▪▪▪ CHEETAHS ▪▪▪ Saturday, 11.1

[RunninTeach]

Good morning, cheetahs!

Gloria—The kids must have been thrilled with the full-sized candy bars. And I can only imagine how wired the kidlets at school must have been. We had 200 kids absent yesterday (Phillies parade), so it made for a more low-key day. Some of the kids brought in treats, and we snacked while watching an old episode of The Twilight Zone. I had the kids identify foreshadowing clues, infer the ending, and look for symbolism…Oh, I meant that you understand how some weeks you just get slammed at school and hafta hang on for the ride. You know, the two speeds to this job: busy and

crazy-busy. *lol* But you are not a weekend warrior by any means. You’ve been doing an awesome job keeping up with the workouts! ...The kids have been doing a Pinelands study in science, so they went on a nature hike and then a tour of an old village.

My Christmas shopping has officially begun! The first item was delivered to me this week. It's for the wild n' crazy (unisex) gift swap that I do with my extended family. We changed up the rules last year (thanks to an idea I borrowed from a friend @ school), and it was so much fun, that certain family members have been talking about it all year long. It works like this: everyone brings a $30 gift. We draw numbers, and choose gifts in that order, unwrapping them as you go. Then, everyone votes on the worst gift, manliest gift, and girliest gift, and we sit in a circle according to the #s we had drawn previously. Person with #1 rolls a die. Roll a:

1- trade gifts with anyone of your choice
2-if you're female, take the most manly gift; if male, take the most girly gift
3-everybody pass left
4-force any two people to trade (can't be you)
5-take the worst gift
6-trade with the person on your right or left (your choice)
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So, everybody was howling last year because somebody brought a gift which included, let's say, reading material that is not appropriate for children plus a gift card for a certain kind of shop. This year, I found the women's answer to that—it's a mug that, when filled with hot water, causes the stud muffin pictured on it to drop his shorts. *heh heh* Can't wait to see the guys squirm to get rid of that one. That's just the gag part. I'm planning to tape a gift card to the bottom of the mug's box. Might put a VS gift card in a Home Depot envelope, or vice versa. Hmm, have to get creative on this...


I look forward to getting out there for a run later today. May add on weights after or do that tomorrow.


Have a fantastic Saturday, everyone! I sure will enjoy the extra hour.

 

[gwd]

Good morning Cheetah babes!

Uggh, I'm so sorry about being MIA for most of this week. Between looooong work days, extra time with DSO (which is always nice but eats into posting time) and, well, just *stuff* there's been absolutley no time in the day to get my Cheetah fix. I'm soooo bad that I've actually not gotten a workout in since Wed. My riding lists have been ridiculously long everyday so I'm trying to "convince" myself that that's making up for it...ha!

Also, I have my mom coming for a visit this weekend (sans grandmother so no crazy cleaning prep) so I don't have time right now before I head into work to catch up on personals cuz I DO have a few things to get done around here right now. Hopefully I'll have a chance to catch up with everyone soon.

I AM going to get a workout in tomorrow though, I promise...just no idea what that will be.

Gotta get moving a bit here. Have a great Saturday ladies!

 

[fitg]

Good Morning!

Cathy: That gift swap sounds fun! I have been doing okay getting in my workouts. I would like to do more and switch it up though. The kids did love the big candy bars! Cool idea for a lesson plan! The Pinelands sound fun! One of my passions is life science. I am a science major.

Wendi: Miss you! Get done what you can. We'll be here!

Today will be something. I know I can't run since I have all this week. I have a load of paperwork to catch up on since we have conferences next week and I am going down to see my mom. I figure if I am going to start making weekly visits, it's best to start now. Take care everyone!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Good Morning Girls.

I guess I kinda went MIA y'day. LOL As it turns out I had very little down time in my day. I some housework to take care of in between dropping Joey at school and my mom coming in for the parade and then after the parade/party we went shopping and out to lunch. By the time that was done I had to pick Joey up from school, get him down for a nap and do my work out. Immediately following my work out was a shower and heading off to mom's for trick or treating and dinner.

It was a fun day for sure but I ate 2 incredibly bad meals. I had an eggplant parm sandwich for lunch. Had I only eaten half it would not have been so bad but I scarfed down the whole thing and proceeded to feel awful for it both physically and mentally. For dinner, it was chinese food-2nd time this week! I JUST went shopping and bought all kinds of healthy choices too. Now tonight we have a Halloween party to go to....Oy...*put heads in hands*...I can't catch a break here! I'm not even getting on the scale these days...I don't wanna know!

Today's work out calls for CTX UB split and the floorwork from L&B. Yesterday I was unable to get to the gym for a run so it was IMAX2 but with a twist. I did the blasts only PLUS the blasts from LowMax. Great work out! Isn't it Gloria who does the same thing but with IMAX 2 and 3? I bow down to you girl! You've got guts!

Carole: The parade/party was very cute. Joey was thrilled to see us there. He especially was excited to see my mom and it melted her heart. So happy to hear that your mom is doing so well. It's nice to hear something positive amidst all of the tragedy going in the world today. So did you mute Rich y'day?

Christine: ROTF over your runners are a little whacked comment to Carole! I guess we are...I think we HAVE to be in order to do what we do, right? Sorry about the lay offs at work. That is always super scarey and sad. Glad your job was not on the chopping block though.

Posh: So did you get to run with Grace y'day? I ended up taking a rest day on Thursday so no Grace or Sean for me. Oh well. I plan to run on Sunday with one of them.

Linda: Your marathon is tomorrow right!? Oh I am soooo excited for you! You are gonna do AWESOME!

Dallas: Sorry about the bug you had. Nice work out y'day! Enjoy your weekend!

Jackie: OMG too funny about the 2 labs. It was a conspiracy I tell you!!!! Enjoy your run with your neighbor today.

Cathy: Gotta laugh at the guys who wear shorts in the cold. What are they trying to prove? I didn't realize that started in middle school. I thought you had to be in highschool to be that silly! Well hopefully the kid learned his lesson. The media thing bothers me, I admit. It always has but I can't do anything about it so I shake my head and move on...Your family grab bag sounds like tons of fun. I've always played a grab bag game that was much simpler where you are allowed to pick a new gift or take the gift from someone who picked before you. That's how we did it last year with Sal's family.

Gloria: Glad to hear you didn't scare the kids with your costume. Joey got freaked out a couple of times last night. He didn't like darth vader and his smoke machine that we came across at one of the houses while trick or treating and he didn't like a couple of kids that came to trick or treat at my mom's house later on. They were wearing scarey masks. My mom and I saw a kid dressed up in a black shroud and hood with a black mask covering his entire face and neck and the eyes were blinking red. It was really creepy. Luckily Joey didn't see that one.

Wendi: Happy to hear there's no crazy cleaning in your future! Enjoy your visit with your mom! I hope you can squeeze a work out in there some where, busy Cheetah!

Okay, looks like I'm caught up...unless someone posted while I was writing my novel!

BBIAB!

 

[jamarba]

Good morning Cheetahs! Waiting for it to warm up a bit outside.

Linda - Yes, I'm looking forward to running with my new partner this morning.

Gloria - Glad the kids loved your costume and they had fun. I can't wear clip on earrings either. My ear lobes are too fat. Didn't have a single trick or treater last night. I'll know next year. The churches around here have a lot of activities for the kids too. Good job with the 5 miles. Enjoy your visit with your mom. My mom only lives 2 miles from me. I stop by every day after work. But, if I don't make that visit on Sunday, she complains big time.

Cathy - Good job getting a headstart on the Christmas shopping. Think I may take my mom on Veterans Day holiday so she can shop in peace and quiet. What a fun game with the family. Bet they buy kooky gifts just to see the look on faces. Have a good run.

Wendi - Don't worry about posting. Always good when you drop in just to say hi. Glad you had some time with SO. Enjoy your time with your mom.

Going to see what I'm wearing today. Talk to you later.

 

[karenvictoria]

Well, Trick or treat was a sucess depending on who you ask. If you ask me well then I failed miserably eating. If you ask my kids they would say it was the best since we got so much candy. No Joke. Dh and I took the girls to his parents to go trick or treat like we normally do with their cousin. They have a time limit here in MD for trick or treating so it was from 6-8. Anyway we got so much candy that dh couldn't even carry it. My arms were mush from slow and heavy so he hauled it all night. We get home finally to go through it and before we did dh says lets weigh the bag. It was 20.5 lbs. Can you believe that???? So the girls and I sorted it. Put all the lollipops in one jar. Good chocolate in one jar, bubblegum and so forth. We will have candy until Easter. My 11 yo was a pretty witch last night. Before we left she said she wanted to wear her pretty black shoes with the heel. I said please dont' just were mommy's black slippers so your feet won't hurt. Well, she had to wear the shoes. About 30 min into trick or treat she starts lagging behind which is so not her. I asked her " Do your feet hurt' She says yes. She has two blisters from the stocking she has on from her fancy shoes that she is running a mile a minute in. So I take off my shoes which were slip on's, kind of like crocs, but not. She puts them on and I walk the entire two hours in my socks. Good thing my feet are hard as rocks otherwise I would have died. Toward the end I was trying to find grass anywhere I could.

Pretty much I'm taking off this weekend. Today I'm taking down Halloween and getting my Turkey up. Dh is playing golf today. The girls and I will be busy making turkeys for our school room and cleaning their horrific room and babrie's out.

 

[Me2]

Good morning!

Cathy - Thanks! I do think I will do nothing today, either. I was trying to figure out why so many would come from everywhere....I'll bet it is the 50 state challenge thing. Plus...it is a "flat and fast BQer". Anyway....I am not going to worry anymore! I love your Halloween thingey! LOL...love the Stud Muffin mug idea, too!

Gloria - That is so interesting about the yoga! What type of yoga did you do most of the time? Was it Power Yoga or restorative? I have seriously been thinking of doing my Bryan Kest and other Eoinn again regularly!

Jackie - Enjoy your run with your new running partner!

Wendy - Yummy ! The food sounds good to me! I definitely understand why you didn't make it back! Enjoy your workout! Yes, my marathon is tomorrow Pray for me!

Wendi - I hope you get a breather!

Hi to everyone! I have to cut this short to go put up groceries. (DH was sweet and did the shopping!) then I am heading out to pick up my packet and go to the expo! They open at 10:00 a.m. For that...I am very glad!

 

[Mckmain]

Good morning cheetahs

Cathy...Loved your scary smileys too! Thanks for your thoughts on my Mom. Funny as using "consider the source" can work for a number of topics! Hey, did I tell you that I cracked up watching Chinatown with Mom when I heard Mr..Nicholson use STFU!!! I had no clue they used that phrase back then.... Sounds like you are jumping right into the X-mas shopping frenzy!! Loved the idea of your game. Where in the world did you find a mug like that? Enjoy your run.

Wendi..sorry you have been so busy. No worries about being MIA! Hope you have a nice visit with Mom and Grandma.

Wendy..thanks re: my Mom. I did fast forward through Rich's yapping... I did not have a great eating day yesterday myself. Breakfast and Dinner were good, it was the other times!!

Karen..sounds like the girls had an enjoyable Halloween!! Sorry about DD's blisters...hope they heal up soon.

Gloria...I don't feel ALL runners get wrinkly, which is why I believe in sunscreen!! Cool you still get carded. A couple of years ago I actually got carded in a local Liquor Barn and my response was "you HAVE to be kidding". Somehow, I did not take that as a compliment! Thanks re: my Mom. The run in the rain went well as it was a light rain.

Linda...I didn't mute Rich, just fast forwarded through all of his gabbing! I do hate to see young people smoking...it just makes me sad. Yes, Mom was pleased about her progress. One more day for you!!!!! Have a blast at the Expo...

Christine...thanks for your thoughts on my Mom....Yes, I do so agree with the whacked comment about runners! Over the years I have seen so many kinds of runners. Sorry about all the layoffs at work. This is a bumpy road for so many. I can see why you would prefer a mountain bike to a road bike in the rain. So is it Tough Love today?

Posh...I was going to wait til I started my marathon training before signing up for Napa, but I will sign-up sometime this month. Luckily we only pick points IF we tie in the normal picking of all the games winners. Points are also only for the Monday night game in case of the tie. I use my Gym Boss for intervals. I set it for 1:00 and 2:50. So after a mile warm-up I run hard for 1 min and then recover for 2:50 and repeat til the run is over.

Dallas...sorry about the bug! Hope you are feeling better soon. We had rain here for the trick or treaters.

Jackie...I did fast forward through most of Rich's yapping. He is sure easy on the eyes.....Thanks re: my Mom. LOL about the 2 dogs beating the system......I have always found one dog not being a big problem, but more than one can be a disaster when you are out running. How far will you and your neighbor run today?

Today will be a kickbox mish most of something. It will mostly rain all day I think, so I need to get in some major housecleaning!

Have a great day..

 

[RunninTeach]

Gloria—yeah, the great thing about the Twilight Zone episodes is that they are only 30 minutes in length, so it’s a great way to work in non-print text and allow the kids to apply their skills to a different medium. I think I might show another episode when we get into irony. Hope you can plow right through that paperwork. I'll be doing some of the same. Enjoy your visit with DM.

Carole—I am baggin’ up laughin’ here over Jack’s fondness for the expression. Tell you the truth, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Chinatown, but now I want to J…Well, that is the only thing I’ve bought so far. Found it accidentally at Urban Outfitters. They have some really wacky stuff there…That’s good at least that you are getting precipitation. Enjoy your k’box mishmosh.

Jackie—So are you stuck with a lot of candy now? Good idea to bring mom out on Veterans’ Day…Well, the majority of gifts in our swap last year were good ones (the gift voted the worst was a pair of decorative roosters from Pier 1 Imports), and at the end of two rounds, you could still swap with someone else if you both wanted to. But if everyone buys kooky stuff this year, it could be interesting. *lol* The mug, of course, falls into the kooky category, but I’m not counting the cost of it toward the $30 gift card, so hopefully *someone* will be happy with it. in the end. Enjoy your run with your partner today. I am also waiting to run until it warms up some.

Linda—maybe the folks who didn’t get into Chicago or NYC are hoping this is where they BQ. Have fun @ the Expo. Good thing to go early. Let us know about any goodies you find.

Wendy—good to have stocked up with diet-friendly foods. We noshed all day long at school yesterday, so I’ll be joining you in re-tightening the reins. Gotta get a grip before holiday season is in full swing.

Hi Wendi, Karen, and all who follow.

 

[andtckrtoo]

Happy Rainy Saturday Everyone!

Posh – Yes – it’s raining!!! YAY!!! Hope it’s not sideways rain for you today as it’s pretty windy down here by the Bay. I doubt DH will want to come to Napa to hang out with us – he likes to have his weekends, too. Nice to have such a groomer! If ours were less, I would take him more often, but it’s $60 a shot. He looks so good though.

Linda – One more day! I’ll bet you are bouncing out of your skin with lack of exercise and nerves/excitement! I promise I’ll be here cheering “GO CHEETAH GO!!!!” We’ll send some rain your way – after Sunday. Enjoy today.

Dallas – Good to see you! I’m sorry you got sic – ick! Glad you’re feeling better. As it was perfect Halloween weather here (windy and rainy), we got hardly any trick or treaters – so we have a lot of left over candy. Grrr!

Jackie – Yeah, I think it’s going to be rough for a while. ITA agree that I’ll take a job over a raise any day. People just don’t think sometimes. Good luck. So how did the run go with the new running partner! Sorry the lab got free. I don’t trust those invisible fences - if the reward is high enough, then the dog will risk the shock and labs have notoriously high pain thresholds. It’s only a little shock that prevents them from going through.

Cathy – Love all the smilies that you had yesterday! They were so cute! I guess we’ll find out in the next few days what will be happening at work. It will be interesting. I have my resume in with a friend who works for a company who seems to be thriving in this economy – they do web security and security is HUGE right now. We’ll see. I hope I manage the 3 hour indoor workout! We’ll see. I’m stubborn enough, so who knows. It will probably be one of those things that I can do once, but cannot bring myself to do again. Basement Cat is LOL Cat’s version of the Devil. Ceiling Cat is the higher power. I just don’t ask sometimes. How funny – I ordered slippers for everyone yesterday for Christmas. We do a gift exchange similar to that tonight at the Diwali party – I need to pick up something, actually. It’s a blast – I can imagine it’s even more fun with family!

Gloria – Hey – I’m going back to doing more yoga, too. I’m thinking I need it if I’m trying to train smarter, not necessarily harder. Yeah, yikes about the layoffs. Scary times we live in. Sounds like you had a good time yesterday!!

Wendi – happy to see you here!! Sorry your week has been crazy busy (although the DSO time sounds nice!). Enjoy your mom!

Wendy – Sounds like you had a fun time yesterday! I’ve been bad this week, too – pizza last night! Oh, and CANDY! Ick. Yes I think runner (and cyclists) are a bit whacked – but in a very good way. I think more people would be happier if they were also a bit whacked! Thanks for the thoughts on my job. It is scary.

Karen – I’m with you on the eating of the candy! We ended up with a windfall through default – not many trick or treaters. 20.5 pounds of candy? OMG! Sorry your DD has blisters – kids never listen. Glad you were able to walk around barefoot.

Carole – Enjoy your kickbox Mish Mosh! I always enjoy those. Enjoy the rain, too! I love that runners come in all shapes and sizes. I think I’ve managed to get some into running simply because I am not “built” like a runner, but I’ve done halfs. People figure if I can, they can. I hope so! The great thing about what I do is that everyone needs sales people, so I can usually land a job, so I don’t worry about layoffs too much, but they only gave 2 weeks severance – I think that’s just plain mean – some of the people have been with the company 2 and 3 years!

It’s windy and rainy here today! We sooo need the rain that I cannot be selfish and be upset that I’ll miss an outdoor bike ride. Besides I’ve been saving the challenge of Tough Love for a day like today! I’ll let you know if I manage to finish it – it’s hard. Yesterday I did the step from SJP and Stretch X. That was fun – but I was all worried about my sports bra not giving me enough support (even though I have run with it), then I realized I had major chest DOMS! Too funny. Tonight is Diwali – the all night party. DH agreed to get a ride home with our friends (several live in our neighborhood), so I can leave earlier. I’m relieved – I just cannot stay awake to 2AM. I will stay as late as I can, though.

 

[Me2]

Hey again! I am back. I was second in line for the marathon runners, so it didn't take me long at all. You will never believe this, but I am the very same number that I was for the CDR in August! "27" ! I hope it proves to be a "lucky" number and not an unlucky number!

The expo didn't have anything that I needed or really wanted...so I left empty handed...except for the technical marathon shirt and the marathon fleece

Karen - Oh my goodness!!! 20.5 lbs of candy! Lord have mercy! That is a lot of candy! Awww...your poor daughter's feet! But also, poor you! Having to walk in your socks! Bless your heart! What mom's won't do for their kids

Christine - i am going nuts, not being able to exercise and from excitement! I am glad you guys got your rain! Hope we get some anytime after noon tomorrow! Enjoy Tough Love! Your workout yesterday sounded fun! Have fun at the party tonight! I can't stay out late, either!

Carole - Enjoy your KB mish mosh! Enjoy your rainy day, too! I love rainy days that I an stay inside and get things done (unless I have something planned for outside! ) Yes, tomorrow is the day!

Well, now I am going to go mix up all of my Gu2o and get my Shot Blocks ready, and lay everything out for in the morning so I won't have to worry about that tonight after dinner. We are going to my favorite Italian place, instead of the pasta dinner.

Now they are saying 45 to start and 72 for the high tomorrow. I am starting to think I will wear shorts, a short sleeved top and a 1/2 zip long sleeved tech shirt over top?

Sorry, seems like I keep talking about me

 

[cwsoxfan]

Morning Cheetahs!

I've been up since 5A when the kids got up! I started cleaning and have not worked out yet. I plan on upper weights and cardio. Not sure if I'll make it a circuit or not. At this point, I'm just trying to salvage this week's workouts. I've been rotation hunting. I might start a lower body rotation I found in "Ask Cathe" some time ago.

Christine ~ Congrats on the Phillies win!!! Wow – 30% of your work force!! TG you kept your job. Lol’d about your bra support comment. Nope, don’t need to worry about that. All night party!!?! 2A!?!! DD went to a Halloween party and DH and I were fighting on who would pick her up. It got over at 10P. That is late for us! Turns out I was at the neighbors until 10:30P. Enjoy your workout and evening.

Posh ~ I’m still working on DH about coming for Napa. I’d love to cheer you girls on. I’ll save my first marathon for Sweet Home Chicago. How was your rainy run? Lol’d about the sideways rain.

Linda ~ I read in one of your posts about organizing. I found Emilie Barnes books to be helpful in this area. She advocates taking 15 min/day for 6 days (off on Sundays) to tackle big projects. It’s really gotten things going over here. Have fun at the Expo!! I bet your super excited right now. I have some informative pre-marathon emails from the TNT coaches if you're interested you could send me a PM on here w/your email. ETA: That's cool you got the same number. What are the chances of that happening!??! It's a sign - you'll do great tomorrow!

Jackie ~ I don’t trust those invisible fences. I live in a subdivision where fences are not allowed. I’ve seen the dogs break through those invisible fences. Lol’d about your “beat the system” comment. How long is your run today?

Carole ~ Wonderful news about your mom! I FF through the yapping too re: Rich. Enjoy your kickbox mish mosh and cleaning. I have the frig to tackle today and all the linen. It didn’t get done when I was sick last week.

Cathy ~ What’s going on w/RW? We had fun at the parties. I peeked in on DS9’s party it was much mellower than DD. lol I’ll be the head room mom for the next part for his class. Can’t call it “Christmas” party anymore! lol’d about all the comments about Rich. He sure does talk a lot. I think that’s why I like Joey’s workout the best – just enough instruction. Besides, he’s easy on the eyes to boot.Well, so is Rich. I like that grab bag game. Have to copy and paste that for FYI. Enjoy your run and weights today.

Gloria ~ I had energy for that workout because I had W and TH off. Felt great to workout again. IA about the regular yoga sessions. I need to keep them in somehow too. Sounds like you had some fun Halloween celebrations w/your students. We passed out the full bars to trick or treaters too. Runners have wrinkly faces now??? Lol. What’s next?!?! Glad the mock election went well. I think it’s so important for kids to understand the process early.

Wendy ~ You sure had a busy Halloween day as well. Love those little parades. Nice workout combining those blasts. I think I did that once. ha! I wouldn’t sweat the food. You’ll burn it off, right?!! I did come across a Fitness RX rotation that will get you in shape in time for some holiday treats. I have to read it more closely and see if it’s something I want to do.

Wendi ~ Enjoy your visit with your mom. Good luck with that “to do list”. It’s never ending, huh??!?

Karen ~ Wow! That’s a lot of candy. We always donate it to our township. They give to veterans and assisted living facilities. Works out nicely. We keep just a gallon Ziploc of candy which usually gets pitched before Thanksgiving. Poor DD’s feet. My DD wore her hip hop shoes and has sores as well.

Judy ~ My neighbor is at the same tournament your are at. She has three boys who play travel hockey.

Shelly ~ lol'd about being married to a pack rat. It's the reverse over here, but I try to be organized about it. ha ha My dh throws EVERYTHING out! I grew up not having much so I'm more practical. I want to use it all up!!! I have to admit his ways have definitely rubbed off in 13 years of marriage. Give him an Emilie Barnes book I was telling Linda ^^^. Sounds like you're getting great workouts in and get the house all spiffed up. I don't know how you do it!! Good luck w/your 20 miler tomorrow.

Well, I'm somewhat caught up...I can't go back to further threads this post would go from chapter to book! Better get that workout started.

 

[Fit_mommy]

Good Afternoon Cheetahs.

Well my IE just shut down on me mid-post for the SECOND time so I am going to make this short and sweet for now.

I subbed in the SS upper body premix (34 min) for CTX upper body and did the L&G floorwork as originally written. After that I felt like I wanted some cardio so I went to the gym and ran 2.5 miles. I'm thinking of it as damage control for this evening's festivities.

Okay, gonna get this posted before IE decides to crap out on me again. I'll try to come back later for personals!

Have a great afternoon!

 

[jamarba]

Karen - That was quite a haul in candy for the girls. How nice of you to give your shoes to DD. So cute and sweet. How are the feet today? Enjoy your day off.

Linda - Glad you had fun at the expo. Sorry about no nice goodies! Good luck with the race tomorrow. What a coincidence that you got the same number. It will be lucky for you. It was about 48 when I went out this morning. I put on pants and a short sleeve shirt and my vest. It worked out well.

Carole - I forgot to put my sunscreen on this morning. Ugh! Still raining? Hope you get a lot accomplished. Enjoy your workout.

Cathy - Yes, I'm stuck with a bag of Snickers now. If I don't open the bag, it may stay around until Christmas and I can get my neice and nephews to eat it. Glad somebody will go home happy with the gift exchange. Still will be fun. How was your run?

Christine - I will be a little more leery now when I see an invisible fence sign up knowing now that a dog can get through it. Thanks for that tidbit of info. When DBF and I walk in his neighborhood, there's a house that has the sign up. The dogs come at you like they will eat you up. Seeing the sign makes us feel safe. No more! Running parnter said his lab was still sulking because he's still behind a real fence. How was Tough Love. Enjoy the party tonight.

Dallas - Way to get that cleaning out of the way early. Hope you had a good workout! Yeah won't be trusting the fences anymore.

Wendy - Good workout!

My run was good this morning. We ran 5 miles and talked the whole time. Made the time go by so fast. He pushed me to keep a 10 minute pace and asked me if I wanted to slow down some. Told him to keep pushing me. Going to be so much fun having someone to run with. Next weekend we'll push for 7 miles and try to keep the 10 minute pace. Since he's just starting to train for the half, I don't mind taking my long runs back down and working back up. We still have 4 weeks before the race. I have done 10 miles.

Heading to see DBF in a little bit. Have a great weekend!

 

[karenvictoria]

Taking a minute to sit down from taking down all the Halloween. I knew I had tons of stuff but let's be serious. This really is overkill if. I had 6 large totes of Halloween. I'm still in the process of taking it down and the outdoor blow up stuff is still waiting on dh when he gets in from golf. I have to say I'm a holiday nut. Don't even ask how many totes I have for Christmas. Anyway just checking in to say Helllo.

Go Linda. I think getting the same number is a good sign. All the talk with your marathon just makes me want to do one more and more ,so talk away.

 

[trooper15]

Hiya cheetahs! I hope everyone enjoyed their Halloween. It was quite uneventful for me. No parties or trick or treaters.... just work! I'm afraid I have to admit I really don't mind that at all. I've just never been into Halloween. Well, I had a pretty nice nite at work anyway I work with a nice friendly group of people. No runners tho (sigh) When I mention that I like to run I get the usual polite nod and their eyes glaze over
Yesterday between my 12 hr shifts I was able to get in PUB. Havent done that one in a while and have some nice DOMS as a result

Gloria- Glad your mock election went well. I can just picture you dresed as a witch having a ball passing out candy at your DH's shop! Bet it was run!! Very interesting that you run much better when you get in Yoga every other day. I really should make an effort to do it at least SOME!!!

Cathy- Hiking around in the Pinelands??? Sounds like both you and your students got in a pretty good workout Hope your weekend is an enjoyable one so far. Oh my ALREADY started on Christmas shopping???? I'm still in denial myself... not thinkin that C word!!!!!!
I do love that gift swap party that you and your relatives have... sounds like a ball!!!!

Wendy- Bet you were a hot lookin biker babe! You got the buff bod to really pull it off!! (And the Tats too!) Wow.... impressive workout today with the blasts!!! Hey, what did your cute little Joey dress up as this year???

Carole- That's great news that your Mom got the okay to start weight bearing on that leg!! She's got to be feeling encouraged about that.
That's great that your area is getting good heavy rains.... just hope it lightens up for your run tomorrow tho! Anyway, sounds like a good day to stay indoors with kickboxing and housecleaning.

Christine- That is so troubling about your companies layoffs! I hope it hasn't resulted in a huge amount of workload for you tho. How did you survive Tough Love today?? That's nice that you don't have to do the all nighter routine for the party tonight!

Posh- I JUST LOVE your attitude towards running. You love to run no matter what the pace and are just thankful that you CAN!! You ROCK!!!
You are are just as much of an inspiration as those "elite" runners, IMHO!

Linda- Hey girl, its YOUR BIG DAY tomorrow.... you go right on ahead and chatter on about yourself!!!! We're listening!!! Your weather sounds fantastic!! I'd say you'll probably be quite comfortable in
shorts/short sleeve top and tech shirt overlay. You may feel a tad cool to start but that is good! Don't worry if you can't sleep well tonight.
You'll have the adrenaline pumpin and it really shouldn't affect your performance---- Have fun!! The cheetahs will all be with you in spirit!

Dallas- AHH sorry you were hit by a nasty bug No fun! You have way to busy a life to get bogged down by these things. Glad you are on the mend now and back on track. That's funny that two packrats don't seem to be together... it's always just one or the othe who is one.... balances out I guess! I grew up in an Army family and was ALWAYS moving so I learned from an early age it is best NOT to accumulate too much!!!

Jackie- sounds like you have an awesome running partner there! Encouraging you to push yourself but not too hard I'm predicting some good things here for your upcoming HM! Glad those crafty maurading labs are under control now

Wendi- Ah, I feel for you being so bogged down that you can't get in your workouts... for you that must be frustrating! Hope it slows down some for you this weekend and that you enjoy your visit with your Mom, especially since Grandmom the cleaning inspector won't be along!

Karen- I loved your trick or treating tale.... I nominate you MOM of the week for trekking in your socks for your DD after you warned her not to wear those shoes!!!

I think that about catches me up cheetahs. I had some fun stepping when i woke up today with Seasuns The next step. Later I'll get in 40 minutes on the EXT.

Tomorrow is my last 20 miler.... gotta make sure all my "gadgets" are fully charged!!!

 

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Hi Again!

I ended up doing 4D-BC. I thought I chose the option for a circuit. Isn't there one w/just upper body? I forgot to check when I was done. Anyway, I switched to MM-upper premix. Those two workouts brought me to an hour. Perfect! My stomach is still a little wonky. However, the good part is that candy, sweets, etc have no appeal to me. I'm trying to figure out what won't irritate my stomach still.

Karen ~ I forgot to ask, how are you're poor feet?!?! That was sweet that you did that. We have a lot of bins too for all the holidays. That really should be my next project and get rid of the decorations we don't use anymore.

Shelly ~ I almost picked PUB this morn, but the MM premix was shorter. It wasn't too bad of a bug, but I wish my stomach or whatever is going on down there would return to normal. I'm taking a probiotic twice a day right now. Any suggestions? You'll do great on that 20 miler. How's the weather been?

Jackie ~ That's great you enjoyed your run this morn. That's why I miss TNT. Can't wait to join them again. I wish ALL the cleaning was out of the way. It's never ending, huh!?! Enjoy your time w/DBF.

Wendy ~ Nice workout today! Yeah, what was Joey?

We have a b-day party after church. I forgot to pick up the dry cleaning y-day. Better get there before they close. Have a good night!

 

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Wendy- finally got around to checking my e-mail. THANK YOU so much for the pics!!! Had no trouble at all opening them. I'm gonna frame one of them for sure. Just can't pick which one! They all look nice!

 

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Linda ~ I sent err inundated you w/TNT emails. Hope they help.

Cathy ~ I check out your pictures. They are great. I thought your finish line picture was at the start. You look like you could keep going! Are you doing your 1RM in order of the DVDs?

I see Cathy has been doing her STS 1RM. Anyone else? I need to get to that. Do you do that as your workout? Rest day?

Well, I've got to really scoot!

 

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REAL QUICK FOR LINDA ...

I'm just popping in here quickly cuz I didn't want to miss out on sending wishes to Linda with our time zone differences and all. I don't have time to post to all the Cheetahs right now but I will be able to later after I return from my errands and appointments..

SOoo, GOOD LUCK TOMORROW, LINDA!! You're gonna do just fabulous! And please don't be intimidated by where the runners all came from - I think every marathon has peeps from all over the place. Also, IMO, I would stick to shorts if the high is predicted to get in high 60's to low 70's. I saw you mentioned shorts, short sleeve and a long sleeve pullover - sounds like what I'd do. Ya may start out a bit chilly but once you get cookin' you'll warm up quickly and as the temps go up, you'll be glad you have on shorts. Ok, gotta scoot back out the door. YOU ROCK ON, GIRL!! And please KNOW all the CHEETAH Power is coming your way! Oh, and enjoy your Italian meal tonight!

OH, and here's ya a lil' good luck lady bug! ......

I'll be back later ya'll....

POSH