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2 x 4 miles this morning...first 4 on the boardwalk alone with Warren Buffett's biography, then the second 4 with Renee on the sand. No complaints!
jrbdad
02-26-2011, 03:51 PM
5 min walking, 5 running, 5 walking, 5 running, 5 walking.
Treadmill with zero incline. Gotta start somewhere.
So far so good. It was so hard to hold back - barely broke a sweat. Made me feel like maybe I'm in ok shape still. Did about 30 minutes of weight training after.
We will see how I feel tomorrow. I'd like to try to hit the pavement, but probably need baby steps.
Thanks for all the support.
Rozzie
02-26-2011, 03:55 PM
Baby steps John!
Good luck Carrie tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a blast, it's looks like everyone is having a grand time down there via Facebook. Don't forget your race report!!
5 min walking, 5 running, 5 walking, 5 running, 5 walking.
Treadmill with zero incline. Gotta start somewhere.
Indeed. Good job holding back! It'll be worth it in the long run.
Mr. Roz
02-26-2011, 07:40 PM
John, So glad things are getting better. You have been the role model of patience and perseverance.
jrbdad
02-26-2011, 07:49 PM
Mr. Roz-
Thank you! Doesn't feel like it - but, I'll take it.
Keep waiting for the pain to set in, but so far so good :).
I got 1.82 miles in durin that 25 minutes, but forgot to bring my phone with me, so I didn't get to log it into my Nike+ app. :(
It did feel good, just to be moving again. At this point, I'd have been happy to have gotten back on the elliptical again.
You all have really helped me through this and I sincerely appreciate it.
If I'm not hurting in the morning, I might try to get another 25 minutes in.
withdisneyspirit
02-26-2011, 08:29 PM
5 min walking, 5 running, 5 walking, 5 running, 5 walking.
Treadmill with zero incline. Gotta start somewhere.
So far so good. It was so hard to hold back - barely broke a sweat. Made me feel like maybe I'm in ok shape still. Did about 30 minutes of weight training after.
We will see how I feel tomorrow. I'd like to try to hit the pavement, but probably need baby steps.
Thanks for all the support.
This is just simply AWESOME news, John!!!! YAY!!!!:yahoo:
Rozzie
02-27-2011, 08:36 AM
Yeah John!!!!!!! We were talking about you on this mornings LR and how happy we both were you were getting back to the roads. Were your ears burning? ;)
Well we had a 13 miler scheduled for this morning and it dawned on me. It's the Princess/Porncess this morning. So I dug out my Princess tech that I never wear. (for some reason it's not one of my go to shirts) We did the hilly route and hit the hills hard. I took one gel with me just in case, didn't know how my body would respond with the new clean lifestyle. Well lo and behold the water fountain was broken, so never could take my gel when I felt like possibly I could use a little of it. So no water or gel for 2 hours in hot/humid weather. I don't know if it was mental, how hot/humid it was or what but by the time I got back to the house I was depleted. Weird, as usually I don't have to fuel now until I get to 15 miles. I even had my weekly treat last night for some extra kcal. ( toasted ezekial bread, topped with 1 TBSP of PB, half of banana) I think it's my body just learning to run on less. I do think I am going to buy some coconut water and replenish with that after LRs. Tosca really likes it after major cardio sessions.
The good news is my body is changing. My tastebuds are changing. Everything is tasting so different. Fruit is so sweet now, carrots are so sweet. I can taste all this natural flavorings in things. It's been 2 weeks now and I am very happy I made the change.
Did have my first serving of flour this morning after LR. We made some cottage cheese pancakes out of one of the EC Cookbooks. Basically its KAF Whole Wheat Flour, Greek yogurt, egg whites, 1% cottage cheese, cinnamon, baking powder, chia seeds, 1 TBSP of Maple Syrup Flakes (allowed, first "allowed" sweetener I have had). We topped them with heated blueberries with water for our syrup, split half a banana and placed on top, and cut up a fresh strawberry. Had Moistened cakes with a dallop of Greek yogurt and unsweetened applesauce. YUMMMYYYYY! :eating: Didn't even miss the butter and syrup. :)
jrbdad
02-27-2011, 08:51 AM
Nope - no burning - but that is sweet of you both to care.
Knee was a little sore this morning, but less than normal without running. So I did the same TM routine as yesterday and then worked on some weight training and some abs.
Still taking the turmeric, just to be safe. Things are progressing nicely.
Anyone got any thoughts on a training program to get me restarted? Yes, I'm getting excited, but will try to take it slow. I think it will be easier to go slow now that I'm skin other workouts.
Y'all have a great Sunday!
cloudnut220
02-27-2011, 11:55 AM
John-that is AWESOME news!!! :yahoo: Maybe you want to do a 5k training plan to keep you relatively low mileage? I think Higdon has a couple of good ones.
Rozes--I made a pancake today that would make you smile. I seriously thought "the Rozes would love this" as I ate it.
I did my first "official" LR of this cycle yesterday--5 miles and it felt good! Today, in effort to actually do some weight training other than planks, I went to BodyPump. Wow, that was a good workout. 75 minutes of muscle work. When it got tough I just tried to visualize those PRs. :D
OK Cloudnut -- what's my weather going to be tomorrow?? weather.com is saying 80% chance of rain. accuweather.com is saying 0% after 6 a.m. I need your professional, cloudnut opinion!
'Cause, I just fell apart completely out there in the cold breeze/warm sun/too many cars/some GI issues. Got 1 mile in, and was almost run over 2x in that mile. I realized how many people were in town, and combined with the lack of open rest room facilities, I could see for some serious :blush: if my GI issues were to get serious. I decided I wasn't going to get a medal no matter what today, hero or not... So, I'm gearing up for yoga, stength and stretching instead.
Rozzie
02-27-2011, 02:52 PM
When it got tough I just tried to visualize those PRs. :D
Heck ya! I love it!! :rocker:
Funny I thought about you when I was getting out the KAF. I was thinking "I wonder if Beth would approve..." ;)
Nono, how is the calf? Sorry about the run, that stinks.
cloudnut220
02-27-2011, 03:44 PM
OK Cloudnut -- what's my weather going to be tomorrow?? weather.com is saying 80% chance of rain. accuweather.com is saying 0% after 6 a.m. I need your professional, cloudnut opinion!
I think it's going to rain on and off all day. :( Sorry about the run.
Nono, how is the calf? Sorry about the run, that stinks.
Calf is fine. No problems with yoga or stretch and strength, so all is well. I may be a bit wet tomorrow, but at least the weekend crew will be gone! (just in case there's any other issues!)
DisneyGeek
02-28-2011, 11:29 AM
I usually say 1800 yards = "72 lengths or 36 laps - a little over a mile". A lap on the track is all the way around, so a lap in the pool is out and back is what I was always taught.
On my log, I'm still converting this to 2/3 running time, so I get an equivalency of 4 miles for it! :goodvibes:
I love it! But using my hand paddles and short fins I did my main 1750 in 30:15.49 yesterday; so how many mile equivalents do I get? :confused24:
My run on Saturday felt GREAT; 83 minutes of intervals on the mill; I think it called things 8.3 miles when i added in my warm-up and cool down. :)
Not sure about this new forum setup and I've got a meeting momentarily; hope to check in and catch up more soon!!!
DisneyGeek
02-28-2011, 12:05 PM
Mtg. ended up being quick. :)
Lisa- GL getting things worked out job wise. I can udnerstand feeling responsible and the like; DW has run into similar conundrums where best for us seemed at odds with loyalty to others...
after all if it gets you back to the roads I am sure I would wear high healed clown shoes.
That might be interesting to see... :rotfl2:
JRB- AWESOME on the shoes and getting (literally!) back on your feet!!! :cheerleader: Can't wait to read more. :thumbsup2:
nono- Sorry to read GI issues... :(
I was feeling a bit off late yesterday myself. Started ~2 hours after eating dinner; a terriaki spaghetti squash dish DW thought upset things for me last time she made it. Wondering if it is the rapid and large does of fiber it includes... Could also be a coinky-dink though! ;) Between that, being awakend several times by the storm last night and having some alergy eyes & headache issues I didn't run this AM, but plan to knock out crunches and 39 minutes on 'mill RIGHT AFTER WORK. DW is planning on shopping on her way home, so dinner won't be an immediate threat even if we are both hungry. I'll have to play tomorrow by ear; I might try for AM [Anyone here think 12 hours apart is a bad idea since I'm not used to less than 24ish?] otherwise I'll probably push myself to hit the mill after Praise Team rehearsal. But for now I'll try and just worry about today!
MatterhornMiss
02-28-2011, 12:07 PM
Okay I can't figure out how to do a quote on the new mobile site so I apologize if this comes out wonky.
Jrbdad I agree with CN in starting at the beginning with something like a couch to 5K program (unless your PT prescribes something else) since you've been out so long and had so many injuries.
I'll catch up more when I can use the real site. The new mobile site looks great but I haven't figured it out yet.
I bet it was a hot Princess yesterday.
MatterhornMiss
02-28-2011, 12:14 PM
I also don't see where I can edit my posts. I might be in trouble. . . ;)
DisneyGeek
02-28-2011, 12:49 PM
MM- I have an edit button under mine, but I don't use the mobile version... GL!
MatterhornMiss
02-28-2011, 01:50 PM
It didn't show up on the mobile version. But now I'm on the full version, so it's better.
Okay, so to catch everyone up to speed on my latest exploits: Saturday I did 7 miles of intervals: 3min walking and 2 min running. The first half (it was an out and back) I averaged an 11 min mile pace--doing walk/run intervals! The second half it slowed to just under 12 min mile, (since I was running really hard during my run intervals--almost like speed work--and my legs were just getting tired during the runs) but I'm still really happy with it. And, I'm planning on doing it in each of my long runs during the month of March. To me, it almost seems like LR combined with speed work combined with XT (since I use my legs differently when speed walking vs running).
And, I used my applesauce pouch during the run for nutrition. I'm planning on incorporating them more into my LR nutrition.
Rozzie
02-28-2011, 02:25 PM
Well I am now down 7 lbs in 2 weeks. The weight is coming off at a alarmingly fast rate, but I do hope it slows down next week. If not I may have to adjust my kcal intake some. I don't starve, don't feel deprieved, feel great. My long distance runs are going to need to be tinkered with nutriton wise. There is a body part of mine that is shockingly smaller. Can't figure out if this is a good thing, or a bad thing. I will give you one clue, THE Viking may not believe it's a good thing. ;)
DG, how does E prepare the spagetti squash? It's something I want to try--found some great recipes.
Foot was acting weird yesterday so took today off. Feels okay now, going to do hour of yoga and our Dana ab workout. That ab workout is freakin' brutal. When I was running yesterday I could feel every muscle in my abs quivering from soreness. Guess I needed it! :blush:
DisneyGeek
02-28-2011, 02:32 PM
DG, how does E prepare the spagetti squash?
I'll try and remember to ask tonight! I was on empty the dishwasher and check the laundry duty while she was cooking... ;)
Only ran 2 today. The wind really had it in for me. I won't bore you with the whole thing. But it took two tries outside to get 2 miles in. Total. With a couple of hat chases, stops to adjust the mp3 player because the wind was so loud I couldn't hear it.... It was a case of "I fought the wind, and the wind won!" Tomorrow's another day.
Geek, you don't get any equivalency unless you agree to Alberto Salizar's equivalency ideas. :p They were in Running Times (I think?) a month or so back...
Rozzie
02-28-2011, 03:03 PM
Nono, some days you are the windshield, some days you are the bug. Tomorrow will be better!
Hey Beth, have you ever used Spelt flour to replace Whole Wheat Flour? From what I am reading it's higher protein, just wondering what your expert baking thoughts are.
cloudnut220
02-28-2011, 05:04 PM
I think I reached a new level of crazy today...speed workout after body pump! In my defense, my legs weren't sore. I needed to run it out.
Roz, I've never used spelt. You'll have to let me know how it is.
DisneyGeek
02-28-2011, 06:23 PM
Geek, you don't get any equivalency unless you agree to Alberto Salizar's equivalency ideas. :p
But ma, I don't wanna' do my homework!!! ;)
Got in 39 min. of intervals on the mill. Tried my 2nd new pair of shorts; the 3" inseam Pumas are still short, but better than the 2" Mizunos (some places say 1.5 other 2; I dunno beyond they are the shortest shorts I've ever owned! :grin:) and no chaffing tonight withOUT compression shorts! :thumbsup2:
Chic Pea Burgers & Sweet Potato Fries (both scratch made) for dinner momentarily... :eating:
Roz- DW said she'll get me that link on the squash.
DisneyGeek
02-28-2011, 07:23 PM
Roz-
Per DW:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/spaghetti_squash_pork_stir_fry.html
Instead of baking, after I split the squash and scoop out the seeds I microwave it for 7-10 minutes and then scrape out with a fork.
Also, last night we used a beef tenderloin instead of pork & she did it as a side dish with broccoli slaw.
But ma, I don't wanna' do my homework!!! ;)
I'll probably get this not quite right, but here you go. It's based upon how many miles you generally run in an hour. In an hour, I generally run 6 miles. The equivalency for the 1 hour of swimming for me is 2/3 of that: 4 miles.
withdisneyspirit
03-01-2011, 06:10 AM
Rozzie, haven't you been lighter before than you are right now? Is this body part smaller than it was before when you were lighter? If so, that might be too rapid weight loss. :silly: I am down 14 pounds now but since Jan 14 - still pretty rapid for me :w00t: (2.3 pounds per week). But, I remind myself that the first weigh-in was the day after returning from Disney, lol!
The wind would have won here too yesterday, nono! We had some very bad though short-lived weather. It happened right when Rick picked me up from work. We only wanted the one car so we could go visit my parents... The sky started spewing golf ball size hail on us!! :blech: We rushed home to our garage, lol, and waited about 30 minutes and then went to visit!
Work is unbearable as always and now my old boss is pushing hard for me to go to lunch with him and he wants to recruit me also. It is a miserable situation though because even though I like him, he now works at a place where there are two people that are above him that I simply cannot work for...:sick: I am sorry to bore y'all with the details :boohoohoo:
DisneyGeek
03-01-2011, 09:47 AM
nono- Thanks! I actually tried Googling and searching RW some last night but couldn't come up with much. 30 min. swim * 2/3rds = not all that much mileage for me... ;)
Lisa- Bore away if you want / need to!
So I hopped on the mill I normally use (as in last night) this AM and the belt started slipping! :scared07: At first I thought it was me but when i accelerated from a warm-up walk to running it got a LOT worse. I stopped, tried it again- some problem at a few different speeds. Not good. Therefore I switched to our smaller 'mill [the one that seems to run faster and since it is narrower & shorter is harder to use!] and after 15 min. I noticed an odd sound and finally realized the belt was shifting left and starting to rub on the outer rail on it! :oweye: Cut the workout in half and only did 22:30 of intervals. But I got to work a little early with the trash + recycling out, so I guess it wasn't ALL bad... :grin: I'm hoping to adjust the belts tomorrow night and then get in normal 45 min. Thursday morning and bump from 45 (cutback week from last Sat's 83) to 60 min. Sat. so total miles are unchanged for the week. :D No swimming Sunday; will be at the theater during the hours the pool is open. Already told DW if we renew season tix (probably still nose bleed seats though!) I want Sunday evening performances, not matinees since we wouldn't get home THAT late on a 'school night' and then I could still go to church and exercise when everything overlaps like it will this weekend... To be fair, back when we bought the sub. though the pool openeed at 9 AM instead of noon, so then there wasn't a conflict, just a BUST morning. :silly:
jrbdad
03-01-2011, 12:40 PM
Got in my weight workout & 25 minutes on the TM. Physical Therapist wanted me to walk, then alternate jogging & running, so that's what I did. Felt great to crank it up a little - we will see how the knee feels tomorrow.
Yesterday at PT - we did all the usual treatments & some knee stability exercises.
Oh
jrbdad
03-01-2011, 12:42 PM
Hmmm ... Gotta get used to the new forum design. Anyway, made my first visit to Whole Foods over the weekend - meant to mention that before now. Wow! We could easily go broke in there :).
Picked up some arnica cream for the knee - among many other things :).
cloudnut220
03-01-2011, 01:39 PM
John--I'm glad to hear it's going well!
Lisa--you can always vent here!
I'm exhausted. My uncle died unexpectedly and they found him yesterday. I've been with my mom for the past day working on funeral arrangements. I can't believe how many decisions there are to make and how expensive everything is. Just got home after a full day of making arrangements. I'm trying to motivate myself to go run an easy recovery jog, but I'm just not motivated. Ugh.
jrbdad
03-01-2011, 01:58 PM
Beth - sorry to hear about your uncle. Great that you can provide that kind of support for your Mom.
Lisa - I meant to say how sorry I was to hear about your job struggles. Tough place to be - but it sounds like you must be good at what you do to have options.
cloudnut220
03-01-2011, 02:00 PM
Thanks John. I'm glad I can be here for my mom, but she's starting to drive me batty.
Rozzie
03-01-2011, 03:17 PM
Sorry Beth to hear about your uncle. :hug1: I know the feeling on the mom situation. My mom and I don't do well in stressful situations together.
John, LOL on Whole Foods! Is that place not the most amazing place?? Sounds like things are still going well with the knee!
Gorgeous afternoon here. Would attempt a double, did 7 miles already this morning but think I am going to chill out on the back porch with the dogs. ;)
Lisa, I am 3 lbs away from my lightest in recent memory. I am beefing up protein to hold onto muscle and feel good. I think I had a LOT of water retention to get rid of too, as I went on that super binge before I started.
DG, good luck with the TMs, crazy how they both had issues.
Mama Gail, you out there? How is the arm? Did you ever decide about the marathon?
Lisa, another :hug1: for you.
cloudnut220
03-01-2011, 03:48 PM
Just drug myself in from my recovery run. I think my legs are officially dead. It's been an intense 4 days. I'm glad I have a scheduled day off running tomorrow (and off of mom time) since Noel and I already had tickets to see Les Miserables.
Roz-do you think you're going to stay on the no butter/sugar/anything forever? No treats again?
Rozzie
03-01-2011, 04:03 PM
Roz-do you think you're going to stay on the no butter/sugar/anything forever? No treats again?
My affair with sugar is OVER. Of course I can have a piece of this or that on very special occasions. (WDW for instance) But to be honest, I am finding that I can live my life without processed white stuff. I can add agave, honey, unsweetened applesauce, maple sugar flakes, etc to baking and get very good results. I haven't added very much at all of the allowed sweeteners yet as I still working on my sweet addiction. It's a serious problem I have, I have something sweet one day and then I crave it more the next day. Endless cycle. Tired of it!
jrbdad
03-01-2011, 04:27 PM
Roz-
As a diabetic that only manages blood sugar levels through diet and exercise - I admire YOUR diet. Not sure I could go that far, though I'm sure I'd end up feeling better.
When I think back to how I felt after a big lunch last year - opposed to the energy & focus I have now - it's not even close.
mickeyndvcfan
03-01-2011, 06:15 PM
Beth...sorry to hear about your uncle :hug1:
Lisa...good luck with your job hunt....congrats on the weight loss
John...good news about the knee
nono...kudos to you for getting out there in the crappy weather we have been having around here lately
MM....glad to hear that your training is going well and no injuries
Roz....yea, I'm here....congrats on the weight loss.
Ok, I need someone to give me a kick in the butt so I get myself moving. My arm is doing good. Not completely better but almost there. As of right now I'm planning on doing the marathon. :scared07: We'll see how the training goes.
Rozzie
03-01-2011, 06:53 PM
:poke::darthvader:
Get hoppin' Mama Gail! It will be Jan. before you know it!!!!!!!!!!!!
:hug1:to Lisa!
:hug1: to Beth!
Gail, I give you another week off, but then THAT'S IT! K?
Tired. Good 5 miler this morning. Lots of yardage tonight at swim practice. Coach is going to kill me yet! :grin:
withdisneyspirit
03-01-2011, 09:31 PM
Picked up some arnica cream for the knee - among many other things :).
Yay, glad you bought a product with arnica in it - it is awesome!!
Ok, I need someone to give me a kick in the butt so I get myself moving. My arm is doing good. Not completely better but almost there. As of right now I'm planning on doing the marathon. :scared07: We'll see how the training goes.
Wish your arm was really all better by now, Gail!! I am very excited for you to do your first marathon!!
So sorry, CN, for the loss and the stress too!
Rozzie, have you done a thorough check on agave's value health-wise?
Rozzie
03-02-2011, 04:50 AM
Rozzie, have you done a thorough check on agave's value health-wise?
I have! Basically it's like this. Very little amounts on a splurge are fine. Taking it every day in coffee, tea or sweets not good. It produces a insulin response just like sugar. So no, it's not a great alternative for diabetics, but for those trying to avoid processed white stuff it works. Stevia is also off my list. It's good for diabetics, but not good for me on daily basis. By having it in coffee first thing I find that it increases my appetite for more sweet stuff. I don't take coffee every day anymore, do plain green tea in the week--coffee only on weekends.
Basically all naturally occuring added sugars should be taken sparingly. I am trying to limit my exposure to them one time a week. For instance my cottage cheese pancakes need maple sugar flakes, so that is my weekly exposure to it. Very small exposure I might add, 1 TBSP for a batter that makes 6 pancakes. I might increase my exposure as my sugar battle becomes less of a issue.
Rozzie,
If you ever want to understand the science of why it's happening, I think I have a book recommendation for you. I'll know for sure when I'm done reading it in a couple days!
MM,
I didn't see that you PMed me before the change-over. The new notification indicator on this new format doesn't work for 46 yr old eyes! So I just saw that you sent me a message, and I responded last night. (Just mentioning it here in case the new notification indicator doesn't work for younger eyes either! -- I have no data on that though!!!)
Geek,
With the equivalency, I don't get any more miles by getting faster in the water...only by getting faster on the road! Why? Because the primary sport being measured is running. Swimming is just a support mechanism. Now, if it were the opposite, then to Salizar's way of thinking, miles on the road would convert to yardage... I buy it, but not sure it works for the masses.
withdisneyspirit
03-02-2011, 06:14 AM
So this new look and feel is weird. I asked to reply to the thread and it gave me my last replies quotes??? I had to delete the quotes first... :oweye:
I want to thank everyone who commented their support and/or gave me hugs regarding my lovely work life right now. I so appreciate it and this is one of very few spots I can let it out without worrying someone will see it...:goodvibes: You are such a wonderful group of friends for me.
jrbdad
03-02-2011, 06:57 AM
Lisa- funny thing aboutthe arnica - well coincidence more than funny. DS12 was playing baseball last night & got hit by a pitch (left seam marks) on his leg & he pitched until he had to sit with a sore elbow, so he basically bathed in the arnica gel last night & this morning. But he said it helped.
I really like the biofeeeze that they use at PT.
Hope everyone has an awesome day!
DisneyGeek
03-02-2011, 11:26 AM
JRB- Glad to hear positive news for ya'! :goodvibes:
CN- Sorry to hear about your uncle and GL as things continue with your family! :thumbsup2:
Gail- glad the arm is doing well!
Lisa- I just had a similar quote appearing unintentionally from a reply but I thought it was me! Gonna' have to watch that more closely!
Roz- Enjoy the porch time w/ pooches!
nono- Gotcha on the speed, but I meant it the opposite way; since I'm spending less time in the water and am slower on the road, I'd get WAYYY fewer miles per yard swum! :grin:
jrbdad
03-02-2011, 11:56 AM
Wow - 2.5 hours at physical therapy today. Glad I have some flexibility at work. Had 3 therapists watching me run, squat, etc. They are all of the opinion that the problem in my knee stems from my old ankle injury.
Said the motion control shoes are definitely helping, but I'm still over-pronating fairly severly. Got new inserts for my everyday shoes. They want me to look into special running orthotics - "super feet" anyone have any experience?
Better than it has been - pain is much less - hoping we can make further corrections.
cloudnut220
03-02-2011, 02:11 PM
John--Noel had some super feet before he got his custom orthotics.
My inserts (from the PT) are Sole's (http://www.yoursole.com/products/footbeds/signature/karnazes/) I like them a lot, and the PT molded them to my feet.
I'm glad to hear the PT is still working!
jrbdad
03-02-2011, 02:43 PM
Beth-
Thanks! In researching the superfeet insoles it referenced a dealer in my hometown - a FitRight Active store - come to find out they are opening in less than two weeks and will specialize in running, cycling, and triatheletes. They had the Owner's cell phone listed on their website. He was very helpful - said he hopes to have some in tomorrow or Friday & is going to let me come in then. Yes, I'm excited.
Total reshuffling of the schedule. I just figured out that I'm doing WAY more than the plan had originally called for, esp. because I forgot to take anything off my schedule when I added 2 hrs of swimming/week into it. I'm flat out exhausted -- already had a nap and just can't even fathom doing something tonight and then going out for 10 in the morning. So, the slideboarding was cut from tonight's schedule. Unfortunately, it didn't have any great halo effect lift --- I'm still tired!:dizzy:
jrbdad
03-02-2011, 05:50 PM
Nono-
Hope you feel better and get more energy. Enjoy your run tomorrow.
withdisneyspirit
03-02-2011, 07:05 PM
Poor nono, I hope you get some very restful sleep tonight! :hug1:
That is awesome news about your new store opening there, John! :yahoo:
The arnica cream or gel really will help bruising and soreness; that is exactly what it does! It works wonders for me The science is in on this too! I have the oil but I am sure they are all equally helpful.
Here is the update on my job: drama, drama, drama, blah, blah, blah!! That is what I will go with today...:covermouth:
cloudnut220
03-03-2011, 07:24 AM
Lisa-booooooo on the work drama. Contiuing to send you happy thoughts!
We went to see the new 25th anniversary tour of Les Miz last night. It was very good, but definitely different than when I had seen it before in NYC. The only bad thing about going was we saw the ads for next season's Broadway Across America tour, and both Lion King and Mary Poppins are part of it! Guess we might be getting season tickets.
Also, is anyone able to access the mobile site? Mine isn't working at all.
DisneyGeek
03-03-2011, 09:45 AM
Not sure I mentioned it, but DW was sick Tuesday and really bad yesterday (cold / flu stuff). I started fading fast yesterday evening and am not great this morning. Didn't work on either mill last night; went to bed early and took extra vitamin C instead to see if I could dodge or at least minimize being sick! :) Hopefully I'll get the big one adjusted and get in a run tonight; we'll see how I feel...
JRB- Cool on the new store!
nono- GL w/ rest and rescheduling!
Lisa- Ugh, who needs drama...
MatterhornMiss
03-03-2011, 07:25 PM
cn--I haven't been on the mobile site in a couple of days, but at that time, most of the buttons appeared just for looks and were not at all functional
Okay, so my flight leaves in 12.5 hours for WDW. I've felt very overwhelmed this week feeling I have to balance work, exercise, diet, down-time, sleep, and a very long commute. Taking an inspiration from Karnazes, I started running during my lunch, even if that just meant 10 mins. But, hey, it works! Speaking of Dean Karnazes, I think "50/50" is a great book and would recommend it to any runner, even if you never run a marathon (let alone 50 in 50 days). But is full of little tidbits and lots of inspiration.
Haha--I know I'm only running a 5K, but since it's a Disney race, I thought I'd put down my "goals."
best case scenario--sub 30 min
what I believe I'm very capable of doing--30-31 min
worst case--33-34 min (but still is better than my last 2 5Ks)
I so want to sign up for the W&D right now, but I need to let my credit card recover first.
Gail--I wouldn't call my running injury free, but I am trying to be better. In fact, I took today off to let my Achilles rest. Two days of pushing it hard on hills and they (well, the R more than L) was screaming last night. It's better today.
mickeyndvcfan
03-03-2011, 07:35 PM
Gail--I wouldn't call my running injury free, but I am trying to be better. In fact, I took today off to let my Achilles rest. Two days of pushing it hard on hills and they (well, the R more than L) was screaming last night. It's better today.
Ok, so here's some :hug1: and hope that you continue to feel better and you get your first goal!
Rozzie
03-03-2011, 08:00 PM
MM-Go get me' Tiger!!! Growwwwllllllll! I think you are in a completly different place now with your running and things are going to start happening for you now. :-) Have a very fun trip. Wish I was going !!
DG, hope you and E have a fast recovery!
Nono, I hear ya'. I have been listening to my body more myself. It has a very nice way of telling us "are you freakin' nuts?" Trying to balance it all out is hard. LMK when you figure out the magic formula.
Nice hilly run tonight, ab workout and hand weight workout followed. Managed a few more push ups than ever before. I HATE pushups! DG, I thought of you when I was doing my squats. I have alway meant to mention that is a very smart thing you incorporate into your workouts. I haven't been doing them enough lately and your posts have inspired me to hop back on the squat train. :-)
Beth, I want your life! I want season tickets for Broadway...major pout.
DisneyGeek
03-03-2011, 09:20 PM
MM- Have a great trip & awesome race, whatever the clock says!
Roz- Very cool I could help in some way. :)
CN- Roz has a point, I could also go for season tickets to 'real' Broadway shows instead of the 'Broadway Series' shows @ Cleveland's Playhouse Square that we do have. Certainly better than nothing, but just not the same! ;)
I went to bed @ 7:30 and woke up with a big headache. Or perhaps jaw ache is more accurate. The night guard I've started wearing to prevent teeth grinding (goes back to dental work I started at the beginning of the year and trying to prevent me from having to get a bunch of crowns!) and my CPAP mask are fighting each other making my jaw get stuck and be VERY painful in the middle! Feeling like I can't win. I bought a kit to get a custom guard made that is supposed to both take care of grinding AND treat sleep apnea, but I haven't taken the molds yet because DW & I have been sick. Gotta' do that... Well, I'm gonna' grab some ibuprofin and head to bed. I might try guard & no mask for a while and see how that goes.
Nono, I hear ya'. I have been listening to my body more myself. It has a very nice way of telling us "are you freakin' nuts?" Trying to balance it all out is hard. LMK when you figure out the magic formula.
Well, yesterday was "All cross-training, in a row!" So, I did my slideboarding (10 min), then walked (1 mi), yoga (25 min) and then swam (1 hour). Other than waking up dehydrated, I don't feel any worse for wear. :) But all I've done is come downstairs and sit down, so that's not saying much!
cloudnut220
03-04-2011, 05:26 AM
DG-Feel better soon!
MM-Good luck at the race, and go get your 5k goals! I know you can do it!:cheerleader:
Roz-they're the touring versions of Broadway shows--I wish I could afford to go to NYC for real Broadway shows 8 times a year! As it is, I get to go once or twice, and we squeeze in as many shows as possible. We have friends that just moved up there, so we're hoping we can stay with them so we can take the money we would have spent on the hotel and see more shows!
Going to try to squeeze in 6 this morning before my uncle's funeral this afternoon. We're going to Philly this weekend for a beer festival and there's really no where to run by our hotel other than on the mill, so thus the need to try to knock out the LR today.
cn, where (in general) are you staying? I grew up in the area and might be able to give you a hint of a place or two to run...
cloudnut220
03-04-2011, 07:33 AM
We're staying out by the airport because it's cheap and close to the beer festival. Any ideas?
So something I'm doing this training cycle is definitely working. I just ran the fastest 6 I've ever run in training, and possibly ever. I don't know if it's the speedwork or the extra day I've added to my base, but I am happy with the results! And my tendons are even feeling better to boot!
jrbdad
03-04-2011, 07:57 AM
Waiting for PT - knee is hurting again. Starting to wonder if my running career is over :(.
I used to say "stupid knee" - at least now I know it is really the "stupid ankle." If only I hadn't fallen off that ladder seven years ago.
Sorry to be a downer this morning maybe it's the rain?
cloudnut220
03-04-2011, 08:30 AM
John, don't get discouraged. I know with every injury I've ever had (knee, hip, tendons) I'll always have good days and bad days. My knee injury was almost 13 years ago, and it will still get achy on occasion. And it may be the rain in more ways than one--my old injuries tend to hurt more when it's damp. Your PT knows what he's doing--he'll assess the pain and guide you through.
MatterhornMiss
03-04-2011, 09:57 AM
On ME headed to YC. Woot Woot!
jrbdad
03-04-2011, 10:07 AM
On ME headed to YC. Woot Woot!
Have a magical time! :)
MatterhornMiss
03-04-2011, 10:20 AM
Sorry for the bad day Jrbdad. Like CN said you'll have good days and bad days even as your injuries continue to heal. I think bad days are important too (no comment on taking my own advice) because they prepare you for the unexpected and worst case scenario as well as teach you a lot. And you're a lot more thankful for the good days and moments when they come.
MatterhornMiss
03-04-2011, 10:23 AM
Stopped at POR. First time I've been on grounds here. It's beautiful!
I wish I could stay until Tuesday when POFQ has its Mardi Gras parade.
MatterhornMiss
03-04-2011, 10:31 AM
Driving past OKW gets me to remembering: it was one year ago I was here for my first half. I'd say I've come pretty far since then!
DisneyGeek
03-04-2011, 11:41 AM
CN- Have a great trip; glad your 6 was good.
JRB- Setbacks do happen. GL w/ PT; I still think you are on the right path & refuse to count you out! :thumbsup2:
nono- As long as you don't end up in a cross mood that all sounds great. ;)
MM- A very long way indeed! Have fun. :goodvibes:
Ditching CPAP last night did wonders for my jaw. Kept waking up way too frquently and have a (sinus?) headache this morning, but a lot better than yesterday. Weather report shows 47 or 48 degrees and rain tomorrow; might try and bank out my planned 6.3 miles outside (in lieu of scheduled 45 min. mill + 22.5 make-up from Tuesday)... :scratchchin: Don't know about tonight. Really want to make up my 45 min. (~4.2 miles) on the mill that I missed yesterday (by shufflign schedule around and just give up on the ellip & weights from not exercising two days this week) if I can get one working tonight. If I can't, I might do my scheduled weights & ellip so I don't have three unplanned days off in a row! We'll see what happens. DW just txted me she wants to go out for Meixican for dinner :eating: so while that starts to digest I can try and play handyman... :fingerscrossed:
We're staying out by the airport because it's cheap and close to the beer festival. Any ideas?
Hmmm, if you can get over I95, like on the Rt. 420 bridge, you have some options then...there's many neighborhoods over there, including Gail's...
Rozzie
03-04-2011, 03:39 PM
Driving past OKW gets me to remembering: it was one year ago I was here for my first half. I'd say I've come pretty far since then!
Indeed you HAVE! Have fun MM for all of us!
John, what type of feedback does the PT give you?
jrbdad
03-04-2011, 04:16 PM
PT - says that I over-pronate worse than anyone they have ever seen - on the ankle that was injured. Not sure it is even correctable. Back to treatments & rest to get rid of pain/inflammation - then will ramp back up slowly, try just walking - maybe elliptical.
They want me to add an insert to my new motion control shoes to see if that will help.
Now that I'm aware of what's going on - I can actually see my knee moving when I walk or run. It follows the ankle, moving to the inside - so I can see how that constant pounding on the inside of my tibia (?) caused the stress fracture. But now, I think that pronounced movement is stressing the muscles/ligaments in and around the knee.
I asked about braces - none of the PTs felt like a brace would help :(.
When I went for the fitting on the new shoes - the young lady there also said I over pronate worse than anyone she's seen - she measured it as over an inch. Funny how my ankle doesn't hurt.
Anyway - probably more than you all wanted to know/hear. ;)
Thanks for all the support.
jrbdad
03-04-2011, 04:22 PM
DG - be careful ditching the CPAP.
I know when I don't use mine, I wake up with a headache.
Rozzie
03-04-2011, 04:58 PM
John, wow. There has to be a solution to all of this!
DG, I will personally drive up there and throw that CPAP back on you. Do you know how many people our age I know that has passed away in their sleep from apnea? Don't ditch your CPAP without getting retested. Signed, Nurse Ratchet ;)
MatterhornMiss
03-04-2011, 05:50 PM
Another vote for DG to wear his CPAP. If the mask doesn't fit right get a new mask but don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
I had a fabulous surprise when I arrived at YC. A CM came up to me asked me my name and told me she would take me up to concierge level to check in. I told her I didn't book club level but she said she had me there. I sat at the club lounge desk waiting for them to tell me there was a mistake and I was on the regular floor after all but 5 spanikopita from the club lounge later here I am on my turned down bed. So amazing!
MatterhornMiss
03-04-2011, 05:52 PM
I'm having major problems trying to use the site :(
mickeyndvcfan
03-04-2011, 05:55 PM
I had a fabulous surprise when I arrived at YC. A CM came up to me asked me my name and told me she would take me up to concierge level to check in. I told her I didn't book club level but she said she had me there. I sat at the club lounge desk waiting for them to tell me there was a mistake and I was on the regular floor after all but 5 spanikopita from the club lounge later here I am on my turned down bed. So amazing!
SWEEEEET!!! Have a great race and have fun!
mickeyndvcfan
03-04-2011, 05:59 PM
We're staying out by the airport because it's cheap and close to the beer festival. Any ideas?
So something I'm doing this training cycle is definitely working. I just ran the fastest 6 I've ever run in training, and possibly ever. I don't know if it's the speedwork or the extra day I've added to my base, but I am happy with the results! And my tendons are even feeling better to boot!
What is the exit number you are getting off @ from I95?
Rozzie
03-05-2011, 05:01 AM
I am so excited for MM!!!! I have never stayed club level and probably never will. Take lots of pics so I can live through you. ;-) Good LUCK today!!!!!!!!!
Beth, I am very HAPPY for you! I remember when my running finally started coming together. I was at a point I was going to quit for good then all of a sudden things started happening. I think you and MM are at this place!! So fun to see all your progress. When is your next race, the Patty day one?
Congrats on the upgrade MM!!!!! Any nice looking men on the concierge level?
(Hey, I can live vicariously, can't I?)
withdisneyspirit
03-05-2011, 05:23 AM
That is so awesome, MM! I want to live vicariously through you too! Good luck on the race :goodvibes:
I am a big believer in CPAP, we want you sticking around, DG!! ;)
Weather stinks here and I do so love my treadmill, not! :boohoohoo: Since Rick is sick for the third time this year, the tread is what I will do...
jrbdad
03-05-2011, 05:23 AM
MM- wonderful news on the upgrade! Congrats!
I'm sure you will enjoy it. We've stayed club level twice -- one night at GF and one night at BC -- both times using AP discount. With a family of five, it wasn't that much more than a deluxe room. We thought GF was really sweet. It was DD9 (now 10)'s, "dream" to stay at GF -- so now she can cross it off her bucket list :).
Gotta go -- have to take DS15 to school bright and early to take the tarp off the baseball field. The things we do for our kids.
Rozzie
03-05-2011, 07:05 AM
Beep beep beeppppp beeep! This just in from WDW....
MM had a Peacock of a RACE down there!! 28:46, her fastest time in a year and a half!!!!!!!!! :cheerleader:
Even more exciting, her Achilles feels fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MatterhornMiss
03-05-2011, 07:11 AM
I am still having major difficulties (Major Difficulties--anyone watch How I Met Your Mother?) posting on the threads. It keeps asking me to log on when I'm already logged on then gives me the error message I'm already logged in.
Anyway thanks for the well wishes. This is my third time staying club level (the other two times I actually booked) and I feel the CM are extremely friendly
here.
Nono at first I thought you were trying to hook me up but I guess you were thinking for you ;) No one on club level here for me but I did have a guy run past me 3 times as I was walking from the race back to YC. I thought "I need a shirt stating Single female seeking Disney loving runner." Hehehe.
In honor of DG I wore my shaahts (that's what I call my short shorts and I quickly saw I've really gained too much weight to be wearing them) and in honor of all the other Peacocks my peacock singlet which has seen better days. I had blocked out how curvy a course through HS can be. Oh well. 60 Degrees at race start and sunny.
I started off fast because I figured I'm gonna go hard or not at all. I probably started a little too fast. First mile was 8:53 then I lost half a minute on the second mile but I made most of it up
in the third (and that was with the one "hill" in the race backstage behind ToT). Finished unofficially at 28:46. I haven't run that fast in a year and a half and that was when I was 10 lbs lighter and uninjured. And I feel good physically. When I started feeling tired I focused on my form and that helped.
Into the shower then off to Chefs de France.
cloudnut220
03-05-2011, 07:13 AM
Gail-I'm not sure of the number, but I think the road is 291?
MM- that's awesome about the upgrade! Enjoy it! I was watching a bit of espn yesterday and they were doing the live shots from DHS.
DG-keep that mask on!
Roz-next race is the St. Party's one next Sunday. I would really like to PR but I realized this week it's a big 5k. But fingers crossed!
We went to a beer bar in center city last night and was ok on the beer but may have gone crazy on French fries. Today we're going to Eastern State (by popular demand) then Reading Market before the festival.
cloudnut220
03-05-2011, 07:16 AM
Congrats MM!:cheerleader::cheerleader:
jrbdad
03-05-2011, 07:18 AM
Awesome!
Beep beep beeppppp beeep! This just in from WDW....
MM had a Peacock of a RACE down there!! 28:46, her fastest time in a year and a half!!!!!!!!! :cheerleader:
Even more exciting, her Achilles feels fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mickeyndvcfan
03-05-2011, 09:08 AM
WOOHOO MM!!!!!:rocker:
mickeyndvcfan
03-05-2011, 09:13 AM
Gail-I'm not sure of the number, but I think the road is 291?
Is there a Denny's and Philly Dinner near where you are staying?
Is there a Denny's and Philly Dinner near where you are staying?
By the time we figure this out, she'll be home! LOL
mickeyndvcfan
03-05-2011, 11:15 AM
By the time we figure this out, she'll be home! LOL
:rotfl2:
Hey Gail, on a totally unrelated note, but since I was staring at the map and Ridley Park etched on my brain, my dsis and I decided next time we all go to WDW, we'll have Tony's Catering do up some catering and put it on dry ice and go! They did such a nice job (still) for my dneph's graduation last year (and that had to be carted down past Kennett). I hope she can decide soon when they can go again!
SISrunner
03-05-2011, 06:20 PM
Congratulations MM! Great run!:thumbsup2:
Mr. Roz
03-05-2011, 08:43 PM
MM- great running!
withdisneyspirit
03-06-2011, 05:54 AM
:yahoo:That is GREAT, MM! Please let us know more about your club level too :goodvibes: that is a very funny name for your shorts...
cloudnut220
03-06-2011, 07:09 AM
:rotfl2:I dont think there's anything out here except for the runways. It's really sad that I don't know more about Philly since it's so close.
Survived the beer festival last night. I actually didn't drink that much, but I can't say the same for the rest of the group! :rotfl2: now no drinking until after the race next week!
DisneyGeek
03-06-2011, 08:07 AM
JRB- Wow on being the worst over-pronator so many people have seen! :shock:
Roz et all- Point taken on CPAP; might need new mask. We'll see- theoretically the new jaw aligning night guard appliance I'm getting can keep my airway open w/o using the machine though. I hope so; I'm having more skin irritation problems and jaw pain lately from wearing the mask. Perhaps I should try going away from a full face one, but when my allergies were worse I couldn't breath well enough through my nose to use a traditional nasal one like they started me with in 2005. There are also those "nasal pillows" style 'masks', but I'm hoping a dental appliance will work since I have to wear one of those now (and I've been told by multiple dentists for years that I should have been using some type of one!). I'll toss my current mask back on tonight, OK?
MM- WTG on the club upgrade! :woohoodance: That has happened to my parents once or twice @ WL over the years... Too bad I was never with them on those trips. ;) GREAT JOB on the race :cheerleader:, and have fun with that "seeking=" shirt. :thumbsup2: LOL re the shorts... :rotfl2:
Friday night: We cracked open the big mill and found the motor drive belt was slipping and fraying. Readjusted the bracket as a stop-gap, and I got in 45 minutes including my full-tilt 1 min. sprint at the end. :) While I was running DW found a repalcement belt from a store in FL on EBay for $11.99 and it is on its way! :D We ended up w/ scratch-made pizza for dinner she also put together while I was running. (Healthier than Mexican; if we went out I would have ordered fried ice cream and eaten way more tortilla chips than I really should :eating:)
Saturday: Ran 6.73 miles outside at 10:10 average pace! :thumbsup2: Weather was mixed with temps right around 50, but feeling colder from wind & rain. Hands were a titch cold (especially at the start) but the rest of me felt pretty good in just shorts & tech-T. Glad I did it while I could; we have snow on the ground today...
Since I can't get to the pool today I think I'll try and lift upper body weights and do Yoga instead tonight. Give my legs a break after running 2 days in a row, and then start w/ my 'normal' plan Monday morning! Some work I was on call for went fine last night and we checked it this morning so I'm off the hook there, church went well, and now it is about tme to wake up DW & start thinking brunch before we head out to see Shrek! :wave:
Timothy Mouse
03-06-2011, 11:00 AM
Had some non-injury related setbacks during the winter:
1) We had A LOT of snow where I live plus it was very cold so running outside was damn near impossible.
2) Running inside was impact because my daughter had a lot of snow days which fell on my scheduled training days. This threw my whole schedule out of wack.
3) I was talking to a friend of mine, who is also a curler and has run the W&D 1/2 marathon in the past and he told me that he does very little training during the curling season.
Given those three factors. I've pushed back the re-start of my training to the end of curling season which is only in couple of weeks. I have a big event in Ottawa around St. Patrick's Day then that's it outside of a couple of league games.
We've booked a 1br at Boardwalk during the W&D 1/2 marathon weekend. So, I've committed to go. Just gotta wait for the weather to break and get back out on the road.
Rozzie
03-06-2011, 11:25 AM
The Rozzie's have some PEACOCKING to do!! 5K this morning, and Mr. Roz and I both PR'd and won our AG. I had 22:01, he had 20:37. I do believe this is his first AG win. We got some super cool heavy beer mugs. It is Mardi Gras, and boy what a after party! I gave away my beer tickets and did not touch any food. (pizza, grits, doughnuts, red beans and rice, etc etc) Another record for me. :p
At first I am ashamed to say I was ticked I didn't make it under 22:00, so close and it's such a pain to see the clock ticking away and you are running your guts out. However, I came 1 second behind a girl on my (old) coach's running team. He was calling the finish line and was screaming at her in the microphone to bear down that someone is about to catch her (yes he gets very spirited into the mike LOL) when he looked and saw it was me---well there are a few moments I will thinking about while I am withering away on my death bed and this will be one of those moments. The look on his face! He also called the awards and made a special comment about how much I had improved when he announced my name. It was a big moment for me to say the least. It took away the disappointment of not reaching my goal of a sub 22:00. I think I would have had that goal but for the last 1.5 miles were heading into a fierce north wind of about 20 mph. But no excuses.
I did have a funny moment on the course. I was trying to pace off my racing pal M, you remember the one that holds the state record in about every catergory for her age. (59) I looked to my right and there was wonderkid, this little guy who holds the state record for 10 year olds in the HM in Alabama. I about lost my pace laughing. Hey, look at me, I am running with state record holders! For the record I edged out the 10 year old in the last push. ;) The 59 year old still kicked my arse and came in 4 seconds ahead of me. She wants us to pace together in the big 10K at end of month, I better get my butt out there doing some tempos, that lady is a machine!!
Welcome Back Timothy Mouse! Do you have access to a TM?
Mr. Roz
03-06-2011, 12:57 PM
Welcome Back TM.
Glad to say that my wife is an Oak! All that beer, pizza, grits, red beans, chicken salad etc. and she just stood there in the cold with her water bottle. Didn't mention the oatmeal raisen cookies either. We are a great team...she gave me her beer tickets and I happily obliged. I believe she has 3 Strongbows hidden around here somewhere. SHHHHH....don't say anything.
Winning the AG together was a special moment to share. And with our former coach announcing it also was great. He gave Roz a wonderful acknowledgement at the end. She earned it. Very happy for her.
cloudnut220
03-06-2011, 01:19 PM
Congrats to Roz and Mr Roz on the PRs and the AG wins! What a Sunday for you two!
We just got home from Philly. I should have gone to the gym at the hotel...I was moving WAY faster than everyone else. We went to a dinner for breakfast and now I feel awful. Ugh. Eating clean is hard enough...it's really hard when I go places and have to eat out now :-/
What a great weekend for The Peacocks!
Congrats to MatterhornMiss, Rozzie & Mr Roz! Well done all of you! Very exciting to see such good efforts!!! :woohoodance::woohoodance::woohoodance:
mickeyndvcfan
03-06-2011, 04:21 PM
:rotfl2:I dont think there's anything out here except for the runways. It's really sad that I don't know more about Philly since it's so close.
Survived the beer festival last night. I actually didn't drink that much, but I can't say the same for the rest of the group! :rotfl2: now no drinking until after the race next week!
Glad you had a good time. Sorry that we didn't get together.....next time don't wait until the day you are leaving to let us know you are going to be in the neighborhood so we can try to set up a mini-meet.
mickeyndvcfan
03-06-2011, 04:27 PM
WOOHOO PEACOCKS!!!!
Congrats.....MM, Roz & Mr Roz :yahoo::rocker::cheerleader:
jrbdad
03-06-2011, 04:32 PM
WOOHOO PEACOCKS!!!!
Congrats.....MM, Roz & Mr Roz :yahoo::rocker::cheerleader:
Very well done! Congrats!
cloudnut220
03-06-2011, 06:04 PM
Gail--I promise next time I'll give more notice! The trip totally snuck up on me with everything that happened last week. It's a miracle I actually made it up there at all.
withdisneyspirit
03-06-2011, 06:26 PM
WAY TO GO, PEACOCKS!!!!!!!!
Rozzie and Mr. Roz were on fire!! I just loved your race report, Rozzie and so excited you both PR'd and won your AG's. You really are gathering some wonderful memories together!! Congrats to all our runners this weekend!:yahoo:
OK, I'm all embarassed now that Lisa and Gail managed to remember to format their congrats....
I was so dern happy I got smilies into my post with the new format.
Hanging my head in shame....
DisneyGeek
03-06-2011, 07:08 PM
TM- Welcome back; can't wait to see you @ Marathon Weekend!
Awesome job Rozzies!!! :cheerleader: I loved reading that RR - the coach acknowledging you is priceless. :goodvibes:
CN- Glad you survived the trip. :driver:
nono- You managed to post; with all the problems people are having I think that is enough. ;)
My shines and calves aren't happy with me today... Maybe 2 days back to back with one of them outside when I've acclimated to a mill for the past 2 months wasn't extremely bright... :rolleye11: However, I did do my upper body weights and squats. I've done a bunch of stretches / Yoga up & down dogs on and off today for my lower legs. I'll play my planned 39 min. on the mill tomorrow by ear- but will try to motivate to do it or at least do that time on the ellip. :thumbsup2:
I enjoyed Shrek but feel a little guilty since there are lots of things in it that mocked the Mouse. :blush: DW thinks I'm nuts to feel loyalty to Disney like that! :silly:
withdisneyspirit
03-07-2011, 06:35 AM
This new format is really tough! Do you think it will ever improve?? :( :covermouth: ETA: even the emoticons are bleh...
jrbdad
03-07-2011, 06:55 AM
I think it is getting better. I mostly use it on my iPhone & there for awhile, everytime I'd leave the site and come back - I'd have to log in again. But that seems to be fixed - most of the time ;).
Spent some time e-mailing back & forth with Tim about things last week - I know he'd value your input.
Got my superfeet inserts - and - back to PT again today. Pain isn't quite as bad as it has been, but I found some more turmeric :).
Hope you all have an awesome week & that DG is wearing his cpap mask ;).
DisneyGeek
03-07-2011, 10:20 AM
Lisa- I'm also not impressed with the new format. From my perspective, nothing is better and although I'm indifferent about some changes there are others I don't like... :eek: (Including many of the new emoticons! ;))
JRB- GL w/ the inserts!
I used my CPAP last night and with a smaller "3 day disposibile" night guard for my teeth. Slept well, better than w/ larger guard with or without mask. However, the little night guards tend to slide out or at least sideways while I sleep. I ended up with one bite tab where it should be and the other side twisted around in a loop and on the outside of my gums on the same side of my mouth as the properly seated one! :rotfl2: It will be VERY interesting to see how the custom made gizmo fits...
My shine splints are still talking this morning. If anything they were WORSE when I first woke up than last night. :( But I've been doing stretches up against the filing cabinet in my cube a few times already this morning (Glad my neighbor across the isle is out of the office today! :grin:) and they seem to be getting at least a little better. On the plus side, I'm not really noticing any ITB issues! :thumbsup2: OK, probably just masked by shines, but hey, I'll try and look on a bright side even if it is a bit delusional. Not sure what I'm going to try and do tonight about exercising. Part of me says: Rest you idiot! and the other side says: Try the mill. If it hurts much more than just walking, try elliptical. If that also hurts more, then try watching TV on the couch instead. :p
cloudnut220
03-07-2011, 10:31 AM
I'm not loving the new format either...but hey, this is the first time I've replied to something and not had to log in again, so maybe there's hope! Having my own website, I do understand the need to update.
So I ended up doing an Excercise TV video last night called 20 minute sweat. It was pretty good (mostly weight training) and it really did make me sweat!
I also have a question for the racing experts. I have the 5k next Sunday and I know I should probably rest the day before the race (Saturday). Is there any problem with doing 7 miles on Friday? I did 6 this past Friday. I really don't want to lose a LR this week, since I'm trying to build mileage before my trip! Or is building so close to a race just a bad idea? Any ideas/thoughts/advice appreciated!
Rozzie
03-07-2011, 01:17 PM
Beth, you should be fine for your 5k and LR. Good luck!
cloudnut220
03-07-2011, 01:26 PM
Thanks for the advice Roz! It's amazing that six months ago, I never would have wanted to run 7 then race 36 hours later. I feel like I'm a totally different runner.
Take it easy on the 7 miler pace-wise if you're trying to PR in the 5k. I say that even though I would say this is the first training cycle that I can really accurately predict what paces will work for me during training, and hold to them...so don't worry if you can't figure out what's "easy" for you at this point. :)
Mr. Roz
03-07-2011, 04:31 PM
I agree with the two queen Peaocks. Take it easy on the 7 and you will be fine. The 48 hour mark before you race is the key. Wake the legs up a little the day after with a little 2 miler with some strides in there or just take that day off and nail it on race day.
MatterhornMiss
03-07-2011, 05:19 PM
Back from WDW in what I think was one of the best trips I've had there. That's saying a lot, considering I've been feeling somewhat burnt out on the place this past year.
I'm still having lots of problems with the site--mainly with the mobile one. CN I noticed you posted it was asking you to log on again every time you wanted to post. I'm having the same issue--except I'm already logged in so it won't let me do it again (but won't acknowledge that I am in fact logged in to be able to post). Using my laptop is not as convenient as I have to search for wifi.
I'm not sure if it was my Ghosts I wore for the 5K, or the Chacos I wore at the parks after, or just running wonky for some reason, but my R lateral calf (so not really my gastroc or soleus, but more the peroneus muscle head) is extremely sore. Speaking of my Ghosts, I really love them except that the laces on the L foot hits right above my halcius longus tendon, making it sore and inflamed. I've tried changing the lacing pattern but it doesn't help. I'm thinking I may try the normal width (I bought the narrow width) to see if it helps any. I'd hate to have to give up on a good shoe just because of that "side effect."
Gonna try and post a TR about this weekend. . . Wish me luck! ;)
cloudnut220
03-07-2011, 05:41 PM
Thanks nono and Mr. Roz. I appreciate your advice! nono, I do think I'm starting to have a problem with easy. As in now that my brain has reset its definition of hard, it doesn't know where easy is anymore!
I had a really rockin tempo today, despite the fact that I got a late start because I worked late. I'm just feeling so good it makes me nervous. I'm knocking on every piece of wood I pass!
MM--Can't wait for the TR!
DisneyGeek
03-07-2011, 07:10 PM
MM- Glad you had a great trip, GL w/ the Ghosts, and I'm also looking forward to the TR!
CN- Hope you can find 'easy' and have a good LR & awesome race!
39 min. of intervals on the mill felt OK. Not really any worse than walking at the office. In fact, running @ 6 MPH actually felt better than my final sprint OR walking @ 4 MPH for my warm up or 2.5 cool down. Maybe I should just always run unless I'm seated or standing still... ;) Hopefully I won't regret the workout in the morning! :fingerscrossed: :p
Rozzie
03-07-2011, 07:58 PM
CN, the best thing you can do for yourself for the race is just race it hard. Badaahbing. There is your new 5K pace. Then what I usually do is add 2 minutes to get a nice base/easy pace to that. It's not exact science but it gives you an idea what you should be running on your easy days. One of the worst things you can do with running is run hard every day. Leave the juice in the tank, and just "tap" into it in training on your tempo days. Floor it on races. I love racing!! I used to hate 5Ks but now that I am getting better at them they are kinda fun. Misery, but it's over quick. Not like Marathons, where things tend to last "a little" longer. ;-)
Speaking of Marathons, my virtual training partner in GA posted this on FB tonight. I Love it!!
At mile 20 I thought I was dead.
At mile 22 I wished I was dead.
At mile 24 I knew I was dead.
At mile 26.2 I realized I had become too tough to kill.
MM, looking forward to your report! I am concerned about your shoes for you. I told myself if I PR'd any races this month I would allow myself to purchase a pair of Chacos. Been wanting a pair for over a year now. Hope it all feels better and maybe was just a freak thing? It almost seems like it would be the Chacos you were walking around in, as I can't imagine a pair of shoes having that much residual effect just after one short race. Oh wait, never mind. I did 3 miles in my Frees and was crippled for 3 days.
Took today off, had 6 miles on the books. Will have to adjust around my days off. Just dead tired today. Off work tomorrow for Mardi Gras and plan on 7 plus abs, arms, and possibly some new yoga DVD I got.
Rozzie
03-07-2011, 08:47 PM
Because I have the oddest sense of humor, I am cracking up of a picture I was tagged in on FB. It's a pic taken of Mr Roz and I with our loot, but in the background is the 59 year old I can't manage to beat. I think I am hanging this up on the fridge for inspiration as she looks like she is a 100!! I can beat someone that looks like she is a 100!!!! I got 2 more "opportunities" this month...4 seconds and closing...
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/Rozzie1/joecain.jpg
cloudnut220
03-08-2011, 04:15 AM
Roz--you can totally beat her! She does look older than 59.
Nice sporting of the Disney gear too :)
Rozzie
03-08-2011, 06:05 AM
Roz--you can totally beat her! She does look older than 59.
Nice sporting of the Disney gear too :)
I was FREEZING to death and went to the trunk of my car and grabbed all available gear. I was the envy of a few people with my space blanket LOL. The temp was only in the 40s, but with 20mph N wind on the water we were all freezing. The after party though had most of the runners drunk within a hour and dancing to the live DJ, the sober ones still cont. freezing (read me!).
Rozzie
03-08-2011, 06:58 AM
Okay, getting myself pumped up. I have a huge 10K at end of month--I am sure ya'll might remember this 10K as being the "big one" every year that we do. Several 1000 runners do it and it's a invited event with Kenyan, Ethopian, etc runners. I have a chance of cracking the top 10 of my age group. (luckily the invited women are younger ;-)) Last year, I had to work but there were over 200 people just in my AG. I will need to PR to meet this goal, and it will be tough to do--but I am here by publicly laying it out there that this is hereby my goal for all the Peacock world to witness. If I make it, I get the Chacos, if not, byebye chacos.
7 miles done this morning, now it's time for round 2 of fitness work. Hour of core work. Which I will do a hour of core work at least 3x weekly before this race. I will also not put any non clean food item in my mouth til' race day. I will do a hour of the hard arse yoga video a week. I will sleep more. I will do everything I can to make it. If not, I know that I did my very best--and sometimes that will have to be good enough. However, until the day comes, it's GAME ON!!!!!!
For the kick in the butt I need, I am posting this race photo from Sunday and almost catching the racing team member. (black and red uniform she is wearing, not weird dude) Seize the moment!
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/Rozzie1/joecainfinish.jpg
jrbdad
03-08-2011, 08:05 AM
Rozzie-
You go girl! You'll do great :).
I notice it's y'all without kids worrying about what you look like, as if that makes you fast. I'll give you my kids to babysit for a weekend, and trust me, you'll be amazed at what your reflection looks like in the morning. You'll look 100, but you'll have been through some of the best cross-training of your life. :p
Roz, excellent form in the chute...you'll get there!
Rozzie
03-08-2011, 09:15 AM
I notice it's y'all without kids worrying about what you look like, as if that makes you fast. I'll give you my kids to babysit for a weekend, and trust me, you'll be amazed at what your reflection looks like in the morning. You'll look 100, but you'll have been through some of the best cross-training of your life. :p
Roz, excellent form in the chute...you'll get there!
I don't care who looks like what. The fact of the matter is I run faster lean and mean. Another fact is I don't like getting my arse kicked by someone old enough to be my grandmother. We all have our motivating factors! ;)
Little side note (not that I really think it's needed but in case anyone thinks I am being shallow...) This lady is golden, she will growl at you as you race her but is the first one one to slap your butt and hug your neck at the chute. I am thinking of meeting her for some of her epic track workouts. (20 x 200s etc) If I look like her and race like her when I am 59, life will BE GOLDEN! :thumbsup2:
I don't care who looks like what. The fact of the matter is I run faster lean and mean. Another fact is I don't like getting my arse kicked by someone old enough to be my grandmother.
Calling B.S. on this one. You ain't 20 honey!
Rozzie
03-08-2011, 11:08 AM
Calling B.S. on this one. You ain't 20 honey!
She could have been a child bride, and her mother too. There are documented reports around the world that people have given birth at age 12. :p
She could have been a child bride, and her mother too. There are documented reports around the world that people have given birth at age 12. :p
My bad. I forgot the race was in Alabama. :covermouth: <= 5 min to get to that smiley....
I don't care who looks like what. The fact of the matter is I run faster lean and mean.
Little side note (not that I really think it's needed but in case anyone thinks I am being shallow...) This lady is golden, she will growl at you as you race her but is the first one one to slap your butt and hug your neck at the chute. I am thinking of meeting her for some of her epic track workouts. (20 x 200s etc) If I look like her and race like her when I am 59, life will BE GOLDEN! :thumbsup2:
BTW, why would you ever think you would have to say this? I hope it's only for the random lurker, and not The Peacocks! FTR, I wasn't saying you were shallow, just that it's likely she has kids....they age you, (wo)man! And, I never knew this before kids. The mirror is quite the shock some mornings. And, so far, the face staring back has a direct correlation to kids' activities the previous 24 hrs... :oweye:
DisneyGeek
03-08-2011, 11:52 AM
My bad. I forgot the race was in Alabama.
:rotfl2: Oh wow, I almost fell of my chair for that one!!!
On a more serious note- :cheerleader: Go Roz Go! You Get Her Tiger!!! :thumbsup2:
On a personal note, legs feel the same or better than yesterday. Plan to try mil again tonight and see what happens... :fingerscrossed: And yes, I did wear my CPAP again last night... ;)
BTW- Don't forget: Exactly 1 week until WDW Marathon registration opens! :grin:
cloudnut220
03-08-2011, 11:59 AM
Really only a week? That means I'm going to have to figure out what race I'm actually doing. :confused:
The Alabama stuff is quite funny.
Mr. Roz
03-08-2011, 12:06 PM
Funny and true.
Mr. Roz
03-08-2011, 01:04 PM
You can't solve any murders in alabama. All the dna matches and there are no dental records
mickeyndvcfan
03-08-2011, 01:10 PM
I don't care who looks like what. The fact of the matter is I run faster lean and mean. Another fact is I don't like getting my arse kicked by someone old enough to be my grandmother. We all have our motivating factors! ;)
Little side note (not that I really think it's needed but in case anyone thinks I am being shallow...) This lady is golden, she will growl at you as you race her but is the first one one to slap your butt and hug your neck at the chute. I am thinking of meeting her for some of her epic track workouts. (20 x 200s etc) If I look like her and race like her when I am 59, life will BE GOLDEN! :thumbsup2:
Oh, so now you're going to start calling me Grandma Gail :(.....59 isn't old!!!!:mad:
mickeyndvcfan
03-08-2011, 01:14 PM
My bad. I forgot the race was in Alabama. :covermouth: <= 5 min to get to that smiley....
nono.....hit the (go advanced) to post....it's much easier.:thumbsup2:
I'll try to remember Gail, but it seems so weird to have to extra-click!
Oh, and if anyone would like a Spelt/Milk Bread with Chia Seed & Rosemary recipe for a breadmaker, I think I've come up with a consistent one. I'll know by the middle of the loaf at dinner tonight, but the heel is promising!!! (Second try with this "merged from several recipes" recipe.)
Rozzie
03-08-2011, 01:35 PM
Oh, and if anyone would like a Spelt/Milk Bread with Chia Seed & Rosemary recipe for a breadmaker, I think I've come up with a consistent one. I'll know by the middle of the loaf at dinner tonight, but the heel is promising!!! (Second try with this "merged from several recipes" recipe.)
Ooooh perfect timing! Just bought some Spelt flour at health food store. Yum!
Oh, so now you're going to start calling me Grandma Gail :(.....59 isn't old!!!!:mad:
Of course it isn't old. But this women is defying age and refusing to believe 59 year old women don't have PRs left in them. She just broke a 22:00 5K for the first time ever. It's like I said all along, age is just a number. Never let yourself be predetermined by it.
BTW, why would you ever think you would have to say this? I hope it's only for the random lurker, and not The Peacocks! :
Mainly for the random lurker, also wanted to clarify was my true intention was.
BTW good stuff on the Bama joke. You don't even realize how close you are to the truth which makes it even funnier!!! :grin:
Hey look folks, I finally figured out how to mulitquote on new system. Do I get a star by my name or something?
Rozzie
03-08-2011, 02:29 PM
Really only a week? That means I'm going to have to figure out what race I'm actually doing. :confused:
Yeah, I know! Nono, we are still planning on hitting one out of the park on Sunday only, right? :listen:
In other news, just got our plane tickets for AC in Oct. I figured I better make a move now. It was steadily going up every day I would check thanks to the impending Oil Crisis. I lost about $100 sitting on it this long! Ouch. :blech:
mickeyndvcfan
03-08-2011, 03:33 PM
Yeah, I know! Nono, we are still planning on hitting one out of the park on Sunday only, right? :listen:
In other news, just got our plane tickets for AC in Oct. I figured I better make a move now. It was steadily going up every day I would check thanks to the impending Oil Crisis. I lost about $100 sitting on it this long! Ouch. :blech:
So, y'all will be showered, had breakfast and a nap before I finish the race.:rotfl2:
Hey nono.....how many people will be staying at Hotel nono in Oct?:goodvibes:
Rozzie
03-08-2011, 04:27 PM
So, y'all will be showered, had breakfast and a nap before I finish the race.:rotfl2:
:
No silly! But I do plan to take the monorail back for some refuel and a ice bath. (so I won't need a ECV for the rest of week) Then make sure I am front row and center to see you come across that LINE!!!!!! WHoooohooooo! :cheerleader:
BTW, I emailed you my flight info. Don't you love how I just assume you are still picking me up in Philly? :driver:
I can't multi-quote. Roz, you flying to PHL or ACY?
Gail, I have a room for you already set aside. If Beth comes, we'll get her someplace close-by, like literally across the street or next door, because I'm out of bedrooms (my friend is coming into babysit because Mr Nono's doing the half...)
Yeah, I know! Nono, we are still planning on hitting one out of the park on Sunday only, right? :listen:
But, I can single quote.
Yes. I'm already training for it.
cloudnut220
03-08-2011, 05:17 PM
AC another race where I need to figure out my distance. Need to get on top of figuring out what we're racing in Baltimore. My relay team is flaking out on me. But one thing at a time!
I ended up taking today off. Had a really grueling day at work and was just feeling exhausted, so I decided to give my body a break. I had worked out 5 days in a row, so I guess it's okay.
cloudnut220
03-08-2011, 05:19 PM
I can't multi-quote. Roz, you flying to PHL or ACY?
Gail, I have a room for you already set aside. If Beth comes, we'll get her someplace close-by, like literally across the street or next door, because I'm out of bedrooms (my friend is coming into babysit because Mr Nono's doing the half...)
Oh, I'm coming. So tell me where I should stay!
mickeyndvcfan
03-08-2011, 05:45 PM
No silly! But I do plan to take the monorail back for some refuel and a ice bath. (so I won't need a ECV for the rest of week) Then make sure I am front row and center to see you come across that LINE!!!!!! WHoooohooooo! :cheerleader:
BTW, I emailed you my flight info. Don't you love how I just assume you are still picking me up in Philly? :driver:
I got the info and there was never any doubt that we would be picking you up.:hug1:
mickeyndvcfan
03-08-2011, 05:54 PM
Oh, I'm coming. So tell me where I should stay!
:yahoo: WOOHOO!! Beth's coming to AC
cloudnut220
03-08-2011, 05:58 PM
Oh, and if anyone would like a Spelt/Milk Bread with Chia Seed & Rosemary recipe for a breadmaker, I think I've come up with a consistent one. I'll know by the middle of the loaf at dinner tonight, but the heel is promising!!! (Second try with this "merged from several recipes" recipe.)
And nono, I want that recipe too!
Rozzie
03-08-2011, 06:45 PM
I think it's safe to assume that the answer of where I am flying into has been answered for Nono. :) I just figured it would be easier, and it was cheaper too.
Rozzie
03-08-2011, 06:46 PM
:yahoo: WOOHOO!! Beth's coming to AC
:woohoodance: I know!!!!!
Beth, too early to worry about where you are staying. It's post-season, so not generally a problem! I am hoping that one of our neighbors who occasionally rents will cough up some keys for a very reasonable price. Just have to wait until they return so we can see what's up.
OK, recipe:
This is for a 2 lb. or L loaf in the Panasonic SD-YD250 (L is their medium size). They much prefer (admonish in several places) that the flour be weighed instead of measured by volume, so I do weigh. I'll include the alternate volume measurements, but I haven't cooked with them.
This is a regular, everyday, bread, for sandwiches, toast, or like us tonight, because I didn't get the hamburger buns made, it was a bun replacement. ;)
Bread Flour 12 1/4 oz (or 2 11/16 c)
Spelt Flour 6 oz (or 1 c)
Salt 2 tsp
dry milk 2 TBSP
butter 2 TBSP
sugar 1 3/4 TBSP
milk 1 1/2 c (I used 1% today)
dry yeast 1 1/4 tsp
chia seed 2 TBSP
rosemary 1 - 1 1/2 TBSP
Use your machine's basic, or white bread setting. If you will mostly be toasting the bread, I'd suggest 1 TBSP of rosemary, as we noticed it is perfumed delicately with the rosemary when lightly toasted. If you are using it as sandwich bread and want to really notice the rosemary, I'd go with the larger dose of rosemary.
I think it's safe to assume that the answer of where I am flying into has been answered for Nono. :) I just figured it would be easier, and it was cheaper too.
So, it's safe to assume when you run New York, you're flying into Philly?:rotfl2:
Rozzie
03-08-2011, 07:00 PM
So, it's safe to assume when you run New York, you're flying into Philly?:rotfl2:
Oh I am not sure! Will price compare when that year comes around. :fingerscrossed:
mickeyndvcfan
03-08-2011, 07:44 PM
Oh I am not sure! Will price compare when that year comes around. :fingerscrossed:
And there she goes again assuming that we will pick her up and take her to NYC!!:rotfl2::hug1:
withdisneyspirit
03-08-2011, 08:12 PM
Speaking of Marathons, my virtual training partner in GA posted this on FB tonight. I Love it!!
At mile 20 I thought I was dead.
At mile 22 I wished I was dead.
At mile 24 I knew I was dead.
At mile 26.2 I realized I had become too tough to kill.
I LOVE THIS, Rozzie!!!!!!!
I notice it's y'all without kids worrying about what you look like, as if that makes you fast. I'll give you my kids to babysit for a weekend, and trust me, you'll be amazed at what your reflection looks like in the morning. You'll look 100, but you'll have been through some of the best cross-training of your life. :p
Roz, excellent form in the chute...you'll get there!
Oh, so now you're going to start calling me Grandma Gail :(.....59 isn't old!!!!:mad:
I just knew nono and Gail would comment on the lady that looked 100, LOL!! :rotfl2: I don't know though, I think said woman could have been 23 or 24 and had Rozzie! Heck, I could be Rozzie's mom and had her at the ripe old age of 15! Is that about right, Roz? :w00t:
I just knew nono and Gail would comment on the lady that looked 100, LOL!! :rotfl2:
I'm telling you, remove kids from the equation, and she probably looks like Miss America! (who's 18, I believe)
cloudnut220
03-09-2011, 05:16 AM
I'm telling you, remove kids from the equation, and she probably looks like Miss America! (who's 18, I believe)
nono--not a good ad for kids!! LOL!
jrbdad
03-09-2011, 05:18 AM
nono--not a good ad for kids!! LOL!
Maybe not a good ad -- but sometimes the truth hurts. :)
cloudnut220
03-09-2011, 05:23 AM
Maybe not a good ad -- but sometimes the truth hurts. :)
John, I know, and I think that's why I'm so reluctant! It's just refreshing to hear honesty, since I think my whole family is downplaying any "costs" of kids to try to push me over the edge.
How is PT going this week?
jrbdad
03-09-2011, 05:37 AM
Beth-
Wouldn't trade them for anything. DW & I were married for 7 years before we had kids. I was 30 when we had our first. We were living large - but one after another - life has just gotten better. Harder - but better. DS15 just got his learners permit and will be driving before we know it (alone) - that will make some things easier, bu we will worry more.
PT is going good. Back to having much less pain - I'd guess that I'm about 62.5% ;). Have an appointment first thing this morning.
Y'all have a great day!
cloudnut220
03-09-2011, 05:52 AM
John- your response makes me smile and panic (j/k!) because 30 is right around the corner. But we'll figure out what works for us, I'm sure.
Good luck in PT. Glad to hear it's going the right direction!
I was 30 when we had our first.
+10 for me.
jrbdad
03-09-2011, 07:26 AM
+10 for me.
Years or kids ;). How many kids do you have?
since I think my whole family is downplaying any "costs" of kids to try to push me over the edge.
Frankly, your family doesn't get a vote. Will they be there to deal with the all night teething, when you still have to get up and function in the morning? Day, after day? Will they counsel and comfort your dh when he's ready to throw in the towel 6 mo. in because he had NO IDEA how grouchy he is when he doesn't sleep, but he feels it necessary to help out because his wife suddenly looks 100 when she gets out of bed in the morning?!! :w00t:
I believe in a well-informed choice. There are benefits, but believe me, it's a lot of investing first, and depending on the personalities involved, it can be a breeze or it can be a hurricane.
DisneyGeek
03-09-2011, 11:57 AM
Hey look folks, I finally figured out how to mulitquote on new system. Do I get a star by my name or something?
You'd probably have to PM Tim for that one... ;)
I also know what you mean about airfare creeping up; that certainly happened to us while I waited for the Mouse to announce SWW dates. :mad: Oh well, live and learn! :silly: Still ended up buying before formal announcement but my guess was right so it all worked out. :thumbsup2:
Got some more posts to catch up w/ on thread but I have a mtg. in 3 minutes so that'll have to wait. :eek:
My planned 45 min. on mill last night went fine again! :D Hopefully no issues w/ weights & ellip tonight. :fingerscrossed: Shines are feeling a lot better the majority of the time now. :grin:
DisneyGeek
03-09-2011, 01:53 PM
Didn't want Roz to feel left out, so I thought I'd play multi-quote with my catch up post! :p
rosemary 1 - 1 1/2 TBSP
If you will mostly be toasting the bread, I'd suggest 1 TBSP of rosemary, as we noticed it is perfumed delicately with the rosemary when lightly toasted. If you are using it as sandwich bread and want to really notice the rosemary, I'd go with the larger dose of rosemary.
:sick: Yuck to that part! I'm not technically allergic since I keep breathing, but let's just say I can't keep Rosemary down in anything but TINY amounts. Same thing happens with non-dairy creamer... But for those who like it, more power to ya'!
nono--not a good ad for kids!! LOL!
But it was validation for why DW & I like being DINKs... ;)
JRB- Glad to hear PT is going well!
Rozzie
03-09-2011, 03:09 PM
DG, do you do toe taps for your shins? While you are sitting at your desk, tap your toes fast like to music x100 times each leg. Your shins will burn but this does wonders when my shins are achey. Usually it shuts them up in a day or two with icing too.
I have very exciting news, going to Disney World!! :thumbsup2:
cloudnut220
03-09-2011, 03:15 PM
DG, do you do toe taps for your shins? While you are sitting at your desk, tap your toes fast like to music x100 times each leg. Your shins will burn but this does wonders when my shins are achey. Usually it shuts them up in a day or two with icing too.
I have very exciting news, going to Disney World!! :thumbsup2:
Roz, when?!
DisneyGeek
03-09-2011, 03:19 PM
DG, do you do toe taps for your shins? While you are sitting at your desk, tap your toes fast like to music x100 times each leg.
I'll have to try that; I've been stretching my ankles and holding toes up as high as I can ~30 seconds w/ heels on ground several times a day at my desk but not taps...
Like CN said, when on WDW? Have fun no matter the answer!
Rozzie
03-09-2011, 03:47 PM
Roz, when?!
Like CN said, when on WDW? Have fun no matter the answer!
May 7-9! I am crashing at a fellow Peacock's room for EE Challenge. ;) I am so excited I can't sit still! I loooooove AK, love EE, and now I will finally be able to check this race out. I hope I don't break my neck at the obstacle portion. I have not a very good track record with that sort of stuff. :blush: Staying a extra night (Sunday night) and plan on hitting WF in the morning and driving back home. It's crazy to drive 8 hrs down, stay 60 hrs, drive home. Oh well. We have a Doc out that week so I got approval on it. Just found out! Think I snagged the last standard view at AKV available for Sunday night at lunch break today. Oh and F&G, I haven't been to F&G in 3 or 4 years. Yahhoooie! :yahoo:
ETA: Lost another 2 lbs! Can't even remember the last time I weighed under 130. High School? Tosca says I will slow down weight loss when my body gets to where it wants to be. I have told myself if I get down to 125 this summer (my stopping point) I am buying a bikini. Haven't bought one of those since high school either. Running is going well too, had a super hard interval workout this morning. Having the energy for the runs and putting in at least 1800 kcal a day. It's all just how I am stacking the food and how clean it is is finally letting me break the barrier.
jrbdad
03-09-2011, 05:02 PM
I've gotten no email updates today?
Anyone know anything about Miami? In terms of it being a good place to raise a family, cost of living, etc.?
Mr. Roz
03-09-2011, 05:35 PM
John,I have a friend that lives down there. I'll ask him for the lowdown.
jrbdad
03-09-2011, 05:53 PM
That would be great -- thanks!
May 7-9!
ETA: Lost another 2 lbs! Can't even remember the last time I weighed under 130. High School? Tosca says I will slow down weight loss when my body gets to where it wants to be. I have told myself if I get down to 125 this summer (my stopping point) I am buying a bikini. Haven't bought one of those since high school either. Running is going well too, had a super hard interval workout this morning. Having the energy for the runs and putting in at least 1800 kcal a day. It's all just how I am stacking the food and how clean it is is finally letting me break the barrier.
So, when will the bikini be debuted??? You know you'll make it. You gonna run A.C. in it? No one would think twice if you did!
Trying to decide it I'm doing the Ocean Drive Marathon or the Ocean Drive 10 Miler or sitting it out. I thought I was sitting it out, but on my way to church tonight in Cape May, the traffic control signs were already up saying "Expect delays Mar. 27 for the OD Marathon/10 Miler." That's better than any marketing they pay for...it totally pulled at my heartstrings! :cloud9:
So, at the moment, I'm thinking of practicing my AC pace for the first 20 miles for 10 miles (8 min miles)...and then just running 8 more supported miles and ending my personal training run at my parents' friends house, which is along the marathon route, right about mile 18, which is what is scheduled for the weekend. Thoughts?
Years or kids ;). How many kids do you have?
Hey I just noticed this one...you slipped it in on me.... HA! My grandmother did the +10 kids. I was 40 years old! LOL
I have two...wanted four. Dh and I realized we aren't good enough for four. They'd bury us!
Rozzie
03-09-2011, 06:56 PM
One child would bury Mr. Roz and I. I can barely remember the dogs heartworm medicine.
Nono, if it were me I would do the 10 miler @ MP. But if u got a 18 already on the books, would be a cool way to knock it out.
Run in a bikini...you daring me or taking bets? ;-) I got to do a lot more toning before I get the suit.
Run in a bikini...you daring me or taking bets? ;-) I got to do a lot more toning before I get the suit.
Hey, neither, just wondering! I have a couple of Aqua Terra suits from Land's End (boy shorts) that I run in on the beach in the summer. I definitely would consider wearing one if it were a warm day in October...but heck, I'm only a pacer that day!
cloudnut220
03-10-2011, 06:34 AM
Roz-I'm super jealous that you're going for EE! And to MM too (I think she's the other person, right?). I've always thought that race looked super fun. Too bad I'm out of points :(
The girl on the TM next to me last night had on a pair of exposers. She was tiny and could pull them off, but when she bent over to stretch her hammy...well, it was a good thing those shorts had a liner! She was running in just a sports bra and the shorts, so I doubt she cared. As for running in a bikini, that would have to be the sturdiest bikini bottom ever! Mine never seem to be able to withstand walking without shifting, I can't imagine running in them! But I would consider running in shorts and a sports bra, and I'm starting to prepare myself for the idea for this hot training summer!
cloudnut220
03-10-2011, 08:00 AM
ALERT--people on another message board who ran the Princess are reporting receiving discount codes for the marathon. So watch your inboxes!
Roz, new plan -- after consulting the Wizard of McMillan's Calculator...I'm going to register for the 10 miler, and shoot for an 8:25 pace, with an 8 mile cool down. I think trying to sustain the 8s so close to Boston might be counter-productive. (To say the least!) I appreciate your thoughts on the matter.
. As for running in a bikini, that would have to be the sturdiest bikini bottom ever! Mine never seem to be able to withstand walking without shifting, I can't imagine running in them! But I would consider running in shorts and a sports bra, and I'm starting to prepare myself for the idea for this hot training summer!
CN, these (http://www.landsend.com/ix/swimwear-swimsuits/Swim/Women/Shop-by-Collection/AquaTerra/index.html?seq=1~2~3~4~5&catNumbers=644~645~2699~2702&visible=1~2~1~1~1&store=le&sort=Recommended&pageSize=72&tab=6) are what I"m talking about. Not string bikinis but I have run in the bikini bottom (last year's model) with a rashguard. Also have a couple versions of their boy shorts and bikini tops...they hold everything together well. Haven't done any race in them, (well, except and impromptu 1 mile race on the beach with my dneph) but have trained up to 6 miles in it. Love being able to just dive in the surf when I'm done. :thumbsup2:
DisneyGeek
03-10-2011, 11:03 AM
Roz- AWESOME on EE- can't wait for a RR! :thumbsup2:
I just want to go on record saying I am NOT going to race or train in a bikini... ;)
However, for Warrior Dash I'm contemplating dressing up in Jedi Knight style leggings and a tunic (but no robes) but still wear running shoes. I'd have E hold my (yet to be purchased) lightsaber but I'd bring it for pre & post photos. How crazy does the team think that would be? I just keep pondering their encouraging warrior costumes and a Jedi w/ a horned warrior helmet & finishers medal after the race amuses me, and I'm already planning to buy make most of that stuff for my MNSSHP Jedi Mickey costume in September... I'll just need to make sure those parts are made out of a washable (and easily sown if torn!) fabric. :silly:
On another race garb note- Are we going to do a new style of team logo shirts in the near future (perhaps with that skull peacock Mr. Roz is using) before the WDW full? If so and the logo is available/decided upon I might try and get one before my 10 miler next month. Otherwise I'll wear my good old one I have so far to date. :grin:
My sinuses & teeth (related I think) are bugging me today, but I still plan on hitting the mill. I didn't do weights last not but did the rest of my plan: crunches, ellip, squats. I got pressed for time and since I lifted Sunday but missed over a week I thought the extra days off might be a reasonable choice. :blush:
cloudnut220
03-10-2011, 11:11 AM
CN, these (http://www.landsend.com/ix/swimwear-swimsuits/Swim/Women/Shop-by-Collection/AquaTerra/index.html?seq=1~2~3~4~5&catNumbers=644~645~2699~2702&visible=1~2~1~1~1&store=le&sort=Recommended&pageSize=72&tab=6) are what I"m talking about. Not string bikinis but I have run in the bikini bottom (last year's model) with a rashguard. Also have a couple versions of their boy shorts and bikini tops...they hold everything together well. Haven't done any race in them, (well, except and impromptu 1 mile race on the beach with my dneph) but have trained up to 6 miles in it. Love being able to just dive in the surf when I'm done. :thumbsup2:
That looks sturdy enough to run in--and way more comfortable than my current unpractical (but super cute) VS bikini. Should keep in mind since I think I'll want to get in the water after runs at the beach this summer!
DG--I wouldn't wear anything to the Warrior Dash that you want to see again--clothes, shoes, etc. I hear stuff gets DESTROYED.
Rozzie
03-10-2011, 11:47 AM
I run in my sports bra and shorts (and especially exposers LOL) all summer. No matter what I weigh, its too blazing hot to do anything else.
DisneyGeek
03-10-2011, 11:54 AM
I wouldn't wear anything to the Warrior Dash that you want to see again--clothes, shoes, etc. I hear stuff gets DESTROYED.
That is a reservation I have as well. Trying to weigh "have fun and look the part" with not killing stuff I like and/or wasting money buying replacements! Thanks for the reminder. :goodvibes:
That looks sturdy enough to run in--and way more comfortable than my current unpractical (but super cute) VS bikini. Should keep in mind since I think I'll want to get in the water after runs at the beach this summer!
Every once in awhile in the spring and fall, I'll hop the ferry and run in CHSP with my friend, who has one of her vacation homes on Rehoboth Bay. I'll let you know if that gets on the schedule for spring, and maybe you could join us. :)
cloudnut220
03-10-2011, 01:01 PM
nono--that would be great--so let me know! Of course, I would probably run with you guys for 5 minutes, then wave as you took off into the sunset...;)
Rozzie
03-10-2011, 02:07 PM
CN, these (http://www.landsend.com/ix/swimwear-swimsuits/Swim/Women/Shop-by-Collection/AquaTerra/index.html?seq=1~2~3~4~5&catNumbers=644~645~2699~2702&visible=1~2~1~1~1&store=le&sort=Recommended&pageSize=72&tab=6) are what I"m talking about. Not string bikinis but I have run in the bikini bottom (last year's model) with a rashguard. Also have a couple versions of their boy shorts and bikini tops...they hold everything together well. Haven't done any race in them, (well, except and impromptu 1 mile race on the beach with my dneph) but have trained up to 6 miles in it. Love being able to just dive in the surf when I'm done. :thumbsup2:
Now that I would love to wear when on the beach running. Sadly I still need more support for the girls. Maybe another goal??? ;)
Beth, how are you feeling for the St Patty race? :listen:
cloudnut220
03-10-2011, 02:38 PM
Beth, how are you feeling for the St Patty race? :listen:
Pretty good actually. I'm just hoping everything goes well on race day :fingerscrossed: I really want to run today and tomorrow, but I'm trying to take it easy, so I'm just going to go for 7 tomorrow (as long as my running route isn't flooded out after the monsoon we're having today!) and do some cross training today.
This is probably the most prepared I've ever been for a race. My running pace has dropped considerably, and I can hold a pace that I thought I would have died at before--it's not fast for you speed demons, but it's fast for me, and I will catch you one day! But yet I'm still nervous that I won't be able to pace myself properly to PR. I know I've reached the point where I have to trust in the training...but yeah...
Rozzie
03-10-2011, 03:12 PM
This is probably the most prepared I've ever been for a race. My running pace has dropped considerably, and I can hold a pace that I thought I would have died at before--it's not fast for you speed demons, but it's fast for me, and I will catch you one day! But yet I'm still nervous that I won't be able to pace myself properly to PR. I know I've reached the point where I have to trust in the training...but yeah...
Your mind is playing tricks on you. YOU ARE READY! Just have a plan for your first mile. Take it easy, but not too easy. (ha!) You don't want your first mile to be your fastest. Do you wear a Garmin? Keep track of your pace and it will be fine. I find that when I first started doing 5Ks I either started out waaay too fast or waay too conservative. Just have a goal. If it's a sub 30, do your first mile in 10:00, then 9:50, then 9:45. (just as a example)
YOU GOT THIS! (oh one more thing, no more DOWN talk of yourself--of course you are going to speed up!!!)
cloudnut220
03-10-2011, 03:36 PM
What I really want is a sub 28, which would be a new pr!
jrbdad
03-10-2011, 05:09 PM
Beth-
Just think how much faster you'd run in a bikini ;). Sorry, I couldn't resist :).
cloudnut220
03-10-2011, 05:13 PM
well, if this race doesn't work out, I might have to try that this summer! I've developed my 30 before 30 list (which will go live next week) and PRing at every distance I've run is on the list. So I may be desperate at some seashore striders races over the summer!
cloudnut220
03-10-2011, 05:28 PM
(oh one more thing, no more DOWN talk of yourself--of course you are going to speed up!!!)
Thanks for the encouragement! I have to keep reminding myself that this journey started just over a year ago, and if you had told me 15 months ago that I would love to run, I probably would have told you that you were talking crazy. Sometimes I just lack patience, but I am making real progress.
Mr. Roz
03-10-2011, 05:45 PM
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/Rozzie1/JennShelton-Pear.jpg
Jen Shelton, Ultra marthoner running in one of her bathing suits. Love the guys look on his face. If I BQ i'll run Boston in This.(maybe)
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/Rozzie1/JennShelton-Pear.jpg
Jen Shelton, Ultra marthoner running in one of her bathing suits. Love the guys look on his face. If I BQ i'll run Boston in This.(maybe)
This would be more impressive if she were barefoot. ;)
Had a great swim practice tonight -- 1:1 coaching! Most of the team is in Florida (hey this is NJ, it's a state law that residents must travel to FL at least once a year). After warm-up, he tailored the whole hour to me, and wow, what a workout! Major progress tonight. In between sets, we talked running. :) And, we're both of the opinion that swimmers who run gain running benefit from swim practice in the training mix. Marathon & Beyond's recent article called swimming a "dud" of a cross-training for runners. I definitely think that's true since most runners aren't former competitive swimmers.
withdisneyspirit
03-10-2011, 07:42 PM
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/Rozzie1/JennShelton-Pear.jpg
Jen Shelton, Ultra marthoner running in one of her bathing suits. Love the guys look on his face. If I BQ i'll run Boston in This.(maybe)
I'm sorry, Mr. Roz, but that is one ugly swimsuit :blech: BUT, maybe you can carry it off better than she did, lol!! :grin:
Rozzie
03-11-2011, 04:40 AM
If I can run like her I would wear that ugly suit! She is a freaking machine. If anyone read "Born to Run" will remember her adventure in the Mexican desert. :thumbsup2:
cloudnut220
03-11-2011, 06:15 AM
I bet that suit was the height of fashion...in 1976. :p
I'm moving a bit slow this morning since I was up late last night doing our taxes. And then they bounced back this morning (I use online Federal E-File, so you have to wait for an email saying your taxes were accepted). Hopefully the fix worked, because I need to have that crossed off my list!
Hoping to head out for 7 in about an hour! :fingerscrossed: the flooding that happened on my route has receded by now.
Well, who would want to sweat that much in their cutest suit?? I understand why she's in it....it was demoted immediately to workout gear!
MatterhornMiss
03-11-2011, 08:55 AM
Mr. Roz. . . well, no comment on the fact that you're the one looking for women running in skimpy swimsuits ;)
MM, looking forward to your report! I am concerned about your shoes for you. I told myself if I PR'd any races this month I would allow myself to purchase a pair of Chacos. Been wanting a pair for over a year now. Hope it all feels better and maybe was just a freak thing? It almost seems like it would be the Chacos you were walking around in, as I can't imagine a pair of shoes having that much residual effect just after one short race. Oh wait, never mind. I did 3 miles in my Frees and was crippled for 3 days.
I've run in the Ghosts since December and never remembered a problem, so I think it's probably the Chacos. Oh well. My sister will enjoy having them. Unless. . . What size do you wear? I've only worn them twice (both at WDW).
I notice it's y'all without kids worrying about what you look like, as if that makes you fast. I'll give you my kids to babysit for a weekend, and trust me, you'll be amazed at what your reflection looks like in the morning. You'll look 100, but you'll have been through some of the best cross-training of your life. :p
Trust nono to add perspective to our lives. I feel mine has been busy lately, but I know that I'm single and without kids and really have no cause to complain.
ETA: Lost another 2 lbs! Can't even remember the last time I weighed under 130. High School? Tosca says I will slow down weight loss when my body gets to where it wants to be. I have told myself if I get down to 125 this summer (my stopping point) I am buying a bikini. Haven't bought one of those since high school either. Running is going well too, had a super hard interval workout this morning. Having the energy for the runs and putting in at least 1800 kcal a day. It's all just how I am stacking the food and how clean it is is finally letting me break the barrier.
WooHoo Roz! See, my sister (who is very muscular but larger than you) has no problem strutting around in a string bikini. I'm letting her rub off on me to a certain degree and making the mental choice to be more confident. I think she can pull them off so well because she is confident. I bought a two piece (non-tankini two piece) around the time of the ToT when I weighed my lowest, expecting to lose more. Needless to say, I've never worn it. . . YET! My goal is 30 lbs before Akron. Already down just over 3 lbs eating clean this week--but I wonder if some of that is just water weight, as I don't think my clothes fit much better.
nono--got my plane tix. See you in a month! (And I'd better see you!!!)
cloudnut220
03-11-2011, 09:28 AM
7 done. Flooding only in one spot, but there was trash all over the place from where the water had been. What's happening in Japan, Hawaii and the west coast puts it in perspective. I have a friend that lives near Pebble Beach and his house is under a tsunami warning, and he's seriously freaked out.
Looks like I'll have a more regular training schedule--and work schedule--I just got an email saying effective immediately, all of our overtime is cancelled. I won't mind leaving work as scheduled!
Alright time to stretch and go pickup my packet for Sunday. The goal--don't buy anything at Charm City Run, where the pickup is!
Mr. Roz
03-11-2011, 09:33 AM
Mr. Roz. . . well, no comment on the fact that you're the one looking for women running in skimpy swimsuits ;)
That sounded like a comment. :grin:
I actually ran across the picture when researching Anton Krupicka. She was his pacer during the Western States 100. He finished the race in a little over 15 hours. And still came in Second.
withdisneyspirit
03-11-2011, 10:17 AM
I looked her up and have to say that Jenn looks like a fun person to know - she is funny and makes running look fun!!
nono--got my plane tix. See you in a month! (And I'd better see you!!!)
Well, the plan was to run so fast that I was just a blur.....
But, I think the cheer sections are going to be where I'm gasping for air, so we'll see each other. And also aferwards for a shot I hope! LOL :drunkard:
Mr. Roz or Rozzie, can you guys give me your start date and position for training for A.C., if you are using the framework of Brain Training? I seem to recall I committed to following the same path for training, so I don't want to go filling in my spreadsheet too far past Boston with my own ideas and end up out=of-sync to pace Rozzie. :oweye:
DisneyGeek
03-11-2011, 11:46 AM
MrR- I can't blame the guy in that picture for looking; had I been there I would have been too!
Mill time was fine last night. Ball of my right foot (just behind the base of my toes, mostly centered) started hurting out of the blue yesterday morning though. Not really sure what is going on there. No new shoes or anything for quite a while. I think it was after I tried doing some "toe walking" that I found online as being good for shins. There doesn't seem to be anything visibly odd about the area. Something to just keep paying attention to I guess.
CN- You'll do great, and I guess I'm happy for you about the OT. GL w/ the taxes. I'm waiting for my refunds. Plan to pay off my BLT loan once they come in. :) Not as exciting as even more points would have been, but every so often I need to be responsible, especially since E's side work got slashed 2 months ago and is teetering between a possible (at least partial) comeback and outright elimination, so I have to budget for nothing there and then be happy when we got something. ;) One annoying thing; our city uses a group tax collection company and they won't give you your refund until after you pay at least your first quarter's estimated local taxes. Normally the payment is due at the end of April (they use quarter dates, not Federal tax dates just to keep things even more interesting), but why would I want to wait an extra month to get back the money I already had to pay them? That prepayment was direct debited from my checking account the business day after I filed electronically, but no refund yet. Why the heck won't they just let you credit part of your refund toward next year's taxes and request the remainder back in cash? That bugged me, but at least it was under $200 that they required me to pre-pay now...
Our rains turned back to snow by us. Drive in to work took about twice as long as usual, and DW slid into a curb and said there wasn't any damage she could find but she wonders if she'll need a wheel alignment. Always something... But no injuries, so that is the important thing.
My plan is to do crunches, weights, ellip & squats after work tonight, then tomorrow is targeted for a long mill session (a bit over 8 miles). Hopefully all my body parts will cooperate for both and I might even survive the time change and make it to the pool Sunday! :grin:
Take care everyone! :thumbsup2:
Rozzie
03-11-2011, 12:18 PM
I took today off, just feel blahhh. Throat, knee weirdness and another TMI issue. Let's just say karma is a beeeaaatch! Posting that pic of the rival and making a comment about her being uhhh, more mature. My new issue is common among the eldery, that's all I will say about that!
Nono will post the dates this weekend.
MM, congrats on weight loss! Whooho! Oh size 9.5; but i if I remember correctly we don't wear same size. (Remembering you trying my frees in Jan?)
DisneyGeek
03-11-2011, 12:24 PM
MM- Forgot to say congrats on dropping those pounds!!! :goodvibes:
Roz- Sorry you are having problems; hope u are better tomorrow.
I should get back to work... "Lunch" time goes too quickly, even when it runs long! ;)
Rozzie
03-11-2011, 02:26 PM
Oh I am good, just issues. Work was not terrible today so maybe I will have energy to do something productive when I get home.
Glad E was not hurt! Yikes!
Beth, race is Sunday, right?
Mr. Roz
03-11-2011, 02:36 PM
Mr. Roz or Rozzie, can you guys give me your start date and position for training for A.C., if you are using the framework of Brain Training? I seem to recall I committed to following the same path for training, so I don't want to go filling in my spreadsheet too far past Boston with my own ideas and end up out=of-sync to pace Rozzie. :oweye:
Training starts Monday May 2nd. Level 2 or 3. Still in mediation....
Rozzie
03-11-2011, 02:43 PM
Hey Mr Roz, I thought we were going to start a week earlier so we can have a "free" week in August for bday week/trip?
Nono, this is going to be cool to be in sync in training. :-)
Cool -- couple weeks to recover from Boston. I'll probably have to be Level 2 just because of the reality of my life. Where in the program are we starting? Week 1?
I'm thinking my Tues/Thurs swimming will fit in well as I was looking over Level 2 today. I know I'll be looking forward to Mondays! :)
MatterhornMiss
03-11-2011, 04:52 PM
Well, the plan was to run so fast that I was just a blur.....
But, I think the cheer sections are going to be where I'm gasping for air, so we'll see each other. And also aferwards for a shot I hope! LOL :drunkard:
I figure the race and the crowd is going to be huge. . . but I would like to catch up with you some point during the weekend if we can.
ESPN 5K pics up: http://www.asiorders.com/go.asp?95615578 (http://www.asiorders.com/go.asp?95615578)
cloudnut220
03-11-2011, 06:39 PM
MM-Your pics are great! I need to take racing pic advice from you, because mine are always awful!
Rox-the race is Sunday at 1. A pretty awful time if you ask me. Hopefully I'll figure out something to eat so I won't be starving :-/
MatterhornMiss
03-11-2011, 06:57 PM
MM-Your pics are great! I need to take racing pic advice from you, because mine are always awful!
Someone has to show DG how to wear shaahts :silly: :rotfl2:
mickeyndvcfan
03-11-2011, 07:06 PM
MM....great pics, but you always have good pics!:thumbsup2:
Rozzie
03-11-2011, 08:34 PM
ESPN 5K pics up: http://www.asiorders.com/go.asp?95615578 (http://www.asiorders.com/go.asp?95615578)
Love the shaaats MM! Beth is right on, you take great race photos. I always look like someone near death, or past death the course is full of bricks. ;-) I just love your smile.
I did my new yoga dvd tonight. It's cool as it's full of express target areas, or full body workouts. 10 different sessions. I did a 10 minute ab segment and then a 18 min express full body pilates. I thought of Nono, as the pilates one was a lot of swimming moves. Pretty cool stuff and it was not like it was so exhaustive, but at the same time a great mini workout.
MM - in looking through your photos, your leg form looks like it has improved quite a bit. Maybe it was the shorts? :grin: J/K And in a short race, I find that impressive!
Remind me when I see you that I'm spotting something else that I've been working on correcting in myself (for the last 3 yrs or so, and I think I'm onto the solution...don't want to say until I make it all the way through the training cycle, so for now :covermouth: ).
Absolutely terrible night's sleep -- couldn't go to sleep, couldn't stay asleep....going to shower and go out to breakfast, then do a mid-day long run on a different island for a change of scenery. This is my final 4 weeks of build...and once today is done that ends week 1...:woohoodance:
jrbdad
03-12-2011, 05:29 AM
Love the shaaats MM! Beth is right on, you take great race photos. ;-) I just love your smile.
What she said. I've never taken any race photos, but I'm pretty sure I'd look like death warmed over.
Ya'll have a great weekend.
cloudnut220
03-12-2011, 05:35 AM
This is what most of my race photos look like:
http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_photo.asp?EVENTID=74486&PWD=&ID=104019255&FROM=photos&BIB=27738
yep...death warmed over. And to think, I didn't even feel that bad!
jrbdad
03-12-2011, 05:51 AM
This is what most of my race photos look like:
http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_photo.asp?EVENTID=74486&PWD=&ID=104019255&FROM=photos&BIB=27738
yep...death warmed over. And to think, I didn't even feel that bad!
You look cute too -- hey, at least you were running.
withdisneyspirit
03-12-2011, 06:18 AM
I agree with John, CN! You both look great. MM does get in more happy smiles but she was running a 5K in these pics and you were running a Half Marathon :goodvibes:
I am still in limbo, waiting and working at the dying bank. Have three mortgage loans working right now with a couple more on the way, thank goodness. Applied at another bank last week and the current bank is bribing us with cash every month to try to keep us on board :confused24: I am wondering if they are getting ready to sell themselves and would like to have the mortgage retail dept. intact??
cloudnut220
03-12-2011, 06:31 AM
John and Lisa--you guys really are too nice!
Lisa, I hope you find something else soon so you can get off of the sinking ship! It sounds like management knows what's happening.
cloudnut220
03-12-2011, 06:53 AM
So now I'm back to thinking about what I want to do on Marathon weekend next year. I'm reading elsewhere that there's going to be a special inaugural medal for the relay...and that space will be VERY limited. Hmm. Just talked to Noel, and I think he would really like for us to do the half together, so the question is should I try to do goofy (or would that kill me) or should I try to find a relay partner. Or should I just tell Noel too bad, I'm doing the marathon. I just love the idea of crossing the finish line with him!
DisneyGeek
03-12-2011, 07:44 AM
Someone has to show DG how to wear shaahts :silly: :rotfl2:
Thanks... I think! ;) I really love your pic ending -025!!! :thumbsup2:
Maybe it was the shorts? :grin: J/K And in a short race
Perhaps shorts (shaahts) are more important in a short race. Maybe race length should relate to inseam length? :confused24: [Note to self: Watch more female sprinters... :covermouth: ;)]
Sorry you had a rough night though... Hope the run goes well. :fingerscrossed:
Lisa- Continued GL on the job front. When my company was sold last year we later found out a certain % of employees had to come through or the sale would be stopped, so you just might be onto something with the cash. I wish we would have been retained that aggressively though! :silly:
CN- I'd probably try and do the half together & then do the marathon relay. Goofy sounds neat but I want at least a few fulls under my belt before I'd attempt it. I love things like the Roz's crossing together and what not, and I wouldn't skip that opportunity if it presented itself. I keep trying to encourage E and I've told her many times I'll stick with her if she wants for the DL half if she does indeed do it in 2012. As long as I don't get swept and I get my Coast to Coast medal it'll all be good. But I can understand if you have your heart set on doing the Mickey in 2012 and the relay just won't cut it for ya...
Last night I bought some Champion mesh shorts w/ an 8" or so inseam from Kohl's and ordered some new Under Armor compression shorts to go with them. So I'm heading back to something more tried and true for my training runs! :rolleye11:
DisneyGeek
03-12-2011, 08:14 AM
So are we going to adopt a new team logo for the back of our shirts? :confused:
I really like the front of mine but it is a XXL and I really want to get an XL made up, and lately I'm leaning toward doing it for the Cleveland 10 Miler I'm in April 23rd. However, if I get a new Peacock shirt made up I also want to wear it for the Full next year! So if a number of us will be sporting the MrR Peacock Skull, I'm gunna' get that.
Please give me your votes ASAP so I can get an order in and hopefully have Running Bannna (http://runningbanana.com/) print it in time. :fingerscrossed:
For the record, this is the art I'm referring to:
Okay Lisa, here you go, the vicious Peacock artwork the boys were asking for.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h192/Rozzie1/viciouspeacockphoto.jpg
Mr. Roz
03-12-2011, 08:19 AM
This is what most of my race photos look like:
http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_photo.asp?EVENTID=74486&PWD=&ID=104019255&FROM=photos&BIB=27738
yep...death warmed over. And to think, I didn't even feel that bad!
That would make a killer cardboard cutout that you could place on your route for motivation.
Roz and I were talking on ou run this morning and thought that since you are going to be at AC,you could sinc up your Training plan with ours. The Matt Fitzgerald plan is awesome.
Mr. Roz
03-12-2011, 08:21 AM
So are we going to adopt a new team logo for the back of our shirts? :confused:
I really like the front of mine but it is a XXL and I really want to get an XL made up, and lately I'm leaning toward doing it for the Cleveland 10 Miler I'm in April 23rd. However, if I get a new Peacock shirt made up I also want to wear it for the Full next year! So if a number of us will be sporting the MrR Peacock Skull, I'm gunna' get that.
Please give me your votes ASAP so I can get an order in and hopefully have Running Bannna (http://runningbanana.com/) print it in time. :fingerscrossed:
For the record, this is the art I'm referring to:
You know I'm all for that! Count me in.
DisneyGeek
03-12-2011, 08:31 AM
You know I'm all for that! Count me in.
If nothing else there will be 2 on the team with it then. That just might be enough for me. ;)
Do you have a large high resolution version I could use so it will nicely fill the entire shirt?
I'll send back a thumbnail with the team name added and maybe a little DVCNews logo on the bottom and if my add-ons work for you I'll get mine printed! Then I'll distribute that file to you and anyone else who wants it. :)
Rozzie
03-12-2011, 09:22 AM
Beth, Pleazzzzze. I have a finish line photo from Princess 09 that makes your pic look like Nike Ad material. Mr Roz and I crack up about that photo all the time. It's so bad I think I deleted it from the mainframe of the computer. Let's just say it's the picture that made a huge lightbulb go off. Not only was I fat and had horrible form, I was sucking wind and needed to get in better shape. :blech:
14 miler was okay today. Perfect weather but Achilees decided to screw with me today. Had to bypass a lot of hills we usually try to hammer out. About to go start another yoga dvd and pamper it today. So weird how out of the blue it acts up. :(
Nono, the Boston countdown is on! You know I am getting a pic made in your jacket in Oct. ;) Hey if you can't make it there, have fast friends who can!! We are actually starting program a week earlier than first reported by Mr. Roz. We negotiated a off week so the weekend we are down in Orlando for my bday we don't have to do a huge LR then drive home again. We are making it a free week, where we get up and run whatever we feel like as long as it's around 35 miles for the week. What I am planning on doing is bouncing between level 2 and 3, with mostly being in level 2.
Lisa, I know I have said it before--but I will say it again. THIS SUCKS! I can't imagine dealing with all that plus normal life stressors. Are you thinking of taking the other job if they offer it?
DG, let us know what you decide on ordering of shorts. We are clueless when it comes to zipart and things like that. (think Forrest Gump)
Mama Gail, how is the training coming along? :poke:
Rozzie
03-12-2011, 09:36 AM
Beth, forgot to add my thoughts on your marathon debate. Do you think Noel is serious about training and doing it? Maybe this will be the push he needs? It's a hard decision. It is very fun to cross the line with your SO/spouse/partner. I know in a way I am kinda sad about not doing Goofy, but excited about rocking it out with Coach Nono. The money we will save in registration fees will help pay for Scott's V&A bday dinner--so it's a decision that made the most sense for us.
Speaking of dinners, DG, when you can, PM me what's going on with the banquet. Or if there is no news, PM when there is some new activity on the planning. I appreciate you and E doing all that you have done with all that.
MatterhornMiss
03-12-2011, 10:04 AM
MM - in looking through your photos, your leg form looks like it has improved quite a bit. Maybe it was the shorts? :grin: J/K And in a short race, I find that impressive!
Remind me when I see you that I'm spotting something else that I've been working on correcting in myself (for the last 3 yrs or so, and I think I'm onto the solution...don't want to say until I make it all the way through the training cycle, so for now :covermouth: ).
I've been really concentrating on form lately--especially leaning forward. That automatically makes me go faster because I'm not fighting gravity, but letting it do more work for me. I'm also working to pick my legs up more by moving more at the hip, particularly bringing them back more. I have to say I was worried about creating a longer stride with my ITB issues, but it has actually felt like less work (once I get into a rhythm) than fighting gravity and trying to minimize my stride. Plus, I remmember Chi Running guy talking about how kids naturally have a great stride. Well, this kid may have been too old for me to follow, but early in the race when I was starting to get tired, I found myself behind a kid maybe around 11 years old. His feet were almost coming up to his behind when he ran, so I decided to try and emulate him more. My hips need to be doing more of the work. I really think that's my whole problem--weak hips and glutes. I've been trying to strengthen them more, but I've been somewhat lax the past week or two.
As for taking pictures, I think my whole goal in running is just to look as dorky as possible. So I'll wear the bright yellow reflective vest or the knee high neon pink compression socks with teeny shorts. Then when the photog is visible, I smile and stick out my arms and somehow it works. I think it's like in theatre--you have to be somewhat exaggerated so that it looks normal to the people in the back row. I think I just look goofy (but happy, so it's okay), but I do appreciate everyone's comments.
Rozzie
03-12-2011, 11:08 AM
MM, have you thought about getting Matt Fitzgeralds book Brain Training? It really seems like you could really get deep into his form training. I am not exaggerating when I say that book really was a turn in the road for me regarding form and speeding up.
Butt kick drills are great to do after running to fire up your glutes. I also have weak hips, but trying everything I can lately to correct that. (more yoga, squats with weights, etc) It's amazing how important strong hips are in running. I would dare say it makes or breaks you. (or should I say makes or breaks me!!)
Nono, the Boston countdown is on! You know I am getting a pic made in your jacket in Oct. ;) Hey if you can't make it there, have fast friends who can!! We are actually starting program a week earlier than first reported by Mr. Roz. We negotiated a off week so the weekend we are down in Orlando for my bday we don't have to do a huge LR then drive home again. We are making it a free week, where we get up and run whatever we feel like as long as it's around 35 miles for the week. What I am planning on doing is bouncing between level 2 and 3, with mostly being in level 2.
Well that's fine because I could put a float week in when we go in early September. So we'll be out of sync for about 3 weeks and then back on the same schedule. I like to think of mine as Level 2 + Not-Active Recovery swims. The only way to justify having my swimming in the mix is to fit it into "Active Recovery" mode (since swimming doesn't fit Matt's other two cross-training conditions in Brain Training). Problem is, the way Coach is working us, and the way I've taken back to the water and getting more powerful, it's about double what Matt suggests at a Level 2. But then again, it is only swimming. :p It's not like it's real training.
MatterhornMiss
03-12-2011, 12:08 PM
MM, have you thought about getting Matt Fitzgeralds book Brain Training? It really seems like you could really get deep into his form training. I am not exaggerating when I say that book really was a turn in the road for me regarding form and speeding up.
Butt kick drills are great to do after running to fire up your glutes. I also have weak hips, but trying everything I can lately to correct that. (more yoga, squats with weights, etc) It's amazing how important strong hips are in running. I would dare say it makes or breaks you. (or should I say makes or breaks me!!)
I have started reading RUN, which in the intro, he writes is much better than Brain Training and even writes he wished he hadn't written Brain Training because he's changed his thoughts on certain things. So, I was going to get Brain Training until I read that. I thought I might take the author's advice.
cloudnut220
03-12-2011, 12:13 PM
Okay I just ordered Brain Training. Since my marathon relay team for Baltimore is pretty close to falling apart and I like the plan of virtually training with you all, I'm going to check it out and let you know if I'm in. I really like the idea of a fall marathon. It would take some of the pressure/planning off Disney. It also jives a bit better with my current schedule.
If I did the half with Noel at Disney, it would be a slow half. I expect he would do something like a 12mm (or maybe a bit slower pace) so it wouldn't really be racing for me. I would do it with him more so we could be together, and to help encourage him for the tri he's planning to do next April. As far as doing the relay...well I don't have a partner. And seeing how well the Baltimore relay team is going, yeah...
Mr. Roz--how about I get it blown up, and then Noel can ride in front of me on a bike while I LR? Good motivator.
MM-I've also been working on form recently. And it's really helping. I've been a bit lax on the hip strength/PT, and I'm feeling it! No good!
I have started reading RUN,
Added to my wishlist....
DisneyGeek
03-12-2011, 01:06 PM
I think it's like in theatre--you have to be somewhat exaggerated so that it looks normal to the people in the back row.
But what if you are the tech Geek who is generally already in the booth BEHIND the back row? :silly: Maybe that is part of why being "onstage" and getting ym pic snapped while trying to run seems so weird and foreign to me... :scratchchin:
Got on the mill and did my 92 minutes of intervals. Did some more walking than planned in the final 19 minutes cause' I was getting wiped out, but including WU & CD I bagged exactly 9 miles. :D Also learned something interesting: When our TM hits 100 minutes, it automatically STOPS! :scared07: But it retains miles & calories so I just have to hit a speed button and it resumes. Just something to be careful about when the time comes... :grin: I wonder what it will do if it hits 10 miles? I know that @ 1000 kcals it drops to 000 but then keeps counting (so at the end of today's workout it read 529 but *I* know it meant 1529. Conveniently I think I can figure out to the nearest thousand how much I burned pretty easily! :rolleye11:)
DW was googling and looking + pressing on my right foot and we think it might be flexor tendinitis I kicked off Thursday morning. I'm icing my foot for the second time post run now. It usually only hurts when I flex, and actually remains worse when walking than running. Always something. I'm choosing NOT to take it as a sign about perhaps not doing the full in Jan. The shin splints early this week and now my ticked off tendon are just training costs. As long as I get them out of the way NOW, before the races I have coming up its all good. :thumbsup2:
Got a few more posts to catch up on, just wanted to toss that out there so far.
PS- Roz, I PMed you before I finished writing this.
Rozzie
03-12-2011, 03:00 PM
Beth, I think you would gain tons from Brain Train. I am glad you are considering it a option! I am very much liking your AC debut too. I think you will find it fun to share Noel's accomplishments in the relay. I admire your ability to scale down your expectations of the weekend to include him.
MM, do you remember what Matt said he changed his mind on? It is funny to read several of his books in a row. I dusted off his book Nutrition for Runners or whatever it's called. He changed his mind on several things from that book to brain train timeline. I think he is a very flexible person that is always in discovery mode and when he gets something "new" into his veins he writes about it. As with everything with running, I take some of his stuff as the gold standard, and some other of his stuff as "does not apply to me" column. For example, I know he talked about running dehydrated was a good training tool at times and that plain does not work for me. I have taught my body however to require less water than before, but believe in being hydrated well before my run even begins. On the other hand, I have taken his glycogen depleted workout theory to heart as I believe I have gained a lot in this dept. Needing less fuel in training, and responding to increased fuel in races. But some folks might find the opposite works for them. I just like reading his ideas, he really covers the gray areas of running well. We just have to figure out which side of the fence works best for us.
What does work for me his how he plans out his training and different levels with pacing goals. Before I committed myself to BT last summer, I just had "run fast" "run slower" to go by. I like his concentrated specific endurance pacing training. I feel like it has helped me discover what I should be doing in 5Ks, 10Ks time wise. Until I ran those paces, I had never would allow myself to believe I could race at those paces he said I could do. Goes back to the mind/brain train--and I am the most MENTAL nutcase out there!
So saying all that, I think it's just one of those things that you either like or don't like.
DG, don't let these setbacks scare you away from the Full. Heck, I certainly don't! (leg covered in ice as I type LOL) As I told myself today when I was getting cranky about my calf, it's better to condition the body now to upped training then trying to condition it during the actual program next month. That's what base building is all about! Getting used to the strain of training. Hope you feel better. I have had that flexor tendonitis before, just lots of ice and downdogs. It gets better, PROMISE!
cloudnut220
03-12-2011, 04:11 PM
correction--sharing in Noel's accomplishments would be for the half, and then I might think about running the relay, if I could find a partner. But since i'm guessing everyone I know is running the full...yeah...I may not have any luck with that!
Thanks for all of your encouragement on brain training. I'm already doing a bit of brain training myself by just telling myself to just suck it up more mentally during workouts. Because it's my brain holding me back, not my body.
MatterhornMiss
03-12-2011, 04:36 PM
Okay, so I went back to the book and wanted to correct some of the things I said. First, Fitzgerald writes about Brain Training in the Preface, not the Introduction. Second he writes "now and again I discover errors in my previous beliefs or I simply change my mind about past ideas. Sometimes I go so far as to wish I had never written some of the ariticles and books I've written." At this point he doesn't specifically point out Brain Training--that comes a couple of paragraphs later:
"I believe this books marks a culmination. It certainly contradicts things I have written in the past, not least in 'Brain Training for Runners' which I now view as a sort of rough draft of the present volume. . ." blah blah blah several sentences about the power of the brain and then new research "it suggests that the best possible way to improve over the long term is to run almost completely by feel." And a couple of paragraphs later: "Previously, I tried to identify a universal 'best way to train' to harness the full power of the brain. But the most common feature in the training of the most successful runners is not a particular method but a reliance on mind-body communication to learn which methods work best for the individual, to chose the right workout to do each day, to pace optimally through hard workouts and races, to push through performance barriers, and so forth." (which I think compliments Dean Karnazes' saying of "Listen to everyone but follow no one.")
I hope that helps. I do have to admit I've put the book aside temporarily while I read 2 other books--one on dealing basically with food addiction and the other on gardening (because we break ground at the church's community garden in 2 weeks), but I am looking forward to getting back to it. One chapter farther along in the book sounds particularly interesting: "The Gift of Injury" since I am beginning to see how injury can be a blessing. The next chapter also sounds promising: "Anger, Fear, and Speed," though it's probably not what those 3 words mean to me.
13 miles in 2:10:36 tonight...caught the sunset over Sunset Lake (not as easy to do as it sounds based upon trying to run 13 miles on a 5 mi island and not crossing a bridge). Delightful! I ran it easy easy easy, but my first 5 were speedier than anticipated, even coming back into a stiff wind (that weather.com said didn't affect our temps at all :covermouth: ).
The Run preface, and frankly a whole lot of the book, is available via "Look Inside" on Amazon.
I would want to read Brain Training first, but I'm anal like that. With certain iterative authors, I like to follow the peeling back of the onion.... :thumbsup2:
BTW, while I was out running, while not daydreaming about a new vehicle, I realized I get a frickin' 6 day rest before I have to train for A.C. Harumppph.
Rozzie
03-12-2011, 07:58 PM
BTW, while I was out running, while not daydreaming about a new vehicle, I realized I get a frickin' 6 day rest before I have to train for A.C. Harumppph.
Yeah, but look at first few weeks. Gravy!!
DisneyGeek
03-13-2011, 12:01 AM
So I think this is the book being referred to as the latest by Fitz, right? http://www.amazon.com/RUN-Mind-Body-Method-Running-Feel/dp/1934030570/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299999490&sr=1-2 I must admit the title sounds very interesting to me...
Roz- Thanks for the vote of confidence, & I totally agree! :)
nono- Sounds like a great run. And your easy is faster than my better than hoped half marathon debut... ;)
I need to head to bed. Funny- in the last 30 seconds while typing this my clock says an hour passed! Don't forget to change your clocks everyone!!!
Yeah, but look at first few weeks. Gravy!!
Can't I be grumpy about something? :p Actually, it's grump-transference. By accident yesterday, I think we ran into the vehicle we really want to get as our next vehicle...
But what we like about it isn't available in the used models...and we just spent like a billion dollars to get our other car fixed....but it would be a great vehicle as the kids grew and perfect for road trips to WDW and to races as I try to pick up more of my 50 states...And we don't have the money budgeted for it....but now I want to figure out how to get it before our Sept. trip....AAAAAAGGGGHHHHHH!
Anyway, went to bed at (time-adjusted) 1 a.m. and am up at 6...no nap yesterday either....so I think I'll take Renee to the beach and strip down and soak my legs in the ocean, which is about 43F rght now.
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