The Running Thread - 2018

[Kazrak]

Are you going tonight for that "Sand Globe" giveaway??? It looks soooo cool!

Wife would love it, but we aren't local. We get MLB.TV so she can watch them from up here in Giants country.

 

[cavepig]

I'll run this weekend, we have rain chances all weekend, but no big plans. But, yes to college football!

ATTQOTD:
I am getting LASIK tomorrow at 1pm!!! So we will spend the night in Omaha tomorrow and do a little light shopping on Saturday, including a trip to Trader Joes and Sam's Club.
And Saturday evening... 7pm... is the beginning of the FROST ERA. GO BIG RED!!!

(The rest of the weekend will be pretty low key )

Yes, so so excited for Saturday! GBR!

 

[KSellers88]

Can anyone point me in the right direction of the best area to stay in New Orleans? I'm running the RNR NOLA half and I am trying to find something on VRBO and cannot figure out where to stay. The finish line is near City Park and I know we don't want to stay too close to Bourbon Street or the party areas. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[jennamfeo]

Can anyone point me in the right direction of the best area to stay in New Orleans? I'm running the RNR NOLA half and I am trying to find something on VRBO and cannot figure out where to stay. The finish line is near City Park and I know we don't want to stay too close to Bourbon Street or the party areas. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I know @Keels would be of much help but I also know she is roaming around Cuba for a few days...

 

[LSUlakes]

Also, it's been nice chatting running with y'all. I'll be back when you're done talking about college football.

The last game is January 7, 2019, after Bama wins their 78th title, there will be at least one or two post on the subject and then full focus will be on marathon weekend! Thats way to long to stay away and you would miss the fun that happens in between, as well as my melting over my football team. Plus, the football players have to run, so its relevant conversation right?

Hey @LSUlakes, did you see the news about the Death Valley home and home series scheduled between LSU and Clemson in a few years?
Might have to figure out a way to go to those.

Heard about that one and its going to be a good one! Hopefully we become relevant and yall stay the course and it could be one for the ages! Your always welcome to our tailgate in Baton Rouge, food will be provided and with advanced notice I would have cold beer waiting for you. Could also do a pregame long run around campus prior to tailgating... basically a normal Saturday for me during football season, but its a lot of fun.

ATTQOTD: Today we'll start driving down after work to Gainesville, then finishing up the drive to Kissimmee tomorrow morning to spend the weekend at Disney Orlando. Tomorrow will be our first time doing the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, so we're excited. Most likely I'll keep it light and do a 5k/day at the hotel's treadmill. My goal is to not gain any weight from yet another Disney trip... but after reading all of the food posts here the past couple days, it might be tough!

I do not think this is possible! It's also F&W festival so its extra tempting. I decided on my trip in a few short 12 days (not that I'm counting or anything" the diet goes out the door and all the food goes in! I'm sure it is possible, but have a dole whip and dont feel guilty about it! Have a safe drive!

Can't y'all start a College Football thread?

Is it really that bad in the running thread? A few comments here and there, perhaps a little more today than a normal week would be because its opening week. I will try to tone it down to Friday to Monday talks. The thread isnt overly active on the weekends and I need somewhere to vent my frustrations on about the Tigers.

Can anyone point me in the right direction of the best area to stay in New Orleans? I'm running the RNR NOLA half and I am trying to find something on VRBO and cannot figure out where to stay. The finish line is near City Park and I know we don't want to stay too close to Bourbon Street or the party areas. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'll ask my wife for suggestions since she is from the area and let you know something over the weekend. NOLA is kinda a weird place, in one block you could have million dollar homes and cross the street and its the exact opposite. That factor makes it a little more difficult.

 

[SarahDisney]

Plus, the football players have to run, so its relevant conversation right?

I have to run to catch the bus sometimes - does that mean we can talk about my work stuff on the running thread?
Just trying to figure out what the borders are...

 

[SarahDisney]

Btw, not trying to say that people don't have the right to talk about CFB. You do. I just also have the right to not want anything to do with the conversation. I promise, if I disappear from the thread for 4 months, nobody will notice. The conversation will continue without me and I'll still be around elsewhere.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Btw, not trying to say that people don't have the right to talk about CFB. You do. I just also have the right to not want anything to do with the conversation. I promise, if I disappear from the thread for 4 months, nobody will notice. The conversation will continue without me and I'll still be around elsewhere.

We have always exchanged a few football pleasantries in this thread. It's not like it becomes a football board.

 

[SarahDisney]

We have always exchanged a few football pleasantries in this thread. It's not like it becomes a football board.

You're right. Rather than saying that I didn't want to be involved in the thread, I should have just stopped reading for a little bit like I usually do when it becomes a CFB discussion. My apologies. I shouldn't have said anything.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

You're right. Rather than saying that I didn't want to be involved in the thread, I should have just stopped reading for a little bit like I usually do when it becomes a CFB discussion. My apologies. I shouldn't have said anything.

No need to apologize. We all have a right to our opinions. If we go over the top on football, call us on it. It's all good.

 

[JulieODC]

No running plans.....but headed to NH for a weekend at the lake. My sister won a free ride on a floating tiki bar, so we’ll be doing that!

 

[Bree]

I leave for Disney in 6.5 hours for Food & Wine Festival & other fun dining events

Pre-Trip Report will turn into Trip Report
https://www.disboards.com/threads/“i-do-not-deal-with-my-problems-like-i-know-i-should”-food-wine-festival-2018-update-8-20.3680844/

I just went to F&W today! It must have caught a lot of people off guard because I had 4 different people ask me where I got my free champagne. Two of them thought food and drink were free with the price of admission.

 

[Chasing Dopey]

QOTD: Today is my Friday and I'm preparing for a long weekend with having Monday off as well. With that in mind, what is everyone's plans for the upcoming weekend? Big running plans, family time, road trips?

 

[FFigawi]

QOTD: Today is my Friday and I'm preparing for a long weekend with having Monday off as well. With that in mind, what is everyone's plans for the upcoming weekend? Big running plans, family time, road trips?

My wife and I are having an endurance contest. I'm cycling, running, and watching the Premier League, the Vuelta, and CFB all weekend. She's doing the Marvel IMAX movie package and watching all 20 Marvel movies in order at our local theatre, 4 per day starting today. I'm guessing I'll win because there's no way she's going to sit through the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2 today. Those were terrible enough on their own, let alone back to back.

 

[LSUlakes]

I have to run to catch the bus sometimes - does that mean we can talk about my work stuff on the running thread?
Just trying to figure out what the borders are...

Politics is probably the only thing and well NSFW type stuff.... Thats pretty much it. The overall conversation is running, but we talk food, drink, family, and Disney on here often between the running stuff as bonus questions or off topic stuff. Not sure if politics will get you banned her but the NSFW stuff would so, I guess you can since it's a free world you are welcome to make a political comment, but thats a path I will not follow.

Btw, not trying to say that people don't have the right to talk about CFB. You do. I just also have the right to not want anything to do with the conversation. I promise, if I disappear from the thread for 4 months, nobody will notice. The conversation will continue without me and I'll still be around elsewhere.

Well thats not true. We like you being a part of the thread. Also you have to ride Carousel of Progress with me and my family since you never been on it during marathon weekend. lol How we gonna line that up if you go MIA. Also, thanks for asking a QOTD yesterday. It was a crazy day and I did not have much free time, so I appreciate you doing so.

 

[LSUlakes]

I just went to F&W today! It must have caught a lot of people off guard because I had 4 different people ask me where I got my free champagne. Two of them thought food and drink were free with the price of admission.

 

[SarahDisney]

Well thats not true. We like you being a part of the thread. Also you have to ride Carousel of Progress with me and my family since you never been on it during marathon weekend. lol How we gonna line that up if you go MIA. Also, thanks for asking a QOTD yesterday. It was a crazy day and I did not have much free time, so I appreciate you doing so.

I'll still be around the marathon weekend thread ... as long as we keep the CFB discussions away from there
And I'm always happy to start a conversation about shoe shopping.

 

[PCFriar80]

I'll still be around the marathon weekend thread ... as long as we keep the CFB discussions away from there
And I'm always happy to start a conversation about shoe shopping.

Football shoes?

 

[Keels]

Can anyone point me in the right direction of the best area to stay in New Orleans? I'm running the RNR NOLA half and I am trying to find something on VRBO and cannot figure out where to stay. The finish line is near City Park and I know we don't want to stay too close to Bourbon Street or the party areas. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Yay!

I would stay in the CBD - specifically the Q&C Hotel Bar Hotel. You’re a two-minute walk to Lafayette Park for the start and they do shuttles back to the CBD from City Park.

If you want to AirBNB, I would stay in the Lower Garden district or Irish Channel - if there will be people spectating you, the closer you can get to St. Charles the better!!

 

[Kathymford]

I leave for Disney in 6.5 hours for Food & Wine Festival & other fun dining events

Pre-Trip Report will turn into Trip Report
https://www.disboards.com/threads/“i-do-not-deal-with-my-problems-like-i-know-i-should”-food-wine-festival-2018-update-8-20.3680844/

Have fun! Let me know how the Guinness Baileys Shake is if you happen to "stumble" upon it! Heading down on 10/17 for 8 nights and it's part of my plans! In fact to might just be my plan?!

I'm counting down to our trip at the end of October. It truly can't come fast enough. And THAT shake is on the TOP of my list!

I haven't been running or doing anything consistently (not even staying on top of this board!), so I thought if I started checking in regularly again, maybe my exercise motivation would come back.

ATTQOTD: I literally have zero plans this weekend. And now that I think about it, in past years, I would be gearing up for the Disneyland Half this weekend, but WOMP WOMP. Not anymore. And now I am sad. I need to find some cake.