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Congratulations Jayne, you are amazing!!

Back from Spring Break in FL and over 20 pages behind, you peeps have been busy. 

Anybody have the Cliff notes version for me??

Back from Spring Break in FL and over 20 pages behind, you peeps have been busy. 

Anybody have the Cliff notes version for me??

Sounds like a tough time, you know I was only joking right??? Don't take anything we say on here too seriously, we're all supporting each other and love to see people getting out there and doing it despite all the other things going on in our lives!

I've got 3 kids too, I was a zombie when they were babies, I just need my sleep!

See if you can post a pic of "The Tank", I love that name for him!

P.S. I was expecting Kyla to come back at me for that "no excuse" comment, must be too chilled out in Hawaii

RR is up

Winona Lake Trail Ultra

Thoughts on going out and doing an ultra without training:

1) You don't have to worry about stressing before the race

2) You know it's gonna hurt, so just deal with it

3) Who needs toenails?

4) Next time will be easier

5) Considered it an experiment with distance, trail running, nutrition . . . with no expectations.

It was a very small race, only 40 minutes from home, and it was rainy, so some people didn't bother to show up.  That's my kind of day!! 

Now, I have to get the little black dress and high heels on and go to a funeral and family dinner.  That should be interesting.  Definitely going to be taking sandals along   Wish I could recover in Hawaii with Kyla.

First masters race done 35+ open, not as brutal as I thought it was going to be, ended up just shy of 26mph for 53 minutes worth of racing.

Much smoother racing with the older faster guys than the Cat 5's.  Made a stupid move on the last lap and put myself out in the wind for a bit too long and used up more engergy than I should have so I popped with about 500meters to go. 

Great racing the weekend everyone awesome job on the spur of the moment ultra Jayne!

Why are you carrying a club?

eta:  Glad you're feeling better.

Self preservation, running through really bad neighborhoods makes the Fartlek training so much more intense.  

Happy Sunday Morning!

Jayne--really proud of you.  I still can't believe you weren't planning to run an Ultra and then you did it.  The sheer fuel planning and carbo loading prep was out the window!

Scott--I was wondering if we scared you away.  Glad to hear you are back in business.

Linda--I am going to play Devils Advocate--why not defer?  Personally I wouldn't think any less of you if you did.  Let's face it your body isn't 100%.  Jump down my throat if you want to, but to me it's worth contemplating.  They offered it.

Me?  I have a little swim, a bike and then the whole family is over this afternoon for dinner.  Unfortunately we are having those crazy storms that the CA people did so there won't be much entertaining outside.  Was really hoping the two little kids would be romping outside with Cooper, not inside!

Man, busy couple days around here!!

WELCOME Ang, Kelley and Grisel (Yubi)!!  Don't be shy and ask lots of questions.

Race news:
My half marathon this morning was less than a huge success -- 100% my own fault.  Hard lessons learned today (seems I've said that before  ...
Anyway the RR is here for your reading enjoyment.

Had a pretty good day on a crazy hilly course.  Finished in 1:42:28 which is something I haven't done in a very long time.  Gave me #1AG and #8 Female.  Probably most happy with almost a 6' CR.  The suffer factor was very high the last 3m so I was pretty happy to see the net result.  For me, going into it 100% blind is key.  You just push and push and don't get freaked out at a number you didn't want to see (e.g 8:06 on the biggest hill!).

Unlike Brent, I don't have an RR done.  Georging it and heading out for Tex Mex instead.

Sounds like a tough time, you know I was only joking right??? Don't take anything we say on here too seriously, we're all supporting each other and love to see people getting out there and doing it despite all the other things going on in our lives!

I've got 3 kids too, I was a zombie when they were babies, I just need my sleep!

See if you can post a pic of "The Tank", I love that name for him!

P.S. I was expecting Kyla to come back at me for that "no excuse" comment, must be too chilled out in Hawaii

Here is the pic of "The Tank"  - BTW he was 10 lbs when he came out, so i'll take the excuse! LOL  

Apparently the Libertas looked like a drill fix was necessary...at least it wasn't the cervelo! 

Had a pretty good day on a crazy hilly course.  Finished in 1:42:28 which is something I haven't done in a very long time.  Gave me #1AG and #8 Female.  Probably most happy with almost a 6' CR.  The suffer factor was very high the last 3m so I was pretty happy to see the net result.  For me, going into it 100% blind is key.  You just push and push and don't get freaked out at a number you didn't want to see (e.g 8:06 on the biggest hill!).

Unlike Brent, I don't have an RR done.  Georging it and heading out for Tex Mex instead.