The pooch and I had another great 5 mile trail run in the snow this morning.  It was 22 F and we made the first dog and human tracks in the fresh snow.  There were already tons of critter tracks though.

QOTD: Pass.

QOTD: once I pay for something, I do it, short of being in the hospital.

good morning!  SRD for me.  Put in more miles than usual last week and my legs are telling me they need the day off.  Yoga planned for later.

have fun on the trails!

qotd:  I've run races undertrained, but luckily not sick or recovering.

Through the fog, mist, drizzle, and almost still dark to the beach and back.

QOTD:  Sure, bullheadedness and blind stupidity are visible traits in my cobweb storage facility.

I ran Crater Lake, then accepted almost three months of no running.

I started (then) CCC100, the DNF came 18 miles in--failure to recognize the many obvious signs offered.

A 50k where I dropped after 40k (in 4th at the time) because my head (and heart) finally accepted I should not have been there that day.

On the other hand, Mudderfell 6-hour, flu recovery, runny nose, headache and a very good 34 miles done.

I still think DNS days should be heeded, but like stopping to eat/drink/rest/recover and then heading

back out being difficult, most stumble blindly to the starting line, chest expanded, eyes blind to the

possible negative stuff.  I think a DNS is more difficult than a DNF--the ego intrudes.

One DNS was the rationalization that Clem needed two more volunteers and we could recover from eight

hours of volunteering that day better than we could the day of running with our bodies so beat up.

The only fully intentional DNS I can recall (mind listening to the growing list of bad

things several days in advance) was an 8k trail thingie.

8 slippery slidey sloppy miles in the snow and ice over the mountain. It was snowing lightly, and nice temps around 25, so it was a nice, yet exhausting run.

Playdate of my youngest DS with a friend, fortunately he's had a good night without croup attacks, and I hope he's getting better now.

QOTD: I don't have a problem resigning from a race when I'm not healthy. Did that once when I was recovering from a broken elbow, and once when I was recovering from pneumonia. Each time I knew it was the right thing to do, no regrets about it.

Good afternoon! I've lurked a bit, and thought I would say hello....another refugee from rwol.

I get to start running again on Wednesday.  After years of running with the equivalent of a 4th grader on my back (occasionally a 2nd grader), and after 8 years of consideration....I had gastric bypass surgery.  Other than fears of developing diabetes, I really wanted to continue and to ramp up my running.  It became very difficult to run heavy ( as I have been for most of my adult life) after reaching 50.  Now, at 55, it seemed unlikely that conventional dieting and exercise would work ong term since it had not before. I felt I was running out of time.  My surgery was Fef 22, and so far I have lost 21 pounds. I am learning to eat again, and once I start running I will have to learn how to keep hydrated and I will find out how I will manage carbs.  Should be interesting.

Today I walked 30 minutes on the treadmill. I intend to go out on the trails again when I feel my insides have healed enough to withstand falls.  I am starting a 5k training plan, and if I can get enough trails in I will run a 5 mile trail race in April.

FTYC:  My son (now 25) had croup every time a weather front came in...which seemed often since we lived in Denver at the time. It was scarey.  Had quite a few trips to the er....and one that ended up as a hospital admission.  He grew out of it finally at age 7. Good luck.

You all inspire me...I love reading the dailies here.  Happy trails!

21 miles today.

QOTD: If I paid for it I run it. With the exception of two summer marathons I didn't feel trained for. I figured it was better to eat the race fee rather than the travel/lodging/race fee if I went and didn't finish.