Yeah, I recognize that face on Nate Jr. We used to call that "nipple-lips bliss" when my oldest would do that. Absolutely darling baby!

 

Jlynne, Disney in January was a lot of fun. I think the weather was perfect this year, but I hear it can be beastly hot or pouring down rain, too. Ours was cool in the morning (the start is some ungodly early hour) but then warmed up nicely and I finished just as it was starting to get a bit too warm. Nice flat PR type course... don't forget your timing chip!

 

Carolyn, that's why I don't run in the rain at lunchtime. It's bad enough finishing out the day with sweat-bedraggled hair, but the drowned rat look is just a little too much. Nice race for you yesterday, BTW! (I just got to reading yesterday's daily this morning.) And yes my Garmin is always a little wacky on the elevation. I figure it's sort of close, but I did the same hilly run several weekends in a row, and the elevation profile is just a bit different each time.

 

Snow... yep, we have it in the forecast for Wednesday. It'll just be little spitty sloppy stuff, then highs in the 50's for the weekend again. But it's definitely coming!

 

I just did 30 minutes of pool running yesterday, then worked for 2 hours in the garden. Gotta get that done!! But I'm feeling the garden work in my back today, which confirms it was a good idea to not do it before Saturday's race. Other than that, I'm a little stiff from the ultra, but not bad. I've certainly felt this way or worse after some long runs so I'm pretty happy with that. I did manage to get them to fix my time... more on that in my RR when I get around to that.

I might run today, might head to the pool again. This week is all about recovery, not miles, so I'm taking it very easy.

erika - is there an rr about someone who ran 31 miles through the northern birches?

ps - for some reason I wore a certain yellow tech shirt with black mesh seams on Saturday,

. . . and kept it on all day yesterday too.  Hey, I should have worn it to work today.

 

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dave - did you see salmon in the locks on Sunday's Salmon Cycle?

I had to go to baseball game instead .

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PRIVATE E-MAIL TO AAMOS ABOUT YANKOS LOSING TWO-OUT-OF-THREE THIS WEEKEND

 

Friday -

a.  Yankos' closer Mariano Rivera comes in in the ninth with a 2-1 Yanko lead planning on his 28 straight save since 1997

b.  Sports Illustrated writers/photos get ready for more Mariano glory as part of SI story on him

c.  Mariano get first two batters out, out.

b.  next pitch - Mike Sweeney doubles

c.  next pitch - Ichiro's 10th home run of year, first sayonara home run ever, and followed his first sayonara anything (single) on Thursday against White Sox

d.  Mariners - 3 / Yankos -2  (that's what our local announcer, a former NY'er says)

 

Saturday (9/19)

a.  10 - 2 Yanko's blowout revenge ties series

b.   one game to go for Yankos to clinch division

 

Sunday (9/20) - (7-1)

a.  After losing 11-1 to Yankos in August, Mariners new pitcher (Snell) goes seven inninngs including striking out hated Alex ( who junked Seattle after his early years with the Mariners) after being behind 3-0), etc.

b.  Alex non-hits rest of game before being taken out

c.  second inning - Ken Griffey hit home run #16 with Ichiro and ____ on base.

d.  Yankos pack up anticipatory champagne to take to Los Angeles

 

A.  Pre-game

there were about 300 fans watching Yanko warm-up and about 100 by Mariners' bullpen.

When we just had to go over to the Yankee's side to see Matsui, when one of the ushers asked me if I was a Yankee fans, "nope, I've hated 'em since 1954."

 

B.  announcers

even the Mariner announcers fawned over Alex passing Lou Gerhig in Yanko hits and nary a mention of Ichiro becoming the first player since 1908 to get more  than 200 hits a year.

 

Ichiro hits a two-run home run with two out in the ninth inning Friday night.

It was Ichiro's second walk-off in a row. 

Ichiro's 9th 200-hit season

 

 

Ken Griffey Jr. follows through on a three-run home run

off New York's Joba Chamberlain in the second inning

Lou, what a priceless photo!  Thanks for sharing it!

My running partner and I went down to check out the course of my upcoming HM in New Hampshire this morning.  She's just volunteering at the race, but she said she'd go with me to look at it.

We parked at the start line, and ran 4 miles north, along the shore.  Talk about flat!  Reminded me of running on a track.  Our overall pace after 5 miles was 10:57, which is fast for us.  My pace for all 8 miles was 11:02, so I was happy!

I will think carefully about what to wear that day.  There is NO shade on the 5-mile stretch next to the ocean, so wind and/or sun could be an issue.  It would also be easy for me to go out too fast and burn out early, so I'll have to hold myself back.

After we got back to the car, we stretched and got some water.  Then we drove the entire course.  I am SO glad we didn't run it, because at one point the course takes a right turn on Presidential, but the street sign was missing!  We had to ask a mailman which street to turn on.

Once you get into the residential neighborhoods, there is a good deal of shade.  Very few "hills," for the most part, and they are very gentle.  The one exception is a pretty good hill a little after mile 8.  It's cool to get to the top, though, because the view of the ocean is beautiful.  The houses along the way get fancier and fancier, until they are actually mansions.  We said, "Wow!" a lot.  Neither one of had ever been to Hampton before - what a hidden jewel!  There must be a lot of gardeners in the area, because every yard was beautifully manicured. It will be so much fun to run by these places to have a chance to see them better.

I felt GREAT after the run, so I'm psyched.  13 days to go!

Jon, 

saw the salmon,  skipped the perkins lane side trip,  got my first scratch on my road bike.  Scary 3 bike pile up when the guy in front of me decided he had to stop suddenly. luckily, no damage or injuries.  It was a perfect day for a ride.

 

just got back from the gym,  I am sort of out of bicycle shape and feeling it a little from yesterdays ride.

 

Erika,  looking forward to the RR

Dave

 

5.24 mile semi recovery run.

 

It was terribly buggy. Drenched in sweat and covered in nats.....I'm still digging them out of my eyes.

Tet, I'll get to it, really... just been sorta busy and it won't be real long.

you're a newbie to the ultra-marathons scene erika and probably don't know the mile-by-mile ultra-RR breakdown forumla, especially appropriate since it's the Equinox,  it's your first ultra, it was so competitive, you're our marvelous equinox goddess, no need to  abbreviate one mile at all, especially turning strategy going up Ester Dome, the ED turnaround,  the harrowing chute, getting shunted past the marathon finish, etc. etc.

thanks.

ps - please check with ultra-M veteran Tom D. re appropriate detail.

 http://www.runningahead.com/groups/MastRun/Forum/Post/24cbd9528d194e5780dbeb6eeedacd94#focus

Congrats!  I never understood how folks can do a mile-by-mile recap. 

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Dive - scary; how's Bianca? Was she with you?

 

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beer - that's probably the kind of look I deserve from erika after being so worried about anyone undertaking their first ultra-marathon as an extension of a marathon course already designed by some skiers to be the hardest route possible for pre-season training.   

thanks dave. I know you'll take care of her, especially if she got scuffed there, especially since she got to many nice comments last time.