July Super Goofs challenge thread

[Pungodingy]

Maura, I believe the term you are looking for is Mass-hole? (Kidding, that's what we lovingly call the MA drivers!!)

Mike, what a great mental picture you gave us!

 

[lynnielou]

Hi Goofs,

Well the weather is a little stormy out, and the basement is just too hot

Will exercise again tomorrow.

Lynn

 

[ksoehrlein]

Just wanted to check in and say I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, but I haven't logged any minutes or miles lately either. I'm trying to baby my ankle/leg and let it really heal rather than the pattern I'd been doing of "baby it for a week, run/walk/limp a 5K, then limp for a week and try another run/walk/limp 5K." Obviously, that wasn't working for me since I'm still in pain.

I feel SO lazy not having done anything in 8 days. Gotta go for a swim or at least pedal on an arm bike at the gym before I go out of my mind! I will be sure to post back here once I do one (or both!) of these activities.

-Kim

 

[escape]

Hey Goofs!

Here's our miles/hours for tonight...

Wed, July 16:

Susie: 6 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes (bike + walk/run)

Steve: 3.25 hours, 50 minutes

 

[ReAnSt]

I need to get my butt in gear. The humidity has zapped my energy. Plus I fell off track when I went away for a week of training for work. I came home everyday this week and been a lazy bum. I must do better.

 

[princessrunner]

Good morning Goofs. Much PD to those nursing injuries right now. Rest is best but I know that is easier said than done. I can usually find something else to do, even if it is not in the best interest of my injury!!

I have updated the July totals from last week. We have 325.78 miles and 68.63 hours added on for last week. We are currently in second place for July and fourth place in the overall standings. Not too bad for a bunch of goofs!!!

I took yesterday off to rest my abscess. It is less swollen and red today so hopefully I am on the mend. I had 4 on for today with hills and 8 for tomorrow but the humidity is supposed to be worse tomorrow so I will swap the days. So, 8 for today with 6 at my 10K pace if I can maintain it this time. A good test of my ability to do this 10K in under 1 hour. Wish me luck everyone!! Oh and I passed my Health Risk Assessment in the low category. I am prehypertensive (who knew that a systolic BP of 124 made you prehypertensive?) and with the family history of colon cancer and my asthma, that gave me something to work on for next time. I got a $75 AE gift card. If I fill out a paper that I did something fitness related for the next 12 weeks (what are the chances of that?) I get another $75 gift card and after my annual doc visit I get another $50 gift card. Finally, someone will pay me for being healthy.......

Later days, Goofs!!!

 

[laxdef69]

80 minutes, 20 miles

 

[ksoehrlein]

If I fill out a paper that I did something fitness related for the next 12 weeks (what are the chances of that?) I get another $75 gift card and after my annual doc visit I get another $50 gift card.

That is awesome! Where do we sign up? I'd love to get paid for working out. Take care of that abscess now.

 

[escape]

Lisa - Yay! on the cards. Cool. Sending for the abscess.

Thurs, July 17:

Susie: 10 miles, 1 hour

Steve: 15 miles, 1 hour

 

[princessrunner]

Good morning Goofs. Last chance workout day for this week has arrived!!! So, lets get out there and finish this week big!!

I did get my 8 miles in yesterday. It was 87 degrees and pure torture. I had to resort to a run 4/walk 1 routine because I just could not take the heat. I also ran with my water which tends to slow me down a bit for some silly reason. I always think I can feel the water dripping down my legs and such. Anyway, I got the 8 miles with an 11:16 pace which is really disturbing to me since last week I did it with a 10:45 pace but this is a morning run compared to an afternoon run so I will just go with that... Apparently, I am an early runner. Something new to discover about myself.

Today is the "easy run" for which I will do 3-4 miles, then six 10 second hill sprints. The temp should be about the same but the humidity will be higher. Tomorrow, we are headed to Crescent Beach which is were my 10K in August starts so I will get a little familiar with part of the route. I hear there is a big hill at the end. Why do they reserve the hill for the end. IMHO, the last 2-ish miles should be all downhill!!!!

Have a great day Goofs!!!

 

[Pungodingy]

7/14
1 mile/16 mins

7/15
1.5 miles/23 mins

7/16
2 miles/36 mins

7/17
2.5 miles/40 mins

 

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Saturday, July 19:

Susie: 6 miles, 1.5 hours

Steve: Same

 

[jmasgat]

Checking in!

Thursday I did 40 minutes of swim--laps/stoke work/kicking, etc. Probably about 1/2 mile.

Today I went for a great bike ride. 16 miles in just over an hour. Went to a nice park and it felt good to ride long uninterrupted stretches, not lik the neighborhoods where I live. Even went for a coffee. DH says I'm not a slug--I asked! Did about 16+ mph in the park--little less when we took the bike path the the coffee shop.

Maura

 

[Creativebeth]

Wed 7/16
Time: 90 min
Miles: 3

Thursday 7/17

Time: 60 min
Miles: 5 miles

Friday 7/18

Time: 60 min
Miles: 5 miles

Sat 7/19
local 5K race, so I guess 6.2 for miles
Time: 32:21

Beth

 

[lynnielou]

Hi Goofs,

Very warm and high humidity here in Michigan.

I turned the fans on and hung out in the basement

60 minutes total exercise time ~~

42 minutes on the TM (dreamill as princess would call it) for 3.0 miles.

Have a good weekend all ~~~

 

[princessrunner]

Good morning Goofs. Just touching base at the end of a great weekend. We had an awesome time at the beach yesterday. I got to see the starting line of the Beach to Beacon 10K and we followed the route for about 2 miles. Small rolling hills which I can definitely handle easy enough. Apparently there is a big uphill at the end...oh well...

Suzanne: I am hoping that you did not venture into the water at OOB during your stay there. I went in yesterday and could not breathe for about 10 minutes afterward. I boogie boarded with my son and discovered that if you get dumped off the board, the further down you went the colder it got!!

Beth: Yay for your 5K time. I hope you are happy with that!! Great job.

Mike: We are all anxiously awaiting the 1/2 Ironman report and results... I hope it was a great experience for you!

Everyone else: I hope your weekend is full of fun!!

I have no miles for last week to report for HockeyGirl, Ksoerhlein (injured reserve), FloridaGirl (I think they are still moving to OK) and ReAnSt. If you have any miles/minutes to report for last week, please get them in to me. I will do the spreadsheet at the beginning of the week.

I am putting the following players on inactive status: ArelysAdriana, Raenstoirm, Disneyluv, JimmDuck, Uptown_Girl44 and Princess Vija. If any of the aforementioned would like to be reinstated, please contact Windwalker, aka, the Great Panda.

As for me, I have 9-14 miles today. Guess which I am opting for????!!!! It should not be quite as hot as Thursday and I may be able to have a fairly decent time. I figure under 2 hours is a win considering my times lately. I have lots of to do, painting in my MIL spare room and decorating, 9 miles and so on and so on. Such is the life of a busy mom!! DH left for the dump about 2 hours ago so he is probably down being a gossip at the local coffee joint. Must be nice.

Back to work for me and then on the run again. Have a great rest of the weekend everyone. Get out there and get your miles in.

 

[Creativebeth]

Lisa: Such a busy girl! Glad you had a good time at the beach!

Sunday workout:

Time: 50 min
Miles: 4

Beth

 

[hockeygirl]

Hey Lisa and the rest of the Super Goofs!!!

Sorry for being MIA....I have been busy with wedding planning, plus last week was my birthday, and this week we are heading to Indianapolis to see my dad and go to the NASCAR races!!!!!

I do have miles/time to report for last week, I just have to get my log and report for you....too bad my log is in the car right now! That means, I will have to do it tomorrow...but it will include some running and a BUNCH of hockey games!!

Sorry, I don't have more time to catch up....I will do so tomorrow!

I hope everyone had a GREAT weekend!!

 

[escape]

Just a drive by, my posts will be few this week as I am taking my MIL & FIL on a two day trip to Tunica tomorrow. I'll be back Wednesday in time to pack for my trip to Dallas on Thursday. Steve and I will be riding our bikes in a ride called the Goatneck this next weekend. Steve will probably do the 41-miler and I just plan on doing the 27-miler. The temp is supposed to be in the triple digits so I'm not looking forward to that.

Here's Steve's miles for today. I was bad - I didn't do a darn thing other than clean house and pack for my two trips.

Sunday, July 20:

Steve: 11 miles, 45 minutes.

 

[laxdef69]

70.3 Miles total...

1.2 Mile Swim

56 Mile Bike

13.1 Mile Run.

I'll post up a race report when I get it written....THANK YOU for your support and encouragement over the last 20 weeks!

Mike