Thankyou Tet. I have never admitted this to anyone, but I am a big ChiRunning fan. Two years and zero injuries so far. I shaved 5 minutes off my 13.1 mile time in one week just from reading his book and focusing on keeping my spine straight. I was thinking maybe I need to do some upper body strengthening, but really I probably just need to relax.

Back at home now and two runs to post. I was reunited with my luggage at midnight on Friday. I almost hugged the hotel staff person who brought the bag to my door. What a goober I am. I celebrated the next morning by going on a sort of speedy 4 miler by running loops/laps around Centennial Olympic Park. 4 miles, 30 minutes and flakes flying in Atlanta, uh oh. I was lucky and went to my client meetings and then made it home on a late afternoon flight. We didn't break Perchcreek's tarmac record, but sat for 3 hours and then lucked into a tailwind that allowed for 600-617 miles per hour. One more luggage note and then I'll be quiet on this day when I am reminded of far more important things....I did go and thank the desk clerk in Delta's lost luggage area since she was so nice to me and could see I was fighting back tears (hardly dignified for this "tough" 43 yr. old marathoner). She smiled and said she was rarely thanked in her job. Circle complete. Today's run was an 18 miler at noon with 2 of my usual 5-pack running peeps. It was 23F and 1F wind chill. We cried for the first miles (death of a toddler in the neighborhood) and laughed as we remembered 70s songs, wearing empty Wonder Bread bags in our go-go boots in the winter (not a cool look even for elementary school) and how badly we each wanted to curl our hair like Farrah Fawcett even though we lived in different cities then. The running was good---overall pace of 9 minutes and change with 5 miles at a 7:55ish pace. I am tired and will read all the race reports tomorrow. Good runs out there folks. Stay warm, hold on to family tight and see ya tomorrow CNY P.S. Tallrunner...just noticed your mention of Whiteface. It's a phenomenal climb for real. My husband and I are "peak baggers" and are working on hitting all of the 46 high peaks again and this time with our son (before he hits 18 yrs. old). We started taking him along when he was 7 and we'll do Whiteface this summer when we are in Placid in July. The kiddo has 36 to go...

WRFB, Tall, CNY, Mary, Enkeph. nice runs. anybody who braved todays weather deserves at least a few attaboys (or attagyrls) I ran/walked (2 mile run/ 1 mile walk) until I ended up at the spa with 16.5 around 13:25 overall pace excluding stretches and wardrobe adjustments. Tramps, those bridges do look alot alike. That one is 7 miles from the other end of the trail from the marathon we ran. JJJ

Thanks for the good Pat's wishes. They worked!! Hope the frostbite from playing in Green Bay isn't too bad for whomever wins. I'm very happy to have been sitting in my living room for both of those games. 3 miles this morning at 23 F and 1.5 with Max this evening in 18F. Wouldn't have been too bad except for the wind tonight.