3 gentle miles in the rain thinking and praying for baby Will and his family.

 

I am so impressed with the race results we are having this fall. RA masters sure know how to kick buts. I am sure going to have a tough act to follow.

 

 

That tetsujin sure knows how to pick the pretties princesses to pose with.

 

 

CNY I sure looking forward to meeting you this Saturday.

Meeting the gentle taperer twocat is also in my top 10 list of things to do in NYC.

 

Busy day in posie kingdom, time to take care off the grocery list and have lunch with a gf.

 

 

(((Baby Will))) That stuff is so hard when they are little. I am sure he is in good hands though.

 

Another run this morning, 5 miles. abolutely gorgeous morning. Legs felt a bit more normal, at least they seemed to recognize the activity, which was somewhat encouraging, especially after I biked  yesterday and did a very long elliptical Saturday.  Mnior achiness still in the foot but basically it seems ok.

 

I also swam 1500 at lunch.

It is much too nice out to work but there is work to be done!

 

Twocat, yum.

 

Congrats Aamos, and a huge wtg for Dan. 

 

I finally caught up with Saturday's thread earlier, & there's were lots of things I wanted to comment on.  But I can't remember most of them right now.

 

More congratulations for Tim, Paul, & Walt!

 

Holly, (nice recovery (?) weekend!)... I did more or less what you did this morning.  mostly less ;-).   Monday is my usual rest day, so I thought I'd use it to work my way some new DVD's I haven't been able to make full use of yet.  This morning I tried a few new exercises that I really liked...   writing the alphabet with one foot/leg while balancing on the other.   (a good review, too.  -)  )    'Crawling'  forward.. that's what they call it but you're standing, & inching your way forward using only your toes.  then one for your quads, sitting with your back supported, you lift one leg, hold it & alternate rotating it medially & laterally.   All in all just about 30-40 minutes or so, but with breaks so still resting.

 

Nancy, thanks, I think I'm being careful.   Since I didn't run it hard, I don't think I need to typical kind of recovery that they recommend.  Some, since I do get tired more easily.   But I can get tired on any run... I don't know where the line is between recovery &  just being a wimp, in my case.      

 

Lots of yard clean up today, so beautiful out there.   Mary, I think we get your rain tomorrow.    The red raspberries are cleaned up but I don't know what I'm supposed to do with the black ones.  and anyway, they're meaner.  worth it, though.   I want them to come back next year so I'd better figure it out. 

 

off to do a couple of errands, I wanted to wait until it was dark. 

 

Erika, it's pretty hard to imaging you doin nuthin.   ... I think the 3 lbs. are fake.  I'm fighting the fluffies myself, hoping it's also a figment of my imagination.      I like your 'pinging over the ether'.   oh, & bio break.  that's perfect!

 

Carolyn, 11F is just too cold.   I'm glad you at least get to alternate a little.  Your foot's ok? 

 

... thanks Steve.   Jeanne I hope everything is going well

3 slow miles early this morning in clear, cold, dark conditions.  Just how we like it!

 

I have been worried about baby Will all day.  Hope things went OK....

 

Prayers for the baby and his family.

 

4 in 47...nice warm evening, lots of other runners out there tonight.

 

Good runs and good evening everyone...

A little run by the Ohio River in Cincinnati this morning, which was wonderful.  The city is all excited about the team with the terrible pajamas as uniforms.  Good for them, bad for Bears fans.  Good session of work today.

 

Then I have to work in Columbus, OH tomorrow but staying in a hotel in Dublin, OH.  What is with this place?  It's so bizarre!  I told my son it's like Tuxedo Park with a Domino's.    Tomorrow is a full work-day then Good-bye Columbus.  Spareribs

Hello everyone. Just checking in with an update on Will. His surgery went well - they switched the pulmonary artery and aorta with no complications, moved his coronary arteries and closed the hole they made last week to help him breath. That little guy is a scrapper - the surgeon was so pleased with the results that he decided to close Will's chest instead of leaving it open for 48 hours. He still has the pacing wires attached, but apparently they are so thin that the doc can just pull them out. We got to see him for about 2 seconds as they wheeled him out of the surgical arena and he was pretty sedated. They'll keep him that way for the next 24 to 48 hours. He's still intubated, has a line in his chest for drainage, and an IV in his hand for nourishment/meds etc.  We're hoping that because they closed his chest today, that may mean his stay at the hospital may be shortened a day or two.

The kids were a wreck when we got there this morning. They had moved Will from the NICU to the CICU (cardiac intensive care unit) last night because there were too many babies in the NICU. Little Will was restless all night and the kids couldn't leave him, so they never ate or slept. Knowing that he came through the surgery well and will be sedated for the rest of the night, I told them to go back to the Ronald McDonald House and get some much needed sleep.

You guys are the best. I am so overwhelmed with the prayers, support and love that you've so graciously given to a family you don't even know. It's been such an emotional day - God bless all of you, and I hope that some day I can repay you for your kindness.

That's right, Jlynne, we're all here for you and your family. Poor sweet little baby! Hope he has a good night and the road to recovery is clear. I'm just amazed at what the surgeons are able to do now. Good grief. Just think if he'd been born 50 years ago, or less. He's in good hands. I hope his poor frazzled parents are able to get some rest. They need to be good to go too!

40 minutes of pool running tonight, and then the real workout began... the drive home! Geez, here it is late October and people are driving like they've never seen snow. It took me about 8 turns of the stoplight to get through the intersection by the army post. The next 5 stoplights weren't much better.