Note to self

     It takes 18 hours and 63 miles to walk off Thanksgiving dinner..........

http://sportsgeezer.com/2014/how-to-walk-off-a-thanksgiving-dinner-63-miles/

Happy Thanksgiving

                                        Shared from Be the change you want to see in the world 

Great quote for the day

They tried to bury us.  They didn't know we were seeds.
                                         Mexican Proverb

Great video by ESPN

     Here is a wonderful story of a HS runner......

http://runblogger.com/2014/11/catching-kayla-great-story-via-espn.html

I must remember this.

                                 shared from The Awkward Yeti


This ranks right up there with:
"There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing."----explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes

PE in Naperville, IL

     A great video on the surprising results of PE

                                          (go to blog to view video)

I guess I should persist.

http://www.runnersworld.com/health/older-runners-walk-like-people-decades-younger?adbid=10152428838741987&adbpl=fb&adbpr=9815486986&cid=social36013617


If found on ground, please drag to finish line.

My politics?

Can't argue with this.

Running punning....

                                    Shared from Run The Edge

Live

Hotter Sex, Cooler Planet,

     Here is a post from the Blog of Dr. Dean Ornish.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-dean-ornish/whats-good-for-you-is-goo_b_6161132.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living

"Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now."-----Bob Dylan

                                                                        Purple Clover

2/3 of Americans suffer from malnutrition.

   
     Mark Bittman is a NY Times columnist and author.  He was the keynote speaker at their Food for Tomorrow Conference.  When you have the time, you will want to view his very interesting speech on how to change the food system and how to feed the 9 billion.
     Malnutrition has two forms....hunger and obesity.  They are two sides of the very same coin. By that definition, the percentage of malnourished people in the US approaches 2/3!
     

http://www.foodpolitics.com/2014/11/the-new-york-times-does-food-for-tomorrow/

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7 AM, zero degrees and snowing.  We'll see how the dog walk goes.  Today I added tights under my pants, wool socks, boots, gloves under mittens, and my winter parka. Charleigh loves this weather, but we will keep it short.

1 1/2 miles walked.  Still my fingers and toes are numb.  Will add more layers next time, although I already felt like Randy from "A Christmas Story"........so bundled  up if I fell over I wouldn't be able to get up.  Charleigh would have to drag me home.

Be safe out there people.  There are lots of car accidents.

10 AM and it is a minus 2 degrees.  Something is wrong with this.

I never thought I'd say this, but thank goodness for treadmills.

     The high temp for tomorrow is 8 degrees with windchills of minus 13, plus an additional 3 inches of snow on top of 1-3 inches overnight tonight after having 3 inches so far.
     I am so not ready for this.
     Keep warm and safe everybody, and don't chuckle too hard you Austinites.

Make an impact with your life

Ancestors

      I feel this every once in a while.  It is sort of a deja-vu feeling.

World Run Day

      The Sunday closest to November 8 marks World Run Day each year. It is a day for runners worldwide to join each other, wherever their location, in a celebration of running and charitable giving.

     I am scheduled for a 3 mile run today according to my training schedule.  While out there, I will contemplate what new charity I will support today.  I am thinking Greenpeace.

     I wonder how many millions, or more likely billions, of dollars runners have raised for charity over the years?


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     I live halfway up a hill.  At the bottom of the hill the neighborhood has planted a series of crabapple trees.  This morning there were more than a dozen deer clustered beneath trying to eat as many crabapples from the ground as possible.  I walked within 2 yards of one of this year's fawns.  Charleigh was very good and never tried to lunge at them, even once.  They all look skinny. They always come down en masse to our neighborhood just before a worsening change in the weather. What beauty and grace they have.


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     I had to share this Calvin and Hobbes comic today.  It was Dean's favorite.  Kids and Grandkids, do you remember it?

Politicians discussing climate change

This sculpture in Berlin has been dubbed "politicians discussing climate change" by social media users.

Sculpture by Spanish street artist Isaac Cordal, image via The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe.

Shared from I fucking love science

Motivation for your weekend.

     I lacked motivation this week so seek inspiration to change.  I blame the time change and leftover Halloween candy.

http://www.runnersworld.com/races/92-year-old-and-above-knee-amputee-set-world-records

After the NYC marathon.

http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000003212076/after-the-new-york-city-marathon.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000&_r=0


50564 people finished the NYC marathon last weekend.  There were only 305 who did not finish.  That made it the largest marathon ever.

Eight foods we are in danger of losing due to climate change

http://www.theguardian.com/vital-signs/2014/oct/29/diet-climate-maple-syrup-coffee-global-warming

Whatever you are, be a good one.----Abraham Lincoln

     I should be out walking the dog enjoying the last nice day for a while.  Snow is in the offing.  Instead I slept in and am watching the NYC marathon online.  A nice morning to spectate.
     How about you?


     PS
          Wow, what a race!  Close finishes for men and women despite brutal windy weather.  Kenyans won both races, but Americans can be so proud of Meb, Kara, Deena, and Desiree.  Meb came in 4th for the men.  Desiree came in 5th for the women.  The wind gusts were up to 40 mph....must have been so hard for these slight runners.

     From Competitor.com,a funny quote from elite marathoner Patrick Rizzo about all of the side stories: "If ESPN covered basketball the same way it does the marathon, we'd only know that fans eat hot dogs and nachos. There's a game?"

Love, love, love this

     Here is a link to a guest blog titled, "Thank you from the front of the pack to the back."  As a mid to back of the pack-er, I really appreciated the sentiments.

http://rulesforrunning.com/2014/10/28/thank-you-from-the-front-of-the-pack-to-the-back/



     How was your Halloween night?  Our weather was beautiful and I was expecting tons of trick-or-treaters, especially since it was a Friday night rather than a school night.  I did get maybe 30 very polite kids ringing my doorbell, about half as many as I had planned on. Therefore I have a lot of the cursed leftover candy to dispose of today before it starts calling my name.(And I bought the good stuff.)
     I wonder if parents are wising up and having Halloween parties instead for the kids, or if maybe I just live in an aging neighborhood.  But I live right by an elementary school, so I don't think that is the problem. I favor parental wisdom as the answer.