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In Rune Factory, players take control of Laguna, a young man with amnesia that is befriended by a young woman named Mist. From here, Mist puts you to work on the farm, and you get to live in a nice house. It's a good deal for both parties. Like previous Harvest Moon titles, the game is basically a life simulator where you go about your ordinary day, which includes harvesting crops, going into town to buy supplies, and of course, hitting on every fine female that pops up on your radar. The town that you live in is quite small, with only a few shops here and there, but everything that you could possibly need is available. What makes the game so charming is the cast of characters that you'll encounter in your daily life, from the shy Torute to the nurturing Mist, all of them have very different personalities that ensure the game doesn't slide into a good, callous experience. Of course, this is important since one of the aspects of the Harvest Moon series is that you'll eventually have to settle down and choose a wife.
There's a lot that you can do in Rune Factory. You can be a simple farmer and plant crops, go fishing by the bay or become a blacksmith and make weapons to sell. Whatever you do in the game will net you some skill points, making you more proficient as time progresses. What makes the title totally different from previous iterations is the fact that you have a full-blown action portion to go along with the life simulator. In the first few minutes of the game, you'll have to protect Mist from a monster, and that sets off an adventure through the numerous caves and dungeons that are scattered around the town. By obtaining a sword and a cave pass, you can go into dungeons to build up your character as a lean, mean, fighting machine. The two aspects of the game are interwoven really well though; in order to do some farming, you can just stay the hell away from the caves, but you're really missing out on one half of the game. However, if you're really itching to butt heads with monsters, you need to do some farming first before you can have your fun. This also works with the various jobs that you can do around your farm. There are no animals in Rune Factory, so you have to capture and tame various monsters in dungeons before you can use them. Capturing a bee will allow you to produce honey, and capturing a wolf will give you a faster mode of transportation.


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Braised Cabbage
1 tablespoon margarine
1 tablespoon chicken broth
1 pound green cabbage (½ medium head), cut into ¼ inch strips
¼ teaspoon crushed thyme
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves
Salt/pepper to taste
Melt margarine in large skillet over medium heat.
Add broth, then cabbage and thyme.
Bring to a simmer; cover and continue simmering, stirring occasionally until cabbage is wilted but still bright green, about 7 to 9 minutes.
Sprinkle with parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Herb Gardening
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NORTH CHATHAM — Mary Eleanor "Emmy" Schenke of North Chatham, age 84, died peacefully at her home on November 20.
NORTH CHATHAM — Mary Eleanor "Emmy" Schenke of North Chatham, age 84, died peacefully at her home on November 20.
Born Mary Eleanor Harrington in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Col. Francis Harrington and Eleanor Reyburn. Emmy graduated from Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut, attended Connecticut College in New London, and graduated from Barnard College in the class of 1952. She lived in Stamford, Connecticut, until moving to Chatham in 1972.
For 20 years, Emmy worked in the Activities Department at the former Brewster Manor Nursing Home. After retiring, she worked part-time in the Senior Day Program at the Orleans Council on Aging.
Emmy was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church, the Chatham Democratic Town Committee, and the League of Women Voters of the Cape Cod Area. For many years, she was active in the local chapter of the American Field Service student exchange program and participated in AFS balloon sales at the Friday evening Chatham Band concerts.
Emmy had a lifelong love of language and literature. She took great pleasure in gardening, cooking, and hosting meals with family and friends in her 18th century sea captain's house.
From her first marriage, Emmy leaves a son, Robert B. Congdon, Jr., of Hamden, Connecticut, and two daughters, Frances C. Taussig of Dedham, Massachusetts, and Victoria Congdon of West Bolton, Vermont. From her second marriage, she leaves a daughter, Elizabeth Schenke, who lives in Chatham and is co-owner of Mark August on Main Street. Emmy also leaves three grandchildren, David M. Congdon of Washington, DC, and Kathryn C. Towers and Gina E. Cassara of West Bolton, Vermont.
In keeping with her wishes, the family will celebrate her life with a private memorial gathering at her home. Next summer, they will honor her memory at Great Island in Wellfleet, a place that Emmy loved.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Animal Rescue League of Boston, 3981 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631 or the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, PO Box 398, Barnstable, MA 02630.
For online condolences and directions please visit www.nickersonfunerals.com.
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The Ansel Adams Museum Set
The 75 signed Ansel Adams photographs in The College of New Rochelle's permanent collection comprise the rare Museum Set. The set, believed to be one of only 10 complete sets in existence, includes the legendary photographer's most important and favorite images.
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The nativity items in The College of New Rochelle's Kate Canty Creche Collection have been donated from one of the largest and finest private collections in the country, reflecting the work of artists and craftspeople from around the world.


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Need for Speed: Undercover Discussion
Trainer Tools and Resources
As real as it gets then. . . hmmmmm
maybe need install sth. like netframe3.5 or other things...
well, i never meet any crash with the editor,
maybe need install sth. like netframe3.5 or other things...
the save game editor might be nfs region specific, as in, you'd better to use the no-dvd fix 4 t us version. well, i think . try it, check gamecopyworld.com for a possible fix. cheers
[Edited by dmndmn, 12/10/2008 1:16:12 PM]
Where is the savegame editor ?
You can get at www.gamecopyworld.com I used it with unpatched game.On xp professional with num3 service pack.
i just found this car, here's the way,
1.download that new beta save editor
2.open your save, in career option ,click any car,
3.to the right, in vehicle option, find car name audi r8 speed test
4.click update,save and exit, now enjoy in game...
this is the fastest car in game, maybe EA add it to test game,really crazy speed,my record is 628km...
you can also replace your cars with koenigsegg CCX ,all cop cars and npc trucks, buses, etc,really fun,and the spike is useless to trucks...
and remember the original car skin will effect the replace car...
[Edited by darkelfsin, 12/1/2008 6:55:18 AM]
how u change it back?
Thats a great way man... Thanks
And the problem is you have to replace an existing car to get a new car. Means you are gonna loose one of your car from your garage.
But I found a way to fix this. First add the car whatever you want ti MyCars garage. It's free of charge. After that open your save file using the above save editor. Now you can see under carrier all your cars including cars you added in MyCars.
Now select the car which you want to add to the carrier and click update. Now save & close.
Now you can see that that car will be in your garage. If you want you can add the same car again to the MyCars free of charge.
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This site is dedicated to Christmas and animated Christmas lighting decorations
Tune to FM Stereo 90.7 MHz
In 2016 we received special notice for this annimated Christmas light show. Redfin has included us in its "The Best Neighborhoods to See Holiday Lights in 2016". Click on the link and then scroll down to read the section on the Kansas City area (about half-way down). It is an honor for us to be included in this Holiday light review, especially in the same section as the Plaza Lights. Enjoy!
When the show is on, tune to stereo FM 90.7 MHz to hear the music.
You can find specific details of this year's show on the Display page of this site.
Please join us for this Christmas animated lighting display between Thanksgiving and New Year's.
The show runs between 5:30 and 10:30 PM each evening.
The address is 9708 & 9717 Lee Blvd. in Leawood, Kansas 66206 (SEE MAP)
To hear the music on your car radio, tune to FM Stereo 90.7 MHz.
You can also stand on the sidewalk and hear the music play.
This display uses 100% LED lighting
Yes, that is right: two houses, right across the street from one another. This makes for a fun display!
Let's not forget that Jesus Christ is the reason for the season!!
This display is on a major suburban street. It is a very busy street, especially during rush-hour. You can pull to the side of the street to view and listen to the show. You can also park on 97th street to the north or 97th Terrace to the south and, weather permitting, walk up the sidewalk to view and listen to the show. By parking and walking up the sidewalk, you can get a better view of the lights. You will be able to hear the music over the provided speakers. Please DO NOT block the streets or any driveways. Also, for your safety, PLEASE stay on the sidewalk and watch your children! Safety First - Fun Second.
We also ask that you be courteous to others around you. Also, please turn off the headlights on your vehicle while leaving the parking lights on.
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A black male who wears skinny jeans of bright annoying colors, fake raybans with clear lenses and wears neon colored high toped shoes. They also like to claim that they are "a jerk" and they say they are "geeked up". You can spot them at the mall randomly jerking out of no were. the like to wear rosaries as well as other dangely objets. the come in the form a an extermly busted negro behind you in public. They are normally spotted in packs and gangs. You can smell them when they are coming, they normally smell like cheap dollar general cologne, or lotion. The usually shop in hot topic, pac sun, urban outfitters, and american eagle.
Shopper1: Who is that with the skinny jeans, ashy skin, neon green shirt and knock off raybans?
Shopper2: I dont know but he looks like a Neon Negro From New York, ew.
Shopper2: I dont know but he looks like a Neon Negro From New York, ew.
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text: To think about a year ago I didn't drink coffee! Now look at me, a fully fledged addict. I do love the peace and quiet I get when I sit down with a magazine and a delicious caramel macchiato. I know this can add on the dreaded pounds so I always go for the skinny option. It can also take a toll on your bank account so I try not to do it more than twice a week. But alas, I'm working this Easter Saturday so I decided to treat myself and hope it sets me up with some energy for the day.


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Marshall Cavendish Moves East with Vio
Thursday, August 05, 2004
Press release from the issuing companyMarshall Cavendish, a pioneer of serialized part-work publications, is blazing a trail in emerging Central and Eastern European markets, using the Vio Digital Workflow Suite (VDWS) to cut through complex international workflows. Publishing part-works and educational materials since the 1960s, Marshall Cavendish is now seeing meteoric growth of circulations of its titles in the former eastern bloc countries. By implementing the VDWS, the publisher has gained full control of its communications with a diverse community of specialist contributing editors, designers, translators and suppliers, in territories as widespread as Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Ukraine. Managing Director, Peter Barber explains: "In the post-Communist era, consumers in the region have displayed an enormous appetite for information and self-education. This makes these prime markets for collectible publications, which offer an affordable way for people to build a personal library of up-to-the-minute reference materials." Initial concept and design creation is undertaken in-house in the UK, before further development is outsourced to external packagers. Most publications are then distributed to local publishing partners for localization, adaptation and translation, and the finished product is printed, marketed and distributed locally too. However, overall control and responsibility for each product rests with the UK Running Projects team, which oversees and approves all editorial and finished layouts, to uphold the quality and consistency of the company's products. Art Editor Chensie Le Roy Chen comments, "With up to five new partwork products published each year, the pace of output is intense, so transferring data accurately, quickly and on schedule is fundamental to our success. At particular points in the product development cycle, the movement and management of information can be intensely time-critical. To put it bluntly, if it doesn't get there on time, it's disastrous for our business. "Before we brought Vio in, tracking incoming emails and attachments was giving us a real headache," continues Chen. "But Vio—especially the Red Hot Icons for the Vio Send To Me application—has completely turned things around. We now just send one email to our external contributors, giving them a Red Hot Icon to install on their desktop. Then, whenever they're ready to send a file or folder to us, they simply drag and drop it over the icon, and it's routed straight to the Vio server, with an instant email notification to us that the file and its accompanying Job Ticket are available for collection. "For remote contributors where there may be language barriers, or technical issues such as email file size restrictions, it's a godsend. Vio has put us back in control of the data that is being sent to us because we can download the files from the server when we're ready to work on them, and route them into the appropriate workflow", adds Chen. "What's more, we're not frustrated by the limitations of our contributors' speed of access any more, or by problems with file sizes. Any file size reaches Vio at the sender's speed of transmission, but we download everything across a 2 Mbps leased line, supplied and supported by Vio. Now we've gotten to grips with this, we'll be looking to make the most of Vio's Auto Retrieve feature for certain publications, and maybe at adding a Vio Send To Me button to our Web site, to enable more ad-hoc contributors to send files to us via that interface." A recent 52-part 'Speak English' series for the Russian market brought home the benefits of Vio to the Marshall Cavendish team. Developed and 'packaged' by language-teaching experts in the UK, translated in the Ukraine, produced in Poland and distributed in Russia—in the past this type of project was a recipe for chaos, involving weeks of to-ing and fro-ing of text, Quark files and PDFs, with CDs being dispatched backward and forward by courier. With Vio, the process was refined to a matter of days, with no concerns over file integrity or security. "It's fair to say that without Vio, we would have struggled to meet our launch schedule", admits Chen. "With Vio, it was a breeze." Marshall Cavendish's previous experiences with managed file transfer solutions had been anything but positive. As IT Manager Martin Bentley explains, "As a publisher, you're looking for a tool that will take the pain out of managing your workflow. But if the supplier's support and account management falls short, it's more hindrance than help." Bentley continues: "With Vio, we now have one supplier to act as our ISP, manage our high bandwidth connections, monitor our firewall, and provide us with a single, expert point of contact for all training, service and support issues. With the added ingredient of Vio's intuitive workflow applications, everyone on the floor is happier and we're seeing a real difference in the way projects are flowing through. It has given us security, speed, simplicity, cost saving and—most importantly—complete peace of mind."
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TheTitan Fortress dog bed extra cover is great to have. Change the color with the season or simply have an extra on hand for washing days.
Utilizing high tech Ballistic Nylon performance fabrics and sewn with Kevlar, the Titan Beds are the toughest dog beds ever built.
Utilizing high tech Ballistic Nylon performance fabrics and sewn with Kevlar, the Titan Beds are the toughest dog beds ever built.
We stand behind all of our high quality products. With every product we manufacture we use the best processes and materials available. We do the little things to ensure a great product. We guarantee our products against defects in materials or workmanship for 10 years. Damage caused by an animal is not covered under warranty. Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com for any issues. Your business is important to us, so expect a prompt reply.
You may return for a full refund within 100 days of receiving the item. Bed must be in like new condition with no stains or damage. Please contact us prior to returning the item for a Return Authorization (RA) to ensure the proper credit will be issued. We will then send you a return label. We will take care of all return shipping. We do ask that you keep the bed at least 10 days, and make every effort to give your dog a chance to get used to it. Please note personalized beds can not be returned or exchanged.


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Dark circles under the eyes can take a significant toll on your overall appearance. These circles detract from the softness of the eyes, and can make a person look unnecessarily tired and aged. Teamine concealer, as recommended by Dr. Yael Halaas, directly targets the blue and purple pigmentation under the eyes. Thanks to the clinically tested and doctor approved formula behind Teamine concealer, you will look instantly younger and more vibrant.
The benefits of Teamine concealer are two-fold, correcting not only dark circles but also fine lines and wrinkling concentrated under the eyes. Unlike other concealers and makeup products that are intended to simply hide dark undereye circles, Teamine concealer both covers and corrects the condition. Simply applying the formula once a day will work to counter the body's natural aging process by re-vamping the skin's collagen supply. You are likely to notice results in undereye puffiness or sallowness after just a short time of applying the concealer.
The specific ingredients that compose Teamine concealer make it the best treatment to simultaneously brighten the eyes and fight dark circles. It is made of the perfect combination of peptides, DHMC (most comparable to retinoid), Vitamin C, green tea, and both licorice and grape extract- each of which serves an individual purpose in the product's effectiveness.
Dr. Halaas will suggest Teamine concealer to patients with a subtle to moderate condition. The product is a great option for patients that do not want to explore more complex surgical procedures that are available and for those who are looking for the most minimally invasive treatment on the market. Upon your consultation appointment, Dr. Halaas will be able to better determine whether or not Teamine concealer would have favorable results for you. This is your time to ask any questions and address any concerns that you may have about the formula, its usage, and its effectiveness.
Dr. Halaas stands behind Teamine concealer because it is gentle and will not irritate her patients' facial skin. The concealer is affordable and requires minimal effort, making the treatment a practical, economical solution. Finally, the skincare formula is available in three distinct colors- light, medium, and dark- so as to blend unnoticeably with your natural skin tone. Dr. Halaas will help you evaluate which color works best for you upon your visit to her NYC office.
This consultation is also the perfect time for you to discuss other options you may be exploring. If your individual needs require more than a cover-up, you may be a candidate for Restylane, Facial Fat Transfer or a Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty.
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Animals (HM64)
Animals are a major part of the Harvest Moon games. They are where you get most of your profit. Don't forget to care for them properly. It'll all be worth it in the end.
[edit] Chicken
Price: 1500G
Chickens require the least amount of effort to take care of. You can keep them outside on nice days. On bad days keep them inside and feed them chicken meal. It costs 10G for one chicken meal. One chicken meal will feed one chicken.
Egg: 50G
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Price: 6000G
You need to brush and talk to your cow every day. You also must feed them fodder or let them outside every day. As they begin to love you more they will produce higher quality milk. To get a cow pregnant you can buy Miracle Potion at the Green Ranch. While your cow is pregnant she will produce lower quality milk.
Small Milk: 100G
Medium Milk: 150G
Large Milk: 300G
Golden Milk: 500G
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Price: Free You get your pooch at the beginning of the game. Name him whatever you like, and take good care of him. If you always put food in his dish and bring him inside in poor weather, then he may win the dog race!
[edit] Horse
Price: Free
Getting the horse is quite simple. Sometime during Spring, go to the Green Ranch. Head into their field. You'll see a horse there. Ann will walk up and ask you if you'd like the horse's brother. Say yes, and then you'll get to keep it! Eventually the horse will grow up. You can enter him into races, and even put your crops/produce into him instead of the shipping bin.
[edit] Sheep
Price: 4000G
The sheep are kept in the same place as the cows. You must feed, brush, and talk to them daily. If the weather is nice you can keep them outside. The more they like you, the better quality their wool will be.
Regular Wool: 900G
Quality Wool: 1800G
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Early Spliff (Spliff Seeds) feminized
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The feminized Early Spliff by Spliff Seeds is an outdoor/greenhouse strain with a high resistance to fungi and mold. The plants are tall and lanky, reaching a height of 2-3m and producing big and stretched buds like a Skunk. Apropos Skunk, Skunk No.1 is the father and an Early Pearl the mother. The buds have an intensely sweet aroma and the typical Skunk flavor - and you'll have 500g of them.
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BENGHAZI, Libya, May 3 (UPI) -- Oil revenue generated from sales from Libyan rebels will fund economic and other social services for the Libyan people, a transitional council stated.
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control last week announced that transactions involving Qatar Petroleum or international oil trader Vitol and the rebel-backed National Transitional Council are permitted, provided the entity in Libya is under the control of the rebel-backed leadership.
The NTC announced it was committed to ensuring that oil revenues would be distributed in a way that best suits the Libyan people.
"Public funds will be made transparent and will be used for the betterment of the Libyan people and the development of the country," the NTC said in a statement.
The rebel leadership blamed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for squandering the country's oil revenues.
"We also adhere to and support the principles of good governance, accountability and transparency as promoted by the International Monetary Fund," the statement said.
Oil prices hit post-recession highs in February when the unrest in Libya began. Italy and Qatar are among countries that have secured arrangements to acquire oil from rebel-controlled Arab Gulf Oil Co.
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There is no end in sight to the dangerously wintry weather gripping much of the UK, forecasters have said.
The Met Office has extended its level 3 cold weather alert until Friday as hundreds of homes remained without power, many high-level transport routes stayed impassible and farmers battled with deep snow to keep livestock alive.
Laura Caldwell, a forecaster for MeteoGroup, the weather division for the Press Association, said there was no end in sight for the cold weather, although there will be a respite from the heavy snowfalls.
She said: "There have been a few snowfalls in the north-east of England but it's pretty much dry across the UK at the moment. But it's cold."
The continuing Arctic conditions are in stark contrast to this week last year when headlines were proclaiming Britain was hotter than Madrid or California, and sun-seekers headed to the beach to enjoy an early spring heatwave.
On March 24 last year, Porthmadog in North Wales saw the warmest temperature, reaching 21.7C (71F) - making it hotter than Madrid, Rome, Athens, Barcelona and Monte Real in Portugal.
Engineers were continuing their battle to restore power to hundreds of homes across parts of Northern Ireland, Cumbria and Scotland.
Helicopters were helping in the operation in Northern Ireland, where snow drifts and abandoned vehicles hampered efforts to restore power to 800 homes and businesses.
More than 140,000 customers who lost power when the wintry blast struck the eastern counties of the region last Thursday and Friday have since had supply restored.
On Arran, residents have spoken of some of the worst conditions they have ever seen as hundreds of homes remained without power in south-west Scotland.
The area was hit badly by damaged power lines four days ago when 18,000 homes and businesses were affected.
In northern England, many cross-Pennine routes remained blocked by drifting snow, including the Snake Pass and Woodhead Pass, between Manchester and South Yorkshire.
Meanwhile, a man found dead in deep snow after he started walking home in severe weather was named by police.
The body of Gary Windle, 25, was found by a farmer in Brierfield, near Burnley, Lancashire, at about 1.30pm on Saturday. Lancashire Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious and there were indications it was a "very tragic incident" after he started walking home from a night-out with friends on Friday.
Severe weather is also thought to have led to the death of a woman in Cornwall on Friday. The woman, named locally as Susan Norman, died when her house in Looe, Cornwall, collapsed during a landslip following torrential rain.


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Monday, December 14, 2009
twenty miles
Friends, I could not make this shit up if I tried.
Let's start at the beginning. Marathon Training Plan (which I have been following ever so closely) called for 20 miles today. I usually do my long runs on the trail, which is five miles long. My plan was to run the length of the trail four times (you know, because 5 x 4 = 20). Well, it had rained for two days straight, and as I tend to trip and fall on the trail once a week as is, the idea of running on a muddy, slippery trail was less than appealing. So this morning, I logged on to dailymile and attempted to map out a 10 mile loop, beginning and ending at my apartment, which I could run twice.
My town is very small. The best I could come up with was 7 miles.
I decided to run this 7 mile route three times, and walk the last mile back to my house, as a cool down. Miles 1-7 were miserable. I was not in the mood to run, I had no one to run with, and I never run with music when I'm outside. Long and boring. I stopped by my apartment at the end of the first loop and considered staying there, but instead refilled my water, used the restroom, and headed back out. Miles 8-14 were much better. I was feeling good, the route was growing on me, and the sun was beginning to peak out of the clouds. I stopped by the apartment again to eat an energy gel, and then set out for my final loop.
Things went downhill quickly.
My small breakfast was gone, nothing but a memory that the walls of my empty stomach tried, in vain, to recall. My feet hurt and my knees were sore. I was tired and Pearl Street is way longer than it looks. I made it to my finishing point - 20 miles! Huzzah! - and then started the mile long trek home.
It was the slowest mile of my life.
I hobbled. I tried not to cry. I wasn't really in that much pain, but I was tired and cranky and hungry and emotionally spent. When I finally made it home, Nathan made me a hot bath and it was there I ate my yogurt, happy to be off my feet, slightly sated by my snack, dazed and exhausted. I felt better after I took a shower, and nearly normal once I had a bowl of soup and some bread. And then - then! - I had to go out to dinner with work peeps, because we're interviewing candidates for a position and I will be eating 75% of my meals this week at the two of the Italian restaurants in town. I made it through dinner, but barely.
Today I feel pretty normal which is shocking, to say the least. My legs are a little sore, but not ridiculously so. The ten hours of sleep helped, as did the hot bath. This 20 mile run marks the first peak in my training - for the next seven days, I have nothing on my schedule but easy six milers, which I'm looking forward to. I need a break. No - I've earned a break.
Twenty miles. Hell yeah.
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in your future as aunt chrissy duty i'll have you take the wee one for long runs in the stroller. should be good at putting a little one to sleep. ha!ReplyDelete
Holy Carp! The most I ever hit was 13 miles in college (I can't even fathom that as a number that is possible to run by human beings at this point in my life. Perhaps some mutant strain of human gene that allows a chosen few to reach those God-like levels, much like Heroes.)ReplyDelete
So yes, a big congrats on the 20 miler, and you do indeed deserve a break.
Woah! Woah! Woah!ReplyDelete
Holy Shit! Way to go, girl!!ReplyDelete
That is f-ing incredible!
(oh yeah, that quietinthecorner website is no longer mine...just so you know and don't keep it in your blog list...)
Thanks everyone! I don't think the fact that I ran 20 miles has really sunk in yet. :)ReplyDelete
You are amazing!ReplyDelete
And life lesson: a hot bath cures a LOT. :)