The Walking Thread

[TiggerTrigger]

How long did you wait before event started... I did several on the Cold Spring Hudson River 10k and don't remember waiting long nor the one in Texas I ran... cold spring was in the forest so that was interesting

None had beautiful photo opportunity

I arrived early because these are decent sized events and parking can become a nightmare if you arrive too late. Everything started right on time but on Saturday, I arrived at 6:30 for a 7:30 start. Today we arrived around 6:15 for my 7:15 start. There are also photo ops, stretch sessions, performed national anthem, and all kinds of booths. After the races, there’s food, drinks (including green beer), awards and more photo ops. So, you always add in extra time.

This one is a 3 day race event with over 1,000 participants. Friday was a kid race and 5k. Saturday was the full marathon and the first of the two half marathons. Today was the second half marathon, a quarter marathon and a 5k.

This race series has beautiful coastal and marsh scenery but it’s a mixed surface. I was on pavement, crushed granite, boardwalk, dirt and grass.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Happy Monday! Man, I did not want to roll out of bed today. I'm feeling the effects of the weekend. We also had a cold front go through overnight and staying bundled up in bed sounded much better than bundling up outside. Still, consistency is key and more gentle walking aids in recovery. Of course, I'm now learning that my gentle walk is still pretty brisk. In any event, put in 6.24 miles this morning. No pics...just enjoying the peace of my normal walking conditions...well, minus the wind. I didn't notice we were under wind advisory until I got out there. I had to hurdle a few big limbs that had come down overnight.

 

[citruscurtis]

What is the highest price you will pay for an avocado ..our border the size of a.... Hmmm... large pear or Baker potatoes...$1.25 is the most I will pay....one of two border grocery stores sell lime size. 4/1.00...been eat a large one half cut a day

 

[TiggerTrigger]

What is the highest price you will pay for an avocado ..our border the size of a.... Hmmm... large pear or Baker potatoes...$1.25 is the most I will pay....one of two border grocery stores sell lime size. 4/1.00...been eat a large one half cut a day

I suspect you and I pay less for avocados than other parts of the country, simply due to our respective locations. We usually have large and medium as our options. The large are pretty sizeable. The mediums are usually around the size of a peach. I go out of my way to search the bin for the largest underripe mediums most weeks. The large, if compared to a pear, would be the really huge pears. Like almost the size of a big papaya. I have large in the fridge right now and I'd say 1/2 large = 1 whole medium. Although, that's luck of the draw. Sometimes you get one with a tiny pit and the yield is much higher.

As for pricing. The mediums are currently $0.89 each. The larges are $2.50 at the moment, but I paid $1 each for the ones in the drawer. I will not pay much more than current price on the mediums and not likely more than $1.50 for a large. Every now and then, they have bags of large ones go on sale. About a month ago, I got a 5-count bag of those big ones for a little over $4. So, I guess what I buy, or if I buy, all hinges on pricing...unless I'm craving avocado or making something where it's a must.