Mornin' everyone.

Good workouts yesterday: Deeze (22.22 miles of cold-fighting computraining, 2.25 windy miles outside); Tramps (10 mild/gusty trail miles); Dave (8 good miles); Rochrunner (3 trail miles); C-R (4 improving miles); Holly (1,250 yds in the pool, them 5 TM miles); Marj (3-4 pre-downpour miles in Ft. Lauderdale); Mike (6 pre-twin granddaughter birthday dinner miles); Catwhoorg (7.7 hill miles); BerthaSlayer (1 streak-maintaining TM mile); Flats (5 TM miles); Evanflein (4.2 daylight, headlamp-nose-bonkingless miles).

It's good to see that everyone has an opinion about pizza. And beer.

Tammy, I like the way the stream in your painting flows right onto the paint plate below it!

Leslie, "bozo" just begins to describe the guy driving on the seawall in that video.

Good work with the smoker, Twocat. You sure do some interesting math.

I woke up on time this morning, but was still tired. I had some extra time, so I slept for another hour, and then went out for a brisk 7.76 miles in 34F temps with a noticeable SW breeze - it was nice to finish my workout in daylight for a change. Then out to breakfast with DW, and then we're taking a neighbor to our favorite indoor farmer's market.

Have a greta Saturday!

Jay

Morning all!!  Justin is 29 today and moving back home!! I slept last night with his almost 4yr old snuggled against my body all night - its good and not good!!

Ran pre-Fudgcicle 3.2 miles from my house to the race, picked up the pace to race the 5k altho still feeling very sinusy, ran 3.9 miles home to get my 10.2 for the day. Home to go to Donna's Donuts with Justin and Maria -- where I did NOT eat the donuts!!

Holly -- I will be "alone" as in without hubby, but not alone since I will be with about 20 of my campground friends and will be rooming with one of the single women

Marj - we go out of Miami on Sat 2/4

Happy Saturday friends!!

There's still no sun here either. I forget what it looks like. It will be a culture shock to feel it when I leave on Thursday. I promise to try to bring it back home  with me.

Ran hill repeats today. 8 miles including 8 Berthas.

Good morning everybody!

I was woken up by my phone ringing at 6:20, this morning,  I guy from work was calling me to tell me he would be there in a few minutes.  That would have been nice...if I were working today and was even out of bed yet!  After lying there stewing about it for few minutes, I drug myself out of bed and did my run.  10 miles.

So--with only 10 more states to go I'm starting to think about a new goal.  7 continents?  I already have 1 done, so I only need 6 more!  I read a little bit about the Antarctica Marathon--if I put in $300 deposit, now, I can get in the 2020 event...which is perfect timing, really.  I told Debbie my new plan.  She said she would love to go Antarctica--she has a friend who was born there.  the I told her that, with the lowest airfare that I could find, it would cost just over $10,000 a piece...not including our food.  I guess I have to come with a new goal...

Dinner with twins was fun...they are just a great couple of kids.  Here they are...

Okay--gotta go.  See ya!

Tammy--nice painting. Don't listen to 2cat.  Those aren't "haunting;" they're "Happy little trees."

Just a short 4.3 mile run today to partially make up for a missed run earlier this week.

Loved Steve's spooky tree last night, but hey if you tell the kids it followed you down the trail, they'll never go out again!

Holly, I don't remember the pizza but I do remember the Bud Light. Still shaking my head.

Find those winter pants, C-R! Anything above 10° calls for outside running! Unless you have a snowstorm or freezing rain, then you get a pass.

Jay, it sounds like you're getting back to it? The damnstring is holding up?

Sorry to hear about Justin, Deez, and good job on the race and running when you're not feeling well. Hopefully no lingering ill-effects.

It's not as warm out today, but it's still going to be above zero (maybe 10 or 11° later today), with snow forecast for later this afternoon and colder tomorrow. So....... long run today! 20 miles on tap, I'll let you now how it goes.

7 miles for me this morning.

2cat - I can see the haunting look to it as well. I guess forests can be like that. maybe I should have painted Yogi peeking out between those birches.  a Yogi photobomb. sweet!

short run after work yesterday. only 2.3 miles. I had about 1/2 hr to get in a run so I could get home and we could still eat at a decent dinner time. but ended up taking over an hour by the time I called police on a homeless guy giving me sh&t and then hung around waiting for the officer to finish up his talk with him and then talk to me.  Apparently, the homeless guy said I was harassing him, screaming profanities at him, etc. so he felt justified in throwing his trash at my car, yelling at me, etc.  oh, and he had just been OR'd from jail that morning after a long foot chase by police, trespassed from several businesses for harassing them, threatening to break windows, etc.  oy! 

will get in a run in a bit with the dogs on the hometrails. Bella especially has really been bugging me this morning to get outside and DO something!

oh, just got a call from David. Oh a whim he decided to join the bowling team this winter. He's improved ALOT - used to bowl about 130's, now he's in the 180 range. overall, their team isn't that great - just david and a couple seniors are good. So, today's districts should have been the last event of the year. well, he called during lunch to say they are all bowling great and if it ended right now, they'd be going to state. Still have to see how the afternoon session rolls out though. 

ok, gotta go.