The Hui looks like a lot of fun!
I understand your comment about a full blown Luau, but boy do I love the roasted pig! Of course, I can easily do without the poi!
I agree with you about the roasted pig, YUM!!!!
Looks like another great time at Monkeypod, and your food looks good! Of course like Jeff, they would have me at the mashed potatoes!!!
He could live on mashed potatoes! Dinner was outstanding, we couldn't have been happier.
Jeff's app is really cool!!!
It is! I actually downloaded it to my phone last night as we had such a pretty moon here and were enjoying wine on our front porch. Fun!
I'm actually surprised to learn that you haven't run before. I know you work on the elliptical, but you look to me like a person who has a body that's made for running.
Looks are deceiving! I tried to run several times in jr. high and HS and it was disastrous. Of course being told that I looked like a frog playing basketball (the way I "hopped" down the court) didn't do much for my self esteem or motivation in that area either. I imagine the monstrous bunion I had at the time didn't help either. I've bounced around on the cardio stuff over the years good old aerobics back in the day, cycling, then zumba, stair-master, elliptical, cross trainer, both kinds of bikes (but no spinning) but nope, never running. And never anything all that intense in general. I'm a 30-60 minute cardio gal unless it's hiking. Then I can go for hours.
It's funny though, they say cross training doesn't help with running but I totally disagree. I can't imagine how much harder this would have been were I not doing the things I'd been doing and I know the lower body strength stuff has definitely helped avoid hip flexor issues
I had technically run twice before this started in late April, 2 5K training runs with Evan for black belt tests. But that's it and I did not enjoy either one! It did tell me, much as I really didn't want to know it, that I could do it.
Now I know we can all run (case in point, I've run a 5K and my body is NOT made for running
) but I didn't realize you hand't.
I disagree with this. Your body is made just as much for running as mine is, possibly more. Everyone was made to walk and arguably to run if they want to. It's like the 6foot + person being made for basketball. Maybe, maybe not. The 5'8" guy may be more scrappy, motivated and aggressive and a far better player.
A warning - it's addictive. I'm glad you have someone to guide you through the process, to know when it's healthy to continue and stop to prevent injury. After my knee surgery, I'm extremely leery of injury. My doctor would never fully commit and say I caused my knee issue by running, but did once describe it as damage to the bone after repetitive use (every time I bent my knee, overgrowth on my cartilage would scrape my bone). So it could have been something that developed my whole life or something that I made worse pounding on it running. Who knows?
Cardio is addictive in general I think, I just feel better after some of it. I really should do more weights on my gym days but hate to give up the cardio entirely (and the calorie burn lol). It is nice to be moving towards a point that feels more natural in stride and breathing and have moments of just enjoying it. I had a cool moment this morning of that, it was nice.
Are you going to try to run again?
Sorry for the life story! My long and rather convoluted point is enjoy yourself but be careful! Listen to your body, and it won't steer you wrong.
Well with all my injuries I am pretty paranoid and careful so hopefully I can listen appropriately. My neck is not 100% at the moment but I don't think it's from the running, I think it's a combo of attempting light weights twice and then pruning. Which sucks and really ticks me off but I don't think it's from running. Still, I'm off to see my active release gal on Tuesday to see what's what and did made sure to spend a good 20 minutes stretching yesterday.
And as to the Southwest checking flights question, this may reveal a bit more about my personality than I'd like, but we're all friends here, eh?
I check every day, multiple times, when I think of it, when I'm looking for a flight to go down. And there is no rhyme or reason. It's cheaper to fly on certain days than others, yes. It's also cheaper to buy one ticket at a time, put in 4 people and watch the cost go up. But to me, it seems completely random as to when flight prices get lowered, and I've gotten credits (or points back) on days I didn't even think I'd see a decrease. I hope that helps a little bit. It's obsessive, I realize but I don't think we'd be on the DIS if we didn't have a little bit of that in us.
I always put it in for 1 person, have for years. I need to probably check the flight a little more often than I do but it seems a bit early for much movement but I do agree, no rhyme or reason sometimes on drops. Sure wish I could track in Yapta!
Congratulations on the running. So glad you've found something that you can enjoy (as much as one can enjoy exercise anyway
) And how terrific to have a Disney race to motivate you!!
exactly, as much as anyone can enjoy exercise. I do admit, a lot of my run this morning was quite pleasant, that was cool.
Thanks for the shin splint info. I'm not really running but still struggle with them just doing regular cardio sometimes. I think I need to look into some new shoes.
I've gotten them from walking and from Zumba. Really bad in Zumba, my first pair of zumba shoes just gave out one day, it was crazy and the next pair just never seemed quite right. I now realize that I probably should have had inserts in them and it would have helped quite a bit.
The Starlit Hui looks super fun (and hurrah for free!) and Monkeypod is for sure going on my to-do list. I entered to win the trip the DIS is giving away... fingers crossed!
You would love Monkeypod! It is fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really liked the Hui and we also really liked the fact (largely time of year) that it felt like the crowd was 50% adult only at least. We met so many couples and adult groups it was awesome!
Okay I am all caught up with the chats !!
I was soooo tired last night I went to bed at 8 p and slept till 7a this morning !! I do feel much less exhausted !! 11 hours of sleep will do that!!
YAY! Sounds like you needed it Rosie!
you must be in decent shape. I could walk one and not get swept...but run? I dunno, I'd bet at best I could make it 10 miles. At best.so many delicious sounding items.
