scaring into October Super Goofs Challenge

[suzannews]

Congrats Lisa!!!! You rock!!!


30 mins bike today/5.91 miles

 

[laxdef69]

Nicely Done!!!!

 

[princessrunner]

Good morning Goofs!! Thank you for all the nice words. I am still feeling pretty good about the whole race this morning. Good friends, good times...

Joanne, thanks again for everything. I cannot thank you and your family enough for putting up with your cyber buddies. The party after the race was awesome. I slept a lot of the way home, tired, full belly, aaaaaahhhh. You and your family are very special and I cannot wait until the next time we meet up. I think our DHs are secretly looking forward to it too......

Soooo, next year I am actually thinking 2:00:00. We would have been in faster (possibly 2:05) if poor Amybeth had not gotten those terrible calf cramps. I have to tell you all that she was literally dragging her leg toward the end of it. Her guts and determination were amazing. I have found so much inspiration and so many great friends here...

Today, I am headed to the gym. I am officially in maintenance for the winter. Yes I have ToT but my weekend LR is 8 miles anyway so this is just a training run for me... . I am taking this winter to concentrate more on my core and supporting muscles, building up and getting stronger so I can start next year ready for what comes. I am thinking, Great Bay in April, CMM half at the end of April, Beach to Beacon 10K and RnR VA Beach half as my big races of the year.

Have a great day everyone and keep up the great work everyone. We will slowly creep up on the other teams, especially if Steve and Susie keep those century rides rolling in!!!!!!!

 

[escape]

Kim - you are doing amazingly well since you started the C25k. Way to go!

Mike & Joanne - more for your knees. Mike - the 2 weeks will be up before you know it. I know you are both ready to get back to training.

Suzanne & Kim - can't wait to hear how your upcoming goes. Good luck to you both!

Maura - I definitely like the cooler weather as well. I keep hoping that WDW in January will be cooler than it has been in the previous two years. Nice pace, by the way.

Cecilia - that surgery didn't seem to slow you down a bit. You are speedy!!! Although not the same thing, your story about the 5kers reminded me about event I did last weekend. I did a bike ride with a few thousand other riders. At one point, we had to go over a tall, long narrow bridge. The Big Dam Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Arkansas river - one of the longest of its kind. Anyway, here were all these cyclists going one way - all crammed on this bridge. What do I see at the top? Several gutsy folks running the opposite way. I guess they didn't see the sign at the bottom of the bridge warning them about the event. I felt a little sorry for them.

Lisa - the ToT should be a fun run for you. Look out for the "asylum" people.

I guess it's official - Steve and I are going to do the 100K ride the coming weekend. Maybe. We went out for a 30-35 mile ride yesterday and we both just didn't feel good. We ended up only doing 25 and that seemed like a struggle.

Here's some more miles and hours:

Friday, Oct. 3:
Susie: 11 miles, 50 minutes
Steve: 15 miles, 55 minutes

Saturday, Oct. 4:
Susie: 5 miles, 1 hour (walk & bike)
Steve: 3 miles, 1 hour (walk & weights)

Sunday, Oct. 5
Susie: 25 miles, 1 hour, 45 minutes
Steve: 26 miles, 1 hour 40 minutes

 

[laxdef69]

40 minutes pushing weights.

Yesterday 30 minutes swimming.

I decided the only thing I dislike more than swimming is weighlifting.

And to think a year ago, I was sure running was my first hate...

Mike

 

[Creativebeth]

Sunday totals

Time: 45 min
Miles: 4

Beth

 

[Cruella de mom]

Hi Goofs!

Well its the second day of rest for me and I am antsy. I think this means I am all healed up and ready to start tackling some miles! Good thing too because this week is the begining of the climb!!

Back when I first started running distance at the young age of 40, my coaches insisted on back to back rest days each week to get me healed up. Back then, I lived with aches and pain every day except the second rest day so I didn't mind a bit. Now it makes me crazy!! However, I am running 4 days straight this week due to life getting complicated so I really do have to rest.

Lisa - WAY TO GO!!! I love a PR!

Kim - Way to go on that run! I hate it when my technology doesn't work and I have a good run. oh, and our TNT routes are all just a bit longer than we say they are. 4 is really 4.4, 8 is really 8.4 and 10 is really 10.9! I wonder if they do that on purpose?


Susie- Bad bike rides are like bad runs, they happen sometimes for no reason. The trick is not to let the bad days psych you out.

Mike - How is the knee feeling?

Maura - excellent idea not to wear your watch on long runs. I wish I was that disciplined.

 

[Pungodingy]

I finally got some miles in..

10/4 (race, so double please)
6.2 miles/99 minutes

I'm not too bummed about my less than stellar time, considering I hadn't run in 2 weeks due to DD being in the hospital, AND having a congested chest w/nasty cough, AND I wasn't last!

Congrat's to all the Applefest'ers, wish I could have been there!!
(good news though, DD is on the mend!)

 

[ksoehrlein]

A first for me: 3 miles without a walk break. 35:14. Woo hoo! I'm so proud of me. And ever so grateful to you Goofs for your advice and moral support!

 

[disneyluv]

Hi Everyone,

Haven't been able to get on in a while to post. Trying to keep up my regime of walking at lunch time.

Rest of totals for Sept:
10.8 miles / 3 hours 10 minutes
2 hrs 30 minutes classes at the gym

So far for oct:
9.3 miles / 2 hours 37 minutes
45 min rpm class at gym
4.13 miles elliptical / 60 minutes

Keep up the great work everyone.

 

[suzannews]

30 mins bike tonight while watching Dancing with the Stars/6.43 miles

I'd love to learn to dance like Brooke but Derek would have to be my partner!!

Long walk/jog tomorrow and Race for the Taste on Sunday. I think I'm ready!

Angie...glad to hear your daughter is feeling better.

 

[princessrunner]

Good morning Goofs!

I am the proud owner of a VERY sore toe so apparently I am on biking and the elliptical for awhile. Bummer but a small price to pay for being faster!!!

Suzanne: My DH and I took dancing lessons once. If he thought about the music he could not remember the steps. If he thought about the steps he was no where near the beat of the music!!!

Helen: Nice to see you are still here with us and working out. Keep those numbers coming when you can!!

Kim: Yay for no walk breaks. You are definitely getting faster, your times are the proof.

Angie: I am glad your DD is feeling better. Nice job on the race.

Cecilia: Rest days are nice once in awhile I agree but they also make me want to get out there more. I guess that is why taper drives me so crazy!!

Mike: Knee report....

Maura: I like the idea of running free without my Garmin but I am not sure my time would reflect the fact that I was free. I tend to slow down a lot without some motivation.

Everyone else: I hope you have a stellar day today!!

I am going to try a walk run combo today and will see how it goes. I would like to get back on track as soon as possible with ToT in 2 weeks. Other than that, my new gym routine feels good today other than my midsection which is not talking to me right now. Did anyone see the news report on back problems last night and why Americans have so many. We are not meant to be upright....go figure.

 

[jmasgat]

Susie Good luck on the century--don't stress out too much. I'm sure you'll have a good time.

Mike I like your comment about your "first hate". Sometimes I feel the same way and ask myself--why do I do any of this again? I usually come up with an answer (it generally involves food!) Actually, I sorta like lifting weights. Just wish I looked better in sleeveless shirts while doing it!

Kim WTG with no walk breaks--that is a big milestone and you should be really proud! Deserves a little dance.....

LisaHope your toe and midsection and other ailing parts feel better soon. I love rest days--I would have a whole week of them if it wasn't for some external motivating factor (like trying to survive 13.1 miles in 3 months!)

Today I did my first "longer than 3 miles during the week" run. I'm in week 3 of the Higdon 1/2 plan and I did 3.7 miles in 35 minutes with warmup and cool down and a last 1/4 mile at 8:30 pace because they were showing highlights of the Sox win over the Angels. WOOHOO! I only wish I could stay awake past 8:30 or 9 pm!

Maura

 

[Creativebeth]

Monday's totals

Time: 2:30
Miles: 3

Beth

 

[laxdef69]

Feels fine after a long rest...but I still have 10 days to go.

I'm on a prescription anti inflammatory, and ice and stretch the stupid thing multiple times every day.

I am VERY concerned about even participating in the marathon on November 1, given that I am missing the longest training run on the schedule (20 miles) this weekend...and have another week or so after that to rest.

My ultimate goal isn't to run the marathon, its to do the Ironman in Sept 09, so I am likely going to NOT do this event...which is frustrating, but again, my short term goal is conflicting with my long term goal...kinda like wanting to lose weight (long term) and eating this piece of pie (short term)...



Mike

 

[Pungodingy]

You have PIE?????

 

[laxdef69]

You have PIE?????

Loads...i keep hoping it will be declared health food!

 

[Cruella de mom]

Pie. It must be nice to console yourself with pie. There was this restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida that made the most incredible pies ever. They had a peanut butter pie that was about as close to heaven on earth as I have ever gotten. I wonder if they would ship me one......

I ran MORE hills today. Day 3 in the hills and my legs were NOT happy about it either. Funny, I thought I would feel great after two rest days but no, my legs were definately working hard. At least it was a beautiful day for running.

8.0 in 1:21.

Now I am off to find out if the Village Inn will ship pies......

Cecilia

 

[Cruella de mom]

oh man! The have a picture of the butterfinger pie on their website but they don't ship them.

I see a roadtrip in my future.....Thanks Mike now I am going to obsess about pie all day.

 

[laxdef69]

oh man! The have a picture of the butterfinger pie on their website but they don't ship them.

I see a roadtrip in my future.....Thanks Mike now I am going to obsess about pie all day.

I do what I can!