I just went back to yesterdays thread and saw about Beth's dog and other stuff. Hugs for Beth! Hope the doggie is ok. My family's dog is very sick, it is a terrible feeling.

Damaris I don't understand how people function sans coffee....I cannot!!!! My boyfriend never drinks it and is awake and chipper at 5am I don't get it. Maybe it's a lawyer thing?

Long week.  And it's only Tuesday.  DH's grandmother passed away shortly after I posted in the dailies yesterday.  So I'm off from work this week.  I'm going to use the time he's out making arrangements to get some extra mileage in.

Today: 8 miles @ 9:57 pace

Impromptu long run to burn off some of the shit I've been eating the last few days. For some reason, bereavement in this family means greasy food and lots of alcohol. I'm down with the booze, but my body can't handle any more grease.  Fastest LR pace ever, fueled by gorgeous temps, lots of sunshine, and Florence and the Machine.

Welcome home, Basya!   Hope you don't have a lot of jet-lag after that long flight!

Good luck with the workout and the weather, Sparker!  I saw on the Weather Channel the predictions for Chicago area are 5 to 8 inches of  snow, yikes!

Just what does constitute a 'frigid' temp in Florida, flarunner?  Is it like here in San Antonio?  Below 50?  That's when we start breaking out our 'winter' gear, lol.

Good luck with the 11 miles, Damaris!  AFM, I prefer 80 over 50!

Sorry about the cold, Lily, hope you feel better.   Good luck with the 12, don't push it and make your immune system more vulnerable.

Good luck with the PT, Phil, and hope they let you ditch the brace.  Maybe ask for a cane temporarily until you can get to where you don't limp anymore.  As for volunteering, well, you certainly don't want to be a course marshal with your leg, that job is a lot of standing.  Registration is probably it for you for now, since you probably can't be on your feet a lot right now.     Unless they will let you help with the race timing..then you get to sit at the computer near the finish line.

Sorry about the lack of sleep, Bruce.  Powernap at work, be ready for the afternoon run.   Good luck with all that snow, stay safe!

Sounds like a plan, Kristin!  Good luck with the PT tonite, and congrats on your weight loss progress.

Nice running, Dave!

Dang, that is a lot of hours, AmiK!  I don't see how you can even go out and run after all those hours, very impressive!  Good luck with your upcoming 10K.

Good luck with the tapering, Duke!  I got no advice, since I don't do long runs anymore.  I'm sure the others here will have some good tips for you.

Nice running, Jedi.  Hope the weather behaves for you!

Congrats on your speed-work session, Gustav!  Glad it felt great for you.

Good luck with your run tonite, Z!  Impresses me you can run 9 miles on a track without going nutso!  Just 2 laps for me and I'm outta there, lol, I have to divert off the track and hit the streets or trails.

Alexis, so sorry you are having shin problems, and your plans for the half are now nil.  Hope the doc can get you back on track.  You sure it is stress fracture?  Ask your doc about 'compartment syndrome".. he/she can test for that too.

Enjoy the rest day, Step!   All these snow days have to be made up, correct?  So your son does realize he might be in school until...July....right?    Mmm...muffins and cookies!   I can smell them baking already... 

Dang, Tom!  Send that rain Texas way!  We need it badly!  Hope your upcoming 15K goes great for you!

Congrats on your run, Ric.  You are speedy!

Dang, LRB, you are way speedy!  19 minutes is about my just-under 2 miles time, lol.  Congrats on the 10 miles total!  Glad you did not feel cold.

Congrats on your 11 POINT ONE, Marjorie!    Hey, you have a non-coffeemate in me. Can't stand the taste or the smell of the stuff. When Gail and I go shopping together on occasion and she makes a stop at a Starbucks, I wait for her outside the store, lol...and about 2 blocks away from it, uggg, that overwhelmingly nauseating coffee smell from there!   When I was in the Air Force, I made a lot of in in my first job, gallons and gallons of it for aircrews...I think that served as 'aversion therapy' for me, lol.   I do drink tea once in a while though.

Awww, Kay, so sorry for your family loss. Wishing you and DH peace and comfort.  Congrats on getting some miles in today.

Why are you singling me for the no coffee?  I drink coffee!  Iced, with caramel, soymilk, and from Starbucks, but coffee!

Sorta.  My Puerto Rican family will disown me now....

Having said that, I am hyper with or without coffee.  You be warned.

I just went back to yesterdays thread and saw about Beth's dog and other stuff. Hugs for Beth! Hope the doggie is ok. My family's dog is very sick, it is a terrible feeling.

 

Damaris I don't understand how people function sans coffee....I cannot!!!! My boyfriend never drinks it and is awake and chipper at 5am I don't get it. Maybe it's a lawyer thing?

So I decided to take it easy today, thinking I may even just take a RD.  Instead, I ended up with 14.2 miles.  I just told myself that if anything hurt I'd stop, and I wouldn't press the pace.  I felt good, so I'm happy to get the miles in, especially since we may have a bit of a snowfall coming.

LRB...Great work on that sub-20 speed.  You definitely have the pace for it, so as long as you keep building your endurance I can see you reaching it pretty darn quickly.

Kristin101...I've never even tasted coffee in my life, so count me as another odd one.

KayPS...I saw your other thread....holy finger batman!  The food looked great though.  Sorry to hear about your family's loss.

Luke...Glad you had a good run.  I'm think I'm kinda confused as to whether or not you're the same Luke though, with the new avatar and all.

Have a good day everybody!

Damaris- apologies, just went back and looked....it was marjorie who said she doesn't drink coffee for some reason I thought it was you....I will blame it on how hard it is to read things on my smartphone.

 

Good luck with the PT, Phil, and hope they let you ditch the brace.  Maybe ask for a cane temporarily until you can get to where you don't limp anymore.  As for volunteering, well, you certainly don't want to be a course marshal with your leg, that job is a lot of standing.  Registration is probably it for you for now, since you probably can't be on your feet a lot right now.     Unless they will let you help with the race timing..then you get to sit at the computer near the finish line.

 

Well the race is in four weeks and I should be fairly mobile by then (maybe even biking).  I'd rather be out of the course rather than sitting at a table.  I get too excited and have a hard time sitting still.

PT went great again today!  PT Girl told me I can ditch the brace entirely provided I promise to wear it if I go out and the weather is lousy.  Deal!  Boy am I glad to be rid of that thing.  Hopefully I won't need it for a THIRD ACL repair.     My bend is at 130 degrees and I am progressing nicely.  I was going to pedal the recumbent bike but they trashed my legs at PT and now I am achy.  Good stuff.

Great news!

 

Well the race is in four weeks and I should be fairly mobile by then (maybe even biking).  I'd rather be out of the course rather than sitting at a table.  I get too excited and have a hard time sitting still.

 

PT went great again today!  PT Girl told me I can ditch the brace entirely provided I promise to wear it if I go out and the weather is lousy.  Deal!  Boy am I glad to be rid of that thing.  Hopefully I won't need it for a THIRD ACL repair.     My bend is at 130 degrees and I am progressing nicely.  I was going to pedal the recumbent bike but they trashed my legs at PT and now I am achy.  Good stuff.