Morning!  6 and core tonight.

I am having issues force feeding Trixie and she showed me how displeased she was last night when she peed her bed and herself.  At 1am.  Sigh.

Supp!

If one rest day is good, two must be better, right?  Gonna do some light stretching though and maybe a little core, just to say I did something. 

Morning, all!

Fasting blood test this morning (no breakfast?!?) then running errands. I'll try to get out for 6 miles at some point if I can.

Everybody Wang Chung tonite!  Wow, am I aging myself, lol.

I am feeling REALLY good both in health and my running.   Last night did HILLS HILLS HILLS and had an EXCELLENT run/walk.  Attacked all the hills and got up them all in good order, felt strong the whole way.  Took it easier on the downhills because downhills are harder on my back (stupid spinal arthritis! ) but even those went great.    Well, it's not like I'm running LRB pace, lol, my pace is MUCH easier (slower) than that.  Even so, I am doing great for me.  Don't know why but for the last month or so have felt really good on all my run/walks and races, even with my 11-minute mile paces.  Although lately I have actually been getting under 11-minute mile pace.  Last night I did 4.2 miles of hills in 44:53, averaging about 10:52 per mile, nice. Maybe it's helped that I've been eating lots less junk food and am now down to 194 lbs (was at 206 at the beginning of summer), first time I've been under 200 in a long while.  Not much of a weight loss, but every little bit helps, right?  Whatever the reason, my running is going well, and I sure hope it stays that way, knock on wood!

Gail has been sick for the last 3 days, my poor love.  Let me tell you, though, advice from an 'old married man' (29 years married this February) for you guys who have not been with your partner for very long....give her some sympathy, but DON'T try and 'fix it' - as we guys tend to try and do - just  simply be there for her and keep your mouth shut.    Otherwise...she will still be sick...and YOU may end up injured...

Today is a rest day for me and then I do my 73rd race of the year tomorrow, The Jingle Bell 5K for St. Jude's Children's Ranch - https://stjudesranch.org/

Grip it and rip it!

You made me think of this:

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Thanks for starting us off, Baboon!  Snow coming and wife heading to Florida?   Get lots of beer and snacks, settle into the house and watch a lot of football.      No snow here for us.  We are heading into the upper 50s today, and for my 5K tomorrow (9 a.m. start) it will be a pleasant 47 degrees, lots of sunshine, and no wind.  Yay!   Saturday afternoon, just above 60 degrees.

Cats..what are you gonna do, Damaris, just have to do the best you can.   We had the same problem with Peanut a while back when he was having issues.  Vet finally put a 'feeding tube' in him, so we could feed him that way.  Even so, it took both me and Gail to feed him, she had to hold him still, while I injected the liquid food into his tube.  It did work well though and he soon started making a speedy recovery, thank goodness.  Wishing all the best for Trixie!

Consecutive rest days for you, LRB?     The world is ending....

You trained your 19-year old right, Sparker!   If he also enjoys raking leaves, can you send him to my house?   Have a good workout!

Hope you get good results back from your blood test, Step!  If the way you look is any indication of how your blood is too...then you're golden!     And hope you can get your run in.

Yoga...Gail will start 'hot yoga', Dave, in February....I think it is called Bikram and is done in a 105-degree room, yikes!  She loves it though, more power to her.   Have a great weekend!

Morning!  The lolcats on my phone say it's 37 degrees.  We get to have school for the first time in a week.  Should be an interesting day to say the least.