Wonderful weekend wazzhappenings!

Brandy · Oct 22, 2011

Heya peeps
 
I am tired!
 
We had our fall dinner last night for the running group which turned into a drinking thing for some people and a call your wife and have her pick you up at 1230 thing too. 
 
up earlyish to get a few miles in and then to go to bootcamp.
 
Also, so excited about Wednesday! We are doing a running scavenger hunt on the trails and I am a couple other people put together the clues/list yesterday. It is going to be a blast. If any MN people want to come and partake, it is a open invite. you must have a headlamp and a phone with camera/video!

Ailarie · Oct 22, 2011

Greetings Brandy, and all who shall follow!
 
Good luck to Bob, and any others lacing up for races this weekend!
 
Today feels weird. I'm not up early for a run. Nor am I up early to go help dad (he was up this week and already went back to South Georgia. So - here I am with no plans whatsoever. Feels weird, but for the first time in the past 4 nights, I made it through without cold/allergy meds. Yah! Still feeling stuffy this morning, so I may take some more, but I do believe I'm finally on the winning side of the battle with this nasty virus. Begone! Shoo!
 
According to Facebook, today is the birthday of a certain Greek woman that we all know.

Happy brrf-day Theia!

katholeenie · Oct 22, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY THEIA!!! 

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Me either. Meant to get up at 6, but turned my alarm off and promptly fell back asleep. Till 7:15. And we're supposed to pick up the jam saw from the rental place at 7:30. Oops. So I got up and dressed and ran (in the car) up there. 
 
And now we're getting started on getting started on the kitchen floor. I might have a stove by the end of the day. Which means squash fries!!!

katholeenie · Oct 22, 2011

And LUCK to the racers!!!!
 
And Ailarie, glad to hear your feeing better.

Runninlaw · Oct 22, 2011

Morning ladies! 
I may go for a run this afternoon too. We'll see.
 
Ailarie - glad you are feeling better. I seem to be on the upswing too,.
Happy happy birthday Alexis! χρόνια πολλά <img alt="icon_flower.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_flower.gif" style="width:31px;height:31px;">
 
Off soon to watch James' big football game. Everyone please send good vibes that he makes a big play - he is ova the top fired up this morning.
 
Hugs to the lot of you. (((((((((((((((((((((((((((30s)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Runninlaw · Oct 22, 2011

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And Ailarie, glad to hear your feeing better.
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Yes! Who all is racing? I know Crane is. Who else am I missing?

katholeenie · Oct 22, 2011

Ok, I knew our house was not square, but.... our house is NOT REMOTELY CLOSE to being square. 
 
Between me laying out the flooring and Dh trying to get the toilet & sink out of the kitchen bath, there is a bit of a blue cloud over our house right now. <img alt="shock.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/shock.gif"> <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif">

gatorbob · Oct 22, 2011

Happy Birthday, Theia!
 
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Off soon to watch James' big football game. Everyone please send good vibes that he makes a big play - he is ova the top fired up this morning.
 
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When I first read this, I wondered what he was doing with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovum" target="_blank">ova</a>... Well, good luck to him, whether it's playing football or fertilizing eggs... <img alt="icon_scratch.gif" id="user_yui_3_4_1_21_1319296655193_21" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_scratch.gif" style="width:20px;height:20px;">
 
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Anyhoo, my HM is in the books. The weather couldn't have been more perfect. Nice and sunny, high 40s at the start, mid 50s by the end. And it was a perfectly flat course. Perfect place to PR, if I were in PR shape. 
 
But I knew I wasn't in PR shape. PR is 1:40something. I was just hoping to be near 1:45, but I figured 1:50 was more likely. Well, I managed to stick a 1:42. I'll take it! The best news is that I was still feeling quite strong at the end. Mile 13 was by far my fastest. I think the Garmin recorded 7:18. Next fastest was about half a minute slower than that. I'll look it all up after I get home and download the data. (I'm at my office now. The race was near work, so I figured I'd pop in for a little while afterwards). 
 
There was also a 5k. The overall winner of the 5k was a female. I don't think I'd ever seen that before. Her time was 18:xx. Top male was about 30 seconds behind her or so. In the HM, the top female was 4th overall. Some fast babes around here! 
 
Well, good luck to the rest of you racers and runners...

Litchfield Hills · Oct 22, 2011

Mindi - that was a great photo yesterday.
 
boB - nice racing
 
Crane - have fun!
 
6.6 miles in the books for me. As boB mentioned, PERFECT running weather. Now off to run errands and do yard work! Woo hoo!

praecipua · Oct 22, 2011

Way to go, boB!
Hope your floor/bathroom issues are resolved, Kath.
Good luck Young RIL!
Glad you're feeling better, Ailarie!
 
I am making my way through the house room by room and tidying, organizing, throwing crap out, putting stuff away, etc. I'm on my second (of four) loads of laundry, and I've done the master bath and bedroom (including making a space in the bedroom to practice my cello and then doing some practice), but I've stalled after finishing the entranceway. The dining nook, living room and kitchen are the worst spaces in my house, and I really need to address them. Maybe I'll make a juice and then tackle them.

katholeenie · Oct 22, 2011

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 Nothing is actually wrong with the kitchen or bathroom. I'm installing flooring, and there are lots of corners and stuff to notch out, and nothing is square. So I can't just make a cut and go, there is LOTS of fiddling to get all the edge pieces to fit. pffththt.
 
I get the honor of installing the flooring because Dh doesn't have the patience for all the fiddling.

Runninlaw · Oct 22, 2011

Thanks Litch! Nice 6.6
 
Woot - nice bOb!
 
Kath - just think soon it will be squash fries....
 
DS's team won! Woo hoo!! 
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phdatc · Oct 22, 2011

Nice Job James G!!!! 
 
Kath, I shudder to think how not square our house would be too... that's why we hired professionals for the kitchen floor!

Wow boB! Nice job... you just needed a little rest over these last couple of weeks. Good thing you listened to your body....
 
Wip - did you like Bridesmaids?
 
 
Running around doing random bits of shopping for me today. OH, and watching The Wrath of Kahn, which I had never seen before. Not bad.

phdatc · Oct 22, 2011

Oh, and Happy Birthday Theia!!!

Runninlaw · Oct 22, 2011

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Here is James ready to go (wide receiver # 37). He never got any great passes, but he played almost the entire game and was a very happy camper.
 
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Ailarie · Oct 22, 2011

Ril - Hold up a minute.. wasn't Jake down with the same thing that got both of us this week cold-wise? If so - wow, he bounced back FAST!!!! Yah for him playing most of the game tho! 
Meanwhile, I made a quick trip to wal-mart today and got tired. >< (stupid cold!) I have, at least, followed Prae's ideas, and cleaned out some stuff for donation, throwaways, etc.
 
Rawr, Bob! Well done.

katholeenie · Oct 22, 2011

OOF.
 
I'm done with the floor for today. IT isn't done, I still have a few pieces to finaggle around the radiator in the bathroom, but it's 98% there. Thank God, because my back is PISSED about today's activity. 
 
Floor looks way better. But now I feel like my yellow walls are too bright, so while at Home Depot getting a new gas line and transition bar, I grabbed some paint swatches. heh.
 
That's all I got. I'm just sitting here admiring the floor. I did a good job. <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"> Dh has been calling me John all day. (I am my father's daughter.)
 
 
 
YAY JAMES!

missy1102 · Oct 23, 2011

Hi gang, so I survived disney world w/ a 14 mo old <img alt="smile.gif" class="bbcode_smiley" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> this is our last night in FL and while its been a fab trip, i'm def ready to head home tomorow. Will have to spend some time catching up on the threads..see you soon!

mmoonptdeux · Oct 23, 2011

Hi all...first off, Happy Birthday Theia!! <img alt="occasion13.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/occasion13.gif"> I hope your day has gone fantabulously
 
Got out for a double-digit run today - 10.25 miles along a section of the Bay Trail near Richmond that I had never run before. The city has something of a bad reputation because of it's criminal/gang problem, but the waterfront/marina area is pretty lovely, plus I got to run right through the relatively new Rosie The Riveter National Park (probably not many people make a point of visiting, but it's a pretty nice deal all around.)
 
Ran my session in typical fashion for me (easy start, but last four miles were cranked up in pace) - I guess what this run convinces me of is that I won't die out there if I sign up for a HM in a couple weeks (I'm still undecided on both the distance and the race, but there will be one that weekend no matter what.)
 
Once I got back, I ended up trying to bake some white chocolate cranberry pecan cookies, amongst other things. However, after the prescribed time in the oven, these things were looking cookie-like only in shape, not in texture, and I was trying like the dickens to figure out why. Then I remembered I forgot one important thing in the mix - flour <img alt="redface.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/redface.gif"> As it turned out, I ended up making something what would be akin to a Clif Bar and it was actually pretty good. I might keep this accident in mind and tweak the ingredients (I could see that adding stuff like coconut and agave nectar would make it even better), but next time will definitely be true cookies
 
Speaking of HM's, great job boB! While you're not in PR shape, sounds like you're not too far off.
 
Missy - congrats on going to DW and surviving with a youngun'; safe travels back!
 
Congrats to James and his team, Mindi - he looks sharp in that uni.
 
Kath - pictures of the finished product please <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">
 
Hoping everyone had good days today; wishing you pleasant Sundays tomorrow.

cranegirl · Oct 23, 2011

Morning everyone from lovely Wisconsin! Nice morning here, but I did not race.
 
I ended up needing quite a bit of family time for various reasons, yesterday, so instead, went 10-ish with me running and family on the bikes which was a) wayyy more fun and b) they really pushed me on a super hilly route, so I'll take it! I think we've started a new tradition...the fall 10 miler...with caravan.
 
Tired today, but out for an easy 5-6 in a few.
 
I hope you are all well--happy belated Theia and great photos Mindi!
 
Do wanna see the floor, Kath..you are our test drive with this.

Wonderful weekend wazzhappenings!

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