the the unfortunate news of Mr. Zucchini Monster's passing

a collection of convo's and thoughts:
-I've started telling myself that Tuesday yoga from Dr. Weber is a 4-for-one: stretching, strengthening, balance, afternoon nap. I'm grateful for the subsidized service.
-I ran into Mark Moschetti today! He was right about to go for a run on the Burke. In addition to very kindly congratulating me on my Western Invite race & asking about my foot, he mentioned our upcoming challenge of breaking up Alaska Anchorage. We talked about Conference & our excitement for it! Mark makes me smile; the man is a dear (I'm not talking about the animal kind)
-Speaking of Conference competition, Jane gave us a well-informed report, based on racing the AA ladies at Pre-Reg. She said that once more teams (including women on our squad) are racing together, their once-intimidating pack of 5 will be broken up. Jane also found them easier to catch on the hills, esp the downhills. Also, she said that they were being coached through the whole race. In fact, she estimated that Western would be a tougher target.
-Jane believed that our workouts will have prepared us well for the terrain of Golden Gate Park (Reg race). Erika points out the similarities between our workouts and our future races, and we have the privilege of having many parks & surfaces to choose from. Ex- the Ravenna hill is quite a bit like the Apple Ridge hill.
-and the unfortunate news (it's a little belated):
Mr. Zucchini Monster (camp prank) has passed away due to neglect :(
I'm sure he will make very lovely soil in his next life, courtesy of Ceder Grove Compost, but he will not be re-appearing as next year's prank.