Good morning! Nice 14 miles this morning - 6 with a college friend who is just getting back into running...I met her bright and early for her 6 - then continued on for a total of 14. Beautiful weather in Colorado today. Kids are off skiing for the day...nice to have some time for me. I'll go do an open house later today...our real estate market sucks here. I hope yours is much better Holly! Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Isn't Tallrunner in Cuba with his lady friend? I just didn't hear about any extended training or deployment for dark horse, and have missed Deb lately... I didn't run yesterday, or ride my bike... which is ok cuz it was a rest day but I could have cuz I was all alone in the house last night! DH and DS2 drove to Anchorage for soccer scrimmages, DS1 went to a friend's house for movies and pizza... I was here with the dog, and spent it doing what I love to do and hardly ever have the time for: puttering! I love to just putter around the house, put this away, clean up that, fix this, etc, etc. I got lots of "when I get around to it..." things done so that felt good. And I kept my eating under control, which is always hard on rest days, and was greeted by a number I haven't seen on the scale in months! So... today I'll head out in a bit for some hills and such around here. Goal is 9 miles, we'll see what I get. Tomorrow was a cutback long run (only 12) on the schedule, but since I'll still be down to one (long-sleeping) child tomorrow, I may do next week's 19 and may even round up to 20. This would be a nice long run before a mini-taper (next week do the 12) for the Ragnar Relay at the end of the month. Sound like a plan? I think it should work. I even have an idea of a route that shouldn't be too bad with the snow and wind we had yesterday (and if it happens on Friday... no plows till next week!). Temps now are about zero, which is pretty nice for what we've had lately. Same tomorrow... that would be my warmest long run in well over a month! BTB, that's so cool what you're doing for Amy. Talk about putting a personal face on your quest. She's a cutie. But I gotta break it to you (and sorry CNY), winter lasts till March 19! ETA: if "decluttering" is key to selling your home, I'll never unload this place! Hi Seemomgo!

I was here with the dog, and spent it doing what I love to do and hardly ever have the time for: puttering! I love to just putter around the house, put this away, clean up that, fix this, etc, etc. I got lots of "when I get around to it..." things done so that felt good.

I LOVE puttering around the house, too! I always have a laundry list of those "when I get around to it" things, and rarely have time when I can just start working my way through them. Spareribs – I don’t even have to look that one up: “deluge.”

Lots of good runs today! 3.3 miles of a relay on a difficult course in just under 24 minutes (7:16/mile). That's 2:46 faster than last year and translates to a 12 second 5K PR

Wow, I'm in awe of everyone's post! You guys are the ones who keep me going. Just back from my longest run ever in several years; it was 11.5 miles on grueling country roads w/ lots of hills. If I knew how to post it like bap, I would. Finally found a running partner who lives in same town! She is so amazing. She will have completed a marathon in every state by October! Needless to say, she had NO trouble telling me her whole life story while I was panting and gasping for breath the entire way. Run was followed by my usual mile swim. Now it's 3:30 pm! It takes time to keep this diva in shape, I tell ya.

Back from a harder-than-it-should've-been 9 mile hill run. Can't believe I gave my legs such a nice day off yesterday and they act all tired and cranky today. First part of this run had some serious hills, the rest were just long and drawn out. Temps were the warmest I've run in (outdoors) in weeks at zero here at the house, down to -5 or so at the low spot. I did find the wind when I turned around to come up the hill though... ugh, uphill with headwind. Total time was 1:21 for almost exactly 9 m/m... way slower than that on the uphills, lots faster on the downhills. Now the rest of the afternoon (it's only 1 pm) for puttering around some more! Oh boy... DS1 and I will go to the movie store, and he'll probably talk me into taking him out for dinner too. BAP, nice relay leg! Sounds like you are all recovered. Nice evening, Soundie! I might do some of that tonight... (I have a friend in Wisconsin, too!). Fussyrunner, nice run and congrats on the distance! Hope she held it down a bit so you weren't pushing too hard! Forecast for tomorrow is looking good for a long run.

Easy 10 today...looking forward to dinner... It's kind of nice, not having to run 20 miles tomorrow...I'll save mine for the summer,but I will be over 40 miles this week for the first time this year...patience my love...