Hey Carol! {{{ waving madly }}} Great to see you again! .....does "part-time" mean that you're missing out on some "key benefits" hmmm? glad you're getting some miles in...that should go a long ways in keeping your sanity!

Big wussy chicken dog!

Hey! I have one of those! 5.07 sluggish leaden miles w/Mairead this am...(leaden because I'm a sympathetic personality who's had some friends run marathons quite recently... ) supposed to be heading for another 80* day here....then will be "cooling off for the weekend" She did it again!~ Jamie Donaldson, our local 6th grade teacher who won 1st female @ Badwater this last yr: Results of the 7th IAU 24 Hour Run World Championship Bergamo, Italy, Sat-Sun, May 2-3, 2009 MEN 1) Henrik Olsson, Sweden, 257.042K / 159.71 miles 2) Ralf Weis, Germany, 244.492K / 151.92 miles 3) Yuji Sakai, Japan, 242.713K / 150.81 miles 4) Vladimir Bychkov, Russia, 240.506K / 149.44 miles 5) Eoin Keith, Ireland, 227.206K / 141.17 miles WOMEN 1) Anne-Cecile Fontaine, France, 243.644K / 151.39 miles 2) Brigitte Bec, France, 234.977K / 146.00 miles 3) Monica Casiraghi, Italy, 223.848K / 139.09 miles 4) Jamie Donaldson, USA, 220.219K / 136.83 miles 5) Julia Alter, Germany, 219.293K / 136.26 miles

Perhaps the dogs are tougher than we think, and it was just a real mean a$$ turtle! Good going to Cindy's friend ,that's simply amazing!

those look like man killers Cindy!! 3 mi with rea pole speedwork 1 set, damn near killed me and that was with the wind. Going out I needed the rea poles just to see if I was actually moving. We got back in wens aft then blew tractor front that night but showers in the nite. Long story short got it fixed yest morn, done with strip til @6 p hooked back to planter rained out 9 p. Not much just enuff to prevent an early start this am. Sun and breeze should go within the hour. sorry if I made the pickup pull sound dangerous it was more comical than dangerous and we use the term professional rather loosely around here. later gators

Cindy - I believe those are the type of turtles that fool you into thinking they're slow, then when they gotta ya lulled LEAP through the air and rip out the throat of the closest 4-legged creature aka Man's Best Friend. Beware! Later ~

LOL!!! Killer Turtles....hey maybe that would make a good t-shirt for a race! Maybe we need to turn your cats loose on those turtles....bet they wouldn't be afraid. Thanks for the job front concerns. It's kinda complicated, but despite my complaining, I have to remember I am working from home, have lotsa flexibility, and one of the clients I work on has a really good mission, so I'm finally getting to contribute to something meaningful. Those are the reasons I keep on keepin' on even though, yes, I gave up some bene's and $$'s in exchange. Have run each day...Mon~Thurs this week (ala Evryday....Ev, you out there??), so Katy and I are taking today off from turtle hunting. May ditch Katy and go a little longer tomorrow morning...5 miles or so.... Good luck in your race on Sunday Leslie....already waiting for that race report!

Good Racing Leslie!!

Thanks, everyone. For Oakland, 78, however, the park is a few miles outside Oakland so it may be a bit cooler. And with an 8:30 start, I should be done before it gets warm.

Hafta share this fun group:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5MkNOXSdkA

That sounds nice Leslie.How did the run go? Must be hilly around there right? Happy Mother's Day to Cindy and Jewels and Kelly and Woods Lady and to any other Mom's hanging around. Hope your kids treated you extra nice today!