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Micah Ward
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 9:05 am    Post subject: Happy New Year Reply with quote

Happy New Year to one and all. All of us will have our resolutions and goals for 2003 and I hope we all attain them. Thumbs Up

Now for the black eyed pea question. Down here where I grew up we eat black eyed peas on new year's day. The legend is that you will earn a dollar during the year for every pea you eat on Jan 1. Anybody else familiar with that tradition?

Mrs. Ward has the pot of peas on the stove now with chunks of the left over Christmas ham boiling away. Sure wish you all could join us in a couple of hours for the feast. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thats a new one on me but just in case I think I'll cook up some black eyed peas just in case. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's a first for me. Does it mean you'll earn a dollar extra for each one you eat or just a dollar period? If it's extra, I could see saving some room in the tummy. But if it's in total, seems like a risky tradition to partake in... Wink

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not sure if it is a dollar extra or a dollar period...so to be on the safe side I had two helpings. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Happy New Year one and all!! Personally, I'm happy 2002 is out of the way. I worked last night until 6 this morning so I'm celebrating a little late. Just finished up a crash week where I logged 28 miles in 8 days, including my 1st 4 miler and 5 miler nonstop since Aug 2001. Even threw in a workout of killer 50's, DG!! Thumbs Up

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I also was working when the year turned. Good work on the running. If I'm not careful you'll be running laps around me in no time. The athletes that I put through the killer 50's really liked them, I modified them from the killer drills Newton talks about in Coaching Cross Country Successfully.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the pat on the back, DG, but let's not get carried away, here. I'm a 25 min 5K guy hoping to break 23:30, not a sub 20!! Sad I handle the short stuff a lot better than the longer, sustained work. That's my goal for the rest of the winter is try to increase my sustained run and workout regularity.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I woke up from a nap 10 minutes before the New Year... It was that or drive up to Portland half-asleep to a friend's get-together, but I was rather exhausted from a week of heavy physical work.

Non-stop 4 and 5 milers? Excellent progress! I'm hoping to get something in that range in tomorrow, but we'll see... Still running mostly every other day while making sure all systems are go.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 12:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I went for a 3 miler at about 9pm, then the new girlfriend and I went to our local club for the New Years party. I ended up sleeping on her couch (thats my story and I'm sticking to it) Embarassed

We have 3 snow storms lined up and moving in on us, so I should have some snow to run in by Friday afternoon. Razz

Hope you all had a nice New Years eve Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, like you're gonna find anyone who believes that story! Smile

Running in snow, ooh, talk about a workout...

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey couch man Wink

With all that snow do you do any cross country skiing? I was stationed in New Hampshire for a year and got in a lot of good workouts on the skis that winter.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You guys are nuts ... When you are a sprinter and live in California you can workout in the pool !!!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, but you can't do hill runs in the pool. Smile

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 2:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm a hill ... and I can run in the pool ... Therefore hill runs in the pool .... Now maybe YOU can't do hill runs in the pool ... Kaplan runs in the pool !!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dang, you got me there... Stumped, as usual. Neutral

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