Lucy in Gymnastics/Tap/Ballet

Such a growing girl!  She is actually improving pretty quickly from where she started.  She has a month of lessons in at the Little Gym.  Growing up so quickly!

8 Continuous Miles on Neuse River Greenway

Well, almost finished...look at the far part of the bridge!

Yup, take a look at the picture.  While not 100% done, no more going down in the creek bed to get around the unfinished bridge at the Bedford/Falls River connection.  So exciting!

Bamboo on Neuse River Trail

Could it be true?  On the hillside overlooking Capital Blvd we found a small grove of bamboo.  Obviously not native, but interesting none the less...

Yup, No Training Wheels

So we figured Myra is ready to begin to ride without training wheels.  I took them off Friday and we have spent two days riding around the neighborhood.   Looks like she may pick it up pretty quick too!
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Long, cool run today.  About 6 miles, and kept an under 10 minute mile.  Good, good, good...

Rainy, Cool Day!

Loving the past two days. Barely into the low sixtys, today rain. I LOVE FALL! Today I went out on the Neuse and Abbotts Creek Trail. Noticed a new sign for the Herons. Pretty nice.

New Vibrams!

Wow! Seeing (and wearing) is believing! The one on the left, obviously, is one of my old Vibrams. A year old, all kinds of holes, and man, do they stink! Got the new ones today. What a difference! Should be interesting to run in them!!

Signs...Signs...Everywhere on the Greenway there're Signs...

Ok, so my rock singer career won't take off, but boy, can I take Greenway pictures! Lately I have been going around the Greenway and noticing all the signage. Today I just went to do hill repeats up Falls River Avenue, inbetween the two Greenway entrances and I found two of these arrow markers. Pretty interesting...

Movie on the Green

Went to Lucy's school Friday to see Gnomeo and Juliet outside. Old school drive in style. Fun to do things like that as a family!

Twisted Sister

So tonight I queued up a YouTube video for Grease 2's 'Let's Bowl,' since we were bowling tonight. Then Myra asked what music I listed to when I was a boy. Twisted Sister came to mind, so we watched the "We're Not Gonna Take It' video. Afterward, Myra continued to sing that around the house. Funny!

Let's Bowl...Let's Bowl...Let's Rock n Roll...

Went to a bowling birthday party for one of Lucy's friends. We all got to bowl a little. Fun!

New Vibrams!

Yup, ordered a new pair--another pair of Black Sprints. The existing ones are fine, but two toes have holes in right down to my toe. Definitely need to get them replaced. Doing the Tar River 5K next weekend. Going to really try for a sub 28 minute time. We'll see!

Another Neuse Greenway Update

This is quickly becoming a Neuse Greenway update blog! After three days on it this weekend, figured I would give some updates. I went out biking today, following the Greenway East from the Bedford community. Got as far as the Railroad Underpass just West of Capital Blvd when I got stuck with workers working on the roofed walkway. I guess they figure we all could be at risk going under the railroad bridge. I did actually get to see a train pull out, then back up, probably in that quarry along US 1. You can see it up there in the trees. -- Good Labor Day weekend. Lots of running, lots of fun, lots of family time. Now the next scheduled day off is Veterans' Day--in November--which means CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!!!

Another Myra/Lucyism

One of our fun games we enjoy playing is Taco Monster. I think he is semi-related to Uncle Gary's Garbage Man. Anyway, the Taco Monster is roughly a zombie, coming around growling with arms out. When he gathers a victim, he wraps them up in a blanket like a taco.. FUN!

Labor Day Weekend

Thank goodness we may it to a 3 day weekend. I think all four of us share exhaustion. Busy week. Good day so far. I went running with my EVO, Vibrams, and Rocketfish headphones. The trinity that makes running so much better for me. Listening to Google Music through the headphones, and also using Runkeeper.. I went out to Capital via the Greenway. Coming along nicely. Stayed around 9 minute pace for the whole time--so hopefully next week's 5k will be around 27 minutes.

One odd thing was the roof they are putting over it under the railroad crossing. I guess the anticipate things falling from the crossing.