Monthly Archives: October 2008

Where did all the rain go?!?!

Posted on 15 October, 2008 by Toots

Damn this Texas weather!!!  They said rain!  Wait! I take it back, they said THUNDERSTORMS!!!  So I planned accordingly & took my running stuff with me to work – just in case….  The sky did look somewhat menacing in the … Continue reading →

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I have not fallen off the face of the Earth…

Posted on 14 October, 2008 by Banana

I miss my Dad.  I’m still not quite sure how to adjust to not having him around (physically).  But I know he’s around…and so far he’s doing okay up there.  I’ve had several dreams about him and he’s smiling, cooking … Continue reading →

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18…no, not “feeling” it

Posted on 13 October, 2008 by Toots

I came down to Minneapolis to visit, eat, paddle and run with The Sally & The Lumpy.  The visit?  Long overdue.  The eating?  Always the greatest pleasure (thanks, Lumpy, for tending to us all weekend long!).  The paddling?  Out of … Continue reading →

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Sally is a klutz.

Posted on 9 October, 2008 by Sally

It’s been proven. It’s a fact, now. It’s humiliating. I spoke with Toots on the phone earlier, and neither one of us remembers me EVER falling before. I FELL TODAY!!! I FELL!! I FELL, AGAIN!!! Kind of embarassing. Kind of … Continue reading →

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Cool, calm, and collected.

Posted on 8 October, 2008 by Toots

What?!?  9 miles?  Why didn’t I run this yesterday when I had the day off?  I don’t know what I was thinking.  Anyway, got home from work around 6:30 pm, told the boys to fend for themselves for dinner with … Continue reading →

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How Not to Train for a Race

Posted on 8 October, 2008 by Lumpy

Lumpy’s Guide to Not Training for a Race – Three Quick and Easy Steps: Don’t Run (aka Don’t Do Primary Activity Training): Yeah, see, you have to actually do your primary training in the activity which constitutes the race. So, … Continue reading →

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Different shades of blue.

Posted on 7 October, 2008 by Toots

Tuesday’s are my new days off.  I’m glad since I had a horrible Monday…I was still feeling somewhat queezy from whatever hit me on Sunday.  Anyway I felt better today but still not 100%.  I didn’t do much except “clean” … Continue reading →

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Slow week…NOT!

Posted on 6 October, 2008 by Toots

I missed my 2 longer runs (an 8 and a 12 miler) for week #12.  Too much to do, I simply ran out of time.  As some of you know there was a sudden change to my itinerary this past weekend…instead of … Continue reading →

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Today’s lesson:

Posted on 6 October, 2008 by Sally

It’s okay to be beat by the heat. Even when it’s only 67°F. I put off my 12 mile run yesterday because I was under the mistaken impression that it was supposed to be 50°F and partly sunny. I ran … Continue reading →

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The treadmill in Houston isn’t any better.

Posted on 4 October, 2008 by Toots

Have I mentioned how much I dislike running on the treadmill?  I’m sure there was time somewhere…but I don’t know where it went.  I ended up running my 4 miler on the treadmill at the apartment complex gym.  It wasn’t good, it … Continue reading →

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