Then I came home and signed up for my first ever trail race, a 10-miler that will be in February. Looking forward to it!

 

Woo Hoo!!

 

MikeE, TomW, and SteveP should get together and write a book.  It would sell millions!!

 

If I'd gotten in here earlier, I would've showed up at Ribs' house for dinner.

 

Holly - So sorry to hear about your mom.  My dad is 71 and aging fast, and not in a good way.  It's hard to see.

 

Happy Birthday, Tammy!!  (I know, I know. I'm late.)

 

My alarm went off this morning, and The Hub came in to say good morning.  Him: "I'm going to the 8:00 AA meeting since they're worried about me." Me: "I'll be running at the McKay Tract for 11." Him (looking very confused): "Right now? What about church??"  Me: "Isn't it Saturday?" We both stopped for a couple of beats trying to figure out what day it was.   So it was 11 slow miles today - Saturday - then a little bit of yard work getting things ready for winter.  Now it's time to watch ND/USC.  Go, Irish!

Quick late post after a busy day.....

 

My boss has opened an office south of the city (and therefore close to me) and asked me to decorate it for him, so I spend quite some time today shopping for books and knick-knacks to make the office look "lilved-in" and yet professional.   Spent $100 in hardback books at a local thriftstore in an ecclectic variety, some of which I may borrow to read. Still didn't manage to fill the 3 bookshelves (even at thrift stores hardbacks cost $2-3).  Will add to it after I get the okay.  Eventually I would love to be able to work out of this office, which is 5 minutes from home, instead of the 40-minute drive I have now to the north office.

 

5 miles for me on the TM this morning,very slow.

 

I have to admit to this left leg continuing to be worrisome.  I know exactly what I did: the steep downhills at Monkey were murder on my toenails, and toward the end of the race I found myself pounding downhill with a deliberate heel-strike, which gave my toes a break but stressed different parts of my legs.  So now my left leg is telling me that this was not good.  I do okay for 3-4 miles at recovery pace, but then the pain, which is left-rear thigh, left rear knee but radiating around the outside, and the left ankle, front and top.  How can the whole darn leg hurt?  Still, this feels like something that will work itself out if I take it easy for a couple weeks, so I just have to remind myself to do so.  Maybe a good chance to hit the weights a bit.

 

Orange Mat - I finished the last NY bagel that you brought yesterday - can I just say again that they were AWESOME!  Thank you!

Holly S. search for "books by the yard." There are a number of online stores that sell books in bulk, for decoration, at a very low cost per book. Some offer books for particular decors, like restaurants or law offices.