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Hahah @shanaber is pretty close. I am also one of the Non creative ones. And it is technically a merge of names. And I was NEARLY named Hannah. But my folks decided that Hannah Hanlon would be a bit too much. I haven’t ran. But, this weekend I decided I needed to use my National Park pass one more time, locally. Even if it…

So... I am here... I need to get back to being really here. But, holy smokes has my world gotten crazy lately, and not just normal crazy but like turned upside down and shook around sort of crazy. I was doing decent at running, and somewhat decent at lifting for a while there, even if I wasn’t checking in here. And then I…

@shanaber yes, we have had varying levels and design so of braces and kt tape over the years. I actually was utilizing both on Friday and Saturday after that brutal therapy appointment... therapist did the kt tape, I put a brace over it since I was still gimping.... one of the more amazing taping applications I went thru…

@durhammfp - I tried to make the distinctions of “PT” clear enough because different things share initials... but I probably got fuzzy somewhere. The misadventure had 1 lousy doc with no pt, 2nd lousy doc who eventually gave a “PT” referral in the form of Physical Therapy (I think referred to colloquially as “physio” in…

Question of the month: So, in terms of coming back from in a running perspective.... it is probably the origin story for the wonky ankle. Now, because I think there are lessons to be learned from my stupidity, I’m including some additional details.... for the younger readers.... if you ever find yourself infatuated with a…

So, I had a post typed up yesterday, and clearly got distracted before pressing send. And my browser refresh disappeared it. I ended September with something like 16 miles. I am hoping October will be a bit more consistent, and will increase my mileage per run by at least a little. I signed up for a virtual brewery run…

@rheddmobile welcome to my September sliced finger club. Somewhat comforting that it wasn’t a club of one, but also my condolences on club membership. My desire to avoid government paperwork combined with my desire to avoid medical situations also led to me going for hope and self care route, also. But, even for my usual…

On the topic of running in non daylight hours.... as mentioned in an earlier discussion, I now have good enough hi-vis that if a vehicle hits me, they are either completely terrible at what they are doing, or they meant to it. As far as concerning individuals, the early morning hours have actually been the least concerning…

So, bit behind on posts, work blew up again, still am not back to fully staffed, ugh. Anyways, had the 2nd appointment in the current round of physical therapy for the wonky ankle. More work on adjusting running form, more dry needling (still dunno what to think about that- so experienced reviews are welcomed). I am not…

No running to report the past couple of Days. Did the PT appointment. Was mostly uneventful- I’ve done this dance enough times, I mostly have to explain that I’m already doing all those exercises before I called them. 🤷‍♀️ This time however the pt guy I got, wants to work on doing a bit of form/stride changes- that should…

So, I am fully aware that I still have it pretty good in this regard. (I have family in Oregon who supplemented their in home filtration with the filter + duct tape + box fan method.... and the filter was black in less than a day.). *However* - today’s lesson: If you are looking at the world around you, and trying to…

I missed my morning run window, so I went out tonight after it started cooling off. So,mostly through the effort s of @TheMrWobbly , Team Make Tomorrow Better is officially across the finish line. I blamed my breathing issues last Monday on the sudden cold. But, I think there is more to it than that, since lungs kinda…

So, today I tried to set myself up for a bit of an adventure before real winter comes. So, I went to the kind of near by town (30 miles away) that actually has things like stores, sidewalks, people, etc. they have a creek running thru town and have a pretty decent “greenway” type path system all over the place that I have…

Ok, summer snowstorm damage seems to be cleaned up enough that my internet is almost working. So, below are the pictures I attempted to add yesterday. Here is what summertime/ Labor Day in Wyoming looks like. One picture was from Monday night, the other two are Tuesday morning. I definitely will not be running under any…

Ok, will apparently try the pictures on a day when my internet is working better.

So, even if I hadn’t already learned I am not mentally prepared for running in below freezing temps..... there are lines and trees down all over the place, and even when things aren’t down.... there are lots that are still very sketchy and may still come down. So, I had a short little date with my dreadmill and got 1.5 in.…

@TheMrWobbly i think I am officially connected to your team thanks to @rheddmobile I will leave it to you to pick our team name, since I am the tag along! We are probably a good pair for this thing, as I am also (due to peer pressure from a coworker and my boyfriend) dipping my toe into the keto pool. That fact, along with…

So, I’m finally on the board for September. This weekend, we were setting heat records. Like over 100 degrees on Saturday, and right along with red flag warnings. However, in true Wyoming fashion, we are going to be record cold temperatures today through Tuesday. Highest temperature in the next 3 days is predicted to be…

As suggested above... my little light DOES pair well with a noxgear vest. As you will hopefully be able to see in the spoiler, it does light up bright enough that if you had it on a steady color and not disco mode or whatever I had it on for demonstration, it would give some light to the world around you. But my light…

So, no running yet. Had grand plans, but did a pretty good job of slicing a finger at work.... like probably should have gotten it looked at ... but did everything I could to avoid the paperwork sort of good. So, self care today was to not run, and try to keep bits from bleeding more. Ugh. However, popping in on the light…

T Oh, I was totally on team pelican, also... only it took more than one reread to figure out what was actually said!! 1.9 today = 3.7/ why am I starting over again??

I did my first intentional running in months, today. Between heat, and trying to get prepared to hiking with a pack for a father daughter adventure/death march my father requested, the only running I had done was when lightening/baseballs of death (hail) were racing me home. I am mostly sharing about my wog because like…

Wow, we seem to be back to our usual and talkative selves, but I was not prepared for like 100 posts since yesterday. @mbaker566 I wear a hat frequently, but not always. In the winter, I HATE stocking hats/ toques even when I’m not sweaty, so my go to is a ball cap and ear band. In the summer, ball caps are sun…

So.... all the wheels fell off my month. Work exploded. (Figuratively, not literally- currently feeling that distinction is necessary.) Last week was one of those weeks where each day I would actually weigh less at the end of the day, than you do at the beginning. Which means definitely overstressed and under fueled. And I…

So, I have actually had a surprising number of headphones survive this lesson....even cheap ones, that are not considered waterproof at any level. I cannot tell you why they still work, but I have both a running set (Bluetooth) and work set (hardwired) in my rotation that survived at least one wash cycle! I’m behind pace…

@elise4270 - even your “easier” monthly question has led to some strange self reflection.... and y’all might be about to find out how strange I truly am....and this will probably end up kind of long and random, because that is what I am good at. But hopefully is at least entertaining? Food: If you had asked me this…

Hi! Nice to meet you. Since there isn’t at least two of us lurking again, I should probably get us a workout report thread going again. (Does not have to be 5x5 related to post)- for videos, I have had some luck inserting something from my Instagram, if that helps. And I understand that feeling of starting again/knowing…

So, I am routinely pointing out to the people saying how totally dumb the people are who do this are, and laughing at the rare person in my area being respectful and taking this precaution....so, I’m saying it here, also.... some who are driving by themselves in their car with a mask on, may be truly dumb, I have know way…

I am very behind on posting. But actually doing fairly reasonably on the running overall- even if none of the runs have gone exactly according to plan. Friday, was a telework day. This gave me a bit of extra time to run. And I put in 4 miles, which is the longest run I’ve done in at least 9 months or so. I was pretty…

Ooooo @skippygirlsmom this is awesome! and makes me feel better about my own research. I was leaning towards horizon treadmills myself. And have definitely not done the deep dive this person did. And I had gotten a bit concerned I was being overly influenced by price point. I had actually been looking at the 7.0 today,…