Biggest Loser Princess and Tinker Bell 2011 and 2012 -- OLD please see NEW thread

[lisah0711]

Nancy, you are doing such a great job with your run/walking! You so totally !

Taryn, safe journey! Give Mickey a hug and have a couple of strong, frou-frou drinks for your Princess friends!

Lisah -- Are you flying through your tasks today? I just have about a half hour and then I'm Outta Here! Unfortunately for me my boss came in today, and her mere presence seems to generate work for me. I got through most of it, and I have a to do list for Tuesday.

I'm trying to get everything done. I think I'm going to make it and will be leaving in about one hour. I have my Tuesday to-do list, too, 'cause otherwise I would forget some of it!

Have a wonderful week-end Princesses and Belles!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Hello Princesses and Tinks!

I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! I had trouble leaving work today--I work for a non-profit too and end up "donating" way too many hours. Really my position should be full time, but even if they wanted me to, I do not want to do it full time!

Mike's next phone interview is tomorrow at 4:00pm. We had a long talk yesterday about how much money we need to relocate and whether we were selling short by not waiting for something in Florida. We decided that in theory living in FL sounds great, but it might sound better than it actually ends up being. We do like the seasons--but want a shorter winter! It's so gray here in the winter. I saw a statistic once that said we have as many cloudy days here as Seattle--I don't know if that's true. But the sun definitely disappears here around November 1 and doesn't return until sometime in late March--and even then we still have a ton of overcast days.

Ok, getting off topic. Anyhow, I just hope we are doing the right thing. I'm starting to get a little anxious and I don't want my anxiety to keep Mike from gettting to do something (move) that he has wanted to do for a very long time. If I make a list there would be way more + on the relocation side and hardly any on the stay here side--except that it's safe. I feel safe here. Did I tell you that my mom lives about 2 hours from Durham? Not that I think she will pop by or anything, but maybe that's where the anxiety is coming from.

There's baseball tonight--$1 beer or $6 g-f beer. Mike definitely can't take a salary cut or I won't be able to have beer at the stadium! I wonder if the Durham Bulls have g-f beer yet or if I'm going to have to start bugging them?

Have a great night! I think almost everyone is off tomorrow--I'll be cleaning out closets with DS.

Nancy--we have waaaaaay too many closets. It just means you can keep more crap! We have a 10feet x 10 feet room in our basement that is just for storage--I'm dreading doing that one! Sometimes less is a good thing--I'll be spending my holiday weekend cleaning out closets and hauling stuff to goodwill!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

you guys ready for this??

thomas, my male model!

we took him to get headshots done a few weeks ago. it was

sort of a disaster but they managed to get a pretty good shot. who knows if he'll land anything but, while i'm home and have the time, it can't hurt to give it a try.

i think he's a little too white for any jobs! LOL!

anyway, just wanted to share. i'm not telling any in real life folks that i had head shots done for him. sounds...weird...to say.

he's my kid so duh, i think he's cute. we'll see if any ad people feel the same way. he was supposed to go to a huggies "go-see" but they were looking for a 16 month old. yep, he's already too old!

 

[Rose&Mike]

too cute Nancy!

Maria and Lindsay--congrats on the WIN success!

Lindsay--too scary about your office. I'm glad everyone was ok.

Taryn--hope you are having FUN!

Hi to everyone!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Rose -- Your post made me go check out the main thread -- I had no idea I had done so well! What a great boost! Here I am complaining because the weight is coming off slower than I would like, when actually doing the right things is working Gotta remember, slow and steady wins the race My SIL who lives in Tampa enjoys living in FL, but it is definitely not exactly what they thought it would be. They moved from NH, for an opportunity for her, and her dh has had a heck of a time finding a position that is anywhere close to his former salary. They love the weather, but not so much the giant bugs year-round. They live on a golf course near a lake, and they have to watch for alligators. That would be a dealbreaker for me Anyway, they are very interested in moving to TN or SC now, so I guess it's all relative.

Nancy -- Well, I'm not his Mommy and I think he's adorable! Such a cutie! Just don't put him in any pageants. I was appalled at the boys' moms in those things. You get the feeling they are not happy with the gender of their kids, and they're going to do pageants whether the kids like it or not

Lisah -- Are you relaxing and enjoying your day yet? I slept in until 7:30 and that felt great. Of course I couldn't keep my eyes open past 10 last night...

Whew! 10M later and I am ready to relax! I'm not exhausted (thank goodness!), but I can tell I just ran 10M. Now my weekend is my own -- I just have to remember to stop reading the work e-mail. I read one this morning that made me mad, so I had to respond before I started my run. I get really annoyed when entry level direct care staff think they know more about federal applications than I do But I'm not going to let that ruin my weekend. The Tudors await!

I have an eating plan for today, even with my run. I know tomorrow we will be running and around and I won't be running, so I'd like to keep today in check with more leeway tomorrow. I just had my recovery choc milk

Happy July 1st! New month, new losses and PRs to come!

Maria

 

[lisah0711]

Rose -- Your post made me go check out the main thread -- I had no idea I had done so well! What a great boost! Here I am complaining because the weight is coming off slower than I would like, when actually doing the right things is working Gotta remember, slow and steady wins the race

Are you kidding? You did the hat trick! Winning HH, WIN! and being a superstar to boot! Congratulations! You so totally rock! I honestly do not remember this happening before -- it is a wonderful, wonderful accomplishment.

I've been to the store and am heading out the bank. Later we will go see Super 8 because I've been informed no one will be caught dead at Cars 2.

Nancy, Thomas is as handsome as can be! Have fun camping!

Rose, things always have a way of working out for the best -- it's just a bit hard to live through it all to get to that point.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

lisa - i made the pasta salad just now! yum! i may or may not have eaten a whole lotta spoonfuls directly from the big bowl.

thanks for the recipe. it was easy and yum. i made it with whole wheat pasta. i wonder if the camping family will eat any of it!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

maria - nice work on the 10 miler! that's awesome! when i was running longer distances i had chocolate milk as my recovery drink too! yum! totally hit the spot! how did you feel during your run? what do you do for nutrition/hydration during your long runs (that question goes out to everyone, really). i'm terrible with both of them. after the princess i had the WORST cramps. kept thinking i needed to do #2 (ew, sorry) but it was just that i was dehydrated.

nice work on the WIN stuff! woot!

oh and don't you worry - there will be no pageant stuff. this is just a fun maybe thing to do. if he lands something, great. anything we make goes into the college fund. but, so far with the headshots we're in the hole. heh.

i agree with lisa, rose - everything will work out for the best. it's just hard to see it right now. hugs!!!

lisa anyway to bribe the kid into cars 2? i really want to see it. we actually own super 8 here at the house but haven't watched it yet. i um, ehem, buy pirated movies from the chinese guy who comes to the beach club

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well, it's official, i'm having another baby. i found a great deal on a double stroller (last year's model in orange - guess nobody wanted it) and ordered it. and it came today! our UPS guy was like, "um, a double stroller?? you hiding something??" lol! he always cheers me on when i see him when i'm running. he joked that i'm going to have to start running faster to keep up with two. haha. anyway, so i have a double stroller in the box sitting in my living room. oh man.

i just finished off a bag of baby carrots. except the second to last one was WEIRD! i posted a pic of it on facebook. it's not like it's in the shape of jesus's face or something, it's just a three-pronged baby carrot! weird!!

 

[Rose&Mike]

i agree with lisa, rose - everything will work out for the best. it's just hard to see it right now. hugs!!!

I think the problem is that in my experience, things just don't always go well. My motto is more "**it happens and you deal with it." Not very positive, but it has got me through some crappy times. I'm feeling calmer about things today. Mike said the nicest thing to me last night--he told me that if at any point I decide I just don't want to leave, we don't have to. So that helped me to calm down a bit.

So here's a little psa--all those papers that your kid is bringing home that you just can't part with, and the clothes from when they were little, and the toys and the stuffed animals, etc--get rid of it! (Ok, so keep the cute art projects and their stories they wrote and their awards, but you don't need every worksheet from kindergarten through 6th grade.) I have already spent 3 or 4 hours today sorting, tossing, etc and I still have a ton left to do. I don't think I'm even close to having hoarding issues, but I kept way too much stuff from when Tom was little--maybe cause he's an only. Who knows. I opened this one box and it had like 4 or 5 pairs of ratty baby shoes. What possessed me to think I'd want them in the future??? We're making progress, but our basement is a disaster zone! And my itband on both legs is killing me from sitting like a pretzel cleaning stuff out. I did get one of the closets cleaned out in the basement and it looks great, but the storage room is still a mess!

Ok, break over, back to work!

 

[mikamah]

Good afternoon, Princesses and Lisabelles!!

I think Rose's cleaning vibes have come to me. I've gotten a lot done last night, and this afternoon. It appears all the pipe work is done on my side street, and it's all just packed dirt, so very dusty in the wind. Because I was hoping it would be paved before the weekend, I procrastinated on cleaning anything outside, but last night figured, I need to start. I mowed the lawn, and we cleaned out the garage, and brought all the outside furniture out to the yard. I have some old tables and chairs that I pretty much just use for our fireworks party. We always sit on the porches, and that furniture stays up there. Today after work, I sprayed down the house, and porches, and we washed all the furniture, and have started cleaning out the play room. It felt so good to clean out michaels room and get rid of so much, and we'll finish the playroom tonight. The other reason I procrastinated was I thought I'd get a couple days off this week since work is quiet, but I only got wed and had to work yesterday and today. I'm on call tomorrow, and of course hoping not to get called in, but i figure if I don't count on it and get lots done tonight, I won't get called in. Trying to use that reverse psychology. And now that the week is over, I'm happy I worked and have the extra pto time in the bank.

I thought of you this morning, Rose. I dragged michael to the grocery store before work, and he was just being so aggravating, wanting everything, pushing the cart away from me, putting things in it, driving me crazy and I was never so happy to drop him at my sisters. I think stay at home moms deserve a big medal. It must be so draining at times. I hope things all work out for you, and think Mike is so sweet to reassure you that if you don't want to go, he is fine with that. You're such a cute couple. And thanks for the tidbit on saving all those papers. I save less and less each year, but don't tell michael that.

Nancy- Have you left yet? Hope you have an absolutely fabulous time this weekend, and Thomas's pic is absolutely adorable. So cute. I hope he gets something and you can see what it's all about. It was pretty cool for michael to see when we went into boston for that talent scout thing, and to realize it's not an easy thing to do. I'm sure there are many more opportunities in nyc, so you never know. Thomas could be the next Life Cereal Mikey.

Lindsay- Glad everyone is ok from your work. That must have been so scary. Enjoy your staycation!! Sounds like you'll have a well deserved break.

Lisah- Happy long weekend!! Have you broken out the adult beverages yet? Oh, it's only 2 oclock there, so may be not. Enjoy super8. I don't even know what it's about, but keep thinking of Super 8 motels. I'm hoping cars might be at the drive-in in august when we're in Maine. We've never gone to it before because we tend to hit the adult beverages early can't drive, but this year we'll be there 8 nights, so if one of us isn't sober enough to drive at least one night we'd better stop at AA on the way home. Enjoy your long weekend and neighborhood fireworks!!!

Maria- Congratulations, supersta!!! You are right, slow and steady is the way to go. Do you go to the esplanade to watch the fireworks, or can you see them from closer to home? I've never been, and since our fireworks are the 3rd, we have a low key fourth, and tend to call it an early night. Hope you're enjoying your time without ds, and he's having a blast. Some days I can't wait til michael can go to overnight camp.

Liesel- Hi there! How's the running going? Hope all is well!!

taryn- You're in disney!!! I'm jealous!! Have a fabulous time!!

Well, this was a nice little break. A friend might come by for supper tonight, so I think I'll get some laundry and get back to the cleaning the playroom. Michael took a break too and just started writing a book. "The Summer Sleepover." I thought it was going to take forever because he asked me about 10 times what I thought about the first sentance, but he just came in and read me the first couple paragraphs, and they were pretty good. I see a sleepover here in my future.

Have a great evening everyone.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Lisa- I hope you are enjoying your early start to the weekend!

Nancy- Thomas is adorable!!! I would say getting that double stroller really makes it official. You also had me cracking up about buying movies from the chinese guy at the beach club. ummm if we didnt know you were from NY we know now. Yell really loud when your passing by allentown maybe i will hear ya. Have a great trip!!!!

Rose- Woohoo for Mike getting an interview. That is so nice that he is letting you know that its your decision too and he will not force it if you dont want it. Hes such a great husband. Nice to know that all those Kindergarten worksheets I have stashed in folders on my book shelf I can just throw away. I need to sort through it and keep the cute stuff and projects. That will be on my list to do this week, along with going through the mounds of clothes in our basement that no one is wearing. Thanks for the inspiration to clean!!!!

Kathy- I think michael writing a book is so cute. What an imaginative mind. It will be funny to see if his story becomes real.

Maria- Great job in all areas of the challenge this week. See you really pulled yourself out of the slump. I knew you could do it. So proud of you.

Taryn- I hope you are enjoying your vacation. I hope it goes very slow and that you enjoy every minute of it.

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We had a great time today at Bushkill falls. We took the long route for hikers. It was a great work out. Lots of steep stairs to climb. Beautiful views. and Amazing weather. It took us almost 2 hours and I would say we went about 3-4 miles. We stopped alot for pictures and to explore nature. I will post some if I can find my wire to plug my camera into the computer. I got a few good ones. We ate at the snack bar and I got a grilled chicken sandwich. It was gross. Then we did paddle boats and so that was some more exercise. Then we played mini golf. Got some ice cream and then came home. We got home about 5pm. I am beat.

I think we are going to get pizza for dinner tonight. I need to go to the grocery store in the morning because we dont have much food here. We also need to go to kohls tonight to get ryan some undies. His are getting tight on him. The kid just grows like a weed. I thought he would slow down but holy smokes I swear we go through 2 sizes per season.

Talk to you later.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

have a great weekend gals! we're gonna start packing up and hitting the road shortly. hoping it'll take us 5 hours including a stop. i'm going to try not to stress about the sleeping conditions (thomas in a pack-n-play next to my 87 year old grandpa who pees 20x a night and his pregnant mom who seems to need to pee about 15x a night. also, grandpa turns the HEAT on at night. ugh.)

anyway, i brought running clothes. if anything, i'm going to try to go for a nice walk or something before the rest of the folks wake up. we'll see if it works out though. there isn't alot of area to go walking/running unless i go on the main road which is a little too highway-ish.

i hope to be on sometime during the weekend if the campground has wifi. hope everyone has a nice and relaxing weekend!! xoxo

 

[Rose&Mike]

Nancy--hope you are having fun!

Kathy--enjoy your fireworks on the third. A lot of what I kept yesterday were stories that Tom wrote. I went from 5 storage containers to 1--crazy I know. And you had me smiling with the AA coment. Sounds like a good vacation to me.

Lindsay--One of the things I got rid of yesterday was baby clothes. I don't know why I held onto stuff for so long. I found a couple of girl things--from our failed adoptions--both babies were girls. So that was a little emotional. Sounds like you had a great day yesterday! I have never been to Bushkill falls.

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I ran 3.1 today without stopping--so that was pretty cool. All the squatting and stooping, etc to clean stuff out has been hard on my itband so I wasn't sure what to expect. Today we scraped the paint off our mailbox post and repainted it and Mike is working on the backyard. I need to tackle another closet, I guess. Mike took 7 garbage bags, a toy box and a bread maker to goodwill this morning. There are three huge garbage bags full of paper to be recycled in the basement. I also looked at houses a little bit online. The interview went well--at least Mike felt good about it. Which is what matters. So now we wait--up to two weeks they said--to find out if he moves onto the next step. Meanwhile, we are hoping he gets a phone interview from the job with his company in FL next week. I guess it's not dead yet.

I am feeling pretty good about the 10k on Monday. I might not hit a pr, but I will be close. I think my 5k time today was 32 min and we were taking it pretty easy--and we got started late so it was already pretty warm. I would love to see a 1:02--which would be 10 minute miles. But I will be happy to finish it without pain.

Enjoy the weekend! People have already started shooting off fireworks here so it's going to be a noisy one!

 

[mikamah]

Rose- Good luck on your race today!!!! I hope you get your pr, but remember you have come so far since your injury, being able to get out and run 10k is a fabulous accomplishment, no matter the speed. Have fun!!!

Happy Fourth of July Princess pals!! Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday full of family and love.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!

We were waiting for the fireworks to start last night. They were having them at Dorney Park (which is an amusement park in our area similar to Hershey or Six Flags) I said to my mom....wouldnt it be nice to hear the music right now and jiminy cricketts voice. Then I started singing When you wish upon a star and Ryan told me to be quiet because I was embarassing him.

Anyway....the fireworks were great and we had an upfront and center view. The kids loved them and that is the first time I can remember that. Usually one of them are whining because they are too loud and they are scared. So it was fun.

Today we will most likely go over to my nanas for a cookout and then go to our local stadium for parachuters and fireworks. I just love this holiday.

Rose Good Luck on your run. I hope it goes well and I ditto what Kathy said...even if you dont PR or go slower than you would like...look what you have just overcome and how great you are doing. Your awesome!!!!

I hope you all are enjoying the holiday!!!!!

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Good Afternoon, and !

I meant to get on here earlier to wish Rose , but I had to spend my morning cleaning, and faster than I had thought! My niece arrived today from FL, and my SIL's inlaws were coming to our house so dh could take them to the airport to pick her up. Her flight was landing at 11:21. We got up about 7:30 to start cleaning, and I pretty much had the first floor done, while dh had the basement presentable. We still needed to do our deck and clean up the backyard at 9:30, when they called to say they were here but lost... Dennis went to get them, and I scurried around and quickly did what I could out back, which wasn't much. Then we find out they brought the great grandma -- which was fine, but it was going to be a tight fit in the car to get dn.

So, until it was time to get dn, we made conversation with the SIL's inlaws. I have met these people 2 or 3 times total, over the past 18 years. They were very nice, of course, but we have nothing in common other than dn. Let's just say the morning was more stressful than one might have hoped...

Lindsay -- It sounds like you have a wonderful holiday planned! We're just grilling in the backyard, and we can see fireworks from the next city from our front porch area, so we'll be on the grass next to it to watch them. We just have to watch out for construction debris, as our stairs are still a work in progress. I have to outfit Ben twice a year, too. Once before school starts, and once again at the end of Jan/beg of Feb. His birthday is at the end of Jan., and he has always taken a growth spurt then. I just accept this is our way of life

Kathy -- I hope everything went great yesterday for you! How was the party? This is my first 4th of July ever without ds, I'm glad it's not a sentimental holiday for us. I kind of miss the kids from next door running around and beach balls hitting the back windows of the house, but it's also relaxing.

Rose -- I know you are having a great race, I can just feel it! You have inspired me to clean out my closet. This is a big project, so I'm just taking it in little chunks. I did completely clean out my jewelry drawer, that is a good feeling

Nancy -- I know you are avoiding the food pushers, enjoying time with Grandpa, and using BronxBaby for an excuse as needed

Lisah -- Yep, Cars 2 is totally out at my house, too. I'll have to rent it on netflix, like I did with The Princess and the Frog. I still haven't seen Tangled or Up, both are on my list. I have already been told that the world will end if we don't see HP asap. Apparently, everybody will be seeing that one

Next Sunday we go to NH to pick up dn and keep her for a week. Dennis and I both took the week off of work, so it's staycation time! I'm not sure exactly what we're doing, but we will probably do a trolley tour, the Freedom Trail, the top of the Prudential Bldg (tallest bldg in Boston), Codzilla (high speed boat ride on the harbor), and JFK Library and Museum. With all of that, I am determined to run 3M most days. I may have to skip a few, but it's my goal to get it in before we head out every day.

Yesterday I surprised myself and did 5M. I planned to just do 3, but I felt really good after 2, and I knew today was a bust, so I kept moving! I've sort of been sticking to my eating plan. DH keeps coming home with treats, and I only have so much will power I swear, every time that man leaves the house he must pass a bakery I finally watched "The King's Speech" last night. Wonderful movie.

I had a great time at the outlet mall Saturday. The Vera Bradley store was 30% off! I also got two great blouses for work, and cute dress, and a couple of sports bras. DH found three pairs of dress pants, which he desperately needed. All in all, I thought it was an excellent day.

I just put on my swim suit and I'm headed out back to read a decadent book, flip through magazines, and enjoy a black cherry hard lemonade. I am not much of a drinker, but these are yummy -- and no one is depending on me to do a darn thing the rest of the day!

Happy Fourth, Lovely Ladies!

Maria

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Nancy -- I know you are avoiding the food pushers, enjoying time with Grandpa, and using BronxBaby for an excuse as needed

ugh, none of the above. i am so mad at myself for having to come on here and say that not only did i not say no to really anything but i gained 4 lbs this weekend. i knew what i was doing. i ate deer bologna for goodness sake! we didn't swim, we didn't even go for any walks. we literally sat from saturday afternoon til monday morning and ate.

my grandfather needs to go in assisted living. but he won't even hear about it. he is really starting to lose it. he kept calling john ed (my dad's name) and told him that he just retired in february. um, he retired in the late 70s! he is cold when the temperature is under 80 which means that he turns on the heat at night in the camper. we keep trying to explain to him that we just can't sleep like that and he just doesn't get it. he'll say it's ok to turn the air on then will an hour later turn all the lights on (while thomas is sleeping!) and turn the air off. ugh.

anyway, stop complaining. i have an OB appt and i'm not looking forward to seeing the fact that i'm up like 16+ lbs already and not even halfway through. and it's my own fault! i'm swollen in my legs and feet today. and you know what? i'm hungry.

"diet" starts tomorrow! i can't run tomorrow either b/c my appt is at 8am and it'll be too hot by the time i get home. poo.

 

[liesel]

Maria-Congrats on your BL hat trick!! You a such an inspiration to me, staying OP and getting in some great runs!

Nancy-That is such an adorable picture of Thomas! I'm so sorry to hear about your grandpa, I hope your family can come up with something. You are doing great and I know you'll be back OP! I love the advice from Aunt Ann.

Lindsay-Bushkill Falls sounds lovely. I've never been to the northeast and hearing all of you discuss places makes me want to visit! I hope you enjoyed the rest of your 4th.

Kathy-I'm sorry fireworks were postponed. I hope you had a great weekend with Michael. Thanks for asking about my running. I'm doing very well with the long slow runs and building up my endurance, but the faster shorter ones are giving me a little trouble right now. I think its because I haven't been training as consistently as I would like (home all the time with the kids right now), but I hope to get back up to a faster pace soon.

Rose-Way to go on all the cleaning and organizing. I started sorting through the kids school stuff last summer and its amazing how much stuff can accumilate. I hope you had a fantastic 10K with Mike and Tom!

LisaH-I hope you had a great 4 day weekend! Thanks so much for the advice on the WISH shirts.

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I've been so busy with taking the kids to all their stuff that I haven't had much time to DIS. DH left this morning on another business trip, so today is a catch up day. The kids are less than thrilled, but there is too much to do.

DH and I ran our town's 4 mile race yesterday. We finished in 57:52 (14:28 pace). I really beat myself up about this because I was not as fast as I could be, but I know there were several factors. Since I only had time to get in 2 long runs before this race (and a few shorter ones) I opted to only go 3 miles on both of them. I hadn't run for 3 weeks and I didn't want to overdo it. So this race was actually the first time I've ever gone 4 miles. It was stinkin' hot and there was only 1 water station. We actually had to come to a stop at the water station since there was only 1 trash can at the station and they didn't have one positioned further down the trail. We left our water bottles at the start. If I had it to do over again, I would have carried water.

The heat and altitude (6200 feet) bothered me, I was more out of breath than at the 5K, which was at 5280 feet (mile high in Denver!). This course was much more hilly and I haven't started any hill training yet. I'm trying to build my strength a little more first. I also felt bad that DH slowed down so much for me, when he could have been much faster. There were only 110 people in this race, so I was obsessed with not being last. Yes, I know the WISH motto, but that didn't stop me from looking over my shoulder! We were 81 and 82 out of 110. The race organizer originally said that we would have a buffet breakfast afterwards. Apparently they changed their minds because just before the start, they announced that they were serving hot dogs, baked beans, and pasta salad. I don't like hot dogs and this meal was really not sounding good at 8AM in the heat. Luckily they also had bananas and oranges, so I had that, a little bit of pasta salad, and a chocolate chip cookie. They also served beer, but it was lite beer and we just weren't interested at that hour. Going up the last hill in the sun, I was vowing to never race in July again, but I know I will be tempted next year, just to beat my time.

Overall, I'm still staying under my 15 mm goal pace for races to get ready for the Tink, I just need to remember that and keep going. I finished with no pain and strong legs and I am happy about that. Have a good day Tinks and Princesses!

 

[Rose&Mike]

How are you all doing? I am pooped. We were so busy this weekend. Saturday and Sunday we got our yard in good shape. Saturday mike and I ran 3 miles. Monday we ran the 10k and cleaned out our garage and worked some more in our basement. I need a vacation from my life! The more stuff I throw out, the more I want to throw out. I'm becoming a little obsessive about it.

The race went really well. I was much more relaxed about it this year than last. Tom got up cranky--which I was not happy about. He is not a morning person. Mike and Tom ran right around 54min. I did 1:01:34 (might be off by a few tenths, I keep forgetting). I was very happy. This was almost 5 minutes faster than last year and considering I was coming back from a rocky spring I thought I did pretty well. No knee problems yesterday, but things are a little achy, so I will continue to ice and foam roller, etc. Tom was so funny. When I saw him at the end he said he didn't like it and didn't want to run a race again--he thought it was too crowded. (He did cc in hs so 3000 was a crowded race to him.) Anyhow, after a while he started talking about how proud he was that he did it and that maybe someday he would do another race and that he was going to do his weekday runs at 4 miles instead of 3. What a runner-like thing to say. I have finished several races saying--never again, only to do it again. So, it was a good day. I'll post some pics later.

liesel--good for you for finishing that tough race! Hills are a challenge. I hated running hills this time last year, but I kind of enjoy it now. I think carrying water is a good idea. Either I carry it or Mike carries water at every new race we do. I didn't carry water on Monday cause I ran the race last year and I knew they had a ton of water stops. It's just not worth it to take a chance on not having something to drink. And a hot dog right after a race does sound kind of yucky, though I did have one for lunch yesterday. It's the only meat thing I'm eating right now.

Nancy-- I'm glad you survived the weekend.

Maria--sounds like you had a fabulous weekend!

Lindsay--we just can't take you anywhere--all that silly singing!

Hello to everyone else! It's warm and muggy here again. Not sure if I will run tomorrow or not. Anyhow, have a great evening!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hi all,

Just a quick check in. I am off to take the boys to the free movie at the theatre today. I think its cloudy with a chance of meatballs. We have seen it before but it gets them out of the house...and believe me I need to get them out...they are driving me nuts.

I hope to get back on later and catch up on the main thread since I am coaching starting friday.

I also have been dealing with a cold/illness for the past few days so I havent ran and I am feeling gross again. Its annoying me that I am struggling so bad with this. Why cant I just eat normally. uggh.

Anyway I will catch up later.