Hi Guys! Nice 'n easy 4.06 miles at 10:04 pace this morning. It's a balmy 25F with no wind. Monday's high is predicted to be 65F around here! Though of course I will not be outdoors during the daylight hours to enjoy it. More like 40F when I run - but still. I hope Mariposai was able to get some sleep last night. I feel your exhaustion - really I do.

Good Morning, PDR and Mariposai ....you both amaze me with your ability to keep going given the schedules you keep. I wish I could give you extra sleep hours. The kiddo was at a friend's house last night for a sleep-over and since it is a hockey teammate, we had a mellow evening and morning. Mr. CNYrunner and I just came back from a sunrise cross-country ski adventure. It was beautiful. We hit the trails just as the sun was peeking over the horizon---10F and no wind. We skied and even raced each other (well sort of) for 90 plus minutes. That's it for me today on the exercise front. Off to the hockey rink to watch the game. Good day all....supposed to be in the 40s later and then even in the 50s next week. Groovy CNYrunner

Good morning all, We're getting into the heart of winter here...24F but not much wind and clear. 10.02 miles of hills@ 9:04 pace (153AHR)..the second half of the run felt much better than the first after I warmed up. Good runs to all today.

The real feat for the day, for me, is successfully figuring out how to link a route to a post. Hope this works. http://www.toporoute.com/cgi-bin/getSavedRoute.cgi?routeKey=XQUEEJSKIRLGYED My little jaunt through farm country. I need it after this week, notable in that I haven't run a step. SWALOT EDIT: Race tomorrow+ having kids until 3:30+ darkness at five o'clock= I'll maybe run half this distance. still, a beautiful if hilly run. Biketm: if you are still sane enough to type after two hours on a bike trainer, all week, then you're a better man than me.

We're getting into the heart of winter here...24F but not much wind and clear. Peter - sorry for not being more sympathetic, but 24 ain't winter! Ran outside in 31F this morning with tights and fleece and felt like I was overdressed! 7.3 miles in 1:05 running on mostly clear streets (no need for the YaxTrax today) and no wind. After the run, I jumped rope for 5 minutes trying to get some extra conditioning in my legs. Like Holly, plan on doing some painting and other household improvements today - maybe catch some playoff football. Our team is off till next Saturday and I'm not sure who to cheer for today. What team will play the worst in cold weather? Have a great weekend, everyone.

Hang in there Tim - 6 miles for me in 1:05:40. I'm finally getting back in the groove. I'm going to hold at about 17 miles/week for a couple more weeks. Good runs all.

Tramps, just so you know, if I ever do run on a track, I will probably bring my Garmin, so that I don't have to count or push buttons (but don't let SR know!). It would be interesting to see how much spurious elevation the unit picks up. I figure since I will never do a race on a track, why get used to running on one? A track is just a big round ruler, and my Garmin frees me from ever having to use it. You can do intervals on a relatively flat bike path, or whatever. "I was thinking last night that it really sucks when there are millions of people that don't run, and don't care....but I just want to run, but can't." Tim - I'm sorry it is so frustrating. Remember, those people don't know what they are missing, but you do. My endorphin soaked brain had a vision of utopia once, and it involved no cars and everyone running or biking around all day. There were water fountains along every block, only athletic clothes in the department stores and healthy burrito chains instead of McDonalds. Everyone was super friendly and mellow too and we all lived long lives. I told my husband about my utopia and he quickly proclaimed that I had finally "lost it". easy 4 miles on tap for later today.