From alpha testing to the QUERCUS 200

Floppy sounds a little like Olive Oyl. Good work making her work. That's sort of my goal on the basketball court: make the younger guys work for it.
 
Poor Floppy :(
Go Q! :D
Swamps seem like such a foreign concept to me, but I just singing "Polk Salad Annie"by Tony Joe White, under my breath. Hmm, that's going back, just a while :blush5:
 
Vee she is as pale which is hard to do in Texas. I imagine you destroy some of those guys. Your bouts of basketball make me tired.

Thanks Cate! I didn't really know the song which surprised me when I heard the lyrics. I like it. I've eaten "Polk Salad", but we call it "Poke Salat" or at least I used to. Now I call it Phytolacca americana "Phyto" meaning plant and "lacca" meaning red dye as it has berries that can be used to that purpose. You have to boil it 3 times in 3 changes of water to remove the toxins it contains so poke salat ends up mild and tender. It's a pain in the butt and risky to make. Also it isn't a wetland plant so it wouldn't be in swamps. In swampy areas people usually live on the high ground does poke salat. Convienient I suppose. It has pretty purple black berries and red stems. I usually see it in overgrazed pastures. Now you officially know way more than you ever wanted to about polk salat. You are now an honarary Polk Salad Cate.

Day 71
1.25 miles
Nice and slow recovery run.
 
To add to the unwanted information: the stuff is an extremely pushy invasive species here and now I want to cook and eat some this summer :)
 
"Floppy" is a terrific name for a workout partner you might never meet. Reminds me of some of the stupid nicknames we gave to people we didn't talk to in college - "Spuds" "There She Is" "Cyclotronic Neddy"

Anyway, cool about the race, hope you keep her on her toes and on performance!
 
Those are great nicknames LJ! WE had Sideburns and Banana Phone in college.

Day 71
2.75 miles
30:34
My knees are tired and so am I.
 
I have to break my recent silence to share a story about nicknames. We called this guy "Smoothie Kid" in college because he went through a phase of sucking down smoothies in record time during one particular class of ours. Then I started an internship and met a girl from another school who became one of my best friends and kept asking if I knew "Dan." Long story short, one of my best friends is Mrs. Smoothie Kid and he has no idea.
 
Nice! You should always buy him smoothie themed gifts when the occasion arises. Blender, insulated cups, Sade single, etc..

Day 72
1.68 miles
23:13

Finished the first week of February at 266.2 and 13.28 miles in 2:29:31. I've had more stress than I could run miles and that is no excuse for overeating, but it is why I've been weak. I'll be in south Texas next week working my ass off and running every day while eating canned beans and fruit. That should make up for this crappy week and I will come back with my appetite lowered and hopefully with my resolve back. I got a big permit completed which takes some pressure off. I'm working on other options which stresses me out, but it will be for the best in the long run. I've gotten no word on the open-ended west Texas crap, but it is very much like them to send me packing the very next week with little to no warning. Not that warning would help at this point since I will be living out a hotel and away from home.
 
I just got a mental image of you running through a swamp with an open can of beans in one hand and a banana in the other :) I haven´t got any advice, sending hugs in case they´re welcome.
 
I am such a homebody Q, & I really feel for you with this rotten uncertainty re your job! They should show you a little more respect. I would have thought there would be very few people qualified to do what you do & they should be treating you better. Stress is so bad for us & you are doing well not to eat it xo Cate
 
Hey Q!!! :D I'm with Cate. I wouldn't be able to handle life on the road like you do. My family, my pets,... I just couldn't do it. :( I'm happy to see you're still doing well though. We all hit rough patches where stress can toy with us. Just about all of 2014 was my rough patch, but I'm getting back on track now. It sounds like you're already bounds ahead by getting yourself back on track so quickly. :)
 
Hi everybody! Just a quick update from the phone.
Ran a 5K Monday and 2.5 miles Tuesday. Tonight depends on how I feel once I get to it. I've had a long tough day, but it means I can leave tomorrow so worthwhile. I haven't eaten well but I really don't know about calories. I gotta get my crap together.
 
I don't believe for a minute that you don't have your shit together Q! Well done on the running :D
 
Hi Q!!! My phone just repeatedly tried to auto correct you to 'W.' But that's irrelevant. Are you full of beans and fruit? I'm not sure running would be pleasant for me if I was full of beans and fruit. Get home safe tomorrow!
 
Cate I only have my shit together in terms of running, but that changes today.

I've always been full of beans Oaks.

I can't stand the treadmill Mystic so when I do it I need something to watch.

So I am at 266 this morning. I hopped off the old wagon for a couple of days. So after a year and change I had beer at the hotel and wine at the house last night. That was dumb and not a very nice experience. I don't need it for sure, but I fell back on my old unhealthy coping mechanisms for a bit.

So today I am counting calories and not drinking. I will also be strict with my veganism and gluten free and try to keep my calories low for a while. The run streak will continue.

This week's runs
M DAY 75 5K trail 44:07
T DAY 76 2.5 miles mostly trail 31:06
W DAY 77 1.28 miles road in 14:40
Th DAY 78 1.25 miles track in around 12 minutes. I don't have the time with me, but it was a PR for my 1.25 mile distance.

Okay so back on track and heading for the 250s. It is still my goal to hit that by the end of the month. Success or failure for that goal I will be giving it my damnedest effort.

Thanks everyone for being so supportive. I apologize for not being very engaged lately. I'm hope everyone is doing great!
 
Great work not gaining anything while away in difficult circumstances, I wouldn´t have had the willpower you´ve shown.

Quercus said:
Thanks everyone for being so supportive. I apologize for not being very engaged lately. I'm hope everyone is doing great!
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Cate said to V: "No need to apologise about not posting in diaries. Sometimes life gets in the way." Word.
 
We're with you all the way Q! No need to apologise to us. Don't beat yourself up about falling off the wagon one night. You have a hell of a lot more will-power than I have. Hope you get home soon xoC
 
Hi Q,

I think you handle stress amazingly well, it doesn't seem like a bad thing to have a beer or a glass of wine every once and a while. You recognize when you are leaning on old coping skills very quickly, that in and of itself deserves an award! :hurray:
 
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