And I'm a proud mom - she'll be beating me pretty soon, I'm sure! G'night, all.

Been outta touch since Thursday (?). Dad and I drove from Humboldt County down through the Bay Area, and ended up spending the night in Westerly, on I-5. Drug ourselves up the next day, drove 2+ hours to Bakersfield to see an aunt and uncle and drop off some parts for a VW bug we're hauling back with us, had lunch. Back in the truck and drove another 2+ hours to Ridgecrest. Am staying at another aunt and uncle's house, and tomorrow I run my Desert High 30k. Unfortunately, it's suppose to be in the mid 60s and nice and sunny. I'd much prefer the high 50s and cloud cover. It'll be a chilly start, but definitely shorts weather not too soon after we start, so I'll be baring my lily white legs to the world at large. Poor souls. Hope they're wearing their sunglasses. Early Fashion Report: white ZombieRunner hat, blue Cool Bandana, red short sleeve tech shirt, bright yellow Moeben sleeves, black shorts, hot pink printed gaiters, dirty once green trail shoes, and WHITE legs. If you're going to make a fashion statement, I believe in going all out. Leave nothing to the imagination. Tim - Hope you're feeling better soon. Flu - ick. Enke - Yes, pictures please - sober or drunk off your butt. Holly - Hope the Mexican dinner party went well and you for the full gasoline margaritas. Everyone else sounds like they're doing well. Excellent! Later -

free snackies, free booze, free cab ride home... I found a "little black dress" to wear to this affair...first time I have ever owned such a thing (pathetic, I don't get out much!). Steal at 40 dollars, regular $178, 100% silk Jones New York dress, so I splurged on the accesories. I am even wearing red lipstick...something I have only done about 3 times in my life before (worn lipstick at all, let alone RED), I am not joking. Hey, it looks pretty good!

You had me at "free snackies."