Spunky - very cool of you!

Tammy - scary!

Erika - that is pretty hot for racing, and the brilliant sun really takes it out of you.  Well done, though!

I have always run in Saucony Rides, but this last pair seems to be wearing out ridiculously soon (217 miles) and now that I have an enlarged big toe knuckle on my right foot (I will NOT say the word bunion), I need to find a shoe that doesn't have a seam that rubs there, as it has become a blister point on runs of 20+ miles.  I guess I need to hit the running store and start trying some shoes on.

I had a special panoramic x-ray done today ($350) to see if the bone-grafting from January, when I broke my implant, is strong enough to take another.  My personal dentist said he has never seen an implant like this fail, and sort of hinted that it was possible not done right, but the oral surgeon who originally put it in said he would replace it for free, just the cost of the parts - still several thousand dollars, but I am in it this deep, can't quit now.  (sigh)

Came home after the appointment and saw a deer in the neighbor's yard across the street.  This is a residential neighborhood - I have never seen this in 11 years living here.

5.1 miles for me this morning, followed by about 20 minutes of weighs and core.

Mike, you preach well and you run fast...impressive 8x600s, plus extra.   Nicely done.

Tammy, you have a good plan.   The photos of each room will be of supreme value in the event you have to have any insurance discussions.   Very, very smart.   Praying this is all just good prep.

Falcon...you are having quite the time in DC.   Thanks for the reports.   We'll be there in 10 days time but only as tourists.   My wife used to live there but hasn't been there in many years, so we'll do the Mall and Smithsonian and the Frederick Douglas Museum.

Got in 4 very slow miles this morning.   Seemed I could almost feel the excess lactic acid from Saturday's ultra  oozing out of my legs as I shuffled along.

Have a good Wednesday, everyone.

Joe

RunnerKSA there is some decent evidence that dry needling really does increase the odds of getting over tendonosis. It is not just a placebo. You have every right to think it is helping! Good luck with your continued recovery.

Holly S. deer = bad, pfriese coyote = good. We have a huge deer overpopulation problem in my area. Other than kill them with cars and starve them to death in the winter the only population control allowed is coyotes having baby venison for dinner. We really need wolves. Or hunting. One or the other.

SPUNKY57 what stumpy77 said. In fact, I am pretty sure in the better people scale of things you rank way higher than me. I bet anything that there is no way I would have donated that money to anything other than my wallet.

This morning I managed some weights and other gym work. Then went to PT in the afternoon. Here is the rundown on my status. The doctor thinks I have a torn hamstring. That believe it or not is good news if true. The alternative is my tendonosis is back. A tear will heal way faster. My back is another issue and if my doctor had a really good idea as to what it is, he did not tell me. The x-ray shows a curve at the base of my spine. He said that could be age degenerative scoliosis. But, I have had scoliosis since birth. I guess it could be getting worse. An MRI is in my near future. My PT also thinks I likely tore my hamstring. This is the same PT that cured my prior bout of tendonsis, so she is pretty good at this stuff. She does not think my back problems are age related scoliosis. Mostly, because of the speed at which it manifested itself. She thinks I twisted some muscles back there, compensated, tore my hamstring and that made the muscle strains worse. She thinks she can get my back fixed in two weeks or so. The hamstring . . . well that is going to take time. Both my PT and doctor think I can still manage to run Chicago. I suspect a BQ time is out, but start and finish it is not. Sigh, last time I was in this boat Mariposai was on the route to keep me company and my spirits up. This time, alas, I am on my own.

Hoping for the more quickly healed version of the back and hamstring issues TwoCat!

5.6 on the TM at the gym tonight. lots of folks heading inside to get their workouts done since our air is so bad. still too warm in the gym but I figured all that extra sweating resulted in more calories burned.

Tammy, we have lived through the worse two wildfires in the state of Washington in 2014 and 2015...I know the stress you and your community are going through. Prayers from here.

Holly, how cool is to have that visitor.

Falconfixer, you are an inspiration to us.

Spunky57, way to go.

Twocat, bummer about your hamstring. Triple bummer that we will not have a Rosie Ruiz relay team this year....here is wishing you speedy recovery for your  victory lap at your fall marathon.

For my mariposai wings this morning was 5 miles with 2x1 mile repeat. Tomorrow I have been summoned to Jury Duty, which is an honor for me as a naturalized citizen, but I have a auditors at my office for the next month. I don't have time to fulfill my duty as a city to be part of a jury.

Life is about to get that much more interesting...of course I will have no choice but to try to get out of the jury duty assignment, which makes me sad.