••• CHEETAHS ••• rock the vote!

[Me2]

Shelly – I hope you get better before that respiratory virus catches hold! I was thinking it would be around 4 hours distance between us. At least you have 3 days off after tonight! That makes it nice when you don’t have to wait a long time to vote!

Wendy – I was thinking your screen name looked “different”. What was it before?? Yes, I agree with you on the bitterness and hugeness of the Mucinex! Feel better!!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Wendy – I was thinking your screen name looked “different”. What was it before?? Yes, I agree with you on the bitterness and hugeness of the Mucinex! Feel better!!

It was Caffeinated Cheetah before but as I was telling Shelly most of the coffee I drink through out the day is decaf anymore so caffeinated isn't really fitting any longer. LOL

 

[RunninTeach]

Hola, cheetahs!

Judy—hope you had a pain-free run.

Wendy—don’t know if it will help relieve the itch any, BUT one way to look at it is that rest is exactly what your body and immune system NEED right now, so in actuality, you are doing your body good. Really! J Anyway, here’s my tip: pour the Mucinex in a Corona Light.

Karen— You are dealing with more than most right now, and venting is certainly healthy at times. Your poor mother. Sorry she was too ill to go voting. I do think with all that you do for others, a professional massage might be very beneficial for you right now, if you can make the time.

Wendi—why, thank you, dear. BTW, bosshole is one of the many priceless expressions of our Posh. *lol*

Carole—I will try to scan it. It’s 10x14” so it may be a tad large. Yeah, 2 am—you know how I get the odd bout of insomnia now and then. Glad the massage today was especially helpful.

Christine—OK, you can’t do that with the 3G, either, which is a bit odd, but it’s not a major issue for me, by any means. BF will just have to email me the baby pic updates! J Thanks for the election trivia. I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited to cast my ballot than I was today. First time ever there was a line like that, and I had to go back AFTER work. Ooh, cake in Napa? That’s it! I’m in, for sure! *lol*

Linda—thanks for the feedback on Squeeze Stronger. I’ll have to put it on my “wish list.” J Oh no, leg work the week after a marathon would be insane! *lol* So, the plan you’re toying with is to train for another this spring and then possibly Chicago? For sure, you could do it!...Like your new avatar.

Dallas—ut oh, sorry about the hip pain. Do you have Eoin’s Magically Hips? I’d say that’s a good pick in addition to the foam roller treatment. I wouldn’t freak out. Stretch and foam roll and see what happens.

Posh—busy lady! Hope you can find time to post tonight…………….

Jackie—nice job with your run & 4DS C&B.

Shelly—I don’t recall you ever being sick since I’ve been posting with the cheetahs. Knowing how strong you are, you’ll surely nip it quickly. And I guess it’s early enough in your taper that it’s better now than later. Hope tonight’s an easy night…Oh no, the collage is something the photo people did. It’s four pics in front of the Chicago skyline. You know, one of those dealies that cost a pretty penny. I hadn’t thought about where I would display it, but I guess it’s a bit too large for the scrapbook. Maybe on the refrigerator…

LOL

Well, it was a bit too damp and rainy

out there this afternoon for my tastes, with more rain in the forecast for the next 3 out of the 4 days. So this anti-mill person may have to just suck it up. But for tonight, I'm going to give C&W a shot and maybe try parts of Imax 2. Someone mentioned it the other day, and I realized I have yet to break in either of these new -to-me workouts!!

Have a great night!

 

[Mckmain]

Christine...Hey, cake will be great in Napa! Isn't Angel food the lightest......We have had sun today but still some wind. LOL about Jimmy being your goofball as I have the exact nickname for Beau! Interesting story on why we vote when we do...Enjoy your rest day.

Karen...I agree we did grow up with some of the same issues. You will always have my support. You have a very tough, emotional job and I can see clearly why you love to run.....Good job with the 4 miles. Glad the brace helped your calf. I sure hope your Mom can get some different meds so the swelling will stop.

Linda...I am sure I would not get a massage right after 26.2! But if I remember right I had a friend that was a massage therapist and she did this weird thing after I ran a marathon once. She cracked/adjusted all of my toes. Hurt like hell but after it felt great! Not sure if you saw an earlier post to Cathy, but I have read it takes 6 weeks to fully recover from your 1st marathon. I felt it did take that long after my 1st one. How did the EXT feel?

Dallas...I have had pain in my left hip also. Mine is more to the low back. Yours could be ITB related, but I researched that about a year ago when my pain was on the outside of my left hip. I read the ITB relationship usually only affected pregnant women in the hip area. Rolling it is very good, a massage would also be good...

Jackie...After all the rain and wind yesterday, we do have a nice day today. Sunny and some clouds off & on. Good job with the 4 miles and 4DS workout.

Shelly...sending healing cheetah vibes. But at least your cold is NOW and not during the marathon! I feel the high mileage before the taper always seems to deplete the immune system, so a cold is inevitable. Hope you feel better soon. Yes, I was happy to get in 35 miles last week! I might work up to 40 for the beginning of Dec. During my training I will be alternating with weekly mileage of 36, 40 & 44.

Wendy...sorry you are feeling crappy too. Thanks for your thoughts on John & my Mom. I visited with Mom today. She is doing well.....I wish you could go to Napa too. I think we will have a great B-Day bash!! I did notice you changed your cheetah name...

Cathy...you are sweet for trying a scan. Big is okay on my end as I can shrink it...I had a bit of insomnia last night, woke up with a sore stomach? Seems fine now...I think the massage actually made my body a bit sore too. Somehow I think that is good!...Have fun playing with C&W/Imax2!

I saw a great shirt for DH. "Don't put off til tomorrow, what you can put off forever"...after thinking about that I cleaned out the front gutters..

 

[karenvictoria]

So I tried to get mom out tonight but she is having severe side pains from the stones. So I called her doctor. I got the doc on call and I told him the situation that it is hard for her even to walk. I really just wanted to know if this was normal for her age with these kidney stones. He said yes it was. He said that for bilateral stones which she has that it is a long process. They think her opposite side is hurting either from a lodged fragment or just overcompensating for the pain on the other side. Really he said it is a long drawn out process for people with stones bilateraly. I asked if he would take a look at her films for a fresh set of eyes and he said he would. I told my mom ,and she is fighting me on going. I'm not going to push but I would like for he to go just to see. I dont' think she will go. The doctors are in the same group so really he has all of her stuff. I just like the way he spoke tongiht to me. It made me feel like she is ok and this is the norm for her condition at this point.

So long story we didn't get her out to vote.

Cathy- thanks so much. I could use a massage. Tonight was another go round with both of them. They get so mean to each other. He wants to help her and she doens't want help. I did get them both to listen after I called the doc so for now they are ok.

Shelly- My poor girl. I hope you can nix that bug right out. You work too hard girl. You need some downtime. Take it easy.

Linda- love the new picture. One of these days I will have dh put me up there. Maybe tonight.

Carole- I think that is a perfect shrit for most husbands.

Wendy- Hope your feeling better too.

 

[Fit_mommy]

Cathy: ROTFL over mucinex in my beer! Yes, my body needs the rest but my brain is thinkin' otherwise! That's the problem here. Body and brain do not want to agree! Enjoy giving C&W and parts of IMAX2 a go tonight. Fun stuff!

Carole: I saw what you wrote to Christine about Angelfood cake. Yes, it's probably the "healthiest" cake you can get. It's yummy too! Where did you find that shirt!? My Dh needs one too! I feel your pain!

Karen: ((Hugs)) I hope your mom will reconsider the 2nd opinnion. It's always good to have a couple different doctors view points and such. So she won't be making it out to vote? Bummer.

 

[karenvictoria]

Wendy- I love your new tag line. Very beautiful to run in memory of your dad.

 

[Fit_mommy]

Wendy- I love your new tag line. Very beautiful to run in memory of your dad.

TY Karen. I almost started to cry when I read your post.

 

[karenvictoria]

Dh is helping me with pics tonight. I got a my avatar up and now I'm posting of my kids this Halloween and then the one from last Halloween when dh and I were the Adams family.


Ok, my avatar is really dark. I need to get a new pic. I wanted one from the half but none of those turned out so hot. You couldn't see my face just the dude who looked like he was running with me. Oh well. Anyway Hope you like the photos. The Minnie, Cat and Hippie are from this year and the Adamas family is from 07. We won first prize.

 

[RunninTeach]

C&W is done. Decent.Wasn't in love with all the compound moves, but I did get a good, solid workout in, and the choreo wasn't too complex for me. Liked the core work in this one. Afterward, I only tried the first interval from Imax 2 but liked the small bit that I saw. I can see that being a real butt-kicker.

Carole—I have had that before, too, with massages, and IA, it seems to be a good thing, ultimately. Guess the toxins have been worked out. Love that shirt for DH. Your smileys always crack me up, too.

Karen—glad this doc provided some reassurances. I know it is quite exhausting to have to fight with someone to do what’s best for their health. Really, get on that phone and schedule yourself that massage! You deserve it, and it will probably be very good for your calf, too. Love the pics. Thank you for sharing. The girls are beautiful. I had to chuckle over the Addams family picture—everyone was perfectly in character for the photo. Congrats on the 1st place prize.

Wendy—yes, I can see how that could be a problem for the hardcore like yourself! Actually, forget the Mucinex altogether. A little lime in your cervesa will probably be quite soothing for your throat.


OK, gotta park myself for the election coverage. Oh my.

 

[cwsoxfan]

Evening Cheetahs!

Better late than never, right?!! DD has a test tomorrow so I needed to help her study. I also wanted to watch the election coverage. Have you seen how they are “beaming” people from Chicago onto the CNN channel?!?! Wow!! That’s amazing. Well, the winner was just announced - historical. That is A LOT of ppl in Grant Park.

Thanks about the hip ladies. It’s just a nagging feeling right now, but I just don’t want it to turn into anything. I ignored it last week, but realized it’s not going away unless I take some proactive measures. I started the Aleve this morning, so that should help. Thanks for the suggestions.

Linda ~ Glad all is going well post race. I’m glad the TNT emails were useful. Maybe the gals here can help re: the weights. Even while training for the half, the coaches really never talked about weights, unless they considered that x-training? If I had continued training for the full I was going to pick their brain. Yeah, come to the windy city!! Forgetabout all the other races! Oh no, the pain is on the outside. Gulp! Love the new avatar. I’m behind on my pictures too. ☹

Shelly ~ Healing {{{VIBES}}}. You have been working so hard. Hope it goes away quickly. I will go to Napa as a cheerleader...and the wine. Chicago ’09 will be first. I’d like to be close to home and hopefully my family will be there too. Thanks for the hip suggestions.

Wendi ~ You do the neighbors yard too!??!What a sweetie! ☺ Well, you could have borrowed my kids today. We have one large rake and one kid sized rake. Anyway, they were fighting on who gets to rake!!! Oh boy! Your lunch sounded yummy!

Wendy ~ I jotted PP –tb premix down. How long is it? Sorry you’re not feeling so hot. Do you get the flu shot? It’s probably best you didn’t push it. I know nada about ITB either. I may call my old PT and pick her brain.

Carole ~ Thanks for explaining your training plan. Will it be hard not to run the whole training mary? I like the sound of a b-day bash in Napa. What’s the date? I need to check flights, etc. IA - I enjoy P90X - S&A as well. Do you think I should lay off running for awhile? ☹ I’m going Thursday for a massage…got on the horn right away. Lol about the tshirt and your dh. Our gutters need a cleaning as well.

Christine ~ Thanks for the links again. I couldn’t remember which thread that was posted on. Yes, will definitely do BM2 –BC premix again. Jimmy is so cute. I want a dog!!! 3 out of 5 do…doesn’t majority win. LOL Thanks for the voting trivia. I never knew that either.

Cathy ~ Oops, I forgot the quotes on “Vote early, and vote often”. Of course, you caught the humor. Al Capone, right?! Why on earth were you up to 2A?!?! Grading? I saw your guy, Shepherd?, on Fox news when I was channel surfing. Yep, have Eoinn’s DVDs. I did think to get them out as well. Got to nip this in the bud early! You never did Imax 2. One of my favs!!

Karen ~ (((HUGS))) and prayers for you. You sure do have a lot on your plate. IA with some of the other Cheetah suggestions. As for the candy, I can’t keep it in the house either. It’s a good thing I had a GI thing last week! Ahhh, hope your mom’s pain subsides. ☹ I can send you the TNT emails. I saved them for future reference. ☺ Is that you in the avatar? I thought it was one of your daughters? ☺ Love the pictures. Your daughters are beautiful.

Judy ~ That is AWESOME!!! You have every reason to be a “proud mama”. I haven’t found out how my neighbors did at that tourney. That is too bad that TNT doesn’t train in your area. There are, however, so many charity organizations. However, it sounds like TNT really caters to their runners. WTG on the 9.1 miles.

Jackie ~ Nice workout! How was your weekend? Do you have HLKO?

HI Posh!

Have a great night.