~The BOT Battalion~ BOTS On The Run

[Theta]

Colleen - When ru arriving in FL in Jan? Please post about our Biergarten plans...not sure what I reserved...was it for 5:30 or something? They may have to tap another keg of Optimator that day!

Yes, yes and yes.

Yes, we are arriving Friday noon.

Yes, Biergarten Bot Fest, Sunday, 5:10. All-a-buddy welcome! PM your intentions to make sure we have enough room.

Yes, I will be partaking that day.

Been busy researching and negotiating a new car purchase. I can't buy anything (including a blender) without researching it completely. Imagine what I do when the purchase price is 5 digits!

 

[Jodi]

I can't buy anything (including a blender) without researching it completely. Imagine what I do when the purchase price is 5 digits!

Wow! Had no idea how hard it must have been for you to let me plan the whole NYC thing....

 

[CynthiaCindy]

We need a 2010 BOT race!! (Matt and I are flexible and are pretty much open to anything, so I’ll let others do the deciding, just making sure no one forgets (although Vegas in 2010 sounds really good and Chester did say he might be willing to go back)).

Mike – So, Matt talks to you about running a 50 Miler and is now obsessed with doing it, maybe I can think of a few other things for you to talk to him about, like painting our condo.

Dave – I hope that the new inserts do the trick. I thought you were staying at Pop in Dec?

Chester – How is your knee feeling?

Lou – I hope that you have avoided getting sick. Good luck this weekend!

Colleen and Jodi – Thanks for organizing Dinner post marathon. I’m really looking forward to that. Colleen - I’ll PM you.

Jodi – So, are you really going to do the 50 Miler at your running round the lake thing? No 50 miler for me this spring, but I’ll consider one for the future.

Sara – Have a great time in Jamaica!

CindyLou – Glad to hear that you are feeling better.

Howard - Sending more to you and Cam.

Jen – I’m with Jodi, go to the shelter and adopt a kitten. But you should really get 2 because kittens need someone to play with (I know at least one shelter around here that won’t let you adopt only 1 kitten unless you already have a cat at home or there will be someone home for a large part of the day). Matt and I have three cats. I never thought of myself as a cat person but I really wanted a pet and I found myself living alone (I got 2 of the cats pre-Matt) in a high rise building working 50 to 60 hours a week, so a dog really wasn’t an option. Now, I can’t imagine not having cats. You do have to be prepared to accept the fact that some things may get ruined – especially any carpets or rugs (or, with my cats, surround sound speakers, hand-vacs, various articles of clothing, plates, etc.) but I still wouldn’t change a thing and love my cats – I just don’t think we’ll ever buy nice furniture, which is fine with me.

As for me. Monday I felt pretty bad, yesterday much better, and now today not so great again. Still coughing up lovely chunks of nastiness and still haven’t run since the half.

 

[Jodi]

Cindy - SOMEONE PLEASE pick a BOT RACE....right? Yeah, I'm definitely doing that 50 miler in April...

 

[Theta]

Cindy - SOMEONE PLEASE pick a BOT RACE....right? Yeah, I'm definitely doing that 50 miler in April...

Why do we have to run a race? Can't we just pick a nice beach or cruise ship and have a Pina Colada 5K one afternoon?? For instance, we are going to book a 4 day cruise on the Disney Dream in either June or August 2011. So who wants to come? Dates and rates are already out.

 

[mla1977]

Hi Bots! Who's going to be in Philly on Sunday and will you be meeting up? I'm not running but I will be there to cheer on my TNT teammates so I thought I find you guys before the race. Let me know...

 

[StitchAttack]

Hello bots!

Jodi That race your of yours looks interesting. Definitely a lot flatter than the bull run run 50 miler. Is the course dirt or paved? I can see benefits and drawbacks of running multiple loops of the lake. The benefit is that if you are feeling like &*$#$ 30 miles in, you don't have to run another 20 miles just to get back to civilization, you can just stop running laps. The drawback is that it might be too easy to quit. I don't know if I could mentally make myself run 6 laps of a lake. That said, I did run something like 14 laps 1 1/8 mile track near Cam and Howard's house once.

Mike I plan on running on the actual course for the 50 miler, we should meet up, if you don't mind running slow . The signup for the race isn't until Jan 25th. If I do some runs on the course before then, and I get my butt kicked I might be motivated to train harder or to run a flatter 50 miler.

JenCats are awesome. I agree with Jodi and Cindy, get 2 cats from the shelter. They can entertain each other and 2 cats isn't much more work than 1. Kittens are super cute and all, but I always feel sorry for the slightly older cats. They need loving homes too!

Colleen I'm so up for Biergarten. Cindy and I were going to go last year after the goofy, but we ended up running into Mike and Kathy in Epcot completely by accident and had lunch with them at the Canadian steakhouse place instead.... mmmm cheese soup.... I've still never been to Biergarten, so this will be my first time.

As for me, I ran 8 miles this morning. I'm feeling better little by little, but I've still got a bad cough.

 

[CynthiaCindy]

I've still never been to Biergarten, so this will be my first time.

Lies! We are going in December! But I'm sure we'll have a lot more fun sitting at a table with a bunch of Bots instead of a bunch of strange people. Oh wait . . .

 

[CynthiaCindy]

Hi Bots! Who's going to be in Philly on Sunday and will you be meeting up? I'm not running but I will be there to cheer on my TNT teammates so I thought I find you guys before the race. Let me know...

Megan - I believe the only person running Philly is Lou.

 

[mla1977]

Really? What happened to everyone? Wasn't there a huge group last year? Oh well, I'll be able to park closer to the cheering station if there isn't a meetup.

 

[Optimator]

If I do some runs on the course before then, and I get my butt kicked I might be motivated to train harder or to run a flatter 50 miler.

.... I've still never been to Biergarten, so this will be my first time.

Matt - I predict we will both get our butts kicked, but training harder is the only option. No flatter 50 milers for us manly men!

I've never NOT been to Biergarten!

And get painting for gosh sakes. All that up and down the ladder can be considered hill work.


O.K. Now I know that I was all in for Vegas but it looks like we have a scheduling conflict. The girls have 3 parades they dance in that weekend every year. It's a big deal for them and we certainly couldn't pawn that off on the grandparents. Sorry!

 

[Jodi]

Matt - I predict we will both get our butts kicked, but training harder is the only option. No flatter 50 milers for us manly men!

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Oh Puh-Lease!!

O.K. Now I know that I was all in for Vegas but it looks like we have a scheduling conflict. The girls have 3 parades they dance in that weekend every year. It's a big deal for them and we certainly couldn't pawn that off on the grandparents. Sorry!

Why did I know you were going to say this. That's why I told Kathy to find us a BOT race for 2010!!

 

[lourodrigis]

Hi Bots! Who's going to be in Philly on Sunday and will you be meeting up? I'm not running but I will be there to cheer on my TNT teammates so I thought I find you guys before the race. Let me know...

Megan - I'll be there holding up the fort. I have a bunch of family that are planning to come up but that's about it. I'll probably park on the street early and hang out by the Art Museum steps. Won't be as fun as hanging out with Jodi and Colleen before NYC. If you are there early look for me by the Rocky statue. Where r u planning to cheer?

 

[mla1977]

I plan on being at 34th and Chestnut then heading over to Main Street or Falls Bridge. Most of the people I've been training with are doing the half so I was going to stay at the first location until about 9:30 or when I see the two Disney walkers (this is a training run for the full for them). Since I'll be in the middle of the course, I'll hop on the highway at 30th st. Do you know if they have the road at Main St and Green closed or could I get off there and cross the bridge into Manayunk?

 

[lourodrigis]

I plan on being at 34th and Chestnut then heading over to Main Street or Falls Bridge. Most of the people I've been training with are doing the half so I was going to stay at the first location until about 9:30 or when I see the two Disney walkers (this is a training run for the full for them). Since I'll be in the middle of the course, I'll hop on the highway at 30th st. Do you know if they have the road at Main St and Green closed or could I get off there and cross the bridge into Manayunk?

Last year I crossed 34th/Chestnut around 8:20am. I'm hoping I am a little faster this year so I hope to see you there by 8:15.

Good question, on the road closures. I have no idea if they will close off that exit but even if it is open I bet the traffic will be mayhem because the race turns around on Main about a block before Green. You could try it but you may want to plan a back up route to get there.

 

[jbucci]

Thanks everyone for the cat input -- I really just need some nudging. If we do get a new furball for the house (we already have a dog) it will likely not come home until after marathon weekend in fairness to the little thing so we'll be around. We would give DD a box with a kitten picture and let her spend the next 2 weeks picking out toys and stuff for said kitten-- build some anticipation.

Megan: Part of the reason so few are running Philly is that it filled up so fast this year. Butch and I were going to run but procrastinated a bit too long and couldn't get in.

Lou: Enjoy the race and the warmer weather this year. Although I will always have fond memories of the ice slick water stations.

Matt and Cindy: Hope you guys are feeling better.

Dinner in Germany sounds good-- we already made reservations but could probably be persuaded to switch to a Bot event without too much nudging.

 

[mla1977]

I procrastinated too! I was going to sign up at PDR, but they were closed already. I then dragged my feet signing up for the 8K and that closed too! Boo!

Oh well! I'll be seeing everyone (hopefully) in January though!

 

[rKyDeX]

If we do get a new furball for the house (we already have a dog) it will likely not come home until after marathon weekend in fairness to the little thing so we'll be around.

Jen
Great idea. Who watches over your dog while you're away? We're lucky in that we bring ours with us when we stay at Fort Wilderness. They love to camp.

Lou
Good luck with Philly. Just this morning I came across my training log for last year and saw that I skipped both 20 milers leading up to the race. No wonder I was slow.


Chester

 

[jbucci]

I'm all about the cruise idea-- who needs a race when you can hang out on the Disney Dream. There is always the Castaway Cay 5k

Chester: I wish we could travel with our dog. We have very good friends who lovingly take our dog when we are away. We hang out with these friends every Friday and bring the dog with us (they live an hour away) so she considers there house a second home. They used to own a lab like ours and the dogs were buddies. These friends are tragically allergic to cats so we need to come up with a different solution for kitty sitting.

 

[Theta]

I'm all about the cruise idea-- who needs a race when you can hang out on the Disney Dream. There is always the Castaway Cat 5k

YEah Jen! Now you're talking!!

Mindy, I will buy the first bucket of beer on the ship!!

Jodi, get ready to change your cruise dates!

Mike, put Kathy on the phone, let me talk to her about the Disney Dream!

Lou, Dave and Chester, start sweet-talking DWs!

Cam and Howard will be there, I'm sure!

Sara, you can start planning when you get back from Jamaica!

CindyLouWHo, what a better way to meet all the BOTS!

I already have ideas for the Castaway Cay 5K awards! Y'all will love them.