[Ailarie]

<p>Have fun, peeps!</p>
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[Runninlaw]

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<p>Morning <strong>Ailiarie</strong> and all who follow.  I am up to RACE this morning!  Yay!  This is my first race all training season/summer (aside from Tough Mudder, but that was a different animal altogether).  All of the other runs I have run with one of the boys rather than seeing what I've got.  Should be interesting.  I am doing the 10K and the boys are doing the 5K.  This will be Jake's first 5K running solo, but he said he is okay with it.  I put the boys to bed a little early last night (8:30) and James was super mad and said he didn't want to run.  Fine.  But then he set his alarm for 6:00 anyway and went right to bed.  </p>
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<p>Wish us luck!  It is going to be 70 and muggy, which isn't ideal, but it could be a whole lot worse!</p>

 

[katholeenie]

<p>Morning!</p>
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<p>Speedy kluck to RIL!!!</p>
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<p>Oops. That is supposed to be LUCK. heh. Finger hit both keys.</p>
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<p>Somehow I pulled my right groan muscle (as my mom would call it) and it's really annoyed this morning, so I just walked the beastie a few miles. He is laying next to me with his tongue haaaaaaaaanging out. heh.</p>
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<p>A friend sent this pic to me yesterday. For some reason it reminded me of <strong>boB</strong>. <img alt="wink.gif" id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_131323939578713" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/wink.gif"></p>
<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/92516/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="4ed0c10.jpg" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="17564" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/17564/width/484/height/500" style="; width: 484px; height: 500px"></a></p>
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<p>Lots of stuff to do today. </p>
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<p>Hey <strong>Parkers</strong>, are we on for tomorrow?</p>

 

[Auntie Moe]

<p>morning peeps.</p>
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<p>No news from the doc yday, even though i called and was told the NP would call me back.  Hoping that's good news...as in no news is good news?  We shall see.</p>
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<p>I had a nice evening last night, my upstairs neighbors hosted (on our patio) a little wine and cheese party, with tons of fresh salads from the gardens, theirs and other neighbors who also came over.  I think I ate my weight in zucchini with almonds, shallots and dill, and fresh tomato salad.  Of course, if you have to eat your weight in something...those are good things to eat!</p>
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<p>Good luck today, Mindi!!</p>

 

[gatorbob]

<p>Good luck to <strong>RIL</strong> and family!</p>
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<p>Heh <strong>Kath</strong>.  I guess my bowels will be a hot topic for the next few days...  <span id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_131324671178122"><img alt="rolleyes.gif" id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_131324671178121" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/rolleyes.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
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<p>I just finished my long run.  I managed 20.1 miles.  But it wasn't fast and it wasn't pretty.  It was a perfect summer day for a long run.  Not too sunny, not too hot, not too humid.  But for some reason, I still struggled.  Thank goodness it wasn't 10 or 20 degrees warmer!  I never would've made it half that far!  Oh well, it's over.  And now I can nap...</p>

 

[Auntie Moe]

<p>A couple other things:  I slept like the dead last night, was out like a light by 11, but had the strangest dream.  In my dream, my (temp) roommate (whom I never see in reality) had basically renovated the bathroom while I was at work.  He'd moved the whole shower head and tap to the other end of the tub, installed all sorts of little metal shelves in the bath for toiletries, etc etc...so odd. </p>
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<p>Of course, I've been saying, I'm ready for him to go since I want my back bedroom back, so maybe that triggered it.  Funny though.</p>
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<p>And today would have been my 17th wedding anniversary.  Also odd.</p>

 

[phdatc]

<p>Good morning!</p>
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<p>Finally getting the new laptop to how I like it!  Spent an hour on just updates!  Whew!</p>
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<p>Today is errands day.  I get to pick up my clothes from the tailor and a couple of other stuffs.</p>
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<p><strong>Kath</strong>, that is funny!  K will be through tomorrow, but I have been here in the GR all week.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Run Fast Mindi!!!  Run Pretty!</span></strong></p>

 

[solarpowered]

<p>Good luck <strong>RIL</strong>!  And any other weekend racers?!</p>
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<p>Hope the groin is a quick issue, <strong>Kath</strong>.</p>
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<p>Long workout at the shore yesterday.  Got some motivational help from <strong>2oh</strong>.  He's the best! </p>
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<p>Hoping to get to catch up with him a bit while he's on vacation here with his family.  My workout yesterday was a good, solid one -- though the run part could've been a little easier.  Rest day today. </p>
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<p><strong>Ailarie</strong> - love Tom Petty. </p>
<p><strong>Missy</strong> - I may have missed it -- what's the latest with the knee?</p>
<p><strong>Kp</strong> - safe travels and hope things are going ok with the family</p>
<p><strong>Fidat </strong>- I've missed the latest with your injury too -- what's the status?</p>
<p>Hoping to see <strong>Beaks</strong> at the running store for a little visit tomorrow.</p>
<p><strong>Duck</strong> - how's the recovery?</p>
<p><strong>Bob</strong>, <strong>Moe</strong> - good luck with the medical stuff!</p>
<p><strong>Maria</strong>, <strong>Theia</strong> - hope the dads are doing ok. </p>
<p>Is this weekend the relay for <strong>Brandy</strong> and <strong>Baggs</strong>?  or next?</p>
<p><strong>Kate</strong> - good to see you pop in! </p>
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<p>Can't believe it's the middle of August already.  Ugh.  Off to enjoy some beach time now... </p>

 

[Auntie Moe]

<p>that's awesome, Solar!  What a great thing to see on your workout.</p>
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<p>Man, I'm gallery sitting, which I love, but my friend just txted me to see if I wanted to go boating with him today.  Nuts.  If he wasn't an hour away, I'd say I'd meet him after, but I wouldn't even get there until after 2.  Oh well.</p>

 

[Ailarie]

<p>Rehi, all.</p>
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<p><strong>RiL;</strong>  I'm sure your race is over by now.  Hope you kicked a$$!</p>
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<p><strong>Kath:</strong>  Doh!  Feel better soon!</p>
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<p><strong>Maureen: </strong> I'd think no news = good news.  Bad news is stuff that doctors like to share quickly, so I think you're in the clear </p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Not fun/Fun on my run today:</span> </p>
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<p>Not fun:  I pull into my normal parking area, and there's a guy, holding a shopping bag, sort of kicking a coke can around. Then he sits it upright in the middle of the parking lot, and stares at it.  For two minutes, at least.  Then walks away.  Then comes back to stare at a bit.  Weird.  Needless to say, I did not exit my locked (and still running) vehicle until he was long gone.</p>
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<p>Fun part:  On my final stretch, I cross paths with what I assume are 15 or so Army Reservists on a group run.  Definitely too old to be new recruits. I greeted them as we crossed paths.  A little later, just as I'm getting near the end of the run (where I'd actually planned to stop and walk, I hear "Cmon baby!" (and some other words I didn't catch) from behind.  They weren't spoken to me, but from the leader of the reservists group.  They'd turned around and were now a little ways behind me... but closing quickly.  So, what's a girl to do but to kick it in high gear?  I didn't give everything I had, as.. well.. what fun would there be if I'd collapsed from exhaustion in front of them all?  That would be pretty embarrassing!)  Nonetheless, I figured since we were mostly in the same age range, I might as well have some fun for a few blocks, and turned on what little bit of speed I"m capable of   Ironically just as I finally threw in the towel and started walking, so did they, not 20 feet behind me.   I thanked them for the little push, and went along my merry way.   (and was secretly glad I was wearing a more flattering running skirt than my usual shorts today)  /snicker)</p>

 

[praecipua]

<p>Morning, my friends.  I initially planned to attack the weeds in my flowerbeds, but I chose not to.  I've been working on a cross-stitch picture that I desperately want to finish.  I think I started it some time in 2007, so it's due.  I'm doing backstitching which will take the rest of my natural life, but it's starting to look ridiculously beautiful.  I'll post pictures when I finish it.  It's the first of a pair, so I hope the second one goes much quicker.  I'm going to wait and frame both pictures together to make sure they have the exact same frames.</p>
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<p>Good luck, <strong>RIL</strong>!</p>
<p>I hope everyone's morning exercising went/is going well.</p>
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<p>Back to backstitching leaves and vines!</p>

 

[Brandy]

<p>morning</p>
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<p><strong>Relay</strong> is next Friday and Saturday - woot woot!!</p>
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<p>This morning was tempo run at hyland...so warm up through the ski hills and then tempo (or what passes for tempo on soft wet hilly trails) back to the gate and then cool down up the fire road.  Overall it went ok..but man, they laid down fresh dirt on some sections which made them super slow and sucked the energy right out of me.  At the end, my legs were completely dead. overall finished the tempo portion in about 9 min average.  not bad but I would have liked to have been faster.</p>
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<p>Running longish tomorrow</p>
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<p>ate cupcakes - yummy salted caramel cupcake with white chocolate whipped frosting.  Holy carp - amazing...simply amazing. </p>
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[katholeenie]

<p>Solar, that is awesome sidewalk art!</p>
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<p>And no, unfortunately this groan thing has been going on a couple weeks. No idea what I did, it's just sort of been nagging me.<br>
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<p><strong>Kath</strong>, that is funny!  K will be through tomorrow, but I have been here in the GR all week.</p>
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I don't get you both? <img alt="sad.gif" id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_131325259125015" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif"> One is better than none though. <img alt="biggrin.gif" id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_131325259125027" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"></p>
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<p>(I was actually wondering about you, cause I know you've started office time already.)</p>
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[KP]

Kath - I'm hoping to be on the road north by noon tomorrow, so 3-4ish I'd be in toledo. Can't stay long 'cause I have to cut the grass once I'm back in GR.<br><br>
Solar - things are, well, in a holding pattern here. Probably not a lot of time left but he's doing ok for now. Thanks for asking.<br><br>
4 this morning. Needed that stress reliever!

 

[gatorbob]

<p>Holy jeebus!  I'm in CT for the weekend giving my folks a hand around the house.  After my 20 mile run, I mowed the lawn, pulled some weeds, trimmed the hedges, and cut down an invasive vine that's sneaking in from the (neglegent) neighbor's yard.  I am sooooo freaking tired right now....</p>
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[mmoonptdeux]

<p>Hi all - well, today is supposed to be a day spent with the siblings (to celebrate my youngest brother's birthday) but I got a dose of that unexpectedly this morning.  Was asked to help out my brother along with one other sib in tow to grab a free piano for his place.</p>
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<p>There was one big thing he overlooked with the rental truck he got just for the job - no pullout ramp (whoops!)   However, some studious examination, careful maneuvering and sheer brute force applied correctly, we somehow got that piano from its old home to the truck back off the truck and into his house.  Somehow we managed it also without further damage to existing hurty parts for all of us (one bad back, one bad wrist, and for me a re-tweaked calf (frickin-frack - I thought it was healed up okay until I went for my run yesterday))</p>
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<p>My first attempt this morning at lemon ricotta hotcakes (a la the ones they had at <a href="http://www.hellskitcheninc.com/HK/breakfast-1/" target="_blank">Hell's Kitchen</a> in Minneapolis) turned out to be more like lemon ricotta crepes (a definite case of overmixing <span><img alt="laughing7.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/laughing7.gif">)  Still, though, they're mighty tasty crepes and really don't need anything like syrup or other sweet thing (mine tasted fabulous on their own as well as with some almond butter spread on it)</span></p>
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<p>Good to see you back and posting <strong>Prae</strong>!</p>
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<p><strong>boB</strong> - go get a nap!</p>
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<p>Wishing good news on the test results <strong>Maureen</strong>!</p>
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<p><strong>Mindi</strong> - how'd the race go today?</p>
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<p>That would inspire me as well <strong>Lora</strong> - that <strong>2oh</strong> dude is a good dude indeed.</p>
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<p>A few more hours, and it will be the fun part of the sibling meetup - dinner and miniature golf.</p>
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[katholeenie]

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Kath - I'm hoping to be on the road north by noon tomorrow, so 3-4ish I'd be in toledo. Can't stay long 'cause I have to cut the grass once I'm back in GR.<br>
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[Runninlaw]

<p>Hey all!</p>
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<p>The race was fun.  Slow per normal, but good enough to take 1st place woman for the 10K.  Okay - full disclosure, this is a tiny race.  But it is always awesome to clinch a win.  My time was 47:33ish.  Yup, a good 3.5 minutes off my PR, but I went out fast and faded during the 3rd mile.  The good news was that a guy was right behind me for the last .75 and I WAS NOT going to let him pass me.  Ran the last .3 at a 6:40 average pace.    Nope, he didn't beat me.  But he did come up to me after the finish and thank me for making him work.  Haha - I told him it was mutual and I was cranking it b/c I could hear him behind me.  </p>
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<p>The boys had decent races too.  It was Jake's first solo 5K and he was 29:1x.  He said he wanted 28, but I think he did great.  James was 27:01.  A little slow for him, but he said he stopped several times and just wasn't feeling great.  I think he went out way too fast.  I dropped back from him at the quarter mile and he was doing a 6:30 pace.</p>

 

[katholeenie]

<p>I just bought a new, computerized kiln.</p>
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<p><span>Plug is different though, so I need to get an electrician out to fix that. </span></p>

 

[Ailarie]

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Does this mean that you won't have to get up at insane hours of the morning to turn it off when you're making stuff? </p>
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<p><strong>Moonie</strong> - Wow.. Piano moving.  Alternate version of strength training, eh?</p>
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<p><strong>RiL:</strong>  Rawr for hardware and for fast kidlets!!! </p>
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