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Today is National Cookie Exchange Day!
Today is National Date Nut Bread Day!
I did my first night trail run last night, 8 miles by flashlight, Nothing broken.
4 miles this morning.
Hope your feeling OK D.
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I'm just here for the cookie bread.
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Morning! Thanks, PAD. Woke up with a migraine, but not sure if related (I think not).
I have 13 miles and Pilates today.
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We used to have date nut bread at Christmas, then it became cranberry for a while. Both sound really good right now.
PAD - good job on the dark trail run, especially on not falling.
D - good luck on your MLR later. Or is it a LR? Are you back to having a coach or just following a previous plan?
AFM: we may go to the state forest this afternoon so I can run 4 on the ski trail and Jim and Ben can enjoy the wintery woods. If there's a lot of snow/ice I may just walk with them and run at home later.
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DW made baklava. 3.5 mile street run. Didn't need the armsleeves.
Nobody here really likes dates, but we do like cookies! DD made some a few days ago. I'm not doing the massive Christmas cookie bake this year though. We're honestly not doing much this year. No tree or lights.
I ran a mile. Needed a "day off".
I ended up with a day off too. After walking the ski trail, I was so cold I didn't want to go out and run in the dark. I'd like to look at all the Christmas lights, but tonight's not the night.
I haven't done my full night run around the neighborhood to look at lights either. It was so icy last week that it wasn't a good idea, and this week I've had people to run with so far. Thanks for the reminder.
Ginny, following one of his old plans. I only had 6 weeks until Houston, so figured I wouldn't waste his time.
Ran 13 with 8 @ MP, got my neck cracked and went to Pilates.
D - that's a busy evening! Did you get off work early?
I get off work at 4:30pm but working from home I eliminate the commute of an hour.