Ok,  I'll get us started. It's 'catching up' day to catch up with the injured, not running or just shy lurkers out there.  If only for today, jump on in and say 'hello' and catch up if you've been awol (or nice to meet you all if you are new).

Ended up with a little over 6 last night.  Ran with the running group so I got a push to run faster and run hills.  It was a great run.   Today is yoga, which my legs and hips are telling me I really need.  I'll get a short jog in somewhere to keep the streak going.

qotd:  It's October 1, so it feels like fall.  What is the best thing about fall for you?  Me, it's apples.   We cannot get enough fresh picked apples in my house.  And the cooler weather, of course.

Rest day for me today.

qotd: Apples are up there. We have a few trees on the property and although I don't spray them, they make great cider apples. Just the best cider I've ever had. My kids volunteer to help to get the privilege of taste testing it. Every year my cobbled-together press (centers around a bottle jack) slowly rips itself apart as it makes the cider, but this year I'm changing the design a bit.

But my *official* answer is the smell of old leaves, saturated earth, distant campfires. Sometimes you get a whiff of it in the middle of summer if you stray into a long-undisturbed place in the woods, and for that it's arresting, but it's nothing to the full force of it when it becomes the smell of the outside world. There's something about olfactory memories that can powerfully bring you back to a place and time, and if you take that smell of fall and press it through the frigid early morning, I can close my eyes and stand nervous on that curved starting line- xc sectionals, 1992, Akron Falls CP.

qotd2: 130, nice to have a down month, though this last bit was not exactly planned

Looking to get out for somewhere between 6-7.4 miles. All depends on what DS wants to do.

Blarg - Your own cider press??  Sounds cool. Many years ago I would haul juice apples out of the orchards up along Lake Ontario. Lot of fond memories from the smells.

QOTD:  The less humid weather, the colors. Those days when the temp gets into the 70s, the sky is clear with only a light breeze and I have time for a bike ride.  And yes, the smells, Blarg worded that very nicely.

QOTD 2: 150.4. Tapering for my marathon cut me back a little but that's OK.

I'll probably get a couple of easy miles after work to keep the streak going. I have had a slight change of plans since my brother has flaked out on me for a 12 hour run on the 17th. I'll go ahead and knock out a solo 50 miler tomorrow night. It is probably best to get that long of a run in about 6 weeks out from this 100 in case I have some issues to work out.

QOTD: Lower dew points/humidity.

QOTD: 200.

 

 

 

Jamie:  923.5 for the year.  I can't see your log...you have to share it with me.

I'm such a dummy! I thought because I could see my own log icon that everyone had access to it.  Should be visible to you now.  You may hit 1000 first but I will pass you before 12/31/15 @ 11:59pm.

And LB2 - you go ahead and knock out the 50 miler! You make it sound so easy.

I love challenges...

 

I'm such a dummy! I thought because I could see my own log icon that everyone had access to it.  Should be visible to you now.  You may hit 1000 first but I will pass you before 12/31/15 @ 11:59pm.

 

And LB2 - you go ahead and knock out the 50 miler! You make it sound so easy.

Best run I've had since my 24hr race. 48 degrees at the start and very light drizzle. Was going for 12 miles and ended up doing 18.  I could not believe how great I felt, so when I got to the fork in the trail I went the long way.  I LOVE FALL RUNNING.

As I was running, I imagined FTYC would be all bundled up in a winter coat freezing and cursing the cold weather and wising for 90 degrees and humidity. 

warden - Have fun at the concert. I've seen Neil Young a few times and he always puts on a good show.

Gator - Apple wine - please share your recipe. In this area it's mostly apple pie moonshine.

QOTD:  I live in apple country, so I'll go with apple butter. The "National Apple Harvest Festival" (3 miles from my house) is the next 2 weekends, so I'm sure we'll be getting stocked up. Also love seeing red leaves for the fall colors.

QOTD2:  Around to 190+ mark.  My NY runs were all by time and I have no idea how many miles I did that week since I didn't map any of the street runs.

Good afternoon all.. rainy day Thursday here... and Friday, and Saturday, and on and on so they say.

Had a fairly pleasing 7 miles with the Lady last night at Coventry Woods. A bit humid and breezy with some light drizzle. Back to wearing shirts again which is a good thing as deer bow season has started here. So orange for me and the Lady has an orange safety vest as well. Not many hunters at Coventry Woods and they can only use part of the park but it's best to be safe. Something out on the trail I suppose later this evening in the 6-8 mile range. Probably over at the lake. No hunting there so we can go with any color.

QOTD1: Colors, nice running weather, football season, making stews and chili again.

QOTD2: 208 miles. Had 3 zero days, one fat ass trail marathon, one 5k trail race. About right for a non-training month.

Gator Eye - I am with you on the cold and the hats and the gloves. If only spring came after fall the world would be perfect. Belated congrats on Superior. I know how hard it is first hand so a finish there is satisfying in retrospect even if the time isn't want you wanted.

LB2 - Solo 50... good luck! Do you really think it's needed? Just curious. I tend to do 30 mi/50k max as a training run if I can't do a longer race.

Queenie - Agree. I don't mind rain at all for running but prefer it to start during my run not before. I may not be so lucky the next few days.

AT - Nice!!! I can't remember the last time I extended a run. Probably last spring!