Funny talking about the Garmin. I was running yesterday at a local place that has about 20 miles of trails on their property and ran into a friend (not literally) who was all bummed he just got the Garmin 4something and the moment he went into the woods it would cut out on him. Good luck on the bike-I've been wanting a spin bike at home also to cross train on during the winter. Jack thought about getting me one for Christmas last year but opted on diamond earings instead-I'll take those too! Sorry, more girlie coming out of me! I better go for a run and find some mud! Kelly

3 hours on the trails today, and I feel pretty good. Had a small bit of nausea at the end, but sucked on a piece of ginger candy and it helped (thanks, Arla and Cindy!). I'm still not eating or drinking enough, which is what is causing the nausea. The legs were pretty tired at the end, but I chalk a lot of that up to the intense PT Thursday, the 1.5 hour run on pavement yesterday, and then today. The Garmin - My 201 does the same thing - loses the GPS in the forest. But since I run mostly on time in the forest, it doesn't irritated me too much. We'll see how the 301 does. Well, now it's off to water the yard and then do transcription. Later!

Hey, we all screw up. Glad to hear your backs not giving you trouble. You could try running in sandals. It's very freeing. You really don't need any kind of motion control, though cushioning is nice. I wasn't able to get any runs in this weekend so I ran 15 miles last night 8-11:30 pm. It was BRUTAL. Looped the Wissahickon Gorge. 5,500' of elevation gain and loss. My handheld's batteries went dead, so all I had was my headlamp, which made for some rough running. Lot's of rocks, poor fueling, my feet were killing me, rolling my ankles and twisting my knees...I was stumbling at the end. One of the tougher runs I've done in the last two years. I hurt all over today. Heard either a pig being sacrifced by satanists, or a hawk, not sure which. Tons of spider webs in the face. No moon and thoughts of homeless serial killers. I was glad when I was done. Relished in the feelings of fatigue as I soaked in the very hot bath, then lay in bed a little before sleeping. I love that feeling you get after completing a really tough run, satisfied but spent. I rember the shower after VT50...so nice. Same thing last night. Talk to y'all later.

I'm literally laughing out loud. Totally, my mom was a nervous wreck when I was growing up. We still laugh about the time she went out to dinner with my dad and came home to find me on the roof. I was about 8. The babysitter had no idea. Needless to say, she didn't sit for us anymore. I used to like to climb to the top of the slide at the playground, then jump.

You sound like my brother. Loooooooong story short, my dad finally told him one day (I guess he was probably in his early 20s), "See my bald head? See you mother's gray hair? It's all because of you." If he was a cat, he'd have used up all 9 of his lives, and then some, a very long time ago. Not counting what he did when he was a kid, as an adult he survived a pretty bad motorcycle wreck (let's just say he left more skin on the road than on his body), a really bad head-on collision that was his fault, and a 30-foot fall from an oil rig (landed spread eagle on his back in the middle of a bunch of upright rebar, and nary a one pierced him). Unbelievable.

WOW.

I don't even have any kid stories to compete with you guys...yet.

Long run today. 20 miles. Stayed on the flat trails as I wanted to put the distance in. Got up at 3, ran from 3:45-8:00. Hips hurt, feet hurt, had to walk during the final hour. Kept hr below 141 for first 10 miles, then below 150 for the return. Uneventful run. Just very difficult. Experimented with powdered kool aid in baggies. Worked good, though wicked sweet. Also ate some pizza, which was a treat. . Didn't see many people. I enjoy having the trails to myself early in the morn. Later folks. Got to use my new Golite hip sack with dual 20oz bottles. Real nice, little bounce.