Ginny, I think it's fine to skip a race if the weather is awful and you wouldn't enjoy being there!

Just checking in to say that I got thru the week, but it was as tough as it gets. Either floorball or going to sleep right after running home from work. Right after. Another Saturday waking up at 1pm to ''reload''. Next week w bronze medal game and race won't be easier. At least thankfully game will be on Thursday (not Friday as rumored) so it's not a back-to-back.

Have a peaceful weekend, everyone

Ginny, I was supposed to do a 25K today.  I am here at the race, but dropped to the 10K, which I don't even want to do.  It is dark out still, I'm hoping for sunrise before the race starts as I don't have a headlamp.  I would rather be back in bed.  Should have just stayed there...  at least you didn't drive 2 hours to be miserable as in my case

Hi to all.

K

It's 26 here and snowed over night.  The race I was to volunteer at cancelled yesterday so I stayed in bed.  Got up a little bit ago, made some pancakes and am drinking coffee.  A little later I'll do my 15 miles on the TM cause my happy butt isn't going anywhere near outside.

Ginny I despise the cold and am keeping a close eye on the temp for the trail marathon on the 21st.  If it's going to be like the PS 50k was I'll just stay home and do the TM instead.  It's further N than me so bad weather is possible giving the crappy weather we have already had.

Lizzie I love the wide toe boxes on my Altra's.  I wear Injinji socks on the trails and have not seen a blister since switching even if my foot moves around some.

Hang in there Elina 

Kat how did the 10k go?

Good luck Cathy.

Anyone else racing?

Hi to everyone off for more coffee.

We had storms overnight and when I got up this morning it was still drizzling. Probably stopped by 7, but I'll never know because I wasn't feeling it, so I posted in the group fb page that I wasn't going and texted the one guy that I knew was going saying I wasn't. And then I went back to bed. Now I'm drinking coffee and waiting for our internet to come back (I'm using my phone as a hotspot right now). I'll run later as temps are dropping all day. Plus I forgot the neighborhood is having a work day cleaning and staining the dock and I said we were busy (because I was supposed to be running and DH doing his group ride), so I can't very well run by there while they're all working!

So it sounds like Margaret gets the prize for actually going to her race/run and being excited about it. Second prize to Kathryn for going to her race and to Liz for running in the rain.

Ginny, Diane and I will enjoy our coffee. And Elina.....well I don't know what time it is there right now but I think she's on the side of us slackers since she slept until 1 pm!

I finally told DH about the toilet seat. The old one was that heavy compressed wood stuff and this one is plastic and shiny. And lightweight - you'd think he'd notice that since he has to lift it up to pee. But he went in there several times before I finally told him and then he was all "well, would you look at that!" He cracks me up. This morning he went into the master bathroom and asked if I had another fancy one ordered to replace that one.

Getting excited about Boston. First weather reports are cloudy and 50 - woohoo! I know it could change a ton between now and then, but since my wave doesn't start until almost 10:30, a nice cool cloudy day would be appreciated.

Afternoon!  Went to OTF this morning and ran 2.73 there (endurance day, yay).  Unfortunately, I had to row 2000m and now my arms need CPR.  Waiting for hubby to get off my TM to run 6.

Ginny, there will be other races.  No need to run when you don't want to.

Elina, Reloading is good.  Enjoy!

Liz, nice run.  Hope you enjoyed core class.  Nice 11.

Kat, hoping you had a good race.

Diane, 15 on the TM is hard core.  Go, go, go.

Margaret, good luck!

Karen, sounds like the right call.  So exciting about Boston.

Ginny, I do hope you enjoyed your day without the race.  Mine was pretty chilly, bed sounded better.  I WISH my feet were narrow.  I have fat pudgy and HUGE boats.  Makes finding cute shoes hard.

Elina, awesome run! Glad the weather was conducive to it.  Hope hockey was as good.

Lizzie, other than a very wet run, it sounds like a kick ass Saturday for you!  Homemade pizza, haven't had that since I was a kid.  Since my folks aren't Italian, it might not be quite as good.  Or nowhere near close.  Love my Mom, but not all her attempts were on target.  Worst, Corn Casserole.  Yuck.

Diane, hope your 15 TM miles went well.  Don't skip your race due to the cold.  OK, that is a bit of a double standard coming from the chick who downgraded to a mere 10K because of the weather...    Do what puts you in your happy place.

Margaret, how did the 50K go?  Mud fest??

Karen, good job on the toilet seat.  I initially thought you were changing out the entire toilet. I did that once, never again.  That is what plumbers are for.  Funny DH never noticed.  Boston, wahooooo.  The weather was shit here today too.

Damaris, KK and Mountain Dew, awesome.  20 on the TM, stronger woman than me...

Yes, I went to the damn race.  Alarm at 3am, up at 4, gone by 4:30am for the 2 hour drive.  Temp was 62 at home at 4am when I left and dropped to 48 at the race start, with a WICKED COLD awful wind.  Got to the race and realized that the 25K started in the dark.  Combo that (i.e., no headlight) with the cold and wind, I ALMOST turned around and just went home.  Dropped down to the 10K instead with a later start and still had to talk myself into heading back to the starting line.  Race was meh.  Not my favorite course, nothing too exciting.  Lots of puddles and a fair amount of minor mud.  And a stream crossing.  There was no way to keep the feet dry.  Some interesting hills - both up and down that were mud.  Felt for the woman I was with, it was her first trail race ever and she was in road shoes.  At a certain point I stuck with her to make sure she was OK and having fun.  She was fine and did have fun, I think.  She is a true trail runner now, she fell twice!  (Both easy and on her bum in mud.)  SUPER DUPER pissed though at a different runner.  She was struggling to get onto a narrow bridge after a muddy downhill and a fast runner turned the corner and came barreling down at her.  He saw her, he could have been polite and lost, what, 10 seconds, to make sure he didn't push her off the bridge.  Instead he flew past her.  Quite frankly, it was both rude and dangerous.  ASS.

Drove 2 hours home.  OK, possibly with a stop at the outlet mall on the way.  Picked up a cute pair of sunglasses.  Didn't need them, but whatever.  Napped a bit and now futzing around with a new project.  Trying to paint wine glasses.  So far it is pretty sad and pathetic but kinda fun.

Have an excellent night and Sunday all.

K

Damaris, are donuts for LR fueling or post-run meal?

Tessa, well, you ran 16.5mi, which is more than (insert number close to 100 here)% of population has ever done. You managed it.

NHL last night was awesome, Flyers won 5:0 and clinched a play-off spot. They will face Pittsburgh in arguably fiercest current NHL rivalry (nicknamed Battle of Pennsylvania), so I will lose not only lots of sleep but nerves too in upcoming weeks Last time they faced each other in play-offs was 6yrs ago and it was insane. I watched every minute of that match-up. There are so few true NHL fans in Latvia that those, uhm, 3 that I know () - we're currently discussing EVERYTHING related to play-offs. It's like - you wake up to dozens of messages from each, w topics usually overlapping.

Planning a 6mi run today as I might not get one in tomorrow (unless I wake up very early) - have funeral to attend. Hoping my co-worker will manage my reports nicely while I am absent.