It has been a min but........ we are back with one of my favorite things here on ECRC. MONDAY CONVERSATION.... So this weekend I had a very cool experience.... I encounter a couple moose that were hanging out on the trails in my neighborhood. which made me think.. What is the coolest or maybe weirdest things you have all seen on a run.... May be a rare wild animal, or car accident... (hopefully not cause by you) but what is it.... what is the coolest or weirdest thing you have seen or encountered on a run.?

My Cake eaters ONCE AGAIN WELL DONE on another BIG RUN WEEKEND. I have said it and will say it again BIG RUN WEEKENDS is one of my FAVORITE Parts of ECRC so far. HUGE congratulations to @Amy Tingay for a -4min PR/PB for a official half marathon well done. On an another note.... and just for clarification purpose currently BIG RUN WEEKENDS have been set to Saturday and Sunday that we get out there and go BIG.... this past weekend is the first time in 8 weekends that we have not had one of us (a ECRC member) GO OVER THE 20 mi "BOMB RUN" on a Saturday or Sunday. But with that said we DID have @Bernard McKeaveney drop a massive 22 miles on Friday. Well done , savage!!!! So the question for all you all....... Do we want to include Fridays as part of the BIG RUN WEEKENDS ? **further clarification ... regardless of if we decide to include Fridays as part of or BIG RUN WEEKENDS the ECRC STREAK of 8 consecutive weeks dropping a 20 mile run is still going to reset to zero this weekend. The greatest part of a streak ending is starting it again.... but now can we BEAT the 8 weekend bench mark? v

Ok so lets be real... Once again WE smashed an incredible BIG RUN WEEKEND. WELL DONE you all. WELL FREAKING DONE !!!!! It seems that we are in the flow and it feels good especially with the 4th Quarter Challenge starting this week. So let's talk real for a moment for MONDAY MORNINGS CONVERSATION... What excuses do you tell yourself that you believe but are not true excuses, they are "an out" for when it gets hard. When I thought about this question I really believe that we all have them. Do we recognize them? well lets talk about them. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on this.! Let's FREAKING GOOOO !

As you all know, MOMENTUM in running and training is huge. It gives us motivation and energy to keep on the grind, to push harder. So for today's "Monday Conversation" we want to know... What’s one win from last week—BIG or small—that you’re carrying into this week’s runs?”

You may already know this, but if not you soon will. One of my favorite mantras in life is, IT IS NOT HOW YOU START, IT IS HOW YOU FINISH. September is already in full swing and before you blink an eye we will be in the Final quarter of 2025. (We will have more on this coming really soon) However for today's MONDAY CONVERSATION.... (2 part question) 1. What’s one running goal you still want to chase down before the year ends for OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER (90 DAYS) ... Put it out there. What is it that you are willing to go after? 2. What support from the Club (ECRC) would help you make it happen?”