Monday’s workouts:
RunnerKSA (3.2 morning TM miles instead of heading out in a blizzard + 2.3 post-work TM miles with the news)
Tramps (morning run for the first time in a while)
Deeze (7.2 miles - consistent and sludgey)
Marj (7 AM bagel walk)
Fatozzig (afternoon core/ST in place of haircut)
Henrun (2 sproinky, pre-blizzard miles)
Anzlo (drama-free EZ 8 morning miles in upper 30’s-low 40’s temps)
Pfriese (6 EZ recovery miles)
Falconfixer (lunchtime 7.5 miles without rain)
StarrRuns (3 TM miles at the Y with Mr. Starr, + 3 miles on the bike)
Bioguy (7 post-work miles in cool overcast weather with a spit)
Mike (10 miles, including 4 X 1.5 at 6:40 or faster pace)
SteveP (3.5 miles with the news)

Welcome back, Tramps. I hope things even out for you and that you get to enjoy more of the little things.

Strange that there are so many unusual/unexplainable injuries & ailments making the rounds. I hope everyone finds the causes and heals up well and quickly.

Good job getting a workout, Starr.

Be careful ‘o that hammy, Mike.

Nice job of sucking up and solving a problem, Steve.

We have our Town Meeting (vote) today, with 49 warrant articles to be voted on, plus candidates for various offices to be chosen. With about 20" of snow expected by the end of the day, turnout will likely be very light, which is too bad. The local Fire Dept. has offered rides to and from the polls, which should help a bit. We're going to try to get there early before the snow PHDs (piles higher and deeper). With lots of snow and high winds in the forecast, it's an even bet that we'll loose power at some point today. Yikes...

The snow started a lot later this morning than we expected, so I was able to get out for a workout. The winds were downright nasty, but bearable 'till some snow started to come down when I was about 3 miles in. When I caught headwinds, even with a brim cap, I had to keep my head down to be able to see without my eyes getting stung. As the newspaper delivery guy drove by, he yelled: "Better hurry up - here it comes!" So I did. I got home before the snow started sticking to the roads, but the winds just kept getting stronger. 7.35 RW miles.

Have a greta Tuesday!

Jay

Thanks jay,
and also for the interesting information on heel-striking ensuring legs are straight in RW’ing.  I always wondered how the RW judges could detect running violations but I guess they just look for bent legs. Neat.  Otherwise, it's almost impossible to observe heel-striking or not as the heel, even such anti-heel strikers as even event photos from anti-heel striking stalwarts as Ultra-Scott Jurek all the way down to me too, clearly show heel-striking, but we're not, and my barefoot heel would let me know if I was.  thanks again. 

rare one morning mile - I guess mainly because of so much foul weather in so many places and DL’s for so many, I felt a twinge of guilt when I woke up healthy without any excuse not to run a little after j-o’clock with the temperature at an enticing 61^o, a star-filled sky and streets lined with cherry blossoms so went for a mile real run around the neighborhood.  I think this is the first time I’ve just gone running for the sake of running without going somewhere to some destination I’d otherwise be driving/bussing, etc. to in probably 30 years since I used to love waking up early in Tokyo days for morning runs around different neighborhoods before everything got so busy you could barely cross the street.
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geez, steve, how are lawyers supposed to make a living around people like you taking it upon yourself to settle things. Actually, you did it exactly the way even huge Japanese companies find litigation so unnecessary.  The Japanese client I’m helping now wishes the protagonist had someone like you.  ps - do you take commissions?

ps - did mariposai's foot survive the six-hour drive back?

Did she get the stand-up desk?

tammy - neat.

I checked and it's 112 hours for almost 240 miles = about 2mph or 30m/m

Therefore, a 3mph pace for 80 hours would still give 32 hours to sleep.

Tet, I'm not sure what the Moab cutoff is, but I know my friend said she'll start running on a Saturday and probably not finish until Tuesday. As she's explaining this all matter of factly, I said "you know that's not normal right??" lol.  

not only is there no way I would ever do that (I only want to scratch this one 50K off my bucket list just to see if I can do it, but have no desire to ever run longer!), but the $995 registration fee is enough to make me choke too. well, that and the fact that it's 240 freaking miles!! 

Your not sugar you won't melt (don't look twocat)...get out there and run.

okay - I'll get out there and run.  Although I totally would have figured that this week you would want me to take a complete rest week.  

 

okay - I'll get out there and run.  Although I totally would have figured that this week you would want me to take a complete rest week.  

And the smack talk continues!  *munching on bowl of popcorn, watching the action . . . *

I feel for all you folks in the east. 

I heel strike when I get really tired.  It's something I have to be very conscious of not doing.

$994?  Whoochie!  But I guess when you're expecting to be dealing with people for 3-4 days (or more), it ain't cheap.  Not to mention all the authorizes and insurance, etc., to be on the land.  If I had the time, I would love to volunteer at one of those races.  Something to consider . . .

SteveP - Thanks for the .  I've disarmed a lot of "grumpy" people by being really nice to them.  When you're not combative, it throws them off their game.  I've only had one client I essentially "fired" for my boss and practically slammed the phone down in the guy's ear.  He was a real *&%$.  After I got off the phone, I had to get out of the office for a few minutes.  As I was heading up the sidewalk, I saw my boss on the other side of the street coming back from court.  He looked at me and knew something was wrong and motioned for me to wait.  As he walked up, I practically yelled, "I think I fired a client!!" He walked around the block with me as I ranted about what had happened, then smiled and said don't worry about it. (Have I ever told you how much I like my boss?)  The client's wife called the next day to apologize for her husband, and as I was talking to her, she said, "Oh, by the way, Gary's on the line, too, and wants to talk to you."  I was furious! I heard him out, "accepted" his apology, hung up, went and told my boss about the phone call, then respectfully said I would never work with that client again.

Okay - Now that I have that out of my system!  Whew! 

2.35 mile power walk this a.m.  Some knee discomfort, but so far no pain going up or down stairs.  Even though I wanted to run, I kept with the mantra of 2018: Don't Be Stupid.  I'll be asking for a referral to my PT.  I ain't messin' around with this stuff!

Enjoy ~~

 

And the smack talk continues!  *munching on bowl of popcorn, watching the action . . . *

 

 

 

No smack talk from me.... my team is in last place.

11 miles for me today.

Paul

 

Anslo wow you are running the Moab 240 with TammyinGP! AWSOME!!!  What next week right? Boy is TammyinGP's friend Ellener going to be jealous of you two!

Based on the above ^^^^^ response I am clearly going to need to work on my silly writing skills ...

After waiting for the downpour to stop this AM I completed an EZ 4 miles.  I noted that Tet and maybe the rest of you are using "RW" as race-walking (a skilled technique) when I have have been using RW for run/walk.  Perhaps I should change to R/W as necessary to eliminate the confusion.

Prayers and thoughts with you northeastern folks!