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I love eggnog, but almost never drink it. So rich. So fattening! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all.
I'm hoping to do my long run this afternoon if the rain moves off. Tomorrow we are meeting for Christmas dinner at noon, so there won't be time or desire to do a lot besides walk the dog.
I don't remember ever having eggnog...
6 miles on the trails this morning.
Afternoon! I have 10 and weights tonight. My 8 were a bit sore last night, but good.
Ginny, I would choose the flat one and see what you are really capable of.
Z, I'll take coquito instead of eggnog. Much better.
PAD, nice 6.
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Coquitos for D and Mr. D!
I'm trying to decide how much I want to do today vs. tomorrow. We're headed to the in-laws this evening and I'd like to make some cookies, but that would push more miles to tomorrow. Luckily, it's not like I have a lot of miles in total for this weekend, and it won't matter to anybody but me whether I make them or not. The streak is at day 145, so that's the main goal right now.
Ginny, that marathon plan sounds perfect actually. Enough structure to keep you training, enough flexibility to work your life around it. I hope that things fall into place and that you get to travel and race.
Nice job, PAD!
Pad - good job on the trail run.
D - I've never had a coquito. Looks good. I'd like to do a flat race to see if I can improve my time, but March is iffy in the mid-Atlantic. I hope tonight's run was less painful than yesterday's.
Z - so did you run or bake?
I got my 14 in running from home to a café where I met Jim and we both enjoyed a hot chocolate and muffin for lunch.
Ginny- Good work on the LR!I made cookie dough, then ran 4 with the dogs. Now I'll get as many of them baked as I have time for.
I have my family recipe for coquito, Ginny. PM me your email and I'll send it Tuesday (I have the recipe at the office). It's so good! You can make some for New Year's Eve.
Ran my 10. Hamstring has been a PITA since the accident but keeping the run slow and easy has been good.
Ginny, depends on where you'll run (I forgot). Is Gettysburg always assured as good weather?
Never guaranteed, but end of April is generally nice around here. As I said, I'll train for the March race and see how it goes between now and then. Both races only have about 200 participants, so getting in shouldn't be a problem. I had thought about doing Shamrock or Myrtle Beach, but didn't start training in time. Maybe next year.
Shamrock is flat but it was super windy when I did it (30-40mph) and I DNFd. It was horrid that day. From what I heard it's always windy but never this bad. Of course, it only happens when I go.
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Just popping by to say Merry Christmas everyone :-) I've haven't been and am still not running, but I'm hopeful that will change soon.
Upcoming Races: Run as One 4M (4/24) * Japan Run 4M (5/8) * Brooklyn Half (5/21)
Miss you, Jill!
I have 20 TM miles at some point today. Thinking of having lunch and then hopping on it.
Jill - injured or too busy?