Good morning.

Hope the west coast weather is not creating too much havoc out there.  Stay dry.

Jay—thought about you yesterday when I heard this NPR story on coastal residents and climate change in your neck of the woods. (And hope your party goes well.)

Holly—seems good that the whole teaching staff is aware of the issues and strategizing (is that a word?) for how best to handle.  Being skeptical about ADHD label seems sensible but for some folks appropriate meds are a life-changer.  I have a colleague who just went through this over the last few years with a 14-year-old son. Good luck.

Lame—that sounds like a tough hike but I bet it was beautiful.

Erika—hope you see some improvement with the foot.  That's a drag.

Twocat—yeah, “historic” can be useful. Been there, done that.  And to be fair, it often does make people appreciate unique local features they otherwise take for granted.

I ran my rail-trail half this morning in comfortable 40’s weather.  It was my first race in 10 months.  After my knee issue in December (MCL?), my goal was to build up enough mileage safely to finish this distance.  It's an out-and-back course so I decided to go out relatively easy and pick up the pace on the way back for a negative split.  Mission accomplished and all felt pretty good.  I ran a ~ 1:45 one of my slowest but--given the circumstances--I’m happy with it.  Details in a separate race report thread. (What ever happened to race reports?)

Have a great weekend.

Holly, in general -- meds or not -- I'm against "labeling" children, especially with a fuzzy definition. Once that happens, they start to be thought of as "that ADD kid" instead of who they really are. There's a good chance that our DS might have been labeled with a low-level form of autism, and I think that it was better overall for him to just adapt and grow out of his condition rather than fall back on a "diagnosis." At least for us, it's all worked out in the end.

The 2nd of three straight predicted beautiful days here, and being a weekend the trail was full of runners and bikers. I was dressed comfortably for a change, but that was mostly on the out-leg into a cool breeze. It got much warmer once I turned around with the breeze behind me. I won't say that a lot of others were overdressed, but Ribs would have made out quite well levying jacket-around-the-waist fines! 

I stretched it out a bit today for a full 7 miles, which for me is an LR going back to about October. Tomorrow I might take a bike out if only for the novelty of riding in mid-February.

Hi All,

Didn't post while in Vegas. Too busy with work meetings and stuff. Did get to run and keep my streak alive but it's not a runner friendly town. Heard the trails outside of town are great but had no wheels. Tried Top Golf for first time (major fun) and watched Cirque du Soleil for the first time and was awe struck.

So back to the real world. Ran 10 with the club this morning was only supposed to run 6 but I felt good. Met some new people and had fun. I was in charge of the outbound water stop and people seemed to like how I mix the Powerade. I use half the recommended powder. Too gooey for me at full strength. Guess I'm not the only one. Kiddo has first indoor track meet today and I'm typing from the stands. Hope he meets his expectations.

That party sounds great Jay. Enjoy.

Holly - our daughter takes meds for ADHD and it has been a wonderful thing for her. Grades improved so much and she feels so much less anxious. I wondered about that at first since I'm one of those "I don't need no stinkin meds" guys but it has been awesome. I hope you find your path and lacross is such a great game. Unfortunately here in IN the girls can't hit with the sticks or body check. Maybe OH is different as that makes the game really interesting. Oh and DD is now heavily into martial arts. It has really helped her. Might be a thought.

That's very positive Tramps. Running trails tomorrow and can't wait.

Oh wait Mike says I have to read the race report. Gotta go then.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

4.24 miles early this morning.  I slept great and woke up early and rested.

I'm watching my home town Buffalo Sabres play the St. Louis Blues.  Buffalo has gone from a bad team to an average team. It would be nice to have a good team to cheer for again before I die.

Good call on the rescheduled race, twocat, sounds like you'll have IRC. And I can see why the town would want to keep the bridge, or at least not have one that allows trucks to go through town. That's why I like our narrow road with no shoulders: truck drivers hate it.

Sounds like a fun party, Jay. Too much going on over the holidays anyway, right? Nice to have it when people really need a break.

Holly, I was thinking your daughter sounds a little bored. I think someone says she's maybe not challenged enough. Does your school have some gifted or advanced classes? What does she want to do? On another note, happy birthday month, a little early! Can't wait to see you next week!

C-R, I found a pretty good running route in Vegas, actually. It heads out of town and goes around the airport. There are some neighborhood roads that are pretty nice, although some sidewalks are a bit sketchy. Had me running by myself in the dark through some "iffy" parts but it wasn't too bad. I think I got some 8-10 milers done while there for a conference.

Nice race, Tramps! A 1:45 would be a stretch goal for me these days. Well done and sounds like you've done a great job rehabbing that knee.

Lamerunner, I'd love to go on some of those hikes with you. The pictures you post on FB are so cool! Looks like you're miles out in the boonies, with some beautiful views.

DH is at an all day (well, most of the day) sourdough class. He signed up for this awhile ago and I think it's so cool! As much as I'd like to learn more about sourdough, there's no way I'd give up so much of a sunny Saturday to do it so kudos to him. He's already texted me pictures of things they're trying, like sourdough chocolate cake, pancakes, tortillas... he gets some starter to bring home and recipes. Yum! I'll do some errands and hit the gym for some elliptical time. Foot is better than yesterday but I'm not running on it (ahem, hear that, Jlynne??).

 

Unfortunately here in IN the girls can't hit with the sticks or body check.

Well, darn, what's the fun in that?

Twocat - I'm with you on the historic bridge - keep it there.

Enke - cat café - what a cool idea!

Erika - I'm hoping that heel gets better so that you can get through the race.  By the way, did I tell you that, for my birthday, I'm going to Phoenix!  Yep, that's the ticket.....

Re: ADHD - while DD does exhibit some of the symptoms associated with it, I am not convinced.  I did talk to her PA about it (she swims at the Y when I do), and she suggested dietary changes might help, including reducing her sugar intake.  I told DH to stop buying all that sugar-sweetened cereal that she seems to live off and let's see if we can force her to eat a little better.

Hi all!

Holly, I think diet modification is a great place to start. I don't have personal experience with an ADD or ADHD type diagnosis in anyone I know very well and while I do believe there are some kids that really can benefit from the medication and see a drastic improvement in concentration and academics, I think for others it's an 'easy route' so to speak of using medication to control a behavior, when there are other avenues to explore to help channel energy in a positive direction. and since so many of our foods are full of dyes, preservatives, chemicals that no doubt affect brain function and impulse control issues, modifying food is great thing to start experimenting with to see if you notice improvement. and if not, at least she's putting healthier foods and less bad things in her body.

I had a 5K this morning, but needed to get in 10 today. so ran a 1 mile warm-up, then the 5K, then went out for another 6 on the HM course and met up with a running partner and ran back to finish line.