tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26893761823908434802024-02-07T19:37:42.246-06:00Running from Cancer - More than a Survivor!Life after cancerLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16838802802950716405noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-21794362724207629202020-01-27T14:40:00.001-06:002020-01-27T14:40:31.804-06:00Jan 27 2020Enjoying the walk!<br />
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16838802802950716405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-51209203639115611852020-01-09T22:22:00.000-06:002020-01-09T22:22:04.156-06:00Jan 9<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two different days - two different pictures - same lake </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16838802802950716405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-75851684780160312582020-01-06T19:22:00.000-06:002020-01-06T19:32:48.332-06:00Jan 6<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Took our puppy Utah to a local park today for a few "new" experiences. Utah is 6 1/2 months old and is a Golden Retriever. She climbed the metal bridge a couple of times, wondered out on the frozen pond, walk through a pedestrian / bike path tunnel and walked along a very busy street. All new experiences that will help with her confidence and growth. </span><br />
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16838802802950716405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-71186457285931465792020-01-03T09:46:00.001-06:002020-01-03T09:46:32.764-06:00Jan 2<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got out for a walk on Thursday - although I didn’t have the energy to walk our puppy, I was able to walk by myself. It was a lovely day and the fresh air always makes me feel better. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today’s picture looks out over the lake in our neighborhood. Right now it is a combination of water and ice and is not smooth. There are still a few fisher people out there, and I really can’t imagine that the ice is very thick! The lake was frozen in November then thawed completely, then refrozen before Christmas and was smooth enough for skating, but we have had some recent warmer temp’s so it again stared to thaw, but has recently started to refreeze. It is pretty hard to keep up with the lakes status! </span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16838802802950716405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-13879318827368657572020-01-03T09:12:00.001-06:002020-01-03T09:12:45.898-06:00Post 1 2020<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just a short update</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going to try and blog again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will see if I keep it up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My main goal is to create a daily journal and since I already have this blog set up, it might be easier than recreating the wheel. My plan is to still talk about running, but also include a daily picture and discuss my second breast cancer diagnosis and life after. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This post is mainly just to see that everything works, since it has been 6 years since my last post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is my photo from 1.1.20</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I had hoped to get outside, it just wasn’t going to happen. I felt like crap and just didn’t have the energy to get outside for a walk. I did stand outside but the shot wasn’t very good. So while I was laying on the couch watching the Badger game the sun started setting and I decided that it was good enough, right there on my couch. </span><br />
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16838802802950716405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-70401494698869354472014-09-01T17:31:00.002-05:002014-09-01T17:31:42.124-05:00miles and . . . . . . beans - not quite in that order!<br />
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The day started with my 5 mile run. I wore my new Garmin FR 15 and felt pretty happy with it.<br />
The run felt hot - I couldn't believe how much slower I was from the day before - but 5 miles is 5 miles, no matter how fast or slow you go. The whole goal of training is to get faster - so we will see. At the beginning, I know it is normal to feel slow and also to question why am I doing this? <br />
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Here are my lap times from Sunday's run. As ALWAYS my first mile is the fastest. Tomorrow I have 3.5 miles on the schedule and I am going to make sure that mile 1 is NOT the fastest! <br />
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<span class="rich-table-sortable-header" style="background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><span id="j_id198:normalTable:j_id243">Avg Moving Pace</span><img alt="" class="rich-sort-icon" height="15" src="http://connect.garmin.com/a4j/g/3_3_3.Finalorg.richfaces.renderkit.html.iconimages.DataTableIconSortNone/DATB/eAFjYGD4!!8!AAYAAv4_" style="border: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></span></div>
</th><th class="rich-table-subheadercell splitsHeader " id="j_id198:normalTable:t7header" scope="col" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-color: rgb(16, 168, 236); border-bottom-width: 2px; border-style: none none solid; color: #222222; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 4px 6px; position: relative; white-space: nowrap;"><div id="j_id198:normalTable:t7header:sortDiv" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span class="rich-table-sortable-header" style="background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><span id="j_id198:normalTable:j_id249">Best Pace</span><img alt="" class="rich-sort-icon" height="15" src="http://connect.garmin.com/a4j/g/3_3_3.Finalorg.richfaces.renderkit.html.iconimages.DataTableIconSortNone/DATB/eAFjYGD4!!8!AAYAAv4_" style="border: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></span></div>
</th><th class="rich-table-subheadercell splitsHeader " id="j_id198:normalTable:t8header" scope="col" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-color: rgb(16, 168, 236); border-bottom-width: 2px; border-style: none none solid; color: #222222; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 4px 6px; position: relative; white-space: nowrap;"><div id="j_id198:normalTable:t8header:sortDiv" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span class="rich-table-sortable-header" style="background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><span id="j_id198:normalTable:j_id255">Calories</span><img alt="" class="rich-sort-icon" height="15" src="http://connect.garmin.com/a4j/g/3_3_3.Finalorg.richfaces.renderkit.html.iconimages.DataTableIconSortNone/DATB/eAFjYGD4!!8!AAYAAv4_" style="border: 0px; position: absolute; right: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="15" /></span></div>
</th></tr>
</thead><tfoot>
<tr class="rich-table-subfooter splitsFooter" style="background-color: transparent; position: relative; text-align: right;"><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter" scope="col" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;">Summary</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter" scope="col" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;">52:46.1</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter" scope="col" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;">52:09.0</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter" scope="col" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;">5.05</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter" scope="col" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;">105</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter" scope="col" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;">105</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter" scope="col" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;">10:27</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter" scope="col" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;">10:20</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter" scope="col" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;">9:15</td><td class="rich-table-subfootercell splitsFooter" scope="col" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; position: relative;">525</td></tr>
</tfoot><tbody id="j_id198:normalTable:tb">
<tr class="rich-table-row rich-table-firstrow splitsRow" style="border-bottom-style: none;"><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:0:j_id200" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">1</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:0:t0" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:28.4</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:0:t1" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">9:52</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:0:t2" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:0:t3" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:0:t4" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">--</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:0:t5" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:28</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:0:t6" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">9:52</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:0:t7" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">9:23</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:0:t8" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">105</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-style: none;"><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:1:j_id200" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">2</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:1:t0" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:27.0</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:1:t1" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:27</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:1:t2" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:1:t3" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">--</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:1:t4" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">2</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:1:t5" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:27</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:1:t6" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:27</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:1:t7" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">9:21</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:1:t8" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">104</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="border-bottom-style: none;"><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:2:j_id200" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">3</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:2:t0" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:27.3</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:2:t1" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:28</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:2:t2" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:2:t3" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">16</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:2:t4" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">--</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:2:t5" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:27</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:2:t6" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:28</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:2:t7" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">9:51</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:2:t8" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">103</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRowAlternate" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-style: none;"><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:3:j_id200" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">4</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:3:t0" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:28.1</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:3:t1" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:27</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:3:t2" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:3:t3" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">71</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:3:t4" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">85</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:3:t5" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:28</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:3:t6" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:27</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:3:t7" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">9:15</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:3:t8" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">105</td></tr>
<tr class="rich-table-row splitsRow" style="border-bottom-style: none;"><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:4:j_id200" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">5</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:4:t0" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:27.3</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:4:t1" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:26</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:4:t2" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">1.00</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:4:t3" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">9</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:4:t4" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">9</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:4:t5" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:27</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:4:t6" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">10:26</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:4:t7" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">9:20</td><td class="rich-table-cell" id="j_id198:normalTable:4:t8" style="background-color: transparent; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid none none; color: #545454; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;">104</td></tr>
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I struggle with the idea of slowing down - not literally, but figuratively, well maybe literally too. At 58 it is hard to run and bike with friends that are younger than you, but yet, somehow I imagine that it helps make me stay active and keeps me on my toes. Sometimes I think it would be nice to be with my "own" age group - but that would require me to join a running club or seek out others my age that are active in the same activities as me. I see so many of my friends and acquaintances slowing down, not getting out there for exercise, using excuses like; it is too hard, or too much work, I am too tired or there is just no time . . . yada, yada, yada! Let me tell you it <b>is </b>hard, and it <b>is </b>a lot of work and it makes you <b>tired </b>and you have to <b>make time </b>for it - but it is work it! Trust me. The energy you get back more than offsets the energy you spend. <br />
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When will I slow down? Has it already started . . . and I just don't know it???? Will I stay as active when I retire? What would I do if I didn't bike and run and do Pilates? During the last 4 months, I spend approximately 40 + hours a month on average running, biking and doing Pilates. Since there are about 720 hours per month, sleeping, getting ready on both ends of sleep account for about 9 hours per day, or about 270 hours in a month, working 10 hours 5 days a week accounts for 200. If you are subtracting with me, that leaves about 210 for everything else! Perfect - actually that is nice to think that there are as many hours spend doing what ever??? as working! <br />
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After running we talked about biking or going out on the boat and I decided I would rather go for a bike ride and then go out on the boat if we felt like it. We biked around the Capital City Bike Loop, which is a 20 mile loop from my office and so we set off to my office and then hopped on our bikes. The path downtown was extremely busy with people, kids and students. The first couple of miles were slow and weaving around people, but once we got beyond campus the traffic wasn't bad. Saturday and Sunday was Madison's, "taste of Madison" and I imagine there were lots of people downtown because of the food fair. Overall, the bike ride was great - it was warmer than we expected and of course we didn't feel like heading out on the boat once we got home. ???maybe a sign of slowing down???<br />
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The picture, from my phone, does not do it justice! The path was massively shaded with sunny yellow flowers all along this section.<br />
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<b>Cooking:</b> Summer has been rough on my goal of cooking only from Jenna's blog, <b><a href="http://www.eatliverun.com/">Eat, Live, Run </a></b>and getting through all of her main course meals. Well, I am not giving up! I might not have checked many recipes off the list during the summers months, but I am still committed to trying! So here are two more recipes to "check" off the list! I have made the black beans previously (before I started my 2014 challenge) and LOVED them - you just have to plan ahead so that the beans are allowed to soak over night. And since we are from WI and brats are a standard summer staple (although this is only the 2nd time this summer we have made brats) I thought I would try Jenna's<b> caramelized onion beer brats </b>and boy of boy did they hit the spot. Probably helped that I worked out for 2 1/2 hours, so at the end of the day I was hungry. <br />
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Cuban Beans from Jenna's blog - <a href="http://www.eatliverun.com/cuban-black-beans/">HERE</a>, cooked in the crock pot, (I added some red peppers, since they were in the frig.) (at this point they are uncooked)<br />
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Labor Day Beer Brats with Caramelized Onions . . . again from Jenna's blog, <b>Eat, Live, Run </b>- <a href="http://www.eatliverun.com/beer-brats-with-caramelized-onions/">HERE</a>.<br />
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Today, Labor day is a <b>rest</b> day for me. Notice the irony? Labor Day - Rest Day! I spent much of the morning in the yard, trimming flowers and bushes and weeding. Seemed a little silly to weed, since the growing season is slowing way down, but it is still nice to get rid of the little pesky weeds through out the flower beds. The rest of the day, was spent relaxing, watching a little of the US Tennis Open and vegging out! <br />
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Enjoy the last fleeting days of summer. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-4750058356584574512014-08-30T22:48:00.001-05:002014-08-30T22:48:13.863-05:00burnt . . . . . . toast<br />
yup, someone burnt toast on friday morning and I could smell it on my run with Sophie! It occupied much of my thoughts! did they eat it? did they throw it away? do they like burnt toast? what else are they eating with it?<br />
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I have officially started training for the Tyranena 1/2 Barrel (1/2 marathon) in November. I am determined to stick with a training program and selected the Hal Higdon's Intermediate Half schedule. Since it is a 12 week program and I started with only 10ish weeks to go, I slightly modified this weeks training to get me up to speed. In effect I ran 2 on Friday, 3 this morning and 5 tomorrow. This should get me on schedule with week 3. I will <b>NOT</b> skip training runs! (my usual routine, start strong and then fizzle out . . . NOPE not this time)<br />
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I slept until 8:30 . . . ahhhhhh!!!! and woke to Oscar gagging up a hair ball! Talk about a motivation to jump out of bed! Grab the cat off the bed and swiftly toss him into the bathroom. I made it!<br />
Then relax with coffee on the deck, check email, check Facebook, etc and wait for a break in the rain. Well that didn't actually occur until noon. So that is when I headed out for my 3 mile run. Non-eventful, warm and humid, but not bad. The program called for 3 miles at Pace . . . it didn't indicate whose pace . . . seemed like a snails pace! I charged my ailing Garmin and wore it and was happy to find out that I did the first mile in 9:33, the second in 10:16 and then the third in 10:07. Although my "hopeful" pace is closer to 9:30 - with this mornings humidity, I will take it. I also ran into the Sandhill cranes crossing the street, but I didn't have my camera or phone - so no pic's.<br />
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When I got home my Garmin was flashing through all of the screens and right then is when I decided I would go buy a new one later in the day. I hadn't wore it for at least a year and although it still works, it is exremely slow to pick up the satellite signal and randomly flashes through all the screens and won't respond to your selections . . . which ends up frustrating me (more than it should). It was purchased in 2009 and might even be a 2008 vintage. There is a lot of sweat that has been loaded into the case! <br />
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After getting some chili started on the stove, we headed out to REI and I purchased the Garmin Forerunner 15. Not as many features as my last one, but does the basics and that is really what I need.<br />
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Headed out at the end of the day for a little bike ride and today's pictures are from that ride.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-39238970448011191342014-08-25T22:23:00.001-05:002014-08-26T11:33:12.071-05:00Better late . . . . . . <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">than never. </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">Today's post is about yesterday with little mention of today. Not that today </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">was not a great day . . . but honestly when you can't bike to work or go </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">for a morning run because of a huge thunderstorm with lightning and rain, </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">you work all day, eat your lunch at your desk, work late so that you can </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">attend a evening board meeting and come home tired, it is hard to find much of anything to </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">post. Seriously boring day.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /><br />But yesterday, was fun and enjoyable! We joined some other members of our church and headed to Milwaukee for a RiverWalk Boat tour which included 3 stops at micro breweries all located on the Milwaukee river. The tour lasts 4 hours and visited the Rock Bottom Brewery, The Lakefront Brewery and the Milwaukee Ale House. We rented a bus and headed to Milwaukee right after service in the morning.<br /><br />Our tour started with lunch at the Rock Bottom Brewery, this was not part of the tour, but it was a great way to start the afternoon tour off. After lunch we proceeded to the basement for our free beer and then a tour of the facility.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">After that we hopped aboard the boat and then headed up the river to the Lakefront Brewery for another beer or two and another brewery tour. </span><br />
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The tour cost $30 per person and included 2 drink tickets at each brewery, for a total of 6 beers. <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Six beers would not be possible for me, but I did have 1 beer at both Rock Bottom and Milwaukee Ale House and 2 beers during the tour at Lakefront for a total of 4 beers and that was enough for me.<br /><br />Anyway, at Lakefront Brewery the tour guide totally gets into the tour and was quite the ham. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">Seriously he must be a theater major, because he was so dramatic telling the story of how the original Klisch brothers bought the current building from the city of Milwuakee for $1. Added to the $1 was paying past taxes and such, but the $1 is a great story. At one point in the tour, he asked for some volunteer and I was selected or elected, depending on your view point. He had previously mentioned that he would kiss you if you added some money to his hat. Well, my husband must have paid him because he called me up front to kiss me on the cheek! </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">If I hadn't been drinking I would have been embarassed. What am I saying, I love to be the center of attention! To add to the fun, I had the camera, so he had to re-kiss me after I gave the camera to my husband who rarely takes pictures. But as you see it turned out!</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After Lakefront we headed down the river, past our starting brewery, Rock Bottom and on to our third tour and round of beers at Milwaukee Ale House.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">OK, at this point, after 3 beers I needed a couple of pretzels to settle my stomach. I love beer, but honestly I can't remember the last time I have drank more than 2 beers. Since I ordered the pretzels, I waited for those at the bar and skipped this tour. Afterall, water, barley, yeast and hops are the 4 ingrediants and we had already heard that 2 other times - and I needed food.<br /><br />At the end of the tour time, we hopped back onto the boat with a whole different group of people. Not really different, but obviously loosen up after a couple of beers. The boat driver and assistant had us singing Sweet Caroline and Its Raining Men and we were up dancing and singing . . . oh what a difference a couple of beers make.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Let me just say, that I have been a Madison snob for quite sometime. I travel to Milwaukee for Brewers games, Summerfest and for work and that is </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">about it. I would have to say that I never really enjoyed the city and </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">certainly didn't know that the RiverWalk area even existed. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">Oh my gosh! It </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">is beautiful area and it looks like there is so much to do between the </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">other boat tours, art galleries and resturants along the way. What a fun </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">place to visit.The River Walk Boat tours offer tours every day of the week </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">including, Margarita Mondays, Tiki Tuesdays, Wine Wednesdays, Thirsty </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">Thursdays, Funky Fridays, Saturday Pub, Bloody Mary Sunday and the 3 </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">Brewery Tour on Sundays that there is a river tour for everyone! I would </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">definitely like to go back. </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;">Here is a link to the site: </span><a href="http://www.riverwalkboats.com/Sunday-3-Brewery-Tour.html" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors="true">http://www.riverwalkboats.com/Sunday-3-Brewery-Tour.html</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;">.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I decided to take this afternoon off. There was grocery shopping to do and pulled chicken to get started. Todd's family is having a family<br>reunion in Milwaukee on Saturday and his brother from Michigan will be staying with us on Friday and Saturday evenings. While we will be in Milwaukee during the day tomorrow, I still need to make sure that there is food in the house for breakfast and dinner tonight. <br><br>Last evening I asked Todd - </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><em>what time are they expecting to get here?</em> '<u>early evening' </u>.<br><em>What about food?</em> '<u>Well we can probably just order something!'</u></span></div>
<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><em>No, we can't do that. I will make something, how about pulled chicken in the crock pot? '</em></span><u style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;">Sounds great! '</u></p>
<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;">I wanted to say, <b style="text-decoration: underline; font-style: italic;">of course that sounds great! It always sounds great when someone else does the work! </b></span></p>
<p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I don't know about you, but if someone is coming to your house, you don't</span><br></p>
<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">order pizza, maybe when you are younger, but at my age, you should be able to come up with home made food! Only problem with my plan, is that I didn't have any chicken thighs in the freezer, so I decided I could take half a day of vacation, run to Costco on the way home, pick up chicken and a few other items and get the chicken going in the crock pot by early afternoon and it would be done in time.</span></p>
<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But wait at 10:00 I have a message on my phone from Todd, now his niece, her husband and kids have decided to stay near Madison instead of Milwaukee and would like to get together for dinner at a brew pup in Madison. His question is where should we go? I suggest either Great Dane or Ale Asylum. I suggest that Todd try for reservations at either place. </span></p>
<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He later calls me, as I was driving home and now his niece and family will not be staying near Madison, because they didn't leave Michigan on time, so I head to Costco and the original plans!</span></p>
<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Dinner was good, although a little latter than I had wanted. The chicken was great, recipe compliments of Jenna's blog, </span><i style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Eat, Live, Run, Crock pot root beer pulled chicken<i style="font-weight: bold;">, <a href="http://www.eatliverun.com/crock-pot-root-beer-pulled-chicken/" target="_self" title="" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">here</a><i style="font-weight: bold;">.<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Served on a bun or sweet potato.</i></i></i></i></span></p>
<p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;">I made a batch of margarita's and everyone was happy. No pic's of the evening!</span><br></p>
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<p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;">. . . beautiful day, although still not the summer weather we deserve at</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;">this time of year.</span></p>
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;">The morning started as most of my work mornings start, let Sophie out,</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>clean the litter box, make a cup of coffee, pick up the back yard and then<br>take Sophie out for a run/walk . . . but for some reason I ran out of time<br>for taking Sophie out for the run/walk and I have no reason why that<br>happened. Does that happen to you? You have a routine, you follow it and<br>yet somehow, something grabs some time. I don't recall what happened this<br>morning, but there wasn't time left. So off to work on my bike.<br><br>So far in 2014 I have biked over 1,400 miles. Here is a graph of miles per month. Honestly it feels like so much more.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14725946390/" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5577/14725946390_a9423e31c4.jpg" id="blogsy-1407984324411.4097" class="alignnone" alt="" width="621" height="361"></a></div>
<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> My friend Tricia and I got a pretty early jump on the bike season and started biking in March, while there was still snow on the ground. </span></p>
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<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">While I did bike to work a couple of days in April, it wasn't until May that the weather started more consistently cooperating or I got into the commuting habit. Honestly, this is more dependant on me getting in the habit of biking to work than the weather cooperating! Like any new task or process, biking to work takes some time to develop the habit. For me, just packing my bag takes some getting use to, making sure that I have everything that I need.<br></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;"><br></span></p>
<p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;">At this point in the season, the entire process goes pretty smoothly, but early in the year, everything takes longer. I am extremely lucky because we have showers and a small locker room at work. I have the necessary </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 1.3em;">shower supplies in my locker and this year I also leave a basic amount of make-up at work.</span></p>
<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A couple of lessons I have learned -<br></span></p>
<ul> <li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">keep an extra pair of underwear at work,</span></li> <li>
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">if you wonder whether it is too warm to bike to work in work clothes, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">it probably is . . . don't chance it and wear biking clothes,</span>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">in case you absolutely FAIL and forget an important article of </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">clothes I have a dress and sweater hanging behind my door in my office</span>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">leave a light weight jacket at work, although it is generally warmer </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">when you bike home, that isn't always the case, I have had several times </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">when my commute to work in the morning was beautiful while my bike ride </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); line-height: 1.3em;">home was cold and windy.</span>
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</ul>From May through August I have biked to work 65% of the work days including every day of August! ;-)<br><br>Work, well it is work. . . . <br><br>After work I headed to a stretch class called 'Refine your Spine' - a super<br>relaxing and much needed stretch class primarily on the roller.<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So absolutely relaxing.</span></p>
<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Speaking of relaxing, what do you suppose this guy is thinking relaxing over the ledge watching cars, bikes and people go by? <em>It is some sort of artistic creation looking out over the third floor of a building near my Pilates Studio. </em></span></p>
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<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Back on my bike and not only did I get stopped at one railroad crossing, I got stopped at two railroad crossings! </span></p>
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<p>. . . summer. </p>
<p>I will return when the temp's warm up. Seriously, there is no denying these cool temp's are lovely. It is great to run without feeling like you are dripping wet, bike without being extremely sweaty and feel cool breezes through the house BUT it is Mid-August and we should have hot, muggy days and sultry evenings. </p>
<p>I want summer back . . . </p>
<p>Enjoy the moments, even if they are cool.</p>
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<p>. . . crazy. Seriously the boulders/rocks blocking the bike path from cars have not moved in a week. I know I didn't imagine that they were in different locations . . . or did I? Maybe it was a dream? </p>
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<p>Speaking of night, which is when most dreams occur, there was a horrible screeching sound that woke me up last night around 4AM. Some animal was clearly in distress. Sophie was upset and started barking - it wasn't a pretty sound. I couldn't get back to sleep and should have gotten up, but instead I laid there trying to convince myself to go back to sleep - but failed!</p>
<p>Back to morning and my bike ride. The weather report predicted rain in the late afternoon, but I figured I would chance it. Meteorologists, some times they're correct and some times they're wrong, and I have been married to one for 37 years so I think I have an interesting perspective. Whenever you see 50% chance of rain, why think it <strong style="line-height: 1.3em;">will</strong> rain? There is a 50% chance it won't. Go for the positive! </p>
<p>Anyway, somewhere around 3:30 - 4:00 that 50% became 100%! It suddenly started to rain, make that pour. But upon checking radar, it looked short lived and after another couple of short bursts of rain and thunder showers it looked like I would be fine to bike to Pilates. So at 5 I hopped on my bike and headed to class. The sky was dark and it was windy, but no rain. </p>
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<p>The Pilates studio I attend classes is on Atwood Ave, a rather funky neighborhood in town. This is a sign I pass, turning to the Pilates studio. </p>
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<p>I checked the weather again after Pilates to see what the radar looked like and all was clear. Granted it was a windy ride home and the wind was coming directly out of the north, which is the direction I was headed, but I didn't get hit by a single drop of rain!</p>
<p>On the menu for this evening was a Cuban pulled pork sandwiches and boy was it good. I made mine when I got home from Pilates. Pulled pork and ham warmed up. Add the warm meat to a nice chewy bun with mustard, pickle spears and Swiss cheese and heat on top of the stove. </p>
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<p>This is not a Jenna inspired meal but speaking of Jenna, I need to get back to cooking recipes from her blog! I have been slacking off! </p>
<p>As I lamented yesterday, summer is quickly fading. It seems we are busy every weekend until mid September. <em>Why are we so busy you ask?</em> Well, my oldest son is getting married in September and between family reunions, bridal showers and volunteer commitments we have no free weekends. Add to that my Peoplesoft upgrade project at work and I am feeling a tad bit stressed. I require a lot of down time and just don't feel like I am getting enough right now. </p>
<p>Speaking of downtime, it is past my bedtime. I am hoping there are no animal distress sounds tonight.</p>
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<div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-88234124450296800532014-08-11T03:29:00.001-05:002014-08-11T03:29:14.497-05:00Lake Mendota . . . <p>. . . on a boat is a great way to spend a summer day. And that is what we did today. My biking friend Tricia and her friend Mike joined us on the boat. </p><p>I have to say that it was a bit tinged with the sad feeling that summer is coming to an end. Hard for me to believe it is August 10th. It seems like when we hit August I just want to enjoy each and every flower, blade of grass, blue sky, fire fly, trip on the lake, bike trip, run, driving with car windows down and having all the windows in the house open. Oh how I love this season we call summer. But it seems like it is quickly passing and I want to squeeze hold tight and not let it go, but of course we can't stop the change of seasons. But it does seems like we have been cheated out of true summer this year. I think we might have hit the 90 degree mark one time. I love hot humid temp's but that has not been the norm this summer.</p><p>We cruised around the lake and ended up at Nautigal for lunch, but they weren't serving lunch because they were still serving a brunch buffet. I don't know about you, but I don't do buffets. I don't go out to eat enough to share food prep with others. If I am paying for food, I want it made specifically for me. Maybe that is a crazy way to think, but I can't help it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14881965054/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3853/14881965054_0af3b101e5_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1407745752964.7651" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p>Here is a great shot of my fried Trix holding up the bridge! If anyone could actually hold it up, she could!</p><p>Great time, great friends, great summer day. </p><p>Enjoy the moments! </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-42413963231403655702014-08-09T20:51:00.001-05:002014-08-09T20:51:46.165-05:00Saturday bike . . .
<p>. . . ride to New Glarus.</p>
<p>Alarm was set this morning to make sure that we got going relatively early. It is big time beer events around Madison this weekend. The annual <a href="http://greattaste.org/faq/" target="_self" title="">Great Taste of the Midwest,</a> a gathering of craft brews and breweries bring 1,000 different beers to a lakeside park. The event is limited to 6,000 people and sells out quickly. Anyway, because of this emphasis on craft beers in the area, the New Glarus brewery is busier than normal and they had a limited release of sour Peach ale. While we got to the brewery at 10:45, there were lines of people already there at 7. We weren't there specifically for the limited release, although it would have been fun to participate. When we pulled into the parking lot people staff said that they had 1,500 people at the brewery just before we arrived. Even though we missed the limited release, we got to enjoy the wood fired pizza of LaFortuna pizza and enjoyed a couple of beers, including Staghorn and MoonMan, two of my favorites. </p>
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<p>I invited a couple that had participated in this years Tour de Brew, which I organize over Memorial Day weekend. I know they like to bike and thought they would enjoy this ride. They had never been to the New Glarus Brewery and I think and hope they had a great time. </p>
<p>Here are a couple of pictures from the road and of course in front of the tunnel entrance. </p>
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<p>After we got home, I was basically a couch potato. Well actually a <u>porch hammock potato</u>. I am embarrassed to say I did nothing. Usually a 30 mile ride doesn't tire me as much as today's, but I <strong>was</strong> tired and didn't want to do anything! Oh well, I know that these days are few and far between. No problem or reason to feel bad. Sometimes you just need to hang! </p>
<p>Tomorrow will be a busy Sunday with church and then we are going out on the boat, but that is tomorrow and next on the agenda is a wonderful night of sleep!</p>
<p>Enjoy the moments and enjoy good beer!</p>
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<div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-71356205553534082662014-08-09T18:54:00.001-05:002014-08-09T18:54:34.977-05:00A day off . . . <p>. . . of work. (I must not have pressed publish last night! Opps)</p><p>Oh how I love a Friday off from work, especially with no plans. No reason to set the alarm. Wake up when I want. Isn't that wonderful. </p><p>Nothing much on the agenda for today. Enjoyed my coffee outside, deadheaded some day lilies (there are only a few flowers left), watered and fertilized the flower beds, picked up some checks to be deposited for my church, grocery shopped and did laundry. </p><p>I road my bike to the bank, which was my 8th consecutive day of biking. Yea! </p><p>Didn't take my bike to the grocery store! As I was checking out at the store, the clerk asked a strange question? She wanted to know if I wanted my beverage left out? I wondered what she was referring too since I had bought milk, wine and tequila? It was my 32oz container of Kefir. 'Thanks but no!' I like Kefir, but havnver been tempted to crack it open for a swig! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14891473783/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5565/14891473783_babdc88de4_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1407628474420.4702" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="347" height="463"></a></div><p>It appears to have been a good exercising week based on my gear that gets hung to dry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14891475343/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3866/14891475343_e79f1defd1.jpg" id="blogsy-1407628474394.9258" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></div><p>7 tech shirts, 6 bottoms - that is a good week of work - biking and running gear! </p><p>Does anyone else living in a raised ranch use the railing to dry their clothes? If not, you should try it because it works great. My husband always comments, but the clothes are only there for the time it takes to dry. It's not like I leave them there for long! </p><p>Enjoy the moments! </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-13541930323680983352014-08-07T22:29:00.001-05:002014-08-07T22:29:00.830-05:00Broken . . . <p>. . . streak. I have posted 10 consecutive posts . . . but not yesterday . .</p><p>Yesterday, Wednesday August 6th was a day just like every other day, except that I ran the Movin' Shoes Full Moon run which had a start time of 9PM. Afterwards I met up with a couple of friends for some late dinner at Alchemy and didn't get to sleep until nearly midnight, excuses, excuses. </p><p>This was my 4th year of running this race and I really enjoy it. It is a small race with a 500 limit on participants. There were 431 finishers, which means that some people signed up and then were not able to run. </p><p>Sad to say that instead of getting faster I am getting slower. In 2011 - 29:34, 2012 - 29:39, 2013 - 30:57, and this year - 31:53. I guess that should be motivation for me to work on some speed work or at least get out there for more miles. And you know what, it was also a GREAT reminder that I LOVE to run. I really enjoy biking, especially commuting to and from work . . . I like biking on the road . . . and I like biking on trails . . . but at the end of the day, even though I am not speedy, I LOVE the way I feel from running. I will get more miles under my belt! </p><p>Every time I thought about running the race, I was conflicted. I haven't gotten much running in lately, especially because of all of the biking I have been doing, so I just wasn't feeling it. But I knew that three friends Rachel <a href="http://rachelreallife.blogspot.com" target="_self" title="">here</a>, Kim <a href="http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/" target="_self" title="">here</a>, and Corinne were going to be there and I am <u>never</u> unhappy after I run. And although I was not as speedy as I would have liked, I still had a great time and it provided me with the motivation to get out there for more runs.</p><p>Here is a picture of the 4 of us and just Corinne and I with the Capitol building in the background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14853488061/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5595/14853488061_24392b9178.jpg" id="blogsy-1407468539592.6006" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="373"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14669925779/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3864/14669925779_f31d443908_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1407468539569.5884" class="aligncenter" width="385" height="525" alt=""></a></div><p>Fast forward to this morning - those dang rocks (that block vehicle entrance to the bike path) did not move. I am sure they are regularly moved . . . but not this week. Both on this mornings commute and this afternoons commute, they were still in the same place. One of these days I will get to prove that they move. </p><p>Enjoy the moments! </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-21492600005367339392014-08-05T22:12:00.001-05:002014-08-05T22:12:11.481-05:00Moving . . . <p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> . . . boulders! </span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">On my bike commute to work, I bike on a variety of surfaces. I start out on</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">residential streets in my neighborhood, then bike on a road with a</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">designated bike lane, then hook up with the bike path, either biking</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">through Tenney Park or taking a short connecter path and then back onto a</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">street that is designated as a Bike Boulevard which is a local street with</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">low speed, low (motor vehicle) traffic volume and used primarily by</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">bicyclists. Motor vehicles are welcome on bicycle boulevards, but bikes can</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">use the entire lane.</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I have a couple of different routes to get to work, but they all end up</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">using a portion of the bike path to hook up with the Bike Boulevard. This</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">involves biking through a large parking lot that is NOT heavily used. To</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">get into the paved area, there is a slight turn off of the bike path and</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">blocking this are large boulders. These large boulders keep cars that might</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">attempt to pull out of the parking lot onto the bike path. If they did do</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">this, there wouldn't really be anywhere for them to go, they wouldn't fit</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">through the tunnels that are on either side of the path at this point, but</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I am sure that if the boulders were not there someone would attempt to</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">drive the bike path. What would really happen to them is that they would</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">likely drive right into the Yahara River which runs along the bike path!</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Anyway I swear someone keeps on moving the boulders. One day it is easy to weave through them and the next . . . not so much. Since I have to weave</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">through them, especially because I am usually coming from an awkward angle, I notice that they are not in the same location. I biked to work with my</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">neighbor and mentioned this to her and she said that she had seen someone</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">with a bike trailer behind their bike stop and sound quite confused, since</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">he had easily made it through the opening the day before and yet this</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">particular morning the opening was not large enough? So my mission for the</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">next couple of weeks is to take pictures so that I know I am not going</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">crazy.</span><br></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14840727352/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3920/14840727352_4ac2414ee2.jpg" id="blogsy-1407294730268.5264" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="421" height="316"></a></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">This morning I did a combination of running and walking my neighborhood 2</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">mile loop with Sophie. Since my legs were still tired from last weekends</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">bike ride I just didn't feel like running. My legs would probably appreciate</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">taking a day off from commuting to work via bike, but I didn't want to lose</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">the momentum that I had created by biking Friday, Saturday and Sunday.</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Just around the corner from my house was none other than one of the foxes.</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">My guess is this was one of the younger ones, he/she was pretty skinny.</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sophie and I were running and he jumped out of the tall grass scaring</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sophie who lunged at him. We all stopped and looked at each other . . .</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">then he moved on. No camera or phone with me.</span><br><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Mid afternoon I took a break and walked to my nearby coffee shop, Ground</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Zero for an iced coffee and peanut butter cookie.</span><br></span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14654384400/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3897/14654384400_7d6699b6ab_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1407294730281.7524" class="aligncenter" width="382" height="509" alt=""></a></div><p>Life is good. Enjoy the moments! </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-17879556156152525532014-08-04T21:55:00.001-05:002014-08-04T21:55:32.433-05:00Monday . . . <p>Monday, so good to me.</p><p>Or not. </p><p>I didn't set my alarm this morning. Instead I decided to sleep until I woke and ended up waking around 7:30. I decided to bike to work. I know that might sound crazy, especially after biking 147 miles on Saturday and Sunday, but it was a beautiful morning. </p><p>Besides the beautiful day (morning), I set a goal to bike everyday of August. It might not be many miles, but I would like to get on my bike everyday. I have been tracking my mileage and am participating in the National Bike Challenge. The challenge is made up of individuals, work groups or teams that track and report miles biked and earn points for every day biked, in addition to the mileage covered. Just a little added motivation to get on my bike. </p><p>Well the beautiful morning changed to rain and thunder this afternoon. I bailed and called Todd for a lift. I still biked, just half as many miles as my normal commuter route. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14852632943/" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3877/14852632943_a5a8c17d6a_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1407207334478.859" class="alignnone" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> Short and sweet.</p><p>Enjoy the day, enjoy the moments!</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-74743652593765172792014-08-03T20:50:00.001-05:002014-08-03T20:50:57.594-05:00MS 150 . . . <p>. . . day 2.</p><p>Ahhhhh! It feels so good to be done. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14636840898/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/14636840898_b60b460bdc_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1407117056278.166" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div><p>In total we biked 9 hrs and 36 minutes for a total of 147 miles. While day 1 is relatively flat with hills only popping up in the last 20 miles, the second day has hills, hills and more hills. It feels like every time you turn a corner there is another hill. Besides the hilly route, you are tired after Saturdays ride and sleeping in a dorm room. </p><p>On the way back into Madison we stopped at Christy's a great bar on Lake Waubesa to celebrate. At that point we had less than 5 miles to bike. We hung out there waiting for others from our team. I enjoyed a few vodka lemonades - </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14800477806/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2917/14800477806_8880f25551_c.jpg" id="blogsy-1407117056224.4597" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><p> This was my 5th year of participating in the MS 150 bike ride and very likely my last. But we will see once next year comes around! </p><p>Enjoy the moments! </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-74868031009494212652014-08-02T17:16:00.001-05:002014-08-04T07:00:01.145-05:00MS150 . . .. . . Day 1!<div>What a great day to ride 75 miles!</div><div><br></div><div>Early start to the day with an alarm set at 4! Got up quickly, coffee and smoothie consumed and then off to the pick up location for the bus ride to Pewaukee.</div><div><br></div><div>Bus ride was uneventful - it was a beautiful sunrise, but no photo. Arrived in Pewaukee, and quickly located our bikes. The bikes arrived in a semi and were then spread out on the lawn. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OvLaEeQtlsWvoJa5WYf8MmCS-I6oCReVl8V0KIYxDhPQ7z5JLIJbJ034mKspFaVhcYxoOD_ye0N45CWOIthvSpvuKL4zrQpwFhV61P8jbOuRlmG4AVeV4ZQdCHHXvzjoZ12oCkkWR8A/s640/blogger-image--1354095277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OvLaEeQtlsWvoJa5WYf8MmCS-I6oCReVl8V0KIYxDhPQ7z5JLIJbJ034mKspFaVhcYxoOD_ye0N45CWOIthvSpvuKL4zrQpwFhV61P8jbOuRlmG4AVeV4ZQdCHHXvzjoZ12oCkkWR8A/s640/blogger-image--1354095277.jpg"></a></div>Some years you find it right away and some years it is like finding a needle in a hay stack!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQsx0rKe85w5_OMx1n7B3cgeHNLxAuVnpZ6Wx09x7I-guGj_DZTwC5-1GKtSubemH0GQg0p_x0iPf9Nvi1x298muiToljA3UZjXS5Mf78Jv33D5INLgeDuYOQyEbPLbXjZIFwVE3RQdQ/s640/blogger-image--2093589770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQsx0rKe85w5_OMx1n7B3cgeHNLxAuVnpZ6Wx09x7I-guGj_DZTwC5-1GKtSubemH0GQg0p_x0iPf9Nvi1x298muiToljA3UZjXS5Mf78Jv33D5INLgeDuYOQyEbPLbXjZIFwVE3RQdQ/s640/blogger-image--2093589770.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is our team, not the biggest, we had two people drop out last week. But we did raise over $5,000 for MS!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We flew (that is relative) finishing 75 miles in 4 hrs and 13 minutes. Fastest finish ever for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJVNFgG-wW2NKUmFBgWCCdE2Snfp8CDHHNFB6Bmp6lFXgk_BHCYmi8NVPkmfj9klc0EWu8p6nJAnpQd7VVSCdGXQ4xnqSKlmxBspFzMGgNOPBb5gxaqTvDTRvWmFaPgKN6JqyiWwrTVg/s640/blogger-image-857917070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJVNFgG-wW2NKUmFBgWCCdE2Snfp8CDHHNFB6Bmp6lFXgk_BHCYmi8NVPkmfj9klc0EWu8p6nJAnpQd7VVSCdGXQ4xnqSKlmxBspFzMGgNOPBb5gxaqTvDTRvWmFaPgKN6JqyiWwrTVg/s640/blogger-image-857917070.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is Scott (co-worker and friend) coming into lunch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VucaP08jB1RKE7OY9EqQejeE8-oDbopo1tfaInRzbV7xsaYDp-CCsfm-vRzl5KsRJjr6lJDzk7S_Osk0T9faQUDfwiBjiP_GQUS4m37ZTpP8stXofb-PtsZRy6PIs1gapgdMLS78As4/s640/blogger-image--1868715390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VucaP08jB1RKE7OY9EqQejeE8-oDbopo1tfaInRzbV7xsaYDp-CCsfm-vRzl5KsRJjr6lJDzk7S_Osk0T9faQUDfwiBjiP_GQUS4m37ZTpP8stXofb-PtsZRy6PIs1gapgdMLS78As4/s640/blogger-image--1868715390.jpg"></a></div>My riding buddy Tricia and co-worker and friend Ken! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We made it to Whitewater and are staying in the dorms. Whenever someone wants to relive their younger years, have them stay in a college dorm! No air, hard beds . . . Oh the memories. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tonight there will be a program in a big (huge) tent, celebrating all the funds raised and explaining some of the awesome research being done for MS. Beer will be available. Tomorrow will be another 75 miles . . . but that is tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Enjoy the moments!</div></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr_j9CSlb-Gusgh8E0jRLlep5wvV3IuAQWFK8TaYuZoZoclPQT-tVXS22_k5KI2W6pubOeFQRvlVqDoBv6U_dAZLAu51j81WZ2dytkXG94fMR9UHSS4AHY_YOLgcZXwj6r4t167soThA/s640/blogger-image--298826830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr_j9CSlb-Gusgh8E0jRLlep5wvV3IuAQWFK8TaYuZoZoclPQT-tVXS22_k5KI2W6pubOeFQRvlVqDoBv6U_dAZLAu51j81WZ2dytkXG94fMR9UHSS4AHY_YOLgcZXwj6r4t167soThA/s640/blogger-image--298826830.jpg"></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Whitewater Whitewater42.835994 -88.735919tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-10606138474886588372014-08-01T21:14:00.001-05:002014-08-01T21:14:59.526-05:00Sleep . . . <p>. . . glorious sleep. It woke up so rested this morning. Sometimes your body just needs sleep and last night was the night devoted to allowing myself to sleep and wake when I wanted, which occurred at 8:10. Although I woke up a little earlier I fell back to sleep and eventually awoke to the cats crawling on me and the dog announcing that she needed to go out. 91/2 hours of sleep! </p><p>Relaxing morning coffee on the porch and then dead heading some flowers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14619634697/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5579/14619634697_7c6b98fdd9.jpg" id="blogsy-1406945698941.0364" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p>In preparation of tomorrow's MS 150 bike ride I washed my bike and cleaned the chain. I also washed my commuter bike so that it is ready for biking to work next week. Since we biked to New Glarus last Monday the chain was really dusty and goopy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14619635307/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3854/14619635307_5bdc8d8a01.jpg" id="blogsy-1406945698895.332" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><p>After running a few errands this afternoon I put my bike on the car rack and headed over to load my bike for he MS ride. The coordination of this event is awesome. Those of us in the Madison area load our bikes on semi's on Friday evening. They are then transported to Waukesha for the start of the ride. A couple of us decided to get to the drop off site a little before 5 and we were near the front of the line. This was great timing, since not long after we loaded our bikes and heading home the wind, thunder, lightning and rain started. I am sure there were quite a few people waiting in line when the storm came through. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14825998403/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3847/14825998403_22eb95b695.jpg" id="blogsy-1406945698952.908" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="418" alt=""></a></div><p>Early evening since we have to be back to the same location to load ourselves onto buses to make the trip to Waukesha at 5:00 AM. </p><p>Enjoy the moments!</p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-2957557947291283152014-07-31T22:12:00.001-05:002014-07-31T22:12:38.547-05:00I biked . . . <p>. . . to work and back today. First bike commute this week. Ahhhhhh!</p><p>The morning bike ride to work was a great 30 minute commute. The ride home was even better, if that is possible. Relaxing on my way home, a beautiful Thursday afternoon, my last work day for the week, what could be better? Plus I stopped at the Pilates Spa and attended a 1 hour class. The only thing I didn't do was run today.</p><p>Backing up to the morning. It was a late evening last night because of Concerts on the Square, I didn't get home until 10:15 and it was 11:00 before I was asleep. For me getting somewhere around 8 hours of sleep is instrumental on how I feel. This week I have not been getting great nights of sleep, which tends to wear on you as the week goes on. </p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14612412137/" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3884/14612412137_9e859558fb.jpg" id="blogsy-1406862759316.9844" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to bike home after Pilates</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Miles biked this year through the end of July 1224. I am hoping to top 2000 miles this year, which should be doable based on past history. </p><p>Less words than yesterday . . . </p><p>Enjoy the moments! </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-18426249552827581112014-07-30T23:10:00.001-05:002014-07-31T13:16:58.167-05:00Another day . . . . . . and I didn't bike to work today. I love to bike to work, so when events occur during the day or evening that just make it difficult for me to bike, I get down. Today's reason was that I was invited it Concerts on the Square by a consultant group that is assisting us with a Peoplesoft software upgrade project. <br />
Most people bring a blanket and some food and drink and sit on the Capitol lawn, but we were invited to the US Bank building and were on the 3rd floor balcony. It was a beautiful evening to be outside enjoying the lovely weather, eating good food and having a drink or two! Although we couldn't see the orchestra we could hear them and the setting was lovely. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2689376182390843480.post-75747718760645250572014-07-29T20:50:00.001-05:002014-07-29T20:50:19.725-05:00Lucky for . . . <p>. . . the fox picture 'cause that was the only picture for the day! </p><p>Wow, it was a tough morning to get out of bed. I was tired from yesterdays bike trip to New Glarus but I also didn't sleep well. I woke up and was not able to return to sleep. I know we all have times when we wake and then that is it, we just can't fall back to sleep, but why does it happen when we are really tired and want to sleep? Anyway, last night once I was awake, I did get up and had a glass of milk. Do you think that drinking milk puts you back to sleep? It usually works for me, but not last night. It seemed like I was up for at least 2 hours shifting from one side to another . . . ARGGGGGG. And why does it seem like when you are laying there awake, your husband started to make noises! Does he normally make these noises but since I am sleeping I don't hear them? Whatever the answer, it was driving me crazy last night. Eventually I must have fallen back to sleep, because the next thing I knew my alarm was going off. I promptly reset it to 6:00 to give myself a little more sleep. I never really know if that helps or not.</p><p>Finally up and going with the normal morning routines - let the dog out, make a cup of coffee, clean the litter box, let the dog in, feed the dog, feed the cats, let the outside cat out and this morning, since I was running late, no run with Sophie. Although I had wanted to bike to work, considering that I was already running late, I decided that I should drive. I made my lunch, got ready for work and headed out the door. At the corner, who should appear, but one of our neighborhood foxes. We have a couple of adults and at least 4 kits living in the neighborhood. Sophie and I have run into them while running and we often see them running through the yards and across the streets. While I know they are wild animals, they seem to have adapted to life in the neighborhood and other than being cautious when their babies are around, they appear not to care about us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100828144@N06/14778691011/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3892/14778691011_f0be56cf35.jpg" id="blogsy-1406685021064.0679" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="365" alt=""></a></div><p>Tonight was our second to last Tai Chi class. I haven't figured out if I like it or not. It is relaxing and I know that the Chinese have been practicing this for centuries, but I just don't understand the chi piece. Do I have to believe? Is this actually something that you really feel? I sort of get it. We are living breathing creatures, there must be an energy source within us. But can the "average joe/jane" actually feel Chi flowing through their body? Or are we simply feeling our blood flowing? I will continue to practice and learn.<br></p><p>Enjoy the moments! </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4