Good morning!  Wow - you are definitely back in your groove!  Nice run!  And hopefully even though it was muddy, hoping it wasn't raining during your run.  As I sit here drinking my first cup of coffee of the morning and read what you've done today and I'm feeling a bit lazy.  lol  I have the day off from work but soon I will get my strength workout done (it takes me about an hour), do some cleanup around the house, and then we are going to dinner with my niece and her husband to one of my fav Italian restaurants.   Back to work tomorrow but only one day - and I will attempt 35 minutes on the elliptical.  I don't know why but I'd rather run 8 miles on my treadmill than do 30 minutes on the elliptical - for whatever reason, the elliptical seems so much harder to me.  BUT I'm done whining about not being able to run - trying to embrace what good things the elliptical can do for me as I heel.  I went to see my nutritionist/health coach on Monday, and it appears I've gained a little fat and 4 pounds over the holidays!  Absolutely unacceptable for me so I'm working on it (except for tonight's dinner!).  🤣

Have a great weekend - you're off to a great start! 

Hi Andy - I will definitely check out some of the other songs! 

We've had pretty nice weather the past few days - but a wintery mix is coming in tomorrow, and possible snow on Sunday into Monday.   But the later it gets, it doesn't last as long.

Good luck on your runs this weekend!  I know you will do awesome! 

Wow - you are on a roll!  Congrats on yesterday's 10k, and today's run, too!  I'm assuming the temps are NOT that warm - a COLD rain is the worst!  The last race I ran was in the pouring rain - it was miserable but I was glad I did it.  Today is the last of my work days for this week - and I actually have next weekend off! 

Well I have to admit - you had me curious so I just listened to a little Volbeat - of course I had never heard of them.  Definitely some pretty awesome music to run with!  Love the guitar solos - and the drumming seems pretty awesome too.   I love so many different kinds of music (except rap).  I particularly love good harmonies.  Love discovering a song where the bass has a totally different melody and it somehow just makes the song even better. 

Anyway - congrats on your weekend of awesome runs!   Off to work I go! 

Good morning again - I can't believe I did this - but I wrote the following note to YOU last night but actually typed it on my wall by mistake, not yours - so I'll paste it here. 

Hi!  It is a "balmy" 29 degrees here tonight!  Almost seems like summer!  (Slight exaggeration there.)   Love your organization!  I'm like that, too.  Especially on work days - have to get up early to get my workout done, get lunch ready and everything done before I sit down with breakfast and relax.   I need a couple hours so make sure to get up early!  I'm thinking of maybe getting an appt with my ortho doctor to see if he would send me to a physical therapist (I think that would be a "physio" for you).   I know there's not a lot you can do for hamstring - but last time they did some deep tissue hot massage - maybe that will help.   I'm too old to have to take this much time away from running. 

Hi - you are on fire!!  Did you have to do a specific course or could you run wherever you wanted?  I'm going to try the elliptical today without doing the treadmill and see if it still hurts as much tomorrow.  It doesn't make sense to me that walking on a treadmill bothers my hamstring more than the elliptical - but what do I know?    You will kill it on Saturday - I have no doubt!  Hopefully it won't rain. 

Hi!   No - not many customers at all.  I think it was just way too cold.   This morning it was a "feels like" temp of just about -20.  I feel like I live in Alaska!  lol    Ohhhh I love your "cat run."  I saw the pictures from your son's gig - they are great!!  And how exciting for you, too!  However late you get home - definitely worth it.  Are you working tomorrow?  I get to stay home and be lazy.  I might run out for a few errands - it's supposed to be a little warmer this week.  I hope you have a great start to your week - and I hope the sun finally came out after all that rain. 

Wow!  Congrats - that's an amazing time!!   What a great way to start the weekend.   So sorry about all that rain!  It's so depressing!    Right now it is snowing and VERY windy and cold - temp is currently 3 degrees F with a "feels like" of -16!!  And I am heading out to work, which will probably be very boring because no one wants to come out in this weather!  Have a great rest of your day! 

Thank you for the chick!

Good morning!  Well that was a great start to your Friday - and working from home makes it even better!  Great run!!  It is horribly cold here and it seems like a good part of the country is much colder than usual.  The southern states which typically don't get snow, are expecting a coastal snow storm this weekend - some could get up to a foot.  That is devastating down there as they don't have the equipment to get rid of it like we do.   Here right now it has warmed up to a "balmy" -1 - not sure what the "feels like" temp is with the wind.   I'm looking forward to summer - maybe I can even run by then!  I got a haircut yesterday, too!  😎  I hope you have a great weekend - I am working both days.  Can't even thinking about walking out the door into the cold.    Will chat soon. 

Now THAT is how a day should start!  Great job!  Well - it could be a little WARMER - but that sunshine had to feel wonderful;  It is very cold once again - we have lots of snow everywhere.  I just checked the temp - currently 1 degree (F) (I think that's around -17 c)  And it's breezy, which makes it worse.   It's strength day for me - going to try a combo of walking on the treadmill and elliptical tomorrow and see how that feels.  I hope you have a great shift at work - I don't think I would mind that shift!  It gives you time to do things (like run) before your shift - not bad!