‗‗▪ CHEETAHS ▪‗‗ Wednesday

[RunninTeach]

Good morning, cheetahs!

Dallas—I loved the footage from Grant Park. Yes, history would have been made either way, and I just love that. Brought tears to my eyes as I watched. …Oh, the TnT emails you’ve shared have been extremely informative and helpful—thank you. Please continue to include me in that loop…I get bouts of insomnia where I’ll wake up and just can’t get back to sleep again. It might be my bladder calling, and then once any conscious thoughts appear in my brain, the wheels start spinning, I’ll think of what I need to remember to do that day, and I’m stuck wide awake. So yeah, I actually did do some more grading—what else? *lol* Really, there IS more to my life than that. I think. J Re: Imax2/C&W…That was one of the first Cathe DVDs I purchased, and I rather hastily sold it on eBay. I had done virtually no step at that point, and it was far too much for a choreography-challenged fool like me. J Anyway, this summer at the RT, Wendy, Angie, and Diana convinced me I was missing out on a killer workout, so I ordered it again. It seems to be a favorite among many. Ha ha on my dreamboat Shep. J …I am so thrilled you are Napa-bound! …The Aleve, the foam roller, and the yoga sound like an excellent proactive approach. Keep us posted on the hip.

Wendy—running for your dad (and will you be running for a patient, too?) is bound to make your first marathon an even more meaningful experience. I found the entire process to be so rewarding. And cyclical in nature in the most fascinating way. I would be out on a run, think of Steven and Michael, and feel this surge of strength, and yet Steven’s family, dealing with the absolute hell of chemotherapy, said they were somehow getting strength from what I was doing. It was astounding to me.

More rain in the forecast for today, so if it’s as chilly as it felt yesterday, an outdoor run isn’t likely for this cheetah. The ‘mill or the EXT it will be then.

Hope your hump day's a happy one!

 

[fitg]

Hi Cheetahs!

I hope everyone is well. I have been a bit busy so I did not work out the last two days. I will be running on the treadmill today. Stayed up late to watch the election results. Pretty exciting!

Cathy: Watching the election results put me in tears too. I think DH had them as well, but I am not sure. I only have segments of Imax 2 on my Terminator dvd. It is a good one from what I have done. C&W isn't a favorite of mine either.

Hi to all Cheetahs! Have great workouts everyone!

 

[RunninTeach]

Gloria—great to see you! Hope you were able to make a good dent in the workload yesterday. Enjoy your TM run today.

 

[Fit_mommy]

Good Morning Girls.

I'm up with the birds (and Cathy ) because I intend to get a work out in this morning while I'm feeling GOOD. This way if I fall apart later it's not an issue cause it will be DONE! The rotation calls for Legs and Glutes and abs from ME so that's my morning's goal. If I still feel good after work I will add in some cardio to make up for y'day but if not that's okay too.

Cathy: I think YOU should be President! Anyone who says that a CL with lime in it is good for a funny throat DESERVES the position! I am running with TNT in memory of my dad but yes, according to what Posh has said, I will also be running for a patient which is totally awesome. It seems as though I may be raising money SPECIFICALLY for a patient of TNT's choosing. Don't quote me on that, but that's how Posh made it sound to me. I'm very excited to get started but I won't hear from them until Dec-Jan. The wait is going to drive me batty! I had to laugh at the hard-core comment. You know, if I wasn't such a slug over-all I probably wouldn't be so bent about missing a work out. My life is very sedentary in general so I feel my work outs are the only things that really get me moving on a daily basis. I tend to think that is why I fight so hard against extra rest days on most occassions.

Gloria: Busy bee! You are missed when you don't post but we all understand. Enjoy your well deserved run today!

Okay, my time here is up. Gotta get movin' on the work out now!

I'll BBIAB for personals if I have time, otherwise I'll catch up later on in the day!

 

[RunninTeach]

Wendy—*lol*...The funny thing is, I'm not even kidding about that. It has actually worked for me on an occasion or two in the past. ...I believe that is how it works. A friend of mine ran for TnT, and in another one of those small-world coincidences, the patient she ended up running for was a former (and favorite) professor of mine in college...glad you feel well enough to work out this morning. Rock on!

 

[Fit_mommy]

My work out is done and I feel awesome for having it behind me now! Takes a load off my mind for the rest of the day.

Cathy: Well heck, if you've proven it to be helpful then I absolutely HAVE to try it out tonight! Cheers! *clink* That's really cool that your friend ended up raising money for a college prof of yours though I'm sure it was sad to hear that he was sick.

Off to grab the 2nd cup of java now. I had to forgo it earlier to get my work out started. Oh the horror! LOL

BBL Girls.

 

[gwd]

Good morning ladies!

Fly-by Cheetah once again...sorry. I'll catch up tonight while I'm cooking...promise!!!

Had a fantastic hilly 6.4 miler this morning! I felt sooooo strong on the hills...in fact I even ran one of the hillier loops twice. See, I figured I was due for a better run after Monday's less than stellar performance.

I have to say thanks again for all the prayers for my mom. I think they helped. She and the two owners were able to create a new position for her that allows her to work from home again. She hated going into the office for the past 9 years. She's not clear on if the salary will remain the same or not but she's okay with that. At the very least, she'll be saving about $200 in gas a month and won't have to shlep out there in the snow. The only negative is that she'll also have to handle the night coverage so she'll be working some *wacky* hours but, then again, she did that for many, many years while I was growing up. That doesn't seem to bother her. Anyway, enough rambling about that...thanks again ladies!!!!

Really got to get going here...already a little behind. I was hoping for some rain to shorten my riding list today but it doesn't look too promising right now...oh well *shrugs*. Ciao for now!

 

[JAFitMama]

HI Cheetahs

Wendy- Way to go on getting that work out in early!

Wendi- hi Five on your 6.4 miles with killer hills! I sent DD23 the link to the Rock Hill half marathon. So your Mom should be Ok as far as working from home? It will be a plus not to have to go out in the snow every day.

Cathy- I love your attitude with going with what every the weather brings and working out. And your medical advice including CL is not bad either!

Dallas- I would love to be on you TNT e-mails too. I can use all the info I can get. Congrats on your decision to run Napa!

Christine & Jackie- DS's leg was great over the weekend, Thanks for asking.

Carole- What are you coming up with for easy healthy vegetarian dinners these days? I am trying to cut down on pasta and finding it a challenge to make family pleasing vegetarian dinners that do not have too many weird ingredients.

Karen- How is you Mom today? Will you take her in for the second set of x rays today? I hope you can get a clear understanding of what is going on.

I'm off to do either a leg WO or a PUB/PLB bonus WO. Then off to yoga class. (Please excuse typos, no editing this time )

 

[andtckrtoo]

Happy Hump Day All!

Karen – Sorry you have such self centered sisters. Hope your mom got to vote and is feeling better. You have a beautiful family!

Linda – You’re funny – Chicago AND a spring marathon? Wow! Good workout yesterday morning – I’ll bet you did feel good afterwards! Your grandson is adorable!!!!

Dallas – how’s the hip? I get weird aches and pains every now and again – they usually go away. Hope that one does as well. I had NO line when I went to vote, although the volunteers said there were lines. I went at 10AM. My friend who lives in Chicago was thinking of heading to Grant Park, but I think she took the last train home instead.

Hi Posh – thanks for stopping by!

Jackie – It seems like Jimmy was a puppy yesterday to me, too – he grew up too fast, but then again, I like this age – he’s a good, well mannered dog and most of the hard work is behind me. Oh that’s interesting about closing the schools in your area during crop season!

Shelly – Oh No! I hope you’re feeling better! You’re never sick! I hope you get to sleep a bit today and then enjoy your 3 nights off! Thanks – I think Jimmy is handsome, too. Honestly, Shelly, being a dog in YOUR house would be pretty nice, too!

Wendy – bummer about Mucinex! That stuff works like a champ with me. Goofy dogs RULE! I wouldn’t want a normal one. Glad you’re feeling good today!

Cathy – It was too cool to see the election excitement, wasn’t it? And everyone seemed very patient, too. Gotta love it. They shut down towns in India for elections. We have it good, seriously. How’d you like IMax 2? That one is fairly easy for me – you just muddle through the step routine, then bounce the heck out of yourself.

Carole – B eau is a cutie! As I told Wendy – all dogs should be goofballs – goofy dogs RULE! Good for you for cleaning the gutters. Love that t-shirt!!

Hi Gloria!

Hi Wendi – Good run today! Glad your mom was able to work something out.

Judy – glad DS’s leg was good.

I haven’t fixed my flat yet – I really need to do that – I might before I work out this morning. If I don’t, I’ll do kickbox or step. So, it’s up in the air, as usual. My coworker gets back from her honeymoon today, so we’ll have some fun looking at photos, etc. Have a great day all!

 

[Mckmain]

Good morning cheetahs

Cathy...glad you gave C&W a shot. I also like the ab work in that one. Imax2 has my favorite music. I do believe the toxins were worked out as I feel much less sore today. Enjoy your TM or EXT workout.

Gloria...Have fun with your TM workout.

Karen...I am glad the DR could ease your worries some. I think her not voting is not a bad thing due to the circumstances. My DH and I do Absentee ballots ourselves. I think you are right about the shirt and most husbands. Thanks for sharing the pics!! I can see why you got 1st for the Adams Family.... Your daughters are so cute!

Wendy...I saw the shirt in a market yesterday. You would have gagged seeing the guy wearing it...

So it might just be Angel food cake for Napa!! And of course wine tasting.... have fun with L&G and ME abs.

Wendi..Good job on the fantastic run! Glad things are looking up for your Mom.

Judy..In the winter I do cook more soups. So dinner is usually soup, salad and a veggie. I save the pasta entree's for Sat night before my long Sunday run. I seem to always have done that, even when I was not a vegetarian. Enjoy your leg workout and yoga.

Christine...of course DH had to make some comment about me using the ladder right, when he saw I cleaned the gutters...geeze...Enjoy seeing your coworkers honeymoon pics. Did they go someplace special?

Dallas...Napa is March 1, 2009. Here is the link http://www.napavalleymarathon.org/ As far as the hip pain, lay off anything that hurts it. I bet the massage will do wonders.

Today is P90X C&B, abs and a 5 mile Interval run.

Have a great day...

 

[cwsoxfan]

Morning Girls!

I couldn't fall asleep last night. Needless to say, I didn't work out yet, but it's still early. B&G the first premix in on the rotation. I'll see how that feels and then add some cardio.

Cathy ~ You're right either way this was and is a historical election. I guess I worry about the checks and balances w/Democrats in control of everything. It will be interesting watching it unfold. Did I send you the taper/recovery TNT email? That was the last one I received from the coaches. The one coach has been a little busy running her own marathons. She coached Chicago, Napa and ran NYG! I'll more than likely run Chicago '09 through TNT. Another friend's daughter was recently diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia. I do the same thing when I wake up, but TG not every night. Have you booked a flight yet? When do you expect to get to Cali? You're a cheerleader too, right? Enjoy your workout later.

Wendy ~ You are up early...and worked out!! You must be feeling better now.

Wendi ~ Great news about your mom! WTG on your 6.4 hilly miles!

Judy ~ No, I'm going for support, fun, b-day celebrations, and wine. I haven't even checked flights out yet. I better get on that. I'd like Chicago to be my first...close to home. Love that PUB/PLB bonus mix. Enjoy! Send me your email on here and I can forward the TNT emails. It's a lot about the Chicago events, however you can apply most to any race.

Christine ~ I wonder what time ppl got out of Grant Park last night? Another interesting trivia fact...last Illinois elected president Ulysses S Grant. I wonder if was a coincidence that the victory party was in Grant Park. I sure hope it's a weird ache or pain, and goes away quickly. It's been over a week now. Enjoy the wedding pictures and your workout.

Carole ~ That's good advice. Guess I can sit and play on the computer today. Seriously, it's a hard area, as you know, because no matter what I do that area is called into play. May just be an overuse thing??? I dug out the Pain Free book too. Like Christine said, maybe it's something that will pass. **crossing fingers** Thanks for the link. I thought to Google, but was lazy! Nice workout plan.

Well, better go workout.

 

[meatlessinca]

Helloeeeeoooow

Top o’ the mornin’ Cheetahs!

Inching days closer to the weekend! AND a 3-day-er too!! YAY! We’re headed to Napa on Saturday to visit DD18 at school. Going to make an attempt to post a few personals now, since I keep promising, but its gotta be quick cuz I gotta GO! LOL.

Cathy – Funny girl, LOVE your silly smiley peeps! LOL Hope you get that workout on, girl! I really need an EXT! My DM resistance syndrome is the pits..

Gloria – Hey there! Another busy Cheetah! Enjoy your day.

Wendy – Cool you’re running w/TNT in memory of your dad. From my experience with TNT, the funds raised are for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with the Team in Training program, and at what is called a “kick-off’ meeting, the runner/fundraiser will select an honoree (more than one runner may choose the same honoree) to run and raise funds in honor of.. I too found inspiration within my honorees (and memory of my beloved grandmother) during my training.

Wendi – Nice run! Good news for your mom!

Judy – CONGRATULATIONS! I’d be a proud mamma too! What a great experience for your family.

Christine – JIM DOG is a strikingly handsome pup! (insert wweeet woooo whistle here) Thanks for sharing the pics! Fix that tire, girl! LOL

Carole – LOL’ing bout’ DH’s comments on using his ladder… funny guy, huh? I like to make soups and chilis too in the cooler weather. Last weekend I did the black bean chili in the slow cooker. The recipe is from Robin Robertson’s “Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker”…yummo!

Dallas – COOOOL – Sounds you’re Caaaahhhhllliiiifffoooniiiyyuuuh Dreamin’ – California Dreeeeeemin’….lol. Hey, when is your B-Day? So we’ll have Carole’s angel food cake and c’mon, can’t we have carrot cake too?

Ok, I really gotta get outta here now…

Wavin’ hello to the rest of the FABULOUS Cheetahs that post today!!


POSH

 

[andtckrtoo]

Carole - My coworker and her DH went to Hawaii. They had a great time and the wedding photos were so fun. She comes from a big party family - the wedding and after party went on until 4AM. Then they had a big brunch and a dinner party the next day. Too funny. *rolls eyes at DH's in general* They are all a pain.


Dallas - Too cool about Grant Park and US Grant. It must have been a mad house in Chicago! My friend left because because she was afraid she would never get home. I'll make the same offer to you that I did to Cathy - if you get a cheaper flight into San Jose, you can take it and ride over to Napa with me. I'm excited you're going!

Posh - Thank you - I think Jim's a looker, too - but I'm biased. Tire is fixed! I'll provide an angel food AND a carrot cake. Any other requests?

Well, I did get the tire fixed, but it took me most of the morning because I could not find my tire tool. When I finally located it (right where it was supposed to have been in my saddle bag), I got side tracked by the other "missing" things that were where they were supposed to be, and ended up farting around for a bit. When I finally changed the tire, it took me all of 5 minutes, but my hands got really greasy (and I HATE dirty hands), so I had to wash that off (dishwashing detergent - Dawn especially - is the best for that). By the time I got done with my useless meanderings, I realized I should have just done step and let DD's BF fix the tire. Oh well. So I got a VERY short ride in, but I did find a lot of things I thought were missing...

 

[jamarba]

Good morning Cheetahs!

Linda & Karen - Like your new avatars.

Shelly - Hope that virus doesn't take hold. Glad you had an easy time voting. That's usually the way it is when I don't early vote. Running partner and I are supposed to do 7 miles Saturday. I'll probably come in and add a couple of miles on the TM. Just depends on how the legs feel.

Wendy - How are you feeling today? Think the new name works for you. Good cause you're running for. Good job on the workout today!

Cathy - Sorry the rain ruined a nice run. Can you believe I couldn't stay awake past 10 last night to watch all of the election returns? Didn't think to tape it either. What I did do was set the timer on the TV and woke up when the winner was announced. That brought tears to my eyes. Didn't see any speeches though. Wish my dad could have seen this day.

Carole - You mean you didn't buy that shirt for DH? Glad you got the gutters cleaned. I've started pulling my crock pot out more and making soups and chili. Enjoy your P90X workout and run.

Karen - Hope your mom will go to the other doc just to get his opinion. Love the Halloween pictures.

Dallas - Thought it was cool how CNN was set up last night. What did you think about the hollogram? Lot of people!! Weekend was nice. We stayed in and watched Michael Clayton and had popcorn. Don't have HKLO.

Gloria - Have a good run. Last night made me so, so proud to be an American. We have a great country and we can come through anything.

Wendi - Good job on the hilly run! That's great that your mom will be able to work from home.

Judy - Enjoy your leg workout and yoga class.

Christine - Good Jimmy is well behaved. Glad you got your flat fixed. Does sound like a messy job. At least, you got a short ride in. Where did co-worker go on honeymoon?

Posh - Enjoy that 3 day weekend and visiting DD.

I did 4DS Legs & Core this morning. Thought about adding some UB work too but changed my mind and decided to get to work a little earlier.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

 

[karenvictoria]

Quick fly by for me today. I'm sure I have ran off at the mouth the past two day enough. The girls and I are getting ready for a class I set up for us about the Leni Lanape tribe.

Ok, so today was slow and heavy bi and tri's. Felt pretty good and already can see a differnce from last week with my strength. I took a look at what I was doing with slow and heavy prior to training and man I did a lot. I guess I will be back up to that soon enough.

Breif update on mom- She went to see her oncologist and they are putting her on different meds even though she does not feel the swelling is from the cancer. She thinks the body is just taking a toll from the stones and it is showing up in differnet forms. She will also be giving her some sort of shot each month ( dont' know why, can't remember) but it is suppose to be helpful. Aslo she is going to call mom's urologist and find out the in's and out's for us as to why he thinks this is so long and drawn out and see if surgery would be a better option then shockwaving these things over and over again. Her oncologist is also giving her morphine pills to ease the pain. To this point she is only taking tylenol w/ codein since she is allergic to anything with hydro in front of it's name. So really is went well. I'm so glad her oncologist is going to confer with the other doctor. Yeah... Ok off to Learn about the Indians.


Christine- Did question 2 pass in CA. I think it was ? 2. It was about animals living in poor conditions in factories as oppose to free range animals. I didn't look it up yet to see if it passed but wondered if you knew.

 

[Fit_mommy]

Fly by post until a bit later....

Well I made it through the day w/o ever feeling terrible. I still laid down for a few minutes before just to be on the safe side and am continuing with the Airborne until I am symptom free!

Gotta head to pick up DS and bring him to the doc's in a bit. He's needs a bronchitis re-check and a flu shot. Fun stuff. NOT!

After that, if I'm still feeling okay then I will bring him to the gym with me for a quickie 30 min run to make up the cardio from y'day. I should have just done it after work but I didn't.

I was supposed to start those dance classes with BMF tonight but he doesn't want my germs so we aren't going. I swear I will NEVER get to learn the salsa at this rate!

K, that's all I have time for but I'll be back!

 

[andtckrtoo]

Christine- Did question 2 pass in CA. I think it was ? 2. It was about animals living in poor conditions in factories as oppose to free range animals. I didn't look it up yet to see if it passed but wondered if you knew.

Karen - Yes, Prop 2 passed. I have mixed emotions about that one. I voted for it, because I think something needs to be done about the living conditions of the animals we raise for our consumption, but I also think it will lead ot some farmers moving out of state or going out of business. That in turn will lead to higher prices... I don't mind paying higher prices, but not everyone is in the same position I am.

There is an interesting aside - the people against Prop 2 ran an ad talking about all of the things that will be affected price wise and one of the things included oranges. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but the last time I checked, oranges don't require a pen or extra room or anything.

 

[RunninTeach]

Evening, cheetahs! J

Wendy—great job bangin’ out a workout, sickie! AND on zero java! Sorry you still won't be donning your boogie shoes just yet.

Wendi—glad you had an awesome run! Oh, that is GREAT news that your mom still has a job. At the moment, that makes her one of the lucky ones, I suppose.

Judy—had to chuckle at the phrase “family pleasing vegetarian dinners that do not have too many weird ingredients.” Must be a challenge keepin’ ‘em all well-fed & happy!

Christine—Oh yeah, I had chills as I stood in line in the morning. It was electric out there…Oh, I only did one interval of Imax 2 after C&W. Does the step get complex? I figured I’d try to learn it in parts, but I wonder if it’s something I can just plow through…It’s always good to make those kinds of discoveries. Hey, have I mentioned how much I

my phone??? J

Jackie—I can believe it because I dozed off, too. *lol* Luckily, I did set my alarm, so like you, I woke up for the good stuff. I did see McCain’s concession speech but fell asleep before Obama’s. Darnit. I’m sure I will have a chance to view it again. I wish his grandmother had hung on just a couple more days to see it, too.

Carole—I thought of you at the end of C&W when “Build Me Up, Buttercup” came on. Cheesy remix, anyone? J *lol* So, how do you use a ladder “wrong”?

Dallas—OMG, you’ve been up all night??? Were you able to take a nap?...I loved Carole’s advice, too. *lol* But it really is that simple. If it hurts, stop. Makes sense to me. You did send me the recovery email—good one!...Oh no. So sorry about your friend’s daughter. How old is she? I think it’s great you’ll be running for TnT again…No, I haven’t booked the flight yet. After the holidays , most likely. I think I will arrive Saturday and leave Monday. And yes, I’m just WATCHING this one. J

Posh—high fives on the long weekend—me too! J I usually don’t feel very motivated by the DM, either.

And uh, yeah, BTW, I’m bustin’ a gut here. Ooh, I vote for carrot cake, too.

Karen—nice to see strength gains so quickly. Good that the docs are talking and that your DM will get some more aggressive pain relief.

 

[cwsoxfan]

Evening,

Cathy ~ Oh no...guess that didn't "come out" right. Just a restless night...seems that happens if I'm either on the computer, watch TV, or in last night's case both I have trouble sleeping. Oh well. I am tired now though. Re: Cali: I think my kids are off on Monday, so I'll need to figure something out. That heart smiley is so cute! My friend's daughter is a teenager. She has ALL.

Wendy ~ Hope the recheck and shot went ok. How are you feeling?

Karen ~ How did the Indian lesson go? Glad your mom got better pain relieving meds. It's so hard to see loved ones suffer.

Jackie ~ Pretty soon we'll be able to "beam" ourselves to other locations. That could work for my dh, who hates to fly. I thought about adding upper weights too this AM. Wish I did now. Always tomorrow.

Christine ~ Sounds good to me. Thanks! Your morning reminds me of the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie! Did I already use that comparison on here?? Most days I feel like those Numeroff books. LOL! Glad you found all those missing things. I'm still looking for two things, but in the mean time have cleaned out several purses, my desk, etc. Good grief...where is it!?!

Posh ~ Enjoy your three days off, visiting Napa and your DD. My b-day is March 2. hey, what's wrong w/carrot cakes...there's healthy nuts and carrots in there!

Hope Shelly is ok. Last she posted she thought she was getting sick.

Well, I'm putting the kids to bed and then finally will get some time in on the EXT. I'll watch a show I Tivo'd. Oh, I did B&G premix and then foam rolled for a half hour this AM. I made the mistake of starting laundry, and other assorted tasks. I never got back down for cardio.