Wow TW. That title frightened me a bit. Old military saying and all.

Salt water (especially ocean water) has healed many issues for me. Man I miss living near the ocean.

13.2 chilly miles with our running club today. Wanted to see if I could hold the run under 8 mpm. Just made it without having to drop the hammer. It was good to have several others in the same pace group.

Well time to do some projects. Counter install. Bathroom floor (prep) and whatever DW has in mind (that one is the most worrisome of them all).

With all the Lance and Manti stuff in the news it's hard to get any sports scores. But someone here made a comment the other day that seems to hit the nail directly. All these "journalists" decided to run with things and not bother to do research. That is just lazy. I listened to Rick Riley (ESPN) get all indignant about what Lance did to his reputation as he was one of his supporters. Here's a thought. How about doing your research, reporting the news, writing about facts and not be a cheerleader or fan disguised as a journalist. That's like me complaining I couldn't run a PR for a race while training by sitting on the couch reading Runners World, training books and watching races on the tele. Sorry for the rant but the combination of sanctimony and laziness just sets me off. This week I was reminded about being a measured fan of athletes and lost about all respect for sports reporters. Especially those working for ESPN. Wow!

Ok the soap box is clear for the next person.

Have a great day.

Mari—good attitude.  I’ll have to try the “king” version of that some day.  (BTW, what’s an “MIL”?)

Steve—no family resemblance whatsoever in that picture is there?

Tammy—have fun with your relay.  Local races are great.

Henry and Marj—enjoy Miami!

Ribs—doing a little speedwork…in your car!

C-R—nice run…and rant. I agree.

EZ 14 for me on a gorgeous sunny morning.

Since I'm not an old military man, what does "At room Temperature" mean?

A warm front went through during the night and the run that I expected to be in the 20's was a very breezy, but pleasant 37°F.  4 miles in a peppy 9:20 after travel induced 3 days off.  I actually had a tailwind coming through the last mile, which was a pleasant change.  seems liek it may even be shorts weather for tomorrows long run.

C_R--Indy is about as far from the ocean as you can get, isn't it?

No snow for you, Tramps?  Cousins in Richmond said they got a few inches.

Happy rest of the weekend and GO PATS!! (don't believe that any of them have imaginary girlfreinds, at least   )

Mike, I'm so sorry to read of your loss, and wish you and your family the strength to deal with this together.

Especially since the advent of 24-hour news stations and electronic journalism, more and more networks/writers struggle to fill the air and pages, and so do so with nonsense rather than facts. It's tough to know anymore where to turn to get the facts, just the facts.

Good attitude, Henry; take it slow, and keep your eye on the goal.

I agree C-R - Salt water has wonderful healing powers, whether you are hearing it, watching it, or playing in it.

Stumpy, I was out a few hours before you, and it was 24F here. But that was still better than yesterday's high temp of 22.

7.7 racewalking miles this morning. I hadn't been out in a couple of days, so my body was a little cranky, but we worked though that and got into a nice groove. Afterward, DW and I went out to breakfast at our favorite local dive, then I had site walks for our conservation commission (in prep for our meeting Tuesday evening), and DW and I went to a nearby indoor farmer's market. We're finding that winter carrots (as well as other root vegetables) are wonderfully tasty! Maybe we'll do roasted veggies on the grill this weekend!

Have a great day!

Jay

Something I don't understand about this Manti thing with the non-existent "girlfriend" that he had been having the "relationship" with for a couple of years. Can't a star college football player get a date with a real, live girl?? Or am I missing something here? I mean, I was socially inept and attended an all-male engineering college, but still I had a couple of real girlfriends during those years.

Another big turnout for the club's run today, with everyone taking advantage of a fairly mild day before the cold front arrives tonight. It was mid-30s and the predicted wind hadn't kicked up yet. The group split into a fast and slower bunch, and I somehow ended up with the fast ones. I hung in there until the others got warmed up, and then perchcreek and the others pulled on ahead. I finished the 6 miles as a lone medium-pace runner between the fast and slower groups.

Cleaned up the house a bit when I returned, and I leave in an hour to pick up my DW at the airport. And so my bachelor days once again come to an end...

And how are your weekends so far?

I recognize the At Room Temperature reference. Where is Rosie these days anyway?

Thanks for the hugs, Mariposai, got it at the end of a very difficult week. Actually, the presentations ("employee forums") are going well. We did 3 on Thursday, 2 in Anchorage yesterday and then will do 2 more in Juneau next week. I'm certainly getting plenty of "public speaking" practice, that's for sure. I wouldn't mind if i wasn't sick, but dealing with this chest congestion and cough along with the stress of work is a little more of a challenge than I prefer. No run since what, Tuesday? Bleh. We got home after midnight last night and slept in this morning.

Ribs, I love those 30+ mile weekends. Sort of a hallmark of the Higdon plan I loosely follow. Have fun with that!

Just very disappointed in the whole Lance thing, and yeah, I believed him too. Phooey.

Glad to hear Holly and Jlynne are on the mend. I hope Mariposai gets better and enjoys her weekend retreat (at home, gotta love that). Heme, that shock treatment doesn't sound like any fun, but I sure hope it helps your foot.

10 mile chilly cheeks race this AM result 1:22:31 within a couple of seconds of last year.  Then ran the rigor mortis mile in 7:58 not bad considering it was 25 minutes after the 10 mile.

As a retired detective I did have a few call outs for "at room termperature" persons but lots for the much worse "FUBAR" call outs

Get well Holly!