I have $5 in for work Powerball drawing for Wednesday. Oh the suspense. It usually does seem like the work groups are the folk's who win these things. It's also MMT lottery day! I'm more excited about that! I like my chances to head down to Virginia then to buy a winter home in Hawaii.

Qotd: It's almost mid January and it no snow has fallen. I'm not at the least upset about it. As I grow older I find snow to be a nuisance. I used to love it when I was younger. Skiiing, sledding, donuts in empty parking lots in highschool. Now my old bones can do without it. Maybe I'm just a grump.

Oh, if it's a betting day, add the odds that the windshield guy shows up in the time window promised with the right windshield this morning.  I think the odds of keystone, Couch and XT all getting into MMT are better (anyone else in that lottery?).  Good luck!

While I'm waiting for the car appt, I'm stuck waiting so my running plans are for a shorty and speedy run this afternoon.

qotd:  I like winter.  I like the snow and cold (but not the long winters I grew up with).  I do hope we see some snow soon.  It's cold enough right now.   It's not looking like it will be a ski year here out east.

Sitting at work. Started at 7 am won't get out until 10 pm. At the farm show so it should be a good day of people watching. They changed the location of our first aid station this year and put us right by some doors.  In theory they shouldn't be getting much use since they are service doors, but in reality they are constantly in use making it a really, really cold place to be .

I may have to buy a lottery ticket or two on the way home tonight if I can figure out how to play it without looking like too much of a fool .  It's the one area of life that I'm really naive in .

QOTD:  Sometimes snow is OK but for the most part I can do without it. Once I'm acclimated to the cold it's actually fun to run in the snow at times.  I do enjoy running at night when it's clear and quite cold. That really cleans out the lungs.

Back to the hospital for a wound check and packing removal.  Wish I could run.

qotd: At age 64, I still love winter and snow.  The lack of it is one of the things I hate about Florida.  Last year before the move the trail had some snow cover for most of the winter and I loved it.  If anything, being older has make me appreciate the snow even more.  Being retired and not having to hit the roads at rush hour helps with that a lot.

 

AT, don't get lost on that course (I'm sure you won't) I got lost countless times last year running Ironmaster's . The WORST marked course of all time..but an awesome course at that! Great beer at the end!

I marked 40 % of the course last year but for the 3rd time in 4 years we had people messing with the markings. I was out there running in reverse to find out where the course was messed up and caught 3 MTB'ers removing tape and flags before the climb to Hammond rocks. I got as many as I could turned around the right way. They also turned the arrow around for the 15k and 50k split. What a nightmare.  The rest of the course was marked my hikers (not runners) and I cold not get them to realize that runners need more markings because we are looking down more than hikers. Hopefully this year they will listen, as I'll be out of town and can't help.

 

I marked 40 % of the course last year but for the 3rd time in 4 years we had people messing with the markings. I was out there running in reverse to find out where the course was messed up and caught 3 MTB'ers removing tape and flags before the climb to Hammond rocks. I got as many as I could turned around the right way. They also turned the arrow around for the 15k and 50k split. What a nightmare.  The rest of the course was marked my hikers (not runners) and I cold not get them to realize that runners need more markings because we are looking down more than hikers. Hopefully this year they will listen, as I'll be out of town and can't help.

Oh yea that's right! I remember you saying that last year! Stupid MT bikers wtf? Why would they do that knowing a race was going on? Jerks.

Hi Sue, and all. 

I know a few of you I think from maybe past Runners World forum or Facebook??

Anyways I am picking up running again and was looking for a group and vaguely remembered this one and was happy to find it. I try to run trails 90% of the time because the roads hurt.

10.1 miles today slow on some trail and farm roads by a river. Last mile - pickups and a couple hill sprints in a cemetery. There is patches of snow and ice. Fell once. Listened to music. Saw no one. Should snow today at some point.

QOTD - I moved to Vermont and was expecting a winter experience. I feel gypped!

 

At:  how do you get all those mid week long runs in? When do you see you patients or do they just sit in the waiting room.  

 

Sue - I only see patients on M, W and F (8:00am -7:00pm). That's how I get my long runs in on Tuesdays and Thursdays (and also how I've been ale to coach).  I do reports and look at a lot of MRI's when I'm not seeing patients, and I can do that at home. It sounds nicer than it really is and my friends tease me about working 3 days a week, but they really don't want to work my total hours.

bagge_pants  - nice to see you again.

Nice cold run today. We had flurries most of the time but no accumulating snow. Friend got his right shoe soaked at a creek crossing very early on and I thought we would have to cut it short, but he warmed up. He pushed me pretty hard, which I need more of since I tend to take it easy too much while enjoying the sights.