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@shanaber Love the idea of that project! I should do something similar with my parents, they both had pretty epic lives and I really want to know more than the bits and pieces they told me (and I remember) from when I was a kid. @rheddmobile Ah yes the hamburgers. I think I know what you're talking about - a kind of street…

Hanging out in the C's, really curious where you'll end up running in my country :p

@shanaber Second the apples in oatmeal and stew. I use them in sweet & sour chicken wings as well. Or, when run out of ideas, I just slice them, add some cinnamon and microwave as a snack. For some reason cooked apples are just much easier to consume than raw ones. I have an aunt who raises livestock and just sent me 10+…

I've done plenty of fulls and yeah they are just so much work. I do want to get back to HM fitness, though - could run an HM at any time without having to train up for it. As I'm feeling ambitious today I'm going to set my Feb goal at 80km.

Hey! Hello you wonderful people! How goes it! Today, so far, since it's not yet noon, I've had an oat milk latte and an apple bread thing (not sure how to translate it, the weird world of localized pastry is beyond me). Life... is a much longer story.

Hi all. Mind if I hop on this train?

No running. Just wanted to pop in. @Avidkeo @Teresa502 @Scott6255 and whoever else I missed, hope everyone gets some rest soon. @quilteryoyo Sounds like you're doing great. @Camaramandy648 You're awesome as always, good luck on the job. @AlphaHowls @TheMrWobbly Glad you're OK! @marisap2010 @rheddmobile Congrats on your…

0115-4.9k, total-16.5k goal-100k Yeah, so... it's been a while. Happy to say I still remember how to run. @polskagirl01 That is awesome. @kgirlhart Nice shoes! @skippygirlsmom So glad to hear that, keep us posted.

Oh cool! Didn't know y'all were coming. I don't live in Shanghai but my dad does. I'll see everyone in December, somebody bring some Christmas lights. No running lately. No excuses. @skippygirlsmom Good luck! Monthly questions: 1) Dog, cat, fish, reptile or petless? Any favorites? Used to have three cats. They currently…

And here I thought I could make money out of walking other people's dogs. :D

@skippygirlsmom Wow. You have my eternal awe and respect for how you handled that situation. Just glad it wasn't much worse, and wishing you a speedy recovery! (And now you've got one heck of a story to tell the grandkids.)

0103-11.6k, total-11.6k goal-100k Today's run was difficult. Not sure why. HR was high from the start and never came down. When it went through 180 at 8km, I figured that any more thinking about pace was just going to be moot and focused on getting home in one piece. Currently sitting at home trying not to eat everything…

Happy New Year everybody! @TheMrWobbly Just joined the challenge! @ContraryMaryMary That sounds crazy. Glad your dad is doing well. Hope you get some rest. Sign me up for 100km in January.

Thanks for setting us up! @martaindale Thanks! @Tramboman @Scott6255 @skippygirlsmom @quilteryoyo Head on over once international travel kicks off again! :p No running this time, this trip was only a week long and i didn't think that would be enough time for altitude acclimation to happen (it wasn't), so I didn't bring any…

Hi all. Been AWOL since I headed to Tibet. And since I got back things have gone a bit bottoms up COVID-wise in Beijing. Working from home again this week. First things first. Let's see what I wrote in January.* Work out more consistently. Run 3 times a week, preferably. I need to get out of the mindset that "I need to do…

@quilteryoyo I'm so, so sorry to hear that. I'm not sure if this is the right time or place to talk about this - ignore me if it's not appropriate. In traditional Chinese culture, there's this thing called a "happy funeral" (Xi Sang), that's specially reserved for elderly folks who have enjoyed a long life and have a big…

Yes but 1000 miles is 1609 km.. that will probably drive you crazy too.

@swenson19d Elise4270 Wow long time no see! Have been thinking about you. Welcome back. Re: pie. A friend has been experimenting with baking for the past few months, and I've been one of her main guinea pigs/trash cans during the process. Been pied a handful of times. There was this one purple taro pie that was awesome.…

1212-10.2k, total-28.2k goal-70k Today's run felt very very long for some reason. Probably because I was overdressed. Weather forecast has been yelling cold front all week. I went out and it was 2 degrees and sunny. Ah well, maybe tomorrow. Strange things I've seen while running. A large white rabbit just chilling out, by…

1210-7.8k, total-18k goal-70k Was really hungry this morning during the run. Which was probably why I was so slow. It was cold and windy, so my nose was running quite a bit faster than I was. But I got it done, and felt better afterward than before, thus all good. @quilteryoyo That sounds tough. Hang in there, we're all…

1207-5.2k, total-10.2k goal-70k Another shortish run in the morning. Was supposed to get 10km over the weekend but apparently that didn't happen. Welp. At least I'm doing something, which is better than nothing. The sun is coming out so late these days, I wasn't out until after 7:30 and still got treated to the nicest…

@mbaker566 Sorry about the car that nearly hit you. Some drivers are just hazards. Nearly got hit a couple of days ago too crossing the road. Dude was left turning and probably had no idea how to drive a van. I had to do a side step jump thing to get out of the way of his rear end. @quilteryoyo Will be chucking some…

1202-5k, total-5k goal-70k It was pretty cold today - comfortably freezing was the term that came to mind around the 3km mark when my toes finally started feeling warm. I love this weather! Weather forecasts have -15C in the books for next week (that's around 5 degrees F) and I'm somewhere between excited and terrified.

Since June I've been doing lots. Mostly because it was summer and I'm a big wimp when it comes to hot weather. Three times a week, 70-90 minute sessions with a trainer (who is evil, but that's another story). I think it's had its benefits speed and stability wise, so if you've got time and inclination, just go for it. This!

Is it December already? Jeez. I'll be in Lhasa for a week so probably no running at that altitude - it's nearly 4000m in the city and last time I could barely handle talking and walking at the same time. Sign me up for 70km.

8km in the evening. First run since it has gotten really cold in Beijing, it was 2 degrees and very windy. Spent the first 2km trying to remember how exactly I didn't freeze to death last year in these same clothes. Finished my Ekiden leg! (finally) @AlphaHowls Happy birthday!

5km this morning. It was 7 degrees and raining, so spent some time digging around for gloves before could get going. It was pretty average as far as runs go, but enjoyed a faster last km without really trying. Planning on getting the Ekiden run done later this week. The air quality in Beijing went to the dogs after noon so…

It's in the Runkeeper app under Races, and I can see all of you. I also noticed the event is in Japan time (GMT+9), starting in another 3.5 hours, and will end far before midnight on the 22nd for most of the people in this thread. I'll pick up leg 4 (5km) now.

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Hey all. No running for the past week, as life happened an awful lot. Only two days until the ASICS Ekiden and MFP team 3 still has 4 slots open... or me and @katharmonic will pick up three segment each LOL. Use this link here with passcode 0103 to join.