what all the locals said. a great day to become a MARATHONER! great to meet you.

So, finally, ego worn out, hand worn out, walking to the hotel, lost under a highway in a strange city, maybe the heart finally lost heart. The tears of a broken heart finally flowed. I feel them even now. The heart is not impervious or infinite. When the opening comes for it to finally let go of i...

ultraslacker wrote:and habs is in the air! I'm leaving now to go fetch her.

wait, what?! she's not running to Vancouver like her journal title says?

erinmcd wrote:Guess who's in Vancouver? From where I'm sitting right now I can see the ocean...... life is good!

ditto! should be a nice sunset tonight.

ultraslacker wrote:

rob_w wrote:Somebody go check on Holly. She might be passed out trying to blow up the mattress.

nope I was out having a bellini and white chocolate cheesecake.

(watch me gain 20lb while I'm off of running...)

hoopla starting early?

I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around this hair dryer thing. Why do I buy tools when all I really need is a hair dryer, a shoe, and a butter knife. :twisted: Add a screwdriver thingy with all the different ends in the handle, a little cordless drill, a sharp poker thingy, a magnet on...

Is there on-line tracking? Nope ... though, we will be getting souvenior Champion Chip ... the website suggested that results will be posted within 15-30 minutes after the top 10 finishers crosses the line and updated every 15 minutes ... souvenir? how many folks actually keep them? *seuss ignores ...

I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around this hair dryer thing. Why do I buy tools when all I really need is a hair dryer, a shoe, and a butter knife. :twisted: explains why my mother was so confused when i wanted a Swiss Army knife one Christmas. sheesh - we had plenty of butter knives.

Maybe you can get some decorating advice from your house guests! :) Oh yeah, I guess I need to clean too... I'd have to buy all new stuff to make it work... or move... not going to happen. :P so... they'll just have to live with my bad furniture layouts. :P ooh! good excuse to go furniture shopping...

Jwolf wrote:Maybe you can get some decorating advice from your house guests!
Oh yeah, I guess I need to clean too...

me too! tomorrow. obviously not today -it's almost over.

be sure to carefully check the Bill of Rights when you check out.

try this link:

New rules for women's marathon runners put Kenyan Mary Keitany on course to become a world beater

woohoo! well done Cheryl.

what an awesome read this thread is! thanks trackers.

congratulations Maniacs - you rocked Boston! wallow in the afterglow - you deserve it.

Some days I like to put on a track suit, wear all my medals and wander around downtown shouting 'I pity the fool' and 'quit your jibber jabber'. Its good for a chuckle. You will need to get your hair cut to get the true effect! http://mrnelsonhomework.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/mr-t-gold-chains-sp...

a cousin of mr seuss decorated 3 walls in his home office with race bibs joined together by safety pins. started with one column but as time went by, it has taken on a life of it's own. looks very cool and the safety pins were a great touch. i think mr seuss is planning to do the same thing in the g...

i have a ton of yoga DVDs that you could borrow.

woohoo!

La wrote:If I were feeling "off" and there were paramedics around, I wouldn't hesitate to go see them.

been there, done that. lived to tell the tale.

a totally righteous rant sir. well done.

eeep! Valparaiso is a nothing but hills. watch out doggie!

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furunner wrote:yum. I could eat this by the jar.

Pretty much what my 5 year old does...

That's how I eat it, so I can't buy it anymore.

news to me that you weren't supposed to just eat it from the jar. the Things will be very happy to try these recipes.

Five bikes: 2008 Felt B2 for tri/TT 2006 Cannondale Six13 for road 2011 Ridley X-Bow for cross 2008 Argon E-114 for tri (wife's) 30 year old granny cruiser bike rescued from a dumpster (but perfect condition) for... whatever. The velominati rules say: RULE 12: The minimum number of bikes one should...

the orange is cool, but being cool as in all the extra air venting, not so cool. wonder if it is a single pair or an entirely bad run.

3 kids bikes
2 adult Costco Comfort bikes [his & hers]
1 Giant commuter [hers]
1 Trek Portland commuter [his]
1 Cervelo R2 [his]
1 Specialized Ruby Comp [hers]
1 Trek tandem [theirs]
1 Ferarri [his]
1 Beetle [hers]

although strictly speaking, the Cervelo is here in the family room...