Good morning, everyone. I, uh, forgot to exercise this morning. Some stuff going on around here, so very little sleep, and now I'm brewing. I was going to do some strength training -- maybe I'll get to it later or maybe not. Have a great Memorial Day. I, for one, will try to remember why we have the holiday.

Good Morning! Vista – thanks for starting us out again. WRFB – isn’t brewing a form of x-training? Tramps – hi!! 10.30 miles today on tired legs, with mile 3 and 4 at tempo-ish (8:16, 8:30) and mile 6 at MP (8:44). It went downhill from there, as my energy waned. Then I came home and did 60 weighted squats, 60 dead lifts, and 60 lunges on each leg. This is my walk-like-a-sailor workout. Rest day tomorrow. 30 miles in 3 days hopefully compensated for my Saturday night overeat. Probably it would have been easier just to eat less, but where’s the fun in that? I’m painting my kitchen a color called “chewy caramel.” Not my favorite, but the gold, tan and black-flecked counters don’t allow for much variation in palette. At least it’s better than the blood-red semi-gloss that the previous owners left on the walls.

Hi Tramps!!! Good to see you! overcast and rainy here this morning, but I did manage to get out for a short run in my new shoes this morning!!! Back into the Asics - Working through the foot issue...trying a wider shoe with better arch supports - my toes hurt so bad in my old shoes that I find I don't run as much because of the toe pain. We'll see how this goes! Lazy day here as See DadGo worked late late late last night he is part of the team with Phoenix and MRO - the Mars spacecraft successfully landed on the red planet and is now sending back data. Pretty cool stuff! Enjoy your Memorial Day!

Hi everyone, Nice to see you Tramps! You were missed...hang in there with all the work. Vista, your post about Memorial Day is wonderful. I spent the morning reading race reports and catching up on some correspondence. It's a tradition for us to go to the Florence/Northamptom Memorial Day parade and the one this year didn't disappoint. Since the town was chartered in 1654, there are many regiments and soldiers to honor. F-15 fly-overs today as well. The Shriners drive around in fun cars and throw candy and all the baseball teams and boy and girl scout troops march. It was fun and it's a gorgeous day here-70s and sunny (thunderstorms late tonight they say). I drove to the parade with my guys and ran home---3.6 miles at an 8:50ish pace. My legs feel great after yesterday's race and hours driving. Happy about that. Send all that red paint here Holly---my dining room is a deep orange-red brick color (red stimulates the appetite they say!) You'd probably go nuts in my crayon box of a house! I have some work to do and then we'll go on a family bike ride and the kiddo has a baseball game tonight. One month to go and sixth grade will be history for him. He's ready! Enjoy the day all Karin Tom White!

I’m painting my kitchen a color called “chewy caramel.” Not my favorite, but the gold, tan and black-flecked counters don’t allow for much variation in palette. At least it’s better than the blood-red semi-gloss that the previous owners left on the walls.

Hee hee hee, I just looked at my toes...they look like something your previous owners left on the wall....I think "chewy caramel" on toes would be sort of gross... BUT... perfect for kitchen walls! (I painted the toes fancy for a wedding we attended on Saturday)

Stumpy, I know that feeling of running down with the wind at your back... you feel like you could go all day! Then you have to turn around... I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to do out-and-backs more like a loop-around so I don't have to do that uphill/headwind thing. It rarely works... Hi Tramps! I was thinking about you the other day and was so happy to see you reply to CNYrunners' RR! Hope things settle down for you soon and you can get more miles in... and time with us!! Holly, you may grow to really like that color. We did our kitchen in "Taupe Rose" and it was picked purely by accident. Love it though, and everyone who stops in seems to like it. I'm amazed you do that leg workout after running 10. I was going to run today, even though I don't usually run on Mondays. Hard to pass up the day off from work and mostly empty house! But, I think I overdid it this weekend and my foot is not happy with me. It really sucks that of all the body parts that could be causing problems, the only thing is a bruised toe joint. Icing doesn't seem to help much, and even the 800 mg Ibu hardly helps. It's very frustrating. I think I'll get my bike out of storage and pump up the tires. Sounds like it's time to find something else to do... Will work in the garden today, that'll be my strength workout as it's up on a hill... and the flower bed is down at the bottom of the driveway. Many many trips up and down...

Holly I have discovered nobody likes the color on the walls left by the previous owners. Just one of those things. Nice run by the way. Post run workout? What are you nuts! I am very impressed. Have fun painting. Tramps welcome back. evanflein hope you heal up soon. I ran just over 12 miles this morning while DW slept in. We are both still recovering from jetlag; I just seem more determined to get out and run than she is. Then it was off to breakfast and then a bus to a bus to a place called Powerscourt Gardens. It is a very nice trip, and the destination is worth the ride. Very beautiful gardens from an old estate. Finally, back to Dublin. I got dragged around for some shopping and as often happens we bought nothing. With the dollar so weak it would be cheaper to go home and commission whatever it is you like and have it hand made! We are back at the hotel and will leave for dinner in a bit. Good runs all. Enjoy your Memorial Day Holiday!