Cheetahs Saturdays Rock December 1, 2007

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Morning Cheetah Babes!:)

Lorie: So did you and your friend have fun at the improv show? I went to one of them once. VERY funny! Hope you had a blast!:)

Kristi: How long did your kids last with the coloring? :p

I am up early purposely this morning. I have to be out of the house by 8-8:15 in order to drop Joey off at my mom's. I have to meet my clients for the 5k at 9:15. It's gonna be a C-C-C-COLD one today. I am NOT looking forward to this at all. I wouldn't mind if I were running but I promised them I'd walk with them. I'm gonna FREEZE to death! }( LOL

I am tinkering with the idea (as any self-respecting Cheetah or Catheite probably would) of doing something else today. My work out y'day was very core-based so I'm thinking some upper or lower body work. Hmmmm...I'll have to think about this a bit over my java!:9

Well, that gets us started...BBIAB!:)
 
Good morning cheetahs,

thank your for all of the thoughts and well wishes for my very first HM today...:eek: . of course I am up early (could barely sleep last night). I am meeting my client/running buddy and we are going in together. dh has a cold :( and ds#1 has a bball game today that I didn't want him to miss. so the plan is they will high tail it right after the game and will catch me crossing the finish line.

christine- i am going for my masters in sports management-health and fitness.

kristi- thanks, no problem not posting it in the earlier post. i knew you wouldn't forget me;) btw i received your card. thanks!

wendy- i didn't realize you were doing a 5k today with your clients, how awesome of you. the client/running buddy i am doing the HM with today is the same one i ran with her during her first 5k!

have a great day to all of the wonderful cheetahs..will BBL for sure:D :eek: :7
 
Good morning, cheetah babes!
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Sunny :: Big congrats on your acceptance!!!! WOO-HOO! So when do you start—January?…strong cheetah vibes comin’ atcha for today’s HM.

Lorie LMBO at your staff meeting smiley. That is just hysterical!!…HSC is up in my top three…glad you liked it!…Nice run yesterday with the deer sighting…I say this weekend calls for a massage or perhaps some retail therapy— whatever it is that will make you feel good and take your mind off things.

Judy :: good luck in your 5K!! Hope DD passed her road test…that is fantastic how everyone has pulled together to help out a friend in need. Good karma points to you for organizing it! You’re always rackin’ em up with the kind things you do for others.

Carole & Shelly :: hope you’re having a blast out there!

Lori :: great workout Thursday…hope you enjoyed your legs & cardio yesterday.

Wendi :: I am the same way regarding lack of sleep. It really throws me off…Crackin’ up about the cookies. Yeah, I did lose that battle, too!!! *lol*

Christine :: did you find a nice winter coat?…I love, love, love HSC, and oh yes, those hover squats at the end make me want to cry!… I didn’t *hate* BOSU Blast, but since I spent some time being lost, I didn’t love it at first sight, either…I think with workouts where I know I’m going to have to spend some time learning, I need to not try them in the middle of the week (when I’m busy and time is a factor), and I need attempt it in pieces first. New rule for myself.

Kristi :: have fun decorating and sharing an early Christmas with your family…I’m on the bubble re BOSU Blast…haven’t written it off but didn’t immediately love it, either. It will take some time for me to pick up the moves.

Jackie :: Posted in your b’day thread on the O/F yesterday…hope you had a great day…I said, 53? No way! You look simply fantastic. Do you have special plans this weekend to celebrate?…My bootay is actually OK. I do now have DOMS in the biceps, though.

Wendy :: looked like a good workout yesterday…how’d you like using the BOSU for the pushups?…I went to HH after work yesterday...Enjoy the 5K with your clients - let us know if they catch the fever. Hopefully it's not too cold. And yeah, we know you'll be doing some kind of workout later. :)

I will be shopping and working this morning and am planning on SCC + and outdoor run later on in the day when the sun's out and things warm up.

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last post before i am off...(biting nails)

wendy- race starts at 8am. it's about 15 mins away so no far drive. i am really nervous. it is sooooooo cooooooold outside this morningx(

cathy- thanks!! i start spring of 2008. enjoy your workout today.
 
Sunny: I've been sooo excited about your half that I totally forgot to congratulate you on school! YAY! You go girl! You amaze me, woman. You have so much going on, are about to add more to it, and seem to take it all in stride! YOU ROCK now go rock that half! You'll do great! :+ :+ :+

Cathy: Loved the Bosu for push ups! Really added an extra challenge to them. }( Hope you had fun at HH last night. I was surprised that you didn't pop in here afterwards.
 
Good luck to the racing Cheetahs!! Good luck Sunny on your half marathon! And good luck to Wendy on the 5K! Hope you don't freeze!

I ran 5 miles this morning in the chilly 21* wind! It felt good to be done! ;-) I'm still a runnin' Cheetah and I've been back to the Y swimming also. I swam a whole mile y'day, I'm going to train for a triathlon next summer. This time I won't injure my achilles tendon so I can actually do it! ;-) Still keeping up w/ P90X, although I took a couple weeks off after my 2nd round. I've been doing some different workouts mixing things up til I start round 3 on Monday. I'm doing a Lean double round this time.

Everything's going well. Kiddos are keeping me busy w/ school & activities. Sorry I haven't been around, but I do like to check on the Cheetahs & see how everyone's doing!

Have a good Saturday!
 
Good morning lovely ladies!

So my plan for cardio last night after work didn't happen because I got home too late and was far too tired. I tried to make up for it this morning and did 4DS Cardio Power + RS Challenge + C&W Abs. How's that for a random mish mosh :p!? I just kept adding things on as I had a little extra time this morning and don't have to be into work quite so early on account of the COLD :eek:. I'm actually hoping I'll have a short day and will be able to get a bunch of odds and ends done today...Christmas lights, cards, shopping, etc.

Wendy - You are a *very* dedicated trainer to survive today's cold temps...please bundle up!!!

Sunny - Congrats on your acceptance!!!! You must be so excited! Good luck today...can't wait to hear all about it tonight!

Cathy - Have fun shopping! I'm with you...I love getting into the malls early when they're empty. Enjoy your run later!

Jess - Nice to see you! You go for that triathalon next year!

BRB with personals from yesterday!
 
Shelly - Wow, great job getting everything done yesterday...a workout in itself! I hope you have a great time in LV! Say "Hi" to Carole and Carole's sis for me!

Kristi - Wow, another jam packed day. Great job getting your run in! I don't know how you do it with your sleep interrupted so often. I hope the kiddies are alright?

Jackie - HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!! Isn't it great to *feel* like your getting younger? I had to lol at not being able to sit! So, did you do anything special yesterday?

Christine - That doggie daycare sounds like a wonderful place! Where do I sign up :p :+? Hee hee, maybe we should have warned you about those hover squats...nasty little surprise, huh }(! I'm glad the Achilles didn't give you any trouble.

Lorie - Oh, how sweet of you to help that buck out! That must have been quite a sight! We actually have a *TON* of deer (three seperate herds) around here and I usually see at least one herd everytime I go out. I can usually pass within 8-10 feet of them and they just look at me like "Hi, whatcha doin?" I just say good morning to them and continue on my way :D.

Judy - Can't wait to read your race report later!

Waves "HI!" to Thomasina, Linda, Lori and Susan!

I think that catches me for now. Hopefully I'll be back later this afternoon. Tata!
 
Good morning cheetahs! Coming to you live from Sin City USA!! I've been up since 0430.... too much on my mind! I went down to the casino level and got a large Starbucks coffee and thought I'd check in with the gang!
Las Vegas is so overwhelming to a simple gal like me! DH and I didn't do much besides walk around and ogle and do the dinner buffet.
No.... didn't do any gambling and probably wont. Just not into it I'm afraid. I spoke with Carole last night. She and her sisters went to the Expo yesterday afternoon. (They got in alot earlier than I did) So DH and I will go to that this morning and we're going to hook up with the fabulous sister gang for lunch.
I'm feeling pretty darn good this morning. I brought Stretchmax with me and I'll be going through that this morning and tonight.

I'll be back with personals

ShellyC
 
Hello again!

Wendy- I think that is awesome that you are walking the 5k with your clients this morning!! Hopefully, they'll get inspired and want to run the next one. Hope you are dressing warmly!!!

Sunny- I'm thinking of you now and sending positive runnin vibes your way! I'll check back later to read your report!! Congrats again on your acceptance into the Master's program. You make me feel like a slug!!! You are so ambitious and dedicated. What is your eventual career goal with this degree?

Cathy- Hope you get in all the shopping you want today. I still have several days off when I get back home and I'm hoping to knock off all the Christmas shopping. We'll see..... Hope you get in a great run today.

Jess- How nice to hear from you!!! Glad to hear that you're still running and that is awesome that you are going to be going for another triathlon! Will this be another sprint triathlon or a longer one?

Wendi- Nice mish mosh workout today! I hope your work day is a short one for ya!

Judy- You go girl!!! I bet you're having fun now with your 5k!

Well, it's 6:15 now, DH will probably be snoring still for quite some time! I guess I'll do my stretching!

ShellyC
 
Good Morning Cheetahs!

GO SUNNY GO!!!! How wonderful! I’m so excited for you to start your schooling! What an asset to the sports and fitness community you already are! And after your master’s you’ll be even more!

GO JUDY GO!!!! Good luck on your 5k!!

Cathy – THANK YOU! My shopping trip last night was a miserable failure, so I have to go today, but I was dreading the crowds. When you said your mall was opened early, I checked ours… The store I want to go to is Macy’s and according to the mall hours – they are opened at 7AM! So I can go get dressed and go – and work out when I get home.

Wendy – Oh man – walking a 5k when it’s freezing outside? Hope you stay warm – layers are your friend. Yeah, I’d do some weights or something today on top of the walk.

Jess – I think I’m heading to your neck of the woods tomorrow – I’ll be in Chicago through Wednesday! My Achilles is messed up, too – so I’m taking it really easy right now, and building up for the 10/6 miler in April very, very slowly. Enjoy!

Wendi – Great job this morning on the workout! I love random mish moshes – especially when I’m in the mood for a little of everything. Good luck – hope you got off early to get all of that done! I’m actually glad you did not warn me about those hover squats – I’d have had a nasty dread factor. But it was only 4 sets – in HSTA she does 5 and by the fifth one I’m moaning. :+

Shelly – I’m not a gambler, either – seems more logical to just toss my money out the window than to waste it on a black jack table or in slots… :p Have fun at lunch with Carole and her DS! I’m jealous! Enjoy your day!

Well, it’s chilly here, too! I’m going to hit the mall in a few minutes, then come back for a workout. I’ll either do a step workout, or a Spinervals – I’m not sure what. Then it’s grocery shopping, and getting my nails done – then LaundryMax and PackMax. I’ll be back later lovely Cheetahs!
 
Good Morning or Afternoon here!:)

Im just getting out of bed. Work wasn't bad at all last night but I still needed a couple of hours when I got home. Im not sure what workout I will do when DS goes to bed, I think I need a long run and some abs.
Yesterdays workout ended up being KM and thats it:-( For some reason DS woke up before I was even finished! He usually naps for a couple of hours. But man...I am SOOOOORE! My back, bic's and even legs are aching! Must have been a good workout:)
Im so far behind on personals that its pointless to try and catch up! If Im not at work I just don't have the time to keep checking the computer and reading post. Its alot harder now that DS is mobile and keeps picking at the computer when I am on it.....like now...he is comming NOW!!!!!

Wendy** Have fun with that chilly walk:eek: Your right, its not so bad when you can run it but when you have to walk....BUrrrrrrrrrrr!

Sunny** I probably wouldn't have slept at all so you are doing better then me. I would be soooo nervous...unless I had done it a million times (which I havent...LOL) GOOD LUCK!!!!

Jess** Good job on the workout yesterday!

Cathy** Have fun shopping! I did a few more things yesterday and am starting to feel a bit better about this whole Christmas business;) Im usually way ahead of the game but not this yr!

Shelly** I would be in complete amazment of LV as well. Lights,traffic...everything you don't get around here forsure. I bet its an expensive place to go. DH and I both said we were gonna go someday! Have a good day and good luck!

Christine** Have fun packing! LOL I don't mind packing but I hate unpacking!

Wendi** I was trying to put a mish mosh together yesterday before DS woke. I was gonna do KM, then BC or maybe 4DS BC or 4DS KB'ing...anyway, it never got done. Ill make up for it today though:)

I think thats everyone? Hope i didn't miss anyone. I will try to check in again later!
Lori:)
 
Good morning Cheetahs!

Good luck to all those Cheetahs with races this weekend! Go get 'em!!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. DBF and I will head out today to do something - probably dinner and a movie. I was too tired to go out last night.

Sunny - Congratulations on your acceptance to school! You go girl! Good luck with the race! Can't wait for race results!

Christine - I think about you and Jimmy every time I see that commercial on tv (can't remember the product)and the lady has a doggie daycare. Too cute. Have fun shopping. Enjoy that manicure. I so desperately need one but won't take the time.

Wendy - Nice little workout you did yesterday. Glad you enjoyed it. Good luck with your next round of the X. Hope the 5K wasn't too bad for you. Maybe the walking will keep you warm.

Lorie - Hope you enjoyed your night out! It's good to have those sometimes.

Kristi - Glad you got everything in. Good job with the 5 miles!

Cathy - I'm sure if you can get the steps in Bosu Blast you will enjoy it so much more. I must check the OF out. Didn't have time after posting yesterday. Between the phone ringing with birthday wishes and regular work calls, I was a bit overwhelmed. It was all good but I was glad to go home. Enjoy shopping and your run.

Jess - Good to see you again. Hope that achilles behaves for your tri.

Wendi - Nice mish mosh for you. Sometimes your body and mind just don't want to follow any set plan. Hope you're able to get some Christmas stuff done. Didn't do anything special. I had to go to Wally World for groceries after work. I was tired by the time I got home. Seems like I was out of everything and it took me longer than usual to shop. I was probably tired from spending all of that $$$$. :)

Shelly - Glad you made it to Vegas safely. When I lose $20 in the casinos, I'm ready to go home then. 3 days is long enough to spend there. Enjoy the expo. Have fun and have a great race.

Lori -Yay for the DOMS!! Let's you know you worked hard.

I had an itrain day. I started with iClimb #24 Jumpin Rippin Abs. This one is 50 minutes long. I only did 40 minutes. It starts out on the elliptical for 5-10 minutes. Then you get off and jump rope for 60 seconds. Of course, I was using an imaginary one. Then, it was back to the elliptical for about 10 minutes and back to jump rope for 90 seconds. Back to elliptical for about 5 minutes and finished up with about 2 minutes of jump rope. Then it was on to core work. I only did about 10 minutes of it. Then, I met up with Grace for iTread 24 Runnervals - the first 30 minutes only. Got in 3 miles. Finished up with iStretch #24. It was 15 minutes but I enjoyed it. I didn't care for Amy's core work yesterday but I have some DOMS going on in the core. Guess I got a better workout than I thought.

Enjoy your day!

Jackie
 
Hey Cheetahs! Not such a chatty bunch in the afternoon!:+ LOL

Well, Im not sure how much longer I am going to get out of my TM. I only made it 3.3 miles before the thing spun out of control. The weird thing is, I could probably go down, get on it now and it would be perfectly fine. Thats why I keep putting off buying a new one. Its not like it acts up all the time...only once every few monthes. We will see what happens the next time I get on it.
So, my workout was a 3.3 mile run, Imax 3 and MM abs.

Jackie** Sounds like you had a interesting workout! Good job! I have yet to check out those workouts. I have DOMS all over and I was so happy to get a stretch in today. I think I need to do more stretching !

BBL!
Lori:)
 
Good luck to all of our racing Cheetahs!!!

Sunny - I truly hope you enjoy your 1/2!!! I am sure you will do great! That is awesome about getting your masters! You gom, girl!

Cathy - Enjoy your run and SCC and shopping! My mind is totally blank...what is SCC? :+

Judy - Good luck with your race~!

Wendy - Enjoy your 5k, also! That is really awesome of you to walk it with your clients! Stay warm and enjoy!

Shelley and Carole - Where are you staying? Hope you guys enjoy and have a great race! Good luck!!!

Shelley - You asked the other day if I was training for a half. My half was on Nov. 4th and I am "trying" to make a marathon this spring. I may not make it, but that it the "plan" anyway ;-) Visit NikeTown and the Addida's store!

Jackie - Happy belated birthday! You certainly look nowhere your age! That sounds like an awesome workout! Was Jumpin Rippin abs fun?

Kristi - I got your card! Thank you! I have to try to get mine out at the first of this week!

Christine - Enjoy whichever workout you decide to do! Also ...have fun at the mall and getting your nails done! I don't figure the PackMax and Laundry max will be much fun....but enjoy it as much as possible ;-)

Wendi - That sounds like a great "random" mish-mosh! They can be so much fun!

Jess - Great job on your cold 5 miles this morning! That is great about trying for another triathelon! I know I could never do that! I can't swim for any distance at all! Great to see you! Pop in and keep us posted on things!

Lori - Sounds like some severe DOMS }( KM is an awesome workout! I know exactly what you mean about if you can't get online at work, when you are home, it is very hard to be able to keep up after you get home from work when you still have all of your stuff to do! I can't get online at work anymore x(

Thursday, I ran 8 miles and that was it for the day.
Friday was a rest day.
This morning was Jari's Ripped and Chisled and a 4.5 mile run.

Hi to everyone that checks in later and to anyone I may have missed!

Lorie - Hi there! Hope you had fun with your night out!

Talk to you guys later!

Linda
 
Hello ladies,

i'm baaaaack, and you can now add me to the fine list of half marathoners (is that a word, lol)!!!

i am so very excited that i can say i ran 13.1 miles. what an amazing accomplishment. i am even now more in awe of anyone that runs longer than that (ahem, shelly:) ).

well you will never guess what happened to us. we were using the rest room before the run (the line was outrageous) and when we got outside we were with the 5k runners (who leave 15 mins after the HM) i happen to look up and across and see a huge crowd starting to run so i asked someone and they said that's the HM folks:eek: :eek: so we darted out trying to catch up they were at least 4-5 mins ahead. so we are now thinking grrrrrrrrreat, we are going to be last for sure. just when i was thinking you know this would only happen to me, another girl runs up to us and it had also happened to her. so we just all decided to run our race together and not sweat it. after about 8 miles my back started to hurt so i had to slow down but i told the girls to just keep on going and not to worry about me. i had my ipod just in case something happened and we didn't run the entire race together. you know what, once i turned on my tunes i settled down and started to really enjoy the race! there were a couple of times i wanted to stop because my back was hurting so bad.i think it was my water holder:-( but i thought about ms. wendy running thru her cramping legs and i kept on moving! i finished the race in 2 hours 25 mins and 38 seconds (according to my monitor, which i am going by since i started late and actually ran a little longer) running the whole time. i am so excited and so very proud of myself. dh and sons met me at the finish line and took pics.

i want to thank each and everyone of you special cheetahs for giving me the gutts to think this is something i could ever accomplish. all of your encouraging words and not letting me back out really meant and mean alot to me. THANK YOU AMAZING LADIES!! ok, now i have tears in my eyes....:) :D :p .

hello to everyone... (oh and thanks for the encouragement re: going back to school at 37 (hits self on head) what am i thinking.:7
 

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