[Opie]

<p>Someone has to start this.  Great race!  Another PR, even better than my time trial last month.  And I kept Paul in sight, which is no easy task.</p>

 

[Labduck]

<p>WTG Opie.  Congrats!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No running today for me.  I took Phoebe the Maine **** to the groomer this morning.  That's <em>always</em> an adventure.  Tons of errands and chores to do and get out of the way so I can run long-ish tomorrow morning and then watch the conference championship games.</p>

 

[Dove]

<p>Great job Opie! All your hard work is paying off!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hi Lab with the soon to be clean kitty!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>My 5k cross country run was fun but really hard, the footing was like running over a wet sponge. Those cross country runners are insanely fast, I think the winning time was slightly over 15 minutes. I clocked a 26-something.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Off to the snake sitter to pick up Arlene the cornsnake</p>

 

[Opie]

<p>Thanks.  I should hasten to add about Paul that he intentionally ran slower than he could have or I wouldn't have kept him in sight.  Lab, have a Sam Adams Honey Porter on the house.  Dove, dogs and horses, yes, but I can't picture you with a pet snake.  Good work.  How about a muddy buddy race sometime?</p>
<p>eta-I'm off in search of steak which I haven't eaten in a long, long time.  Will write up a RR later.</p>

 

[Rindaroo]

<p>Morning all!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Did a 3 mile run/walk in the neighborhood hills this morning     that really helped to stretch out my upper back,neck & get the kinks out! </p>

 

[tomwhite]

<p>YAY Opie-meister//.........drinking an AmberBock Draft later today in your honor....</p>
<p> </p>
<p>======</p>
<p> </p>
<p>...no snakes here, would have to LookFor Pickles later if there were....</p>
<p> </p>
<p>.....32min poolrun......didn't tell Claire</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>...........good running guys.......</p>

 

[JJJessee]

<p>I'll drink some brew from Star Hill in your honor, Opie. Goot Werk!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Rest day, Planning a  scary long one for tomorrow in the mountains.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>jjj</p>

 

[irunmike]

<p>Congrats Opie!  Congrats Dove!  Nice racing, guys.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wasn't Gobi doing a 50km today?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>22 miles this morning.  I waited until it warmed up to 17F.  And I purposely ignored Garmin. I didn't want to see the splits, but rather just run on easy-does-it feel.  Geez, I've lost a lot of pace in 3 years. I came in at 8:57 avg pace. 3 years ago I was sub 8:15. Oh well, I covered the distance w/o much stress, so I have that going for me. Now it's time to chow down.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Mike</p>

 

[Johnny]

<p>Nice racing <strong>Dove & Opie</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Super job on the 3 miler <strong>Linda</strong>....BTW, I'm cravin a pizza, haven't had any since our last rendezvous</p>
<p> </p>
<p>14.3 <strong>Tamster</strong>less miles for me</p>
<p>Time for Part 2 of the Johnny Saturday biathalon................vacumning <span><img alt="icon_cheers.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_cheers.gif" style="width:24px;height:24px;"></span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span>Hi <strong>JJJ</strong>....GL on whatever monstrous LR you have planned for tomorrow.</span></p>

 

[gobi]

<p>Irunmike - 50 km is tomorrow, today I just went to a 5km and won that before spending the day at a chi running workshop.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Some good running going on in here today</p>

 

[Paul]

<p>Nice race <strong>Opie</strong>, you looked strong the whole way.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For me today; 2.1 mile pre-race warm-up, 5K race, then a 10 mile easy run around the lake.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Have a great weekend.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Paul</p>

 

[Labduck]

<p>Mike, a 22-miler without much stress is damn good regardless of pace.  I've been ignoring my Garmin lately when I run too (I bury it underneath my long sleeve layer), and I see what my pace is when I finish.  Since I'm not training for anything, I have no preset pace I want to hit.  Some times I'm surprised how fast I ran, sometimes I shocked how slow.  But it's all good right now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Dove, I hope the 5K was a good experience for you.  With all the rain we've had in the past month, it had to be super soggy out there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nice 14 John, even if they were Tammy-less.  Good luck tomorrow gobi.</p>

 

[Econo]

<p>(((fluffy clean cats)))</p>

 

[irunmike]

<br><br><div class="quote-container"><span>Quote:</span>
<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>gobi</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/72283/sleepy-saturday#post_1978790"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>Irunmike - 50 km is tomorrow, today I just went to a 5km and won that before spending the day at a chi running workshop.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Some good running going on in here today</p>
</div>
</div>
<br><br><p>Gobi, you slay me!  Nice win.  GL tomorrow. I want to hear all about it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thanks for that perspective, Lab.  You're right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>JJJ - scary long in the mountains!  I hope you're registering your route with someone.  Take care, friend.</p>

 

[Hemerocallus]

<p>WTG, Gobi!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nice racing , Opie, Dove and Paul!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hiya, Econo!  <span><img alt="hello.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/hello.gif"></span></p>
<p><span>Glad you're feeling better, Linda</span></p>
<p><span>Have fun tomorrow, JJJ.</span></p>
<p>Holy crow, Mike..... nice LR!</p>

 

[CNYrunner]

<p>Good on you Opie! Congrats! You too Dove---I love cross-country races...way to go!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>20 miles at 12:30 pm---like irunmike---easier once it warmed up a bit. Ran with Iron J---4 x 5 mile sections that are well plowed and less traveled---sort of boring, but best snow management run we could arrange. 8:29 pace, felt strong and steady.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>An Econo siting! Cool.</p>

 

[HappyFeat]

<p>Spent a peaceful hour or so this morning doing yoga. Then a long phone call from youngest brother - been out of touch for many months; very nice to catch up. Then 10 miles this afternoon-nice clear crisp day-ending with the last mile being the fastest. Felt strong the whole run. Quite the satisfying day.</p>

 

[bap]

<p>I took 3 days off work with flu symptoms and suffered dizzy spells after returning to work on Friday.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I hardly slept or ate anything all week.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So of course, I ran a half-marathon on Saturday, in 14 degree weather with 4,300 other idiots.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It was pretty hard. 1:48 and change. About 9 minutes off my PR.</p>