Running Moms and Dads, Tuesday

originalsuds · Nov 2, 2010

Good morning!
Just a short recovery run this morning and a quick workout.
It feels like a Monday, but it's already Tuesday. Feels like a jump start for the week!

Sisu · Nov 2, 2010

Hope you had a good birthday, Paul! Nice to be one step ahead already this week.
 
I'm going to run and do my PT stuff after I get the kids on the bus this morning. 
 
A friend of mine from college lost her dh to lung cancer yesterday. So very sad. I'm trying to decided whether I can make the trip to western NY for the funeral or if it's too much of a trip.

originalsuds · Nov 2, 2010

Good morning Sisu! I had a great day yesterday, thanks! Sorry to hear about your friend, I hope her family is doing well.

NBjunkie · Nov 2, 2010

SUDS--how r the legs? how was the bday?
 
SISU--sorry for your loss, and your friends <img alt="sad.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies//sad.gif">
 
I just got back from a cold horseback ride---now a friend is coming over, who just moved home from CO, and then need to fit my run in today...<img alt="smile.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies//smile.gif">

Ron · Nov 2, 2010

Morning my running friends. I will workout tonight. I had thought about going early but I just didn't feel like it so I voted this morning instead.
 
Paul it is always nice to have a short week.
 
Susan so sorry about your friend. Life is too precious not to enjoy it.
 
Amber the horse ride sounds fun. Have you always had a horse?
 
Don't forget to vote people.

JohnnyB · Nov 2, 2010

Wow Sudsy, how did I forget you had a marathon??? Man it sounds like you really gave it your best. I think I would have dropped out way earlier. Man, that sounds brutal! 
 
Susan, yeah, I got my Boston card. Now the question is, can I get my calf to heal up so it can handle the stress of training. Not feeling very confident these days. Ran 2.5 yesterday and calf started bothering me half way there. 
 
Jen, we just turned our heat on yesterday. OMG it is nice to have heat. It was 54 in the kitchen so we had to do it. I was gonna try and hold out til December. We actually did that one year before kids. And we didn't have the gas fireplace then. Not sure how we made it. Now I get to watch my heating bills go up.
 
And in the more good news department...the guy we paid many hundreds of dollars to take down some trees yesterday also managed to sever my underground fence in some unknown location in the process. The good news is that Socks hasn't even worn his collar in about a month. He just won't leave his area now. The bad news is that someday he might just try so I either have to try to find the break and repair it, or lay all new wire, which is not hard, but extremely time consuming. Hopefully I can find the break.

Sisu · Nov 2, 2010

Hi again
 
Just got back from a really nice 40min run. I ran to the polling place, voted and ran back home - I love multi-tasking. 
 
JB - I'm confident you'll be back on track for Boston - you might not be ready for a PR there but you'll do it. I'm only up to 70min right now as my max run and I have to build my mileage up very slowly and hope for the best. Sorry about the dog fence - that stinks. I'm heading to your area on Thurs and going to a funeral on Friday. Want to meet for a run? We could limp and shuffle along together for 2.5mi <img alt="smile.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies//smile.gif"> 
Amber - I'm very jealous that you got to horseback ride - even in the cold! Enjoy your time with your friend.
Ron - voting is good - glad you will be able to work out later.

JohnnyB · Nov 2, 2010

Susan, yeah, keep me posted on your plans. If I can pull it off, it would be fun to meet for a run. I think I'm going to just do weights and stretching today. I am going to see a chiro that also does ART who occasionally runs with our group. I'm hoping he can give me a second opinion on what I can do to get back in the game. Glad you are able to do 70 mins comfortably now. I did 12 literally 2 weeks ago and was fine. Not sure why all of a sudden things are regressing . Very frustrating. I guess if there is a time of year to be out of whack its now. But I need to get out of this rut soon!

sb70 · Nov 2, 2010

Howdy Ho folks! 
Not much time but wanted to jump on quick and catch up!! Have not made it on these last few days!! 
SUDS!! I missed you birthday and your marathon!! Sorry about the marathon buddy!! there are better ones in your future! Hope you had a great birthday/vacation day!!
Sisu...nice run and yay about the TJ store! I have not shopped at one since we were in Chicago in August and dh limited what I could buy (poop head! <img alt="smile.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies//smile.gif" style="width:1px;height:1px;"> ) but in his defense we didnt have much xtra space!! The closest one to me is about 4hrs away <img alt="sad.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies//sad.gif" style="width:1px;height:1px;"> prayers to your friends family...so sad!
HI AMBER!! Nice to see you on here!! and good luck with c25k!!
Ron..I voted this afternoon when dh came home for lunch! Always good to do our civic duty right!! I am quite sick of the political ads this yr and am very happy its over!
JB..dont these ruts suck! I have been in one since AUgust as well! Good luck with the chiro...hope something can get that calf fixed up for you soon!
 
No running since Sat! hope to get out quick tonight..have an end of the yr banquet type thing for ds2's football tonight! busy night but hopefully can get it in! I should have gone out at 5:30 this morning when I was laying awake in bed! <img alt="smile.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies//smile.gif" style="width:1px;height:1px;"> lazy ass I am!!

Ron · Nov 2, 2010

We got out daughter a pony today for Christmas. Well it is a wooden one and she is 11 but she went nuts when she saw it and it is the only thing she wants. At least I don't have to feed it.
 
Well time to drop the hatchet. Not what I wanted to do today but it needs to be done.

sb70 · Nov 2, 2010

oh ron that sucks! <img alt="sad.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies//sad.gif">
 
a wooden horse sounds like the perfect horse! <img alt="smile.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies//smile.gif">

Jen · Nov 3, 2010

Hello! The boys and I went to DC for the day. We had a blast. The weather was perfect and there were no crowds. We left late and ended up sitting in traffic so we spent some extra time in the Lego Store on the way home and discovered that it was "build" night where the kids get to build something the store designs and take it home....for free! They made turkey dinners. It was a great end to a fun day. I didn't do any formal exercise beside a lot of walking and stairs. It felt good to have a day off.
 
Suds- I'm sorry about your race on Sunday. I'm so impressed you held out so long, and more impressed that you knew when to call it quits. You are a smart and tough runner. 
 
Sisu- I'm very sorry to hear about your friend. That is terrible.
 
JB- 54 degrees! Wow. We let it get to 58 but 54....yikes! I think my issue with the heat is that I can't turn it on. I probably would have had it on the past few nights and mornings to take the edge off, but the gas fireplace does a good job. Once you know you can't have something you always really want it. Sadly our current house is very "well ventilated" which is one thing our house in Rochester was not.
 
Ron-wooden horse- you are a good Dad.
 
SB- hey there! I can only get my butt up early to run if it's scheduled- otherwise even if I'm up I just think about the fact that I should get up and run if I'm awake, and that's as far as it goes.
 
Hi Amber!

Ron · Nov 3, 2010

The horse is hiding.

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