Hey Friends! Well, the body was way too tired this a.m. when the alarm went off, so I shut it off & before I knew it, my other alarm was going off to wake the girls up for school! So, no running today. I started out feeling really crummy this a.m., went to work & pushed through all that & now feel much, much better - have more energy. Thanks for all of the positive thoughts and vibes! They're working. So, ditto on my message from yesterday - if the body cooperates I WILL GET UP and run in the a.m. - even made plans to meet my running partner (so maybe I would actually get up!!) - can't be too hard on myself though, I'm just impatient. After 3 full rest days, hopefully I'll be good to go in the a.m. Don't lose any sleep over all this anticipation...will she run??...or won't she???...it's a teaser for a great reality TV show!! Just kidding. Anyway, I'll give you guys a progress report tomorrow!
SPICEGEEK - thanks for asking about me - you're so kind!! So, the gym was good (but not perfect, eh? no chatting with EC#1 or #2? what IS a girl to do???) Wanna hear more about the Women's mini - what/where is that 10K? sounds like a cool concept!
JOE - How was your run today? We will plan to meet MARILYN for sure in March @ run. If either of you guys have run this particular race before, I'll let you say where to meet...oh, and sorry for making a big deal about the t-shirt/tech shirt thing - didn't know you guys didn't get those - I'm sure both are nice! I've just not had that option before & thought it was cool. Got a postcard in the mail about the "Sprint for Life" in May - in TMC (med center)/a 5K - I usually run that one - it's for ovarian cancer & I teach/practice Women's Health (OB/GYN), so it's a cause I can get fired up about! Wanna join me anyone? MARILYN? PEG? JOE? STUNATA? ANYONE ELSE IN HOUSTON AREA???
CHUCK - very, very cool that you can train on/near your HM course! WOW! you've almost earned your t-shirt - bravo!
MACD - definitely, go for the foam roller! can help the hamstrings too...
KEVIN - what day next week is your b'day? Happy early b'day. Hey, 54 is young & men usually "age gracefully," don't they? I was so shocked to hear this a.m. on the radio that Tom Selleck was 63 today - OMG, he's still got it! (used to have a huge crush on him when he played in Magnum P.I. - must've been back in the 80's - anyone else remember that show?) Thanks also for the encouragement/advice about "not fighting our bodies," you are absolutely right. Just hard to see past the "now" sometimes - to look past short-term plans/goals further down the road to appreciate the significance of long-term goals...a life lesson.
MARILYN - you look fantastic - very happy at the HM! are those your 2 DDs with you in the 1st picture - they are adorable! Good work! You should be VERY proud of yourself!
CARA - glad you are enjoying the new shoes - that's great motivation, actually! I downloaded some new songs onto my iPod last night, thinking that would be some good motivation to get up and run/listen to the new music, etc...nope! Sleep was better! TOMORROW is the day...I'll let you know! Impressive run at LUNCHTIME! Wow - how do you do that?!?
MISSWENDY - out-of-town? where are you?? hope DD is better soon - perhaps back to school in the a.m.? OH NO - hate to hear that your log is gone - have you emailed the tech people? i better check my log too...UGGH!
RUNJR - dude, you are seriously fast! great running - hope you can get back outside soon! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Going to do the dishes, make lunches & fall into bed! --Laurel
Oh - and my lunchtime run only happened as I was working from home 
