Tim - pardon my post, but ARE YOU FLIPPIN' CRAZY?!!! Do you know what kind of damage you could end up doing? You could end up with permanent nerve problems. Or - worse - this could affect your running gait and you could screw up your legs, your feet, your ....... The doctor told me that prednisone and/or pain meds are a TEMPORARY solution, and they shouldn't be used on a regular basis as a fix for pain. Your body is trying to tell you something is wrong. Please - don't mess around with this.

I always knew I liked JLynne....

Say what you feel Sister!

HI       I'm trying to catch up but can't. so far.   I started skimming Saturday (added it to my training log) ....      welcome HeeMee & winejunky  :-).

wine is our friend. (especially if taken with water chasers... )

Nono, wtg!!!

tw, so happy about your boots.

recent running, 7.125 this morning, with some weights after.    Sunday was 13, & outside which was really fun.   I felt like carp to start and then had a surprise happy run.  

so sorry, I have to get back to work.     hugs to everybody

I just went to lunch, sat down, unfolded the paper and there she was. Front Page Baby ! Headline reads…”Winter makes way for Spring”

I wrote about her last year too. Last year she was wearing Red shorts with white piping and a white shirt with red piping to match. Her blond hair was in a long pony tail and pulled through the opening of a Nike ball cap.

Today she was wearing what appeared to be brown aerobic type stretch pants that were just a tad too short (maybe a little too tight too) and a pink fleece top. A wide head band covered her ears. This time she had brunette hair and it was pulled back by her head band. In the back ground you could see a couple walking their black lab. The photo caption reads “Ashford Soph enjoys winter break”

Every year we get a few days of unseasonably warm weather and every year the local photographer of the local Herald heads out to capture the signs of spring. Every year the sign of spring is some young attractive gal who has likely stepped outside for the first time since October and is caught in full stride. One arm pulled back, one arm thrust forward with a slight turn of the upper body at her waist. Picture Perfect! She’s probably about half way through her two mile jog.

I’m glad that my favorite activity is somehow synonymous with spring. But maybe, just a little, I wish it were me in that picture. Maybe I feel somewhat slighted by seeing this “hobby jogger” on the front page. Really, didn’t I earn my right to be there? I’m out there day in and day out. In the rain and the wind and the snow, I’m out there. I keep a watchful eye out for those distracted drivers. I listen carefully to the sound of the car behind me, ready at any moment should I sense he’s crossed the lane and is heading towards me. I’ve taken my tumbles on the ice, out run unleashed dogs and even stopped to push a car or two out of a snow bank. Oh, and one time I chased down a couple cans of soup that got away from a lady bringing her groceries in.

Then again, I’m not a story. There’s no trek across the United States in my future. There’s no cause that I’m raising 10’s of thousands of dollars for. I’m not an Olympic hopeful. I’m just one of those idiots that some people complain about. Running down the middle of the street in the pre dawn morning making the dogs bark while normal people are doing normal things. Like the guy on Perch's round-about.

There’s no one else that I’d like to be right now at this moment than one of those idiots! And while I’m at it…let me acknowledge all of you, my Master Friends and Runners…you idiots!

Slo, maybe if you wore some tight little short shorts, and a skin tight top in a bright color, like neon lime green, with a matching headband you too could make the front page of the paper.

 I’m just one of those idiots that some people complain about. Running down the middle of the street in the pre dawn morning making the dogs bark while normal people are doing normal things. Like the guy on Perch's round-about.

 

There’s no one else that I’d like to be right now at this moment than one of those idiots! And while I’m at it…let me acknowledge all of you, my Master Friends and Runners…you idiots!

Amen!! 

You know...I don't want anyone to feel left out.

You Idiots also include those that run in pools, try to break in orthoetics, spend hours with foam rollers, skip the 3rd glass of wine so you don't spoil your long run and post here on RA.

 Running down the middle of the street in the pre dawn morning

We got a guy around here that does that too.  I always wanted to ask him why he doesn't stay to the side of the road. 

Is it to stay off the slanted part of the road, or is there more to it than that?

We got a guy around here that does that too.  I always wanted to ask him why he doesn't stay to the side of the road. 

 

Is it to stay off the slanted part of the road, or is there more to it than that?

Yes.  If you run on the camber all the time, it creates problems, i.e. if you're on a two-way street and running against traffic, you'll always be low to the left.  I run right next to the yellow line and move when cars are coming.  If I'm on a one-way street, I'll switch from side to side every now and then.