Hakuna Matata -Spring-ing into Action for Race Season

[wdw4us]

Good Morning:

Had a very nice weekend. Went to Cabela's in Maine with Mark. We had never been and it was a beautiful day for a ride to Maine and then see the coast on the way back home.

It's nice to get away - just the 2 of us and have some couple time. Then on Sunday, the Queen and Princess came over. Our son Nick also came by. It was a fun day. Miranda and I did get in 5 miles. No records were set for speed because the stroller came along too, but it was a pleasant way for the princess to get in a nap.

Have been neglecting my paperwork duties for Mark's business so I did that last night. A busy time but also, very rewarding.

My best to all for the week. I have two evening appts this week so I may do my walks before work to get them in.

denise

 

[Hockeychic]

Hey team....sorry for the MIA. Setting up fitness programs, actually doing them and making meals in advance is very time consuming

I am on day 2 of P90X. I haven't officially started the program, as I will not have access to a DVD player for a few days so decided to do some of the tapes and get in full force at the end of May after my 1/2.

Got out for a 4.5K walk yesterday in 45 mins, it was on the slow side but I just did the P90X plyo so legs where a bit tight. Both feel started to hurt, more around the middle...arch kinda area but wasn't the heels for a change, maybe that problem has worked it self out....I hope.

50 min training walk on tap for tonight.

Hope you are all doing awesome and have a great Monday!!!!

 

[syko]

Hi everyone

My Dh took my chair in to the shop that works on them locally and they spent 2.5 hours working on it and could not get it to work, just the same as Dh.

We have called the company we got it from and they have told us that it works and to take it to a shop!!!!!!

We are trying to get them to tell use where they are based as on line they have an address in RI and when they ship you things it comes from Main.

We need to know as we are going to leave tomorrow night, once my Mom's flight gets in and drive to them and demand they fix it.

I have got the numbers of the local news in case I need to contact them about it, perhaps if I can shame them they might fix me!!!!!

With us driving up my Dd is going to miss her B'day party, this will be the first B'dsy she has not spent in a disney park.

I'm busy trying to pack and clean, as my Mom will freak at the state of our house, as well as keep my Dd on her usual monday routine, we where not ment to be leaving until thursday, so I thought I had mor time!

My arm is still not right, but I can move it now. If I get to race I will be taking my morphine before I start and hope its enough to get me through.

It really hurts that these people know that I might not be around for next years Boston marathon, yet they still will not help, but where happy to take my $$$$$.

To everyone and i'll pop in when I can.

 

[Motomiker]

Hi Everyone,
Ran my 5K yesterday and had a good time. It was fun to run on the streets that I learned how to ride my bike on, past my old bus stop, and places where I used to fish. My Mom came to the end of our block to watch the runners go by and I got to stop and give her a hug in the middle of the street. My family has been in the same house since 1948! So, it was pretty cool to be a local yokel for once!
I finished in the middle of the pack again 177/347 in 30:18 by my watch. I was disappointed that they didn't use chip timing, only gun time, which means it took me and extra 30 seconds or so just to start. I passed alot of people on the steep hills as I had prior knowledge of when to conserve my strength. The pancake breakfast provided afterwards was quite tasty!

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Regina~ I use a Polar 300X watch with a heart rate transmitter and a foot pod to measure distance. Yesterday the pod was right on at 3.1 miles exactly. My wife got it for me on my birthday, but I think you can get them for about $185. You can also get a GPS unit instead of the footpod but I've read mixed reviews about them and they are over $100 extra. Also a gizmo can be bought for your computer to load all the info from your workouts to a program on your computer by setting the watch on it. It reads the signal from the watch and automaticly enters it. I think it's about $50.

My computer is acting weird since we upgraded our Internet Explorer to version 8.0. My cursor keeps disappearing while I type and the words don't appear right away! Real pain in the butt! Anyone know any fixes? Virus scans turn up negative.


Train on everyone! - Mike

 

[bunnyfoo]

Good morning team! Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend! We had some really nice weather here - not hot but nice and sunny! I got out for a couple of 3 mile walks. Ankle seems to be feeling better but I'll give it to the end of the month to rest. Got my iPhone swapped on Saturday for a new one at the Apple store. Didn't have much time to look around the store so I missed the iPad. Btw, the Apple store is much nicer to deal with than the cell phone company. I also started working on my taxes and realized that the birthday "present" my dad gave me last year is being claimed by him as a business expense ... so I'm paying taxes on it. Gee thanks! Going in for my training session tonight and will be working out with my PT and of the actors for our next project. Should be fun to have some extra competition

Question for the bakers in on our team: Can I substitute peanut butter for natural peanut butter in a recipe 1:1? I wasn't sure if I needed to make adjustments since regular PB has added salt, sugars and oil. I was a little more worried the natural PB would be a little more runny as well. Anyone know?

Mike - Great job on the 5K! That's so sweet that you stopped and gave your mom a hug in the middle of the race! I had some other weird problem with IE 8 so I just ended up uninstalling it. I downloaded Chrome and Firefox instead and both of those work great!

Regina - I use a Garmin 405. It's a little more than some of the other Garmin models but I got it as a gift. I don't have experience with the other models so I can't comment. If you have an iPhone, there are similar programs that track your pace, distance etc. Not sure of the accuracy compared to the GPS watches though.

Kirstie - That sounds incredibly frustrating! Would the local teams be able to recommend a different repair shop? Sending some early birthday wishes to Briar Rose! Sorry her birthday won't be at WDW

Kim - I read an article a while ago about a Canadian elite runner who made all of her meals on the weekend and then stored them in the fridge. She said it was easier that way because her family could eat whenever they wanted without her being there and she'd know they were eating good meals. It sounds like a good idea but a lot of work too! I love plyo exercises too! How's training going for the May 1/2?

Sue - How's training for Mississauga going?

Gerry - Congrats on your 5K!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[windwalker]

Today is a day of errands for me. Started with a pool workout then breakfast from the hospital cafe. Now I'm doing laundry and icing my achillies. When the wash is done I'm off to get a hair cut and then a car wash for the mustang. Finally a nap, then drive to Nashville to walk with a couple of other race walkers, 6 miles on the hills. After walking sally and I are going for supper and a movie.

Syko, you just can't catch a break can you. You should call the local news and let them know, if you have those problems I would assume all chair athletes do.

Todays question: Getting a haircut, pleasure or a pain in the butt for you?

Dave

 

[DisneyGerry]

Good Morning to all!!!

Lovely day with great breeze here in Sunny central FLA

Anyone else run on a 'packed' sand course prior? The course was uneven at best with some pretty thick loose sand. I thought i did pretty good but time wasnt as good as I thought I was pushing myself??

Also after the race my pedometer read some 5000 steps while my wife's said 8000??

I walked two miles last night around the pond behind my house.

I may squeeze another 5k in next week or so? Still a little sore from weekend

Thanks and good luck to all!

Gerry

 

[wilbur]

Good Monday Morning Team!

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Mike, Nice race result!

Kristie, Hope you get the results you need to get your chair fixed.

Kim, Heres con'td pd for your feet. I can't remember if you went to the dr & what the diagnoses was?

Regina, I'm a garmin 305 user. Love it. Prices in Canada are always way more but it was money well spent.

Vicky, What great weather we had on the weekend. Not feeling 100% so only did 10 instead of 20 on Sun. Only 2 more long runs before tapering for Miss. The time is going by too quickly.
With the pb. I think you just have to make sure that the oil on top gets stirred completely. It also changes the texture of the cookie but I don't think it makes them more runny.

Dave, Hair cut is always a pleasure. Any girlie pampering is always nice.

I'm late on answering the helmet question. Helmets are a must. I'm a head injury survivor because I was wearing one. Can't imagine how screwed up I'd be if I wasn't wearing one.

AFM is the usual Mon. night yoga class.
Have a great day everyone.........Sue

 

[Steffwalks]

Good morning, Team!


Bet you all thought that I had abandoned you. I did, sort of.

All the problems still exist. Hopefully, they are sorting themselves out as time goes by. You never know, though. If I have learned anything in the past 53 years; it's that the only thing I really have any control over is me and some days, I have no control there either!

My foot is improving, but workouts are still really hard for me. Although, I have been doing more bike riding. Hopefully, this tendonitis stuff will be in my past someday! I have the OKC Memorial Marathon on April 25 and haven't trained for it. Fortunately, it is VERY walker friendly and there's 7 hours to do it! No stress, no pressure! I purchased Kinesio tape and that does a really good job of supporting the muscles and the tendons. I will be using it the day of the race.

My weight loss is going great. I am now down 14 pounds!!! The thyroid meds and the sugar busting, has turned it around for me! Soon I will be sporting a great new ME!

I have read your posts and tried to keep up with you!

See ya, Connie

 

[windwalker]

Hi Connie, good to see your still there, I was getting worried about you. Yep life can generally suck at times but there is light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes you just have to keep swimming through the poo to get to that light though. I'm actually beginning to believe that myself.

Congratulations on the 14 lbs, Go Connie!!!!

Well I survived the haircut and the car wash, but forgot to stop for dryer sheets and bike helmet, darn it!

Dave

 

[Hockeychic]

Wow I didn't get any alerts today and you where all chatty!!!

Vicky....nope not ready for May,feet are really bugging me again. I am going to use my new shoes tomorrow, I think I have just used these ones a little to long. Glad your ankle is coming around!!!!

Sue: It is a bone spur apparently hasnt bothered me much but now that I have amped up the workouts it is starting to hurt again. Need to work on the stretching.

Hey Connie how you doin' miss ya around here!!!

Dave: Hate getting my hair cut....just a waste of time to me so I don't go very often. My hair is so thin It gets to a point where it is always in a pony tail then it ticks me off and I go get it all cut off and then it starts again

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Slacking off today

Connie, Congrats, until the last month or two I'd never understood how hard it is!

I'm trying to get back down to my ideal racing weight (between 110-115). I am 5' 7" and 125 currently and I know that that is thin, but I also race my at the lowest end of normal (or even slightly underweight).

Dave, I agree with Sue . Haircuts are always a treat.

Not much going on here. I ran a little over two miles and did 20 minutes of pilates.

Best,
Jennifer

 

[GirTheGecko]

Todays question: Getting a haircut, pleasure or a pain in the butt for you?

Dave

I love head rubbies, so it's such a pleasure. I also put my eyebrows on. I'm a natural icky blond, so my eyebrows disappear, and I dye them to match my red hair. Which leads to photos like this appearing on Facebook:

I could actually see my eyebrows...

 

[Scott H]

Had a busy weekend work is nuts this morn was nice in that warm upper 30's and no wind so actually got outside for a 5k , did a pup walk when I got home

No haircut here letting it grow again for a locks of love donation.

 

[windwalker]

Good morning team.

My body is telling me this morning that it's not totally happy with me. I met a couple of other race walkers in Nashville and we did 5.5 miles on continous hills. That which doesn't kill you......

Not sure what todays training will be, I think a nap first and then maybe a training walk.

Have a magical day y'all.

Dave

 

[Steffwalks]

Woooohoooo! I am here two days in a row!!! Yea!

It has been super windy here! I really don't like the wind, but I can never really decide....does it blow? or suck? I guess it depends on which direction you're standing when your hat flies away!

We now have mules. My workout yesterday consisted of loading hay and unloading and stacking hay. I think that qualifies for a workout.

Kim, I have read that the best shoe for bone spurs is a cowboy boot. You up for that??? I just bought a pair of George Straight, Justine lace up ropers. They are wonderful!

Syko, how's that stinkin' chair coming? Do you hate it, yet? I know I would be!

Jennifer, thanks for the kind words of encouragement. Seems the older we get, the harder the weight clings.

Margie, good talking with you! Thanks for stepping up and taking care of things in my absence!

Dave, nope, I am here. Can't get rid of me that easily. It's been a rough road the last year, many changes and many heart breaks. But I am still putting one foot in front of the other!

Hope, that's a great pic!


Haircuts and bike helmets - Haircuts....waste of time. I get once every year or two. My hair grows so fast that I can't keep it short, thus, it is long! Bike helmets....good. Not comfortable or fun, but good.

Hello to everyone!! Dave, Denise, Eva, Gerry, Hope, Jack, Jennifer,
Kim, Kristie, Lorelei528, Mary, Margie, Mike, Pam, Regina, Robert, Scott & Lynn, Shannan, Sue, and Vicky
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Y'all take care, see ya! Connie

 

[syko]

I haven't had my hair cut in 2 years, I want too, but when it comes to getting it done I say the $$ are better spent else where, so I have my hair up in a bun all the time.

We are leaving for Maine tonight, we have to be there for 8am as the guy is going away on holiday that night.......so he had better get me working!!!!!

we have 3 drives, but I still think it is going to be tight on time.
If it was only us I think we could make it, but I can't expect my Dd to sit in the car for such a long time, so we will have to stop to run around.

I feel so guilty, my Dd is going to miss her B'day party, she always spends the day in the MK, this year she will be stuck in a car. We are going to celebrate it when we get back.

 

[wilbur]

Good Afternoon Team!

Connie, Glad you were able to pop by again today. When I think of cowboy boots. Lace-ups don't come to mind.

Kristie, Safe travels & I hope you make it in time.

Just a quick fly-by. Off to a meeting.

Have a great training day........Sue

 

[windwalker]

After my nap I was all over a 5 mile training walk on my hills here. It was 80 degrees so I got to get in some heat acclimation as well as a good walk on legs still tired form the Nashville hills. Walking pace was a relaxed 12:38 per mile.

My girlfriend Sally is finally divorced today after 2 years of seperation. Good chance we will set up housekeeping together as soon a Aug when her lease is up. Depends on how soon I find the perfect house. She is the one I've been dating since the middle of December.

She is an office manager in Nashville but if she moves here with me she will have to find a new job. Something flexible so we can have time to vist the mouse and our WISH buds.

Dave

 

[funwalker]

Hi Team!

high 60°- rain this morning and windy all day

We miss hearing from you guys
Lorelei528, Pam, Robert, and Shannan,

Connie- Glad you are back with us!
No problems every Team Member is a
Chief Encouragement Officer!
I remember the days of ‘haying’ and am glad they are behind me.

Question: Hair Cuts
Ready for a new shorter summer style.
Usually no extra stuff - just normal maintenance a trim when
necessary to keep the hair healthy.

Dave-WTG with the workouts-
We have said it all, so I will not be repetitive.
We do wish you peace, love, joy, and happiness
in whatever forever life decisions you make.

Denise-

Had a very nice weekend.
Went to Cabela's in Maine with Mark.

Hope- Yes, eye brows are nice to have.

Jack-how is clean up going for your area?
Are you getting enough help from FEMA?
Have you been able to return home?

Jennifer- 2 miles is good!

Kim-

Kristie- Hope they are able to fix your tomorrow-
Safe Travels and maybe DD will sleep a lot.
I am so sorry you have to go through so many negative things.

Mike- How do you feel? Today a rest day?

Regina- I too have a Garmin Forerunner 305
with heart rate monitor-love it. It’s smarter than I am.

Scott-Great Donation!
Qualification have really changed! I just read the required lenght.
and was surprised it is only 10-inches of braided hair or hair in a pony tail!

No haircut here letting it grow again for a locks of love donation.

Sue-

Vicky-

Connie (foot), Kim (foot), Kristie (arm), Jennifer (runners knees),
Lynn (cold/flu/knees), and Vicky (ankle)

Connie, Dave, Denise, Eva, Gerry, Hope, Jack, Jennifer,
Kim, Kristie, Lorelei528, Mary, Mike, Pam, Regina, Robert, Scott & Lynn,
Shannan, Sue, and Vicky-

AFM: I finally received acceptance confirmation yesterday State taxes. Hummm I still had three days grace!

Enjoy the moments!