Mornin' everyone.

Just checking in to report that last night's political dinner was a raucous 4.5-hour affair, with boisterous discussions about all kinds of topics related to the Presidential election (as well as some local/state election issues), and with opinions ranging from conservative to liberal and every position in between, including 3rd party proponents. The one area where there was agreement was that the system is broken, that we (the voters) need to take charge to fix it, and that (sadly) is unlikely to happen. We all completed seekrit ballots to indicate who we think will win various federal/state/local elections, and by what percentage of the vote. Those ballots will be revealed at our next (post-election) dinner. As we were leaving, there were hugs and smiles all around, so we are still good friends, despite our different political opinions and outlooks. The hostess said that she loves this group, and we all share that sentiment.

No workout today, as I'm still dealing with my knot (piriformis?) issue. Today will be filled with stretching, prep work for next Saturday's 5K, stretching, cooking and baking, and maybe some stretching. It's too wet from last night's rain to work outside, but I might be able to blow some leaves around tomorrow.

Have a greta Saturday!

Jay

<snork> Matt

No his and hers treadmills?

I think it may have stopped raining here.....for a bit. There is dry pavement out there.

So undecided, my riding plans were cancelled.

Will report back later.

Enjoy the weekend!

So 2C, what makes you think that if it’s raining today
where you are but it’s sunny in Seattle that it will be sunny
where you will be on marathon day?  That isn’t even logical.
^{ps - I thought it was tomorrow. 
pps - if ilene doesn’t know, it might not count, you know. 
ppps - isn’t there a rule against weather worrywarts more than a week out?}

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Even though I’m tapering for tomorrow’s UW Homecoming Husky 10K, I put on my purple Portland Marathon Finisher long sleeve and cycled up-and-along the Seattle Marathon route from the floating bridges to Seward Park and back.  In addition to several cycling peletons enjoying a warm fall day (60^o), literally hundreds of runners getting geared up for the SM, even some in PM shirts. Unfortunately, the steady, heavy rains for the last three days have left but a shadow of the fall foliage I was expecting.

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ps hally - hope it gets better so you can get out and enjoy it while it lasts too.

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pps zigalina - didn't your bear spray work for the week in Glacier National Park or not?

Tet - that link takes me to the Portland Marathon website,

but I can't find where you enter your bib and ask for a reduction. 

Do we just email the general information email address? 

yeah, holly, it seems the link stays the same as you progress
through the necessary links to submit a correction request.

Thanks again for the idea to send mine in too.

It made it my fastest finish in the last 50 marathon since 2012. 
<sup>1. PortlandMarathon.org
2. View your 2016 results
3. For result corrections, please use our request form
4. Results correction request
please allow 24-48 hours to process your request
reason for request: my results are wrong.
Race Name: Portland Marathon
First Name:
Last Name:
Phone no.:
etc..
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Additional Comments: my finish time may include the extra half mile or so</sup>

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If this continues, it will be really hard picking a team to root for.

Hope Henry is still doing well.  DW has to keep reminding herself that it's only been 3 full days since surgery.  She's making good progress.  Me, I hope to make it out for a run in the morning after I get her installed happily on the couch.

Weather looking any better, TC?

So I got all dressed to run outside but put on a sleeveless shirt under the long sleeved one to do weights after, well I missed my window and it had started raining again. So into the gym in my building, there was a guy doing weights when I got there but he left in about 15 minutes and had the place to myself the rest of the time.

 

Last time I had the gym to myself was at a hotel with good facilities. The music was horrid. Bad horrid. There's old Stevie pounding on the dreadmill blocking out the wretched noise. After a bit, I was the only one there and the stereo was blaring and electronic, "Blap Blap Blap......." Inconsiderate little heathens. Do I stop and change stations or finish up? Then the fire department came through. So I stayed and finished my work out.

Love the picture Mariposai.

I took Friday off to work at our church. We made 1190 apple pies. DD#1 and GD#Cutiepie showed up. When she saw me, she started telling everyone, "Grampy here!". Then, Where's Grammy?

She helped quarter pealed apples.

Norah carried bags of sliced apples to the pie fillers. Carried balls of dough to the crust rollers. Mixed flour. Made friends.

Then came back (with flour on her checks) to help Grampy chop.

At one point, she started kissing the apples before we quartered them.

At first I freaked out because of germs and paranoia.  Then remembered the quartered chunks are washed three times before they are sliced.

Saturday, I was getting shirts together for Good Will. While I'm trying to fold them, Tag was trying to put them on. Hint taken.

We had a blast with the time of year and the IRC.

After two miles, DW sent a text that she was on the way with GS#2. Jude started off with, "Run a minute"

Then, "Walk a minute."

Grammy and Grampy convinced him to "Ride a minute"

We went off the trail and made a discovery!!

The dog really liked the house of sticks and grabbed onto the biggest one he could. DW hollered at him before he could have fun.

Great pictures Steve! Your GD is beautiful!

Yep!