Happy Holidays Everyone!  I hope everyone is doing well.  I'm fine.  I'm home with the boys tonight-we went to Stowe today.  The skiing and snowboarding was great!  We haven't got a lot of snow but it's been cold enough for the snow guns to be blasting non-stop for days.  The boys are both asleep already and I just have a couple presents left to wrap before I go to bed myself.  Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Holiday and New Year!  I haven't forgotten you.

I've been running a bit-I'm shooting for 2600 miles for the year.  If I run a little bit every day I'll get there.  I did well in my Human Biology class-got an A-.  I'm signed up for Intro to Health Psychology for next semester. 

Take care!  Kelly

Sorry I didn't catch up on the thread to be more specific but congrats Leslie on your 50k PR!  I did read your report on the ultra thread.  I haven't come up with a race schedule for next year yet-it's on my to do list.

...by the way, what gaiter do you all use...or what's your favorite?

Dirty Girl!

Another vote for Dirty Girls gaiters.

Happy holidays everyone!  My son got me a new insulated water bottle from Camelbac - a very different type of insulation - look  here.  Mine has a pink hand strap/key pocket, too.  I'm excited to try it.  I've had an extremely durable Nathan brand insulated handheld for over 4 years, and the drinking spout is getting very gunky. 

I also got  a Tikka headlamp - with the promise (from my husband) of some regularly scheduled night runs.    Very fun.

Hi Peeps!  Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.  Ours was very, very low key.  Was suppose to have my Pops over for dinner tonight, but he begged off not feeling well.

Kelly - Great to see you, girlfriend!  Congrats on the expected mileage.

Friday, Coach and I met up at 6:30 to get in our trail run.  We ended up having a really great time.  Only had to use our headlamps and his flashlight for about 45 minutes, it wasn't really cold, barely anyone else out there.  We stayed with the "easier" trails (mental eye roll), and busted out 20 miles in 4:55, which included 2 bathroom stops and 2 "aid station" stops (our packs with extra fluid and food hidden in the bushes).  Woo hoo!  Our last 1+ mile, we were really pushing it in order to make the 20 in less than 5 hrs.  This included really pushing the speeding walking/running on the hills.  It was a blast.  Last weekend, it took us 5 hrs to do 18 miles, which included 3 aid station stops, doggie water stops, and a prolonged bathroom stop.

Completed 14 yesterday, and around Mile 7, I realized I was having problems.  I would say a combination of not good recovery eating yesterday, and not getting in enough fuel on this run.  By the time I got to the health club around Mile 9.5 to use the bathroom - ugh!  So I stopped at Safeway and grabbed a Clif bar (yuck!) and ate about half of it while I walked a short way.  Mile 14 was fairly ugly, so was about the next hour at home.  I grabbed a large glass of milk w/Olvaltine and sucked it down, then shook my way through a breakfast burrito and banana over the next hour.  I haven't been able to stop eating since.  . . . . . I hate these types of lessons.   The Hub said if I'd called he would've come and picked me up, and I thought about it at one point.  Also thought about waving down the cop who drove by and begging a ride.   But if I didn't gut this out, how do I gut it out in April when I'm at Mile 40 and want to quit?

Now nothing 'til Tuesday.