Hakuna Matata Hearts and flowers!

[bunnyfoo]

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. 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?

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 -

 

[Steffwalks]

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!

Well off to shower and get rolling!

Make a great day, everyone!

 

[Scott H]

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]

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]

Good Morning, TEAM!
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. 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!

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!

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?

Connie - I second what Scott said!

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).

Warmer weather is coming - now I know you are happy that you have a gym available to keep you on 'Track'.
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[funwalker]

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

Sorry - Thanks for Talking such Good Care of us!

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

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

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[bunnyfoo]

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]

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.

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]

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]

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! 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.

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!

So, who are you???

 

[JPFamilyMom]

ok, so I didn't make it out for my jog tonight which means I'll be working out on Sunday 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 . 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 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, -so then I had to marry him 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]

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.

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!

 

[Lynn G]

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 .

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

 

[wellesleyprincess]

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]

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

 

[bubba73]

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? ) 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 , I'll be here.

Hope everyone is having a fantastic week!!!!

Visiting Bubba!!

 

[windwalker]

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? ) 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 , I'll be here.

Hope everyone is having a fantastic week!!!!

Visiting Bubba!!

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

 

[Scott H]

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

 

[Scott H]

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

 

[Lynn G]

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!