[Econo]

Bah, whatta buncha whiners. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"> (As I bask in the cool morning hours before we get Round #2 Heat Wave out here. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Cool"> )<br><br>
10.3 easy miles...a midweek 10-er still seems a little intimidating when I am lacing up the shoes, but this one was a breeze.<br><br>
Somehow, <b>M'Sal</b>, when I look back on bringing DS up, and am seeing the young man he is turning out to be....I rejoice that he is clearly very happy when he is out for a long hike. I plan to take Thursday off (sneaking away from work responsibilities) to take him hiking in the Cascades.<br><br><b>Second Wind</b> -- yep, I have to get out and pick some blackberries, too.<br><br><b>emcee</b> -- snork <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Cool">

 

[Tamster]

So goot to have Sal back . . . . somedays she's like the female version of Ribs eh? and we love it!<br><br>
Souci - you probably passed my mom & dad on the road over the past day or two. Last night they stayed in a little town near the Idaho/Wyoming border - Irwin I think they said. They were in Boise the day before. On their Harley heading back to MN for a vacation. Today they will be at the Grand Tetons.<br><br>
Back at work after a 3 day wknd. I have three more 3 day wknds coming up . . . I think I could get used to this type of work week real easy. After 7+ miles on the track yesterday, I plan on today being a rest day.<br><br>
have a good day everyone!

 

[Spareribs]

One obstacle for me in judging what is hot and humid is having no comparison between the condition I am in now and how I used to handle the H and H. For example, this week it is mid-80's here between 7 and 8 a.m., and usually there is a light breeze. This seems comfortable to me. I never check the humidity but I did for the last two days and it shows on Yahoo Weather at 65%. I have no idea if that is low or high. I think in the north it is much worse (See Irunmike's post).<br><br>
But I do know that I continue to fatigue easily and I am guessing this is just my present condition. I simply don't know.<br><br>
5 miles this morning at something under ten minutes per mile, followed by a flex workout.<br><br>
Bill, you worked awfully hard today; great effort. Tomorrow I am going to do some track work, although not a killer workout. Spareribs

 

[mariposai]

If you are in Coer d'Alenes you MUST come thru Spokane, drive up north 3 hours and come to visit my nest.<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"><br><br>
Oh where, ohhhhh where did our little heart doc go???<br><br>
The worse weekend call in recent years did not allow me to run my LR on the weekend, so yesterday afternoon I put on my bossy sombrero and left work at 3pm. Drove home, got ready for a run and asked DS2 to drive me up to the mountains so I could scape the H&H (it was 85F when I started).<br>
We drove 20 miles away from home, son dropped me off and I started running back home. It is amazing how the senses awakens in the woods. My spirit was alive and I did not mind a bit to be all alone in the woods. It is also amazing how a 10:30 mile pace feels so hard at 1800f<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/huh.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="huh"> elevation. It was hot to say the least, but I was well equipped with several bottles of water and gatorade, which we dropped every 6 miles on the drive up to the hills. To keep myself cool and kul I wore my Ragnar del sol straw hat. The first 15 miles were slow miles and the last 4 at MP + 30 sec (at around 9:30ish) and the last mile at 8:40. When I got home my DH was ready to take me for a nice leasurely 2 miles walk to cool down and he had prepared my ice bath for me when we returned.<br>
So, my first 20 miler of this training cicle is in the bag.<br><br>
Wild life seighting: around a dozen deer, 4 rattlers, 1 garden snake, one turtle and no tarantulas.

 

[JJJessee]

Yes, Dr D., forsooth!<br><br>
I did my hill sprints today after a fortnight's hiatus.<br>
Skip's suggestion for SecondWind last week to quicken turnover rather than lengthen stride has been my running focus since.<br>
I warmed up ~ 2 miles and did 8x100 with strict 3' recoveries and a mile plus cooldown.<br>
All fell in the 24.04-24.89 second range and per garmin distance of 319-330' from a standing start.<br>
Between 6 and 7, I saw a quick red fox trot across my track.<br>
When I got home, there was a deer in my yard, waiting for another hosta leaf to appear.<br>
The ironweed is blooming.<br>
Fall is near.<br>
JJJ

 

[MarkGuy]

Bill, you have my condolences on the weather.<br><br>
Posi, what a beautiful way to do a 20 miler. Rattlers? Cool.<br><br>
6.1 down to the river and around Argo pond. Not too warm but plenty of humidity. Saw a blue heron standing in the shallows patiently waiting for breakfast.

 

[JJJessee]

I'm jealous.<br>
I never get to see any rattlers.<br>
Barely a bear now and then.

 

[hollys4874]

I love that....<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"><br><br>
Beautiful run, Mari...<br><br>
....and I'm so glad there were no tarantulas....

 

[ksrunr]

<img alt="" src="http://i28.tinypic.com/2e3bsps.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br>
The red marks are from working around bushes. The two in the middle are a tarantula bite. Said it burned like crazy. Gladly not me!!

 

[Opie]

You will see in your investigation that I refrained on the bananas. I don't want to be on your sh** list. I also forgot my running gear and the weather would have been perfect for a run at lunch, cool and sprinkling after a hard rain last night (they tell me because I slept hard).

 

[breger1]

MS - re: the bananas ... you and Second Wind are going to get along famously.<br><br>
Bill

 

[Spareribs]

Four rattlers???

 

[ksrunr]

I can't believe how fast the rats are jumping off the banana boat!!! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"><br><br><img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/banana.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="banana">

 

[millbot]

<img alt="" src="http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s97/JoseTello/banana097.gif" style="border:0px solid;">

 

[JJJessee]

but only 3 questions marks?<br><br>
and no :bananas;?

 

[Econo]

LOL I like this guy a LOT!<br><br>
ETA: Trip-J, hosta is dessert for the deer! They'd love it if you'd plant a bunch of tulip bulbs this October, too.

 

[mariposai]

<br>
yeah, four rattlers, not three, not five, but cuatro. Part of my run, a 2 mile section, was in a rocky area where rattlers are known to bask in the sun. I was running on the road, so I was safe, but you have to pay closed attention when walking, running or biking in that section. The beatuty about that particular section is that right after you past this rocky area you find solace by a creek, which is shady and peaceful.<br><br>
I come to confess...I am a sinner...I over indulged with the bananita, but not as bad as Millbot and the labduckie.<br><br>
where is the heart racer?????????????<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/confused.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Confused">...doesn't he have any consideration for our hearts?<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/blush.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="blush">

 

[OrangeMat]

Didn't SecondWind post a banana in a thread from a couple days prior?<br><br><img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"><br><br>
5.5 miles. Today. Fruitless. (well, sorta)

 

[CassadAAmius]

<img alt="" src="http://forums.thevlc.com/images/smilies/anim_broc.gif" style="border:0px solid;"><br><br>
A female version of Spareribs? OMG, they come in pairs?<br><br>
3000y in the pool, with a hard set of intervals.

 

[tomwhite]

......oh good,<br>
"Nanner Time......... <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/banana.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="banana"><br><br><br>
missed ya MS<br><br><i>'Nanner<br>
'Nanner<br>
'Nanner</i><br>
=========<br>
......just talked to our 70-yr Senior Olympics Sprinter....<br><br>
..he's pulled BOTH hamstrings and wanted ME to give him tips......<br><br>
the expression<br>
''Barking up the Wrong Tree'' comes to mind.