[irunmike]

<p>You know you want to post.  What's stopping you?</p>
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<p>6 miles this am.  Warm, upper 70's and humid. After w/u, 4 at tempo, 7:50 pace.</p>
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<p>What's up in Kickland? Anybody doing any roofing today? Puppy training? Recovering? Running, perchance?</p>
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<p>Mike</p>

 

[ksrunr]

<p>Hi Mike - congrats on your win in the ping pong tournament!  </p>
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<p>Johnny - no we are not 50 staters..........yet.  We are trying to run 2 marathons a year with none in the same state..........so eventually if we live long enough.      Did the pony express deliver you a package yet?   Sometimes they get robbed betwixt here and there.  lmk</p>
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<p>No run yet.   Tired this morning.  Even dw slept in this morning and that is a rare thing for her.   She will try to run 2 miles tonight with 2 mins ez run and 30 secs walking to see how the leg feels.  I'm scheduled for 10 with 4-5 .75 10k pace intervals.   IT's 96 degrees currently so will have to wait till later this evening for the attempt.</p>
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<p>I read people posting all the time they wished they could see some dry and sun.  Trade you for a while.</p>
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<p>What's up with the rest of the kickstars?</p>
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<p>p.s. no roofing for me today</p>

 

[HappyFeat]

<p>Good run for you today Mike.</p>
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<p>I'd hold out for the cooler evening hours too, KS.</p>
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<p>No roofing for me today either. No more paint scraping of the front porch railings either. We've decided to go to a lower maintenance option and redo it using metal balusters and less wood overall. Apparently I didn't do a good enough job the last two times I repainted and some more wood sections have rotted. Sometime over the coming month, that should get accomplished.  I like the style I have now, but this new version should look just as good.</p>
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<p>As for running, I have 8 miles planned for tonight as a "wave run" after 2M WU. I did an hour of yoga last Thurs, Sat, and Sun - could really tell my legs were fatigued. They feel better now.  </p>

 

[Johnny]

<p>4 recovery paced miles, still overcast, although it's humid, if you can have humidity at 60°F, so I guess I'm recovering. Will NOT accept your trade<span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span>  Ks. This weather is fine with me. I prefer the sun in the winter, and overcast in the summer. That's from a lifetime of working outside.</p>
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<p>No puppy training (or any animal training for that matter), no roofing or any other projects here. It takes all my energy just to work & run.</p>
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<p>No pony express deliveries as yet, although I only check mail every few days. Will check later today.</p>
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<p>Nice running Mike.......and future running Ks & HF</p>
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[gobi]

<p>Steps in and thinks he has arrived at Dog World or DIY is what we do</p>
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<p>I have been cycling and running WELL........ lets face it do I really do anything else ?</p>
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<p>Obviously it is TdF time so I am off to Europe soon to see some mountains.</p>
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<p>There will be no roofing unless I am sat on top of one</p>
<p>There will be no animal things unless I am cycling away from something</p>
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<p>There will however be lots of cycling</p>
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<p>Kicking or what ?</p>

 

[Hemerocallus]

<p>Hi Gobi!!  <span><img alt="hello.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/hello.gif"></span></p>
<p><span>No cycling here..... my road bike is still in the basement.  But I'd watch the TdF is was on the tube here.</span></p>
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<p><span>Nice run, Mike!</span></p>
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<p><span>Hi Johnny, KS, and HappyFeat!!</span><br>
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<p>Took the day off work and was going to be a slacker all day, but decided at 4pm to go for a little 3-4 mile recovery trail run.  Figured I'd check out some mountain bike trails that I've been dying to see where they go, and before I knew it, my best way out was to finish the loop and come out 2 miles down the road from home.  But it was ~90°F and very humid and ran out of water at 4 miles.  Stopped at a neighbour's down the road and got a refill of nice cold water and ran/walked that last mile home.  Officially overdid it at 6 miles total.</p>
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[ripvanracer]

<p>Way to overdo  Heme.  You have been hitting the tempos pretty consistently Mike.</p>
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<p> I love the warm weather, but it has been challenging the last few days.  My whole body ached this morning as I finished another section of roof sunday afternoon.  When the sun</p>
<p>was out, it had to be 120° by the time I was finished.  This morning, I spent 4 hours loading up the old shingles and off to the dump.  Another half hour to unload which is a hard workout in itself.  It's supposed to get even hotter this week so I am taking a roofing break until it cools down (and my back muscles recover<span id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_131103110796414"><img alt="smile.gif" id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_131103110796413" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span>).</p>
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<p>Heading to the fitness  center to attempt 6 miles of running.    I may or may not do some elipticalling.</p>

 

[tomwhite]

<br><br><div class="quote-container"><span>Quote:</span>
<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>irunmike</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/74593/monday-7-18#post_2007208"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>You know you want to post.  What's stopping you?</p>
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<p>..lack of DOING anything??</p>
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<p>..........Naught, </p>
<p>Squat (doodley),</p>
<p>Nada (as in NadaDamThing)</p>
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<p>or</p>
<p>as I call it</p>
<p>........RestDay......</p>
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<p>...........poolrun tomorrow/////........then WatchOut Boy/////</p>
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<p>..........good running guys.....</p>
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[OrangeMat]

<p>Yeah, well I worked on my seat impression in the char all day today.. Damn nearly perfected it. Might even be a PR.</p>

 

[ripvanracer]

<p>I messed around so long the storm that came through passed so I went for a run outside.  The rain cooled it down to a comfortable sauna at 72° and 95% humidity.  Mr Garmin says I ran 8:11,7:41,7:39,7:28,7:13,7:00 and a little extra to go 6.18 miles in 46:28.  Starting to feel like a runner again!!</p>

 

[HappyFeat]

<p>That's the way to get back in the game, rip - after all that physical labor AND the heat! I think you're superhuman!</p>
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<p>Gobi's post really made me laugh <span><img alt="laughing7.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/laughing7.gif"></span>- thanks for that,</p>
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<p>I could echo Johnny: "It takes all my energy just to work & run" and add there's not much time left over for anything else. So we've come up with an even lower maintenance idea for the deck railing - remove it and install a couple wraparound trex stairs  around the patio.  Might just be the best idea yet. The patio sits 15 inches off the ground level if that helps you picture it. I could take a photo, although half the railing has already been removed today by Mr. I Don't Run And Have Extra Time On My Hands!</p>
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<p>Ran an 8-mile "tempo run" tonight with 4 miles at race pace (10 mpm) sandwiched by a couple slow miles of warm-up and cool-down. I felt it after the 4th mile with various twinges; but I could make pretty much every one go away with a shift of stride or posture. Still a challenge though.  Not running tomorrow night due to another commitment, but I think a Rest Day is a good idea anyway.</p>
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