Hakuna Matata - Streaking through the Hot August Nights

Bike tires had rotted sidewalls, not good,
Spin Bike this morn before work, Knee is feeling good.

Work WOrk Work....
 
Good Morning Team!

Connie – good to hear from you! Pixie dust for you and your summer becoming better!

Dave – Glad you have a good place to stay there, and that you are enjoying the food. Good luck with the work. Good luck with the training!

Kim and Sue - have a good Holiday Monday!

Margie – we have had these mountain bikes for about 20 years, and the tires were the original ones! We used to do some mountain riding when we lived in Jackson, but now they are basically the”jump on for a short ride” bikes, as we are surrounded by dirt roads.

The dogs and I got in 4 miles this morning, every Monday morning I feel like I have to learn how to walk all over again, after not walking over the weekend. It takes me 3 miles to warm up to the point that I can walk smoothly! Scott says we are taking a bike ride tonight when he gets home. Since we spend all day yesterday working on the mountain bikes, guess it would be good to ride them!

Pixie dust to all who are in need!

Have a great day all!
 
Hello everyone, I can't tell you how happy I am to be chatting with you all again. It is a beautiful 80 degrees here today so my morning run was very enjoyable. I'm still looking for a new first 5k since I missed the July 24th one. :thumbsup2
 
HI Everyone!

Ladies, since Dave does indeed have internet access I will humbly bow to his seniority as chief Hunk (Panda)!!! I'll be waiting on the bench! Besides, I'm more of a Chunk! :lmao:

No training for me today, long night at work and a longer day so far. I've only had 45 minutes of sleep so far today. Got about three hours before I have to get ready for work. Ugh!

Regina~ I'll check to see, I think I booked the Kona Cafe at the Poly for breakfast on Sunday. I thought the Tonga Toast would be a good reward to myself for doing the race. I plan on spending the evening at EPCOT parusing the Food and Wine booths. It's fun to have a few beers and ride Test Track!

Vicky~ You are welcome! Let us know if you find your belt!

Scott~ I can't wait until I have a garage again to do things like change bike tires! Our current residence is without one. Very hard to do some chores.

Dave~ Enjoy the free meals out! Sounds like alot of work, but a sweet deal!
Glad you are online, don't know if I could have handled the pressure!

AFM~ Time to crash for three hours, and then off to the salt mines!

-Mike :cool2:
 

Hello team!

Regina - WTG on your 9 miler! My leg is feeling better, I was able to do some running this past weekend and tonight. I think I'm more nervous than excited right now about the DL half. I can't believe it's only a month away!

Dave - Nice perks, good luck with the job.

AFM, my bruised leg is feeling better. I ran this past weekend and tonight. My leg did hurt some but it hurt less than last week. I'm happy to be back training.

Emily
 
Hi team! My cold is still here. I think it's overstayed it's welcome - can someone tell it to go away?

Emily - Glad to hear that your leg is feeling better!

Mike - I did find the four bottle belt but haven't had a chance to test it out yet. Hope your night at work wasn't too bad.

Lynn - I find that I usually take 3 miles to get warmed up as well!

Dave - That's great that the company is covering your meals and hotel! Maybe you can throw in some laundry too ;)

Hope - I did something a couple of years ago to irritate my sciatic nerve. Ouch, no fun!

Regina - WTG on the 9 miler! If you made your reservations through Disney Travel and they told you something incorrect, if you speak to a manager, they'll fix it for you. That said, I found the DDP too be much food. I haven't eaten at 1900 PF before - never quite liked the "live" characters :)

Mary - Good job on the 4 miler!

Margie - New gloves? Let's see a pic of them :) How's Hagen been doing recently?

Kim - Mmm.. Kona Cafe! Are you doing Taste of the Danforth this weekend?

Sue - How was Ottawa?

AFM - I did a 3 and 5 miler on the weekend. The pace was pretty good all things considered. I never did make that 25K run so it looks like I'm going to be undertrained going into the race. Probably better for my ankle anyway. New month so I'm getting back on the low/no sugar and regular exercise wagon. Not much else to report.

Hope everyone is having a great day! :wave2:
 
Good Morning, Team! :wave2:

Scattered Thunderstorms; High 86°- 73% Humidity and it is sprinkling!

Connie-are you feeling any more rested, recuperated from your
'Wild Camping Trip'?

Dave- hope you finding this change in your work schedule interesting?
some times a change of pace and scenery can renew us!

Emily-good news that your bruised calf is doing better and
you are able to train.

Elizabeth- glad you are able to get in a nice run!
80° is Hot here in Michigan!

Kim-how was the ribs? Now it Tonga Toast-
Hummmm am I hearing a theme here?

Lynn-WTG on the 4-miler.
Okay my tires have a few years on them
Hope you were able to get your bike ride in last night.
I never thought I would have what it takes to do Mountain Biking…it looks
Way Intense to me. (And I way too concerned about breaking my neck!)

Mike- Yikes you do not get much sleep!

Scott-how is the physical therapy?
Did you take any time off work for this surgery?
Sounds like you were working all the time?
I will ask about my tires the next time I have my bike serviced.
But strange things happen to me- 2 new tires on the car Friday-
Saturday coming home the low tire pressure light came on-
Pulled off to put air in – the more I put in the flatter the tire got…
Then had to seek help to figure out how the air hose work…it was tricky.
Apparently the seal was not good on one of the new tires!

Vicky-:hug: sorry you still have the cold...
Nice that you were able to get a couple of runs in.
And you will do much better in the race rest and not
deleting your body by doing a long training run!
No, New gloves they were Pearl Izuma's - cannot support them after
all the negative comments about NON Elite Runners.

pixiedust: pixiedust:
Connie & Jon (back, bruising, broken ribs, foot, & cold),
Dave (PF & Left Achilles), Emily (bruised calf), Jennifer (car accident),
Kim (foot), Kirstie (arm), Mary (knee),
Scott (recovering from knee surgery) Vicky (ankle & stress)


AFM:Gym: 20 minutes on the DM-short lower body workout.
Had to be home so Rodney could leave for work.
Short walk with Nikki tonight.

:wave:
Connie, Dave, Denise, Elizabeth, Emily, Eva, figment82, Gerry, Hope,
Jack, Jennifer, Kim, Kirstie, Lorelei528, Mary, Mike, Pam, Regina,
Robert, Scott & Lynn, Shannan, Sue, Taryn, and Vicky


 
Good Morning Team!

Mike – sorry about the lack of sleep – you remind me of all the years I spent on the graveyard shift!

Vicky’s cold – GO AWAY!

Elizabeth – good to be chatting with you again also!

Dave – hope you are surviving at the new location! By now you probably have a training walk all figured out.

Margie - :wave2:

The dogs and I only did a short walk this morning, but I plan to spend some time both on the new bike outside (still trying to learn the new gear shifts), and the spin bike downstairs. My knee hurt all weekend, and I do not know if it was from the long walk on Friday or inactivity over the weekend. We did get for a couple of loops on the bikes last night - about 2.5 miles. I did not want Scott to overdo it, today was his first PT session. Although it was warm - 89 degrees - it was comfortable on the bikes where it would be really hot walking.

Pixie dust to all who are in need!

Have a great day all!
 
Good Morning Team!

The wonderful humidity has returned again. I will be waiting to run later tonight.

AFM, Had 2 great runs in Ottawa along the Rideau Canal (In the winter it is named the world's longest skating rink). The city path/trail system is outstanding & the city really supports an active lifestyle. There is always something going on & a festival every weekend.
Did 3 days of major walking, toured 3 museums, visited the parliment buildings/ changing of the guard & had dinner a 2 of my favourite restaurants. I lived in Ottawa for 5 years & truly miss the city.

The meeting time just got changed. Have to run.
Sounds like everyone is getting on plan with their training.
Make it a good one...........Sue
 
Hey Team!

Mike - You can be the official Energizer Hunk!

Sue - Hate that about the humidity! Wow! You have really seen the sights! Good luck with that meeting!

Dave - Nice perks. Hope you don't get really sick of restaurant food before you get a home cooked meal! I hope you enjoy the change of scenery, too!

Vicky's COLD MUST GO! I am wondering....you may have adult whooping cough. It's making a BIG comeback. You might want to see a doctor if it doesn't get better soon! -- I really enjoyed 1900 PF. Prince Charming really, really is!

Lynn and Scott - PD to you guys! You have sure had your troubles this year as well. I think it has something to do with the year ending in ZERO! Have fun with the bikes!

Margie - Good to hear that Sara is better! I was worried for you all. God is good! Great job on your workout!

Emily - Glad to hear you are improving!

Elizabeth - You need a title too. Let me give that some thought!

Hope - Take care!

Hello to Everyone. I hope Jack is okay!

AFM - Pickling okra and freezing squash for soup. I have just about had it with all this squash! I think I should make the man who plants all the dang squash do something with it! Thinking of trying a new diet, though....squash. :scared1: It's going to be another scorcher today. I think it probably has something to do with August! :lmao:

This morning, DH informed me that we are about to undergo a whole new renovation/remodel. Oh fun...............:sad2:

See ya - Connie
 
1ST PT session this morn, walked in and was told you are walking really well, working and stretching, reducing swelling. then we start to strengthen, all is very very good. feel really good about the PT dude. I am cleared to ride a bicycle as long as I watch the load I put on the knee.

Margie I only too a couple days off work, last week was Frontier Days and that is pretty laid back as a state employee, I did have 5 grant reports to do so it was hectic but at the desk.

We did a little bike ride last night ,

Life seems really busy, still getting caught up here at work, that never seems to end.

Sounds like others are doing pretty well,

Dave I hate eating out from work travel.

Vicky, get rid of that cough, Mike you are rocking it dude,

Connie remodel renovation, can be good maybe...

Better get back after it,
 
Good Morning, Team! :wave2:

Scattered Thunderstorms; High 88°- 94% Humidity
The humidity has been extreme this week!

No one up this morning ?

Connie-:thanks: Sara is home and doing a bit better-she has passed
couple of kidney stone but not the big one.

Okay I have to hear about this remodel project!

Dave-I agree with Scott I's rather eat at home. :goodvibes

Lynn- WTG great walk. I walked last night and the humidity
was terrible! I hosed off when I got home.

Scott-Those reports can be stressful!
Great News with the surgery recovery and the PT! :goodvibes

Sue- Welcome Back! :upsidedow

Vicky-:hug:

pixiedust: pixiedust:
Anyone know how Kirstie’s arm is doing?

Connie (back, & foot),
Dave (PF & Left Achilles), Emily (bruised calf), Jennifer (car accident),
Kim (foot), Kirstie (arm), Mary (knee),
Scott (recovering from knee surgery) Vicky (cold, ankle, & stress)


AFM: 2.75 mile walk last night.
Gym this morning - DM, upper body, and stretches
Boys want to go outside-Now!

:wave:
Connie, Dave, Denise, Elizabeth, Emily, Eva, figment82, Gerry, Hope,
Jack, Jennifer, Kim, Kirstie, Lorelei528, Mary, Mike, Pam, Regina,
Robert, Scott & Lynn, Shannan, Sue, Taryn, and Vicky


 
Got in some spin bike time this morn, getting stuff together for the today and tomorrow
here at the office.

Sunday one of my guys is getting married, then I fly to Dallas for work.

Better get back at it, fell well one and all train hard, be good have fun and enjoy life.
 
Hey Team!

Margie - Good news on Sara! Hoping for continued improvement!!! -- Remodel project - We have an attached garage, which was originally a small army barracks hut. There is a wall that separates the attachment in half, lengthwise. On the "inside" there is a useless room. You have to walk through it to get to the 3/4 bath and laundry room in the very back. The other side is the garage side, and it is narrow but quite long. Handy if you happened to have two micro cars, but useless for 3/4 ton 4x4 trucks. We are going to take out the center wall, move the laundry room to the opposite side, enlarge the bathroom, enclose the garage door and then put a wall in separating the laundry and bathroom from the larger room only it will run the width of the room instead of the length. Sounds like trouble ahead, to me!

Scott - good to hear things are better than you expected! PD for continued improvement.

Where is everybody. Did I run y'all off?

See ya - Connie
 
Good Morning Team!

Busy at work & trying to find the motivation to get it done.

Regina, Looked at the 5 finger shoes on the weekend. I was in need of new running shoes so I bought those instead. Maybe in a few weeks before our Oct. Disney trip.

Vicky, No deals on WJ for Jan. & I can't even get into AC website. I might have to give into Buffalo. Are you running tonight with the runclub?

Connie, Do tell about the watermelon wine? Have you made it before? Is it super sweet? If it's chilled it sounds like it would be quite refreshing on a hot summer day.

Scott, Glad to hear things are going well with your knee.

Lynn, Is the knee feeling better today?

Margie, :wave2: Any exciting plans with the boys today? Is it sprinkler time?

Got new running shoes on the weekend & new winter running tights last week. Now I need a new winter running jacket and I will be good to go.
Weather will decide what I do tonight, spin or run. Have a great day...........Sue
 
Hi everyone!

Sue - Let me know what kind of jacket you get because I'm looking too.

The Air Canada website had problems yesterday. I tried to book some flights at work and boy was it slow! I haven't seen any deals yet but in the past, they usually don't go on sale until late September or October. It's hard to wait though.

No, I want to go out with the RR group but just don't feel up to it. I'm not sure the combination of humdity and head cold would be good. I did find out that they're holding a marathon clinic starting in September specifically for people going to Disney so I'll be signing up for that. I was really excited when I found out!

Connie - Sounds like a major reno project you've got there. Are you and Jon going to be doing it yourselves?

Scott - WTG on the bike miles! Have fun at the wedding!

Lynn - Hope your knee is feeling better today! How are you making out with the yoga DVD?

Regina - I was out walking on the weekend and saw a poodle mix and I thought of Sydney. She was really friendly! What restaurants have you decided on for your W&D weekend?

Margie - How was your walk with Nikki? Forgot about those Pearl Izumi ads ... pixiedust: for Sara! Thanks for all of the :hug: I owe you an email but haven't had the energy after work this past week to work on it.

AFM - I think the cold is starting to let go (finally). Thanks for all of the "Go aways", that was awesome :) I'm still thinking I'll take one more day and skip the running group tonight. I really did want to go but I'd rather not push it. I've got two new trainers for Thursdays and Mondays - so I'm happy about that. I may end up sticking with the Thursday evenings after September because there's now a running clinic on Tuesday evenings specifically for Disney runners.
 
Good Morning Team!

Sue – sounds like you had fun in Ottawa.

Connie – good to hear from you – have fun with the remodel – what are your remodeling? OK, thanks for the update – good luck on the garage remodel!

Vicky – I made it thru 15 minutes of the Yoga tape yesterday -:rotfl: -better than the 5 minutes I made it thru the first time!

Sue – Hi, knee is somewhat better.

Dave – good morning to you!

:wave2: to everyone!

Today we did 6 miles, yesterday afternoon, I rode the bike in laps, and made it 10.5 miles in an hour. I concentrated on the shifting, and I think I may have it down now.

Pixie dust to all who are in need!

Have a great day all!
 
Hi Everyone!

I took the last three days off from training under some duress. Between the lack of rest and the stormy weather, I tried sleeping instead. Today, I got in four quick miles after a doctor's visit. I had an ultrasound on the bloodclots in my leg and it seems they are "resolving" but are still present. Which means that I will still be on blood thinners for awhile yet. Not a big deal, but I wanted to be through taking medication.

Kim~ I purposely avoid starting a trip to WDW too many days before a race! I eat too much (Tonga Toast and such) and then can't race well! I save the pigging out for after celebration. I will be doing the Food and Wine Festival on Sunday after the Wine and Dine Half and thouroughly enjoying myself while sporting my new medal!

Vicky~ I hope you feel better soon!

Dave~ How's the new job going?

Scott~ Glad your knee is doing so well!

Hi to everyone else! -Mike :cool2:
 
Vicky, definatley going to the taste of the danforth this weekend. have only ever missed it once and that was to go to NYC for DD's 16th birthday. She turns 18 on Saturday but if I know my girl, we will be there and back before she is even out of bed;)
 




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