Need a sparring partner at the gym DH? I've been doing some boxing drills to further my core strengthening.

Aija, I'm a lover, not a fighter. Dark Horse

Soundie, that was just what I needed to hear. Thank you. May I speak for all injured people when I say that it kind of distorts your entire mind? You think all your posts are boring and unworthy (and heck, they probably are) and even though you love your friends, you get so jealous of their fast races and great workouts. Stay healthy in '08. Spareribs

Ribs,....it has gotta be tough being on the side lines.....hang in there and the recovery will come....even so...it is kinda like hearing.....at mile 16 from a spectator..."you're almost there"..when I hear that I just wanna say..."huh, almost there?"... 2008 will be your year..as it will be for the rest of our recovering group... And to all the "injured out there"...your time is coming...in the mean time thanks for keeping the rest of us going... Tim, Ardmore, OK.

Wow, nice run, Econo, and so nice your son rollerbladed by your side. 15 miles is a heckuva long way to rollerblade! Dark Colt has run only once this month--in the Hot Chocolate 5K on December 1, where we met CNYrunner--but I am delighted he has just signed up to play soccer for the first time in over a year. Winter soccer starts on Saturday, January 5, I think. They play winter soccer indoors here, natch. Dark Colt and I have also made a project of cleaning up his bedroom. A couple of weeks ago we filled up four large plastic bins--and I mean large--with junk from his floor. Every day, we throw away or put away 10 items from a bin. Tomorrow we expect to empty the first bin--hooray! Three bins left to go. In addition to cleaning up his room, which is the superficial goal, I am trying to teach him the concept of reducing a big task to bite-sized pieces. So far, he has cheerfully gone along with the project: I reach into the bin and hand him a piece of paper to recycle, or a laundry item to put in the basket, or a book to shelve, or a shoe to put in the hanging shoe bag I recently hung on the inside of his closet door, or a penny to put in his cash box, and he dashes to and fro following my instructions. Both of our boys hate to make their beds, but I have gotten them to agree to make their beds one day a week. On that one day, the room looks a lot better! Dark Horse

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It's gone Tammy... what's next? StumpyKevin... Chena Pump is still sort of the "low rent district," but our infamous long-term senator and former governor Frank Murkowski has a house there, and there are several development in former gravel pits of big huge houses selling for stupid amounts... My sister and brother both live on the upper side, Chena Ridge, and that's a mix of very nice subdivisions and older smaller homes. Mariposai, good job on the treadmill run. I probably should've done that. But no... I had to run outside... 12 miles in 1:47 at temps ranging from -3 to +3... a little breeze on the bare overpass but other than that if felt pretty still. I had to stop several times to readjust my neck gaitor... washed my face mask last night but couldn't find it before we had to leave the house! DS2 had soccer scrimmage at the Univ. rec ctr, so DH dropped us both off and I started from there. Bike paths all nicely plowed, so that was cool. My legs had no "sproink" whatsoever (can we use that term here?) after yesterday's 8 miles of hills. Plan was 14 miles but I just couldn't do those last two miles. Neck gaitor totally frozen from turning it all the time to find soft warm parts. Glad that run is over. What to do tomorrow? Was s'posed to be a rest day or cross training, but I could run to the club and hop on the TM... club closed on Tuesday and I may not have time to run then anyway... Legs tired though. Errrgh. Good runs everyone. DH, you can always be the decorative attendee at our race events... Carlsbad on Jan. 20??