Great pics, Greg! I especially like the one where your big, hairy dog got right smack dab in the middle of the picture! Did 5 sort of tuff miles this a.m. on the road. It's been hard to eat much the last few days, so I knew I didn't have enough in me to do a trail run. Also, my running buddy, Karen, broke the toe next to her big toe on her right foot yesterday. She kicked a rock. Bonehead! Her sister (a doctor) told her how to tape it and stay off it, which is hard for her to do, she's so stubborn. She, her sis, and our bud, Russ, are running in a 50k in February at Hagg Lake in Oregon. My run went okay, but I'm thinking that a lot of my intestinal issues I've been having running are related to whatever is going on with me. Boy, I hope this gets figured out soon. I have the hydascan (where they try to induce a gall bladder attack) on Wednesday. That will tell me if it's the GB or not. Kelly - Hope your cold doesn't end up getting bad. Take care of yourself - lots of soup, tea and honey, and warm PJs.

I have the day off today so I decided to go to a state park that I've been wanting to check out for some time now. I took a few photos so click the link to check it out. I've been experimenting with my camera. /Users/greglowe/Pictures/iPhoto Library/2009/01/19/DSC00195.JPG Because of this guy, I decided I need to be wearing some orange when I go running in here. /Users/greglowe/Pictures/iPhoto Library/2009/01/19/DSC00195.JPG Damn! I can't get the pictures to post. Copy and paste the above into the address bar if you're interested. The first picture is awesome.

Hey Chris - I pirated some of your photos that you posted in here - . Would you mind if I posted one to the opening page on the ultra site at some point? I'd like to use pics from various posters, and give them credit. You take some beautiful pictures.

No problem, go for it! Been busy at work and trying to get my house ready for a refinancing appraisal next week, so I'll be scarce for awhile... hope everyone has a good week and a great weekend! - Chris

Hi Guys, How goes it? I'm fine. Been busy of sorts with stuff. The usual-getting over my slight cold, running a bit, kid stuff, looking for work and figuring out my true purpose-nothing major Toot! Toot! Check this out...http://www.ultrarunning.com/ultra/reference/finishers/100mile-top-women-finishe.shtml scroll down to #95 LOL What a hoot! Catch up more later! Good job Kitrin not quitting-running can be more mental than physical some days. I just got the "Lore of Running" book today. Can't wait to start reading it. Kelly

We've already dished out the alloted slaps on the back. She's just braggin at this point.

Kitrin - Don't underestimate the power of temperature on your body and how it performs. Huge difference between 40 degrees and 80 degrees. And don't forget that in warmer temperatures you may need to take in more fluids. The test went okay. Very boring and long, but it whacked me out for the entire day. Too nauseated afterward. Came home and for the first time took some nausea medication I was given. It helped some. Kelly - Congrats! And Greg's just jealous. Well - if I can get the time off, it looks like we're going to go to Australia for a couple of weeks in March. We found a flight deal on Quantus that can't be beat. Also, about 2 years ago, we met a couple while we were in San Francisco, so we're going to hook up with them for a couple of days, as well. And they've offered to let us stay with them for a few days. Should be fun! If ever you're looking for good deals on flights, hotels, cruises, etc., sign up to get the weekly Top 20 Deals from www.travelzoo.com. You get one email from them a week with their specials, plus you can go on their site and look at other deals they've dug up. It's through them that we got our stupidly fantastic trip to Prague last year.

http://www.ultrarunning.com/ultra/reference/finishers/100mile-top-women-finishe.shtml

Hey, that's a great list to be on! I think, though, that they left out Jessi Kennedy's 21:32 at Delaware.

No worries from me--I think it's easy to misread a joke when it's on a computer screen and not told in person. I live in the sticks of northeast PA. Delaware is the only hundred I've done, so I'm a fan. It's tiny and low-key, though, so I can understand how it could easily get overlooked. I also recently found out about Oil Creek, another new one in PA this year, which would be more of a standard fee-type race. I've put off today's easy lunchbreak run long enough, so I'm going out now.