Penguin Power!
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Hey Pens! Saturday I've been doing the run/race/run thing lately, but it is nasty outside and DH has to go into the office today so I bailed on the race. I'll probably do some treadmill running while he's at work and possibly head over to my brother's for a brew day. Is anyone racing or doing fun things this weekend?
Morning. I have 8 on the TM tonight.
Jill, wind sucks. No shame in skipping the race.
Damaris
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Buenos Dias Penguins!
Jill, do you need 10 races to keep your status every year?
Damaris, hope the TM was OK.
AFM, it's my birthday and I'm in Barcelona. Dh and I have been traveling in Spain for the last 16 days and we return home tomorrow. I didn't get as much running done as I had planned on this trip, but I have had a few lovely runs here.
Buenos Dias Penguins! Jill, do you need 10 races to keep your status every year? Damaris, hope the TM was OK. AFM, it's my birthday and I'm in Barcelona. Dh and I have been traveling in Spain for the last 16 days and we return home tomorrow. I didn't get as much running done as I had planned on this trip, but I have had a few lovely runs here.
Happy birthday! How's Spain? It may be on our travel list soon. I enjoy speak spanish like una gringa :-) Are you excited to be getting back to running?
Jill - I hope your treadmill run(s) went well.
Allison - I enjoyed a very brief visit to Madrid when I was in college in France. I had a great time there.
D - I hope your treadmill runs were also good ones.
Yesterday I wasn't in the mood to run, so I didn't. Today I waited until late afternoon, when the winds had died down a bit. It was still freezing, but better than late morning when the windchill was 20. Another slow run, but once I warmed up, it wasn't bad.