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Steffwalks

02-01-2009, 09:51 AM

Hey Team!!! :love:

This is the month of Valentine's and Healthy Heart Month!! We are the poster children for this month! I encourage everyone to review the signs of a heart attack and stroke (especially the ladies) and make every beat count!!!

What Counts in the Challenge
All exercise: running, walking, wogging, biking, swimming, skiing, cross-training, lifting weights, yoga, Pilates, chasing hotties…. If it raises your heart rate, it counts! If an activity can reasonably be calculated in terms of distance, keep track of both miles and hours/minutes. If not, it still counts for hours/minutes.

Reporting Miles and Hours/Minutes
This year’s challenge begins February 1st. We’re asking all members to keep track of their mileage and hours/minutes and report them to the thread or to captains regularly (weekly or monthly, your choice). We’ll publish the team’s monthly totals on the first post of the thread for our records and so that other teams can feel inspired (intimidated?) by our progress.

If any team member wants to publish their individual totals, place your miles and hours/minutes in your signature area. You can update those totals as often as you would like. Feel free to draw our attention to your many accomplishments, training strategies, any training challenges or injuries, questions, and of course upcoming events.

Most Important Rule
Remember, participation in the challenge is for you! Don’t obsess about the challenge and its miles and minutes. Concentrate on the best YOU possible.

Glad everyone could come back! And checkout our new member!!

STEFFWALKS (Captain)
WINDWALKER (Co-Captain)
WIBUR
BUNNYFOO
MAROO
FUN WALKER
PANDASPRINCESS
VILLAINSROCK
KATWALKS
LYNN G
FRENCHLADY
SCOTT H
WDW4US
MARK
WELLESLYPRINCESS
RPSEMONT
JPFamilyMom
Mary
Chipper10
JSHIP210

January Totals: 543.01 miles and 110:31 hours !

:grouphug:

windwalker

02-01-2009, 09:58 AM

Hey Team!!! :love:

This is the month of Valentine's and Healthy Heart Month!! We are the poster children for this month! I encourage everyone to review the signs of a heart attack and stroke (especially the ladies) and make every beat count!!!

If you guys just want to keep your time and miles in your signatures, I will find it there. Just be sure to have it broken out for the month we are in, so that I can post both the monthly total and the Total total??? :rotfl: Or send me a PM if you like! We won't be using the spread sheet, so I will post it at the top of each new monthly thread!! Thanks!

:grouphug:

Good morning Captain Connie. I will begin training again tomorrow so today is only rest and work. I have been doing some easy training to get ready to start back in earnest. I have a lot of goals for the year so I need to get after them.

My conservative goals for the year are to stay healthy and walk a 5K under 33 min. Anyone else have any goals made?

This month my goal is to loose the 10 lbs I put on in January, darn vacation!

Have an awesome day y'all.

Resting Panda:wave2:

Worfiedoodles

02-01-2009, 10:08 AM

Hey Hakuna Matata!

Just driving by to say Best of Luck with your miles and minutes this year! I am so psyched all the Teams are getting new cousins! We are going to make new friends, but keep the old -- and you guys are some of the oldies but goodies!

Maria

Lynn G

02-01-2009, 06:58 PM

Thanks Maria!

I got in a 4 mile walk this morning, knee did not hurt as much as in the past, but still hurts enough to make walking without limping very difficult! My pace was really slow, over 16 mm's. But I am encouraged that the knee felt better than 2 days ago!

I am also looking to lose some weight - I did not gain any at WDW, but I have not lost any since I have been home either - and I have been trying to eat better! Quess I'll have to cut some of the quantity!

Have a great evening everyone!

deekaypee

02-01-2009, 07:10 PM

Woot Woot! You folks rocked January! :cool1:

I love your post on Healthy Heart month, too! What a great way to organize your thread. And to keep all us WISHers focused on what's important! :thumbsup2

Connie: I forgot to mention the doubled miles for races on our thread. Thought I'd remind you, too!

funwalker

02-01-2009, 07:52 PM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

Love the Heart Healthy Month! ::yes::

Congratulations, TEAM! You did great for January!!!!

Me too: This month I too need to get back on track with my walking, gym, and healthier eating habits. Did not gain at WDW but did gain before and since! It seems I am one who does not lose when I am sick :guilty:

:wave:

bubba73

02-01-2009, 10:21 PM

Hakuna Matata guys!!! You all have an awesome team and some fantastic leadership. (I hope I can live up to their model!)

Dave Those are some great goals. My main goals are to break the 3 hour mark on a Half Marathon and just trying to be the best that I can be!!

As for the rest, let's get out there and have a fantastic year!!

Bryan
Triple D's:thumbsup2

Lynn G

02-02-2009, 06:45 AM

Good Morning Team!

Looks like it is going to be a good week here, warmer, not too windy after today, I am planning some good walks this week. Today is my cross training - leg routine, Pilates tape, maybe some Yoga, and a shorter walk with the dogs.

Have a great day everyone!

Steffwalks

02-02-2009, 06:50 AM

Good morning Team!!!

I didn't get my speed work in yesterday. I guess I pushed a little too hard on the cross training. But I will have those miles and minutes! Heck, with training for the Goofy this year, I can't help but have them!!

Good game last night.

I have to take our tractor in for repair today. I will get to see my GS12, whose birthday is today. Nope, he's not a groundhog or a prognosticator of any kind. He was just born on Groundhog Day. He didn't even stay in Holiday Inn Express last night!!

Thanks for the reminder of double miles on races, Debra!!! Thanks for coming by! Thanks for letting borrow your rules, too!!! :thumbsup2

Make a great day, friends and cousins!

Scott H

02-02-2009, 07:07 AM

Found the new thread

Did a nice cold six miler yesterday.

Did not watch the superbowl, very ambilivant to most sports except the Tour de France.

windwalker

02-02-2009, 09:55 AM

Good workout this morning. I was hoping for outside but it was 30 degrees and threatening rain so I went to the treadmill.

.25 mile 3.0 warm up
.25 mile 3.5 warm up

.5 mile 4.0

1.0 mile 4.5

.25 mile 6.0

.25 mile 4.0

.5 mile 5.0

.5 mile 4.0

.25 mile 5.0

.25 mile 3.0 cool down

3 sets of 50 calf raises and 3 sets of 50 shin raises.

Leg and chest weight workout.

Good stretching routine.

Concentrated on keeping tight abs throughout the workout. Keep good technique through out walk and weights.

Connie I had 4 miles total and 2 hours total.

Thanks for stopping in guys from other teams. Bryan I have a training thread on the DisneyRunning Walking section, Training Thoughts and Ideas, where I'm tracking my progress toward my goals.

Power Panda is back, wearing white and blackpirate:

Training Panda:goodvibes

bunnyfoo

02-02-2009, 11:59 AM

Happy Monday everyone! Wow, I can't believe it's February already! I heard on the news this morning that the groundhogs are predicting a longer winter. But the report also mentioned that they're only 50% accurate. So I'm hoping they're wrong this time :)

Connie - Happy belated birthday!!! :cake: Chasing hotties is counted as exercise ... hmm... you must have known that I was looking for a new exercise since I'm taking a short break from running!

Dave - I haven't set any concrete exercise goals this year. I have the usual lose weight. I'm hoping I can drop 10 pounds by the 1/2 in May but I usually can't lose while I'm training. I'm also hoping to run a 1/2 in under 2:20.

Eva - Not sure about the cross border meds. I'm pretty sure you can't do prescription meds but OTC might be okay.

Margie - I lost 4 pounds while I was sick but that was what I gained at WDW. So unfortunately it all evened out. It wasn't the greatest way to lose weight but I'll take it. Cleaner (or clean-ish as I was telling Debra) eating is on my to-do list too!

Lynn - Yay for warmer weather! We had a little bit over the weekend. The roads were all wet with the melting snow. Unfortunately, I've heard the colder weather is coming back on Wedneday. Boo!

JPFamilyMom - :welcome:

Scott - I'm the same with sports, not much into the mainstream stuff either. I do want to check out some of the Superbowl commercials later tonight.

That's all for me! Have a great day everyone!

wilbur

02-02-2009, 01:37 PM

Happy Groundhog Day Everyone!

It's Monday again. Why do the 2 days of the weekend always fly by?

Welcome! Familymom

My work relocated to a new office over the weekend. Our department really lucked out with the window seats. So bright & sunny today. Just makes you feel better about being at work.

Dropped my paperwork off at the new gym I joined. Had planned on working out today but with unpacking etc. I will start fresh tomorrow.

Happy belated birthday, Connie.

Made it to pilates class on Sun. Finally had some nice temps. & sun but it made the road a melting mess.

Dave, glad to hear your back at it & had a good workout.

I need to get back to work. Havea great evening.....Sue

MaryJ

02-02-2009, 06:32 PM

Hi!

Just wanted to say hello. I'm just getting back into training after doing the half at WDW. I was on the Herc's Heroes team, and have been placed with you wonderful folks. The Half was my first long distance race, and I was definitely a wogger. (More walking than jogging.)

My next race will be the mini marathon in Indianapolis May 2. DH admitted he was a bit jealous of me doing the half and WDW and signed up for the mini as well. We are both doing the Donald in 2010.

Mary

windwalker

02-02-2009, 06:42 PM

Steffwalks

02-02-2009, 07:33 PM

Welcome MaryJ! Got ya added in!:cheer2:

funwalker

02-02-2009, 07:42 PM

:bday: Belated Birthday, Connie! :flower3: Hope you had a Fantastic Day. Sent the card early then the date completely got away from me :blush:

No training today - I feel better, but everyone else is sick! :crazy2:

Vicky-me too. I keep telling myself it will be easier when we can get outside. :upsidedow

Mary, when did you register for the Indy Half? It's another race that closes early - wish I had registered last November.

:hippie: Glad you are back on schedule and had a good workout today.

Bryan - 3: hr half is one of my future goals also. I did a 3:10 last year.

:wave:

JPFamilyMom

02-03-2009, 04:32 AM

Hey all, so I'm off to a bad start for February. Sundays are my rest day and yesterday got away from me. We had relocated a month ago and my son had just been diagnosed with ASD, though I still think it's more like ADHD, and I'm trying to get him into preschool down here (I was on the phone all day yesterday, and finally we can go take some tours this week). So today I will do my first jog/walk of the week. I'm on the couch to 5K plan.

(When I log my miles and hours, how does that work? If I run 30 min and make it 2 miles is it 2 miles and also 30 min? And then when I do my yoga or other cross training, do I just add that time into my minutes?Thanks in advance)

Goals: I was never a runner, I walked the mile all through school, and danced my way through college, well until I stopped due to having kids, lol, anyhow so my goals are to first run a 5K sometime between April and October, I found two I would be interested in doing. Then my BIG goal is the 1/2 in WDW 2010. :)

Thanks for the welcome wishes

MaryJ

02-03-2009, 07:06 AM

Mary, when did you register for the Indy Half? It's another race that closes early - wish I had registered last November.

I registered in early December. It has since been closed.

wilbur

02-03-2009, 08:50 AM

Good Morning Team!

Welcome Mary!

Just live the new office. I can sit at my desk, see out the window & know it's snowing. AGAIN! Not too much today but cold temps. tomorrow.

Goals for 2009.
It will be all about the cross training.
I joined another gym so I can go at lunch for weight training.
I have registered for 1 race - Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Doing the full.
Would love a 4:15 finish.
Using this as a warm up for the Goofy. I have set huge goals for myself for these races. I have said them to my husband. Just not ready to post.

Have a great day & happy training. On the tm tonight........Sue

Lynn G

02-03-2009, 08:54 AM

Good Morning Team!

:welcome: MaryJ! Glad to hear that you are getting your husband involved also! I will also be at the 1/2 marathon in 2010 (as opposed to all the Goofy's around here:rotfl2: )

JPFamilyMom - count miles and time - for example - ran 3 miles in 30 min, then did weights for 30 min, then a Pilates tape for 30 min, would be posted as 3 miles AND 1 hour 30 min. I keep a tally for the week, then send a PM to Connie (Steffwalks) with the weekly totals.

Connie - I know I am late for last week, and I see that you have already posted Jan totals, but I will PM you as soon as I get this posted! I promise!

It is getting warmer out, but still windy. I will have to brave the wind for my walk later! Yesterday I did get in a good leg workout, a Pilates tape, and then just a short walk with the dogs - the wind - 25-35mph - kept trying to blow me and the dogs into the street! I cut it short - 2.23 miles instead of the 3 miles I was planning on. It should be calmer the next 2 days, so I will have to take advantage of them for longer walks.

Have a great day everyone!

windwalker

02-03-2009, 09:21 AM

Good moning guys.

I have a thread going over on the DisneyRunning, along with Connie and Princessrunner from the Goofs Team, on my walking section, under the Heading "Training Thoughts and Ideas, where we are doing a year long training of a couple of people to do the Goofy in 2010. It's called "Train our Prince and Princess". Check it out if you wanna, lots of advice in layman terms.

Connie, 3 miles for me today and 1 hour total, so week so far 7 miles and 3 hours.

Lynn dear we have your wind here today, gusts to 50 mph. Snow is blowing sideways. Safe travels to Scott.

Will you nice Canadian folk please close the door up there so your temps don't come down here, we are cold.

Have an awesome day y'all.

Chillin Panda:goodvibes

Steffwalks

02-03-2009, 09:46 AM

Good morning Team!

MaryJ - You got it! Miles AND minutes both count. No measurable miles, then just count minutes! Congratulations or Condolences on the move! Take your pick! LOL

Lynn! I got your numbers added in! Thanks. Sure is a lot easier to not have to mess with that spreadsheet!

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/haws/women.htm

The above link will take you to heart attack symptoms for women (Margie asked where to find it) Women are 10 times more likely to miss being diagnosed with a heart attack. It is very important that you know and insist on treatment right away!:love:

Dave- good job!

Sue! Good luck with the training!!

:drive: see ya!

bunnyfoo

02-03-2009, 10:51 AM

Hi everyone! I went to the gym for my weekly training session yesterday. My PT was away so I was booked in with DF's trainer. It was kind of neat to change things up. Normally, I do a lot of weights, squats and lunges but yesterday I tried boxing for the first time. Lots of fun and the time flew by! It makes me wish I could add a boxing class into my routine.

Mary - :welcome: I will be doing the 1/2 at WDW for the second time in 2010!

JPFamilyMom - I will be doing the Donald in 2010 for the second time too! I recommend doing a 10K race as well simply because it's longer and it will give you a better idea of how your body reacts to going for longer distances. You can also use that race as a proof of time for the WDW 1/2 if you need to.

Sue - Glad to hear you lucked out with a window seat! Our pod sits near a window too and I love the natural light.

Dave - Oh but we love sharing the cold weather! Just kidding... rather than closing the door, I wish I could just stop all the cold weather. I hate it too.

Connie - Thanks for the link! I'll check it out after posting.

Lynn - Yikes! That is windy! Glad to hear that better weather is on its way!

Margie - Glad to hear you're feeling better!!

Ok, that's it for me! Have a great day everyone!

windwalker

02-03-2009, 05:45 PM

I was just wondering if we keep losing our jobs here if the Canadians will have to put up a fence to keep the illegal Americans from sneaking across the border to find work. I hear the Mexicans are already going home to get work.

I shouldn't be allowed to watch cable news all day. I need warm weather so I can go out and play.

Stir Crazy Panda:clown:

wdw4us

02-03-2009, 05:46 PM

Hi everyone!

I've been a slug but it's the winter getting me down. So today I got out my very expensive P90X DVD's and did the arms/back. Now some of you may know that I have a bad neck so I did take it easy and only did girl pushups. I think if my life depended on me doing 10 regular push-ups I'd certainly be dead:rotfl2:

But I gave it a shot, gave the team 1 hour of workout time and realized that all my attention do my lower body really weakened my upper body. I have the go ahead from my PT to do anything that I want so I'm trying to build some strength in my arms and back. I hope some day to be able to do regular push-ups and get through that dvd. I do not have all their equipment but I improvise my movements to imitate theirs. I have a hard time moving my mouse my arms are so weak now. their shakey too, it's kind of funny and I expected to sew tonight. I may sew but I won't be cutting fabric with a rotary cutter, could lose a few digits in the process.

Hi to all our regulars and welcome to the new team members. Hope this winter ends soon. At least the streets become less narrow so we can go out on the weekends. The cars come to close now so we have to stay inside.

Have a good night.

denise

windwalker

02-03-2009, 06:09 PM

Denise, I think this cold weather is wearing us all down. Come on spring!!!

I left Disney and came home to a minus one temp, coldest in 10 years here. I wouldn't have turned around and gone right back if I were already retired.

Chilled Panda:goodvibes

JPFamilyMom

02-04-2009, 05:16 AM

Thanks bunnyfoo for the suggestion on the 10K, I will be on the lookout for one of those now too. That really makes a lot of sense.

I managed 1.46 miles walking/jogging on the TM for 23 min last night. I'll be spending most of my week on the TM since 5 coyotes:scared1: were spotted in the daylight hours in our development. I have gotten over the cold factor, but coyotes that someone said look 80 lbs I can not get over.

Scott H

02-04-2009, 06:53 AM

Welcome new members,

Long couple of work days but I am back home, Lynn says it is supposed to be warm and no wind, we will see, maybe a run if I can get outta work early.

Better get to work,

Lynn G

02-04-2009, 07:11 AM

Good Morning Team!

Dave - speaking of jobs, I got a call from the Census bureau last night, starting the end of the month, I will be working 40 hours a week for 10 weeks!

A post on another thread (cruise thread) said the high in central Fl today was going to be 51 degrees - our high is supposed to be 60 degrees:confused3 the best part of our forecast is the mild wind! Tomorrow is supposed to be the same, but Sat. will bring cold and snow!

Have a great day everyone!

Steffwalks

02-04-2009, 07:41 AM

Good morning, Team!

I am really looking forward to my workout today, because it's a rest day! :cool1: I may do some Pilates late, though.

So, I guess there's not much on my plate! LOL I am sick of winter too, but it's only February. Reckon, I will get a break next month when I have my first half to do in almost a year????

See ya! :moped:

wellesleyprincess

02-04-2009, 08:29 AM

Hi everyone!

I'm back in the frigid artic of Massachusetts. Classes started on Monday, and I planned to run yesterday but it was snowing.

I did 3 miles today in roughly 26 minutes.

I'm getting back on track after and awful bug at the end of January and trying to catch up with every one.

Best,
Jennifer

bunnyfoo

02-04-2009, 08:41 AM

Morning everyone! It is super chilly! I think it works out to 6F. Brr!!! Come on spring... where are you?! Got into work and the kitchen was flooded so I couldn't get in to make a green tea so this will just be a quick drive by so I can go downstairs for something warm!

Lynn - Congrats on the new job! Is it a desk job or does it require you to go door to door?

Dave - Going back to Disney sounds good or anywhere warm!

Denise - I have lots of work to do on my upper body as well. I have an easy time doing lunges and squats but ask me to do the plank or a push up and I have a lot of trouble.

JPFamilymom - Coyotes? Yikes! I usually see squirrels, raccoons and deer when I'm out.

Jen - Glad to hear you're feeling better!

Connie - Hurray for rest days!! :)

Have a great day everyone!!

windwalker

02-04-2009, 09:38 AM

Lynn, your knee should feel better when the weather warms.

Mary, remind me to tell the story of the flying attack dog that I encountered last year.

Connie, totals for me week to date are 11 miles, and 7 hours of training.

Today was another tready workout. I did 4 miles of varied walking speed from 15 min per mile to 10 min per mile. Then a good stretching routine and pool sprints.

I could sure use a warm day to get out and get some road time.

Have an awesome day y'all.

Happy Panda:goodvibes

wilbur

02-04-2009, 12:29 PM

Good Afternoon Team!

Just back from doing a weight workout (it's been awhile) at the new gym. Old gym but new to me. Hard to describe the experience. It's located in a downtown office tower. Everyone is on their lunch hour. Rush rush rush.

Dave, Sorry the door from the cold north will be staying open a little longer. This morning with the windchill was -15F.

Have a great evening.....Sue

wdw4us

02-04-2009, 05:30 PM

Yes it's suppose to get bitter cold again tomorrow and all my really warm clothes, I've already worn this week! I think -8 tomorrow. But we'll be having a heat wave on Sunday 45. Woo Hoo, I may go out for some miles! Will have to wear rain gear, I'm sure the cars will be spraying as t hey go by.

No workout today, I"m just so beat. I have GOT to get out of this funk. .

Ok, even though I've had dinner, I'm going to go do 20 min on the ellip and some floor exercises. At least it's something to make me sweat!

Guilt, it s a great incentive, plus, I'm going back to WDW in March for a few days with Mark. Ya I know, thank god for DVC, I have SWA miles, an annual pass and we'll bring a lot of food with us. It'll be nice to enjoy some warm temps. Believe me, it will be the least expensive vacation we'll ever take but boy do both of us need it.

denise

who is now off to do some leg work..........

windwalker

02-04-2009, 05:44 PM

Denise, I so understand about needing to get away, wish we had some money.:upsidedow

We are 4 years away from being able to invest in DVC points, then we can take little mini vacations as well as the 2 big ones.

This frog freezing cold is getting old.

Chilled Panda:goodvibes

wilbur

02-05-2009, 07:04 AM

Good Morning Team!

Enjoying a nice hot tea on this very cold morning. The radio said it's the coldest of the winter.

Had a nice weight workout yesterday. Running tonight. Hopefully outside. I can't face the tm.

Nothing too exciting to report. Tonight is my only tv night with CSI & ER.

Have a great day. Stay warm......Sue

Lynn G

02-05-2009, 08:06 AM

Good Morning Team!

Vicki - I am not really sure about the job, it is a "Crew Leader Assistant", so I am guessing that there will be both office work, supervision and door to door work - right now the goal is addressing, so I am also guessing not so much door to door and talking to folks, but more confirming houses on properties. I was also told that I might be taking fingerprints (processing new employees), teaching classes, and was also told that there is a possibility of advancing to higher position during the 4 day training session - so, who knows, I might end up as a "Crew Leader" instead of "Crew Leader Assistant"!

Dave - it is again warmer here than it is in Florida:rotfl2: Currently 44 with high of 59, but it is windier today than it was yesterday!

I seem to have had a relapse with my knee, it has bothered me more the last 2 days than a few days earlier. I did get in a good leg routine and a few Pilates exercises yesterday, then went out for a walk. I am walking very slowly - trying not to favor my hurting knee - but the weather was so nice, I ended up walking 6 miles! I will go back out today for another walk, hoping for another 6 miles, but will wait until it warms up a little more since the wind is blowing (warm wind is not as hard to deal with as cold wind!). Tomorrow will be a day off from walking, will do leg routine, but then the day will be consumed with cleaning house and shopping for party we are hosting tomorrow night!

Have a great day everyone!

windwalker

02-05-2009, 08:38 AM

Lynn, I know you will have your knee checked if it doesn't get better with rest. I would give it a couple of days since you might have strained it without realizing it.

I had a nice treadmill 4 miler since it was minus 5 degrees here with the chill factor. Connie that gives me 15 for the week with 9 hours of exercise total.

Have a super day everyone.

Happy Panda:goodvibes

bunnyfoo

02-05-2009, 08:46 AM

Good morning everyone! It's a really cold morning like Sue said ... - 20C or -2F! Brr! DF drove me downtown this morning. I'm so glad he did because I wasn't looking forward to taking the bus. He even brought breakfast too!! Yay!!

Lynn - I was going to say that based on your description, it sounds more like you're the leader rather than the assistant leader. pixiedust: for your knee! I'm glad you have nice weather that lets you exercise outdoors!

Sue - I saw the weather report in the elevator this morning. Calgary has a high of 10C. Shouldn't they have our -20C? :goodvibes

Denise - Stay warm! I've been reworn a couple sweaters. I think everyone is too cold to notice. A trip to WDW in March sounds nice (and warm)!

Eva, Margie and everyone else - :wave2:

Steffwalks

02-05-2009, 09:36 AM

Good morning, Everyone!

I cross trained this morning. I used weights. I sure hope it doesn't send my shoulder in hyper drive pain. I have an LSD tomorrow and pain makes it exceptionally difficult to finish.

Lynn good luck with the census stuff! We all know that you are a leader! THat poor knee! pixiedust:

Well off to shower and get rolling!

:wave2: Make a great day, everyone!

Scott H

02-05-2009, 10:46 AM

Hi Kids,

Just a quick one here, got in a fast 5K last night outside while the weather was nice, first one under 30 min, OK so it was only 10 sec under 30 min, but hey it was under 30 min.

My gut is teling me Lynn will get a better position as she gets into the census thing.

Connie, go easy with the weights, it is just a slow thing.

Vicki, weather in the elevator, scarry but Kewl. I guess it beats Barry Manalow music.

Jennifer, good luck with classes adn your running is going well. Someday I might be that fast, LOL I can dream.

The rest of you guys try and stay warm, Dave needs little panda mittens.

Villains_Rock

02-05-2009, 11:27 AM

Hey guys! I have been bogged down as ever with work and school. I have not been running much and I have gained a fluctuating 5-10 pounds since Thanksgiving. Ugh. Sorry I have been absent. I really do need to gear it up.
I am, however, forfeiting my miles and minutes involvement. I'll send my past totals to Connie and let somebody else have my slot. If all goes well we will be pregnant soon and I won't be able to "push it" with my exercise. I'll still workout and run, but I want my body messages to be the deciding factor in how I hard and long I want to go, not my dedication level. I will still love to be able to post and be a part of Hakuna Mata though...as long as youll have me. How about it?

funwalker

02-05-2009, 11:31 AM

Good Morning, TEAM! :wave2:
Mary, Connie, Dave & Erica, Denise & Mark, Scott & Lynn, Diane, Eva, Jennifer, Jen, Kathy, Kim & Mike, Sue, Vicky, JPFamilymom, and our new members!!! I am proud to be part of this Team - I am proud of you. :thanks: for encouraging each other to be the Best We Can Be!

We are warming up 20's today - 30's tomorrow and 40's Saturday, hopefully all this ice will melt and we can get outside again! :goodvibes

EVA - Honey, It is to help keep us motivated - it is not a competition! We Want You...with whatever you do or do not do it is fine! :grouphug:

Hoping that we will enough daylight, so I can get in a short walk after Daddy picks up my little Hagen tonight.

Vicky - can you send me your link to put the Donald 2009 in my Signature? I have a cute picture of you for my scrap book page! Also I am curious just how much time do you spend in that elevator? :rolleyes1

Connie - I second what Scott said! :cutie:

Scott, what's for dinner - I just had black beans & wild rice but you always fix such interesting things (btw most I have never heard of).

:hippie: Warmer weather is coming - now I know you are happy that you have a gym available to keep you on 'Track'. :upsidedow
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:wave:

funwalker

02-05-2009, 12:56 PM

Captain, Connie!

Thanks Bunches for the Heart Attack link -
but geez I think these could be listed as a few of my 'normal' symptoms on any given day :rotfl2:

Sorry - Thanks for Talking such Good Care of us!

Women should learn the heart attack warning signs. These are:

Pain or discomfort in other areas of the upper body, including the arms,
back, neck, jaw, or stomach.
Other symptoms, such as a shortness of breath, breaking out in a cold
sweat, nausea, or light-headedness.

:grouphug:

bunnyfoo

02-05-2009, 02:10 PM

About the elevator and weather ... :) We have mini TV screens in the elevators in our building. They're most there for ads but they do have news, weather, traffic, stock quotes etc. I work in a 45 storey building so even though I'm not in the top floor, I do spend a minute or so going up and down. Quite a few of the buildings in our area have them so I always assume everyone has them ;)

Eva - Don't go!!! I don't think you have to be actively in training to participate on the teams. Ok - at least I'm not right now :) I'm on a one month running hiatus to give my body a break.

Margie - I will send you a PM!

Scott - I agree with Margie! We need more recipes and dinner ideas! I forgot to tell you that I made your babotie recipe before I went to WDW last month. DF and I went to Boma while we were there and agreed that the recipe you and Lynn have is sooo much better!

Steffwalks

02-05-2009, 02:52 PM

Hi guys!

Margie! One of the very most important things to remember about women and heartattacks, is breathlessness! The kind you get when really working hard in a race, except you get it for no apparant reason! It's one of the most serious symptoms in women!

Eva! No need to leave! We love babies, We love Wishers, we adore you. Like Margie said, there is no real competition. It's just a total of what we all do. Your time and miles is just between you and me. And as soon as I total it up, it's just you! Stay with us. :flower3:

Scott and Margie, I am using a whole, whopping, get ready....wait for it....4 lb dumbbells! And I have been doing curls and wrist curls with them for a while now, months in fact. I only added simple chest flys and tricep kickbacks to what I was already doing.

JPFamilyMom

02-05-2009, 03:41 PM

yesterday got away from me again (and we had snow again, so strange, it isn't suppose to snow down here, I'm on the border between NC and SC-crazy weather), but today is a jogging day, so I'll go put some time in on the TM when DH comes home.

on a happy note for me, I'm just getting to know you all and vice versa, but we found a preschool for my oldest son, so we are excited about that (and I should have more energy at the end of a day, lol).

Steffwalks

02-05-2009, 04:21 PM

I have just realized that I have been derelict in my duties! I am asking that everyone introduce themselves so our new teammates can get to know us and we; them!

I am Connie! :sail: Captain of this ship! I am 52 years old and did my first race at the tender age of 49 years and 9 months. I had to get one in before 50! And I just made it. I am married and have two grown and married children, four grandchildren. I also have two 20 gallon aquariums and 2 cats, who have amazing personalities and love to hang over my left shoulder. Which by the way, was the one I had rotator cuff surgery on in September. I thought that the cats might move out there for awhile, but they just waited patiently and kept making me feed them until they could sit on that shouler, again.

My DH and I live in Texas. Not the pretty Texas with seashores or the one with trees. I live on the plains in the Panhandle. The last fight between the cowboys and indians happened about 8 miles from my house. Adobe Walls, mentioned in Lonesome Dove, is just 48 miles from here. Palo Duro CAnyon is about 115 miles from my house. A nearby, town is named Mobeetie. It was one of the last places where buffalo hides were used like money and for money and earned money. The buffalo hunters asked the indians what the name of that area was and the indians replied Mobeetie. ANd thus it was named. Later, much later it was discerned that Mobeetie meant buffalo dung. :lmao:

My DD32, SIL39, DH54, and I will be doing a marathon relay in April. I mentioned to them, (separately) that I would love to do the first leg of the marathon relay and then be able to complete the half, too. My DD and SIL made the mistake of saying that they thought they could do a relay, it would be kinda fun and then my DH chimed in with the idea that he could probably handle 3.1 miles, too! I had a team. I registered them before they could back out and now....they are talking about making shirts that say, My mother/mother-in-law/wife made me do this for themselves and one for me that says, Yea, I did! Our team is named ....wait for it....Sweet Rolls! ::yes::

So, who are you???

JPFamilyMom

02-05-2009, 06:50 PM

ok, so I didn't make it out for my jog tonight :sad2: which means I'll be working out on Sunday :confused3 which I don't like to do. We try not to do anything on Sundays, that is our rest day, from everything, and it is our family day, plus we go to Church.

Ok, so a little bit about me.... hmmmm.....

I'm a 30 yo (soon to be 31 yo) stay at home Mom to two darling little Disney boys. My oldest son will be 4 in March, and the baby turns 1 in 14 days:scared1: . Where did the time go? We are a fabulously nerdy family in that all our names begin with J and I share a birthday month with our first son, and my husband shares a birthday month with the baby son.

I've never been a runner until recently. I danced since I was two, and was even a dance major in college until a car accident messed up my back. Hit and run by a drunk driver:sad2: So now married and with two kids I felt like I needed to be active doing something again. When I discovered the W.I.S.H. board I decided this was for me since I have already been taking the boys on long walks...oh and that it was something happening at my favorite place in the whole wide world

My oldest son was recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, so that has kept me on my toes and it has been a learning experience for our whole family. He is an extremely energetic, fun spirited child. He also plans to do the kids races when we go for my first 1/2 marathon.

My husband is a teacher, we met in Las Vegas when we were both substitute teaching for the school district. Oh and he helped me flunk an English class he was tutoring me in, :rotfl2: -so then I had to marry him:confused3 One day I will return to school to finish my degree in education, and I had originally planned on getting a masters to be a guidance counselor, but now I'm leaning toward doing something with working with exceptional children programs. Well that is about all about me. Can't wait to get to know all of you.

funwalker

02-05-2009, 08:44 PM

Greetings From southern Michigan – I like Michigan, including this very difficult time of year for training in the Winter Wonderland.

My name is Margie – Funwalker I proud to say I am 63 ½
I am a walker. My first race was the 2005 Columbus Marathon – after I turned 60, because I could.

Widow-DD 33, SIL, and my precious little Hagen is 2 year old. I am very blessed to be able to stay at home and take care of my little Hagen. DD - registered to to the 5K and my little Hagen is registered for the Kids 100m WDW 2010.

:welcome: JPFamilyMom - do you want us to call you J?

Connie, we so appreciate all you do for us - You dear Captain have never been derelict in duties! :upsidedow

Lynn G

02-05-2009, 09:05 PM

Thanks everyone for the PD for my knee - which survived another 6 mile walk, but it was a very slow walk. Today we went out to the bike path - I have to drive to it, so we don't go too often - and the dogs and I loved the change of scenery! Tonight, the knee actually feels a little better, I was on my feet all day cleaning house and watering trees. (We have to water trees here in the winter - with no snow covering the ground and the wind, they dry out quickly.)

Eva - I am sure I speak for all when I say that we are all looking forward to following your pregnancy, and will want to be amoung the first to congratulate you when your child arrives!!! You will still want to do some exercise, so you will still be contributing to the team!

JPFamilyMom - your picture in your signature of the chocolates - that was me, we got a Valentine package from Scott's mom. And I was doing so good about my eating!!!

OK - about me - I am 58 years old, Scott H is my DH. We have been married 29 years this July, no (human) children ( by our choise), but we count our 2 malamutes as our children. I have been retired for 2 years, but I am shortly going back to work, at this point it is a temp job, but I am also looking for something part time that will allow me to take all the vacations that we have planned. I walk the Disney races that I have done, I have been walking for years, I have always had dogs that needed exercise, but have been racing for 2+ years. We have been doing the Disneyland 1/2, the Tower of Terror 13K, and the WDW marathon weekend for the last 2 years. We do some 5K and 10K races locally. I also got a masters degree in education to become a guidance counselor, but never worked in that field. I ended up spending 25 years as a police dispatcher - some will say that I really did end up working in the counseling field:rotfl2: .

Time for bed, have a good evening, what is left of it!

wellesleyprincess

02-05-2009, 09:27 PM

Hi everyone!

Margie, I hope your doing okay!

okay, who am I?

I'm Jennifer. I'm 21 and currently a college senior in Massachusetts. Next year, I'll be an elementary school teacher. I am an only child and originally from Alabama. I've been running for about 9 months now and shaved 7-8 minutes off my 5k time. Before running I did gymnastics until age 15 and competitive swimming until 14 and then recreational off and on after. My goal for next year is to run the Disney marathon and possibly qualify for Boston.

So today, I did 5k on the track at gym in 25 min.

windwalker

02-05-2009, 09:45 PM

I'm Dave and I'm the only normal one on here. It is normal to think your a stuffed panda right?

I'm 57 and live in Southern Kentucky, where it used to be nice but this year is really cold. I'm 60 miles north of Nashville in a little town of Bowling Green. I'm retired from the Air Force and married to Erica, who is an ICU/CCU nurse. I still work also, optician and evening manager of a LensCrafters store.

I have been involved with exercise and training for about 35 years but about 4 years ago I switched from running to Race walking. I train a couple of hours a day with walking, strength training, stretching and pool work.

My last assignment in the Air Force was First Sgt of the Hospital at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas. I have been here in Kentucky for 15 years now.

I have met several of the folks on the team, I had the pleasure of walking the Disney Marathon last month with Lynn and got to party with Margie, Denise, and Scott. I had he pleasure of meeting Connie and Kathy at the ToT year before last.

I have a lot of goals so that keeps me motivated to stay in training.

Walking Panda:goodvibes

bubba73

02-05-2009, 10:20 PM

windwalker

02-06-2009, 05:15 AM

Panda! Panda! Panda! The crowned Prince of the Disboards and WISH!! You guys are very lucky to have some great teammates!

JP My son has Aspergers, which is also under the realm of Autism. He turns 15 next week. (Am I old enough for a 15 year old?:scared: ) Maybe we could help each other out handling the difficulties that come with both the blessings and the burdens of special needs children? If you ever need a friend that you have never met:scratchin , I'll be here.

Hope everyone is having a fantastic week!!!!

Visiting Bubba!!:cheer2:

Hello Visiting Bubba, thanks for dropping by.

The weather is a standable 27 degrees so I'm headed out to meet some walkers for a group 5 miler. We usually average about 12 mpm for our morning walks.

I have had to canx the last two days for the walk since it was below zero chill factors. Denise I'll look like the kid on the Christmas Story movie with all the layers.

Have an awesome morning Team.

Walking Panda:goodvibes

Scott H

02-06-2009, 07:15 AM

I'M scott Swamped at work, will catch up later.

Scott H

02-06-2009, 07:16 AM

I'M Scott Swamped at work, will catch up later.

Lynn G

02-06-2009, 07:20 AM

Good Morning Team!

Just a quick drive by for me also, it will be a busy day. We are hosting a party tonight, and I still have alot of house cleaning to do, shopping to do, need to get dogs for a walk or they will be dingey!

Have a great day team!

JPFamilyMom

02-06-2009, 07:44 AM

Steffwalks- that was so interesting about the Mobeetie :rotfl:

funwalker- oops I guess I forgot to tell ya'll my name, it's Jessica, you can call me J or Jessica, just not Jessie or Jess, sorry childhood pains

Lynn G- chocolates... mmmmm yummy, that is amazing about all the races you have done in the past couple/few years

wellesleyprincess- are you my cousin, hehe, j/k I have a cousin named Jennifer and she was also doing education like me, but she is already 31. Great to see a fellow education person

windwalker- I was already warned about you :lmao: small world though, we moved to NC from NV. My Dad comes from a family of military men/women. My dad served in the Navy. My brother is currently in the Air Force and stationed where else but Nellis AFB. Couple hours of training a day :faint: how do you do it?

bubba73- would love a friend going through the same thing. We are still learning about everything, they said our son wasn't Aspergers mostly cause of his language delay. But I'm still learning all about the spectrum which covers way too much. Overwhelmed with info right now.

AFM- on my way out the door to get my jog done, since I haven't even done cross training the past two days. And hello to everyone I haven't met yet.

Villains_Rock

02-06-2009, 01:40 PM

Hey there team!!

I see we have another neew member that come with a very cool (or KEWL as Scott says) WISH tag!! I love it!!

Hello. My name is Eva and I am a Disney addict.

I'm 30 years old, currently living in Ohio. I was born in Detroit, moved towards Ann Arbor when I was 6 and lived there til I was 16. Then we moved to Illinios...the Springfield area...lived there til I was 19. Now I live in a suburb of Cleveland and work for Continental at the Cleveland airport. I have recently gotten married and am a very happy newlywed!! :cloud9: My husband is Jordan and he is my rock that keeps me sane. I had ran the marathon last month and have been running 2-3 days a week since, anywhere from 2-4 miles. We are currently TTC so I don't have any set races in mind. I also want to add that we have the BEST TEAM EVER!! Here's a pic of me..I know it's hard to picture everybody when you are talking to them...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5715758&l=ee7e8&id=570650514

To the team: Thank you for all your kind words...I am proud to be a member of Hakuna Matata and will be as active as I can!! Thanks so much!!!

wdw4us

02-06-2009, 05:23 PM

Wow I can finally log on. For some reason, I tried this morning before work and then again at work and no deal! So I wrote up my bio and emailed it to home so I could cut and paste.

Denise

Married almost 35 years to DH Mark.

1 Daughter – Miranda- SIL Matt and first GC a/k/a Squirt due in late August

1 Son – Nicholas and his DGF – Hope.

Started walking in 1990 after a fight with hubby. It was the middle of January – so you know I was pretty ticked to go out in sub-zero. Next day didn’t feel much better towards him so I went out for a walk again- as after I walked I did feel better about myself. Eventually, he was in my good graces again and by the time summer rolled around I had lost 35 pounds and looked pretty darn good.

Have walked on and off since then. In January 2007, Nick and Hope were out to dinner with Mark and I. He had remembered me mentioning the WDW ½ marathon and thought it would make a good mom/son trip since dad/daughter had done a few trips to WDW for Halloween/F&W. I said OK. Within a couple of days, the whole family decided to join us and we trained quite a bit throughout the year in fear of being swept. In 2008 we did our first ½ in Disney. It was hard, but crossing that finish line, getting the medal is the best feeling in the world. Shortly after returning last year Nick emailed me and asked to do it again. Hence the WDW ½ x 2. It was a lot of fun, I trained harder than ever and in the end it paid off. I had very little soreness after the race and felt I could have walked another ½ the next week.

In my professional life I am an insurance agency receptionist. In my home life and my true passion is making Quilts. I also help DH in his business with the books. Does not leave me a whole lot of time to do anything but they say unless you have a lot on your plate, nothing seems to get done. You get that “round-to-it” attitude.

Favorite time to work out – 4:50 am Spring through Fall. Winter sucks!

Favorite quote – There is no such thing as last. In every race, there is an invisible crowd of thousands behind you who didn’t have the guts to start.

Set goals in your life. No matter what you do, paperwork, sewing, exercising. Unless you have something to reach for, why would you stretch yourself. You’ll be proud of what you can accomplish.

Mark my DH is the "official" miles/min sub. If your injured,need a break, we log his miles as yours. He's never on the boards but he humors me.

denise

windwalker

02-06-2009, 09:15 PM

Hello guys.

Denise, I can't imagine you being mad at anyone. You are always so sweet to us. I guess like all princesses you can kick butts if necessary.

Eva, we are going to make sure we get to meet you next trip for sure.

Warned about me, sweet shy me, surely not.:upsidedow

Anyway, I met my waking group this morning and we did about 3.5 to 4 miles at about a 12 min per mile pace. We don't time the walks just go and the talking makes the miles fly by, even the cold was standable today.

Connie total for the week is 18.5 miles and 10 hours. I'll do a workout tomorrow and then wrap it up for the week. This was my first real week back to training and it felt pretty good except a little tad of soreness.

Have a restful weekend y'all.

Tired Panda:goodvibes

Lynn G

02-07-2009, 08:17 AM

Good Morning Team!

Not much happening here! Did not get in a walk yesterday, but did a lot of running up and down stairs getting ready for our party last night! Dogs even behaved themselves outside for the duration!

Homemade blueberry muffins now done, need to go eat breakfast!

Have a great day everyone!

windwalker

02-07-2009, 08:18 AM

Today was pool fun. Alternating intervals of sprinting as fast as possible in the 5' deep end and then a lap of easy jogging. Total distance was a half mile. Last 2 laps were heel walking, that gives you a nice burn in the shins.

Connie total for my first week back in training after marathon rest and recovery. 19 miles and 11 hoursw of exercise.

Have a super day y'all.

Walking Panda:goodvibes

MaryJ

02-07-2009, 04:40 PM

Hi everyone!

Here's some information about me. I have began walking with my neighbors sometime around 1988, but never really did anything competitively. Then about this time last year, a woman who is 20 years younger than me, (I'm 52) approached me about doing the half marathon at WDW with her. Let me just say that it soon became obvious that if I didn't run at least part of the race, I was bound to get swept! So, even though I've never been a runner, I became a "wogger." Mostly I walked, but occasionally I jogged. I did finish the half in just under the required 3:30 time, so I was happy. Plus, I finished ahead of the younger woman who approached me in the first place! My goal is to improve my time for next year.

DH admitted to being a bit jealous and has signed up to do it with me. We have 3 DD's, all grown, one grand daughter, and another grand child on the way in Sept.

My totals for this week are: 9.15 miles, total time--2:27.43
Also worked with weights for a total of 60 minutes.

Lynn G

02-07-2009, 05:52 PM

Connie - I sent you a PM with our totals.

Didn't do much today, the leg weights I was supposed to do yesterday, and a short walk with the dogs while it was still nice, then it clouded up and got colder. It is supposed to snow tonight, we will see if it does.

Lynn G

02-08-2009, 09:43 AM

Good Morning Team!

No snow here, it is still sunny, but cool, and windy - of course!

Have a great day everyone!

GirTheGecko

02-08-2009, 03:37 PM

Hello guys.

Denise, I can't imagine you being mad at anyone. You are always so sweet to us. I guess like all princesses you can kick butts if necessary.

Tired Panda:goodvibes

Trust me. Do NOT tick her off. She doesn't say anything, she just turns you to stone. :eek:

It's scary.

chipper10

02-08-2009, 06:25 PM

Hi, everyone! I'm a new member here! My name is Nicole and I'm from Illinois. I'm about an hour from Springfield, IL and an hour from St. Louis, MO. I'm 26 years old. My DH is Paul (he has no interest in this sorta thing). I have a 2 year old son, Landon. He's part of my motivation. I was very active in High School, but once I was in college -- I was not. My cousin passed away last week from a heart attack, he was only 31. I want to be here for Landon. DH and I have been working out and eating healthier since December, so I figured the 2010 Half Marathon would be a good goal to set.

We are a very Disney Obsessed family. DS's nursery was done in a Walt Disney World theme. My MIL and DH painted murals of the four parks on his walls. His new big boy room is a Wilderness Lodge theme. It's still a bit of a work in progress though. We took DS on his first trip to Disney World last September. At the same time, we bit the bullet and became DVC members. This May will be our first trip "home."

We have our room booked for January already. We will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary, DH's birthday, and me finishing the half marathon (I hope).

I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. Please forgive me in advance for any silly newbie-like questions!

bunnyfoo

02-08-2009, 06:53 PM

Hi everyone! It's been a really "warm" weekend here in Toronto and I've been outside enjoying the nice weather! Here's hoping that spring is around the corner!

So here's a little bit about me... My name is Vicky and I live in Toronto, Canada. I work for a financial institution doing admin stuff. It's not really what I want to be doing but it pays the bills and gets me to Disney so it's what I'm sticking with for now. When I'm not working, I love photography and film! My DF is a writer/director and so far we've managed to finish and sell one movie. Yay!

I started running last January because I wanted to lose weight ... and because I had a treadmill and running shoes. So being somewhat lazy, I figured it was the easiest (and cheapest way to go). Well, one year, several pairs of running shoes, and many chiropractic and physio sessions later ... apparently it wasn't the most cheapest way to lose weight :laughing: But I've had so much fun meeting people and learning how hard I can push myself, I wouldn't trade it for anything! In 2010, I'll be doing the 1/2 at Disney again and hopefully the full in 2011. Right now, I'm taking a small break from running - I'm still working out and walking but I wanted to give myself a chance to rest before I start training again for a 1/2 in May.

Anything else you want to know just ask! :goodvibes

Nicole -:welcome:

wellesleyprincess

02-08-2009, 08:06 PM

Hi everyone! I only went for a walk today instead of my usual run, but believe me I'm making up for it tomorrow. I have my first dance class of the semester and my first strength training class. The dance class is 90 minutes and strength training is an hour.

I've really enjoyed reading everyone's bios.

Best,
Jennifer

JPFamilyMom

02-09-2009, 05:22 AM

Welcome Nicole, I'm a newbie too, with two kids in tow.;) I think it's great you want to stay healthy so you can be around for your kiddo. I'm the same way, except this is for me, part of my workout time is with my boys, and part of this is to give me a break from them :rotfl2:

Jennifer I'm so jealous that you will be taking a dance class. What style?

Vicky & MaryJ what a great stories about how you got started. great inspiration for us newbies.

AFM- I did manage to get of my tush and did 1.56 miles on Friday and 1.56 yesterday (Sunday).

jship210

02-09-2009, 07:03 AM

Good Morning all. Just stopped in for a sec, I'm new to the team and 2010 will be my first Marathon. I turn the big 50 in Oct. so for my mid-life crisis as well as staying fit I decided to do the Disney Marathon, it cheaper than a red sports car.
Ran the TOT in 07' before that a couple of 5k's including the 2002 9/11 Pentagon. Started training last month after registering ( had to commit right?). Starting slow mostly for time not distance, indoors 'till the ice melts.

I figure if you gotta do a Marathon Why Not Disney. :woohoo:

Jack

Lynn G

02-09-2009, 07:21 AM

Good Morning Team!

:welcome: Nicole and Jack! This is a great team, come join the fun!

We did not get much in over the weekend, I did get my leg routine in on Sat, and today will need to hit the weights again, and maybe get dogs out for a short walk, it is windy, cool (highs in the 40's), but cloudy and it looks like it might rain or snow today.

Have a great day everyone!

bunnyfoo

02-09-2009, 08:32 AM

Morning team! It was a sleepless night in Toronto. Ever have one of those nights where no matter what you do, you just can't get to sleep. That was me yesterday... I have my PT session night so hopefully I won't be too tired. I'm looking forward to getting in a good workout!

Jack - :welcome: I like your thinking about running and Disney. Might as well get in a bit of a vacation too!

Lynn - We're expecting warm temperatures here this week! I'm hoping to get in walking miles.

Jenn - What kind of dance class are you taking?

JPFamilyMom - WTG on the weekend miles!

That's it for me! Have a great day everyone!!

funwalker

02-09-2009, 10:52 AM

:cheer2: We are so Glad you joined us! :cheer2:

:welcome: Jack! 'Navy?'

:welcome: Nichole!

:cheer2: :cheer2: Connie - 9 miles on the bike...Way to Go! :cheer2: :cheer2:

windwalker

02-09-2009, 11:11 AM

Hi guys, welcome new players.

4 miles for the crazed panda with some walking at 10:00 pace and good stretching after. Total time 1.5 hours.

Training Panda:hippie:

jship210

02-09-2009, 04:23 PM

:cheer2: We are so Glad you joined us! :cheer2:

:welcome: Jack! 'Navy?'

FBI-National Academy Quantico at the time of the Pentagon Run, although I was in the AF from 76-80

wilbur

02-09-2009, 07:24 PM

Good Evening All!

Welcome to the Newbies!

Thought I had posted earlier today from work but nothing is showing.

Very busy day at work & the weekend was just as busy.

Funny how some days you have great runs & others stink. Sat. was a struggle & tonight I sailed through a great 5k. Ran outside & it wasn't too bad for Feb. We are expecting (freezing) rain tomorrow.

Trying out a new class at the gym tomorrow, CardioCombat. I'll let you know how it goes.

Since everyone is sharing. I'm a 40 something wife & mother to a wonderful DH, DD & choc. lab (who's my big baby). We live east of Toronto & I travel by train into the city for work as a designer. I've been running for the past 3 years. Completing 20+ races including 2 fulls & many 1/2 marathons along the way.
This year's goal is the Goofy. With a stretch goal of hoping to qualify for Boston within the next year or 2.

Hope everyone is on the mend & feeling better.

Time for bed. 4:45am comes early.......Sue

wellesleyprincess

02-09-2009, 09:29 PM

Vicky, It's a Musical Theatre Dance Class so mostly jazz with some tap and of course ballet. I used to be a right proper tapper (even went to the Rockette summer intensive when I was 13) but quit junior year of high school so I'm trying to get back into it with this.

I also do ballet on Wednesday nights.

No running today, just 90 minutes of dance and 60 minutes of strength training.

Welcome Jack and Nichole!

Jack that's totally awesome about Quantico and the Pentagon!

Jennifer

chipper10

02-09-2009, 09:31 PM

Hi, everyone!
At work we are doing the Biggest Loser. We are in Week 4 and I'm in 2nd place! :woohoo: Only 8 more weeks to go!

I've been working really hard. I've been doing the eliptical almost every night for at least 20 minutes. I think I'm going to go see about joining the Y on Wednesday when I'm off work. It's a drive from my house (about 35 minutes) but I think it will be nice to work out there. I'm going to get new running shoes on Saturday. My current ones are really hurting feet.

I've been reading "Marathoning for Mortals" since Saturday.

Well I better head to bed. Good night!

windwalker

02-10-2009, 06:06 AM

Good morning team.

I have to work day shift today for training on new ways to serve our patients and make sure we get our share of the health care dollar. So no workout today.

Nichole, sounds like you are well on your way. I have a blog I do with tips and encouragement for your journey if you want to check it out. We are all on the same trail and it often helps to follow a path that someone else has already blazed.

Have a super day y'all.

Walking Panda:hippie:

Scott H

02-10-2009, 06:58 AM

Just a stop by to say welcome to our new team mates,

Work abounds and I shouldn't be here. but the coffee is on, if today goes well I will have 26 hours in with two days of work.

Lynn is in charge of keeping me up to date,

Jack, I wanted to gig ya about the NA but I understand you don't know me yet. LOL

Later kids I got work to do....

Lynn G

02-10-2009, 07:04 AM

Good Morning Team!

Nicole - congrats on being second in your Biggest Loser contest - pixiedust: that you will end up first!

Vicki - yes, I have had those nights also, at least, for me, I would sleep well the next night!

Yesterday I did get in a leg routine, I was not motivated, so did not add the upper body routine that I was planning on. Today is colder (high 39 degrees), but the wind has calmed down significantly (yesterday it was blowing 30-40mph all day!), so the dogs and I will get out for a walk today!

Have a great day everyone!

windwalker

02-10-2009, 07:25 AM

Steffwalks

02-10-2009, 07:27 AM

Good morning Hakuuuuuuuna Mataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaata!!!

Welcome Jack and Nicole! You are on the roster!!! :cool1:

Yesterday was an amazing day! I decided on a whim, after talking to Margie, that I should give the bike a try. As some of you remember, my hip always hurt and locked down when I got on a bike. Yesterday, I spent 30 minutes on the recumbent bike and did 9 miles. I concentrated on keeping my hip in line and didn't even have any pain at the end of the 30 minutes. With some concentration and diligence, I may once again be able to enjoy bike riding again.

Today I have a hour walk! Just 4 weeks until the Little Rock Half!

bunnyfoo

02-10-2009, 07:29 AM

Morning team! Even though it's warming up in Toronto, being the klutz that I am... I managed to slip on probabably the only piece of ice left in the city. I managed not to bump my left knee but still knocked my chin on the cement. Then I missed the bus - doh! What a morning! Guess I'd better go and get my lottery ticket! :laughing:

Nicole- Congrats on your BL competition! I wish we could do something like that at work.

Sue - I was talking to one of the runners at my gym about the same thing. Sometimes we can knock off a 10K run like it's nothing but then when we try to run 5K, it's the toughest thing ever. The CardioCombat class sounds interesting!

Jen - The dance class sounds interesting. I have no coordination or balance so I've never tried a class.

Scott - Wow! I was going to say that sometimes I like the busy days but 26 hours is a lot. At least the week will be over before you know it.

Lynn - Got a better sleep last night but it was still too short! What kind of exercises do you do for your leg routine?

Margie, Eva, Connie, Anne, Dave, Erica, Denise, Mark and everyone else - :wave2:

bunnyfoo

02-10-2009, 07:31 AM

jship210

02-10-2009, 10:24 AM

funwalker

02-10-2009, 11:10 AM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:
Anne, Cp-Connie, Dave & Erica, Denise & Mark, Scott & Lynn, Diane, Eva, Jack, Jennifer, Jen, Jessica, Kathy, MaryJ, Nichole, Sue, and Vicky!

Connie - what Vicky said! :cheer2: :cheer2:

Vicky - pixiedust: :grouphug:

Jack - FBI-National Academy Quantico / Pentagon Run, AF from 76-80. :thanks:

Went to the gym this morning -15 mile bike ride; hope to take Hagen out for a walk this afternoon when he wakes up.

:sunny: Our weather is beautiful 57 degrees - wind warnings-flood alerts. The good & the bad of it!
:wave:

wilbur

02-10-2009, 12:57 PM

Happy Tuesday Team!

Went to cardiocombat class at the gym during lunch. Great cardio & upper body workout. It combines moves from martial arts. Like any class you can put in as much or as little effort as you want. It will take a couple of class to get all the moves (names). I was a little uncoordinated but will definitely return. It was a nice change.

Connie glad to hear you had a great workout on the bike.

Vicky ouch! Take care.

Have a great day......Sue

JPFamilyMom

02-10-2009, 04:42 PM

Welcome Nicole and Jack!!!

Sorry doing a quick stop by tonight, hope everyone had a great Tuesday. It was a long day... DS #1 first day of school... nuff said

I did manage to do my 27 minutes on the TM today and managed 1.82 miles. I forget what week I'm into on the C25K plan.

wellesleyprincess

02-10-2009, 05:44 PM

Hi everyone!

The weather was nice so I went with my friends on a 2.5 mile hike instead of my usual run. Hope it stays like this!

Jennifer

deekaypee

02-10-2009, 06:26 PM

Just dropping by to say hi to Hakuna Matata! Wow, it looks like you've got a lot of new players. I'm looking forward to getting to know you al! :cool1:

Dave: 10 mm walking. :faint: I'm both impressed and tired!

Jack: Welcome! FBI, huh? Very cool, very "Men in Black" and mysterious. And how do you feel about "Top Gun." It's Navy, I know, but still.... (People will tell you I connect everything up, no matter how tangentially, with movies. Don't take me too seriously. No one else does.)

Sue: CardioCombat sounds tough, dangerous, and sexy. I'm not coordinated--me and Vicky are soul sisters on that--but I'd give it a try if it came my way.

Jennifer: I didn't know you were/are a dancer. And a "right proper tapper." Love the phrase!

Nicole: Congrats on your BL challenge and 2nd place! Good job with the elliptical. I hope you get a good feel for your Y--I love my FC, as it brings variety to my (vanilla) WO life.

Scott H: Wow, 26 hours in two days! :worship: I hope you get plenty of vacation time.

Lynn: I always have to push myself to do the upper body portion of my WOs. I don't know why, but I find it hard to get motivated, too.

Connie: That's great news about the bike and lack of pain. Do you think it's the recumbent aspect?

Vicky: :hug: for the chin. Did you buy that lottery ticket yet?

Margie: I did my MFA at Western Michigan. I remember all the hiking and biking areas.

JPFamilyMom: Congrats on your run. It sounds like C25K is working for you. I hope your DS's first day of school wasn't too traumatic, for either one of you.

To all Hakuna Matata I may have missed: :yay: Have a great week training! See you on the boards, and feel free to say hello on 'Ohana's thread.

wdw4us

02-10-2009, 07:23 PM

Hello everyone!

I have managed to read a lot of posts and see we have new team members! Hello to everyone!!:yay:

Mark and I did 1/2 an hour tonight. Me on the ellip and he on the TM. I have things to do every night this week so my training is suffering.

I'm busy doing other things and tonight we are watching the dog show. I LOVE dogs but have 3 cats and no patience to care for a dog. As my MIL said there are no bad dogs only bad owners, I have realized that I would not be a good owner, cats are my speed. They take care of themselves, have a private bath area when it's raining and can be left for a couple of days with plenty of water and food. I have taken care of dogs for people and find that is ok for me. They appreciate the long walks I take them on. Seems the eat better and sleep better when their owners are way :confused3 I make sure to introduce myself to all the dogs on my walks and find their names. They usually stop barking when I call their name and tell them to be quiet.

Well I'll update my siggie but sign off for now.

denise

windwalker

02-10-2009, 07:37 PM

Denise I wish Erica would decide to be just a cat person and stop bringing home puppies.

Debra how cool of you to stop by and say hi. Of course we take you seriously.

Hi everyone, I had to work day shift for training so no workout, boo hiss!!

Have a restful evening y'all.

Sleepy panda:hippie:

jship210

02-10-2009, 07:57 PM

Just dropping by to say hi to Hakuna Matata! Wow, it looks like you've got a lot of new players. I'm looking forward to getting to know you al! :cool1:

Jack: Welcome! FBI, huh? Very cool, very "Men in Black" and mysterious. And how do you feel about "Top Gun." It's Navy, I know, but still.... (People will tell you I connect everything up, no matter how tangentially, with movies. Don't take me too seriously. No one else does.)

To all Hakuna Matata I may have missed: :yay: Have a great week training! See you on the boards, and feel free to say hello on 'Ohana's thread.

Hi, the FBI National Academy is to Police; what Top Gun is to Navy Pilots.http://www.fbi.gov/hq/td/academy/na/na.htm

Only 1/2 of 1% of all cops from around the world get invited to attend , it's really cool. Quite a time I must say. What really impressed me the most was the caliber of cops I was with. That is where I started running again.
This board bunch seems like a bunch of great people who are dedicated to helping other members; again very cool. :woohoo:

Villains_Rock

02-11-2009, 04:27 AM

Holy Mackerel! I need some time to catch up on these posts!

So I decided that I would buckle down today and tally my miles and minutes for Capt Connie so I went to the spreadsheet to see where I left off and I don't see anything past December. So did we get a new spreadsheet for January?

My big news for the week....Jordan MIGHT join the rec center with me!!! :cool1:

Dave - I'm a sucker for puppies and would bring home one a week if I knew Jordan could handle it. My dream job is to run a puppy rescue...and Erica could work with me!!! We will be super sneaky and go in on covert ops to steal the puppy mill dogs from the Amish people. It's risky, but somebody has to do it!!! Watch 101 Dalmatians...you'll get in the spirit! pluto:

Denise - That is a great idea about learning the dogs actual names. I try "buddy" or "good boy/girl" and sometimes that works, but I know how mine acts and it's the name that calms him every time. I need to start that pronto!

Vivky - Sorry about your fall..you are alot like me in how you handle mishaps. Gotta stay positive right? Life wouldn't be fun otherwise!!

OK...running out of time....

Anyone else having WDW withdrawl yet?!?!? :mickeyjum

windwalker

02-11-2009, 05:06 AM

Hi Eva, missed you princess. That would be cool rescueing puppies if I DIDN'T HAVE TO KEEP THEM. Midnight raids to rescue pupies from puppy mills would appeal to Erica.

How is everyone doing? Getting back in the saddle after those tough winter days we went through? I'm ready for spring, how about y'all?

We are having high winds today, gusts up to 60 mph and the trees weakened from the ice storm my be a problem. I would love to walk in the wind but we are having thunderstorms along with it.

I'm off to the gym, y'all have a super day.

Windy Panda:hippie:

Scott H

02-11-2009, 07:55 AM

Life's to short to be serious, Gig away! I figure if you're on this board, ya gotta have a sense of humor....:lmao:

That is what gets me in trouble, most of the time.

Steffwalks

02-11-2009, 07:57 AM

Good morning Hakuna Matata!

Eva, we are doing the Miles and minutes game on a monthly basis and we aren't using the Google spreadsheet. If you send me your data, I will put it in a spreadsheet I am keeping and then post the total team miles and minutes at the top of the new monthly thread. You can keep your own personal time in your signature if you want. :banana: I can tell you that the spreadsheet and getting everything in became a total and complete headache! But it can easily be updated all month long.

Yesterday I had the taxes done. With a business and a farm, I wouldn't touch those forms with a 10 foot pole! That's what we have accountants for!

Got short TM workout today. Can't wait. I have noticed since my recovery that I don't sleep well unless I get the workouts in!

Off to do other things! See ya!

wtpclc

02-11-2009, 08:05 AM

Just dropping in to say hi from teh Warriors!!! Forgive me for no doing shout outs to everyone, but I can barley kep up with my Warriors these days. Kepp up teh great work everyone!!!!! :cheer2:

Lynn G

02-11-2009, 08:21 AM

Good Morning Team!

Dave – I start training for the census job on the 26th, but I have also gotten a call from AAA and had one interview with them, I still have to interview with the district manager, but if I get offered that job, I will take it and give up the census job. The AAA job is 20 hours a week, permanent job, and it sounds like they will allow me to take my vacations. They said that time without pay could be taken if you have used up all your vacation time. I did not expect to get any vacation time in a part time job! The AAA job sounds like a really fun job, so I will see if they offer it to me.

Vicki – The leg exercises I do are to strengthen mostly the quads to help my knees, I do leg raises with ankle weights, partial leg extensions on the bowflex, hamstring curl on bowflex, single leg pushes on bowflex, straight leg kicks using theraband, walking lunges, and some IT band stretches. That is a quick rundown, I try to add some Pilates exercises for core to the mix if I am not going to do a Pilates tape. Hope you have a better day today!

Connie – way to go on the bike!

Scott and I watched the dog show last night, I had taped the night before, so we watched it all last night. I was really excited that the Malamute came in 3rd in the Working Class – malamutes usually don’t do that well!

I did get in a good 6 mile walk yesterday, still going really slowly, my knee is bothering me enough that it makes fast walking very difficult, and I am trying really hard to not favor that leg. My knee does feel better after the walks and the weight routines, so I think they are helping, it just doesn’t feel like it at the time.

Have a great day everyone!

funwalker

02-11-2009, 08:56 AM

Good Morning TEAM! :wave2:

Sounds like everyone is busy this week! :goodvibes

Greeting to our Special Visitors - Debra-Ohana's & Carrie-The Warriors - :thanks: for dropping by! Yes, Debra we do have some nice hiking, walking, and biking trails.

Way to Go...Connie! Taxes done - ::yes::

Our snow should be almost gone today – another day in the 50’s, raining, high wind warning, and flood alerts. :upsidedow

I did get in a nice 3.3-mile walk. It was windy & some large puddles to waddle through, but it sure was nice to be outside just in shirt last night. :goodvibes

:wave:

windwalker

02-11-2009, 10:43 AM

Good morning guys.

I'm in trouble with the skirt nation over on the DisneyRunning, they didn't like the news that the USATF was banning skirts from USATF sponsored events. I came over here to hide.

I had an ok but kinda blah workout this morning 4 miles on the treadmill and a half mile of sprints in the pool, never did get into it. I took a rest day yesterday to.

Connie total so far thisd week is 7.5 miles and 3.5 hours.

Scott, you still traveling? Lynn is going to think she is married to a trucker.

Lynn, hope you get the job.

Have an awesome day y'all.

Happy Panda:hippie:

twoWDWfools

02-11-2009, 11:59 AM

Hello Team Hakuna Matata!!!! Just popping over to shout out to Dave, Lynn and Scott. Big HELLOs to everyone!!

bunnyfoo

02-11-2009, 12:47 PM

Hi everyone! It's another warm day here but rainy! Still, I'd take the rain over the snow.

Dave - I didn't know about the ban on running skirts. Bummer... I love running skirts too :( I'll have to head over to DR to read more about it. And why are you in trouble - not a fan of skirts?

Eva - I always say you can't let the little things ruin your day. Although some days it's easier said than done ;) And yes, I have major Disney withdrawal! I'm already thinking about going for my birthday in October. But then I'm not really sure how that will work if I'm going in January. I need a better paying job!

Denise - Forgot about the Westminster Dog Show. I'll have to check and see if there are any re-runs this weekend! I'm more of a dog person myself even though I don't have any pets right now. I haven't met a cat that likes me yet.

Connie - I hear ya on the business taxes. They're complicated! DF and I tried to do them ourselves one year and it was a mess. We ended up giving it to an accountant as well.

Lynn - No slips or falls today, so it's been a great day so far :) Your leg exercises sound a lot like what my PT has me doing. How's your knee doing?

JPFamilyMom - How was your DS's first day of school?

Sue - CardioCombat sounds fun! How do you like working out at lunch? Do you find it very rushed?

Debra - That's me. Noooo coordination whatsoever and about as graceful as an elephant! :laughing:

Margie - No jacket? It must be really warm where you are! Lucky girl!

Jack - FBI, cool! Is it much like what you see on TV and movies?

Carrie, Liz - :wave2:

MaryJ

02-11-2009, 03:22 PM

JPFamilyMom

02-11-2009, 03:23 PM

DS had a great first day of school. He didn't even cry when we left, he was crying however when we picked him up.:sad2: he couldn't understand why he had to leave his blanket at school. they compromised and let him bring his stuffed mickey (for naptime) home. But he still cried the whole 30 minutes home. I of course cried in the morning.

Today I did a workout on the elliptical machine, first time using that. I managed 27 minutes which added up to 2.37 miles.:banana:

Hope everyone had a great Wednesday

windwalker

02-11-2009, 05:32 PM

MaryJ the wind has been gusting here all day. I'm meeting my walking buds in the morning for a 6 miler so I need for this wind to ease up a little and the rain to go away.

Wind Blown Panda:hippie:

wellesleyprincess

02-11-2009, 08:12 PM

Hi everyone,

3.25 miles for me in 26 minutes today.

The ballet class I was planning on taking didn't work out. The problem is I'd be bored at this point in the lower level but am nowhere near the upper level and there's nothing in between. It was just for fun anyway so no harm done except my pride..

Best,
Jennifer

chipper10

02-11-2009, 08:21 PM

I went to the running store today. Everyone there was really helpful. I got new shoes and socks. I ended up going to Target to get some new workout gear. I was going to sign up at the Y today, but DS was being a bear by that point. So, DH and I are going to go tomorrow after I get off work. I did the eliptical for 24 minutes and managed a little over 2 miles tonight. I didn't do too well eating today. DS and I had a snack at Panera while we were out. Oh, well -- you have to indulge sometimes :)

wdw4us

02-12-2009, 04:35 AM

Good Morning Everyone.

Wow I have been away from the boards. So much going on! Well believe it or not here in New Hampshire yesterday we were able to have lunch outside on our picnic table! One of my co-workers took a shovel and heaved the snow off and around it and moved it to the parking lot. It was 60 out! All I wanted to to was run home and change to walk. I called DH Mark and said - no working late, were going out tonight. Wanted to do 5 miles but only did 3.5 because it was so dark and we almost got killed a couple of times by cars. The sidewalks are snow covered so we have to walk in the street. The streets are so narrow because of the snowbanks- which made it quite dangerous. We had to run into a snowbank at one point to avoid being hit. He was a little ticked at that but people just don't care. If we had been a parked car at that point, they would have smashed it to bits. Here in NH it is not a law to have car insurance and those that don't have it seem to be the worst drivers!

It sure was good to get out. I guess I was starting to feel a bit glum with the snow, curtains drawn to keep the cold out. It is the worst kind of cabin fever. Getting out was just the medicine I needed. I was so excited and walking so fast Mark was having a hard time keeping up. But we both felt good after that and I didn't have to listen to him screaming at the TV during the evening news.:scared1:

I hope all is well with the team and will check in more often. Been busy at work and home which is good but Spring is around the corner I can feel it and smell the fresh air too.

Have a great day - it will rain here today but at least it's not snow!

denise

Steffwalks

02-12-2009, 07:23 AM

Good Morning, Hakuna Matata!!!

How is everyone?? Denise and Margie, glad to hear that the snow is going away!

I was looking at my flower beds yesterday, my Day Lillies are starting to come up! Little baby calves are being born everyday!! I am still feeding the birds in the back yard, but I may not have to do that much longer. Spring can't be too far away!!!

Jennifer, sorry about your class.

Lynn good luck on the AAA job!!!!

Nichole! Of course you have to live and you should enjoy it too!

Off to train! See ya!

Lynn G

02-12-2009, 08:00 AM

Good Morning Team!

Colder here today, high will be about 36 degrees, we are expecting snow tonight, and for the next 3 days! Will have to get the dogs out for a really good walk today as it may not be condusive for walking the next couple of days.

Scott is not traveling, but yesterday he went into work at 6am, and came home at 7pm for dinner, then went back for another hour, getting home finally a little after 9pm. This was after working long hours on Monday and Tues.

Knee is slowly getting better I think, it will feel OK for a day, then really hurt the next, so sometimes it is hard to tell. Yesterday's 3 mile walk was faster than I have done for awhile, but still not racing speed. The exercises I do were mostly given to me by a Physical Therapist, and some are from Lisa (princessrunner) - she gave me some to do before I went to the PT, and I continue doing some of hers also.

Have a great day everyone!

wilbur

02-12-2009, 08:10 AM

Good Morning Team!

Even though we have had rain for the past couple of days. We still have too much snow left.
Connie, Send a little spring up our way. Seeing birds & flowers would be very uplifting.

Yesterday I did a cardiopump class at the gym. It's a free-weight class using bar & plates. It's almost the end of week 2 at the new gym. First day gave me a bad impression but I must say I've changed my mind completely. The classes are great & a nice change of pace. Tomorrow I have my assessment for setting personal fitness goals, measurements for BMI & Body Fat etc.

Vicky working out at lunch is a real plus. I'm at the Goodlife at TEC.
Could do with a little rehab. but not too bad. It takes me 5 mins. to get there. The main reason I joined was to get in more strength/ cross training. I'm really enjoying the classes. If I needed to use the treadmills it might be a little more difficult. Not a lot of machines. It has freed up my evenings. I almost feel guilty not doing anything when I get home from work.

Denise I hear you about the cars. I've had some very close calls & I'm always watching esp. at intersections. Even though the clothing I wear has lots of reflective areas I think drivers come close on purpose.

Running tonight outside if the rain has stopped but we are expecting high winds.

Have a great day.....It's Friday tomorrow & we're off on Monday for a long weekend. :yay: Sue

windwalker

02-12-2009, 10:30 AM

Good morning team.

I met my walking group for a wonderful 6 miler this morning. Temp was low 40s and sunny, the wind is gone so it was very pleasent.

Everyone have an awesome day I'm off to work.

We have the cutest princesses on the WISH team but don't tell the other teams it will give them a complex.:)

Working Panda:hippie:

wellesleyprincess

02-12-2009, 04:43 PM

Good evening everyone!

I went for a four mile run in 32 minutes and an hour long pilates class. I'm starting to get my speed and strength back after being lazy/sick in January.

Also, no one from the team is doing the Boston Marathon are they? I'm going with some friends as volunteers at the pasta party (and of course part of the infamous Wellesley Scream tunnel).

funwalker

02-12-2009, 05:55 PM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

We are 36 degrees, damp with high winds, so it feels so much colder.
Gym this morning -

Vicky- it was 61 degrees Tuesday when I was able to walk outside :goodvibes

I registered for the Martian Marathon last night. Anyone else going? Also is anyone familiar with the hotels in that area? The Host hotel is higher than WDW! :eek:

Lynn-I did not realize you were still having a problem with your knees. I am so sorry - pixiedust: pixiedust:

Enjoy your training ... Anne, Connie, Dave & Erica, Denise & Mark, Scott & Lynn, Diane, Eva, Jack, Jennifer, Jen, Jessica, Kathy, MaryJ, Nichole, Sue, and Vicky! :wave:

wdw4us

02-12-2009, 06:25 PM

Miranda and I went out tonight but for only a couple of miles. It was overcast so it seemed dark so much earlier. We do wear our reflective vests and last year we received flashing lights as thank you after the CIGNA road race. Mark wears his on his back and I wear mine on the front so we're flashing coming and going. I also have a head lamp that I wear around my neck with the light pointing down towards the street so we can be seen from far.

We did alter our route so we're on wider streets with less traffic. Tonight I'm very tired. 3 days of workout, a late night last night makes me pooped. Plan on being in bed early.

It took all I had to make dinner, and to Mark's payroll taxes on line. Well, off to the chair in the living room to crash.

Take care

denise

Lynn G

02-12-2009, 07:20 PM

Good Evening Team!

Yes, I am still having problems with my knees - I got them into shape for the marathon, they were fine for that and for the week we spend running around WDW afterwards, but after a day traveling home, and a day just trying to get things together, one started to hurt again, I am again religiously doing my leg routine, and walking, as the exercise seems to help, and it is not as bad as it was when I first got home, but it still hurts too much to walk comfortably.

I did get in 6 miles today, again slowly, the dogs were really happy! It is supposed to snow tonight, so we will see how that effects our walks for the next few days.

Scott actually made it home by 5:30 today, but he is beat, I think he is now sleeping in his chair in front of the TV - his favorite place to sleep!

Have a great evening everyone!

wdw4us

02-13-2009, 04:14 AM

Lynn, I wonder who was asleep faster in their chair me or Scott?

denise

JPFamilyMom

02-13-2009, 04:43 AM

I sleep GREAT on nights that I run (well better than normal, I still have two kids waking me up all night). Anyone else like that? And fast, I fall asleep very quickly where normally I toss and turn.

Last night I did my walk/jog routine from the C25K again- so it was 27 minutes and 1.96 miles.

There is a marathon not too far from me this weekend, so today we are going to check out the expo. There aren't any running stores near where I live, so I'm hoping to get some good information.

Everyone have a great weekend, I'll be attempting some cross training tonight, maybe a walk with my boys, then another 27 minute walk/jog routine tomorrow. Anyone doing a race this weekend?

wdw4us

02-13-2009, 05:27 AM

I sleep GREAT on nights that I run (well better than normal, I still have two kids waking me up all night). Anyone else like that? And fast, I fall asleep very quickly where normally I toss and turn.

I find that I'm tired and sleep well after a walk. BUT if I use my IPOD to walk with I have "ear worms". Not what you would think but the songs continue to play in my head and wake me up. I thought I was losing my mind but a friend told me about it. But waking up to Van Halen or Queen isn't too bad:hippie:

denise

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20030227/songs-stick-in-everyones-head

chipper10

02-13-2009, 06:34 AM

Good morning everyone!

DH and I joined the Y last night. So, I just did the TM. I managed 1.5 miles in 20 minutes. But my legs were hurting afterward. I've had knee surgeries and I have screws in my left knee, so I think I'm going to have to go slowly to get started. We plan on going to the Y on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We are going this Monday to have a "training" session, where we basically learn what all the equipment is for.

Now, I have to get ready for work :( I work at a bank on the lending side, so right now we are CRAZY busy!

I hope everyone has a great Friday the 13th!

Steffwalks

02-13-2009, 07:32 AM

Good morning, TEAM!

Denise, :confused3 Who knew it was called ear worms! I thought it was Stupid Song Syndrome! :rotfl: I used to use my Ipod Shuffle, but I don't usually bother anymore. It's so much nicer to go for a nice walk and not have to listen to society!

Nicole! Congratulations on the Y membership! Do take it slowly! Please dont' add injury to injury! You will work up to it! :cheer2: I am thoroughly impressed that you are giving it a serious go, as it is!

Jessica! I sleep better when I workout. I think I am going to add a short and sweet workout of some kind to my rest days.

Vicky, there are some Wishers who will be at the Boston! Put out a general thread you will find them!

Margie! I hope that stinking wind stops!!!

Sue! No flowers, yet! And the birds wintered over, I didn't want them to be hungry. But I see a little green here and a little green there.....I figure this will be the year the lilacs get their little blooms froze off, though.

I did a 30 minute cross training session yesterday. I am about to head out for 6 mile walk. It's 43 degrees. No wind. Gotta do it before all that starts!

Scott get some rest! See y'all! :flower3:

Lynn G

02-13-2009, 07:42 AM

Good Morning Team!

Connie - I hear ya about getting out before wind starts:lmao:

I have been feeding birds also, every morning I watch the sparrows and finches come to the bird feeder, which is right outside the window next to the computer!

Snowing here today, high of 26 and wind at 5-10 for the whole day! I think I will try to get a short walk in with the dogs, but today is really weight routine day.

Have a great day everyone!

MaryJ

02-13-2009, 08:42 AM

Hi everyone!

I worked with the trainer at the gym this morning and decided to stay and take her aerobics class afterwards. It's called "Senior Aerobics", so I figured "How bad can it be?" Well, I didn't bring my knee straps with me and had to quit the running portion halfway thru and just walk because my knees were hurting! Not to mention that pesky hamstring that has been bothering me since the half. (Yes, I stretched and took time off, but it's still giving me trouble.)

Anyway, the rest of the day should be an easy one. DH and I are going to our Sweetheart Banquet at church tonight.

Stay warm!

Mary

windwalker

02-13-2009, 10:28 AM

Good morning guys.

I went to the gym with plans of a pool workout and every lane was filled with people strolling slowly and looked to be there for a while. So I did a pretty decent 45 min of calistetics and yoga. Legs feel good after that.

I'm not a great chair sleeper but have been known to nap for a few minutes. We are very into going to bed for afternoon naps though. Especially after an LSD. Naps are better when you snuggle.

For those with knee issues, yes go slow and easy. Make sure you warm up well before any exercise routine even walking. A lot of people think walking is warming up and that's true if you start slowly but if you take off to fast walking without warm up you can injure something. Shin pain is a good indication you didn't warm up enough.

Have a great Friday the 13th, that was the day Erica and I got married on.

Training Panda:hippie:

bunnyfoo

02-13-2009, 11:29 AM

Happy Friday the 13th everyone! The weather here has cooled down ... good for snuggling on Valentine's as Dave would say :) We have a long weekend here so I'm looking forward to the extra day off!

Went to the gym last night and worked out with my PT. He changed up the routine a little bit since I told him I wanted to lose weight before I started running again in a couple of weeks. Lots of burpies, lunges with weights and planks with weights. Tough but I felt really good afterwards!

Dave - Lots of chair sleepers here... I have caught lots of people napping in their cubicles :) Makes me think there should be a nap room of some sort.

Lynn - I know what you mean about knee pain and travelling. The flight from Toronto to Orlando was about 3 hours (since we had to line up for de-icing). I didn't think I'd have a problem sitting for that long but I was really stiff and sore after getting off the plane.

Jen - Smileyk8 (Kate) from the UK is doing Boston. She's over on Walt's Warriors.

Connie - Hope your 6 miler wasn't too windy. Is it sunny where you are?

Nicole - Good for you and DH on joining the Y! Let us know how the training session goes.

JPFamilyMom - No Valentine's Day races in Toronto that I know of. I will get out and walk regardless since it will be sunny.

Denise - Hadn't heard of ear worms before! That's too funny but I know that annoying feeling when a song keeps replaying over and over...

Margie - Really cute theme for the Martian marathon! Too bad about the hotel prices :(

Sue - I went a couple times to that location when it was a Bally's. I'd love to find a yoga class during the lunch hour downtown. Everything in the financial district is so expensive... :( I thought about running the stairs in my building but I wouldn't have anywhere to shower afterwards.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

wilbur

02-13-2009, 12:56 PM

Happy Friday Afternoon Team!

Did 5 on the treadmill last night because it was raining. Today is sunny but colder with nice weather expected for the weekend. Hoping to get in a couple of good road runs & a pilates class.

Went to the gym at lunch for my "assessment". What a joke. I could tell he really enjoyed is job.;) He asked about previous/ current exercise & what my fitness goals were. Told him I was doing a full marathon at the end of Sept. His recommendation was cardio for 20 mins. 2x as week & weights 3x - every 4 weeks cut back on the # of reps. Don't run too much he says.
How is running for 20 mins. going to get me through 26.2 miles?
It was all about getting a personal trainer & without one I wouldn't be able to achieve my goal(s).

Nicole, Hope you & DH enjoy your Y membership.

Vicky, Have a great long weekend. I'm enjoying 3 days of training, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping etc......There's always something to do around the house.

Any exciting plans for Valentine's Day? DH is a great cook. Actually he does the majority of it. We're having a nice steak dinner with grilled veggies, wine, etc.

DH is famous for his chair naps. I prefer the sofa myself.

Have a great weekend. Enjoy your training.....Sue

funwalker

02-13-2009, 06:56 PM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

It's getting colder again - We are down to 29 degrees. :cold: Forecasting more snow just when the roads are clear and we can see the ground.

Made it to the Gym this morning - that makes three days this week. Hoping to get in a nice walk tomorrow. :goodvibes

I did get a reasonable room booked for the Martian Marathon today. It seems that they are having the Big Final 4 in downtown Detroit (Sports Fan that I am not I think that its Basketball) that same weekend. Rooms are hard to find and they are more expensive! :confused3

Happy Valetnine's Day ... Anne, Connie, Dave & Erica, Denise & Mark, Scott & Lynn, Diane, Eva, Jack, Jennifer, Jen, Jessica, Kathy, MaryJ, Nichole, Sue, and Vicky!

jship210

02-14-2009, 07:51 AM

Happy Valentines Day everyone :love:

JPFamilyMom

02-14-2009, 08:22 AM

:lovestruc :hippie: Happy Hearts and Flowers Day... :cutie: oh and chocolates, can't forget chocolates:rotfl: :love:

Was planning a nice romantic walk with hubby tonight (with kids in tow :rotfl2: )but it's looking like rain again.:mad: I can not wait for summer. I'm a summer kind of girl Hope everyone has a special day

Scott H

02-14-2009, 08:22 AM

Hi kids,

had a crazy couple of weeks and am really glad for a three day weekend.

Snow and fog here, so the TM will get used this weekend.

Later be good train had and have a great Valentines Day....

smileyk8

02-14-2009, 08:37 AM

Hey Team Hakuna Matata! I just saw your thread name and thought i'd pop over to wish you all a very magical hearts and flowers day, however you chose to spend it.

Lots of pink and fluffy cuddles :rotfl: Walt's Warriors :love:

Lynn G

02-14-2009, 09:46 AM

Good Morning Team!

Happy Valentines Day!

The dogs and I did get out yesterday morning for 3 miles, it was nice in the morning, then started snowing later in the day - we now have about an inch of new snow, and it is supposed to snow all day today - so the dogs may be out of luck for a walk today!

Have a great day everyone!

windwalker

02-14-2009, 10:22 AM

Happy Valentine's Day princesses.:hug:

Scott, remember happiness is having a job.:)

Has anyone got there PassPort Card?

Have an awesome day y'all, I'm off to work.

Dave:hippie:

jship210

02-14-2009, 01:03 PM

Scott H

02-14-2009, 01:46 PM

Scott, haven't forgot! hopefully this week end.
We're heading out Tuesday/

Jack

No Prob

bunnyfoo

02-14-2009, 07:34 PM

Happy Valentines Day everyone! I think it should be renamed Tasty Food and Sweets day :) DF made me a Kona Cafe breakfast this morning. He made the macadamia nut pancakes with the macadamia nut butter and pineapple sauce! Yum!! He also bought a Red Velvet cake which is my favourite. :headache: I think I will be freezing a lot of it. Can you freeze cake or will it get freezer burn? I guess that means more cardio for me this weekend since I was suppose to be eating clean :blush:

Margie - Glad you were able to get a good price on a hotel room! I Googled the Big Final Four and I still couldn't figure out what it's about :confused3

Sue - Sounds like a yummy Valentine's Day dinner!! DF does most of the cooking for us. I usually make the salads or get take out. I'm not very skilled in the kitchen. Btw, I love your training "assessment". :)

Lynn - Hope you don't get too much snow!

JPFamilyMom - I'm a summer girl too. I like the snow for a couple of days around Christmas because it makes everything look pretty but after that...

Kate - So nice to see you over here!! Very impressive mileage for January!

Dave - What's a PassPort card?

wdw4us

02-15-2009, 05:37 AM

Well I missed yesterday to say Hello to all my friends here and Happy Valentines day.

Mark and I spent the day together. He made me a design wall. Not exciting or typical diamonds, flowers etc but just what I wanted. We went to Lowe's for my V-day present and purchased some rigid insulation foam. He put it together with caulking and bent some metal for a frame and today we'll cover it with batting so I can put up quilt blocks and design my quilts without having them on the floor. I know to some not very romantic but a gift that I truly wanted and will last forever. In turn I made a cake with strawberries, cream, tuxedo strawberries, steak, salad and scallop potatoes for dinner along with some sparkling wine.

We didn't walk but may head out today, weather has been better than normal with the warm sun helping us at least feel warmer if no temp wise.

Dave, I did start the process of applying for a passport and was going to get the card too but alas we didn't have enough money to go on the planned trip so I never got one. It's on the list of things to do this year.

Bunnyfoo, I think you can freeze cake but your right about freezer burn, it may have a bit of that. I know brides freeze cake but after a year it's not that great. I don't think Miranda froze any of her wedding cake.

Well my coffee should be ready so I'm off. Enjoy your day, I too have a 3 day weekend so it'll be great.

denise

windwalker

02-15-2009, 05:50 AM

Good morning y'all.

Erica and I got married in Okinawa Japan. I was in the USAF and since we didn't have a freezer we put the cake top in the squadron freezer. We were going to eat it on our 1 year anniv. Well buy the time that came around it had been eaten by hungry troops searching for food on a night shift.

Denise is Mark getting a laugh over this stimulas bill, it will increase the employment in one way for sure, they have to hire people that can understand it. So far as I can tell the congress and senate couldn't get through the 1000 plus pages so they just passed it to get rid of the problem to them.

I joined Face Book yesterday. That was interesting.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1291641396&ref=profile

Erica is feeling puny so we are going back to bed.

Have an awesome day y'all.

Sleeping Panda:hippie:

wdw4us

02-15-2009, 08:30 AM

Good morning y'all.

Denise is Mark getting a laugh over this stimulas bill, it will increase the employment in one way for sure, they have to hire people that can understand it. So far as I can tell the congress and senate couldn't get through the 1000 plus pages so they just passed it to get rid of the problem to them.

I joined Face Book yesterday. That was interesting.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1291641396&ref=profile

Sleeping Panda:hippie:

Oh ya, he's still screaming at the TV. We;re keeping our fingers crossed about the economy. Spring seems to be coming and with that our hopes for business. January is typically a bad month for us - just after Christmas so we hope that race season - now that it starts today will help with work. He does do a lot of race vehicles.

I sent you a link to my facebook page album for Disney 1/2 pictures - what little we took. Eva is on there too. Robert from DR.com etc.

Have a good one.

denise

Lynn G

02-15-2009, 02:18 PM

Good Afternoon Team!

Nice day here today, was windy earlier, but that died down (unusual that it was windier in the morning than in the afternoon), so we took dogs for a short walk (1.23 miles). They were happy since they missed a walk yesterday. We only got an inch or so of snow yesterday, but it was ugly all day. It is now melting, there are some drifts from the wind earlier, but you can see a lot of bare ground.

Dave - pixiedust: for Erica - hope she feels better soon!

Have a great day everyone!

Scott H

02-15-2009, 03:07 PM

Like Lynn Says,

Playing at the Adventures Club Bar and came up with these.

OK I have not named this one yet as I just concocted it: OK came up with a name Bimini Twistini - Bimini is a fovorite Dive location, would go well with a fish sandwich on Bimini Bread, conch chowder, and side of rice and peas, no problem mon, life would be good in that one particular harbor.

Bimini Twistini
2 oz Key Lime Rum
1 oz Coconut Rum
2 oz pineapple juice

Shake with Ice serve in Martini Glass with a splash of grenadine

Pinappletini
2 oz coconut Rum
1 oz pinapple juice

Shake with Ice serve in Martini Glass with a splash of grenadine

Oh, I wasn't sleeping last night and saw a very touching show , it was called Marathon Love, very moving and very fitting for Valintines day, I thought it was very good. One part made me think our our team mate Jennifer , as they showed the Boston Marathon route passing Wellesley. Without spoiling the story it is a very touching love story.

wellesleyprincess

02-15-2009, 03:13 PM

Hi everyone!

I went to church in the morning, had brunch, and then went for a five mile run in about 40 minutes.

Hope everyone had a happy V-Day!

funwalker

02-15-2009, 03:14 PM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

Snowing – 30 degrees feels like 24 degrees – it’s still winter in Michigan. :cold:

I was a slug yesterday, but I did get in a nice 4.4 mile walk today. :upsidedow

Margie - Glad you were able to get a good price on a hotel room! I Googled the Big Final Four and I still couldn't figure out what it's about Vicky, My DD said it is basketball :cheer2: You know where they throw that big ball in the little hoop thingy. popcorn:: Oh no I think the popcorn is at baseball games. Just wait till Hagen is older :dance3: Nana will get with the program!!!

pixiedust: Erica-hope you are feeling better today!

Mark - screaming at the television? :flower3:

:hippie: I have my Passport – You can get them at US Post Offices. The Passport Cards ($45 for 16 & over) are cheaper than a Passport ($100 for 16 & over) plus you have to supply two passport photos – but I think there are some limitations that apply to the card like you can only use them for land (no air travel) travel only coming back into the USA from Mexico or Canada. But you can fill out all the paper work on line, print, and save time at the Post Office. http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738_2.html
:wave:

Scott H

02-15-2009, 03:29 PM

Yep time for us to renew our passports, I like having a passport over the card, works for us and our travel, if a card fits your needs might as well save the $$$.

we gotta get those photos done, our Post office also will do the pics for ya, also the renewal is only $75 I think.

Steffwalks

02-15-2009, 03:49 PM

Good Afternoon Team! :banana:

It's been a busy weekend for us. We have been on the go.

Had lunch with my DD and Grandson today. it was a lot of fun.

Final 4....definitely basketball...or uhm, college hoops! I am impressed Margie that you got a room at all!!! It's the Superbowl of Basketball!!!

I thought the passport card was only good for Canada, Mexico and the Carribean, but :confused3

Turned out to be a pretty nice day. I got the supplies so I can start my seedlings for my garden!

Short walk today!

Y'all make it good!

funwalker

02-15-2009, 07:08 PM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

Scott, You are correct - the Post Office charges a $25 fee that I included. Some Post Office will do the photos - ours do not and that cost is extra.

We gotta get those photos done, our Post office also will do the pics for ya, also the renewal is only $75 I think.

Connie, getting a room was not easy!
Final 4....definitely basketball...or uhm, college hoops! I am impressed Margie that you got a room at all!!! It's the Superbowl of Basketball!!!

I am thinking of doing the Brooksie Way Half Marathon October 4th - anyone else doing it? Hummm Detroit is about two weeks later.

:wave:

Villains_Rock

02-16-2009, 04:59 AM

It has been a long stretch of days for me. As you know Thursdays I am gone with work and school for well over 12 hours and usually get to bed around midnight. Well, Friday morning came...I got a call from my boss at 3:30am to tell me about the tragedy and she said I needed to come in and help get our volunteers off to Buffalo and help call people in for back up support here in Cleveland. So I was up and got to work in the 5:00 hour sometime. It was an emotional day and tough for us, as one of our office girls went to go stay with a family of the deceased. She has been thoroughly trained for this, but she was still a mess as she was leaving. We ran the office that day with only 2 full timers and a part timer and I worked for over 11 hours (long day for me). I had taken Valentines Day off because we were going on a road trip for Jordan's birthday, but ended up going into work for a couple of hours because of everything. Then we left around noon for Lexington for a Slipknot concert Saturday night, then visited Jordan grandparents yesterday. Drove home and hit the hay. I did manage to get 3 miles in on the hotel treadmill yesterday, but needless to say I haven't had much time for exercise in the last week. I did get to read some posts though...

Margie - Jordan and I were just talking about the Martian Half yesterday. He thinks I should register. We would probably stay somewhere on Telegraph. I know that area since I used to live off of Warren Rd. BTW...The Boneyard on Telegraph and Warren has the BEST ribs you will ever have.

Vicky - Kona Breakfast sounds great!!! I looooove that butter. I'm half tempted to just to make some of that butter and get some premade Hawaiian Rolls to eat today. YUummmmm. :thumbsup2

Dave - How cool that you guys got married in Japan. How awful though that they ate your wedding cake!! I guess you guys were understanding, but even a hungry troop should have had more manners than to eat that up! And whats this about banning running skirts?!?!?!

OK...off to pick up my mom and hit the gym. I might have a race to train for!!

windwalker

02-16-2009, 05:37 AM

Hi Eva, the thing about banning running skirts was to pick at the "Skirt Nation", over on DisneyRunning.com. They are the ruling class over there. You know how you darn princesses will just take over and make us guys walk the straight and narrow.

Yes maried in Japan on friday the 13th. We had to wedding days since the first one was rejected since I didn't have my birth cert over there with me. The church wedding was Dec 13th the official day with birth cert for proff of citizenship was the 23rd of Dec. We use the 13th as our day to remember.

Time to head off to the gym, workout and renew my membership.

Have a super morning.

Happy Panda:hippie:

Lynn G

02-16-2009, 07:21 AM

Good Morning Team!

Looks like a nice day here, need to get out for a good walk, have not done much at all over the weekend! Scott is off today - so may send him out for a good run while I take a good walk! It will be the best day of the week, so need to take advantage of that!

Have a great day everyone!

Steffwalks

02-16-2009, 07:25 AM

Good morning, Team!

Scott, I saw "Marathon Love" too. I thought it was great!

Not much going on today. Just the same old stuff. I have cross training, so I guess I will go get 'er done!

See ya!

Scott H

02-16-2009, 08:05 AM

Eva, did think about your job when the news came on, Very sad.

Margie, I think you are correct about the Limits of the Passport card, would definatelly not work for us, besides, on the few ocassions when you passport gets stamped is a thing I like Kewl for memories.

funwalker

02-16-2009, 10:27 AM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

Eva- :grouphug:
I hope we get to meet up - I am going in on Saturday, signed up to work the Expo but do not have the details. Because my DD and My Little Hagen are going I wanted one of the hotels across the street - (mile a way) from the start.

Scott- I like my regular Passport too! Just getting the Card for Hagen until he is 16 though.

:hippie: You lost me on this one? Then we are to ignore as you posted this here by mistake :confused3 banning running skirts was to pick at the "Skirt Nation",over on DisneyRunning.com.

I went to the gym this morning. Did 5-miles on the bike - an easy lower body workout; I kept the weights the same but only did 3 set of 10 reps - then 3 more miles on the bike. So I have a head start on this weeks training.

:wave:

windwalker

02-16-2009, 12:26 PM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

Eva- :grouphug:
I hope we get to meet up - I am going in on Saturday, signed up to work the Expo but do not have the details. Because my DD and My Little Hagen are going I wanted one of the hotels across the street - (mile a way) from the start.

Scott- I like my regular Passport too! Just getting the Card for Hagen until he is 16 though.

:hippie: You lost me on this one? Then we are to ignore as you posted this here by mistake :confused3

I went to the gym this morning. Did 5-miles on the bike - an easy lower body workout; I kept the weights the same but only did 3 set of 10 reps - then 3 more miles on the bike. So I have a head start on this weeks training.

:wave:

Yes love I was bored and started a rumor to pick at the skirt nation, they beat me severly and even put my panda avatar in a skirt over there.

I need to have some real nice weather to get my mojo back, I've been working out but not feeling the love.

Tired of being Chilled Panda:hippie:

wellesleyprincess

02-16-2009, 01:12 PM

windwalker

02-16-2009, 01:18 PM

Dave, Well, I can't wait until it's warm enough to wear my running skirts again. I think they should start making a running "kilt" for you guys than you'd understand the cult.

I did 4.25 miles in 35 minutes (it was hilly) and an hour strength training class.

Best,
Jennifer

Actually Scott H, and I along with a few other guys have talked about it. We do have the legs for it.:upsidedow

Styling Panda:hippie:

bunnyfoo

02-16-2009, 01:25 PM

Hi everyone! We've got a holiday here so I got a chance to go into the gym a lot earlier than I normally do. It's nice working out in the middle of the day. I didn't feel like I was rushed to come back home afterwards. I am back on Thursday for another training session! I also ordered my race photos today after I was sent an e-mail with a 10% code. I probably shouldn't have but I figure it might be good motivation to start working on those scrapbook pages!

Eva - Yes, the butter was yummy!! I had to stick it in the freezer after we were done breakfast. I would have gone through an entire loaf of bread otherwise! If I told my DF about the rib joint, we'd (or I'd) sign up for the Martian Half.

Lynn - I did a 3 miler around my area yesterday. I'm trying to take advantage of the nice weather too. It's suppose to snow some more later this week :(

Margie - Oh ... basketball :) I'm not into mainstream sports much. I didn't realize a Passport card was just that - a card. Sounds kind of handy - It would be easier just to stick that in your wallet when travelling.

Denise - I stuck a good portion of the cake into a ziplock bag and threw it into the freezer. Unfortunately, today is DF's grandma's birthday so there will be more cake.

Dave - Your panda avatar with a skirt is hot! :upsidedow :cutie:

Connie - How's your shoulder doing?

Have a great day everyone!!

MaryJ

02-16-2009, 03:04 PM

Just realized that I haven't posted my totals for last week so here goes:

Mon-Thurs walk/ran for a total of 2:12.00, mileage unknown.

On Sat. walk/ran 5 miles; 1:07.00

Weight training: 90 minutes

Pilates: 20 minutes (sent the DVD back to Netflix; it was too easy)

Aerobics: 45 minutes

Tried to do a short walk/run today but my hamstring/hip is hurting and just couldn't run, so I just walked instead.

My motto is: Every day a new ache or pain!;)

funwalker

02-16-2009, 04:49 PM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

Vicky – are you seriously thinking of registering for the Martian (Half) Marathon? I hope so :cheer2: And :cheer2: for Scrap Booking! I have several pages done of my WDW trip this year.

:hippie: It’s okay, but I still do not understand why you started the rumor. I am sorry that you were hurt and are still that upset with them. Just remember people say things and really do not mean to hurt your feelings. Hope that everything works out for you.

:hippie: There were 2 men at the Donald 2009 that wore kilts. There are many sources on line to purchase quality wool kilts or your just clan tartan. The Royal Stewart and Blackwatch are free tartans, which may be worn by anyone. When Hagen gets a little older I will get him the actual MacQueen Clan Kilt. I made him one last year for the Scottish Festival. It was cute, but not the real thing. I can PM you the link to the Scottish Tartan site that I use if you like.

:wave:

windwalker

02-16-2009, 04:56 PM

Lynn G

02-16-2009, 08:00 PM

windwalker

02-16-2009, 08:15 PM

It was such a beautiful day here today, Scott went out for a run, and the dogs and I got in a 6 mile walk in. It was just so nice out, I would have liked to go farther, but my knee wouldn't take it much longer.

Lynn you are having all the fun you can stand with that knee aren't you. Is is correctable with surgery?

At least you got in some good time with the pups.

Walking Panda:hippie:

chipper10

02-16-2009, 08:25 PM

DH and I had our orientation at the Y tonight. They showed us how to use all the machines and set us up for how many reps we should be doing. I told them my goal was the Half Marathon in January, and everyone was very helpful. I managed a mile before we got started. It took me about 14.5 minutes. I did another mile after our workout and it took me 15 minutes. So, nothing crazy impressive -- but its a start. DH and I are going to go to the Y on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and some Saturdays. Tomorrow is a rest day, so I will probably just do the eliptical for 15-25 minutes.

Is it sad that its only 9pm and I'm ready for bed? I think I had a really good workout tonight!

jship210

02-16-2009, 09:23 PM

Greetings Team! Things have been hectic here over the last week, managed to get my 3.5mile ellipticals in Mon. Wed. Friday, lost this week. Going to Vegas Tuesday on the way to Wyoming but will back on it Friday. My DS 17 met a nice girl from vegas on the EB PC in August so he'll get to have dinner with her Tuesday night, his buddies can't get over he's flying out for dinner, he forgot to mention the other half of the trip. Hope everyone is well.

Jack

funwalker

02-17-2009, 06:32 AM

Good Morning, TEAM! :wave2:

Beautiful morning in Michigan and they have forecasted our high of 40 degrees today. Maybe if no high winds Hagen and I can get out for a walk this afternoon. :goodvibes No gym this morning or tonight as Hagen has swim class. :fish:

Eva-Thinking of you this morning :hug:

Vicky - Thanks!

pixiedust: pixiedust: Connie, Lynn, Erica, and anyone else who is injured or sick this morning! pixiedust: pixiedust:

Connie & Scott - I heard Marathon Love was a true inspirational love story. I would really like to see it too! Please tells us if you hear it is scheduled to be on television again. :love:

Jack- I too am impressed - a 17-year old flying to Vegas to take a girl to dinner! I don't expect the other half of the trip will hold the wonder of the first half :goodvibes

:wave:

Scott H

02-17-2009, 07:06 AM

As Lynn said we got a run in yesterday, then some shopping and passport photos.

managed to do some work work last night so that will help this week out I hope.

Feeling tired, sore neck and calfs, not sure what is up with that. Sleep would help but that seems to elude me during the week.

Have a great one,

Safe travels,

Steffwalks

02-17-2009, 07:17 AM

Good morning Team!

Another blustery day here, today. I just can't walk in 40 mph winds! And really it's not THAT the wind is blowing it is WHAT the wind is blowing. Just the other day, as I stepped out on my front porch, there were 2 dogs and 3 cats and a lawn chair that went blowing by. :lmao: Okay, not the dogs and the cats, but the lawn chair had to be gathered up and returned!

Less than a month and I will be participating in my first race in a year!!! :woohoo:

My shoulder is great. Thanks for asking vicki! I am approaching the 6 month post op magic number and things are pretty peachy. It is pretty much healed, it's just a matter of strength training now.

Off to pay bills and get in a workout! See ya!

wilbur

02-17-2009, 08:07 AM

Good Morning Team.

Busy long weekend. Did 5 on Sat & Mon with a pilates class on Sun.
Going to the combat class today at lunch.

More snow on the way for Wed-Fri. We've had a nice little break from the snow. I don't want anymore.

Vicky, It's always nice to work out during the day & not wait til after work. At least the days are getting longer.

Connie, Glad to hear your shoulder is doing well.

Have a great day everyone, Sue

Lynn G

02-17-2009, 08:15 AM

Lynn you are having all the fun you can stand with that knee aren't you. Is is correctable with surgery?

At least you got in some good time with the pups.

Walking Panda:hippie:

Yes Dave, I am just having all the fun I can stand! There is not much damage to my knee, it was diagnosed as tendonitis, so no surgery! If it doesn't feel better soon, I may go back to the Doc and see if there is anything else I can do - or go back to the PT and get the anti-inflamatory treatment I was getting earlier. I cannot remember what they called it, but it was using electrodes to push an anti-imflamatory drug into the skin. Some days are good days and some days are terrible, so it is hard to see improvement.

Margie - we had no wind here yesterday, hopefully, that is headed in your direction!

Connie - I can relate to the flying dogs and cats! There are days that the dogs and I go out, and I have seen the wind push them over - and they are good sized dogs - 75 pound malamutes! Sometimes, I am pushed over, in fact, I think they have the advantage of being lower to the ground than I am, and on 4 legs instead of 2!

Wind is supposed to pick up here later today - along with rain and snow - will need to get out this morning with the dogs.

Have a great day team!

bunnyfoo

02-17-2009, 12:45 PM

Hi everyone! I'm just popping in quickly to say hi! Nothing really scheduled for tonight. I'll probably work on putting together my photos from the January trip and then do a little bit of the Wii Fit.

Sue - I don't want anymore snow either!! Just when I was getting use to dry sidewalks. Have fun at your class!!

Connie - Yikes that IS windy! I'm glad you aren't having any problems with your shoulder.

Scott - Sounds like you need to see a masseuse! Well, that should be your treat for working so many hours last week.

Nicole - I always sleep very well after a good workout. Sounds like you and DH have a nice gym schedule set up!

Margie- You're welcome! I'll have to send you a pic of my scrapbook page when I'm done... eventually... :D

Okay have a great day everyone!

Scott H

02-17-2009, 12:51 PM

Vicky I like your thinking.

It is so windy we have a rope teather we tie to a fence post to keep teh garbage can from going to nebraska. Really:eek:

wellesleyprincess

02-17-2009, 02:07 PM

Connie, I totally understand about the wind.

I did get 4 miles in 35 minutes today on a relatively hilly route.

Jennifer

Lynn G

02-17-2009, 07:48 PM

It was still fairly calm this morning when I walked dogs, but wind has picked up quite a bit - I have not checked to see what the readings are. Got in 4 miles, and a weight routine. Will see how much snow we have on the ground tomorrow, and how much the wind is blowing! Knee felt pretty good today, was just uncomfortable at times, not stabs of pain!

funwalker

02-18-2009, 05:30 AM

Wedneday AM
Good Morning, TEAM :wave2: Anne, Connie, Dave & Erica, Denise & Mark, Scott & Lynn, Diane, Eva, Jack, Jennifer, Jen, Jessica, Kathy, MaryJ, Maroo, Nichole, Sue, and Vicky!

Getting ready to go to the gym – bike this morning. :upsidedow
It's a good feeling to have my this years events calendar mostly planned. And I am now registered for most of the races. Trying to stay close to home this year so I can save $$ to spend more days at WDW in January 2010!

We are under a Winter Storm Alert – High winds with gusts to 40MPH & 3-6-inches of snow. Yes, the clear roads and sidewalks were nice while it lasted! :rolleyes1

Lynn- glad to hear your knee is doing better :flower3:

Scott- Hope you were able shut the mind off and get some sleep. :faint:

Vicky - looking forward to seeing your scrapbook pages! Do we have other scrap bookers on our Team? :goodvibes

pixiedust: Connie, Lynn, Scott, & Erica, hope you are on the mends and feeling better today! pixiedust:

:wave:

Scott H

02-18-2009, 06:49 AM

Hit the TM and some weights this morning, started making a protien shake for breakfast rather than the grits I make at work. I did sleep well last night. Lots of changes here at my work, with a decission I will have to make here in a couple of weeks or sooner. Add to that lots of work keeps comming in. I am glad I have a job and feel for others getting laid off and having major changes.

They are calling for wind and snow today, and as I left for work Lynn said the roads were closing.

Later kids have a great day, get strong, eat well, and enjoy.

Lynn G

02-18-2009, 07:28 AM

Good Morning Team!

Margie - I am a wannabe scrapbooker - I am still working on my scrapbook for our Panama Canal Cruise - in 2005! I keep saying that when I finally get my area in the basement set up, I will spend more time down there scrapbooking! I have been saying that since we moved here over 2 years ago:lmao:

It is breezy out this morning (20mph winds), no snow yet, and partly sunny as of now, so I will get out with the dogs and see how bad the winds really are (they seem to pick up as soon as I leave the house, then calm down again when I get home!)

Have a great day team!

MaryJ

02-18-2009, 07:50 AM

Good Morning Team!

Margie - I am a wannabe scrapbooker - I am still working on my scrapbook for our Panama Canal Cruise - in 2005! I keep saying that when I finally get my area in the basement set up, I will spend more time down there scrapbooking! I have been saying that since we moved here over 2 years ago:lmao:

You can add me to that list of wannabe scrapbookers. One of the "projects" I had in mind for this winter was to organize my scrapbooking stuff and get at least a few pages done. Between trips to visit my daughters in Denver and the Indianapolis area, all I've managed to do is heap more stuff onto the table! Of course, about this time last year when someone approached me and asked if I was a runner, my reply was "I'm a wannabe runner." I'm still not a true runner, but at least I get out there and give it a go!

Steffwalks

02-18-2009, 08:51 AM

Good Morning Friends!

MaryJ- What the heck is a wannabe runner?? You get out, you run. Sounds like a runner to me!

Of course it's calm here this morning. It's a rest day. I have been doing weights on my rest days and then on my cross train I do Pilates and the bike. I have the great 10 minute Pilate tapes, and I can do a couple of those. I need to do the Pilates stretch after my walks. I am so bad about stretching.

Margie, MaryJ, Lynn, I am afraid that I would be the kind of scrapbook person who doesn't ever quite get a round tuit. I can stick photos in a album if I can get them printed out.........

Guess I will go bake a lemon merengue pie and pick out something for supper.

Y'all make a great day! :grouphug: Connie

wellesleyprincess

02-18-2009, 10:30 AM

It's official...

You are all bad influences on me.

I'll now be running my first half-marathon in May and then my first full in December.

ETA: I did 4 miles in just under 35 minutes again today.

windwalker

02-18-2009, 10:56 AM

Good morning team.

I went out for a nice 5K this morning in the pending storm elements. The temp and conditions were really nice, 48 degrees with beautifully angry sky. I was supposed to have my group walk today but told everyone that if it rained we would go tomorrow. I got it done with out rain. My time for walking the 5K was a brisk 36ish. Didn't use the timer just looked at watch before and after.

Have a super day y'all.

Energized Panda:hippie:

wdw4us

02-18-2009, 04:59 PM

JPFamilyMom

02-18-2009, 06:25 PM

Too far behind on reading, will have to catch up this weekend. DS got sick Sunday night and stayed home from preschool for two days. And I've been working hard applying to school to finish my teaching degree (appts with advisers, transcript requests, applications, etc) Tomorrow is baby DS first birthday (big fun day planned).... so training has been on a stand still this week, hope to pick it back up again on Saturday.

chipper10

02-18-2009, 09:01 PM

JPFamily- I hope your little guy has a Happy Birthday!

Went back to the Y tonight. I did 2 miles on the eliptical in 22 minutes. Then, I walked a mile on the track in about 14ish minutes (not exactly sure here, I just looked at the clock). I managed to jog one lap though. I'm still very nervous about running though. I had knee realignment surgery in 2004 and my knee has never gotten all its stregth back. So, I'm just talking it really slow to start.

Lynn G

02-19-2009, 07:25 AM

Good Morning Team!

Connie - weights does not sound like a rest day to me!

I got out for a 6 mile walk with the dogs yesterday, I had to force myself to keep going, but it felt good when I was done. Knee did not bother me too much walking, it did bother me last night when I was trying to sleep, but it does not hurt this morning. Today I will get in about 3 miles with the dogs then weight routine. It is windy, but we fought 44 mph wind gusts yesterday, and today is not as bad - so far!

Have a great day everyone!

Steffwalks

02-19-2009, 07:35 AM

Good morning Team.

Nichole, there are lots of us on this team who are walkers! We don't run, we walk our races. It's a lot of fun at the back of the pack! :cool1: All I am trying to say is, don't hurt yourself. There is still joy in racing without running!

Lynn, you don't think weights are a rest??? I move clear up to 5 lbs yesterday. I tend to move quickly from one exercise to another so a full upper and lower body program to the point of failure only takes me 20 minutes with a warm up. THat sounds restful, don't you think?

Jessica, good luck on finishing that degree! Hope you have a great birthday bash!

Jennifer?? Bad influence?? GOOD influence you mean. If you have to be addicted to something, might as well be racing! :rotfl:

Off to do my cross training. Make the day a brilliant one!

:love: Connie

funwalker

02-19-2009, 08:48 AM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

Oh, we are having another Winter happenings today - things are all ready going into delays & closings. :cold:

Went to the gym early this morning-did 15-miles on the bike. I hope to get back tonight for a lower body workout after my Little Hagen's Swim Class. :fish:

:bday: JPFamilyMom DS party:

Connie, Way TO Go with the cross training! :yay:

Have A Great Day!

:wave:

windwalker

02-19-2009, 09:48 AM

Hi team.

I met my horse furrier race walking friend for a nice but very cold 5 miler this morning. It was 28 degrees with a 18 mph wind so pretty chilly chill factor. I got through it though. It took about an hour.

My legs were a little tired from pushing it yesterday. But I have felt good about this weeks exercises. That ten pounds I gained at WDW are still hanging on though.

Have a super day y'all.

REMEMBER :
stressed' spelled backwards is 'desserts'!

Silly Panda:hippie:

wellesleyprincess

02-19-2009, 01:09 PM

Hi everyone!

I did an easy 5k in 25 minutes and an hour pilates work out.

Connie, definitely worse things to be addicted to. To quote Legally Blonde, "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't murder. They just don't."

jship210

02-19-2009, 05:36 PM

It's official...

You are all bad influences on me.

I'll now be running my first half-marathon in May and then my first full in December.

ETA: I did 4 miles in just under 35 minutes again today.

Congratulations!!!! :cheer2:

Great Time :banana:

Got back to RI tonite at 5:10pm, tired, hungry and now have a cold, but it was a good trip 4 cities in three days. Felt like the Amazing Race without the cheese rolling or bungee jumping.
Will go to work tomorrow and get my run in. Time for a shot of Nyquil and bed.

funwalker

02-20-2009, 07:51 AM

Good Morning, TEAM! :wave2:

Winter Storm Watch still with us -

Connie, hope you have a great long walk - eagerly waiting for your report :upsidedow

Went to the gym early this morning - 15 miles on the bike…My bike miles are adding up but the Walking miles are sad! Spring is coming :goodvibes

Happy Training Day! Anne, Connie, Dave & Erica, Denise & Mark, Scott & Lynn, Diane, Eva, Jack, Jennifer, Jen, Jessica, Kathy, MaryJ, Maroo, Nichole, Sue, and Vicky!
:wave:

Lynn G

02-20-2009, 08:30 AM

Good Morning Team!

Margie - we are getting more winter type weather here also, although probably not as bad as yours - winds currently at 35-45mph (and it is morning when they are usually calmer) - high today of 36, and I think we may have already gotten there - cold front coming in at noon - and snow for tonight.

Dave - that was pretty extreme weather for you, glad to hear that you survived it!

Jennifer - lets hear it for those endorphins!

Jack - hope you had a successful trip! Let us know what the decision is!

I got out for a 3 mile walk yesterday, not quite as breezy as the day before, and an hour weight routine. Knee is a little sore today, I have upped the weight on my leg press just a little. Today the wind is blowing at 35 - 45 mph, so I do not think I will get outside with the dogs unless it calms down when the cold front hits later this afternoon. That will mean either the treadmill, or maybe an aerobics tape for a change. It is supposed to be a nice weekend, so hopefully I can get the missed milage in.

Have a great day everyone!

wilbur

02-20-2009, 08:42 AM

Happy Friday Team!

Not such at happy Thursday at work. Major restructuring and terminating over 300 employees yesterday. Depressing!

Passed on going to the gym at lunch. Just not in the mood but got in 5 on the TM last night.

Margie, nice mileage on the bike. How's the ankle feeling?

Jen, Legally Blonde - One of my favourite cheesy movies I like to watch when it's on on a Sunday afternoon.

Lynn, How is the job prospects going? AAA or Census?

Pilates class is a given on Sunday. Weather on Sat. will dictate running.
We are expecting snow with really cold temps. It's a wait & see.

Have a great weekend. Enjoy your training......Sue

wdw4us

02-20-2009, 10:11 AM

Hi Everyone. I have been reading every day but just not posting much. I can't log on from work so all my posts have to come from home and I'm not at the computer that much.

Have been suffering with a headache for about a week. Went for my massage last night and she said it's the worst it's been in a long time. Alas I knew I was in a foul mood for a reason! :headache: She worked hard on my arms and neck and I feel much better today. Sore but better.

Walking or not walking has not helped since I'm not getting the blood flowing in all areas including my arms and neck. So I will have to make an effort to do some TM work and Ellip to keep things limber.

This winter is getting us down and with no 1/2 to train for I just don't have the ambition. I really need to put that out of my head and work to stay Healthy, which IS the WISH motto. :idea:

Well I have my 2 hr lunch today so I'll go make a sandwich and get going. Been sewing for a bit - it eases my stress and makes me smile.

Here's hoping something you love to do comes your way this weekend and makes you smile.

denise

windwalker

02-20-2009, 11:07 AM

Denise, I'm sorry to hear you are feeling puny. Erica had a stomach bug and lost 10 lbs from not being able to keep anything down. She is better now.

I had an hour of pool running this morning, kinda neat to have a good hard workout in a heated pool when it's 20 degrees out. I was chilled for a while after I got finished and had to go marketing.

Yes winter has been a drag this year. I'm ready for spring, I can only imagine how wonderful it will be to be outside in the WARM sun again.

Margie, the time in motion is what matters.

Dave:hippie:

deekaypee

02-20-2009, 03:28 PM

wdw4us

02-20-2009, 03:57 PM

jship210

02-20-2009, 05:50 PM

Lynn G

02-20-2009, 06:09 PM

Sue - I did not get the job at AAA, so I am back to the census, I start training in Colorado next Thursday, I get to drive down to Greeley Thurs, Fri, and then Mon-Thurs. After that, I guess I will know my schedule.

Dave - glad to hear that Erica is feeling better! I think I knew that, but it is still good to hear!

Denise - hope your headache is better - I used to be plagued with headaches, but never for a week at a time! Acupuncture cured my headaches, and I have not had many at all even in the last 2 years, now that I no longer live near my acupuncturist.

Debra - just remind us on Monday, I would love to visit, I just don't think about it very often!

It was really windy here all day - right now it is blowing snow around! Temp has dropped from almost 40 earlier to about 15 now! TV is saying wind chill is -1, my weather station is saying -12:scared1: I did not do anything today - but if I added all the walking I did while shopping today, I bet it would have been significant. At least the weekend should be nice, and I can make up for today.

jship210

02-20-2009, 06:26 PM

Good Morning Team!

Jack - hope you had a successful trip! Let us know what the decision is!

Well we're holding a family meeting Sunday, everyone gets a vote and each vote counts. Pros & Cons we'll see what happens. I am abstaining as I don't want to bias anyone's vote...
it is quite a dilemma, believe me.
My wife and oldest son thought it was beautiful country, long roads. The folks we met and visited with were polite, kind and genuine.
I'll let you know, thanks for asking..

Lynn G

02-21-2009, 07:29 AM

Good Morning Team!

Jack - good luck with your decision!

It is nice here today - looking forward to getting out today for a good walk!

Have a great day everyone!

windwalker

02-21-2009, 07:48 AM

Good morning team.

Connie:flower3: Here are my totals for the week, I have 21 miles and 8 hours of training.:dance3:

Lynn, have a fun time with your pups, I know all of you will like the warmer spell. Hope your knee behaves.

Margie, is it still the great white north up there.

Denise, I hope you find your MoJo soon.

Debra, beware, Evil Panda may come calling on Monday.:angel:

Everyone have a super weekend.

Happy panda:hippie:

Scott H

02-21-2009, 08:17 AM

Yes Jack, good luck on the decission, Wyoming is a great state and the people are great.

I survived, mentally, the week barely; we are going through some major transitions in my office with some very far reaching implications. The next 4-6 weeks will be a hand and head full. I am glad to have a good job.

Sunny and no wind yet, looking at the low 40’s for a high. Need to get out for a run or walk.

Dave great training numbers, the 16 hour days are getting to me.

funwalker

02-21-2009, 11:27 AM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

:hippie: Yes, Michigan is having a blustery wintry kind of day. Still under the Winter Storm Warning with high winds, & heavy snow accumulation expected. :upsidedow

Connie, I will PM my totals tonight - heading to the gym now and will try to do the DM later.

Jack, You & your family will be in our thoughts and prayers ...family meeting Sunday, everyone gets a vote and each vote counts. Pros & Cons we'll see what happens. I am abstaining as I don't want to bias anyone's vote.

Scott, hope you are getting some R & R this weekend! :upsidedow

pixiedust: pixiedust: to all in our Team who are struggling, ill, and recovering! pixiedust: pixiedust:
:wave:

wellesleyprincess

02-21-2009, 01:11 PM

Hypothetically, a hangover from your friend's sorority party will slow down your running a bit

I managed to get in 3 miles in 26 minutes. Now I'm off to write a paper. ugh.

MaryJ

02-21-2009, 03:38 PM

Connie,

Here are my times for this week.

Training: 1.5 hours
Walking/Running: 1 hour 53 minutes
5.25 miles

My posting may be hit or miss for the next two weeks. My daughter (age 28) is having open heart surgery to repair a heart defect that she was born with and a complication that has developed due to the defect. I will be leaving tomorrow to go to Indianapolis where the surgery will take place. I will be staying with her when she comes home from the hospital as she can't do ANY lifting for quite some time. If you would like to know more, you can read about her at: www.caringbridge.com/visit/annablankenbaker

She said I could use her YMCA membership while she is recovering, so hopefully I'll get some workout time there.

Mary

jship210

02-21-2009, 03:50 PM

Lynn G

02-21-2009, 05:11 PM

Mary pixiedust: pixiedust: and :grouphug: :grouphug: for you and your daughter!

We have been total slugs today, we did go to a lecture on feeding wild birds this morning, when we got back, the wind had picked up, so we just did a short loop with the dogs, Scott is enjoying doing "nothing".

funwalker

02-21-2009, 06:32 PM

Hi TEAM! :wave2:

Mary- You are in our thoughts and prayers - if you share the time of surgery I will be praying for her, the doctors, and family. :grouphug:

Scott & Lynn - sounds like a wonderful day...glad you were able to enjoy. :upsidedow

Connie - to make it easier for you to track - I will PM my weekly time & hours as soon as I finish this ::yes:: :wave:

Lynn G

02-22-2009, 07:40 AM

Good Morning Team!

Scott just got back from his early morning run! Now we can have breakfast, since I do not walk well without food, I will take the dogs out after breakfast, and try to make up for 2 days of very little exercise!

Have a great day everyone!

Scott H

02-22-2009, 09:13 AM

Mary, our thoughts for sure. Thanks for sharing the web site a great inspiration.

wellesleyprincess

02-22-2009, 01:28 PM

Mary, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

I did 6 miles in 50 minutes in the rain today. Of course it was just cloudy when I stepped out the door. :-P

Jennifer

funwalker

02-22-2009, 02:50 PM

HI TEAM! :wave2:

Snow...Snow...And more wet heavy Snow! 2- hour the drive is still not cleaned. I think this is what they refer to as the heart attack snow!

That's it for my training today and maybe tomorrow as I feel sore muscles all ready! :upsidedow

Mary - Thanks! www.caringbridge.com/visit/annablankenbaker

:wave:

deekaypee

02-22-2009, 03:27 PM

deekaypee

02-22-2009, 10:45 PM

:stitch2: Monday Mixers w/ Team 'Ohana :stitch2:

I thought I'd let Hakuna Matata know that Team 'Ohana is inviting their WISH family to come visit its thread on Mondays. We thought this would be a good way for people on the teams/threads to get to know other WISHers better. Plus, 'Ohana like to think we know how to throw a party and we always like new guests! The drinks are free, if virtual, and no one will tell you when you've had enough. :upsidedow

I'll post a reminder on Monday, with a loose question/discussion topic to get the conversations going. There's no need to stick to the topic, of course, as it's really your sparking, non-alcoholic but still intoxicating presence that is requested. So, if you have a little time for socializing with your cousins, please stop by 'Ohana on Monday! :goodvibes

We invite you to visit Team 'Ohana for the Monday Mixer! Stop by anytime today (or anytime, really) and say hi. The mixer starts here (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30445278&postcount=194) on the 'Ohana thread.

Our loose topic for 'Ohana's first Monday Mixer is "What song made you laugh out loud the last time you heard it?"

Of course, you don't need to stick with that prompt. You can talk about the last thing that made you laugh out loud, period. Or the Oscars, Nascar, Pixar. Or the meaning of life, the universe and everything. (Although we over at 'Ohana already know the answer is 42. You'll learn to love our geekdom. :rolleyes1)

Lynn G

02-23-2009, 08:20 AM

Good Morning Team!

Just got off phone making reservations for our Jan stay at WDW for the marathon, and did not have enough points at home resort to finish it, will need to finish at 7 month window - and learned that we added wrong and will be short a few points for all our planned vacations:scared1: , so we need to rethink some of them. What fun!

It is getting cloudy here, but is supposed to be mostly sunny and warm here today. Good day for dog walk. I really paid yesterday for not exercising for the 2 previous days! I did get in a 6 mile walk yesterday, but my whole leg hurt - both of them! My knee bothered me all day yesterday. Will have to see what it is like today, need to get in both a walk and leg weight routine! That should teach me to blow off 2 days! Problem is that I don't learn well.

Time to go over to say hi to the O'Hana folks - have a great day team!

Steffwalks

02-23-2009, 10:43 AM

Good morning Hakuna Matata!

Now that DH is home more than at work, I am having problems keeping up with everything! Plus, I end up having to help out at the farm too. So, my goals are changing on a minute by minute basis!

I did get my 10 miler in and I am officially in taper. Although, I did get on the bike today.

So if I seem to have a bad case of taper madness....I really do! :banana:

I am praying for your daughter, Mary.

Hugs, Connie

bunnyfoo

02-23-2009, 11:37 AM

Happy Monday team! I hope everyone had a great weekend! We had another dumping of snow... when will it end :) Part of me is glad that I'm not signed up for any races until May because I've found the city isn't doing a good job of keeping the sidewalks ice free. Or maybe I'm just noticing now that I'm a runner ...

I'm looking for a new pair of running shoes. I currently run in Asics Kayanos 14 but I think they're causing big toe pain in my right foot. I will go to a running store but just wondering if anyone has a preference for a stability shoe. I was thinking of New Balance but wondered what everyone else thought.

Mary - I'm keeping you and your daughter in my thoughts :hug: Hoping she has a speedy recovery.

Margie - Well, now that you put it out there, I guess I have to actually start that scrapbook page! I was going to say finish but ... that's assuming I already started. :rolleyes1 :rotfl:

Lynn - I'm rethinking one of my WDW trips as well. I may stay at Pop for the first time. I figure it's better than not going at all.

Sue - I hope your job is safe. Lots of restructuring and reorganizing here too *sigh*. You wouldn't believe the departments that are being moved overseas.

Dave - Glad to hear Erica is feeling better!

Connie - Congrats on the 10 miler!! :cheer2:

Scott - Gotta love those "nothing" days!

Jenn - Speedy as always!

Eva - :wave2:

Debra - Off to visit your team!

Have a great day everyone!

jship210

02-23-2009, 01:01 PM

wellesleyprincess

02-23-2009, 07:42 PM

Vicky, Thanks! Also on shoes, I run in neutrals and have really high arches, so this probably won't help you other than possibly telling you if your headed down the wrong track. I'm currently running in Saucony rides, but Adidas work best for me particularly the Supernova and Boston.

Today was my 90 minute musical theatre dance class and I did an hour of strength training.

Lynn G

02-23-2009, 08:04 PM

I walk in Kayano's but I also like Mizuno's.

windwalker

02-23-2009, 08:07 PM

Hi Lynn, come over and visit with the Ohana's, they are having a party.

Party Panda:hippie:

Lynn G

02-24-2009, 07:29 AM

Good Morning Team!

Dave - I stopped in by Ohana's team yesterday morning!

Yesterday I did get in 4 miles and a weight routine, today I am scheduled for 6 miles, it is windy, but it will get worse later, so I will get out as soon as the sun has come up, and I have had my coffee! Knee is better after some exercise!

Have a great day everyone!

windwalker

02-24-2009, 07:36 AM

Good morning Lynn. How is ya princess?

I was looking at the point resale values this morning and they are much cheaper than they were in January. There are OKW points offered at $64 a point. There were even BCV for $80 a point, thats lower by about $10 a point than I saw in January. We still have two years till we will be in the buy zone, unless the points start rising again or if they get even lower we might start gathering sooner.

I have to work a 12 hr shift today so not much cyber fun time today.

Margie are you out of the snow and ice yet?

Everyone have an awesome day.

Happy Panda:hippie:

bunnyfoo

02-24-2009, 10:55 AM

Good morning everyone! It's a sunny day here but super cold! Did my training session last night and my PT had me do a lot of plyometric exercises. Lots of fun and I enjoyed them more than doing weights. My arms and core are sore today though.

Jack - Funny, you recommended those shoes. I saw someone at the gym last night wearing them so I was asking how he liked them. He wasn't a runner so he didn't really know much about them.

Lynn/Jenn - Thanks for the recommendations! I will probably head over to the running store on Thursday to check things out :)

Dave - Is there a minimum number of DVC points you have to buy?

Have a great day everyone!

jship210

02-24-2009, 12:07 PM

Scott H

02-24-2009, 12:15 PM

Vicky on DVC points no min if you buy resale, don't recall the number if purchase from DVC.

Slow and steady is good.

Just dodged a subpoena to Fresno CA for next week.

Need to get a work out in tonight, hope the wind dies down.

deekaypee

02-24-2009, 12:53 PM

Good Morning (already???) That thing we're not supposed to talk about wiped me out..... :woohoo: I did manage to get in my 4 miles yesterday afternoon. 10 min. miles so I was doing my own pace. slow and steady.....

Just wait until January and those virtual drinks turn real.... ;) I hear that the Panda parties pretty hard. Although not as hard as your fearless leader! :worship: Me, I'm looking forward to some social time with Hakuna Matata soon. After all, with you all, it's always no worries!

Steffwalks

02-24-2009, 04:07 PM

Good afternoon Team!

Did everyone enjoy O'Hanna's Mixer? I thought we would host one ourselves tomorrow! I thought we would call it an Ice Cream Social with interesting sprinkles!

I will be sending out invitations tonight. My question to them will be....What's your favorite recovery food and the second part of the question will be....which ice cream or treat do you prefer when recovering at WDW! I bet that brings some fun and intersting comments.

I am in taper and spending money. The good news, I am spending money for racing! :banana:

Off to fix supper! See ya!

wellesleyprincess

02-24-2009, 05:06 PM

Jship, I thought you Navy boys were tough when it came to those sort of things.

Connie, I love the idea of our own mixer.

I went for a 3.5 mile run in 29 minutes today and I noticed my shoes have hit almost 300 miles and are starting to wear a little. So it's almost time to go shoe shopping!!! My previous favorites were the Adidas Supernovas and I made the mistake of changing brands, so I'm definitely going back to Adidas but thinking I may try the Bostons instead of the Supernovas.

Best,
Jen

bunnyfoo

02-24-2009, 05:49 PM

Jack - 10 m/m is slow? That's about how fast I go... :laughing: I'm hoping to improve on that this year :)

Connie - Love the idea of a Hakuna Matata mixer! Mmmm... and ice cream too!

Scott - I regret not buying into DVC when our dollar was on par with the US. I think the exchange rate is pretty close to 30% now :(

Jen - Yay for shoe shopping!! How often do you need new shoes? My shoes are usually done around the 250 mile mark. I'm a stomper :upsidedow

wdw4us

02-24-2009, 05:58 PM

Hi Everyone!

DVC at one time was a minimum of 150 points to start. I think it's still the same.

We had some snow and rain and more snow so it became a mess. We are just 50 min from Jennifer and the difference is amazing when it comes to weather.

My niece lives 20 min from us and has a long drive way with a hill. Both she and her DH and DS have the flu so after a long day Mark and I went to plow them out last night. The just didn;t have the strength or desire to snowblow that long drive. So no work out for Mark and I, as we went together. They live on a long country road. We told them to stay in the house we would take care of clearing the way - we don't want the flu!

Today I decided that even if it was 20 min I would do the ellip which I did 30 :banana: When I was done I check VM messages, my nephew(the brother to the niece above) and his DW and DS have the flu and were not able to physically clear the end of their driveway. Mark walked in the door and back out to come to their aid. I stayed home as I was a sweaty mess from the workout.

To say it's been a rough winter is an understatement. We are hopeful that we are on the downside of it. It's suppose to be 40+ on Friday with some rain so that will start the process of bringing down the piles of snow.

Mark and I are off to WDW on Monday for a few days together - thank goodness for DVC - as you can imagine with the economy today, we would not be going were it not for points, annual passes and Magical Express.

I missed that whole party thing yesterday because of the above and since I am unable to post from work, I don't have much time at home to do the same.

I do see your threads and posts because the email subscription is instant so I can at least keep up with what's going on.

Will update my siggie to reflect my workout time -as little as it is and hope to get lots of miles next week. Have checked out maps from disneyrunning.com and will do some morning miles to start the day off right.

Take care for tonight -miss all of you.

denise

Lynn G

02-24-2009, 06:59 PM

Denise - you are a good person for helping out your relatives. Hope you do not get their flu!

Connie - mixer sounds great - love the theme!

jship210

02-24-2009, 07:58 PM

Jship, I thought you Navy boys were tough when it came to those sort of things.

Jen

Jen, I was in the Air Force, when we got in trouble we did not do KP, push-ups or cleaning toilets with our tooth brushes, We lost our pool privileges :lmao:

Jack - 10 m/m is slow? That's about how fast I go... :laughing: I'm hoping to improve on that this year :)

Bunny- 10 m/m is as good as it gets for me right now but we have a long summer for training...... not sure I could do that for ten miles. But hey our medals look the same as the 7 m/m-er's right!

We're gonna have a Great Time! :simba:

Scott H

02-24-2009, 08:53 PM

Denise, You sparked my brain, DVC was 230 when we bought in 1991.

I switched from New Balance to Asics, cause they just felt more better. LOL

Jack, so true about the medals being the same. I think that is a JOhn Bingham thing or somebody says something like that. yep 4th place on get the same. Finishing is reward enough,

Short Road Trip tomorrow for work.

funwalker

02-24-2009, 09:34 PM

Hi TEAM!:wave2:

Gym this morning-early gym all this week.
:hippie: yes, we still have a bunch of snow & ice.
Walking outside is still at risk. :scared:

Connie: Love the Mixer & Theme idea! Oh, and thanks for the all the moments on our recent shopping trip! :rotfl:

Jack: Thanks - I so agree - I just want to be healthy, have fun, and finish! :upsidedow Bunny- 10 m/m is as good as it gets for me right now but we have a long summer for training...... not sure I could do that for ten miles. But hey our medals look the same as the 7 m/m-er's right!

Vicky: Did another scrap booking page - I will post a link to see mine when finished and I do expect to see yours also! :upsidedow

Mary: PTL Anna is out of surgery & ICU - praying for a speedy recovery. :grouphug:

:wave:

windwalker

02-25-2009, 05:32 AM

Good morning team. I haven't been here much this week but I'm alive and kicking. Work and extra gym time have taken a toll on my cyber time. I started a face book and haven't been able to stay current with that at all. I do get to throw ground hogs at people there though.:)

I'm off to the gym early also Margie, I have been building back up slow and steady from the marathon and I'm pretty close to normal again. When you are a senior athlete you have to take proper recovery time from the long stuff.

Anyone have a race coming up soon? My first competition is Mar 28th. It will be a 5K walk race along with a 5K run race. The walk usually brings some good talent from Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana. I have been third once and second once overall and won the masters catagory for the last two years. Maybe this year I'll finally win the darn thing. Last year I had 4 second place finishes a third and a 5th.

My health club has a Biggest Loser contest going on. I have been helping some of the contestants with their programs.

Have an awesome day y'all.

Training Panda:hippie:

syko

02-25-2009, 06:47 AM

I came in for the ice creal social.:wave2:
My fav food at WDW is the rice and tofu bowl at the noodle station, it was my creation and it used to be made as a special order, they sold so much to me they tried it on the main menu and it became a hit, so now its perminent.

jship210

02-25-2009, 07:34 AM

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Good Morning everyone, is it too early for ice cream? OMG My best rehab food- the Ghirardelli " Golden Gate Banana Split" found on the Boardwalk. (This is the real reason I run ;) )

Steffwalks

02-25-2009, 07:47 AM

Good morning everyone!!

Welcome to our version of a mixer! I see we are starting early with the ice cream!!! :love:

Generally, my favorite recovery food is a hamburger. But an ice cream sandwich at the Liberty Tree Snack shop is wonderful. It's made with homemade chocloate chip cookies that hold two scoops of ice cream!!!

bunnyfoo

02-25-2009, 08:10 AM

Hi everyone! My favourite recovery food would be pancakes! Yum! If it's closer to lunch, french fries!! Although a massage the day after is a nice calorie free treat :)

Jack - It's never too early for ice cream!! Thanks for bringing the treats!!

syko - You know, I've never been to the Noodle Station. For some reason, it's always closed when I'm there. I've always wanted to eat there because it has such a cute name.

Margie - I will go this weekend to get some scrapbooking supplies. Here's another excuse... I have to clean off my scrapbooking table which is now my general junk/tax time table.

Dave - I'm going to register for a 10K at the end of April. I think part of the course will be the same as the women's 1/2 in May. Good luck on your upcoming race!

Have a great day everyone!! I'll check back later :)

ImMarcik

02-25-2009, 08:29 AM

Hey everyone, thanks for the invite. Is there enough ice cream for me? My favorite WD food is Mickey Waffles. :goodvibes I can't wait to eat them again.

syko

02-25-2009, 08:34 AM

I have the mickey waffle iron, so we make them all the time.

Lynn G

02-25-2009, 08:46 AM

Good Morning Team and guests!

My favorite immediate recovery food is chocolate milk! We have often hit Rainforest Cafe for lunch after a race for other recovery food. My favorite ice cream is a Mickey Premium Bar!

Dave - we have the Bolder Boulder 10K in Colorado on Memorial Day - that will be our next race.

I got in a good 6 miles with the dogs yesterday, wind was not too bad, and did a couple leg exercises. Today I want to get in another good walk with the dogs and will do my weight routine. Tomorrow I start working - dogs will not know what happened :rotfl2: as I will not be home all day! I am not looking forward to what the back yard will look like after they have been left alone all day for a few days! I will have to make sure I get up early enough to get them out for a short walk before work, and another walk after work! I will have to see how working full time affects my work out schedule:scared1:

Have a great day all!