"The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it." - Plutarch "An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth." - Bonnie Friedman My moment of eloquence is not of today.... 14.82 slowish miles w/Doug & Mairead @ 6am-9am! followed by brunch on the golf course clubhouse patio (after a shower of course!) & wandering aimlessly by scooter shopping until the rain squall sent us home for a nap! Hope you all have been having a lovely weekend.... & that you will have a fabulous week! Cindy

Thanks for getting us started, Cindy. Congrats to everyone on their runs. Jim and Lynda - way to go on the PRs. Kelly, 9:10 for 50 miles? Nice job! Am looking forward to your report. Party went off almost without a hitch. About half the people who said they'd come didn't, so we had A LOT of food left over. The smoked turkeys were absolutely fantastic. The Hub used apple juice and cranberry juice instead of water, and chunks of apple wood. Today, of course, has been a day of nothing but laying around. I should've done my speed work that I was suppose to do yesterday, but there was absolutely no way. We didn't get to bed until after 1:00, and I just don't bounce back like I did 20 years ago! Later!

Hi Folks- back to work after a relaxing weekend without computers .... Cindy- Thanks for getting us going.Good quotes and an afternoon nap is certainly well deserved after covering more than 14 miles! Jim and Lynda- Great job on your races! Smokin' times and congrats on your PR's ! With all that work you guys have been doing, that's really something to be proud of!! And Congrats to your Dad too Jim.Wow ! That's awesome! Bet he took his age group in that one! Kelly- did you say 50miles?!?! Over 9 hours of running?!? Holy Smokes that's alot! I would recommend more alchohol just to have the nerve to keep that up. All kidding aside,that's incredible! Leslie- Happy your party went well. You're making my stomach growl thinking of all that smoked turkey.Sorry I couldn't make it, I just hate to get in that car on the weekends! Carol- musta been writing while you were posting.Good to see you're getting better.Don't overdo the work thing and hope DH is feeling better soon. Stretched out my long run yesterday on a nice cool, foggy run by the beach. Warmup for 4 miles with Buddy, then DW picked him up in the car. 17miles total to complete almost 55 miles in a six day span.This week will be all about 5-milers as I'm running in the Belmar 5 this coming Saturday.

Morning folks! Rest day for me ..... will be spent attached to the computer, wading through the piles of paperwork that have amassed while I've been lazy er, doing other things....will also be taking "domestic chores" breaks as the laundry, etc. is also a bit "piled up" ....my feet are a bit achey...part of the reason I walked quite a bit of the last 3 miles yesterday my log doesn't show that my shoes should be worn out yet, but...I'm going to change them out anyway....hope that helps! If not the shoes, how in the WORLD am I going to be able to do 26.2 miles in just a few months!? Way to Go Kelly!! WOW!! You are amazing!!! Looking fwd to the RR! I too have been thinking that I need to get more focused on my nutrition regimine...cut out all of the alcohol (HRM shows my HR elevated even after a small amt the next day!) , pay more attention to what else I'm putting in my mouth (smoked turkey is on the "legal list" ) Read a pretty decent article in trailrunnermag.com Feb issue on nutrition....I think these two things + maybe running more by how I feel rather than a more committed schedule + lack of quality cross training contributes to me "kicking my own butt" when it comes to running races...& I've only just recently realized that I'm about 3-4 miles out before everything loosens up..my best times are always right in the middle....I always see folks warming up for these smaller races....well, even several running up & down the road for the HM's...I'm thinkin that right now, 13 miles is maxing me out so, I'll be warming up during the first few miles.... Leslie: Rest Day After BIG Party Workout!! ...Glad everything went well....If you don't have enough freezer space, I bet we could all email you our mailing addresses for dry ice shipment Carol: Sounds like you're still in recovery mode....it's always worked best for me to "sleep it off" & then ease back into whatever is "normal volume"....depending on what bug you had - & if you don't rest well, it'll "round 2" on you! determines how much recovery time you need...& we ain't 18 anymore (not that that's bad...just sayin!) Awesome mileage Joe!! btw: not sure whether the partial overcast morning or the coolie vest, but Mairead seemed to have a much more comfortable migration yesterday (she wasn't pulling for the shade!)....& didn't quite sleep the day away afterwards... Ciao! Cindy ps: I got some pics from my sister of the neighborhood after the water receded....EEWWW! the houses are collapsing...city plans to bulldoze the area soon

Hi folks. 9 mile long run yesterday, I just ran easy didn't pay much attention to pace until afterward. It is a comparatively easy distance now. I wasn't whacked out for the rest of the day like I used to be. I want to write up a race report for our little 5k, it was a big deal to do good in front of the home folks in a small town, and shake up the cliques a bit, will explain that later. We worked all weekend 'cept for the race and a nice nap yesterday afternoon. I got done spraying Sat, turned down some commercial spray work for a neighbor as we still had a few things to get ready for wheat harvest, got that done and tried our wheat about 4 pm Sat afternoon. About one hot dry day from being ready. Now we have had 2 cooler days, but thankfully dodged bad storms heading right at us last night. Its looking like tommorow we will get going if no rain tonight. I have a custom job for another neighbor that will probably go first. Cindy we looked at that Lonetree race, those crowds would have been very frustrating for me, congrats on the BIG long run. Kelly you guys are awesome, your doing 50 milers at our 5k pace on trails no less!! Congrats on your masters win!! Leslie we were trying to think of a way to get a bucket of chicken or beer or something delivered on a lark to support your party even though we couldn't make it. Don't let the taper madness get to ya, last week I felt like such a slouch but did what Jonathan told me and it worked. Joe great job on the mileage and super long run. You are gonna be so prepared for your fall marathon. Carol glad you are on the mend. Those summer bugs are the pits. Hoping you feel good enough to ease back into some runs soon. Arla and Jewels hope you had a great holiday!

Good evening to all.... Great race to Jim and Lynda and congrats on the PR's! Jim your times are really becoming quite impressive. Way to go! Lynda has come along ways as well. She should be super proud of her time! Congrats Kelly on a magnificent trail race you had there. That kind of mileage is incredible. I couldn't even image running 50 miles. Racing 50 miles is even more incredible. Way to go! Glad your party went well Leslie, I would have loved to stop in as well, except we couldn't be any further away from each other. Truely on the other side of the planet. Enjoy your taper and you're gonna do great at your race. Cindy, I think I need new sneakers as well. Mine are starting to talk to me. 15 slowish miles and then a nap sounds like a plan. I think we all messed up on the nutrition thing this weekend, I know I did. Carol, nice hearing from you and glad you're feeling better. Go out slow with the dogs and you'll be right back at it. Joe, way to go on your 55 for the week. Buddy is one lucky dog, or maybe you're one lucky guy. Good luck on your 5 mile race this weekend! Had a great weekend in Ocala! Almost didn't go, my mom fell and broke her arm 2 days before but insisted Kenny and I went. Felt sorta bad that we did go because she ended up back in the emergency room because the swelling was so bad. They should have waited for the swelling to go down more but they put a cast on it anyway and they ended up cutting it off Sat. morning. Geez.... Groin starting to feel much better but I am waiting a few more days for total healage (is that a word?) Today was tiring.....got back into town yesterday and this morning I had to give a 20 minute presentation in my psychology class and I was like a nervous nelly all morning. Got thru it fine......then i just got home from my microcomputer applications class and had a big test on chapters 1,2, and 3. 60 questions.....I think I missed a handful but I think I did fairly well. Later all........Jewels

Hi all - looks like everyone is doing WAY better than just hanging in there, what more could a bunch of 40-somethings ask for? Jim - you two are just getting too fast! How neat that your dad is enjoying his racing as well. I'd love to get my mum into running, but she won't be giving up smoking after over 50 years of a 3-pack-a-day habit. Kelly - WOOT on your race, and OMG, what a pace! I thought that trail ultras were typically run at close to 15 mm pace, but obviously you aren't typical! Carol - good to hear you're feeling better after the crud. Sounds like you're doing a lot of what I call cross-training (laundry, yardwork, etc..) Joe - wow, you're doing really well with your weekly mileage, planning to shoot for another marathon anytime soon? Jewels - sending healing vibes for your mom - owie! Glad to hear it's an arm and not a hip. Jim - happy pay day! Can't wait to hear more about stirring up those cliques! Leslie - don't be TOO hard on yourself re nutrition and your cross-training, the occasional treat is good for the soul. BTW, I find it really hard to get my HR up on a bicycle, too, even pushing really hard I can't get much over 155, vs. running one little hill repeat and I shoot up to the high 170s. Got away to my aunt & uncles beach house for a couple days last week, had a WONDERFUL run in the cool air on the Cambria boardwalk, right along the beach. Now I'm here and back in "The 'No", and, well, woke up this am to a weather report of "widespread dust" (huh?), 79F at 6:30 am, supposed to get up to 107F today and 109F tomorrow, and as a bonus, it's humid by Fresno standards. This is *almost* making joining a gym just to use their treadmill sound appealing! Arla Arla

Arla - We were posting at the same time. You were in Cambria this past weekend??? That's where I grew up! Tell me more. I haven't been down there in 3 or 4 years, since my Grandpa died. No more family there. Where 'bouts do your aunt and uncle live? We lived on Lodge Hill, my grandparents lived on Pine Knolls, just up the hill from Nit Wit Ridge.