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Okay, so last night me and my boyfriend used the microwave to defrost something and forgot to turn it back to its regular cooking settings. Then today my mum cooked something in it but instead defrosted it. She said it is our fault but she could have looked and I don't see why it matters anyway as the thing she was making only took five minutes to cook..
- It's yours and your boyfriends fault for not changing the microwaves settings back to normal.Vote A
- It's your mums fault for not checking in the first place.Vote B
- Seriously? It's not the end of the world. Neither of you should care.Vote C
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Your fault.
Do YOU check it every time you use it to see if it's on the proper setting or do you just use it without thinking?00|00|0
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There are bigger problems in the world lol00|00|0


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April Winchell, the founder of the website regretsy.com, doesn't know you but she wants to give you the biggest gift you're likely to receive all year: a suggestion for what you could say to those loved ones who insist on giving you hideous handmade goods every year.
A hint? It isn't ''Thank you''.
Her suggestion: ''Handmade? It looks like you made it with your feet.''
Harsh, you say?
Quite the contrary, says Winchell, whose website and book, Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF, mock horrible crafts that were originally advertised on the global craft site etsy.com, such as a felt Christmas stocking in the shape of a Hasidic Jew, a clock made from a ''mostly clean'' cheese grater and a knitted doll giving birth.
''I think we've all had the aunt who makes us the horrible sweater and we have to say how much we love it. And when she leaves we laugh our asses off.'' That is harsh, she says.
Instead, brutal honesty about dodgy craft - such as, say, when Winchell wrote, ''Tetanus shots not included,'' next to a picture of a seller's earrings made from recycled Coca-Cola cans - is, ironically, the gift that keeps on giving.
''You know, I think there's great value in acknowledging the idea that some things aren't good,'' Winchell says. ''Without things that aren't good, nothing would be exceptional. If every piece of crap that you ever turned out was as good as the first thing you made, what's the point in learning?''
Also, she adds, there is an almost pathological need among craft makers to be supportive, ''no matter how shitty the crafts are'', which can lead to dire consequences. Namely, a Bernie Madoff-esque pyramid scheme of the pipe-cleaner set, as everyone's lies lead untalented people to spend hard-earned money on supplies and etsy.com fees in the futile hopes of turning a profit.
As Winchell writes in her book, ''I could feature a vest made of panty liners and I guarantee you someone would feel compelled to say, 'Boy, that sure looks absorbent!'''
Winchell, whose website is ranked in the top 3000 sites in the US, says: ''People say to me, 'Don't you think there's going to be a backlash against all of this fail culture ... and laughing at people's mistakes?' I say this is the backlash to constantly having to be positive. It's not human to be positive about everything.''
Lately, more and more people agree, with a growing number of anti-crappy craft advocates now popping up on websites such as craftfail.com and kraftomatic.com, in Facebook groups including Crappy ''Crafty'' Stuff (''This group is for stuff that is quite obviously crap but the 'designer' thinks is crafty!'') and in books such as Amy Sedaris's Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People.
Even those not usually associated with craft - that is, men - have jumped into the ring, with Andy Borowitz, a New York Times best-selling author who usually writes about politics, tweeting on December 23: ''Giving home-made Christmas presents is a great idea for everyone on your list that you really hate.''
Sarah Thornton, co-founder of The Finders Keepers, one of Sydney's largest design and craft markets, sees the good side of the backlash.
''I think if we didn't have people out there making fun of bad craft, it would really be anything goes,'' she says. ''And if we don't have a standard and a benchmark of good design, then it's just going to become oversaturated and horrible and go back to what it was: dodgy nanna craft.''
The trend, she says, helps balance a dark side of the crafting world that has gone unchecked: the presence of arrogant, overly earnest crafters who think their goods are superior purely because they are not mass-produced.
Rejecting their ''knitted penises'' and ''felted scarves that look like vomit'', though, has been about as pretty as their submitted works.
''We do get a bit of nasty backlash from people we don't accept,'' Thornton says. ''They take it really personally and send an email about how it's their life dream. We don't give out our phone number for that reason.''
Even more shocking is the number of crafters who get a kick out of being selected for regretsy.com. As Sharon Coleman, whose graphic crocheted childbirth education doll features a ''detachable placenta and umbilical cord'', wrote to Winchell about the comments her item attracted: ''The German insults are particularly creative.''
And Teena Schorr, the creator of ''corn poo soap'' (exactly as it sounds) said: ''I have loved being on Regretsy! I finally found a place where I belong!''
Bec Davies, the founder of madeit.com.au, the Australian version of etsy.com, who has sold everything from ''melting penis candles'' to placentas made of felt, wonders whether this out-and-proud bad crafting subculture might create its own problem: an influx of even more objectionable handmade items into our lives.
Winchell concedes she has encountered what she calls ''Regretsy bait'' on etsy.com.
''I can tell, for the most part,'' she says, ''because everything in their store is really good except for one really bad thing, like a Cheerio on a chain for $5000.''
So would she consider shutting down her website, then?
Not a chance, Winchell says - and not just because she makes money from it through paid advertisements. For one thing, she has long used regretsy.com as a way to benefit disadvantaged crafters; for instance, she launched an online fund-raiser for a woman who needed money to get her car fixed so she could ferry her own mother to chemotherapy appointments.
And, she says, it has turned out to be a launching pad for people who have ''beautiful craftsmanship'' but use it to create what can only be described as ultra-niche goods.
''A woman made a pornographic tapestry, with beautiful, gorgeous sewing,'' she says. ''I featured it and she got a contract with an erotic museum to make items for the gift shop for almost a half a million dollars ... if you make pornographic needlepoint, it's very unlikely that someone's going to find you on etsy.com doing a keyword search.''
Have you ever received - or given - a handmade gift worthy of Regretsy?
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I'm not sure if this has been asked as I am very bad at navigating these forums to find topics! I'll apologize in advance if it's been asked a million times.
Okay, I'm making an open book bible cake using an 11 by 15 pan. I will carve the shape out of it but am wondering if I should torte and fill it first or after carving. I hate to waste the filling by carving it out, but am worried that it will be quite hard to torte well after carving. Any advice?
Thank you!
I don't think you'll end up with much waste if you torte and fill before you carve, since that's a mostly rectangular shape.
Thank you! Yes, I guess that's right. Should I just freeze it for awhile after filling, before carving?
Yes, fill before carving and yes, put it back in the freezer for awhile after filling...this will help with the carving. I don't fill every 3D cake I make but I do fill most of them. Tomorrow I'm making a "house" cake and it will have 4 layers of cake so I'll fill between the bottom two layers, fill between the top two layers, freeze the top two layers (now one solid tier) for an hour and then carve it into the peak for the roof then I will stack it on the bottom "tier" and crumbcoat the whole thing.
Thank you both for your expertise! It really helps to get info from those who've done it before!


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Like I'm crushing on this guy hard but I feel like he's so clueless to my hints or if he's like notice them he doesn't do anything about them and I don't know if I should just tell him I like him and deal with his awkward reaction or just like give up, help?
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Since a new year is just around the corner I was wondering if others have begun to plan and/or set goals for their running in 2014?
I'm going to focus on two local half marathons—Brooklyn in May and Staten Island in October.
Since a new year is just around the corner I was wondering if others have begun to plan and/or set goals for their running in 2014?
I'm going to focus on two local half marathons—Brooklyn in May and Staten Island in October.
Day 335—Progress through Sunday, December 1, 2013
Another good week—we covered 349 miles (562 kilometers) to finish near Richfield, Ohio. We're going south and west to Louisville before we head for Miami.
Total distance year-to-date is 15,950 miles (25 669 kilometers).
With just 30 days to go we're now 34 miles ahead of schedule to reach Miami by December 31. Covering an average of 325 miles a week will give us a total of 17,342 miles (27 909 kilometers) in 2013.
14 runners have contributed this year: Mr. Moses, illinidave, Mac47, RayInFlorida, Nasreddin Hoja, Royboy, Betzera24, goomba, Egeary, billyrun, SteadyPlodder, 2stents, Trail Trudger and Bklyn48.
The 2014 group is getting organized. If you're interested see the topic 2014 Geezer Team Distance Challenge.
I'm never really big on planning very far ahead (I never do New Year's Resolutions), but I do have some ideas for 2014. I had to skip some planned races this year--even ones I had registered for--so I'd like to get back to doing at least 6 races in 2014. I'd like to do the Frostbite 5-miler in Feb., the Broad Street Run in May for the 5th straight year (a little tougher to plan on, since it's now a lottery system), and after I turn 70 in October, the Philly Half-marathon (this depends on having a really good couple of months training in early fall). I might do the Revolutionary Run 5-miler in Valley Forge Park in April (right around the anniversary of Paul Revere's Ride). In previous years I have skipped it as too close to the Broad Street Run, but actually, I think it might be a good tune-up. Finally, I am still holding out hope that if I train well, and pick a flat, uncrowded 5K in cool weather, I might actually do one more race under 30:00.
Good morning all.
I started the month out with a day off yesterday followed by a quick 5 miler this morning.
As far plans for next year for the moment I'm focused on Boston which will be a once in a lifetime event for me. I'm still undecided as to whether to train really hard in hopes of a memorable, for me , time or just ease back, enjoy the experience and not worry about the time. After Boston which will be my third marathon, I'm thinking about stepping back from any more marathons and focus on halfs and shorter. The mystic of the marathon is attractive, but the training and competing takes a lot out of you. I may begin looking for a destination race for the fall, maybe Canada or Europe. Any suggestions?
Bklyn, Richfield is about 50K from my house. If everyone wants to stop by, I'll be happy to fire up the BBQ. I also have plenty of Great Lakes Brewery Christmas Ale on hand...for rehydrating, of course.
Today I ran 15.6 miles on the tow path. It was still mostly snow covered and a little slippery with temperatures in the upper 30's. It took me about 30 seconds/mile more than normal and I'm much more sore than normal, too. It was nice getting out in short and a couple of shirts instead of the full winter gear.
Regarding goals, although somewhat dependent on travel, I'd really like to ramp up the mileage this year. Part of that relates to a very ambitious desire I have for the fall, but being 9 months off, it's too far off to talk about at this point.
Mac, I can't speculate on European destination races but closer to home the Niagara Marathon in October is one of my favorites. It starts in Buffalo and finishes at the Falls. You get to run over the Peace Bridge, and then follow the Niagara river (downhill) all the way to the falls. With the trees turning colour, it's just beautiful along the river. Most everyone stays in Niagara and they bus runners to the starting line. Because it can be cold, the Buffalo Art Museum allows runners to stay inside prior to the race.
I have three specific races I am focusing on for 2014.
1. Seattle RnR Half-Marathon, June 21st or Eugene Half-Marathon, July 27th (fitness dependent).
2. Portland Half-Marathon, October 5th.
3. One local 10K race, probably in early May. I have never actually intentionally raced a 10K. My two 10K times come from the last 6.2 miles of my last raced HM's (54:26, 53:48).
I will run a few other races with my DW but these are the only ones I plan to actually run hard. I am hoping to improve my HM times from 1:58 which I have run the last two years.
Bklyn, Richfield is about 50K from my house. If everyone wants to stop by, I'll be happy to fire up the BBQ. I also have plenty of Great Lakes Brewery Christmas Ale on hand...for rehydrating, of course.
Dave, that's very generous and sounds great! Could you provide me with the name of your city so I can route us through there when I map the week's results.
Bklyn, it would be terrific for everyone to run by. For mapping purposes, I live in Massillon, Ohio.
Mac, what sort of distance are you looking at? For a destination race, I like the 10k. Much more distance, and it affects my trip. Trying to stay off my feet the day before? fugghedddaboutit
I did this one in May. Where else are you running down towards Big Benn? Other than the London Marathon and good luck getting into that. Start/Finish Line at Buckingham Palace. Really recommended.
Looking at a couple for 2014. Spin the rest of my trip around them
and this one
Here's a list of the best UK 10ks
I've run 16 races this year and one more on tap. I've got a cold, my training is awful, it will be an LTR. Only managed 1.85 miles yesterday. shoot me.
I'm already registered for 3 races in 2014. I'm planning on the NYC Marathon, it's a daunting task, training for it last year put the rest of my life basically on hold. It will be my third NYCM training cycle.
I've signed up for the Kalamazoo Marathon in May. It coincides with the Gilmore Piano Festival and we have family there as well. In the Fall I'm likely to do either Hartford or Bucks County or both. My larger hope is to use the time offered by my coming retirement to broaden my training and include regular strength training and yoga. Once again I hope to be no slower in 2014 than I am in 2013.
Got to the gym yesterday, but the leg stations with free weights were taken so I did core, upper body, and some shoulder rehab exercises. Ran 5.8 miles this morning and the AT didn't fare as well as it did Sunday. Not sure if the issue was shoes, running earlier in the day, running longer, or just more running that it could handle. Didn't actually limp running, but sure am limping now.
For 2014 my focus right now is Boston. I ran it in 2009, so this will be my second trip. I don't think I can match my time then (3:31:11), but hope to do better than I have been doing recently. I have a tune-up half 3 weeks before Boston and will run a few other short races. Usually do a 5K on New Year's day and our club championship series has a couple of races before Boston. I hope to get in a few sprint tris over the summer and then at least one fall marathon. Not sure where that will be. Still have a long term goal of the 50 states. Have 14 so far, so a long way to go.
I managed 8 yesterday and hope to do a progression run for 5 miles today. My mileage will be shorter this week as I have the last race of our club championship series this Sun, a 15K. Have a great week everyone.
Nas, thanks for the suggestions and ideas. My interests are primarily 10ks and halfs. The May 10k in London sounds attractive as my wife and I already have a tentative trip planned to the UK in May of 2015.
For me, a relatively easy 4 miles this morning.
Compared to you guys, my plans are awfully lame. Fortunately, my marathon is in January, so that basically covers me for 2014. The other 3 times that I did this marathon, I said to myself that it seems like such a waste to do all that training for 1 race, so I ran another marathon in March. Not sure about this time, so I`ll just have to wait and see how it goes and how I feel and recover from the effort. Aside from that, not planning anything else, but who knows, maybe something will come along that strikes my fancy.
Dave - You can`t throw a sentence like...a very ambitious desire I have for the fall.... out there and leave it like that. I know that 9 months seems like a lifetime at this stage, but how about at least a hint. Don`t forget, you are dealing with geezers, so no one will remember what you wrote next week, no less in 9 months !
Didn`t run on Sunday due to wind, if you can believe that. Yesterday 18 k (11.18 miles) and today 17 (10.56), with both run at almost identical 9:35 pace. Feeling pretty good and hope the feeling lasts until Jan. 10.
A good week to all !
I woke up today still very sore from yesterday's 15. With the lack of traction yesterday I think I used muscles differently and it left me sore. Thanks to my brilliant strategy to run an out and back I managed 12 this morning. It's a lot easier to set a goal of 12 when I'm at mile 5 and all I have to do is run one more and I can turn around. Still, I had a lot of conversation with myself for the last two miles.
Dave - Funny you should say that about alot of conversation with yourself. Today, with about a mile to go a biker went by me as I was giving myself some encouragement. I never run with music so my runs can cover all sorts of topics, but the only time I ever say anything out loud is when I am egging myself on, telling myself only another x amount of kilometers, that I can do it, etc. A bit embarrassing to be caught, but you do whatever it takes.
I've been thinking we ought to have a way of recognizing our speedy geezers in 2013 and in the future.
Would others be interested in having a table of geezer race results posted in our weekly thread?
I'll take responsibility for maintaining the table and it won't be a lot of extra work since I'm already looking closely at all the posts each week for the distance challenge mileage.
Getting Started
Geezers 60+ with 2013 race results they would like to submit would post in the weekly geezer thread.
Posting format would be screen name, race, age, net time
My data as an example:
Bklyn48, NYC Half Marathon, 64, 2:10:11
Bklyn48, Brooklyn Half Marathon, 64, 2:07:24
Bklyn48, Staten Island Half Marathon, 65, 2:08:43
Results would be kept for each distance in a given year. As the years go by we can have an "all time" set of results as well.
8.2 miles today on a fine December day.
Bklyn, I don't really race anymore, but rather run more for fun. Of the two races I did run this year the marathon was with a buddy and the HM was with my daughter. So, with that caveat, here's my stats:
illinidave, ONU Indoor Marathon, 62, 4:24:06
illinidave, Cleveland Half Marathon, 62, 1:54:55
Don`t usually post on back to back days but wanted to wish Mac best of luck with his marathon on the 6th.
Ran 22 k (13.67 miles) today at a pace faster than I intended, and as a result I`m feeling the effort. Hopefully I won`t be too sore in the morning. Later !
Mac - Best of luck on your upcoming marathon!
It's not the miles I had been running, but I have 8 miles so far this week and hope to get 12-16 for the week. It is a start, or restart as it were
Haven't run the past two days. We are are in fog and rain the past two days, everything is just kind of saturated right now. If it drops below freezing it will be one slippery mess.
Bklyn; I kind of like the idea except that some of us aren't all that speedy but still manage to place well in age group.
goomba,Expo 5k,70,30.36
goomba,Big Chill 5k,70,29.53
goomba,Luck of Irish 5k,71,32.45
goomba,Sausage Race 5k,71,30.57
goomba,Brewers Half Marathon 71,2:26:57
goomba,St.Leonards Turtey Trot 5k,71,30.29
No running today, I planned to do 4 or 5 but just couldn't get myself out the door. Really think the extra day of rest will do more good than not on this coming Sunday's Half.
Bklyn48: I like the idea of a geezer results table. The age grade is great as it's something I rarely figure out. Thanks for taking it on.
Mac: May you have a great race.
I have had a very busy running year so I know next year will be much less ambitious. I do need to come up with some new goals to keep me motivated, but at this time I just feel like taking it easy.
I'm personally agnostic on the race table. I'm unlikely ever to win any AG award, except in a race in which there are only 3 or fewer in my AG (which has happened), but that hardly seems like much to brag about. I get my kicks out of the thought that a lot of guys my age aren't running at all, let along running several 5K races a year.
I do think we all owe Bklyn a bit THANK YOU for all the record-keeping, posting, etc. Having briefly been a team captain in the miles game in the Beginners Forum (which was much easier), I know it's a thankless job.
I'm happy to send along my info on my 2013, races, but I wasn't sure if you were just using a couple of folks' data, just to show how it will work for 2014.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
It's a foggy day here in central Maryland so I had my last run before Saturday's marathon on the treadmill, and easy 4 miles with a couple of miles @ marathon pace.
Wife and I are off shortly to Rehoboth, DE for and extended race weekend which will probably include some shopping for her. My daughter and son-in-law will join us tomorrow and run the half on Saturday. If the weather cooperates, I hope to break 4 hours. I only got in one 20 miler leading up to the race, so I may not be quite as strong as I would like, but it is what it is.
Thanks to all for the interest and compliments about the race results table idea.
2stents, feel free to pass on any 2013 race results you'd like to have added to the table.
....Saturday's marathon....
Good luck Mac. Have a great race!
Mac47 - Good luck this weekend. I ran Rehoboth Beach last year. Good race.
Bklyn - I think the table is a good idea. Have you considered putting it up on GoogleDocs? Not sure how that works, but it is a good way to share documents. I'll just share my halfs and fulls, and some of them were before I turned 60
cwschind, 59, RNR DC Half Marathon, 1:55:48
cwschind, 59, Cleveland Marathon, 3:50:22
cwschind, 59, RNR VA Beach Half, 1:50:20
cwschind, 60, Smuttynose Marathon, 3:54:09
Have a 15K this weekend where they are predicting a wintery mix. I'm hoping the weather isn't too bad. Have a great weekend everyone.
Mac, race well this weekend. I had to smile about your wife going shopping. That's what mine does when I'm racing. She says it's extra motivation for me to be fast. The faster I am, the less time she has to shop.
2stents, I get my kicks out of the thought that a lot of guys my age aren't running at all.
me, 8.2 miles today. Amazingly it was 60F, with a light sprinkle. Tomorrow is supposed to be snowy with temps in the teens. I just might take the day off as DD2 and I have a 10K on Saturday. Even though we are doing it just for fun and expect to chat the entire race, I imagine the day off won't hurt me a bit.
cwschind, I've added your results to the table. Thanks for the idea about Google docs—I'll investigate. Good luck with your 15k this weekend!
Ran a 5 mile progressive run, 10:14 pace down to 9:05. The 9:05 is right on the mark for what pace I will attempting in Sunday's Half. Made a GEESER of a mistake when I made my room reservations. I reserved the wrong day. Yikes! Had to cancel that and of course they were full on the night I wanted so ended up fining a place further away with no transportation to the start. Now my wife has to get up at 4:30 AM with me to take me to the start buses.
Mac: I will be interested in how your race goes with the one 20 mile LR. Those runs over 18 miles are one of the big reasons I vowed not to do anymore Marathons.
the wind was a blustery 20mph this morning,feels like you are running up hill the whole time. Did 4 miles this morning.
Age grading is a nice addition. As I said some of us are not so speeeedy but do finish in the top of our age groups fairly often and if there are only 3 or 4 in the group that's not my fault, I'm out there working as hard as. I can and take pride in that I'm cool with age grading. Thanks for all your work Bklyn.
the wind was a blustery 20mph this morning,feels like you are running up hill the whole time. Did 4 miles this morning.
Age grading is a nice addition. As I said some of us are not so speeeedy but do finish in the top of our age groups fairly often and if there are only 3 or 4 in the group that's not my fault, I'm out there working as hard as. I can and take pride in that I'm cool with age grading. Thanks for all your work Bklyn.
goomba, thanks for the input! If memory serves me right you had some top three age group placements this last year. If you can remind me which races they were on the list I'll add the color coding scheme and a note with the table. I checked our old weekly threads and found you first place finish at the Brewers Half Marathon and your second place finish at the Sausage Race 5k but I'm sure there were others as well.
Bklyn--As I look back over my racing season, it was pretty miserable. Instead of my usual 6 races, I did only 4. Three of those were 5Ks in June and July, and all were hot, hilly, and very very slow (even for me). So not posting those results. The one race I am proud of (sorry it requires adding a category to your table) is the Broad Street Run, a 10-miler that I ran at age 68 in 2:09:58. Which was almost 5 minutes slower than last year's time, but I'm always happy when I can run 10 miles at one stretch.
That might be it for 2013, but I might take one more look for a Jingle Bell run.
....the Broad Street Run, a 10-miler that I ran at age 68 in 2:09:58.
2stents, no problem with the new category; I've added your 10 miler to the table.
1st at the expo 5k
1st at the big chill 5k
1st at the luck of irish
1st at St. leonard's 5k
and you already have the other two
Good morning ! Another week down, and for the first time I am starting to believe that I am going to be in shape to run a reasonable marathon in another 5 weeks. My running is going well, and if I can avoid illness and injury, I`ll be ready.
Bklyn - Mark me down for 102 kms ( 63.38 miles ) this week as todays 30 (18.64 ) pushed me over a 100 for the first time this cycle. I have run more in the past for a given week, but running 6 days instead of my current 5. So far, running further but taking 2 days off a week seems to suit me.
Anyway, have a good weekend and be well. Marc
This morning I ran with DD#2 in my first ever 10K. We finished in 56:06 on a cold, blustery day in Cleveland, Ohio. I finished 7th out of 18 in the age group 60-99, and 513 out of 1578.
We received a fair amount of snow last night and portions of the course were icy and treacherous. The temperature was around 20F with winds 10-12 mph, but were more fierce whistling in the downtown portions, between buildings. We probably lost a couple of minutes due to conditions, but we were more interested in chatting than racing anyway. Otherwise the course was relatively flat and uncomplicated.
Our family is one of those addicted to the movie, A Christmas Story, about Ralphie and the Red Ryder BB Gun. 2013 is the 30th anniversary of the movie which was filmed in Cleveland. The race benefited the restoration of the house, so we felt obligated to run the race. There were 5700 5K and 10K runners, many of whom were wearing pink rabbit suits, striped robber costumes, boxes with Fragile stenciled on them, and outfitted as leg lamps. Ovaltine was served after the race and everyone got a finishers medal with the words, A Major Award, written across the bottom. If you have seen the movie you will understand and if you haven't.....well, you should.
Me (on left) and DD#2 (on right) wearing our Major Awards
That's definately a proud dad and daughter. Nice work in less than ideal conditions and I love the Major Awards. Wear them proudly.
It is bone chillin cold here today with temps below zero for morning run and it appears snow is on the way.
Bklyn; credit me with just 15 miles this week.
Hope everyone has a safe and warm weekend.
Dave, nice photo; glad you got to spend time with your daughter; congratulations on your race—surely less than ideal weather!
Please let me know if you want to list your time in the 2013 Racing table.
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56.8 miles for me this week with a long run of 12.9 miles.
Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!
Bklyn, sure, go ahead and post my time. I own it. By the way, I finished the week with 50.2. I took yesterday day off as a taper and coincidentally, it was snowing like crazy


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