Thursday Thursday!!

Morning!  I have Pilates and 7 with strides tonight.

Liz, of FFS.  Hope you didn't break it!

Leg day today, but trainer couldn't make it, so I just worked on my own.  Not as good of a workout, but at least I did it, usually I would just skip it if he couldn't be there.

Liz, ouch on the toe, hope you can run.  Even if you did break it there isn't much you can do except tape it to your other toe.  My toes are all crooked now from stubbing and probably breaking.  Sounds like you have a very busy weekend.  I think I would get the run done with on Saturday.

Tessa....asked out while running?  there ya go!

Hi Diane and Damaris.

I will come back later.

Ginny

Damaris – LOL on opening a packet of cheese and your kit kats come running.  I laughed at that owl post on FB the other day!  How are you feeling?  Have a good 7 later.

Kat – yep, Culver’s here though I have never been.  Might have tried their custard once but that’s it.  Cheese curds I usually save for the MN State Fair – they are fantastic there.  Nice you have picked up some shifts!  RBs leftovers were delish!  Not sure why her family didn’t like it.  Of course, any time anyone cooks for me I love love LOVE it!  Helps that I’m not at all picky either.  I’ve done grocery delivery before.  I don’t like paying the $5 delivery fee and also tipping the driver but otherwise it’s okay.  I’ll do it this time just because it’s easier.

Karen – “much cooler”??  Um, nope LOL.  How you do that is beyond me.  Good luck with your double digits today!  Yeah, it’s not super easy to live without a car.  And most people in the ‘burbs like me would never even consider it.  I do ride the bus to the end of the line and then have about a mile to walk.  So thankful for the ride into work.  I could take the bus into the office but the first one doesn’t leave until I like to be here.  I could come in later but that means staying later which I’m not a fan of.  I biked to the liquor store yesterday haha.  I know the guys there and made sure to tell them why I was biking and that it wasn’t because my license was revoked or something.

Laura – whew on the close call with the pit stop!  And nice running as always.  Wow sounds like a bit more work for you since you are the seasoned veteran?  Hopefully you like the 2 you have been assigned to work with?  Anything fun planned for the weekend?

Cathy – nice run yesterday!!  And good call on rounding up .01 haha.  I didn’t know Menard’s HQ was EC.  I shake my head at that store and call it the “man’s store” haha.  Although, funny enough, awhile back when Karen was talking about her horseradish potato chips I found some there of all places haha.  Hey, that’s kinda my schedule, too, with dinner early and then not eating again until after morning run.  Sometimes I get hungry, too.  I suppose since it’s been 12-14 hours.

Ginny – I just had a bleu cheese stuffed burger on Monday night and it was fantastic!!  Awww bummer you didn’t get to look for shoes and Dick’s was a pain in the ass.  If it’s any consolation, those kids would have annoyed the crap out of me as well.  So I guess I’m already old and crotchety!  Nice job getting the leg work done without the trainer!  That’s tough.

Diane – whoa, 50 mi on a track?  Sounds torturous LOL  Nice job getting your miles in.  Hope you can get out on your road this weekend.  OMG 12 hours on a treadmill??  Holy crap shoot me now LOL

Lizzie – how were your cheeseburgers??  Notice the plural as in hopefully you ate more than one hee hee.  Yep, I’ve done grocery delivery before.  It’s okay but I’m happy to have the option right now.  LOL on HCF and “breasts” hahahahaha  Yeah, I don’t really like that word either.  Kinda goes with moist.  OUCH on stubbing the pinky toe!  Hope it heals fast.  Sounds like a busy but fun weekend!  I’ve never done a seafood boil – it sounds awesome.

HCK – 7mi of loops with that killer workout??  You rock!!

Tessa – oh I’m with you on your work.  It SUCKS coming back to a pile!  Nice you can work from DDs – am I right that she is working, too, anyway?  Asked on a date while out running??  Okay, do tell more on that!!

Judy – haha you are right about Menards.  A very eclectic mix of things.  I call it the man’s store because men (at least many I know) can spend hour and HOURS in there.  I sorta think it has all that range of products so it can be a one stop shop for a man!  Haha  Menard’s has been here as long as I remember.  Makes sense if their HQ is only a couple hours away.  HD came probably 20 years ago and Lowe’s within the last 5 or so?  Oh!  I thought of you yesterday morning when I saw a family of raccoons cross the path in front of me.  3 babies look to be adolescents now haha

3 easy peasy miles for me.  Was considering a rest day because I’m running long tomorrow but it was just too nice of a day to pass up.  Plus my ride to work was leaving later than usual so what else was I to do.  I will not tell you the weather for fear of you banning me from the board.  Love getting a ride to work.  Bus home is um interesting.  Very interesting people for sure.  It’s the local and I take it to the end of the line.  Chiro after work.  Luckily it’s on the same bus line.  Was supposed to go to this lunar eclipse wine and yoga tomorrow evening but now that I don’t have a vehicle not sure how that is going to work.  The friend that invited me is probably not going to be too keen on picking me up.  Eh not a big deal.  Saturday morning I’m helping at a water stop but plan to bike over there – 14mi or so.  Otherwise I’ll be a homebody again which is okay by me.  Later, peeps!

Now you all know I am a little crazy when it comes to being cold, but we brought in a thermometer to work and put it at our desk, it is 58 degrees in here!!!  Now I am sorry, but this is ridiculous!  I just went to sit in my car on break to get warm!  I am not being unreasonable!  I am going to turn blue soon and so is my coworker!

Ginny

36 minute jog for me this morning.  Like Sandy, I will not comment on the weather.     My missing heater/fan made it's way back!  The office manager sent another email on Monday.  Later that day, one of the guys in the cubicles in the back of the room heard someone near him in one of the empty cubes.  When he looked in there, he saw my fan!  I am guessing whomever took it ditched it there since there were people near my cubicle and he didn't want to be spotted returning it.  

Lizzie, ouch on the toe!  Hopefully it will be better tomorrow morning!  Your dad's bday celebration sounds like it will be fun!  Busy with wedding stuff already.  Well, at least most of the key items will be checked off early.    It's nice that it's already Thursday.  I should take 2 days off every week.  Plum should be pretty for your wedding!  Lots of colors will go with it, depending on the shade.   This weekend's long run is 1 hour and 54 minutes.  Approximately 10.9 miles according to my plan, 10:27 pace.  I would definitely go for the even 11 if it was close.    Yes, I do have a good hill to train on close to me.  There are a lot of homes on that street so I will try to do those runs earlier to avoid the early morning traffic!

Damaris, enjoy the workouts!  Hope you didn't get a cold.

Ginny, how do you stub your toes so much?    Great job getting the leg workout done!  58 degrees is unreasonably cold.  I did read something about sweat glands being less active as you get older, so less sweat.

Sandy, I am not a big fan of Menard's, though the kids like the store because they have a big moving escalator that is like a giant treadmill.    Yeah, since us Granny's eat dinner so early it is a long time before eating again!  I have to fast for a blood test next Monday, but it's no big deal because that's how long I normally go without eating.     Nice unscheduled 3 this morning!  URD?     Your friend should pick you up.  

Tessa, good idea carrying books with you in the car!  The kids outgrow their books really quickly so we always have a stack in the basement that's ready to donate.  24 hour race on a 1 mile loop?  That does not sound fun.  

Diane, the 24 hours on the track sounds... interesting.    We have a race like that nearby.  I can't handle running on completely flat ground like that though!

Cathy

OMG Ginny that is just ridiculous.  The server room isn't that cold.  Sometimes when it's cold in here I go outside and warm up and I have a blanket.  Heaters are not allowed.

 

We don't have LFL here...Vinita is the closest library and it's a 20 min drive.  I get most of my books through Kindle and Audible.  There a way to get audible books free through something called Libby that allows free downloads from your library.  Haven't used it yet.

 

Lizzie sounds like a busy Sat. for you.  Have fun.

 

LOL on the date request Tessa.  Last year when I visited my parents I was walking with my dad and his dog and one of the neighbors who my dad talks too came out of his house and was talking to us...had a lot of things in common and he asked me out right there in front of my dad and he knew I was married.  Did not go out with him.

 

Damaris which BP drug are you taking?  Until you get used to them they might make you tired.

 

Carol that cruise sound awesome.  I'd love to do that.

 

Oh the things I could do with 350 million.  I could quit my job and do all the races that look like fun but require travel.

My other ones made me super tired 9 months into them, so not sure.  This one is Telmisartan (Micardis).  My BP is still somewhat high so I assume hubby will increase the dose next week.  I'm at the lowest now.

Lizzie there is something called "toe caps", they look like soft things you slip on your toes.  Maybe that and taping would help. Oh and I've done up to 6 hours on the TM so just a little longer.