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Morning! I got sick on Saturday night, with some light fever, so I never ran Houston. Sigh, oh, well. Fever is the only reason I would DNS a marathon. That or being super sick. Fever has been gone for 13 hours and hoping that's the last I see of it. Congestion is still around but it should clear up the more I move around.
Pilates for me tonight.
D - I'm glad your fever is gone. Do you feel better? Was it a cold?
It's snowing here, so I'll probably do my run on the TM.
We think it was a virus of some sort. Like a bad cold, but not as bad as the flu. Thankfully. Feeling much better. Been at the office for 4 hours and feeling better every hour, so there is that.
Enjoy the TM!
Singer who runs a smidge
Glad you're feeling better, Docket! Glad you're not out in the weather, Ginny!!
I spent my morning doing awards coordinator duties -- contact all the sponsors of the regional awards, see if they're willing to sponsor them again. Send out the list of last year's presenters so that the Powers That Be can create the list of this year's presenters. Figure out who all won last year's awards so I can track them down and make them bring back the trophy, or plaque, or whatever. Working on verifying who's eligible to win what, though that's a little tougher since the lady running the show neglected to send out contact info for each chorus liaison. Doh!
Had the chorus holiday party Sunday, and the cheesecake was a hit! I had a mild panic problem though -- on Saturday my final layer of chocolate mousse curdled instead of whipping, so I had to skip church on Sunday morning and go buy more cream and try again. Luckily it worked the second time around. There were many chuckles about my skipping church to fix the cheesecake, but most ladies felt that if I presented a slice to St. Peter, he'd let me in the Pearly Gates!!
We're supposed to have snow tomorrow. We'll see ...
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.
Morning! I have 4 and weights tonight. I gave the plague to my husband, good!
HopesMom, sounds like a busy morning. Hoping you got an award too.
D - I'm glad you're feeling better. Sorry about your husband though.
We got about 5 inches of snow yesterday, so I got to spend an hour shoveling the driveway this morning. Ben got his walk and I checked out the roads. Not much pavement to be seen, though the plow did go through last night. I don't want to deal with icy hills, so I guess I'll do my 5 on the TM later. We won't get above freezing today, so there won't be a lot of melting going on.
Afternoon! Ran 4 last night in 54F. I was pleasantly surprised.
I have Pilates and 6 tonight.
Geez, snow. Glad it's Friday!! I have quartet rehearsal tonight, then I have quartet coaching on Sunday. Should be interesting!!
HM - How much snow did you get? Enjoy your rehearsals.
D - nice run yesterday. I hope today's is also outside.
I had a lovely 8.4 miles today. It was in the mid-40's and lightly cloudy so the glare off the snow and ice was cut down. The roads were mostly clear though I had to watch out for puddles of snowmelt.