6.2 for me! Heading to core soon.

Well, I DID IT!! WOOHOO! 60.4 this week! I was almost scared to run this morning..I thought my body would crumble. LOL. So so so proud of myself. Run was OK today. My achilles is not happy. Well, both my feet aren't happy. I ran sans music to make sure I kept it slow. Its done! Looking forward to core since it is a new routine.

I am going to try and get in for a massage either today or tomorrow. My legs and feet need it bad. Not sure what else is going on. I heard HCBF's mom last night say something about getting together today. We will see. Last night wasn't too bad..glad HCBF and I drove separate because he didn't get home until 11. I left at 8:30.

I had a tough week so I want some relaxing!

Diane - MMMM chocolate cake!!!

Sandy - OH thats right! I forgot that you were in the Peace Corps! I am thinking that your boss would be okay with it. At least have a trial period and see how it goes anyway. Hope you are out there having fun today - and staying warm!

Tessa - True about people walking behind the car - that is the beauty of backup cameras! I never use that stupid camera for backing up - just to see if people are behind me. Nice job with the lunchtime run! Hope you get some downtime this weekend.

Docket - Nice miles yesterday! Sorry about the calves..bummer about the shoes!

Margaret - I was wondering where you were Nice running! I can’t believe that 50K is so close!!! Next weekend already?! Are you ready?! LOL at the light up Christmas tree. 

Run4kupcakes - Nice 8 last night! Good luck today with the inlaws..

Happy Weekend!

20 miler done. Trail running is stupid. First place 50-59. Now I may be sitting in the car with seat heater on and heater blasting while waiting for the other two. At some point I’ll get up and go get food....but right now I’m freezing and tired.

Tessa:  I would like to run at least 8 miles but 10 would be great!  I have a HM trail the following Saturday, on the 10th.  I'm not a sprinter so I don't do 5k or 10k roads.  Would prefer trails. It's about a 20 min drive from our hotel to Griffith Park. Having said that, we will be 'toasting' away on Friday night so I gotta be good, one drink and go to bed early.  Yeah, right ........ I might end up running at least 4, and if I get in 5, I will be happy, LOL!!  I usually ask the hotel staff if there is a running trail nearby but it looks like it's all paved area.  Would love to meet up ........let's play this by ear.  Regarding the Lost Dutchman, I ran the HM and it was dirt road out and back .........so I assumed the FM was the same..........but after reading more on it, you're right, it hasn't gone all trail apparently.  So it looks like I will be searching for a trail race for Feb. 2019.

Seloc:  hope you had an awesome race!  Here's another road race in Feb in Phoenix.  I ran the HM years ago, you might want to check out the reviews for any changes.  Less runners and on the west side of Phoenix.  https://marathons.ahotu.com/event/sun-health-arizona-marathon-half-marathon-relay-5k-walk-run

Diane:  well, the Lost Dutchman still has a HM and it's all dirt road.  There are other trail races in AZ, with the Aravaipa trail running series and Xterra AZ trail running series.  Let me know and maybe I'll run one with you.  It's funny that a week after my 26k trail race and tummy problems, I ran 12.6 mountain miles with no problem.  I know I didn't eat enough the day before and morning of race, it was just a stupid mistake. thank goodness, it doesn't happen often.  They have Zumba class at the fitness center and the staff keep asking me to join but not my thing ..........reminds me too much of jazzercise, couldn't stand the music.

Gatsybird:  At first, I thought you meant the Tucson Marathon which is a fast course too, big difference is it drops only about 1800 ft and it's held in Dec.  The RD is Pam Reed, have you heard of her?  Our AZ running legend.  https://www.active.com/running/articles/interview-with-badwater-135-legend-and-ultrarunner-pam-reed?page=1

But the Revel Mt Lemmon is held in Nov.  with a course drop of just over 5,000 ft, it's a fast course. Hmmmm, might think about being a spectator or volunteer, I like Tucson.

Liz:  WTG!! over 60 miles for the week!!  You gotta run a trail race, a 50k at least!! With those miles and you're getting stronger, you'll rock it!!

Cathy - Turtles:  I don't have anything planned for that week you will be in Williams, so will keep a meet and greet in mind.  DH and I might have a bike ride on the 7th.  I still would like to run a trail race around Las Vegas or Lake Tahoe though.

Docket:  strange how surgery affect your shoe fit.  But not unheard of I'm sure.  Kinda like a certain year, shoes fit great and then a slight change by the company, and it's screwed up.  Hope the calves heal up, I know how frustrating they can be.

Ran 2.76 at OTF (power day, yay) and 2.49 now, for 5.25.  I almost ran 6 just because I was on my way to it, but meh, we got home too late.

Karen, congratulations on the AG!

AZ, I thought it was the different shoe model, but even the older shoes are affecting me.  I had run the Chicago Marathon in these shoes and no calf issues, so weird.  Hope you had a nice Saturday.

Elina, a trip to Stockholm sounds great!

Diana, I shall ask RN, she and her club buddies often run over there. Heck, I might drag her along too! I'm thinking either Eaton Canyon or the area behind JPL for trail running. Let's plan on Saturday morning! PM me your hotel and cell number if you would. My email is firstname lastname (which is Lucero) at sbcglobal dot net.

Karen, trail running is fun! Congratulations to you on first in 50-59.

Hope Lisa and Kat enjoyed themselves and Lisa has added Texas to her list!

Liz, congratulations on the >60 mile week!

Margaret, great minds...I looked for races in Portland or surroundings in March too. Nope, nothing. I am thinking Crater Lake on August 11th -- I can drive up there, stay near the race the night before, do the race, drive down to Eureka where Dear Niece lives, spend that night at her place, and drive home the next day. Would you be interested? She has a spare bedroom and two couches. And she would be pleased to host as long as we take her out to dinner!

Elina, nice to hear that the NHL is going to Europe! Enjoy. SIL has cheered for the Kings since 1973 or so when they were established, if they are playing in Europe she just might go.

Sandy, hmmm. If you want to spend a few months in California working remotely this coming winter, DD should be living in Wisconsin to get her year's work in before getting her California license, so we will have a spare room and room for a kit kat as well. Think about it!

Damaris, sorry the shoes are not as good since the surgery.

Kupcakes, not sure if Liz has streetlights or if she wears a headlamp or carries a flashlight. Me, we have streetlights so not a big deal.

5.5 this morning. Not much. I was overnight host at Family Promise and didn't leave there until 7:30, and I had to get home early (9:30 or so) in order to get cleaned up and to church for an 11 AM funeral. So I did a short run, albeit very hilly, and called it good. Then funeral, then went down to the Valley to pick tangerines and blood oranges. DD came with me which helped a lot because the homeowner didn't say he had 4 trees, all of them laden with fruit, and tangerines need to be picked with ladders and clippers. You can't use an orange picker on them, the skin rips. We got 3 boxes of fruit and are happy with that.

Rest day for me.

I am hurting. Hips...feet...headache. And it is raining outside and will be all day. Perfect day for a rest day Plan to soak in the tub for a while and HCBF and I have a few errands to run but couch time for the most part! Oh, I made chocolate chip cookie batter..so have to bake those today I love lazy Sundays!

Docket - No Miami half?!?! I didn’t  realize you were signed up! Whats your next marathon?

Kathryn - Congrats on the race yesterday!!!

Karen - Congrats on the 20 miler!! I am guessing you were feeling better cold wise? Nice AG placement! LOL at your “stupid” trail run response haha. Tell Lisa we said congrats, too!!

Diana - How many miles do you average a week when you are training for a 50K? Trail races scare me. I feel like I would get lost somewhere hahaha. Plus, there aren’t many trails real close to me so I would have to drive somewhere to do all my training. I could see me quitting training because I was annoyed. It is still on my bucket list though. Someday. I think I would need to find someone to train with if I decided to do that.

Kilmisters - Hi! I have figured you were busy at work and with mini-K! How is everything going? Have you ever done a trail race?

Run4kupcakes - No lights where I run. Some house lights but no street lights. I carry a flashlight. I have run around here so much that I know where all the potholes are and etc. Though sometimes I do lose footing and hit a divot.

Tessa - Sorry you had to go to a funeral yesterday Speaking of blood oranges, are those in “season” right now?? I am seeing them everywhere in the grocery. Sweet of you to offer to host Sandy for a few months

Sandy - Awe, congrats on the half and congrats to your RB for hitting her goal!!! Glad it was such a great day. Were these fasties the ladies you run with sometimes? Did they run the race too? Awe, you really look at Richmond? Haha. Yes, we are in for a lot of rain this week. I don’t think the snow is going to accumulate. It has been way too warm. I keep forgetting that MSP is hosting the Super Bowl! I am betting places around your office are going to be crazy this week. Enjoy the rest day if you decide to take one..or have a good run

Happy Sunday!

Tessa, unfortunately Kings aren't coming to Europe; it's Edmonton vs New Jersey in Stockholm; Winnipeg vs Florida in Helsinki. Sadly no Flyers. Where does your SIL live? (sorry, you might have mentioned this before).

Sandy, < 500 racers sounds perfect! Love the small races. And glad you had a good one Made even better by the post-race beer, I bet Sweden in winter must have been, well, a bit, uhm... Dark, for the lack of a better word

Lizzie, enjoy the rest day, you deserve it, you crazy woman [talking about mileage and strength work here] Your mention of chocolate cookies almost, aaaaalmost made me (start to) consider getting off the couch and driving to store... but nah Generally everything's going well, thanks! The work has been a bit too stressful for my liking, but part of that is something I've created myself - by over-analyzing. K has sorted her sleep schedules out, that helps

Margaret, smiling about both - complaint that play-offs last eternity and the fact you didn't know there's a team in Florida. First, because that's the awesome part! Second, Florida is one of the teams in NHL (Arizona and Carolina also on that list) that get mentioned when someone wants to argue that it's pointless to have NHL team in South. But that's pretty selective reasoning; Tampa Bay, San Jose and Dallas are doing well. It's all about the management.

8mi yesterday (I wouldn't had gone out for that run but a person that annoys me to no end decided to visit us and ''I'll go for a run so that the legs are ready for tomorrow's game'' was a pppperfect excuse! Sorry not sorry. I literally asked DH to text me when she's gone. When he asked if I'd continue the run even if it meant 13+mi, the answer was a confident ''yes'' ), and a floorball game today. The game went well. Finally truly getting confident when playing in the center position. Switching positions after 10 years of playing on wing is not easy. Whole thinking/instincts have to be changed.