Get up and Run!

Good morning everyone. First thing I do when I get on the RA site in the morning is check the previous day's posts for a new adventure about the avenger dog. No great stories yesterday - I was disappointed.

Glad you got a good night's sleep, Mary. Gotta store up some energy for that big race on Saturday. Make sure you take some pictures of you and Steve, okay?

How long are you out East, Trent? Enjoy those capital runs. Gotta be beautiful there right now - are there still cherry blossoms on the trees?

What's the latest project, Walt? And how are your DDs these days?

6.1 miles for me this morning, 8:47 pace. Where did that come from?  Must have been the eclectic music on my Ipod - tunes from Riverdance, a little David Bowie and Pink Floyd. Came home and did some rope jumping and ab work. I get to hang out with Will today and I bought a stroller at a rummage sale. Weather's supposed to be good - think grandma has to take the little one for a walk today.

Late night...no morning run.

The full moon here last night was spectacular. It started out this firey orange color just above the Earths horizon. It slowly transfigured into this huge bright white globe. Would have made for a great moolight run.

This morning it was covered up by those dark heavy clouds.....somebodies gonna get some rain.

Run well !

Hi masters, haven't check in for a bit. Work is busy - good busy, though. Wish I could get up and run today. I'm on day 5 battling the cold from hell. DW is now down with it too. Good news is that it didn't strike a week earlier. DW also got ma a Garmin 405 for my b-day last week. But the cold is keeping me from using it. I may actually swap for a 305. I hear it's easier to use and I don't need it for a watch and won't bother with the HRM.

I'll get back to running in the next couple days once this cold clears. Everything else feels healthy and rested. Outdoor track season has started too. My running club organizes it every Tuesday night. I'm anxious to try it out - I've never done a track workout. The Garmin will come in handy for the splits. I'm hoping to improve my speed and form and run a much faster marathon in the Fall.

Great runs everyone.

Running rest day for me.

Twocat -  My daughter would love to be out on her own.  She is a single mother of a 2 year old and she just couldn't handle her job and the mother responsibilities at the same time.  Especially a job that had you going 7 days a week, plus evenings and didn't allow any time off.  It didn't pay enough to hire a full time, live in nanny.

Aamos - I'm not really ignoring you.  Every time my wife and I try to do something it gets canceled.  One of our jobs gets in the way, someone gets sick, etc.  I actually have airline tickets this time and I don't want to jinx anything by actually looking forward to the trip.  I saw something you wrote earlier (when trying to place a claim on Holly) about living in the Black Hills.  Is this race much of a trip for you?  I made reservations at the host hotel.  I don't remember the name.

Four miles last evening and then two attacks of leg cramps in the night.   I have not had those in a long time.  Hmmm

Snow for Wildchild?  Yikes.   We have gone through the blossom time here 3hours south of Washington so I am not sure whether there are any left along the DC Mall area or not.   They are beautiful but don't last long.  What a country....from cherry blossoms to snow all under a beautiful moon.

Cute puppies  You do a great job of showcasing them Mary.

Have a great day everyone and God bless America

Joey

Steve, cute picture you posted Tues.  hopeful, thanks for the puppy pictures this morning.

Nice long runs for breger, lame, and CNY.  Good job on the speedwork for Slo.

This morning, it was in the mid 30s and calm.  As soon as I started, I knew it was going to be tough.  It would have been nice to do 12 or maybe 8, but it wasn't long and I knew it wasn't to be.  My legs were dead and tired and my breathing was unusually hard.  I decided to just poke along and do what I could.  I checked my pace about one, two, and three miles and it was just over 10 which was fine.  About then, I decided I'd try for 6 miles and call it a day.  I thought I was slowing down and that was my intention.  When I got home, at 6 miles, and checked my time, I had an overall pace of 9:47 so had speeded up when I was trying to slow down.  I know I've done this a number of times lately and just can't make sense of it.  I would have felt better with a slower pace and lasting longer but, I guess, you get what you get.

A good day and good runs for all.

TomS