I hate Mondays. I am trying to be positive here...

New week..lets get it!

Lizzie - Sounds like a great run and good start to the week!!!

Busy week end so I didn’t get on the board.  Hope everyone had a great one!

in preparation for our NZ trip we go on organized hikes.  We hiked 10 miles on Saturday...holy hilly!  It was at a downhill ski resort, and a trail around it.  Of course, our hills are nothing compared to a “real ski resort”, but was a challenge!  Lots of trees to climb over, some mud, very fun!  I have been “toying” with the idea of a trail ultra and this really made me want to do one!  DH did pretty good, but was close to being on the “struggle bus” toward the end. There was a hill called “Love hill”, and nicknamed BFH by the guy that organizes the hikes.  He gave a lecture before the hike about backcountry fueling.  Two facts that he said “If your pee is clear, the end is near” (hyponatrimia), and forget fruits, vegetables, you need “vitamin J” (junk food - for easy carbs, etc.).  He is a retired college cross country coach and still coaches marathin runners, etc.

Hi to all!

Carol

Morning!  I have 7 and weights tonight.  Leaving early for the funeral mass of my coworker's dad (but I can only stay like 15 minutes), doctor's appointment (OBGYN checkup, yay).  So I should be home relatively early, I hope. My kind of Monday. 

Liz, nice run!  Pssst, I hate Mondays as well.

Carol, I must have missed your comment about the NZ trip.  That is so awesome!

Diane, nice mileage nonetheless.  Hoping the issue resolves itself soon.

Damaris, I know this is getting old, but how on earth can 11mi pass so easily to you is beyond me. We were watching WTA Miami finals the other day and I was telling DH about how the temps leave you w no other option than TM. He was impressed. He also asked whether stepping out there for 42k isn't problematic in terms of adaptation. 

Elina, I've never had an issue training on the TM and then going outside to run a marathon.  My fastest year was done 90% on the TM and I still hit 3 marathons at PR ranges, so figured there is not much difference.  Except I am not exhausted from the heat and humidity nor coughing from asthma all the time.

Son of a .......just lost my entire post. As it was spinning and spinning, I tried to copy but no luck. Let me try again. Sigh.

No running for me today. Just strength training and house cleaning. Maybe a bike ride if I really feel hyper. Oh, and I'm not pacing the half next weekend after all. Somebody else responded somewhere else she asked and he responded before I did (she just hadn't seen it when she replied to me). So she said she felt like she had to give it to him. Felt really bad about it, but I told her it was fine. I'd probably totally stress about hitting the pace anyway. I may shorten that 13 to 10-11 and run it with my group on Saturday.

Liz, hooray on the awesome run. Every Thanksgiving we talk about how easy it is to cook turkey and how good dinner is and how we should do it more often during the year, and then we never do.

Carol, trail ultra, you say? Anything particular in mind? I'm sure Lisa would love to "help" you with that.

Diane, sounds like the stretch is helpful - hope it fixes you up.

Damaris, I like the idea of leaving work early today, the reasons for doing so not so much.

Judy, the classes sound fun. Ghost hunting? Did you find any?

DH is leaving shortly and will be in Boston all week. Which for me means a week of things like cereal for dinner and no car channel on the TV. It's apparently snowing there. And snowing pretty hard in PA. And it snowed a lot in my hometown in IL (the schools are closed). At least all according to fb. HCK, are you getting any of that PA snow?

Lizzie, glad your run was good!  The food sounds lovely and yummy.  Good luck at work this week.

Carol, when is the trip?  Sorry for DH struggling at the end, I can relate.

Diane, good job on the runs this weekend.  Bummer about inventory.

Damaris, sorry about the funeral.

Judy, glad you found a chair!  Ghost hunting classes, fun!

So, I had a major run failure yesterday, but a meh walk.  I did do 15, but it sucked.  I seriously walked 95% of it.  I desperately wanted to quit at mile 3.  I had an agreement with a coworker, if I do 15, she walks 5 on the TM.  That was my motivation.

Hi to everyone from the weekend.  Too many to catch up on, though I read them.

K

I wasn’t going to post today since I’m still in a horrible no good very bad mood due to the weather but here I am.  No end to winter in sight.  5 inches of snow coming our way.  Single digits after that.  Lucky me!!!  Regular Monday rest day.

Karen – smart to cut your long run at 16mi.  That is HOT.  I seriously cannot even believe we live in the same country.  Two weeks until Boston – whoohoo!!  And woohoo for a week solo!  Though, from my perspective, that gets old.  Especially annoyed with it as of late haha

Lizzie – I need a fresh start on LIFE!!  I had Thanksgiving food yesterday, too!  Ended up going to RBs house with her in-laws.  Trounced her MIL in Scrabble haha  Nice run this morning.  Glad you felt so strong.  Weather sounds amazing.

Carol – wow that sounds like a tough hike.  That’s great there are some organized ones to get DH in shape haha.  Sounds hard!!  The organizer sounds like a hoot.  Cut back week for you?  I’m planning 14mi on Saturday.  In the damn cold.

Sue – wow, your meal yesterday sounds amazing!!  Glad you had a lovely birthday weekend.  Review today now?  Hope it goes well!!

Kat – impressive 15!  I like your motivation, too, with your coworker – that’s the way to do it.

No volleyball today since they are on break.  Two games tomorrow.  I will only have 6 girls and not the highly skilled ones.  I anticipate a shellacking haha.  If I’m not around this week it just means I’m buried under the snow and frozen to the sidewalk.  Will come back when thawed.  Later!!

Quick check in before dinner (and hockey, woo) time. 10k today, crazy snowstorm. I wish I was joking. Second workout-run in 2 days. 45mi in last 7 days, gathering those miles for floorball + trail run week. Hoping I can maintain this mileage after the floorball season is done.

Hi to all. How’s this for something to put one in a terrible, horrible very bad mood: I’m getting a root canal this afternoon, following a night of excruciating pain.  Dentist was afraid this might happen when I saw her last week. She tried to patch up the tooth but apparently it didn’t work.  Things can only go up from here, right?!  Wish me luck.  Going to drop that little tidbit, wave to all, and take off.