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Today is National Guacamole Day!

Morning Jerry.  Today I'll do either 7 or 10 while my dog is at the groomer.  I take her to the adjacent neighborhood on the train because it is 35 dollars less than the place by me.  $35 is like a race entry fee   Usually I drink coffee and read at the local coffee shop, but since I've given up coffee running will have to be my distraction of choice today 

Another 3.5 for me this morning. Was chilly when I first stepped out the door, perfect running weather today.

Let's see if this works... here's a "baby" photo of her as a puppy =D

Morning, Penguins!!  It's still been crazy busy at work, and not much calmer at home.  I'm SOOO looking forward to next week -- there are bike race championships taking over my campus, and we've all been told to stay home if possible.  I decided it was more than possible, it was smart!  So DH and I are going camping at the beach Monday through Wednesday, and then I'm chilling at home Thursday and Friday.  Since this is my first vacation since Christmas, I'm all excited!  But I had guacamole last night, oops!!

Jerryb -- hope the furnace guy shows up -- it's gotten a bit nippy at night!  

sapf -- Sometimes we have the boarding facility give Dusty a bath, but otherwise we just deal with stinky dog.  Luckily he has short hair!

hog -- good news about your ankle!!  You might want to do an epsom salts soak or put arnica on it -- both will help with the swelling, and arnica will also help the bruising heal faster.

Lauren -- woo-hoo for your perfect 3.5!!

Brilliant -- have a good, dry short run!!

Jerry - good idea getting your furnace seen to before the cold weather starts.  I hope the 3 went well.

Jill - nice that your dog is small and easy to transport.  Do they allow big dogs on the subway?

Mitch - I hope your ankle continues to heal so you can get back to running.  Sorry about your missed race, but you're lucky it hasn't taken you out for the entire season.

HopesMom - DH was talking about heading to the beach next week too, probably Assateague.  Have fun.

Lauren - good job on the run.  Is it starting to feel normal again?

Allison - enjoy the cool clouds.

Z - I know you'all need rain too.  Have a good run at the track.

AFM:  Ben is limping again, which is worrisome as he seemed to be completely healed.  I'll get some miles in later.

Jill - so adorable!!

HopesMom, congrats on the vacation; it sounds very chill.

Ginny - hope Ben is OK.

Zel, have a good 11. Now that you've beat the Blerch, what's up next for you?

AFM - I ran an easy 5 miles.  And when I got home, my hubby, who knew that today is Mexican Independence Day as well as Guacamole Day, had made chilaquiles and Mexican hot chocolate.  Yummy but so many calories; I should have run longer!

Hope, what is arnica and where do you get it? You are the 2nd person that said Epsom salt, so I need to do that this evening.

Arnica is an herb, and we buy it in a gel from WalMart.  It's called Arnicare, if I remember right, and it's probably with painkillers, or maybe Ace bandages.  You can find it at natural foods stores too, I expect, but I'm too cheap to shop at those places.