Howdy, everyone.

I'm sorry to hear about your fall, Robin. I hope you are healed enough to enjoy your run in Acadia (what a beautiful place to run!), and I know you'll be smart enough to back off if it isn't working for you. Have a great time in Acadia, 20-miler or not.

I'm sorry about the challenges Jlynne is having with DS2 and Mike with Eric. I hope DS2 takes real advantage of his fresh start, and that Eric will come to the realization that the way he is living isn't working. Meanwhile, keep helping your kids as best you can, as I know you've been doing all along. Isn't it interesting to learn how many people have hoarders or people with some hoarding issues in their families, once the discussion got started?

Did anyone else watch Ledecky's win in the 800 Free last night? She was ahead the entire race, beat other world-class swimmer by over 11 seconds (which was near half a pool length), and beat her own world record by about 2 seconds. It was a jaw-dropping performance. How she generates so much more speed than anyone else in the pool is beyond me.

It was cooler (67F) and a bit drier this morning, with a pretty significant wind from the NE. I went 8.8 RW miles -  the first half with the wind, and the second half back into it. Coming back into the wind felt good, but was a lot tougher - I had to turn my cap around or else I'm sure it would have blown off and far down the road. I have racewalking training tomorrow morning, and it promises to be hotter and muggier, so it'll be a bit of a challenge, but it is August, after all.

Have a greta Saturday!

Jay

mari, belated happy anniversary.  deez, my condolences on the passing of your tri friend.  Mike and jlynne, thinking of you dealing with your respective sons.  Mike, sorry to hear about your wife's dad.  My thoughts are with the family.

Nice long runs for Twoat and wild.

I don't know if the head and humidity has anything to do with it, buy I have recently had no enthusiasm for running or other exercise.  I ran 2 miles on Mon and 4 on Tues, I've gone for a couple walks, and done nothing a couple days.  I get up and can't talk myself into running or serious walking.

A good day and good runs for all.

TomS

Greetings. Cooler today, but still humid.  Back in NH for the weekend. I managed to run about 9 miles on the rail trail.  Knee held up mostly.  We shall see what tomorrow brings.  I also swam this afternoon, about 1500 yards. Hugs and good thoughts to Lynne, Mike, Deez, and any others having challenges with kids. It is not easy. Those parenting books left a lot out I find!  We have certainly had our challenges with our DD.  She did graduate from college, a good school in a serious major, so I am hopeful she will get there. My DH is fretting that she does not yet have a career plan, but it's just three months since graduation.  I am not declaring crisis just yet. She is currently in B.C. climbing in the Bugaboos.  I just want to see her come back in one piece. She worked as an Outward Bound instructor in Colorado this summer.

Happy weekend!

I just typed a long post and lost it.  Drat.  Suffice to say, 3 miles for me today and it is still not good.  Pes Anserine Bursitis seems to pinpoint the pain when you google it.  This is the longest I have been on the DL since I began running 17 years ago.  I cannot do lower body weights because that seems as if it would aggravate the problem.  So, I am turning into a large blob.

Working on the walking plan for Portland.

Can anyone find where it says how long the Portland course stays open?

Mike - Just from what I've been able to glean from your posts about Ryan, I think he'll love Portland.  It has a sound running community, and a really great trail running community, if that interests him at all.  Forest Park is a running mecca.

Enke - If you can somehow swing it, you might consider getting your DD into counseling.  Hoarding is definitely a mental disorder, and I firmly believe the only way to overcome it is through therapy.  I think it would have really helped my dad if he'd been wiling to go.

Tom - I, too, got a chuckle over your post about the burial plot.  Too funny!

Carolyn - Kevin, over on the Predawn Forum, has been doing the burro races for the first time this year.  He's been posting race reports and reports about his training.  I'm in love with his donk, Mordecai aka Mordy. 

10 miles at the McKay this morning with a couple of miles of climbing.  By the end, my legs were telling me that I haven't been doing much running in the last 3 week.   Then it was 4.5 hrs at work, and it feels like I didn't make a dent.  My boss was in the office when I left, and I got to give a bit of my opinion of how I think things are going.  You might remember that my office is working with a LOT of people who are working to come into compliance with the new medical marijuana regulations in our county and in two years, the state.  The crush of clients has been overwhelming, and the associate attorney I'm working with is so stressed, it's ridiculous.  He even voiced awhile back that he feels like if he screws up, he'll lose his job, which isn't true, but I told my boss about Jeff's concerns.  I also sort of voice my opinion that I thought this whole thing was being looked at as a bit of a cash cow.  August 23 is the last date for certain registration forms to be turned in to the county, and for the last 3 weeks, we added to more attorneys to seeing people to get the CCARs done, along with Jeff seeing 3-4 clients almost daily.  It's ridiculous, because once the 23rd comes and goes, there are still a TON of applications to pull together and get turned in.  I could go on and on, but it won't help.  I told The Hub I'll probably be working weekends until the end of the year, the deadline for getting applications turned in. 

I am going to have to just pop in briefly. I ran today's 6.76 mile race. The heat index was so high the neighboring town canceled their race. The RD for my town said this was about as close as he has ever come to doing so. Well there is one thing I know, the heat and humidity generally impact me less than everyone else. Translation, today was my best placement in the series this year. I  ended up 26 OA and 4th in my AG. You take what you can get.

Can anyone find where it says how long the Portland course stays open?

Portland Marathon cut-off.
Holly - the reason there’s no cutoff for the Portland Marathon is because there is no cutoff off for the Portland Marathon.  Roadways open up to traffic after seven-or-eight hours and runners/walkers are shunted to sidewalks and, though the celebratory finish line is closed down too, a secondary finish crew sticks around with finisher medals, etc. until the LAST runnner/walker finishes and is given credit for their respective 26/2 miles, often taking more than 12-hours.  With staying open 24 or more hours if anyone was still out there, there's no such thing as being too slow and embarrassing is not in the Portland lexicon. You'd beat hundreds of runners even if you walk on your hands

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The Japan 100-Marathon Joyful Running Clubbers I joined at Portland last year

choose their annual overseas marathons on the basis of no cutoff times at all.

Slowest was almost nine hours at Portland.   .

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Hoarding
Though sure I don’t believe in saving all receipts, I probably have a few that I wouldn’t mind getting thrown away. I keep thinking I should so my kids don’t get stuck with doing it but, as long as there’s room in the garage for things that might save having to buy them all over again in the future, why would anyone throw anything away they have room for?  Well, maybe running shirts that go back to 1977.  However, as the future becomes shorter and shorter, I’m starting to get the idea, . . . I think.
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Kids
Stick with your kids through all the trouble they’re going through in their twenties and hope they become angels in their forties (DS) instead of being angels in their twenties and making up for it in their forties (DD)/ 
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Olympics
swimmers winning by 0.01 seconds or half a pool length,
rowers winning by 0.001 seconds, . . . and the runners
are still mostly waiting to get started.

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ps - I could see robin's DS's RW video but can't get her fall

will have to try at the library on Monday.