Oktoberfest for Hukuna Matata!!!

[windwalker]

Good morning team.

I have another 12 hour work day ahead today so not any time for training today. Next week will be back to normal so I'll rest today and be ready for a power week next week.

Is anyone having shin pain? That is one of the universal issues between walkers and runners alike. If you are here are some helpfull tips.

Stretch your calves everyday, tight calves cause shin pain just like weak abs can cause back pain.

For 3 sets of 30 seconds each walk around the house on your heels.

Hang your heels off the back of a step to stretch your calves then after a good stretch do 25 calf raises then more stretching. Then turn around and do shin stretches by hanging your toes off the step. Then do 25 toe raises and then more stretching.

Hope everyone has a super weekend.

Working Panda

 

[bunnyfoo]

Morning everyone! I'm heading out for my first run since the 1/2 last weekend. You know the "rule" where it says to rest a day for every mile you've run - is that true? If that really was the case, I shouldn't be running for another week but I think by then my running would have dropped off.

DF and I registered to do a 5K to replace the zoo run. I haven't run a 5K before and normally when I run longer distances I run 10/walk 1. So I'm not sure how the 5K will work because it's a much shorter distance. I don't think I should need to stop for a walking break, do I?

Denise - Interesting about the orange vests... How did you find out about it? I should probably see if there's something like that in Toronto.

Dave - Thanks for the tips about stretches! I'll give those a try

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

I spent an hour this morning with a personal trainer - it was something I won at one of our local races. It was kind of interesting, this guy works out of his garage - mostly with groups of 4. This morning he had me running 400 meters, then doing squats, then push-ups, then repeating the whole process. I know the whole thing was to talk me into joining one of his groups - they meet 5 times a week and do a 45 - 1 hour workout that he varies. It is a tempting idea to get me into weight training. He charges $150 a month for his group class. If Scott and I both do it, he would charge $250/month for both of us. I was going to go into a local gym, just to compare what the cost is and what I would get. He describes his class as a "boot camp".

When I got home, I took the dogs for a walk, it is Kali's birthday, so I let her set the pace and decide the route, so it was a slower than usual walk, and just the short loop. She had fun being able to sniff around alot.

Since Scott is out of town, I will spend the afternoon staining and painting. Our weather is still nice, but it is starting to cloud up and it is supposed to rain for the next few days.

Dave - altitude training is why we plan to arrive at sea level just a day or two before the races, it wears off really quickly, (within 3 days) but we figure that it will give us a small advantage. I am looking forward to the training sessions at WDW!

Scott and I have reflective vests that we used to wear all the time when we walked after dark, and the dogs have flashy lights that hook onto their collars, but I have not been walking in the dark since we have been here. Scott wears his running jacket that has reflective stripes on it when he runs early in the morning. Don't know about any laws here about it.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[windwalker]

Lynn that trainer's program sounds good if you are going to play football or going to war but for an endurance athlete not so good.

To start with those types of exercises are hard on the body. You would do better with a regular weight training routine and some twice a week fartlack style workouts. Then a long walk and an easy walk day should get you in racing shape quickly.

Your welcome Bunny.

Have a restfull evening y'all

Resting Panda

 

[funwalker]

will be resting for a few day ... The 35 mile bike ride today - Road Construction/car stopped right in front of me - I fell, my ankle is swollen - HUGE - I am wearing the boot packed with ice. I might have to drastically adjust training until Detroit -

Denise - No idea if we have an ordinance on the vest - I do wear one and the flashers when I walk after dark. BUT shopping for new 'Walking Stuff' is fun!

Scott - enjoy hosting the Brits!

Dave - I do those stretches regularly in sets of 3 with 15 reps at the gym.

Connie Hope you are having a good weekend!

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

Margie - take care of that ankle!!! Here is some to help!

Dave - thanks, I was looking for some feedback as to what others thought.

I still have some staining and painting to do today, at least I have finished the bookcases, that was a huge project - now I just have doors left to stain, and need to paint the floorboard trim.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Steffwalks]

Howdy!

Margie, get better quick!

Lynn - If I had won a personal training session and that's what the guy told me to do......I wouldna done it! I bet a gym is much cheaper. Heck, for $250 bucks, I will set you guys up with stretch tubing (up to 200lbs), exercise charts and a greeting card. OR I can tell you where to get them and you can spend a whole $100 - $150 and have them for...ever! When you use stretch tubing (especially the ones with the handles and door attachment) you can do ANY exercise that can be done on a bowflex or in a gym. Trick is.....you just gotta do it.

Oh, if anyone else is interested...I can set them up for the do-it-yourself order kit for free, or I can make you that special $250 deal!

Thanks a ton everybody for the miles and hours! I may still need a little help from here on out, but I am getting closer and closer to doing it on my own. I got on the treadmill and made a whole dadgum mile! The hardest part was getting dressed for it and then undressed for the shower and then dressed again. If you don't think that's hard on a shoulder, watch a little girl play with a Barbie! LOL

I also went on my longest drive since the surgery. I made a 2 half hour drive through the wide open spaces to help my granddaughter celebrate her 8th birthday. It was a lot of fun.

The best part of her birthday though, was a call from Cinderella! She has loved Cinderella all of her life. And I won a free phone call from a Disney Character on one of their instant game things. They are normally $2.97, but I didn't even know you could do that....character call thing. Anyway, she LOVED getting a call from Cinderella wishing her a happy birthday.

Hope you are all having a Magical weekend! -- Connie

 

[french lady]

Good evening,
Well what a beautiful day. First of all, I did a local race, my first one since the Minnie in 2007, and it went pretty well. I had three goals and the one I really wanted was to run under 7 min/km. I finish in a time of 34:35 for the
5k. I'm so proud of myself. And it was a beautiful day: sunny, 45 degrees, no wind, the color in the trees .... What more can I say.
Then to finish the day a victory by thePatriots.
I will make an effort to post more this week. Have a nice week.
Diane

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Hi everyone!

I managed to get a 60 minute cross training session during my trip, but had to skip my last long run.

I've come down with a cold, so thank goodness it's taper week!

I find out about the job tomorrow

Best,
Jennifer

 

[funwalker]

Hope everyone had a beautiful weekend!

Connie I think getting a shower and dressed is what is called cross training! I can only imagine you little granddaughter's excitement when getting a Happy Birthday call from Cinderella

Congratulations, Diane - great pace on your 5k Yes, the fall weather. It was beautiful on the bike ride yesterday. A lot of the trail was in wooded areas, sun filtering through the tree, a little breeze, and colored leaves falling to the ground covering the pathway.

Jennifer - hope the job news is very good tomorrow! Take care of that cold

Lynn, you did a beautiful job on the book cases!

 

[Villains_Rock]

Hey guys! I know I've been absent a bit this week. Between working full time, driving the hour to and from work, the dogs, training and housekeeping/cooking I am finding myself worn thin. My boss came in on Friday and offered our office the choice of 4/10 hour days and 3 days off and I cringed just thinking about it. I'm already gone for 10 hours out of my day when I work, I can't even imagine running after a being gone for 12!! I just don't see it possible. I have a few 8 mile days in Nov/Dec that I will have to run on work days...there is no way I could do it. I told her that it simply does not work for me...as did one other employee in the office. I'm hoping it doesn't pass, but I'll deal with it if it does. I don't know how Dave and Erica can work those long days and train as well as they do!! You guys have to tell me your secret!

Margie - Take care of that ankle!! I am looking forward to your report of Detroit so you'll need to be in tip top shape! Don't overdo your training and you should be fine!

Jennifer - Yay for taper!! The race is right around the corner now! Take some Zicam and rest up! Also for the job!

Connie - I can't wait til my 2 yr old niece is a little older so I can get her a call from a character! That sounds like a GREAT idea!!

Lynn - I have to agree with the others about that trainer. If you were not an endurance athlete I would think it sounds like a good program. They have something similar at our local rec, but it's for brides to be. "Bootcamp for Brides" or something. Anywho...just seems like it would be risky in the injury department.

Scott - My iPod is acting up too. I think I'm going to get some new headphone to see if that helps. My prob is that it's all crackly..so I'm sure it's an easy fix. Have you tried resetting it?

Dave - Thanks for saying you like my posts. I am a little wacky, compulsive and neurotic...but I don't think those are BAD qualities per se! Just makes me different in a good way! Also..want to say that I've been reading the blog...even had Jordan reading it. Good stuff!

Training:
Out the door for 11 miles in a bit...hope that it stays dry out there! Did some floor work again yesterday and am nowhere near as sore today as last time. Abs feel good!

To the rest of the team...hope you are all having a great time. Carve a pumpkin...and if it gets soggy in two weeks it's not a bad thing..just gives you reason to carve another (and to make those yummy toasted pumpkin seeds again)!!

 

[Steffwalks]

Good morning, Team!

Eva, I hope that things get easier soon! A juggling act is hard, no matter how well you juggle!

Jennifer - Zicam is excellent advice. Extra vitamin C won't hurt a bit either. Take care of yourself and get well soon.

My DD put the call from Cinderella on speaker phone so she could hear it and watch Sarah's face. She recognized Cinderella's voice immediately and her mouth dropped open and she didn't say a word, only listened. LOL She called me and thanked me for telling Cinderella it was her birthday. I asked if she really liked it and she said it was very nice. I then told her, that I didn't know if I could remind Cinderellas next year and she said, "Okay, you can tell Belle, then!"

Margie? How's that ankle?

Frenchlady! Congratulations on your RACE!!! Great job!!

Y'all make a great day! -- Connie

 

[wdw4us]

Hello to everyone!

It’s getting busy here at the Lareau household. This morning I started putting Miranda’s quilt together. There are 30 blocks and I only have one missing, that would be her fathers since he wasn’t 100% sure of what he wanted to write. He did it but since I didn’t gush over it, he didn’t think I liked it. Well the new one he worked on this morning, is perfect so that final block will be put together tonight. My goal is to get the whole top put together tonight so I can bring it to the Machine Quilter to do her magic. 19 days till the wedding with plenty to day but we’ll make it and then she’ll be off to WDW for the week of 10/26.

Did my miles yesterday and will probably not do too much this week. We’ll see. I pay the price if I don’t work out so in the end it’s better if I just take the time and do it. Even if it’s not my usual 5. Some is better than NONE.

Well I do have to have my desk cleaned up before I’m on vacation too so I’d better leave you all for now. I have read all your posts and keep my fingers crossed that Jennifer gets the job – I was thinking this morning as I was brushing my teeth, 2 min of quality thinking time. A few years ago, we wanted to build a garage, we would have had to take out a loan. Mark wanted to borrow more, refinance and increase our payments so we could be done in the same amount of time. It would be stretching things but we could have made it. Well things didn’t work out, there were many negatives in our way, we let it go. He was disappointed, I was relieved but now looking back it was the best thing, we can manage with our payments in this tough economic time, scrape by and hold on till things improve. If we had done the refi- we would be stuck in a sinking ship like the rest of the country. It all works out for the best so Jennifer if you don’t get the job, it may be for the best, although it may take a few years to realize that.

Have a good one!
denise

 

[Scott H]

Morning Team,

Yes enjoying the Brits.

Eva, Ipod is now all groovy, I think it was because I was trying to charge it via the USB on my Mac, using bootcamp to XP, and it was trying to sync, All is good now and I got a wall charger.

Diane, good going on your race.

Got is a 5K this morning,

Dave I agree Lynn woudl do well with some simple weight training, light weight lots o reps, on the Bow Flex.

Had a late night last night as the computer lab was not cooperating, I hate computers, thought I was going to have a kick back day. LOL

Class today, Ice Breaker happy hour thinie tonight, eating good, had Kashi yogurt, and a bannana for breakfast washed down with a bottle of G-2.

Later kids happy training,

OH LYNN will call ya later today, good luck with the carpet, and We will be home on Thursday night, yeah!!!!

Off to play host.

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

Eva - When we went to 4/10 hour days, I was very against it for the same reasons you voiced, but after going to it, I loved it! The extra 2 hours did not seem that bad, and I loved have the extra day off - also, we did alot of overtime, so if I had to work and extra day, I still got 2 off during the week (most of the time anyway ). I admit that I did not have an hour drive to and from work, mine was a 20 minute commute - but alot of folks I worked with had over an hour commute, all agreed that the extra day off made up for the longer days.

Connie - that is the trick - to do it!

Diane - congratulations on the race!

Denise - you will post pictures of that quilt when it is done, right?

Jennifer - good luck with the job!

Thanks Margie!

Today I am waiting for carpet dude to show up, could be any time now. It will be cool today, so I will be able to get the dogs out for their walk after he leaves. Then I will get to my chores this afternoon - sealing the grout in the tile, painting floor board trim, and staining doors!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[funwalker]

Scott - post on here to ask Lynn to call you and to confirm a Date Night on Thursday ... I love it!

Ankle v. the Klutz - it's frustrating!
Did do the soak las night with Wal*Mart's wonderful Eucalyptus Spearmint Epsom Salts with a bit of Baking Soda added. Then I packed my big boot with
ice, went to bed, with my foot propped on a pillow and had a good seep.

Will call the chiropractor today -

Eva - think my training is on hold - healing mode until Detroit so I can just Do It!

how is your computer?

Connie, prayers & for you and Jon's surgery on Wednesday! PTL your SIL & DH are coming to help

Jennifer



EVERYONE!

 

[Scott H]

Actually we are also doing email as Lynn is not a big txt person, LOL it works for us.

Busy here as we did not get internet fr our class till late last night and had to set up a network, yech,

Be good later Kids,

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hi everyone! I'm taking the day off work today because it's my birthday! It's a great day too - nice and sunny so it's still warm! DF and I went out for breakfast this morning. I miss going out on the weekdays because everything is a lot less hectic than on the weekends.

Eva - I would be very tempted by a 4 day work week but I wouldn't have very much time for training after work. I use to work a job where I was on a 12-8pm schedule and that worked a lot better for me.

Diane - Congrats on your race!

Margie - Hope your foot is feeling better today To "help" with my foot problem last week, my PT suggested I stick in an ice bath. It felt a little better afterward but it was so cold I couldn't keep it in there for very long.

Jenn - Sorry to hear about the cold! Seems like it's the time of year for it. I hope you get the job - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you

Denise - Countdown to the wedding is on! Everyone must be so excited!

Connie - How are you feeling today? I got your PM and I'll send you one back later today!

Scott - Sorry to hear about the computer problems at the lab. Hope you're able to get everything sorted out. The ice breaker happy hour sounds fun though!

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[wilbur]

Almost quitting time. Just popping in for a quick read.

Happy Birthday, Vicky.

Margie, hope you are feeling better soon.

Eva, I could so go for the 4 day work week. We proposed it here at work but Management didn't buy in.

Went out for a great 11miler on Sat. Had a nice run down to Lake Ontario & along the waterfront trail. Should be even prettier in a couple of weeks when more leaves have changed colour.

Weird weather on Sun. with isolated showers. Just made it home in time without getting wet.

Tonight is the usual Monday pilates class. Have had the same instructor for over a year & each week she seems more cruel. Man, I hate doing the plank
exercises.

Have a great evening, everyone....Sue

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Hi everyone!

The cold's doing okay. I'm on the Tylenol Severe cold stuff and that seems to be knocking it out. I went for a 30 minute walk (with some jog breaks) just to keep myself from going crazy.

And the job news that everyone's waiting for....

I MADE IT TO THE FINAL ROUND!!!!!

Best,
Jennifer