Afternoon everyone.... Glad you had a good time last night Evryday..... Jim, I say fire up that joint as well. They say smokin' that stuff takes the pain away. Just kidding.... Speaking of owwwies.....I did get in a nice LR this morning but the last 3 miles were tough. Had a nagging knee pain that spread up into the thigh and into the hip/butt area. Very painful. I got in 10 but seriously couldn't have gone another 3 ft. it hurt so bad. Probably should have stopped around 7 but..... I could use a joint right now myself...... ......instead, I'll just go pop one of my pills that I still have left over from the bursitis I had! Have a super day ya'll...Jewels

Theme for the day ~ "being total bums today, really nice to just hang out." me too! drinking coffee @ an internet cafe...on call today, so "dressed & ready to go" (actually pretty calm right now - would be great running weather - if I could just now )...watching the next big weather system move in - I think it has some folks nervous...& Saturdays are kind of a transition day up here...several time share resorts do their weeks Saturday to Saturday... Gotta run....

Woohoo.....snow for Leslie! Ya, I should have stopped but my ego got in the way. Nice to hear from you again Cindy......take care with all that crazy weather. Glad you've been busy with clients though. It was very chilly this morning here.....mid 40's and windy. Never really warmed up too much. Got a fire going as we speak. The house is all decorated and no more school.....I'm soooooo relaxed. Have a super evening, Jewels

Hi guys, Yep, I'm still here...just a little windblown! Evryday, it was blowing real good, wasn't it? Didn't get out until around noon, and winds were out of the south 25-30 mph by then. Definitely shorts weather, though. Good to hear from Cindy, and how 'bout those heroes that Joe raised!!! Can't get much better than that for you to see the fine men they have become. Jewels, yes, please be careful and maybe take some extra rest days. Remember my 2 months of no running, cancelled half and all last year? Don't go there. Leslie, you deserve a little down time after that awesome race! R2, sounds like you are hedging lots of things, and the all night session sounds intense. Hope the achilles feels much better soon. Arla, keep plugging, you're doing great! Been easing back in after the stomach bug last week. Breezy 5 miles running at 10:30 pace today + a 1 mile walk. A couple of 3 milers + a couple of walks earlier in the week. Don't know if I'll get my 10 by Christmas or not, but at least hoping to get back to 20 mile weeks. I figure that's half a Kellyweek That's how I guage my race times too. If I finish in 2 X the top finishers' times, I'm doing OK . Neighbor called to ask me about joining the gym I haven't seen in a few weeks. Told her I'd take her as a guest next week so she doesn't have to get the hard sell. Ugh...gotta start over again on the lifting. May also have a partner in crime for my half. Another friend wanting to get more consistent w/ her exercise, so I invited her to run it with me (or another of her choosing). She will likely overtake me quickly speed wise if she trains much at all, but it would be good to have someone to struggle to keep up run with. OK, gotta go see if I have wrapping paper or bags for the haul from today's Christmas shopping blitz, so catch you later! Good runs and rests to all, and much holiday cheer!

0 degrees, moderate snow, winds gusting to 35, windchill -24 , anyone wanta bring me over a treadmill to put out in the shop? Temp I could handle but not the stinkin' wind. Bagging our long runs for now.

Yuck - all those snow and wind reports make me wanna crawl under my blankie! Jewels...take it easy on yourself. Rest or walking for a few days maybe? Cindy - oh THERE you are! Glad to hear that you're busy! Carol - I like your metric - finishing 2X the winner's time is a worthy goal! Leslie - Take care of those hammies, even if they're feeling better! Tight hams and cold weather are kindof a scary combo....btw, I looked at some trail racing events and boy are you right -is it *ever* important to look at the elevation profile! There's one in the Bay Area next weekend (Rodeo Beach) with something like 4,000 ft of gain in the 30K Ran a half marathon/toy drive in Oxnard yesterday ("Santa to the Sea"), which featured several miles of stiff headwinds - a little sore today from that extra resistance. The best part was picking out a couple of toys, I found a huge stuffed horsey that was big and soft enough to keep me warm at the start, and a way cool radio-controlled car (I always wanted one of those when I was a kid). Baking bread today and doing a little online Christmas shopping...much better than fighting the parking/crowds and I get to stay in my sweats Maybe get a short run in and maybe head out to watch the 'boys lose Arla

Hi All! Carol-good to see you running again.With the weather getting whacky, a gym membership sounds nice! Jim needs a gym ! Hopin' Cindy's not too deep in snow! Jewels- Nice blue bar you put up! Your log looks great! Leslie- that's a full load of kitty there! They must need a lot of staff !! Arla- knocking back some half marathons!! Lookin' good! Evryday- good goin' on your breezy run! These night games take forever to get here but it's almost time! Feels like a playoff game this one does. Hide the children and animals, this could get ugly!!!! Hi to all who's around..... Put down 14.2m in the trails with Buddyboy. That's after getting the tree (we go chop one down) and hanging the outside lights. Have a good evening !

Evenings, peeps - Arla - Rodeo Beach is where Pirates Cove (my 30k this year, going back next year) starts. It's a bugger of a climb right out of the chute. I walk the entire thing. Any details on your HM? Farmer Jim - Still don't like your weather. Evryday and Joe - Nice runs! Was actually fairly productive today. Some laundry, cleaned out the extra bedroom (which was desperately needed), and got the rest of the Christmas decorations out - and I'm done with them. I only have 17 more miles to go to get 1,000 miles in for the year.