The Running Thread - 2018

[cavepig]

We used to have Easter traditions, but now not so much. Egg coloring though is still fun, may do that just because, we shall see.

 

[Dis5150]

ATTQOTD: Nope, at work today. My work does observe Christmas Eve as a paid holiday though so I am not going to complain. We will go to church in the morning and DH will probably BBQ something to eat while I am watching Baseball!

 

[cburnett11]

ATTQOTD: Working today, plenty of family time this weekend, and a bunch of running that @DopeyBadger has me doing...

 

[run.minnie.miles]

ATTQOTD:
I am off today- I get any day off that the markets are closed. My DH on the other hand works today, because it’s oddly not a bank holiday. (But Columbus Day is....)

We are headed to Omaha tonight for my race tomorrow and then hope to go to the zoo after. Then we’ll spend Easter Sunday with family (& church too).

 

[run.minnie.miles]

PS- Happy Passover to all who celebrate! (Looking at you Sarah )

 

[KingLlama]

ATTQOTD: Working a half-day today, probably going to see "Ready Player One" this afternoon. Church on Easter morning, then headed for a week at the beach.

And that leads me to ask....I'm running the Dark Side in a few weeks(my first half), so I'm obviously smack-dab in the middle of my training program. And while my beach vacation won't interrupt my weekend long runs, I will have a couple of shorter runs planned during the week. How much different is beach running than running on pavement? Easier? Harder? Anything I should be aware of or do differently?

 

[SarahDisney]

I've had a really long week and this is probably my only 15 minutes to myself in what will be a very long day, so rather than picking a fight with today's QOTD, which was my original plan, I'm going to say this:
We all come from different backgrounds. Different geographic backgrounds, different cultural backgrounds, different socioeconomic backgrounds, different running backgrounds, different Disney-visiting backgrounds, and different religious backgrounds. While I'm certainly not trying to say that we shouldn't discuss religious-based traditions, I think we should be sure to keep in mind those who don't celebrate the same religious holidays. Something as simple as adding the phrase "if you celebrate" to the QOTD goes a long way in showing consideration for others' beliefs.

Now, to answer the question ... my office is open on Good Friday, but I took off because I have a lot to do to get ready for Passover, which starts tonight. It's been a long week of cleaning and shopping ... I'm excited to sleep. Although I won't be sleeping tonight because we have the Passover Seder, a very long meal that involves telling the story of Passover, drinking lots of wine, eating something called Matzah which tastes like stale cardboard, and not eating actual food until about 11 at night. Fun stuff.

Happy Good Friday/Easter/Passover/Last Weekend in March (pick one or more of the above based on what you celebrate).

 

[rteetz]

QOTD: Are you off of work today for Good Friday? Any interesting traditions? Easter traditions?

I still have class. No traditions other than the typical no Friday meat and a good fish fry. As for Easter we just go to my Grandma's for a late lunch.

 

[*DisneyDreamer]

ATTQOTD: Yep, I’m off work today. My school district has Spring Break starting today through next week. Plans for the weekend are heading to Disney tomorrow and spending Easter Sunday morning at the Magic Kingdom! We’re excited to see the festivities, including the Easter pre-parade before Festival of Fantasy. And then we have a dinner reservation that night at Sci-Fi at Hollywood Studios.

 

[Miranda]

ATTQOTD: Not off today, and I'm pretty "lapsed" in the whole religion department, so we're not doing anything special for the holiday. I'm actually at a dog agility trial all weekend. Just me and my girl, hoping to win some ribbons.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Good morning folks! Today’s Fun Good Friday QOTD: Are you off of work today for Good Friday? Any interesting traditions? Easter traditions?

Nope.

I wish!

 

[cburnett11]

How much different is beach running than running on pavement? Easier? Harder? Anything I should be aware of or do differently?

I think it's way harder to run on the beach. The sand "gives" and therefore it takes more energy to go the same distance. Also, you will probably have camber (one foot lower than other foot) assuming you are running parallel to the water. If possible, you should fine a nice sidewalk or something that runs along the beach. Based on your posts, I know you are from KY. That means there's about a 99% chance you are doing to the Florida Panhandle or Gulf Shores, AL. If you happen to be going to Destin... there's a very nice path in the Crystal Beach area that I run on when I go down there. It's at least a few miles long and runs along Old 98 between most of the condos and the beach.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

ATTQOTD: Working today, but lots of people are off today and next week, so hopefully it will be quiet, and I can get some real work done.

No Easter traditions for us. No kids, so no Easter egg hunt (although we have colored eggs before). Not big church-goers.

 

[surfde22]

Today’s Fun Good Friday QOTD: Are you off of work today for Good Friday? Any interesting traditions? Easter traditions?

I'm at work today. We also aren't religious so no real traditions for us. We will be taking our son to an Easter Egg Hunt in the neighboring town on Saturday, and will probably color some eggs with him and have a hunt at home Sunday.

ATTQOTD: Working a half-day today, probably going to see "Ready Player One" this afternoon.

Sounds appropriate to go see a movie about finding Easter Eggs on Easter Weekend.

Happy Good Friday/Easter/Passover/Last Weekend in March (pick one or more of the above based on what you celebrate).

I think you forgot April Fool's Day and NCAA Basketball Championship in your list of celebrations.

 

[SarahDisney]

I think you forgot April Fool's Day and NCAA Basketball Championship in your list of celebrations.

Good call. I totally forgot it's almost April.
(And I didn't even know the NCAA championship was this weekend)

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: I am working, but from home. Emails have been quiet, but my boss just said we get to leave an hour early. So that combined with my lunch, I’m closing up at 1. But I have to go teach a Pure Barre class at 5:30. But that’s fun work! I imagine it will be quiet next week at work as a lot of people take off during their kids’ spring break.

My parents and younger sister do live about 15 minutes from me, and this is my sister’s first Easter home after graduating college. However, we all keep trading off being out of town for Easter, so I suppose that’s our tradition. This year my parents will be at WDW for a resort only stay, and I’m only slightly jealous that their Easter dinner will be at California Grill.

My sister is going to stay with us Saturday night and go to our church in the morning. I plan on baking and grilling and enjoying the day.

 

[AZMermaid]

I’m off today for a “spring holiday.” We also have a “fall holiday” on Rosh Hashanah, so my District gives equal time for vaguely worded holidays. We will go to my moms for Easter Lunner on Sunday. My kids are very excited for the Easter Bunny’s arrival. My 6 year old has made him like 20 pictures.

 

[AFwifelife]

ATTTQOTD: I'm a SAH mom so no breaks for me! Nothing special for tonight. We've never done a Good Friday dinner other than the regular abstaining from meat. This weekend is a pool party and celebrating Easter with sushi lol.

 

[FredtheDuck]

Thanks, @SarahDisney, I think that's an important point and appreciate the suggestion of "if you celebrate" as a way to show consideration. Something I'll file in the ol' memory bank myself. I've only been to one Seder, but your description totally cracked me up... it's pretty similar to how my best friend described it when she invited me : )

As for us and the ATTQOTD: We live across the country from our families. So ours will be mostly the same as a regular weekend, except our kiddo will do the easter egg hunt after church services. Our only other tradition is that I always make something with lamb in it. I don't know why. That's just what we do. This year, we landed on a lamb pasta I've done for my family before.

 

[tidefan]

We'll visit family this weekend. Our Spring Break was a couple of weeks ago, so other than Easter, we don't really have anything...