[Sisu]

<p>Hey everyone!</p>
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<p>How was your weekend?  I'm getting kids ready for school but I'll be back.</p>

 

[originalsuds]

<p>Good morning Sisu! Nice job on the trail race! I had a great weekend, now it's back to work.</p>
<p>Andi, great marathon! Those conditions were brutal and you still had a PR! Congratulations and a job well done!</p>
<p>Nice run and workout for me this morning, looking forward to a fun 5k on Sunday.</p>
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[Ron]

<p>Morning my running friends.  My work out will be later.  It was a nice weekend but I am tired now.  I need a vacation.</p>
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<p>Glad you had a nice trail race Susan.  It sounded like a good time.</p>
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<p>Paul you will have a fast 5k.</p>

 

[Andi]

<p>Good morning!  I am off today.  I will be grocery shopping in a bit and will get out for a walk later.  My blisters feel good enough that i can walk normally, if a bit slowly.  It is gorgeous out there!</p>
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<p>Suds - You will have a great 5k this weekend.  Which one are you doing?</p>
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<p>Ron - Running around to all those youth sporting events is tiring!  I hope you get a day to relax soon.</p>
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<p>Hi Sisu! </p>

 

[LadyBunny]

<p>Meep Meep. Hello y'all, Happy Tuesday!</p>
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<p>Andi, read about your PR, great job!</p>
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<p>Hey Sisu and Sudsy and Ron, hope everyone is well.</p>

 

[sb70]

<p>Good morning everyone!!<br><br>
CONGRATS ANDI!! AWESOME JOB ON THE PR!!  That is a great run in some not so great conditions!! Glad everything went well and you are feeling good!! Enjoy your vacation day!!</p>
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<p>morning SISU, SUDS, RON and LB!!</p>
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<p>SISU..how did your trail race go?<br>
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<p>LB...how is baby??  </p>
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<p>Busy wkend..helped a good friend with her daughters grad party open house!! Glad it wasnt me this yr!!  Managed to squeeze 2 runs in this wkend...3 and 4 miles each.  My toe is doing good and I can even move it some without it hurting! Last night we celebrated my moms birthday and then ended the wkend with a horrible thunderstorm that went thru the area at about 9pm last night .. .high winds, rain and lightning. Took down our basketball hoop that is cememnted into the ground...completely bent over!! Glad it went down on the side it did as dh's work car was on the other side! YIKES!! I was coming back from my brothers house with ds1 and ds 3 and we literally beat the storm by about 5min...glad I wasnt on the road when it hit! trees down everywhere! We ended  up being up late and the dog was agaitated all night, so no one slept well..finally at 5am our power came back on and then lights, tv and radios woke us all up again!! GOing to be a long day...not sure how much learning is going on at school today! </p>
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<p>HAPPY TUESDAY!!</p>

 

[Sisu]

<p>Hi all</p>
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<p>I went to bootcamp this morning and I could definitely tell that I've missed two weeks!  My 25k trail race over the weekend was fun but really tough.  I went into it thinking that I would only run the first part of the course which is about 10 miles.  My dh knew I wasn't feeling great but either consciously or not he challenged me to run the whole thing by mentioning the word "quit" to me.  He called me when I was waiting for the start of the race and he told me that I should call him if I decided to "quit" so that they could meet me early.  That was all I needed to get me through the race and he probably knew it but won't admit it.  I was really tired and at mile 3 I remember thinking that maybe I wouldn't make it.  It was super hot and humid and I knew I wasn't really ready for the race.  Luckily I met up with a friend of mine at the start and she had the same idea as me for the race - to use it as a long run and take it very easy.  She got me through some sections where I really thought I was done and I hope I did the same for her.  The hills are relentless on this course so we walked a lot of the tough ones and stopped at the buffet aid stations for gummy bears, fig newtons, etc.  We saw two people who were down on the trail with what I'm sure were heat related issues. We stayed with one girl for a bit to make sure she was OK and that help was on the way.  My final time was about 2:51 - about 20 minutes slower than the one other time I've run this race.  I'm not happy about that but I am happy that I made it through and got to enjoy a great event.  I also enjoyed the free Smuttynose beer after  If anyone is looking for a great trail race to do or an excuse to visit Maine this is a great one!  Low key, great organization, and a challenging course.  On Saturday they also had a 5k, canicross 5k, 10k and barefoot 5k and the other races on Sunday were a 50k and 50 mile.  I worked at the aid station for the 10k and that was a lot of fun, too.</p>
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<p>Andi - congratulations on your PR!  Amazing that you pr'd on a day like that.  Sounds like you ran smart!  </p>
<p>Staci - I'm glad to hear that you were able to get a couple of runs in this weekend and that the toe is doing OK.  How scary about the storms!  I'm glad it was only the bball hoop that got damaged.</p>
<p>Hi LB!!!  Good to see you!  We miss you </p>
<p>Ron - did you go to all of those baseball games?  You should take a vacation to Maine.  I hear they have good lobster.</p>
<p>Sudsy - Hope you are having a good day.  A 5k on Sunday?  Sounds like fun!</p>
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[Ron]

<p>Yes we went to all the games and Maine is definately on the list although Jennifer would never eat lobster.</p>