<p>Oy… Diet and exercise are out of the window today. I seriously need a drink. Where is that United thread? I got three (!) “see you soon” followed by “houston we have a problem” texts today! All sent from the same aircraft. Noooooo!!! I have to drag myself to the airport at 10 in the evening?! Well, I should not be complaining, should I? More time for running tonight! :)</p>
<p>MOfWC, I would have done an involuntary butt scoot on that “steep” trail! Kudos to idad for braving the terrain!</p>
<p>Out of town all week and no work outs for 4 straight days. Tried to make up with it tonight with my own personal triathlon. 30 minutes strength/stretch routine, 20 minutes stationary bike at 19 mph, 20 minutes hard swimming and 3 mile tempo run at 22:30. Feels good!</p>
<p>Woke up at 2:58 to buy an iPhone 5, woke up again at 6:15 AM to take my car in for service, need a steering rack, transmission pan gasket and they told me that the new tires I put on yesterday has one bad one. So I get the car back on Sunday morning and then have to bring it to the tire place to argue for a warranty replacement. I went back and picked up a rental car and then picked my son up for the weekend.</p>
<p>So no workout today. Unless I feel like doing the P90X Stretch tonight. But I’m very sleepy.</p>
<p>Did another walk/run this morning, temperature was already 82 at 9am. 50/50 on the calves, one feels completely normal, the other still has some strange sensations. No pain, but a slightly tight and sort of tingly feeling, but it seems to be an improvement. I’ll have to see what the doctor says.</p>
<p>Hours and hours of driving today… Can’t wait to catch up on everyone’s workouts and hikes.</p>
<p>Cals 1059
Fat 64 g
Carbs 43 g
Fiber 0 g
Protein 78 g
Sugars 29 g</p>
<p>Fat 54%
Protein 29%
Carbs 16%</p>
<p>Another killer photo of the steep trail and why the “butt scoot” would be painful strategy!</p>
<p>[Bemis</a> Brook Trail](<a href=“http://virginiatrails.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2010/07/bemis-trail.jpg]Bemis”>http://virginiatrails.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2010/07/bemis-trail.jpg)</p>
<p>I did eat a chunk of Hula pie for lunch, but nothing else. Dinner was salad and a few crackers with cheese, so my dinner had fewer than 350 calories. 
CJane, you are amazing! I need to learn from you how to limit my hula pie cravings. </p>
<p>Went for a nice sunset walk on the beach, about 1.5-2 miles, but did not feel like running tonight. Oh well.</p>
<p>Yeah- iDad- no butt scooting on THAT trail!</p>
<p>Ran my first race in the new age group and won the age group. It was a 6K, which is basically 6.72 miles. Odd distance. One killer hill from 2-3K and the rest rolling. Nice downgrade coming back. Won a neat tile which looks handmade with the name of the race and date. Done!</p>
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<p>Man, I hate it when chocolate gets stuck in the keyboard…</p>
<p>Yay MOWC. The first of many race wins in the new age group. I suspect that you “geezered” a lot of younger runners, along the way! :)</p>
<p>Looks like a double hike for me at the end of the week. I’ve got tickets to see [Steve</a> Earle<a href=“totally%20psyched%20about%20that!”>/url</a> up in Plymouth NH on Friday night. That’s up near hiking country. The weather forecast is promising enough that I booked a hotel room at Waterville Valley (local ski resort). I’ll drive up and do one of a couple of short easy hikes on my list Friday afternoon (maybe Rattlesnakes on Squam Lake). Check in at 4, shower, and then go to dinner and the concert, half an hour away. Spend the night and then do a “real hike” Saturday morning before driving home. It’s prime hiking weather and if I don’t do it that way, I’d probably have to drive up and back twice.</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“Steve Earle - Transcendental Blues (Live From Austin TX) - YouTube”>Steve Earle - Transcendental Blues (Live From Austin TX) - YouTube]Transcendental</a> Blues – Hillbilly Indian music](<a href=“South Nashville Blues - YouTube”>South Nashville Blues - YouTube)</p>
<p>[Galway</a> Girl – Hillbilly Irish music](<a href=“Sharon Shannon & Steve Earle Galway Girl Live - YouTube”>Sharon Shannon & Steve Earle Galway Girl Live - YouTube)</p>
<p>[Johnny</a> Too Bad – Hillbilly Reggae music](<a href=“Steve Earle & The V-Roys - Johnny Too Bad (Live) - YouTube”>Steve Earle & The V-Roys - Johnny Too Bad (Live) - YouTube)</p>
<p>I think that’s a 3.7 mile race.</p>
<p>Oops- sorry. Yes, I meant 3.72. Odd distance, but I sure didn’t set a world record for 3.7!
It felt a little strange for it to be more than 5K but I kept telling myself it was less than 4 miles! </p>
<p>Bunsen- Enjoy your time in paradise!</p>
<p>Had a really fun walk today with H & S. Part of it was cross country as we didn’t want to follow roads (boring). So we climbed a fence, cut through parking lots, and went through a thicket across a creek (very THICK & hilly, but at least no poison ivy.) 
Came home & checked google pedometer…3.76 miles. </p>
<p>Then we broke into the pawpaw gelato in the freezer & each had a small scoop. It’s a seasonal delicacy we had never tried and I firmly believe in trying new foods.</p>
<p>BB- enjoy the hula pie-- you can afford to.
I LOVE macadamia nuts.</p>
<p>mommusic:</p>
<p>Bushwhacking cross country like that is hard walking! I bet you sleep well tonight!</p>
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<p>New Rules of Lifting for Life workout for me. The one with rear foot elevated split squats and trap bar deadlifts and pushups with my feet in the Jungle Gym straps. And some kettlebell swings and some dumbbell squat presses. Nice solid workout. Punched the clock.</p>
<p>Fresh cod fillets sauteed in butter and white wine with fresh broccoli for dinner… Yum. I love “fish night”.</p>
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<p>mommusic, just when I think I have tried every food under the sun…
I never have had pawpaw. Did you make your own gelato? Sounds delicious.</p>
<p>Another here who has never had pawpaw; however, I have had cod and broccoli, and that sounds very good right now and is making me hungry. :-)</p>
<p>OK, I’ve got just the race for all you runners! BC Eagle: this one has your name all over it. I think it’s limited entry, so I don’t know what you have to do to get chosen.</p>
<p>Anway, the [Mt</a>. Washington Road Race](<a href=“http://running.competitor.com/files/2012/06/Image-9199014-159884538-2-WebLarge_0_95c441b86124893be731f3162951cf53_1.jpeg]Mt”>http://running.competitor.com/files/2012/06/Image-9199014-159884538-2-WebLarge_0_95c441b86124893be731f3162951cf53_1.jpeg) goes 7.6 miles up the Mt. Washington Auto Road, gaining 4500 feet in elevation along the way. Now, that’s a real heartbreak hill! Insane. It’s hard work to drive up that road! :)</p>
<p>The peak is the tallest mountain in the northeast and features some of the world’s worst weather. The highest recorded wind gust at the peak was 230 mph.</p>
<p>Here’s a link to a bunch of photos from this years event. </p>
<p>[Photos:</a> 2012 Mt. Washington Road Race](<a href=“http://running.competitor.com/2012/06/photos/photo-2012-mt-washington-road-race_54114]Photos:”>http://running.competitor.com/2012/06/photos/photo-2012-mt-washington-road-race_54114)</p>
<p>The winner did it in 58 minutes and change. The oldest runner was a 92 year old man who crossed the finish line in under 3 hours.</p>
<p>If this one isn’t challenging enough, I see there is also a Pikes Peak Marathon, up and back down the 14,000 footer in Colorado. Not sure of the course for that one, but the elevation gain from the base to the summit there is 7500 feet.</p>
<p>Weights today. I have to do battle with car stuff tomorrow. Life gets in the way of workouts from time to time.</p>
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