Three Thing Thursday

1) Even with the risk of jinxing myself, I have not had any issues with my knees in weeks! That's right, I said it. No knee pain.... I attribute some of it to lower mileage and strengthening my quads but I think the secret is the Glucosamine Chondroitin......

2) I think the month of December will be my lowest mileage month of the year, damn those holiday parties..........

3) I need to find another novelty hat for races, this one is getting old.

Wednesday's Whys???????

Okay, today are a couple of those questions that we all get asked........

Why is it when you haven't seen a person in the past few months or years they ask: '...are you still running?' Can I ask them if they're still doing nothing??????????

The winter weather always brings out this one: 'You're going outside to run in this weather?'

Tuesday's Thoughts

Okay, the drugs are winning the battle and I'm back to normal!!!!

How can a dusting of snow turn into icy roads and sidewalks?????????

Went to the visitation for my friend that passed and was really struck how everything (pictures, medals, newspaper articles) was about running. Now as much as I love running, I would like to be thought of in some other lights also. He even wore a race T-shirt in the coffin.............

I have to think of bribes to get my TNT folks out this weekend, we're suppose to get some more snow and frigid weather.....

I've been eating non-stop today??????????

Remember logging mile pre-Garmin???? Now I log 4.27 miles when in the past if was 4.5 or maybe even 5 miles, depending on how I was feeling.....

As long as I've been running, I know absolutely nothing about sports bras!

I have no 2011 running goals yet..........

I only ran 7.47 miles last week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where Did it Go????????????

I'm referring to the weekend! This is the first weekend in a million years that I didn't get a run in.....

I made t to the dentist Saturday morning and discovered it was an gum infection that had slowed me down. I did however take your advice and had a few cocktails to ease the pain.....

I missed my first ever TNT group training in over six years on Saturday due to the infection!

Since I was on the gum infection diet, I didn't have the energy to get in a run once I started feeling better.

Sunday was our annual Team in Training Coach's Retreat in Lansing on the campus of Michigan State University. I love seeing all the other coaches and comparing notes and exchanging ideas, even if it takes an entire Sunday.

So there was no running for me........

I also received more bad news. A member of our Tuesday running club finally ended his fight with cancer and passed on Friday. This gentlemen had participated in every Detroit Free Press Marathon since it's inception. He was the patriarch of our club, Ralph Judd will truly be missed....

WTFriday?????????????????

I've never been a very good patient, so when I get sick or if I'm not feeling well every one knows!

Some time yesterday afternoon I started having a dull tooth pain, which is equivalent to labor pain for me. So I immediately went to bed, I didn't cross 'GO' and collect $200.

Well guess who takes Fridays off this time of year?

That's right, my dentist office is closed on Fridays.................. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

So I'm at work with co-workers asking if I'm okay. It must be that I'm not my normal cheery self or the fact that I haven't taken my head off my desk!

So now I have to drop Advil every few hours until I can get into the dentist office.

Is it just me or does everyone else seem happier and louder when I'm illin'??????

Of course this is also the beginning of non-stop weekend holiday celebrations, so have to get back to my normal life of the party self...........

Stay thirsty my friends........

Three Things Thursday

1) November is typically a month of recovery for me. After spending the entire spring and summer training it was always nice to just kick back and do nothing. But after reading the November recaps for a majority of you guys, I feel like a slacker! Some of you (Crazy Canadian) are even closing in on 2010 running miles in 2010, I'm not sure I drove that many miles!

2) Everyone knows that lean muscle burns more calories, so I've been spending more time in the gym pumping iron. I plan on purchasing some of those MC Hammer zebra parachute pants and spaghetti string tank tops to wear. The down side to the gym workouts is the soreness that I encounter each morning (D.O.M.S.).......... It's hell getting old.

3) A sad note. I just found out that the runner that went down at our local Turkey trot, passed yesterday. He had triple bypass surgery on Monday but it didn't help, he was 52 years old.

Wednesday's Why???????

As I bribe myself to get my ass out the door in the cold, gray, windy evening for a run, I notice the little kids on the block playing as if it were summer vacation(with appropriate winter attire on)!

I've asked myself on several occasions, why the hell don't kids care or feel like colder temps should stop their fun.

Why can't I have that same enthusiasm about being outside?

Why can't I bust out of work with the same eagerness as kids leaving school?

I should be thankful for the 'playtime' that I have before.

Should I go next door and see if Johnny can come out and run a few miles with me?

How can I recapture that youthful attitude and make it fun again?

If this is truly something that I love to do, then it should put a smile on my face for the entire world to see.

Okay, time to go get Johnny..............

Remember, it's not how fast you're running but how good you look doing it...............