I don't think you guys are. This is the one place I feel I could divulge my goals and even if you thought I was crazy you would all be supportive.

Well you sure showed them everybody you could getter done at the Monkey.

Well you sure showed them everybody you could getter done at the Monkey.

twas my goal! Sorry you have to run at lunch! If you don't start to get outside soon I will guilt you big time! I will give you till next week to get a long run done outside...

Yes, good luck, Shan! And Bugs and I both need to get a nice outside run in. Today is another really nice mid-teens mild day, and I'm stuck inside. Sure wish we'd get days like this on the weekend, but tomorrow the high will only be about 10 and snow is likely. STILL, I'm going to get out there. Too much treadmill time. Bah. Good luck also to sleep-deprived Murphy. Hope he can run on fumes cuz that's what he'll have in the tank at the rate he's going.

so today is my 1st planned off day since my break in august... and it was the WORST day!! ugh I want a run so bad!

I'm good at following rules. I was told if I could go 1 mile and not break a sweat then fine, but that really I should take the day off and stretch or x-train and think about running and my race. So would it blow it no, but at this point I feel like not listening wouldn't be the smart thing either. So this morning on my way to work (bout 1.5 miles down the road) a car and i were about to pass when BOOM the car hits a dear, the dear flies in front of my car and goes under it. I pull off to the side of the road in hysterics - screaming. DH's phone is off so I can't get ahold of him. So I check out the car to make sure it's ok and drive to work. Couple hours go by and then I have my one student who is driving me crazy. Now I like most of the "bad" kids and I would take them any day over this kid! He sits all class and stares - at the wall. He doesn't take notes, he doesn't do anything!! We've talked a bunch of times because I hoped warm and fuzzy might help him or maybe if I can give him a chance it will be ok or he will get over some of his anxiety at least in my class or will try to stay focused or SOMETHING! He said he has trouble deciding what to do first so I sat him up front so I could re-direct him. Well today he decided to inform me that he doesn't have to take notes because he knows what he's doing... 37% in my class but he KNOWS what he's doing. Anyway, then I yelled at my last period because I have to give the same direction every day - so I made them sit in silence for half the period. I hate being like that! I prefer to be a happy teacher, but it was too much for 1 day... I just wanted to go for a nice run... instead I went to the market to buy food -finally- where some woman stopped right in front of me with her cart and then LEFT it to go look at something in another isle while I just sat there as this cute old couple passed... I smiled a strained but polite smile and as she passed she leaned in and informed me that Jesus loves me... I almost cursed at her... and now here I sit WISHING I didn't listen so well so I could break the rules and go run for a good hour or so!

heh, I would. But that's me. You're a good teacher, Shan. The bad ones have bad days all the time and don't realize it.

Thanks!!!

That made me smile My running week ... sucked. 2 miles so far. But my legs feel great. And now I'm coming down with a sore throat. Probably will run anyway tomorrow. Hopefully i can get back on track next week. If I'm going to have a recovery month, December has to be it and then back at it for the National in March.

I'm glad I made you smile! Sorry to hear your week of running isn't going well. But i'm glad your legs feel good! Try some honey and lemon for your throat. I agree that if you need a month December is the month to take.