Considering schools are closing in our area due to blowing snow and -10 and lower windchills, isn't that perfect weather for penguins?  I think so.  LOL

I took today off but hit the treadmill the last 2 mornings before work.  Not much else to report except the new job going well.   2 days in and they want me back must be a good sign.  LOL

Have a great day!

Right now we have pretty good weather in San Antonio - 47 degrees, no wind, mild.  This is going to change pretty drastically by this afternoon and tomorrow, though.  Temp will be in the 50s but the wind will be blowing 20 to 25 mph giving us a feels-like temp of much colder.  By tomorrow we will be in the 30s and will STAY in the 30s until sometime Saturday.      Guess I should have run this morning, but I had to get to work early, as I am leaving early to take Sinatra to the vet.  Poor cat has had a time of it...he got into something or other outside and now has stuff breaking out on his skin.   So off to the doc he goes.  After that I will brave those winds and get some miles in at a local park.

Nice run yesterday at the university where I work.  Did a rare lunch-time run and the weather was sweet....in the 50s, sunny, no wind.  Ended up with 3.5 miles.   The only problem was that I forget to pack my shin brace  so by the time I got done the spot where the 'dent' in my shin is was letting me know about it!  Luckily I keep an ice pack at work, so iced that puppy down after getting back to the office and today it feels fine.

Morning all, probably a URD for me toady over did it yesterday, 3 TM 3 group practice then a 4 mile memorial run.

Maybe try to get a couple after wok on the TM.

My "aunt" died December 30.  She was not actually a blood relative, but was one of my late mom's best friends and our families were very close and always doing things together, so she was "Aunt" to me, along with my mom's other best friend, Sybil" with whom my Mom also grew up.  My mom - who worked for the Washington Post -  died in 2012, Aunt Sybil died a few years before that, and now the last of the 3 is gone too.  So the 'three lady musketeers' are reunited now in Heaven.    Washington Post, CIA...this is the kind of 'environment' I grew up in...probably explains a lot about me, lol...

My Aunt Patsy, as you can tell from her obit...was quite a character!   She worked for the CIA...and could never really tell us what she actually did, lol. She was also a cookbook author, an artist, and a musician.   Her daughter, Valerie, was one of my first girlfriends, way back when I was very young, almost before time began...

Patricia Diane MINNOCH

1932 - 2015 | Obituary |

Patricia Diane Minnoch, 82, died peacefully in the arms of her husband on December 30, 2014, at home in Jupiter Inlet Colony, Florida. Patricia was born April 20, 1932, in Washington, DC, the daughter of Arnold and Mary Ida Eller. She graduated from Falls Church High School, Virginia (Honors) and graduated from Strayer Business College (Honors). She also attended Northern Virginia Community College and the University of Virginia. Patricia was a creative and talented person - artist, gourmet cook, author, editor, and an accomplished pianist. Her career in the Central Intelligence Agency took her abroad to numerous assignments in South America, Europe, and Asia. She retired from the agency in 1996 and relocated to Jupiter Inlet Colony with her husband John. She was an active member and pianist at the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, Palm Beach Gardens. Her experiences in different cultures influenced her unusual cooking skills. She published a cook book and authored recipes for magazines, such as Woman's Day. Throughout her travels she became a self-taught portrait artist. Patricia is survived by her husband, John; her children Chris Kriesten (Gretchen), Valerie Garman (Dennis), Stephen Kriesten (Cheryl), and Leslie Richards (Scott); stepsons John Minnoch (Egda) and James Minnoch (Miho); 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Patricia will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery with a memorial service announced at that time.

Scotty, sorry for your loss.  She sounds like an incredible woman.

PAD- Is it really a URD if you already ran today's miles yesterday?

Vance- Glad things are going well.

D- Enjoy the Pilates-only day and the time with your Dad.

Kathleen- Have a great trip!

We are back to robotics season, so I will run at the HS track while waiting to pick up DD.  There might be a group workout there, and I might run with them if there is.  Otherwise, it will be more slow miles.  I have gotten very slow with the increase in mileage since the start of the new year, but hopefully will get the hang of things soon.

Hi pens!

Sorry for your loss Scotty Sounds like she had a really interesting life!

I had planned to get up super early for my midweek MLR but instead I slept through my alarm and got 11 hours of sleep altogether. Whoops. I hate winter. Was going to go out a few minutes ago, brought all my running gear to work but left my shoes at home, so I'll probably take off a little early to get in 4-5 miles at home before I have to pick up the kid and reschedule my 8 to tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow morning is supposed to be -5F with windchills in the -20s, so I'll just get to work early and get enough stuff done to justify running during the warmest part of the day (18F and sunny, much more bearable).

Oh, and I met with my coach to discuss my next goal race (HM on May 17th). Have a loose plan worked out, will mostly involve increasing miles; since I'm comfortable with 10+ mile long runs, my mission is to slowly work my way up to 14-15 miles over the next few months, with midweek miles going up a bit to support that long run length.

Hi Pens.

A quick check in for me. SRD. This is the last week of four days of running. Next week (and for the next sixteen) I will be on five days a week and a lot more mileage.  DW is also training and we will be making many, many grocery trips.

Scotty: Sorry about your aunt. Looking forward to the FE!