8.2 for me. Heading to Body Pump later this morning.

Good run but UGH..I couldn't slow down. Was just about at race pace in 75 dewpoint!! Not sure why...I was defiantly pooped by the time I finished. Dewpoints are finally supposed to drop this afternoon. FINALLY. I am cheesin for that..and the fact that the sun is shining! We have not had sun in 5 days. I am going to have to shower before I head to body pump - and then shower again after class. Hashtag...summer problems.

Another work rest day for me Have to head back tomorrow. Only for 2 days though since I took off Friday HCF and I are going on a date for lunch. Not sure what else is planned for today!

Have I mentioned that Hilton Head has been in the 80's and sunny since Sunday? I shouldn't even look at the weather. But, we were right about driving there. I-95 in NC has been closed. We would have had to take a 5 hour detour. Normally takes us 7 hours to get there..it would have taken us 12.

Run4kupcakes - Get some rest! Hope they feel a bit better today.

Docket - Chicken and waffles..THE BEST.

Tessa - Nice miles the past couple days. OMG on the kitten scare!! Glad she is okay!! The rain has finally stopped. We might get a few showers this afternoon..but turning pleasant this afternoon/evening.

Happy Tuesday!

Good morning! All dogs currently sleeping. After getting up shortly after 5. Tried going back to bed but they said no, even though I didn't feed them until 6. Decent night of sleep, up briefly at 12 and 1 but went right back to sleep, up at 3 to pee and poop, then up for good at 5. Progress. Sandy and Liz, I am getting excited for TCM, partly because I'll get to sleep through the night.

I'll run some this morning, then meet my group for hills tonight. Another hot and steamy day here. I'd like to be out running now, but want to wait until the pupper wakes up and poops again to go. He started to poop on the floor this morning and I jumped up yelling "aaaahhhh" as DH yelled "poop! no! no! no!" and he stopped but then when we went outside he wouldn't go. I guess that's why they say not to yell.....anyway, since then he's had his breakfast and played, still no poop. This is what my life has become. Sigh.

Thanks all on the suggestions for stuff to give away on Saturday. I realized after sending them an email that said to be ready for "a surprise or two" that at least a couple people are going to be expecting the puppy. Oops. I guess if I can get out of here extra early and get some miles in, I could come back and get the puppy while they run.

HCK, hope the legs are feeling better today. Sounds like the half took a lot out of you. I bet a lot of people are still feeling it.

Tessa, yikes on the kitten scare. So glad DS found him! Thanks on the giveaway ideas - in fact, now that you mention it I have a couple pairs of headphones that were giveaways at a race I did, I think.

Lizzie, glad you all made it through the storms safely. Enjoy the day off!

He gets me up several times a night and he still sometimes poops in the house, but

How could you not love that little guy.

Judy, sounds like you had a great run yesterday.

Susan, oh no on the termites! I hope that's not the case. At least you got a decent run in this morning.

About 8 miles this morning with intervals (6x800 w/800 recovery).  Interesting run.  My weather app told me that it would start raining in 80 minutes, so about the end of my run.  But it was dark out so I couldn't tell if it was cloudy!  The wind picked up while I was running and nuts started dropping on my head!  I had a hat though.    Then it was light enough for me to see how threatening the clouds were, probably good that I couldn't see them.    It started raining at the end of my run.  Beat the thunder and lightning though!

Lizzie, glad that there were no issues from the tornadoes!  Nice running this morning.  Wish I had that problem with running too fast.    Enjoy the day off!  I have never had chicken and waffles!  Apple dumplings are just pastry with apples in them, kind of like a mini apple pie.  Not really dumplings, per se.     I guess a dumpling is anything wrapped in some kind of dough!   Or in the case of dumplings in soup, just dough?     The last Trail Series race is October 20.  The Winter Series does start next month, but we are not signed up for it.  I guess once is enough for DD.    We may pick some races to do.  There is also another winter series here, the Chilly Willy Series.  Cuz it's so much fun to run in the winter in Wisconsin.  

Karen, the only other suggestion I had for your giveaway was some sort of headband.  Kat made me laugh with her suggestions.    A buff would be a surprise.     Aww, can't get enough Huck photos and videos!  Funny about Huck getting stuck behind the bed!  Must be disconcerting when you can't fit in the places that you did before.  

Sue, big ugh on the termites!

Damaris, sorry about the headache!  Hope it goes away fast!  Happy Anniversary!!

Tessa, glad the kitten was found safe and sound!  We had a kitten disappear once, DH was sure that our older cat did something to the kitten.  We had the kitten inside a big watermelon box from the grocery store, but she escaped by climbing up a towel that was on the side of the box!  We found the kitten later, hiding inside a hole in the back of the couch!

Lori, is there such a thing as too many apples?    We are going through ours pretty quickly!  Nice that you will have vacation soon!  Also, nice 5 in the humid weather!

Kat, nice that you are getting call-backs from the clinics!

Cathy

Eating a pizza so I'm sure this will help.

Boss freaked me out this morning wanting to tall confidentially.  It was to tell me about my performance award.  Much appreciated but thanks for freaking me the fuck out!  Haha.

Good luck with those two, Kat!

Belated and very non-detailed RR: I tied my PB, literally, to precision of a second. Without Karen's plan it wouldn't be possible. No chance. Not after day of floorball (we won, yay!), not given mini-E ''circumstances''. So Karen, while evil, is also a damn good coach 

Truth to be told, I took this race more as a learning for future:

#1 Schedule future goal races before floorball season. Should be a no-brainer, but I got away w it (goal race when season has already started) in 2016; wasn't so nice this year. Feeling the legs aren't fresh from the very first 1km is not fun. Nor is stressing over whether this or that adjustment in training plan (games/tournaments/practices) will hurt in the long term. Yes, scheduling race before the season allows less time for training (max 4 months), but it (16 wks) still feels enough. The only issue could be heat (we had historically high temps this August).

#2 Picking races that have many loops - a big NO. Once again, worked out very nicely in 2016 (one torturing hill I could plan for after first of the four laps), but almost killed me this time. The course was full of rolling hills (endless, I would say) and end the loop had a short, but reallly steep climb. Knowing I would have to fight all that two more times wasn't ''yay, I can adjust for this now'', it was ''oohhhhh fffff***''. I am not exaggerating by saying it was slightly demotivating even.

#3 Look for as flat as possible courses. See above. Not fun. Yet again, should be an absolute no-brainer, and yet again - I got away w it in 2016 w that ugly hill, so wasn't too worried about it this time. Needless to say, not only did it make the course tougher overall, it also made controlled pacing (or anything close to that) nearly impossible. After doing all speed workouts on flat surface (because I'd have to drive reallly far to get anything hillier), unsurprisingly I was hardly ready.

#4 Find races outside Latvia. Aside from the whole race weekend becoming more of adventure, it also makes it feel like it's more just you vs the course and nothing else. I felt that way in Amsterdam last year, not this time. Meeting friends before the race and seeing them on course, it's sort of fun (and it totally is when you are not gunning for PB), but (and I cannot even explain why) I felt it was a bit of a distraction this time.

So.... I have already () found a good potential goal race for next year that ticks all the boxes. August 3, 2019 - before the season. Not even 1 loop, start and finish are miles apart. Flat. Judging from both race pics and description in the website. Outside Latvia - Germany, baby. AND! Evening runner me loves the most awesome feature of this race - 8pm start! Rostock Night Marathon . Yes, I am already planning the next race just two days after finishing the recent one. But this one just really seems perfect.