<p>Hope you hear some good news tomorrow, MOWC. I’m feeling really indulgent because I just ordered groceries online. This service will bring my favorite foods from C’ville over the mountain. I’m anxious to see how this works out. </p>
<p>4 hot, humid horrible miles. Took my mind off a terrible day at work though!</p>
<p>MOWC and other HOKA type users. Does it take getting used to those platform shoes? Do you feel unstable at first ? I’m a little afraid of heights! Thinking I might get a pair for LSD days.</p>
<p>Thanks, all. Sabaray- we should have done a meet up while I was in Charlottesville!</p>
<p>Ohio- no- there is very little adjustment to the Hokas. They really feel stable. I think you would like them. The Conquest has a lower profile, but I feel like it is not nearly as soft and cushy. I still like Conquest- but it is a different feel from Bondi, Stinson et al. </p>
<p>IMO - It takes just a few runs to get used to the Hokas, just like to any new shoe style. I have not found any issues with stability, and I’m as clumsy as they make 'em. :)</p>
<p>Whoa, I was faster than the bus! 
If the fact that the bus was stuck in traffic is to be ignored 
My exercise today was a brisk walk through the d-town, about 1.5 miles. </p>
<p>Wow.</p>
<p>Campsite. Wow. Tent is ten feet from the water.</p>
<p>Hiking. Wow. Parked at Jordan pond house. Hiked over two mountains and back along the pond. No rollovers. Grilled a rib eye and squash instead. Along with Oban single malt scotch.</p>
<p>Wow. Sounds like a complete success, idad! </p>
<p>I ran another 5k race on trails tonight. The course was different than the other two weeks, a lot more zigs and zags and tree roots to not trip over, so I can’t tell if I was slower or if the course was different enough that most people were slower. Regardless, I kicked in at the last quarter mile and passed one person. I sweated up a storm and was exhausted at the end, so I am going to consider that a good workout.</p>
<p>IDad- I think you need company! Like about 20 of us??? Sounds just perfect.</p>
<p>I’m in…send the bus ;)</p>
<p>Ha, ha kmc – I was just going to say the same thing! Yup, road trip!! Fire up the grill. idad.</p>
<p>Glad to hear you’re on the mend, MOWC.</p>
<p>All this talk of cushy shoes is piquing my interest. I’m not quite ready for a new pair of running shoes, but will keep them in mind when the time comes. I’m definitely not much of a fan of the minimalist shoes. My cousin’s D (Does that make her my first cousin once removed?) took up running a couple of years ago to lose weight/get in shape. She has now run 2 marathons, several halfs, and a bunch of other races – all in Vibram Five Fingers!</p>
<p>CBB, was it the scotch, the ribeye, or the site beside the lake that got you? ;)</p>
<p>Aquajogging in the rain this a.m. after muddy trip up the hill…water at 87 is a nice treat in these conditions…didn’t really want to get out 
Def uses different muscles than my winter/snowshoe/hill muscles somehow. </p>
<p>I’m in for the bus trip too! Especially with our own personal chef - iDad!</p>
<p>I read yesterday that something like 83% of runners say they do their best thinking/ideas while running. I don’t doubt this - for runners or walkers or people in the zone in the gym. But it also made me think - especially after I read this and was running - that I pay too much attention to my stats while running - I run RunKeeper so I’m getting updates every 5 minutes, which I like, but wonder if I’m just too in tune to time/distance, etc. Any tips for getting past this (other than turning RunKeeper off or not listening to anything).???</p>
<p>I’m not a camper but that sounds pretty appealing. Sign me up. Next time you’re in C’ville, MOWC, we should definitely do a meetup. It’s always fun to meet CCers in real life. </p>
<p>I’ve started tracking food intake again. Found myself getting a little sloppy. Abasket, I agree with that article - I definitely do my best thinking while running - of course, that’s not saying much but I find it very easy to concentrate and focus. Usually I’m thinking along the lines of “please let me survive this run” or " just one more mile" but increasingly it’s how to deal with a difficult work or personal situation. I try to just focus on the end result - most of my running routes are repeats so I’m really looking for overall improvement or trying to identify what made the same run more difficult this time. Not using Runkeeper has really helped with that process. If you’re happy with your runs and Runkeeper, I don’t know why you’d want to change! </p>
<p>Wow plus. Woke up to brilliant Sun, blue sky, not one cloud. Country ham and eggs for breakfast. Off to hike…</p>
<p>Sounds perfect, idad. Hey, I’ll add my name to that bus passenger list. I’ll even bring the smores minus crackers and marshmallows, of course :)</p>
<p>Thinking and walking–a big yes. </p>
<p>I’m hopping on that bus, too! I’ll bring some steaks. </p>
<p>Speaking of steaks - bought more than $100 worth of beef at Costco yesterday. Yikes. Halibut was cheaper by the pound than the regular filet mignon I typically buy (in very large packs).</p>
<p>I like to “reflect”, as Mr B calls it, when I run. I peek at my Garmin once in a while to adjust the pace or check my progress, but I do not do it more often than every 5-10 min or so (having mile markers along the trail helps). I do not listen to music or run any apps that talk or beep at me. </p>
<p>Idad - didn’t know you were a single malt guy- FYI checked myfitnesspal and it showed 105 calories for an oz. of oban single malt and 55 or 69 for 14 yr old oban. So my guess is you can easily burn through a bottle a day with the amount of hiking you are doing!</p>
<p>BB, we’ve started buying the “peeled” tenderloins at Costco and cutting them at home. Less waste, better serving sizes. Still not inexpensive. I’ll bring some red wine on the bus - that’s what I like with steak. </p>
<p>abasket, the other thing I’ve found is that when I’m not playing music or checking pace, etc. my form is much better. That’s what I’m forcing myself to concentrate on. Slow training runs with good form. </p>
<p>Yikes, ohio - I think a bottle of scotch a day while hiking might be dangerous! </p>
<p>Sabaray, that’s what I got. I do not like pre-cut stuff either. I figured long time ago that the cheaper stuff has too much junk that gets thrown out, so in the end, I’m paying the same while doing more work. It was now more expensive than Copper River salmon or halibut!! Yikes. The taking heads on CNBC were not kidding about beef prices skyrocketing soon. It is already happening.
Maybe I’ll go cherry-tarian for a while because juicy, fresh, organic cherries were just $5/pound. :)</p>