Incredibles will Bloom in May

[VernRDH]

Hi Incredibles!!!

I didn't realize I hadn't checked in for a while-life is just sooo busy here.

Today was the "official" start of training for the DL 1/2. Ran 3 miles in 31:49, 10:36 pace. Per the calculator, at that pace I will finish the half in 2:18 I ran comfortably, did not push the pace.

I realized I haven't done a quote in a while, here is one I heard this morning:

"Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon"

Keep reaching, keep striving, there is no limit to where you can go or what you can achieve!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Jess- Glad your getting over your injury. Just do your best and even getting close to 30 is a great time. You will get there! Keep pushing and tell that little one of yours to hold it next time. Just kidding. I feel like I am constantly in the bathroom with my guys anywhere we go. Dont you just love how the accidents come at the greatest moments, its like they know just when your trying to do something for yourself.

Lauren- Living in FL....ahhhh that would be a dream. I would have a hard time leaving too since I have lived in the same area all my life. I can understand the feeling. Well hopefully it is the dream job your dh is wanting. that would be great. I hear ya about missing the F&G festival. I am so bummed. Its only a weeks difference so not a biggie. Usually I would be happy about going to disney a week sooner. Either way I will be there with bells on

Veronica- Awesome run times. Good luck with the training. I love the quote. You always have the most motivational quotes to share. I love it.

Hope everyone else is doing good too. I just got back from an awesome run tonight. Increased my time 10% from last week to 35 mins. I made it 2.89 miles, ran the entire thing even up the big hill I usually walk. I felt sooooo good I could have kept going but I am sticking to the plan. Did I mention it is 50 and raining. Yes I swear I am the only wierdo who enjoys running in the cold rain. I do so much better. By the way can anyone recommend a specific waist belt/water holder that they like. something small, light and easy to use?

 

[VernRDH]

Lindsay-great job on the running and weight loss! You rock girlfriend!!

Jess-sorry about the interrupted running. I did not start running until my DD was 7 or 8 yo, and I have been lucky enough to be able to schedule it around her and DH's schedule.

Lauren- job in FL, closer to the mouse, wow!! That would be cool.

Patsy-congrats to your DS on graduation! I understand you will be busy and overwhelmed. Hope you got my email okay.

Dona- hope your DS has a good summer at school. Its hard to send them off when you are used to them being home, but what a great opportunity for him.

I forgot to give a BIG to Amy for her 10k time. Awesome job girl!!

Susie-good luck with the job. Too bad you couldn't keep on but hopefully something even better comes your way.

Kathy-great work on the running! Spring is finally coming here to the Northeast, looking forward to more runs outside than in!

So for me, today was day 2 of training, ran intervals on the mill due to the yucky weather. 1 min @7.5 mph then 1 min @4mph. 3 miles in 31:17, 10:25 avg pace. My legs are feeling it a bit now, but its all good.

Also, a big for the new Orchard Chicken Salad from Subway. Just had it for lunch, YUMM-O. And only 7 pts for the 6 in. And even better, one of my patients is the DM and was there, so he bought me lunch (he happens to have an appointment tomorrow too). Today is shaping up nicely, despite the weather.

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[ADPiSpaz16]

I feel on top of the world today! I accomplished so many things:
1. Surpassed 100 miles run for the year (100.5 to be exact)
2. Ran distance of 6.5 miles for the first time today (time: 1:09.04)
3. My one mile split was under 10 minutes!
4. Shaved like 50 seconds off my 5K time (31.52)
I AM DAMN AWESOME!!!!

Oh yeah, kudos and kisses to my babies for cooperating in the baby-sitting room the entire time.

I feel like I just won an academy award or something!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Awesome Job Jess What an accomplishment! and a big for the kids too. It was nice of them to let mommy do her thing.

Veronica, I hear ya about the weather I am off the next 4 days and am so glad its back to the high 70's, low 80's. I have so much yard work to do so it will be nice. I will have to try the new sub. I have seen the advertisement a few times now and wondered how it is. Thanks for the report!

Keep up the good work with the training. You are doing awesome.

 

[VernRDH]

I feel on top of the world today! I accomplished so many things:
1. Surpassed 100 miles run for the year (100.5 to be exact)
2. Ran distance of 6.5 miles for the first time today (time: 1:09.04)
3. My one mile split was under 10 minutes!
4. Shaved like 50 seconds off my 5K time (31.52)
I AM DAMN AWESOME!!!!

Oh yeah, kudos and kisses to my babies for cooperating in the baby-sitting room the entire time.

I feel like I just won an academy award or something!

No you are not damn awesome, you are

INCREDIBLE!!!​

And don't you forget it!!! You are a rock star!

 

[Mickeys#1Fan4ever]

Jess ~ It's been said but I'll say it again.....Incredible Job!!!!! Congratulations on a run well done!

Veronica ~ I did get your email....thank you very much! I modified it slightly to fit in my strength training that I am going to try and do on Wednesday's and Friday's. I guess I'll see if it is going to be too much. If so I'll drop strength training to just Wednesdays.

Lauren ~ Florida.....how cool! I wish my husband would get an offer of a job in Florida.....I'd be there before he could blink! Actually I'm just dreaming of the day we can move back to the south...Middle TN, Florida, Alabama.....any of those would be just fine with me!

So in 1 week my parents will be here for my son's graduation. We've lived here for 5 years and this is the 1st time my parents have been out. Yes....you read that correctly....1st time in 5 years! I have tons to do....but very excited that they have finally decided to come for a visit. We'll see how it goes though....could be interesting

Happy running everyone and have an INCREDIBLE Thursday! So excited because it is my Friday!

 

[PrincessMama22]

I cannot wait till this month is over and I can get back to training properly. My family has greenhouses and I have been working constantly. I was down on the scale today which was great, but ended up having fast food after my ds's baseball game. I think I need to make more slow cooker meals on days when he has a game.

Everyone seems to be doing soo well. I feel like I am just viewing your progress from the outside of a fishbowl. Well, congrats ladies on all of the incredible successes this week!!!!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning, INCREDIBLES!

Just popping in to say hello. I have been enjoying all of your inspiring posts. We are ending one Biggest Loser Challenge and getting ready to start another so I haven't been on here as much as I would like to be.

Please do consider joining the summer challenge as it is a lot of fun and you get a lot of support and motivation for your health goals -- we have teams for people wanting to lose weight as well as maintain.

Have an INCREDIBLE day!

 

[Mickeys#1Fan4ever]

Happy Saturday All!

I don't know what is up with the weather here in Cali....it is 37* this morning and it is the end of May! Headed out for a 4 mile run this morning even though it is soooo cold!....my son and nephew are going with me so this should prove interesting since they are young boys and I'm an old woman!
I'm a bit sore from all my activities this week. Besides running I've been to 2 strength training classes and played a softball game Thursday night....1st time in over 5 years I've done that! But I'm hoping an easy paced run will work the soreness out. Guess we'll see. I hope everyone is having a GREAT day!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hi girls. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

Patsy- hope the run went well with the youngin's. Show them what cha got

Laura- hang in there the month is almost over. Hopefully it will get a little easier for you. Planning the meals is the key, especially with a busy schedule. If you think about it you will find lots of things to make that are quick and easy on busy nights. You can do it!

As for me I am really enjoying the past few days. Dh and I had off together and we did tons of yard/house work, had a yard sale to earn extra vacation money , and we took our boys to see the new shrek movie last night. Is been a lot of fun but boy am I tired. I suppose that could be why I felt like crap during my run today. I completed my 35 min run just .06miles short of my last 2 but considering I felt like I was running with bricks on my feet and a 50lb back pack on my back I guess thats not too bad. I guess I will have these days, but when I do it just really sucks.

Anyway I am off to enjoy this "Incredible weekend".

 

[ADPiSpaz16]

I did it! Wow, that's a great feeling! I finished my first 5K today, the unofficial time was 31:20. I'm sure my time was better than that but even if that was my official time, it would have been my best. I know my first mile was unofficially 9:46. I started out close to the front and felt like a dunce when everyone kept passing me but later they were dropping like flies. I was just so proud of myself. Can't wait to see my final time. I still think I could have been better but it's 90 degrees today. Whatever, I'm proud of myself... my "unofficial" pace is 10:05.11

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

awesome job jess. Your time is awesome. Dont be too hard on yourself. You did it and completed it and probably did alot better than some people who have run tons of 5K's. Good for you!

 

[VernRDH]

Great job Jess- that is an awesome time!!!

 

[PrincessMama22]

Jess- Great Job!!!

Despite my lack of traing and eating I was down 2 pounds on the scale this morning!!! I did fit in a little run this afternoon. My dd is sick and once I got her down for a little nap my dh held her till I came back. I cut it short and did about 2.5 miles and my time was not as great as I would have liked, but since I did not run at all last week I was just happy to get back in the swing of things.

My new goal is to not allow another whole week go by without running. I found I feel great if I run every two to three days, but when a week goes by it is harder to get out there.

Thanks everyone. You keep me inspired.

 

[PrincessMama22]

Sorry for my typos I am typing while holding a very sick and fussy little girl.

 

[Mickeys#1Fan4ever]

Jess ~ Way to go on your 5K!! Sounds like an awesome time to me ~ official or unofficial ~ it is great!

Laura - Congrats on the 2lbs down! That is awesome! And I know what you mean about missing a week of exercising and how hard it is to get back into the swing....I hate it when I do that.

This has been a very productive weekend around our house. My parents are flying in on Wednesday for my son's graduation on Friday so my DH painted a room, cleaned the fish tank and cleaned up the garage....and that is just a few of the chores that got accomplished. I love it when we have family or friends come out for a visit....my house gets some much needed deep cleaning I did take some time yesterday morning to get in a 4 mile run and it felt great! I'm hoping that getting back into some strength training is helping....it can't hurt!

Hope everyone has an incredible week! This is going to be a sad but happy week for me.....I'm so very proud of my son and how he's grown into the young adult he is.....but so sad that one of my babies will be leaving the nest...

Have an INCREDIBLE last week of May!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Laura- great job on fitting the run in especially with the little one being sick. It doesnt matter how fast it was at least you did it! I am still upset about all the quesadillas I ate last night I am dreading weigh in day tomorrow, its the first time since starting WW that I am not feeling so positive about what it might show. Hopefully I will be pleasantly surprised. Good job on the 2 lbs down....especially after those special dessert quesadilla's your wonderful dh made. Keep up the good work and I hope dd is feeling better soon.

Patsy- I love when we are having guests too because the house does get some good TLC. How exciting of a week you have ahead of you. I can imagine that it is bitter sweet. I dread the day my boys leave and go to college. Although I do have a long while for that considering my oldest is just starting kindergarten this year. I hope you enjoy your week and great job on getting the run in.

 

[VernRDH]

Hello my Incredible friends!!

Hope everyone is have a great Monday-it is warm and sunny here in NY, a beautiful day today. My pool is filling, hoping to have it up and running later tonight/tomorrow.

Tomorrow starts week 2 of training, I am really looking forward to it. At this point, I am looking at an estimated finish time for DL of 2:20, hopefully it will be closer to 2:10.

On the food front, I had something AWESOME tonight. The Morningstar original Garden Veggie Pattie, OMG sooo good! On a sandwich thin with some guacamole, it was a perfect dinner. DD is eating the Boca burgers, she really likes them. Now if only I could get DH to try one........

Keep being INCREDIBLE ladies, you are all so inspiring to me!

 

[lisah0711]

Happy Monday INCREDIBLES!

I did it! Wow, that's a great feeling! I finished my first 5K today, the unofficial time was 31:20. I'm sure my time was better than that but even if that was my official time, it would have been my best. I know my first mile was unofficially 9:46. I started out close to the front and felt like a dunce when everyone kept passing me but later they were dropping like flies. I was just so proud of myself. Can't wait to see my final time. I still think I could have been better but it's 90 degrees today. Whatever, I'm proud of myself... my "unofficial" pace is 10:05.11

Jess! Great time! Give yourself a big pat on the back for a job well done, especially in the heat.

Despite my lack of traing and eating I was down 2 pounds on the scale this morning!!! I did fit in a little run this afternoon. My dd is sick and once I got her down for a little nap my dh held her till I came back. I cut it short and did about 2.5 miles and my time was not as great as I would have liked, but since I did not run at all last week I was just happy to get back in the swing of things.

My new goal is to not allow another whole week go by without running. I found I feel great if I run every two to three days, but when a week goes by it is harder to get out there.

Thanks everyone. You keep me inspired.

Nice job on the loss, Patsy! Hope that your DD feels better soon.

This has been a very productive weekend around our house. My parents are flying in on Wednesday for my son's graduation on Friday so my DH painted a room, cleaned the fish tank and cleaned up the garage....and that is just a few of the chores that got accomplished. I love it when we have family or friends come out for a visit....my house gets some much needed deep cleaning I did take some time yesterday morning to get in a 4 mile run and it felt great! I'm hoping that getting back into some strength training is helping....it can't hurt!

Hope everyone has an incredible week! This is going to be a sad but happy week for me.....I'm so very proud of my son and how he's grown into the young adult he is.....but so sad that one of my babies will be leaving the nest...

Have an INCREDIBLE last week of May!

Congrats on your long run and your DS' graduation. for the happy and sad times.

I started my C25K over again this week. Last week I just walked but today I stared running again. I guess I was ready because I got done in 23 minutes the 1.6 miles that I usually did in 30. I will have to increase my distance next time and also my playlist on my iPod. Must have been my snazzy new running shirt in size XL -- who would've thought having an X in front would make you so fast?!?