*** Cheetahs *** Wed., 8/9

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Good morning, cheetahs!

I'm up early & am antsy to try my new Garmin! <doing happy dance> Just waiting for it to get light out. Plan today is to run 3 miles and follow up w/ GS C&T.

Wendy ~ Hm, I think that the Mt. Laurel one is on 38. That's not far at all. I enrolled in Glassboro in '92, and as soon as I started classes, it became "Rowan." Graduated in '96. Then went back in '98 for post-bac teaching cert. Finished in '01.

East Coast Cheetahs ~ are any others interested in a cheetah get-together? And if so, can we think of a location that would be most neutral/convenient?

Have a great hump day, everyone!
Cathy :)
 
Good morning Cathy and everyone that follow.

Cathy - you sure are full of energy this morning aren't you??? I can read it between the lines of your post. You are exactly what I needed to read this morning.

Work has been completely overpowering for me so far this week. I need to find a way to "de-stress" throughout the day and after work. I exercise after work and that works great, but there has to be a way to relax and relieve tension during the day, too. I'm going to for a walk at lunch today and hopefully that will help.

I had a Tastefully Simple meeting last night and I'm so psyched, I wish I could get my first party overwith, though, I'd feel much more confident if I did. I'm having an open house tomorrow night in my home so that will be interested - keep your fingers crossed for a good turnout.

I'm playing softball tonight in a women's league, so not sure if I can get anything else done for a workout, probably some ab work!!

Have a great day everyone!

I'll be back later to de-stress or just get removtivated with reading about you wonderful woman!!!!!

Marcia.:)
 
Cathy: Holy cow, did you order your garmin w/super duper fast shipping or something!?!? LOL I am DEFINATELY interested in a GTG girl! Since we have folks in NY I would say somewhere possibly in the nothern part of NJ? I went to glassboro in 90 for 1 year! LMAO! I partied my way through the year and realized it wasn't going to work and quit. LOL Do you like country music and/or the dancing, btw, or is it not your thing? I am actually going country dancing tomorrow night at a club up in Lyndhurst tomorrow night. :)

Marcia: Good luck with the open house. I'm sure it'll be fine. I'm not a sports girl so I would never play softball unless I were forced, LOL! Have fun though! I hope work gets easier on you soon. :)
 
Hello Cheetahs!! Went for a 4.25 mile rainy run this morning! It was just lightly sprinkling when we headed out at 5 (and man it's still dark then now!), then had a heavy rain for a couple min, then just a light mist. It actually felt pretty good! I plan to do GS BSB in a few, just wanted to eat my oatmeal first!

And just wanted to let you know that I'm heading out for a couple days again! This time to my IL's- all of my dh's siblings & kids are visiting so we will all be together. It will be fun! I am packing my running shoes & Garmin to get in a run tomorrow morning too- I've run there before on the gravel roads. We'll be home Fri night & then Sat early we're doing our 16 mile run!! (my longest yet!)

And... have to pick up my 7yo today- I haven't seen her since Friday!!! She's been having a blast camping w/ her best friend & family. I've missed her though! And get her registered for 2nd grade today!

OK, better run so I can get in my workout before my other 2 are up!!

Cathy ~ Post an update after you run w/ your Garmin!! How exciting!!

Marcia ~ Good to see you post! G/L w/ the TS stuff & your first party!! Hope you do well! I love softball, one of my fav sports to play!

Wendy ~ Have fun country line dancing!

To all of my other Cheetah pals- have a wonderful day!!

Hugs,
 
good morning all,

My son started soccer practice yesterday so I made myself run 4miles lastnight since I havent been able to drag my butt out of bed before work this week. I was hoping to get up this morning and do something but when the alarm went off, I just laid there. It will be after work again today. Oh well as long as I do it. Just prefer the mornings to get it over with.

Have fun on your trip jess.

cathy have fun with your garmin!!!your gonna love it!!!!
 
Jess: Your IL visit sounds like it will be lots of fun. After all of the heat, I'm sure the run in the rain was refreshing!:)

Laura: Have a great run later!

Somehow my son has gone from going to his Aunt's house thursday to Sunday to going to my mom's tonight for the night, and then his aunt's tomorro thru freakin' TUESDAY! LOL For no reason...she just wants to keep him! :+ :7 :+ Soooo, I'll have several days of possible O/D run to take advantage of! YIPPEE!}(

Edited to Add:
I just checked the tracking on my garmin and it's being delivered TODAY!!! I can use it this week...WOO HOO! That's great cause I'm going to Atlantic City this weekend and planned to run the boardwalk so I can now easily measure my distance! Double YIPPEE! LOL :p
 
Hi Ladies:) Wow this thread was hoppin' yesterday, I'll catch up with all the news later. Had a fantastic day yesterday, swam, boated and mastered the art of sitting on the dock chatting with Carrie, my friend of 30 years:eek: :) The Kids spent a whopping 4+ hours in the water!! Today we're off to my FIL's to play with his new kayak then we're off to Toronto for a couple of days. I'll definitely keep up with my running but won't be checking in:( I'm going to work my legs at home today with the KPC/LG Xteme premix, one of my favourites!

Cathy, your enthusiasm is infectious, nice to hear you sounding so chipper and happy dancey:7 Hope your run was a good one!

Marcia, I think a walk sounds like a great mid day de-stressor. Stretching is also a wonderful way to relieve tension, maybe some relaxing music as a background to deep stretches? Just a thought..:) Enjoy your game to night, I used to love playing softball then took a wild pitch to the nose and broke it. I finished the season after healing but never got my confidence back.

Jess sounds like a fun few days ahead. Good luck with your long run:) Have fun with your DD, she'll have tons of stories to tell!

Laura, I hear you, I planned on getting up early many of the hot days we had and only did it once. I much prefer early runs too.

Wendy, sounds like some fun playtime for you the next few days. Enjoy!

Okay ladies, I have some questions. I've been lucky so far and haven't had to run in the rain. Jess' rainey run got me wondering, what do you wear when it's raining. How rainy is too rainy to run. Do you get wicked chaffing when running in the rain. How do you modify your runs when it's raining? I know....soooo many questions!! :7

Take Care
Laurie
 
Marcia - all that energy didn't follow me out on the roads. I was draaaaaggin' today for some reason (probably last night's 3 beers). Have fun playing softball today, and good luck @ the open house tomorrow.

Wendy - No, I'm not really into country so much...although I did have to learn a couple of dances when I worked at Lone Star one summer while in college. What a disaster! *lol* North Jersey or even somewhere in PA would definitely work for me. Hopefully, more cheetahs will get on board! Oh, yes, I did use 3-day shipping (I'm impatient), but it actually only took one day. Glad yours is scheduled for delivery today!! Yay!

Jess - have fun on your trip! I'm diggin' the Garmin...BUT I still have to learn its ins & outs. Somehow I didn't set it up right, so it didn't time me the way I wanted to. Guess that means I have to sit down and REALLY READ that owner's manual.

Laura - something about your description about just lying there after the alarm went off made me laugh. I guess bc I know the feeling! And usually I prefer to run/work out in the morning, too. It sets a nice tone of accomplishment to the day. But I like to think it's good training to run at different times of the day occasionally.

Greetings to Barb, Barbara, Elaine, Pamela, Christine, Katie, Thomasina, Judy, Mattea, Carole, ShellyC, and anyone else I may be inadvertently forgetting. (Sometimes it's hard to keep track!)

-cathy

ETA: Laurie, our posts must have crossed. Years ago, I ran in the rain much more often than I do now. But generally, I am willing to run in moderate rain (I bag out if it's pouring or if it's threatening to t-storm)...I dress depending on the temperatures. If it's cooler, I'll put on a windbreaker/rain jacket. No matter what, I always wear a hat.
 
Morning ladies. Today was PUB followed by intervals 1-5 of IMAX 2. My main form of cardio may be coming from my running, but I just can't give up my IMAX's.:7

Cathy – Boy you ARE full of energy this morning. I wish I felt that way when I get up.

Marcia – I was invited to a Tastefully Simple party last month, but I couldn’t go. What exactly is it?

Jess – I love the rain! We don’t get much rain out here, so I haven’t had the opportunity to run in the rain, but I think I’d probably find it invigorating.

Laura – I couldn’t drag my butt out of bed all week last week to work out, and I can’t work out at night, so needless to say I had a week off from working out last week. Oh well, I’m back at it this week and I think the rest was actually good for me. I feel very energized this week.

Wendy – Atlantic City! I’m so jealous! Atlantic City is so much fun. Running on the boardwalk sounds like so much fun. I love to have great scenery when running. It makes it so much more enjoyable. I hope the weather is nice!

Hope everyone has a great morning! I am off to shower.

Katie
 
Hey Laurie! Sounds like a fun day y'day! Enjoy the kayaking & your days in Toronto! My SIL/BIL live near Ontario & drove down to visit so I can't wait to see them!! (and spoil their kids!) Thanks for the good luck, I need it!

As for running, we will run if it's just a light rain & there is no major lightning/ thunder going on. I didn't change anything really, just wore my usual running tank & shorts. It only really rained hard about 2 min, the rest was just a sprinkle & actually felt pretty good! I don't have a problem w/ chafing, but you could use some Body Glide if you needed! (you can get it at running stores or some places online, kinda like a deodorant stick that you rub on). We have only had to cancel once for a huge downpour/ thunderstorm that was lasting all day. We checked the weather & it was supposed to just be a short rain that was passing on by so we ran anyway. I'm glad that we did! HTH some!

Laura ~ WTG on getting in your run!! Sometimes it's hard to do, but once you get started don't you feel so much better??

Wendy ~ Enjoy your kid- free time!! I hope you get your Garmin so you can put it to good use!!

Ok, I did GS BSB & feel good!! Gotta go shower & get my dd's ready to go!

Hugs,
 
Cathy ~ You'll really love the Garmin once you get it all figured out. You can set it for running (pace) or biking (mph) speed, you can set it to beep at each mile (or half mile, whatever you like) & show your speed, and my favorite is going back & checking the history for each mile split/ total time/ pace, cals burned, etc.

Katie ~ I love the rain too. We really needed it, so I'm glad that it did rain! Glad that you're back to working out this week! Some mornings are really hard to get outta bed, but I have 2 buddies to meet up with so that's good motivation! Great workouts too, I don't have any of the IMAX's yet... I don't have a step though! (and don't have the money for all of that yet, maybe Christmas!)

Hugs,

Oh, and I did add some new pics in the August folder, some of my family (and my brothers, family, etc!)
 
Good morning cheetahs

Cathy...thank you for the prayers. Have fun with your Garmin!!!

Marcia...my fingers are crossed for your open house. Keep us udpated...I played softball in HS and loved it....have fun.

Jess...I like running in light sprinkles! 16 miles....wow....you will do awesome...:)

Laura...I prefer the workouts in the morning too. But you are doing great to get them in later.

Laurie...thank you for your kind post yesterday...I do imagine John is getting a bit weary. I am not sure of his pain levels. He does sleep alot. He also has alot of support as does his family. Which is very needed now. The prayers from all of you cheetahs are more than a small comfort to me...Sounds like you had a fun day yesterday with your long time friend. As for running in the rain it does depend a bit on the temps for what I wear. One thing important is a hat (like a baseball hat) as I hate getting the rain in my eyes!!

Katie....the right running shoes are a huge help! I hope you can get some soon...:)

Christine..thank you for your prayers and your standing offer...I do wish I had more time off work and could come down there...8.12 miles!!! Way to go!!!!!

Shelly...yes, very heartbreaking about the bone removal...you cheetahs help me alot...I do hope this is just a bad time and it'll pass. Yes we douse the same weight for PLB, I will go up next week 55-60-65 and then have a recovery week like in a P90X rotation. I am quite excited about the Elliptical. Good workout yesterday for you, hope you had fun shopping...:)

Barb...I hope your DS had a great B-Day!!! I have not gotten my Elliptical yet. I am hoping by the tracking it could be on Monday!! A GTG in Chicago?....that could be fun, I've never been there...:)

Mattea...thank you...I am also hoping this is a huge bump and it'll get alot better if we are patient. I am running 4 days a week and do kickbox 1 day so that leaves 2 days fo the Elliptical and Nordic track, but I have a feeling it'll be mostly the Elliptical for awhile. New toys are just so much fun!!! Good job on the long interval run, don;t you love days like that when you feel so darn good! Yes, let us know what you find out in the running clinic today.

Tomasina...Hi there....:)...thank you for the prayers. You are so right, Christine is quite a gem...cheetahs are a great group!

Barbara...I am so glad I can get in some good workouts thru all this...exercise has always helped me at stressful times. I am just so happy you mentioned itrain.com as those tough workouts are so fun. Hope your DOMS is better today...

No new updates on my nephew...I do pray for speedy healing of those infections...

I might get my Elliptical a week earlier than I thought...http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/r/dance.gif[/img]

I'll be doing PUB Chest & Back, abs and a 5 mile run.

Have a good day...
 
Good Morning Cheetahs!

Cathy – Have a great time with your Garmin! Nothing like new toys to make running even more exciting!

Marcia – GOOD LUCK tomorrow! And have fun! Glad to hear your excited!

Wendy – that’s some shipping eh? Have a great time with your Garmin in Atlantic City!

Jess – 16 miles eh? Wow! I’m in awe. Enjoy your time with your IL’s.

Laura – GREAT job on the run, even in the evening! I have such a tough time running at night! I’m like you.

Laurie – Yeah, the thread was hopping, wasn’t it? When it rains here, it’s usually chilly, so I wear long pants and a longer top – that helps with the chaffing. It doesn’t rain in CA in the summer typically.

Katie – I love the Imax’s too! Have fun!

Carole – I know any one of us would make the same offer – we are a great group! I hope you do get your elliptical sooner! Sounds like fun! John continues to be in my prayers – as do you and your family. Thanks for the encouragement on the trail runs. That’s what allowed me to build up my endurance and do an 8 mile street run yesterday. Without the trail running, I don’t think I could do it. You are an inspiration in so many ways!

Today is my rest day. I have some errands to run this morning (oh joy!), and then I think it’s back to school shopping. I didn’t realize that school was so close! 1.5 weeks away! Legs are a little sore today, but not too bad.
 
Hi Cheetahs-

My time has been spent catching up with DD who is now home safe after circling the globe. Her baggage however is still MIA; we have been on the phone all over the world trying to locate it.

I am cross training this week with Cathe cardio DVD's to give my hip a rest. The WO this week so far have been: KM, ME, and today was HCX#2 the one with Imax3 and Low Max alternated. Tomorrow will be a circuit and Friday will be a cardio again.

Tomorrow I have an appointment to see my doctor to get my hip evaluated. I miss running, but it is right to wait and get to the source of this setback and curb it before it gets worse.

Have great WO today everyone and run extra for me!

Judy "Likes2bfit"


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Good morning Cheetahs!

Cathy, I like your energy. You motivated me this morning. I got up early, and I was set to do step blast, but I just couldn't get into it. After two false starts, I let it play, and decided to eat a little more breakfast and drink coffee. That's when I read your post and decided if not step blast, then something else. Thanks! I just finished a 7-8 mile bike ride. Although it was short (35minutes), my hr stayed in the 75-86% range. Now it's off to core max! Thanks!

Hi Marcia, Wendy, Laura, Laurie, Katie (did I ever welcome you? If not, WELCOME!!!), Carole, Mattea, Shelly, Gayle, Karen, Karin, Thomasina, Barb, Barbara, Elaine, Jess, Judy, and all other Cheetahs who may pop in today.

Have a great Wednesday and enjoy your workouts or rest! :)
Pamela
 
Good morning ladies!

Today I'm going to do GS lower body then 90 minutes on the elliptical. Last Sunday I had a terrible time with my 14 1/2 mile run that was supposed to be 18 miles. I was out of the gels that I like to use and the flavor of sport drink I like. My pace was fine, temperature was fine but I totally screwed up my hydration and refueling. I was totally wiped out and was so glad that I took my cell phone with me because I actually called my DH to come pick me up. After my stretch, recovery drink, icing and shower I took a 2 hour nap....something that I never do. I've got enough give in my schedule that I'll still be able to get this 18 miler and a couple of 20 milers in. And sitting on my kitchen counter is an entire case of Accelgel!

Wendy, You are going to love your Forerunner. Did you say you go the 101 or the 201? I hope you got the 201! A couple of years ago I bought a 101 but I let my DH take it over. So a couple of months ago I bought a 201 for myself and do not know how I lived without it! The reason I said I hope you got the 201 instead fo the 101 is because I ordered my 201 from amazon.com for almost the same price as the 101. With the 101 you use AAA batteries but the 201 recharges. Also, you can download the 201 data to your PC. Very cool! Editing here to ask Wendy if she thinks I could have used 101 and 201 more? LOL! I didn't read this until after I posted! What a dork I am sometimes!!!

OK. If there is an east coast get-together then I DEMAND a west coast get-toghter!!!

Cathy, You are going to love the Garmin!

Marcia, Ditto what Wendy said! In highschool my more sports minded girlfriends talked me in to joining a softball team with them. I was terrible. They stuck me out in right field (or was it left field?) and every time a ball would come out there I would run from it. My batting abilities were no better! It's fun to watch though!

Jess, Good luck on your longest run yet! Have fun!

Laura, I prefer running earlier in the day too unless I am going to the track with DH like we did last night. That's always such a nice change of pace all the way around.

Laurie, Have a fantastic vacation!

Katie, Welcome! I love the Imaxs too but have put them on the shelf for now. I'll do them again later this fall though.

Carole, I'm anxious to see if you love your elliptical as much as I love mine! It's not so much that I crave getting on it the way I can crave a run but it's such a great workout without impact and an opportunity to watch TV, something I don't do much of. And when I'm feeling overly achy from running I know that using the elliptical will keep my legs primed for running.

Christine, Yes it is back to school time! It's quite a year for me. My baby is going to kindergarten and my bigger baby will start HS. I know my DD will be shy at first but will love school once she's used to it. It's my DS that I am worried about. He's got Asperger's Syndrome and is almost completely devoid of social skills. I know he gets teased a bit and it breaks my heart. He's so excited for HS to start but I know that he's romanticized it in his head. Anyway, I've got my DD taken care of as far as clothes go. She loves shopping as much as I do. Next week I'll take care of DS. Jeans and t-shirts....piece of cake!

Judy, I do hope your MD is able to help with your hip issue. I know exactly how you feel, missing the running and all.

Pamela, I hope you are proud of getting the workout in after battling with your will! I'm proud!!!

I hope I haven't missed anybody!
 
Good morning all you chatty cheetahs! Alot of great positive energy happening here! Today for me will be a 4 mile run, then some kind of circuit workout, I'm thinking maybe the ME bootcamp bonus premix}

Hi Pamela! Good job on perservering and getting in that workout! I know I always feel extra good about myself when I win that mental battle and get moving!

Cathy- Well,you did run anyway even though you were dragging....good job! Having a new Garmin to play with will be a great motivator.

Marcia- I'm sorry you're having so much work stress. I find what helps me (I'm the charge RN of the ICU's at our local hospital) is to completely detach myself from the work environment and get away on my break, read something FUN, then go for a walk) Have fun with your softball tonight!

Jess- the rain runner! (A light rain does feel good!) I realized yesterday that we are both following Hal Higdon's novice marathon training plan. I am 2 weeks behind you on week #10. With my crazy work schedule I do have to modify things abit and of course I add in Cathe workouts! This Saturday I'll be doing a 15 miler. I've run as far as 18miles before but I was showing signs of overtraining so I backed off and "started over" with the novice plan. You are going to be smokin on your marathon I'm sure!

Hi Wendy- Wow, a run on the Atlantic City boardwalk!! And with your new Garmin too! We'll definitely want a report on that!

Laura- Have a great afterwork run!

Laurie - our master docksitter! Sounds like you're having some great quality summer days. I love kayaking....almost as much as running! Let me know how you like it!

Katie- Imax workouts are great crosstrainers aren't they? My favorite is IMAX3, I did it yesterday actually. You have my sympathy having to run down in Phoenix this time of year. Even very early in the morning it must be quite warm! We've been getting quite of few of the monsoon thunderstorms up here in Prescott. Have they been coming down your way too?

Carole- Having a new piece of equipment to play with will be a great destresser for you! You've got me quite curious about these iTrain workouts....if you find them tough then I've gotta check em out!
Have fun with your run and PUB!

Christine- Trail running really does add a whole new dimension doesn't it! I also was inspired by our SuperCarole to give it a try. It does make street running seem easier also. Have a great rest day!

Judy- Please let us know how your Dr's appt goes!

Time to get moving- Hi to all who follow!

ShellyC
 
Hi Elaine- we were posting at the same time. Sorry about your shortened run today! I've had the experience of calling my DH to pick me up also! In fact it was with an 18 mile attempt also! I called after 16 miles. It made me rethink my training strategy altogether! But you definitely have it figured out. I'm sure your next 18 miler will go smoothly.

All this talk of GTGs is exciting. East coast, West coast...(all around the town) I love travelling and will go anywhere!

tata

ShellyC
 
Katie:

Tastefully Simple are gourmet foods that are extremely easy to prepare with only one or two ingredients. The website is: www.tastefullysimple.com soon I will have my own page on this website, but I need to sell $400 worth of product first so once I have that up I'll let all of you know and you can check it out. They are starting a new plan that you can order from me in Minnesota and I can have it shipped directly to your house. :)

Anyway, gotta get back to work. Talk to all of you later.

Marcia.
 
Shelly - oh yeah, I enjoy trail running, and you're right that it adds a whole other dimension! I really enjoy it. You have a great rest of the day too!!

Elaine - oh sounds like we're doing the same things, although my DD13 HATES shopping and only wants jeans and tshirts, so it's not really fun. DD17 goes shopping on her own, so I don't get that fun either... *sighs* One day she'll change.

Did you read the "World's Strongest Man" post? I cried. Oh man, I really enjoyed that.

Happy day all!
 
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