Wordless Wednesday

 

 

 

Sincerely,
Beth, who has started reading her own blog, only for the comments, they aren't boring!

Wordless Wednesday -- 3Q2016 is a Wrap

Sincerely,

Beth, guess we can see from all the north of 200 miles Jan - April perhaps this hip thing was destiny?

Not So Wordless Wednesday

Penn Relays - Masters 100-Meter Dash

Warning 10 mintues long  (totally worth the 10 minutes, IMHO)

If you don't have the full 10 minutes to watch, here are the best parts to fast-forward to:

• 1:20: See Champ Goldy, a 98-year-old (!) runner, practice on the 100-meter strip of road he's marked out in front of his house.
• 3:40: Watch Betty Leander train with her granddaughter. At 85, Leander is the first woman to compete in the over-75 category at the Penn Relays.
• 7:06: Check out 87-year-old Ed Cox's race. His killer time makes him the second fastest in the world for his age group!

Sincerely,
Beth, I had the opportunity to participate (with my corporate team) this year, and had to pass it up (Big River 1/2 the next day), I'm getting on the list for next year, seeing these folks would be TOTALLY worth it!!

Wordless Wednesday

 

 

Sincerely,
Beth, this made me laugh because sometimes my grasp of the English language and its rules are beyond me!

Wordless Wednesday

Sincerely,

Beth, lucky in running lotteries, maybe she should try her hand at money lotteries?  

Fingers crossed there are cherry blossoms in bloom and no snow in DC on April 3rd.  2016 seems to be shaping up to be the year of running fun races for fun!

Wordless Wednesday - not wordless, perhaps Wiseass Wednesday is better?

So my husband's birthday is today, he is finally older than me.  Those 81 days we are the same age are painful...

My parents, oh I do love them, sent this card.

The front

Oh wait for it

In case you can't read my mother's handwriting  "you are one brave man"

Harumph...

Guess we know where I get it from?

Sincerely,
Beth, the tough to get along with, apparently.

PS  Dave got a HUGE chuckle out of this and my reaction.  

Wordless Wednesday

Sincerely,
Beth, who thought this was funny!

Wordless Wednesday

Sincerely,
Beth a little off her totals from this time last year, and in a very different (much happier and more content) place

2014 June 30th totals
Ride total: 632  (2015 higher - good job!)
Walk total: 219  (2015 higher - good job!)
Run total: 739  (2015 lower - no ultra run - should check 2013 stats ...)

Wordless Wednesday

Sincerely,

Beth demonstrating how we count to 10 for hill repeats!

Wordless Wednesday --- well as wordless as I can be....

Sincerely,
Beth, Honoring the people who gave her life.


As an aside, because I REALLY have a hard time not telling a story when a story can be told!

These are my parents, Mary and Dave. 

They are standing amid 90,000 trees we planted as a family (inclusive of the friends who also joined in the adventure) over the course of 4 years.  Some lived, some didn't.  

Once upon a time the 80 acres they live on, and I grew up on (from the time I was 10), was probably a forest, it was cleared for farm land.  Mostly made up of clay, with sections of muck and sand, it drove many of the farmers who farmed it from the late 1700s, after claiming it as part of the Northwest Territory, insane, some to suicide, and others to abandon the property.  My parents began the process of reforestation in 1992.  They purchased the farm in 1977, and leased the land out for many years. 

The reforestation is made up of  conifers and deciduous.  They are in front of planting #2, deciduous.  My middle brother and his family choose their Christmas tree from the farm.

As we took walks around the farm we could see where the good dirt and / or drainage were, the trees took off, where there was bad dirt and /or bad drainage, nothing but scrub, weeds, and thistle.  

I enjoyed my walks with my parents the three days I was home for my birthday and for Mother's Day.  I think they did too.  People often ask why my husband doesn't come with.  It is completely selfish on my part.  I enjoy this time with me and my mom or me and my dad or me and my mom and dad.  These times, now, are going to last me through when they have been turned to ash and scattered across the 80 acres they call home.

My mother is approaching 8 years of living with lung cancer, surprised she is a wee little woman?  My father, the skinniest santa claus, is approaching 2 years of living with COPD. 

Life is precious, never waste a moment or a step or a breath. 

Wordless Wednesday

 



Sincerely,
Beth, decisions, decisions, ride this or "Run with the Beavers" on July 18th....

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This is for you, Mikey B!

Sincerely,
Beth, who would rather run outside!

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Boom!  Done!

Sincerely,
Beth, wow that's a lot of miles!

Wordless Wednesday

So this happened.... seems to be my good luck year for lotteries...

 

 

Sincerely,
Beth excited to see NY in a different way!!

Wordless Wednesday (well maybe not)

Sincerely,
Beth, not sure what made me think of this....  

Wordless Wednesday - Stat Geek Edition

Speed Work Tuesday -- 

Sincerely,

Beth, holy crap... 

Wordless Wednesday

Sincerely,

Beth, establishing a baseline. 

Wordless Wednesday

Q1 - Q3 Stats:

Sincerely,
Beth, feeling normal with a 100 mile month.

Wordless Wednesday

 

SIncerely,
Beth, lacking in anything interesting to post other than Kilroy visiting my desk and writing in my notebook....

Wordless Wednesday

 

 

Sincerely,
Beth, who has co-workers with a unique sense of humor.