Rest day for me!

I wanted to run today Its my only way to prep for Mammel. Ha. I am sticking with my usual reverse taper plan. Brought my stuff to head to body pump after work but probably won't go. I am still walking down the stairs like I rode a horse for 12 hours. Going to try for 3-4 miles tomorrow - probably on the treadmill. My neighborhood is rolling hills so the treadmill might be the better option

Not much else going on here. Hot, humid and disgusting out there. Like an August day! Looking forward to this weekend when the Fall temps finally arrive. High's in the 60's lows in the 40's!!! THAT is more like Richmond's October. Looks like those temps stick around for a while so hoping this week is the last of this humid CRAP. Ugh!!!!!!

Kathryn – Glad everything went okay! The first day is always tough.

Tessa – Wow, busy weekend! Sounds like it was fun though J Pear and peach cider sounds really good.

Run4kupcakes – Wow, nice workout yesterday! Oh no on the people getting stuck in the mud! I hope your neighbors knew them? That is weird. So, saw your Instagram over the weekend. Which cupcake was your favorite?!

I guess I better get to counting my light bulbs - HA JUST KIDDING. No way I am doing that - Sandy and Karen talked some confidence into me over the weekend regarding Mammel Yes, he assigned me the task of counting light bulbs in a 700,000+ sqft campus. When I asked him what he was going to do with the data - he said he wasn't sure yet. I will not quit today I will not quit today. Coincidentally, I got an email over the weekend about a possible opportunity in Northern VA. I said I could work remotely and travel some if that is an option...we will see how that pans out.

Happy Tuesday

Good morning! I will run a few easy miles this morning, then meet my group for speedwork tonight. They have 8x 60sec/60sec, so I will probably just run their warm up and cool down with them, and just stand in the center of the track and blow a whistle every minute for the actual workout. Need groceries today - we are out of everything. Dogs are being dogs. Huckles was up around 4 and was really loud, so I let them out and then they wanted to play since they hadn't seen each other since 9:30 when we went to bed. So I let them play for a few minutes, then put the puppy on the bed with me and we all slept for another 2 hours.

Oh and for the first time since moving to TX, when old dog and I got her after two days and 23 hours of driving, I had fast food for dinner. Jack in the Box sourdough jack and fries. I wolfed down every single bite. Usually fast food doesn't sound that appetizing, but yesterday, oh my was it good.

Cathy, wow, that run Saturday sounded hard. And then to be on your feet for several hours and run semi-long on Sunday? Sounds like a tiring weekend.

Margaret, I desperately need a haircut. When all your days are days off, you don't really get that much more done, I'm afraid.

Kathryn, glad the day was alright. Or aight, as the kids would say. i'm sure you did great.

Tessa, that does sound like a busy weekend.

HCK, nice run for you yesterday. That's weird about the rando people stuck in the mud.

Liz, no counting lightbulbs! You should not have to suffer because Mammal is stupid. Our first cold front comes through tomorrow mid day, so I have two more crappy mornings. Second one (that will drop the overnight temps into the 50s!) comes through on Sunday. After my 10 mile race, of course.

This took awhile to post because I had to take a break - somebody gave me the signal and then went out and pooped. Liz and Sandy, guess how many times the puppy has pooped in the house since I've been home? That's right, none. (DH was texting me all weekend because Huckles kept pooping in the house and he was not getting any sleep. I felt a little bit bad for him, but mostly I was happy he was finally seeing what I do every single day.)

Carol, it was all good, I promise! One of them asked if I had met you, and I said that I had and you were hilarious and made me laugh a lot, which is pretty much the highest compliment in my book.

Nice run in crap weather.

And now they have pulled Huckles bed out of the crate and are playing tug with it. Gotta go....

A measily 4 awkward and painful miles.  Dayam that hurts.  And I don’t understand why I can’t seem to just suck this up.  I mean I ran through plantar fasciitis 15 years ago.  But at least that wouldn’t be super painful after the first mile.  This thing, though, seems to get worse.  Ugh.  Grey and rainy here still.  Snow forecast for Sunday.  Double ugh.

Going to watch a 9^th grade volleyball game after work to hang out with my friend.  Her daughter plays.

OMG Geese are the WORST!  So mean and hissy.

HCK – weird and not very bright about the car stuck in the mud.

Tessa – whoa busy weekend indeed! Pear and peach cider sounds delicious.  Nice job getting to the gym at lunch!!

Lizzie – ahhhhhhhh glad you got a nice long nap in yesterday!  Though jealous of your day off.  Mmmmmm tacos.  Moldy cheese??  Hmmmm  Though I do like cheese.  Good plan to take it easy on the dreadmill in the morning.  Hope you get to walk your building lots today, too, to help with recovery.  But, NO COUNTING LIGHT BULBS!!  Ooooh fingers crossed about the job opp!!  Stay strong dealing with Mammel!!

Gatsby – 11/3 got it!  Taper time?  Or not quite.  This is going to be the speedy one, right?  Jealous of your day off yesterday – sounds like a lovely one!

Elina – where you been lady?  How was the trip to watch NHL?  Did you pop that baby out yet? 

Lori – nice 5 miles!  GC WILL be hard to pass up.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Cathy – nice running this weekend!  And, dang, you had to do your 80 min jog BEFORE volunteering??  Whew!!  That was a long stint.  Yeah, they usually want us to be at the spot a full hour before the first wheelers are due.  Not sure why.  Nice DD was with you, too.  Yeah, TCM was more than double that – I want to say close to 8K?  Which is down a bit from past years.

Karen – like Lizzie said, I think Richmond is still open!  HOORAY for no pooping in the house!  I don’t think I’ve ever had Jack in the Box.  Totally cracking up at the puppies needing play time since it had been a few hours of sleep haha.  Glad you managed 2 more hours!  Have fun whistle blowing tonight hee hee  Ummmm, yeah, your nice cool Sunday is bringing SNOW to these parts.  Gah!

Lisa – that’s quite the panning for next year!  Sounds like a lovely weekend, too.

Carol – it was SUCH a fun weekend I’m still sad it’s over.  Booty is illin.  And making me cranky.  Nice 7!  Hope body pump was fun, too.  What’s next for you?

Judy – weird you all are getting such hot and humid weather.  It’s been grey and rainy and 40s all month here.  Wouldn’t mind a little sunshine!

Sue – marine debris?  What is a mullet?  I only know a mullet to be a hair style – ya know, business in front, party in the back LOL

Work is kicking my booty lately.  UGH.  Back at it…

Lizzie, Congrats on a great race.  I was tracking you on the app and was so impressed with your splits - both you and Karen were amazing at that.  Your HCF is keeper, as we all know.  That cake looked delish and roses.  Ahhhh, how sweet.  I love me some cheese.  Counting lightbulbs??  Makes me think of a story my mother told me...  (Not sure why, but...)  I guess when my Aunt/Uncle consummated their marriage my Aunt was so enthralled, she counted ceiling tiles.

Karen, same with Lizzie on amazing splits.  And your PR - hell, I am not sure I can run a half that quickly anymore.    Huck is a cutie patootie. Yeah, I am looking forward to some cooler weather too.  I saw 64 as a high next week.  64, ahhhh.  I wish I was like you with fast food, I eat far far too much of it.

Diane, sorry on the hearing aid difficulties.  Not right, but our healthcare is flawed here.  Congrats on the miles this past weekend.

Damaris, tracked you as well on the app - but more on FB and all your updates, it cracked me up.  I am so glad you were able to have some fun with it even though you were a bit sore.  Congrats on legacy status.

Ginny, I could use some cooler weather too, but boots, not yet.

Sandy, you are the hostess with the mostest.  Thanks for volunteering.  How did yoga go?  Did you say SNOW???????  I cannot fathom that.  Sorry your miles weren't great.

Lori, do come to GC.  Should be a blast.

Lisa, love Katie's plan.  Did they ever find DD's car?  My Mom got hers stolen and a few weeks/months later they found it.  By then though the insurance already had paid her out and she had a new car.

Cathy, thanks for volunteering too.  Even though DD got a bit bored, you are instilling good running traits in her!!

Judy, lovely run as always.

Tessa, no, I am no longer working for the old place other than a few odd shifts here and there.

Margaret, glad you enjoyed your day off from work and running.

HCK, nice intervals.

Sue, nice that you have a few extra days with DH.  That is a lot of rain!

I slept a ton again last night, went to bed I think around 8:30.

The job will be OK.  They are kind of a clusterF though.  But I knew that.  So they fully book appointments and then accept any and all walk ins. Usually people wait for hours.  I was only supposed to see healthy pets to get a feel for the place and not get overwhelmed.  I did fit in one sick dog, no problem.  At one point they asked me to triage a cat, so I peeked at it and said it was stable and fine to wait a little bit.  15 minutes after my shift ended and I had my bag on and ready to leave, they were like - you ready to see the cat?  Which would easily take an hour.  I said NO.  I am not going to get into that game so early on.  They can't get doctors and I am not going to be their savior.  EVERY single day there will be walk ins waiting at the end of my shift.  And every single day, I will say no.  Even one of the techs at lunch said put your foot down now.  If you get a chance to leave for lunch, DO IT.  Because they will take advantage of you.  I will have a chat with the practice manager about this prior to signing.  I will be polite about it, but I will get burnt out super quick and be an unhappy employee, resenting it from the get go.

And yes, even though it has a terrible reputation, it is a job and I need to pay bills.  No reason why I can't keep looking at some point.

Today will be a domestic XT day.  I have so much to do prior to my friend coming to town on the 19th.  House is a wreck.

Happy cheese day.  Super moldy stuff - bleu cheese is my fav on a burger.  Now I want one.

K

kat, glad you put your foot down.  If not, they will abuse it later.

Kat...I almost burst out laughing at work about your Aunt and the counting the ceiling tiles!  That's what I do at the ob/gyn!  Did you have to mention a bleu cheese burger???  Now, I want one too.  One of the little restaurants in our downtown makes the best! Good for putting your foot down at the new job, especially since you have been warned that they will take advantage.

Diane...that stinks about the hearing aids, and it makes no sense!  I have had my own issues with insurance.

Sandy...Wish your posterior would feel better.  My 13 year old granddaughter joined the volleyball team this year and I keep being reminded of your stories with the VB team last year.  I have a feeling their team is similar.

Karen...standing just blowing a whistle is my kind of speed workout!  I don't do speed.  Yay on no pooping in the house!  Progress.  Those two are so darn cute.  Oh yesterday, I had a craving for Wendy's fries, so I went and got some, I was in heaven, they were hot and salty!

Liz...counting light bulbs?  Really?  Glad Sandy and Karen instilled some more confidence in you.  You shouldn't be doing those trivial jobs.  Wish you could find something else.  I have confidence that you will.

Carol...I am looking forward to finally meeting you at GC!  Especially if you make me laugh!

Sue...sorry you are in a funk, that doesn't seem to happen to you frequently, you will snap out of it.

Lisa...I got tired reading your list of races also.  I can't even seem to muster the energy to do 3 halfs a year anymore, which makes me sad, but I think I am just wearing out.

3 muggy miles this morning, my garmin is acting up and kept saying low battery although I had just taken it off the charger and it kept beeping at me, may be time for a different watch.

Ginny