tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80987312421940758322024-03-18T19:14:26.076-04:00What's Next?Sparkplug's Journal of Hiking, Running, Skiing and the Adventures of Motherhood. Plus, everything you need to know about little Samantha! Also still home of Team Snowplug's AT Journals and Photos.sn0m8nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09815043766342554921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2836125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-21563370836436887352024-03-18T19:13:00.001-04:002024-03-18T19:13:29.742-04:00MishMash<div class="separator">A bit of a mishmash this week. Winter sports night, a dance, sun, rain, trails, roads, skiing, we've got it all! 😉</div><p>Monday night was the Mt. Ararat Winter Sports Awards evening. It was nice to see all the kids recognized, but man, the majority of the coaches could have tightened their speeches up a while lot. Aie. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXCiC1c6nsAgpaVEChr3hqz7INt2KX0ff7Ya2v-IcrlFOfcOcyUYwAKANhyqn2OOxNAbV9Q_ovfPisOwfuliVX65qyEJfNbs1QBGOcUNZKiYX6gprm8HVfyWOx1ikUBjCUdHEVMPoxyPn1iNh_EDdu4oXtrwVe6Fh-YP_glEm31qpV_oaypqwZYe6SKo/s3024/IMG_4396.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="3024" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXCiC1c6nsAgpaVEChr3hqz7INt2KX0ff7Ya2v-IcrlFOfcOcyUYwAKANhyqn2OOxNAbV9Q_ovfPisOwfuliVX65qyEJfNbs1QBGOcUNZKiYX6gprm8HVfyWOx1ikUBjCUdHEVMPoxyPn1iNh_EDdu4oXtrwVe6Fh-YP_glEm31qpV_oaypqwZYe6SKo/s320/IMG_4396.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With the time change, it is back to darkness in the early morning again. So chose to run the cart paths after dropping Sam at school and before going into work. How is it possible it was windy in all directions?!? 💨💨Bright and sunny above and semi-frozen underfoot. (6.0 miles)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ncP7MJ074Mkp0nq7zUg6-Y3x8-wfZqaDlWqNLdlQfKIClCA0nVIezGHDpFhbwVvDBh5xO48GK5gQ6fmPpBcheJcbvQQz0qfS6zgKN9vo55dODGtCIeX-sz1LboySiYN8Ley4ilDxDab-H9eWBFclWpCVG6Q28nqkeL2hPicEGDDDdcLZ5z8hR08ie_o/s3315/IMG_4398.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ncP7MJ074Mkp0nq7zUg6-Y3x8-wfZqaDlWqNLdlQfKIClCA0nVIezGHDpFhbwVvDBh5xO48GK5gQ6fmPpBcheJcbvQQz0qfS6zgKN9vo55dODGtCIeX-sz1LboySiYN8Ley4ilDxDab-H9eWBFclWpCVG6Q28nqkeL2hPicEGDDDdcLZ5z8hR08ie_o/s3315/IMG_4398.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3315" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ncP7MJ074Mkp0nq7zUg6-Y3x8-wfZqaDlWqNLdlQfKIClCA0nVIezGHDpFhbwVvDBh5xO48GK5gQ6fmPpBcheJcbvQQz0qfS6zgKN9vo55dODGtCIeX-sz1LboySiYN8Ley4ilDxDab-H9eWBFclWpCVG6Q28nqkeL2hPicEGDDDdcLZ5z8hR08ie_o/s320/IMG_4398.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Wednesday, I worked from home and didn't manage to get out the door until just before 1:00 pm. Ran the powerlines. Bright, warm and a bit windy. Also very very soft underfoot. Skunk cabbage emerging and two mourning cloak butterflies flitting about in the sunlight. 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Decided I'd combine a few more errands and the walk, and headed to the library and the dump to drop off the recycling. Ryan joined me, and we got in a nice walk on the Gone Fishing trails before we headed home. 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I had to do some work anyway, so sat at the computer for a few hours, got a few errands done and then after lunch and a bit of sitting on the couch, I finally pulled myself up and got out the door around 2:00 pm. Ran down to the river and back. Soggy, misty, damp, dreary. Water water everywhere. 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So of course, Sam and I decided on ice cream for dinner 😂😂</div><div><br /></div><div>That decision might have come back to haunt me during Saturday morning's run, as I felt decidedly unenergetic and sluggish. Maybe som real food for dinner might have been a good idea... Oops! But a cool, crisp, bright, calm morning to be out tromping in the woods nonetheless. Headed out around 7:45 am. Pavement was a bit slick in the shade as were all the bog bridges, and all the mud was semi-frozen in the woods. Misty fog rising above the roaring river, and birds calling overhead. 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It was so nice out, I figured I might as well enjoy the afternoon and stopped to take a walk at Skofield Shore. Trails were a bit squishy and sloppy but always good to get down to the ocean, and I do love the views. 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I really need to stop with the afternoon ‘long’ runs here 🤦🏼♀️ but this rainy windy weather we’ve been having is not doing wonders for my desire to get out there. Didn't head out until 2:00 pm once the skies started to clear. Trails were a bit sloppy but stayed mostly out of the wind at least. Two bluebirds flitting about out on the the Powerlines but otherwise quiet. Ran into Ryan around mile 9 and joined him to get a few extra miles, which was much appreciated as I was definitely lagging a bit and having company made the miles go by much easier! Bright beautiful sunshine as we passed by the Heath, and then we got poured on in the final half mile 😂 (12.25 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vx8RIAkkNK1UzonR1qrnyzelMU1KEKWFTwFdBTbC2HEDoI71b69vOOaaMO193wvm6rvSdw46vTjFluqWl22io4M2wHm6IKL7Q9eAEz_NVZf4FwXTS0p-I-si00wE4O9DtxLD5nVqa-8_luNp7G92SJoKoLbQNObRR6wrmt6ROqBovJ03784-FvNLisA/s4032/IMG_4434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vx8RIAkkNK1UzonR1qrnyzelMU1KEKWFTwFdBTbC2HEDoI71b69vOOaaMO193wvm6rvSdw46vTjFluqWl22io4M2wHm6IKL7Q9eAEz_NVZf4FwXTS0p-I-si00wE4O9DtxLD5nVqa-8_luNp7G92SJoKoLbQNObRR6wrmt6ROqBovJ03784-FvNLisA/s320/IMG_4434.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0yGeOojPPuXNAam5GO7b9pIU3sZl8_yO9-Qw9p9FznvTjGdZ9YyElN9eoUAOKP4YpIeRc2F5hL1r57TCBQ43vNA-Q6zn9VGRbc0KgK7OFdpHqvcCIb60CPu2VYMFL2akLzZds6Ch9g0IfFUe3i5T3-zlEoKKqZj2IYe4_yvI84jTA14dtgSN_vSsQas/s4032/IMG_4435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0yGeOojPPuXNAam5GO7b9pIU3sZl8_yO9-Qw9p9FznvTjGdZ9YyElN9eoUAOKP4YpIeRc2F5hL1r57TCBQ43vNA-Q6zn9VGRbc0KgK7OFdpHqvcCIb60CPu2VYMFL2akLzZds6Ch9g0IfFUe3i5T3-zlEoKKqZj2IYe4_yvI84jTA14dtgSN_vSsQas/s320/IMG_4435.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ4jlUj1PUtpfHRqkRFH0yNUkQZ7bqlaYZ1hEqyDkv7R72IrII_ol84yBTrVu7TMJIMwR5Z29FTBRMLTrGu7YVoGGF9I5NX2JYnYhKAfY0HTuxjuNXyzzGXSdzq5I9T2Gn7bpKlswWCYimVS5Zkuyd0sDn_aXqXyrXdllnLufMqIkf3nuTKm46bwoYEE/s4032/IMG_4437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ4jlUj1PUtpfHRqkRFH0yNUkQZ7bqlaYZ1hEqyDkv7R72IrII_ol84yBTrVu7TMJIMwR5Z29FTBRMLTrGu7YVoGGF9I5NX2JYnYhKAfY0HTuxjuNXyzzGXSdzq5I9T2Gn7bpKlswWCYimVS5Zkuyd0sDn_aXqXyrXdllnLufMqIkf3nuTKm46bwoYEE/s320/IMG_4437.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHRTzPzVRriYwM-TPI_1i3FxFt38ot7Wmr8_HSv11vxr_deR7WSCt8tapfCY9wQ0EaUikei7N_kdyFtC1qjT9SOvTdU2il8-_wiGVMZqemw7I5ulhc78IVYNiY3PrV9Tt6lydw-87IhfwPH2_NiCxBYZl9fzibTxU7gB68NgGlDG10QcEbbvow63mStQ/s4032/IMG_4438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHRTzPzVRriYwM-TPI_1i3FxFt38ot7Wmr8_HSv11vxr_deR7WSCt8tapfCY9wQ0EaUikei7N_kdyFtC1qjT9SOvTdU2il8-_wiGVMZqemw7I5ulhc78IVYNiY3PrV9Tt6lydw-87IhfwPH2_NiCxBYZl9fzibTxU7gB68NgGlDG10QcEbbvow63mStQ/s320/IMG_4438.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcqOQKWVy5fkVrYDRewmQ9scZRlDaB5z8uN0jYKAR1ygv096tl7bxVdzbA1PwWw0zs5PyET2EtSm_YffTcbqZeiUSFn30iwu5dCU4Xxac8bRIyiDjNv_XWs60aN9k3m_Y_PKyAv4tE009J1FbWIWu6ToGXvc7Yjfm3Kysqjo3ztZTjr5GHBNzGfQc168/s4032/IMG_4439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcqOQKWVy5fkVrYDRewmQ9scZRlDaB5z8uN0jYKAR1ygv096tl7bxVdzbA1PwWw0zs5PyET2EtSm_YffTcbqZeiUSFn30iwu5dCU4Xxac8bRIyiDjNv_XWs60aN9k3m_Y_PKyAv4tE009J1FbWIWu6ToGXvc7Yjfm3Kysqjo3ztZTjr5GHBNzGfQc168/s320/IMG_4439.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="activity-description-container" style="font-family: MaisonNeue, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-20150432150969810702024-03-10T19:28:00.001-04:002024-03-10T19:29:26.314-04:00Soggy<p>This week was the last week of swim practice. What are we going to do with all our free time next week?! </p><p>Monday was a beautiful day but I had a full day at work with meeting upon meeting, so while it would have been nice to take advantage of the weather, alas, I did not manage to make it happen. </p><p>Tuesday, I did not get out for a morning run and while I technically had time during afternoon swim practice, it was cold, rainy and windy. I settled for a walk around the indoor track and getting more work done instead. (2.1 miles walked)</p><p>Wednesday, I was working from home so after dropping Sam off for late start, I headed across the street and ran the cart paths. Soft and squishy ground underfoot and very damp out overall. (6.0 miles)</p><p>Then later in the evening after swim practice, we headed down to Harpswell for the end of the season swim dinner. It was so nice to have all the kids be personally recognized not only for their accomplishments in the pool, but as people too. The coaches and the entire team are truly the best, and we are so glad that Sam was a part of the team this year! It truly has been a great experience.💖</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg90gFnJpn4fg3k-qUVD3RI9pW9B6-nylnoEsROJj3rMYcDfTPH_SY1RQoFId4gZhNMGUzLKDEDzobNE5-0ywxFMKaIKum-WW_IZ3AA4McJHUgODqnam0VSRcDxI04AOLLtiel1ZjJH2Ng6rh3Xeso6h307tZ4uINGdnlyewNGBKGyq7iN2ZVdXxNQHyQ/s4032/IMG_7040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg90gFnJpn4fg3k-qUVD3RI9pW9B6-nylnoEsROJj3rMYcDfTPH_SY1RQoFId4gZhNMGUzLKDEDzobNE5-0ywxFMKaIKum-WW_IZ3AA4McJHUgODqnam0VSRcDxI04AOLLtiel1ZjJH2Ng6rh3Xeso6h307tZ4uINGdnlyewNGBKGyq7iN2ZVdXxNQHyQ/s320/IMG_7040.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>I was really wishing I had run on Monday or Tuesday when I woke up to yet another cold, windy, rainy day on Thursday. Sigh. Had a late afternoon meeting, so took a little extra time in the morning after dropping Sam at school and squeezed in an out and back on the pavement of Highland Green Road. There was nothing good about the weather. 💨🌧️☔️ Blergh. Did see an eagle soaring overhead though. (6.0 miles)<div><br /></div><div>Finally sunny again on Friday, but also breezy. Got the grocery shopping and my errands done around town after dropping Sam off at school and then around 10:30, took a chance and decided to head out on the powerlines. Very squishy, wet, muddy, semi-frozen, and slightly energy-sucking underfoot. One wooly bear and a few very early skunk cabbage emerging. 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The sports facility up there is seriousy impressive, and they put on a good meet. Sam swam great, with PRs in all three of her events and a very solid 500 free PR at the end of the night. It is so fun to see her hard work paying off. And to see her in a tech suit too! 😎(Although we did not pay the $600 for a true tech suit, but the kneeskin suit seemed to work perfectly well for a quarter the price!) It was Friday night lights, swim style! 🏊🏊</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnl9qN8KzKiEge8ZfqGOnMOXeZrUUWcgiS7HSrtu-ziH4IW-ZLuhScfHWtJpZRoh2DJ45iDqqUOVVlDWCTGYhBDMcz2Adch493oGpFVG55XRPr1hQZzST21QO62Byb3FK_tM-t301i8zvrKuO3U1AnCwJ5sciUjMUv1a__2Wd7DYadZsL7hQywbNRdh4/s4032/IMG_4370.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnl9qN8KzKiEge8ZfqGOnMOXeZrUUWcgiS7HSrtu-ziH4IW-ZLuhScfHWtJpZRoh2DJ45iDqqUOVVlDWCTGYhBDMcz2Adch493oGpFVG55XRPr1hQZzST21QO62Byb3FK_tM-t301i8zvrKuO3U1AnCwJ5sciUjMUv1a__2Wd7DYadZsL7hQywbNRdh4/s320/IMG_4370.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qx3yq8KAN2n_9PL7OhPkV2TjNv5VyJupwrMdg4VUjmvznR2SXepN5zjEOaGEGFnhwnSJgwylC4GvQ2Bzll2Km8PnjvEDwf_l-Zrfp7GA5qCyoFtzTghLyf7hnR7CcpOUROXmQ-1JXCu3wfIrnaJExKpgWCWDpmy0u8owbkfar5gYtkD-B6TGrUSRU2w/s4032/IMG_4372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qx3yq8KAN2n_9PL7OhPkV2TjNv5VyJupwrMdg4VUjmvznR2SXepN5zjEOaGEGFnhwnSJgwylC4GvQ2Bzll2Km8PnjvEDwf_l-Zrfp7GA5qCyoFtzTghLyf7hnR7CcpOUROXmQ-1JXCu3wfIrnaJExKpgWCWDpmy0u8owbkfar5gYtkD-B6TGrUSRU2w/s320/IMG_4372.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkUich3FV4RJIOyAlaK5x1kuXPbVYhN0Ij-1BIffxb8p8pGztJwdk4DP69c4bBSM2WLgcZXeKl8lpK0tzXka7bGdfAT9qaUJZvnUkIo86gTBX5vdjISxAe_HXdtAVfbAU7wjmQbDN0KGhegJyrhrkpqek11H1iZNnZ73PUKiBOonGB1m8TWEwVdOcHQ0/s4032/IMG_4373.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkUich3FV4RJIOyAlaK5x1kuXPbVYhN0Ij-1BIffxb8p8pGztJwdk4DP69c4bBSM2WLgcZXeKl8lpK0tzXka7bGdfAT9qaUJZvnUkIo86gTBX5vdjISxAe_HXdtAVfbAU7wjmQbDN0KGhegJyrhrkpqek11H1iZNnZ73PUKiBOonGB1m8TWEwVdOcHQ0/s320/IMG_4373.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJKVutEfq1rpOxQiF6oQddR4dJFoV20rykj4EYwsD2bCl_RYmwzifsregncNUCnHmzd2e_wDDU5NgSuKQLpICuBHrS-yHLdohIyQo9Mpu-fI_kg9k5KIkwf_iiBOIE0obYBST5lG7Kc39NaSPHtfVmwDT7rydjVOKXVq_eUvKwJlSKMA7Fnx7mfp-P8I/s1765/IMG_4383.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJKVutEfq1rpOxQiF6oQddR4dJFoV20rykj4EYwsD2bCl_RYmwzifsregncNUCnHmzd2e_wDDU5NgSuKQLpICuBHrS-yHLdohIyQo9Mpu-fI_kg9k5KIkwf_iiBOIE0obYBST5lG7Kc39NaSPHtfVmwDT7rydjVOKXVq_eUvKwJlSKMA7Fnx7mfp-P8I/s320/IMG_4383.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">🔥🔥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Saturday morning, Emily came up here to join us for a run. It was great to catch up and obviously, no fun was had 😆😆Very mucky, squishy, flooded and muddy out there. Some bushwacking was involved. The river was flowing - so much water! 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After eating lunch and getting a few things done around the house, I headed across the street for walk #2 of the week. A bit dreary out, but always good to move a bit. (1.7 miles walked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then it was back to the couch to read and relax before we headed into town to Nomad for a yummy dinner of wood-fired pizza. Delish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spring ahead overnight, and woke this morning to whipping winds, dark skies and a whole lot of rain. Ugh! Spent the morning inside at the computer, cleaning, doing laundry, reading and most definitely putting off the run 😂😂😂 The rain stopped as I was driving down to Harpswell to pick Sam up after her sleepover, so once I got back and did a bit of stretching and rolling, I headed out for my run. Overcast, still windy, and still a whole lot of water everywhere, although mostly avoidable on the sidewalks and roads. Ran down to the river through Mom and Dad's neighborhood and then across the bridge and back through the Topsham streets. Stomach was not feeling great, so just took it easy and was glad to get the miles. The mileage this year has not been super impressive, but the graph is starting to look decent with six weeks in a row right at 40 miles. Hoping to add in a few miles these next few weeks but for now, happy to be back to the consistency after January's Covid dip. 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Hard to believe it is already March!</p><p>It was not a week for beautiful photos. The snow has pretty much melted leaving bare ground, mud and some ice, and it was rainy and/or overcast most days. Honestly, this sort of weather is kind of depressing, especially at this time of year. I haven't xc skiied once, and the kids haven't even had a proper snow day this winter! Climate change is real, people...</p><p>I am back to my old habits and did not start my run week until Wednesday. Sigh. Tuesday was a day full of meetings and as I didn't get up and out early, I missed my chance for a run. However, as I was over at the Bowdoin campus for several fellowship interviews, I took the opportunity to get in a walk mid-afternoon before heading back to the office for more meetings. 🤪🤪Warm. (1.93 miles walked)</p><p>Got out around 6:30 am on Wednesday for a run around Highland Green. Misty, rainy, soggy, overcast and blustery. Ran out via the roads but came back on the powerlines. (6.0 miles)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLRZRzLrErNTZ3S-Uwh6_Z2ihwyYJtDmiTShPLIPMCo80-ah11zNG8S9np45mD6gSuDrtn3GtOwFuMV3zjt5xAu27YWnHbSOffNcEkO49xUxW_YCEgpo9xyLVa_RWv0Ux87hK-MQSJBtMeUiJt6D6ir-xb9wW0Fu_108TPryRm00Mmi6zf2eMAHZ_kyw/s4032/IMG_4349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLRZRzLrErNTZ3S-Uwh6_Z2ihwyYJtDmiTShPLIPMCo80-ah11zNG8S9np45mD6gSuDrtn3GtOwFuMV3zjt5xAu27YWnHbSOffNcEkO49xUxW_YCEgpo9xyLVa_RWv0Ux87hK-MQSJBtMeUiJt6D6ir-xb9wW0Fu_108TPryRm00Mmi6zf2eMAHZ_kyw/s320/IMG_4349.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After Wednesday's rain and a drop in temperature overnight, I wasn't interested in running icy roads in the dark, so I did a bit of work early on the computer on Thursday and then after dropping Sam off at school, got my run before I headed to the office. Another Highland Green run. Windy, icy and chilly. (6.1 miles)<div><br /></div><div>Friday, after doing a bit of work and getting a few errands done, I headed out for my run from the Gone Fishing parking lot at the dump. A fair amount of bare ground but still a decent percentage of ice to tiptoe around. Temps were cold enough that the powerlines were solid, but once things warm up, it's going to be messy out there. Bright and chilly. Cooper's hawk flew overhead and alighted on a nearby tree as I ran on the trails near the dump ponds, but I wasn't fast enough for a photo. Nice to run on trails, and glad not have to have to wear the spikes. (8.0 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiM3Art9iNSA40KyhY1DqPORsN4M6hcdxzD37j8spsY3AEg_EyJnw4oBxDet7P6W8-0emAcLCWCd43EsaoncmYIb2783Uik1qtPelF9ohxVbZs4hRxpRMD5XLdfA_rl3eH8nJh4QU1RU97Xzezo-URda01XrwJrfxv4dZWghkS2fALXN3m5mWjTGa3l44/s4032/IMG_4351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiM3Art9iNSA40KyhY1DqPORsN4M6hcdxzD37j8spsY3AEg_EyJnw4oBxDet7P6W8-0emAcLCWCd43EsaoncmYIb2783Uik1qtPelF9ohxVbZs4hRxpRMD5XLdfA_rl3eH8nJh4QU1RU97Xzezo-URda01XrwJrfxv4dZWghkS2fALXN3m5mWjTGa3l44/s320/IMG_4351.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sam has a bit of a cold, so we skipped Friday practice, but I had planned on walking up at the Y, so I laced up my shoes and got in a short walk around the school block later in the afternoon. (1.73 miles walked)</div><div><br /></div><div>Overcast, windy and sort of raw morning on Saturday, depsite not being super chilly out. Powerlines were as expected but not terrible running as long as you didn't mind a bit of walking around the icy spots and a few ankle turns on the frozen mud and sand. Five deer seen bounding through the woods mid-run, their white tails flashing, and a lot of birds calling. (10.0 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb91D1UupjuhVM5JNF8gLaAEn7CQDKEfown_6uB_euTQ0nAenKxFAwDznj6kYtDSmDAcMRc53l2bRZ6Azbkc3j2e3NglkBdILo2OV8YovCwRaQrZSNLGmSmma-FxTLoQn4Cs-A7TPFK4SkAwh2x7_K8EqGdm0E9ZyWcF0MnFXP0oDRM1esQjms-Zrqo1o/s4032/IMG_4353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb91D1UupjuhVM5JNF8gLaAEn7CQDKEfown_6uB_euTQ0nAenKxFAwDznj6kYtDSmDAcMRc53l2bRZ6Azbkc3j2e3NglkBdILo2OV8YovCwRaQrZSNLGmSmma-FxTLoQn4Cs-A7TPFK4SkAwh2x7_K8EqGdm0E9ZyWcF0MnFXP0oDRM1esQjms-Zrqo1o/s320/IMG_4353.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Rain started up later in the day on Saturday and was still falling on Sunday morning. So dreary. I wasn't in a rush to get out, so did some work on the computer, did some house stuff, and relaxed a bit and then decided well, it's lunchtime I might as well eat and I'll go out later. So motivated! 😏😆😉Finally headed out around 1:15. Sky had brightened up and it was warm and breezy. I didn't feel like running roads so put on my trail shoes and decided I'd just wing it with the route and see what I found. Ended up running the cart paths and out into the Cathance. Very soggy, squishy, soft, muddy and so much water. River was roaring. Ryan caught me with about two miles to go, which was nice 😊Glad to have gotten it done, and to have put in another 40 mile week. (10.0 miles)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo_8AjZX14VCaXl3ye0cLlxVDErgp19a-Ge1xuwY4yqN5Vu7mCUvf5ug25JNCWcMvwamuY4KmOWFjBsnkZ5mdk-4b_2yQJw_m3aK7NzagU4G8A3kTWHnY7WmxPtsgWkwIOLQmFBZdlBgHna3uvYIP3Pfuukyi0YwljawDDLcXq8jwMormG7WU54M3TMY/s4032/IMG_4354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo_8AjZX14VCaXl3ye0cLlxVDErgp19a-Ge1xuwY4yqN5Vu7mCUvf5ug25JNCWcMvwamuY4KmOWFjBsnkZ5mdk-4b_2yQJw_m3aK7NzagU4G8A3kTWHnY7WmxPtsgWkwIOLQmFBZdlBgHna3uvYIP3Pfuukyi0YwljawDDLcXq8jwMormG7WU54M3TMY/s320/IMG_4354.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDheAKo-ELNXI3WrpflEC47g3zlLIdcXU7xnMd4TSum_8eJ1edOfcY_Kb1oeHT-UN0iKSp86wqow2Gtxr07WwXFZaVc8o6dzYGzfNQtP2QANIGEOEinMX5F-v_SiL9DEp6XUUoh2c-ccDaZGiYIMFbhmbpt51IjcewKzWGfWn1p0TrI6ODkiyuRDiUKbQ/s4032/IMG_4355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDheAKo-ELNXI3WrpflEC47g3zlLIdcXU7xnMd4TSum_8eJ1edOfcY_Kb1oeHT-UN0iKSp86wqow2Gtxr07WwXFZaVc8o6dzYGzfNQtP2QANIGEOEinMX5F-v_SiL9DEp6XUUoh2c-ccDaZGiYIMFbhmbpt51IjcewKzWGfWn1p0TrI6ODkiyuRDiUKbQ/s320/IMG_4355.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1xeLgsDpUIfXjP1k6Kh097WIneLyvCJ8crHHOxgnuzwv_5Hp0nveLk_nqcXsWFe7aIKNb5_GKhhFpjXSEKSw2VrPa1woA2GUs5XD9yOONswiJYntkTuvt7PaHbpIzhrbBbGxGB_KzPWMK0WnD1Gd0Yla70LQ45S5BDxogM2DrJ-7EIkBToRbSEdlJRs/s4032/IMG_4356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1xeLgsDpUIfXjP1k6Kh097WIneLyvCJ8crHHOxgnuzwv_5Hp0nveLk_nqcXsWFe7aIKNb5_GKhhFpjXSEKSw2VrPa1woA2GUs5XD9yOONswiJYntkTuvt7PaHbpIzhrbBbGxGB_KzPWMK0WnD1Gd0Yla70LQ45S5BDxogM2DrJ-7EIkBToRbSEdlJRs/s320/IMG_4356.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>February wrap-up: <br /><br />167.0 run miles<br />16.01 walk miles<br />0.0 XC miles<div><br /></div><div>YTD:</div><div><br /></div><div>280.5 run miles</div><div>25.8 walk miles</div><div>0.0 XC miles</div></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-72120145757598159422024-02-25T20:04:00.001-05:002024-02-25T20:04:28.265-05:00Vacation Week<p>A busy vacation week with her high school state swim meet, a Y swim meet and fun with friends for Sam and a mix of work and a bit of time off for me.</p><p>Monday was a holiday day and the start of vacation. Sam slept in and had a quiet morning, while I did a bit of work in the morning as there were things that didn't get crossed off my to do list last week that needed to be completed. Then we all headed up to the Y in the afternoon, with swim practice for Sam and a walk for Ryan and I. Cold, bright and breezy. Turkey vultures circling above, and a quiet waterfront. (2.6 miles walked)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiISlIhMuv9RxMQi-xooKsFbwoDqJA4bZzUzJ7zqS3nX9oBplzSMJyUWKlkpZXRqFW8HFxhWIs3qTODMc9b1TTAnJAEXfOmF04YsSRSg3Px9ts-qFtpkP4EC-MY_uUW7XiWlNr6iyXbODN2F6XMUa0QvsCwOogKMk-ipa7E78v4BMTTdGTZnkECguG7Fw/s4032/IMG_4330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiISlIhMuv9RxMQi-xooKsFbwoDqJA4bZzUzJ7zqS3nX9oBplzSMJyUWKlkpZXRqFW8HFxhWIs3qTODMc9b1TTAnJAEXfOmF04YsSRSg3Px9ts-qFtpkP4EC-MY_uUW7XiWlNr6iyXbODN2F6XMUa0QvsCwOogKMk-ipa7E78v4BMTTdGTZnkECguG7Fw/s320/IMG_4330.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Tuesday was the girls state high school swim meet. I dropped Sam off for warm ups and 9:00 and then hit the roads from the field house for a few miles. Then it was back to the pool to watch cheer for the girls as they wrapped up the season! It has been so fun to watch this kid, and her team, swim so well and have such a blast together this season. <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t6c/1/16/2764.png" /><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t57/1/16/1f3ca_200d_2640.png" /><img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t7f/1/16/1f60a.png" /> As someone who loved running on a team in HS and college, it makes my heart happy to see her enjoying her time on a team of such supportive, kind, strong kids. (6.0 miles)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3P8yxq_R8jDiD3WH7-_eFVzsPDhol_8PytAumUv0R7_6aOi04jDCGWbVUPX5kDXXFdABog4RvlMTZxl_do5THvb-qggQZJP8qRGUojorlfDAcPaKw8Xc20jPPEFU-J7ND1R2XCWKtDGDy4jm7t3Wm4RjzelQrjtH_Md30rwMXKnW8omEajpwP-E-L52o/s1265/IMG_4332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="926" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3P8yxq_R8jDiD3WH7-_eFVzsPDhol_8PytAumUv0R7_6aOi04jDCGWbVUPX5kDXXFdABog4RvlMTZxl_do5THvb-qggQZJP8qRGUojorlfDAcPaKw8Xc20jPPEFU-J7ND1R2XCWKtDGDy4jm7t3Wm4RjzelQrjtH_Md30rwMXKnW8omEajpwP-E-L52o/s320/IMG_4332.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Up and out early on Wednesday morning for some road miles before work. Cold, calm and clear. (7.0 miles)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzanwTGQznCfh7Y3x8dLfrC3OhH0fsRpIA4go9tDD9hpC2cCfw6XVe-dkY8-tEbiLhsxTCuTGDKvn7K2Xzf8Aw3t_Jox-iGVQQ6rUvV1LybdoI1N__lH6XBnVNy1te94dG2xMTf4Dyu3IjdNPHnDmpC_KkscEz1lj4tmL9aSMtRYiYscT6ae7zKB3dcC0/s4032/IMG_4336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzanwTGQznCfh7Y3x8dLfrC3OhH0fsRpIA4go9tDD9hpC2cCfw6XVe-dkY8-tEbiLhsxTCuTGDKvn7K2Xzf8Aw3t_Jox-iGVQQ6rUvV1LybdoI1N__lH6XBnVNy1te94dG2xMTf4Dyu3IjdNPHnDmpC_KkscEz1lj4tmL9aSMtRYiYscT6ae7zKB3dcC0/s320/IMG_4336.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9dWR35PGQ4skJrgG2J2aL3kpo1Qp_ZIpA516bgDGPHbEj7HhMV2g5pO2nSKKvFtmNGwuHaJZVpwOKCOiyDDkwEP42aXSVC9MYeq0iNG06WLZ98LB3cYr3yqhUfwVDEj3rjw57LboL3wZeqhwlGs3yMeJ3YiCf_g_WhFYKfxcT6nZtALod7sDkDG71_o/s4032/IMG_4337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9dWR35PGQ4skJrgG2J2aL3kpo1Qp_ZIpA516bgDGPHbEj7HhMV2g5pO2nSKKvFtmNGwuHaJZVpwOKCOiyDDkwEP42aXSVC9MYeq0iNG06WLZ98LB3cYr3yqhUfwVDEj3rjw57LboL3wZeqhwlGs3yMeJ3YiCf_g_WhFYKfxcT6nZtALod7sDkDG71_o/s320/IMG_4337.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Went into the office on Thursday, and Ryan did the heavy lifting of transportation so that Sam, Lauren and Rohan could hang out for the day. Came home to a whole lot of giggling 😊😉</div><div><br /></div><div>Snow and then rain on Friday morning so I got a few things crossed off my to do list, got a bit of work done, and then after dropping Sam at Anne's after lunch to hang out, I finally headed out for my run. Took the powerlines out, ran the dirt road backwards to hole 7, ran holes 7 & 6, then joined back up with the road to run the rest of the loop with some side roads and back on the powerlines. Back roads and cart paths were not suitable for road shoes 😂 but high powerlines route is clear of snow. This weather is crap but at least it wasn’t windy! 🤷♀️🤪 (7.0 miles)</div><br />Saturday was a swim meet up at the Y, so I got up and out to get in my run around 8:15. For a change of pace, I decided I'd try out the powerlines. I figured it would be less than ideal, but wanted to try to stay out of the wind. As anticipated, found a mixed bag of conditions, with a lot of wet ice to crunch on with my spikes. (8.0 miles)<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkFijJML4qlbeJ5h8nPHsy5txq8nHraKoTdSfbG6RChHmI7un3zv0BCYWbk5R6qV5wAA2hlcMy2I8p9vZfQp11jaf7JC6tbcy7WOB6eTZrmWaGLD6xpg1FaYgbjb8nVyvgfntS75E6JvVtHK9B_3lgNsWAKq_DJeLia1adVnSUfj3EQPM8sUAj5HdMSw/s4032/IMG_4339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkFijJML4qlbeJ5h8nPHsy5txq8nHraKoTdSfbG6RChHmI7un3zv0BCYWbk5R6qV5wAA2hlcMy2I8p9vZfQp11jaf7JC6tbcy7WOB6eTZrmWaGLD6xpg1FaYgbjb8nVyvgfntS75E6JvVtHK9B_3lgNsWAKq_DJeLia1adVnSUfj3EQPM8sUAj5HdMSw/s320/IMG_4339.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqSAoQD8lhhIY-_j1fGzh0DcSTf786lNJKg4US610XJyu23wDHsanYDH4mE1luXeOJ85YjgruDyDwcJq8sTbnBnh2YZsLFEIVxIaGKZ-R4wr9GnSYJreEQq8_ELIMPc_S1tVF4EqEYLibIo9WjQOlN3LBJ9H2fKZSf2-7WnY_0hsFpvsZzRYBewdoE0o/s4032/IMG_4341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqSAoQD8lhhIY-_j1fGzh0DcSTf786lNJKg4US610XJyu23wDHsanYDH4mE1luXeOJ85YjgruDyDwcJq8sTbnBnh2YZsLFEIVxIaGKZ-R4wr9GnSYJreEQq8_ELIMPc_S1tVF4EqEYLibIo9WjQOlN3LBJ9H2fKZSf2-7WnY_0hsFpvsZzRYBewdoE0o/s320/IMG_4341.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Got home, hit the farmer's market for veggies and Frosty's for donuts and then took Sam up to the Y for warm up. We watched the first part of the meet on the computer and then headed up around 3:00 to catch Sam in her 200 breast and 500 free in person. The breaststroke is not her favorite, but she did a great job, and had a solid 500 too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday, Ryan went to Freeport for the TMR run, and after I took Sam down to Harpswell to hang out with Lauren, I parked out at Pennelville to get in my run. Bright, sunshiney, cold and a bit breezier than I had hoped for, but always nice to get down to the ocean. (12.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZntMqCUJtIJ7RfsgG_jOzlONzJp_togoZ2JI_Ounj0_iiEZwBGdvLNyyAPc-D9GI6nuftMR44ozt_sTegCxUEMyPCQstLXv6PzbjLMhW4TQHqrQJ5EqxdP48-3tbZfN2bk_0YnTwjGvQ-09EvqzWqXzuLVVyJJX_wIcYlnyqA1CmSJrhP9mbsV2mIJ3c/s4032/IMG_4346.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZntMqCUJtIJ7RfsgG_jOzlONzJp_togoZ2JI_Ounj0_iiEZwBGdvLNyyAPc-D9GI6nuftMR44ozt_sTegCxUEMyPCQstLXv6PzbjLMhW4TQHqrQJ5EqxdP48-3tbZfN2bk_0YnTwjGvQ-09EvqzWqXzuLVVyJJX_wIcYlnyqA1CmSJrhP9mbsV2mIJ3c/s320/IMG_4346.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSom4rO1R01cNiEG9kJ2VAz4mugFWoxG6FeDnKzW6O3NCdpAp8hVH3olAsIECwsXSLfC32ZRMk3CCl05VWEjcNwv68iYw3kCjLr_FxGSBaE_f9tTcH2xX67wH3SQEsMwYkUYrWUINxrg3eGF8resD0_oxKCwh-YJhwRXbAI4S6OeDCyCT7_9uIIrmhpc/s4032/IMG_4348.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSom4rO1R01cNiEG9kJ2VAz4mugFWoxG6FeDnKzW6O3NCdpAp8hVH3olAsIECwsXSLfC32ZRMk3CCl05VWEjcNwv68iYw3kCjLr_FxGSBaE_f9tTcH2xX67wH3SQEsMwYkUYrWUINxrg3eGF8resD0_oxKCwh-YJhwRXbAI4S6OeDCyCT7_9uIIrmhpc/s320/IMG_4348.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After lunch and a bit of house cleaning, I headed across the street for walk #2 of the week, one of my goals for the month being 2 walks a week toward my overall walking goal. Kristen called a few minutes in while out on her own walk so we chatted the whole way 😊 (1.7 miles walked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And just because… Gigi does love her boxes! 😻</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94thnGMVxUAd_jVN5drsSTNiFq95JP-MQKCNJz1-0O-ozTJiYhUEoDft_JYIJQEdwFGUdNeZ4ziPSdRxYBpORm7CrnVYlMLQ4zEygB__DLH6R9Dp8cwWZ61NlTLiU5vafZ0u7Mo6YXrkm1ngIDviqZH36FUWGYxa9pzrl93rFd8tGARN-h2jEqGzBlck/s3211/IMG_4324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3211" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94thnGMVxUAd_jVN5drsSTNiFq95JP-MQKCNJz1-0O-ozTJiYhUEoDft_JYIJQEdwFGUdNeZ4ziPSdRxYBpORm7CrnVYlMLQ4zEygB__DLH6R9Dp8cwWZ61NlTLiU5vafZ0u7Mo6YXrkm1ngIDviqZH36FUWGYxa9pzrl93rFd8tGARN-h2jEqGzBlck/s320/IMG_4324.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-52207130065774422482024-02-19T12:03:00.007-05:002024-02-19T12:04:44.129-05:00Mid-February<p>A little bit of everything this week. Wind, beautiful sunrises, snow, a funeral and fun with friends. And of course swimming and work, but those are a given 😂</p><p>Monday was a rest day. Tuesday, I had planned to run in the afternoon but it was so gray and uninspiring out that I simply could not summon the energy. Blah. Just didn’t feel like running but wanted to get a bit of movement before I sat back at my computer to get more work done, so went for a walk around the school block. (2.0 miles walked)</p><p>Wednesday, I headed out on the road at 6:30 and caught a truly beautiful sunrise crossing the Androscoggin, but it was so windy out!! Holy moly, I was getting blown around out there! 💨💨 Ran into Bill on the way up Summer Street and caught up with him for a minute or two as he pulled pull me up the hill before peeling off to head home. (7.0 miles)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGyyUOuuMfkCVYJMbcXQ-nUruE5PY3StrkNLwOhQc9vnjtq3iEZIt6LvBOaJJspZv_oQ8sTzVNj8knARsnYxVGk7KBqI17lx9AE8DczIYtywe2U3NhMzErgrFpw0BinhlE0YzEAdtzdYujT7Im6_xte1kf2z59fBpk8E1f2d_c72jCiKWFQKWvCrAGiQ/s4032/IMG_4301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGyyUOuuMfkCVYJMbcXQ-nUruE5PY3StrkNLwOhQc9vnjtq3iEZIt6LvBOaJJspZv_oQ8sTzVNj8knARsnYxVGk7KBqI17lx9AE8DczIYtywe2U3NhMzErgrFpw0BinhlE0YzEAdtzdYujT7Im6_xte1kf2z59fBpk8E1f2d_c72jCiKWFQKWvCrAGiQ/s320/IMG_4301.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">😍😎</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT8nhI6XjUejYF-qnRGGut_u-JsDr-QcpOb9Zv82-PAHiaRoAUYWFteLUcaAsm01hdqFAUYJorwKXyQapMD7XNw3ixqk1WMFpymcxWHCurcjqscHMAErS3U__5IkURNQaFvgCq0tVD8g8xhTvreOCXaa1MCZPnz6tXLkvX_g_mUWQcDAgCgNl0Qc1v80/s4032/IMG_4302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYT8nhI6XjUejYF-qnRGGut_u-JsDr-QcpOb9Zv82-PAHiaRoAUYWFteLUcaAsm01hdqFAUYJorwKXyQapMD7XNw3ixqk1WMFpymcxWHCurcjqscHMAErS3U__5IkURNQaFvgCq0tVD8g8xhTvreOCXaa1MCZPnz6tXLkvX_g_mUWQcDAgCgNl0Qc1v80/s320/IMG_4302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Thursday, I had a number of meetings and knew I wouldn't be able to fit in an afternoon run. That was enough to actually get me out the door into the darkness at 5:31 am. Cold and windy but nice and clear with a lovely glow on the horizon. Looked so lovely on the back of the loop that I ran back on the powerlines just to catch another glimpse of the sunrise. (6.1 miles)<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_SO3RFluBMP2rqcwJoPSgVTbskAm2nFsuwKOnI1dS1ZTKIgYVZwIieluNStE0BNIkdFy0HA5O-Iq4mn-haxIfpuDf33TlOSvxVVUyaxFPR5KZsHO5xCWohp9qk-l3xM15MUqIAZnRPWnAN_DcCjDFw6qv9bfhJI4XgiN8aFUI75v0cgvDp4vKOrG5Dc/s4032/IMG_4305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_SO3RFluBMP2rqcwJoPSgVTbskAm2nFsuwKOnI1dS1ZTKIgYVZwIieluNStE0BNIkdFy0HA5O-Iq4mn-haxIfpuDf33TlOSvxVVUyaxFPR5KZsHO5xCWohp9qk-l3xM15MUqIAZnRPWnAN_DcCjDFw6qv9bfhJI4XgiN8aFUI75v0cgvDp4vKOrG5Dc/s320/IMG_4305.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikM85RzTWZlmyjNNrFdXyqTKCSDDiZzpedDW57kIDKqAQoDYCYF2vO40fyRsdwU2LBmK9dpCdCbRAm9bqQ551c_AwBTwNw2L69dXraAmHeJ9QHqjsxdMf9riNIDqvD9ZUj6oy9Cauy6_iPvi-kN_DwCCumhTiRhdxuhZRD0GL3KutdWmLbl86b9PTsVsQ/s4032/IMG_4306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikM85RzTWZlmyjNNrFdXyqTKCSDDiZzpedDW57kIDKqAQoDYCYF2vO40fyRsdwU2LBmK9dpCdCbRAm9bqQ551c_AwBTwNw2L69dXraAmHeJ9QHqjsxdMf9riNIDqvD9ZUj6oy9Cauy6_iPvi-kN_DwCCumhTiRhdxuhZRD0GL3KutdWmLbl86b9PTsVsQ/s320/IMG_4306.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcPTII1xTuycbDtsQZrE3PiWY33F-ihsXp6xbRBzEBH3kHuriIsiOehXV5e4KJN2GWsbmCYDaTvB0btpmb_trqUpsURxGtqVRSc8gBODYAbrcan4UY1xOH8vYBQ7SdHQrPBMfr4KQCseshskGdAP9BoEO9Dcg-gKc8_STeCq4B3VsgjD61IJfxlqY4Cs/s4032/IMG_4307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcPTII1xTuycbDtsQZrE3PiWY33F-ihsXp6xbRBzEBH3kHuriIsiOehXV5e4KJN2GWsbmCYDaTvB0btpmb_trqUpsURxGtqVRSc8gBODYAbrcan4UY1xOH8vYBQ7SdHQrPBMfr4KQCseshskGdAP9BoEO9Dcg-gKc8_STeCq4B3VsgjD61IJfxlqY4Cs/s320/IMG_4307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">An inch or two of fluffy snow fell overnight. Had to sit in on a few meetings and calls on Friday morning for work, so didn’t get out until later, but at least by the time I got out, the sidewalks were mostly clear. Back road a bit slick. Windy and cold but the blanket of snow covering everything is lovely. Looped and wandered around Highland Green. (9.0 miles)</div><div><span face="MaisonNeue, Segoe UI, Helvetica Neue, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7GLuotA5PPbmQmANuk1Qxz9M61yM1jh1nK-0KiqU9Pb1NX3hEgvsg13SHMcYY28gbcVOonUfWSkusbY0DgoMvN4rDZIAHklDRUlxKin-RgON4ZXIRalkNK8lCgSqmRixbPshk1N20KY37SFReEKs-cIsTi1qL8AKLmhFRE3f4XYCw9VoEYuXighFdwg/s4032/IMG_4312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7GLuotA5PPbmQmANuk1Qxz9M61yM1jh1nK-0KiqU9Pb1NX3hEgvsg13SHMcYY28gbcVOonUfWSkusbY0DgoMvN4rDZIAHklDRUlxKin-RgON4ZXIRalkNK8lCgSqmRixbPshk1N20KY37SFReEKs-cIsTi1qL8AKLmhFRE3f4XYCw9VoEYuXighFdwg/s320/IMG_4312.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaxUYSsFcZGK0u4QBKWi9MSiytqrOVHcdXpcgF3Z_-OqbBthmoLptctlL7GK68ImJFKUqtv7kmZRuW_QdkT8nbRk1NHVxAjRN5RVSNazKYVGqFeOZUabtYSaY0QCGpg_KvxlRHmCxRfUX7Bi77rHPJzGAh-7rTniu_1Z2X1uTND6-rDFXf7abiStzq6s/s3595/IMG_4315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3595" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaxUYSsFcZGK0u4QBKWi9MSiytqrOVHcdXpcgF3Z_-OqbBthmoLptctlL7GK68ImJFKUqtv7kmZRuW_QdkT8nbRk1NHVxAjRN5RVSNazKYVGqFeOZUabtYSaY0QCGpg_KvxlRHmCxRfUX7Bi77rHPJzGAh-7rTniu_1Z2X1uTND6-rDFXf7abiStzq6s/s320/IMG_4315.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crow tracks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIocSwjE15T5Jz8r-wz3lcL7Guua7z3fssWRwr11HUeA3NaDLgBcH2J33OFwa0NImwfnIJnN4Dd-7si_dRjVxvxOJXRGSY03EV7tDoyR0FgtmC0WKzHHNJybUXjvP3lvtj3cM01oiN0w15OjbClLDCaxI9bR_cv-uDlssRNa6CQGOrbsD-HuH_Bzoc5Ms/s4032/IMG_4316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIocSwjE15T5Jz8r-wz3lcL7Guua7z3fssWRwr11HUeA3NaDLgBcH2J33OFwa0NImwfnIJnN4Dd-7si_dRjVxvxOJXRGSY03EV7tDoyR0FgtmC0WKzHHNJybUXjvP3lvtj3cM01oiN0w15OjbClLDCaxI9bR_cv-uDlssRNa6CQGOrbsD-HuH_Bzoc5Ms/s320/IMG_4316.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mouse art!</div><div><br /></div>Saturday morning, I was up and out early as Mom and Dad were picking me up at 7:20 so we could head down to Mass for the funeral for Andy's dad, Dennis. Only had time for a short run. Cold, overcast and calm. (6.4 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJcFiwc1Xr-CDhxnZxrufBiy-Gbyp4GYoS9cStmMBtm9KbKhEIS6503w5w-lPlYIy2jX5aeofrUo5_mEEOb0-76Iic-y6oolrOBHGwy__QNfc6R63p5zjfRqyP_ciKGRidH0b1lduPRl1T8yl6dmxXRk1z15jkZTZtpQGm8ftrBD7mSFDncy2fj-hcEI/s4032/IMG_4318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJcFiwc1Xr-CDhxnZxrufBiy-Gbyp4GYoS9cStmMBtm9KbKhEIS6503w5w-lPlYIy2jX5aeofrUo5_mEEOb0-76Iic-y6oolrOBHGwy__QNfc6R63p5zjfRqyP_ciKGRidH0b1lduPRl1T8yl6dmxXRk1z15jkZTZtpQGm8ftrBD7mSFDncy2fj-hcEI/s320/IMG_4318.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The service was nice, and it was good to see Neal who came as well, and of course to be able to talk with and hug Andy, Tina and the rest of the family. As always in situations like this, you wish you were getting together for a happier occassion, but I was glad we were able to go and be there. Dennis was a great man, and it was lovely to see so many people there to remember him. 💗</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Got home late afternoon and spent a bit of time on the couch before Ryan and I headed out for date night at Enoteca and to use the gift card Mom and Dad nicely got us for Christmas! We always so enjoy going and sitting at the bar to talk with Henry, and of course, the food was delish! As was my espresso martini! 🍸🍹</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hv4AdtoFO2osQv_M_nzj1ill0fdpgnl0qer9OM5OKWlaEGC08paJMJYkyhTiMfp1jXPXGAy-XAJAzCipIbQ5W5IPD_xRKKWMSXwuF3CG61TCcmLRke2oG8vypi-3JzeqpQmhfqhMqGgBuI1vdzKBSLzmr5oCeU2LRPLt7OgXVu8nSA3V4XrBtOHJ2N4/s4032/IMG_4321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hv4AdtoFO2osQv_M_nzj1ill0fdpgnl0qer9OM5OKWlaEGC08paJMJYkyhTiMfp1jXPXGAy-XAJAzCipIbQ5W5IPD_xRKKWMSXwuF3CG61TCcmLRke2oG8vypi-3JzeqpQmhfqhMqGgBuI1vdzKBSLzmr5oCeU2LRPLt7OgXVu8nSA3V4XrBtOHJ2N4/s320/IMG_4321.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday was Val's birthday run up at Riverlands. This is always such a fun way to celebrate and get together! We truly are so lucky to have Val as a friend 💗And Ryan, who has been feeling much better, decided to join too, so that was even better. The morning dawned bright, cold and windy, and we all trundled down through the woods to set up on the ice with food and drink and a fire and lots of chit chatting. Then it was off for the run, a 10k out and back that people did as many times as they wanted. It was great to be able to catch up here and there with so many different people as we ran along and then after back on the ice. Always a good time!!😍 Conditions were suprisigingly decent, with a coating of snow atop packed snow and ice. Longest run in a while! (12.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWIlwo_s3hC7QPrfLAYAuDtNo0boxXMoBF0LvpptohkH0nsgPdH7Ror4ocKLqew1wb4RbNf7Nan4UFwUpCRvyDqczK8ATBEvSX4WYhUiemTVoQyc0v53OLaRDtDllpiRK7EjkhA6d7agzZdQNHgdYVNRzAZIhg3uuK9-fh9vuvh-YjwxsIPu7oRUXfjU/s4032/IMG_4323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWIlwo_s3hC7QPrfLAYAuDtNo0boxXMoBF0LvpptohkH0nsgPdH7Ror4ocKLqew1wb4RbNf7Nan4UFwUpCRvyDqczK8ATBEvSX4WYhUiemTVoQyc0v53OLaRDtDllpiRK7EjkhA6d7agzZdQNHgdYVNRzAZIhg3uuK9-fh9vuvh-YjwxsIPu7oRUXfjU/s320/IMG_4323.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-50317176225349450132024-02-11T14:20:00.012-05:002024-02-11T14:25:14.663-05:00False Spring<p>The end of this week has been warm and spring-like. Always weird to have such weather in what I consider to be the middle of winter! Perhaps this is the new norm, but it just doesn't seem right.</p><p>Ryan was over in VT at conference at the start of the week. Thankfully Mom and Dad were able to take Sam to LRSC on Monday since I had a late afternoon meeting, but even with that, I sat at one of the tables above the bleachers overlooking the track during HS practice on my computer. The work to do list is long these days. It was actually a pretty decent place to get some work done. And was the field house this busy while we were there at school? Did we just not notice? The baseball team came in to start practice just before we were leaving - that means a 9:00 pm practice start time! Aie!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnWUUgJqs4xOd4ajfQy8JKuapMHFw-EmYUcIRTVf_tF9HzquLh1ln5-KZPBpBShpvCjuXiYFb8sdcHAfyKpqRaoZvY9ffjJqZ1PHtBaZFdSZSv43gdCmgHTeDVQ-8LzS6L35RRg-Wr6yLY0VdKbTfE5RMVL0IS51i_uO7SxPLoM4eFD2-PZqGCne_ImY/s4032/IMG_4270.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnWUUgJqs4xOd4ajfQy8JKuapMHFw-EmYUcIRTVf_tF9HzquLh1ln5-KZPBpBShpvCjuXiYFb8sdcHAfyKpqRaoZvY9ffjJqZ1PHtBaZFdSZSv43gdCmgHTeDVQ-8LzS6L35RRg-Wr6yLY0VdKbTfE5RMVL0IS51i_uO7SxPLoM4eFD2-PZqGCne_ImY/s320/IMG_4270.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had to go in to work for a half day on Friday, so with that in mind, I took a bit of time on Tuesday morning to get out for a run before I headed into the office. Headed out a little after 8:00 am and ran an out and back on Highland Green Road. Cold, bright and breezy. (6.0 miles)<div><br /></div><div>The days are getting noticeably longer. We've seen some pretty sunsets driving home from LRSC practice around 5:00 pm. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8RpMr27mrG6y7s3V418DG9Wxf32Fm1puuBhYl4DGSCD8oRan0geXfuCIMPKCvUT-xM2DePZH1kKWXfB3dPfAdXvX_Hogm9zB_WDJFCi2llY10OI5JjZ2I0U0zB9208iN5mG950ELdEi5U4wq0HIcwUekjAL0XtOR1VlCOZHKBZuBxW_6EVq71q7VQWg/s4032/IMG_6149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8RpMr27mrG6y7s3V418DG9Wxf32Fm1puuBhYl4DGSCD8oRan0geXfuCIMPKCvUT-xM2DePZH1kKWXfB3dPfAdXvX_Hogm9zB_WDJFCi2llY10OI5JjZ2I0U0zB9208iN5mG950ELdEi5U4wq0HIcwUekjAL0XtOR1VlCOZHKBZuBxW_6EVq71q7VQWg/s320/IMG_6149.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Worked at home on Wednesday. Headed out around 9:45 for a run on the powerlines. Sun was warm and definitely softening the snow on the way back but otherwise mostly nice and solid and runnable with some ice and bare spots here and there. (7.0 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxBYuP4aOmF0DnpZDfYSQ03rNfC19Lnjw3RUdCCwNzFsxmEktcSi5On2DvQrUK18z52iN6t3SovsLqRjPqp34dYp6SGaTUaw8I35LLCIoDehay80hzxDX7vr1mNzIZn8qUTeFfs8ZMk9KoUvPJORnu9poN_jEU8vI8QY7SEgl24zlxOugX8-ncZpbnk4/s4032/IMG_4272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxBYuP4aOmF0DnpZDfYSQ03rNfC19Lnjw3RUdCCwNzFsxmEktcSi5On2DvQrUK18z52iN6t3SovsLqRjPqp34dYp6SGaTUaw8I35LLCIoDehay80hzxDX7vr1mNzIZn8qUTeFfs8ZMk9KoUvPJORnu9poN_jEU8vI8QY7SEgl24zlxOugX8-ncZpbnk4/s320/IMG_4272.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ryan got home late in the evening on Wednesday and as I had an afternoon meeting on Thursday, he got Sam up to the Y for swim practice. I was able to leave the office with enough time to get in a walk around the school block before starting dinner. Spring-like out there. (1.7 miles walked)</div><div><br /></div><div>Up and out early on Friday to get in some miles before heading into the office. Pretty morning with some nice color in the sky as I crossed the Androscoggin. A lot of black ice made things a bit sketchy though. (6.3 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1K7r4bnLBwtviuUACfPd_3bl_onO6bm3Arbtps1dh3IyR4bkraIJzPi7Xa87AQdnco6gZzxl8_Jysu9N2ozebHhcWB-uYvhyydBhVkkIJRmsCgIqm4Se-yYJ9CdpU44q6w4oGeuIn2EI-YdyG71yDzqC6Gw_36S2nkeKwi2Y-wvY-hVA_oeG7b6Qph4/s4032/IMG_4274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1K7r4bnLBwtviuUACfPd_3bl_onO6bm3Arbtps1dh3IyR4bkraIJzPi7Xa87AQdnco6gZzxl8_Jysu9N2ozebHhcWB-uYvhyydBhVkkIJRmsCgIqm4Se-yYJ9CdpU44q6w4oGeuIn2EI-YdyG71yDzqC6Gw_36S2nkeKwi2Y-wvY-hVA_oeG7b6Qph4/s320/IMG_4274.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVzkCmzKxtBTbU7i4z3o34ymavABwllqqehYUn-XufrbwRghDtAIFKA98k9sPFPNnmEdJa51DVwXqJJ0fMrNmN0_4MLMlGk_ZVMpZj1pveCY2kK_M7E-34RAOFP7c3SW6TnzS0cK38Hgbhj6lBUnpgUZZubzAcRBQtWajQZ7Pm3Z12q5QvXdw_1FKvuQ/s4032/IMG_4275.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVzkCmzKxtBTbU7i4z3o34ymavABwllqqehYUn-XufrbwRghDtAIFKA98k9sPFPNnmEdJa51DVwXqJJ0fMrNmN0_4MLMlGk_ZVMpZj1pveCY2kK_M7E-34RAOFP7c3SW6TnzS0cK38Hgbhj6lBUnpgUZZubzAcRBQtWajQZ7Pm3Z12q5QvXdw_1FKvuQ/s320/IMG_4275.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sam had the high school KVAC conference swim meet up at the Y on Saturday morning. I got in my miles by running from home up to the Y, arriving in time to change and get a quick snack before getting up into the stands just before the national anthem started. Damp and quite foggy with a fair number of sketchy wet icy spots. Felt a bit ragged. (10.8 miles)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3al5MgSTpObm3-3PG5kJdZR2vTwpxBKNc3Y827TsehCq-pcV9KmxdjcIvEpa6ON_J8kO5NIj3qd24gd4opHbreAruCgtJQjKrLbZbsJh_rcoJnkaze8hJ_FowAkKbhhUgwG5kGWtQB7GHqFVZRpgGreyOpuuyHqY1z-tGasOyFMciT-zl2n45wTWUwQ/s4032/IMG_4277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3al5MgSTpObm3-3PG5kJdZR2vTwpxBKNc3Y827TsehCq-pcV9KmxdjcIvEpa6ON_J8kO5NIj3qd24gd4opHbreAruCgtJQjKrLbZbsJh_rcoJnkaze8hJ_FowAkKbhhUgwG5kGWtQB7GHqFVZRpgGreyOpuuyHqY1z-tGasOyFMciT-zl2n45wTWUwQ/s320/IMG_4277.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVhQTkrL6pnxi3a4ZB36wCFvcY4G-XxhTzfoU_N0M9sukGk9M2RDpD7_J79JpNU3a0TuvajsDWlN-xTMyHLBcGIcp7pYdtPomrVfk0rAe0zmiF0NgFHyIdM8VfnqF2GJoNShJzo-n2yH2M3FoVZnPzTwU0BewXgRGvwlNb5RhkZi9yTjR8qRlEx7OXU8/s4032/IMG_4278.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVhQTkrL6pnxi3a4ZB36wCFvcY4G-XxhTzfoU_N0M9sukGk9M2RDpD7_J79JpNU3a0TuvajsDWlN-xTMyHLBcGIcp7pYdtPomrVfk0rAe0zmiF0NgFHyIdM8VfnqF2GJoNShJzo-n2yH2M3FoVZnPzTwU0BewXgRGvwlNb5RhkZi9yTjR8qRlEx7OXU8/s320/IMG_4278.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sam, and her entire team, did some great swimming! There was a lot of energy with so many fans up in the stands, and it was fun to watch everyone swim well. A great way to finish up the regular season! Go Eagles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7q5LnNn9NqQbrKqo8J3qUexGgkmOC-4kV7ioo2yjbbkDbiaGhjN65he4eg9iNkhEc_dsc068zIg5GNTTL4PEQbEP0IITU5uMjEuX_QfAtBQlMPv1XYf2R82pwDjeEkAn_yEWKgdUQ1G8Bn6pDeXn_JjpCeKR8xp0cEXMWtCFA00dK_2DxDxukKh0JDeg/s4032/IMG_4279.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7q5LnNn9NqQbrKqo8J3qUexGgkmOC-4kV7ioo2yjbbkDbiaGhjN65he4eg9iNkhEc_dsc068zIg5GNTTL4PEQbEP0IITU5uMjEuX_QfAtBQlMPv1XYf2R82pwDjeEkAn_yEWKgdUQ1G8Bn6pDeXn_JjpCeKR8xp0cEXMWtCFA00dK_2DxDxukKh0JDeg/s320/IMG_4279.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPJJ_EpJbpgUzfBbD_nO2EeHCfis18oCYo0_BBFJdDPnmd0sJ5Fa8ojxkTxo51MA_uGNWFqR9kxzPWioxzn78aP2cJKCKP39gSjxJMQTpgNflndCKk_pjqLa5ckGHugalzEDft1k5axBIUeiXnTpBTXL96yszLaFJgeoAD6RDAJyw7Wsw88LkYvFSVNU/s4032/IMG_4281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPJJ_EpJbpgUzfBbD_nO2EeHCfis18oCYo0_BBFJdDPnmd0sJ5Fa8ojxkTxo51MA_uGNWFqR9kxzPWioxzn78aP2cJKCKP39gSjxJMQTpgNflndCKk_pjqLa5ckGHugalzEDft1k5axBIUeiXnTpBTXL96yszLaFJgeoAD6RDAJyw7Wsw88LkYvFSVNU/s320/IMG_4281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIN1Cvyd2T5EvzIkS9eOM7cIQrfbCRnOjoXWigZa7QBq7EPIIh38DTzcpVM0oNqIW4EwdbvubhQabA0RnBOVCHxziYH8yoTyvAdOjz_RlptCqCDiZgrK0mDYYsP5AXtMHRNd9Dn_j_RuPERIb8STAmSoFhDvtOlm9-Wj_kZ_PPAiACIRJysQKm7wqFBQ/s4032/IMG_4284.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIN1Cvyd2T5EvzIkS9eOM7cIQrfbCRnOjoXWigZa7QBq7EPIIh38DTzcpVM0oNqIW4EwdbvubhQabA0RnBOVCHxziYH8yoTyvAdOjz_RlptCqCDiZgrK0mDYYsP5AXtMHRNd9Dn_j_RuPERIb8STAmSoFhDvtOlm9-Wj_kZ_PPAiACIRJysQKm7wqFBQ/s320/IMG_4284.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting a pep talk from Coach before the 500 😍</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7UpFL1NnVZie5t0SyZo-ak1gUfpvG05dNCgcbigqQnAATw7cn7bNvsFje52jeZmSvw1yFBnRg6d7KKwhzc5sXFm7KZjKykUU97h3OBwwptOd7hEoBhdffFargiFJxfFf2ub_vHAD4OM3He6t9W_IWIvTm7Yi1d4rUAX2QIueSZJPq4HzoEo1g2erA0U/s4032/IMG_4288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7UpFL1NnVZie5t0SyZo-ak1gUfpvG05dNCgcbigqQnAATw7cn7bNvsFje52jeZmSvw1yFBnRg6d7KKwhzc5sXFm7KZjKykUU97h3OBwwptOd7hEoBhdffFargiFJxfFf2ub_vHAD4OM3He6t9W_IWIvTm7Yi1d4rUAX2QIueSZJPq4HzoEo1g2erA0U/s320/IMG_4288.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqviqhjZKZuH_Lwlcp5e2kNatEiwMalIbpjVjojTGDX6u7Lt37MtZtgxVE8Rz927NefsqXx1FmA0TC0dEBS7Lh8LFw0sdOVoafK8CEkgCUQZDg8D4ZfJqLwNmSTcKSrA_1llNQvj94W346xR4Jlkp6Kf5HBe8xF2moW-0m2evVJ01mjlXv1LRLQ9a3jnQ/s1924/IMG_4290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqviqhjZKZuH_Lwlcp5e2kNatEiwMalIbpjVjojTGDX6u7Lt37MtZtgxVE8Rz927NefsqXx1FmA0TC0dEBS7Lh8LFw0sdOVoafK8CEkgCUQZDg8D4ZfJqLwNmSTcKSrA_1llNQvj94W346xR4Jlkp6Kf5HBe8xF2moW-0m2evVJ01mjlXv1LRLQ9a3jnQ/s320/IMG_4290.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some solid swimming right there! 👏🏊</div><div><br /></div>Sam and the rest of the team went to lunch at Wild Oats after the meet, so as Irene and Dana had come up to watch, the six of us went across the parking lot to Flight Deck for pizza and beer, which was delish and a nice way to catch up before Irene and Dana had to head home.</div><div><br /></div><div>It had warmed up a lot by the time we got home, so Ryan and I took a short walk around the school block before spending the rest of the afternoon and evening on the couch relaxing 😉 (1.7 miles walked)</div><div><br /></div><div>Wrapped up the running week this morning with a run around town, mostly sticking to the roads, but with a bit of icy trail, bare Sandy powerlines and muddy backroad thrown in to keep things interesting. Bright and warm out. (10.0 miles)</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPK-TkjLnUbwdWM2vojkTmpoEz1kSJar6vTCUD5S6ZwY3AXOCM36FlzEN1TbPR_3qffBz8OA9NxRaqeG-uFqAiX5WttzawWZV9CraK03Az4ty64IRcClgpL5a8IxFaQeDQll4s9m8tayYU1RzV71mXCnZaCSIEeGB0ZbbnFzo4ezMqRDX1FaRzeR34wQ/s4032/IMG_4293.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPK-TkjLnUbwdWM2vojkTmpoEz1kSJar6vTCUD5S6ZwY3AXOCM36FlzEN1TbPR_3qffBz8OA9NxRaqeG-uFqAiX5WttzawWZV9CraK03Az4ty64IRcClgpL5a8IxFaQeDQll4s9m8tayYU1RzV71mXCnZaCSIEeGB0ZbbnFzo4ezMqRDX1FaRzeR34wQ/s320/IMG_4293.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bird's nest found for the TMR Bingo game</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1fdRGRI8W1SV4WtDYWVSYnpk_Dun_8sZXJtMCfEQlphZs8HLmOCRJhTTlVhQU8gdKph93Qy_46fYX6ntErGaj63h9yZjclGu44sgTyEduvvSn-k-r5SBFPDjIxBl0E6Tv8ElgM-olY91LgPFtYkYW2juXVufnBIctxh5yNi4hozYu8ZHlurnQ0tIgeE/s4032/IMG_4295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1fdRGRI8W1SV4WtDYWVSYnpk_Dun_8sZXJtMCfEQlphZs8HLmOCRJhTTlVhQU8gdKph93Qy_46fYX6ntErGaj63h9yZjclGu44sgTyEduvvSn-k-r5SBFPDjIxBl0E6Tv8ElgM-olY91LgPFtYkYW2juXVufnBIctxh5yNi4hozYu8ZHlurnQ0tIgeE/s320/IMG_4295.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shoes did not look so white after this stretch 😆</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, this has somehow become very true...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaGbiWleaNJH5L3SLeVoZkmQTpdCEMNu0gpewRfXAJXhi950tJE58XZxhGJmXpNnthNdQgak1Ts5b_HIxXlSVLvoaUSmDEILC9d0h5-2vs4hTw8_GcLIlozPEjhSUZNiE3LHVMtvnPiEz4SoZ__msnARSz4XBiMCVyF8F5-fVwsX2bzj6_Z4dhWOqeAY/s1100/IMG_4271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1100" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaGbiWleaNJH5L3SLeVoZkmQTpdCEMNu0gpewRfXAJXhi950tJE58XZxhGJmXpNnthNdQgak1Ts5b_HIxXlSVLvoaUSmDEILC9d0h5-2vs4hTw8_GcLIlozPEjhSUZNiE3LHVMtvnPiEz4SoZ__msnARSz4XBiMCVyF8F5-fVwsX2bzj6_Z4dhWOqeAY/s320/IMG_4271.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-79800304035912212792024-02-06T05:31:00.002-05:002024-02-06T05:31:38.899-05:0049!<p>Holy crap, how am I 49 years old?!? It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that I am now only one year away from being 50. Perhaps this is just how you feel as you progress in age, but I always thought of 50 as <i>so</i><i>.old </i>and now I am just about there, and while I am most assuredly not the same bright eyed and bushy tailed young girl that I once was and I have to acknowledge that things are a bit more creaky, there are many more bags under my eyes, I take a while longer to recover and on and on in many ways, on the other hand, I don't feel old. You know? It is a strange dichotomy. </p><p>In any event, it was a slow start to the week on the running front, but otherwise, life has been speeding along at a high pace with work and swim. </p><p>More snow than anticipated fell overnight Sunday and into the morning hours on Monday, so Sam had a 2 hour delay. Then as last Friday night's swim meet was rescheduled to Monday evening due to Friday's weather, we spent a few hours at the pool in the evening, cheering on the team and enjoying the extra festivities for Senior Night. Such a fun atmosphere! And Sam won her 200 and 500 free events too. So exciting! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24i1o112CyJPRJEDqpEPyLAIJRWS3MO6u6V3Tj9t6fLUggUNEuOTw2n1rKSlGafIplyuh3oYdIWsHmKxZqCLgfW6eJzX4ULBIhbkK9pO7X1kDfX9mXRaMG6pPSM0RUWw5I4L3crCtXkl2T26hVE5_u8QYxcGYhCajk5n_kZwKXLwM1BO7SFGJlzlxGo8/s4032/IMG_4214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24i1o112CyJPRJEDqpEPyLAIJRWS3MO6u6V3Tj9t6fLUggUNEuOTw2n1rKSlGafIplyuh3oYdIWsHmKxZqCLgfW6eJzX4ULBIhbkK9pO7X1kDfX9mXRaMG6pPSM0RUWw5I4L3crCtXkl2T26hVE5_u8QYxcGYhCajk5n_kZwKXLwM1BO7SFGJlzlxGo8/s320/IMG_4214.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_ER14zIHsm9_vl7aUAhCk7dDYtJaUU-g0ow9OJJqEaYgbSrN8SdDKV506zv3C8EXfMbG7tdxAK3a3Z-DCa1Dima-ij8B67HH1qleVgwQWLcxw21_dVbBoBcAfl1x2L0d-33VynlpeRKtUvPkKDK-5zRvsDk_DPqWJ0TchpXUB6nQGh_WloSUDcACmkw/s3033/FullSizeRender%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3033" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_ER14zIHsm9_vl7aUAhCk7dDYtJaUU-g0ow9OJJqEaYgbSrN8SdDKV506zv3C8EXfMbG7tdxAK3a3Z-DCa1Dima-ij8B67HH1qleVgwQWLcxw21_dVbBoBcAfl1x2L0d-33VynlpeRKtUvPkKDK-5zRvsDk_DPqWJ0TchpXUB6nQGh_WloSUDcACmkw/s320/FullSizeRender%20(11).jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ryan was down on the deck timing and got this photo during one of Sam's events: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at those shoulder muscles!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNA3PE6NrsZcr3LE04oSRk8DReoDfB6tRhpMlga_x7YzWyLxI_SHFpFXNqofzjWVaUn3v2O8mXak0vytvIF7MbSy534LNid0XJeUqOIlJ5uQy2oFRZIoAt8MlokrYSp0wY6cmK2qosEak0xsQxB4TN9ofzYiyeNRm0raKSfS_e2rTrz5pQq147r4kuI3w/s1186/FullSizeRender%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="1062" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNA3PE6NrsZcr3LE04oSRk8DReoDfB6tRhpMlga_x7YzWyLxI_SHFpFXNqofzjWVaUn3v2O8mXak0vytvIF7MbSy534LNid0XJeUqOIlJ5uQy2oFRZIoAt8MlokrYSp0wY6cmK2qosEak0xsQxB4TN9ofzYiyeNRm0raKSfS_e2rTrz5pQq147r4kuI3w/s320/FullSizeRender%20(8).jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fun on deck</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4iUFZjieHDOk3RxZiNTlxbzDgZ28KPmEJYu5oZbbZRZZ2HfBUypp9T_WGeGDiOZAbxGlU-TidBFyy6t5uvAfMKdkjgThfZghyphenhyphenLIRakMtL_UCNZsNuprOVmSwimBK7FFol6KLhTP2CeRexhlCnSWLZEFMtN9pwrqTjpDCrYIv9g81MJvSy4b3hA0rznk/s780/FullSizeRender%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="780" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4iUFZjieHDOk3RxZiNTlxbzDgZ28KPmEJYu5oZbbZRZZ2HfBUypp9T_WGeGDiOZAbxGlU-TidBFyy6t5uvAfMKdkjgThfZghyphenhyphenLIRakMtL_UCNZsNuprOVmSwimBK7FFol6KLhTP2CeRexhlCnSWLZEFMtN9pwrqTjpDCrYIv9g81MJvSy4b3hA0rznk/s320/FullSizeRender%20(9).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg3nsqdTX38bOvYTxvBDft1ktKab_cAMvS2O6YB8FwBAEOgwsYsdynbwkrgHJwcEJ4q3oasv3NLwQnWwB3LRCYl9avn5LqqAWrF4ODW5Vk4ln9jHH1ifNSc56P4lqQC-VeSOBqKT3H8Gd8o1cQwQrFlJfLKe6fmUpObM7NMy63clpGrNKOXhJ7EbMKuk/s1215/FullSizeRender%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1215" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg3nsqdTX38bOvYTxvBDft1ktKab_cAMvS2O6YB8FwBAEOgwsYsdynbwkrgHJwcEJ4q3oasv3NLwQnWwB3LRCYl9avn5LqqAWrF4ODW5Vk4ln9jHH1ifNSc56P4lqQC-VeSOBqKT3H8Gd8o1cQwQrFlJfLKe6fmUpObM7NMy63clpGrNKOXhJ7EbMKuk/s320/FullSizeRender%20(10).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Senior night fun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>Left work early enough on Tuesday to get in a run but was feeling tired and rather uninspired so I went for a walk around the school block instead. A bit icy. (2.1 miles walked)</p><p>Wednesday was late start and then I had a 9:00 meeting, so I headed out to Highland Green around 10:30 for my first run of the week. Back to my old habits 😂😂 Icy enough on the sidewalks and back road that I was glad I was in trail shoes. Also meant I could do the river loop on the mostly packed trails and be ok. Always nice to get down to the river, and pretty with the snow on the trees. (6.0 miles)</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqK9Lk_8piGU_nIO53dcOJ68TgD7S0mceJ4lbmglNt4egLnBLDwfMpPpBVHbiNWx_-oTEIHnE2ohPV1ZbFfN-ALbNX8hh69zuiWGxiYeFKXVN_xY9s_Xhyg727wzrbDCYQLc87dXLyDE-mguzNI06ahgwmneCUe-5nC8QqReS0JJRmjRDiXIvqr0JTRk/s4032/IMG_4217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqK9Lk_8piGU_nIO53dcOJ68TgD7S0mceJ4lbmglNt4egLnBLDwfMpPpBVHbiNWx_-oTEIHnE2ohPV1ZbFfN-ALbNX8hh69zuiWGxiYeFKXVN_xY9s_Xhyg727wzrbDCYQLc87dXLyDE-mguzNI06ahgwmneCUe-5nC8QqReS0JJRmjRDiXIvqr0JTRk/s320/IMG_4217.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqS04mA4yejJVoprw0EOYfyi378PAbcySso8ZjKPoi3cd5A6FUwWA8jtM-27CDm3065KQD7ymSlCIgWCQcu7WJnD2KoE7Xw3IHHi9onm0CRYbDFBvuG_qoNY3ahzZn5vq3LLrlkWdULTb2oQ0tmRpsLo6HBKpFAckqKJFNEumoysLf6EqY6hOufvGW8w4/s4032/IMG_4218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqS04mA4yejJVoprw0EOYfyi378PAbcySso8ZjKPoi3cd5A6FUwWA8jtM-27CDm3065KQD7ymSlCIgWCQcu7WJnD2KoE7Xw3IHHi9onm0CRYbDFBvuG_qoNY3ahzZn5vq3LLrlkWdULTb2oQ0tmRpsLo6HBKpFAckqKJFNEumoysLf6EqY6hOufvGW8w4/s320/IMG_4218.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbXjP-jBfHZDRJJNaibgC1senbt_ZF6JUMPXpcmoTku9ZyTaErDY1HYwDhQLFH3kPzrLFRHH8E98oHh0jbVyG8NHXDv3kQ0_2KZpP6rpsBDQxyGqf5ZSc7iZ_fUO5n_2Td096iSck1sdR12t9fFyWB8dBV1OqnkXl3XOgModPJ2CktiwVsoZgfruAi3A/s4032/IMG_4219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbXjP-jBfHZDRJJNaibgC1senbt_ZF6JUMPXpcmoTku9ZyTaErDY1HYwDhQLFH3kPzrLFRHH8E98oHh0jbVyG8NHXDv3kQ0_2KZpP6rpsBDQxyGqf5ZSc7iZ_fUO5n_2Td096iSck1sdR12t9fFyWB8dBV1OqnkXl3XOgModPJ2CktiwVsoZgfruAi3A/s320/IMG_4219.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thursday, I took Sam up to the Y for swim practice and then headed out on the roads for a run. Overcast, damp afternoon, and I was definitely overdressed. A pair of common mergansers seen in the inlet. Just getting it done, but woohoo, actually got in a few sub-9:00 miles there - HA! Maybe finally coming back? (6.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wou3BU9cgns2CUWQCdhuAaDpyhj6U6-BEhgyQMtxU1wO0oaT6DTvXkTUdU4Ll827GTDPCffFnwt-ja4_TR_SKuvaLv8tDjz01pSCFoJQznqsV3ssegdsIPwHGlLl2gVHas6Ju2zfYxg9ZTzARy4_8QSVwN5_XOgeeqhdDTMBN6fZ9fZbDfvmm5_9lDM/s3487/IMG_4223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3487" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wou3BU9cgns2CUWQCdhuAaDpyhj6U6-BEhgyQMtxU1wO0oaT6DTvXkTUdU4Ll827GTDPCffFnwt-ja4_TR_SKuvaLv8tDjz01pSCFoJQznqsV3ssegdsIPwHGlLl2gVHas6Ju2zfYxg9ZTzARy4_8QSVwN5_XOgeeqhdDTMBN6fZ9fZbDfvmm5_9lDM/s320/IMG_4223.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyMFQ5iiqY9cfZ84Aa1QFxr2JeUl77RBlpwTHsF7Io-dBiO7AKBMi9w9sSZ6LZLaNdrQaRaElW1Oyub45WAUqqbyIN4EOSlvyOeCDgwGpXji0KGDu0IvZKfxep3XO9uL3bD2Eb7aLbm2AAxizWyjzYvnxkeNH5H7Yz6O-0yZKB6dBT0ZLNaXw_FTa7J4/s4032/IMG_4224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyMFQ5iiqY9cfZ84Aa1QFxr2JeUl77RBlpwTHsF7Io-dBiO7AKBMi9w9sSZ6LZLaNdrQaRaElW1Oyub45WAUqqbyIN4EOSlvyOeCDgwGpXji0KGDu0IvZKfxep3XO9uL3bD2Eb7aLbm2AAxizWyjzYvnxkeNH5H7Yz6O-0yZKB6dBT0ZLNaXw_FTa7J4/s320/IMG_4224.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Frosty's has been closed for their January break, but opened up Thursday, so on Friday morning I headed out early to not only get the grocery shopping done and library books and recycling dropped off, but to pick up some donuts! 😋🍩Delish!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT3HwNTM77-h5YhXL5Gkp0mFgfQybAyEcsSVfDZqQ3RX_MLYfiwhmYKdwJAlb9q4mvrgpFKMCukzCuFT4LEaw1vluduxj_eiT11ZY1ee6m95EtozcZZcgiBcckGMLZXJVJVP_86sj8nyXu9PaQfQVAQDGbAbZDUhKfZ-73XqKI9YHsW8IetbARzzYW0s/s4032/IMG_4225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT3HwNTM77-h5YhXL5Gkp0mFgfQybAyEcsSVfDZqQ3RX_MLYfiwhmYKdwJAlb9q4mvrgpFKMCukzCuFT4LEaw1vluduxj_eiT11ZY1ee6m95EtozcZZcgiBcckGMLZXJVJVP_86sj8nyXu9PaQfQVAQDGbAbZDUhKfZ-73XqKI9YHsW8IetbARzzYW0s/s320/IMG_4225.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then it was off to Brad to meet up for Val for a run. Great to catch up and the trails were nicely groomed and packed. Almost balmy out there, so the trails were a bit tacky with the spikes towards the end but pretty great! Always nice when there is good snow running! (7.5 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89EY0-_mxAB8a-pam_RiacEdHOZH2wc3NtnPvLNz6YzfbJNUQ_7tjlDH8mJhhs-7FyOYWKBH1dwyl8v2p9FQDgrKM_AVurHESZoKkPPSY6zI0Q-hFGlwUniLbt-5paStlfRw8f7EAIAfgJGXWE_yhedY7ny8tCzq2I3_oWjS3yM8o-qdNkTbZRGAVZRY/s4032/IMG_4226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89EY0-_mxAB8a-pam_RiacEdHOZH2wc3NtnPvLNz6YzfbJNUQ_7tjlDH8mJhhs-7FyOYWKBH1dwyl8v2p9FQDgrKM_AVurHESZoKkPPSY6zI0Q-hFGlwUniLbt-5paStlfRw8f7EAIAfgJGXWE_yhedY7ny8tCzq2I3_oWjS3yM8o-qdNkTbZRGAVZRY/s320/IMG_4226.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PYPLeWsMmGIdBXSa4_Wz-6XoTTQV8g7NW1fpAYR4KL5CwxFP7k3JielEhGTdkZtzuSYah9JNyfPSqnBfHg4wYpKKpj9IqfSFDDvKRQ8xgvZt-PY4c5d-IBiuAlCsamvwb4oGuuq246mPII0LT-a_UUevLNYnr_geeQEFLJvY0MGctUJSHj71g2ZRrsE/s4032/IMG_4227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PYPLeWsMmGIdBXSa4_Wz-6XoTTQV8g7NW1fpAYR4KL5CwxFP7k3JielEhGTdkZtzuSYah9JNyfPSqnBfHg4wYpKKpj9IqfSFDDvKRQ8xgvZt-PY4c5d-IBiuAlCsamvwb4oGuuq246mPII0LT-a_UUevLNYnr_geeQEFLJvY0MGctUJSHj71g2ZRrsE/s320/IMG_4227.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9VmasCpAS6gHF3Lj9_VsJuvOOYBBthRsHqcwkR6Z8hrbvCNvc0TqP5TPy7YY7YfOFCf5IkKR0k2PLy6sX8sPejc5nT7am9q6dPoH9y_Pw3LtXHQhddjXrWabhMEiG1-1y6rlIhDdd3ikkRCo_0wj2S25qNYVJVZyGpfHCybOmqewdvg0x2Sa6T3faA0/s4032/IMG_4228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9VmasCpAS6gHF3Lj9_VsJuvOOYBBthRsHqcwkR6Z8hrbvCNvc0TqP5TPy7YY7YfOFCf5IkKR0k2PLy6sX8sPejc5nT7am9q6dPoH9y_Pw3LtXHQhddjXrWabhMEiG1-1y6rlIhDdd3ikkRCo_0wj2S25qNYVJVZyGpfHCybOmqewdvg0x2Sa6T3faA0/s320/IMG_4228.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Friday evening was another swim meet, this one up in Augusta, so we all went up to cheer. Sam had some solid races and looked strong! And it was a bit smooshed but sort of fun to sit right on the deck to get some closer-up photos!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvCtCRRLcNFegm9cBwPH0ipuJYMUgqSRu6wIbdbdA0LwOD9u5fRWXA5E8_Fpe4W2E8IO-HOpwxCPBZpPJsbQlAGWsXMlAQ6pnHNWnKkfjQdKr3x5BMWyDnH2Fp8vjCavFlKTnLJRs9JLg5OT_hqOBSh1f3v4EATIDb7YEIwygbxhwe8s-x1rluaeosXk/s2394/FullSizeRender%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="2394" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvCtCRRLcNFegm9cBwPH0ipuJYMUgqSRu6wIbdbdA0LwOD9u5fRWXA5E8_Fpe4W2E8IO-HOpwxCPBZpPJsbQlAGWsXMlAQ6pnHNWnKkfjQdKr3x5BMWyDnH2Fp8vjCavFlKTnLJRs9JLg5OT_hqOBSh1f3v4EATIDb7YEIwygbxhwe8s-x1rluaeosXk/s320/FullSizeRender%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit3HvaINxWFbAa-wX6AhNMl8dLofLhbL3kaztPlhwRhxKmr6fRZLLRnkWvHEdxN-mdo8zdywU7j8NPXfkUluJWfDuuTVgVTyGwkleTN2H5kJx-y_1JsSNifg9SgO8t37yxrItxQLG8Rbfs4197_Wpr1VkLz502H8fAoqMNwzAjxEE-5keWBvTxHKjqyQ/s2306/FullSizeRender%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="2212" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit3HvaINxWFbAa-wX6AhNMl8dLofLhbL3kaztPlhwRhxKmr6fRZLLRnkWvHEdxN-mdo8zdywU7j8NPXfkUluJWfDuuTVgVTyGwkleTN2H5kJx-y_1JsSNifg9SgO8t37yxrItxQLG8Rbfs4197_Wpr1VkLz502H8fAoqMNwzAjxEE-5keWBvTxHKjqyQ/s320/FullSizeRender%20(2).jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfucsUcsHkDQv_PWwmTINOrUaPEw2BqgOVL0xfxhQEiSyuNzYnoeGAx2rIw8h1n_WNzKMeA0H3xMEC2mR7hOjE1dg4D7YJS1SB0fnjzeoohwC9iv5IRXCs-y0-VBudA28QODBP3yjpgnV2hjQOe8erOJXbc33fa9JM_IKv2cUabM-CvoK2ft-L7PIdt0/s3507/FullSizeRender%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="3507" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfucsUcsHkDQv_PWwmTINOrUaPEw2BqgOVL0xfxhQEiSyuNzYnoeGAx2rIw8h1n_WNzKMeA0H3xMEC2mR7hOjE1dg4D7YJS1SB0fnjzeoohwC9iv5IRXCs-y0-VBudA28QODBP3yjpgnV2hjQOe8erOJXbc33fa9JM_IKv2cUabM-CvoK2ft-L7PIdt0/s320/FullSizeRender%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrRnmDobO0iELG11Yv2AVqc2CKqkPP3HsmO-ovXJDfhAznYamfG_iyJPdmBrbSDSkCtkTmqJM51K-10zWBEKruB_NFWWTAd5yRJx_vqhQ0IrDBv8huxysVmFgerXwUAZivQwQEBMOkbPorEcKvqIFitnfJ1oF8GzFzFfWBhOFouP5FrBHx2bTZV8t-A4/s1508/FullSizeRender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="1331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrRnmDobO0iELG11Yv2AVqc2CKqkPP3HsmO-ovXJDfhAznYamfG_iyJPdmBrbSDSkCtkTmqJM51K-10zWBEKruB_NFWWTAd5yRJx_vqhQ0IrDBv8huxysVmFgerXwUAZivQwQEBMOkbPorEcKvqIFitnfJ1oF8GzFzFfWBhOFouP5FrBHx2bTZV8t-A4/s320/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2HqF_-jcGSmuuMHBXvpc1UwdD1womT7MGfMpnaIR30jrosxxdgMinxWlUv9xxZySi-SRiH6y39MwqUMCVG8FHA7-2-DBrQXD00T1u-rNk_pUfgIagTqUfxdiEyMMdeUdmPqU5deAohjZ6LMrkRFMw4HCTMiWpJBlcDz0oRdzfkqS23_65trVWmPx3nU/s2606/IMG_6997.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="2606" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2HqF_-jcGSmuuMHBXvpc1UwdD1womT7MGfMpnaIR30jrosxxdgMinxWlUv9xxZySi-SRiH6y39MwqUMCVG8FHA7-2-DBrQXD00T1u-rNk_pUfgIagTqUfxdiEyMMdeUdmPqU5deAohjZ6LMrkRFMw4HCTMiWpJBlcDz0oRdzfkqS23_65trVWmPx3nU/s320/IMG_6997.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at that rise coming out of the water! Movin'!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1J5NIn7Hw6WoK-FgGL6RQ_zmmKmuP23BzFr8OkJjVwLiE9DN2fw4BYsIv3x8rg4K-LiIKDb8idYcWE6rRG3OpEjR9Gs-ury507jZDS_mpssTYlWfGyBAUHkarzHUqHYuLsdE3ZdYVYMuAObpak1s-JsSVDb_yBjGi32s5knL26NH2XVKyr7QjZoDH48/s4032/IMG_4233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1J5NIn7Hw6WoK-FgGL6RQ_zmmKmuP23BzFr8OkJjVwLiE9DN2fw4BYsIv3x8rg4K-LiIKDb8idYcWE6rRG3OpEjR9Gs-ury507jZDS_mpssTYlWfGyBAUHkarzHUqHYuLsdE3ZdYVYMuAObpak1s-JsSVDb_yBjGi32s5knL26NH2XVKyr7QjZoDH48/s320/IMG_4233.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXCrRv4NYLvWmArLyWVE1QR8s1n4C9ITFi4Huh7w_b2XZFt1vMP9x1jITAbOhOv8m0QvFQq9te8fOplLbKifG1SY1jvSE8rjU_mRpuiZFK6XKAnYfgLdoBukBc-dWwt6fY6Yfj-al7VGBhUys8e8tHar71ABreFA61TREcX4tcn-LF8M9IKi-wFWYPLk/s4032/IMG_4239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXCrRv4NYLvWmArLyWVE1QR8s1n4C9ITFi4Huh7w_b2XZFt1vMP9x1jITAbOhOv8m0QvFQq9te8fOplLbKifG1SY1jvSE8rjU_mRpuiZFK6XKAnYfgLdoBukBc-dWwt6fY6Yfj-al7VGBhUys8e8tHar71ABreFA61TREcX4tcn-LF8M9IKi-wFWYPLk/s320/IMG_4239.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Saturday, I was up early and headed out around 7:30 for a run on the powerlines and Gone Fishing. No 49 mile or 49k run to celebrate the day, definitely not in shape for that 😂, instead the longest but still just barely double-digit run since Rim to River will have to do 🤪 Cold and windy. Powerlines either really nice or the opposite. Gone Fishing groomed but quite icy underfoot. (10.0 miles)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3l4Y9Z6j7i_D1qxq1lxTYiYz0gjucnu01DUQl7L6f5lQv31UoS8h5CSyi5ogenz6xYoygi86-Wh1Pxk7Knw59GGsh3hzLAHBdJgunHEvtjMC8lYdPDDlrhRtk61fkunacl54yFDH98yc9DFzu2tnZz0XGq_hTsAKKgNmU_Rj1s-y54xPNinI4nDkYes/s4032/IMG_4249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3l4Y9Z6j7i_D1qxq1lxTYiYz0gjucnu01DUQl7L6f5lQv31UoS8h5CSyi5ogenz6xYoygi86-Wh1Pxk7Knw59GGsh3hzLAHBdJgunHEvtjMC8lYdPDDlrhRtk61fkunacl54yFDH98yc9DFzu2tnZz0XGq_hTsAKKgNmU_Rj1s-y54xPNinI4nDkYes/s320/IMG_4249.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIwFwW1xOsd2xRwbdOXAT2wxgtu6-4UWYZuq1_jNXRXJrAFGVVfhRnzVRLzuPMaP2wmJkfBaBFA9w32eDTRbwFvI901jtb1B1aTNVaYl3qtTGN3vjzLmIuPP1-GffI7Uco21GtZjdVZOB9_WvNtm8VTjn8c6_jsNKoSiPM8JHosws6h9T4L8t_Au2tfE/s4032/IMG_4250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIwFwW1xOsd2xRwbdOXAT2wxgtu6-4UWYZuq1_jNXRXJrAFGVVfhRnzVRLzuPMaP2wmJkfBaBFA9w32eDTRbwFvI901jtb1B1aTNVaYl3qtTGN3vjzLmIuPP1-GffI7Uco21GtZjdVZOB9_WvNtm8VTjn8c6_jsNKoSiPM8JHosws6h9T4L8t_Au2tfE/s320/IMG_4250.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScrIa-As1vluGHwn_lcLC2EBBynGNLgWwpBVj-f9ZAK_VqNNK8SWb4sFHKuro_GVYOlEynjBM2U1rm-Mm2aawcQFoxtoW0uz53vg3ry2u-YOW6zS41_W-EM9dCPXODOhRA81eREPIPOq5jQxoRBL0W_8RLRlNtx17_uCTmlz_7-f-X9oxGi8g7PaOBxc/s4032/IMG_4251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScrIa-As1vluGHwn_lcLC2EBBynGNLgWwpBVj-f9ZAK_VqNNK8SWb4sFHKuro_GVYOlEynjBM2U1rm-Mm2aawcQFoxtoW0uz53vg3ry2u-YOW6zS41_W-EM9dCPXODOhRA81eREPIPOq5jQxoRBL0W_8RLRlNtx17_uCTmlz_7-f-X9oxGi8g7PaOBxc/s320/IMG_4251.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then it was home to eat a donut with my protein recovery drink before doing a few errands and dropping Sam at the Y for yet another swim meet 😉😆</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0HVNzc8adtBBpy3u_bFA_kkIwBDVerl16bOt8hc-yV9_5SXPFRZvwwhVitcWdcdIcTfGSrWH3KKzLDC7BhEHtAOWPeN8ejI3iKCNdW6RZWXZV5eKDAbpIqmmyx5WydTOQ_hhc6FQQdCwLx4x1uNfknFkMGrV13Gkr2SoEk0dJu0fy3bpBdzkz6e3a6A/s4032/IMG_4252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0HVNzc8adtBBpy3u_bFA_kkIwBDVerl16bOt8hc-yV9_5SXPFRZvwwhVitcWdcdIcTfGSrWH3KKzLDC7BhEHtAOWPeN8ejI3iKCNdW6RZWXZV5eKDAbpIqmmyx5WydTOQ_hhc6FQQdCwLx4x1uNfknFkMGrV13Gkr2SoEk0dJu0fy3bpBdzkz6e3a6A/s320/IMG_4252.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Multi-tasked and watched the swim meet live stream along with the Olympic marathon trials, which were fun to see! And then it was over to Mom and Dad's for some champagne to celebrate, a delicious dinner and of course, the requisite crazy cake! Thanks, Mom! A nice way to wrap up my birthday day 😊🎂💗</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNraHL91y9yTZUA6rQeAml9D4MxKKtlWzjsgS37tGNvI4VA_TXVWLcbK_dMVVFmtaf961zwGYtYiFKZdH5U2fY64Yp8xSxkuqhcTUnjWosxVt4Ybf7rmW2k_cywbI9JBc6dmZ3UIKQ2eESXvQyDmlxOoRQbbDWV_5hM_mdokDg8AJtOLR9ujRGg9pjiRc/s4032/IMG_4255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNraHL91y9yTZUA6rQeAml9D4MxKKtlWzjsgS37tGNvI4VA_TXVWLcbK_dMVVFmtaf961zwGYtYiFKZdH5U2fY64Yp8xSxkuqhcTUnjWosxVt4Ybf7rmW2k_cywbI9JBc6dmZ3UIKQ2eESXvQyDmlxOoRQbbDWV_5hM_mdokDg8AJtOLR9ujRGg9pjiRc/s320/IMG_4255.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqQbjgfZgL3y1agjQ-McsEg7mHUPH_lk7Duz2qxt7hf8SVWYg4hXoBVPEgoymGNtKkEBuIdFzd41tDaJHCKNLKtK9lsaTU1bfcrwvjw6qD74yyeXxsKs_R6v02GFVdM93_FXEJ4l5HbMb39PjNEK85KL5dne02GZBS-RrFTaJpBBO7xtHDLxw1RLV2AA/s4032/IMG_0766.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqQbjgfZgL3y1agjQ-McsEg7mHUPH_lk7Duz2qxt7hf8SVWYg4hXoBVPEgoymGNtKkEBuIdFzd41tDaJHCKNLKtK9lsaTU1bfcrwvjw6qD74yyeXxsKs_R6v02GFVdM93_FXEJ4l5HbMb39PjNEK85KL5dne02GZBS-RrFTaJpBBO7xtHDLxw1RLV2AA/s320/IMG_0766.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoXoqMibRtbJI8waOMT0hodAW8H7y7bA6IIhO78iclzf0gOH3N_Qbg89tCtv5VlMnUQUrkpuA2U1444BCbQl07ClvoeOHE5CyEdkAjcRIGNCR1Z2G6umhjMchJONzWI3OPxHivrV8yBb12cOhH48VEFAIrLDxSoNBO3j_3tWludmiCD5GntFX0PylA6Q/s4032/IMG_0768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoXoqMibRtbJI8waOMT0hodAW8H7y7bA6IIhO78iclzf0gOH3N_Qbg89tCtv5VlMnUQUrkpuA2U1444BCbQl07ClvoeOHE5CyEdkAjcRIGNCR1Z2G6umhjMchJONzWI3OPxHivrV8yBb12cOhH48VEFAIrLDxSoNBO3j_3tWludmiCD5GntFX0PylA6Q/s320/IMG_0768.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0zjQhOMNHUc0yA_ej8Ym7IA1FFtnXUl1Q1-ijFbftF43LvHArviuLnacDqpwhDZA9s5z2vBzil6DmLJ_79o9JP5Fg9d4TzpUm39RAOKdcRK5cwPIrDXhloUMhCNfLQJQxOAX8LNiQbpSophy3C04eGL_qisFSL2TxEjO3ybM2CKnMD74uq-AcshARUo/s4032/IMG_0770.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0zjQhOMNHUc0yA_ej8Ym7IA1FFtnXUl1Q1-ijFbftF43LvHArviuLnacDqpwhDZA9s5z2vBzil6DmLJ_79o9JP5Fg9d4TzpUm39RAOKdcRK5cwPIrDXhloUMhCNfLQJQxOAX8LNiQbpSophy3C04eGL_qisFSL2TxEjO3ybM2CKnMD74uq-AcshARUo/s320/IMG_0770.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Sunday morning dawned cold, bright, and breezy. Ran roads around Topsham and Brunswick. One eagle seen soaring over the Highlands. And a Jeremy Litchfield sighting. Finally managed to get in the miles for a 40 mile week 🤪 It's only taken three months. Ha! 😂😂 Then it was home to a piece of cake with my protein recovery drink! 😉😋(10.4 miles)<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4Kw8t_3walutSggBHs6YS-2iP4e2fMN02oWNZmJ8vonpUaDnGNazFRB8vDwj02T505nFw2vVYWKh3geQsMGBd-TPtztx1sZPsPpoKZZ247alBs4QNTVmbRp8jq1ZHuUCw81ami1NJ9AnRYMOE4oJ3WngHTcb3L3U7WcdqJ3zVQ-fqqWf96YeTnS0qQU/s4032/IMG_4260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4Kw8t_3walutSggBHs6YS-2iP4e2fMN02oWNZmJ8vonpUaDnGNazFRB8vDwj02T505nFw2vVYWKh3geQsMGBd-TPtztx1sZPsPpoKZZ247alBs4QNTVmbRp8jq1ZHuUCw81ami1NJ9AnRYMOE4oJ3WngHTcb3L3U7WcdqJ3zVQ-fqqWf96YeTnS0qQU/s320/IMG_4260.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sam and Lauren went to see a movie, have lunch and to wander around Target in the afternoon, so Ryan and I headed over to the Cathance for a walk after lunch. It had warmed up and a nice afternoon for a spike walk in the woods. Trails were fairly icy, but as always pretty along the river. 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But, as always, grateful to be able to get out there nonetheless. And the hope for February is to keep the mileage steady at 40 miles each week, and start back up with some strength training, which I really slacked on at the end of 2023. That will hopefully put me in good stead come March to up the mileage and add back in some hill training. </p></div></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-649588893900629132024-01-30T07:24:00.003-05:002024-01-30T07:24:37.010-05:00Snowy!<p>Somehow the week has flown by again, and I know we had some weird weather and it was busy but I really need to take better notes apparently 😂 Kendra and Michael joined Ryan out in CO over the weekend for some skiing fun on Sunday and Monday together after Ryan's conference and client work was done, and it looks like they had a blast!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9r1tDbsuIUiZ9ldXVT0VCldpSxKB61PsgKUhwPqtIW5cM43i_G_5wiCTB12GyLN1yXaEIva3KJUxN5Mr8NfBHbbpBVsXhjAy0evpYRAZtGoGkGzgfR5x8LKt1a43nKV8zcr5pcWEio9XiJ3mSxfbfgUhbX36KqJ9r0zJRGT2dSbOiXiJPaevOuhfNjcA/s4032/IMG_3804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9r1tDbsuIUiZ9ldXVT0VCldpSxKB61PsgKUhwPqtIW5cM43i_G_5wiCTB12GyLN1yXaEIva3KJUxN5Mr8NfBHbbpBVsXhjAy0evpYRAZtGoGkGzgfR5x8LKt1a43nKV8zcr5pcWEio9XiJ3mSxfbfgUhbX36KqJ9r0zJRGT2dSbOiXiJPaevOuhfNjcA/s320/IMG_3804.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Monday was a busy work day with all.the.meetings and then Y and high school swim practice for Sam, with no walking or running for me.<div><br /></div><div>On Tuesday, I had an in-person board meeting at 5:00 so after I got a little work done on the computer in the early morning hours and then after I dropped Sam at school, I came home and suited up to go out for a run before heading into the office. I headed out on the roads with my spikes in my pocket and then did a small loop in the Cathance. Trails had been reasonably packed by people out over the weekend and the ice along the river's edge was neat looking. Plus, it wasn’t freezing out and and there no wind - hurray! Nice to get out in the woods for a few miles. (6.0 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQ1dVtvR8pO1NDclKNHZA_6zOqCtmHjpW_zJSKKY2-FzcPnbvlmZvzbQDEV8_sm4QYjZfi8n6mf-gnU28DN7-p37RxqO7GKbKFGPLfNUHmE8W1z-yCLSfvymZaBAgB9W12H21YWAhA4uLsgT3she5KHrEDbU4p-o74lkG-ng_i5WKYb0Y2-tv8sTwXKU/s4032/IMG_4187.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQ1dVtvR8pO1NDclKNHZA_6zOqCtmHjpW_zJSKKY2-FzcPnbvlmZvzbQDEV8_sm4QYjZfi8n6mf-gnU28DN7-p37RxqO7GKbKFGPLfNUHmE8W1z-yCLSfvymZaBAgB9W12H21YWAhA4uLsgT3she5KHrEDbU4p-o74lkG-ng_i5WKYb0Y2-tv8sTwXKU/s320/IMG_4187.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYiUI0U_Nk0CyuqMYjO5fAwhI4h8UL0gg5heMURfQmOQClDQg4UNb5UylHgC1WL5B0LXQum7EGDsK9TftlKADVdZpxLcC_ck2edDxxSAwL8J73IQT77m5N1WgdqAmvmbHu9Pk_riMvjsMJuHsLlFOI0P0eUT3vh3XxISJnkGlJvL2Oe_1Wd_fzxuf7RQ/s4032/IMG_4189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYiUI0U_Nk0CyuqMYjO5fAwhI4h8UL0gg5heMURfQmOQClDQg4UNb5UylHgC1WL5B0LXQum7EGDsK9TftlKADVdZpxLcC_ck2edDxxSAwL8J73IQT77m5N1WgdqAmvmbHu9Pk_riMvjsMJuHsLlFOI0P0eUT3vh3XxISJnkGlJvL2Oe_1Wd_fzxuf7RQ/s320/IMG_4189.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAEfrlav6X-psS_tLuW6-2uwomIHWLqi9Ich3h42CKAgXZToXc-ZzpdEUcCcnEDI4abLWigy1Qe2upUpAcdPsMUIgCocG22PsZuM1hH0RKSM7VxUltacqNAGnU65nc5kBZBAUVFYqoOrbGVAR7D4-PR7CJC5IWA1AgS2QFLtlm6FOFygpkV-qApPhVxM/s4032/IMG_4190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAEfrlav6X-psS_tLuW6-2uwomIHWLqi9Ich3h42CKAgXZToXc-ZzpdEUcCcnEDI4abLWigy1Qe2upUpAcdPsMUIgCocG22PsZuM1hH0RKSM7VxUltacqNAGnU65nc5kBZBAUVFYqoOrbGVAR7D4-PR7CJC5IWA1AgS2QFLtlm6FOFygpkV-qApPhVxM/s320/IMG_4190.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0DS_Lq6nSDk19PrmigPcdF31XdmmUdbogyk0XWtB0afunKt8R9PEhtC2-rxJusXgH3WRoKQmhVirdY-jxnwZlhU3ewxX7t4zDOvSTsU8Kd3uKJ0xb_rqJ0tpfP-xFF6oHAoOdE8WU38CNmcjC4HP0c_k8cjy3KrEacBXE7DdSJrOeX8UslxT_k8rrhE/s4032/IMG_4191.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0DS_Lq6nSDk19PrmigPcdF31XdmmUdbogyk0XWtB0afunKt8R9PEhtC2-rxJusXgH3WRoKQmhVirdY-jxnwZlhU3ewxX7t4zDOvSTsU8Kd3uKJ0xb_rqJ0tpfP-xFF6oHAoOdE8WU38CNmcjC4HP0c_k8cjy3KrEacBXE7DdSJrOeX8UslxT_k8rrhE/s320/IMG_4191.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn2INvbr00oxFPttbjYMgArlSkSZSlyb20PBKI5CozY0R1kdQOLkFMW3J3w-zVsJQmRDrs3KHoYuhBGgnP03mDhLroswBBl8TvsNcc_dpFDprnLPIp9gPySvLS-S-nqcsIqzIP2lI-6uvfMSM8Hs6f8dX8GyogGyrYioi1-35s5Qv5G2qdzLexY3OdH4/s4032/IMG_4192.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn2INvbr00oxFPttbjYMgArlSkSZSlyb20PBKI5CozY0R1kdQOLkFMW3J3w-zVsJQmRDrs3KHoYuhBGgnP03mDhLroswBBl8TvsNcc_dpFDprnLPIp9gPySvLS-S-nqcsIqzIP2lI-6uvfMSM8Hs6f8dX8GyogGyrYioi1-35s5Qv5G2qdzLexY3OdH4/s320/IMG_4192.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QeJNaOYckHkAUej3fRf6urml6B4ioYU6WcE9X0_Cf5j5dqi4zYaueqtwoCxQ9YHGlB9zaoGHFeOo-LdfyL2gb885ZXU0-V8Php3XMO2VvltSnHrUqGG6PQJ05fw6SwAwNkCHa_gAH4xgKDUTTOCISB4tNpiijQy9Dd1L5IVtHJl2eKbXrv67r7XamM0/s4032/IMG_4193.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QeJNaOYckHkAUej3fRf6urml6B4ioYU6WcE9X0_Cf5j5dqi4zYaueqtwoCxQ9YHGlB9zaoGHFeOo-LdfyL2gb885ZXU0-V8Php3XMO2VvltSnHrUqGG6PQJ05fw6SwAwNkCHa_gAH4xgKDUTTOCISB4tNpiijQy9Dd1L5IVtHJl2eKbXrv67r7XamM0/s320/IMG_4193.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mom and Dad nicely took Sam to the Y for swim practice and then home to their house for dinner - thank you! - and put together a to-go dinner for me when I finally arrived around 6:40 pm. We headed home for Sam to quickly get her homework done and then were off to Bowdoin 45 minutes later for high school practice. Ryan got home around 8:00 so he picked her up from practice and I had a chance to shower and get a few things done around the house before heading to bed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Snow fell on Wednesday and it was a messy, sloppy, snowy out and back on Highland Green Road in the afternoon for me. (6.0 miles)</div><div><br /></div><div>Then, the snow changed to rain overnight, and we awoke to a 2 hour delay and everything covered with a thick layer of ice. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyHbDQs4s5_PJ9330nxyoRNU44uPl00-mYi8UXz4IQ9dr85GYR3WQhG1mUE56GOqC4K3q-eOHto0r5igeuHfH8rs_Cmk8kJWz4fwUWaBzYPuqhyphenhyphentcN5ELXx4eb9J-hu4GeUo7sJevC9sQn6IZfU5T7LQAElNbVN20D-vsB24cKgCmyv1DaV49ILKHnbU/s3319/IMG_4196.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3319" data-original-width="2692" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyHbDQs4s5_PJ9330nxyoRNU44uPl00-mYi8UXz4IQ9dr85GYR3WQhG1mUE56GOqC4K3q-eOHto0r5igeuHfH8rs_Cmk8kJWz4fwUWaBzYPuqhyphenhyphentcN5ELXx4eb9J-hu4GeUo7sJevC9sQn6IZfU5T7LQAElNbVN20D-vsB24cKgCmyv1DaV49ILKHnbU/s320/IMG_4196.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But temps warmed up significantly during the day and by the time we got up to the Y and I headed out for a walk around 3:00, the morning's ice was almost entirely melted and the majority of the sidewalks were clear. (2.0 miles walked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>More snow on Friday morning and an early dismissal due to weather. Got a few errrands done between dropping Sam off and then turning around and picking her up at 11:00, and then finally headed out to run a little after 1:00, at which point the snow had turned to a misty rain. Kinda gross out. Things were slushy wet snow underfoot but it was pretty along the river even if slow going. Spikes on and off all run. 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Oh to be a teenager!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nfRJlLToPFNakGJKME8RkWAvmKtgaDMP-TBNsFSQZfbfdAKDRzC80k1gwgDJuj7fnQVG0CMB-sedm8-JSt3JY6Iq3TKybQi96l_uO4w5y33Vp2FAOLAOkJ1uQ7EMiAsO1cli7mw_bcV112yxHHNiGFgXBUDk0ycoDYPHgidFV95tbKBLPU1zG002ar0/s4032/IMG_4203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nfRJlLToPFNakGJKME8RkWAvmKtgaDMP-TBNsFSQZfbfdAKDRzC80k1gwgDJuj7fnQVG0CMB-sedm8-JSt3JY6Iq3TKybQi96l_uO4w5y33Vp2FAOLAOkJ1uQ7EMiAsO1cli7mw_bcV112yxHHNiGFgXBUDk0ycoDYPHgidFV95tbKBLPU1zG002ar0/s320/IMG_4203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ryan had gone out running while we were working on the pretzels and had gone over to run in the Cathance. With his intel and my run still to complete, I headed out around 1:45 pm and decided to do the full loop out in the Cathance, running roads to get there and donning my spikes at the trailhead. Variable, a bit squishy, mushy, sloppy and mostly slow going but fun. Plus a lovely warm afternoon and running along the river in winter with all the ice is always beautiful. Actually felt decent-hurray! Maybe I’m turning the corner after Covid? I can hope! 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTCSLyYCF26TKSTEedb5DVkWwwFiMvXc4g-AzYj9UGGdhPhe80Awy1i3GupTW3nWBkK9PFgMwMEdShA02mD6j28PYrBe83Ii_hOnJ6oFv9pa2n9Ryz0CvubelnOm1WLUwluwBTBMISlxCR_j0bgZ5zAK70Le66ohy59uhzNFb0xby6aUiSTx5DmhWhbE/s4032/IMG_4210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTCSLyYCF26TKSTEedb5DVkWwwFiMvXc4g-AzYj9UGGdhPhe80Awy1i3GupTW3nWBkK9PFgMwMEdShA02mD6j28PYrBe83Ii_hOnJ6oFv9pa2n9Ryz0CvubelnOm1WLUwluwBTBMISlxCR_j0bgZ5zAK70Le66ohy59uhzNFb0xby6aUiSTx5DmhWhbE/s320/IMG_4210.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sunday morning, I was on deck to volunteer over at Bradbury for runner registration at the TMR snowshoe-turned-spike race. It is always fun to have a chance to catch up with people and give back a little bit of time to a group that has meant so much to us! After my volunteer shift was over and the race had started, I said my goodbyes and then headed over to Pennelville, warming up in the car on the way 😂 It wasn't a super chilly morning but standing around on the snow for 2+ hours means cold feet! A little creaky after but got it done. Overcast and damp. Miles 7-8.4 were on muddy, sloppy dirt road, maybe not the best route choice 🤪, but always nice to get out to the ocean at Simpson's Point. (9.0 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Rq2KS6nE0MR1MFKpG6YnfmrAddBpbvFvuhTszdVeKiX-ymdv22JA2Q6y-nMQ5EE5hE0PJvE5WXQVvb6EcPUY8Gz9beiPo2GI961oFFb7kJJCfYeXoJ49ObrFRz-SIslJUXLv-c2vLfh2cfq4C_fvH0iOS2Fh6E0-SOZqQILFhRMbxTPUkAzattrUIiY/s4032/IMG_4211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Rq2KS6nE0MR1MFKpG6YnfmrAddBpbvFvuhTszdVeKiX-ymdv22JA2Q6y-nMQ5EE5hE0PJvE5WXQVvb6EcPUY8Gz9beiPo2GI961oFFb7kJJCfYeXoJ49ObrFRz-SIslJUXLv-c2vLfh2cfq4C_fvH0iOS2Fh6E0-SOZqQILFhRMbxTPUkAzattrUIiY/s320/IMG_4211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We wrapped up the weekend with Mom and Dad joining us for dinner, and then poof, it was time to get ready for another week!</div><p><br /></p></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-85008845227479966532024-01-21T14:13:00.000-05:002024-01-21T14:13:09.712-05:00Mid-January<p>This has already felt like a very long month, even though we are only partway through! Aie.</p><p>Monday was a holiday day from school and work, although I did end up working the majority of the morning to play some catch up, as there are a lot of deadlines this month. Finally headed out for a run around 1:00. I decided I would run the cart paths, and although there was a fair amount of tiptoeing around the ice flows that had developed everywhere after all the rain and snowmelt, it was still nice to be on trails. Bright and breezy out. (6.0 miles)</p><p>Right before dinner, Ryan headed south to Boston as his flight out in the morning was early, and then later I took Sam to Mt. A swim practice. </p><p>Snow was forecast for Tuesday and all schools ended up having an early release, but Sam already had a planned half day, as it was midterm week and the schedule was set so that there were two exam periods every morning and then early release at 11:00 (12:00 on Wednesday), with afternoons reserved for make-up work. I totally get that it was a good schedule for the kids, but honestly, kind of a pain, as it meant my mornings at work were a big rush to get things done in the three hours I was in the office before heading home. Yes, I know she could have walked home but with the snow on Tuesday and then variable sidewalk conditions and cold weather the rest of the week, picking her up seemed the best option. </p><p>Neither of us were sad when both school and Y practice was cancelled on Tuesday as the snow started to fall more heavily mid-afternoon, and then my 5:00 meeting was cancelled too. Hurray. It meant a slightly more leisurely start to the week and for that I was grateful!</p><p>With the snow, I ended up not running on Wednesday morning before sunrise, and then the rest of the day was just a mess of meetings that didn't give me enough time for anything more than a short walk around the school block around 2:40 before my 4:00 meeting. Mom nicely took Sam to Y swim, and then the two of us headed to Bowdoin later for school swim. (1.74 miles walked)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thursday, I ended up running during swim practice. The edge of the roads were fine but when I had to be on the sidewalk, things were a bit sketchy. Ran out to take in the view along the Whiskeag. Did a short loop in the cemetary on the way back but it wasn't plowed, so not ideal (6.0 miles) </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3Vy5DmDDjcMVfhI5qVUbfBmE-QITN4Hsf2NHxpgudpfiTd6nW2nFsjhGBswQ7DMymmw15icKMVnuXpSxWgLGw9Te7dU2PzGDZ-M31bvzoPocT0-I3-2Ht2RkYp_3sf9XYYLEaonl1Jr5Cr9l2gB8Vq-ZTWCWWgRwo1-ZQ3OYkS0ejIl34lhLAc-fd0k/s3319/IMG_4177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2940" data-original-width="3319" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3Vy5DmDDjcMVfhI5qVUbfBmE-QITN4Hsf2NHxpgudpfiTd6nW2nFsjhGBswQ7DMymmw15icKMVnuXpSxWgLGw9Te7dU2PzGDZ-M31bvzoPocT0-I3-2Ht2RkYp_3sf9XYYLEaonl1Jr5Cr9l2gB8Vq-ZTWCWWgRwo1-ZQ3OYkS0ejIl34lhLAc-fd0k/s320/IMG_4177.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYAI2PqXPycJTq8EQAMjmhv667wYgLlK3EjJIxQDbYWQLhfk7ebTOz_Ksdebeb7eZTcc9OF3D-Q54y9B1HsTyypwXBsjamPMndJaxyse3pILExEECL_fhKZ1BMDhZK7vKJHm0wVqJNlh5MVSvNewqBkPpAc891F8Rc8IVLE-bHmkZl4pJIiNJiXSaJhQ/s4032/IMG_4178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYAI2PqXPycJTq8EQAMjmhv667wYgLlK3EjJIxQDbYWQLhfk7ebTOz_Ksdebeb7eZTcc9OF3D-Q54y9B1HsTyypwXBsjamPMndJaxyse3pILExEECL_fhKZ1BMDhZK7vKJHm0wVqJNlh5MVSvNewqBkPpAc891F8Rc8IVLE-bHmkZl4pJIiNJiXSaJhQ/s320/IMG_4178.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We skipped Mt. A practice later in the evening. Sam was exhausted. Adjusting to the pressures of midterms and doing all.the.swimming is a lot, so we ordered pad thai takeout for dinner and went to bed early instead.💗<div><br /></div><div>Had a work training in the morning and then ran around to get the errands completed, so didn't get out for a run until right before 3:00 on Friday. Ran Highland Green and couldn't resist looping down to check out the river. There had been some traffic but definitely not packed and would have been better if I was wearing spikes. Still, always pretty. 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A practice, after which the team went into town to get gelato together. I do so love their comraderie. 💗</div><div><br /></div><div>Sam was pretty wiped, and I had to wake her up at 10:00 when I got back from my run on Saturday morning! Only in the single digits when I headed out at 8:30 am and I wore double layers on my legs and had my hood up. Brrr. Looped around Highland Green once again with another run down to the river. Frozen ice pancakes in the eddy area this morning. (7.0 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L1tTfK6Efj-vWBWRXXnLBRpP8niYiFv7Mx1lXoeiXTyJG2FkAzPmr7VIBZTOfkHRRVqKmQiKvrITFQyb6-FmAiZONIkpGGb71ha6tpIGGGWkq8FKRDtx4g5cvSCMmXt-F09tSpJX365srEbLY0WOFjl10EkUNG4m-HsF1Z2jQYKa2LsuR4zatUSIrBQ/s4032/IMG_4183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6L1tTfK6Efj-vWBWRXXnLBRpP8niYiFv7Mx1lXoeiXTyJG2FkAzPmr7VIBZTOfkHRRVqKmQiKvrITFQyb6-FmAiZONIkpGGb71ha6tpIGGGWkq8FKRDtx4g5cvSCMmXt-F09tSpJX365srEbLY0WOFjl10EkUNG4m-HsF1Z2jQYKa2LsuR4zatUSIrBQ/s320/IMG_4183.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then at noon, it was up to the Y to drop Sam off for her swim meet. She swam great, despite maybe being slightly cranky initially 😉😂 And later, while we ate dinner, we watched the Barbie movie, and I might be late to the party but I really did think it was well done and a great mix of funny, sarcastic, inspirational and all too true. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CBqlDWHkdHk" width="320" youtube-src-id="CBqlDWHkdHk"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Sunday was another chilly morning and I wasn't quite feeling inspired to bundle up and head right out, so instead I sat on the couch with my book and read until Sam woke up, at which point I cleaned the house which was desperately needed, and then had an early lunch. Once Sam headed out to get her nails done with Lauren and Rohan, I headed out for my run around noon. Bright and sunshiney but a cold wind, and I did not quite have the umph I was hoping for. Ah well. January has been a bit of a bust on the running front, I guess getting Covid will do that... It's been 2 1/2 months of chill running since Rim to River, so next week the plan is to crank it back up at least a little bit and get in some short double digit runs. Wish I had been able to do that at the start of the month like I had intended, but oh well. In any event, with trail conditions less than ideal around here, I stuck to the roads and did a wander around Highland Green and Topsham Crossing to wrap up the running week. (7.0 miles)</div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, out in CO, Ryan was busy with work but also making time for some skiing and having fun out on the snow!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZBZq_AfK-DatojKeW7RyNXyk53gt6XsAiZiObvBUtGtYdSobPHpKrTo6OBm5D_1dzQtHXPW4E98AV_O5Cv-hMtorsDKdIaf7KO9D5yvVhCpMdgLnZcrmZMhggDZdZneDqYTr1aVDXLqb7JsI8F9-422Cux64MujvZfVa7mcHJwajmN8B_Rg8vVhmRuk/s4032/IMG_6919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZBZq_AfK-DatojKeW7RyNXyk53gt6XsAiZiObvBUtGtYdSobPHpKrTo6OBm5D_1dzQtHXPW4E98AV_O5Cv-hMtorsDKdIaf7KO9D5yvVhCpMdgLnZcrmZMhggDZdZneDqYTr1aVDXLqb7JsI8F9-422Cux64MujvZfVa7mcHJwajmN8B_Rg8vVhmRuk/s320/IMG_6919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMixOYZuXRHspV23B4CEu21qml8FHW7_Cx4kwXMqaivuPoL8FvEH9nLhKaJ_8Hdg1Zg_vsmj49H8BSrK_fMwZNdiuaUB1AICyWl33km4py-WnTqgMi0vxYNEN7C3HySdNu57tuZSm7dNx7UdlZVWR-MjsNIZ4haWnazMqgdgGAOEoeuHsaPSxasj8cv4/s4032/IMG_6929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMixOYZuXRHspV23B4CEu21qml8FHW7_Cx4kwXMqaivuPoL8FvEH9nLhKaJ_8Hdg1Zg_vsmj49H8BSrK_fMwZNdiuaUB1AICyWl33km4py-WnTqgMi0vxYNEN7C3HySdNu57tuZSm7dNx7UdlZVWR-MjsNIZ4haWnazMqgdgGAOEoeuHsaPSxasj8cv4/s320/IMG_6929.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And Gigi was perhaps not quite enjoying the attention from Samantha 😹😹 Look at those eyes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPw_kLqy-hUyjiyAm6uAQb06o8mV2TQjBTTGabMKLViy043-k4Pbq_Sg-eUf8b4D3DU2tMbwYA4DPd6-QTubAfPPVkArTNHodGjdOeo-fbuyuQH8JEt9gi0JrI3QTJlVjXs08a4KP4h6eB3IImA6VXliiElDwJ2NTFGNrFElMJWEKf-GUns1qxCta7ic/s4032/IMG_4174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPw_kLqy-hUyjiyAm6uAQb06o8mV2TQjBTTGabMKLViy043-k4Pbq_Sg-eUf8b4D3DU2tMbwYA4DPd6-QTubAfPPVkArTNHodGjdOeo-fbuyuQH8JEt9gi0JrI3QTJlVjXs08a4KP4h6eB3IImA6VXliiElDwJ2NTFGNrFElMJWEKf-GUns1qxCta7ic/s320/IMG_4174.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-75866406406851301282024-01-15T15:30:00.002-05:002024-01-15T15:30:12.068-05:00Snow, Rain and IsolationLet's face it, the start of the week, spent in the remaining few days of isolation, pretty much sucked. Although, thankfully, I did not feel badly.<div><br /></div><div>I finished watching Ted Lasso. Moved on to Lessons in Chemistry.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Work has been crazy busy with end of the month, quarter and year stuff, not to mention a whole lot of January deadlines for grant reports, etc, and on Monday, I had five Zoom meetings. But, with nothing else to do, I at least got a lot of work done...<br /><div><br /></div><div>I missed getting out to enjoy the snow that fell on Sunday.</div><div><br /></div><div>I missed Sam's winter chorus concert on Tuesday night.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Sigh.</div><div><br /></div><div>But grateful that Ryan was able to take videos of the songs Sam sang during the concert and that Mom took some photos for me.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvfpgQx1V-AgTNMHs7CMbtn-u5CIOJODa0tTMfQ955FUOS0PynSVxq9cZf0y6NW3yxc7pG9kMo4VDAkwkAlpJBbQ-I_otgDJ4ZMlXV3-WhQs6nLSFLohxJbHWrAORyXy46y5fxbZk-isNEbLRq_vRPz3cEurOY0snEmcfP19LkWdaBfN5MNnpccuxVWA/s3790/FullSizeRender%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="3790" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvfpgQx1V-AgTNMHs7CMbtn-u5CIOJODa0tTMfQ955FUOS0PynSVxq9cZf0y6NW3yxc7pG9kMo4VDAkwkAlpJBbQ-I_otgDJ4ZMlXV3-WhQs6nLSFLohxJbHWrAORyXy46y5fxbZk-isNEbLRq_vRPz3cEurOY0snEmcfP19LkWdaBfN5MNnpccuxVWA/s320/FullSizeRender%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, on Wednesday I was able to leave the loft. Hurray! And Sam continued to test negative, so we'll give thanks for small miracles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, Wednesday was a sh*tshow in terms of weather. Crazy winds. Rain melting away all the snow. Serious flooding. Not sure who can believe global warming and climate change is not a real thing anymore... Rains finally stopped mid-afternoon and I decided to get out for a slow walk around the school block to get some fresh air. Nice to get out of the house! Felt OK, mostly just a bit sniffly. (1.7 miles walked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thursday, I went back to the office. Masked, of course. It was a busy day and I ran out of time and energy to do anything active. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Friday, I was feeling mostly decent, and decided I would get in a run. Had to go into the office for a short bit in the morning and then headed over to Pennelville. A nice, bright, sunny morning and even though I was a bit creaky and tired, and was blowing a whole lot of snot rockets 😂😂, it was great to be out in the sunshine and get down to the ocean. (6.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KzExDFa9hDbDrTOv1x9JQYfOk1tmDjVOUKq3_eyBaUFyiWk-TRbPBxJXTTmtkjoBOMf5_EFU26cIK6wN4RZK6102ddgd29xBv82bbwyZuR6JdC_9UV4qjaWLfFeL9967Zbm-qvooXEa42c5yslJnr-qLrZb7LJuXJNHllws-O-nmIU9Hp3wSmlIPHU4/s4032/IMG_4153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KzExDFa9hDbDrTOv1x9JQYfOk1tmDjVOUKq3_eyBaUFyiWk-TRbPBxJXTTmtkjoBOMf5_EFU26cIK6wN4RZK6102ddgd29xBv82bbwyZuR6JdC_9UV4qjaWLfFeL9967Zbm-qvooXEa42c5yslJnr-qLrZb7LJuXJNHllws-O-nmIU9Hp3wSmlIPHU4/s320/IMG_4153.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While I was out at the ocean, Ryan was skiing up at Black Mountain and enjoying the snow up there.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4Sg2loIL9FC5TSQOWUxNPkJqgqXY0NLtcQaSLb-62pfo7xFhnLxB9kdO3JQttzAgOdbRyEbM9fRxUNQVobpCepYJ5Iki4H9g-xK0Qcgqt-ukSNKZQ5mKoBaUkr2tMyLE2tSNk11gHRtVT-4zYQvy9tQaLZamZpH8SR6l_4TC-OnFCP8fmuRQx2zH_9g/s4032/IMG_6893.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4Sg2loIL9FC5TSQOWUxNPkJqgqXY0NLtcQaSLb-62pfo7xFhnLxB9kdO3JQttzAgOdbRyEbM9fRxUNQVobpCepYJ5Iki4H9g-xK0Qcgqt-ukSNKZQ5mKoBaUkr2tMyLE2tSNk11gHRtVT-4zYQvy9tQaLZamZpH8SR6l_4TC-OnFCP8fmuRQx2zH_9g/s320/IMG_6893.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then after some errands and getting dinner ready, it was off to Bowdoin for Sam's Mt. A swim meet. It has been a lot of fun this season watching her swim and improve her times and strength, and enjoy contributing to the team and having that comeraderie💗 She swam well with PRs in both the 500 and 200 free and solid relay times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfQ3e5xqelDPW6xUTD_Gx_sgsC31NmaDbw2Te7nfTg-4FIL1-zmotAVYsouxfFQN5ftUvyKwIXt7pkaQTsVQGwsQD_VhBZnQHODd0XH9go6kYNmNKFJK5gaOEKCGE3_x3s2oNrhGgHxSz8VhE1Kj7qs8WCBDQxA1zh1BiU7IpZKwuQhQ-C2Kfpd719yk/s4032/FullSizeRender%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfQ3e5xqelDPW6xUTD_Gx_sgsC31NmaDbw2Te7nfTg-4FIL1-zmotAVYsouxfFQN5ftUvyKwIXt7pkaQTsVQGwsQD_VhBZnQHODd0XH9go6kYNmNKFJK5gaOEKCGE3_x3s2oNrhGgHxSz8VhE1Kj7qs8WCBDQxA1zh1BiU7IpZKwuQhQ-C2Kfpd719yk/s320/FullSizeRender%20(3).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1RWpbiNHzHY8OOyuHCZ9rSmCoSKL6GhvdOb8exRZm2QvsEcnlTnj93qmZHLB-KZFLwWGmHlQ2t8X6KipRJFEZ7LAIMGVIdnHN03_xDbpYhyoGNcF9x4J5LrO9QPhG63UdN6a8P3rUkgSefnFjw68MQ2zm3Z4vYCa4ZTPMsgeew0XqWWsTOc0SYYgOQ0/s2580/FullSizeRender%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="1935" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1RWpbiNHzHY8OOyuHCZ9rSmCoSKL6GhvdOb8exRZm2QvsEcnlTnj93qmZHLB-KZFLwWGmHlQ2t8X6KipRJFEZ7LAIMGVIdnHN03_xDbpYhyoGNcF9x4J5LrO9QPhG63UdN6a8P3rUkgSefnFjw68MQ2zm3Z4vYCa4ZTPMsgeew0XqWWsTOc0SYYgOQ0/s320/FullSizeRender%20(4).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9cIMido0p0XSR6QFCEjzj8dJ_tf3GcdbuOAjBqAeMatg-S5eY7LkBAXdvs6pOcG5LoPhtIHC9fwrbe1Dld7BmlLi-QSEUPRwMDEGespTG84J6vHTRbcT4Kq6C18bmdr0In4peT3Po-d7n3ofkD_uTWMj4JvNiL0LbP0QZ_5GfsbPofOqdrmpgMQZrOM/s2618/FullSizeRender%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2618" data-original-width="2124" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9cIMido0p0XSR6QFCEjzj8dJ_tf3GcdbuOAjBqAeMatg-S5eY7LkBAXdvs6pOcG5LoPhtIHC9fwrbe1Dld7BmlLi-QSEUPRwMDEGespTG84J6vHTRbcT4Kq6C18bmdr0In4peT3Po-d7n3ofkD_uTWMj4JvNiL0LbP0QZ_5GfsbPofOqdrmpgMQZrOM/s320/FullSizeRender%20(5).jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4biTuGLt00fxNhlAWtBXKLIK6FgGboFoKsi1iLabEfcJL8K3NyS8OPKc5elmr5l69CECsCRH2n3bc8R5JGwhsEpktwG3s6a-wsITQfwLrRmQ-pdCM-LdTHg2n-qFWFucq2ZONJ1JLxucPNUrzT9l3c7vj3v8MkrRS2kFrvuHZzXdeorhi4EvfCIIF8l0/s2168/FullSizeRender%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2168" data-original-width="1626" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4biTuGLt00fxNhlAWtBXKLIK6FgGboFoKsi1iLabEfcJL8K3NyS8OPKc5elmr5l69CECsCRH2n3bc8R5JGwhsEpktwG3s6a-wsITQfwLrRmQ-pdCM-LdTHg2n-qFWFucq2ZONJ1JLxucPNUrzT9l3c7vj3v8MkrRS2kFrvuHZzXdeorhi4EvfCIIF8l0/s320/FullSizeRender%20(6).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgzhoozPegLQ_3eAWa2krk0G7-mhCKNUvM1v75wsUHK_BVQf1NGpgS37j2AhCyQjnNrk92YNGWNbGm2jMMTYqLm-kOEFPJXmaHPnSg9MlqSwrZtbXECPyibcpUxEZEBydeFHFq0HXwLQLic6MED5sI8jt1PCGPYgoo0QqChk4A-u6QwwPYNfBlkXO9t8/s2078/FullSizeRender%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="1558" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgzhoozPegLQ_3eAWa2krk0G7-mhCKNUvM1v75wsUHK_BVQf1NGpgS37j2AhCyQjnNrk92YNGWNbGm2jMMTYqLm-kOEFPJXmaHPnSg9MlqSwrZtbXECPyibcpUxEZEBydeFHFq0HXwLQLic6MED5sI8jt1PCGPYgoo0QqChk4A-u6QwwPYNfBlkXO9t8/s320/FullSizeRender%20(7).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday was another crappy weather day with more rain and flooding. Sam had a LRSC swim meet so after a quiet morning and a quick trip to the farmer's market, I took her up to the Y to catch the bus. Then it was home to get a few things done around the house before I finally headed out for a run around 2:30 once the rain stopped. By then, temps had climbed up into the high 40s and I was totally overdressed 😅even with the wind. Ran out and back on Highland Green Road. Didn't feel great, but then again, this weather is less than inspiring. Still, hoping I can salvage this crappy start to the running year by getting back to some consistency after this Covid interruption so out I went anyway. (6.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sunday was bright and sunny, but very windy. I headed out around 10:30 for a run on the powerlines. This was not the wisest choice - so much ice and so many semi frozen puddles 😂 - but I didn’t want to deal with a windy road run 🫣🤪 Felt meh 🤷♀️(8.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While this Covid thing has been incredibly annoying and certainly interruptive, I am grateful that neither of us got truly truly sick. And even better is that Sam managed to avoid it. Still, I would be even more grateful to be able to get back into a normal swing of things. Between the holidays and Covid, it seems like things have been slightly chaotic for a while now! 😜</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYLR-8BT7E-yAw5cD-a79iy-l6x4KLXNNRsfV_L1Imq_Qb38nYcjEwmoWtQWcJ2aV5w6BDQMxaxH5rptYBl3RgOnvyY5CDRo2F6NHGKiszcDmpYxANkkvvUMk2BcGs-wsRHoQtZep1FiLcpTlh7uQQzD44zo1y6dOTpdTTg-776R5IdSp5zqJp7M54SU/s3589/IMG_4159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3589" data-original-width="2701" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYLR-8BT7E-yAw5cD-a79iy-l6x4KLXNNRsfV_L1Imq_Qb38nYcjEwmoWtQWcJ2aV5w6BDQMxaxH5rptYBl3RgOnvyY5CDRo2F6NHGKiszcDmpYxANkkvvUMk2BcGs-wsRHoQtZep1FiLcpTlh7uQQzD44zo1y6dOTpdTTg-776R5IdSp5zqJp7M54SU/s320/IMG_4159.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gigi checking out my new shoes - the Pegasus Trail 4 - haven't worn them yet but looking forward to trying them out!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrCssdYRKlmC95V1XmO6_bOBNLJOTCMu4Aia5Hdd5rljvV1Fm8jFFhOcVluy5t8O_HQuYfWNTVyDMpcJpqS4Qa_qLQv6LEoiiE1kFgNP1ODe3PSZPz8D-ItfS1nqxqFAcIe9aXcWKSusZer3wCeGX3-fGPBCaDp9utC8ikUQUhrsv2qhJ38hls4uL70g/s4032/IMG_4162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrCssdYRKlmC95V1XmO6_bOBNLJOTCMu4Aia5Hdd5rljvV1Fm8jFFhOcVluy5t8O_HQuYfWNTVyDMpcJpqS4Qa_qLQv6LEoiiE1kFgNP1ODe3PSZPz8D-ItfS1nqxqFAcIe9aXcWKSusZer3wCeGX3-fGPBCaDp9utC8ikUQUhrsv2qhJ38hls4uL70g/s320/IMG_4162.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08ni2xwID3ovbcgatZlyEZ-pUQANbsd6NDfUZjEmhizVlXlj_1TpYcc5USWdsy7RDb8Z5W0_yA2j5bzBWibaMuuRXAXhwT8GnTEIA2Un_ezhoQZ6dbtJmx4w6ZOFUB0ivZ5zk3r3A7G7dYsSgtl6Yb_monAmIGm1s13yGGk9BU-TxBElGU_nxqYNDhms/s4032/IMG_4164.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08ni2xwID3ovbcgatZlyEZ-pUQANbsd6NDfUZjEmhizVlXlj_1TpYcc5USWdsy7RDb8Z5W0_yA2j5bzBWibaMuuRXAXhwT8GnTEIA2Un_ezhoQZ6dbtJmx4w6ZOFUB0ivZ5zk3r3A7G7dYsSgtl6Yb_monAmIGm1s13yGGk9BU-TxBElGU_nxqYNDhms/s320/IMG_4164.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Ronnie is most pleased with the new catnip banana 😹😹</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4Sg2loIL9FC5TSQOWUxNPkJqgqXY0NLtcQaSLb-62pfo7xFhnLxB9kdO3JQttzAgOdbRyEbM9fRxUNQVobpCepYJ5Iki4H9g-xK0Qcgqt-ukSNKZQ5mKoBaUkr2tMyLE2tSNk11gHRtVT-4zYQvy9tQaLZamZpH8SR6l_4TC-OnFCP8fmuRQx2zH_9g/s4032/IMG_6893.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4Sg2loIL9FC5TSQOWUxNPkJqgqXY0NLtcQaSLb-62pfo7xFhnLxB9kdO3JQttzAgOdbRyEbM9fRxUNQVobpCepYJ5Iki4H9g-xK0Qcgqt-ukSNKZQ5mKoBaUkr2tMyLE2tSNk11gHRtVT-4zYQvy9tQaLZamZpH8SR6l_4TC-OnFCP8fmuRQx2zH_9g/s320/IMG_6893.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-6069544715338029352024-01-07T16:07:00.003-05:002024-01-07T16:07:26.469-05:00Happy New Year?? 😷😷<p>Well, we started the new year off with a bang.... been a bit of a rough week here, to say the least...</p>With Sam at Lauren's and Ryan still sleeping, I headed out first thing on Monday morning, January 1st, to get some errands done, and then headed over to Brad to meet up with Val and Anne for a run. It was fun to ring in the new year with a run with friends and, as always, so good to catch up! We ran the east side, as the lot was pretty full when we arrived at 10:30, with lots of people apparently taking advantage of the holiday and the decent weather to get out and walk their dogs and take the kids on a hike and/or to the playground. We only saw one other person on the east side. A bit of tiptoeing here and there due to ice, but trails were in reasonably good shape, although it was weird to be running on bare ground on January 1! No pictures because we were too busy chatting 😂(6.0 miles)<div><br /></div><div>Sam arrived just around when I got home after a fun overnight in Old Orchard Beach with Lauren and Rohan, and as Ryan was not feeling great when I got home, so I told him he should take a Covid test, just in case. He was mumbling about it being a worthless idea, it was just a cold, and them boom, yup, he tested positive for Covid! 😷😨😩😟😖😕After almost four years of avoiding it, somehow he managed to get it. AIE! So it was right upstairs into the loft for him, and masks on for all of us, keeping ourselves as separated as we could, with bedroom doors closed and me moving myself to sleep downstairs on the couch. Sigh. Sam and I tested after Ryan did, and we were negative. And so the paranoia and waiting and worrying began...</div><div><br /></div><div>Just to be safe, I decided I would work remotely for the week so as not to potentially infect my coworkers, and just be masked all day long. Oh the joys. Sam and I tested Tuesday morning, and were negative again, so she went to school, her orthodontist appointment and practice as usual. Due to the ortho appointment, it was late swim for the day, so I hit the track for a walk. The Y was definitely crowded, guess it’s a new year! (2.0 miles walked)</div><div><br /></div><div>Still negative Wednesday for Sam and I, and Ryan was feeling a bit better, but work is super busy right now with end of the month, quarter, and year stuff, I was feeling stressed, and I just did not have the energy or bandwidth to run. Thankfully Sam only has Y practice this week as the Bowdoin pool is closed, which is good as I think double practices might have put me over the edge... 😜😜</div><div><br /></div><div>Got out Thursday morning after dropping Sam at school and ran down to the river and back. Overcast morning with spitting snow. Still stressed but still testing negative, and glad to get out. 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Hurray! On our side, Sam and I were still testing negative, but I had started feeling a bit of a scratchy throat later on Thursday, and was keeping my fingers crossed that it was from sleeping pretty much right in front of the heater all week and did not mean that I was getting sick... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Got out for a run on the powerlines after dropping Sam at school. Cold, bright and ankle-busting. (8.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After lunch, I headed out to get a few errands checked off the to-do list, picked up Sam from school and then we headed to Bowdoin for her Mt. A swim meet. Ryan and I both wore our masks. It was good to see my parents even if just for a bit, and Sam swam solidly. One of the swim parents behind us said, "That Samantha is a pretty good little swimmer," to which the other responded, "Little being the operative word." Indeed! 😂When I told Ryan and Sam later, they both got a kick out of it. She does look quite small next to the rest of the team, but part of it is just her build and part of it is that she is a freshman and almost everyone else on the team is a junior or senior. Though she be but little, she is fierce! 😍</div><div class="details-container" style="background-color: white; font-family: MaisonNeue, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="details" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px 120px;"><div id="activity-photos-container" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4-AIsdE4j3WyrHru12zKnlPk2_W8CHTqCQfEsndydjM4V1VKSVqq_l1hRzuSU_8yBQ-gekY_hc-JQKcV8a2mHhVEPMVd9W-eKbdhl9TAQ-BXwwWAWxWXd-AKAgwvbOPL3UukBDUB6xb6ewnu4mlBmV2fWfMvPL7Jhpa64mbu6W_pcOzH7XrGbA7mp_M/s1866/FullSizeRender%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="1866" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4-AIsdE4j3WyrHru12zKnlPk2_W8CHTqCQfEsndydjM4V1VKSVqq_l1hRzuSU_8yBQ-gekY_hc-JQKcV8a2mHhVEPMVd9W-eKbdhl9TAQ-BXwwWAWxWXd-AKAgwvbOPL3UukBDUB6xb6ewnu4mlBmV2fWfMvPL7Jhpa64mbu6W_pcOzH7XrGbA7mp_M/s320/FullSizeRender%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2P1-O1B8b7H4dcBFzvQ_XwYe_h5gYwsuVeuGc_-tiB2YgsHtfU-McUH1Rxiub04MrFoD7ycTecYtsGGoAhxokudFj0bfXFJQgQl3tiN2hGsNA1tyF3E6EtI94Nrn2iLsRUlPiXUEF6rzdnIEa4_uF-7-EvNj5sFp5VSXQ06xbr1GZITzB5IIv24K15A/s4032/IMG_4141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2P1-O1B8b7H4dcBFzvQ_XwYe_h5gYwsuVeuGc_-tiB2YgsHtfU-McUH1Rxiub04MrFoD7ycTecYtsGGoAhxokudFj0bfXFJQgQl3tiN2hGsNA1tyF3E6EtI94Nrn2iLsRUlPiXUEF6rzdnIEa4_uF-7-EvNj5sFp5VSXQ06xbr1GZITzB5IIv24K15A/s320/IMG_4141.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unfortunately, that scratchy throat turned more into a cough and some sniffles later in the evening, and yup, you guessed it, on Saturday morning when I woke up, my Covid test was positive. 😨😩😟😖😕 Can we just say, DAMN!?!? Nothing more to say than this just really sucks. So with that, I traded places with Ryan and moved myself up into the loft to isolate. Sam tested negative, so finger crossed!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAcwL2FZHmDXcErJH-Hzm_6zg1ZoJVpMOa14dBZqurgB2NdYw1L7fjzD8YbjdGiy8IJYMECi_MrRpDlbVmbVxnFJBWTPpSe4gLHXnpEWyz-BZeovEhyphenhyphenAVsPcbM7wbT7T9_sk_0i7DWj7vxWYJoIo5whW9R5k0vKjNZiTXNLCHQq74-toc8EY-9gL31eU/s3141/IMG_4142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1601" data-original-width="3141" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAcwL2FZHmDXcErJH-Hzm_6zg1ZoJVpMOa14dBZqurgB2NdYw1L7fjzD8YbjdGiy8IJYMECi_MrRpDlbVmbVxnFJBWTPpSe4gLHXnpEWyz-BZeovEhyphenhyphenAVsPcbM7wbT7T9_sk_0i7DWj7vxWYJoIo5whW9R5k0vKjNZiTXNLCHQq74-toc8EY-9gL31eU/s320/IMG_4142.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-xL__P2VR2-SOItOWe_BUc9A-HgZu73US9cOfV8waeuLV4NifgDHVG7sFLL8_qge6wABsqspRPIr4Hxlh_Ee2T30_qLHdHDL0HDKARxk7RFXkTaDwMQK7oAw1xTg_xAJ0nz62umh_03T8diYBixsknUWlJPn5h06pDGG3aPHwk3IT_M6K-pvUh7pNg8/s3872/IMG_4145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="3872" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-xL__P2VR2-SOItOWe_BUc9A-HgZu73US9cOfV8waeuLV4NifgDHVG7sFLL8_qge6wABsqspRPIr4Hxlh_Ee2T30_qLHdHDL0HDKARxk7RFXkTaDwMQK7oAw1xTg_xAJ0nz62umh_03T8diYBixsknUWlJPn5h06pDGG3aPHwk3IT_M6K-pvUh7pNg8/s320/IMG_4145.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I have never been a good person to just sit around so honestly, this isolation thing is just no fun. It drives me nuts to not be able to do anything. Especially since I don't particularly feel that sick. The scratchy throat went away by mid-morning on Saturday, with just some sniffles and a bit of a cough remaining. But I sit up here still... sigh. 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Always enjoy running out through the marshes. Nice morning and glad to get out and have it not be rainy, but definitely feeling the week of holiday cheer 😜!!! (8.6 miles)<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohuwk-GG03sNhOptk94iSI6XekQhIhhY-qvAdwDmkyxGaEH-6xmx_5LAoKAOzI0rTJK68OA4XRiSo63bs-9h0ahoPnouyVmeAZRafatDt7yRUKPN_LWtXbh6mJXSsWSgfVqbb3BCbUMbIncvSRUb3VSoXvHWzfIlNtUFLX2cOwjRyJMwEeg96gMV1a5Y/s4032/IMG_4124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohuwk-GG03sNhOptk94iSI6XekQhIhhY-qvAdwDmkyxGaEH-6xmx_5LAoKAOzI0rTJK68OA4XRiSo63bs-9h0ahoPnouyVmeAZRafatDt7yRUKPN_LWtXbh6mJXSsWSgfVqbb3BCbUMbIncvSRUb3VSoXvHWzfIlNtUFLX2cOwjRyJMwEeg96gMV1a5Y/s320/IMG_4124.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUlYrf-fdvGE9dQSbFe7qc3Ia5g3Un9jLnRvodmYmllGcgCGf1N5sSYp1qLykBeWWEbjVzGutNgj2tLhO6jo-Hss2mEX3deRLGr06rKBxUbu_g4xCf9hIYd1fY4oIL_KDKWW7e6572IXwvNPF9ZGKX-9OvI_0lwVuwkPed_iYYw9BMWJ6mccjvt4EJww/s4032/IMG_4125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUlYrf-fdvGE9dQSbFe7qc3Ia5g3Un9jLnRvodmYmllGcgCGf1N5sSYp1qLykBeWWEbjVzGutNgj2tLhO6jo-Hss2mEX3deRLGr06rKBxUbu_g4xCf9hIYd1fY4oIL_KDKWW7e6572IXwvNPF9ZGKX-9OvI_0lwVuwkPed_iYYw9BMWJ6mccjvt4EJww/s320/IMG_4125.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJL-thf5Tdio3zM_-JeKLZC7Rw7HUDMGxmwqucpExq9a8k8Jr7OqgajE1wMr7WuCp_G6CSEG9hfChMs3oLdSIlpDllaeiaYHSQjqYgb8GkEHBUlj1TYau15-_Zb-xKZwS2Fe1kmDcHerzQFHq3YqjqJPdpIriQdDlxwUGKrao4AObGQPz1gEHAlFEmqw/s4032/IMG_4126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJL-thf5Tdio3zM_-JeKLZC7Rw7HUDMGxmwqucpExq9a8k8Jr7OqgajE1wMr7WuCp_G6CSEG9hfChMs3oLdSIlpDllaeiaYHSQjqYgb8GkEHBUlj1TYau15-_Zb-xKZwS2Fe1kmDcHerzQFHq3YqjqJPdpIriQdDlxwUGKrao4AObGQPz1gEHAlFEmqw/s320/IMG_4126.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then after packing up and saying our goodbyes, we headed for Old Orchard Beach, where we dropped Sam off to hang out with Lauren and Rohan for the night before making our way home. After getting the laundry started, things put away and having lunch, we headed out for an afternoon walk. Ryan was not feeling the best, so he was not entirely thrilled that I was dragging him out to finish up my 2023 walking miles, but it was nice to get out and move the legs a bit before spending the rest of the day on the couch 😉😊(3.5 miles walked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0f0gXUbQG4ZUvmNLM2zJVv1FmNQm_6pe4bH7gShdNZU1Kosh2KV0oduBRLU_AWRxWVONQB98s571lNnc21UzvM3pka11oyAcI-RpgUSfIXMW9LaD1gxX9_7EwmemglxNhOawLUGD-lGZC1kYVzWYvUtXpVTNHA8JC5TRWWrv1cyrdp5rolrtrSNAN-U/s4032/IMG_4128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0f0gXUbQG4ZUvmNLM2zJVv1FmNQm_6pe4bH7gShdNZU1Kosh2KV0oduBRLU_AWRxWVONQB98s571lNnc21UzvM3pka11oyAcI-RpgUSfIXMW9LaD1gxX9_7EwmemglxNhOawLUGD-lGZC1kYVzWYvUtXpVTNHA8JC5TRWWrv1cyrdp5rolrtrSNAN-U/s320/IMG_4128.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I picked up noodles for us for dinner and we watched the remaining episodes in season 1 of Ted Lasso (again) before I headed to bed around 9:30. Happy New Year indeed! I see no reason to stay up until midnight 😉😆</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The morning's run brought my run mileage to a solid 2,204 miles for the year, while the afternoon walk put me right at my 200 mile walk goal. Happy to hit both goals, and to get over 2,200 run miles again this year. I recognize that these goals are completely arbitrary and that I am privileged to be able to not only set them but achieven them. In the end the numbers don't matter, but it is fun for me to set a challenge and work to achieve it. As always, I am grateful that my body and legs allow me to continue to get out and explore on my two feet and spend time out in nature. I know it is not a given. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">December wrap-up:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">144.89 miles run<br />21.55 miles walked<br />6 zero days<br /><br />2023 Totals:<br />2,204.0 miles run<br />200.0 miles walked<br />18.1 miles xc skied<br />293 days active</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudkQ5zfxP4XkFFo4JbimBXGBkQr_CzHRpScNAJcR1TMlZKcHszM0DXg2FQuOC_QssgaS4TpUNuj1I3-ycgRdcphfJPXqoi2u8vIQsGHgLld0pHkPQ4NHnw_AA_xhcA6krp9nCR5U0VagnzXfSF6oD7v5vzRgUA1cE0PUhqU9Xt8iTdvTaQ6pBxB-2PV8/s2124/IMG_4129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudkQ5zfxP4XkFFo4JbimBXGBkQr_CzHRpScNAJcR1TMlZKcHszM0DXg2FQuOC_QssgaS4TpUNuj1I3-ycgRdcphfJPXqoi2u8vIQsGHgLld0pHkPQ4NHnw_AA_xhcA6krp9nCR5U0VagnzXfSF6oD7v5vzRgUA1cE0PUhqU9Xt8iTdvTaQ6pBxB-2PV8/s320/IMG_4129.jpg" width="169" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Sam and I also had an amazing Taylor Swift concert adventure with Anne in May, which was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Sam also went on the Freedom tour in April down to DC, NY and Philadelphia for her own adventure!<br />✔<i>Time with my parents</i>. Once again, not quite as many walks with Mom and Dad as during the pandemic but we still saw them almost every week and are so grateful they are now close by so we can spend time with them!<br />✔<i>Visits with Irene, Dana and the rest of the family throughout the year. </i>We were able to coordinate a trip to MA in August to spend time with Irene, Dana, Meg, Chris and the boys as well as see them over the holidays, which was fun!</div><div>✔<i>More time with friends, both on the run and elsewhere. </i>Definitely need to do more of this, but did enjoy some good Friday runs and walks with Val, Mindy, Anne and Keri, met up with Emily multiple times, joined Emma on some long walks, and got in a fun run with Vicky and Laurie in August at Chalk Pond. </div><div>✔<i>Some running/hiking adventures. </i>Ran a lot from home this year once again, but also had some fun solo run/hikes up in Baxter and Acadia, joined friends at Riverlands for Val's birthday, had a rainy run up Pleasant and a few excursions on the West Side Trail with Emily this summer, got in a fun loop over in Sunapee while visiting at Neal & Kendra's, and ran at Bradley Palmer and Vineyard Hill down in Massachusetts. I got up to Camden a few times but did not get back to the Pemi as I had hoped, so I'll put that on my 2024 list.</div><div>✔<i>2,000+ miles run. </i>Managed to exceed this goal and get up to 2,204 miles for the year. Proud of my consistency and to be able to run over 2,000 miles for the 7th year in a row.</div><div>✔<i>200 miles walking/hiking</i>. I had originally set this goal as 250 walking miles but it became apparent early on that that would not happen so I modified it to 200 miles. I wish I had managed to get in more walking/hiking miles this year but am glad to have been able to reach 200. Definitely something I plan to continue and a nice additional movement goal! <br />✔<i>A 100 mile race run. </i>Rim to River was a fun race. Grateful to have been able to get buckle #6 this year and enjoy the beauty of the trails down in West Virginia.<br />✔<i>50 books read. </i>Managed to read 87 books, although many of them were quick and easy mystery reads this year. I have always loved reading and it is a nice change from scrolling on the phone all the time.</div><div><br /></div><div>So what's next for 2024? </div><div><br /></div><div>I realize I never followed up on my early December post to say I did not get into Western States - no surprise there! There was a huge field in the lottery! - and that I signed myself up for Twisted Branch 100k in August. It's a race that has been on my radar for a few years now and I am excited for us to spend a few days up in the Finger Lakes and to explore a new area. I'm still pondering what else I might want to add to my race calendar for 2024.<br /><br />Overall, my hopes and goals for the new year remain reasonably similar to those in the past as my intent is to keep myself motivated with these goals but truly to keep it all in perspective, stop and smell the hay scented ferns and move the red efts off the pavement, explore as much as possible and spend time with the people I love:<br /><br />Continue to stay healthy, happy and reasonably sane.<br />Time with Ryan and Sam, including some outdoor adventures together.<br />Time together with my parents.<br />Visits with Irene, Dana and the rest of the family throughout the year. Hopefully we will get to see Kristen and Morgan in 2024.<br />More time with friends, both on the run and elsewhere. Hoping to get together with Corie and Kris this year for a girls weekend again!</div><div>Go on some running/hiking adventures. Get back to the Pemi and do more running up at Ragged and Camden.</div><div>2,000+ miles run. with a goal of 2,200.<br />200 miles walking/hiking.</div><div>Be able to race the final 20 miles of Twisted Branch 100k.</div><div>Strength work 2x a week plus hill/speed work 1x a week during training. I let these things slack in 2023, and want to work this stuff back into the routine in 2024.<br />60 books read.</div><div><br />Looking forward to a 2024 filled with more miles, time spent with family and friends, and fun on the roads and trails 💗<br /><br />---<br /><br />Running Log Files:<br />2023 - 2,204.00</div><div>2022 - 2,157.00<br />2021 - 2,200.00<br />2020 - 2,200.00<br />2019 - 2,116.00<br />2018 - 2,112.00<br />2017 - 2,002.00<br />2016 - 1,900.00<br />2015 - 1,963.60<br />2014 - 1,702.00<br />2013 - 1,557.75<br />2012 - 1,400.00<br />2011 - 1,375.00<br />2010 - 1,100.00<br />2009 - 675.50 *pregnant/Sam born<br />2008 - 1,112.00<br /><br />Walk/Hike Log Files:<br />2023- 200.00</div><div>2022 - 270.00<br />2021 - 332.00<br />2020 - 362.00<br />*still need to search down the stats for these in-between years<br />2009 - 104.50<br /></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-36406353067557199922023-12-31T16:42:00.002-05:002023-12-31T16:42:24.120-05:00Gardens & Rain & 2nd Christmas<p>Headed out on Tuesday morning for a run on the powerlines. Damp, foggy, mild with a lot of squishy mud. (8.0 miles)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQds_q43ZUZdA9D_oABUaxwp2qZAPbpT0JxCoHk4M4gAqhsomc6ZNgL7mOz-jxQbPyBOZnhS-L-4Egi5UVO5Jv0Vu9eWIG3Gy6bUYPypSV4wjP3cRQayKYmn1RlTvSMJij6E9wjuFZ75qR16UD45ed2eZ5n852jYO_8hQ4VB_BDu3mzewryIhotDBpbzw/s4032/IMG_3993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQds_q43ZUZdA9D_oABUaxwp2qZAPbpT0JxCoHk4M4gAqhsomc6ZNgL7mOz-jxQbPyBOZnhS-L-4Egi5UVO5Jv0Vu9eWIG3Gy6bUYPypSV4wjP3cRQayKYmn1RlTvSMJij6E9wjuFZ75qR16UD45ed2eZ5n852jYO_8hQ4VB_BDu3mzewryIhotDBpbzw/s320/IMG_3993.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then later in the afternoon, we headed up to the Botanical Gardens for our rescheduled Gardens Aglow. Probably the warmest evening yet! Amazing as always - they truly do a spectacular job, and SO.MANY.LIGHTS - and the lights were bright and cheerful despite the fog. 🌟💗🎄(1.5 miles walked)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv0Vlsu374vUIttvelIY-AA_YPbBaOvsCOVLQlmGVgq8euSmxA07RUYykVvZhPkWU2NppoEk-cnHxMjOBaEXAriZJqh87BGUaezHLn_bT12InyEqzCzVIxoIiuMBu82hHHTjFSFqCZoKYV3lmo2PgPlFCH_a4Pe_7bC8gts8ZfI5ajokc8BBcXnGyFAg/s4032/IMG_3996.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv0Vlsu374vUIttvelIY-AA_YPbBaOvsCOVLQlmGVgq8euSmxA07RUYykVvZhPkWU2NppoEk-cnHxMjOBaEXAriZJqh87BGUaezHLn_bT12InyEqzCzVIxoIiuMBu82hHHTjFSFqCZoKYV3lmo2PgPlFCH_a4Pe_7bC8gts8ZfI5ajokc8BBcXnGyFAg/s320/IMG_3996.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoBlUy9CmyhSL-FBkD4pHQifZZu1QFL7n2x1StMpS4wLPX1W4IFBASCvMgWCG0YaHqJX5rdAPs4phAGNveamkGY4N5K8aLvRZySMSdwP0ilrByWeXc9SWfMxC7rzXXZMQ2TU5XVVadvf-DruUFXOP-2n7CQIbUxeyMGG5bZaE7ve-8HOZAQNeiNEM2sRo/s4032/IMG_4001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Ran the Highland Green loop, but cut off the muddy road section and ran holes 6 and 7 instead for mushy gravel instead 🤪 Misty rainy mild. Not the nicest out,<span style="background-color: white; font-family: MaisonNeue, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 14px;"> but </span>not the worst. Felt very clunky. Maybe that afternoon piece of holiday carrot cake at work was not the best idea 😂😂(6.0 miles)</p><p>Thursday was just a straight up nasty rainy day. Went into work again but kind of just said 'screw it' to the run. Sam hung out with Anne and Abby in the afternoon, and it was fun to hear their laughter when I got home 😊</p>Friday, I headed out for my run reasonably early as the to-do list for the day was long. A random route around town with a mix of roads and trails. Misty rainy yuck. 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We arrived around 10:30, and I pretty much headed straight to bed while Ryan and Sam helped Irene and Dana get the stockings stuffed and the presents out under the tree once the boys had finally fallen asleep. They finally came down to bed around midnight. 😴😴😴</div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday was a fun day filled with presents, food, laughter and games, and of course a little bit of chaos 😆😄I had contemplated running, but it was yet another cold, rainy day, so I took it as a sign to relax and enjoy the day instead. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAlw2ZvyFo5WtA2TeLkcxoqMUhGlh8Nt09_ELeCe9g2_y-lFsoLohtAEChIrj_pMRmrsmakAzK5gMZuucSv4HqZZvLAL_j2V-ZdhWVnbET8ahWahOD-iKXJdJbGdxoLUX5NqIf5HMovPzO8CpFBR4lfakP25_5NsDowELQbvkiY397-OH8cjJTaHI0jU/s4032/IMG_4085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAlw2ZvyFo5WtA2TeLkcxoqMUhGlh8Nt09_ELeCe9g2_y-lFsoLohtAEChIrj_pMRmrsmakAzK5gMZuucSv4HqZZvLAL_j2V-ZdhWVnbET8ahWahOD-iKXJdJbGdxoLUX5NqIf5HMovPzO8CpFBR4lfakP25_5NsDowELQbvkiY397-OH8cjJTaHI0jU/s320/IMG_4085.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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With up to 6" of rain falling in different parts of the state, it was catastrophic, with the major rivers overflowing their banks and flooding towns, ruining buildings and roads, and overtaking cars parked on the streets in many places, and with high winds too, over 400,000 homes lost power. We lucked out here and didn't lose power at home, just internet for a while, but many were still without power even into Friday! Crazy.</p><p>I was sitting in on four interviews for work, and as the morning progressed, we were watching the wind and rain whip around outside, with the power finally going out in between interviews 2 and 3. Luckily, the conference room we were using was bright even without lights, so we continued on with the remaining interviews and then all dispersed to go home. Meanwhile, schools in our district were getting dismissed early due to power loss and flooding. </p><p>Tuesday, school was cancelled and I headed out just as it was getting light for a run before heading into the office, where power had been restored overnight. A whole bunch of debris everywhere from yesterday’s storm, but no major damage that I could see. Couldn’t resist heading down to check out the river and it was suitably roaring, although likely not yet crested. 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Never seen it so high. The green bridge was closed, as were many other bridges throughout the state as a precaution, and the water was insanely close to hitting it. I read later that the height of the water was 6 feet as of Monday morning, cresting at over 21 feet on Wednesday. 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It was 24 degrees but with the wind whipping, feel like temp was 12! Brrrr. Definitely not the most pleasant walk. 😂 Silly goals... only 9 walking miles remaining for the year. 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Apparently, this is a thing?! Every team has to fill a certain number of concessions slots to get their booster money for uniforms, etc. So there we were, doing our part for the swim team! Abby came with us, so she and Sam had fun, and it was just busy enough to not be boring and not so busy that it was crazy. </p><p>Friday morning, I got my errands out of the way first and then went out for a run once it had warmed up (slightly at least!) around 10:30. Ran the powerlines, which were a bit slowgoing with semi-frozen sand and ice out in the open and lots of debris down in the woods. Bright and sunny if a bit windy. (7.0 miles)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL22El0bhQXTZ-LnPVDNwT4wK7ueMIcTIcIb2yjU9HQ9J4qF2EjwM3FmlJYZW-M0ZG7UjAN1w0WMTFTdsjONNO4BqEQqr1KcxlNl1f3ffDTdMFwWlxEfmAWzKP5rG6ed2iWUYbeuJ_-hTa3SXZ_fsNVkcx_F4Oee67rVcM9lDEACVGDfNNq-RFymBlGE0/s4032/IMG_3891.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL22El0bhQXTZ-LnPVDNwT4wK7ueMIcTIcIb2yjU9HQ9J4qF2EjwM3FmlJYZW-M0ZG7UjAN1w0WMTFTdsjONNO4BqEQqr1KcxlNl1f3ffDTdMFwWlxEfmAWzKP5rG6ed2iWUYbeuJ_-hTa3SXZ_fsNVkcx_F4Oee67rVcM9lDEACVGDfNNq-RFymBlGE0/s320/IMG_3891.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then Friday night was another Mt Ararat swim meet. Ryan had volunteered to be a timer during the meet (they need parent timers to make it all work each meet) but Mom and Dad came to cheer up in the stands with me, as did Lauren and Rohan. Such good friends 😍 Sam was a busy swimmer, swimming in two relays as well as swimming both the 50 free and the 500 free! She swam well and was really happy with her 500, which for those of you keeping count is 20 laps. She said she really enjoyed it and it is fun to see her thinking about how to get better. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6tgS4Wl5R0WMthupyZLflKJ6F-zeQHr9C_kIzLNgEVA2mwjmNoS8-2dAu1lX8K0VCNqdqB_0aHCTx-nUqiUzcCFjErz7twxbNr7FJL6Qwpn_-E9EVWOd2Sr-P-ISZZqFeaOdIaj-IGun3MbQnWZMlk6VKbMej-NcsbhN9gLpKa16Vl17qHA1YF7lS5Y/s4032/IMG_3892.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6tgS4Wl5R0WMthupyZLflKJ6F-zeQHr9C_kIzLNgEVA2mwjmNoS8-2dAu1lX8K0VCNqdqB_0aHCTx-nUqiUzcCFjErz7twxbNr7FJL6Qwpn_-E9EVWOd2Sr-P-ISZZqFeaOdIaj-IGun3MbQnWZMlk6VKbMej-NcsbhN9gLpKa16Vl17qHA1YF7lS5Y/s320/IMG_3892.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeZEBQuFLNknVCJS0-ROgUmusbcZXl9p0a9dqpn9iptOW0njJd8Xb2NzlIGBPbZVoopvDHIrZYj0Z3sfGvGqb1UWvDWyfCqWrdFF-aCdt_hA2k6PKwcPXjn2lDgtZIXl4I1cbXO4nPevu67cmjwjcWMbTs_e5TXJa6MBcbz28GIUBHdfOC6z2TU8zRBo/s4032/IMG_3894.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeZEBQuFLNknVCJS0-ROgUmusbcZXl9p0a9dqpn9iptOW0njJd8Xb2NzlIGBPbZVoopvDHIrZYj0Z3sfGvGqb1UWvDWyfCqWrdFF-aCdt_hA2k6PKwcPXjn2lDgtZIXl4I1cbXO4nPevu67cmjwjcWMbTs_e5TXJa6MBcbz28GIUBHdfOC6z2TU8zRBo/s320/IMG_3894.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A big smile for Lauren and Rohan up in the stands</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbKtB51XOobVyFSUZL9c2S_9mscAL39lzSdowO25ZZtiboG-89BU8kYLjMgIsRBaRiY6J0sOcmli-HhaCs8Iu8BBFozPf6iO01F_UlarZUccOIVuxo0I6I-YHFcSZGHdSk1rA_FIuC8fxzQopid97XaccNWyMPMtMRZODg5iB38bmvW1YK7cA5iDzS5Q/s4032/IMG_3896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbKtB51XOobVyFSUZL9c2S_9mscAL39lzSdowO25ZZtiboG-89BU8kYLjMgIsRBaRiY6J0sOcmli-HhaCs8Iu8BBFozPf6iO01F_UlarZUccOIVuxo0I6I-YHFcSZGHdSk1rA_FIuC8fxzQopid97XaccNWyMPMtMRZODg5iB38bmvW1YK7cA5iDzS5Q/s320/IMG_3896.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwmHuo-V_ZQbKjxFN2zFhBGwNhRko4vjdisMMlXflDD2odjGuHqHOR8yB8VWthDKw_jstZO5SxRwLTUX2A5JRcb8y20HZq3y5-NI407nT_3FTqwe7jokmd2oesycdvVODMBL2KhfSncIP5poYabEnXTd44OP6ng738BHLB01iW83taj_NY9w8nmJsrU8/s4032/IMG_3899.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvwmHuo-V_ZQbKjxFN2zFhBGwNhRko4vjdisMMlXflDD2odjGuHqHOR8yB8VWthDKw_jstZO5SxRwLTUX2A5JRcb8y20HZq3y5-NI407nT_3FTqwe7jokmd2oesycdvVODMBL2KhfSncIP5poYabEnXTd44OP6ng738BHLB01iW83taj_NY9w8nmJsrU8/s320/IMG_3899.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We took the girls to Wendy's after the meet (I think fast food is going to be the theme for these Friday night meets!) and then Ryan made the rounds getting them home before we all headed to bed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday, I decided to run down out into the Cathance to check out the river, and was treated to some amazing ice pancakes out on the river! It must have been just the perfect conditions for their formation as most of them were bigger than a dinner plate and very round. Always a fun sight!🥞😍😊(6.1 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXvX37Uik8B7NJAmoRgtoYz8Kz1UFpFBViXt81Rq_gHAEP4fkUBGTLROFUxPHrT4ul2DWyxa-WgxFkB0winOjLHOEALpiXZNeJsn5Pxf2ixyIsWruOYylF7SNmzQH1wZNgn1Y997SdXneNrIHXe-4qoZ6JDhmoN6jv23YYxYDmUmAuT712s444ZUcVXs/s4032/IMG_3903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXvX37Uik8B7NJAmoRgtoYz8Kz1UFpFBViXt81Rq_gHAEP4fkUBGTLROFUxPHrT4ul2DWyxa-WgxFkB0winOjLHOEALpiXZNeJsn5Pxf2ixyIsWruOYylF7SNmzQH1wZNgn1Y997SdXneNrIHXe-4qoZ6JDhmoN6jv23YYxYDmUmAuT712s444ZUcVXs/s320/IMG_3903.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3vuhqonzHIDLSrn_3Br6y218FbZUiN4f4_RCn2JNEy_56Cg1RGBea6IB8PnDtwbwaQlpm1YujiB8yGZYZw6BCEezZwv1aAPvSf3Bm5w2XVwjARDv9okUHBBJPHh6gwhvQlbOlGah0GSiSpOpOCNFzgS5DyYYfsBkCAOHc570JRGqwPfkIZPTKgQN5Zw/s4032/IMG_3904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We headed out on the powerlines and wandered up through Highland Green before looping along the bottom of the Heath and back on the cart paths and roads home. It was a very pleasant afternoon to be out (even if there really should be snow on the ground!) and we chipped away a decent chunk of my remaining miles to hit my walking goal for 2023. 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Ran out through the woods, looped around on the cart paths and down to the river and back. Lots of neat ice to be found, but the ice panckes were gone, with only foam remaining. Mild. 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Yum!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZShGxau3LYwJfuMg3ysGc_wMEp3hjR4EgSOc32K6CH_vUUtBtawiwNP_Mxjq7dgDOrWv546N9luD0N8Tdo27tNITNTnRVZ8oAIP78A1Y2NOO_572XoFrilEzuY5NR_5XutRuOsvyXflpK1sIjfLb4UtFdNzdll5KnnZS-EUxJuoPfIXJ6OBuVh6RN9U/s4032/IMG_3929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZShGxau3LYwJfuMg3ysGc_wMEp3hjR4EgSOc32K6CH_vUUtBtawiwNP_Mxjq7dgDOrWv546N9luD0N8Tdo27tNITNTnRVZ8oAIP78A1Y2NOO_572XoFrilEzuY5NR_5XutRuOsvyXflpK1sIjfLb4UtFdNzdll5KnnZS-EUxJuoPfIXJ6OBuVh6RN9U/s320/IMG_3929.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The glue gun is way easier than icing for construction!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkFpUMSozaIx5d9wHzzbwn98Z0LvUleELBw5razg45mG_7_cH3phXmGpeqnvkZZPRAf59h1Jo2okGky7nFPPhdKV5wK_XLqQpnGFkdCT8GQbH0ZJKSfL9Rw5I1ZM6RFsTBsAuW-scalAtn8aGv8kluhTn-IkXMw_wz_V6g2FjBjEa08x41UmdkwnlKNo/s4032/IMG_3931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Christmas Eve gift of fun Christmas shorts!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, it was home to fil the stockings and put the presents out under the tree. Gig was very interested 😸😹😻</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyGc_sGK3yNwGYs5oabJmuhr37TrVgo4vFk5iGjkiGQG4VMd_LPBUgjIIsSrPnkAPQ_Y11Q3U2h6scYnwqPz3Krya2ReREvs2ANGp2wFDVfzcJjlyvuBgmTv02OKsrpYZzBcUw32egwLWiwBgyQC-59VU1GkAkw0vXhmF4TMgJes5iTA8ljpebSnEMwc/s4032/IMG_3948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyGc_sGK3yNwGYs5oabJmuhr37TrVgo4vFk5iGjkiGQG4VMd_LPBUgjIIsSrPnkAPQ_Y11Q3U2h6scYnwqPz3Krya2ReREvs2ANGp2wFDVfzcJjlyvuBgmTv02OKsrpYZzBcUw32egwLWiwBgyQC-59VU1GkAkw0vXhmF4TMgJes5iTA8ljpebSnEMwc/s320/IMG_3948.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZfAnv7bpuVlmMMU81YyHaz6hY-mF0B596sesxkPNlLLouMYhaKk9wchuYsMVAF3aJds39ryPXUmZKirhD0vidSOPl-jCWeFAUALWmMMraR_9tAmcSH-hrAPZnpBXNetTrbjeG2zPNbaivrKxXRgydRYRV9Kkg55qPg8ItiUSdpnAiNqlK3rOAmOa4YY/s4032/IMG_3949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZfAnv7bpuVlmMMU81YyHaz6hY-mF0B596sesxkPNlLLouMYhaKk9wchuYsMVAF3aJds39ryPXUmZKirhD0vidSOPl-jCWeFAUALWmMMraR_9tAmcSH-hrAPZnpBXNetTrbjeG2zPNbaivrKxXRgydRYRV9Kkg55qPg8ItiUSdpnAiNqlK3rOAmOa4YY/s320/IMG_3949.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNQRp6Qr-pNINLqul_tU8YA2AEECTxmQGaUcRyAB4uKD5UiwRVLLcNxM0kfRdNMt-VSdW9ERlSKz8vrLV9GTh8JThJWvAXn_TV0ysIeMTuLnnMxS22PpmdVHc88v7PnpGIq1AYSZkaiFLzZvEMaZErmZEAX7EVZsrHekiUIWesEtzf67uGaRFQanlZ04/s4032/IMG_6831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNQRp6Qr-pNINLqul_tU8YA2AEECTxmQGaUcRyAB4uKD5UiwRVLLcNxM0kfRdNMt-VSdW9ERlSKz8vrLV9GTh8JThJWvAXn_TV0ysIeMTuLnnMxS22PpmdVHc88v7PnpGIq1AYSZkaiFLzZvEMaZErmZEAX7EVZsrHekiUIWesEtzf67uGaRFQanlZ04/s320/IMG_6831.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVA53zr2SW-jVk8BXK_1lO3sIMiUCFI8TqmjUUyfyiRCG86v7tW5-XHGRXOp_kCPovRqp7yk4GEJMY2kZow546H97wdhPSNlpFK520go8YwWxUKSFTTcKETB4XOIA8-LkgbYcxeJfXFYaVAnPdcDaiFTXOcjNepYPprLhMzha92b_8dcF3OnMxZhquzo/s4032/IMG_3950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVA53zr2SW-jVk8BXK_1lO3sIMiUCFI8TqmjUUyfyiRCG86v7tW5-XHGRXOp_kCPovRqp7yk4GEJMY2kZow546H97wdhPSNlpFK520go8YwWxUKSFTTcKETB4XOIA8-LkgbYcxeJfXFYaVAnPdcDaiFTXOcjNepYPprLhMzha92b_8dcF3OnMxZhquzo/s320/IMG_3950.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-89140975470195665842023-12-17T19:01:00.005-05:002023-12-17T19:03:38.872-05:00Mild<p>The rain on Sunday night and into Monday washed away all the snow and we are back to bare ground. It was a relatively mild week in terms of temperature too. I sure hope we get some more snow on the ground before Christmas!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A rest day on Monday and then on Tuesday, got out for a run around Highland Green in the afternoon. (6.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wednesday, I had to go into the office mid-morning for our staff holiday lunch and an event in the early evening, but before I did, I took advantage of the daylight and ran down to the river and back after dropping Sam off at school. Felt a bit sluggish, but it was nice to get out. The river is running high from all the rains and the woods were a bit icy. (6.0 miles)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi2Sjom_o6_II_Qt8hzwJ30D6jtho1w3kPJJgLuZTMg5q_YiB56S6z_r2TTex0HMfLT3sKTyZNqLlpErsW1n-E259WNqbIK6pNrpEkzuYIoDlRUFlW2yQZUuY1sC7gp8SKHmyWyix50JOB0WKbWfb3cjkWseBIrJ7_qFNvy95ZDpB6fUckQlqTJ9C-X8/s4032/IMG_3826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi2Sjom_o6_II_Qt8hzwJ30D6jtho1w3kPJJgLuZTMg5q_YiB56S6z_r2TTex0HMfLT3sKTyZNqLlpErsW1n-E259WNqbIK6pNrpEkzuYIoDlRUFlW2yQZUuY1sC7gp8SKHmyWyix50JOB0WKbWfb3cjkWseBIrJ7_qFNvy95ZDpB6fUckQlqTJ9C-X8/s320/IMG_3826.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixm_1_pcPi2YpzHXqVwW811CiJ1d177tg8uGZFkDc6QyxtHJYd5lj2EZ1uKW7Cvu58sxyOVv4bkFvXGrqF7e48MXMO2ChCdB2srbBW2gwkDxhANh6WTnCbqZoReLENX_FL-_uXwoa6u-Ew8-ZAPvRfhFaQCBbcKR72OGOwlWWD-d_zEGph_H6cfvRF_0/s4032/IMG_3828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixm_1_pcPi2YpzHXqVwW811CiJ1d177tg8uGZFkDc6QyxtHJYd5lj2EZ1uKW7Cvu58sxyOVv4bkFvXGrqF7e48MXMO2ChCdB2srbBW2gwkDxhANh6WTnCbqZoReLENX_FL-_uXwoa6u-Ew8-ZAPvRfhFaQCBbcKR72OGOwlWWD-d_zEGph_H6cfvRF_0/s320/IMG_3828.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQ83R6gIJuc3fxWZ2yXkyfQm9BB4SSSqDtJ2lh0FSF4evbbXRerYB5LRUCmvBcOjfl-DXV_VTnhIAxQSux6_Xz-TtetXy19OQez1c5_KJbvGrkotUVbl5hrzYZ49XZWsqmihH50TseD-ooTbc3xuIiwIB32lZ2S4be1uILyLLk5nq3hcNYCHGmJrSPGI/s4032/IMG_3830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQ83R6gIJuc3fxWZ2yXkyfQm9BB4SSSqDtJ2lh0FSF4evbbXRerYB5LRUCmvBcOjfl-DXV_VTnhIAxQSux6_Xz-TtetXy19OQez1c5_KJbvGrkotUVbl5hrzYZ49XZWsqmihH50TseD-ooTbc3xuIiwIB32lZ2S4be1uILyLLk5nq3hcNYCHGmJrSPGI/s320/IMG_3830.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Thursday afternoon, I got out for a short solo walk around the school block, just to get in a bit of movement. (2.0 miles walked)<div><br /></div><div>Met up with Val and Mindy on Friday for a run at Brad. So nice to share some miles with friends! Icy slicks everywhere made for slow going but it was a lovely morning to be out in the woods. (6.3 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm40q_SBK3jF3PxWy-K3S_ocbGvvBc8RjMYI-YPvzDI3PizRKfm3yP-j15DNity21a4q5aY4nK01R30u1khIq_2doxs3eZHWQghnIK3cHokyHLipyOLNp7UbPeBTwJWpRGu4RV6VAAwNDKZKuap7nO54ZiHSfrCPMYt7Slb_5NEV2hip_vDDR2D7UZfgs/s4032/IMG_3837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm40q_SBK3jF3PxWy-K3S_ocbGvvBc8RjMYI-YPvzDI3PizRKfm3yP-j15DNity21a4q5aY4nK01R30u1khIq_2doxs3eZHWQghnIK3cHokyHLipyOLNp7UbPeBTwJWpRGu4RV6VAAwNDKZKuap7nO54ZiHSfrCPMYt7Slb_5NEV2hip_vDDR2D7UZfgs/s320/IMG_3837.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhVrzYRjkeilofl74UQvBz4BxZXoQklPqvzSR530ADV9TP5DJLMKW2QFg55umkC_-6rsk_7TEaHl0p_AaGJWUZKC0Jz1H4M_m1xxvB5nn8ytDkIuieOLkUROXUoXl4n3RZDk35CGCCDhzrPJhbVPK3AZw41x1vCzVja6_S_sg3l1cpaUnEuVclyPorGk/s4032/IMG_3838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhVrzYRjkeilofl74UQvBz4BxZXoQklPqvzSR530ADV9TP5DJLMKW2QFg55umkC_-6rsk_7TEaHl0p_AaGJWUZKC0Jz1H4M_m1xxvB5nn8ytDkIuieOLkUROXUoXl4n3RZDk35CGCCDhzrPJhbVPK3AZw41x1vCzVja6_S_sg3l1cpaUnEuVclyPorGk/s320/IMG_3838.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ-Vu1U0PnMaDTqzhm88Z_gfAPBz6ZVhSAc_EsSScJAafq3ztxqhNMj5QE2rgI8nBSfJdd0TEQyHzSmDVkRH9WSK8Fb2TCOaAJkAU304K8KPBUpGvmDkWwrO0I4Uyeog8Zl87cpqYg6SweLrTXs6XFUsYRrVwCKtGXWrlfk2machtGDCHe3Vp6x-wuow/s4032/IMG_3839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ-Vu1U0PnMaDTqzhm88Z_gfAPBz6ZVhSAc_EsSScJAafq3ztxqhNMj5QE2rgI8nBSfJdd0TEQyHzSmDVkRH9WSK8Fb2TCOaAJkAU304K8KPBUpGvmDkWwrO0I4Uyeog8Zl87cpqYg6SweLrTXs6XFUsYRrVwCKtGXWrlfk2machtGDCHe3Vp6x-wuow/s320/IMG_3839.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After some errands and a bit of time relaxing on the couch, it was up to the Y for Sam's second Mt. A swim meet of the season at 7:00 pm. Sam swam well, and it was a fun, and thankfully rather quick, meet, and nice to have it close by so that it wasn't such a late night! No pictures of her swimming as I was cheering but it's great to see the team spirit and I love the Mt. A banner on the pool deck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw98_CM3Hsl_HIoq8vQ8o2CMIaKX87Wuji_Bhsh_SDsO_2yzZtG-TK0xpvorYkhkq6PBPTl6Am-_oI9mnniLMhT6peOGGemq1_CxijOdlP6nqT6-ytOTTr7Xp1mukZj74sbfXXOvsji0UeTl55dB8q1L9fdlBZN3OCcjME6nzR5SzMHO29MGTNOIahRQ/s3441/IMG_3843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2657" data-original-width="3441" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw98_CM3Hsl_HIoq8vQ8o2CMIaKX87Wuji_Bhsh_SDsO_2yzZtG-TK0xpvorYkhkq6PBPTl6Am-_oI9mnniLMhT6peOGGemq1_CxijOdlP6nqT6-ytOTTr7Xp1mukZj74sbfXXOvsji0UeTl55dB8q1L9fdlBZN3OCcjME6nzR5SzMHO29MGTNOIahRQ/s320/IMG_3843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Saturday, I headed out on the powerlines for a run. A bright and windy morning with a mixed bag of conditions found. (6.7 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33IrKdhD6h_vSkscyHaP7Af7mN2YSJa8e3wGHrdAlnoPg8GErgXsjN6zyvb8Qlc96GiBAxKkjQ7-YkU99tELvh_5XDdfX9zZYB7rPJgnyY386u1dVv69l2fkMLYf_wUOWNkcG7ONSW4quFqzoHSm7z_peNT546rvZ8ETY99io_1_aN8WF6vDL5xZZICk/s4032/IMG_3844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33IrKdhD6h_vSkscyHaP7Af7mN2YSJa8e3wGHrdAlnoPg8GErgXsjN6zyvb8Qlc96GiBAxKkjQ7-YkU99tELvh_5XDdfX9zZYB7rPJgnyY386u1dVv69l2fkMLYf_wUOWNkcG7ONSW4quFqzoHSm7z_peNT546rvZ8ETY99io_1_aN8WF6vDL5xZZICk/s320/IMG_3844.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLJktNHDFF5SBg35STmotbqlIX7K2n1-qLjCsWmGGB8n3ruGRou63TLVUZ5A_7eq68D8fx6xECcOihDSy4uhiLTT6cMOyF0fjotBJpI6oJgO_jlXAxDAkUFbCPnStQaAYSRyY19lSxNoVqJP4bTnf8zEjAJ3qnG_G954gQ-3hcxbzVxLvEKotUUoX-Lc/s4032/IMG_3845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLJktNHDFF5SBg35STmotbqlIX7K2n1-qLjCsWmGGB8n3ruGRou63TLVUZ5A_7eq68D8fx6xECcOihDSy4uhiLTT6cMOyF0fjotBJpI6oJgO_jlXAxDAkUFbCPnStQaAYSRyY19lSxNoVqJP4bTnf8zEjAJ3qnG_G954gQ-3hcxbzVxLvEKotUUoX-Lc/s320/IMG_3845.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpEqO460wYz1umGD8EpgRn_tw7NmzLVrT5H9JaMDBXwj_wb6EFbfeeLKhatc1LMFWxafpw9eREtJMCVE0q3pldVy92sPb5y7ILZMeJydO4XKgpBOXEh-X7n_Ul5uG5Skt5-FiIk38u1Bzqi0SK3g82bgXvniXaA58_HS77HSB40ECrSyek3s-6GjtBHg/s4032/IMG_3846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpEqO460wYz1umGD8EpgRn_tw7NmzLVrT5H9JaMDBXwj_wb6EFbfeeLKhatc1LMFWxafpw9eREtJMCVE0q3pldVy92sPb5y7ILZMeJydO4XKgpBOXEh-X7n_Ul5uG5Skt5-FiIk38u1Bzqi0SK3g82bgXvniXaA58_HS77HSB40ECrSyek3s-6GjtBHg/s320/IMG_3846.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lGyyxPTqAGSAhNnZ4A6usHU-Tkp2z6j4APYCUhYDvPyJL7ocDA9jcwzmteVSG-0NRJUP7mEDt4t0R8z-sDCnkr_8X0hgeAQ-oK6wynMmUkLHeOGeY-JIuKGi0E0QL1pi-MsmEtC2EyYssVK1iQ2Lcy7y9vyBs8lhXKOdxfyObUjoo-_7PkhvHpy7xTo/s4032/IMG_3848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lGyyxPTqAGSAhNnZ4A6usHU-Tkp2z6j4APYCUhYDvPyJL7ocDA9jcwzmteVSG-0NRJUP7mEDt4t0R8z-sDCnkr_8X0hgeAQ-oK6wynMmUkLHeOGeY-JIuKGi0E0QL1pi-MsmEtC2EyYssVK1iQ2Lcy7y9vyBs8lhXKOdxfyObUjoo-_7PkhvHpy7xTo/s320/IMG_3848.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jiVCxYTRkoeKhPDMigS_DhcHhs8nm01gDvAz3cR_P-3SPx0LWuOiWZChFw33miNrDE5AgnejdGfa0k-9Amqdy3Q6G9y8D9H-zoj4FaQZyU8EVhco_aU9fJHMDk0F4R4Z9li1Vj5WYbllueLxhbeBXiHwUiy01Ipkeh7a1AYoJuTq7QtDGOQmINsfX5E/s4032/IMG_3849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jiVCxYTRkoeKhPDMigS_DhcHhs8nm01gDvAz3cR_P-3SPx0LWuOiWZChFw33miNrDE5AgnejdGfa0k-9Amqdy3Q6G9y8D9H-zoj4FaQZyU8EVhco_aU9fJHMDk0F4R4Z9li1Vj5WYbllueLxhbeBXiHwUiy01Ipkeh7a1AYoJuTq7QtDGOQmINsfX5E/s320/IMG_3849.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then it was back up to the Y for Sam's second swim meet of the weekend, this time a Y meet. When I got back home, Ryan and I took a quick walk around the school block, with a short exploration out into the woods to check out the old shelter by the pond behind the Orion, before settling in on the couch to watch Sam swim. Gotta love the livestream! (1.95 miles walked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite a long week and feeling a bit tired, Sam swam well, improving her PRs in the 100 back and 100 breaststroke. Ryan headed over a bit early to pick her up, and sat in the stands for her 100 breaststroke heat. Good action shot of her heading into the water!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgK0VGZtKrYy7tWjf1bVw98F4-AcIZxvrpUMVR2_eLGfLw8wNpJ9vbVZEFfKa0Vv-XjhNU9Q2JFdeY2efDGqPiOfD64SNvcX-cBbzs8bQuYwRPeeanZzuAqRQ4MzRj9-N38nv402L8ZMXpXew6imrZatpZChLHAiP1kDVwwlcrWyKFXPRXSVCjpqRaf5I/s2959/FullSizeRender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2959" data-original-width="2365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgK0VGZtKrYy7tWjf1bVw98F4-AcIZxvrpUMVR2_eLGfLw8wNpJ9vbVZEFfKa0Vv-XjhNU9Q2JFdeY2efDGqPiOfD64SNvcX-cBbzs8bQuYwRPeeanZzuAqRQ4MzRj9-N38nv402L8ZMXpXew6imrZatpZChLHAiP1kDVwwlcrWyKFXPRXSVCjpqRaf5I/s320/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Emily and I met up this morning for a run, parking at Bowdoin and doing a nice loop out through the Commons, Coleman Farm and the Landing. It was fun to catch up as we haven't gotten together since Rim to River. I don't think we stopped chattering for even a second out there 😂😊 Grateful to have my legs feel decent, maybe because I finally got a good nights sleep after sleeping kind of crappy all week. Overcast and damp. (8.2 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbNgd5ZX9xuV9rMLe0UwgEPEhLGjomeKfaZRhfDIEkujGwD-J2-3m5od2nrccRLiO50Av6owJH4kT09fYdnyQr_1MkQbZ2tlL_3TJHDj0-3O967zjYYADGU1RImZpWsSwnjmNZM3DB-nGg6UI6dE2GkVt857VVSqaq8qDgxB4peaBfj3s36PmNALc-pk/s4032/IMG_3852.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbNgd5ZX9xuV9rMLe0UwgEPEhLGjomeKfaZRhfDIEkujGwD-J2-3m5od2nrccRLiO50Av6owJH4kT09fYdnyQr_1MkQbZ2tlL_3TJHDj0-3O967zjYYADGU1RImZpWsSwnjmNZM3DB-nGg6UI6dE2GkVt857VVSqaq8qDgxB4peaBfj3s36PmNALc-pk/s320/IMG_3852.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3xzmNCMja0Y5ecIZc2XNNx7EebyhSbyTq3QWlDIK9Iq8-UEBQWe_cXA8ZIfkQWDU7APHhRFxMfYlbv5wZY_AfA8jAI82qhir_SlNeKf2_feL4EX0ii-r6Q7AVSA8ruaHbG5dbPzmuZqwl_Iqph6wwHPbAErhmC9vtZhfOZR0a9hTAlsVnOC_XIgaWjw/s4032/IMG_3854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3xzmNCMja0Y5ecIZc2XNNx7EebyhSbyTq3QWlDIK9Iq8-UEBQWe_cXA8ZIfkQWDU7APHhRFxMfYlbv5wZY_AfA8jAI82qhir_SlNeKf2_feL4EX0ii-r6Q7AVSA8ruaHbG5dbPzmuZqwl_Iqph6wwHPbAErhmC9vtZhfOZR0a9hTAlsVnOC_XIgaWjw/s320/IMG_3854.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After our run, we headed downtown for a treat and coffee at Ritual. The frosted pumpkin cake was delish!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOQZSqfMtF7zU776_yXM6BlLajIozpxsciQGdj2Sug4qQbIFG1WUdbluLlrnfrJ4bAfkmLEPpzSXHPKrSRrI_SmGPcPPTGMYKUwLDJTtMf1Scs09eJEfxDktjn4HAeKxCAk5jDshP2LiTwwkLGyN6hEeDZONJVrn3O4xduG_c5lfj3tcq7VlMVeho4w8/s4032/IMG_3855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOQZSqfMtF7zU776_yXM6BlLajIozpxsciQGdj2Sug4qQbIFG1WUdbluLlrnfrJ4bAfkmLEPpzSXHPKrSRrI_SmGPcPPTGMYKUwLDJTtMf1Scs09eJEfxDktjn4HAeKxCAk5jDshP2LiTwwkLGyN6hEeDZONJVrn3O4xduG_c5lfj3tcq7VlMVeho4w8/s320/IMG_3855.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spent the rest of the afternoon finishing up the Christmas shopping and then Sam and I got most of the presents wrapped up. There's always a lot to do at this time of year, but I do love all the lights and the festiveness of the season. And someone else in the house has been getting in the holiday spirit, or maybe just wants to check out the tree a bit more closely! 😹 😻🎄</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mtNyyvcFA8_TBqqCgDALTL4F-RorENRqL1YHWu2TulH21CsbWbHOy7SQ_18tnrxAtzEKqfe9mNQjUXkIvdJ5FPLuDFatEGV468bmIy4urbJmilfYBRA1BoFUvZo5s8fh6Dzn2xia397Ao7VzY28fZJCU90jWpmNNvVziRFCiucMfPO9WiIbV8sgtzhU/s4032/IMG_3825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mtNyyvcFA8_TBqqCgDALTL4F-RorENRqL1YHWu2TulH21CsbWbHOy7SQ_18tnrxAtzEKqfe9mNQjUXkIvdJ5FPLuDFatEGV468bmIy4urbJmilfYBRA1BoFUvZo5s8fh6Dzn2xia397Ao7VzY28fZJCU90jWpmNNvVziRFCiucMfPO9WiIbV8sgtzhU/s320/IMG_3825.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64I7QoXNtfi3h7dfQPX9maaQwFjZYN1e4YYd1qQjYcOAcOKM4BWUOIdZ7yh6U7Mf__M0Xt9aIvEUp303-gtBTP-5hgq1TPtm5dvoLmX95IA0lj2-M1-5GtcvKjMfUDC5LWpi8OdAm1zhWNDXloCDA97YCzQZDNSUz2JEAS7pdOXxmendbhQs79oMi2Uc/s4032/IMG_3841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64I7QoXNtfi3h7dfQPX9maaQwFjZYN1e4YYd1qQjYcOAcOKM4BWUOIdZ7yh6U7Mf__M0Xt9aIvEUp303-gtBTP-5hgq1TPtm5dvoLmX95IA0lj2-M1-5GtcvKjMfUDC5LWpi8OdAm1zhWNDXloCDA97YCzQZDNSUz2JEAS7pdOXxmendbhQs79oMi2Uc/s320/IMG_3841.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-71093717188707453962023-12-10T19:33:00.004-05:002023-12-10T20:34:40.802-05:00First Snow<p>First snow of the season this year happened this week, although really just a solid dusting. But it sure does make everything look beautiful!</p><p>Val has also started up a TMR December Advent Calendar challenge, so that has added a bit of extra fun to my runs this week.</p><p>Monday morning was a two-hour delay for school in the morning due to the weather, and then a very long day at work due to a 4:30 meeting. Sam was happy for the extra sleep and I just got some additional work done at home downstairs in the quiet kitchen before heading into the office after I dropped her off. </p><p>Tuesday was yet another very long day at work due to an all-day training followed up by a 5:00 board meeting. I did manage to take a slight break in the late afternoon in between the two, and got in a walk around the school block with Ryan, which was much needed. Too much sitting! (1.7 miles walked)</p><p>Finally got out for the first run of the week on Wednesday 😂😂 Back to my old bad habits! But I managed to get out of the house on time at 2:00 pm with all of Sam's swim stuff and with me all ready to run, so I'm calling it a win! I ran the roads from the Y and then circled through the cemetary on the way back. Nice, cold afternoon with some pretty late afternoon light. (6.0 miles)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhBsLMyqUKlD6tADlBPh9z_zkG2oA3Zl-D0lU1aMwpOVmhQ5hvpxtM82MR_YBS10s5jD3RL6c7fu5BtSLNNyvrRKGBDq-wmHSALt-f__sxM0zh43cn1d01zqHmHnbYhJGFwIwtFshHdTJAuCHht5NMpDPQzho0PxI7iwEeLSHU_KiSsxIAJ9JRO8roKg/s4032/IMG_3775.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhBsLMyqUKlD6tADlBPh9z_zkG2oA3Zl-D0lU1aMwpOVmhQ5hvpxtM82MR_YBS10s5jD3RL6c7fu5BtSLNNyvrRKGBDq-wmHSALt-f__sxM0zh43cn1d01zqHmHnbYhJGFwIwtFshHdTJAuCHht5NMpDPQzho0PxI7iwEeLSHU_KiSsxIAJ9JRO8roKg/s320/IMG_3775.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1dERm8PAjF5Sj8YiS_Ws7Iqx-gutp68DSa9ZkfmnvWuy_foAZ1I6aM4GpfRNI9Rdgo0WVt2PuYMpJmMjQ_soHLNMo10DhZtXX31_CUW5o9bmFIjn2AXxqsEKRCstnXa4rmEb9Dn4c5KDtEs9eiXP0b7kdIzO4x4641eCs54DLVw2YDDKdSUr8oNh14I/s4032/IMG_3777.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1dERm8PAjF5Sj8YiS_Ws7Iqx-gutp68DSa9ZkfmnvWuy_foAZ1I6aM4GpfRNI9Rdgo0WVt2PuYMpJmMjQ_soHLNMo10DhZtXX31_CUW5o9bmFIjn2AXxqsEKRCstnXa4rmEb9Dn4c5KDtEs9eiXP0b7kdIzO4x4641eCs54DLVw2YDDKdSUr8oNh14I/s320/IMG_3777.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSameXCuhqh41UlLJb5x74ZTBBhNxxqw9wxqETHlQXcRPTFL-zEgwiTdwBASrhsFA6tZGK9xxmi-4US5Q-wjUZmVKjz6tXw8O5uJT-rIhgItplMdplIBNcr4f19CIsfKtFvzHsiGDW-q-3wX-vVrMEB_j2M7vpQGgoyiltUdyD6Wwc5N2YHLG6Bl3JZo/s4032/IMG_3778.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSameXCuhqh41UlLJb5x74ZTBBhNxxqw9wxqETHlQXcRPTFL-zEgwiTdwBASrhsFA6tZGK9xxmi-4US5Q-wjUZmVKjz6tXw8O5uJT-rIhgItplMdplIBNcr4f19CIsfKtFvzHsiGDW-q-3wX-vVrMEB_j2M7vpQGgoyiltUdyD6Wwc5N2YHLG6Bl3JZo/s320/IMG_3778.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Thursday was another afternoon run, this time around the Highland Green block in new shoes. Nice, cold afternoon with a very pretty sky. Also finally managed my first TMR advent square - a wingprint in the snow. Back road a bit sketchy in the road shoes. (6.0 miles)<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BCffoJnJNYa9x-7XzRV2AE83IThQ2c5TAP8Kzaj8he6xkXXEfthbQT4_RPxSXXF98RQxzgK3xKDLe9tXt3LHXPRUhFJl048LjagTBt3k32R15Mem8jZ83p0637DLbsz5tJz9rUaWs7U9CyYKLkUeKU5kTjeKL7m40eU5E_1Hk0-_nY0LsMKeQHf_pdM/s4032/IMG_3781.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BCffoJnJNYa9x-7XzRV2AE83IThQ2c5TAP8Kzaj8he6xkXXEfthbQT4_RPxSXXF98RQxzgK3xKDLe9tXt3LHXPRUhFJl048LjagTBt3k32R15Mem8jZ83p0637DLbsz5tJz9rUaWs7U9CyYKLkUeKU5kTjeKL7m40eU5E_1Hk0-_nY0LsMKeQHf_pdM/s320/IMG_3781.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hyumwoDg1WazCGtCef41fA2jOIiMUYEJ92i3BVdGou_LHZnHVX8T54Oqat7RGk5Hj3Dqnm87MwseBvKM6nozA1j7-afnIFIkdzgLZDtv6W-P0LvkHnaLvW3oQn_ZLyVnzAXzfN4XY_JqkiwdkvrY3jF9bDTVh1F800js5li9K0WXr90d5QZS-SuYot0/s4032/IMG_3783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hyumwoDg1WazCGtCef41fA2jOIiMUYEJ92i3BVdGou_LHZnHVX8T54Oqat7RGk5Hj3Dqnm87MwseBvKM6nozA1j7-afnIFIkdzgLZDtv6W-P0LvkHnaLvW3oQn_ZLyVnzAXzfN4XY_JqkiwdkvrY3jF9bDTVh1F800js5li9K0WXr90d5QZS-SuYot0/s320/IMG_3783.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Friday morning, Ryan took Sam to school so that I could get in an early morning run, but not so early morning that I was running in the dark. 😉 Crisp, calm morning with a sliver of moon and Venus seen as the sky lightened, and sun rising over the Androscoggin. Very pretty. The connector and the bridge stretches were slightly iced over and rather sketchy. 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It was great to catch up, and good to see her doing well after her surgery! I wished I could have stayed longer, but I had to go into the office for a few hours for a meeting. Silly work!<div><br /></div><div>Sam had her first high school swim meet on Friday night! It was up at the Rockport Y, so while she rode the bus with the team, Mom, Dad, Ryan and I drove up to cheer her and the team on. Both teams were pretty small, so the meet was relatively short by our standards, and it was so fun to see the team together and watch Sam swim well! She swam the 200 free, 100 fly, and then a 50 and a 100 in two separate relays, PRing in both her individual events and finishing strong for her team in both relays. We didn't get home until around 10:30 but it was well worth it! Way to go, Sam 😊</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcQ2xAkVNBo_HMKBfd3xNRE6HXjK-KxZWRy5FQcXErOAKx5bhl2fmL3i4lla0hyHmBtoTJ03FsoCgnDhJyW4yoKWCsNGxCFvKh3GPeNwahkhkRyu-X08C0TolYV5g86qUzc3wy3P1zkqHOTZniJQFE1jV00Mzx3C6bTj5jbcyCJOnLeRrRYKPJD4rHzI/s3721/IMG_0067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3721" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcQ2xAkVNBo_HMKBfd3xNRE6HXjK-KxZWRy5FQcXErOAKx5bhl2fmL3i4lla0hyHmBtoTJ03FsoCgnDhJyW4yoKWCsNGxCFvKh3GPeNwahkhkRyu-X08C0TolYV5g86qUzc3wy3P1zkqHOTZniJQFE1jV00Mzx3C6bTj5jbcyCJOnLeRrRYKPJD4rHzI/s320/IMG_0067.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvG6uTfgHd-WbaKyWx_U2veqamoUQnHkzvzDPU29oBTG8QQXumgPdnL7APfB-0DUPhA-OyeQZiZERkJSDVxSbAMlJx9xQrzHWJ-sjdHJueTazWI6wMdpw77Tbk5bGm-K8m91O43voGMhrRGUseZ6YIH2-FIGXtzGJBtSIojZfVa9cM27gogOvr2sMgy_U/s4032/IMG_3792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvG6uTfgHd-WbaKyWx_U2veqamoUQnHkzvzDPU29oBTG8QQXumgPdnL7APfB-0DUPhA-OyeQZiZERkJSDVxSbAMlJx9xQrzHWJ-sjdHJueTazWI6wMdpw77Tbk5bGm-K8m91O43voGMhrRGUseZ6YIH2-FIGXtzGJBtSIojZfVa9cM27gogOvr2sMgy_U/s320/IMG_3792.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCJcl1GzZEd240aU9V2zqPFSuPwrZsxF2Ui1SzsHSKlH8Sy0Z-ZA1Htpojtlas0jjJNa8YYyKblaXuMZZarrfjKaDgA-3WcFAM1YWf4FJawtQWvs0nis8EGwfilnq4lrZBhjCQD9-p5GFGrpJvsORIOC-HtCLP7YeXwFLhu3qY_tIR2BKTbXdM0-5-V0/s665/IMG_0052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="548" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCJcl1GzZEd240aU9V2zqPFSuPwrZsxF2Ui1SzsHSKlH8Sy0Z-ZA1Htpojtlas0jjJNa8YYyKblaXuMZZarrfjKaDgA-3WcFAM1YWf4FJawtQWvs0nis8EGwfilnq4lrZBhjCQD9-p5GFGrpJvsORIOC-HtCLP7YeXwFLhu3qY_tIR2BKTbXdM0-5-V0/s320/IMG_0052.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waiting for her laps in the relay</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Headed out on Saturday for a run on the cart paths. It was a bit of a lollygag with a mixed bag of conditions and too much stopped time trying to search for 8 separate deer tracks for a TMR advent square 😂 Lots of other tracks too! (6.0 miles)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1BxxrrNmtGD371vaifsIsKnj8SgvU_W819HoHMiCeeTexsmMLJChzjthtDLVY-eqF-ep0CcA3y5h2PpcqnFIIWUkGXW8mzm1bTA_8YOQ4b4VAvo4e8H5IvAxRLVc0XW4mkbtrGeqiQU9eRKa_BKEQl8bNN_NYUaPQ0RSzroXECdsGL9GnJcI56VqWOs/s4032/IMG_3797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1BxxrrNmtGD371vaifsIsKnj8SgvU_W819HoHMiCeeTexsmMLJChzjthtDLVY-eqF-ep0CcA3y5h2PpcqnFIIWUkGXW8mzm1bTA_8YOQ4b4VAvo4e8H5IvAxRLVc0XW4mkbtrGeqiQU9eRKa_BKEQl8bNN_NYUaPQ0RSzroXECdsGL9GnJcI56VqWOs/s320/IMG_3797.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzavCHX88eZCFYNZnX9aO0QmZeMP5-W6Y3mA1IgLOvZjXAjRFHkKqsjabGaP7ZU5RIzSI6K8EqFI_vYwyBsS7wY5s5q1kCw4Jvq31i1V_sb-SHHRHRnHA5A5AMhXzCvvXMPVX1Z9VHbJum7S27Xt9DLJbNfp4TqiZBXukfcbA2ebJY-ZzTE1LI2VpNtk/s4032/IMG_3799.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzavCHX88eZCFYNZnX9aO0QmZeMP5-W6Y3mA1IgLOvZjXAjRFHkKqsjabGaP7ZU5RIzSI6K8EqFI_vYwyBsS7wY5s5q1kCw4Jvq31i1V_sb-SHHRHRnHA5A5AMhXzCvvXMPVX1Z9VHbJum7S27Xt9DLJbNfp4TqiZBXukfcbA2ebJY-ZzTE1LI2VpNtk/s320/IMG_3799.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rest of the day was spent Christmas shopping, and I think we could all agree that it was quite tiring! It's the most wonderful time of the year, indeed 😉😆😏</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A rather lazy start to the day today, as honestly the weather did not inspire me to hop right up and out the door! Finally got out around 9:30. Fog and mist and temps in the highs 30s made for a rather damp run down to the river and back, with anything that had been traveled upon now rather icy. Felt a bit tired and creaky, but happy to finish up the week with 5 days of running and 30 miles. Pretty much exactly where I should be during this point of recovery and return to running after Rim to Rim. 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However, we still headed over to Mom and Dad's for dinner and for some sugar cookie decorating! A fun end to the day!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuCDyr1DFWXr6jw-hnZd6UTs8v_N_KeBGysolxHXHdBac6vvyJtNEOkuW_N11eAgTN-2juNkwui5QrWdZaP3ovv8AL15tJ3VTuy-_tEgt_HV-CrWpVbzERdhuC-cKCHGLCsbaHaxkOXNVTaO3-nRP7RvisXSW2G0-wWzwdttwLn7ox3XTQQhylrpHqNw/s4032/IMG_3814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuCDyr1DFWXr6jw-hnZd6UTs8v_N_KeBGysolxHXHdBac6vvyJtNEOkuW_N11eAgTN-2juNkwui5QrWdZaP3ovv8AL15tJ3VTuy-_tEgt_HV-CrWpVbzERdhuC-cKCHGLCsbaHaxkOXNVTaO3-nRP7RvisXSW2G0-wWzwdttwLn7ox3XTQQhylrpHqNw/s320/IMG_3814.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC68E91BLjmIHLUYlGO_SNSLtg5ZAep0wrUg3Xj_b5AXR2O6cuGUPum2FaZn4vHafFhV-C2UnMSWbvXYC9Y7HnLx-YuK6KVOcABjy0WPZ-1CfuVKSKvc3HtkjJ3oEN0mjpXVKYXqD5OHmCwJa39iWr5dB-cPd105fCV1INI0q8caeCwezeJpxnmHR6Qr4/s4032/IMG_3815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That is pretty much the norm these days and I don't see it changing much! 😂😉</p><p>Monday was a rest day. Tuesday, I got out for an afternoon run on the cart paths. Chilly but nice out, although you can feel the early darkness looming on these short December days and I managed to just finish before the sun started setting around 4:00 pm. (5.0 miles) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ4-isIycwqnqnQa9b4GNERe0gVoVg6aTsUR5mIEX5yBboFdodCBdo2wFyqS4bTFON_YfeTZJisI63-bIN-rialzJBTtFrn12ZIshB_k5WrOZxA8UEjA4pRRbTDVVa9kbJGxbJwMEQuTiCkyu3aor202635UBJ_0_Z0OJsKOuFynTKYghdAuN-rosW2w/s4032/IMG_3741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ4-isIycwqnqnQa9b4GNERe0gVoVg6aTsUR5mIEX5yBboFdodCBdo2wFyqS4bTFON_YfeTZJisI63-bIN-rialzJBTtFrn12ZIshB_k5WrOZxA8UEjA4pRRbTDVVa9kbJGxbJwMEQuTiCkyu3aor202635UBJ_0_Z0OJsKOuFynTKYghdAuN-rosW2w/s320/IMG_3741.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Did not manage to either get up early for a run on Wednesday nor sneak away from my computer during the workday, so instead, I joined Ryan for a late afternoon walk around 3:30 pm. (1.8 miles walked)<div><br /></div><div>Then, miracle of all miracles, I actually did get out of bed and out the door at 5:30 on Thursday morning for a run around the Highland Green block. Dark and quiet, with a few Christmas lights up and one pair of eye peeking out at me from the edge of the woods. (5.0 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVv9v26-mCtRUJFgSBQ3IR9aEv3flsJnMeGJBCXF2SPJfdj8rts7nZVu1oAaKQ7ZCn7sK1zyjE7uJaysfTzckv17D7heITsgHu-_k2hESBywnLpFfJ_sj1reunF_cgahYinHvcd3YX17Uz63uGGaSq5tRX-y31qpaFDPHKcEEmioiXIzIH6JlK4cg0g4/s4032/IMG_3744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVv9v26-mCtRUJFgSBQ3IR9aEv3flsJnMeGJBCXF2SPJfdj8rts7nZVu1oAaKQ7ZCn7sK1zyjE7uJaysfTzckv17D7heITsgHu-_k2hESBywnLpFfJ_sj1reunF_cgahYinHvcd3YX17Uz63uGGaSq5tRX-y31qpaFDPHKcEEmioiXIzIH6JlK4cg0g4/s320/IMG_3744.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As my run was in total darkness, there were no sunrise pics to be had, but I was at the dump dropping off recycling on my way home from work while a glorious sunset was happening, so there's that. Truly, the dump has an amazing sunset view 😂😍</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqIzCO8xYy893nmyLmufKZzbkPmTaSUg3mzH72qF_5-gnEzG2DTFMYmTamX8gvRTPsmpiIfhnMdzV5YWc6-ZcVGL47-8ZIFG8vQYFkgvCbOjpf4XiNTFhM25ock1ftCOc5XirxGQvqgmIn3kwwJPGmPqRLfe94PEmwENBoIMYRRVZQZfRQy70AFUfiXs/s4031/IMG_3746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2482" data-original-width="4031" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqIzCO8xYy893nmyLmufKZzbkPmTaSUg3mzH72qF_5-gnEzG2DTFMYmTamX8gvRTPsmpiIfhnMdzV5YWc6-ZcVGL47-8ZIFG8vQYFkgvCbOjpf4XiNTFhM25ock1ftCOc5XirxGQvqgmIn3kwwJPGmPqRLfe94PEmwENBoIMYRRVZQZfRQy70AFUfiXs/s320/IMG_3746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ryan dropped Sam at school on Friday so that I could get out around 7:00 for my run, and with the late sunrises these days the sun was still rising on the horizon. Very pretty, and a lovely morning to be out on the powerlines, even if my legs felt sluggish. 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Moxie was very cute! Beautiful morning for a walk in the woods with friends, and so nice to catch up! (3.0 miles walked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday morning dawned dreary, damp and mild. I headed out for a run around the Heath a little after 8:00. Those rotten bog bridges were most definitely slick with green ice! (5.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoYlQkg7xMl6DflaQWemYENMZaNLixaz7GxlEszYsKlZS7xGpheVsGx4b6zMUUipkH8Eok5y0NWi0lxzGuYAznzwvsuvL_IQG3k8JOGGFH6ymMN7n8hDpikqNXCq_rwBpDSvs5vb_jIj83XOcPfK5KDMc7DWiLVps1GCOxoyssEnmWa-YQHiL81vy8iI/s4032/IMG_3753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoYlQkg7xMl6DflaQWemYENMZaNLixaz7GxlEszYsKlZS7xGpheVsGx4b6zMUUipkH8Eok5y0NWi0lxzGuYAznzwvsuvL_IQG3k8JOGGFH6ymMN7n8hDpikqNXCq_rwBpDSvs5vb_jIj83XOcPfK5KDMc7DWiLVps1GCOxoyssEnmWa-YQHiL81vy8iI/s320/IMG_3753.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then it was off to get a Christmas tree! I think my favorite thing about decorating is looking at all the ornaments. So many memories 😍 And with that, poof, it's Christmas! 💖🎄🎅</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25ZHS0RHVwDfJHPcdx9UTChJeAILeflggz2THVCiIvaTbg1wvIucuV4LwunvYOzqWdQPn0miD7NyzX13y4VG5aBUmnn_kGMHIuudjLD6ZzBBnFW46Ow-1RW_kGrQannqf61kzyaAsRANUGQGZ90Sbnzj8RYwlKUZ-UC_SArSh6tMFEr4vZoJJq9hv6H8/s4032/IMG_3754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25ZHS0RHVwDfJHPcdx9UTChJeAILeflggz2THVCiIvaTbg1wvIucuV4LwunvYOzqWdQPn0miD7NyzX13y4VG5aBUmnn_kGMHIuudjLD6ZzBBnFW46Ow-1RW_kGrQannqf61kzyaAsRANUGQGZ90Sbnzj8RYwlKUZ-UC_SArSh6tMFEr4vZoJJq9hv6H8/s320/IMG_3754.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYxeRmTskGOMDb52EiAX_nRXpJ2gFOheSa2cdTGR01FEbWF0EsCzz3Gq_ITTJyhikuScAI6YXhhB21Iw8qAGiWev6pXVS97dw7TG3R1xLkYCwyWASNmzbdrouKwJBVT-2VlNuZ6eE327Z1QQDwmKiAk6iSXh_CbXe6HCWM_8SwNTQE5rwlqlTmMwVxwM/s4032/IMG_3756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYxeRmTskGOMDb52EiAX_nRXpJ2gFOheSa2cdTGR01FEbWF0EsCzz3Gq_ITTJyhikuScAI6YXhhB21Iw8qAGiWev6pXVS97dw7TG3R1xLkYCwyWASNmzbdrouKwJBVT-2VlNuZ6eE327Z1QQDwmKiAk6iSXh_CbXe6HCWM_8SwNTQE5rwlqlTmMwVxwM/s320/IMG_3756.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Helping 😸😹</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4X87bM_WusDcbLFskoKRCJM71LPiXz7lTzJFB48tjzLf16i5THQ9RUaZyMVH8hRezz-c49sRLJEpZTYYzFm2ZbtEcKolo42FBV6h39tDfAcsF4xksjRJxHM0wQVrun7M9O3i1eXHIcRy2rT8tSiSCbsDT1akfUnNQtMYj7yScvGRBFIJbDQIoYNPrSI/s4032/IMG_3758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4X87bM_WusDcbLFskoKRCJM71LPiXz7lTzJFB48tjzLf16i5THQ9RUaZyMVH8hRezz-c49sRLJEpZTYYzFm2ZbtEcKolo42FBV6h39tDfAcsF4xksjRJxHM0wQVrun7M9O3i1eXHIcRy2rT8tSiSCbsDT1akfUnNQtMYj7yScvGRBFIJbDQIoYNPrSI/s320/IMG_3758.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyk0y_RlXWKffh64_iy982lzRcKXEYzctrUwkJ9OMbeBs24PBDSO-hNFJt4LZn4y7gneU-rIZ8rcYKSIAZ0Uc6tQ_EgkmZ41gwNl-uFXqtALqMXyb1kw-dNMVIdPfZJRoGYPimodJ6lxHLaFFONrYl2gk0GUjMIW4qc4el00vGy3SgJ2l7U8Obn-NasKw/s4032/IMG_3759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyk0y_RlXWKffh64_iy982lzRcKXEYzctrUwkJ9OMbeBs24PBDSO-hNFJt4LZn4y7gneU-rIZ8rcYKSIAZ0Uc6tQ_EgkmZ41gwNl-uFXqtALqMXyb1kw-dNMVIdPfZJRoGYPimodJ6lxHLaFFONrYl2gk0GUjMIW4qc4el00vGy3SgJ2l7U8Obn-NasKw/s320/IMG_3759.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJJQTr0O8Xv0SCx844JIaU1UMtxuEEl7W5NIQJY-16xOu7Wq4Foj_FaPYHPc8Lm8MwKPyK2aqvH7NzLUoxDjpdAD412ey9DgDx23X2C3yhlnUoRAb2Abps35v0zCcc_Vo-qxvPGZJk5I-zIxFbhW3OSpgN9ORGkiQh9NJ0m_7d4JWStu1pEYNwfYoQVE/s4032/IMG_3763.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJJQTr0O8Xv0SCx844JIaU1UMtxuEEl7W5NIQJY-16xOu7Wq4Foj_FaPYHPc8Lm8MwKPyK2aqvH7NzLUoxDjpdAD412ey9DgDx23X2C3yhlnUoRAb2Abps35v0zCcc_Vo-qxvPGZJk5I-zIxFbhW3OSpgN9ORGkiQh9NJ0m_7d4JWStu1pEYNwfYoQVE/s320/IMG_3763.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">😂😂😍😍</div><div><br /></div>Lauren and Rohan came over for dinner and then the three girls went to see the high school play. She got to bed later than was ideal as she had to be up early this morning for her Y swim meet, with warm-ups starting at 8:00 am, but I know they had a good time and it is always important to spend time with friends too! </div><div><br /></div><div>One of the lovely things about this time of year is waking up early in the morning and turning on the lights to enjoy the tree as I sit on the couch and drink a cup of coffee and start the day. So nice.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBAM6eNFLcYMSmbYeIUJAc5T3GS7ifSpzXvY6s1K-k4675OZjh_lOTMLiuaBgo9geFMsUxJ_cpBln86jYiRLHL1-uzbYh60vHxmUh_6NHnDDfZ3Tx6M9vptU_Gox1h5lWjvMHa6uTzjs2nDHPCJ1St-JygqPO-dwYrcyvNHnyV8QaW5PgEwVHEbkbpB8/s4032/IMG_3764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBAM6eNFLcYMSmbYeIUJAc5T3GS7ifSpzXvY6s1K-k4675OZjh_lOTMLiuaBgo9geFMsUxJ_cpBln86jYiRLHL1-uzbYh60vHxmUh_6NHnDDfZ3Tx6M9vptU_Gox1h5lWjvMHa6uTzjs2nDHPCJ1St-JygqPO-dwYrcyvNHnyV8QaW5PgEwVHEbkbpB8/s320/IMG_3764.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The swim meet was actually being held at the Bowdoin pool, so after I dropped Sam off at 7:45am this morning, I headed out from there for a run through the Commons. Dreary, damp and overcast, but feeling warmer than I expected, so I was definitely a bit overdressed. Can't say I felt too peppy, which isn't too surprising considering it is only week 2 back to running after Rim to River, and I am adjusting to this new swim schedule too, which has all of us staying up later! 😴😴Sam has done a good job though. It is a lot but I know she is enjoying it. (6.5 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sHWzjOCesgyHlqLjx8D3CiyyqzmjN_7afi5eLejXWXbm2U3NYX58MFTTO3vw8p0mrLM3RZGF4rAVnQRrq8q4YqNPuw3RqBkJ-qstwxC4O_Jm8GBdbvVt77FwjlR8M0NCkencZ4kw6BB_ESoiWSF7-qdy7QFeYrIeYqpBo2et9gup1wda_-M3Ph6KEVk/s4032/IMG_3766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sHWzjOCesgyHlqLjx8D3CiyyqzmjN_7afi5eLejXWXbm2U3NYX58MFTTO3vw8p0mrLM3RZGF4rAVnQRrq8q4YqNPuw3RqBkJ-qstwxC4O_Jm8GBdbvVt77FwjlR8M0NCkencZ4kw6BB_ESoiWSF7-qdy7QFeYrIeYqpBo2et9gup1wda_-M3Ph6KEVk/s320/IMG_3766.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>After the run, I did a few errands and then after Ryan got in a run and we ate an early lunch, we headed over to the pool to watch the remainder of the meet, which gotten delayed and started an hour late. Mom and Dad were up in the stands and were there for all four of her events, but we saw the final three, and Sam did great! It is fun to watch her swim and the Bowdoin pool is a good pool to spectate at, with the stands straight on with all the lanes. But boy, are these Y swim meets long! LRSC is a huge team with 200 kids! Thankfully the HS meets are going to be much shorter. 😂😉<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This week my stories were filled with everyone's Spotify 2023 top songs and artists. Apparently, I remain a Swiftie 😉😍</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YTz7B3GKwDjHrfqqCnc72vw47k2aBl0atRZcbA5zY3qZtCqDDyDvfmdXuyLvKTKCtbHx7u5oKHKLoSeicHnoRiDT66gBEzIwPCMX1IWfseRpTSKe_Sqkkn3hPVH9YkXhjVaylPXvTADc61oWPecH63e-VJJ6TgzQKmEC12ZP3cafmUca98LDFlkKHv4/s1701/IMG_3742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="1101" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YTz7B3GKwDjHrfqqCnc72vw47k2aBl0atRZcbA5zY3qZtCqDDyDvfmdXuyLvKTKCtbHx7u5oKHKLoSeicHnoRiDT66gBEzIwPCMX1IWfseRpTSKe_Sqkkn3hPVH9YkXhjVaylPXvTADc61oWPecH63e-VJJ6TgzQKmEC12ZP3cafmUca98LDFlkKHv4/s320/IMG_3742.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p>And because somehow another month has already passed, here is the November wrap-up:</p><u>November</u><div><br />Miles run: 145.75<br /><br />Miles walked: 23.64<br /><br />Miles XC skiied: 0<br /><br />9 zero days<br /><br /><u>YTD</u></div><div><br />Miles run: 2,061.95</div><div><br />Miles walked: 178.34<br /><br />Miles XC skiied: 18.1<br /><br />66 zero days</div></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-61442683382327549202023-11-26T19:30:00.002-05:002023-11-26T19:30:09.512-05:00Thanksgiving Week<p>I always feel like once we hit Halloween, time speeds up and poof, it's Thanksgiving, and then, aie, Christmas is literally just around the corner! And with us traveling this year down to WV for my race at the start of the month, it seems like that even moreso. But that being said, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, as the idea is literally to get together and eat and drink and enjoy 😊You won't hear any complaints about that from me!</p><p>Sam is going to be doing high school swimming this winter along with continuing to swim with LRSC up at the Y, and this week was the start of HS winter sports season, so it was a busy start to the week, capped off with some good family fun for Thanksgiving.</p><p>Monday was a busy work day with a late afternoon meeting for me, so Ryan took Sam up to the Y for early swim practice, and then I was on tap to get her to her first HS practice. As the team practices at the Bowdoin pool and shares pool time not only with the college team but the Brunswick and Freeport HS teams too, the practices are slightly erratic and are either scheduled for 7:00, 7:30 or 8:00 at night. This week it was 8:00 practice. This new schedule and juggling practices for both teams has the potential to be rough for all of us, I must admit, but we'll settle in and make it work!</p><p>The HS team is pretty small but Sam was definitely holding her own and looking strong out in the pool. Both Ryan and I had a chance to chat with the head coach a bit on Monday and Tuesday while we were there watching practice and waiting for Sam, and he seems super nice and very supportive. We are excited for her to swim for her school, and think it is going to be a great experience!</p><p>Tuesday, I took Sam up to the Y for early swim and got in a run during practice. Ran up the road and looped through the cemetary. Definitely not feeling peppy but nice to get out. (4.0 miles)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl5dBwEVyZ9tymlicN358fE4sNFXqyjq7r1JzHddk_v5BO4nHOjhWx-VS7yGvI6TtxsgfsJxGZeDwNmA8hVP4-6BwPQn8ojNipr_3v9ZIStytmgnGyD3gvfaVGrXIpaonHDjm4XtlDJo1Ag5bvF-aDf0tY-VfyjzzGZjlIWXE1nbO8af_loXtez35grU/s4032/IMG_3694.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl5dBwEVyZ9tymlicN358fE4sNFXqyjq7r1JzHddk_v5BO4nHOjhWx-VS7yGvI6TtxsgfsJxGZeDwNmA8hVP4-6BwPQn8ojNipr_3v9ZIStytmgnGyD3gvfaVGrXIpaonHDjm4XtlDJo1Ag5bvF-aDf0tY-VfyjzzGZjlIWXE1nbO8af_loXtez35grU/s320/IMG_3694.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Woke up to rain on Wednesday and while I had hoped to run, I am just not in the spot where I need to run in the cold rain, so I opted for a short walk around the dump ponds after I dropped off the recycling instead. And 20 minutes was more than enough. Definitely not the nicest morning! (1.2 miles walked)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZTSttMx-9xf6htiG_In1Nq6ZrTnXzlllTK08ERx9McKZnKWNUccELq_jarWkezgATznUBtEYvBbW6CI6ZTlscHFB3I8_3T1PmoEgW3XAmyvnjU0Et4KvgFfTGSgoIHyci1kZANbWoqcVLTzC46OKl8THqwhFT40FCJhQqsnYpP86uX3-fMILPofkOAI/s4032/IMG_3699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZTSttMx-9xf6htiG_In1Nq6ZrTnXzlllTK08ERx9McKZnKWNUccELq_jarWkezgATznUBtEYvBbW6CI6ZTlscHFB3I8_3T1PmoEgW3XAmyvnjU0Et4KvgFfTGSgoIHyci1kZANbWoqcVLTzC46OKl8THqwhFT40FCJhQqsnYpP86uX3-fMILPofkOAI/s320/IMG_3699.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After getting a few things done at home and the car packed up, we headed south. We arrived in time for lunch and all the Thanksgiving prep! As you can see, it's very serious business 😂 Everyone pitched in and we got things all set and ready to go.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KRWIQel3FGHWB-Dcd9qHFSqb2KiXLwMW8AMOlZvY-Dax_U_lJDPu0t1sZtdeKYdr1gpANqvF4Cf8ZM98aZVat_aKwz6eetv4qu2r2tR_ZlC-fAcIH1zmhadkUL7WnYQ8NfvhHMDrzr016ajxv9Oc-1n3fqw7CbsUeof1YdL9MA3YiHCkQ7R3tXOJ1Uo/s4032/IMG_3701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KRWIQel3FGHWB-Dcd9qHFSqb2KiXLwMW8AMOlZvY-Dax_U_lJDPu0t1sZtdeKYdr1gpANqvF4Cf8ZM98aZVat_aKwz6eetv4qu2r2tR_ZlC-fAcIH1zmhadkUL7WnYQ8NfvhHMDrzr016ajxv9Oc-1n3fqw7CbsUeof1YdL9MA3YiHCkQ7R3tXOJ1Uo/s320/IMG_3701.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vCLkLqq8CGbKTTzc6ZLXZXl-oA5dfVg0EF15DmtAy2EPc4Mi0kJLbkhk3r8caX5ZUqVrRVZ7jt_an_qcHurV3URBMJ4ct-Yz6LAhgmj_UAQEoZi3OSdW5naDcCUFhy2EFnc5luE-O_ca2n5CQtRFA90_-KpvsXoRT8MrO9pJP-DrVWsuHGKZTvBwkHA/s4032/IMG_6894.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vCLkLqq8CGbKTTzc6ZLXZXl-oA5dfVg0EF15DmtAy2EPc4Mi0kJLbkhk3r8caX5ZUqVrRVZ7jt_an_qcHurV3URBMJ4ct-Yz6LAhgmj_UAQEoZi3OSdW5naDcCUFhy2EFnc5luE-O_ca2n5CQtRFA90_-KpvsXoRT8MrO9pJP-DrVWsuHGKZTvBwkHA/s320/IMG_6894.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHQCfof-XRtDXN05bdf7Dq0ymGVea7dBG9FzbvpyPIcb8iJi9v6crvxE5jiXn3XoPklcIUc8oe8W_dDDRapCApm_wl5meYAitPGy9_S6-hoMmlwMbf3NhBbybK74gpZ3dMcwkxvbtElW8SD1KqDnpWj7_KdVZdle7ajKflZNGJpqVkwecLSlG9i4S2-Y/s4032/IMG_3704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHQCfof-XRtDXN05bdf7Dq0ymGVea7dBG9FzbvpyPIcb8iJi9v6crvxE5jiXn3XoPklcIUc8oe8W_dDDRapCApm_wl5meYAitPGy9_S6-hoMmlwMbf3NhBbybK74gpZ3dMcwkxvbtElW8SD1KqDnpWj7_KdVZdle7ajKflZNGJpqVkwecLSlG9i4S2-Y/s320/IMG_3704.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QFWibqamDh3InmR7W3aqhHnhqmkdEePdd82j6A02CzYHOWz7ES3OZ46ncs9sbT3_yfBFqJ-BaqpVXhFIYh2s-3sFVRPodq6rTuqaTL1K_Sr0JpHSWYHi8EgiEc_BAcKvCVbujXL5VRCpawUUodJR0LVL7VvQFCJwtpIwcVkwuxnCUztMg7xdu1NiDXM/s4032/IMG_3706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QFWibqamDh3InmR7W3aqhHnhqmkdEePdd82j6A02CzYHOWz7ES3OZ46ncs9sbT3_yfBFqJ-BaqpVXhFIYh2s-3sFVRPodq6rTuqaTL1K_Sr0JpHSWYHi8EgiEc_BAcKvCVbujXL5VRCpawUUodJR0LVL7VvQFCJwtpIwcVkwuxnCUztMg7xdu1NiDXM/s320/IMG_3706.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On Thursday, I headed out for a morning run before we had to move back into the kitchen for day-of- Thanksgiving prep. It was windy in all directions, how is it possible!? Felt ok if a bit overdressed and a bit ragged in those final miles. Obviously still recovering, but happy to get out through the marshes. Always pretty. (7.0 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzuvP8D9tKPUtuoYeuKqhyphenhyphenvFWD0sFh8D2_6IVrFMnNmpE4nEfmDqUX58QKvzfEhHmN94pHpzplNGP7BQd8ijVu3flH8gtgcBUDPJBQOw5Ti45-Jcw28it5dABknHg78INzrFUI6fPqFqvU7YME208L82rr-kXCWRoks_oGWliQ9Y8WHmavfrJQpyrbFc/s4032/IMG_3708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzuvP8D9tKPUtuoYeuKqhyphenhyphenvFWD0sFh8D2_6IVrFMnNmpE4nEfmDqUX58QKvzfEhHmN94pHpzplNGP7BQd8ijVu3flH8gtgcBUDPJBQOw5Ti45-Jcw28it5dABknHg78INzrFUI6fPqFqvU7YME208L82rr-kXCWRoks_oGWliQ9Y8WHmavfrJQpyrbFc/s320/IMG_3708.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qNWmXjF990kLLWMvdlNiDhUkpcNxq0JZ6kV818smRu-EJAKRYzo1rPVHbf_X57PZ9GDMY_mjyvPcFAgY5xYXea1BhSEOQjvkX-v5NGHxYiFiKKXhGRqJIeGFKt548BtQpsik3TkW8INglgYqDVbX6yuLxGXIO1w04Og6ZpJcio3k5rpOOI7PCmbMxHI/s3021/IMG_3710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2780" data-original-width="3021" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qNWmXjF990kLLWMvdlNiDhUkpcNxq0JZ6kV818smRu-EJAKRYzo1rPVHbf_X57PZ9GDMY_mjyvPcFAgY5xYXea1BhSEOQjvkX-v5NGHxYiFiKKXhGRqJIeGFKt548BtQpsik3TkW8INglgYqDVbX6yuLxGXIO1w04Og6ZpJcio3k5rpOOI7PCmbMxHI/s320/IMG_3710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJc9OjV2SBZb5hMAzTN6x5RMR3-axPtSmY6_S4Ssn3xD_bImIpcxFd-x5lmGkw3Ai8vpiN4d626RHlBSLxDqzcrgdYsTk9TiqdrxB0c77PyTx4ixcLnMW6Qh7nZ3Q8yRPFruyHbnEHQSZzpHPT6eZKu0UxdCygpjefc272crg9cnrXb7cqzw_wIGSd_Y/s4032/IMG_3711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJc9OjV2SBZb5hMAzTN6x5RMR3-axPtSmY6_S4Ssn3xD_bImIpcxFd-x5lmGkw3Ai8vpiN4d626RHlBSLxDqzcrgdYsTk9TiqdrxB0c77PyTx4ixcLnMW6Qh7nZ3Q8yRPFruyHbnEHQSZzpHPT6eZKu0UxdCygpjefc272crg9cnrXb7cqzw_wIGSd_Y/s320/IMG_3711.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As always, enjoyed a lovely day with the family, full of laughter, a bit of chaos, and lots of yummy food and drink! Happy Thanksgiving! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-51lumcKxxl4l_a7IpweWXdaMl4z_g76MBjwcSH5w_VCMs3G2HFoV9ELJFlTX5O_guWOG5-yiJJ4MavlEkoxvtyGKQxHRd_YKAL1xCEBcNNWBWS1IxRZEV3CefpdqEptNVyKCif06w-q3kwGbPOXEN6wYTVvy359VMPYpHL9xkhWARCS1WMC6XDsbd8/s4032/IMG_3713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-51lumcKxxl4l_a7IpweWXdaMl4z_g76MBjwcSH5w_VCMs3G2HFoV9ELJFlTX5O_guWOG5-yiJJ4MavlEkoxvtyGKQxHRd_YKAL1xCEBcNNWBWS1IxRZEV3CefpdqEptNVyKCif06w-q3kwGbPOXEN6wYTVvy359VMPYpHL9xkhWARCS1WMC6XDsbd8/s320/IMG_3713.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXXBDr-QyFQl82LOaF6_M7adUlD61ebPVYVpsosnN59sYeSyhMairSzIA5APJPi7JQ618BKKw-u-5zwvHjGiePS001ijT0Ve9u9KswI8X3hdWP5idz1xdqpi1t3_Ka0EBq6WgNF4o2c9il4_6xYpzTf5G1Jv5U3amlY2NSXKgmEDIpGF-5Fj8LWp7eys/s4032/IMG_3715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXXBDr-QyFQl82LOaF6_M7adUlD61ebPVYVpsosnN59sYeSyhMairSzIA5APJPi7JQ618BKKw-u-5zwvHjGiePS001ijT0Ve9u9KswI8X3hdWP5idz1xdqpi1t3_Ka0EBq6WgNF4o2c9il4_6xYpzTf5G1Jv5U3amlY2NSXKgmEDIpGF-5Fj8LWp7eys/s320/IMG_3715.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfXL6D7J3pIDFXsE0p_FB5stl7HYys7ExcWRgz7PSMKEM0appMX0SlUtpZj7rXpuo1qhYFnBz-6zYzasYqzuPX0PITsPVlKFbyzcwYdV4-xIXCdgTTmSe9Ux963sQQHnCb4W84a1QHYb5OEOSKLxlbfIiuGz1E_ulvVFqj9VXT3GUsrIS6Czde22f3SE/s4032/IMG_3716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfXL6D7J3pIDFXsE0p_FB5stl7HYys7ExcWRgz7PSMKEM0appMX0SlUtpZj7rXpuo1qhYFnBz-6zYzasYqzuPX0PITsPVlKFbyzcwYdV4-xIXCdgTTmSe9Ux963sQQHnCb4W84a1QHYb5OEOSKLxlbfIiuGz1E_ulvVFqj9VXT3GUsrIS6Czde22f3SE/s320/IMG_3716.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk5sgcU5dMg5ClY0UXWom8OWa_6HNF577hyOcCKqv-OSRj0SGuLdkJFsltVZFjn8iLsObvdFdOOK8SCdkeUQb4FT_9_9edeyeoiAPTn0dlh-zQ_MTIiyq6XDo8G7Yv5_LZjTr9k6QH__n2dXDOc4_UPhUWEXqpy0mZnjWDmKhmGeAX5zYnA4ERmuCqeQ/s4032/IMG_3718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk5sgcU5dMg5ClY0UXWom8OWa_6HNF577hyOcCKqv-OSRj0SGuLdkJFsltVZFjn8iLsObvdFdOOK8SCdkeUQb4FT_9_9edeyeoiAPTn0dlh-zQ_MTIiyq6XDo8G7Yv5_LZjTr9k6QH__n2dXDOc4_UPhUWEXqpy0mZnjWDmKhmGeAX5zYnA4ERmuCqeQ/s320/IMG_3718.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A nice bright, brisky morning on Friday for another road run. This time, fueled by pie, or maybe weighed down by it? 🤪😂🥧(6.1 miles)<br /></div><div><span face="MaisonNeue, Segoe UI, Helvetica Neue, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol" style="color: #525252;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd52Gm-YY5PI1Aois9D-VZH1p-gyC_1A-Mt_9NhxE1UG_yKjeHgiS7WZyjL84vPEH9y8yOpcDJHquYL4vt23WL0OOP2Sv5GTRnxHrPbRJpER6FrtfVYAvISBBp8JqRlcLhhYVevUdvVnZ-sOJryQwYKZOuaxusn6fIXPNqxlnJsi3lSM1QLySIq6Sm9uQ/s4032/IMG_3721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd52Gm-YY5PI1Aois9D-VZH1p-gyC_1A-Mt_9NhxE1UG_yKjeHgiS7WZyjL84vPEH9y8yOpcDJHquYL4vt23WL0OOP2Sv5GTRnxHrPbRJpER6FrtfVYAvISBBp8JqRlcLhhYVevUdvVnZ-sOJryQwYKZOuaxusn6fIXPNqxlnJsi3lSM1QLySIq6Sm9uQ/s320/IMG_3721.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After lunch, we helped bring the tree up from the basement and the kids got to work decorating it. Always fun! 😊🎄💗<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkUGG6RWJWT4sPykmxp3891om6wHNK-AeStIy4BYPdHaYj4ClNa6B3AeN6rMWk79AGf_vQ5s3erajbySQw0PJ7VE7BIu-fwIZcKrZUEBrAEXh81brCXewbP2yriaFB3BWmiR64j19EVU6_mzqLxFoE4hQ6B6PO9L0Et7QzTzFiCz6vOoiamPNZLf-T38/s4032/IMG_3722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkUGG6RWJWT4sPykmxp3891om6wHNK-AeStIy4BYPdHaYj4ClNa6B3AeN6rMWk79AGf_vQ5s3erajbySQw0PJ7VE7BIu-fwIZcKrZUEBrAEXh81brCXewbP2yriaFB3BWmiR64j19EVU6_mzqLxFoE4hQ6B6PO9L0Et7QzTzFiCz6vOoiamPNZLf-T38/s320/IMG_3722.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90uKuWNVkmXR_N4gftNMaz_HSoBqRo4jfmvlhbXCYnGuU1_o6RFb9Yj733Ur8oA0Bak8PquGqWomssYies6tQxtyzWeH_wRMQSmZXiTKhs4-uKdWGEkr8tEaQfOb7E9oeXBs6POxbD7b1_H1Uenw_a90xq_yAVL_w2dzt0I2M8EMYi-dFjszOpZ-h15A/s4032/IMG_3723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90uKuWNVkmXR_N4gftNMaz_HSoBqRo4jfmvlhbXCYnGuU1_o6RFb9Yj733Ur8oA0Bak8PquGqWomssYies6tQxtyzWeH_wRMQSmZXiTKhs4-uKdWGEkr8tEaQfOb7E9oeXBs6POxbD7b1_H1Uenw_a90xq_yAVL_w2dzt0I2M8EMYi-dFjszOpZ-h15A/s320/IMG_3723.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi468XPL0KRcnHNG7m7gLa0aTdLMMfEstWPqDAdkhmb5ny-m6AXqJnyOk02KW5zNK0w2tpaseBGhkyPHZteE6vHMlZcaEMfG4spXquvP7DMaxBB2MVMCiWivxsYY2hWZdGnYDf6W_FGekvSyEiNuADLr1jr74pQ5kaf0GXsTF7l-2IZ_1Lor5AKeYTJbkc/s4032/IMG_3727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi468XPL0KRcnHNG7m7gLa0aTdLMMfEstWPqDAdkhmb5ny-m6AXqJnyOk02KW5zNK0w2tpaseBGhkyPHZteE6vHMlZcaEMfG4spXquvP7DMaxBB2MVMCiWivxsYY2hWZdGnYDf6W_FGekvSyEiNuADLr1jr74pQ5kaf0GXsTF7l-2IZ_1Lor5AKeYTJbkc/s320/IMG_3727.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_giJF_WpLU9PcN_kJ-M0r45DAgfu7p0KdteFU4Q4Q_0lU5Lkh9JiWgw1mQHGxXiQ4X86OsxLd9Wrwv3OrTvpbJWuWNu9NTkLY_tATlmiz2ru4y7pIoDSCvKPnILdUN_vhuFujIehKuzo_fzq7K-Ltzx3I4eYBy9WMAcBjNKoRDxyAgJgPti5geLwvlZE/s4032/IMG_3728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_giJF_WpLU9PcN_kJ-M0r45DAgfu7p0KdteFU4Q4Q_0lU5Lkh9JiWgw1mQHGxXiQ4X86OsxLd9Wrwv3OrTvpbJWuWNu9NTkLY_tATlmiz2ru4y7pIoDSCvKPnILdUN_vhuFujIehKuzo_fzq7K-Ltzx3I4eYBy9WMAcBjNKoRDxyAgJgPti5geLwvlZE/s320/IMG_3728.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKSzvrQd4zz90fgniDHpHaeZyQHuPzCNxFWqX34zcqZdqEv-dEbnW7x_6mU9klSSPZVfGL4_xmXP6wDlND5ykXiMn5HjKShSdScxbTmiLjInx13E7MO_ACmRHbatL1g_7v4PJBJVmndYontEHFlBOwPFOsaOvzLTRxxpWCmMdYb1kTMHSbN9dOgCr2qM/s4032/IMG_3730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKSzvrQd4zz90fgniDHpHaeZyQHuPzCNxFWqX34zcqZdqEv-dEbnW7x_6mU9klSSPZVfGL4_xmXP6wDlND5ykXiMn5HjKShSdScxbTmiLjInx13E7MO_ACmRHbatL1g_7v4PJBJVmndYontEHFlBOwPFOsaOvzLTRxxpWCmMdYb1kTMHSbN9dOgCr2qM/s320/IMG_3730.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then, in an effort to get out some more of the boy's energy, we headed out for a late afternoon walk. Not sure anything would be successful in that regard. Their energy is amazing 😂 (1.7 miles walked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We headed home mid-morning on Saturday, stopping in Portland for poke bowls at Big Fin Poke on the way. Yum! Then, after getting things put away and the laundry going, Ryan and I headed across the street for a walk, just for some movement. Nice and sunny if a bit chilly. (1.7 miles walked)</div><p>Anne and Abby came over for a short visit later in the afternoon, and then we settled in on the couch for some leftovers and to catch up on the Great British Baking show! We always love our time at the holidays with everyone, but it is nice to get home.</p><p>Sunday morning I was up early to get some chores done around the house and the grocery shopping completed, finally heading out around 10:00 for my run. Another bright, crisp morning. Ran down to the river and back. A few foamy ice pancakes on the river already and a thin sheen of ice on the Heath. (6.0 miles)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfvHru62YX46MxGGBg2pczdw2v4kMi17R22TRjvIkxNMrgED-uCGSzyI1JbkVZmHJ0lm4StsVLVT7E3bfRrQEVk0u5hUlAL_jfrOUvW469Mtn5Ja1Ssa24J2SZIKs-G_ut_qevuXhTRHqEXuog9mhp5ei0lq9uKIOy_ykraybZUjuJmcH4TEpFSHCDjo/s4032/IMG_3736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfvHru62YX46MxGGBg2pczdw2v4kMi17R22TRjvIkxNMrgED-uCGSzyI1JbkVZmHJ0lm4StsVLVT7E3bfRrQEVk0u5hUlAL_jfrOUvW469Mtn5Ja1Ssa24J2SZIKs-G_ut_qevuXhTRHqEXuog9mhp5ei0lq9uKIOy_ykraybZUjuJmcH4TEpFSHCDjo/s320/IMG_3736.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eBICrDMxp-IoSEN3-x9erN_HaYlq6UqfcnGmABALbGkSUq2KH4g5wFEglTCMwoIeTJ4hpTGDPdTi1O1Be5kO2LLRPcE9vYCC6M6MEvqDooslYEU4MhQOjJdn75iuZk50riqqNLvp4t5Un_Q0j5rXbmL3f3rxSIJefTnB65iwP7yzjV9I9fA5Vp6zZUE/s4032/IMG_3737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eBICrDMxp-IoSEN3-x9erN_HaYlq6UqfcnGmABALbGkSUq2KH4g5wFEglTCMwoIeTJ4hpTGDPdTi1O1Be5kO2LLRPcE9vYCC6M6MEvqDooslYEU4MhQOjJdn75iuZk50riqqNLvp4t5Un_Q0j5rXbmL3f3rxSIJefTnB65iwP7yzjV9I9fA5Vp6zZUE/s320/IMG_3737.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Later in the afternoon, we headed over to Mom and Dad's to help them put up and decorate the tree and have an early dinner. So much decorating this weekend! 😊🎄</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwNuNJyPZYBv386AV5VGYl50bfsu-tfLsDOusdXM_xINveB3O32VuCw3J5DZJ0h3I7bblUKplihPsoPZl6iNuYpdwTntY2pPHqAukzYuzOWO8t0snTu-uWNNL3KqsQvSnfUb7dl7VI3Qt9L8QMNVlKE4jwqVSfoXl1ll7WfDnOQ6nqiXNO48aoy0Q2UU/s4032/IMG_3739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwNuNJyPZYBv386AV5VGYl50bfsu-tfLsDOusdXM_xINveB3O32VuCw3J5DZJ0h3I7bblUKplihPsoPZl6iNuYpdwTntY2pPHqAukzYuzOWO8t0snTu-uWNNL3KqsQvSnfUb7dl7VI3Qt9L8QMNVlKE4jwqVSfoXl1ll7WfDnOQ6nqiXNO48aoy0Q2UU/s320/IMG_3739.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-80687650565138936392023-11-19T19:06:00.003-05:002023-11-19T19:06:21.039-05:00Recovery Week #2<p>This was not exactly a restful week, with a lot going on at work and extra hours worked, along with colonoscopy prep and a colonoscopy on Friday, but it is what it is! At least all of that kept me from getting back to running too early 😂😂</p><p>On Tuesday, I took Sam to swim and got in a walk around the Bath block. Nice afternoon to breathe a little fresh air and try to destress a bit. (1.7 miles walked)</p><p>Wednesday, I snuck in a short walk around the school block at home in the late afternoon before my 4:00 meeting, just to get in a bit of movement for the day. (1.5 miles walked)</p><p>Thursday was colonoscopy prep day, and honestly, the worst was that I am not a very good hungry person! I managed to work a full day at home and that kept me occupied and distracted, but by the evening I was just so hungry and the liquid calories were just not cutting it, and I therefore wasn't feeling so great. Of course, the effects of the prep were not ideal either, but oh well. </p><p>The procedure went fine on Friday morning and as soon as we got home, Ryan went out to get us breakfast sandwiches, which I inhaled 😆 Once I had some food in my system, I started to come back to life, and after a few hours of resting, I did rally and get out to go grocery shopping, do some errands, and then make dinner while Sam and Ryan were up at the Y for swim practice. </p><p>Woke up to rain on Saturday. Headed out in the morning to get some more errands done and then got Sam up to the Y to get on the bus for her first swim meet of the season. She had a great meet with a PR in both the 200 free and 100 fly and a solid 100 back to finish up the meet. While she was at the meet, Ryan and I headed over to Mom and Dad's to help with Thanksgiving dinner #1 prep, which they were hosting on Sunday at their house. We spent several hours chopping and roasting and prepping before I headed back up to the Y to get Sam around 5:00 pm.</p><p>By this morning, I decided I had waited long enough to run again. I mean, 13 days off is pretty good, right?! 😆😉 So I headed out a little before 8:00 am for a short run up through Highland Green, along the bottom of the Heath and around. Definitely creaky overall and hips were a bit tight but nice to be out! Bright, crisp, frosty morning. Someone else had been out along the Heath before I got there - busy beaver! 💖 (4.5 miles)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0s_K7JN9h2UdZpPC4DnB8niPMTHaJv-8_i-gUweky1qTV6rOlqVoxQZ1L36idLrz49zc_uS6BOpFLt-fuaUtIa2VS2GclwgQii9mnH5RaZnTjBj3Hm0dQ_wW7tm87tFGyVzdfxf1r6AslNrvfU1PKCYi5XVkDvFywFPu9piYWDeyL6bRFz3Qy3fforyM/s4032/IMG_3682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0s_K7JN9h2UdZpPC4DnB8niPMTHaJv-8_i-gUweky1qTV6rOlqVoxQZ1L36idLrz49zc_uS6BOpFLt-fuaUtIa2VS2GclwgQii9mnH5RaZnTjBj3Hm0dQ_wW7tm87tFGyVzdfxf1r6AslNrvfU1PKCYi5XVkDvFywFPu9piYWDeyL6bRFz3Qy3fforyM/s320/IMG_3682.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9qPkjaH3AbcLvbq0N_kmAlVyhK5XanaTNcmDrlu8iu5xK53JFJs2Y6JywcNQlz0lohmRIN_gjSdhjQ7VudE_LfNupoeR3enwNyEOrJu9j8N2LLnzXMytvqtw0cq2IkKBUD206eRS1hMaCWW29PsarXoa79pwyBoN3kB3wtUNSH3_EmCuYa1GVzgAS_4/s4032/IMG_3683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9qPkjaH3AbcLvbq0N_kmAlVyhK5XanaTNcmDrlu8iu5xK53JFJs2Y6JywcNQlz0lohmRIN_gjSdhjQ7VudE_LfNupoeR3enwNyEOrJu9j8N2LLnzXMytvqtw0cq2IkKBUD206eRS1hMaCWW29PsarXoa79pwyBoN3kB3wtUNSH3_EmCuYa1GVzgAS_4/s320/IMG_3683.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD6QkTH-Wu9FQXSbwyBwHBr8lRFfFHHoY7cv0mcdcAXOooyTg9KHbnZZ2kfa15y5Gz5pVpZ8RLx9UWrKFf_ew3idaA9-T3ZuagY-ZHZ1AZPQDo8ayjgdsLYURBsqoYqKDynPyjkyc1C4W3HT2f8vp-GgSDLgsrGHj5NEUs6AzBFKMihe2bi3XXzJeOJ4/s4032/IMG_3684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD6QkTH-Wu9FQXSbwyBwHBr8lRFfFHHoY7cv0mcdcAXOooyTg9KHbnZZ2kfa15y5Gz5pVpZ8RLx9UWrKFf_ew3idaA9-T3ZuagY-ZHZ1AZPQDo8ayjgdsLYURBsqoYqKDynPyjkyc1C4W3HT2f8vp-GgSDLgsrGHj5NEUs6AzBFKMihe2bi3XXzJeOJ4/s320/IMG_3684.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjlWar3GONZxv8yPQlL8kWOWo2JcvODpSmdnALpMckoiAVmbjkJwUiiie2D7HtUzbxNgdzsPVBSmSUgduMY3-eiTmqUSMR45ml1D81lfx_61MWGBdbJkhVkzorcJlTHezOWHlOnXaQfSUb7GJEwxSjBjFaUADBVzSBy56jTRO15ONAX5TNfJyxh12mkY/s4032/IMG_3687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjlWar3GONZxv8yPQlL8kWOWo2JcvODpSmdnALpMckoiAVmbjkJwUiiie2D7HtUzbxNgdzsPVBSmSUgduMY3-eiTmqUSMR45ml1D81lfx_61MWGBdbJkhVkzorcJlTHezOWHlOnXaQfSUb7GJEwxSjBjFaUADBVzSBy56jTRO15ONAX5TNfJyxh12mkY/s320/IMG_3687.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then around noon, it was back over to Mom and Dad's for Thanksgiving #1! Theresa, Dave, Sarah, Susie and Sarah's friends Miguel and Brianna joined us and we had a nice aftternoon enjoying a delicious Thanksgiving dinner together and it was great to catch up with everyone!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDY0mK09IQBoPrZ0ee6c2or_v-aSeTncxpwLLzxC-jxU544DVscBBvejgrQCYc9xi7mB3EPk-qCwZnpqH7ufM_1gpEMGOfMR8XkzrbXta21grQLP66gP0Y5NY8j5kwWrhGt_kGyWjWWgR8hGiEwdyTZG1ZHYcf4v2EN3XIJofadPplNHlB5EqzwYP4IFo/s4032/IMG_3689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDY0mK09IQBoPrZ0ee6c2or_v-aSeTncxpwLLzxC-jxU544DVscBBvejgrQCYc9xi7mB3EPk-qCwZnpqH7ufM_1gpEMGOfMR8XkzrbXta21grQLP66gP0Y5NY8j5kwWrhGt_kGyWjWWgR8hGiEwdyTZG1ZHYcf4v2EN3XIJofadPplNHlB5EqzwYP4IFo/s320/IMG_3689.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sam taking a break from all the adult chit chat 😉</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUIuAk4Pnyv86MO74qc48rXekY3QpBnO1nKIXRZL0ij_MSOo9A0buoeJrlx7Pw3bxWsTPaWJ59yq54jLy5MXmhjI97FUQGFx21Y6CPhwZ2s0FRR13DC4satGyIgctcP4k4L2m_pMXatcr5b_QnOFK5Nj-IIjNKApVYd7xeIGcS1sM4xzt0RB3v2WM9vs/s3289/IMG_3691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3289" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUIuAk4Pnyv86MO74qc48rXekY3QpBnO1nKIXRZL0ij_MSOo9A0buoeJrlx7Pw3bxWsTPaWJ59yq54jLy5MXmhjI97FUQGFx21Y6CPhwZ2s0FRR13DC4satGyIgctcP4k4L2m_pMXatcr5b_QnOFK5Nj-IIjNKApVYd7xeIGcS1sM4xzt0RB3v2WM9vs/s320/IMG_3691.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍻</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-44006135695722605362023-11-12T12:14:00.002-05:002023-11-18T06:49:08.931-05:00Rim to River Recovery Week #1<p>Monday was not an ideal recovery day. We were up and out of the cabin at 7:00 am to start the long trek back north. The plan was to stop overnight in CT, but we were moving along fairly well and traffic was reasonably light, especially down south, with only the Merritt Parkway being backed up, so in the end, when Ryan suggested that it might be better to just rip the bandaid off and get the final stretch over with, we were in agreement. It would end up meaning a really long day in the car as we didn't get home until 10:00 pm but it did mean we had the full day on Tuesday at home, and in the end it was totally worth it. </p><p>Despite all the sitting and time in the car on Monday, which my legs were not happy about at all, I woke up and was moving around pretty easily on Tuesday without a lot of soreness, which was pretty great. I was, of course, still pretty fatigued overall though! The day went by quickly with some work to be done done, a few loads of laundry completed, all the race gear unpacked, cleaned and put away, with a bit of sitting on the couch and working on my race report until it was time to head over to school to pick Sam up for swim. It was a nice afternoon, so I decided on a short walk around the swim block. Took it easy and it felt good to get in a bit of movement. (1.4 miles walked)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGGkEJTks_rqtYT5APt2omJ8xXDNky34XnFMEMg7xVvGKfA2RYVX_k3faSJ3kx8I2nyP2-m6tiPXiRRx8TXZvVlODzWniXx3Yo-eF7Cj8uyhX7kONZ4ZJr5r4c-xddLGj1mGSgdMPMW2cYI_eK_LPOToOtLwEh34CixvloMKJWg6xBSAPMcjuzAt_HoQ/s4032/IMG_3644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGGkEJTks_rqtYT5APt2omJ8xXDNky34XnFMEMg7xVvGKfA2RYVX_k3faSJ3kx8I2nyP2-m6tiPXiRRx8TXZvVlODzWniXx3Yo-eF7Cj8uyhX7kONZ4ZJr5r4c-xddLGj1mGSgdMPMW2cYI_eK_LPOToOtLwEh34CixvloMKJWg6xBSAPMcjuzAt_HoQ/s320/IMG_3644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh yes, and I also signed myself up for the Western States lottery 😂 I know it is a really long shot, as there have been a record number of entrants so far, but I have tickets so I figure I might as well throw my name in the ring! I mean, why not?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDO-KCBLCDlffmPo3I7TeDT6LYUGb3sxFXR9mGpRKYEX4Oc3_EWpEcQoK-MyJM4M_f1innvNV7Vo2nmbvDTuYfaxkD8H4fyJE8_FEtOPYhuQzZLVEN6WLYhycFtJwqOKIr3r7czUteuUJLLJSBZEnhOzbNzglgWg-vSNAaO9i-TGqar8IsaWGpIvTZ3E/s920/lottery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="920" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDO-KCBLCDlffmPo3I7TeDT6LYUGb3sxFXR9mGpRKYEX4Oc3_EWpEcQoK-MyJM4M_f1innvNV7Vo2nmbvDTuYfaxkD8H4fyJE8_FEtOPYhuQzZLVEN6WLYhycFtJwqOKIr3r7czUteuUJLLJSBZEnhOzbNzglgWg-vSNAaO9i-TGqar8IsaWGpIvTZ3E/s320/lottery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Wednesday was a long day at work as I had a lot to catch up on. I thought about taking a walk when I got home, but decided against it as I was feeling pretty tired. And I was extremely grateful Mom had left a chicken pot pie in the freezer for dinner for us - it was so nice to not have to cook! Thanks, Mom 💗<div><br /></div><div>I had originally intended to get out for a walk after work on Thursday, but as it was a damp, raw day with spitting rain and hail, it was just not the kind of weather I want to walk in unless I have to, and since these next two weeks are recovery, there was just no need! </div><div><br /></div><div>Friday, I got some work done early, hit the farmers market for some produce and eggs, and then headed over to Pineland to meet up with Val and Anne for a walk. Overcast and chilly but we warmed up as we walked along and chatted away. Then we sat and drank coffee and enjoyed the brown butter pumpkin muffins that Anne had baked and brought to share. Yum! Always nice to catch up with friends 💕(3.0 miles walked)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV66V9g1MlfrkcfDLgVMDgpoht6FuftDO96Be9t_VYpQahZhmTZSbyWTG4QVLxqhnrCGkvsZViOAbbxq53cm_H2S5GhO5aIlEPu6OnFM8nDTlHjmuZ4aBn8Fw1hwuQlLcnkv5lV9rlHMxKctPwgYKwp2yL3GV_2je4-TErLWI83ZInyGbnJfhAfoUfeLA/s4032/IMG_3647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV66V9g1MlfrkcfDLgVMDgpoht6FuftDO96Be9t_VYpQahZhmTZSbyWTG4QVLxqhnrCGkvsZViOAbbxq53cm_H2S5GhO5aIlEPu6OnFM8nDTlHjmuZ4aBn8Fw1hwuQlLcnkv5lV9rlHMxKctPwgYKwp2yL3GV_2je4-TErLWI83ZInyGbnJfhAfoUfeLA/s320/IMG_3647.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Saturday, Ryan and I headed out after lunch to the Cathance for a walk. Blustery and leafy but bright and sunshiney. Definitely feeling like November with the shift in weather. I don't think we'll be having too many warm days going forward for a while. I was happy to get out, but we may have taken the short way back on some closed trails though, as I am still just a bit tired overall and was not wanting to walk too far 😉😆 Always nice to get out in the woods for a walk with Ryan.💕(2.8 miles walked)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Tkee1R6Dhs6H0kQVqdxpUpRY2IhpOD1xK28CRtr-yJO6E20ferIA3uGcbx7QewocTT4FuClk4gw9eCGBxvB0wgNTT5HEjZqIMNAbB9ROU7Yg2eTqkvmizsQZy7cKDAorHLwu2PembpNVHgojeYDfHD96RuU7jZKmCK73SCjBNKpXQT44ZVKWDJCrje4/s4032/IMG_3650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Tkee1R6Dhs6H0kQVqdxpUpRY2IhpOD1xK28CRtr-yJO6E20ferIA3uGcbx7QewocTT4FuClk4gw9eCGBxvB0wgNTT5HEjZqIMNAbB9ROU7Yg2eTqkvmizsQZy7cKDAorHLwu2PembpNVHgojeYDfHD96RuU7jZKmCK73SCjBNKpXQT44ZVKWDJCrje4/s320/IMG_3650.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Always a treat! <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eR-2H_um8AS0dpN0Cd6AO9a2ETtZyz0YQQUzVStOYPdUu3s6LxXqm_48mUoIlQn92E45dYfg89YdD1iD2yBktuuY46tgTL8ZdtnUnsITu37HdAiBpn14cmD2EBb-wMfA-L8VJqGk9X0P8K97iLgbnAWKTOGkXgPaB6ef5OR5aTYP6QsUtLE8R71u80g/s4032/IMG_3659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eR-2H_um8AS0dpN0Cd6AO9a2ETtZyz0YQQUzVStOYPdUu3s6LxXqm_48mUoIlQn92E45dYfg89YdD1iD2yBktuuY46tgTL8ZdtnUnsITu37HdAiBpn14cmD2EBb-wMfA-L8VJqGk9X0P8K97iLgbnAWKTOGkXgPaB6ef5OR5aTYP6QsUtLE8R71u80g/s320/IMG_3659.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvdOvJpRTCLHwFi3aX_yeh5B3LlTR7-5eGzIPZ5oo3URuCvIRyPrNFvkLd0JAU9sgms49V4o2bEZF4-LB2gy_b7Gie6fyyg7UxZQLIg_F0e01tKUa7JKQX7wlojOI4u2ZsgpETpqyR7VXRFyzCXFZTLyHjVRlYTflBk5clGPwZmPbB5yjW53KmBcp6aA/s4032/IMG_3660.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvdOvJpRTCLHwFi3aX_yeh5B3LlTR7-5eGzIPZ5oo3URuCvIRyPrNFvkLd0JAU9sgms49V4o2bEZF4-LB2gy_b7Gie6fyyg7UxZQLIg_F0e01tKUa7JKQX7wlojOI4u2ZsgpETpqyR7VXRFyzCXFZTLyHjVRlYTflBk5clGPwZmPbB5yjW53KmBcp6aA/s320/IMG_3660.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And onto dessert drinks 😉😋😊</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3xPWicZetMkDFu40DlU6ZQRD1YOSAcu8L7kT9xRGrGRyGJeDpcs6GVj_3LmYrhyphenhyphenCwQe2Ta0SIFk8Ev_iKijalQ7ZYsGLhyphenhyphenuJVpaEFBwnV3tUSe_RiE6VnT80t5h6fYKeMHF-PBdn-7LNcB1iJ184IUtzuxvbgaI1979nMGTUON8I2InQ_t78YFCMGyg/s4032/IMG_3662.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3xPWicZetMkDFu40DlU6ZQRD1YOSAcu8L7kT9xRGrGRyGJeDpcs6GVj_3LmYrhyphenhyphenCwQe2Ta0SIFk8Ev_iKijalQ7ZYsGLhyphenhyphenuJVpaEFBwnV3tUSe_RiE6VnT80t5h6fYKeMHF-PBdn-7LNcB1iJ184IUtzuxvbgaI1979nMGTUON8I2InQ_t78YFCMGyg/s320/IMG_3662.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I was headed down to Harpswell to pick Sam up at Lauren's at 11:00 today, I figured I'd leave early and get in a walk while I was headed that way. I always love the chance to get out to the ocean. Ryan, being the non-morning person that he is, decided not to join me 😉Kristen called me a few minutes before I turned into the parking lot, so I ended up talking with her the whole walk. A nice crisp bright morning for a walk on the Skofield Shores trails to wrap up recovery week #1. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EztPPXODQJ9vXsstQ1PbmyTmQu59b5cwXie4ANBk4hV6y22ihuqmchht8ti_9nbjLtjizzQkD61mA2EzIrykj7ptbGxb7hWYegD1_GLjNastgOY2tvDgvwb6TNLCuk1WREgP8RIocSt3onB27xQbu_6kNhoCkooeNstmiRnDrwit2nWTrnvIv1tMdC4/s320/IMG_3672.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love the pop of color from all the winterberry at this time of year 😍</div><br /><div>I've got a busy work week coming up along with a colonoscopy on Friday - my first, which I am very much not looking forward to 😱😫but which I know is important. The plan is for another week of recovery and no running, which honestly fits in pretty well with what is on the schedule. </div><div><br /></div><div>Although I have of course been a bit fatigued overall, I am buoyed by the fact that my legs have been feeling decent this week, and so far recovery seems to coming along nicely! I have a feeling I will be more than ready to head back out for a run early in the week of Thanksgiving!</div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-80522574944125488552023-11-07T19:46:00.004-05:002023-11-14T21:10:26.736-05:002023 Rim to River 100 Race Report<p>As we were driving through a rather desolate stretch on the windy roads down south, Ryan said, "you sure know how to pick 'em." I do not think it was meant as a compliment 😂 but I can't actually argue his point. I mean, I have most definitely been prone to picking less obvious and more out of the way races. I have my reasons. I don't want to just choose the most convenient races. I mean, that works too, but part of why I love these long races is that they give me an excuse to explore new places. I want to be inspired and excited by my race choices, and going someplace different and running new trails is a big part of that in my mind. Much like No Business, when I saw the photos from Rim to River, I knew it was going on my list and that I wanted to run it. And with that, we come back to "you sure know how to pick 'em" and our 15 hour drive to West Virginia this year so that I could run the Rim to River 100. </p><p>We were lucky enough to have Emily join us as part of our crew so after dropping Sam at school on Thursday morning and getting the car packed up, we headed to Portland to pick her up and then started the long drive south. It was 10+ hours to Cumberland, MD, and we didn't quite beat the sunset, arriving at the hotel around 7:00, by which time I was starving and maybe slightly grouchy! We walked across the parking lot for dinner at the Crabby Pig, where I had a delicious (and big) crab cake, hush puppies and green beans. Yum! Then we stopped at the neighboring brewery for a beer and wandered back through the parking lot with beers in hand, which resulted in a lot of laughter and me almost spilling my beer everywhere. I am definitely not the most coordinated human being 😆😆 </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVuzue_vq9BzFhUQTXAnsPyptU4Ow4MmPE9bA7m1CaTA55b0-Q0WG71ecxtHqVQ0NN3DH4Wo21Vtyf5P1Lw4WdoGh_XEYvBmrZGwVGkEO75hCtfULfF1HTvgqHjGoiqS_XI9wRZ24vxxrEDHMV6RH9htx3OJBlY6rqLljhNEweWjrKAy66NZDpzMgrA0/s4032/IMG_3592.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVuzue_vq9BzFhUQTXAnsPyptU4Ow4MmPE9bA7m1CaTA55b0-Q0WG71ecxtHqVQ0NN3DH4Wo21Vtyf5P1Lw4WdoGh_XEYvBmrZGwVGkEO75hCtfULfF1HTvgqHjGoiqS_XI9wRZ24vxxrEDHMV6RH9htx3OJBlY6rqLljhNEweWjrKAy66NZDpzMgrA0/s320/IMG_3592.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Road trip!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCnMbGpnmflrzu_YDE43_Ziaejo0sL1sJNRfNkr1M0xwBAHBXXG405Xy9FTrWyZEgDtJ3AOFNA9sa5GjXmi18ubzzDtSY_VaM5qrkXmsoY04IoxmZy1I9rMvaRmpbmTbwccy1qYRmgsBjNfUpT6UfJBN0Y0GYp_hgYID3bW96x51D0bSUeMB3KB1bnUQ/s4032/IMG_3590.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCnMbGpnmflrzu_YDE43_Ziaejo0sL1sJNRfNkr1M0xwBAHBXXG405Xy9FTrWyZEgDtJ3AOFNA9sa5GjXmi18ubzzDtSY_VaM5qrkXmsoY04IoxmZy1I9rMvaRmpbmTbwccy1qYRmgsBjNfUpT6UfJBN0Y0GYp_hgYID3bW96x51D0bSUeMB3KB1bnUQ/s320/IMG_3590.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRrfELovn5KcJ-8WT-XqawMDdAJsjqUQeU3UlBRqylSpO-o8HwMIoPVFYY8WzeIw1JYh2KlRrllYZRgzGu71cy7IT4-6uGab6UFN0dMTc1Ngq5AHXUQFnxG6gEOYgqxUwUZ8y_nsandr_N2SS4-BkGUJ6HUslUN5MSBHzz-0vcF-sBQwS5MaTA_p7SQw/s3918/IMG_3593.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2410" data-original-width="3918" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRrfELovn5KcJ-8WT-XqawMDdAJsjqUQeU3UlBRqylSpO-o8HwMIoPVFYY8WzeIw1JYh2KlRrllYZRgzGu71cy7IT4-6uGab6UFN0dMTc1Ngq5AHXUQFnxG6gEOYgqxUwUZ8y_nsandr_N2SS4-BkGUJ6HUslUN5MSBHzz-0vcF-sBQwS5MaTA_p7SQw/s320/IMG_3593.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We woke up early and walked downtown for a yummy breakfast. Then as our hotel was right at the end of the C&O Canal Path, we took a short detour on the way back and walked to see the end of the canal before packing up and heading out. Neat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yvtJGHaHH-JBKia4L4T6Aw3GmtnSafgRuBVUQBPVkQUg6m__tFrOWP88NB4EA2B_jEJ5DMH-xD3cgj22JSWhLXiqkVQ3nOW73woYQY7YdkCp1UrHCeuj1E_cEmZuzZ_pDhuG-EliTr3puE9qmzG22eoyE58FrGX9eh5wiHaIpWvNR6wFRQhULhl1vBU/s4032/IMG_6702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yvtJGHaHH-JBKia4L4T6Aw3GmtnSafgRuBVUQBPVkQUg6m__tFrOWP88NB4EA2B_jEJ5DMH-xD3cgj22JSWhLXiqkVQ3nOW73woYQY7YdkCp1UrHCeuj1E_cEmZuzZ_pDhuG-EliTr3puE9qmzG22eoyE58FrGX9eh5wiHaIpWvNR6wFRQhULhl1vBU/s320/IMG_6702.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_1RJxsKnn1W5yZV3RZ9G21oHRFeUrMBdKSIi5wMrhaQhh9J36y-g0nVRhoOunykP5QoFry63O-j0X3mtq68ajsAQeAih5-67h_KuF0XYn5O2vVqTTMEuzyXBRz5_e467I1wbY1xMd9IsQLr9Z5EEIW95qC4ct7UDEyZ7c3DnluisItqCZS-lD7Agzc0/s4032/IMG_3594.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_1RJxsKnn1W5yZV3RZ9G21oHRFeUrMBdKSIi5wMrhaQhh9J36y-g0nVRhoOunykP5QoFry63O-j0X3mtq68ajsAQeAih5-67h_KuF0XYn5O2vVqTTMEuzyXBRz5_e467I1wbY1xMd9IsQLr9Z5EEIW95qC4ct7UDEyZ7c3DnluisItqCZS-lD7Agzc0/s320/IMG_3594.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brrr, it was chilly out! And Ryan clearly had not had enough coffee 😉</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ni4bC7HFxVZlGjc0wS3sJd4psQTqdrjQiAFa9vkS_nzdu_u-W8OL7SwfknSU3vfmbi2IrAAHQeXnU8QBNDN4M8Ck3koBJ_IEAii47q7THGkhq2edB1PqJmOd5QoIBi__5kNe0wpMfEj61IJp7lL978y9PrdIfo6QvDfkMhvKM_wVFXfYa7QmRs2f27M/s4032/IMG_3595.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ni4bC7HFxVZlGjc0wS3sJd4psQTqdrjQiAFa9vkS_nzdu_u-W8OL7SwfknSU3vfmbi2IrAAHQeXnU8QBNDN4M8Ck3koBJ_IEAii47q7THGkhq2edB1PqJmOd5QoIBi__5kNe0wpMfEj61IJp7lL978y9PrdIfo6QvDfkMhvKM_wVFXfYa7QmRs2f27M/s320/IMG_3595.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEF6XH-6ti5693lYOI6_rmhuNlwOinZH4Zw_qn4y97bh5HqLXy2WVSWZGtbEjwlc0W0ht2lMK7KcZKBcgKc5MEE3qjo2EyfVdnkt1jL009K4DQVc3qD0kyKIJ2ou4pEPV-CQ6XiOsDDcj8_QQNQYb8rG0cEgpEIDowPCU4AHPzx_ZFbIZiDafmlELkTc/s4032/IMG_3596.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEF6XH-6ti5693lYOI6_rmhuNlwOinZH4Zw_qn4y97bh5HqLXy2WVSWZGtbEjwlc0W0ht2lMK7KcZKBcgKc5MEE3qjo2EyfVdnkt1jL009K4DQVc3qD0kyKIJ2ou4pEPV-CQ6XiOsDDcj8_QQNQYb8rG0cEgpEIDowPCU4AHPzx_ZFbIZiDafmlELkTc/s320/IMG_3596.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZiJCJaW7Jm7K5ONa5z5cTlHmGSD8pqfxat1hCZmuZQG84PAlxC_RbyRKdZX3p1mnX2uco1A-ahsUShoyyeusdqabtD8JI_zBmY-gAQlRcS6MQaC6VzjpvXIpMtP31AjPhjc5yMji81EXH1TIUw0-wILF3w-mKXzOwKpyxZVxlxFvgVHG66zkkXrq6jA/s4032/IMG_3597.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZiJCJaW7Jm7K5ONa5z5cTlHmGSD8pqfxat1hCZmuZQG84PAlxC_RbyRKdZX3p1mnX2uco1A-ahsUShoyyeusdqabtD8JI_zBmY-gAQlRcS6MQaC6VzjpvXIpMtP31AjPhjc5yMji81EXH1TIUw0-wILF3w-mKXzOwKpyxZVxlxFvgVHG66zkkXrq6jA/s320/IMG_3597.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thankfully we had a much shorter drive on Friday! We stopped at the New River Gorge Bridge Overlook visitor's center right before Fayetteville so that I could go to the bathroom, and then decided to take a short walk down to the overlook. It was a beautiful day and wow, the bridge, spanning 3,000 feet over the gorge was impressive, as was the gorge itself. (0.4 miles walked)</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetIJdJ222CEsOGt82QKmvjkSr9NZWB8QM4OCliVKoamglZZSi6grHA-H0m-tl9Nff2Z1LKmHTbqHr68N_r8Ek58ZJE8KC_YByzd-QYO8NNMu3jobbaZctkp9NqCY8uIygl5f0fS2eJEeL-ic1XKthrqPbvUexmfcSNrMBTAbj8ufVpdUQoAc73dvHUaY/s4032/IMG_3600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetIJdJ222CEsOGt82QKmvjkSr9NZWB8QM4OCliVKoamglZZSi6grHA-H0m-tl9Nff2Z1LKmHTbqHr68N_r8Ek58ZJE8KC_YByzd-QYO8NNMu3jobbaZctkp9NqCY8uIygl5f0fS2eJEeL-ic1XKthrqPbvUexmfcSNrMBTAbj8ufVpdUQoAc73dvHUaY/s320/IMG_3600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSHgWY3Pi5xVv2d6DysLW5-20qHKzrpWtiT34yo4AVzToiHySfajPcH63j7kzG_j4Q3URjWMm71MUC447vwLpKMYJ-jBtaOcA5_PLt1NqwmyQzNMzxBjAa_lqKARtCq8DfjJiFHIudAREi1jmwgXBT8Ufo-Zvwc452yJyBgTcHzw8syjlMjT_9FZssWg/s4032/IMG_6704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSHgWY3Pi5xVv2d6DysLW5-20qHKzrpWtiT34yo4AVzToiHySfajPcH63j7kzG_j4Q3URjWMm71MUC447vwLpKMYJ-jBtaOcA5_PLt1NqwmyQzNMzxBjAa_lqKARtCq8DfjJiFHIudAREi1jmwgXBT8Ufo-Zvwc452yJyBgTcHzw8syjlMjT_9FZssWg/s320/IMG_6704.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJdzm-Fr6cF6ctwIdGarpf3ba21NRIRrVf8Ieb_7ORW1uKfK6DcOjw2xLASi5si3fKe0nO92CaVQjAOsVLLnu7suR3PpRQ6DJluWLnZ6CNahk1WQ_W5J-rDWZspx8rjPzkNK1hLwv_uxN9ZvYIsUFuGjS1jmobBHzuLd_LgXa5vcACEOEPM_T0dZKntE/s4032/IMG_3601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJdzm-Fr6cF6ctwIdGarpf3ba21NRIRrVf8Ieb_7ORW1uKfK6DcOjw2xLASi5si3fKe0nO92CaVQjAOsVLLnu7suR3PpRQ6DJluWLnZ6CNahk1WQ_W5J-rDWZspx8rjPzkNK1hLwv_uxN9ZvYIsUFuGjS1jmobBHzuLd_LgXa5vcACEOEPM_T0dZKntE/s320/IMG_3601.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From there, we drove into Fayetteville for lunch at The Take-Out, where I had a delicous sushi rice bowl creation with grilled chicken. So good! Then it was off to ACE Adventure Resort, where the race started and finished and where I had rented a cabin for the next few nights. After we checked in and got things settled in the cabin, we took a walk around the complex, stopping down at the lodge for me to check in for the race. Nice to stretch the legs out a bit. Found some witch hazel in bloom too! (1.7 miles walked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5go5qVj1Mq4HxGdz9U3tv_07IxooJ4rYWYUvX5FUYBMsBjox_BT2KxbTKhiviZlm6RwarGcMz3LXR1CTMQLnkUlBKXsgQ-tc-3hhB-ufnsmeepdVK2ChjHVmeN5HsRNBPha7sQKspRLMXMrI9Mi94yITM7_tKtlZUvmdAkcq9TnivnZ0dXwwC9W8pMI/s4032/IMG_3608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5go5qVj1Mq4HxGdz9U3tv_07IxooJ4rYWYUvX5FUYBMsBjox_BT2KxbTKhiviZlm6RwarGcMz3LXR1CTMQLnkUlBKXsgQ-tc-3hhB-ufnsmeepdVK2ChjHVmeN5HsRNBPha7sQKspRLMXMrI9Mi94yITM7_tKtlZUvmdAkcq9TnivnZ0dXwwC9W8pMI/s320/IMG_3608.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we headed back into Fayetteville for an early dinner at Pies & Pints and back to the cabin to attempt to get some sleep before race day. As always, sleep is hard to come by the night before a race, and I was up around 4:00 am to make sure I would be ready to go for the walk down to the start. It was in the mid 30s with clear skies, and the forecast was looking like it was going to be pretty perfect weather-wise, ie. no excuses! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The race started at 6:00 am. The cap for the race was 250 people, so it was a decent size crowd as wound our way up the paved road into the resort. The mile on the pavement spread the field out at least slightly before we hit the trails, which were most definitely leaf-covered and hiding a fair amount of rocks, but which were mostly decent running with some ups and downs but a fair amount of reasonably flat stretches. The train moved onward and there was a bit of chitchat here and there as we meandered for 6 miles on the trails through the resort before popping back out right near the start/finish and then back onto a singletrack trail out to the first aid station at 7.5 miles, Concho Rim. The sky was just starting to lighten in the 1/2 mile before the aid station.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WLIR2k4zKKnYDlIEb0rT-95FQxu9Jluo69-bUXNIProCCJyKm5QfrdyYvvQVFXr4Pxj3jB_VvXPSKsFU4nPsRqi3a5AdGY61tNFFURJk1-oAKD08yQP6Ee85FevAcocWBE4vGSfgt8sWBMnrr2GiT2OcTd_-73Rv70xqtcoESaYnxgNQYPXHZ0ughRc/s4032/IMG_6705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WLIR2k4zKKnYDlIEb0rT-95FQxu9Jluo69-bUXNIProCCJyKm5QfrdyYvvQVFXr4Pxj3jB_VvXPSKsFU4nPsRqi3a5AdGY61tNFFURJk1-oAKD08yQP6Ee85FevAcocWBE4vGSfgt8sWBMnrr2GiT2OcTd_-73Rv70xqtcoESaYnxgNQYPXHZ0ughRc/s320/IMG_6705.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I dropped my headlamp there, stopped to use the port-a-potty, picked up some additional gels and grabbed a cookie to go. Ryan's notes say I left at 7:35 am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1PUjfZrILItTIZnWTUUVeGgQx7DpQg8_RHO6JmIjaM_RKNR3yFeJU5RwB8AIEVXL5B0yHIIJHdOCc1pC3jnAfbF-7biocQ8CVwTR2kyM3uxKA38TFwN9_6dpWFBPBKXrPNCYwdgLa0KMuu0AW8RYpMBWY6ti8ccBgHGt2acW8usRmAMe3K4CBnObBpU/s4032/IMG_6708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1PUjfZrILItTIZnWTUUVeGgQx7DpQg8_RHO6JmIjaM_RKNR3yFeJU5RwB8AIEVXL5B0yHIIJHdOCc1pC3jnAfbF-7biocQ8CVwTR2kyM3uxKA38TFwN9_6dpWFBPBKXrPNCYwdgLa0KMuu0AW8RYpMBWY6ti8ccBgHGt2acW8usRmAMe3K4CBnObBpU/s320/IMG_6708.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All smiles as I headed out of Concho Rim, cookie in hand</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYslaHkfPvv2gVsNmsrNBnD9khDP-R55N2PlHItp-TC4c9GkymLFoV12s7CjUVy_J0gMq7nElfTTao3hz-5ce35tmEupRWfXn7wdaJQOlnxWOZNTdokly_bSkCg3qd8ZNZjVAMrd33Kz3TyncEL-qZJ2rguKG1-YSWYmx7xAUjKYMo-dG0iqEVzhOsTqU/s4032/IMG_6709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYslaHkfPvv2gVsNmsrNBnD9khDP-R55N2PlHItp-TC4c9GkymLFoV12s7CjUVy_J0gMq7nElfTTao3hz-5ce35tmEupRWfXn7wdaJQOlnxWOZNTdokly_bSkCg3qd8ZNZjVAMrd33Kz3TyncEL-qZJ2rguKG1-YSWYmx7xAUjKYMo-dG0iqEVzhOsTqU/s320/IMG_6709.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ryan and Emily's view from the overlook at Concho Rim. So pretty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first few miles out of Concho were along a gravel road with views out over the river through the trees as the sun rose. Then we wound around again on the resort property for a bit before dropping very steeply down into a valley that was lined with rhodies and had some pretty stream views and a waterfall vista.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMN3Uk1YqsJhydLDl26vAvwE7_vG8TC-fhUltYnW9Dawa2EUtMluziIVeQtuVOneEfuMHm2ScEsAxWGuQo29vwa8_BhJpgHKYQKAaem5i9UkP0Rg8sN1cjjWE7uUzwNHAiq338-jlJ3CHBpATeGvDTuy0S3qH3eLdoxLKSFV5SnfKMLLdzvXW0o3o6Ww/s4032/IMG_3610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMN3Uk1YqsJhydLDl26vAvwE7_vG8TC-fhUltYnW9Dawa2EUtMluziIVeQtuVOneEfuMHm2ScEsAxWGuQo29vwa8_BhJpgHKYQKAaem5i9UkP0Rg8sN1cjjWE7uUzwNHAiq338-jlJ3CHBpATeGvDTuy0S3qH3eLdoxLKSFV5SnfKMLLdzvXW0o3o6Ww/s320/IMG_3610.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sun coming up on the gravel road stretch after 1st aid station</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DZ5FeIyoUyGJy3ePAHL5b6a6euytNn6IfFBFRN5Qf__eKOtHISfKLybO8ja2qvNQcoQ1ZvY0KNjROMhPgvXz1h2s55T-LlZVjNmvx3FTiya3hhUjAwqyEeL3O4tQoLof3U4CMP9gwHfquACDVtBoAqNi59kj8J6lwQ7U_NjrVkVAzK8hfyWPjpBH2yg/s4032/IMG_3611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DZ5FeIyoUyGJy3ePAHL5b6a6euytNn6IfFBFRN5Qf__eKOtHISfKLybO8ja2qvNQcoQ1ZvY0KNjROMhPgvXz1h2s55T-LlZVjNmvx3FTiya3hhUjAwqyEeL3O4tQoLof3U4CMP9gwHfquACDVtBoAqNi59kj8J6lwQ7U_NjrVkVAzK8hfyWPjpBH2yg/s320/IMG_3611.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finn's Falls, before we started up the Thurmond out-and-back section</div><div><br /></div>Shortly after the falls, the course crossed Arbuckle Creek. The water was low enough that we were able to cross, carefully of course, without getting our feet wet. For that I was very grateful! Then we had a steep rock step climb up to a rail trail. The rail trail made for some nice easy running, and after a few miles, we crossed a creek on a bridge that put us on a paved road that we ran on out to the Thurmond aid station at mile 17. Thurmond actually is an Amtrak station, and while we didn't see an Amtrak train, there was a freight train out on the tracks, which I did hear some runners had to stop for! </div><div><br /></div><div>I really appreciated that every single aid station had a port-a-potty, as my stomach was not the happiest. After a quick stop at the aid station to use the bathroom, refill my bladder and grab a few oreos, I retraced my steps back on the pavement, rail trail and then down the steep rock steps, where one guy passed me all the while telling me that this stretch is where he had fallen and ended his race last year! Eeekk. Yes, I went very carefully down those steps! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbfJd92_NFNKcLVGxQ1QFSjW0H7BizRYNffTJ4etF1wk9meErUpeEoIST-f21p5N1FxrFHt4ax1MKg0Q9AGtxl7HrBMKdfUo-nMrElt2CCaqXgHKgpeuHWmttw2SWcs5XAjeiIZFLJXWY4kU8ONz8FgMVf4Zm0NQpEhIsKT1HfH8_OMrA60ZzqqcxQGI/s4032/IMG_3612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbfJd92_NFNKcLVGxQ1QFSjW0H7BizRYNffTJ4etF1wk9meErUpeEoIST-f21p5N1FxrFHt4ax1MKg0Q9AGtxl7HrBMKdfUo-nMrElt2CCaqXgHKgpeuHWmttw2SWcs5XAjeiIZFLJXWY4kU8ONz8FgMVf4Zm0NQpEhIsKT1HfH8_OMrA60ZzqqcxQGI/s320/IMG_3612.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View from the bridge at Thurmond</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The remaining 7 miles out to the second crewed aid station, Cunard, at mile 27, were essentially entirely flat rail trail, up along a plain above the river. I ended up in a nice train with a few people for most of that stretch and we were running reasonably quickly for a 100 milers, but truly, there weren't a lot of obstalces, it was flat and it was early. I had picked up my sunglasses and brimmed TMR hat back at Concho, but didn't end up taking off my beanie and gloves until somewhere along the final stretch before Cunard, and I kept my long sleeve shirt on over my short sleeve shirt all day. It was a bright and calm day, beautiful for running, but cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGHYPubvYZe7C3Tz5bTPUXAnB7-qIg8Vu6g4hkM7fUpFb4dcC48PqGmJQf_TNMj0qrvErPeBN-9DJ9n5b1g3mf2ZI52TI4RSRLzQbreKPxplY3Ip85jPOnl1ROVT6gbo0gSAxPogckcHCab5V6kgUKunNDCEBw6AkhV1Y6dFGKzzUDkd12kyGl3AP_IA/s2871/FullSizeRender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2871" data-original-width="1948" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGHYPubvYZe7C3Tz5bTPUXAnB7-qIg8Vu6g4hkM7fUpFb4dcC48PqGmJQf_TNMj0qrvErPeBN-9DJ9n5b1g3mf2ZI52TI4RSRLzQbreKPxplY3Ip85jPOnl1ROVT6gbo0gSAxPogckcHCab5V6kgUKunNDCEBw6AkhV1Y6dFGKzzUDkd12kyGl3AP_IA/s320/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coming into mile 27</div><div><br /></div>There was a lot of activity at all the crewed aid stations, but Ryan always found me easily enough and they had a chair set up with all my gear. I picked up some additional gels, used the bathroom, filled my bladder, reapplied glide and put on sunscreen, grabbed another cookie and a bag of chips to eat as I walked out, and headed out shortly thereafter, trying, as always, to keep my aid station stops efficient, effective and as quick as possible without forgetting anything. Ryan's notes say I left at 11:44 am.</div><div><br /></div><div>From Cunard, it was a 700 foot climb up a paved road in just under 2 miles to the next trail section. Harsh, man, harsh! Definitely a grind. Then there was about 5 miles of singletrack before we hit the Kaymoor Miners Trail, a very steep, rocky step climb, pretty much vertical. As I was climbing up, a group of about a dozen Amish people were coming down, one of whom was carrying a baby in his arms, you know, just casually wrapped in a blanket! I am not sure they knew what to make of me. Ha! Apparently the trail goes up to a waterfall, but we turned the other direction at the top of the steps and the trail took us along the base of this cool long stretch of cliffs, upon which multiple people were climbing. There were some neat views out into the gorge from up there too. As I neared the end of the cliffs, I passed two climbers who were down near the trail at the base of their climb, who called out good luck. I said thanks, and have fun back to them, to which they said, you too. I replied, I will, and the guy was like I think our ideas of fun are a bit different. 😆😆True dude, very true!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UXi46b5pVfq3eefL7duQadHvNlEJrw_XQe5x0Puq-wzr_9D-TvO_nNSziKKqh9rhOktAyMAj6zf3WCEBAe6142QkVdPFT2_6-sldZYM9RBqeE6_NCAQ9Z6-4JbKtYr68-ZD3Ms6tI7wPwQ6mOHXhLx5D3lRpoTbQxJ-0TjzUMsNp1iUIhtmtSN7g4_0/s4032/IMG_3613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UXi46b5pVfq3eefL7duQadHvNlEJrw_XQe5x0Puq-wzr_9D-TvO_nNSziKKqh9rhOktAyMAj6zf3WCEBAe6142QkVdPFT2_6-sldZYM9RBqeE6_NCAQ9Z6-4JbKtYr68-ZD3Ms6tI7wPwQ6mOHXhLx5D3lRpoTbQxJ-0TjzUMsNp1iUIhtmtSN7g4_0/s320/IMG_3613.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Along the cliffs after ther Kaymoor Miners Trail</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOrL1t16SDkYDsOH_pPoieQCVJZdR91wV3VE_oMoo1P3zNtAAZX7ZVsA_PgC1o8MMTxVXqq8t0zyjLc-dkAHOSiveIwfo2t9zoKk8LvKp2k1UK4gecEgWp1psRxZXumra5BePCPMEnL-acQI_AWIU7vMgCanLNJ6BaqDJtFnwuE7muqvW_nhUeK8Ifzs/s4032/IMG_3614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOrL1t16SDkYDsOH_pPoieQCVJZdR91wV3VE_oMoo1P3zNtAAZX7ZVsA_PgC1o8MMTxVXqq8t0zyjLc-dkAHOSiveIwfo2t9zoKk8LvKp2k1UK4gecEgWp1psRxZXumra5BePCPMEnL-acQI_AWIU7vMgCanLNJ6BaqDJtFnwuE7muqvW_nhUeK8Ifzs/s320/IMG_3614.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View out into the gorge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At mile 36ish, there was an out and back of about 1.5 miles total out to Long Point, where we had to grab a key chain from a box to bring to the next aid station to prove we'd done the short section. It was sometime in early afternoon at this point, and the trail was crowded with a large number of us runners running to and fro the lookout, but also with a whole lot of tourists. It was a bit of a funny juxtaposition. The viewpoint was looking out over the gorge back to the big bridge, very pretty, but way too crowded an area to stop and take a photo, so I just picked up my key chain and headed back to turn it in at the Long Point aid station at mile 38.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a short stop there, the next 5 miles were reasonably chill and mostly downhill, finishing with a mile stretch of pavement to the next crewed aid station at mile 43, Fayette Station. Another stop at the port-a-potty, a piece of bacon from the aid station, a PB/chocolate date eaten, and I was off at 3:51 pm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w3bBu4hdWe1rwRxVopOd2xdHiTktPXl78QpmerBTpVHtIXuLBZYwqR7n0ZipF1cvitL4OUcJcSOUHW6iEAmsL-Wifp_huEKiKVhHQxCKj9yDbe-rHYIOd-RT5iJQKgc7H1GJuKh6R4DPTqJv4QlH1BNkWZN9fhMK82WEA4XJ1vf4NoFUBJKNM7_iivs/s4032/IMG_6716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w3bBu4hdWe1rwRxVopOd2xdHiTktPXl78QpmerBTpVHtIXuLBZYwqR7n0ZipF1cvitL4OUcJcSOUHW6iEAmsL-Wifp_huEKiKVhHQxCKj9yDbe-rHYIOd-RT5iJQKgc7H1GJuKh6R4DPTqJv4QlH1BNkWZN9fhMK82WEA4XJ1vf4NoFUBJKNM7_iivs/s320/IMG_6716.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coming into mile 43</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn_IdClrwyeEsDR6p2G4Evj2jSx26HmpliXOOLc873P9BukysSBUKxz0TS6s5wpYuiq9Qdq3DijlOqr7nDTF0wAmXyF6ycOr6WPTS06xPZvQ4ZT9pdI-IE5R-Ww519AaXGsGe4CWxn6q96W8QM5uS-t5EccOpYy30AP1sEVVA6eryNiKejU25utD3fDg/s4032/IMG_6717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn_IdClrwyeEsDR6p2G4Evj2jSx26HmpliXOOLc873P9BukysSBUKxz0TS6s5wpYuiq9Qdq3DijlOqr7nDTF0wAmXyF6ycOr6WPTS06xPZvQ4ZT9pdI-IE5R-Ww519AaXGsGe4CWxn6q96W8QM5uS-t5EccOpYy30AP1sEVVA6eryNiKejU25utD3fDg/s320/IMG_6717.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my face in response to Ryan's request that I eat more 😆 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am chomping on a peanut butter filled and dark chocolate covered date from The Take-Out. Yum!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHc-eA8UQfR1Zxv2zT0WL_rHZJhA0j36XoAg92Zo5xK85JiQfz5izWpDv6-yuLQKiIOh-XNlkwkGtIDdG7qxKaf1_rQoQo8QWYwQ4YmmWS_wFxRot9cUWmU95yJTpN2iXhgVR5ijXMAkBcC3JDTBhXVgsPnPEF8OKzHgjZk2712KNVir7RR9dbiUj_oA/s4032/IMG_3616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHc-eA8UQfR1Zxv2zT0WL_rHZJhA0j36XoAg92Zo5xK85JiQfz5izWpDv6-yuLQKiIOh-XNlkwkGtIDdG7qxKaf1_rQoQo8QWYwQ4YmmWS_wFxRot9cUWmU95yJTpN2iXhgVR5ijXMAkBcC3JDTBhXVgsPnPEF8OKzHgjZk2712KNVir7RR9dbiUj_oA/s320/IMG_3616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of the bridge from Fayette Station as I headed out, mile 43</div><div><br /></div>The view from the bridge down at the river at Fayette Station was just so cool, but then I had to climb back up and out of the gorge on yet another steep paved road for a mile before the course headed out onto a nice stretch of mostly flat double-track for a few miles before turning onto some twisty, short up and down type singletrack for a bit before dumping us back at the level of the river after which we had a few miles of "just uphill enough to not be able to run it at mile 48" old road/double-track, which paralleled a beautiful stream.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmy3asEcx0BKL4jkk9CJTcAyrdQlLLIq_XWSz_lWxafzQhrDd8sU-prL64OYWysTmo1cNH1isI1YjTrTSoSb3fiOQeHpTEI3F9K4DRMMAK42sq6i2QVjEvHRyPmbd6-xTkQw2OcacAmXqohsgfEwpkpehC611V-f24GvBcbsqGUrwmR1ablxr_JOje1-E/s4032/IMG_3617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmy3asEcx0BKL4jkk9CJTcAyrdQlLLIq_XWSz_lWxafzQhrDd8sU-prL64OYWysTmo1cNH1isI1YjTrTSoSb3fiOQeHpTEI3F9K4DRMMAK42sq6i2QVjEvHRyPmbd6-xTkQw2OcacAmXqohsgfEwpkpehC611V-f24GvBcbsqGUrwmR1ablxr_JOje1-E/s320/IMG_3617.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waterfalls on the long slightly uphill doubletrack stretch up to Anstead at mile 50</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The uphill seemed endless and all I wanted was to reach Anstead, the next crewed spot at mile 50 and the turnaround point of the course. I was feeling OK, but as I was nearing 12 hours and halfway into the race, I was also starting to feel the time and miles, and was in a bit of a low spot. I knew there would be some excitement to be on the "back" of the out-and-back, but I also knew a long stretch of night was coming, and that even if I ran the final 50 really well, I was looking at probably another 14 hours of being out there. It was nothing terrible, it was just a bit of a blah feeling.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTQs4ptBO8LKoWOIzICrZSM7QDnahLFzNxESsSmmwtkVQJwziiua0Y5rdFyx5_KoObZ9rvzAtqH6NSCpCoNio_KGyIVm24Y5d-tu6boSJQpMEFgqLPSYkwLNgbZ34uAbe-SKrDV6xPqxmcZoak8sn89oCym2UJ_u8_iLAymY6vr2m1X8nLH8qBXovJ3s/s4032/IMG_6718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTQs4ptBO8LKoWOIzICrZSM7QDnahLFzNxESsSmmwtkVQJwziiua0Y5rdFyx5_KoObZ9rvzAtqH6NSCpCoNio_KGyIVm24Y5d-tu6boSJQpMEFgqLPSYkwLNgbZ34uAbe-SKrDV6xPqxmcZoak8sn89oCym2UJ_u8_iLAymY6vr2m1X8nLH8qBXovJ3s/s320/IMG_6718.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coming into Anstead at mile 50</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took a bit of a longer stop here and ate some rice and avacado and drank some protein drink, along with changing my shirts and picking up my jacket, a dry beanie and gloves. I also took a flask of Roctane Summit Tea, my headlamp and my waistbelt. Ryan's notes say I headed out at 5:54 pm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4Ie_SGzyFQl_vd0jPx5GA6ApUk9v-omK9xipdgJhJNEEsJtNUoCz-OrXSK63YeTK9Y-82F-_hePyXan44SlbgEbvt1RZJv7LQF4iOGDsuGPfoDcnxLTsyWW0dGqHF3utZ5ywkWN8uSaHpezJYH5IuEMenBIfA3tD2gMqNs1fwVeb8ouD-Kac26yCHsY/s4032/IMG_6719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4Ie_SGzyFQl_vd0jPx5GA6ApUk9v-omK9xipdgJhJNEEsJtNUoCz-OrXSK63YeTK9Y-82F-_hePyXan44SlbgEbvt1RZJv7LQF4iOGDsuGPfoDcnxLTsyWW0dGqHF3utZ5ywkWN8uSaHpezJYH5IuEMenBIfA3tD2gMqNs1fwVeb8ouD-Kac26yCHsY/s320/IMG_6719.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I managed to get all the way down the 2 miles of doubletrack and partway through the singletrack before having to turn on my headlamp/waistbelt. There were still a fair number of people who were still headed on their way out to Anstead and I was passing a few people here and there headed back to 58 like I was. In the end, I probably really just had needed some food at mile 50, as I ran pretty strongly on the 8 mile stetch back to Fayette Station, surprising Ryan and Emily with how quickly I came in, at least relatively speaking. 😂</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back at Fayette at mile 58, I brushed my teeth, and did the whole aid station thing, eating some more rice and drinking some more protein drink. I also picked up my earbud so I could have some music for distraction and company as I had a long stretch of 22 miles to do before I saw Emily and Ryan again. And yes, within those miles there may have been some singing out loud to Taylor Swift 😉😂😊</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was yet another steep paved stretch out of the aid station of about a mile before getting back on the trails and back to Long Point aid station at mile 63, where I did a quick stop before heading onto the Arrowhead loop, which most people seemed to not enjoy, but which I didn't find that bad. It was just sort of windy singletrack for 6 miles, which can definitely seem long in the darkness. Passed a few people and got passed by one guy and his pacer, who expresssed that he was impressed I was out here doing this solo. I'd say the majority of people had picked up pacers by this point, although I did see a few guys who were solo during this stretch as well. I am not scared of the dark and I don't mind running alone. I thought the course was incredibly well marked and I really never had any doubt of if I was on course, which was definitely much appreciated, so I was just chugging along, singing to myself and moving forward.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The volunteers at Arrowhead aid station at mile 71 were very enthusiastic and dressed up in costume. I stopped and filled my bladder and mixed another flask of Summit Tea before asking if they had a baggie so I could take some chips to go. The only bag they had was a big gallon ziplock, so there I was carrying this huge bag with like a dozen chips in it out of the aid station to eat as I walked down the trail 😂😂 I was amused in any event. I did text Ryan heading out of the aid station to let him know that I was definitely slowing down a bit. Darkness and 70+ miles will do that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was anxious that the course was going to repeat the stretch along the base of the cliffs and that I'd have to go down the Kaymoor Miners Trail in the dark, which I felt was just an accident waiting to happen, so I was much relieved to find that the way back to Cunard kept us off that stretch. Phew! Can't recall much else of the stretch between 71 and 80, but I know I was excited to be getting back to Cunard where I would be picking up Emily!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ryan's notes say we left the aid station at 2:22 am. It was nice to catch up with Emily and hear about their day. Despite the fact that the first stretch out of the aid station was basically flat for 7 miles and I knew we should be running as much of it as we could, I will admit that what became a rather painful slowdown started at this point. I simply lost focus and I was just more than content to walk instead of run. Emily did try to encourage me to shuffle along, but she was mostly taking my lead and so we definitely were not moving quickly through the night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was an additional aid station in this stretch on the back half at mile 85.5, Erskine, where we stopped briefly for a port-a-potty stop and for me to pick up some chips and peanut M&Ms. We also changed out the battery on my waistbelt, and I asked Emily to relay to Ryan that I would want to switch out my headlamp once we hit Concho. The night is long at this time of year, and requires a lot of light swapping! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ran the final stretch back down to the creek, which I slowly and very unsteadily crossed, before making our way up the very steep uphill which was pretty much as bad as I thought it would be on the way down many hours prior 😂 I was definitely toast at this point. Maybe fancy avacado toast like Emily said, but still toast 😜😜But at least I didn't have to stop and sit and gather myself on a bench like one guy we passed! Eeek! Ryan was apparently wondering what was happening to us as it was taking so long. Oh well, it is what it is! I was still moving, I had no thoughts of lying down by the side of the trail, or quitting, or anything like that, I was just moving slowly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In any event, we eventually reached Concho at mile 92.5. I pretty much started sobbing the second I saw Ryan, which was really more the result of tiredness than anything else - plus is it really a 100 if there isn't some sort of crying?! I think I've cried in 3 out of 6 so far! - but I pulled myself together shortly thereafter and we made quick work of the final aid station stop and headed out at 6:50 am for the last 7.5 miles! Ryan said everyone was coming in looking pretty much cooked, and that I had the fastest aid station turnaround that he'd seen while he was there waiting for us, so I guess it was a rough stretch for many. It was great to catch up with Ryan although it was mostly walking along the first 1.5 miles to back to the road crossing near the start/finish on the rocky, leafy singletrack. As we started to wander through the resort trails, the sky lightened and Ryan pushed me to run as much as I could. I was definitely tentative on the downhills, but with enough reasonably flat terrain and the light, I was able to at least pick up the pace a bit! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We kept chugging along until we saw the blue "one mile to the finish" sign, and then opened it up on the final paved downhill stretch. I will admit I was hoping to run 26 hours, but in the end, once I crossed that line, it didn't really matter. I finished smiling and proud in 27:05:57. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It may not have been a perfectly executed race as is evidenced by the three hour positive split on the back 50, but I had only two minor lows and no real drama, stayed happy (mostly), fueled well and often, was able to explore some beautiful trails and spend a full day+ in the woods, supported by two great people. I did not have the happiest stomach, which led to a lot of pit stops, but I was still able to eat, I had no chafing, no foot issues, didn't sit once, and two days later, I can walk up and down stairs normally! 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0etbs2U9qdhPagvvo8XIEkrOxBr9ITuqj9RH1N18g3SNALbv7scHZ8XDhvXRCtMTpsblvy7FZfkIzK6twFOa1dKP2eRBVMhn_GXH4mpgvNUAr2hlFL5azFA1-z4fn2WWplBxlKFMMT_j1fiZgaddFkV0uw_Tm3M_lM2GHRb9PcFqKYRwA-jXpCz8qtZU/s4032/IMG_6727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0etbs2U9qdhPagvvo8XIEkrOxBr9ITuqj9RH1N18g3SNALbv7scHZ8XDhvXRCtMTpsblvy7FZfkIzK6twFOa1dKP2eRBVMhn_GXH4mpgvNUAr2hlFL5azFA1-z4fn2WWplBxlKFMMT_j1fiZgaddFkV0uw_Tm3M_lM2GHRb9PcFqKYRwA-jXpCz8qtZU/s320/IMG_6727.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ultrasignup.com/results_event.aspx?did=99546">RESULTS</a></div><div>27:05:57 (32 hour cut-off)</div><div>- 66th out of 182 finishers (when I last looked a week before the race, 249 were on the start list, so while they aren't listing DNF/DNSs, it seems there were quite a few)</div><div>- 13th out of 53 women finishers </div><div><br /></div><div>After getting my buckle and beautiful local pottery mug and chatting for a few minutes with the RD, we pretty much got right into the car and drove back to the cabin and I got right in the shower. Then, as it was only a little after 9:00, Ryan headed into town to bring back some delicious biscuit sandwiches and after a bit of time relaxing, we all retreated to our respective beds for a short nap. For lunch, we headed back down to the lodge for the taco bar and then decided we should take advantage of the nice afternoon and not sit inside the small cabin for the rest of the day. We headed back towards Fayette Station, stopping at the Bridge Buttress trail for a short walk, which was just too many steps for it to really be a recovery walk 😂but which was very pretty. (0.4 miles walked)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MQ0y843JoMcMBQf-1wu329xnKxfMkZVfxxAWLDD-Y_bkhwgNOi-oXH2z7LG9CmMPCStYtF-mnPji4zewmFZXJoADVHt5426SJHGgW3LtCSHO3fU1WLh4rtj7BtlRIqqa2vXv1zwaib0GfRPXj3d-WBFlDZ2hcog7LxAbBBUCP-0oKXoL9RhivA_A-4s/s4032/IMG_3639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MQ0y843JoMcMBQf-1wu329xnKxfMkZVfxxAWLDD-Y_bkhwgNOi-oXH2z7LG9CmMPCStYtF-mnPji4zewmFZXJoADVHt5426SJHGgW3LtCSHO3fU1WLh4rtj7BtlRIqqa2vXv1zwaib0GfRPXj3d-WBFlDZ2hcog7LxAbBBUCP-0oKXoL9RhivA_A-4s/s320/IMG_3639.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bridge Buttress Trail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRklzXZH7wfvCye4DMGqT7_hasrEo3LDyRvRSYZHSKH3tydapJ4UkY7DOUqIj4xIZfMhCrqN-MCYyKiZ49OQLUzXrl7hMN-bNedCaZ-ZQ4oUgIMl3yKEdoQbOBXtiVcLiiE3kPS4M6mZkPEnuWpUUXhyV62bJkGk3hwmL0z04LZX7Ja9jL18EW_htn9Q/s4032/IMG_3637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRklzXZH7wfvCye4DMGqT7_hasrEo3LDyRvRSYZHSKH3tydapJ4UkY7DOUqIj4xIZfMhCrqN-MCYyKiZ49OQLUzXrl7hMN-bNedCaZ-ZQ4oUgIMl3yKEdoQbOBXtiVcLiiE3kPS4M6mZkPEnuWpUUXhyV62bJkGk3hwmL0z04LZX7Ja9jL18EW_htn9Q/s320/IMG_3637.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bridge Buttress Trail</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u7cueZIJcnLHgXGJHxkfUsNo1hOOYue3KrSvSo4YHD1F-Uvt_XCDEz9DXliJvVRzjz_QGhmzpb0uyHT8cd7i80FqKjE7Q8T_dEgreHlOi91d10eSWddkvM5uJLBTSDzhGB7QgqJB7-_fBLR_Suo0ygL8JxOfEVzyttlByawKQYg635WxjUuFAEEZPIE/s4032/IMG_3638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u7cueZIJcnLHgXGJHxkfUsNo1hOOYue3KrSvSo4YHD1F-Uvt_XCDEz9DXliJvVRzjz_QGhmzpb0uyHT8cd7i80FqKjE7Q8T_dEgreHlOi91d10eSWddkvM5uJLBTSDzhGB7QgqJB7-_fBLR_Suo0ygL8JxOfEVzyttlByawKQYg635WxjUuFAEEZPIE/s320/IMG_3638.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of bridge from Bridge Buttress Trail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We continued along the road down to the Fayette Station aid station, which had been returned to its natural state of a quiet parking area by the river. We walked out on the course to the small bridge crossing the river with the cool view up to the big bridge and checked out the river's edge. It was flat and paved and definitely more suited to recovery 😉 (0.6 miles walked)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpZTwKffiYjIRSUAFem6EwBJcAftVpSFoS4LECfgZg2bg0KXGSeaybivO3rBJiOLIlymKaRk3_fneUP11qwmhzb9CbJNFg3CgxmY933Sr3PH2wvZ39VnYKk1VlDRkEvbO_IJoGgAXM6PfghzMB-YnAwJ8KP6lOyKOiJfujiH7A-y-HEc8VW2zchPwgKM/s4032/IMG_3640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpZTwKffiYjIRSUAFem6EwBJcAftVpSFoS4LECfgZg2bg0KXGSeaybivO3rBJiOLIlymKaRk3_fneUP11qwmhzb9CbJNFg3CgxmY933Sr3PH2wvZ39VnYKk1VlDRkEvbO_IJoGgAXM6PfghzMB-YnAwJ8KP6lOyKOiJfujiH7A-y-HEc8VW2zchPwgKM/s320/IMG_3640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Afternoon view of bridge from Fayette Station</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eafvX6GnpJZ7rSMxoLdYv7e4ha5GNMi-Dzp5by_fKtTcRWtgyAKSFuaV2RR9E_rA8qy0G3LxV6Cte0GEC9C2nHIwSY2GG8lw4RC3DbJBrA577K8L6gu0KzvNDQegiLqLYcLZ3M5clKcwWbwnyoVbuFWaV8NN3TRYDXyBYsErYmeL4cfGL7Q3DMsXOcE/s4032/IMG_3641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eafvX6GnpJZ7rSMxoLdYv7e4ha5GNMi-Dzp5by_fKtTcRWtgyAKSFuaV2RR9E_rA8qy0G3LxV6Cte0GEC9C2nHIwSY2GG8lw4RC3DbJBrA577K8L6gu0KzvNDQegiLqLYcLZ3M5clKcwWbwnyoVbuFWaV8NN3TRYDXyBYsErYmeL4cfGL7Q3DMsXOcE/s320/IMG_3641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking back at the bridge I ran across at mile 43/58</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBA2QnmylwnoVIlTVBBJX7E8sImPQc4Dyp1HQ1uvlN6qZSfVjZXMK-68xXGcRvNSu1aVzupwX8-QeByEi1P2M0qgOCtX9AOLi1Zn6cP2YuY-ZxmLMqK4-B4IcHf5KW7WmP7hXkbEriXL_unqLD6jyiQpBWoblSvJ6AsC6DLyvcmZwQrtAMWPaN5GGH4U0/s4032/IMG_6733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBA2QnmylwnoVIlTVBBJX7E8sImPQc4Dyp1HQ1uvlN6qZSfVjZXMK-68xXGcRvNSu1aVzupwX8-QeByEi1P2M0qgOCtX9AOLi1Zn6cP2YuY-ZxmLMqK4-B4IcHf5KW7WmP7hXkbEriXL_unqLD6jyiQpBWoblSvJ6AsC6DLyvcmZwQrtAMWPaN5GGH4U0/s320/IMG_6733.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So grateful to share the weekend with these two! What fun!💕</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh yes, and when I uploaded the race to Strava, I got the notification that I had hit my running goal for the year 😆😊 The earliest I've hit 2,000 miles yet - 11/5! (In 2022, I hit 2,000 miles on 12/4, in 2021 it was 11/24, 11/28 in 2020, 12/7 in 2019, 12/9 in 2018 and 12/31 in 2017.) I am not taking Ryan's suggestion to take this to mean I don't have to run again until January 1st, so I guess we'll just have to see how far beyond 2,000 I can get by 12/31! 😉😅😎</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKDDu_hIpLrpnHxgD2fm4T6iTK-CfdyEHwM0s3AkCmd0MUPzq-r3h7QN2J3S8fAMsB-dKE1FvgY47PIz8_BlKa-acGl1xd5pTAM1xLl1EHuYoh6-cT3WVfw_GzxSr0EL9Bcloa-VynAcPiDIJW_hmrFZ8oE0xutUB8o_8JqeI6V_YHViwScHSGNMFIDw/s1125/IMG_3635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1125" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKDDu_hIpLrpnHxgD2fm4T6iTK-CfdyEHwM0s3AkCmd0MUPzq-r3h7QN2J3S8fAMsB-dKE1FvgY47PIz8_BlKa-acGl1xd5pTAM1xLl1EHuYoh6-cT3WVfw_GzxSr0EL9Bcloa-VynAcPiDIJW_hmrFZ8oE0xutUB8o_8JqeI6V_YHViwScHSGNMFIDw/s320/IMG_3635.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We finished up the day with a delicious dinner at Secret Sandwich Society, and then went to bed early. We were all tired and had plans to head out fairly early on Monday morningto head back north. As usual, after these long efforts, I did not sleep well, my feet were a bit puffy and my legs hurting, but honestly I would have expected nothing less! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Grateful as always for my body, which allows me to complete these crazy races, but so much more than that, grateful to Ryan for supporting me always, to Emily for joining us on this year's adventure, and of course to everyone who cheered me on and supported me from afar. Also a big thank you to Mom and Dad for hanging with Sam while we were away - it is much appreciated! 💗</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And to the Rim to River RD and volunteers, thank you! This was an excellent race from course marking to aid station enthusiasm to the chance for us runners to explore this beautiful area. West Virginia's slogan is wild and wonderful, and Rim to River truly lived up to that. 🌉</div><p><br /></p></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-9822585692754602892023-11-02T07:42:00.002-04:002023-11-02T07:42:43.499-04:00Taper Tantrums<p>Historically, I've always done a three week taper before a race. This year, due to a couple of unintentional lower mileage weeks later in the training cycle, I decided to only do a two week taper, with last week as taper week #1, and this week, race week, as taper week #2, which means a pretty steep drop-off in mileage. We'll see how it all plays out!</p><p>Monday, it rained all day so I decided to take advantage of the indoor track for my walk during Sam's swim practice. The Y was incredibly busy! Kept it short and sweet. (1.1 miles walked)</p><p>Tuesday, only three days after it being in the mid-70s on Saturday, we woke up to frost on the plants and the windshields, with the thermometer reading 33 degrees. Brrr!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7GMGgMFCI9sLLndRRKxqua13zTNgLUlxkSpus_qC_qy3tOXc_1wBkxOKj49CHej7xtUs8GjHMX2GJbPJq73QnF4RMZhGmHh8PTVH8X8xoHwqEyXT5S-U5KtoGkVxqOqZn8pbdTSM0MiUI61Mx9ET-2bLUcGn_TVyJGbqgC8Puk27d_ehlkpuuSeVpvo/s4032/IMG_3581.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7GMGgMFCI9sLLndRRKxqua13zTNgLUlxkSpus_qC_qy3tOXc_1wBkxOKj49CHej7xtUs8GjHMX2GJbPJq73QnF4RMZhGmHh8PTVH8X8xoHwqEyXT5S-U5KtoGkVxqOqZn8pbdTSM0MiUI61Mx9ET-2bLUcGn_TVyJGbqgC8Puk27d_ehlkpuuSeVpvo/s320/IMG_3581.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After work, I made a quick stop at the grocery store and then headed out for taper run #1 on the powerlines around 3:30. A nice, bright, crisp afternoon. (4.0 miles)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IzQB9OkSmowz8AOrlpGxpkgosltzI0fzj66_dJfVUQOhEw4mOCn6MMCppli4a_yDffmvwuXX0f3RKOy7jbgDlVbMB0p-oXjYsZOOGDNCvol5sQmdWBo50jWO2T1NE5Iy4AFgk08IWgNj54TGpE39qyH_exm1Wx8GuA3ZYvJfqPOZELhkoDzhkNh5EZ0/s4032/IMG_3583.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IzQB9OkSmowz8AOrlpGxpkgosltzI0fzj66_dJfVUQOhEw4mOCn6MMCppli4a_yDffmvwuXX0f3RKOy7jbgDlVbMB0p-oXjYsZOOGDNCvol5sQmdWBo50jWO2T1NE5Iy4AFgk08IWgNj54TGpE39qyH_exm1Wx8GuA3ZYvJfqPOZELhkoDzhkNh5EZ0/s320/IMG_3583.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl-BaejJ-vrFqe4R0qd8il_9eKXc_9VGnrlifiUeaSzosLnEaWEkHKw-0kYpmyTYWgLpNFoGm-CXOfJbsqiw-J_IzVtS5WbN5u4S-aYmb7kN648bxFAmWbVrcCTe5VHc-0lBjOZpME_SMStY4BRAHdc6I6nsTFoI9lEAjKbljJjazSBnU-tTvCjdKmwg/s4032/IMG_3584.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl-BaejJ-vrFqe4R0qd8il_9eKXc_9VGnrlifiUeaSzosLnEaWEkHKw-0kYpmyTYWgLpNFoGm-CXOfJbsqiw-J_IzVtS5WbN5u4S-aYmb7kN648bxFAmWbVrcCTe5VHc-0lBjOZpME_SMStY4BRAHdc6I6nsTFoI9lEAjKbljJjazSBnU-tTvCjdKmwg/s320/IMG_3584.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although it is Halloween, for the first time in 10 years, Sam is not going trick or treating 😞Ever since they were 3 years old, we have always trick or treated with Anne and family, and it feels really weird to spend Halloween without them! I think it just wasn't the same for Sam without Anne around, and being a freshman, so she decided against it this year. I guess it is the end of an era. Sniff. But I had to smile at all my Facebook memories of Halloweens past. It was always so fun to have the girls together, all dressed up! So cute😊🎃👻</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0S53UpvLS0diWO5cbw-sRazO3fAGfQd60VXurLmMuHQR-IbBY1GOCeESPWv4h3eIGoYnoR5Bnh56NGO6pmuIW9QKTCmMj3cgrW3eSW5-DAvip_od6WZBmEHRE0av3E4se_PJOjsgLqtmKgqmhWBpOvgMTogO5IfGeXtigKtRjCpXyUdJyK4bMEEqQrY/s2048/3BAF04B6-DF37-4635-84D7-0230D8BC1C8C.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0S53UpvLS0diWO5cbw-sRazO3fAGfQd60VXurLmMuHQR-IbBY1GOCeESPWv4h3eIGoYnoR5Bnh56NGO6pmuIW9QKTCmMj3cgrW3eSW5-DAvip_od6WZBmEHRE0av3E4se_PJOjsgLqtmKgqmhWBpOvgMTogO5IfGeXtigKtRjCpXyUdJyK4bMEEqQrY/s320/3BAF04B6-DF37-4635-84D7-0230D8BC1C8C.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Wednesday, was a bit of a mishmash kind of day. I did a few hours of work in the morning and then shut down my computer to tackle the race and travel to-dos on my list. I also got a haircut. Walked to and fro, (0.45 miles walked) and then Ryan and I headed out around 3:00 for a walk around the school block. (1.7 miles walked). A brisk and bright afternoon to be out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thursday morning I was up early for taper run #2, and final run before Rim to River! Dark and chilly road run up through Highland Green. (4.0 miles)</div><div><br /></div><div>Then home to do the final bit of packing, make sure Sam was set and get her to school before we took off. Pretty sunrise as we drove to school. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1OeMlRbWXmmmv99ti5tyigOwUeRSU64nlSA7KSk0eHMAVPojM7CRRBvYB8EoOYCkAjKOHzOCqo54ntmWeeBRAvEVZiUeB-RYnSqYuJjX2GLkvGQCb_k6aIRA7dnTAOyjkS2jhtBd1TmbK5v0S5PscQ3R4LCHPXXBEj2-z3Zx-rvDpxFM5hsbCe5YdzA/s2819/IMG_3976.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="2413" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1OeMlRbWXmmmv99ti5tyigOwUeRSU64nlSA7KSk0eHMAVPojM7CRRBvYB8EoOYCkAjKOHzOCqo54ntmWeeBRAvEVZiUeB-RYnSqYuJjX2GLkvGQCb_k6aIRA7dnTAOyjkS2jhtBd1TmbK5v0S5PscQ3R4LCHPXXBEj2-z3Zx-rvDpxFM5hsbCe5YdzA/s320/IMG_3976.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LwBYGqGMzxMH3gk2dO5G7SmHAtrtQpo0D8BcYIXJusSykE4J58XM_OvinK2J4hw0rZSKvjXkiZDc1qcJVKmjbGxdcs0FRcZc9QkQZrfxVR3gI3TlJmT1uRaNcr3t9gIkqp7KGWmakHg_Q1xi44f0MH5w_N8eUl7-QstCCJ8Funn_hSqeDMHsts0Plvc/s4032/IMG_3978.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LwBYGqGMzxMH3gk2dO5G7SmHAtrtQpo0D8BcYIXJusSykE4J58XM_OvinK2J4hw0rZSKvjXkiZDc1qcJVKmjbGxdcs0FRcZc9QkQZrfxVR3gI3TlJmT1uRaNcr3t9gIkqp7KGWmakHg_Q1xi44f0MH5w_N8eUl7-QstCCJ8Funn_hSqeDMHsts0Plvc/s320/IMG_3978.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Many thanks to Mom and Dad for having Sam with them while we are away and doing all the school and swim pick ups and drop offs. And of course to Sam too, for just rolling with my crazy ventures! ❤️❤️<br /><br />And as it is the end of another month, and apparently I skipped September, here's the wrap-up from the past two months:<br /><br /><u>September</u></div><div>Miles run: 213.9<br /><br />Miles walked: 12.9<br /><br />Miles XC skiied: 0<br /><br />6 zero days</div><div><br /></div><div><u>October</u><br />Miles run: 214.4<br /><br />Miles walked: 12.9<br /><br />Miles XC skiied: 0<br /><br />5 zero days<br /><br /><u>YTD</u><br />Miles run: 1,916.2</div><div><br />Miles walked: 154.7<br /><br />Miles XC skiied: 18.1<br /><br />57 zero days</div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-6181318690268620582023-10-29T20:07:00.000-04:002023-10-29T20:07:20.227-04:00its.the.guns<p>I am not a fan of guns. I do not want a gun in my house. I do not want to shoot a gun. I would prefer to never have to be in the presence of guns. However, I respect that, especially in a place like Maine, traditions like hunting are a way of life and a livelihood for many. And I am not saying all guns should be banned. But these f'in assault rifles, you know, the ones that have caused all the major massacres in the US in the past years? Yeah, those. Those should go. There is no need for a regular citizen to have access to those guns. They, the guns, are the problem. Yes, mental health is an component of many of the shootings, but the reality is that if these men (because men make up the vast majority of those who have perpetrated these mass shootings) didn't have these assault weapons, there would be fewer deaths, fewer chances to cause harm. Period. It all comes down to the guns, people. Seriously. </p><p>And so it was that this week there was a huge, incredibly sad, senseless, tragedy here in Maine. A mass shooting. Something like we've never seen in this state. Right up the road from us. Schools closed. Shelter in place orders. A massive manhunt. Death, grief, sadness, anger. Aie. 💔</p><p>The week started off just fine. A walk during swim practice on Monday. Nice afternoon with a bit of a chill in the air in the shade. (1.8 miles walked)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMv6ms2eFHGXaU_1Bcs5qw2oT1kII529H5Lzfjl94ukdtIdY47Dok3cvKviDgLeORYqewY0GRysS3SQlP1wwf-4sB3boO_gjH3F-QQstGJc-EWY82GBMIjO4UgNUNQq3tgiIhsyVhYCQbR2YFPljKdL2ekWv82sDYnC48Uj0YejaTUrrPQm2ISAiJNy5Q/s4032/IMG_3539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMv6ms2eFHGXaU_1Bcs5qw2oT1kII529H5Lzfjl94ukdtIdY47Dok3cvKviDgLeORYqewY0GRysS3SQlP1wwf-4sB3boO_gjH3F-QQstGJc-EWY82GBMIjO4UgNUNQq3tgiIhsyVhYCQbR2YFPljKdL2ekWv82sDYnC48Uj0YejaTUrrPQm2ISAiJNy5Q/s320/IMG_3539.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And then a bit of laziness, and the taper, and the dark morning, and a long day at work with an evening meeting, meant that Tuesday turned into a zero day. Wednesday, being a late start day, it is always a bit easier to get out the door as I can start an hour later. Ran the roads down to the river and caught the early glow of the sunrise along the horizon. Pretty morning, if a bit humid. (6.4 miles)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB0McIYCeqJ7s7TpSHKdsRWgKGoTwbw0TqPCdvtvFEBSKVt_xhXp9lbYKbFaKdmHs8RuMmIW1XBHr3CZhtlzPmrpmUDZLwe98hQS6bWs-22fu5MGzMSJo2XrPdbWM9Oab5vNc-F0ROtmOrFLIp4nrQmz-P5zovNgCqAOKEONtG6PD0EHIIYS03ETLvxU/s4032/IMG_3541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB0McIYCeqJ7s7TpSHKdsRWgKGoTwbw0TqPCdvtvFEBSKVt_xhXp9lbYKbFaKdmHs8RuMmIW1XBHr3CZhtlzPmrpmUDZLwe98hQS6bWs-22fu5MGzMSJo2XrPdbWM9Oab5vNc-F0ROtmOrFLIp4nrQmz-P5zovNgCqAOKEONtG6PD0EHIIYS03ETLvxU/s320/IMG_3541.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The tragedy occurred on Wednesday evening, and by the time Sam was headed to bed, school had already been cancelled. Thursday passed in a bit of a blur. I went into work for a bit but we were all understandably distracted by the news to be too productive. Out around town, it was eerily quiet, with shelter-in-place orders in several towns, schools closed, and many businesses closed as well. Back at home for the afternoon, we alternated working, talking and watching the news. There was no running, no errands. It was a feeling of being on edge, and feeling the heaviness of knowing no place, even Maine, where we truly do feel safe, is immune.</div><div><br /></div><div>No school again on Friday, as the manhunt continued. Sigh. I had to do a bit of work in the morning and then because Topsham had no shelter-in-place orders, despite bordering two towns with shelter-in-place orders and being only several miles from several places of interest during the manhunt, I did venture up to the Six River farmstand before lunch, as there was no fresh food in the house to speak of aside from a bag of apples. Then after lunch, I headed down to the Hannaford in Yarmouth as the stores in our area and near the area of greatest impace from the shooting were all closed. Apparently others were of a similar mind, as the store was quite busy. Then around 2:00 pm, I headed across the street for a run. Ryan has been watching the information on the investigation carefully and monitoring the helicopter activity too, and we decided doing some of the errands and going running today was reasonable. There is always a risk when you head out the door, there is no doubt, and Thursday it felt like too much of a risk to do anything, but Friday, it seemed likely that I was not going to see the shooter across the street as I ran down to the river and back based on what we knew of the situation. </div><div><br /></div>There was still a feeling of heaviness, unease and sadness in my heart and head along with some angrer and frustration at the system that allows these tragedies to more easily happen. And yes, I am not saying I went about my day and forgot about the heartbreak we were all feeling from the events of the past few days, but as the October sun shone down on this balmy almost summer-like day, I breathed a sigh of relief and felt a moment of peace as I ran on the trails through the woods. The world is a scary place sometimes, but running makes things right again, even if just momentarily. 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There was relief knowing he had been found and was no longer a threat and that all the uncertainty of the past few days was done, but the heavy feeling of grief remains. For the victims and their families, for everyone in the state dealing with the stress and horror of the event, and too for the shooter, that he was so ill that he felt he had to do what he did, and for his family for having to deal with his death and his actions. Just so sad all around. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Saturday was Maine resident's hunting day, so I stuck to the roads for my run. Ran down along the river and looped up through Mom and Dad's neighborhood. Nice morning. Bright sunshine, new shoes, raspberries and witch hazel. 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Yum! <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYBU6zaCavdsELw6p_FEKt1-HkETkMlDVgD4E15ISJ9xA_vjLQjaCmuMZ7z3ai6oY6ReRPzeGOaCc0GBANA2BgOPfPri_IjtNURtMYz68DR6Jr3OOr8uJ1ldPF_a0FbNa9f_EdFvzsOBevaAUwz6DNNmG5nhFKRWJLD0dpy61PezKAI-EZHRZLgM4VDI/s4032/IMG_3560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHYBU6zaCavdsELw6p_FEKt1-HkETkMlDVgD4E15ISJ9xA_vjLQjaCmuMZ7z3ai6oY6ReRPzeGOaCc0GBANA2BgOPfPri_IjtNURtMYz68DR6Jr3OOr8uJ1ldPF_a0FbNa9f_EdFvzsOBevaAUwz6DNNmG5nhFKRWJLD0dpy61PezKAI-EZHRZLgM4VDI/s320/IMG_3560.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbtVtWXVpXfMpm7ZdcB9yHGbFd6S1wd_mbmeHenNKnYpW-ueackseSfYyGJZat9bsLB33nz8vC9Lwq3mcXe308UXLa7ttvLQEBCzokiWfr9qvwFV4XsJnAYnEi7PcHw6CJmcuKh9t9XhQG4iTD194vNIFSb_t8RxV5QOxrDmI86ewMZ9RU91BQmCm1Fs/s4032/IMG_3561.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbtVtWXVpXfMpm7ZdcB9yHGbFd6S1wd_mbmeHenNKnYpW-ueackseSfYyGJZat9bsLB33nz8vC9Lwq3mcXe308UXLa7ttvLQEBCzokiWfr9qvwFV4XsJnAYnEi7PcHw6CJmcuKh9t9XhQG4iTD194vNIFSb_t8RxV5QOxrDmI86ewMZ9RU91BQmCm1Fs/s320/IMG_3561.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then it was on to cleaning the windows, which desperately needed it, and as it had warmed up into the low 70s (!!), we decided we had to take advantage, so we dragged Sam out for a walk around the school block. (1.7 miles walked)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday, I headed out around 7:30 for a run on the powerlines. Overcast and cool, but with some really pretty light and cloud formations. (9.6 miles)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLe4t6C-tyGR6UopUxIenEGNcaiIJ4a_gqVk8WPfk7wKn8G6JlvPot-oSuoPDF4BJj48bz2TIUeecSuEXqmLh7NU91x2SQtfch3lKweAz8ZoVh-X-4xosXUfqd8JcJGkd0VxQWhId-E2v8GMZymas6Ch7oihyDREfYU-7LuwHZBJbfs-Ct6qqV8OIXp0Y/s4032/IMG_3564.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLe4t6C-tyGR6UopUxIenEGNcaiIJ4a_gqVk8WPfk7wKn8G6JlvPot-oSuoPDF4BJj48bz2TIUeecSuEXqmLh7NU91x2SQtfch3lKweAz8ZoVh-X-4xosXUfqd8JcJGkd0VxQWhId-E2v8GMZymas6Ch7oihyDREfYU-7LuwHZBJbfs-Ct6qqV8OIXp0Y/s320/IMG_3564.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XqelLn5PhYtDxuR98A_LKFCPKk-3Yv85Oc9W0Be5LZXLMrLo_T0DsmD66dWwZEHb-SIK15lR8XoskMBNwjRoAREvDNJywHabXoQsp9zCucjfx07uT_jg5V1KFktsgp4S3wUG7BuFiWHqsqkO0OmNpX4BE0z_a98aaC6nhVtfVpN4XLFd2togdsni33k/s4032/IMG_3565.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XqelLn5PhYtDxuR98A_LKFCPKk-3Yv85Oc9W0Be5LZXLMrLo_T0DsmD66dWwZEHb-SIK15lR8XoskMBNwjRoAREvDNJywHabXoQsp9zCucjfx07uT_jg5V1KFktsgp4S3wUG7BuFiWHqsqkO0OmNpX4BE0z_a98aaC6nhVtfVpN4XLFd2togdsni33k/s320/IMG_3565.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3ateZslYB_jrGdcQDGVdaMS6TmV5tgam64Uo1q08w4PmG7ZqaI-96WKtjx-__tUauDB2RfhVOnWLhw-Yf3ZGqdNgptqFnTnUDBAHyVqHOWAwNjmAmkQd-QZxs0vq3ahMSs2rnpIbrHHu7l2I6ckSt_O3tvpDRZUbT2rHhwnQ2KGQR9Jj5VXbfqQDCuI/s4032/IMG_3566.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3ateZslYB_jrGdcQDGVdaMS6TmV5tgam64Uo1q08w4PmG7ZqaI-96WKtjx-__tUauDB2RfhVOnWLhw-Yf3ZGqdNgptqFnTnUDBAHyVqHOWAwNjmAmkQd-QZxs0vq3ahMSs2rnpIbrHHu7l2I6ckSt_O3tvpDRZUbT2rHhwnQ2KGQR9Jj5VXbfqQDCuI/s320/IMG_3566.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPapOBdkvmgw8H-RlY5EMKXk5Jb9E-9dS8CKWtdhv-sfT357UWd7PfNgXK9YjrUkFijn_YgWCfWIXpwAzJ0IAnEyQXZu_UMNXJdoLUzKbUEO4g6UCgVKZuXEQL0qDxvn2I8Gcauymk4fKnlcETQMizf9xLs7nDXvjcvu8BKf8akp_JmLqMerSt3fQd90/s4032/IMG_3567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPapOBdkvmgw8H-RlY5EMKXk5Jb9E-9dS8CKWtdhv-sfT357UWd7PfNgXK9YjrUkFijn_YgWCfWIXpwAzJ0IAnEyQXZu_UMNXJdoLUzKbUEO4g6UCgVKZuXEQL0qDxvn2I8Gcauymk4fKnlcETQMizf9xLs7nDXvjcvu8BKf8akp_JmLqMerSt3fQd90/s320/IMG_3567.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then home for blueberry pancakes and bacon! Thanks for making a yummy breakfast (or second breakfast in my case 😂), Ryan! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2guXKOtG7y9ECIZM1tm2SOZax3Gf-BEuJttrne8zrqcubB7q7kuTukjc5TuSgit8kAYm4NvwoBJllW-PsndjKuayIT5tLeZC_2lTNv9-RbqSWzqHHN8bQd5bo3AKueI54v5HpiaYfW4c2daKWr768U928eDFv1We81tT274fUyCK6W3O5f0fQZHuiGVg/s4032/IMG_3568.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2guXKOtG7y9ECIZM1tm2SOZax3Gf-BEuJttrne8zrqcubB7q7kuTukjc5TuSgit8kAYm4NvwoBJllW-PsndjKuayIT5tLeZC_2lTNv9-RbqSWzqHHN8bQd5bo3AKueI54v5HpiaYfW4c2daKWr768U928eDFv1We81tT274fUyCK6W3O5f0fQZHuiGVg/s320/IMG_3568.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have also been stalking the weather for next weekend, and spent some time in the afternoon organizing for Rim to River before we headed over to Mom and Dad's for dinner. Gigi of course wanted to assist! 😹😹</div><div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KNhxeOlxiPsFmIASvxivmPXfMU_Umhd2_zcARK-HW7KHdYBt3D-4HZcXdVIFmIEtDfhHVsGletwaMmEHfVdmo5CpMiKmAsFBRfk-qVCy4KFIWBqJ4p4a4Yn7gzonL0amX0DSiY1-NXCRrxYv3RSb6sA0iS4HWGe0JTXal2bWwutsdb1Ze4S6PX0bdYU/s4032/IMG_3543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KNhxeOlxiPsFmIASvxivmPXfMU_Umhd2_zcARK-HW7KHdYBt3D-4HZcXdVIFmIEtDfhHVsGletwaMmEHfVdmo5CpMiKmAsFBRfk-qVCy4KFIWBqJ4p4a4Yn7gzonL0amX0DSiY1-NXCRrxYv3RSb6sA0iS4HWGe0JTXal2bWwutsdb1Ze4S6PX0bdYU/s320/IMG_3543.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8098731242194075832.post-29399343157799269532023-10-22T15:18:00.004-04:002023-10-22T16:05:55.218-04:00Bring on the Taper!<p>Another busy week here. Two evening work meetings for me. Swim. Ryan away Monday through Thursday on a work trip. Last attempt at a bigger mileage week before I start my taper. Trying to keep it all together. 😂😜</p><p>Monday was a day off from running, which is good, as I had a full day at work, Sam had 4:30 swim and I took my 5:00 meeting in the car in the Y parking lot. 😂Hey, whatever works!😉</p><p>Tuesday, Sam didn't feel great so we stayed home from swim. I was trying to cram in a fair amount of work but did sneak out for a walk around 4:00, just for a bit of movement. After a dreary start to the day, it was nice to have a bit of sunshine. (1.7 miles walked)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55JKWvaMeevoB9YtjjNRUNp41WcXbr0uDcWCbjHC5NbLU1T0FFBEMbf970-FMHHmL4emUfRoiAD94H9yz5IpX9q7LwFBQlUhoaMG8An7KWGdd0bGIIebRFCeM1j7y2ZHsiKv9GjcsfGELcA0DpPyao_TI-23zt1WInnqhd-2qNfXLfJ1XuPpnyQlagH4/s4032/IMG_3506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55JKWvaMeevoB9YtjjNRUNp41WcXbr0uDcWCbjHC5NbLU1T0FFBEMbf970-FMHHmL4emUfRoiAD94H9yz5IpX9q7LwFBQlUhoaMG8An7KWGdd0bGIIebRFCeM1j7y2ZHsiKv9GjcsfGELcA0DpPyao_TI-23zt1WInnqhd-2qNfXLfJ1XuPpnyQlagH4/s320/IMG_3506.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Worked from home on Wednesday, and amazingly had no meetings on the schedule, so was able to sneak out mid-morning for a run on the powerlines. Nice out if a bit humid. (10.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycnEj28pmw5lQEPsj59Lgrh6Mha-GSrdI88TSLuq3rmFNP-3OefzTwOf07HgkctTq9E5OTkuckq-sgbm1wp34F-e1UPx1LF5tco2QRjSdcNPP796Jenz45OBFezgqQKbWEJWsH3eeMYpghj49uRkoWppSMxKAbFDp3ULtbgK7tR2czsPljiTs-J9L2Q4/s4032/IMG_3509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycnEj28pmw5lQEPsj59Lgrh6Mha-GSrdI88TSLuq3rmFNP-3OefzTwOf07HgkctTq9E5OTkuckq-sgbm1wp34F-e1UPx1LF5tco2QRjSdcNPP796Jenz45OBFezgqQKbWEJWsH3eeMYpghj49uRkoWppSMxKAbFDp3ULtbgK7tR2czsPljiTs-J9L2Q4/s320/IMG_3509.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uRrk3eiNWxbYOGkmblmuQC4eciZsk7f6ctdctoxQY8ILwTFySTC3Qd4WyBKY_PNP8YaScG6EkM9MBYVBury_9LNeSQx_ebNbkQ_CWdrXcKJNZ9YlJWN2Dzc2IrH8zmlcYtBYPs9lsRNyQ07VgobSt_su_fgw8hMpuobJ0O0HBg82LHM7OpkO3NsCm4E/s4032/IMG_3510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uRrk3eiNWxbYOGkmblmuQC4eciZsk7f6ctdctoxQY8ILwTFySTC3Qd4WyBKY_PNP8YaScG6EkM9MBYVBury_9LNeSQx_ebNbkQ_CWdrXcKJNZ9YlJWN2Dzc2IrH8zmlcYtBYPs9lsRNyQ07VgobSt_su_fgw8hMpuobJ0O0HBg82LHM7OpkO3NsCm4E/s320/IMG_3510.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Thursday was a swim run! Nice, bright afternoon. Ran roads from the Y, and included a fun loop through the cemetery for something different. Felt decent. (8.0 miles)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VBF3pH4vUd3ZEjzfyyLyYxoVnlkklGagz85w55_aem5obcXvjdW4UzSedbvsddmyVDSPMBtEi4EB2m_pZN7vRMyy2Cz7rtXwMAoN5jXikgfj1AR5hAVOla9PcsOhX7eSiOzS6zSHwt57Drb-u9YSiFV_ShZZlHqOYGalU-4AFHZE1O1mMsFeY_PixRs/s4032/IMG_3513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VBF3pH4vUd3ZEjzfyyLyYxoVnlkklGagz85w55_aem5obcXvjdW4UzSedbvsddmyVDSPMBtEi4EB2m_pZN7vRMyy2Cz7rtXwMAoN5jXikgfj1AR5hAVOla9PcsOhX7eSiOzS6zSHwt57Drb-u9YSiFV_ShZZlHqOYGalU-4AFHZE1O1mMsFeY_PixRs/s320/IMG_3513.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzEWBZhhQWoiLlEYKmxECZsF-s2wIrdlgb-hl3aXgVgZOF83BGBi_XbF4C0TUQL7aO8OLXs2Nxla0lwTwuaOfmTaQj0dXjWJxIoNyzPo5JqJHbzUQF1-EnihilJ6o1Sit9ROwmtn_7a7q4qxfw1-N_JUV87xIQCizqS-0DjsZsqzppkfkVstW6nEhLAc/s4032/IMG_3514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzEWBZhhQWoiLlEYKmxECZsF-s2wIrdlgb-hl3aXgVgZOF83BGBi_XbF4C0TUQL7aO8OLXs2Nxla0lwTwuaOfmTaQj0dXjWJxIoNyzPo5JqJHbzUQF1-EnihilJ6o1Sit9ROwmtn_7a7q4qxfw1-N_JUV87xIQCizqS-0DjsZsqzppkfkVstW6nEhLAc/s320/IMG_3514.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSin55rgLGRuvkgwkMsJC5GwW9YAKDE-zhTkh3JEnbsqx9oggUOyg47eTP1RGysUPNvaU-4UyC_LO6NavEs956-ICIdMemiZTqUP1N8gVYohkYYc9qtVjxIV09bgJuH6mP6axLsoUQX66JSl9tB3_X2jZpG9Jh_JKO3l55lObFtIg141mmYrF4L4lj_To/s4032/IMG_3515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSin55rgLGRuvkgwkMsJC5GwW9YAKDE-zhTkh3JEnbsqx9oggUOyg47eTP1RGysUPNvaU-4UyC_LO6NavEs956-ICIdMemiZTqUP1N8gVYohkYYc9qtVjxIV09bgJuH6mP6axLsoUQX66JSl9tB3_X2jZpG9Jh_JKO3l55lObFtIg141mmYrF4L4lj_To/s320/IMG_3515.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I had originally planned to do some sort of adventure run up in Camden or over Ragged on Friday, but honestly I was a bit wiped out, so I decided to just stick closer to home to have more of a chill day. Hit the farmer's market and then parked over at Bowdoin to run out through the Commons, making a loop with some of the Pennelville roads, the edge of Coleman Farm, and Landing trails. Overcast and damp. Haven’t been out in the Commons much recently so happy to get out there but oh boy, legs were very sluggish. (10.0 miles)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yS_teClMta1IZflukkr2td7vT4rNQCfCPbuN06E7DdOoQwqYV8Wvm3-VDpLUSzYxdU53f1Nng9Y1yTTRLRMYKzBgFzC9Jyw-sVMLGQxty5dAVCmbbAHC3CdXkDxDfLMI9doPyvbF8oRC5neW1uEd5L-Dp89PEKsmWDf83Ah05Bl1S1KLuUVaIUKnwIk/s4032/IMG_3518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yS_teClMta1IZflukkr2td7vT4rNQCfCPbuN06E7DdOoQwqYV8Wvm3-VDpLUSzYxdU53f1Nng9Y1yTTRLRMYKzBgFzC9Jyw-sVMLGQxty5dAVCmbbAHC3CdXkDxDfLMI9doPyvbF8oRC5neW1uEd5L-Dp89PEKsmWDf83Ah05Bl1S1KLuUVaIUKnwIk/s320/IMG_3518.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0AN8kWH5v0nYP8uaVsu2Lu3c8ZbjkMVtPB4DkcEv0npirmk4ltnzu9pzfyFlmESlLjD1x81ZO4W8cCAF0oDXOg3EJ27DeLS-IWdbE4r8A16DAmcGR-G0nuraolxMGGzWBGzwPhWIp-JW5bG5yrH6cOJRMgLYQoto-XuyfKbmxY1uVmqRHPkQFtbzpRc/s4032/IMG_3519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0AN8kWH5v0nYP8uaVsu2Lu3c8ZbjkMVtPB4DkcEv0npirmk4ltnzu9pzfyFlmESlLjD1x81ZO4W8cCAF0oDXOg3EJ27DeLS-IWdbE4r8A16DAmcGR-G0nuraolxMGGzWBGzwPhWIp-JW5bG5yrH6cOJRMgLYQoto-XuyfKbmxY1uVmqRHPkQFtbzpRc/s320/IMG_3519.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how the asters look after they've gone to seed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rest of the day was spent grocery shopping, cleaning up the garden beds, planting a few bulbs and getting some things crossed off the to do list before I dropped Sam and Abby off to see the Taylor Swift Era movie at 3:00. They practically had a private showing, with only 3 other people in the theater! They said the two of them danced the whole time 😎😍 They had a sleepover at Abby's, so Ryan and I had a quiet night at home and I went to bed early because I was tired!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Weather was looking rather rainy for the entirety of the weekend, so while I was planning to get in one last 20-miler on Saturday, I decided I would go with multiple loops from home so that I wouldn't have to carry a pack and could change clothes/add a raincoat if needed. In the end, it wasn’t quite as bad as I’d anticipated weather-wise, but it was pretty much 100% humidity anyway even if it wasn't pouring. Mist and drizzle and heaviness. So soggy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Did three 6-7 mile ‘loops’, using the house as an aid station. Just carried a mini water bottle in my pocket and had one gel each the second two loops with a big chocolate chip raisin oatmeal cookie eaten in two parts plus salt tabs and propel in between loops back at the house. It worked, but probably really could have done with some additional calories and hydration.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saw one cute little brown snake on ther powerlines, I think it was likely a <a href="https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Fact-Sheets/Dekays-Brownsnake">Dekay's Brown snake</a>, and rescued an adorable little red eft from the middle of the back road in Highland Green where they are doing a lot of construction. As I was bumbling my way through the construction site to the edge of the woods with him, a guy on a tractor moving materials stopped and looked at me questioningly. So I walked up to him and said, ‘oh I’m just rescuing this little guy. Isn’t he cute?’ Pretty sure he thought I was a bit weird, but he did agree, and told me his wife rescued things like caterpillars all the time </div><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😂" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/td0/1/16/1f602.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="😊" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t7f/1/16/1f60a.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><div><br /></div><div>Also, what foliage that is left was really looking lovely against the misty gray sky. 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I did not have the umph to get right up and out bright and early into the dreary wetness, so instead I baked some Superhero muffins, roasted some beets for tonight's salad and got some cleaning done, then I finally dragged myself out the door around 10:30, while Ryan headed out to drop Sam at Lauren's for the afternoon. Such a social kiddo!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was only slightly drizzling when I headed out but I headed to the cart paths as I figured no one would be playing golf in the cool, damp weather. From there, I headed out onto the powerlines, when I got a text from Ryan asking if he could join me. I asked him to tie my raincoat around his waist, as I was getting a bit cold and was pretty wet in just my long sleeve shirt, and then headed back up the powerlines to meet him. We ended up looping back around to run the cart paths, where we ran into one group of guys who were out enjoying themselves on the course in the rain. It was a nice boost to have Ryan with me for the final 5 miles of the run, as I was definitely feeling a bit sluggish! I was soaked by the time we got home, but boom, just like that, a second 60 mile week is in the books, training is done and it is time to taper! (12.0 miles)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEHFRy6f7bXsVO-QkqOrop0iDuqx-mujDhR236Wf3lxnKgP1qdca0DyHyZL6l8X1nVsaZKF798Tja7DjK7uRso7dxpXsQu64FEYU5dYlvGt7_mb5umBIcDSZK_Jx4NtY-N8POYU8eNLLckvceus1lRkm1N3xbeyXLHfob0ZZ5NK0oZ1E-w5oa5t91IwY/s4032/IMG_3536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEHFRy6f7bXsVO-QkqOrop0iDuqx-mujDhR236Wf3lxnKgP1qdca0DyHyZL6l8X1nVsaZKF798Tja7DjK7uRso7dxpXsQu64FEYU5dYlvGt7_mb5umBIcDSZK_Jx4NtY-N8POYU8eNLLckvceus1lRkm1N3xbeyXLHfob0ZZ5NK0oZ1E-w5oa5t91IwY/s320/IMG_3536.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Every time I am training for a 100, I wonder if I have done enough, but truly, no training cycle is perfect. I know I did not run as many "longer" runs as might have been ideal, and I only topped out with two 60-miles-on-the-dot weeks, but I am hopeful that all the cumulative mileage I've run this year will allow me to run decently. With today's run, my yearly mileage is at 1,882 so I'll be over 1,900 miles by the time I show up for Rim to River. The reality is that I've done all that I can do, and I will just have to go with what I've got at the race, and have an adventure out there. 😊</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lauren and Sam went into Brunswick for lunch and gelato and some shopping, of course 😉 so cute! It is fun to see her getting more independent. 😊</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTYNoRbT9ohDXp2WZYIjMb9FBAQqfaWspCsC7k8EXmizOSCk6PY10tMFpV5P7hIoX8eeSpwyD6ppTCPyHj-l-_KEnwxWyq4DyzuzqmARWMZnMrS5ePkGmhgvO9Y9T0nduItKZYZvs_Fzbk-LgHRhyVALmc9gnBMzaQ2-HebPWjgBcVIpV94jZ4fWkXUI/s3088/IMG_5269.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTYNoRbT9ohDXp2WZYIjMb9FBAQqfaWspCsC7k8EXmizOSCk6PY10tMFpV5P7hIoX8eeSpwyD6ppTCPyHj-l-_KEnwxWyq4DyzuzqmARWMZnMrS5ePkGmhgvO9Y9T0nduItKZYZvs_Fzbk-LgHRhyVALmc9gnBMzaQ2-HebPWjgBcVIpV94jZ4fWkXUI/s320/IMG_5269.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And just for fun, the many iterations of Gigi in her bed this week, and one of her in our bed and using my pillow 😻</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGs5r0BOoJHdToMi8w3XV_cmtd32KFk6pq5MLVtIdSJ_arUc3jGyLowm_jV39cTHi1Ex77Puqn6lxt79WGoZDwIcaI_WcT8qnmcXTM14fOk72QyryXAX7FWo4F4jJbp4BFC2Kj6zxxvhIDLK-yZZvpRF0KcyEb85df6pP0OTVROdB66ap_jdVCJe0zvQ/s4032/IMG_3521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGs5r0BOoJHdToMi8w3XV_cmtd32KFk6pq5MLVtIdSJ_arUc3jGyLowm_jV39cTHi1Ex77Puqn6lxt79WGoZDwIcaI_WcT8qnmcXTM14fOk72QyryXAX7FWo4F4jJbp4BFC2Kj6zxxvhIDLK-yZZvpRF0KcyEb85df6pP0OTVROdB66ap_jdVCJe0zvQ/s320/IMG_3521.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPXYuJL5lqUtbsC-2w8tgwWXrM8ZmmUZWnkClKPSrZK21dVaU6FHmEikQx7I2i-ZVHcydQWwyz_4DjWUbZLBVmDWj3UNkXMnHWWYkPf4S3dLEmz1y9uPeuIXHgYFVfvLbXxGg2fqedKuvsmKJZDakvt-UBigTvYLWnCkjvbUMMljh6A9n5xhR0mjzSJM/s4032/IMG_3516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPXYuJL5lqUtbsC-2w8tgwWXrM8ZmmUZWnkClKPSrZK21dVaU6FHmEikQx7I2i-ZVHcydQWwyz_4DjWUbZLBVmDWj3UNkXMnHWWYkPf4S3dLEmz1y9uPeuIXHgYFVfvLbXxGg2fqedKuvsmKJZDakvt-UBigTvYLWnCkjvbUMMljh6A9n5xhR0mjzSJM/s320/IMG_3516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhVfo9g6P2Ya4CSt85riR1sFolUt0HrOhB2AI1lavjAGtFPeha3DsLVXp1ibadvy_ZXtoK1EYuuKN2vYiIu2H5OwM1xnhkItDRfHKHhBl9OFyET6Xe6sFMhjYzA8gQoTPXmvUP_ITtrKW2hQcRuV5ePGlhotW7F3u3RwSyH5VS3cGgZunnBRbfBAdw1I/s3536/IMG_3517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2923" data-original-width="3536" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhVfo9g6P2Ya4CSt85riR1sFolUt0HrOhB2AI1lavjAGtFPeha3DsLVXp1ibadvy_ZXtoK1EYuuKN2vYiIu2H5OwM1xnhkItDRfHKHhBl9OFyET6Xe6sFMhjYzA8gQoTPXmvUP_ITtrKW2hQcRuV5ePGlhotW7F3u3RwSyH5VS3cGgZunnBRbfBAdw1I/s320/IMG_3517.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4l3aSWnIenG6sZVndVsddJDKdddWHMvHdfLpB7pxOP5igloqXpe2sgrYun7NL8YaxaxS0JREmGHjAcwsffqMTE4pUbJ6m0OTyjHSfaS6Wit0Zxg1T888R0RazA-MLdkWBqAZWuiEPrMccvUFInKkCbj_sB8D_qgEeaJG1ieaeyiHQtu5hD2ktH-jRym8/s4032/IMG_3535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4l3aSWnIenG6sZVndVsddJDKdddWHMvHdfLpB7pxOP5igloqXpe2sgrYun7NL8YaxaxS0JREmGHjAcwsffqMTE4pUbJ6m0OTyjHSfaS6Wit0Zxg1T888R0RazA-MLdkWBqAZWuiEPrMccvUFInKkCbj_sB8D_qgEeaJG1ieaeyiHQtu5hD2ktH-jRym8/s320/IMG_3535.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Sparkplughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13263276768990740027noreply@blogger.com0