Mike - I hate to tell you, but it is never, ever going to stop snowing.....

Seriously, though, I don't know how you folks deal with that kind of snow anytime, let alone in April.

{{{Starr}}}

Steady rain today, but it was lighter this morning, so I got out for 3 recovery-paced miles.

It’s like the middle of winter here, too. For my run this morning it was 46F, sunny and breezy and humidity was a remarkably low 70%. Beautiful running weather.

Based on shorter races, my marathon pace should be around 9:35 to 9:45, though I have yet to get close to that in an actual marathon. Today I ran at or below that pace for the first 14 miles and finished with 18.7 at 9:48 average.

April is usually one of our snowiest months - but today it's sunny, and was 60 degrees down in town at the end of my run!  I met a big group of women from the Ultra Dirt Divas group (plus one lone guy) for a 15 mile run at White Ranch open space park.  Net elevation change was about 3600 ft, so it was slow and social.

Sorry about the weather woes in Minnesota and Boston.  Hang in there - this too shall pass.

Bioguy - congrats to your DS!

It's hard to type because my silly Westie keeps bringing me the tennis ball to throw for her.... SteveP - I don't have to dye her green.  Every time she goes outside after DH mows the lawn she gets grass-stained.  You know, white shows everything....

Starr - my “goofy” hat and attire (Japanese Happy Coat and waraji straw sandals) from the Halloween version of yesterday’s Carkeek 12-hour Fun Run is traditional Japanese farmer wear attire and their version of a sun hat.  I have mine lined with plastic to keep rain from dripping down the back of my neck during rainy runs.

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MikeE - I too feel guilty that you chose keeping a pizza somewhat, probably only slightly, warm over helping unstuck a neighbor’s car as Jlynne did. It’s not the MikeE I know. Shape up! Next time it happens, tell DW that you’re sorry but don’t want to engender the further ire of your running friends who count on you too to set a good example for the rest of us.  
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As if all of yesterday’s foul weather running by everybody
wasn’t enough to commensurate with yesterday, today,
I joined with the funerals and services attended by MikeE,
Coastwalker and Starr at the one year anniversary memorial
for a friend’s mother (and my Seattle “mother” during college days).
who made it to 98 last year.
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Hope the rain lets up for tomorrow’s BM.
I think it starts at noon now so I should
be able to see the last half after tomorrow’s
9am - 10am PDT AquaFit, . . . if I have
recovered enough energy by then
even to get out of the adjacent Jacuzzi.
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Posie - what color is your Bloomsday corral?
I’d like to sign up for the same so I can, at least,
find you guys at the start and avoid geting lost
from everyone after the last time’s finish
with 40,000 other runners - Brown / Yellow /

Green / Orange / Blue / Lilac / Red?
Thanks.

Saturday's workouts weather:

Holly               (20.1 in and outside rainy miles).
Tomwhite        (40 min pool run with letters)
Henrun & Marj     (5K in IRC)
Jlynne            (snowmageddon)
Anzlo             (some windage)
Spacityrunner (4 miles in near-IRC)
Mike             (too much snow outside)
Tet                ("Rain/Rain/Rain")
SteveP          (snowy run)
KSA -            rain-bailed 5K
Jlynne -         still snowing
Jlynne -         got neighbor unstuck
MikeE -         drive in blizzard to funeral)
Jay -             Boston Marathon ponchos
MikeE -         it’s going to snow forever
Holly -           warm but rain
Tom -             thunderboomers
Henrun -        to look for Paul in the rain
. . . . ;. . .        LA Marathon downpour
Falcon -         run on beautiful day
Starr -           relentless winds driving snow sideways
Leslie -         running in rain tomorrow
Steve -         freezing rain and high winds
tramps -       snow here
QL -             beautiful sunny day

10.1 on the trails at China Camp SP. 1150' of climbing, easily 1000' of it in the first 3 miles. Finished up just as the rain started!

Tet, good job!

Jay, that's moving right along!

Starr, keep on keeping on. It might take a significant event for things to start changing, unfortunately.

Bad weather on race day: When I was coaching, I told my athletes to welcome bad weather, because EVERYONE at the meet has to compete in it, and if you accept it instead of dreading it you're at an advantage. It's not rain and snow just on you and sunny on everyone else. Not so great in some instances, like going for time or trying to finish your first marathon, though.

Hey y'all, ummm, warm (and a bit humid) here today.  If it makes anyone feel better, we are currently under a tornado watch.  Front is about 60 miles west and heading this way.  This morning I joined a few other riders for a "coffee ride."  22 miles, social pace.  Afterwards 7.5 miles at about a 10 minute pace (ran and walked, added a minute to each run segment while keeping the walks at one minute).  Knee is still "gripey."

Starr, prayers continuing.

Jay, nice recap and I agree, your walking pace is amazing.

So the avatar change is in honor of our Boston runners.  That's from the 2013 race (only one I've been able to do).  The photo is on Heartbreak Hill.  The woman beside me is (for those of you that may remember her from RW) Meka.  We happened to run into each other on the course...and with a photographer right there.

I think it was Ben Franklin who said the two things you can sure of are death and taxes.  Ironically, my father passed away on April 15th 32 years ago.  A massive heart attack at 59 years old.  Part of the reason I run/ride.

Have a great night everyone!

Mike E one word LastPass.

I spent an hour on the elliptical this morning. Then chores, cooking and email clean up the rest of the day. I have such an exciting life.