4.3 miles before a trip to somewhere north of Albany for a hearing with a NY agency.  Lovely.....

Tets-  My son had a long season this year and was really burned out before this race, so the win came as a surprise.  I'm not sure how many 70.3s he did-  California, Canada, Chattanooga, Atlantic City, the Olympic distance in PA which he won and a few bike races.   He doesn't want to take his pro card.  There are a lot of negatives to that.  His job allows for training (he's a partner in a commercial real estate venture in Phila where they buy up city properties and develop them) but it IS an expensive sport, for sure.

Erika- you can't even imagine what we went through raising him.  He's very, very smart and did graduate from a top prep boarding school and then UPenn (after getting kicked out of a few schools along the way for behavior) , but we had stints in therapeutic wilderness programs and the like.  He's still not the easiest.....   When he was 15 he figured out how to defeat our security system at the house using magnets, and he was going out in the night and teaching himself how to drive with our car.....

I ran 4.06 very uninspired miles this morning.

Maybe I was just tired, or maybe work stress is getting to me. I am into a project that just keeps getting more complicated while at the same time getting pressure to wrap it up and pressure to address other projects.  I thought I was just being up front with everyone, telling them what needs to be done and how long it will take, and not stressing over it, but I think subconsciously I still worry about things.

I don't mind doing complicated work, but I don't like so many people looking over my shoulder and harassing me. I used to be able to turn on the jets and work all hours on things but those days have passed me by.  I have Netflix shows to watch in the evenings and I can't let work interfere with that!

Congrats to Jay for his NE 65+ race director award.  His Seacoast half marathon has donated just under $900,000 in 11 years and hoping to go over $1 million this year.  He gave a really nice talk, that was short and to the point.  we also heard from the BAA CEO with an intro from Dave McGillvery

no running for me today as I had a 3 meeting day - one more at 7 pm tonight 

ksa - congrats to your son and good runs to dave, tammy, and tw - where is everyone else?

marj

RunnerKSA pretty incredible race your DS had there! Congratulations to him. Also, I have to say, another congratulations for figuring out how to disable your security system with magnets. Quite clever! In an evil villain sort of way, but still clever. If it makes you feel any better, given some of the stupid stunts I pulled as a teen I am really just lucky to be alive. But having survived I did okay.

TammyinGP I so wish the smoke would clear up for you, tetsujin209 and mariposai. The air being bad for so long, or even a day, is just awful. As for the kitten adoption, I suppose some drives just work out a lot better than others. If it were up to me I would be happy to help you out! I so want my DW to let us have cats again.

Dave59 I suspect you are not in a position to tell people this, but my typical phrase in a situation like yours is, "I do it, you do it, but we don't both do it." Usually gets goods results, the busy body party never wants to do it.

mrrun meetings over what? How did you get to three in one day?

coatwalker nifty challenge. I never heard of something like that. All I have ever seen are virtual 5K races and the like. I never figured out how anyone can do that. Race, without an actual race and produce anything close to race times. But your distance challenge sounds like it could be interesting. Also, thank you for the posts to make me feel better about not having a relay team this year. I am still sad about it. The weather good or bad is all part of the experience. I have run Reach the Beach in a monsoon. It is still a blast.

evanflein I am actually just impressed that you can run at all so soon after a marathon. Especially after the Equinox course! I would be off my feet for a week.

Mike E I think you might have mentioned liking to run with Ryan at some point.

stumpy77 my dad would likely have been disappointed to actually catch something. I think he just liked the idea of fishing, but not the catching part.

enkephalin man I wish my appliances would fix that easy!

wildchild one of the reasons I run, is that when I am old it is others that are frail. I want to be out on that trail you ran until I expire. Somehow I suspect you will be out there long after I am!

Tramps what a lousy way to end up on the DL. Just a fluke equipment failure.

I ran 6 with my training partner today. Deal was she talks and I listen. Talking for me is still limited. Not really much of an issue though. Generally when we run that is what happens, no matter what condition I am in.  I still enjoy running with her and miss doing so when she cannot. She is a really good inspiration in her own way. Today I ran faster than I have since the surgery and I am sure it was having her along that did it.

Hi Friends!!   I have to admit I had a little relay envy when my friends were leaving Thurs night/Friday morning for RTB!!

My solace was a friend came up to the campground Friday night so we could do our 18 miles together Sat morning -- we were fortunate enough to head out at 7am to beat the sunshine and were treated with overcast, slightly misty, muggy miles!! It was great having company for that run!! We used mother nature's ice bath by standing in the cold Maine ocean for 10 minutes post run!! The rest of the day was filled with fun!!

KSA - huge congrats to your son winning the 70.3 IM - does he have plans for a full -  and to your daughter for her book!!

Hope Tribee's injury isn't too serious!!

Congrats Jay on your race director award!!

Erika - another strong Equinox!! If there's a Boston meet-up in October please keep me posted!!

Time for bed -- working 3 12's in a row so trying to get myself up early tomorrow (the middle day) for a run before work if we aren't hit with monsoon rains!!

Back to work and back to running  at lunch.  2.3 miles, a bit under 30 minutes, as the sun was setting for the day.  Then I went to the store and bought ice cream.

KSA, that is truly impressive about your son.

And you have a DD that just published a book?  Wowsa. I didn't read back far enough to get the low down on that.

Jay- congrats!  The virtual challenge sounds interesting, but I suppose you are more proud of the RD award!

Deez, nice 18 miler!

So what constitutes a run?

Someone said I could post even if a few yards?  Well, with the new (old) job, I had to run for the bus tonight.  I jogged down several city blocks, staying just slightly ahead of the bus until it hit a stop where I could board. Easy to do in traffic with the bus going slow.  Legs were still a bit tired and sore from the hike.

My first day at the new (old) job was fine.  They moved offices and are now located right on the waterfront in Seattle, so I have a view of Elliot Bay all day and can watch the freight trains trundle by.  Nice digs.  My boss had a baby almost 3 months ago and I think it has mellowed her a bit.  She's just too preoccupied and behind in her own work to micromanage me anymore.  Everyone seemed happy to see me again, and unlike a typical first day at a new job, I didn't have to memorize 20 new names!  By the end of the day, I felt like I had never left the company 15 months ago.  Not sure if that is a good thing or not, but it was easy to re-assimilate.

With the big rain we had today (finally!) and predicated for tomorrow, I probably won't start the bike-bus-bike commute until Wednesday.  So it is walk-bus-walk/jog until then.