onedayatatime
Cathlete
The slide thing is the finish line -- I think it's covering the wires hooking to the time chip system!
Hi Elaine--good luck finishing up with work.
Barb
Hi Elaine--good luck finishing up with work.
Barb
Runners Check-In, Wed, 6.07.06
- Thread starter MRSchultz
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Marcia-2 hours of cardio is great! Just try adding in a few resistance exercises for one body part each day and you'll hit them all before you know it!
Judy-5:30 is like no man's land to me, enjoy the extra sleep!
Karen-Glad to provide a gift for a fellow cheetah (or roadrunner!) anyday, lol.
Jess-Sorry about the pool cover cost!x( I know what you mean about someone to run with. I love it when DH and I manage to coordinate our schedules to workout together.
ShellyC-I'm so jealous that you saw Cathe on GMA. I missed it and am so bummed! Fantastic workout yesterday and today, I guess I need to start taking a nap between marathon workouts;-)
Wendy-Yes, sign-up no matter what. You know you'll be able to finish you are doing so well already
I know what you mean about changing my mind a million times before a workout. That's when I usually just put together a mishmosh of things. A few Imax intervals, KM blasts, cardio from different circuits-it's a little schizophrenic, lol. Thanks! I had a great d-day and you can blame Cathe for the crazy workout, it was day one of the June rotation! And I definitely second Runner's World, it's well put together and chock full of great info.
Christine-Brag away girl! I would love to be able to sing like that! And no freaking out! Think of how powerful and strong you are!!
Barb-Glad you're doing so well after your race! Love, love, love the photos=-) I had a great b-day and feel awesome post race too. I'm starting on Cathe's June rotation (modified with more running). I'm trying to fit in a hill run, interval run, long run, Imax, and steady state step/or kickbox, plus an upper body split and a little more lower body work, although the extra running has been great my legs!
Pamela-So nice to have you back. Glad your cruise was awesome:7
Carole-Thanks for the d-day suggestions! Great workout on tap for today I did the floorwork from PLB yesterday, it always creeps up on you doesn't it?
Quick hi to Elaine!
Today was a 5+ mile hill run plus Coremax "Tough Core". I shaved 1 min. off my time for this course! Of course it wasn't 80 out today so I think that helped, lol.
Have a great day!
Mattea
Judy-5:30 is like no man's land to me, enjoy the extra sleep!
Karen-Glad to provide a gift for a fellow cheetah (or roadrunner!) anyday, lol.
Jess-Sorry about the pool cover cost!x( I know what you mean about someone to run with. I love it when DH and I manage to coordinate our schedules to workout together.
ShellyC-I'm so jealous that you saw Cathe on GMA. I missed it and am so bummed! Fantastic workout yesterday and today, I guess I need to start taking a nap between marathon workouts;-)
Wendy-Yes, sign-up no matter what. You know you'll be able to finish you are doing so well already
I know what you mean about changing my mind a million times before a workout. That's when I usually just put together a mishmosh of things. A few Imax intervals, KM blasts, cardio from different circuits-it's a little schizophrenic, lol. Thanks! I had a great d-day and you can blame Cathe for the crazy workout, it was day one of the June rotation! And I definitely second Runner's World, it's well put together and chock full of great info.Christine-Brag away girl! I would love to be able to sing like that! And no freaking out! Think of how powerful and strong you are!!
Barb-Glad you're doing so well after your race! Love, love, love the photos=-) I had a great b-day and feel awesome post race too. I'm starting on Cathe's June rotation (modified with more running). I'm trying to fit in a hill run, interval run, long run, Imax, and steady state step/or kickbox, plus an upper body split and a little more lower body work, although the extra running has been great my legs!
Pamela-So nice to have you back. Glad your cruise was awesome:7
Carole-Thanks for the d-day suggestions! Great workout on tap for today
I did the floorwork from PLB yesterday, it always creeps up on you doesn't it?Quick hi to Elaine!
Today was a 5+ mile hill run plus Coremax "Tough Core". I shaved 1 min. off my time for this course! Of course it wasn't 80 out today so I think that helped, lol.
Have a great day!
Mattea
JAFitMama
Cathlete
Hi again Cheetah's
I'm just answering some points from earlier.
Barb- I usually have plenty of energy to run with E2L eating. I do eat at least 70 g of protein per day. I just estimate. Beans and lentils are a main stay for me, as well as a protein smoothie every post workout.
Wendy- I managed to do ME upper body and all ME leg press sets after my 7 mile run today. I am tired now.
Wendy- My brother has a business that scores races in The NJ/NY area. It is called Compuscore. He and his staff & kids & wife often score 8 races in a day. I hope you finbd a jogging stroller you like.
I have an odd story:
Today before our run my friends and I were in my front yard and a very large white rabbit came out of the bushes. We assumed he was somebody's pet. We put him in a box, in my garage, with water and a carrot and went on our run. When we returned, he was gone! We keep our garage open about 6 inches for our cats to go in and out. I guess Mr. Rabbit didn't want our help!!!
Judy "Likes2bfit"
If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.
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I'm just answering some points from earlier.
Barb- I usually have plenty of energy to run with E2L eating. I do eat at least 70 g of protein per day. I just estimate. Beans and lentils are a main stay for me, as well as a protein smoothie every post workout.
Wendy- I managed to do ME upper body and all ME leg press sets after my 7 mile run today. I am tired now.
Wendy- My brother has a business that scores races in The NJ/NY area. It is called Compuscore. He and his staff & kids & wife often score 8 races in a day. I hope you finbd a jogging stroller you like.
I have an odd story:
Today before our run my friends and I were in my front yard and a very large white rabbit came out of the bushes. We assumed he was somebody's pet. We put him in a box, in my garage, with water and a carrot and went on our run. When we returned, he was gone! We keep our garage open about 6 inches for our cats to go in and out. I guess Mr. Rabbit didn't want our help!!!
Judy "Likes2bfit"
If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.
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http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=9978144&uid=4817615&members=1
meatlessinca
Cathlete
Greetings form sunny California where hills are my friend! lol
Good Morning cheetahs… You know, I shouldn’t have ever called Jess and ya’ll cheetahs because now this thread has become the “cheetah” thread and since I am really not a cheetah (more like a mule!) I’m hoping I can still post here! LOL I must say, ya’ll are some really swift, strong runners though. Oh, speaking of having running buddies, I talked with my dear friend (the one who got me into this mess of running 6 years ago) I used to run with and she is interested in meeting up in Auburn in the early mornings a couple of days during the week for a nice 45 to 1 hour run, Yay! Cant’ wait to breathe that nice early morning air while running!
Marcia – Good going with the cardio even if you get yours in at the end of the day. You must have some excellent willpower! I find it much harder to do any workouts after work so mornings are best for me to plan for. I agree with the others that incorporating some strength training will be a plus
Judy – I usually hate it when I oversleep and miss all or part of my workout, but the body will tell us when enough is enough and sneak in some extra zzzzz’s. I need to work harder on getting more sleep, that’s for sure. Good job with your workouts and your “hilly” runs always give me inspiration to tackle the hills in my runs!
Karen – Oh good thing you got is 2 miles too, I was a bit worried that you wouldn’t be running today! Just kidding, but your workouts are always some goodies and as far as I am concerned, you still get the enthusiasm prize!
Jess, Jess, Jess… what can I say? You simply amaze me and now I think you and Sarah should have t-shirts that read “Beyond Cheetah”…lol Good going, girl! You are truly an inspiration! I feel bad about you having to cut into your grocery $$ to pay for the cover. Please let me know if I can help you in any way if you need. I am happy that your dog turned out ok though. I would have been freaked if my golden girl would have been stuck in there! Hopefully your Mikey has freaked himself out and will stay away from pools!
Uh, Shelly? – You ARE the fastest and toughest GRANNY cheetah I’ve ever seen! And like Elaine says, I hope I’m as fit as you when I am 51! Heck, most 51 on up year olds that I have met are already throwing in their towels and popping a bunch of pills for this and that achy creaky ailment. So, we can let you be the Granny cheetah if you wish, but you certainly are a fine, fit, and fast cheetah TOO! Rock on, girl!
Wendy!! – YES, DO IT!! I am sooo excited that you are looking into the race calendars! TOLD YA! LOL “Weeeeendeeeee’s geeeetting aaaaadiiicted to ruuuuunniiiing…nee, ner, nee, ner, neee, ner! NO doubts that you can do it! And Runner’s World is a great magazine with information for all levels of runners. I can’t wait to hear which run you sign up for cuz we’ll all be rootin’ for ya! GO Wendy!
Carole – good going with the master enabling of Wendy and the baby jogger links! Uh, can we just get one pic in here for good measure?? LOL Yep, the heat here and more on the way, so that means much earlier runs and bike rides on the weekends too! You may have been asked this and I missed it, but what time do you get up to run in the mornings? Just curious.
Barb – Cheetahs do Rock, and you help to prove that! You did soo great on that half! And your photos are awesome, thanks for sharing them with us!
Elaine – Howdy Elaine, glad to see you checked in but I certainly know what it is like not having the time to post sometimes. Can’t wait to meet ya’ll too! Maybe we all can arrange to meet on Saturday sometime when we go to pick up packets at the Inn at Sonoma. We’ll have to get the logistics coordinated later….
Mattea! - Wow! A hill killer cheetah! Yeah, that’s what you are. You and Judy both give me more inspiration to take on them there hills! Glad your birthday was fun and boy did you get spoiled with all those nice gifts a cheetah could want. Oh by the way, I think I read a while back (before I got so sick) that you were interested in my runner’s world book I was finished with, so please PM or email me with your mailing address and I’ll get that out to you.
Christine – Very cool about DD. I would be very proud of her. My DS is also graduating 8th grade (tomorrow) and going to Washington, DC on Sunday (wee hours of the am). Their class is also going to NYC for 2 nights and getting to see Hairspray on Broadway! Lucky kids, I tell you. Also, please look at the blurb I left for Elaine about the half. I think we should try to coordinate a meeting time on the Saturday around the packet pick up place. Just a thought…
Check in later :7
Thomasina
Good Morning cheetahs… You know, I shouldn’t have ever called Jess and ya’ll cheetahs because now this thread has become the “cheetah” thread and since I am really not a cheetah (more like a mule!) I’m hoping I can still post here! LOL I must say, ya’ll are some really swift, strong runners though. Oh, speaking of having running buddies, I talked with my dear friend (the one who got me into this mess of running 6 years ago) I used to run with and she is interested in meeting up in Auburn in the early mornings a couple of days during the week for a nice 45 to 1 hour run, Yay! Cant’ wait to breathe that nice early morning air while running!
Marcia – Good going with the cardio even if you get yours in at the end of the day. You must have some excellent willpower! I find it much harder to do any workouts after work so mornings are best for me to plan for. I agree with the others that incorporating some strength training will be a plus
Judy – I usually hate it when I oversleep and miss all or part of my workout, but the body will tell us when enough is enough and sneak in some extra zzzzz’s. I need to work harder on getting more sleep, that’s for sure. Good job with your workouts and your “hilly” runs always give me inspiration to tackle the hills in my runs!
Karen – Oh good thing you got is 2 miles too, I was a bit worried that you wouldn’t be running today! Just kidding, but your workouts are always some goodies and as far as I am concerned, you still get the enthusiasm prize!
Jess, Jess, Jess… what can I say? You simply amaze me and now I think you and Sarah should have t-shirts that read “Beyond Cheetah”…lol Good going, girl! You are truly an inspiration! I feel bad about you having to cut into your grocery $$ to pay for the cover. Please let me know if I can help you in any way if you need. I am happy that your dog turned out ok though. I would have been freaked if my golden girl would have been stuck in there! Hopefully your Mikey has freaked himself out and will stay away from pools!
Uh, Shelly? – You ARE the fastest and toughest GRANNY cheetah I’ve ever seen! And like Elaine says, I hope I’m as fit as you when I am 51! Heck, most 51 on up year olds that I have met are already throwing in their towels and popping a bunch of pills for this and that achy creaky ailment. So, we can let you be the Granny cheetah if you wish, but you certainly are a fine, fit, and fast cheetah TOO! Rock on, girl!
Wendy!! – YES, DO IT!! I am sooo excited that you are looking into the race calendars! TOLD YA! LOL “Weeeeendeeeee’s geeeetting aaaaadiiicted to ruuuuunniiiing…nee, ner, nee, ner, neee, ner! NO doubts that you can do it! And Runner’s World is a great magazine with information for all levels of runners. I can’t wait to hear which run you sign up for cuz we’ll all be rootin’ for ya! GO Wendy!
Carole – good going with the master enabling of Wendy and the baby jogger links! Uh, can we just get one pic in here for good measure?? LOL Yep, the heat here and more on the way, so that means much earlier runs and bike rides on the weekends too! You may have been asked this and I missed it, but what time do you get up to run in the mornings? Just curious.
Barb – Cheetahs do Rock, and you help to prove that! You did soo great on that half! And your photos are awesome, thanks for sharing them with us!
Elaine – Howdy Elaine, glad to see you checked in but I certainly know what it is like not having the time to post sometimes. Can’t wait to meet ya’ll too! Maybe we all can arrange to meet on Saturday sometime when we go to pick up packets at the Inn at Sonoma. We’ll have to get the logistics coordinated later….
Mattea! - Wow! A hill killer cheetah! Yeah, that’s what you are. You and Judy both give me more inspiration to take on them there hills! Glad your birthday was fun and boy did you get spoiled with all those nice gifts a cheetah could want. Oh by the way, I think I read a while back (before I got so sick) that you were interested in my runner’s world book I was finished with, so please PM or email me with your mailing address and I’ll get that out to you.
Christine – Very cool about DD. I would be very proud of her. My DS is also graduating 8th grade (tomorrow) and going to Washington, DC on Sunday (wee hours of the am). Their class is also going to NYC for 2 nights and getting to see Hairspray on Broadway! Lucky kids, I tell you. Also, please look at the blurb I left for Elaine about the half. I think we should try to coordinate a meeting time on the Saturday around the packet pick up place. Just a thought…
Check in later :7
Thomasina
Jess_jugs
Cathlete
Thomasina- you just crack me up!!! My running buddies were calling me speedy pants this morning!! I just love to get that burst of speed but there's no way I could hold that pace for miles on end!! It is making me faster though!!
And you're soooo sweet. I totally forgot that my dh was getting paid for a roofing job that he did, so that will take care of it & I got my groceries for the week. UGH- I just hate wasting money though!! Just think of how many Cathe DVD's that $137 could have paid for..... It's done now & I feel like a better person for paying it, we could have been jerks & said it was their fault for not fencing in their pool..... Mikey didn't go near their pool this morning, he was on the other side of the street!! I think he was traumatized enough, which I'm glad for!!
And you are not a mule, you silly!! Remember, I also think I'm a youngin' here in that I'm only 29. ;-)
Have a great one!! Thanks for the giggle.
Hugs,
I just love to get that burst of speed but there's no way I could hold that pace for miles on end!! It is making me faster though!!And you're soooo sweet. I totally forgot that my dh was getting paid for a roofing job that he did, so that will take care of it & I got my groceries for the week. UGH- I just hate wasting money though!! Just think of how many Cathe DVD's that $137 could have paid for.....
It's done now & I feel like a better person for paying it, we could have been jerks & said it was their fault for not fencing in their pool..... Mikey didn't go near their pool this morning, he was on the other side of the street!! I think he was traumatized enough, which I'm glad for!!And you are not a mule, you silly!! Remember, I also think I'm a youngin' here in that I'm only 29. ;-)
Have a great one!! Thanks for the giggle.
Hugs,
andtckrtoo
Cathlete
Good afternoon/morning sexy cheetah ladies!
Thanks for the congrats on my DD. I'm just so darned proud of her! She was shocked because we have a highly competitive school and so many of the kids have been taking music lessons, dance lesson, voice lessons... since birth (or there abouts) and for her, who has had only a few years of voice and guitar lessons, win this award, is amazing. She deserves it - she's a natural ham and has a wonderful voice - but the competition was fierce. Bless Mr. Arnold for seeing the light in her. Many teachers see it as something else.
Marcia - 2 hour power walk? And that was an "easy" day? I bow down before you!
Judy - oh, I hope you enjoyed your sleep in - doesn't it feel incredible? I so look forward to the days I can sleep in.
Karen - thanks so much! Hope your work out was wonderful!
Jess - sorry to hear about the solar cover! Glad Mikey is behaving himself! I play the sax (what I majored on in college), clarinet, baritone (mini tuba), some piano and some guitar. I've always wanted to play the flute and I especially envied the piccolo players during Stars and Stripes forever!!
Hey Granny Cheetah (aka Shelly) - I so admire you being able to fit everything in AND work in 12 hours shifts. Puts the people who can't even find 1/2 an hour to workout to shame! Way to go!
Wendy - I get like that - ponder my video collection to see if the workout I really want to do jumps out at me. I usually start one, then decide I don't like that one, and do something else. The IMaxes are wonderful for runners, by the way - I try to do a plyometrics workout (IMax 2 or 3 or Plyo X) once a week. So enjoy...
Carole - If I did skip the Half, I could never show my face around here again! I'd feel too bad! You especially have given so much encouragement, advice... that I have to at least attempt to run it. And if I attempt it, I'll finish just because I'm stubborn as a mule. *winks* I'll bet your getting excited about the pacing! That's so cool.
Barb - LOVE the photos!! How cool! And extra sleep! Sounds like a great day! Enjoy it!
Elaine - I don't exactly have perfect pitch - I have relative pitch - it's learned as opposed to something you're born with. But close enough... But, I'm excited, very excited, about meeting everyone, too! I can't wait!
Mattea - I'll try not to freak - it's just so tough when my legs are toast and I'm not in the best frame of mind. I decided to go really easy this week to rest the old legs. We'll see how that works... But thanks! It means so much!
Thomasina - That's wonderful!! Is DS going with World Strides? My DD is heading to DC with them in two weeks. She would kill to see a Broadway show! He'll have such fun! Her trip instead is going to DC, Fredricksburg, Baltimore (hanging out at the Inner Harbor for a while), and Philadelphia. Tell him to have fun!! And Happy Graduation to him!
Thanks for the congrats on my DD. I'm just so darned proud of her! She was shocked because we have a highly competitive school and so many of the kids have been taking music lessons, dance lesson, voice lessons... since birth (or there abouts) and for her, who has had only a few years of voice and guitar lessons, win this award, is amazing. She deserves it - she's a natural ham and has a wonderful voice - but the competition was fierce. Bless Mr. Arnold for seeing the light in her. Many teachers see it as something else.
Marcia - 2 hour power walk? And that was an "easy" day? I bow down before you!
Judy - oh, I hope you enjoyed your sleep in - doesn't it feel incredible? I so look forward to the days I can sleep in.
Karen - thanks so much! Hope your work out was wonderful!
Jess - sorry to hear about the solar cover! Glad Mikey is behaving himself! I play the sax (what I majored on in college), clarinet, baritone (mini tuba), some piano and some guitar. I've always wanted to play the flute and I especially envied the piccolo players during Stars and Stripes forever!!
Hey Granny Cheetah (aka Shelly) - I so admire you being able to fit everything in AND work in 12 hours shifts. Puts the people who can't even find 1/2 an hour to workout to shame! Way to go!
Wendy - I get like that - ponder my video collection to see if the workout I really want to do jumps out at me. I usually start one, then decide I don't like that one, and do something else. The IMaxes are wonderful for runners, by the way - I try to do a plyometrics workout (IMax 2 or 3 or Plyo X) once a week. So enjoy...
Carole - If I did skip the Half, I could never show my face around here again! I'd feel too bad! You especially have given so much encouragement, advice... that I have to at least attempt to run it. And if I attempt it, I'll finish just because I'm stubborn as a mule. *winks* I'll bet your getting excited about the pacing! That's so cool.
Barb - LOVE the photos!! How cool! And extra sleep! Sounds like a great day! Enjoy it!
Elaine - I don't exactly have perfect pitch - I have relative pitch - it's learned as opposed to something you're born with. But close enough...
But, I'm excited, very excited, about meeting everyone, too! I can't wait!Mattea - I'll try not to freak - it's just so tough when my legs are toast and I'm not in the best frame of mind. I decided to go really easy this week to rest the old legs. We'll see how that works... But thanks! It means so much!
Thomasina - That's wonderful!! Is DS going with World Strides? My DD is heading to DC with them in two weeks. She would kill to see a Broadway show! He'll have such fun! Her trip instead is going to DC, Fredricksburg, Baltimore (hanging out at the Inner Harbor for a while), and Philadelphia. Tell him to have fun!! And Happy Graduation to him!
Pamela1635
Cathlete
Good afternoon Cheetahs
Today was a hard 4mile run. Hard because I went out too late, and it was hot, hot, hot!! I had to walk most of the last mile because of the heat. Why did I wait until 11:30am to start when I live in sunny South Florida? x( Also my hrm broke 3minutes and 16 seconds into the run so that was disappointing.
Karen, glad to hear your dd is okay.
Jess,wow! Is that like faster than 10mph? (Where's the slack jawed smiley when you need it? )
Mattea, glad you had a great vacation, and it sounds like you had a fabulous run today.
Shelly, what's with this granny cheetah business! You are super fit, you look amazing, and I would love to have your arms. Heck, I would love to be able to complete one of your workouts. If you're not the toughest, you're pretty close.
Three cheers for Super Carole and Bionic Shelly!!! :+
Hi Wendy, Marcia, Judy, Laura, Amy, Elaine, Barb, Karin, Barbara, Sarah, Gayle, Christine, and Thomasina
Off to run errands, and hopefully I'll squeeze P90X Shoulders & Arms in later today. If not today, then tomorrow since tomorrow I'm slated to try Mr. YP.
BFN
Pamela
Today was a hard 4mile run. Hard because I went out too late, and it was hot, hot, hot!! I had to walk most of the last mile because of the heat. Why did I wait until 11:30am to start when I live in sunny South Florida? x( Also my hrm broke 3minutes and 16 seconds into the run so that was disappointing.
Karen, glad to hear your dd is okay.
Jess,wow! Is that like faster than 10mph? (Where's the slack jawed smiley when you need it?
)Mattea, glad you had a great vacation, and it sounds like you had a fabulous run today.
Shelly, what's with this granny cheetah business! You are super fit, you look amazing, and I would love to have your arms. Heck, I would love to be able to complete one of your workouts.
If you're not the toughest, you're pretty close. Three cheers for Super Carole and Bionic Shelly!!! :+
Hi Wendy, Marcia, Judy, Laura, Amy, Elaine, Barb, Karin, Barbara, Sarah, Gayle, Christine, and Thomasina
Off to run errands, and hopefully I'll squeeze P90X Shoulders & Arms in later today. If not today, then tomorrow since tomorrow I'm slated to try Mr. YP.
BFN
Pamela
meatlessinca
Cathlete
Oh yes, I AM a mule, but like I say to my family, you may be faster than me, but I can out run all of you! lol
Yeah, I was thinking that about your neighbors but didn't say it. I wondered what tragedy could have occurred if a child would have fallen into the pool and well..you get what I mean. I think out here it is required to have proper fencing around a pool. ANyway, you are a good person for just paying it and I'm glad Mikey has scared himself of the pool!
Have a good afternoon!
Thomasina
Yeah, I was thinking that about your neighbors but didn't say it. I wondered what tragedy could have occurred if a child would have fallen into the pool and well..you get what I mean. I think out here it is required to have proper fencing around a pool. ANyway, you are a good person for just paying it and I'm glad Mikey has scared himself of the pool!
Have a good afternoon!
Thomasina
Fit_mommy
Cathlete
Hi girls.
I ended up doing Muscle Max in full and NO cardio at all today! LOL I pulled out MM for it's w/u but LOVE the work out so decided to just do the whole thing!!! I wanted to get some cardio in but it would be too rushed so it's not worth it...I'll live, right? LOL
Barb: Woo hoo on your half Barb! Great pics! If I can find a jogger really cheap I'll get one now...if not, I'm gonna wait because we intend to have another child so a single will not do me any good once that happens!
Elaine: I subscribed to Runners World this morning! Expect to get my first issue in 6-8 weeks!}( If I enter this or any other 5k this fall for my first, I'm gonna be a nervous freakin' wreck!!!
Any of you ladies live in Jersey? Want to come hold my hand through it? LOL
Mattea: Great work on your hill run! I guess with you and all of the other ladies cheering me on, how can I *NOT* sign up for a 5k this fall? }(
Judy: ME leg presses after a run has GOT to wear a girl out! GOOD JOB!}(
Thomasina: You are too funny! You had me crackin' up!!!:7 :7 :7 I am going to continue to look around for races before I definatley sign up for the one I found last night. I would actually prefer to find one closer to home if possible...we'll see! Have fun running with your friend!!!
Hi Karen, Christine and Amy and anyone else I may have missed!
I ended up doing Muscle Max in full and NO cardio at all today! LOL I pulled out MM for it's w/u but LOVE the work out so decided to just do the whole thing!!! I wanted to get some cardio in but it would be too rushed so it's not worth it...I'll live, right?
LOLBarb: Woo hoo on your half Barb! Great pics!
If I can find a jogger really cheap I'll get one now...if not, I'm gonna wait because we intend to have another child so a single will not do me any good once that happens! Elaine: I subscribed to Runners World this morning! Expect to get my first issue in 6-8 weeks!}( If I enter this or any other 5k this fall for my first, I'm gonna be a nervous freakin' wreck!!!
Any of you ladies live in Jersey? Want to come hold my hand through it?
LOLMattea: Great work on your hill run! I guess with you and all of the other ladies cheering me on, how can I *NOT* sign up for a 5k this fall? }(
Judy: ME leg presses after a run has GOT to wear a girl out! GOOD JOB!}(
Thomasina: You are too funny! You had me crackin' up!!!:7 :7 :7 I am going to continue to look around for races before I definatley sign up for the one I found last night. I would actually prefer to find one closer to home if possible...we'll see!
Have fun running with your friend!!!Hi Karen, Christine and Amy and anyone else I may have missed!
meatlessinca
Cathlete
Howdy Pamela! - Hey, I was in Sunny South Florida last October. Yep, just about 10 hours before Wilma was! They barely let our cruise ship out of the Miami port! We ended up getting back from our cruise only 2 days after the Ft. Lauderdale airport reopened. Whew! Anyway, it was nice and balmy down there in Oct. so I can imagine what the temps were today for you. Sorry to hear about your HR monitor breaking, maybe it is time to go shopping now! PS – Carole probably can find us a slack jawed smiley to post in honor Jess’ “beyond cheetah” factor…lol :7
Christine – Yep, DS is going with World Strides and they are flying into Dulles and staying in DC for 3 nights to see all the sights and museums and one excursion to Gettysburg, PA – then they’ll fly to NYC and stay for 2 nights and they get to see Central Park, and the sights and then the broadway play. Both my DD’s have gone on this trip but this is the first year the school has added NYC. (along with a higher price tag lol)
Ah Wendy – if only I had your zipcode I could ENABLE er..uh..I mean heeeelp you find a race closer to your home... }(
Christine – Yep, DS is going with World Strides and they are flying into Dulles and staying in DC for 3 nights to see all the sights and museums and one excursion to Gettysburg, PA – then they’ll fly to NYC and stay for 2 nights and they get to see Central Park, and the sights and then the broadway play. Both my DD’s have gone on this trip but this is the first year the school has added NYC. (along with a higher price tag lol)
Ah Wendy – if only I had your zipcode I could ENABLE er..uh..I mean heeeelp you find a race closer to your home... }(
seeking_guns
Cathlete
Hey gang-
Yes, I did start a thread at the butt-crack of dawn this morning, but I guess you must've missed it, Marcia. Oh well. I’m with you – it’s been slow & steady progress since January. But the strength training is making a big difference.
Barb--great pic from the half! You look really strong.
Mattea--glad to hear you had a good race & b-day. Sounds as though you were treated to lots of great gear.
Judy--interesting encounter with the rabbit. Got me to thinking--what's the strangest animal encounter you cheetahs have had out on the road?
Christine—Congrats on DD’s award!
Wendy—actually, I do live in Jersey. Hey, if it's close enough, maybe I'll run that 5K with ya.
Jess—stinks about the solar cover!
Sherry—if it’s a street route, I’d get in the car and do the mileage. Otherwise, if it’s a track or trail, pedometer is the way to go.
Hi to Laura, ShellyC, Pamela, Thomasina, Elaine, Karen, Karin, Carole, & anyone else I may have inadvertently missed. I’m off to do Imax2 (for the first time) followed by GS CT. Have a great night, all!
-Cathy
Yes, I did start a thread at the butt-crack of dawn this morning, but I guess you must've missed it, Marcia. Oh well.
I’m with you – it’s been slow & steady progress since January. But the strength training is making a big difference. Barb--great pic from the half! You look really strong.
Mattea--glad to hear you had a good race & b-day. Sounds as though you were treated to lots of great gear.
Judy--interesting encounter with the rabbit. Got me to thinking--what's the strangest animal encounter you cheetahs have had out on the road?
Christine—Congrats on DD’s award!
Wendy—actually, I do live in Jersey. Hey, if it's close enough, maybe I'll run that 5K with ya.
Jess—stinks about the solar cover!
Sherry—if it’s a street route, I’d get in the car and do the mileage. Otherwise, if it’s a track or trail, pedometer is the way to go.
Hi to Laura, ShellyC, Pamela, Thomasina, Elaine, Karen, Karin, Carole, & anyone else I may have inadvertently missed. I’m off to do Imax2 (for the first time) followed by GS CT. Have a great night, all!
-Cathy
onedayatatime
Cathlete
Christine -- I did a little Cardio X to try it out and liked it. how are you feeling about running today? If I missed something you already posted about it, I'm sorry, I'm typing in a hurry, hurry, hurry.....
Cathy--thanks for starting this thread at the "butt crack" of dawn---too funny. Made my afternoon to read this. Imax1 + GS CT--this is tough? Have fun. I'm going to try to get back to doing some IMaxes this month
Thomasina-- you are so funny! You make me laugh and it got me through my afternoon hump today.
Sherry--ditto on what Cathy said. I have driven most of my routes to check the mileage. I have a pedometer, which is surprisingly accurate for distance, but doesn't tell you about pace.
Wendy--Double jog stroller is a lot....Hey great you're thinking about #2...
Mattea--your workout plans for the month sound awesome. Busy and challenging. I'm doing p90x "lean" rotation this month, but will probably throw in some Cathe weights -- but I'm not going to take on the June rotation, but hope to do it at some point down the road. glad you liked the photos. It was really a fun day. I feel like I conquered something mentally for myself, as well as physically.
Judy--thanks for the reminder about legumes. I really changed my diet for the 3 weeks before my race in way that emphasized more complex carbs. I think it helped me for running, but now I'm trying to shift back to ETL eating..
Shelly- I have a friend who got a job on a Peds ICU here doing parent education. Long story, but it's a friend whose daughter is a survivor of brain tumor. She is a really amazing person and wants to help parents with ill kids navigate through decisions and things while in ICU.
Pamela-Glad your cruise was fun. What a cool thing to do.
Have a great night everyone...
barb
Cathy--thanks for starting this thread at the "butt crack" of dawn---too funny. Made my afternoon to read this. Imax1 + GS CT--this is tough? Have fun. I'm going to try to get back to doing some IMaxes this month
Thomasina-- you are so funny! You make me laugh and it got me through my afternoon hump today.
Sherry--ditto on what Cathy said. I have driven most of my routes to check the mileage. I have a pedometer, which is surprisingly accurate for distance, but doesn't tell you about pace.
Wendy--Double jog stroller is a lot....Hey great you're thinking about #2...
Mattea--your workout plans for the month sound awesome. Busy and challenging. I'm doing p90x "lean" rotation this month, but will probably throw in some Cathe weights -- but I'm not going to take on the June rotation, but hope to do it at some point down the road. glad you liked the photos. It was really a fun day. I feel like I conquered something mentally for myself, as well as physically.
Judy--thanks for the reminder about legumes. I really changed my diet for the 3 weeks before my race in way that emphasized more complex carbs. I think it helped me for running, but now I'm trying to shift back to ETL eating..
Shelly- I have a friend who got a job on a Peds ICU here doing parent education. Long story, but it's a friend whose daughter is a survivor of brain tumor. She is a really amazing person and wants to help parents with ill kids navigate through decisions and things while in ICU.
Pamela-Glad your cruise was fun. What a cool thing to do.
Have a great night everyone...
barb
Jess_jugs
Cathlete
Strangest animal...
Well, first of all I live pretty much out in the country, so I see deer, rabbits, squirrels, and run by a farm w/ horses. If we go the *long* route (our 11 mile loop), there's a cow farm- smells lovely let me tell ya! Oh yeah, and on our 7 mile loop there's a llama farm so we get to see the llamas!!
I think the strangest thing I've seen is a growling raccoon. He & Mikey (the dog) about had a fight one early morning- I couldn't even figure out what it was at first! (it was one of those pitch black 5:30AM runs early winter)
I love seeing the animals while I'm running as long as they stay away from me! (that's one of the reasons I like to have Mikey with me!)
Good question!
Hugs,
Well, first of all I live pretty much out in the country, so I see deer, rabbits, squirrels, and run by a farm w/ horses. If we go the *long* route (our 11 mile loop), there's a cow farm- smells lovely let me tell ya!
Oh yeah, and on our 7 mile loop there's a llama farm so we get to see the llamas!!I think the strangest thing I've seen is a growling raccoon. He & Mikey (the dog) about had a fight one early morning- I couldn't even figure out what it was at first! (it was one of those pitch black 5:30AM runs early winter)
I love seeing the animals while I'm running as long as they stay away from me! (that's one of the reasons I like to have Mikey with me!)
Good question!
Hugs,
Jess_jugs
Cathlete
LOL!!
Nope, not quite faster than 10mph,(6mph is a 6 min mile). And like I said- I wouldn't have been able to hold it for miles on end, just 1/4 mile!! And then I slow the pace for a bit & hit it again! I love those bursts of speed though, and like I said- they are making me speedier!! (however, I don't think they're helping shrink my legs any! )
Hugs,
Nope, not quite faster than 10mph,(6mph is a 6 min mile). And like I said- I wouldn't have been able to hold it for miles on end, just 1/4 mile!! And then I slow the pace for a bit & hit it again! I love those bursts of speed though, and like I said- they are making me speedier!! (however, I don't think they're helping shrink my legs any!
)Hugs,
seeking_guns
Cathlete
Llamas?? Whoa! Wasn't expecting anyone to say THAT!
I'd say for me the doberman encounter (which I mentioned in a previous post) was kinda freaky. Oh, and once I saw a beaver in somebody's front yard on a busy suburban street. But I guess the weirdest animal encounter I've had is when I went running in the wee hours of the morning (it was dark) and I stepped on some road kill (a squirrel) - it went SQUOOSH under my shoe. Yuck!
Well, I hope I don't offend anyone because I know Imax2 is a favorite of many on these boards...but, um...I did it just now for the first time and I *HATED* it. I can see why people like it, though - I sure did work up a sweat, but I found myself WATCHING a good deal of the time -- feeling completely exasperated and overwhelmed by the footwork. I just could not pick up the moves. I think I may just be one of those uncoordinated people not cut out for step workouts. Kinda bummed about that. Oh well...onto GS C&T.
I'd say for me the doberman encounter (which I mentioned in a previous post) was kinda freaky. Oh, and once I saw a beaver in somebody's front yard on a busy suburban street. But I guess the weirdest animal encounter I've had is when I went running in the wee hours of the morning (it was dark) and I stepped on some road kill (a squirrel) - it went SQUOOSH under my shoe. Yuck!
Well, I hope I don't offend anyone because I know Imax2 is a favorite of many on these boards...but, um...I did it just now for the first time and I *HATED* it. I can see why people like it, though - I sure did work up a sweat, but I found myself WATCHING a good deal of the time -- feeling completely exasperated and overwhelmed by the footwork. I just could not pick up the moves. I think I may just be one of those uncoordinated people not cut out for step workouts.
Kinda bummed about that. Oh well...onto GS C&T.
meatlessinca
Cathlete
Oki Doki…animals I’ve encountered on runs… would that be the four legged furry kind? Just kidding, but we have come across some pretty weird folks before.
Running on roads and trails around my house:
DOGS…. The kind that are unleashed and running after us barking and growling. Lots of them. This is why I cannot bring my dog with me to run around my house.
Deer, horses, goats, 2 llamas, skunk, raccoon, squirrels, SNAKES (oh that’s a reptile..but still), and we’ve seen bears. The most frightening to me is the mountain lion and although there are many among us here, I’ve only encountered one once during a run with a friend. FREEEEEEEAKED me out, and you can bet I never ran the Winchester trail again.
On the streets of Auburn: some dogs but since leash laws are pretty strict in the City of Auburn, running free dogs are almost non existent. Mostly we see dogs BEHIND a fences and cats scurrying around and again snakes.
I have lots of beautiful trails winding parallel with the railroad tracks to run on around my home but I just am way too chicken to run them alone, mostly because of the mountain lions, so I don’t run them as often as I would like to.
Oh PS - Jess, you need to post of pic of good ol' mikey in your pic trail!
ETA - Cathe, just keep trying Imax a little at a time and rewind, rewind, and you'll get it and then love it. Sort of like Rhythmic step.
Thomasina
Running on roads and trails around my house:
DOGS…. The kind that are unleashed and running after us barking and growling. Lots of them. This is why I cannot bring my dog with me to run around my house.
Deer, horses, goats, 2 llamas, skunk, raccoon, squirrels, SNAKES (oh that’s a reptile..but still), and we’ve seen bears. The most frightening to me is the mountain lion and although there are many among us here, I’ve only encountered one once during a run with a friend. FREEEEEEEAKED me out, and you can bet I never ran the Winchester trail again.
On the streets of Auburn: some dogs but since leash laws are pretty strict in the City of Auburn, running free dogs are almost non existent. Mostly we see dogs BEHIND a fences and cats scurrying around and again snakes.
I have lots of beautiful trails winding parallel with the railroad tracks to run on around my home but I just am way too chicken to run them alone, mostly because of the mountain lions, so I don’t run them as often as I would like to.
Oh PS - Jess, you need to post of pic of good ol' mikey in your pic trail!
ETA - Cathe, just keep trying Imax a little at a time and rewind, rewind, and you'll get it and then love it. Sort of like Rhythmic step.
Thomasina
hello everyone,
I am really discouraged today. You all know I am getting over and am mostly over this upper respiratory thing. Well I am still having trouble with my runs. I feel like they are a struggle. I can barely get through 2.5miles without struggling with my legs feeling fatigued,my breathing being very heavy and uncomfortable and I am sweating buckets just with a 2.5mile run,more than I do on long runs. Iam so frustrated right now, I dont know what to do or what going on with me. I am more than capable of running and I feel like I am a beginner. I am suppose to have a 4mile race next weekend and I dont know if I should do it. I dont want to go run and it feel and be like this weeks runs have been. Have any of you experienced this before and if so, what did you do?
Help!
I am really discouraged today. You all know I am getting over and am mostly over this upper respiratory thing. Well I am still having trouble with my runs. I feel like they are a struggle. I can barely get through 2.5miles without struggling with my legs feeling fatigued,my breathing being very heavy and uncomfortable and I am sweating buckets just with a 2.5mile run,more than I do on long runs. Iam so frustrated right now, I dont know what to do or what going on with me. I am more than capable of running and I feel like I am a beginner. I am suppose to have a 4mile race next weekend and I dont know if I should do it. I dont want to go run and it feel and be like this weeks runs have been. Have any of you experienced this before and if so, what did you do?
Help!
karenvictoria
Cathlete
Laura, I don't have any advice seeing that I'm faily new to this but at the same time I can imagine that you may not fully be back to perfect health even though you may feel that way on the outside. Kind of like an injury you think has healed but when you test it out it starts to hurt because it hasn't healed on the inside the whole way. I think you may feel well on the outside but the inner going's on have still some healing to get over. What do you think?? Maybe
Thmoasina- I hope you did have a fantastic run today. You deserve some of that fresh air. Like Cathe says it's free so suck it up!!!!
karen
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Thmoasina- I hope you did have a fantastic run today. You deserve some of that fresh air. Like Cathe says it's free so suck it up!!!!
karen
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