tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51197047761994628572024-03-05T07:53:22.245-06:00Renee's RamblingsRandom rants and running-, riding- and recipe-related ramblings and ruminations ...Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.comBlogger1233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-63038153399165493082013-06-26T06:29:00.000-05:002013-06-26T06:29:28.992-05:00Thursday 10 mile tempo course<iframe frameborder="0" height="420" id="mapmyfitness_route" src="http://snippets.mapmycdn.com/routes/view/embedded/230487279?width=560&height=400&&line_color=E60f0bdb&rgbhex=DB0B0E&distance_markers=0&unit_type=imperial&map_mode=ROADMAP&last_updated=2013-06-21T07:36:17-07:00" width="100%"></iframe><br />
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Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-28233926627263453702012-10-25T21:27:00.000-05:002012-10-25T21:27:19.366-05:00Nice ...You just never know when some unexpected "niceness" is going to come along. Today, it came along at noon in the parking lot of the Tulare County Courthouse. I'd finished filing the document for work and was returning to my car when a woman sitting in her car on her phone said, "Excuse me." I thought she'd need direction or instruction or something re: the court house but it was quite the opposite. She wanted to compliment me on what I was wearing. She said she'd majored in fashion design. And she ended a call with her dad just to share her kind words with me. Totally made my day. So I'm going to challenge myself to pay it forward and bestow a compliment on someone when they're least expecting it. I think the giver gets as much as the receiver out of the interchange.<br />
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Another nice thing ... free shoes. No strings attached. HA!! Well, sort of. All I have to do is run in them and share my thoughts about them so they can be rolled into everyone elses for publication in running magazines. SWEET. And I LOVE the colors!! Finally something other than boring white shoes. Thank you Cregg!!<br />
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Let's see ... what else is new. Life has certainly been full ... Tuesday night a "milestone" birthday celebration at Bravo Farms in Tulare where I made a new friend. :-) She's from MN but works much of the time in CA. She's going to be back next week and will be here for her birthday, so we're going to have a "girls night out" next Wednesday. Can't wait!!<br />
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I've been running LOTS and feeling better about my running. 78 miles for last week, down from 92 the week before. I feel like I'm regaining some speed. I don't know if my hamstring will ever be 100%, but I'm hoping I can maintain at about 75% without further injury of some sort. I'm hoping to improve on recent marathon times at Two Cities in Fresno/Clovis on 11/4. Marathons this year have been quite disappointing. <br />
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In the kitchen ... some really good Cooking Light recipes. Pasta with Brussels Sprouts ...<br />
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pork tenderoin with pears (not CL, but oso delish!) ...<br />
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and another CL recipe ... pumpkin cheesecake.<br />
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Sunday afternoon brought some fun with Yvonne and Ragan at the Calico Art Festival in Hanford. Yvonne was (wo)manning the PlInKo! booth, which I played,<br />
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Fun afternoon. Saturday brought a double loop of Rocky Hill (never get tired of it, even in the dark) followed by a delicious breakfast at Valhalla, a Swedish restaurant downtown Visalia.<br />
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Then a trip up to Three Rivers (not much happening up there).<br />
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Though the temps are cool this week, the weather is still beautiful here. And the flowers are still in bloom. Even my impatiens. (I think this one is an azalea, outside the office.)<br />
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Last week, my Cooking Light group met at Rosie's. We had a delightful evening. Not sure all are OK being on my blog, so I'll just post this one. Or two.<br />
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Our meal was sooooo tasty.<br />
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The weekend before, I'd organized a little 50th Bday party for Michele and Sheri. 18 people showed up at a Mexican restaurant downtown. Another fun evening.<br />
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As I got less than 5 hours of sleep last night (rolled in from Bakersfield at 11 PM and was running a tempo run at 4:30 AM), I'm going to finish watchin the Vikings implode vs. TB and then call it a night. <br />
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Toodles .....Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-71595374308938317532012-10-15T21:42:00.001-05:002012-10-15T21:42:14.500-05:00HarvestIt's that harvest time of year ... and for that I'm thankful. The temperatures here in the valley have moderated and the weather is now beautiful. It went from 100 degrees to 70 in just a week, totally skipping the 80s. But now this week we're back in the 80s. Perfect. The windows can be open. It's delightful to be outdoors. Just wonderful.<br />
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Harvest time also brought the Harvest Run on October 6. I was a last-minute, almost, race director for this cross-country 5K in Cutler Park here in Visalia. It's a nice park on the far NE side of town. We had a nice turnout ... 131 total registrations for the 5K and 1 mile, up quite a bit from last year. Great food (thank you Applebees for the breakfast burritos, Pro Citrus Network for the oranges, Raisin' Dough for the cookies, Sequoia Beverage for energy drinks/tea, Noah water for the bottled water). And we purchased pumpkin pie. It was a veritable feast! Or at least a very nice post-5k breakfast! My volunteers were outstanding, as usual, so the race went off without a hitch. Thank you all that helped, ran and donated!<br />
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The following (last) week was pretty quiet. I got in LOTS of running miles, since I did my long runs on Sunday and the following Saturday. 92 miles total. Whew. Unofficially tapering for Two Cities Marathon in Fresno on November 4. I also signed up for Sacramento/CIM which is December 2. You have through today (the 15th) to sign up with a qualifying time. I'm doing a 10-mile trail run (Coyote Ridge Trail, just north of San Francisco) on 12/8. And the Death Valley marathon on February 2. I just have to stay healthy and uninjured.<br />
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Friday I organized a little 50th birthday dinner at Alejandro's for Michele and Sheri. 18 people showed up, which was great. A fun evening!<br />
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This last Saturday brought a trip to the Big Fresno Fair. What a wonderful county fair. Really nice grounds, lots of live music, fair food everywhere. :-)<br />
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Don't worry...I just ate a small fraction of this huge HALF order of curly fries. They were over-fried, so I didn't much care for them. I allow myself to eat whatever I want after a long run and I'd run 21 that morning (a triple trip up Rocky Hill) so I indulged in these fries and a Cow Pie (ice cream on a flat waffle). MUCH preferred the cow pie.<br />
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Our friend Larry got us: free premium parking, free admission, a blackberry margarita, and a free entry into the horse races. I'd never seen a horse race before, so it was fun. We also got to have our picture taken in the winner's circle. Guess it helps to have friends in high places. Or at least friends on the fair board. :-)<br />
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The produce here is amazing. Mostly a different selection from MN, though. Lots of citrus and grapes. More varietes of grapes than I ever knew existed.<br />
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Yesterday, I finished my book club selection for November, when the club will meet here. Anna Quindlen's <em>Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake</em>. I enjoyed it, and I think there will be plenty to talk about.<br />
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Well, I guess that's all I know for now. Morning, which will find us doing 9 x 800 on the track, will come quickly.<br />
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Good night ....<br />
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Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-26871504876758136722012-09-30T22:37:00.000-05:002012-09-30T22:37:09.253-05:00Wascally Wabbit Half MawathonI decided this week to register for today's Wascally Wabbit Half Marathon in Fresno. Some friends from Visalia were also running and<br />
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it sounded like a fun event. So bright (well, it was still dark at 5:00 AM) it was off to Fresno. Got there in plenty of time to pick up my shirt and number/chip.<br />
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The shirts are fun and long-sleeved technical and fits perfectly. The event took place in Woodward Park. Part of the first mile was on paved trail and then we were onto dirt trail just past mile one. The dirt continued until about mile 5 when we got back on asphalt. Lots of turns on the course, and lots of hills. Not long, but numerous. A long out and back from mile 5 to mile 10. During this stretch, I encountered the leader running toward me. He was really cruising, especially on this course. (Winning time was 1:11). We ran through the start and retraced some of our early steps until getting on the 2-mile race course to bring us in to the finish. I didn't cramp until the last mile, luckily. I could feel them coming on so held to a conservative pace. My finish time was 1:48:06 (8:14.76 pace). Not what I'd really like to be running, but on this course I was OK with it. It was good enough for an age-group win which was fun.<br />
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It was a fun morning. Here's the morning in photos ...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone that I knew placed ... Dave, me, Dan, and not pictured Mike, Al, Matthew. A good day for the Visalia Runners!</td></tr>
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After wiping off what I could of the sweat, salt and trial dirt, it was off to Sam's Club and then Pismo's for lunch. They had breakfast after the race but the pancakes were awful. After one bit I had to throw them away. :-/<br />
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Biggest chicken sandwich I'd ever seen. I didn't even eat half of it. But it was really delicious ... it had arugula on it and cilantro aioli. I also got sweet potato fries for something different. They were hearty and delicious and didn't seem like they'd soaked up tons of oil.<br />
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Then it was off to Steven's Bicycles in Fresno. I have been thinking about getting a cruiser on which to toodle around town. I saw a sweet hot pink Electra townie with lime green rims. But I'll have to think about it ...<br />
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Fun, fun day. Until next time ... be well.Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-91161828030434833592012-09-24T22:39:00.002-05:002012-09-24T22:39:49.343-05:00Catching UpI've been inpsired by the positive feedback I've received from my one post recently ... the first one since late May. So, my new goal is to blog at least once a week. Starting today! <br />
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I left off (abruptly) with the Santa Rosa marathon. It was very slow (hamstring has been injured all summer and my training was all slow) BUT ... for the first time EVER in a marathon, I didn't cramp. Amazing! I was very pleased about that. It was a two loop/figure 8 course. Quite flat, with several miles on gravel (which I didn't care for ... kept getting stones in my shoes, and my shoes, socks and legs were absolutely filthy), but overall it was a very good race ... one I'd recommend.<br />
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The next weekend brought a 50th birthday celebration for friends Sheri, Art and Yvonne ...<br />
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The weekend following Santa Rosa (labor day weekend) it was off to beautiful Santa Barbara for the Pier to Peak half marathon ... a grueling 4000 ft. climb during those 13.1 (or 13.42 or something on my GPS!). Probably one of the hardest events I've ever participated in. It took several miles to get my breathing settled down and into a pace I could comfortably maintain. Except for .2 of a mile at mile 11, we climbed and climbed and climbed. It felt like running Viola Road (Rochester, MN) for 13 miles! Finally at about mile 9 I had to start walking. I was shot. But I'd do it again, and the scenery was spectacular.<br />
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Santa Barbara is a beautiful town!! On the way back to the valley we stopped in the quaint Danish town of Solvang. Just for an hour or so, but I definitely want to get back.<br />
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My hamstring is finally healing after many weeks of getting back in the gym, stretching, icing and foam rolling. The valley floor where I live is flat as a pancake, so on weekends I like to get out to Rocky Hill and run two loops (8.6 mi/loop) plus. Weekdays are spent on the flat land. I don't get tired of running Rocky ... the scenery is beautiful and there are always many walkers, runners and cyclists out there.<br />
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I've started a Cooking Light (magazine) cooking group here in CA and we got together for the first time for a meal last week (minus one member). The meal was delicious (thank you to all the cooks!) and the chatter was constant, so I think we'd all consider it a success! Looking forward to next month already.<br />
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I've joined a book club and for October we are reading Corduroy Mansions, a light but enjoyable read. I read most of it on the flights to and from MN this weekend. But that will have to wait for the next post. I've been up since 1 AM Pacific, will be on the track at 4:30 AM running 8 x 800m, so it's time to call it a day.<br />
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Be well .....<br />
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Ramblin' ReneeRamblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-10622535699050175762012-09-21T07:39:00.001-05:002012-09-21T07:39:48.300-05:00Oh where, oh where ....... does the time go? It's almost Labor Day. It's been more than 3 months since I've posted last. I've been at my new job for more than 2 months now. Summer is almost over. <br />
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I decided it was high time to post a few of my goings on. Most recently, I ran marathon number 27. The Santa Rosa Marathon. Certainly one of the slowest I've ever run (but unfortunately, sub-4:00 hasn't happened this year), but I did achieve a milestone of sorts. This was the first marathon EVER where I didn't experience leg cramps. I'm not sure what to attribute it to, but I wish I knew! My pace was slow due to battling an injured hamstring (again) all summer. I could put in some miles, but whenever I'd try to pick up the pace just a bit, the hamstring would act up. So I finally got really diligent about icing, stretching, strengthening and foam rolling once again and it's improved a lot. But the fitness just wasn't there for anything much under 4:30, so all things considered a no-cramp 4:22 was just fine. The weather was ideal (50s, clouds). The course was flat (save for a few little underpasses). I stopped at all water stations (and there were a lot) and walked through them. I stopped twice to get stones out of my shoes (maybe 25% of the course was on gravel trail and I seem to have a knack for kicking up stones right into my shoe!) and multiple times to use the port-a-potties. So I got plenty of breaks, just like during a training run.<br />
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It was a nice marathon. Ideal weather. Lots of GU on the course (4 times maybe?). Plenty of water stops. Flat course. Beautiful medals. There were a few hiccups ... the half marathon numbers were printed on the full marathon bibs and vice versa, results were slow to be posted and hard to find (no link on the race website) and the shirts were uninspired, but overall it was a very good race. Unfortunately, I left my camera in the car so have no race photos. But I enjoyed the company of my Visalia Runner friends on Saturday at St. Francis Vineyars & Winery and Third Street Brewhouse.<br />
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Congrats to Dan, who qualified for the New York City marathon by running a fast half on Saturday, and to Albert and Jacquie for qualifying for the Boston Marathon (as did their pacers ... Adriana, Dave, Yvonne and Mike). You are all such excellent runners! It was a fun weekend.<br />
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Next up for me ... the Pier to Peak half marathon in Santa Barbara on Sunday, Sept 2. It's got 4000 feet of elevation gain and is reported to be a very tough run. But I'm excited and up for the challenge of running (or walking) uphill for mile after mile. Then, November 4 brings the Two Cities marathon in Fresno. I was enticed by the California International Marathon while at Santa Rosa, but discovered when I got home that it's closed. However, you can still register if you have a qualifying time in the last 24 months. Luckily, I was running better last year so I can still get in. So that'll be December 2. <br />
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I'm getting settled in here. I really enjoy my job and have wonderful people to work with and for. I've started a Cooking Light cooking group here (8 girlfriends) and our first meal together will be September 19. I joined a book club and am now reading The Soloist, which is proving to be a thought-provoking read. Gets one thinking about mental illness, extreme poverty and the influence journalists can have in society. I think it will bring good discussion.<br />
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I had the opportunity to help out at the inaugural Hell of a Half (marathon) on 8/17. It was a challenging course and excellent event. So well organized. I was in charge of post-race food. Fun to see friends there!<br />
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<< Sorry this ends so apruptly ... Blogger wasn't cooperating and would'nt let me add more photos but I thought I'd post it anyway. Currently in Rochester for a long weekend and it feels great to be back!! >><br />
<span id="goog_7537854"></span><span id="goog_7537855"></span><br />Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-14645389782912114402012-05-25T10:42:00.000-05:002012-05-25T10:42:40.725-05:00Uniquely CAIt's another "big day" today. All my stuff arrives within the hour. Then the litany of decisions start all over again ... where to put it, and even after having it shipped across the country, do I REALLY need it? Storage is at a premium. There are NO basements in CA. Which brings me to the idea I had for this post ... things I've noticed that are decidedly different from MN.<br />
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Like I just said, no basements. Everything is built on a slab, and most of the houses are stucco or brick. Very little in the way of lapped siding. <br />
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And the grass is different. I'm not sure of the varieties yet, but they're not Kentucky bluegrass, that's for sure. One type gets mowed about 1/2" long, like a putting green. Looks like astroturf but I guess it survives the climate better here than what I'm used to. The plant material is also completely different. All the shrubs and flowers and trees are tropical varieties that can take the heat in the valley here. <br />
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Which brings me to ... water. It's a precious commodity here. There are lots of restrictions on it's use. And this has been a dry year so it's in particular short supply. You can only water 3 days per week depending on whether your address is odd or even and there is no watering between 10 AM and 8 PM and no hosing off anything, etc. It's highly agricultural here and the farmers really need water. There are fields everywhere outside of town ... either dairies filled with cows (but here, they're not pastured they're in feed lots), or fields/groves of citrus, stone fruits, nuts (walnuts, almonds, pistachios). The produce supply is wonderful and prices are great. I bought 2 pounds of strawberries for $1.48 and they're delicious. Actually, I bought 6 pounds!<br />
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The air is noticeably drier as well. My skin is dry and the humidity is very low. Yesterday was an extremely pleasant day. The thermometer in the shade said 85 but with the air dry, it was so comfortable. So unlike the humidity we suffer through in MN in the summer.<br />
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Gas prices. Definitely higher. Nothing I've seen under $4.15 and that was cash price. Credit is 6 to 10 cents more per gallon. It took me literally a half hour on Wednesday to fill up my tank. I was so frustrated. Two of the four pumps at this little old station weren't working. I paid inside and the clerk kept telling me to pick up and replace the nozzle. I did that 3 to 4 times and went inside to tell her it still wasn't working. After doing that 3 times, she said to "go to an other pump". Went to another one. Same story. She said to go to pump one. Well, cars were continuously arriving and leaving cuz it was the cheapest gas around and I was afraid someone else was going to get to the pump before I could get my car there and get my $60 worth of gas. Well, I got my car there RIGHT QUICK and started filling. The pump shut off at $51.49. Oh fudge! I went back inside and was prepared to ask for a refund as I thought my tank was full and I'd miscalculated how much it could hold. She said it was OK and she'd accidentally shut the pumps off. So I went back out for the fifth time and got the rest of my gas. WHAT AN ORDEAL. Live and learn I guess.<br />
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All in all, things have gone very well. Hope today continues with more of the same. Running with the Visalia Runners at 4:30 AM (to beat the heat and get to work). We're training for the Santa Rosa marathon in August. And I'm trying to get into shape. Track work on Tuesday and tempo on Thursday. Tomorrow, I might run a 5K in the middle of our long run and totally embarrass myself. We're running Rock Hill on Monday morning. My friend Angelica has a Swedish friend Anna-Karin Berg that wanted to meet me as I'm 100% Norwegian. I met her and she wants to have lunch to get better acquainted. So nice! Actually, everyone has been very nice here. Greet people with a smile and/or a pleasant word works wonders.<br />
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Well, it's time to watch for the truck. Have a wonderful weekend!<br />
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</tbody></table>Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-13233856530853056582012-05-22T18:11:00.001-05:002012-05-22T20:25:35.021-05:00I Made ItAfter driving for 2160.0 miles, I'm here in Visalia, CA. I arrived Monday about 2:00 PM. It's a long drive, but a beautiful drive. We (Matt and I) started out Thursday evening from Rochester after having the truck loaded Thursday morning. Biggest moving truck, or just biggest truck, I've ever seen.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you to Don, Robert and Rocky for loading my stuff. No, it's not just my stuff on that truck. (Tom Woo made a comment on Facebook that I do have a lot of shoes ... ha! Not THAT many!) There was a lot on the truck when it got to Rochester (after a 24 hour delay due to being broken down in Cedar Rapids, IA). After leaving Rochester they were headed to Davenport, IA to pick up a pick-up truck to put in the back. Robert said they needed 17' of floor space to load it. There wasn't that much. But he said they could "deck it" (built a deck over the truck) in order to fit everything on it. I can't imagine how much gas this fully-loaded vehicle is going to guzzle going over the Rocky Mountains.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
Our first stop was Grimes, IA near Des Moines where we stayed with my stepbrother and family. Then we were headed west on I-80.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our next overnight stop was in Superior, CO with Hal and Julie Frye. I'd known Julie from IBM many years ago and hadn't seen them since they left Rochester 16 years ago. They hadn't changed a bit!! Anyway, Matt and I both fell in love with the Boulder, CO area and we understood the appeal for both the Fryes and Brad Berger who recently relocated there. (Excuse the spots on my camera lens. I really should replace the camera.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Matt and I wanted to stretch our legs, so Hal took us for a little walk. There was a bike race taking place that weekend and Friday was the time trial and we got to see a few of the participants. Saturday would bring a criterium and Sunday a road race. It would have been fun to be able to watch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soon we were in Utah. The first 110 miles into Utah there are "No Services" and signs warning you of that situation. No gas. No food. Nothing. Kind of played with my brain a little bit. What if ... ? But them I remembered that I had two bikes on the back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Worst case scenario with my non-smart phone ... I'd have to ride 55 miles to somewhere if no one stopped to help. But the drive was without incident thankfully.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took so many photos of the scenery. I'd love to post them all, but can't. Here are a few more though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Night three ... Cedar City, UT. We were tired and happy to get out of the car. We had a salad for supper and called it a night on the early side, ready for a good night's sleep. Well, my body clock was still on Central time so I was awake at 3:00 or 3:30 AGAIN. So I went out for a 5-mile run through town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cedar City is at about 5600 feet so I noticed the thinner air and walked a bit. And, I was just plain tired from all the packing and the long days in the car. Funny how sitting all day can wear you out, but it does. We had breakfast from the food I had along and then drove down I-15 a few miles to the Zolob Canyon section of Zion National Park. It was spectacular. The rocks are vivid red, but due to the position of the sun in the sky, the pictures don't do it justice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... yes, 80!! We got a VERY nice room at South Point in Las Vegas for $54.88 including all taxes, fees, etc. No resort fees as it was south of the Strip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-26442566474169747032012-05-17T05:04:00.000-05:002012-05-17T05:04:57.423-05:00So long, farewell ...I guess I could have entitled this post "Firsts and Lasts" as well. Yesterday, I got a pedicure for the first time ... on the last day in Rochester. What a treat! I could get used to this! Thank you Jean and Amy for the pampering. So now my feet are sandal-ready. :-) Also taking place for the first time on the last day, a meal at Roscoe's on 4th. As I was sitting there eating I thought this is Roscoe's Rootbeer and Ribs and I'm eating neither ... my bad. But it was very good. I had a BBQ pork sandwich on a multigrain bun (BIG sandwich) and Diet Coke. Delish. I also went to the track, and ran on the Mayowood trail, for the last time. A beautiful, beautiful day on a beautiful trail. I will definitely miss the running in Rochester ... I do enjoy the hills and in the valley where my new home will be (Visalia, CA) it's flat as a pancake. Hills aren't far away though. And the Sierra Nevada mountain range can be seem from town. I'll also miss picking black cap raspberries and making jam, biking the county roads I've come to know and enjoy, but most of all, my friends. Hoping we can keep in touch through this blog, email, phone, Facebook and best of all, visits ... both here and there.<br />
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So as they say in the Sound of Music ... so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye.Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-84608145103510360402012-05-13T20:16:00.000-05:002012-05-13T20:16:18.389-05:00Here Goes Nothing ...I've spent virtually the whole day packing and I need a break. So ... here goes nothing.<br />
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"Here goes nothing." That was my comment before taking off for the Lake Wobegon Trail marathon yesterday morning. I didn't know what the day would have in store for me, as is usually the case before a marathon. 26.2 is a lot of miles and lots of things can happen.<br />
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I'm in the process of moving everything I own to California, so spent most of last week packing. I didn't run (or bike or swim or anything) on Monday or Thursday or Friday of last week. But I did spend virtually all of my free time on my legs, packing, going up and down and up and down stairs, carrying boxes, etc. And the last thing I was thinking about was the marathon. I threw a few things in my suitcase on Friday and took off for St. Cloud. When I got up there, I wasn't even sure I'd packed shorts!! I had. But I didn't bring my electrolyte capsules, and that wasn't good.<br />
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The pasta dinner was held at St. Ben's cafeteria<br />
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and was very good. Great selection. If they didn't have it, you didn't need it. Met up with Sharon ...<br />
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Marni and Mike ...<br />
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We all gathered in the high school gym in Holdingford waiting for race time. Team R.E.D. had a great showing.<br />
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It was a beautiful, sunny morning with little wind. Beautiful running weather. My marathon went pretty well for the first 20 miles. I hit 20 miles at 2:57. Not fast, but not terrible either. I'd been having twinges of cramps but was able to keep running through them. After 20, things went downhill. By 21 miles, I was cramping regularly. By 22 I was doing a fair amount of walking and a lot of stopping to try to massage out my leg cramps, predominantly in my adductors and hamstrings. They were relentless. I'd never had to stop so many times. I walked most of the last 3 miles. Mile 25 was 16:51 and mile 26 was 19:21. OUCH. Literally. I was moaning and crying even. The adductor cramps are so incredibly painful. Many people stopped to see if I was OK, or needed transport to the finish. Beth Wengler came by several times on her bike to give me water. A stranger gave me his water bottle. Then another stranger gave me water from a bottle they were carrying. I had no idea who'd drank from these bottles but I didn't care. I was really warm, had stopped sweating, had salt stains all over my clothes and was dearly wishing I'd had my electrolytes. Kate Adams came by in the last mile and had a bag of coarse salt which she shared with me. (Salt tasted great.) Twice, when I was unable to move either leg due to several muscles in each leg spasming, I didn't think I'd finish. The second time I was less than 1/4 mile from the finish. Right after I finished, they handed me water and my muscles were spasming so bad that they eventually put me in a wheelchair. They wanted me to lay down, but I know from experience what happens then. I can't get up. So I downed two bottles of water and a cup of broth and kept walking around until the cramps released. I had a few in the car on the south side of the cities, but for the most part after I stopped running they quit. Anyway, I'm very embarrassed at my finish time. My marathon times are getting slower and slower and slower. So discouraging. I'm proud that I finished, but embarrassed at my time. How do I feel today? Pretty good actually. But the muscles that cramped are pretty tender as they usually are after such an episode. The adductors (inside/medial side of upper leg) are the worst. Number 26 in the books. I hope I can pop a decent one in the not too distant future.<br />
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Today was mostly spent packing. The boys were both home and that was wonderful. Eric's girlfriend Alley came down for the day today and Ted bought us all pizza. Glad I didn't have to cook in this disaster I'm living in for only a few more days. I've had quite enough of making on decisions on what to keep and what to get rid of. I'll be glad when life gets back to normal. There are boxes everywhere and more boxes yet to be filled. The truck pulls up on Wednesday and Matt and I will take off on Thursday. Seeing Eric off today was so hard. I cried and hugged him and cried and hugged him and cried and hugged him and finally had to wave goodbye. I'm crying again as I type this.<br />
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Happy Mother's Day to all of you that have had the blessing of being a mother. I can't imagine not having my boys. I love them to pieces and always will.<br />
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Well, enough of a reprieve from my duties. Back to work.<br />
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'Til next time ..................Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-83104837534476333932012-05-08T17:48:00.002-05:002012-05-08T21:36:30.825-05:00Packing UpJust wanted to let you know I'm still alive and well. Just very, very busy. I've been spending virtually every spare minute going through all my posessions trying to decide ... keep? sell? donate? throw? And I've had enough. I've been to Goodwill more times than I can count and I own decidedly less than I did a few weeks ago. I already wish I'd kept a few things, but there's no getting them back now. But, it's only "stuff". I even skipped a workout Monday in order to keep rolling.<br />
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Jean and Amy hosted a wonderful, wonderful going away party for me on Sunday. I've written down the names of those I remember greeting, those who signed the big pink posterboard and those in Tom Woo's photos and they now number 129. I didn't even get a chance to greet everyone. I think I did a pretty good of remaining composed. Truth be told, it reminded me a bit of attending my own funeral. But I am excited about my future in CA and looking forward to being moved (not the actual move, nor the final goodbyes) and already looking forward to my first visit back to Rochester. A huge thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday, those that have emailed (I just haven't had time to respond to all of them individually). I will miss all my Minnesota friends but want to maintain the friendships from a distance if at all possible. Thank goodness for blogs!, Facebook, cell phones and airplanes (five hours from MSP to FAT going through SLC on Delta) or I don't think I could make this big of a move.<br />
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This weekend brings the Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon (Saturday). Someone from a southern state contacted me last year after hearing about the passing of Paul Melby and we've kept in contact during the year. He was moved by Paul's story and is similar in age and marathon finish time to Paul's time at Wobegon last year. Long story short, he had a number for Boston this year (262) and emailed it to me to give to the Melby family, along with a photoshopped version of the number pickup card with Paul's name, age, b-date, qualifying time, address on it. I printed everything and put it all in a shadow box for the Melby family and gave it to them on Saturday. I cried. I cry a lot lately .... <br />
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All this runner wanted in return was this photo. So kind. So thoughtful.<br />
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Here are a few shots from Sunday (thank you Tom Woo), then I must return to the sorting & packing, packing & sorting ... Here's a link to the full album: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffamily.webshots.com%2Falbum%2F582758633YdsyDo&h=kAQH0DZfSAQGmQBRdPAny_SSdVYJIUHzWwaxy0RKcIpAdcQ">http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffamily.webshots.com%2Falbum%2F582758633YdsyDo&h=kAQH0DZfSAQGmQBRdPAny_SSdVYJIUHzWwaxy0RKcIpAdcQ</a><br />
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I've been negligent in posting lately. And that's because ... I'm moving on. I'm moving to central California in two weeks so life is exceptionally busy. One should move at least once every 30 year to purge some unnecessary clutter!! It's one thing moving across town where you just throw it in a car or a truck and haul it into the new place. But when you're paying by the pound to move, and keep, it, well that'a whole new set of decisions to be made. <br />
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I was offered a full-time job in an attorney's office. Benefits. Vacation. No nights. No weekends. What's not to like?? It felt like a perfect fit right from the get go. I'm very excited about it. The house I'm renting is now for sale, so I'd have to move again anyway. Everything came together perfectly. Like Ada said, it seems like it was meant to be.<br />
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So ... look for lots of interesting posts in the months ahead. I'll be just west of the Sierra Nevadas. You can see them from town. An hour from vineyard country. 4 hours from L.A. 5 hours from San Francisco. Meanwhile, there are many decisions to be made ... keep? throw? sell? donate?<br />
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Some friends are throwing me a happy hour at Whistle Binkie's on the Lake on Sunday (the 6th) from 5 to 8. Please stop by. I want to see as many friends as I can before I leave.<br />
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Stay tuned.Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-64912313381007979562012-04-20T19:00:00.000-05:002012-04-20T19:00:00.150-05:00Garage SaleSaturday 8 to 1. 608 Meadow Run Dr SW. PLEASE COME!! Say hi!! Doing my long run Sunday with Lori and her celebration. Might have to start a little early as I have to work. Today felt like a marathon ... 10 mile run and then all day on my feet getting this organized. I am totally spent. Have a good one!!<br />
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and a new cause. Channel 1 food shelf. She did a great job and has plans to change things up in the future.<br />
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I met Tim ...<br />
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and Reggie ...<br />
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at 7:00 to go out and mark the course. I'd run just before leaving for the school and had just showered. So I went out on the gator with wet hair and wearing shorts (running, I'd been plenty warm). Well, it turned out to be a bit nippy and with the humidity, wind and extra wind created by riding in a vehicle with open sides, my hair was a DISASTER by the time we were done. TOTAL FRIZZ. Anyway, the Virginia bluebells and bloodroot were out in all their glory.<br />
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Beautiful morning for a run. Or working a water stop. In costume.<br />
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And having some fun with a train whistle.<br />
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There were lots of fast times run yesterday. Bill Nevala ran a 25 minute PR, and Joe Ryan ran a 20K PR (as well as back-to-back 10K PRs) and set an excellent pace.<br />
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Thanks to everyone that ran or volunteered!!<br />
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</tbody></table>It's been all over Facebook, at least on my newsfeed, but it's going to be a very warm Boston Marathon tomorrow. They've got cautions and a deferment plan. It's tough running 26.2 miles in ideal marathon weather (which varies from person to person ... me, I like it about 30 degrees) but when the temps are forecast to top out at 88, that's brutal. Reminds me of Med-City one year, Twin Cities another, Grandma's yet another year, Illinois last year ... I've run more hot marathons that ideal ones. Hope everyone proceeds with caution tomorrow. Best of luck.<br />
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Well, it's been a long weekend of work. I'm ready for a day off. Wait ... tomorrow is Monday ...<br />
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Go. Be. Do.Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-49449778504498745752012-04-08T19:15:00.000-05:002012-04-08T19:15:41.304-05:00Happy Easter!To my friends whose religious traditions celebrate Easter, Happy Easter! He is risen!! Hallelujah!<br />
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The boys were both home today and I so enjoyed having them here. I love them to pieces. My brother and his family were here too. My niece and nephew are the most adorable, well-mannered kids. Love them too!<br />
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I decided to eschew the traditional Easter meal of ham, scalloped potatoes, etc. and make what are the boys' favorites. And everyone seemed very pleased with that decision. So we ate ... breaded, baked chicken, penne pasta with a Provolone cheese sauce, shallots and roasted butternut squash, green beans, bread, orange "fluff" for the kids, and cherry pie. Delish. That was my only meal today (just after noon) and I'm still not hungry and it's nearly 7:00.<br />
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Workouts ... Wednesday was 10.15 miles, including 12 x 1/4 mile. Thursday easy 10.15 miles. Friday, my legs felt like they needed a break. My last "legless" workout was March 3, the day before the Napa Valley marathon. I almost took the day off entirely but decided to swim 2500 meters and lift. Saturday's route from the RAC was about 19.5 miles and I figured I'd do what I felt like. Maybe a 20-miler, maybe I'd cut it short. I'd just see how I felt. I've run 20+ the last 3 weeks. So I took off, leaving my dead Garmin in the car. I feel SO lost without that thing. But I'd just have to run how I felt and get the the time and mileage from someone else. Well, it didn't make sense, but I felt great. Dinner on Friday was Brussels sprouts and 2 slices of a frozen Cosetta pizza. Not the greatest of fuels. I brought 2 GUs for the run, but didn't use either of them. Drank 2-3 small cups of Gatorade at each of the 4 water stops, and ate 6 or 7 jelly beans (Jeff and Carter win the Best Stocked Water Stop award this week!) and maybe 6-8 slices of banana. Got back to the RAC and Dawn said the mileage was 19.46 about 20 yards from the driveway. So by the time I walked to my car, and got a bottle of water from the back seat, and half a cookie from the trunk I figured it was at least 19.5. Then I ran back .4 miles to meet the crew (clocked that in my car, starting from the driveway to where I turned) so that was another .8. When we got back I ran out a mile with Marv and turned around. 22.3, is approximately what I cobbled together for mileage. Marv had 3:05 for running time. I figured it took at least 3 minutes to walk from 19th St to my car in the 3rd row, get the water, get the cookie and get going again. So I'm calling it 3:02, and that includes chatting with the super cool water stop volunteers!! Thank you Andy, Trevor, Jeff and Carter!!<em> </em>I was soooo happy with that run. I just felt great. I cramped some in the stretch from Silver Lake up to 19th and back to the RAC, but I pressed through it. I really needed a confidence boosting run after a tough year and a half.<br />
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Today, this evening actually, after the boys left, a 6 mile jog. No Garmin, no watch. But I know exactly where to turn around for EXACTLY 6 miles. : ) And my iPod that's not functioned for the last 2+ years decided to cooperate. I could finally use the wheel to get to a playlist. I rarely run with tunes, but particularly enjoyed having them for this run.<br />
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I've posted these lyrics from time to time previously, but the sone just played on my iPod and I feel like posting them again. From <em>Never Alone ...</em><br />
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May the angels protect you, trouble neglect you<br />
And heaven accept you when it's time to go home<br />
May you always have plenty, the glass never empty<br />
And know in your belly, you're never alone<br />
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May your tears come from laughing, you find friends worth having<br />
As every year passes, they mean more than gold<br />
May you win and stay humble, smile more than grumble<br />
And know when you stumble, you're never alone<br />
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Happy Easter.Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-44719811789047092132012-04-02T21:15:00.004-05:002012-04-02T22:04:56.071-05:00Not much ...Not much new and noteworthy. Just runnin' and workin', workin' and runnin'. Since last Tuesday ... <br />
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Running: 10 miles Wednesday (including 12 x 1/4 mile), 10 miles Thursday morning, 6 miles Thursday evening at Team R.E.D.<br />
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</tbody></table>Friday, 6 miles and lifted. Saturday, 21 miles. Sunday, 5 miles. Monday, 10 miles this morning and lifted and 5 miles this evening @ Wildwood Sports Bar with the Manic Monday crew. Guess what? The Virginia bluebells are already in bloom on the Mayowood bike path. A whole month ahead of schedule. Anyway, needless to say, my legs are tired. 41 miles since Saturday morning alone.<br />
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Other than running, working. I work Monday through Sunday, so "weekend" doesn't mean much and actually that's when I put in the most hours. <br />
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I had the afternoon off today, so I made the most of it. Ran errands, several loads of laundry, paid bills, hauled recycling and trash (and saved another $34! .... yadda, yadda, yadda.<br />
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Tomorrow evening, going to the Hunger Games with friends. The premise of the story doesn't have me too excited but so many people are wild about the book and/or movie that I'm willing to give it a try.<br />
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Finished reading Born to Run (thank you Bri) and am now reading The Bucolic Plague (thank you Sheila ... very funny ... about two "gentlemen farmers" from New York City that bought a million dollar mansion/farm.) And Lucy loaned me a few more books, so I'm set for reading material for the time being.<br />
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That's all that's new. Have a great week.Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-68834759049749468352012-03-27T18:48:00.000-05:002012-03-27T18:48:09.994-05:00Legally Blonde<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvotRNieotbGa7PxoqlVFmQizrlqGJcbduvzPNHQn1hO8zHbXKhTy5w2rMiL2XbSNNynG8GJMwMJjZRTVhudapP6CzNc9UP9SJ8CkBjThq4-E-LgaNzY-KDg4HuzokJvqqqcwMQ9u9kX8/s1600/IMG_3853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvotRNieotbGa7PxoqlVFmQizrlqGJcbduvzPNHQn1hO8zHbXKhTy5w2rMiL2XbSNNynG8GJMwMJjZRTVhudapP6CzNc9UP9SJ8CkBjThq4-E-LgaNzY-KDg4HuzokJvqqqcwMQ9u9kX8/s400/IMG_3853.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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Friday evening brought a trip down to Caledonia, picking up my friend Amy in Chatfield on the way. We were off to see my son Matt direct the pit orchestra for the Caledonia H.S.'s production of Legally Blonde. It was a bit of a drive (1.5 hours), but worth every mile to see Matt in his element. <br />
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The orchestra was made up of both high school students and community members. And they had a lot of music to learn! Matt was cool as a cucumber and looked to be having a lot of fun. I was very proud. Matt had arranged to have 2 seats, front and center, saved for Amy and I. We were told that so-and-so would show us to our seats. Well, it turns out that the usher sure liked to stop and chat, and he said that our seats were worth an extra quarter. : ) So at the intermission, I told Amy I was going to give him that quarter and wanted a picture with him. He was so cute! And he was thrilled to have his picture taken.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I got on the Stairmaster for 2 hours. Just didn't feel like dealing with gale force winds. Yesterday, an hour on the Stairmaster. It was that or nothing. I just wasn't motivated to run, and I had a sore left ankle and needed to back off the mileage this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Go. Be. Do. Have a good night!</div>Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-86677847240002770552012-03-21T19:52:00.000-05:002012-03-21T19:52:15.307-05:00Newsworthy and noteworthy?Let's see ... the best part of my week was a trip to the new Four Daughters Vineyard & Winery near Spring Valley, a short 30 minute drive south of Roch on highway 63. Very easy to get to and VERY much worth the trip. We arrived at 6:30 ...<br />
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and moved inside to begin our wonderful evening.<br />
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We were treated to appetizers and an explanation of how the wines are made, along with a glass of their yet-to-be-released Riesling, which was very good.<br />
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</tbody></table>Hands down my favorite item on the menu was the braised leeks. I could have eaten just a plateful of those and walked away happy. Second in line for favorite was the salmon. I like something sweet to finish a meal so I'm not sold on the bleu cheese creme brulee. To save calories, I only ate about half of it. Lots o'heavy creme in that dish. It was a delightful evening and I'll be back. No doubt.<br />
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Yesterday's workout ... 7.0 mile run and lifted. Today, 10.something miles and 15 x 1/4 mile which were quite a bit faster than last week so I'm very happy about that. <br />
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This evening I brought supper to Becky and Charly whose little 5-month old daughter Seely is in the PICU at St. Mary's hospital. I made bread, salad, chicken, spring risotto (with asparagus and peas) and cookies. Seely is doing much better, and looks great.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TTFN.</div>Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-23403216763067352492012-03-18T18:31:00.002-05:002012-03-18T20:21:05.417-05:00Wondeful, Wacky WeatherI haven't been able to take advantage of the wonderful winter (? ... yes, still officially winter until Tuesday) weather this weekend other than to participate in a morning run. But it was wonderful to be able to run in the heat and humidity of a typical summer day this early in the season. We know that the weather in MN can and will change ... in a flash. Yesterday I ran with the RAC and had one of my best runs in a long time. By the time it was all said and done, I got in 21.46 miles. Ran the first several with Craig, then Kari joined us. Post-run cookies were enjoyed OUTSIDE!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Today I ran with OSS at Panera. I ran most of it with Jim Li. I continued until I had 8.54 so I could say that I had 30.00 for the weekend. When I encountered Gina and her sisters Lisa and Jane, I stopped and sang a solo Happy Birthday to Gina, who's got a milestone birthday today. Then gave her a little sweaty hug. :-) At Panera ... Sonja, Scott, Dave, Pam, Jean, Jim, me and Jean's sister Margaret joined us for coffee. It was good to see her again! I was contemplating going for a ride at 5:00 after work today, but decided against it. I've put my legs through 30 hours of running and 13 hours of standing since yesterday morning, so I gave them a break for the evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kind of on a whim, and because so many River Runner friends were going, and because it was half price ($40) until Tuesday, I signed up for the inaugural Wausau Marathon on August 25. Yup. A marathon in WI in August. Could be hot ... but will be fun regardless.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today at work a couple came in that had been in on Friday. They were returning a few things and buying a few more, but she said to me, "If nothing else, I wanted to come back in to see what you were wearing!" I told her she TOTALLY made my day. We had such a fun interchange. What was I wearing on Friday? Jeans with my hot pink belt and pink Doc Martens boots. Today? My red flower shoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, I think my sheets are dry by now. Better get busy. Have a great week.</div>Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-56489621799024318902012-03-14T20:35:00.000-05:002012-03-14T20:35:01.121-05:00Lovin' ItThis weather ... spectacular. But it makes it hard to get anything done indoors. I've had Mon-Wed afternoons off and thoroughly enjoyed them. I'll be working afternoons/evenings Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun, my typical schedule so I've made the most of my afternoons off. Today I contemplated going for another bike ride, but my legs were tired after yesterday so I opted to sit outside and read my book (<em>The Thirteenth Tale). </em>Then hauled my trash to the OWEF ($5 for the last month vs. paying $77.83 to have it hauled. : ) and on the way home stopped to lift at the Y. It was really hot in the fitness center so after I was done decided to go see how busy the pool was at 5:30 PM. Not a soul in there, so I swam 2500 yards and had the pool to myself for the first half hour. Kept my own the lane the whole time. Sweet. So I had a very enjoyable day.<br />
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Backing up ... last Friday when I went to lift, I stopped and signed up for the 6 pm shift to run with Jim Parry on the treadmill in the lobby. He was raising money for the Y Strong Kids Campaign by running for 16 hours (5 AM to 9 PM). There's no WAY I could that. I applaud his physical and mental tenacity. So that was a fun way to spend a half an hour. <br />
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He raised more than $3500. WTG Jim!!<br />
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Saturday morning I ran just over 15. I was going to turn around at the first water stop and go back, but after hanging out there for 7 or 8 minutes, decided to press on. I didn't run the out-and-back to Willow Creek but added another loop around the lake so got virtually the same mileage in. After running 7.3 on Sunday morning my legs were shot. Monday morning brought a nice gentle rain and I ran 8.03 miles in that. Nice and easy. Afternoons/evenings spent working.<br />
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Monday evening was our monthly Cooking Light get together. Always an enjoyable evening. Our menu:<br />
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Bread: Renee<br />
Bruschetta: Mary<br />
Grapefruit Pound Cake (p. 16): Kathryn (we had Texas Sheet Cake instead)<br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">Chicken with Pepperoni Marinara Sauce (p. 32): Diane<br />
Wine: Pam<br />
Leafy Green Salad: Margo<br />
Avgolemono (soup) (p. 116): Barbara</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Fave .... the Red Zinfandel wine. : ) Then the Texas Sheet Cake. : ) Here are some photos ...</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoy the beautiful weather!</div>Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-70910013664449036562012-03-13T20:36:00.000-05:002012-03-13T20:36:31.722-05:00A Full DayIt's been go-go-go since I got up this morning, but it's been a great day. I started out with a 10 mile run early, before work. What a beautiful morning. Perfect for running ... shorts, l/s shirt, hat, gloves. I ran 6 tempo miles in the middle of the run. I still am lacking some speed, but I felt good. Hoping to get back in decent shape this year and maybe do a few races on the circuit. I renewed my USATF license yesterday. After work, I got my hair cut. It's sooooo relaxing to have someone else shampoo my hair.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It'd be tough on the hills though. : ) But she sure is sweet!! I rode 35.19 miles. Through Salem Corner, Rock Dell and just past MN 30 then turned around and came back. Windy from the south so it was great to turn around. Saw 8 cyclists out there, including John Dinusson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Then I cashed in my Christmas present ... a one hour leg massage with Deb Canon at the Y. Boy, she found trigger points I didn't even know I had (and all the ones I knew I had too!). But hopefully I'll be all the better for it. She got rid of lots of little lumps, bumps and as she called it "crackly stuff". Then I met some friends at O'Neill's.<br />
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A very good day.<br />
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Go. Be. Do.Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-30059203206225969282012-03-11T12:04:00.000-05:002012-03-11T12:04:53.484-05:00Napa Valley MarathonYikes. It's been more than two weeks since I've blogged. Guess it's time for some catch-up!<br />
Last week at this time I was running through vineyard country in northern CA, running my 25th marathon, the Napa Valley marathon. <br />
The trip west brought us first to a four hour layover in Salt Lake City ...<br />
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and then over the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountain range.<br />
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A stop on Friday at one of my west coast faves, even though I am not at all a fan of chain restaurants or fast food. But this is totally different, as In-and-Out Burger fans can attest to. : )<br />
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Napa Valley marathon. What a first class event. It's a runner's race, directed by an old school runner (Rich Benyo, who writes for Marathon & Beyond) ... just a marathon (no half, relays, 10K, 5K), no pace teams, no charity groups. Just a point-to-point foot race. My left hamstring has been bothering me again the last month or two, my training has not been quality training, so my goal was just to finish. There would be no PR, no BQ and I was OK with that. Just wanted that finisher's medal! There was chatter of wine being available at the water stops, but that wasn't the case. There was one vineyard sampling wines at the expo though. It was a relatively small race as marathons go (field limited to 2500). A nice size, actually. A small expo, but nicely done.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">we lounged poolside enjoying the beautiful 70-degree sunshine and planning our race strageties for the morning. The consensus ... finish!! Me, injuired. The rest? Illness. And I was a germophobe!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pre-race carbs were enjoyed at Mary's Pizza Shack (they also have pasta) with Mike and Rita, Yvonne and Gil and Gil's cousins, who own a vineyard. Sadly, I didn't get a group photo there. I wish I had. I was feeling like I was taking too many photos, but looking back I wish I'd taken more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Race morning dawned bright and early (4 AM) as the race started 26.2 miles up the road and the shuttle buses left between 5:15 and 5:30. So we loaded up the truck and were headed up the valley. (There's a slight reference to the Beverly Hillbillies theme song in there somewhere! Humor me!) I didn't bring my camera or phone to the race, so sadly I have no photos. The grapevines were dormant but the countryside was still beautiful. The course is hilly and the roads, especially in the first half, very steeply pitched side to side. And there are lots of tangents to run. The dilema ... running the tangents and the steep side-to-side slopes or stay to the middle of the road? I did a little of each. I looked at my Garmin when I first felt my hammie and it said .64 miles. I knew it would be a haul to the finish and I was just hoping to not be injured any further at the finish other than the usual marathon fatigue. At 1.5 miles an older gentleman let loose some explitives and pulled to the side with a pulled hamstring, furthering my resolve to take it easy and enjoy the ride so to speak. I stopped 2 or 3 times to use "the facilities" (running off into the fields behind some bushes as there weren't many porta potties that I noticed anyway) and stopped once to take a stone out of my right shoe. Had the usual cramping issues but I was jogging slow enough that I was able to run through them. It was sunny and warm, and I got a sunburn. I would have loved to have run faster, but I was OK with my 4:12:06 finish all things considered. I've been diligently stretching, strengthening and now icing the hammie and it's feeling pretty good again. Hoping to get into shape this year and get in more quality miles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh my ... I think I carried my I-can-eat-what-I-want-for-the-rest-of-the-day-after-a-marathon rule to the extreme!! Not to worry ... I'm back to eating lots o'veggies again. : ) And there are no cookies in the house. : )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I got a Ghiradelli ice cream sundae. A total indulgence requiring many, many miles to run off, but worth every calorie and every mile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jay scored some chicken tacos at a roadside stand on the loooonnnng drive back to the Valley. Authentically Mexican, quite tasty, with a bit of a kick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that pretty much brought our little adventure to a close. A wonderful road trip!!</div>Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-8332002506693971892012-02-25T11:58:00.000-06:002012-02-25T11:58:16.555-06:00QuietIt's been a pretty quiet week for me, and it's a quiet time right now. I'm sitting on the couch with four layers of fleece blankets on.<br />
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I ran with the group at the RAC this morning. A chilly morning and I wasn't at the top of my game. I just wasn't much into the run and fought it every mile. I haven't felt very well on on and off this week. My legs were tired, I should have tapered more (my bad, I know) and I just wasn't feeling quite right. Several miles into the run I started feeling a little dizzy. (And here it is 11:45 and I still haven't had breakfast. And still a bit dizzy.) It was a new route. I'm not sure what the official total was because I deviated from the route on 2nd St SW. I took a right on a Cascade Lake section of trail I hadn't been on before (south side of the lake). I then wound through the neighborhood on the NE corner of West Circle Dr/2nd St SW and came out by Trademart. When I got back to the RAC I just needed a couple of tenths and I had 13. Good enough. I didn't want to run a step more. I'm not expecting anything great out of this body next weekend at Napa Valley. The quality training just hasn't been there the last year and a half. Maybe this will be my year to get back into shape and drop some weight. : ) The ball is in my court as they say.<br />
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I broke out a new pair of shoes this week. Much needed. It doesn't take too many 70, 80 mile weeks to break down a pair of shoes. I like the colors on these. LOVE the laces. I double knotted them this morning as I always do and the right one still came untied though.<br />
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I did some baking yesterday. It's all the freezer now though. Chocolate chip before work ...<br />
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and a new recipe ... peanut butter blondies (bars, with chopped peanuts, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, peanut butter). Didn't take a photo of those but they're pretty good.<br />
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Thursday night I wasn't on the work schedule for some reason. But that was fine! So I went to Team R.E.D. We meet at Wildwood Sports Bar and ran a big loop through Soldier's Field and north. 6.25 miles on my Garmin. It was nice to see everyone again. Woo had an interesting appetizer ... alligator. He said it tasted like ... you guessed it. Chicken. : )<br />
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He washed it down with a beer on ice through a straw. : )<br />
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All the while wearing his Mike's Hard Lemonade beads. : )<br />
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Well, I think I'll read the paper and a little more of Cutting for Stone before I have to go to work.<br />
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Have a wonderful day!!Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119704776199462857.post-71078097022000903422012-02-21T19:23:00.000-06:002012-02-21T19:23:09.889-06:00A Good DayI had a good day today. I had a hard time getting going though. I went out and shoveled right when I got up. Turns out that probably was unnecessary as it looks like my neighbors didn't shovel and all their snow was gone. Oh well!! A bit of a strength workout. I almost didn't work out. I was feeling tired and my left hamstring is sore. So ... I got on my Stairmaster for an hour and a half and worked up a nice sweat. : ) Then off to job number two (JCPenney window coverings). At times it was pretty slow, but about a half an hour before my shift was up, a couple of customers that I've been working with for a few weeks came back to finalize their window coverings. They live in SW Rochester and have 11' ceilings and some 10' windows. This provided a bit of a challenge. Options for panels 120" long are limited, and ... their windows were 12' wide. BIG windows. We'd been discussing various options (they wanted traverse rods) and finally decided upon a solution. It was a fun project to work on, and they were nice people.<br />
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Running: 20.12 on Saturday, 7 on Sunday, 10 on Monday. Plus 8 hour shifts on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday made for tired legs today. I'm OFFICIALLY in taper mode for Napa Valley on March 4. : )<br />
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I've been putting in a little reading time the last few days. I'm reading <em>Cutting for Stone</em>. I'm really enjoying it. It's a long one though ... 650+ pages.<br />
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Well, that's about all I know. Enjoy your week.Ramblin' Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14386242437587555692noreply@blogger.com2