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Morning Penguins, 6 this morning maybe gym tonight.
Morning, PAD! Hope your almost 10K goes well. I'm amazed that you'll go to the gym tonight, too! C25K W2D2 on tap tonight. I signed up for a Turkey Trot 5K last night. Not planning to race it, but it was fun last year with great swag.
Call me Ray (not Ishmael)
I've been a little MIA due to anniversary/vacation. I finished another half on Sat and got a HUGE medal. We did lots of hiking on this trip too. Hopefully I'll get out for a few tonight.
Morning! 6-7 miles tonight.
Damaris
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obie- Having an event to look forward to sounds like a great idea!Probably run a few after work tonight.
Singer who runs a smidge
Hi Penguins!! Not quite as cold this morning, but I'm still wearing a sweater. It's like we're hitting fall with a vengeance! At least the mums I bought are looking happy with the weather. Quartet rehearsal tonight!Lauren -- I'm actually asking what instrument you're running. Professional curiosity!PAD -- Woo-hoo for your 6!!obie -- Have a good W2D2! I like races with good swag, especially if I don't have to take them seriously!!hog -- anniversary and vacation are wonderful!! Docket -- have a good 6-7!!Zelanie -- have a good probable few!!
When it's all said and done, no one remembers how far we have run. The only thing that matters is how we have loved.
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Oh gotcha, haha. It is an 8-channel liquid dilution olfactometer.
Hi pens! So tired today. Will be tough to get out both tomorrow and Friday so I'll probably fit in a few easy miles this afternoon and take tomorrow off.
on my way to badass
Good Wednesday Penguins! My legs have now forgiven me for their torture on Sunday. I shall endeavor to get at least 3 done later.
Thanks for starting us off PAD. 6 miles sounds ambitious to me right now.
Obie- Congrats on all your progress. A Turkey Trot sounds like a lot of fun.
Mitch- Congrats on the anniversary!
Damaris- Enjoy the miles!
Zelanie- Taper madness yet?
HsM- Hope you have a good rehearsal tonight.
Lauren- Sorry about the fritzy equipment. All that stress would tire me right out.
Still waiting for the perfect race picture. 5K PR-33:52 , 10K PR 1:11:16, First HM 2:42:28
That is too cool for words. How can you tell when the mice can smell it?
PAD - good job on the early 6. Have fun at the gym, if you go.
obiebyke - I bet it's a lot easier doing c25k second time around. At least this time, you know you can do the distance. When I've come back from injury, I didn't have the patience to start from scratch, though I probably should have.
Mitch - will you do a race report for your HM? Where did you end up hiking? Welcome back.
Damaris - enjoy your evening run. Did all the rain cool things off at all?
Z - you don't sound sure. Doesn't your plan specify how much you taper?
HopesMom - have fun at rehearsal. I hope you get a walk at lunch, to take advantage of the cool weather.
Lauren - I'm sorry to hear about the frustration you're having with your equipment. I hope it gets fixed soon.
Stonefence - I'm glad your legs are feeling better. Take it slow and easy for the next couple of weeks. You may not enjoy tonight, but your legs will thank you later.
AFM: another cool day, but grey with a good chance of rain. I'll do 3 or 4 later.
HsM - It's part of the task - two odors or mixtures of odors are presented through a nose poke hole. In a given session, the mouse will smell each of those two odors an equal number of times but the order in which they smell them is randomized. One odor is paired with a water reward so if they smell that one, they lick at a port and get their reward. If they smell the odor that's not paired with a reward, they're just supposed to pull their nose out of the hole without licking at the port. They typically start off trying to get a reward for every trial and gradually learn which odor is which over the course of the session (200 trials).
It seems to be working again! I have a mouse doing a task right now to test it out.
Barking Mad To Run
Cooler weather, cooler weather! Yeah! For my last 2 runs I thought about Damaris and felt sorry for her in her weather...for about a minute...then I went back to enjoying mine!
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt
Hope your 6 went well, PAD. Happy gym-time tonite!
Way to sign up for a turkey trot, obiebyke, those things are always so much fun! My problem here in San Antonio is there are about five or six of them so it's hard to decide which one to do, all of them are great. This year - no problem. I will be in Washington State for Thanksgiving and there is only one in Gail's home-town. So that one is it. Did it a couple of years ago...and it SNOWED on me! Dang! Weather shock for a South Texas guy!
Welcome back home, Mitch! Sounds like you had a great anniversary/vacation!
Good luck with the 7 tonite Damaris...in the heat....I'll sit outside in my 79 degree weather today at your running time and think good thoughts for you.
"Run a few" for you, Zelanie, would be equal to what...about 5 to 8 miles? A few for me would be like...1-2, since my main run is usually about 3 miles or so.
Gee, HsM, how many Mums do you have...are you adopted or something? Enjoy that weather!
Lauren, hope your miles go well for you, and that you get some rest and get all rejuvenated.
Glad your legs are happy again, StoneFence! Maybe after your 3 today, you could jump into some cold water and make them really happy.
Happy miles to you, Ginny! Can be fun running in rain, long as it's not a cold rain and there is no lightning. If it rains, have fun with it! Splash, jump in puddles, etc.