Good Morning!

Everything is a bit creaky and stiff today, but nothing in particular hurts especially, so I consider that a success.

5 slow and creaky recovery miles this morning in 72 degrees.

This is the first week I have run 50 miles since December, 2013.  Pace Bunny, watch out!  I'm gaining on you.

Gardening and cleaning on tap for me today.  My MIL is coming to visit this Wednesday, and she is allergic to our cat, so I am dusting, vacuuming, and washing like crazy in an effort to minimize it.  I also bought an air purifier, which I have been running non-stop for a week.  Plus, we gave Max the cat a bath last week.  He was not entirely thrilled, but to give him credit, he didn't complain too much.

Enjoy the day!

Hi Holly, TomW, and everyone to follow!

Congrats on a good run yesterday, Holly, and a good recovery run today. Good of you for making the effort to get the house decatized for your MIL - not easy to do while the Max is still there. Our cat has never (since we've had her) had a bath, but I can imagine her not taking to it too kindly.

Nice ride, TomW! I'm glad the cop wasn't coming to get you...

Can't wait to here Mariposai's tale of her marathon yesterday!

Mike, it would be easy to create a rain garden in your swale, and it would stop it from being so mushy. Tomorrow, I'll post some links to good sites that can help you design and install a rain garden.

11.8 RW miles this morning, starting a little later than usual (4:50). It was a delightful morning, with temps in the mid-60s, a breeze from the west, a strong sun, and just some wispy clouds to create some interest in the sky. My legs were still tired from yesterday's rain garden installation (lots of trips with wheel-barrows full of mulch, etc.), so I just focused on form rather than speed.

Late yesterday afternoon (sunny and near 80), DW and I went for a walk on a near-by beach, and then had cocktails on the deck before dinner. It was a delightful way to wind down the day, and we might just do it again today. But before then, there is more mulch to be spread around here, plus pruning heathers & heaths, and more (isn't there always more?) weeding.

Have a greta Sunday!

Jay

TomW, you are so funny.

Holly, you are one amazing lady. Running 5 miles and working in the house and garden after a 50k. Impressive.

Jay, very cool garden installation. Our local Community Action Council, of which I am a board member and current board president, is starting an apple  bins gardening project. We get old apple bins from the orchadits and our volunteers teach people how to plant a garden. A very cool concept to help people get some fresh produce when they are on low budget.

Lovely spring morning here as well. My DH and I went for a 4 easy recovery run this morning. Legs are stiff, but no major ouchies after yesterday's marathon.

Speaking of veggie garden, it is time for me to replant a few veggies that did not come up.

See you all later.

Go racers, go.

Good job Holly and Mariposai.  You are both tough to get out after big races and put some energy into things. I tend to mope around and sulk when I'm tired.

On the spur of the moment I went down to Las Colinas this morning and ran the Wounded Warrior tenK, my longest run since surgery.  Not very fast of course, at 1:07, just under 11 min/miles.  But excited to extend my long run distance. Huge race, several thousand runners, quite hilly.

Spareribs

Yowza Marj, glad you're ok. Besides you, who's who in the picture?

Holly and Mariposai do have a lot of energy. Holly, your MIL is lucky you're taking all those precautions. Remember the dander is spread around a lot from the cleaning activity, so it's actually worse the day after you clean. Airing out the house helps. I know all this from having allergic family members (in-laws), but I don't take much action. Maybe that's why we don't get many visitors.... And there's no way I'd wash my cats. The one would have bloody diarrhea for days from the stress, the other would take my arm off.

TW does crack me up. Glad to hear the catch-and-release traps worked. Interesting that the break-ins stopped after you told the cops about it....

I drank a lot of water and ate a big dinner, and am still down a pound this morning. So, will take it easy on today's run. All I "need" is 12 to hit 50 for the week, my early summer non-goal specific target. Since I'm running a marathon in mid-August, I probably ought to start thinking about a training plan of some sort, no? 

Another nice sunny day here, although we did have some showers pass thru around 5:30 a.m. Love the smell of the air after the rain.

 we gave Max the cat a bath last week. 

Very brave!!!

I don't blame you for you bike riding choice TW. Love your traps idea.My grandfather's pharmacy was robbed often. Ugh.

Still have mulch envy here Jay.I prefer to pick it up with a trailer and drive to where it needs to be spread. Lazy in my old age.

Your 10K is exciting Ribs.

Yikes Marj!

Tag and I waddled three miles. Well....He actually ran

Greetings!  Great job on the 50k, Holly!  and also to Mariposai on the Winthrop Marathon.  that is a really pretty area; we went there once to hike and bike after Dh had a work meeting in Seattle. You maniacs are tough, and rugged!

Warm day today! mid- 80s and partly sunny, and we have not had much warm weather lately.  I got out late ( we started watching the French Open Final after getting up late-ish) and ran and easy 10 on the rail trail. I was a bit creaky through the ankles-- but I had a great day yesterday, drove up north, hiked up and over Mt Adams and then visited DD at the hut where she is a caretaker. She is having a good summer so far.  I managed to hike with a half dozen fresh eggs  to deliver to DD, and they made it in one piece!  A small victory.

It is always nice to get out in the Northern Presidentials but it is not easy hiking. My heart is there, but some days even I curse the rocky trails!

And in other news, and perhaps a sign of my insanity, I signed up for the Vermont 50k...

Lots of good racing this weekend. Nice longer run for Stumpy. Welcome to Fletch, the other new guy. I was looking at a race this fall in the Outer Banks, I think that would make a nice vacation.

I am pretty exhausted after having DD and her three kids her, Jackhenry, Mackenzie and Rockwell (Rocco), 5, 3 and 8 months. We finally got a pontoon ride for them today, yesterday was kinda crummy but we did go to the Y to swim. It is such a production to get everyone ready, pack all the stuff, buckle up, change clothes, go to the bathroom (again) the do it all in reverse. I don't remember it being like that when our kids were little. We just sent them outside to play in the sandbox or ride their big wheels on the sidewalk, and they did.

the next round of family starts arriving on Wednesday morning so we have time to change the sheets. ( does anyone every skip doing that between guests?) Maybe Leslie since she won't even wash her cats!

MrStarr and I went for a long walk with Bandit, then came home and got the other Dog, Smokey. Smokey is the lab, a hunting dog, so she gets to run, come, sit and stay to keep her sorta trained.  I took my road bike out for a spin around the lake For just the 2nd time. It felt a bit more comfortable but hurt like heck to get my leg over the bar. If my hip isn't better by Friday I think I may get that cortisone shot from the Ortho. We will see.

Now I have to go pick up toys and put all the right pieces with their mates. I don't like them all jumbled together.