So did Ev do an official race report somewhere and I missed it???

Well, son of a gun! I read it and commented. Geesh! I have absolutely no idea where my head is today (except feeling like it's in a vice grip). The Hub has been sick for over a month (at least that's what it seems), one of my bosses is going home 'cause he doesn't feel good. I've been trying really, really hard to not pick my nose or stick my fingers in my mouth or eyes . . . . I'm not getting sick, I'm not getting sick.

Hi all! Just a quick note as I just got in. All I'll say for now is two things: 1. Old PR = 4:55:53, New PR = 4:31:40. 2. More miles (even slow ones) = faster running More later, Arla

Woohoo Arla, looking forward to the report. Easy 2.2 recovery after work tonight in shorts and tee. I put on my discount bargain bin race shoes (mizuno elixars) just for kicks and they really felt good. I wore my trail shoes yesterday and felt pretty good today with the achilles. Note to self no snacking on raw carrots before a run. Nasty case of PF firing up on me now so Lynda ordered me a strassburg sock or whatever the he77 they call them. Finally saw the sun today. We really need to get back in the field soon. Nationwide planting progress is lagging by about 25% due to the wet weather. Spent most of the day in the office comparing bids. We are looking at a project to put up a new larger grain bin to increase our storage capacity and yep we fill them with corn. We have some bins in the yard then the "new" setup in my avatar put up in 1982 but our farm has doubled in acres since then. We were about to turn the corner on the "demand destruction" that had occured in the corn market since last July until this H1N1 virus hit, now its a little scary. Hog industry is taking a big hit in this and an innocent victim. No wonder there are no little guys left in the pig biz. Takes deep pockets to weather market volatility like this. Leslie sending you some virtual germex, u sure don't need to be getting sick now. some fast runs lately!! Your questions from last week. When I do custom spraying I just get a flat per acre fee to cover the chemicals/fertilizer plus the job. I rent ground to farm from landlords in several different ways .The most common now is just a $/acre cash rent. I pay them so many dollars for the use of their land and am responsible for all the inputs labor and get all the crop. The other common arrangement is the share rent, like the sharecroppers in the old movies. I am basically partners with the landlord, I do the work they provide the land and a share of the inputs and then we share the crop. Ev nice report I read it last week but then wheels kinda came off and I didn't get it commented on. Jewels bet you'll be glad when finals are all over, glad the knee is holding up. DD #2 still in the house? Joe hows the ol bod today? Frances rather belated post relating to run/walk etc but don't be afraid to run s l o w e r if running is too hard. Woods Lady nice race. Cindy you and Doug gonna have to bring your new boat down to Big Mac and we'll get the jet skiis fired up and love the dog stories. Carol hows the transition to morn runs going? I sneak some of my little runs work ok in the aft but the longer ones try and go in the morn so I just try and be flexible but know you have to plan better to manage your blood sugar etc.

1. Old PR = 4:55:53, New PR = 4:31:40. Arla

Arla, that is HUGE! Congratulations on a great race. I'm so very proud of your accomplishment and envious of your high mileage training. Please write up a RR soon, cant wait to hear the details.

Happy Tuesday Crew! working into some awesome weather here on the Front Range! lets see how much of it I can spend outdoors! WTG! WOO-HOO ARLA!! & I just know you had an awesome time Sunday! Big Congrats again to Woods Lady! You're a winner all the way around! How ya feelin Joe? Ev? Arla? got the next one picked out yet? Next on deck: Leslie! What a busy time in life you got going on there Jewels! yup, I bet she comes back..... Jim & Lynda: You guys coming to Boulder? I'm still saying softer surfaces & easier running for those achilles & back to whatever shoes were working before they raised their ugly heads!! the Mizuno computer diagnostic uncovered another improperly fitted person in our group! & hopefully will have DS off to a better start! u have jet skis? how 'bout tents? I'd better get around to "explainin'" the boat.... MTA: Boat Story! First off, it's really a dinghy! ~ with a trolling motor! ...... Okay....little background: I grew up on a lake. Have had boats. (nothing bigger than a sport boat, so don't ask me to tie knots! ) Doug grew up primarily in SW Nebr/NE CO ~ where the biggest body of water available to him was the horse trough! Several yrs ago, when we moved down to Denver, he hooked up with a group of friends, several of whom have a variety of sport boats & RVs & frequent the front range reservoirs, up to Guernsey, WY & annual jaunts out to Lake Powell, UT...(see: Red Neck Yacht Club!) Over the years we've brought Doug online somewhat with water sports - swimming(he'd never learned before!), tubing, wake boarding, river floats, dropping & driving the boat, some boat maintenance (male bonding over beer & wrenches).... & yeeess, the discussion has come up, several times, about us getting a boat too. Well, we've discussed the whole cost thing - time & $$ - & well, with everything else going on in our lives we just don't think we could justify the acquisition, nor do we own a vehicle big enough to tow one of those!....Anywho! Several years ago on a particularly windy day out at Lake Powell, a 12' Sevylor fishing troller (inflatable raft/boat) blew up into our campsite! When nobody came around to claim it by the end of the week (left word @ the marina too) & since everybody else has "real" boats, Doug & I took it home...& commenced to "outfitting our boat!" Now, somewhere in here I think I need to clarify that Doug & I are the minimalists in our little group. We've been know to show up for a week's camp-out in a Honda Civic or on motorcycles! ~while others of us are learning to level class A's, we are speedy tent pitchers! & a small one at that! So, in shopping to outfit the boat, we're looking for small/compact options! I found a heavy canvas army duffel @ the surplus store that holds the boat AND all the gear quite nicely! (rope, paddles, cushions, can koozies...) We started taking the "boat" along to most of the camp-outs...& rather enjoyed being able to float about in the cove while the others were all dealing with "motor-home" issues, parking the boat trailer, etc...well, yes, we help with stuff - but still end up usually having more free time than they do! So. One fine day, we're cruising through Walmart browsing through backpacking style camping gear & lo & behold! Doug spies a petite little trolling motor! Suddenly, he has an idea for freeing up one hand to hold beer while still being able to scoot around the lake! sorta... well, this takes several tries to get it right, & is highly entertaining to the participating menfolk! But soon, we're tooling around in our little floaty boat w/a Barbie sized trolling motor for propulsion! Yay! Happy Doug! Amused friends! ~they still think we need to get a real boat! Doug's thinking, "only if it's small enough to tow behind a Civic or MC! & fit through the gate into the backyard"........ Side track: something none of us apparently knew, but were "enlightened" by overzealous park rangers, was that when you stick any method of propulsion (other than paddles) onto any form of floatation device, you then need to register your BOAT!! & then you gotta have life vests, horn (whistle), yada, yada, yada!! So, we were faced with, hang up the trolling motor or get letters & numbers & all the other "required" gear for our "boat!" HaHa! (I thought they were kidding! They gave us a written warning! Okay then! If'n I gots ta register ma boat, I wants a real boat trailer & stuff!! & to use the boat ramp & to park with the BIG boats an (anybody know where I can find a Barbie sized wake board or skis??) we found a smaller floaty raft to tow behind....it'll hold a baby keg w/an orange skier flag All this gets Doug to thinking that maybe, just maybe, he wants just a tad more boat...... So! Doug's out running in the neighborhood near his shop when he spies....what appears to be a miniature sailboat!! He is fascinated!! but not obsessed - just yet....He finally found the residents home to chat with them about it. Yup, sailboat. w/motor. Very light. Trailer looks large jet ski sized. No, they wouldn't sell it, been in the family for years & years.. ....then one of our neighbors gets a jet boat.....he looks....and thinks....nope, too big for the motorcycles (really like that little sailboat!)....then two weeks ago, stuck in standing tfc, we see what looks like a miniature sail boat sitting in front of a marine store! WTH! We got nothing else to do! But in chatting w/the owner of the store about the pros & cons & what we'd be using it for, well.....that's not what we got......we got this.....Now! I'm betting that 1) it'll be in the water by weekend (would've been already but for the weather) & 2) we're getting a bigger motor! ......Now, how does that go? "Stay tuned for further adventures of....."Boating with Doug!" (anybody here familiar with the Red-Green show?)

Unexpected cross training this morning. Lynda and I went to check on a field drove into it with 4x4 engaged on my pickup and promptly buried it, so 2 mile walk home. hmm wine taster, I would like that job 'cept they prolly make u spit it out. Cindy we might still be planting by BB Joe sounds like u r recovering nicely, holy cow 26.2 miles and bq by 1 sec............thats a happy man off to go get my pickup outa the mud, hopefully don't stick the recovery vehicle

But in chatting w/the owner of the store about the pros & cons & what we'd be using it for, well.....that's not what we got......we got this..... "Stay tuned for further adventures of....."Boating with Doug!" (anybody here familiar with the Red-Green show?)

that's an awesome boat! And it has the requisite drink holders. Love Red Green