Patience, the NEW Endurance Sport!

I am on my way to the doc- yikes!  It will be wonderful ;) Right?

On a humorous side note- I was journaling my breakfast and just cracked up.  I am having  "oats and an apple"-  I'M A HORSE!!!!

Happy safe running to all of you amazing people!  The Wanna-Be's of the world are watching :D

The calf feels fabulous this morning.   It's not even sore to the touch.  :D

The fires kept us pretty alert all afternoon and night.  We live about a mile and a half  to two miles from the base of the mountain.  We also live right by the fire department and many of our friends were evacuated from their homes.  I have never seen anything that big and frightening so close to my home.  Some of my kids are having a hard time breathing, so we may head to my moms for the day.  My daughter Ashley is having her swim league finals in a few minutes, so I need to head off for that.  She is mighty speedy.  She usually does pretty well at the finals.  My other kids were in the Bronze and Silver finals Wed and Friday nights.  YES, they are very long and a little on the boring side, if not HOT!  But... Anna (16) took first place in all of her events, Ford's(7) coach took mercy on him and gave him a "Heat Winner" ribbon- which made his little 7 year old day.  You would have thought he had won Gold at the Olympics.  Thank heavens for a compassionate and inspired coach.  At his age, we are just glad that he can make it across the pool alive and without a DQ.  Kate (11) did well last night, but because of the fire and evacuations, things were a little confusing toward the end.  We'll see tonight how it went for her.

Have a great and a safe day!!!

Yeah!  New week, leg is AWESOME!!!  My hubby is watching me like a hawk, so I don't go running somewhere.  He is normally very relaxed and not overly involved, but he can see the spark of excitement in my eye and vividly remembers all of the bawling after each relapse.  He's a sweetie pie, but mainly he HATES it when I am crying.  I am WAY more fun when I am not hysterical grieving the loss of running.  How's that for dramatic :D

Have a GREAT week and according to the doc, I should be able to run Wednesday... hopefully...fingers crossed!!!

Run you crazy running people, run like the wind- and run an extra mile for me!!!

Oh, I tried to post the fire pictures here, but to no avail.  They are on my meltingmarion.blogspot.com blog though.  They were taken less than a mile from my home.

60 min yoga.  I love yoga.  Calf still feels GREAT :D  Allergies have struck.  Maybe it's the fire?

Have a great day everyone!!!

Dr Appt today at 2:15 with Dr Brady.  I sure hope it goes well.  My sister-in-law from CA is here and I REALLY wish I could run with her.  Oh well... next year :)

Have a great day!

Dr Report-  My leg has healed very well.  Better than he had expected :D  ANyway- he has cleared me for 10-15 miles in the next 7 days.  No running 2 days in a row.  15-20 next week.  I am going to be a bit more conservative,  10 this week (wed- wed).  Anyway- tomorrow morning I am going to try one mile.  I am SO excited!!!!  He said I should be back up to 28-30 within 3 weeks.  I am way less optimistic than he is.  I am SO AFRAID to get hurt again!!!

ACTUAL RUNNING :D--   ONE mile 12:19 pace.  I walked a half mile, ran a mile and walked a half mile.  I'm off to scrape, massage, stretch and ice.  It felt fine.  I was majorly paranoid.  I suppose I will be less stressed ifter a while.  It was funny to listen to various muscles saying "hey, what are you doing?"

Hello fellow runners!  Yes, I am a runner again, all be it pathetic :)  Today, no running.  Dr Brady said no two days in a row for this week.  So, tomorrow I will be doing the one mile thing then next monday I will try two miles one mile, two miles, one mile, etc.  Then the next week 2-3-2-3-2-3, then 3-4-3-4-3 etc.

Today I am going to go on a few easy day hikes, so I'll take my garmin to clock my miles.  I have got to count something for miles.  I feel so naked without any miles.

Have a GREAT day and NO MORE INJURED FBR'S!!!

42:22, 13:58 ave pace (1 mile walking), best 5:36? (I don't think so),Laps- 11:31,10:55

I could not sleep this morning. I was too excited, so I got up and ran. Can you believe I said that? "I got up and ran this morning!" How cool is that? My calf was 100%, not a twinge, nothing. My hamstrings were a little irritated with me and my heart was not really happy to be beating again. Oh and the lungs were a little in shock, but the calves were thrilled to be there and so was I :D  I saw a really ugly dog and a dead bat. I took my phone so I wouldn't need one, for luck you know. You never need one when you have one ;D Yoga tomorrow and then 3 miles on Saturday. Dr said 10 -15 miles for the first week, so 10 running miles, 15 including the walking. I figure that will work.

Ok- I jumped on the tramp with my kids last night. I am pretty lame. Once that was obvious, I did a head stand on the tramp and impressed everyone! Some of the other tricks I tried were none to successful. I thought I had broken my neck with a few of them, but everything is OK this morning.

Have a great day!!!! "It's a beautiful day in then neighborhood...."

This is my LAST 0 miles day (except sunday) FOREVER and the rest of my life :)  I saw the dead bat, so that means no more injuries for at least 20 years, right? (see yesterdays comments to understand the dead bad omen)

Good luck to you all in your races and long runs tomorrow!  I am going to try 3 and see how it goes.  The legs are great! :)  Oh, and they feel good too ;D 

Oh- I bought a bunch of shock bloc's and jelly beans.  I am very excited to start long runs again in a few weeks (next month, actually)

Hope you all see a dead bat soon!

30 min yoga :D

12:30 average for the running.  I am trying not to obsess about pace, thus I am not paying attention to the garmin.

The running part of this morning was great.  I woke up with a massive migraine and ran anyway.  This usually helps the head.  NOT TODAY.  Oh my gosh, I pretty much wanted to DIE the whole run.  Again, the legs felt GREAT and the running natural and NICE.  The head was a BEAST!!!  I can't believe my brain would try to ruin a perfectly good running day ;)

I took my first ice bath.  HOLY CRAP!!! 23 min until the ice was gone.  Then I showered in HOT and then took a hot bath until my legs were defrosted.  They feel AWESOME now :D

Question about order of events: Walk, stretch, run, walk, stretch, ice bath, hot bath, eat, session of yoga later in the day?  What do you think?

Runners are NUTS!!!! ;D  I have always know than I am nuts, now I know where I fit in :)

"You'll accomplish more later if you take some time for yourself"

I got this in my fortune cookie Saturday night at dinner.  I have to keep reminding myself that it is alright to miss Hobble Creek.  I really want to run it.

Is there any way to do it with out hurting myself?  Walk a mile run a mile?  It would take me six hours!  It is really hard to give this dream up.  I have been planning to run Hobble Creek 2008 for almost 2 years.  Anyway... :(

This week the plan is more slow running.  I will for sure, continue the ice baths.  They are truly a miracle... only second to yoga ;)

Great races this weekend, everyone.  I know that some of you were disappointed in the outcomes of your races.  I only wish you could see how amazing you are.  It may seem like a disappointment to you, but, HOLY COW, your running on your worst day is still AWESOME to 99.9% of the entire world population!  The way you think, the way you train, but more importantly, the way you live your lives.  Everyday, I am in awe of what you do, what you can command from your body.  WOW, really WOW!  Bravo to you ALL!

Real quick entry before work.

49:30, Ave pace 13:40, best pace 8:30, Laps-13:34, 13:18, 10:53, 10:30(.24m)  I did walk a 1/4 mile warm up with a stretching session the middle of that, per Michelle's suggestion :)  Thanks!  Only a 10 min ice bath today.  I ran out of ice :)  My tub is an old iron one, so it stays VERY cold.  I cannot believe the tremendous effect it has on post running legs.  They feel perfect.  I just wish it wasn't so cold ;D

Great to run!  Beautiful day!  I'll check out all of your runs after lunch!  Good luck and be safe!

30:21, ave 12:06, best 7:03, Laps: walk .25, 12:10, 10:21, 9:04 (.25)

I have got to quit watching the Olympics at night.  I am fully addicted (and want to look like them).  All of them.  Is it possible to undo 16 years of inactivity and obesity and look like a beach volley ball player for my 40's?  I think the 6 kids DESTROYED the abs, bless their hearts.  The legs and arms are ok, but dang, the rest is pretty shot all to Hades!

Enough useless rambling, the run was unbelievable this morning!  Lovely and hot and nice and great!  I am off to the Bath of Ice and Doom.  Magic!

What a glorious thing to be able to run!  Just glorious!  Now it would actually exceed glorious if I looked like any of the women swimmers or volley ball players, (or even some of the men cyclists! ;)

Holy Crud!  What a gorgeous day!  I am so in love with this weather.  I know it is going to be gone soon :(  It is just so STINKIN' perfect!!!

I literally could not wake up this morning.  At 7 I finally dragged myself out of bed only to return moments later.  I fought the magnetism of my bed for the better part of an hour.  I finally ate a piece of wonder bread and got out of the house.  Once the sun hit me, I was sold on the run.  It felt great.  I am having a REALLY hard time not running faster.  I want to push myself.  Now don't get me wrong, I am a VERY lazy person.  I love to sit on the couch and watch movies ALL DAY (or scour the internet for cemetery records ;), but when it comes to running, I want to burn myself out.  I think I need a doctor of the psychiatric persuasion.

Oh, I feel so bad!  I got into bed last night fully intending on staying up ALL night watching the Olympics, but... I snuggled into my hubby and didn't last more than one vault ... or whatever they were doing.  I was out like a light.  Apparently, my body was a bit tired and didn't care how the US women's gymnasts did.

I hope you all are having a great day!  I am getting really excited about cheering you all on at Hobble Creek next week!  Woo Hoo GO FRB!!!!

Time- 28:53, ave pace 11:28, best pace 8:08, Laps- 11:41, 10:30, 9:31 (.24)  Walk and stretch at the beginning.

I have got to not stay up for the olympics!  But I just can't help it!  I thought that one dude on the still rings was DEAD when he fell!  Man was it exciting last night.  I actually screamed when the other guy fell off the high bar.  (I am really bad with names, except for Phelps and Misty May)

We (yes, Kim R is back :) left at TEN o'clock!  STUPID!  I had to walk a bit after mile three cause I was feeling like CRAP!!!  Oh well!  I will not do that again!  The legs are good :)

I should be at just about 20 miles this week.  Dr Brady said that was Okee Dokee!  He also said I sould run more on the DREADMILL!  Maybe he does not know everything ;D  Just kidding... he is all knowing!!!

54:30, two short walking breaks, too hot :(, ave pace 12:37, best pace 8:05, laps-11:44, 11:29, 10:57, 10:34  Ice bath and a banana smoothie!  Burrrrr!!!

It's really hard to tell the difference between "needing" to take a break and just being too lazy to run.  I am going to err on the side of caution and take today off.  My legs feel great, maybe I am just being lazy?  (those dang olympics!!!)  Ok, I'll go run just 2 miles right now.  Slow and flat.  I'll be right back :D

I'm back :)  Nice slow easy run. Ave pace 11:12.  Boy it sure feels good to run.  I am glad I went :D  Lots of smiles today.

I am going to make raspberry jam today.  YUMM!  The humming birds are buzzing my window!  David has the day off.  Life is GOOD!!!  We are going to the Bombay House for dinner tonight!  LIFE ROCKS!! I love indian food.  We are going to the temple tonight after dinner to do a bunch of Family File sealings :)  Wow, life is great today!  Hey, I may even get some more cupboard painted :D  OH and yesterday we found 42 ccents!  I am RICH to boot!  Oh and speaking of rich, our gasoline bill was only $300 this month!  I am blessed!

Have a great day!  Be safe and swift!!!

Beautiful morning!!!  WOW a ton of Hobble Creek runners were out this morning doing training runs.  I went five with Kim, she has another five to go today :)  Not me- I am done and a smidge over my planned miles.

The running is feeling really good as far as the legs go.  My cardio is holding me back at this point.  I am so surprised at how tired I am during the runs.   I am going to make sure next week is a lot slower than this week.  Some of you may think that it is not possible to go any slower, but I assure you I can ;)

Have a GREAT weekend.  Oh and check out my last three splits- how weird is that?

Time 57:39, ave pace 11:16,  best 8:32, Laps- 12:10,10:33,10:56, 10:56, 10:56

Goals for the week-

Mileage- 23 miles

I did not realize what time it is.  I have got to get hopping if we are going to make it to church!  EEEEeeeek!!!!!

...Back from church and glad everyone survived!  The opening hymn was "Count your many Blessings."  I had two choices- cry or laugh.  I laughed.  As the hymn was being sung, I was pulling my 4 year old off of my 7 year old and my 11 year old was pinching my 4 year old.  My two year old was trying to set a world record for how many times he could run up to his dad on the stand and to see how many cars he could fit in his dads suit.  My 16 year old (yes I said 16) had to be told to fold her arms an quit poking the 7 year old.  The 4 year old was trying to give me a charlie horse in my forearm as I tried to keep him from attacking the 7 year old.  YES, this was just during the opening song!  I wonder if the thought to stay home and watch a movie was inspiration or just me being a big chicken.  My husband just giggles from his comfy spot on the stand.  Oh well- sunday school was much more relaxing and by Relief Society I was feeling much better and actually stole my friends baby and played with him :)  I suppose I am not too scared from the whole affair!

And people wonder why I find running relaxing ;D

Very FLAT route, very pokey pace.  I intended to go very slowly this morning, but who knew I could "run" that slow?  I did Chick a dude though?  He was pretty old and I think he was picking up trash, so I'm not sure this counts :)  I am off to work and I need a shower!!!  I hope you all have a GREAT day.

56:41, ave pace 13:26, best pace 7:46, laps- 12:58,13:24, 12:34, 12:43

These allergies are KILLING me... I guess.  I am POOPED.  My first mile was UPHILL and my second mile was downhill.  Check out the splits and go figure.  I felt like I was running through a swamp.  My right tensor fasciae latae (how is that for a BIG word?) is bugging me.  That is the muscle thingy that holds the IT band to the hip.   I have got a bunch of stretches to help it.  I think my piriformis is at work again trying to thwart my running efforts.  That stupid muscle is a big pain in the BUTT!! hahahahahhahaha :)  Oh well!  More stretching and more stretching :)  I am down 5 lbs from when I started the blog so that is good news!  Now just 20 more and I can be Kerri Walsh for Halloween :)  I am talking my sister-in-law, Mandy, into being Misty May.  While I am no where near as tall as Kerri, Mandy is 5 inches shorter than I am so we can have the right height ratio.  We can be May and Walsh- the post children years! :D

Have a wonderful safe day!!!

32:17, ave pace 12:46, best pace 8:58, Laps- 11:31, 12:06

School days!  I am not a big fan of school.  I really like my kids home with me, but alas, this happens every year and I have to get over it.  They are all excited and happy to go.  I have one in High School, Jr High and 2 in Elementary and one in preschool.  I will have one baby home with me for a few hours a few days a week.  I could run with him in the jogger stroller for some resistance training through the winter. ;)

As for my run.  I ran the same route this morning as I did on monday only SIX MINUTES FASTER!!!!  The legs felt great and the cardio part is getting better every day.  The temperature was PERFECT!!!  The route I have been running is the Onion Days 5k route.  I have never realized that it is ever so slightly down hill for the first half and then a tad bit uphill to the end. 

My music this morning was perfect.  It seemed to randomly be playing a mellow song then an Evanescence song.  It was just right how it relaxed me as I got tired and stresses and then picked me up as I slowed down.  Wonderful, although I learned that you should not listen to music that makes you cry when you run.  It can be hazardous :)  I was listening to Sally DeFord's "If the Savior Stood Beside Me"  http://www.defordmusic.com/ifthesaviorstoodbesideme.htm  (Scroll down to the two part treble version)  It is so beautiful, but I nearly tripped on a rock :D 

Anyway- Have a GREAT day and keep on keeping on!!!

50:48, 12:02, 9:01, laps- 11:26, 10:43, 11:38, 12:12

-6#'s  I haven't see this # in a while :D

What a beautiful lazy day.  I love it when David is home in the morning.  There is no need to hurry around in the morning.  He is so great.  I can run, shower and get ready for the day at a very easy pace.  See, life is just like running, you need some easy days to rebuild and refocus.

I am SO loving the sprinklers!  I ran through about 3 yard this morning.  I have been a bit afraid to do it because of what happened a few weeks ago.  I did not blog it cause it really frightened me.  But know that I know it was a fluke- here goes.  About 2 weeks ago, I was running with a really bad migraine.  I felt horrible.  I decided to run through a mowing strip of sprinklers.  Well about 10 feet past the sprinklers my vision completely went out of focus and I was reeling in pain and nausea.  Fortunately my friends live about 2 houses away from the onset of this "episode." I staggered to their porch and sat there.  I felt too stupid to knock (stupid I know) and waited until it passed, about 10 min.  I figured if I passed out or died, they'd find me and know what to do :)  I am guessing it was a combination of the migraine & the heat- it was really hot that morning.  So there you have it- my fear of sprinklers, although today's soakings in many different yards yielded no episodes of any sort.

Today's run was a bit tiring, but nice.  I love this beautiful summer-fall weather.  It feels so great and I am trying to soak of much up of it as I can.  AND I am SO going to be Kerri Walsh for Halloween!  May and Walsh ROCK THE WORLD!!!!  Holy smokes!!!

43:47, ave pace 12:30, best 8:46, LAps- 12:37, 12:08, 11:31, 11:06 (.75)

-6.6 #'s :D

Nice morning.  The first 2 miles and the last one were the worst  The rest felt really good.  A cute black lab ran with me about 4 of the miles.  I thought he might get killed by passing cars.  Then I was worried that I might get killed by drivers mad at me about the dog running all over the road.  We both made it.  OOOOOoooooooo dead snakes!  I saw two.  I don't like snakes AT ALL and had the heebie jeebies for a while after each sighting.  YUCK!!!!  Dead snakes can not be a good omen!

Oh- I tried the hat, and my husband agreed with me that all the hats in the world will not make me look like Kerri Walsh.  He actually did not say a word, just giggled a bit when I told him that I didn't think the hat helped with my Kerri impression :)  Reguardless of how the hat made me look, it worked like a DREAM!!!  I am going to get a visor today.  The hat was great but the top of my head was all sweaty and itchy.  I am glad I tried it!  No more sun blindness :D YEAH!!!  Oh and Michelle- my neighbor loves the idea of us wearing the "uniforms" for halloween ;)

Have a great day and great races tomorrow!  I will be at the Hobble Creek finish in a green, blue and yellow tie dyed t-shirt & a FRB poster.  See you there!!!

1:19:22, ave pace 13:13, best 8:55, Laps- 12:45, 13:04, 12:38, 13:17, 13:04, 13:28

Nice easy run this morning to round out my miles for the week.  I had to get up and get going to see the race at Hobble Creek.  I was very early because I thought the race began at 7.  Well, it started at 7:30.  So, I helped move tables and get the water ready.  It was fun to help.  Sarah and her darling kids came to cheer on the FRB's (or FBR's if you are me :)  It was SO great to meet her and spend some time chatting.  Now lets see if I can recall all of the FRB's we saw... Well MichelleL #1 for sure, and MarcieJ, Josse, Amber,  now I am going to get this all out of race order, so I won't even try.  Let's see, Kelli came up and introduced herself- she has the MOST BEAUTIFUL hair!  I kid you not- WOW!!! We met her super buff hubby too! We saw Tom and Kim, Laurie and KrashMan and kids.  Jody and BS (Brent and Sylvie) and JonA and Scooby. Oh, I know that I am going to forget someone!  You guys were ALL so great!!!  It was SO wonderful to put real live people to all of these cyber friends of mine!  WOW it was great!!!!  When's the next FRB party?  My house labor day for a potluck breakfast after the onion days race.  I think Sarah might be coming.  I'll make the pancakes :D

32:49, best 9:47, ave 12:48, laps- 13:04, 12:13

Last week went really well.  The calves are doing great.  My cardio is improving.  I am hoping to be back to where I was by the first of october.  This week I am planning for 25 miles.  I have been doing half my miles on totally flat routes and half on my regular hilly routes.  The variety has been really nice.

I am hoping church goes well this week.  I bet it will be just fine.  I'll do some Yoga before I head out the door ;)  If not, Barry said he might be able to hook me up with some Valium. :D  Anyway- the day looks beautiful and the boys are currently eating toast, shirtless, singing with their hands over their ears.  I really don't understand boys.  Ever so cute- just a bit odd though.  At least the tattoos they were COVERED in last sunday are mostly faded this week.  Oh yeah, did I mention that while David and I were out last week, the boys literally covered their bodies with pirate tattoos!  Arms, legs, tummies, faces... not a speck missed :)  So not only did they act like Hells Angels at church, they looked like them too!!!  The best part about our ward is that it is FULL of older couples who are really kind and understanding.  They just watch us and smile and give me a thumbs up or a wink as I drag the hoolagans out by their... actually whatever I can grab.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

Monday monday!  I cannot get over how beautiful sunrise is!  I am sitting at my desk looking out my window and the sun coming through the sprinkers.  All the the flowers, roses, black eyed susans, holy hocks and hastas, look so beautiful and sparklie in the sunlight!  Even the weeds look pretty this morning!  Although they are all going to DIE tonight when we pick them and throw them away!  (evil laugh)  I am going to miss summer!  sigh!!!

Monday means off to Provo to teach a class.  I'll be back after lunch to see how everyone is feeling after all the excitement this weekend!!!

Have a GREAT day and just ignore HOW STINKIN SLOW I AM RUNNING THESE DAYS!! :D

time 55:59, ave 13:11, best 10:35, laps- 12:34, 12:56, 12:47, 12:30

Can I just say I am SO glad that I can run EVERYDAY!!!  I went back and read an email Sasha sent me when I first started FRB about how focusing on speed/pace can really cause some problems for runners.  It really helped me to remember that running nicely paced miles is the best thing for me and will go a long way to keep me happy and injury free.  I am SO grateful for this blog and all of you friends of mine!!

OK serious business- FRB t-shirts.  I heard that at one time a "You've just been CHICKED" shirt was in the works.  Today on my run I came up with a few more.  How about:

Some day I'm gonna CHICK you!!!     -FRB.com

Go ahead and CHICK me... make my day!!!   -FRB.com

To CHICK or not to CHICK - that is the question!  -FRB.com

CHICKED by FRB.com

And by Lucia-

I'll CHICK you later!  -FRB.com

CHICK me out!     -FRB.com

I'm just CHICKing you out!  -FRB.com

I hope everyone has a GREAT day-  oh and the visor works GREAT!!!  I am looking more like Kerri everyday!!!

42:09, ave 12:53, best 7:59, laps- 13:22, 12:45, 10:44 (there was a 1/4 mile at 8 mm :)

FRB Labor Day Potluck Breakfast at my house after the Onion Day's 5k & 10 K.  I am providing the pancakes (banana chocolate chip) and waffles(whole wheat belgian), Michelle is bringing strawberries & pineapple, and Sarah is bringing the paper products.  We are meeting at my house between 6 and 6:15 and then walking over to the race start.  Feel free to meet us there or at the end of the race too and walk back with us :)  There is a parade at 10 if anyone enjoys that type of torture!  Funny how we'll run for days, but make us watch a parade and we would rather run for days :D  Everyone is welcome- especially your families.  Our house isn't big or fancy, but we've got a lot of grass and love to have company.  We even have a creek to soak your race weary legs ;)

As for the run today, maybe my garmin is broken or maybe I am getting better ;)  I was crunched for time today, so I pushed harder today than I have in a long while.  It wasn't too bad.   The funny part was that I felt like I was slowing down the whole last mile.  Anyway, I ran up the canyon 2 miles and then down.  The first and last miles were on 6th east, slight up and slight down.  I focused on "less" of a toe strike to help the calves, which were fine :D  Woo Hoo!!!  All my miles for the rest of the week will be really slow, so that maybe I can keep up with Sarah for the 5 k on monday :)  It is SO flat!!!

I was listening to The Smiths- "Girlfriend in a Coma" first song out- and I had forgotten how much I LOVE the Smiths!!  They just crack me up, especially, "Some Girls are Bigger than Others"  I play them for my kids and they just look confused!  Generation gap- I guess!!!

46:21, ave pace 11:29, best 6:52, laps- 12:14, 11:36, 9:48, 8:54

Very Slow run today- not so much the pace, all be it slow, but it felt really slow and relaxed.  Kim R came :D and we chatted about bread making and food storage.  I am really hungry now :)  It was 59 degrees when we left about 8:15am.  The visor was really great out in the fields.  We ran the 5k route. 

I hope you all have a GREAT day and can't wait to see you on Monday :)  It is supposed to be about 78 degrees for the high and stormy.  Cool, less people will be parking all over my side yard.  If you are coming for the race and breakfast, you really might want to park at my house before the race, as the parking gets full from the parade voyeurs and carnival goers :D  Let me know if you need my address and I will PM it to you.

time ??? ave pace ~11:30

FRB Labor Day Potluck Breakfast at my house after the Onion Day's 5k & 10 K.  I am providing the pancakes (banana chocolate chip) and waffles(whole wheat belgian).  If you would like to bring something, please bring some fruit :)  We've got the paper products, juice, strawberries and pineapple coming.  We are meeting at my house between 6 and 6:15 and then walking over to the race start.  Feel free to meet us at the start or at the end of the race too and walk back with us :)  There is a parade at 10 if anyone enjoys that type of torture!  Funny how we'll run for days, but make us watch a parade and we would rather run for days :D  Everyone is welcome- especially your families.  Our house isn't big or fancy, but we've got a lot of grass and love to have company.  We even have a creek to soak your race weary legs ;)

Quick blog for a really slow run.  The run felt great, the weather was PERFECT!!!  Ice bath, burrrrrr! 

Gotta go find some Birkenstocks.  I am off to the mall.  I HATE the mall and hope I can find them fast.  I am not much for shopping!  YUCK!

Don't forget to come on Labor DAy if you are running.  Pls see the previous days blogs for info.  PM me if you need my address!  Oh come, it will be fun!!!

1:34:48, ave 13:30, best 8:50

Beautiful morning run!!!  59 degrees when I started.  I got to take Buster with me this morning!  My brother Adam and his family stayed the night and brought their lab Buster.  He was a very good running partner.  I have no idea the pace or time.  The run felt really nice and relaxed.  My calves are twinging, so I will be massaging and stretching all day.

I hope everyone has a great day and Labor Day weekend!

Be sure to check out my previous blogs for Labor Day breakfast info.  Everyone is welcome!

FRB Labor Day Potluck Breakfast at my house after the Onion Day's 5k & 10 K tomorrow morning.  I am providing the pancakes (banana chocolate chip) and waffles (whole wheat belgian).  If you would like to bring something, please bring some fruit :)  We've got the paper products, juice, strawberries and pineapple coming.  We are meeting at my house between 6 and 6:15 and then walking over to the race start.  Feel free to meet us at the start or at the end of the race too and walk back with us :)  I'll have the famous FRB sign again, or my husband, David will.  There is a parade at 10 if anyone enjoys that type of torture!  Funny how we'll run for days, but make us watch a parade and we would rather run for days :D  Everyone is welcome- especially your families.  Our house isn't big or fancy, but we've got a lot of grass and love to have company.  We even have a creek to soak your race weary legs ;)