Hakuna Matata - Fall-o our training in September

[windwalker]

Good morning y'all.

Erica started her Goofy training this morning. I peeled her out of the covers, got some cereal and coffee in her and we had a nice 5K brisk walk together.

Now it's time for me to get the mowing done. Erica is going to get her hair done and play with baby.

Little critter is eating like there is now tomorrow and filling out nicely. An olympian for sure.

Hope everyone with aches and pains heals up bunny quick.

Have an awesome day.

Dave

 

[bunnyfoo]

Good morning team! Got out and did my 11 and 5 miler runs this weekend! Really great weather! I tried a gel for the first time on my 11 miler which was quite messy! I think I ended up smearing a bunch of it over mouth because I thought I had emptied the pack but hadn't. I think I looked quite the site since I didn't have any tissue and my lips were blue from my Gatorade!

On a sadder note, I'm probably going to have to cancel my October trip. DF's grandma isn't doing too well. The doctor wasn't very specific with times - while she's not expected to pass within hours, it's definitely not going to be months. I wouldn't feel good about going.

Connie - The 11 miler was pretty good. The pace was so-so but I think I'm finally getting use to longer distances. I didn't feel tired at the end of the run, just the usual muscle pain.

Sue - Congrats to DH on his Ironman! That's incredible! The medal must be so cool

Terri - for your feet! Good luck with your half!

Lynn - It's great to see your pace is slowly improving

Margie - Have fun with Connie!

I'll try to check back in later! Have a great day everyone!

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team! Looks like I missed a lot over the weekend!

Connie - Safe travels and for the back and hip!

Vicky - Sorry about the trip and sorry about DF's grandmother. Take care!

Terri - more for you feet!

Sue - Congrats to DH on his Ironman! Great distance!

Jennifer - Great distance on your run too!

Dave - great to hear that you got Erica out for training!

I did not accomplish much over the weekend, the walks I did were slower than Fri. This mornings walk was better than the weekend walks but still slower than Fridays. Today I will get to the gym for a good exercise session.

Have a great day all!

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Hi all,

I did 15 minutes on the elliptical followed by 30 minutes of strength training.

I have a 10k coming up on Saturday, a distance I haven't run in almost a year. I'm worried that my focus on endurance may cost me some speed. I'll be quite honest, I desperately want to run a 45 minute and/or win/place overall. I feel like such a whiner but I'm itching for an overall placement at a local race, age group winner just isn't as satisfying when you're only off by a minute from winning overall.

 

[Scott H]

You go Jennifer, you will do great,

Dave good to hear the baby Panda is doing well,

Sue big congrats to our DH, SOem day a sprint tri for me.

Wishing all well with those recovering.

Be strong train hard

I gotta get out there tomorrow morn.

 

[Hockeychic]

Vicky sorry to hear about Nathan's grandma.

Connie, take care of that hip!!!

Lynn, how is the knee doing? Will you be able to do any of the events in January?

Just finished a legs workout, felt good didn't do to much I figure all my walking is working my legs but a little extra muscle can't hurt

 

[Terri5176]

Good Morning, Team!



Did an easy 3 1/2 miles yesterday - felt great. Then some racquetball with my daughter - our rules are something like - she hits 10, lets me try to hit one. I still end up sweating quite a bit!

Thanks for the PD - it worked!

Vicky - take care.....

Lynn - how's the knee?


Have a great day!



Terri

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

Jennifer - some for extra speed!

Terri - good to hear that you are feeling better!

Knee is coming along I guess - yesterday was not a good day - went to the gym to ride the bike - both knees hurt doing the bike, and I had it on less resistance than previously. Then I tried the eliptical, lasted less than 5 min, it was worse by far than the bike. The weight exercises went OK, but knee ached rest of the day. Todays walk was a little better, knee still aches, but my pace was back to 18:51, just a little slower than my previous best. Have PT today - will see what they say, I am either doing too much or not enough!

Have a great day all!

 

[Scott H]

I got a dark 5K in this morn, with my blinkie thingie on my belt.

Lots here at work.

Later have a good one.

 

[MaryJ]

Knee is coming along I guess - yesterday was not a good day - went to the gym to ride the bike - both knees hurt doing the bike, and I had it on less resistance than previously. Then I tried the eliptical, lasted less than 5 min, it was worse by far than the bike. The weight exercises went OK, but knee ached rest of the day. Todays walk was a little better, knee still aches, but my pace was back to 18:51, just a little slower than my previous best. Have PT today - will see what they say, I am either doing too much or not enough!

Have a great day all!

Lynn...I can certainly relate to your knee problems. I know everyone says that the elliptical is easier on the knees, but not for me! And after I ride the bike, even with NO resistance, my legs feel like jelly. Give me walking/running anytime!

I've been having knee problems of my own lately. I went to my DD's last week, since 9/9 was her due date. I found myself carrying her 2 year old DD quite a bit, especially up and down the stairs to their family room to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Now, she's not a big girl by any means, maybe 20 pounds soaking wet, but that extra weight was enough to cause my knee to swell and bit and just be sore overall.

Of course, she didn't have the baby while I was there, but is in labor AS I TYPE! So, back I go this afternoon to meet my second grandchild. DH will be with me until Sunday, but if I stay after that, I know I'll be back to carrying Allison again, especially if DD ends up with a C-Section like last time. I'm really concerned because DH and I are going to WDW for the EE race next Saturday. I can't run well with a bum knee.

Pixie Dust and good thoughts will be appreciated!

 

[Scott H]

Home early on 10 Hr day Woo Hoo, hitting the bow flex.....

 

[wellesleyprincess]

7.67 miles in 60 minutes on the Treadmill. Storm knocked out the power for a couple of hours.

Best,
Jennifer

 

[Hockeychic]

Good morning team!!!

 

[Scott H]

Morning Kids, did a 5K this morn, felt pretty good, as usual glad I got it done and feel good. Need to do situps etc tonight.

At work have meetings on our new building re furniture Oh the fun..

Also need to wash the motorbike, the last couple of rides were in rain so need a bit of tidying up.

Movie tonight will be Saludos Amigos...

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

MaryJ - for your knee, and your daughter!

Report from PT- it is week 4 - the steroids that were injected during surgery are wearing off - I will now be in more pain because of no more steroids! I did get in 1.25 miles again this morning at about the same pace as yesterday, but it now hurts to walk around the house! I feel like I am back to week 1. Will get to the gym today. I was told that I should now be doing 1 good exercise session instead of the 3 I had been doing - which is kind of what I have been doing anyway.

Have a great day everyone! Off to WalMart for Wii Toy Story Mania!

 

[funwalker]

Hellooooooooooo team!

Fooled you! I am not Margie! But I am on her computer!!! I am writing this from the computer room upstairs in Margie's house! This is Connie!

It was a really long travel day, yesterday. I had left the house early for my 3 hour road trip to the airport. Thinking I would stop in at my DD's workplace for a few minutes to tell her bye. I got there and she wasn't there! She was in the ER with her oldest DD (11) she was having stomach pains. So, I went to the ER and sat with them for about 40 minutes. I was now running a tiny bit behind. I grabbed a quick lunch and waited to board my plane when it was annouced there would be an hour delay. When we landed it took a while to find Margie, Sara and Hagen, and then off to their house. another approximate 3 hour drive! I started my day at 5:00 am CST and ended it about 11:30 pm!

Dear Granddaughter needs more tests to determine what's the matter. So far, we have watched the boys and gone for about a 1 mile walk. But we will get in more exercise this weekend. We are enjoying a nice quiet day.

Mary - Lots and lots of PD! I hope that knee feels great soon! Can't wait to see pics of the new one!

Vickie - I hope you make your Disney trip. So sorry about Nathan's Gramma. I understand the thing with the gel. I have an Ultimate Direction gel flask. I don't get it on my that way.

Sue! You got your very own Ironman! Kewl! Thanks for the info on the marathon. Overpasses can be so much harder than hills! I think it's the slant, but don't quote me on that.

Dave Congrats to you and Erica for officially starting your training. It is official isn't it?

Lynn - Hang in there. There are always good days and bad days! You will lost more good ones as you go along. Lots of PD!

Scott - That work thing...it sure gets in the way of fun!

Thanks for all the PD. My back usually just terrible muscle tension and generally resolves itself in just 3 or 4 days, which was the case this time. It's when I push and push that it causes the extreme hip problem. I have learned my lesson about that!

That's it for me in the great state of MI!

See y'all- Connie PS I am teaching the natives how to speak Texan!

 

[wilbur]

Doing the fly by.....really busy at work.

Vicky, Sorry to hear about DF's grandmother being ill.

Connie, That one in more like a hill. The ones about mile 6 & 21 are the ramps. Those are killers on the quads/ knees/ feet.
Hope your DGD is doing better.

Lynn, More pixie dust for that knee. Take care.

Have a great evening..........Sue

 

[wdw4us]

Hi Everyone


So much news on this thread, some good, some not and some just interesting. So nice to catch up with all of you.

Well Mark and I finally went out for 4 miles last night. We are trying to run a bit for a change. I am not a runner – never have been. Mark jogged the ½ with Miranda in 08 but I power walked it. Well Marks legs are still bad, but his lungs are great, my legs are great but my lungs can’t take the running and I have NEVER smoked – unlike him. Together the two of us make 1 good athlete.

I will be getting him to an ortho MD to have him evaluated. The massage isn’t working and he’s miserable with or without the exercise. My co-worker went to him and she’s done a couple of ½’s and continues to train. He was able to reassure her that her knee pain was minor, gave her some exercises and she was good to go. She wore a brace for a while but most of the therapy he gave her was enough. Let’s hope he can work some magic for Mark.

I will be taking 2 afternoon’s off to play with the princess and spend some time with Miranda. I hope to do a bit of walking with her and the bebe as she wants to get back into shape and start training for 2011. But the c-section does slow down the process.

Oh and for those of you on Facebook, who saw me eating that fried Oreo, I only ate ½ and none of the ice-cream. We never did take a picture of the lobster roll, scallops an crab Rangoon at the Seafood Festival now those were much better than the Oreo.

I think I’m up to date with my report, hope to post more but life does keep me hopping.

denise

 

[MaryJ]

Hi team,

Just wanted to post an update. I went to see the chiro about my knee. He said good thing I came in as the quad is really tight. Said to stretch it regularly.

Now the big news...our second granddaughter is here![/IMG] No pics yet, but her name is Sarah and she weighed in at 8 lbs, 20.5 inches long. Mom and daughter are doing great. And I'm sure that big sister Allison is telling her all about going to meet Mickey! This is Allison in her back yard with her best "buddy."

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Mary, congrats! Sounds like big sis is doing well with it too!

Got in 7 miles in just under an hour. It was a very long day at work.

Best,
Jennifer