TAN #203: TANese New Year - Horsing Around (Page 55)

We had been asking for years to get a filtered water cooler in our area, the kind where the guys come every week and replace the empty jugs. We JUST got one like 3 weeks ago, and now I am leaving. The things I will miss.

The tap water is so bad here (water lines that are around 50 years old, so gross - that feed our commercial coffee machine) that many people have their own, individual Keurig sitting on their desk that they use bottled water for, to make coffee. Hopefully the new place has good water lines.

School is cool.

My office doesn't really have coffee so I go out.

Yet another reminder that someone has a baby...

Happy Easter everyone!  (if that's your thing).  Any plans?  I may be going to someone's Easter brunch...

Last night, my bride and I went to downtown Memphis to a group run put on by one of our local running shops. I have never done a run like this before and normally I would never go, except the run was in honor of my friend who just passed away from breast cancer at 34.

Anyways, the group run was surprisingly fun, was nothing like I thought they were. I might even go back! Does anyone else do "sponsored" group runs?

I used to do the beer runs (joggers and lagers!) in my city with a guy friend of mine who goes regularly. I made a HUGE attempt to branch out of my comfort zone and meet/talk to new people but it was met with snottiness (from the females) and awkwardness or cliquiness (from the males) each time. I am always BY FAR the slowest person at any group run (by more than a minute per mile) and always ended up running by myself. SAD FACE.

That was what I was worried about, being the new guy. So I guess it helped that Em was running with me and we stayed together (She is training for her first Tri in May). I could tell that there were some really fast dudes and fast women

MTBing in the morning, then bunch at a friend's house!

There's a thought.  Fill the 29ers up with air and check the shocks and get out there...  hmmmm  I need to start somewhere...

How is everyone's Saturday?
I slept in and am deep cleaning the house. Keep looking outside at the 30mph sustained winds. I ain't riding in that today

rainy and depressing, ran some errands this morning, going to do a short little run then take a NAP!

happy easter, tannerinos.  not really celebrating - just having a normal lazy sunday today.  feels weird to me.

Happy Marathon Monday TAN....may they all be safe and happy!

In my world, still sick, bought my wedding dress this weekend............and it takes FIVE MONTHS to make it, took my parents to see my wedding venue which they loved.  No training this weekend due to 1-being sick and 2- visiting parents.  Dreary FL day here today.  Fingers crossed I can get over this crud before St. Anthony's this weekend

Ouch!  Sounds like a fun ride, hehe

Morning TAN!

Beautiful weekend here all-around - weather, relaxation-wise, people-wise, etc.  Had a couple of enjoyable Easter dinners yesterday.  Made mint-burgundy roasted leg of lamb (grandfather's recipe).... sooooooo goooood.  Having leftovers in sandwiches for lunch today.

if i run after work (which i am planning on doing) i will be on a 5-day running streak!  WHOA!

Hahah, them leftovers are my lunches all week.  I'm not sharing

Woah, nice streak, Meh!  Keep it going and it'll go from a streak to a habit.

On that note.. have you ever tried one of them "30 Runs in 30 Days" challenges?   I did it back in the autumn of 2012, and it was awesome for my running. By the end of the third week I had settled into a groove with it and it was just fun.  I got a LOT faster in a short time doing it, too.

i have been TRYING to do a 30 runs/30 days this whole month and keep falling apart after about 4 or 5 days.  so we'll see....

Definitely streaming the marathon at my desk

Also, Adrienne & my sister started in the same wave... and she's kicking my sister's butt at the 15k mark!

Awesome.   Enjoy it!
I had a little trouble getting in the groove at first when I did mine, and during the second week I REALLY had to force myself to do it, but by that third week I found that I was getting anxious to do my runs and looked forward to them.

Just remember that even a recovery run counts... they don't have to be all hard and fast.