Deez, I just recently came out of lurkdom as well -- welcome back!

Holly, where do you swim and how far is a "length"? At the Oakland University pool where I swim, the lanes are usually crosswise and 25 yards across. On the rare occasions when they're lengthwise, it's 50 meters (I think).

Mike, we've come out on the other side of some of what you seem to be going through. I hope this works out well for you all.

Last winter was so mild that I don't think I ever wore my thermal tights or balaclava, but this morning I had both on and appreciated it. Not as cold as deez at about 24F and breezy, but quite a bit colder than we've had so far. But it was today or not for a while since they're talking "6 - 12 inches" between now and Monday morning. Anyway, 5 pretty good miles on a crisp wintery morning.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

I am enjoying a Saturday home baking cookies, wrapping presents and sewing while watching the big snowflakes fall. A week ago I was looking at the lake and thought that it looked odd, then realized that it had not frozen over yet.  It’s frozen now but not completely, giving the Canada geese a place to park. There must several hundreds of them out there.

I’ve been lurking and not running until last night, finally! First run post surgery and it felt good, although I’m a bit achy here and there today but it’s a good ache. It felt great to be out there and I am so thankful that the campground restroom was open, I sure needed a break just then. 3 miles in 12° and 5 mph wind, didn’t check the wind chill. I tried not to overdress but wore summer tights under my wind pants and shirt/fleece top/jacket combo, not a bit cold, really!

Mike, so glad that the public defender got involved and will go to bat for Eric to get help.

Hi Deez, so you ran 8 miles before church? Doesn’t donating blood affect you for a couple of weeks?

Doug, we are getting 4-6” today/tonight, driving is always tricky until people remember their winter driving skills.

Posai - hope you get home safe and sound.

Erika - have a great time with Hally/Barb, you sure do travel a lot!

Jay - Keep rehabbing and you'll be back before you know it. Taking time off in the winter isn't all bad, is it?

Stay warm everyone!

That all sounds cold, but dry!  I did 7.5 miles in a constant downpour.  Twocat would have been    It was the same route as the 12K run/walk I am doing next weekend.  I wanted to check out the hills.  In previous years, the route was very hilly.  This year there are only two hills, first one takes you up to a new rail trail, which of course is flat for about 3 miles.  The last mile was miserable, driving rain and wind straight into me.  I was soaked through 4 layers.  Oh, and 42F.  Guess it could have been worse, it could have been 33F and heavy rain.

enkephalin "No running in the rain!"©  What is wrong with you people? Read the rule book! 

One week before I start running again. This ends week 5. I have a good friend that really needs to take 6 weeks off the heal up, but . . . I wish I could convince him to stop. He is wicked fast when healthy. He easily qualified for the 2016 Boston marathon. Then he got seriously hurt (moving leaves in his DD's back yard of all things) and was unable to run at all let alone Boston. He was on track to qualify again this fall. Heck, he won his AG in two HMs, one with serious competition, in October. Then he came down with tendonitis in his ankle. Worse, he knew how it happened; he over did it while training and knew he was over training instead of letting his body catch up. Fast forward to November, he runs a marathon and comes nowhere near qualifying. Poor guy. With the fall marathon gone, that is the perfect time to stop running and heal up, right? After all, there is lots of time to train for a spring marathon and then qualify for Boston. Nope, he is out running. My DW and her friend saw him today and seeing him from a distance could tell he is still injured. I feel really bad for the guy, but short of paying someone to kidnap him I do not see anyway to get him to lay off of running until he heals up.

 

A kid that Ryan ran with in high school informed me that he is running the Zion 100 Mile in April.  I looked it up to see what state it was in to see if I could run it with him.  I was very relieved to find that it was in Utah...because I've already done Utah.

 

 

Holly, where do you swim and how far is a "length"? At the Oakland University pool where I swim, the lanes are usually crosswise and 25 yards across. On the rare occasions when they're lengthwise, it's 50 meters (I think).

 

At the YMCA pool it is 25 for a length and 50 for a lap (up and back), but I don't know if it is meters or yards.

4.5 miles for me on Saturday, followed by 30 minutes of core and weights.