[tomwhite]

<p>...HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY</p>
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<p>...36min trailrun..in Memory of My Mom....</p>
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<p>Claire and DD2 called in from GulfShores</p>
<p>they</p>
<p>are having a good vacation although Claire asked if the car needed to pee when they stopped</p>
<p>on the way </p>
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<p>...good running guys.......</p>

 

[Hemerocallus]

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<div class="quote-block">Claire and DD2 called in from GulfShores
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<p>are having a good vacation although Claire asked if the car needed to pee when they stopped</p>
<p>on the way </p>
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Snork!</p>
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<p>Nice trail run, TW!</p>
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<p>Rest day for me!  I'm just happy to be able to get down the stairs without pain.</p>
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<p>Have a glorious day everyone!</p>
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[Johnny]

<p>Ah, that Claire is such a cutie.</p>
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<p>(((Sore Heme)))</p>
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<p>I'm off for a week..did you know that the US gov't actually has the f&^%$g balls to charge money to scatter someone's ashes at a national park???? I usually follow my conscience in cases like this & will end up making a donation in my buddy's name for trail maitainance or something of the like, so I guess they get the money anyway.</p>
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<p>Been busy lately trying to tie loose ends with work related stuff before I leave. Will update the monthly milage thread when I get back.</p>
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<p>Nice racing the past few days Disco Dan & Erika & whomever I've missed. Nice LR yesterday Happyfeat.</p>
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<p>I'm bringing my running gear, so I may try running this week. I'm not saying anything about it til I've been able to run a few times without pain or delayed onset soreness.</p>
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<p>Congrats again KS...</p>
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<p>Good running to all......see you in a week.</p>

 

[ksrunr]

<p>Yes, Johnny the government is going to get all your money eventually.  Take care of your friend.</p>
<p>Heme - it's a good sore, eh?</p>
<p>Grand kids are best TW.</p>
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<p>Rest day for me today.  Eager to get back to the work of running hard but have one more ez week on tap.  I'll run a lot more miles than I'm suppose to but all will be ez to recovery pace.</p>
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<p>I'm thankful for strong women, mothers or not. </p>

 

[Liam3494]

<p>I know I am in and out of here like,,,,, well, I will let you guess that at our ages .... But I have to write this today. I ran my first race this year, and 8Km, and managed a 41;22, WAY better than I thought I could do. I wont repeat everything I typed on my blog (Please read and comment if you like) - Mainly because my legs are killing me and I need to go to bed ..... After the race I joined up with the lcoal hash and ran another 9Km with them - Ouch!!!!     Loving it......</p>

 

[Hemerocallus]

<p>Wow, great time for an 8K, Liam!!  Congrats!</p>
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<p>Not so sore today... got the garden work done that I'd planned and lazed around for most of the rest, watching the birds in by backyard.  Saw three male red breasted grosbeaks fighting over the feeder, a hairy woodpecker complaining that the suet feeder was empty, a mob of blue jays, a couple of cardinals, a white breasted nuthatch, and a harrier (marsh hawk) that landed in a tree at the back of the property and scared away the rest of the birds.  Cool!</p>

 

[OrangeMat]

<p>Some fabulous racing this weekend, wow! I had me a pretty good race as well... did a 10k this morning in 52:25. Just the symmetry of the numbers themselves is enough to make me happy... well, almost... </p>

 

[HappyFeat]

<p>Here's a poem for Johnny as he heads out. It doesn't exactly speak to the moment, I know; but it speaks to being Present in the Forest and is one of my faves.</p>
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<p><span style="font-style:italic;">LOST</span> by David Wagoner, 1976<br><br><span style="font-style:italic;">Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Must ask permission to know it and be known.</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">I have made this place around you.</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">If you leave it, you may come back again, saying Here.</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">No two trees are the same to Raven</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">No two branches are the same to Wren.</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows</span><br style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Where you are. You must let it find you.</span></p>

 

[ripvanracer]

<p>Great racing Liam and OM.  You are getting in great shape for your upcoming relay Om.</p>
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<p>I xtrained today with an hour on the eliptical and an hour walking (behind a mower)</p>
<p>All my injuries are starting to feel better so maybe a little more than 20 miles this week.</p>

 

[tomwhite]

<p>...happyfeat//.......what a GreatPoem</p>
<p>I had never read that before.....thanks for posting it</p>