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[windwalker]

Panda's first competitive walk race of the year:

had my first competitive walk race of the season. The "Trooper Island". This is a 2 mile walk race followed by a 5K un race. One of my walking group walkers and I were doing it together. This was an evening race which is harder for me since I do all my workouts in the early mornings. But being evening it's was humid but not as hot with the sun gone down.

My walking buddy and I planned to just go out briskly and try to maintain a challenging pace and then we would finish strong. Well there was a really tall race walker there that shot off the line and took a quick lead. We were not expecting anyone to go out that strong. I went after him and slowly gained on him and finally passed him at the turn around. My catching him took the wind out of his sails but unfortunately it caused me to excert a bit to much during the first half and didn't leave me with a strong kick at the end. My walking buddy passed me with about a quarter mile left and I ended up 9 seconds behind him in 22:18.

It was fun and after I had a G2 and a couple of bananas, my walking buddy and I decided to do the 5K also so we did a brisk but comfortable 39:40. We were not last but close, I think we had 4 or 5 runners behind us.

Thanks for reading.

Racing Panda

 

[Scott H]

Way to go Dave!!!!!

Morning Kids, It is our 29th Anniversary today. Lynn got the pups out form a walk and I got a long 5K run in. Clean up a bit meet some folks for breakfast and then out for a kayak.

A few high clouds but looks like a nice warm day.

Hope all are well and have a great day.

 

[jship210]

Way to go Dave!!!!!

Morning Kids, It is our 29th Anniversary today. Lynn got the pups out form a walk and I got a long 5K run in. Clean up a bit meet some folks for breakfast and then out for a kayak.

A few high clouds but looks like a nice warm day.

Hope all are well and have a great day.

Scott&Lynn~ Happy Anniversary!!!!

 

[Scott H]

Had a nice breakfast and a nice paddle, 2.25 miles, in about an hour, we spent time just relaxing and cleaning up trash in the lake.

Time to watch the Tour , it is getting hot here.

Yes Lynn will get Saint hood for putting up with me. She is the Bestest.

 

[funwalker]

Hi TEAM,

Happy 29th Anniversary Scott & Lynn!

Dave- Congratulations on your Race

Vicky, I checked the link - I did not see any pictures of our WISH Team?

 

[windwalker]

Hi TEAM,

Happy 29th Anniversary Scott & Lynn!

Congratulations on your Race

Vicky, I checked the link - I did not see any pictures of our WISH Team?

Margie how is Sarah doing?

Concerned Panda

 

[funwalker]

Concerned Thanks!

I took her to ER again on Thursday about 6M. She was readmitted to the hospital, additional surgery on Friday, and is a bit spacey today, but doing much better today.

 

[windwalker]

Concerned Thanks!

I took her to ER again on Thursday about 6M. She was readmitted to the hospital, additional surgery on Friday, and is a bit spacey today, but doing much better today.

Let her know that I was thinking about her. Is your church having prayer services for her recovery? Old war horses like me put a lot of stock in those.


Concerned Panda

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hi team! Got back from my 5 miler a couple of hours ago. My Garmin conked out on me because I forgot to charge it up. D'oh! Well, the low battery warning made me run faster but not fast enough to finish in time. Planning to work out tomorrow and may ask my PT not to do the deadlifts as my back still feels fatigued!

Dave - Congrats on your race! I think you often walk faster than I run

Margie - Those aren't my photos. I think they were taken by the race organizers. I have a picture of Erica and Kim but it's on DF's computer and I keep forgetting to take it from him. How's your DD doing?

Scott & Lynn - Congrats on your 29th anniversary!! What's your secret

Have a great night everyone!

 

[Scott H]

Vicky, not sure what our secret is, True Love that lets the other person be themselves and accepting who they are. That or a lot of ridalin for me and valium for Lynn , LOL

Busy day here at work.

Better run and get after it, have a great day....

 

[MaryJ]

Scott & Lynn...Totally missed your 29th anniversary. Congratulations!! DH & I celebrated our 33rd last Friday. Went to dinner at an Irish pub. Had a Guiness there and dreamed of Rose & Crown. Actually, we did spend a good portion of the evening dreaming about future travel plans. Think we have decided to go to CA next summer. DH has always wanted to see the redwoods there, so it's time to make that dream a reality!

I think the secret to a long marriage is to not have "yours" or "mine", but always "ours." Also, never be afraid to get silly together and laugh alot!

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

Dave - congrats on your race!

Thanks all for the Anniversary wishes - we did have a great day!

The dogs and I got our 3 mile walk in this morning - headed to the Orthopod in about an hour.

Have a great day all!

 

[Scott H]

Morning Kids, got in a 5K this morn, at work now, Lynn was leaving for her dog walk as I got in.

Frontier days are upon us here in Cheyenne, the Grand Daddy of Them All..

Busy at work but what else in new, really ready for our cruise vacation. Will be doing the 5K on Castaway Cay.

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

The dogs and I got in a 3 miler this morning. The only thing the Orthopod said was "get a MRI" - so bright and early tomorrow morning, I will be getting a MRI of my knee - maybe then we can figure out why it is not getting better.

Have a great day all!

 

[Steffwalks]

Good morning, Team!

We are busy getting ready to go to Arkansas. We will be leaving on Saturday. That's where the river is, that my late BIL wanted his ashes scattered. We are still helping his DS get his inheritance. His uncle and grandfather have been busy trying to take it away from him! What a mess. I guess I may have mentioned this before. But a court battle is coming. It won't be pretty and I may have to testify, but the young man deserves to recklessly spend the money before his grandfather and uncle do! Besides, the kid has a plan to use the money for a college education and a start in life. Who in their right mind would want to take that away from him??? Guess that means they are definitely NOT in their right mind! Currently, they are holding the life insurance check and not letting DN have it. this will be ugly!

My DS is movedand loves his new/old furnishings! He is getting all the paperwork processed to get his Occupational Therapy Assistant license. He is working for the VA Hospital and really loves his job. He is planning to divorce as quickly as he can get the finances together. He will get joint custody of their daughter and she is planning to live with her dad by the time she is 12 and gets to choose.

We went to Frontier City (a Six Flags Theme Park) last Saturday with DD, DSIL, and 5 kids! The day was unreasonably Hot for Theme Park day. It reached 111 degrees before we finally left. Everyone was suffering from a melt down or melt away or something like that. It was so hot and so humid under one so-called shelter in a ride line that I almost got sick. I was much better on the ride than on the line. But it was hot, hot, hot. Even the water rides didn't seem to help much.

I am trying to locate the motivation to get moving again. It is so hard with Jon home all the time. But I must get out there and get it done! I have managed cross training but with the heat, walking has been extremely difficult. It is in the upper 80's at 6:00 am and reaches the triple digits early in the day!

I will take a computer with me on the trip and hopefully be able to keep in touch. Once all the people show up, I may have time on my hands, everyone will be wanting to fish out of my hubby's boat, he is a former river guide.

Scott and Lynn and Mary and hubby - Congratulations on the anniversaries! And to think, they all said it wouldn't last! LYNN good luck with the MRI!

Margie! I am praying for Sara daily. I know this has been so hard on your family. You have my thoughts and prayers. And I will see you soon!

Dave Good job on the race!

Vicky Man, that's aggravating to have an uncharged Garmin!!! But good job on almost beating it with a 5 miler!!

Jack Did you say you had rain??? We could use some and some cooling too!!!

I hope everyone else is doing great!

See Ya!

*Hugs* ConnieSS

 

[windwalker]

Good morning sweet captain. Sounds like you have your hands full. People never stop amazing me with the level of kindness or hate or a million other sides of themselves. Greed is the cancer that keeps us form truely having heaven on earth.

I'm going to the shirt printer next week and discuss the cost of having Panda Endurance shirts made up. Since my budding walkers are doing so well in their races I want the world to know that PE is going to be a the force in recreational sports. We really can make a difference.

Our business is picking up at work so we are getting our 40 hours a week back, those short weeks are hard on the Disney account.

Have an awesome day y'all.

Walking Panda

 

[Scott H]

Hi Kids, another day at the Salt Mines, taking tomorrow off, Tiki Bar Party to prep.

Enjoy and have a great one.

Lynn did the MRI yesterday and is awaiting info.

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hi team! It's been pretty busy for me lately - working 9 to 5 and a few personal projects with DF lately. But I'm still keeping up with my 1/2 training schedule and workouts in the gym. The running is so-so - I always want to go faster and feel disappointed when I can't or don't. But I think it's one of those things I have to work on gradually. The only thing for me that's been slightly off track is my eating. I haven't had as much time to make food so lots of eating out but I've stayed away from white bread and pastas, fried foods and sweets.

Dave/Connie - Speaking of greed and inheritance... A few weeks ago, I heard an interview on the radio with a lawyer who worked in wills and estates. He talked about the case of an elderly lady who was sent to the hospital and doctors didn't think she was going to make it. Surprisngly she pulled through and was discharged from the hospital. She returned home and by chance dropped something on the floor. When she reached down to pick it up, she noticed there were a lot of sticky notes all over the furniture. She noticed each note had someone's name on it and realized her family been "staking" their claims while she was in the hospital. So she went to see her lawyer that day and revised her will so that everything was donated to charity.

Lynn - Good luck with your MRI! I hope the doctors don't find anything seriously wrong with your knee.

Eva - How are you doing? Has the morning sickness passed?

Scott - A Tiki Bar party sounds like a fun send off! Have one for all of us

Kim - How's the Goofy training coming along? Is your heel cooperating? Forgot to ask if you were registered for the Scotiabank Waterfront 1/2 or full (or neither).

Have a great day everyone

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

Connie - good luck with all your endeavours!

Dave - let us know when you get the t-shirts designed (although Scott has declaired that he is never buying another t-shirt - after giving about 50 of them to Good Will), I am sure we would be interested in your shirts.

I survived the MRI - it was more difficult than I expected - how hard can it be to stay still for 1/2 hour - I made it thru, my leg does not like to be straight, so it started to cramp up after 5 minutes. They said Doc should get results in 48 hours, so I am hoping to hear something on Monday. It was cool enough when I got home that I got the dogs out for a short walk. Today we got in 3 miles. Today I have to clean the house for the party tomorrow, then mow the lawn!

Have a great day team!

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Hi All,

Sorry I've been MIA. I've officially moved into my apartment in Mississippi, but it involved basically taking a week off! I managed to get in 3 miles yesterday and today and plan to do a 5k tomorrow (we'll see how bad that week off makes it).

Best,
Jennifer