Erika - I meant to tell you that I occasionally get a pain in that spot behind my ankle that I have thought was posterior tibular tendinitis (sp) in my left foot.  Haven't had it much lately, but I was getting it off and on in the fall pretty regularly, but mildly.  I seemed to get it more when I was doing more speedwork - maybe I hit the ground differently when I'm sprinting.  I hope that clears up for you soon.

Tramps, the two movies you suggested this week were out, but I have them reserved for me for later this week. I was disappointed since I really wanted to watch "The lives of others". Anyway we ended up watching UP. What a sweet movie. I cried of course .

 

TomS, I was thinking of you and your family while on my run today. I hope your FIL is doing better this afternoon.

 

Perch, let me know how you like your resistance band w/o. I use resistance bands during my pilates w/o. I really like them a lot.  I feel like they tone you up without bulking up the muscles.

 

Erika, my sweet sistahh. Come here, sit down, I will give you a warm cyber space massage and a warm hug. So sorry to read about your foot.

 

Holly, I think running on the treadmill takes a lot more will power and determination than running in cold weather. Do what is easiest for you and please don't think that you are a wimp when you opt for the TM.

 

10.5 solid, fluid slow miles this afternoon. I wanted to run 12, but that would have taken me to 48 miles for the week with an 8 miles increase from last week, which is too much of an increase, I think. Anyway, I ran to the next town in 58 minutes and I ran back in 54 minutes.

 

Off to find the picture of Henry that everyone is talking about.

 

Steve - loved the first date story; sorry about the blowing cape and all, I hate when that happens

Tramps - the hat-wrapped-water bottle-in-the-pocket is quite a creative solution;  I've been using the "this is better than the H2 of August" mantra a lot myself lately

denise - cool pics of you and Henry racing

tselbs - your FIL and family are in my thoughts

Leslie - TimTams, yummmmmm

Erika - I probably say this to you several times every winter, but I can't even imagine what -35 feels like; I was in a wind chill around (+)4 today and that was definitely cold enough for me.  Healing vibes to your foot.

No run for me today, as I drove the round-trip "down the shore" to NJ for church and a meeting that ended up being cancelled after I got there.  No worries, though, as the wind would surely have sent me flying off the boardwalk.  And the house was much too cold for an overnight.  Had a nice lunch at a favorite bay front restaurant where the porch has a fantastic view of the water and is actually warmer than the indoor dining room.  

Hey, nono, I'm thinking of doing the Ocean Drive 10-miler as a pre-NJ marathon race.  The timing's perfect to decide whether to bail on the marathon and run the half in May.  And I hear they party a little more in the Wildwoods than in the (dry) OC . . . .  

I've spent the last couple of hours planning lessons for the kiddos for this week.  Where did this, the second-longest Christmas break possible, disappear to, anyway?  I'm not exactly dreading going back like I have in past years, but I'm definitely going to miss sleeping past 5:45 and drinking coffee from a real mug at my kitchen table instead of in a metal sippy-cup-thingie in the car.  Oh, and not having to repeat every instruction x times where x = the number of kids in the class times pi.

Keep warm, everybody.  

Eliz