Let's do this!

Way to be the first one in the gym!

26 for the week - already? Impressive, are you looking for another big week?

LOL! Way to be the die hard!

:) ha ha hate the fakers. do you like your new shoes? do they seem to help your feet?

Have you seen the commercials for the new Reebok leg and butt shaping shoes?

Have I ever. I modeled in those commercials.

I haven't seen those reebok's but heard about them. Do you think they actually work? Hey I am willing to try anything :)

Oh yeah, and the shoes are great Merri. I am so glad I got two new pairs. I am currently thinking about buying a 3rd new pair.

Perhaps those new reeboks would give you a Jennifer Lopez rear burt?

I think sketchers tried to copy the reebok shoes and they have something similar. burt how have they been working for you?

hahaha you guys have to watch this video:

http://www.reebok.com/microsites/easytone_reebok/

I just remembered that my friend Liz got a pair and is testing them out guinea pig style for everybody. I will have to ask her how they are working out for her.

here's her website if you're interested. http://www.lizrosenbaumfitness.com/blog/

she doesn't count b/c she was already super hot and toned before the shoes. :)

Yep. Those are the ones. There's more if you scroll down. They're a little risque.

And Jennifer Lopez wants my butt. Okay, that didn't sound right.

Those fakers made me wait to get on the stair climber. Urghhh....

They must have all been there way early because I was expecting to not be able to get on a TM, But at 7:00 it was nice! I parked right in front and hopped right on a TM.

How in the H--- can a sneaker shape your butt and legs -- whatev! Hype!!

1 hour on the eliptical - Dang!

Way to shake it up.

♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ shake it up do do ♪♫♪♫ shake it up ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫

Nice miles - is your foot feeling better?

Cool. Got any races coming up?

Hooray for a good foot!

Hooray for you! It is such a great feeling to "be back"!

NICE!

:(

ugh ugh ugh

Hooray for being over an injury! They are such a pain and get in the way of good training! Such is life!

Shoulda hopped in Merri's suitcase and hitched a ride to the Magic Kingdom.

ha ha yes you should have! how is the footsie?

I know the feeling, somewhere warm sounds so nice!

Nice.....Nice!!! Great consistency with your workouts!! Way to go girly~

nice job! I saw you driving home this morning and thought how sad she's already done w/ her work out and I haven't started. and now I think how sad she had ran 11.25 miles before I was even out of bed :) ha ha

Don't feel sorry for yourself Merri. You're the blog's flavor of the week.

Nice run Lily.

I hate being alone too, but mtn climbing sounds fun! Did i read that right you left the gym at 5:30??? So you were there at 4:30! You're dedicated!!

I cannot believe how early you get there girl! Good job!

Great workout! My hubby use to travel weekly - it stinks, especially with kids!

Woot Woot! Sweet :)

woot woot!

Nice job lilmeyster.

Woot woot! Wait. I was supposed to say that yesterday. I'm just a Johnny Come Lately.

better than a johnny be good.

Or a john btw.

I wouldn't mind a johnny depp though.

johnny depp now or johnny depp twenty years ago? 21 jump street or captain jack sparrow?

captain jack for sure. no charlie and choc factory though.

Gross. I'm going to the johnny to puke now.

You've got some big mileage this week - NICE!

What's so bad about January? Fake gym goers?

Great mileage!

February just brings out t he love burts I mean birds is all Burt.

Well, I am in love with myself.

I thought it was just your legs?

LOL!

Holy cow! How far you gonna run this week?

you are AMAZING!! I have no idea how you run so far, I die after 2 LOL!! good job!

speaking of 9 mile, you ever been there? we took field trips there when I was little.

Maybe it's time to post those pictures.

Maybe it's time to remove that tapeworm.

Maybe it's time to stop sleeping with your head in a vise.

nice comments burt :) You do look skinny minny but I haven't noticed your face looking so skinny you should be mortified. I think you look great.

55.5 miles on the week? Wow!

Um, did everyone run 8 miles today; me, you, twinkies, carolyn . . . .who else? Great job.

ha ha! I was just thinking that myself!

I'm sure allie did. LOL!

I love spin! Way to go!

burt - it looks like allie saw this and ran 8 more to double it :) you know how she likes to win... :)

good job lily!

Wow I better start watching what you are doing. That is what I run 8 miles in on average. Great job!

It was good...not quite shauna and her class though. I did not push myself too hard, but I felt it in my core and some arms. legs were already hash when I went in so I didn't do any lunges or squats :)

Double digits - fantastic!

So I had to do the elliptical while I watched Lily run in front of me today, and I had to sit there an say ahhh I wish I could run like the good old days. :)

Way to go GIrl! You should have come in and shook it with us (or maybe I should have dragged my bootie out to the TM!)

Paula Radcliffe holds the women's world record, and I believe she's from England. But you're totally going to break it. :)

Yeah I meant to put the 'UK" not the US. Yep that's her!

That's screaming fast!

Yeah right. You kicked its booty.

You are a running Fool! you go!

or a skinny face? I thought you wanted to gain some pounds.

There are some guys that like a little extra junk in the trunk. Or so I hear.

HAHA! Very nice workout.

That was a really good article. Thanks for posting it. I concur that most men like a little meat on the bones, and I think 18-20 looks really good. I really like the pictures. I have no idea where I am. Oh, nice workout btw. :)

After re-reading what I wrote yesterday I made myself sound like my body fat percentage is over 20%. By the looks of those picture there is no way I am the 25% picture. I am probably around the 20%, I think what I am saying is I am shooting to be around 18% by summer. I think I can do it? :) Then again, my 5'10 body might look a little skeletal at 18% as well. hhmmmm I don't want that.

just another male opinion.18 to 22 looks fit and great. drop too much below 18 and it can start looking a bit freakish.

haha agreed!

I could handle being 15-18%. :)

yes I love the old garmin too. I need the foot pod though, I can only run outside w/ mine which kinda stinks.

Woah! Where did that 6:37 come from? Merri, she's taking over your rock star status.

I guess I just lost my husband, I don't know where he went. so I'm gonna drink my money, I'm not gonna pay his rent.

I can't believe you actually know the lyrics to that song. Here's all I know. Nana na na nana, nana na na na na.

:) what can I say wasn't pink a mormon once? or did she live in utah once? or did I make that up? I think I made that up.

I think everyone was a mormon once.

Lily -- Nice! You are a rockstar.. kinda scared to start running with you again..

Sounds like your husband is wam bam done.

Correct! I am too, but it's a little hard to grasp.

Good luck!

I know. I did it a couple of years ago. In fact, I blogged about it. But I'm sure you didn't make this all important decision on a whim. You probably prayed about it and stuff. For me, knowing that I'd never have a biological son was tough, but after having a baby with Down's, I knew we were done.

Ouch!! Had that done a few years back and it wasn't pretty. The first day was the worst, so take care of him and give him a lot of sympathy. Poor guy. Sleeping in to 6:35? I still have 2-3 REM cycles to go at 6:35. ha.

Hope the surgery went well! Very bitter sweet situation I am sure. I can see that maternal side of you being a little torn, but oh baby how nice it'll be not to worry about it down the road :) Hope it went well!! Nice mileage also. Lately 6 miles is on the high end of my running so it's funny to hear you say "only 6 miles", pretty impressive to me girly! Nice job~

Thanks guys, surgery went well. Honestly, he said for the first 8 hours it felt like someone was kicking him over and over in the jewels. But it's all good now. He was up and at em today. It will be a relief not to have to worry about getting prego. I am the sickest of the sick when I am pregnant.

Kellie- I may run a lot of miles each week, but I still haven't run a full marathon and you have! I am jealous of you. You've done a few now. I don't know that I'll ever have the guts to do one either. You're my hero.

You could do a marathon no problemo! :) By the way St. George increased its # of runners, but it also increased its price. I know Lyns wants to do a marathon this year, you two should do it.

I saw you leaving just as I was getting started!

Only 4? Isn't that a waste of your time? LOL!

Woohoo! Nice!

Good luck when they draw the urine.

Oh I love having blood and urine samples taken :) I get to do the same thing on Wed. You know those sweet glucose tests we all love so much. Nice job on the miles!

Highland dancing for FHE?

I know, I'm a moron...

What kind of dancing?

Scottish Highland dancing at Central Utah Stars. It's so fun. I am going to take Maile with me next week and see if she likes it.

oh I wonder why she's not sleeping well. I can't believe you get up at 4:20. You are a tough cookie. :)

I can't believe you got up after all that! You are so dedicated, I for sure would have turned off the alarm. You are much better than I.

Crying one day, laughing the next. That's good, right? I don't understand women.

I count laughing as an ab workout too. :)

Very nice workout, and it looks like you're having a really good week so far. Hope you have a great weekend.

wow girl! I am amazed at how far you run everyday! how long does it take you?

That is a really good workout. It looks like you covered just about everything :) Have a great week.

Hey thanks scott! :)

Tynelle, I usually run 8 miles in about 58-60 minutes. 9 miles in 1:08ish, 10 miles in 1:15ish. :)

Rest now Lily. Live to fight again another day. ;)

live to fight another day. good one burtina :)

Burtina? Grumble grumble.

Maybe the time change making ya tired?

Sweat Betty. Did you eat spaghetti?

Sweaty Betty- Ha! Very nice work this week Lily. You had some hardcore workouts. Have a great weekend.

You would rock the half. Just sayin'.

Nice miles. Yeah, this weather really makes me want to get outside. I can't wait to get out this week. I hope you get out and have a great week.

Tammy B. might be interested in some early morning outside runs.

Also do you know MichelleL on the blog? She's always looking for running company. She's great!

You've had a lot of fatigue lately.

8 miles is awesome no matter what and especially when you are tired!!!

What did you guys talk about?

You sound fine to me. Maybe because I always imagine what you really sound like. No, but seriously, I hope you get better soon. All that ickiness is no fun.

Hope you get feeling better soon so you can get outside and do some running (if this weather would ever cooperate). have a great weekend.

Hope you start feeling better. Nice work getting out even though you're not feeling great. Have an excellent week.

ugh I hate being under the weather.

Yeah get well soon sweets!

I know. I read your Facebook post.

Oh Lily. Why am I such a dork?

I dunno. Why are you dorky Burt?

Wow, what a great workout. Excellent job doing your core workout after running 12.

a half marathon will be no problemo for you! :) good job!

Outside?

(guilty whistling)

I'm with you on the weather. I am dying for Spring to finally get here. Hope you have a great week.

Yeah I am sick of the snow :(

Wow Lily. You really need to do a race sometime. I want to see how you stack up to the competition.

hmmm expand on this Burty.

I know what machine you're talking about and I would like the learn the name too! :) good job on the work out.

results from the last race I did last summer (I didn't dare do anymore because I had the ankle sprain a couple of days before this one) http://www.runnercard.com/runner/data/1825/2121/Result/Womens_10K.htm

now you need to do a 10k w/ out a sprained ankle and see what your time is. Find a small race then win money or some cool prizes :)

I know, I really need too. I hate doing them alone.

I forgot about that race. So many bloggers in the top 20. 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20. Those are the ones I know anyway.

My point is, now that your ankle is better, you would dominate!

Lyns is doing the 5k on may 1st and tammy is doing the 1/2. both lavender days & onion days are good races. lavender might only be a 5k though and onion days has both 5k and 10k

Lil - lets do some races together homey!

I'm for sure doing speedy Spaniard. don't know if I'll be running the whole thing but I'll be there at the starting line :)

Come to Alabama. I'd be glad to do a race with you! Or, we could stand at the start line together. As soon as the gun goes off you'd leave me in the dust!

Lyns I would love it if we could run every single race together. I feel so much better if someone I know is there with me. I was thinking about doing the Provo 1/2 on may 1st, and the Utah Valley 5k. Maybe the Spanish Fork memorial 5k just for the fun of it. The speedy Spaniard for sure this year again! Merri so looking forward to seeing you at the start :) And just maybe I can muster the confidence to do the hobble creek 1/2.

KP thanks for you kindness! :)

Burt you should come up here this summer and run the Speedy Spaniard with us girls. You would have fun I promise!

But Burt I can't promise that we wouldn't tease the H3!! out of you.

Lyns do you want to run the Lehi Round-up 10k on June 26th?

I usually get a stitch in my side when I lift before cardio. It's the worst. you have been getting in some great workouts lately.

I'm thinking about doing the Hobble Half as well. Hopefully I can pick up some other local raced too. The Speedy Spaniard sounds like fun, however I am not speedy. :)

Sure why not.. i'll do the Lehi Round-up thingy dingy.

Did you just say high knees? kee kee kee. heinies.

LOL, exactly!

Did you rip those abs?

Uh huh :)

Wow Lily! You da man! (In the most feminine way possible.)

Congrats! That is AWESOME!

What a great feeling.

It's like dancin' on the ceiling.

SWEET! That is very cool Lily. Congrats on your run.

Burt- HA!

Nice work on the sweat machine :) You have been getting in some killer workouts lately. Nice work. I think you should run a marathon. :)

what is the high knees machine? i know what high knees are; just don't know that i've seen a machine for them...

An hour of high knees? Um, like, wow.

Yeah like wow.. and I was going to say I wanted to run with you on Saturday morn.. but no way am I running 13 miles... whoa!

Lyns if you want to run outside saturday we dont have to do 13. How many do you feel okay with?

Great workout!

You should try hiking some peaks. :) It's a good way to mix things up.

I forgot I've got body by banks stuff on Sat Morn, but the next week I would love to run outside with you. We need to talk.

Lyns it's all good. We can do it whenever you want to.

Scott I would love to hike some peaks. But I don't know anyone who does and I would never go alone. Yikes!

There are some bloggers that are going to run/hike Timpanogos when some of the snow melts. you should join us.

Way to go Miranda!

I wantsta. But only if I can wash a load of laundry on your abs.

I'm going to have to agree with Burt on this one.

Nice on the six-pack. I'm still working on my one-pack.

I think I say this everytime but serisouly you are amazing! I need some of your motovation, no really help me out here. I go to the gym by myself everymorning and get so bored with the same thing, I think mostly because I have no idea what I am doing. Yeah, love the high knees machine. I am sure it is the same thing we have here. It really works your glutes! Do you run with pepper spray? I ran with it this morning for the first time but I feel that the bad guy would probably use it on me before I could pull it out.

Nice running foo'!

Nice workout. Hope you have a great week.

Work it!!

Nice workout. Way to get outside. Yeah!

Oh my goodness, I haven't left you a comment since Monday. And even then I called you a foo'. I'm so sorry.

:P

Have fun on your date with Lyns.

It was a HOT date - literally!

I'll have to meet this Kira girl :) You looked strong on Saturday when I saw you running outside. :)

That was a good run that night- it was warmish though. But the question is, what the H3!! happened? Now it's like 46 degrees!!!

Merri why thank you. I felt good outside that day!

Lyns did you see the packet pick up location for the 5k changed?

Yeah I just saw that, thanks for the headz up though.

Geesh, you were a workout machine today. Very nice. The more I work out the hungrier I am. Every time I lift I get super hungry the rest of the day. With as much as you workout, I am sure your metabolism is already quite speedy.

Is Geesh a word? Ha.

You use the word but quite frequently.

Good luck Saturday!

LOL you're right Burt!

I was wondering how tall you were because you look tall. And you weigh about the same as my husband. He's 6'2.

And I'll take all the luck I can get! :)

I just think it's funny that you commented on my blog from one year ago today.

Yeah well, I was just checking it out :)

OKay Burt come check out the newly added picture of my guns :)

Woo hoo! Look at that tone! All that work is paying off. :)

......and did it without P90x shhmex

Hawt!!!!

you have really pretty hair!

Good luck Lilster! You guys will do great!!!

Nice guns! :) Good luck with the 5K on Sat. You will rock it.

Yay Lily!!! Awesome work today!!! I think I was in shock after too, It was soooo cold!!! but still very fun :)

Way to go Lily! I have no doubt you'll be able to meet your goal. Glad you had fun.

Wow! Very nice time on your race. You crushed my 5K time :) Good luck with your goal. Mine is to break 21 minutes at some point this year. I have a long way to go.

Nice job Lily! You are super super fast! You should be able to break 20 minutes no problem, especially in better weather.

Congrats on the nice 5k PR!

Very nice workout! That is a fast 5 miles. Did you use the free weights? :) So machines aren't bad, but most serious lifters that are trying to build muscle use free weights. I'm not an expert, but a few of the muscle guys at the gym have been telling me to switch over to them exclusively. According to them the machines are better for getting a good cardio workout and keeping your tone, but not as good for building the muscle. One advantage to the machines is it is less likely that you will get hurt because they keep the weight balanced and stable. Just something to think about.

I think I will try it more. Thank you QT

Hi Maile! Is she the one that tells you that you look like ICarly and you have a skinny face?

Yes that would be her :)

Very nice job pushing through even though you didn't feel like it. That pic is adorable.

So tell me how you get pics on here again.

It's kind of weird. The only way I know how to do it is if I pull a picture off my family blog by copying and pasting. I honestly don't know how to do it other than that. It's frustrating. I have a video to put on here but no idea how to do it! grrr

You were a teen trouble maker??? I don't believe it. When is the Speedy Spaniard? I'll think about it.

Hey, I didn't get to watch that video of Nie because I can't watch YouTube videos at work. I went to watch it this morning and it was gone. :(

What's your email and I will email the youtube link k?

BTW Speedy Spaniard is July 24th gun time is 6:30.

That's a fast eight. Nice running.

Thank you Calvin!

That road has had more car races on it than any race track in the U.S. Not that I ever did...??? but I am just saying. Those trees use to be a lot taller, but then they all died and now they are growing back. Great 8 today btw!

Tyler I knew you had some stories of tree road! LOL Of course Kellie probably does too. This road is famous! I miss those big tall trees. I had a friend that took me down there and said ok I'm going to just drive and you count the trees....so I started counting and then she sped up! LOL! I don't know how many trees there are but I was sure a sucker. I'm sure we'll pass you on the 'speedy route' this summer again! :)

That is a very fast 8 miles. Very nice. Abs, elliptical and weights? Wow, you're on one today. Have you stopped working out yet? :) (manly smile).

I saw a lady at the gym the other day wearing a Speedy Spaniard shirt. I would run it, but I am just not speedy.

You don't have to be super fast to run the speedy. You could totally do it. You have a great pace :)

I'll come back later this afternoon peeps.

Hey, I slept in today too (Jun cancelled our run this morning). I will definitely be doing something later on as well.

Nice miles! Hope you have a great weekend.

You just crushed my HM time by 13 minutes! You basically ran a full minute per mile faster!

Well, when I run the Spanish Fork half marathon this Sept. let's home I can crush my last half marathon time from 2 years ago. I am hoping...

Nice job on the super speedy miles. Hope you have a great weekend/Mothers Day.

I really like your goals. That is seriously a hardcore week!

As for the long term: I usually drink 1 soda (Diet Coke) every day. It is one of my only vices and I am not ready yet to give it up :) I like the idea of still having one once per week. Make sure it is a BIG one.

I could never give up sugar desserts. You are much tougher than I am. I do try and only have them in moderation though.

You can reach your 5/10K goals for sure. You are almost there.

If I drank that much water I would never leave the bathroom. Ha. I hate getting old.

well....I already botched a goal by eating a dounut this afternoon. I went to macey's and it's like it was staring me in the face begging me to eat it. So I did. I suck....that one is going to be the hardest one.

ahhh lake powell sounds so fun!

That always happens when I see one of those chocolate Dunford donuts. Oh, they are the best, but sooo bad for you. ha.

do you get free tanning w/ a VIP pass? I've often wondered...

yeah you do. I really like turning my skin into fresh leather at least once a week. Really brings out the old lady in me. LOL hahahaha

Really though, I don't go tanning all that often. I'm kind of more olive skinned and tan very easily and tend to keep the tan longer than most. Someday I'll stop going tanning for good. I don't want to look like an old lady before my time.

HAHA! Nice clips. I love the Cakes and Pies. Funny! Did somebody say steak?

Yeah for getting a boat! I have been trying to convince my wife we 'need' one for a few years now. So fun!

I wasn't able to watch those clips at work. As soon as that dude puked I was like, he just hurled on someone. LOL!

yea for a boat! let me break it in for you guys :) and I was looking into a 5k for Wes to do and realized the run 13 memorial day race is on Sat the 29th. If you wanted to do 2 races right in a row the Spanish Fork one is on the 31st I think :)...races are addicting to me.

Yeah maybe I'll try and run them both. It is kind of close together tho. I wish you were in a condition to run with me.

When is it going to be warm? I want to run outside in the mornings so bad but it is just to cold @#!$@#$%!

Barf on him.

LOL!!

I agree with Burt 100%. You gotta love the meat-heads.

Picturing someone roundhouse kicking another in the face at the gym just made me smile:) Funny stuff!

Well, you probably covered those 6 miles in 20 minutes, so it looks like you had an hour long workout today.

Did you find anyone you wanted to kick this morning? Nice work out.

6 miles in 20 minutes ha, right. An hour and 20 min workout more like it. Rough stuff.

I don't want to kick anyone in the morning. oh wait, there is one guy named Roy, he is a loud mouth. Just ask Merri

Or maybe his name is Jim. I dunno, either way they are both loud. :) ( a very feminine smile)

Are you sure you're not pregnant?

I was having a similar discussion with my wife last night because she has felt really low energy levels this week. I told her that I've learned a lot about my body through climbing over the last 15 years and I've come to realize that the human body cycles between low and high energy states at different times. I generally find that with me I cycle low for about a week and then begin to trend up again over a couple weeks, have a nice high trend for about a week and start to trend down to a low. So, I get about 4 weeks of good to high energy and 1 week of low. After talking with other people about it, it appears this is actually fairly normal, although timing my be different for people. You can do research online about it, but maybe you are just cycling low right now. I was certainly that way last week. And I can feel myself starting to trend up right now. I hope I'm still at high energy for my race in two weeks.

Sounds like a menstrual cycle Jun.

Bwahahaha. Don't mess with me!

Yep. Definitely. Laughing hysterically one second. Angrily yelling the next. LOL!

Jun I think you are right! In fact, I thought about it and one of my friends that I run with had her low a few weeks ago. She couldn't run well that week and kept mentioning it. I have it happen in a cycle too I noticed. It's no good. I am so glad I am going to be gearing back up soon!

Burt somebody is going to die if I end up prego again

Shawn would be the one to die if you were prego again .... poor Shawn!

Very nice miles today. Good luck with your long run tomorrow if you are still doing it. You are far from a whimp!

Yes Lyns, Shawn could very well be a dead man....somebody has been lazy if you know what I mean

A bug zapper.

Make sure you take a picture of yourself wearing shop goggles on your run.

You're fast.

How about one of those big nets that cover your whole head? That would look soooooo cool. Do it, take pics and then post them up.

Hey, if you keep eating bugs you won't ever have to take gel or Gu. I'm sure it is a nice protein boost. :P

Haha! I love it. We need more 'Sunday sinners' on the blog.

I'm going to put a list of Sunday sinners on my blog. Walter, Riverton Paul, Scott, Lily,...lol!

:o)

HAHA! I like that idea.

dont' be jealous Burt. I know you just wanted to come!

Oh, I'm sure I could come up with some justification for it. LOL!

Is the trail all clear and clean from all the construction?

I want to run a river trail. There's no rivers in Arizona.

Hey Lily, how's your friend Tavah Redd Babcock doing? LOL! Sometimes I play this silly game I made up where I click on a friend's friend and so on and see if I can eventually find someone that is one of my friends. (I know. I'm a dork.) But if you click on people that look like they're Mormon, usually it works. So Tavah happens to be friends with you and a former mission companion of mine Jeremy Lyman.

Tavah and I have been friends since elementry school. I think I know Jeremy Lyman. I think I went to Jr high with him?

Merri Trail is clear! It is awesome! I just love how there are hills on the trail. I think it help prepare you for outside races.

Burt our river trail is beautiful. It is mostly surround by trees. You feel like you are not near anywhere urban at all. I will take pics there and post on here soon.

I don't know Lily. He grew up in Cedar Hills, but he's like 35. Maybe he was a 6th grader when you were a 1st grader.

BTW - Tavah's really pretty. Is everyone from Spanish Fork pretty?

Oh, and wouldn't it be cool if you knew someone that could teach you how to post pictures AND videos to your blog...

Your right, i don't know him. That is a different Lyman I knew. Tavah lives in cedar hills so they are prolly in the same ward or something.

Spanish fork has it's share of beauty! :) There could be some ugly rednecks lingering still tho!

My husband is a computer wizard- he could help me. However, were so tired when we sit down at night- I'll probably never enlist his help. I'll keep trying to figure it out!

Gee, I just wish there was somebody else who knew...somebody...anybody. Hmmm...

Burt, you have waaaay too much time on your hands. Shouldn't you be moving junk instead of feeding your FB addiction?

ha

just added a picture to this entry. Put a face to 'Julie'. I run with her most days of the week.

Julie's pretty, too. Tell her I have a crush on her.

Okay, time to analyze the picture. First, you have your boy in the background. He has the most guilty look on his face. You know he just did something. Then, there's 3 of the 4 little girls in their pajamas still. You have to love the sprinkles all over the Disney Princess's lips. But hey, you're prepared with a bag of baby wipes. However, maybe those are for the old fashion diaper you're about to put on the kid next to you. Meanwhile, Julie is making sure the kids bless the food before they eat it. Like any Mormon family, you have to have the two BBQ's and the tiger print kiddy-sized fold up seats. Tell the girls in the green shirts to watch out for that bear trap behind them.

LOL. It was my daughters birthday party- pajama party.

Brut- Is there anyone you don't have a crush on?

hmmm....I can't think of anyone. Maybe Walter. No, I kinda have a crush on him, too. You know who I really have a crush on is Zoraya Muntzing Judd. She's a common friend of both you and Denny Thorne. I like how she barely wears clothes in her pictures, yet her interests are the temples and the relief society. LOL!

:) Big manly smile, if you know what I mean.

Burt- HA! I could tell you some stories about Zoraya. She used to work with me a few years ago. She is a very nice girl, but yeah, you should see the video she posted today of her poll dancing. Oh my! It was screaming Relief Society...

You need some cheerleading. Go Lily!

Brut- I want to see you in a cheerleader outfit.

Hey, that is a pretty good workout for someone that isn't feeling motivated. You're awesome!

Thanks for your cheer Burt.....still tired though. I think I need to go to sleep earlier at night. That would probably help

Scotty you're always so positive with me. Thanks!

So, somehow I got a second wind and just went to the gym and ran 3.1 IN 19 MINUTES!!! Wohooo!!!

You did what???? Geez you're fast. I'll never invite you to run with me because you'll force me to go to fast. LOL!!!!! JK! I read your tomorrow entry.

Here's another cheer - L-I-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi, you fast, you fast, yo' momma says you fast!

Wooohoo! That is totally cool. You're fast.

Nice workout. I hope you are getting some of your energy back. Hey, I liked the tunes, and now I have that song in my head :) (manly smile)

Some people can be real jerks and take themselves waaaay too seriously. Unless you're an olympic elite- get over yourself already. I'm sure you would rock over most of the 'guys' he puts on his team. I hope they lose BAD.

"I would have never pegged you for mechanical . . . . I prefer women working on my car."

I have no running pride. I don't care if women run faster than me (I expect it actually). I don't ever care who I run with - women or men. I just like company. Everyone is invited to my party.

I hope they lose too. Thanks for making me feel better you two. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but it has been to me. It ruined my morning.

Who doesn't want to run or hike or climb with company? Why does it matter if someone is faster than another or most? Duh.

Seriously, I totally agree. I cannot stand people who get caught up in stereotypes. Not to call anyone out in on this blog, but even people who talk about getting 'chicked'. I don't get it. Running, of all sports, has the least amount of delineation between genders. This last saturday I watched more women that I can count blow by me and I never gave it a second thought. The only thing that came to mind was "wow, they are fast".

Maybe he was using that as an excuse cuz his wife, or some other participant's wife didn't want any women on the team. Either way, find out if he's running any other races before then, and kick his trash.

Who are you talking about??? THats kinda shady!

Thanks for posting the link to the music...I cannot for the life of me find a place to buy the music...itunes, pandora...would you mind telling me where you downloaded from? Thanks girly!

Tynelle I have the CD (disc 1 and 2) how about I burn you copies and mail them? Private message me your address k? :)

Are you taking orders? I'll even come and pick mine up!!!!

I can totally burn you one as well Jun. You'll love it! It totally carries you through longer runs with it's beats. The songs change throughout the album.

I've been listening to them on youtube since I first read your post . . . so like, all day. I'd be psyched to run to this.

private message me your address Jun and I'll mail them to you. Don't be scared, I am a harmless runnin' housewife and mama. :) I'll throw in a burn of Paul Oakenfold. He is freaking sweet as well. Great beats and tunes!

Nobody's scared of you Lily.

I think the beaver must have bit you on the bum.

A round house to his face would have helped. Isn't that how you take care of the meat heads at the gym?

That is very creepy and is just weird. It sounds like he was up to no good. I'm glad you carry pepper spray. Hope you have a great weekend.

Oh and nice job with the workouts this week.

Hope your sick girl is feeling better. There is nothing worse than sick kids. I hope the rest of your weekend is good. Nice miles today.

thanks. I'm home with her today. I think she's on the mend though. Have a great weekend too :)

Seriously, snow this late in May? And its sticking to the ground. I'll go running later.

Take yourself on a date with crazy bike man.

Jun Burt said it best that we need to kick mother nature in the ovarian cyst :) sounds good to me!

Burt LOL you crack me up bad. I think bike man has a hidden man cave off the trail. creepy! hey that poor merri is still going strong on the prego front. She's says she'll walk the speedy spaniard if she has too! hehe I'm sure she won't need to do that tho

Jun I know you live in SL county, but have you thought of running the speedy spaniard this July down here in the SF? It's a beautiful run and lot's of fun!

This weather really blows. Nice job getting your TM on.

I have to disagree with Burt regarding dating the bike dude. If anything I think you need to pummel him with massive amounts of pepper spray.

yeeeah pepper spray him. I've always wanted to see what will happen to someone who does something awesome enough to deserve it. :)

Scott - do you mean it's really windy? I've heard about the rain, snow, and cold, but this is the first I've heard about the wind.

Burt are you not familiar with the term 'blows'? hahaha

I don't even know who Hugh Heffner is.

ah yes, I remember....it's okay. I still like you. ☺

Okay Jun (I feel special that I know your real first name BTW) I just looked at the Sapper Joe website and I must say I am impressed. That looks a little hard and your results form last year looked awesome. There's a pic on there of you too. Sure you know that though.

I bet I could bet the course record for the 50k for Women. Just sayin..... :)

Meant to say 'beat the course record for women". I type faster than I realize

You run fast and type fast. I've never been more intimidated. Ha.

Sapper Joe is fun. You probably could beat the CR. I'll plan on seeing you there Saturday morning. The gauntlet has been thrown. Ok, maybe not, but something to think about for the future.

I'm rambling.

I would totally do it, but.....I am running run13's 5k on Saturday and I am totally betting on PRing that race. I am trying to do it in under 20 minutes. So I can't back out now, or it's going to eat at me the rest of the summer.

It's going to suck to. I have nobody to come to the race with me. Shooty! I loathe showing up to race alone.

Good call. Kill it!!!

Oh, and you have my name, you should find me on facebook. i'm friends with several FRBers now. WEll, some. Not scott. I don't really like scott.

will do!

Look at this big happy FRB FB fam. We should all get together for a nice trail run. Maybe hit up a peak as long as it doesn't snow.

I'd love that, but you guys are totally use to hiking and peak climbing and you'd leave me in the mountain dust :)

Lily- You would do just fine. You're in excellent shape and you would fly up those hills. Join us!

AND nice job with the PM run giving you a half marathon today. You are really racking up the miles. Nice!

Can't believe I'm agreeing, but okay I'll do a trail run sometime. yikes dude.

And thank you. Running that much in a day is rough the next morning. Can't believe I got up!

Yay! Lani posted something about her new nephew, so I thought so.

Yeah and she looked like a superstar in her pictures. :)

Look at your mileage total already this week. Very nice job getting out there and racking up the miles (while I sleep). Oh and then you had to go hit the elliptical and weights and did core? Superwoman!

You're superman Scott!

I think I need to know how tall you are. Because unless you are like 6 ft tall I don't understand how you get your legs to move so fast. Those are some crazy-fast splits. Nice job.

Hey what's up Jun? I was going to tell you that I think I am on my upward trend now. Fatigue is gone now. :) I also wanted to tell you that I just barely put that CD in the mail. So sorry! I had a hard time burning it for some reason. But now it's done and done. It'll be there just in time for your 50k on sat. I'll have to send you the Oakenfold cd seperate because it's acting like a beotch to burn as well.

BTW- I'm 5'10 :)

Tough workout. get out on the trail, and you'll feel better.

pretty!

That trail looks awesome! I think maybe you need a little rest :) I love your commitment though. Nice work as always.

It's days like today I hate my commitment... just kidding..

What you need today is a HUGE soda and a nap :)

I can't argue that now, I just blacked out in the bathroom. Soda here I come.

I've lost 2 inches on my waist in the last 6 days btw. What's up with that? I eat everything in sight!

don't say that! ugh.

you're prego... losing weight before you get fat. or that is what i'm going to tell myself ;)

you workout like crazy. that is why you've lost inches.

Prego- hahahaha NO WAY. I have 4 and no more....

haha your a funny gal!

Feeling better now. I drank half a can of Dr. Pepper and ate a reeses peanut butter cup. That was after lunch- not for lunch :)

Daily double are awesome, but take their toll. Your workout today sounded miserable and equally awesome. Way to hit it hard.

And that trail looks beautiful. I ran a section of the JRP during my temple run that was super pretty like that. Unfortunately, I was in ridiculous pain by then and just trying to push onward.

Your temple run was probably one of the most legit entries I've seen on the FRB!

Well, you know me, "too legit to quit!"

Wait. What just happened? I think I was just possessed by Hamma-time!

Too legit for the fiery pit was my theme I came up for EFY when I was a senior in high school. The vote came down to that and CTR. CTR won. Lame. So I didn't go.

Wait a second Burt! You graduated in 1992? Old enough to me my father blah blah blah blah! You're only 6 years older than me. Nice senior pic mustache boy!

In some societies I would be old enough.

Lily.... looks like you are crushing it as alllways. Youll dominate on Sat - River trail looks great...keep it rollin.

Only have a half can of DP? I treated myself to a 32 ounce Diet Coke with a splash of Cherry Coke. So good!

Burt had a sexy-stache

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdgFisYCPHs

hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, I know another man that drinks diet with a 'splash' of regular. I don't do that. I drink the real deal. You should try it sometime home dog :)

I will drink a regular Coke once in a while, but they are sooo sweet, so I prefer diet. The splash of regular (or cherry) just makes it taste better without being so sweet.

No performance enhancing substances. You don't want to be hairichesticized. (I made that word up.)

You're fast. I'm excited to see your time on Sat.

The weather has absolutely killed my Spring this year. I have had to cancel or postpone so many hikes and runs and it only figures that Sapper Joe will be wet and muddy on Sat. I guess it will be an adventure.

Diet Dew is legal.

I could do the dew! Hahaha

Scotty I wish I was going to have an adventure on Saturday. Dang, we could be having a mud fight!

You could kick my butt in a race, but I'm pretty sure I would come out on top in a mud fight :P

Was that a challenge?

Good luck on Saturday. When you are done you can swing over and fling mud at us as we cross the finish line. I'm so tired of our weekends getting ruined by weather.

Yep ;)

Alrighty Scotty, I'm game!

Wow, that sucks. I'm really sorry. If it helps, the only dream I remember last night involved me talking to an interviewee I have to interview today. I've interviewed him before and it didn't go well. In my dream he basically told me that since we've interviewed before he figures he could just skip this one and move on to the next round, which is presentations. Ha. I am still laughing about it.

I had a dream that I was running a marathon with everyone from the blog and I was videotaping it to make a documentary.

Junior - give the poor guy a chance!

That is sucky. Good luck with your race tomorrow and reaching your goal. *fingers crossed for you*

I had a weird dream about climbing mountains with Jun (no joke).

Hey Lily CONGRATS on taking 1st place today!!! Julie stopped by and told me. That's awesome. I can't wait to hear your time and your race report!

I said it once, and I'll say it again. Yay Lily! Thanks for bearing your testimony about Garmin. I've never heard of that song. Brat. :)

Way to go Lily!! That is sooooo awesome!! Sucky about the goal time brat! JK :P Really though I think you will get it.

Very nice job pushing it hard and taking first. I really loved your report. Woohoooo!

Look how good you look taking 1st place :) now your goal is to find all the races with big prize money and win them all then take me on vacation to disneyland with your winnings. :) great job!

Eating 3 donuts was okay because you were a cash cow!

way to go!

Congrats on the win and good time. You will get that sub-20 soon. Keep up the great work!

Congrats. Way to take home the win.

GREAT JOB!!! I loved this race last year, I really wanted to do it again on my own (I ran with my kids last year and pushed 2 in a stroller). It is an awesome course.

Bummer about the clock, but you still rocked it!

My gym was actually quite full, but I went late than normal around 9:30.

I went to the gym to lift yesterday too and it was crowded, but like Riverton I got there late.

Kind of a bummer that you will be on your own, but exciting to get your boat. I'm so jealous.

Good job getting a workout in. Bummer that you won't be able to get out again (or may not be able to).

Looks like I'll get out today for a run. My friend Julie is taking my two little ones for an hour. I will run fast and take chances...wait, or is it 'drive fast and take chances'?

Thanks for the popcorn, it was Yummy!

I am about to jump on the elliptical. Hey, I like the new profile pic. Is that a halo over your head? :P

Well, of course. I am angelic you know....

I think that's baldnspicy before he lost all that weight.

Hey, what are you doing??? It's National Run Day! If you don't get out there and run, I will personally come up there and lay the smack down on you!

That's a sweet dicky-do!

No sugar and low carbs doesn't sound like fun at all. With all of the working out you do I think you deserve at least some sugar and carbs every day. It won't hurt you.

Burt- do you have a dicky-do? You never did post up any pics.

Let me clarify- Pictures of you without your shirt. :) (manly smile)

Well, that's pretty much what I look like. A little more pale, though. So, no picture needed.

LOL Burt!

Scott so your talking about a picture with my gut poking so far out it covers my.....what? :)

Oh and I want to run so bad today Burt! It's been on my mind all day.

I was just sitting here and I realized you were asking Burt-the man for HIS dickydoo. I sure hope he doesn't have a pic of that....

Aren't there websites for pictures of that kind of thing...?

(I almost just snorted some water out my nose reading Scott's first comment...)

hahaha me too!

oh my!

Can you guys be any more embarrassing?

why, burt, are you embarrassed of your d...... well, nevermind...

...nicknamed Tiny William

aka 'wee willy'

i was trying to read this while on the phone with a co-worker and i busted out laughing and she wanted to know what was so funny about what we were discussing. i need to quit multi-tasking.

i've re-read this about 17 times now and snicker more every time. burt, scott wants to see your dickey-do...

HAHAHAHA me too. My daughter keeps asking me what I'm laughing at.

I am quite embarrassed after looking up the definition on the Urban Dictionary.

hahahaha... i just looked it up too!

i'm blushing.

I think it's funny on the Urban dictionary definition it uses the sentence example of: "I was trying to check my package but my belly sticks out more than my dickey do"

.....and the laughing continues.

the word package is funny to me. My Brother uses it all the time. Package

Dickey-doo: After what I have eaten today I am on my way.

Burt- I'll post pics if you do. haha!

Let me clarify again, I merely asked if there was a said DD. In no way do I want to see pics or live shots of the said DD.

Package.

LOL

Lily, thanks for the heads up about Burt talking about me somewhere other than my or his blogs. I'll get him back.

If your daughter wants to see a picture of the guy's face, just show her my profile pic. I photoshoped it so I don't look so, um, fatty I think is the word she used. :-)

I was going to post a link to the Urban Dictionary with my post on Burt's blog about the song meanings, but then reconsidered. That site, although very educational when wondering what your teenagers (or song lyrics) are talking about, can be a little too extreme for some people. lol

BTW, my 10 year old son's new name for his "package" is his "pump." I'm still trying to figure that one out, but I'm not sure I want to.

Wes - I had every intention of telling you about this post. That is, until it spriralled out of control.

Wow, I need to get out and around the blog more. This has been so educational :)

hahaha just stirring the pot here.

Lyns your welcome! Call me if you need anything after surgery hunny!

ohhhhh... boating! sounds fun! do y'all tube and ski? i love that stuff... just not enough time to really get to the lake for the weekend.

TM, running and weights? Nice work out Lily. I really want to go boating. I have been trying to convince my wife for a few years now that we need a boat, but she isn't on board yet.

Hmmm...not sure if you could fit either one of those on a license plate. How about BT2MRRW or RUN2NIT?

TylerS is a cool dude. I've met him :)

Yeah I think I like RUN2NIT :)

I think TylerS is on a blogger break right now.

KP we tube & ski, but the knee board is probably the most fun.

Scotty you seem a bit shocked that I run/eliptical and lift.

With you I am never shocked. You're a work out machine! Hope you have a great weekend!

I saw a girl running on the street last night at 10:30pm in shoes that were so shiny I thought they were dress shoes. There is no way they could have been good for her feet. I would like to add two things to that list of poor apparel choices: running in PJ pants or boxers. Seriously, there are better options.

Lily!

I was a sinner too. Wahoo!

tisk tisk tisk

What better way to affirm your faith in God than to run in his creation on Sunday.

That's what I'm trying to say :)

I can think of a few ways Kam. Now, you don't want me to get Sasha involved in this, do you??? lol

No doubt there are other ways, Burt. Please don't mention any of this to Sasha. I think I'm familiar with his viewpoint; it closely resembles my sister-in-law's.

You sweat? I would have never guessed.

I think I see Merri's house over there, too. Glad that snake on the sidewalk didn't bite you. Your son is pretty cheesy.

Hey nice work out today. It's Monday and you're already at 15 for the week.

You're not the only one sweating :) Yesterday on my hike it was so hot that my kids asked me if I soaked my head in water because I was dripping. Ha.

I think you were sweating Scott because you felt guilty for going out on Sunday.

Lily you really should do a marathon. Your miles are so high! You could qualify for and run Boston next year too!!!

ha ha and look how tiny Dallin looks!! So little.

Merri!! How are you girlie? I want to run a marathon, but I won't until ahem...someone..ahem... that I know will do one with me. I am afraid, so afraid. Why? I am silly

Is Julie doing one this year? I wish I could this year. I will do it next year! Also you could do it easy breezy. Just hook up w/ the Spanish Fork running club on Saturdays for your long runs. I think they meet at 5 or 6am at our old stake center and they usually run 15-20 miles. Very friendly folks and they have a convenient water/Gatorade stop already set up so you don't have to run w/ a water belt.

I think Julie wants to do Top of Utah marathon again. But I am not for sure. Yeah I should just join the S.F. running club

Very nice miles and workout. Broken record. :) Tell Kira to join the blog.

She does seem rather awesome.

Hey, I challenged you and Lily to a game of scrabble, so you better get on it!

Nice workout! You're definitely rocking it and giving that other dude an inferiority complex.

I get noticed too, but it's usually for my doorags. I ran last week on the river trail and passed by quite a few people. I got back to our gym at work and had 3 people comment that they saw me on the trail. I only remembered seeing one of those people. So, I guess it's good to be recognized. You for your workouts, me for my outfits. :-)

BNS - you know as well as I do that when a male notices the intensity of a female's workout, 99.5% of the time he means - that girl is a hotty! lol!

I love that word...hotty

What about the word package? Scott?

You and Lily to a game of Scrabble. Ha! I meant Lyns.

It's your turn. 50 extra points for spelling hotty.

Where do I play this game?

Type scrabble in the search box and the game will pop up. Click on it. Then it might ask you if it's all right to see your friend's list. Say yes. Nothing bad will happen. Then you're in!

Ack! I just checked and now the game is gone! Either you took too long again or you forfeited. I'm guessing you forfeited because you're afraid of losing to a boy.

Side stitches are the WORST! Awesome mileage this week.

Nice job Lily. If you're ever bored of running on the TM I used to run to the gym and back home and that would knock out 5 of your miles there, then you only have 5 miles on the TM. Unless you're not a fan of running to the gym alone in the morning then I can understand that. :)

Not that this has anything to do with your workout, but every time I glance at your picture really fast it looks like you are cross eyed and that makes me laugh.

hahaha Jun I know! My left eye was looking over to the side there. I am definitly not cross eyed though. Merri can vouch. She knows it's JUST a lazy eye....

LOL

OH yeah Merri, I've been thinking about running to the gym. But don't you remember all the freaky mornings last summer where one of us gals would get scared and jump on the other ones? Who would I jump on if I get scared? That's right, nobody. You gals are all out of commission this summer and so I go it alone....this sucks.

Really though, I will do it one of these saturdays for sure tho. :)

nope lily is not cross eyed and she doesn't even have a laaaazzzzy eye. :) Do you know that part from Fivel goes West?

Nice splits. I hope you didn't pee yourself.

You should have ran it down. I saw your splits in your 5k, you could have done it.

SPEEDY!!!!

Those deer always freak me out. When I am far away I am afraid they are big dogs.

Love the new pic.

Those are some fast splits. NICE!!

You're hard core! Congrats on the mileage board!

You go girl!

You are soooo ready for a marathon. Sign up for Top of Utah. I think I will sign up for it. I need to get at least one marathon in this year.

Wow, great miles this week. Amazing. And great picture. In that pic you look eerily similar to a friend of mine. It caught me off guard at first.

Oh yeah? What's your friends name Jun?

Just you wait till tomorrow afternoon. I will really have racked in some serious mileage. But I expect to get booted off the front page of the mileage board since it's the UVM tomorrow. Dooh!

Rochelle. She is a friend of mine on facebook. You can be even see pictures of her on there if you want to.

You need to run a quick 36.3 more miles so you can have 101 on the week like Kelli.

I know, she is awesomeness today!

Congrats on your miles this week. Awesome!

Maybe you should just spend the week doing all of your miles on roller blades. I saw a lady doing that this morning and I had to giggle just a little bit.

no doubt that rolling blading is an ugly sport....

Another solid workout Lily. You are making me feel like a slacker with my 35 min on the elliptical crap.

:)

Very nice and consistent miles.

Good job Lilster.

Hey you, I finally started one.

Julie!!! Yesss! Finally girlfriend!! I am soooo haaapppppy!

I would love to see that picture. My allergies are reminding me out what season it is.

And that's a lot of running around in circles. I hope you didn't get dizzy.

That would be a beautiful scene! Running on trails like that is so much nicer than running the roads. Great start to the week!

it would definitely be cool to see but i would die of allergies in a matter of seconds. nice miles this week.

Allie I just happened across some of your marathon finish times. You're an animal girl! Any advice for me? I've yet to run a marathon and am considering one this year. I will take any coaching you are willing to give! :)

this is very general but...i would say the biggest factor in bringing down my marathon times was consistency. volume is good too, although i haven't been successful with it just yet because i end up injured every time i try to go above 65 mpw. i'm still looking for the right balance. you have posted some solid 5K and half marathon times, and i suspect you would fare quite well at the marathon with good, consistent training. looking back through your blog, it looks like you already have that. your weekly mileage is strong and you are starting with a great base---both fitness-wise and speed-wise. now it's just a matter of putting the two together and running fast for a long time (this is the tricky part; i don't have the answer for this one!) i just saw your post that you are planning on TOU. great choice for your first marathon! good luck with your training. it will be fun to follow your progress and maybe, just maybe if i decide to make some concrete racing plans, i will see you at TOU in the fall!

you'll kill it. you're such a strong runner. good luck! i am looking forward to seeing your training progress.

Wooohoooo! I'll be there too, however I probably won't see you after the gun goes off. :) I'm excited for you.

Nice miles again this week. You are ready to run TOU right now.

You will be awesome even if you ran it tomorrow. Is this the same girl who said you never wanted to do a marathon? Haha.

Lily, what a great decision. TOU is an amazingly beautiful and run marathon. It was my first too. You'll absolutely kill it, I'm certain of that.

I'm anxious to hear what you have planned for goal times, pace, etc.

You don't need luck! You'll do awesome!

Nice half marathon today. Wow!

Lily, if I may keep it real, TOU was my first marathon, and it sucked! Oh my gosh! All down hill the first 17 miles, then it levels out. It's a total shock to the system. Oh, but I'm sure you'll do great.

downhill! that is what i need. when is this?

hmmmm Well Burt, what do you suggest?

Debbie Downer... uh I mean Burt!

TOU was my first marathon too, but I loved it. The down hill miles were awesome for me...come on burt positive thoughts :)

Just had a thought. Why didn't we start a ragnar team consisting of awesome FRB runners? Dang we should have done it!

That's a good question. We could have won. And at the very least had a crazy time.

You definitely deserve to be a member of the Sub-6 club. I want t-shirts.

nice run with all your crap.

great splits as well!

Fast Fast Fast! Those are some excellent splits for 9+ miles. You are really cranking out the miles lately. Very nice.

so glad you run with pepper spray :) nice miles.

It was fun having you come with us today. You did awesome out there and it was a great time. The silly pics are a tradition and always fun. Your first peak jump pic was sweet!

Just think how strong your legs are going to be once the soreness and tiredness goes away. So glad you could join us that morning. It was super fun.

Thanks so much to you both. It really was a good time. Now pass the percocet please.

"what they do is almost harder than what a regular road runner does" would be an understatement. trails are 10x harder than the road!

Lily playing with the big dogs! Hope you didn't bite off more than you could chew. I bet they took it easy on you though. :) (manly smile)

Burt your back at it! I admit I've kinda miss you.

I did bite off more than I could chew! I am having some big trouble walking. I don't even know if I'll be able to do any kind of workout tomorrow. Definitely not running!

How was the BBQ? I wish now that I would have just came.

Ah, shucks.

The BBQ was so much fun. I had no idea Kelli was doing that until Saturday. I'm still trying to figure out how she organized it. She didn't announce it on her blog.

Bwahahaha. Are you ok? Sorry if we almost killed you. That was super fun.

well uh....I'd be lying if I said I was okay. Cuz, I'm not. But I'm still smiling about it all. :)

that's a great goal for the week. go for it. i saw those pics of your cliff jump. very nice form!

I'm laughing out loud in my office.

I hope we didn't ruin you. Think how strong you're going to be once your legs have recovered. And don't worry about them getting all huge and muscly, they'll be just like normal, but wicked-strong. Feel better, you have 10 miles a day to start up again.

hahaha.

Poor Lily. I was sitting on the potty at Subway on the way home and I noticed my calves were twice the size they usually are. I wanted to run out and show everybody.

Jun I hope you're right! :) I'm not ruined, just my quads :) ha!

Burt are you sure it wasn't something else that doubled in size that you wanted to run out and show everyone? LOL!

Lily- Your last comment. Ahahaha!

You need to join us more often and the pain will become less and less. Hope to see you out there again soon. That was fun.

Ibuprofen!

Yes. I had an enormous turd I wanted to show everyone.

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth....

Oh! This thread just really took a terrible turn. ugh!!

this is almost as bad as the dickey-do. wait... it is far worse.

Pooooooooo!

and i now have him stuck in my head too. thankyouverymuch, lily! that is all i needed.

Good to see you're feeling a little better. Hey, I clicked on that link and now I am listening to The Crystal Method at work. Great stuff. I need to get this on my ipod.

Hey, if it makes you feel any better, I had Def Leppard in my head all day yesterday.

This might help clear your mind, since John boy is a bit flat singing it live in this version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDxwIy15k90

LOL!!! Paul I can always count on you to crack me up!!!

What are fastrunningblog friends for if they can't make you laugh.

exactly!

you should go soak in the hot tub, maybe that would help :)

Songs in your head are better than voices. Take my word for it. :-)

Merri must be pretty hardcore.

I hope you are again soon! It must be frustrating.

You sure do make enemies. Enemies and admirers.

That's obscene. They could be arrested.

SASHA!!!!!

really someone did that? do you know who it is? now we know what we can do to Chad's driveway when we get back. :) jk I think they come back on Wed.

ps I finally figured out who kira is! Super nice cute girl, I have talked to her a couple times in the locker room a long time ago. :)

I love watching the weirdos at the gym. good times! Maybe he will ask you on a bowling date :) Nice workout today. I hope your legs are back to 100%

Yeaaahhh, We can chalk their driveway. We're totally doing it. I don't know who chalked it. There's been lots of weird stuff happening around our hood though lately. Obviously they meant no harm. It was chalk. Merri you have to run something at the RHPC?!?!

Scott, my legs feel better but my upper thighs are still sore and tight. I can kind of run but it is a little hard. I imagine that's what is going to happen to me after the TOU. Scary! No bowling dates with the weirdo. Yuck!

Merri I wish you were running more. I need someone to come run the speedy route with me and protect me from bears and cougars. :)

Oh I would love to, I would be way slower than you right now. Maybe July 10th or anytime around there I could be ready ready. :)

Ooo that sounds sooner than I thought. Yay! Bears and cougars...LOL more like pitbulls?

Did you just erase part of your post or is it me?

LOL Craig! I erased it because it's embarrassing. What was I smoking this morning when I added it? I'll tell you about it if you want?

send me an email or text. that is creepy.

What's your email?

Wait, I'll Private message you.