Good morning. It's been a while since I started the thread, huh? 27F at the start and 27F at the finish, too. No snow here, but looks like it's falling up in the Northeast. Easy 5 this morning -- I think I'm getting slower. Workout: 4.1 miles, AHR 151, 8:39/mi, incl 4x20s striders Overall: 5.1 miles, 44:13 Good runs!

Good morning Thanks for the start this morning WRFB. I don't buy the idea of you getting slow. We may check with PDR to verify. I ran 3.5 miles last night and things are improving. The black areas of the bruise have turned purple.....the purple areas have turned scarlet.....the scarlet areas have turned green (I kid you not) .....and the green areas have turned yellow. PLUS I could run simply by holding my left arm still against my body. This is a lot better than when I had to hold my hand over my chest, giving passer-by's the thought that this runner coming down the road is having a heart attack. Today is my DD's birthday......with a far bigger number than either she or I would be willing to admit. (Where DID the years go?). So I bought her an MP3 player where I could download pictures from her childhood to reflect on the ?? years. So, I found THIS picture of your's truly visiting Santa for a picture for my last time. How old is your son Holly? I am 2 months short of 9 in this picture. By the way.....prayers for Mary's SIL and all involved. Life is tough sometimes. Thanks for the solution to the snow plow problem.....apparently we have two good suggestions.....simply buy a snow blower (per PDR) or use McSolar's city workers who make the stuff never to appear. Have a great day everyone.

Good Morning Folks, Great picture Vista and I am glad you are healing... take it easy. Thanks for starting off WRFB and I can't imagine that you are getting slower. I'll add my support vibes for Mary's sister in law. Beautiful morning here in Western, MA. The snow is so white it appears blue as the skies lighten. I ran 8.7 miles with 2x 12 minutes at 7:24 pace (first one was 7:24 and the second one was 7:18) with a 4 minute rest in between. The whole run took 1:19 at 5:15 AM/26F----not a snow plow in sight! I used my snow crankiness from yesterday to fuel my speed-ups today---it's all good. Have a great one CNYrunner

Glad to see the RR from last weekend are starting to arrive! Keep them coming. Managed to get the week's speedwork done with my TP today. 9.88 miles all in with 4@7:14. Now on to two easy pace days.

Good Morning! Breger – I’m envious of your IRCs – my favorite temp to run in is 53-56. But I know come summer I won’t be envious. Vista – what an adorable picture! And a Happy B-day to your DD. My DS is 10 right now, although he has a birthday coming up soon. Last night I made the reservations to have his party at a local roller skating rink at the end of the month. Deez4boys – that’s quite an adjustment to make... Jlynne – not sure if it's a good idea to give the snow plow driver a 6-pack of beer - he might end up driving across someone’s lawn. Hill workout day: 10.15 easy-paced miles, with 4 trips up and down Big Hill Road, in 19 (feels like 9) degrees. First time since August that I’ve run this far on a workday. I suspect I’ll need a strong cup of coffee about 2pm. CNYrunner – Thursday morning forecast is 23 degrees with light snow, but right now we have only a dusting, so the roads should be clear and dry for a run if you are still coming to town. Happy Tuesday!

Vista, you were and are an adorable human being!!! Lou is getting stronger, Lou is getting stronger, yeeepeeeeee. Great speed work in the snow CNYrunner. How can you run that fast in the snow...I would be slipping all over the place. Twocat- great speed work for you too. Holly- 10 miles in a workday, wow,what is the elevation of your favorite hill? 4 predawn miles for me this morning. 15F, the sky was full of bright stars. I decided to run around town today and hit some hilly roads instead of taking off towards the country road, which is flatter. The yak track and the face mask has given me so much freedom to running outside this year.

Good morning! Hopeful... as we get older our heart rates drop. Your higher HR just means you're not agiing as fast as the rest of us

Now THERE is an explanation that I can live with - thanks Perch!!

Beautiful morning here in Western, MA. The snow is so white it appears blue as the skies lighten.

CNYrunner, Exactly! It's the same here in eastern Massachusetts. This morning at 6:30 I said to Dark Mare, "Look at the back yard" -- we have tall pine trees there -- "it's a winter wonderland! The snow looks blue!" CARDIO: 3 miles on the treadmill, 1% incline, at 8:51 pace CALISTHENICS: Stretching, 100 pushups, 100 situps, 100 bench dips, hip exercises STRENGTH: 30 lat pulldowns, 30 dumbell curls each arm, 30 squats, 30 leg curls, 100 wrist curls with light barbell What's up with the humongous Santa picture? Scary. No wonder kids cry when they sit in Santa's lap. Dark Horse