Yay yay yay!  So happy for you Lizzie!  Love that he asked your parents first and impressed that no one let the cat out of the bag that whole time!  So, he was pretty much just carrying the ring around waiting for the right moment?  Too funny about him wearing it going thru security.  I’m in for a bachelorette marathon weekend!

Kilmisters, sorry that you are having a challenging week.  Can you take time off after the bee store opens?  Hope the race in Sat is fun.

Judy, meant to say the other day that I enjoyed reading about your trip. Especially the turtles.

Karen, 3 am?!  Riley must be on Lizzie time.  Hill repeats are a great workout. I feel like I’ve gotten a lot stronger from doing more hills.

Ginnny, love that you got a new basset!  And glad to hear you’re back in action.

CrazySue, haha on the dog-fur-love-bomb.

Back in a minute for everyone else, we’re driving down to Bishop (central CA).  I’m navigator. Need to pay attention.

Ok I’m back for part II. Just made a pit stop at Starbucks.

Seloc, mmm, foggy steamy sweaty miles.   Sounds like a fun time with your family.  I’m already excited about LIzzie’s bachelorette marathon weekend!

Kat, yes you deserve some extra rest. That sort of stress takes a toll! And heck, you just did your first Ultra. Bask is that accomplishment a little longer.  Extra $$ from work shifts will come in handy.

Tessa, this drive to Bishop is bringing back memories of driving down for Shadow.  We’re on Hwy 108 now, going above/around Yosemite and down into Bridgeport. Have a hotel there for tonight then continuing to Bishop tomorrow after visiting Bodie and Mono Lake.

Karen, we just drove past House of Beef.  Restaurant, catering, custom processing, running. Ok I just made up that last thing.

Damaris, DHuff, hope your workouts went well.

Kilmisters, you deserve that beer and then some. Hang in there.

I ran 9 yesterday, nothing but sitting on my arse in the car today.  We’ll see about tomorrow, maybe a few, maybe not. 50k in Bishop on Sat.

I am losing power. Not sure if taking a nap will make me more or less likely to drive the 30 minutes to the big hill later for a hill workout. I guess there's only one way to find out.

Gatsby, another 50K? Wow, you are really running strong right now. Laughing at the House of Beef, and the fact that it makes you think of me.

Kilmisters, your skill levels are remarkably high. Try to be very kind to yourself right now. You are wearing a lot of hats at once. It's hard to do that and still have a difficult week. :::HUGS:::

Elina-Yeah for the weekend with friends and the 10k run! Don't lose faith in your skills... there is always more to learn and other ways to do things.. and it's okay to ask for suggestions from others to gain those. But it's hard and sometimes things suck. Hugs.

Judy-I'm sure that the wildlife being quiet was partly because of all the cute kids. LOL

Karen-I like the new sig line!

Lizzie-that is the most romantic proposal!! HCBF becomes HCH! I'm in for Bacherlorette Weekend! DC did just fine with all of us. LOL Withstanding the axe incident.

Sue-I have a white cat.. and wear a lot of black. Same thing. Have fun quilting!

Sandy-I agree! Turkey, the cat, is nice looking.. thank you!  Enjoy the rest of the short week.

Kat-post major event it is common to get some sort of cold like thing... especially if one was breathing heavily for ten hours while the farmer is making hay. the typical blues are best solved by next race planning too. consider this a PSA.

Damaris-hope you get through the day!

Tessa-glad you got out for another run!

Diane-you're going to make that person's day with all the piled up questions. lol Glad the babysitting was fun!

Karen-you are the perfect bachelorette marathon planner!

Margaret-Safe travels! I think it's okay to say you're taking a one week taper between races. LOL

HCK2-nice miles and that is a half evil dog you had. LOL

Gym this morning to do weight machines. We are also having the hot summer weather with it in the 90's. DD is now in Rome and loving it. Since the 17th, she's been in Frankfort, Amsterdam, Berlin, Krakow, Prague, Venice, Florence and now Rome. Still has Milan, Barcelona, London, Paris and then back to Frankfort with a 7 hour stop over in Iceland on the way back on the 21st. One backpack, one pair of shoes, one pair of leggings, 3 dresses, 1 shorts, 1 romper, a jean jacket, swimsuit, flip flops and a rain coat. Having a great time! She hasn't yet found a beer or wine that she likes but apparently she is persevering onward in her attempt to find one.