MARCHing Warriors!!!

[Sarah_Rose]

Went for a 3.52 mile run after work today, despite the rain. It's Seattle, when is it ever not raining?

So, me and the Garmin Forerunner are already good friends. Totally worth every penny spent on it. I love having the Virtual Running Partner to keep me on pace! Even if I did defeat the purpose, and whip its little butt in the home stretch. Also, it seems to me that it is more consistent in measuring my heart rate than my Polar F4. My heart rate was often all over the place with the Polar HRM, but the Garmin showed it as remarkably stable for my workout. It also picked up the satellites much faster than I expected.... I turned it on and it was all ready to go.

Anyway, I love it. The Garmin really beats trying to run a constant pace based on expected heart rate, which is what I had been trying to do with my Polar HRM. It was fine for when the majority of my running was based off of heart rate zones, but not so great now that I've graduated to pace-based training. I also love being able to look at my route on Google Maps, after uploading it to MapMyRun; I could even see the little detour I took to avoid the off-leash dog!

 

[mkymsehi]

Hey team,

Get out there and workout! It'll make you feel great!

I got out for 8:27 miles, 1:18:18 A bit windy, so it was a push going out, and a tailwind going back. I need to get some more stretching in, whew my left hip and hamstrings are tight! Too much hokey pokey with the keiki.

Looks like they may be filming LOST tomorrow at the Ala Wai Yacht Club. Not confirmed, but the parking lot is reserved from noon to 7 pm.

Hey Tracy, I'll be off on Thursday. It's Prince Kuhio's birthday. Don't you have the day off too? In June we get King Kamehameha's birthday, and August we celebrate 50 years of statehood with Admissions day. Don't you all WISH you lived here?

 

[dsnyfan21]

Jeff, Hope you are enjoying your day off and spending some quality time with your princesses!
I was off this week already and then next week i am off on Wednesday! Nice that you get some "royal" holidays in HI!

I have a nice 3-4 miler tonight on tap to just keep the legs moving.

Have a great Thursday everyone.

Tracy

 

[MiaBanda]

Hello Warriors!

Man, I missed you guys! Lots of LTO going on, but I have still been running! 4.5 miles last night that really stunk. Too many things blooming in the park where we ran. I couldn't breath!!! Allergies have really kicked in.

Glad to see everyone here is doing well and keeping it up.

Sarah - Glad you are ok after your spill. I think that is what keeps me from taking my pooch too often. He is easliy spooked by cars and likes to dart in front of me when he gets scared. DH has been working with him a little more, so I may be tempted to try it again.

Jeff - Have a great day off! I am working today, but today is my Friday!!! I have family in town from Idaho and took tomorrow off!

Looks like I will be doing a 10k on Sunday. I got peer pressured into it last night by the running group!

Later Warriors!!!

 

[smileyk8]

Hey hey,

Well some very good inspiring warrior posts! Whoo, you're all doing great.
Sarah i'm not surprised you have a new best friend
Jeffnot jealous one bit- we've had every uni day off for the last 7 weeks!!! No learning going on, but at least we get wednesday's off! Maybe we should ask the queen for more days off tho
Michelle sorry about your allergies, i have so much sympathy for ppl who suffer. Way to go for keeping 4.5miles in tho and for signing up for 10k.
Tracyisn't it lovely writing 'nice' before run!
AFM 8 miles of speedwork on a treadmill because apparently winter has returned here- with snow on the way and ridiculous winds. I'm off to check how the boston weather's doing! Also, stretch and physio exercises which took me to 92 mins exercise.

 

[Sarah_Rose]

Michelle: Yikes, sorry to hear about your allergies! I used to have real problems like that in the spring when I lived in Ontario. The Pacific Northwest is really good at keeping all the dust and pollen out of the air (all that rain is good for something!) so I haven't had problems since I moved here. Have you tried Nasonex? It was a real godsend in the spring, for me! Good luck on your 10k this weekend!

Kate: Snow in late March in England? What the heck is going on??!! I lived in England for several years (spread pretty evenly between London and rural Suffolk County), and I seem to remember it getting rather warm and spring-like by April.

Well, no Bikram Yoga for me tonight. I was even all dressed to go, when suddenly the dog started pacing at the door and crying. He's come down sick, so there's no leaving him alone in the apartment tonight, unless I really want to rent a carpet cleaner this weekend. Tomorrow is my off day, so we're going to try again on Saturday.

I did get a slow 3 mile run in this morning, though, so at least I still did get something in!

 

[dsnyfan21]

Michelle: Hey we all get LTO moments. So, I guess you'll do great on your 10k on Sunday. Try to sound more enthusiastic about it?? Good luck with it anyway!

Kate: I always try to put "nice" in front of my planned miles so that I am trying to think positively about it. How is the training comeing for the Boston Marathon? What is going to be your longest miles before you go? Are you planning to come to WDW In Jan to do the full or half. I got a survey email from disneysports regarding the Princess Half Marathon today and filled it out online.

I did an easy 3.10 miles tonight at the park, just trying to keep it light before my racewalk on Saturday. DId some stretching.

Have a good Thursday evening WARRIORS!

Tracy
-"Get a good idea and stay with it. Do it, and work at it until it's done right."
Walt Disney

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Sarah, glad you like your Garmin toy. I think it is the most fun thing I've had for getting out and feeling free! Even beats my Vespa!

Jeff, hope you enjoyed your day today.

Tracy, glad you enjoyed your "nice" stroll today. Will be thinking of you with your event this weekend.

Michelle, good for you doing the 10k this weekend. Hope your allergies can be managed with some medication.

Kate, sorry you were forced inside on TM. Good for you on getting it done.

Kirby Dog and I made it out in it for 2 miles. I was really singing in the rain ala Gene Kelly style. No one was nearby to hear my made up rendition. Birdies were singing in it too so really they didn't seem bothered by me.

Last month it was doc day and epidural for my back pain. Today was doc day and shot for hip bursitis. Talk about being a PITA. Whoa! Working my way to getting better able to conquer this distance stuff again.

 

[Sarah_Rose]

Hi Warriors:

Having a supremely crappy day today. Jack the German Shepherd was sick all night, which finally turned into projectile vomiting water every time he moved by 8:00 this morning. He's been hospitalized at the vet's for today, and I'm waiting at home for the vet to call back with blood test results before I can leave for the office. We got rid of our cell phones last year, and this is the first time that I'm cursing not having one.

And to make this whole morning worse, as this was going on, my iMac crashed and couldn't reboot. I had to replace the hard drive last summer, so I immediately feared the worst. I had to dig out the install CD and go through the whole process of repairing my disk (luckily it worked) while panicking about the dog, and panicking about losing the entire contents of my hard drive. I'm buying an external drive to back-up the computer this weekend. With Time Machine on Mac OSX Leopard, there is really no excuse for me to not have the thing backed up to 5 minutes ago at all times.

Hoping the day gets better!

Sarah

 

[mkymsehi]

Keiki were at YMCA Spring fun, so we watched a dvd, then spent the day running errands.

Off topic: Hannah Montana Movie
If you have a daughter, niece, or little sister, take them to see the Hannah Montana movie. We went to a free private screening with the Girl Scouts.

Being a dad, I really enjoyed taking 4 girls ages 10-11 to see it. They enjoyed it a lot. They talked about it the whole ride home. Good storyline, and very nice songs.

I suspect this will be the new dance craze!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_aRY...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fRiT05TWwE

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A few people I know on Facebook questioned my sanity about going to the Hannah Montana movie. There was a storyline to it, and really good music. I must say, Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana has a voice which is improving with age. Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift have cameo appearances/songs. I liked it, and when it comes out on DVD, it will be purchased for this Disney family!

Last night was a Girl Scout free private screening, and members could bring non-members with them to have a fun "girls night out." The movie was nothing like the TV show on the Disney Channel.

Being one of the very few male leaders on this island, I took 4 girls including my 10 3/4 year old. There were about 3 other dads, and a couple of brothers. Otherwise about 350 tween-agers and up. Will the boys like it, I say probably, but not as much as the girls.

When we got home, we spent time finding the songs and videos on youtube, so my Princess #1 could listen to them, and learn the dance.

Like I said in my previous post, I think the "Hoedown Throwdown" dance is going to be the next craze with the kids. Think what High School Musical's "We're All In This Together" was to the kids. It's going to be popular amongst the kids.

The Tennessee scenery, where it was filmed, was pretty nice to look at as well.

 

[mkymsehi]

Sarah Rose: Sorry to hear about your dog and the laptop. Maybe he was licking the laptop, and they both got sick?

Michelle: I thought you were AWOL because you were baking me a cake. Have fun with the relatives, and take them for a run!

Freckles: Yo sistah.

Howdy y'all to everyone else.

 

[Sarah_Rose]

Not sure what the iMac's problem was, but it looks like something was corrupted, that had to be rebuilt in order for the hard drive to recognize the operating system. It was annoying. But could have been much worse. All my pictures from the Marathon Weekend in January (not to mention all the photos that I've taken in the last year or so) are on that thing, and not backed up or printed. I'm rather stupid, I'm realizing.

Putting my dog back together hasn't been as easy. His condition has worsened since he was admitted into the animal hospital this morning; it looks like he has some internal bleeding, which is never good. The blood tests all came back normal, so they're looking for a bacterial infection now. They also x-rayed him to rule out an obstruction (as in, he swallowed a sock, or the like) and everything looks normal. The main concern right now is the severe dehydration, but they are caring for him as best they can.

Jack is really my furry child, so I'm not taking this particularly well. He just looked so terrible and "floppy" when I left him at the vet this morning.... he could barely walk... not at all his usual happy and active young German Shepherd self. This is also going to be a huge financial hit for us at a time when money is already pretty tight, but I can't really care. We'll postpone (or downscale) the wedding, cancel our WDW Marathon Weekend trip for 2010, whatever. Family is the priority, and Jack is definitely a member of the family.

Once I finally got into work this morning, I also learned that several members of my department, including my direct supervisor, had been laid off. We knew lay-offs were coming, but didn't think that they could cut the education department more than they already have. Turns out we were wrong.

Oh well, it's almost 5:00 and time to go home. I think I deserve an adult beverage and a nap.

 

[dsnyfan21]

Sarah! Hey girl BACK UP and BACK UP!! That is my suggestion. Sorry it happened to you though - ugh! Hope your doggy is doing ok and hopeing things will get better soon. My little ol girl "Mickey" had a sneezy, snorting thing this morning at around 5:15am.

Jeff: Yo Bro!! From your loving sistah Freckles!(feelin jealous of the disneyland halfers!- I will miss you and Marcia!)

Just chilling for my racewalk tomorrow. The start is at 7:30am, racewalkers will be at 7:35am. They have food afterwards. I will bring the camera incase there are some nice sunrise shots. This is happen right on the beach in Pompano Beach. Supposed to be the warmest and most humid here tomorrow since like November of last year!

Take care Warriors!
Tracy

 

[Roxy]

Sarah hope Jack is better soon. I will be saying a prayer for him and wishing him a speedy recovery.

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Sarah, I am sorry about all that is going wrong in your life right now. PD for a turn for the better really soon. Hoping whatever it is Jack is dealing with that it is fixed really soon.

Jeff, you really are a great Dad. I am always happy to hear how involved you are with your family. Good job!

Tracy, have a great event tomorrow. I hope it is all you desire and lots of fun too!

I made it outside today! While DH was doing PT I did a 5k then later we both took Kirby Dog for a walk. DH made it for about 1 1/2 miles and Kirby Dog and I did 2 miles. Hip is sore from the shot but I think things are looking up now.

 

[mkymsehi]

Jeff, you really are a great Dad. I am always happy to hear how involved you are with your family. Good job!

It's not a job, it's an adventure!

Lily. Thanks for your comment, but just doing what I have to do as a dad to two pretty (almost always) good little girls.

Tracy. Stop taking so many days off. Save two days. Fly out Friday, leave Monday. Jet lag, who cares. I know, you didn't like the course, but you gotta love the company! Please, please, please, think about it, you've got about 6 months to decide. Coast to Coast #2.

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Morning Warriors, I waited for it to warm up a bit here befor getting ready to go out in it.

I was going to update the monthly Google sheet and for some reason again I'm not able to edit my info into the sheet. Oh well, it's not a ton of info, but I figured I'd get my paper work up-to-date since I've compiled it finally. I added it to the Presidents Challenge site and am tracking at least time there.

Have a great day Warriors.

 

[dsnyfan21]

Sarah: I am still hoping that things are going well for the puppy!! I also hope your job is hanging in there!!

Lily: Hey girl, hope the hip is doing well and you not sore today.

Jeff: I know, I know. You want to talk me into coming out to CA again. I did go and check prices for direct flights, but still looks a bit expensive. I only get the days off during the week that they want me to, sometime I can choose and sometimes I can't. There are two pregnant girls at work and one is due around Sept and one in October. It would have to be a short trip IF it happened.

AFM!! I will post it here first to my WARRIOR team. I PR'd the 5K racewalk this morning!! I did 3.10 miles in 38min 19.2sec. for a avg pace of 12:12. It was weird though as they had the racewalkers start with the runners. So I could possible shave off 3seconds or so from that. It was a very WINDY day over on Pompano Beach and I actually had to lean into the wind at times and hold on to my visor. Oh and BTW, I placed first. Probably should've been second as the other lady racewalker in the area was injured and couldn't participate.
I just got back from a masage and will probably take a nap now.
Thanks for all the well wishes.

Racey Tracy

 

[Sarah_Rose]

Hi Warriors:

Thank you for your kind words and prayers for our German Shepherd, Jack. Thankfully, they were able to take him off the IV and send him home this morning. Still no idea what got him, but they're leaning towards a bacterial infection, or that he ingested something toxic that had been sprayed in the foliage along one of the areas that we walk him. They injected him with subcutaneous fluids before releasing him this morning, so he currently has a mass of water that moves when he moves (which is totally weird) and he was sent on his way with a bright green bandage on his paw from the IV and a whole whack of medication. He also is to be fed on a bland diet of 5 cups of fat free cottage cheese mixed with 5.5 cups of white rice, per day, for the next 4 days. I'm so thankful that we bought a fancy computerized rice cooker just last month!

So, it was really scary, but it could have been much worse. He's not moving much today, but I'm guessing that will change soon. The bill was pretty atrocious, but we put it on our Disney Visa Card, so at least we'll get a free meal out of it. It also helped make some of the decisions we've been trying to make about the wedding, as far as what thing to "outsource" to family members and what to have professionally done.

I'm taking the day off from running today, despite having a run scheduled. The last couple days really wore me out, so I think I deserve a lazy Saturday. It's also pouring outside, which helps.

Thanks again, Warriors, and I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

Sarah

 

[dsnyfan21]

Hey all my Wonderful Warriors......

That time is coming again......

The end of the month and time to report your miles and times. Last day of the month is Tuesday the 31st. *Reminder that races the miles count for double not the time*

If you are not posting over on the google documents please post them here! I will place them at the 1st post of the new APRIL Warriors thread.

You are all doing great jobs, keep it up and let me know if you are doing any events in April.

Tracy