Another crazy Colorado day - tornadoes moving in from lots of directions and wild weather patterns - needless to say, no run for me this afternoon! My plan was to run at the baseball field where SeeBoyGo is practicing, but I value my life too much - it's crazy out there!! They have even moved the kids indoors! Busy day with middle school continuation - where SeeBoyGo gave the commencement speech. SeeGirlGo opted to stay in her classroom rather than watch her brother as she had "PIG OUT DAY" - I have never seen so much junk food in my life!!! The kids had more fun eating all that this afternoon and then getting to go home with full bellies and hyped up behavior! Gotta love those kids!!!! FALL 09 MARATHON::::::: Denver is sort of in the MIDDLE!!!! October time frame. It's a good challenge with the altitude and the course in nice. Just sayin......

I had hoped to get some work done tonight but that is now shot. Turns out a folder on a server that is supposed to contain some data I need is actually empty. Just great! So instead I figured I would post here! Much better. I have a glass of wine, "So You Think You Can Dance" is on in an hour, and I am now pretty happy! Roy C nice 11 miler. 7am is early!? Wow you should have to live on my schedule for a week! Teresadfp actually it is really, really spooky. predawnrunner adding the two runs together gets you a very well done 17 miler. perchcreek nice speedwork. I am soooo jealous! hopeful4ever why is burying the tennis ball bad? Tallrunner in case my plane flight tomorrow stops me from posting, good luck on your marathon. It sounds like you will do phenomenally well. nonoruns good to hear your mom is getting better. Here is hoping she continues to recover. Also, I would not feel to bad about missing a 5K. The one nice thing about them is that you can probably run another in a couple of weeks if you really want to. I realize that seems like little solace at the moment, but in six months you will not be be so bummed out about it. dg. Ugh TM run! SueT48 I always like getting in tempo runs. Nice 5 miler. But on a TM?! Another ugh! Holly S.getting used to that hill outside your house yet? Jlynne I remember senior drop day. We called it something else though. Just part of high school! I actually think the administration should scold the kids but ultimately do nothing. You need to let kids just have fun thinking they got away with something sometimes. Teresadfp food fight + damage is different in my view. They should get in trouble for that. Good for the administration. BCMorant good job with the speedwork. evanflein lost your Garmin! I am really sorry to hear that. I would be crushed and have to get a new one via next day mail. I hope it turns up. seemomgo same thing here, odd weather. Well absent the tornadoes. Hope they stayed well clear of your house. wildchild so good to hear of your job interview! Good luck with landing a new, and I hope better, job! My last two days have been pretty amazing. I am not sure where to start. Oh yes, this is a running forum! Maybe I should start with running? Ok, 6 miles with a group of friends this morning. I gave some thought to doing another 4 tonight but rain and hail in CT (of all places!) pretty much convinced me that was a bad idea. Plus I have a really long run scheduled for tomorrow with my TP. 22 miles altogether if all goes well. In nonrunning news some work of mine won a very prestigious prize. I have been floating on Cloud 9 the last two days. Alas, other than my wife I cannot tell anybody I know that would understand. Fortunately, I CAN tell her so last night we broke out one of those "special" bottles of wine you keep saving for a special occasion that somehow never seems to come. I figured it was now or never. Alas, my wife is the only person I can really tell until the official announcement. So, I fear you all reading this are stuck with my attempt to unleash some of my exuberance. Sorry. The prize comes with a monetary award, but for various reasons I feel uncomfortable keeping it. Sigh. Well on the bright side I plan to donate to a charity that I gave to last year. The group is called Bottomline and they help low income students get through college. Good runs to everybody tonight and tomorrow.

Wel...I am truly sick I have stomach pain, aches all over and a hurting head..all I can do is hope it passes and I do not get too weak before the marathon. Same thing as L unfortunately 3 days before the marathon... Cross your fingers for me Tall

Awww Tall, got my fingers crossed for you. The timing is not good but maybe it could have been worse. Erika, I think I'd cry if I'd lost my Garmin. Twocat, you are on cloud 9! I wish you could tell us more. Sometimes there just aren't enough credits, awards, accolades to go around to everyone that deserves them, so it is nice to be recognized for your hard work. I'm going to hit the TM tonight, then driving up to Vancouver tomorrow morning to visit with my big sis for the weekend. I hope to run around Stanely park at least once this weekend. We adopted a 4 yr old cat yesterday from the Humane Society. My daughter had her heart set on a cat named Lucy (there were 4 of them on their web site named Lucy, what is the deal with that??). But the Lucy she wanted was gone. So she then picked out a cat that has a few health issues, great! But I think we will manage. The cat is otherwise very spunky and affectionate. My earliest memory is of my older brothers teaching me how to climb out of my crib. So I remember doing that after waking up from a nap and crawling down the hallway to find my Mom. I am sure I was old enough to walk, but I used to like to crawl instead. Maybe I am making this all up in my head. See you in a few days...have a great weekend everyone!

Get well Soon, Tall VERY SOON, jjj

Oops, forgot - earliest memory: watching dust float in a sunbeam while I was sitting in a Sunday school classroom at about age 3-1/2. Also remember being in my crib at the old shore house, but not sure if I was really young or if I slept in the crib for a long time because there weren't any other beds when the house was full on a mid-summer weekend. Saw a rainbow as I was leaving school this evening - hope it's a good sign for tomorrow. Eliz

enke - My cat's name is Lucia (from Santa Lucia), but we call her Lucy. At 16, she's slowing down, but she's still so much fun. Hope your daughter gets as much enjoyment from your new furry addition as my Lucy has brought me. Eliz

Whenever I think of Santa Lucia, I always remember Barney Fife singing Santa Lucia in that one episode of Andy Griffith... I couldn't find it on youtube but here is another guy singing it a little better than Barney. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpP7heFjr0g&feature=related I ran 4 good miles today. Hope to do the same in the morning.

Thanks everyone on the Garmin wishes... and the hotel never did return my multiple messages... But it's ok, cuz DH found it!!! Amazing... it was in the suitcase, which I checked twice! How could it be hiding in there?? And I wasn't even tired when I checked it before. Hmmmm, but glad to say it's safe and sound. Twocat, looks like you're filling in for Bob these days! How is he, anyway? And ^5 on the award! Share what you can when you can. Seemomgo and Wildchild... wow on your weather! Hope all the really hard stuff bypasses you with no damage. Smart to stay out of it, Cmom. Congrats on Seeboygo giving the commencement speech! Our middle school just has a picnic the last day of school... Tall, drink lots of water, rest up, get to bed early... Why does that happen so often?? Tammy and Enke both got really sick before Eugene... I know it's happened to others too. Seems so unfair! I'm hoping you'll be able to recover and still have a good race. I got in 6.3 (about) hilly miles tonight, in 52 minutes for an avg pace of 8:16 (about). Was using the old Garmin so all distances are from pre-measured mileage... Old Garmin said 8.42 miles... This was two laps of the 5k+ loop on our dirt roads in the subdivision. I wanted to stay off the paved bikepath. My foot was a little sore today, but felt great on my run. Now it's a little sore. So strange that if feels best when I'm running on it!