Good morning, Jay, and all to follow.

Jlynne - I am thinking of getting a haircut, too, but I was thinking of taking the length down to maybe 16" from the 19-20" it is now.....

{{{TW's DD}}}

Erika - I can't bear to even look at my mileage this year.....all goals completely out the window.

4.3 miles on the TM today watching Red 2.

..mornin' guys//...............dd2 got thru her 8-hour shift last night (hospital pharmacist) was cramping in the leg, but slept well last nite even tho her damn cat escaped (or I didn't lock the cat door correctly) and sat on her all nite

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...20-min HH at McFee Park

am now fixing her lunch (baloney)

and driving her to and from the hospital shifts

they work  some weird hours

..............hey, I quit typing in straight lines............life is good

good running guys

Thanks for the recap, Jay, you are so appreciated!

Holly & Erika, I don't really make goals for the year like you guys do, but good idea just to scale it back Erika. I think I set mine for 1000 miles every year and have never made it yet. Maybe next year. Oh, Holly - you are doing awesome with the lap swimming!

Rosie, I am so happy for you on the run and recovery from surgery and illness!  Hawaii, wow, sounds like fun to me. How long were you there? You'll love Alaska. I know a lot of people who thoroughly enjoyed the cruise out of Vancouver to Sitka/Juneau. John Hall land/sea cruise. http://www.kissalaska.com/  We just toured via motorhome starting in Anchorage, 2100 miles in 2 weeks!  We did see some amazing things though, glacier calving, bore tide surfing, Erika's house.

Tammy, hope you have good weather for the XC meet.  I still can't believe how hot it gets in OR. What will Portland be like in a week? Wish you could join us.....

TW, bologna sounds awful, yuck! Take good care of her. Why does she have to work so soon after breaking a leg and having surgery?

Jlynne, I got a haircut 3 weeks ago and I finally like it now. Way too short for me. Pretty soon you'll need a hat on those morning runs.

Berthaslayer, I've been wondering how your blistered feet have healed up.  I do recommend Wright double-layer running socks.  They come in all sorts of weights, even winter ones.  Mojo will return soon, I hope.

Thanks for your kind words about MrStarr. He went to the therapist yesterday and said it was uncomfortable (this is the first time he went by himself). Last night we went to Celebrate Recovery but he doesn't want to stay very long to socialize afterward. Today he is busy making stuff for the freezer today; taco meat, BBQ (sloppy joes to some people), tator tot hotdish.

Speaking of needing a hat on those morning runs, today was 40° so hat/gloves/vest/capris was enough to feel just right. I only went out for 3 miles but it felt pretty good. Once home I reset my Garmin to not display the HR and figured out why the light didn't work.  I see my podiatrist this afternoon. That darn foot still doesn't feel right nearly two years after surgery. I may get another injection in it to see if that helps. We'll see what he says.  I am trying to get two quilts finished before we leave for the Cities on Saturday morning. That could be tricky with orchestra tonight and a long run tomorrow night.  I have been know to stay up till all hours working in my sewing room though.

Bertha, ouch!  Toenails are overrated though.

Rosie, what great news on the health front!

Yesterday I went out a bit late to do a long run.  When I got to the trails, I was just so - TMI alert - cramped up (gas) from something - I think oats are the problem, in the granola I ate for breakfast, combined with stress affecting my gut from a phone screen I did in the morning.  Anyway, that combined with wearing an old pair of shorts with the elastic shot on them - they were sliding down, I just packed it in after a tenth of a mile and came home.

Today, none of those problems were present so I did a lovely 5 miles in 59 F and sunshine.  Tomorrow I will do 7 to hit 100 for the month.

coastwalker I have a new business! Instead of holding 5k, 10k and HM races where you just pay a fee and get a bib, auction them off instead! At $150+ a bib it will make millions!

Holly S. TM, shudder! 

BerthaSlayer on a rain day, as horrible as it is, a TM is better. Running rule book rule #1, "No running in the rain!"©

tomwhite cats are actually magical. Having one sleeping on you keeps you asleep. No really. Try it. Works until dawn or so when the cat decides it is time to eat and "accidentally" stabs your toes while playing.

AamosY my view of bureaucracy exactly!  You can add meetings to that sign as well.

StarrRuns my sympathies for all you are going through with your DH. I hope he snaps out of it soon.

enkephalin next year keep in mind they sell shorts at the Reach the Beach expo. Just sayin' ya' know.

buehrle I hope you are on the fast end of the post Lyme disease healing process. It is one vicious bug. My SIL got it. She was lucky in that they caught it early, despite an initial false negative test.

tetsujin209 going up to the snow? A bit early to ski. To run? There is rule # something, I need to look it up, about running in snow when you can run on perfectly fine dry pavement somewhere warmer.

Jlynne add a beard for a really impressive bit of misdirection. 

hallar that is one speedy midweek run!

evanflein good choice on the log book.

TammyinGP good luck to your team.

I ran 8 yesterday. Today I had an evening workshop in Manhattan so figured I would work from home today. With that in mind I went off to run my long run for the week and did 20. I got back. Cleaned up. Worked a bit. Got dressed in my monkey suit and started walking to the train station. About a quarter of the way there I get an email, the workshop is cancelled. I suspect the Hoboken train crash prevented the speaker from getting into New York. I turned around and walked back home. Got out of my monkey suit and here I am!

{{{Mr. Starr}}}

BerthaSlayer - for races and runs longer than 18-19 miles, I use Injinji toe socks, which I find help a lot with toenails/toenail blisters.  They feel a little weird at first, but quickly become okay.

Twocat - I bet you look quite svelte in your monkey suit!

Took DD shopping to get shoes for her Homecoming Dance dress (at least these will be something she can keep and wear again, since I don't think her feet are still growing).  Fortunately, we found a pair at 40% off - not too terrible, and got matching necklace/earrings on clearance at costume jewelry shop for $10.  Since I still refuse to pay for a professional hair job before the dance, she insists that I must help her with her hair.  Yikes!

after last week's discouraging seven hour epic ascent along the trim line, over massive boulders on nearly perpendicular slopes and getting lost, I started this the same this morning at sunrise (7:am) but, though I made well above timberline (~2,800- 3,000'), the 4,200' summit remained aloof as I had to turn around at the last ridge to get back by sunset (6pm). See you next time new snow, I guess.   Twenty-five and thirty years ago, it was morning or afternoon five hour round trip. So much for the benefits of the aging process. Maybe I take too many pictures along the way now (128).

Huh? I agree with twocat?

'cause, after all, snow is for skiing, not running.

Jlynne - I am thinking of getting a haircut, too, but I was thinking of taking the length down to maybe 16" from the 19-20" it is now.....

Holly - I don't know what jay would say but I don't think regular walker have to get their hair cut.  However, you seem to be getting back to running form so, go ahead, you'll be too fast for me to see you long or short. So much for the benefits of the aging process.

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ps - with today's trail too precarious for thongs,

I wore split-toe tabl socks with Marathon Monk split-toe running shoes.

However, the climb was so intense it wore holes in the big toe of each sock

and wore down the sole under the toe. .