The "Penguin" daily threads were originally conceived to emphasize that all members of the community have a place on the boards. Encouragement, motivation, a little love nip (you will love one, give it a try!) or even a little kick in the pants when needed -- it can happen here. Basically, we celebrate just getting out there and moving our tails! What is "slow"? "Slow" is a perception but one of the common benchmarks is the 10:00/mi pace; but there's no firm line. In fact, there are many of us that have slipped past this, and just hope that no one notices and revokes their "igloo privileges." It can be confusing for the forum newbies, but we're not one of the teams in any of the fine games. It's a totally open group, so stop lurking, post an introduction of yourself dive in and join the fun! No application necessary! There might even be a lovely picture for Scotty (we love pics!)

Morning!  I have 10 with 6 at MP.  Managed to run last night and that moved the cold to the sniffling and coughing phase.

BTW, my section in chorus has one interval in a song we're really struggling with.  My director looked it up and told us it's a descending tritone, easiest to hear in Black Sabbath.  And to have my 58-year old director who loves show tunes more than anything tell me to listen to Black Sabbath is absolutely hilarious!!

BTW, my section in chorus has one interval in a song we're really struggling with.  My director looked it up and told us it's a descending tritone, easiest to hear in Black Sabbath.  And to have my 58-year old director who loves show tunes more than anything tell me to listen to Black Sabbath is absolutely hilarious!!

That is so cool!

Ginny, funny that I don't have chest congestion. It's all in the nose.  I have been monitoring for that because the asthma would make it worse, but so far, only dry coughing and all in the head.

HopesMom - and do you have any Black Sabbath at home to listen to to compare?  I hope the PT continues to erase the pain.

 

YouTube is my friend!!

Boring meeting and workshops today. Now we have to sit through a 90 minute keynote speaker. Total BS. I am in the back reading forums and playing Clash of Clans. I'm a bad boy.

3.3 miles of hills after work yesterday.  Rain threatening, so it was very humid, nearly 100 percent, with dewpoint in the 70s, and the temp was a 'cool' 84 degrees. Can you say "SWEAT SWEAT SWEAT!" - especially for a fat guy like me.  Got a little lost when I took a wrong turn, but it was all good because that just gave me another route to add to my already long mental list of my area running routes - I think I've got pretty close to 100 routes now.  Someday I'll have to write them all down to get the exact amount;  I'm definitely not lacking for running routes around here, lol.   Today is a non-running day and tomorrow morning is my 24th race of 2015.

If you have not figured it out yet - today is May 8th.  On this day in history, Germany surrendered in 1945, ending WWII in the European theater.

Holidays for May 8th:

No Socks Day!

Military Spouse Appreciation Day!   They too serve.  During my 24-year Air Force career, I dragged my oh-so-patient wife all over the world to my various assignments.  She was always there for me, setting up our household, getting us settled in, and having to find a new job every time we moved, and taking care of everything at home whenever I had to deploy.  If you have/had a military spouse, today is the day to give her/him some thankful appreciation!

World Ovarian Cancer Day - Remember those lost; support those battling it

World Red Cross/Red Crescent Day

Food holiday:  National Empanada Day and Have A Coke Day  - Empanadas are standard fare in most bars and restaurants.  I will pass on the coke, I like Pepsi better.

Another day, another Empanada (photo courtesy of oasis collections) - with a Coke sign in the background..how appropriate for today, lol.

 Hey pens!

Happy Friday evening. I guess my days are SRD's for a while. Gonna give myself another full week with no runs nor walks. Just when I think, "Okay, I'm moving okay..." Doing! Don't even think about it.

Ginny - yea I like my doctor but she was hard to convince that it was more a bone pain than tendon. I felt like I was twisting her  arm to get an MRI order. I'd just like to know what's wrong, but don't really want the huge MRI Bill. Meanwhile, I'll just keep resting.

Ditched work this afternoon a very long week and spent the afternoon quilting with some of my best buds. Good day. Envious that one of my friends is running in the HM that I won't be. It's a great course, too. Out in the Kansas country, very flat, and fast. Oh well...next year.

Good luck to all the racers tomorrow.