Arla - Welcome back! 1500 miles in two days, on a motorcycle?? And then you had to work the next day? Bet you sleep good for the next couple of nights. Cindy - Is some of your "boot camp" overworking your achy foot? Glad the tush loosened up. Loved Joe's and Farmer Jim's wise-cracks. Made me smile this a.m. Speaking of giving blood - oh wait, Joe said "need" - - be that as it may, I am a strong proponent of blood donation, so get out there and expose those veins! And guys, if you have the time, they also are need people to give platelets and plasma. Right now, women can't give platelets anymore because of the following: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Oct_2/ai_n27392692. Giving platelets is time-consuming (1.5-2 hours), so blood banks are usually fairly low on that product. And, you can give platelets a lot more often because they regenerate themselves in something like 24-48 hours. I use to give platelets once a month until they told me no more. Even though I haven't had kids, they can't take the chance that maybe I was pregnant at some point and never knew it. Just beware - You have to wait 24 hours after giving before you can participate in any aerobic activity. It's a good excuse for a rest day! This a.m., did 1.5 hours of strength/core/knee. My buddy, Karen, works part-time at a local health club. Saturday we're gonna go "clubbin'" so I can learn how to use the various equipment for when I'm on the road. Watched "Death at a Funeral" last night. It was a hoot! Very funny!

You RAWK Arla ! That's Great . Numero Uno Baby! Don't downplay the competition. We know you're one of those fast people! Rest up and tell us about the ride ! Heat finally broke today ! Weehaw ! Much to Buddy's delight, 7.2 m mostly on the beach tonight in 82* with only 44% humidity. Whew !!!

Way to go Arla! A win is a win. What was your time? C'mon we want to know...live vicariously through your speed, etc. Kelly, good luck in your race this weekend! Wow, sounds daunting with the water and summit and all. How do you avoid getting lost on those things? I think I'd fear getting lost more than anything. Running still going OK. Weights and very short mileage yesterday + a little dog walking cross training thrown in. Have lifted now 3 times since starting that up again, so starting to work a little of the initial soreness out. Just reading about Mtnchk's bootcamp makes me sore!

Afternoon Folks! Just taking a break from fence painting/staining/waterproofing - stuff....might take a couple hrs (weinie that I am) w/temps around 90 so far....feels warmer standing in front of the fence w/paint brush in hand Congrats on the race Arla! I'm sure you're being toooo humble! sounds like you had a wonderful time ...I'm truly jealous...doesn't look like my bike is going to get much mileage this Summer...Todd still has the tank & fenders! that's the last time I'll agree to a "3-5 day" paint job @ the beginning of season Good Luck this weekend Kelly! Wow! didn't you JUST run a 50 miler?!?! Yer skeerin me! Thanks for the heat wave Joe...I think it's Leslie that's asking for it though...throw harder next time! weather people are saying we're getting close to breaking a record for consecutive days over 90...which is hot for here..... You & Buddy enjoy the break while you got it...still gotta get through Aug/Sept.... Carol: you're welcome to come join me @ boot camp anytime! I have some free passes when is your mtn getaway anyway? Leslie: take a piece of tape or a sharpie & mark the position of your old seat before you take it off...should be a nut just under that releases a clamp type thing to take the old one off....I have a neat flip catch on mine - & the front wheel..old mtn bike that it is! another day off for me. was intending to take the bike out for a bit this morning & got derailed by chores...maybe later after it's a little cooler...foot is feeling MUCH better w/some time off/different shoes! hopefully I'm ready to hop back into it in the morning...TNT group run is only 11 in the morning & I'll be mindful as I go....had to talk myself into treating it like I've had the flu or something...feeling guilty/antsy about not running - even though my logical brain kept saying "let it heal" ....one of my girls Weds night asked me what I'd be telling a client?! OK. OK... also feeling guilty not getting Mairead out as much...& now that it's warmer & the wknd team runs are getting longer, I think it would be best if I didn't take her for now...even the coolie vest isn't enough for a Big Black Dog! she'll just have to get her long runs in up in the mtns....She did get to go w/Doug this am though...5:30am/3 speedy miles..they had a good time!

4.5 this morning with the last mile at 10k pace cause I felt like it. I was going to go 4 miles but was running next to a pivot pumping fertilizer on corn so ran in to the pump to check it giving me 4.5. Looking at my Garmin log this run brought me to with 0.27 miles of a 26 mile week. I will probably go do the.27 in the morn in an obsessive/compulsive couple of minutes. Previous highest mileage week was 22 in June. Lynda is kicking me out in the morning. I have one field to spray in the morning then I am outa here. Maybe it will rain tonite and I can just leave. We have worked 35 consecutive days. I am going to Rocky Mountain National Park to meet up with my mountain man friend Ed Sunday and head to the Loch then the CCY traverse with a group on Monday. Mount Chapin (C) is about 12,500 ft, Chiquita (C) is 13,069 and Ypsilon (Y) is about 13,500 feet.http://veiks.com/trails/trails.php?place=ypsilonmountain I have been up Chiquita and Ypsilon before but not on the same day. Arla welcome back and way to go on the race. That is a pretty part of WYO. I spent some time at my college roomate's ranch with him and his wife near Cody at Meteetse. A gorgeous mountain bench ranch with a stream running right by their house. Kelly wow that sounds incredible and somewhat dangerous. Good luck with it. Carol hope the neighbor situation works out, dogs gotta be a dog some time. Glad your runs are working out now. Leslie high mileage bikers and horse trainers get calluses on their rears. Joe I'll bet Buddy is loving getting back out there. Hope your respite from the heat holds a little longer. And I like lemon lime also. Cindy I would just as soon go to the dentist as paint! Sounds like th foot is coming around. Mine is a little sore today, wondring whether to wear trail runners or hiking boots in the mtns. I'll take both. Jewels is the injury continuing to let you run?

Thanks for the well wishes! I'm at my parent's house on a dial-up connection! Jay Peak is only 3800 ft. The course is a loop so I don't have to run in the river on the way back. There will be pink with black polka dots surveyors tape tied to tree branches to follow. If I don't run in the river then there's barbed wire and poison ivy on the banks-choose your poison! I'll change shoes and socks with about 12 miles to go. We're going mtn biking after on Sunday so I'll let you know how it goes hopefully Sunday night. See ya! Kelly

Jewels what a week huh.... got in the .47 to push the week to 26.2 so I ran a marathon , just took me all dang week to do it. Farm average of 1 inch of rain last night, Thanks raindancers!!!! We got to shut all the irrigation off and as soon as I get cleaned up I am outa here!! Am looking forward to the pics Joe, I had a good college friend, a baseball player from Long Island, wish I would have took him up on his offer of a city tour!!!! Kinda funny, he hung out with the rodeo kids from Wyo and Ne and picked up all the cowboy slang with a LI NY accent, they told him he talked funny when he went home. Go Kelly go!!! mtn biking on Sun, think I would be sleeping all day.

Morning, everyone! Cindy - The guy never mentioned a slip cover. Maybe I'll go to a different store and see what they have. I have 90 days to return this seat, used or unused. Glad the foot's feeling better. I was thinking about getting another pair of shoes and inserts to rotate, but Pocket Book says no right now. Maybe next month. Kelly - You are an animal! 'nuf said . . . Farmer Jim - Have a great time! You deserve this respite . . . and we know it'll be a nice respite for Lynda, too! Jewels - Just a quicky infection for your daughter? (and may I ask, how'd the thing with the turd boyfriend turn out??) Joe - Looking forward to seeing pics. Someday we'll get back to the part of the country . . . someday. Spent 1.5 hours at the gym this a.m. learning the ropes from Karen. Most of the equipment I already knew how to use, but it was a nice refresher course. Had this one piece of equipment, though, that you get up on and do pull ups or dips. The part you're standing on goes up and down with your pull ups/dips. Holy cow! What a workout! I did 10 pulls up with I think 62.5 lbs. of weight (plus my body weight, which somehow figures into the mix), did 10 dips, did about 5 minutes or so of leg work, then went back to the pull ups. Nope! I could do the dips, but I couldn't do anymore pull ups. I want one of those at home! Anybody got a spare few thousand dollars?!? Got home and felt like I needed to expend some more energy, so I went for a 3.64 mile run. Weird mileage, I know, but that's what I ended up with. I made the mistake of drinking coffee and eating a bagel before I went, and it's sunny here today. By the time I got back, Won't make that mistake again. I ignored the HR since it was barking at me as soon as I started running (probably the coffee) and just pushed it as much as I could. Cute guy driving a semi dumptruck drove by me and gave me the thumbs up. Nice! Maybe he's a runner, too. Now I gotta get some transcription done, then get cleaned up for a wedding this afternoon. Going to the wedding only and not the reception, so it seems like a waste of time to get all dolled up. Think they'd mind if I showed up in my stinky running attire?? Have a good one!