No run this morning although I should have since it's sunny and dry and another storm is coming in.  I am in taper mode for my 50K (30K?) this weekend.  Of course I actually don't remember training for it so unsure how I can be in taper mode.  I am going to my new gym today and seeing a training for a free session.  Hope he focus on what I need to do at this new gym versus spending the time trying to get me to hire him. 

QOTD:  I don't know!!!  First I am not signing up for anything so I can be available to work on house to help put it up for sale this spring.  We have 9 tall, tall (100 feet?) pines that need to come down and will take a lot of work cleaning them up and getting rid of the wood.  Second thinking of signing up for Marquette 50Miler because I have wanted to do this for years.  It's in August so I should be done doing extra work at the house.  Third I want to work on my consistency and run at least 5 days a week!  Ok I guess I do have a plan.

Gator Eye:  Marquette 50 keeps sending me updates that there are 6 spots left in the 50 miler.  It's only $100 (which is wrong to say only but in comparison to other races fairly affordable) so thinking of signing up.  Need to decide soon.  Are you going?

runtrailDC:  You need to stick to the trail. 

daydreamer:  I have been thinking about that a lot lately, as in the long runs are taking the fun out of running.  I like them I just get tired of having to do them.  If I sign up for the 50 miler I am going to follow extremes routine where he runs consistently during the weeks with a couple 10 milers during the week.

muppy:  Congrats on a new PR

My new mantra and running philosophy.

 

"I actually don't remember training for it so unsure how I can be in taper mode"  -  Queen of Nothing

Haha, totally agree.

Put that right up there with...  "I'm taking it easy today since I'm only running this 50 miler as a training run."

Queen - You sure do have a lot of plans for someone without a plan.  Love the Michigan idea. Do it, sign up before it's too late!

Asshole...I mean enabler.   and by they way it feels weird having balls.

I agree with AT. Grow a pair, Sue. Sign up for the 50 miler. Then, sign up for a 100 miler 6 to 8 weeks later.

5.4 miles today. throwing pace out the window and having to judge by perceived effort. 3 miles at tempo effort was barely under 13:00 pace. That leads into the

qotd: need to get back to focusing more on speed and adding more hill work. While I have a number of races I'm considering, the only ones I've actually registered for are the 10K in Champaign-Urbana as part of the Illinois Marathon weekend (FE with a bunch of friends from one of the RWOL forums), and the Powderface 21K in Kananaskis, AB, where I'll need to be better prepared for hills than I was this year. To avoid people having to look up where that is, it's between Calgary and Banff which means mountains as in Canadian Rockies.

ouch!!  don't  you know I have already heard this many times from the old man!!

 

That's what Jack said, but he was better off with them.

Sandy - Congrats on DD's 50 miler. FWIW  on the avulsion fracture I have at least one and maybe two bone chips floating around in my ankles from the stupid things.  They've never given me any real problems, however, they are at a different location from where her's would be.

DD just got out of the orthopedist's office, she told me that the avulsion is minimal and will only require a walking boot for 4 weeks.  They said the small chip will be "absorbed".  Then she can do some light walking for 2 weeks after that, and then perhaps she can start jogging.  Fingers crossed.