Good morning team! Happy Monday!
Connie - Congrats on your 1lb loss! Any loss is fantastic news - big or small. That pound would be a huge deal for me
Yes, you and Margie are very much fairy godmothers! Not sure what we would do without either of you
The anti-inflamatory diet pyramid is very interesting. I love Asian mushrooms (or any kind of mushrooms) so it's good to know that I can eat as much as I want.
Margie - A 6.1 mile walk and then you hopped on the bike for another 12! You go girl! Fantastic job! The food was yummy - and I loved sampling from all the different restaurants along the strip. One of the more interesting ones we picked up was a grilled calamari. It wasn't breaded so you could still see all the tentacles! It was raining when I was eating it so I couldn't juggle the umbrella, plate and camera phone. Definitely yes to the Wednesday Running Room group but am not sure about Mark...
Emily - WTG on your 6 miler! Hard to believe that it's almost time for the DL 1/2! This year has flown by with amazing speed. I'm not a fan of the gel shots myself. I find that I have an easier time eating the Clif Blocs. I'm not sure if it's too close to your race but if your running store carries them, you might want to give them a try. They remind me more of eating jujubs or gummy candy.
Mike - WTG to Liz on her training! And to you as well on your 14 miles! Sorry to hear about the hip pain. Do you know what might have caused it? I use to get hip pain as well which is why I started doing the deadlifts. I think you'll like the tech running socks. I find there's a huge difference between cotton and tech stuff. I save my cotton socks for working out at the gym. Make sure your laundry machine doesn't like to eat socks.
Sue - The new four bottle belt is great! No bouncing at all or chaffing from rubbing. It's awesome! I see what you mean about your elbows rubbing again the bottles but I have a bad habit of holding my arms a bit higher than I should (tense shoulders) so I haven't had any problems that way yet. Did you get a new winter jacket yet? Sorry to say, I'm a big Dole Whip fan
Kim - That sounds like some party! Hope it didn't wear you and Mike out. We had rain on and off yesterday but mostly humid weather. I did my 7K outside but it was very soupy - at least there was no sun. Taste of the Danforth was great! It was my first time - I ate way too much, especially the desserts. I'm kind of glad it was cloudy out because it doesn't look like there would have been much shade on the street. Did you manage to stay up until 9PM yesterday? Btw, what are epsom salts suppose to do?
Lynn - Glad to hear your pups are doing well!Can you scootch further up in the coral to put yourself further ahead and give yourself a nice time cushion?
Dave - One thing I've learned this year is that some people are never satisfied or happy with what they have. They will always be looking for that something else and I'm not sure they realize all the casualities left behind by their actions. I'm glad that you're moving forward and starting a new chapter in your life
The house hunting sounds like fun! I too am hoping it really is a buyer's market! Good luck with the overtime this week!
Gerry - The 5K through Universal would be cool! If you register for it, are you going to dress in a Harry Potter type costume?
Mary - Is freezing fruit and veggies hard? I mean, is there any special prep work that needs to be done or do you just wash, cut and throw them into a container? I have a case of mangos at home that I'd love to freeze. WTG on your 2 miler and I'm sure carrying your grandbaby around counts as cross training
Hope your DD feels better soon!
AFM - I did a 21K run on Saturday and the weather was perfect - almost no humdity and the temps stayed cool. I finished in 2:17 which was a great pace for me. I'm feeling good about getting a 2:05-2:10 half time in September! The only thing I did that wasn't too great was I ran with my ankle brace on. The very bottom of the brace that hugs the arch section of my foot started throbbing a bit. It was more annoying than anything else but when I took off the brace, there was some major pain. It hurt enough that I couldn't stand on my foot or walk for about 30 minutes. Then I discovered that my parents have no ice cubes in the house (nor were they will to get any for me - but that's another story). So I had to get creative in order to make an ice bath. The 7K on Sunday also went really well - good pace in the humidity. I pushed myself whenever I felt like I was slowing down and finished in 44:00. If I had looked at my watch, I would have pushed a little harder to get it in under 44:00.
Tonight I've got a training session with my new physio Tyler. We did a very light session on Thursday and since I was somewhat of a bottomless pit on the weekend, I emailed him and asked for a tougher training session. He replied that Thursday was easy because of my ankle adjustment so tonight should be interesting.
I'm in taper mode starting this week for the 30K. I'm much happier to be done with the half marathon distance. I'm a little disappointed to have not done 25K and am hoping that won't affect me too much but I know it was probably better for my ankle. I'm planning to go out with the Running Room group on Wednesday and hopefully register for the Disney marathon training group they've got set up.
Have a great day everyone!
I feel ready for the miles of the half marathon, just not the speed - my training walks still average a pace of around 17:30, I have to really push it to reach a speed of 16:30, and do not maintain that for very long. I am counting on the excitement of the race to keep me going at a faster pace.
One pound is a big deal!
Still, I think walking a 5 on the DM is very impressive!! 
I have tried out the new shoes. Ive been walking in them when I can, but Im nervous to run in them because I know Ill be sore after. 
Sorry, my vivid imagination works soooooooo overtime. -- Don't worry about getting behind in your reading. Just join in where you are!
