Describe Your Running Today, Part II

If you can coax Santa into it, check out a pair of Inov-8 340 mudclaws, with the carbide dobs. Great shoe for ice and snow conditions,jmho. Helluva a workout given the conditions.

1 hour X-C ski@ Nine Mile Forest.

Merry Christmas and a Happy Safe 2009 to all

will try to squeeze a quickie right now...

Holiday officially starting now.

Season's Greetings!

Sounds like I may have to invest in a pair of those mudclaws. Thanks for the advice!

5 and change on the treadmill this morning, will hit up another 9 on the road a bit later this afternoon.

Merry Christmas (almost there!) to everyone!

pouring down rain, but now its warmed up a lot (52). heading out for a Christmas Eve 8 mile run. Merry Christmas (eve) to all Letsrun posters!

If they don't have hydrants in Rome, how does the fire department get H2O to the scenes of conflagrations? They don't use bucket brigades from the Trevi Fountain or something, do they?

Anyway, I got in a cursory 10-minute jog on this Yule Day

before my Brother arrived with gifts and what appeared to be a hangover. LOL.

The temps rose about 35 degrees, we had heavy winds last PM and I wound up tossing 3 large tree limbs off the street where I live. At least the snow banks are markedly lower now and my roof is safe.

I don't go ANYWHERE with my 'boss' by the way. She has hygiene issues which will NOT be addressed on this forum. Ewwwwww.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

gonzo, we dont have the iconic red hydrants you have back home... but evidently we do have water mains that can be accessed by the fire dept. The Trevi fountain idea would make for some great video.

No run on the 24th, way to busy partying

quick half hour today, tradition was maintained.

Ps . gonzo, comeon, give some clues about your boss problem...

smell

girth nearly equals height

greenish tint to the fingernails

...get the picture?

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9/5 double today. On pace for a little over 90 this week.

Long tempo run tomorrow. Feeling stronger than ever. Merry Christmas to all!

Scratched the tempo run due to poor conditions on the roads/no sidewalks to run on. Instead:

1,2,3,4,5,10,5,4,3,2,1 hard with previous rest on the way up, upcoming rest on the way down. Felt strong. Total of around 14 miles. Good run.

gonzo,

Got a picture alright. However, it may be one that spells the death kneel for my 57 year old and already flagging libido. Get well soon to all the affected parties.

1 mile towed by an irrepressible Border Collie, a balmy 36F with mist. Roads turning to ice covered chutes flanked by snow banks.

Just a brisk (for an old fart) 9.5k/41min run around Lake Eppalock. Sunny and mid 30s Celsius. Mostly sandy/pebbly, gently rolling trails with 2 steep climbs. These trails are actually 2-3kms inside the shoreline of the lake if it's full. I should be running 15-30metres underwater!!

Jumped in for a nice 3-400m swim.

This morning I did a nice, fast mtb ride up Mt Ida and back, 23+ kms, 300m climb, some good rough terrain, 43 up and 24 down for a 67 total. 70 is my bench mark for this course.

Been looking everywhere for some snow to shovel but we just don't seem to have any. Must be a difference between 36 F and 36 C.

Last PM: 1 hour on the recumbent bike in the evening watching FSN, which I am becoming addicted to since switching to Verizon FIOS.

I don't understand the hostility toward Man U however, other than one Welshman telling me "They're the obnoxious NY Yankees of the Premiere League". Guess that means they buy championships?

Clearly soccer players are overall much more fit that US NFLers.

Ice storm outside, apparently, today, so I guess I'll be on the recumbent again tonight, as I almost slipped taking the recycling out.

Tomorrow is supposed to be, wait for it, SIXTY DEGREES. I WILL be on road if that is the case!

42F,heavy fog, total calm and not another thing stirring on these ice covered rural roadways. Celine Dion on the i-Pod and 6 serene miles. The inov-8 mudclaws served well.

No gloves needed today, gonzo.

9/4 double. 77 miles over 6 days so far, hopin to hit 95 tomorrow! Things are clearing up wonderfully here, and looking forward to some fast races soon! This crazy weather in the Northern states looks to be finally ending.

driske wrote:

Celine Dion on the i-Pod and 6 serene miles.

This is a contradiction in terms.

6 1/2 on the ridge. Just me , the i-pod and the fog.

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6 1/2 on the ridge. Just me , the i-pod and the fog.

...oh, and Celine Dion.

15 miles Hebron to Manchester CT. and part way back stopped at a store completly out of energy convinced the guy to let me drink two Frapacinos and eat a Snickers Marathon bar, borrow the phone, call my wife to come pick me up and pay him when she got there. Whew!

Oh! And Ted Nugent,Nine inch Nails,Ozzy,Steve Miller,Metalica,Brian Head,Brian Eno,Wah,and a few others on the Shuffle.