Sandy, well, I can't blame your germaphobic friend when seemingly every second person (at least here) is down w some virus/flu/whatever. Basketball? March Madness? Omg. One of the things North American sports thinfs I will never understand (the hype around it). (NFL is a solid first in that list).

Liz, with all those changes coming up - no surprise you need some space. That stuff can affect running too. Funny you question if you are a runner after a 12+mi run We all have crappy ones!

Laura, two races in one day? I assume the one w kid (aww!) w be a really positive cool-down

Margaret, that picture, soooo jealous!! Snow here melted, uhm, a month ago.

Cathy, haha, teaching the DD useful terms Hoping you get better soon!

8mi planned today, game tomorrow.

Good Morning!  I slept in until 7:30 and it was so nice!

Half K - nice 6!

Margaret - I am sick of snow BUT that is a lovely picture and looks like a great day!

Elina - have a good 8.  As far as the race set up, you can do the 8k, 5k or both.  The 8k is first at 9:30 and then the 5k is at 11:30.  The 5k is super crowded (like 6,000 people) so it is not a race you an easily run fast in, unless you are way at the front.  So, it is a good one to buddy up with someone.  The 8k is more maneuverable, not that I have much speed in my legs these days LOL

Lizzie - nice run and glad the weather cooperated!  Have a good hair appointment.  Race is tomorrow which is nice because I did not want to get up early today ha ha!

Will run something later this morning.  Mid 20's here but clear and dry so I'll take it.  We are supposed to be in the 40's most of next week woot woot!

Liz, hair appointment? Anything fun in mind or usual stuff?

Laura, ouch, 6'000 runner 5k really sounds like fun event more than a race... Which is not bad, of course

8mi today. Pouring rain, so it was a bit cold, but now I am under blankets, w tea (it may have a bit of liquor in it ) waiting for NHL matinee games. Nice feeling to do mostly nothing for weeks for different reasons and then go out and run those miles w/o that being big deal. I know, I know, it's not a LR, but still..

Edit: the coworker I mentioned, the one who's a hockey player and wants to run his first marathon in 2 months and started training 2 weeks ago... He got sick. So even less days/weeks to train. Ouch.

Running rest day for me! Heading to a Body Pump class around 10:15.

Hair turned out awesome! HCF and I ran errands afterwords..one that did include a trip to the cupcake shop for a Pistachio cupcake

HCF is going to put together my desk today. i think his sister and BIL are coming over to help us move some furniture around. HCF can't really move anything heavy yet.

I was thinking, since I am going to be WFH,  I will be able to sleep an extra hour every morning!! This is exciting, haha. I am going to test it out tomorrow since I am off

Laura - Opps, thought it was yesterday! Well go out and have fun today Do you not get money back on your taxes?

Docket - Geez, you are warm blooded!

Kilmisters - Nice run yesterday! I bet it felt awesome Have a great game today!! Eh, just went a little lighter on my hair. As light as it is now, will probably be the lightest I go! HCF wants it blonde for the wedding.

Happy Sunday!

Afternoon!  20 TM miles done. We are seeing Bob Seger tonight and I bet we will be the youngest people there by 20 years at least.

Happy weekend and Happy St Patty's Day!    I've just been hanging out at home this weekend, older DD started getting sick Friday.  But it's been fairly warm out, so I was able to run 6 miles outside on Saturday morning and 12.27 this morning!  By warm, I mean in the 20's and sunny.    BUT we are supposed to be in the 50's by the weekend!  Smashrun told me that my long run was my longest duration run in a year.  It actually felt good.  Minimal jumping around to avoid ice.  Of course, when I got home, younger DD asked why I didn't just run 13 miles and make it a half marathon.  

Elina, I hope the game went well!  I am not a big basketball fan either.  How did liquor get in your tea?    Nice rainy 8!

Liz, nice miles for the week!  I took quite a cutback this week, next week was supposed to be a peak week at 40 miles.  I guess that I will play it by ear.    I hope that you can find someone to talk to soon!  The cupcake sounds yummy!  Haha, enjoy the extra sleep!   It's the little things, right?  

Laura, nice races this weekend!  I can't do the math right now on your pace for the 8K, it just sounds good.    Hope you got the taxes done!

Damaris, nice TM 20!  Enjoy the concert!

Kupcakes, sounds like a fun race.  The unexpectedly hilly ones are always fun.  

Cathy

I am exhausted. The conference was good. I was able to make the 6 am meet up to run yesterday morning so ran 6 miles with a group. Ended up being 5-6 of us running similar pace and stuck together in front, then the rest kind of straggling behind for awhile. Today we were done by noon so I was able to come home and get my run in this afternoon. Glad I did my long run on Friday, but wish I hadn't left the tempo for today,  3 x 2.5 miles at half marathon pace with 4 minute recoveries. 11 miles total with w/u and c/d. Rest day tomorrow and cutback week next week. Thank goodness.

Need to figure out what to do for dinner (it may be a pizza). Will try to get back here once my brain is functioning normally.