I like to run around in my little Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder so I put the top up and drove it out into the elements for the first time since I got it. I went to a park in Hurricane WV and ran/walked 4 miles. Last mile was mostly walking because I had planned on 3 but didn't feel like going home yet, so I grabbed a water from the car and walked around for another mile.

Hey, the Buffalo Sabres won last night. Since they never fell behind by 2 goals, I ended up watching the whole game and stayed up to 10:00. Late for me. They had lost 5 in a row and I was starting to wonder if they were going to try and lose 18 in a row like last year.

Hi peeps,

I apologize for being scarce around here; work is all-consuming. My running is going well, though, and Herr W and I are on track to run the Seattle half in a couple weeks. Tetsujin, please email me (rirvin at uoregon dot edu) and we can figure out a meet-up. Anyone else in Seattle?

I found an all-comers meet clipping from the newspaper from when I was 11 or 12 years old. I don’t recall ever winning any races at all-comers meets (I had saved a lot of 2nd & 3rd place ribbons, so there ya go), but for this one I had won the 880 in 3:05. Nice work for pre-teen Econo! I was never fast-fast, but to this day enjoy being “not bad for a woman my age.” And honestly, just  showing up and crossing the finish line of any race makes me happy.

Go Leslie! The rest of you  — go you!

Thanks for the start, Deez. Sunny and crisp here in Louisiana too - 46F and 42% humidity this morning - not the usual heat & humidity.

Still taking walk breaks, but less frequently and shorter duration. Completed 5K in under 30 minutes for the first time since January.

BTY, my dad was a big track fan, so he took us (3 little Econo sisters) to see Pre run (at Hayward and once at OSU). Papa Econo gave my big sister a quarter to go down to the track and get Pre’s autograph, which she did.

Econo - looking very much forward to seeing you up here again for a third SM I think recalling (1) the Pink Door Burlesque dinner show you took Little Econo to too and (2) my 100th mariposai arranged complete with your surprise guest.  Did you do any running when you were going to the UW.  Can you get a job up here?

Papa Econo gave my big sister a quarter to go down to the track and get Pre’s autograph, which she did.

Econo - neat.

I bet now that autograph's

worth more than a quarter.  \

One of the reasons I hated running so much until I figured out in 1977 that regular people can run marathons too was that my younger sister by two years would always beat me in the kids' Fourth-of-July 50-yd dashes, etc.

Hey, the Buffalo Sabres won last night.

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They had lost 5 in a row . . .

Dave - I think even the Kraken beat the Sabres during their first losing streak.  So far, the Kraks've only gotten up to four in a row but'll be going for four more tonight and could get to five too the next game after that.

two miles - since the rain had abated by the time I got up at 5am, after one mile up in the Hillside Park carrying two buckets of earth/gravel fill for where I shored up the eroding side of the doggy path at the point the little drainage pipe crossed under the middle of the 33 step stairway along the Upper Trail, I went down for another mile to the lakeside to see the first sunrise in three-or-four weeks but the marine layer rolled in to block the horizon so guess I'll have to wait until next year or something.

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Sunny? What's that????

15K north coast drizzly wet run today.

Achilles issue 98% resolved. Calf muscle is now loose with only one small specific tender spot left. When stretching it isn't tight on one side anymore.

Won't be doing any serious hill work for a while yet, just happy to have made it better while at the same time increasing distance each week. It's been 5 weeks since it first flared up.

BTY, congratulations on your very successful swim yesterday. It must feel so satisfying to have your training pay off like that. I hope you are having fun at your anniversary party!

I was not much of a runner in my youth, so I definitely don't have any ribbons or newspaper clippings about past performances. In a way that's probably a good thing, since I have very low performance expectations now... I am just happy to be able to get outside for some exercise!

This week I ran Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. I am loving the later sunrises--the pre-dawn sky has been gorgeous during my runs. Except yesterday--believed the rain timing provided by my weather app and went out despite my better judgment when I saw that it was 59 degrees out. Who can pass up that kind of weather in November??? When I felt the wind I knew I was in for some wild weather. Down at the beach, the waves were crashing right up onto the boardwalk, so much fun! The sky opened up and the rain came pouring down when I was about halfway done, so I ended up with a soaking. But well worth it! We did end up losing power for about 7 hours later yesterday though.

This morning got in 5.1 before heading out to do some long overdue clothes shopping. Scored some great new things that I will definitely wear more than 5 times.