Walt's WARRIORS are blooming in May.

Jen,

Come on over. I meant to stay here for 2 years when I moved in 1988. 21 years later, I'm still here.
 
Jen- your new puppy is ADORABLE!!!

Sarah- that exhibit sounds so awesome!! My friends would be so jealous- there's an actual puppetteer major at WVU and they are all absolutely obsessed with anything Henson- they would be so excited for that!! And I can't believe I didn't know you work at a museum! (bad teammate, bad! haha) That is amazing!

I've finally been able to get back to an actual schedule and routine of running. It's been great- getting a little hot here (not that I'm complaining), but I just work around the heat.

Everyone continues to amaze me! You all work so hard and do so much- it's such an inspiration!! Enough to get my rear off the couch and pound the pavement!! :goodvibes
Keep it up Warriors!!!
princess: Kat
 
quick post for me right now- i'll be back for a recap later!

Brilliant post hang over swim for me: 60 lengths 0.93miles 45mins. I felt soooo much better after that phew.

Keep it up :goodvibes
 

Happy Long Weekend everyone,

I kind of slacked off on my workouts this week, but I did start a 6 week 100 push up challenge. Push ups 3 times a week for 6 weeks, the sets increase gradually. By the end of the program you are supposed to be able to do 100 push ups...we'll see. Hopefully I stick with the program.

I got a couple of 3 miles runs in and spin class. Tomorrow I'm out the door early for 7 miles before heading to San Francisco for the Carnival street fair in the Mission District.

Have a great weekend everyone!
 
My Wonderful Warriors, its your fearless leader...

Happy Memorial Day Weekend Everyone!!!
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What is everyone's plans??? I have a 5K in the Morning on Monday 7am. I did this one last year for the first time, so I am thinking I should be able to better the time. Just thinking if I will racewalk the whole thing or add some joggin in there.

Kate: Remember no free consults, pay by the hour!! I love being an Aunt - it's an awesome thing. You get to be the "fun" relative and take em to all kinds of fun places and then give them back. hehe. Of course don't want to rush anything for your sister. :-)

Jen: How's the new puppy adjusting or should I say you all adjusting to it?? Good job with the sunscreen as no Crispy Warriors walking around out there!!

Michelle: I like those mottos and esp the last one. That is why you all can't get too much faster or you'll be waiting around forever for me!!

Kat: Hey you! Glad you are now able to get a more regular run schedule going. Keep pounding that pavement and putting one foot in front of the other!!

Jim: btw - NICE JOB on the 9min pace - give yourself a great big pat on the back for that! I think trying to beat a thunderstorm in a run also helps you to go faster - this I have found out.

Marcia: Hey girlfriend! How is the home ownership going?? I went for my pre-approval on Thursday. I think its great you can get up and do your workouts before work! Please tell me more about the 100 push up program you are doing - I might do it with you?? maybe...

Sarah: HENSON WEEKEND!! that is just awesome and I LOVE the muppets!! "It's time to start the music, it's time to light the lights, it's time to get things started on the Muppet show tonight..."

Jeff: Great job as always on your workouts and for keeping an eye on me over on FB!! The stuff that you sent me made it to its destination!!

AFM: I made up the extra mile on Thursday that I didn't get in on Tuesday because of the deluge of rain and lightening. I had an appointment to get pre-qualified for a loan on that day and was approved with flying colors. Just need the final paperwork and then I can start looking ! YAH!! I put in about .20 of laps in my pool yesterday. I figured that one up and back in my pool is .01 of a mile so 20 laps is about .20 miles.

QUESTION: Who is attending Marathon weekend in January? Who is registered for what? and do you know where you are staying?
I am registered for the Half and will register for the 5K. Most likely staying at Pop from Thursday through Tuesday.

I am thinking we should have a Mini-meet before the regular WISH meet. Keep it on your calendars in Jan that the WISH meet is at the POP food court on the Friday before the Half and starts around 4:30. That way you don't go making ADR around that time.


Keep at it Warriors!!! We are AWESOME!!

Tracy
 
Let us Warriors wish Lily a Happy Birthday!!! have a great day!!!!
 
It took longer than my half marathon time to early bird register for the Honolulu Marathon. 2:20 minutes.

Well, for $30.00 registration fee, wouldn't you stand in line too?
 
Happy Memorial Day Weekend, Warriors!

Kat: You have friends in a puppeteering major program? I'm so jealous! I've learned so much about puppet-making and puppeteering in the last few months; it's been awesome!

Kate: :rotfl: at the post hang-over swim. Have you discovered a new cure?

Tracy: Good luck in your 5k on Monday, and CONGRATS! on being pre-approved for a home. We are definitely not at that stage in our lives yet; living in one of the most expensive cities in the country (a studio condo in Seattle starts at $300 000 - we can blame Microsoft and the other tech companies for that) will do that to you. :lmao:

Jeff: I'm countering your Pacific pictures in really, truly the only ironic way I can, today.

So, today I had my very first DNF. The weather is in the 70's and has been for a few weekends in a row now, so we figured it was perfect weather to get out to the mountains for a backpacking trip. We dug out all the camping gear, filled the backpacks (including the German Shepherd's dog pack with his own tent and kibble) with the essentials, went grocery shopping for a few backpacking basics, and got up this morning for an early start. The first problem happened when I put on my hiking boots for the first time this year; I injured my big toe several months ago and damaged the nail bed - it's growing out slowly, but it's still painful and swollen, and my hiking boots were pressing down on just the wrong place. So, what was trail appropriate and would provide enough support to carry a 30 lb pack with.... I dug out my Keen Arroyo sandals and put them on, and sure enough my big toe was fine.

We had chosen a hiking trail in the Wenatchee National Forest, about 2 hours away. Our plan was to hike the 9 miles to Pete Lake, set up camp, and then do the extra 5 miles to Specter Lake and back to camp on Sunday, and then hiking the 9 miles back Monday. The Wenatchee National Forest doesn't publish trail conditions, but our hiking guide book said the trail was good from May on, so we decided that it would likely be fine, with the great weather we've been having this month.

As we headed up the little forest road up to where the trailhead is and.... well, I'll let my picture tell the story. Here is where the road (not even the trail, but the ROAD to the trail) ends:

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We stood around, baffled, (while the dog frolicked in the snow gleefully) for awhile, and then finally decided to load up the dog with some water and snacks and hike through the snow to the trailhead, which was about 2 miles ahead.

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I love this picture! It pretty much sums up my dog's personality.

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My poor sandaled feet in the snow!

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And here was the trailhead, at the end of our "hike". We met a couple there who had tried to hike the trail, but found themselves in knee-deep snow within the first half-mile, and had turned back.

Ok, so I take a lot of pictures of my dog. But he's pretty! :lmao:

Anyway, we wimped out. We hauled all our camping gear back home and stopped at a Dairy Queen on our way back because it was still 75 out, despite all the (melting) white stuff. Also, the Keen Arroyos held up to the snow quite well - they did let in some, obviously, but it melted quickly and my feet stayed mostly warm and dry. I'm still logging the 4 miles that we walked, though, because it was freaking difficult in the 6 inches to 2 feet of sticky melting snow!!!

Also, we had a surprise waiting for us in the mailbox when we got home:

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Following some advice from the DIS weddings board, we sent a wedding invitation to Mickey and Minnie, and received this signed photo and "Just Married" button from Disneyland! Too bad Mickey and Minnie won't be able to make it to the wedding, though... :rotfl2:

Anyway, we're going to try the mountains again, tomorrow.... but on the same trail that we KNOW is snow-free from last weekend. :rotfl: Hope everyone else's weekend plans are going better!

Sarah

Edited to add: Oh, and we're going to be there for Marathon Weekend in January! James and I are running the full marathon on Sunday... however, he has very few holiday days and I really want to make the meet on Friday. So, we're looking at me possibly flying in Thursday and him flying on Saturday, and then us both flying back Tuesday. That also means that I'm not encumbered by him Friday when I decide to ride Dinosaur 6 times in a row. :rofl: Probably staying at POP, as well. We can only afford a value this trip, and POP is definitely not my favorite of the values (I'm so creeped out by the ghost town on the other side of the lake! And that is... pretty much the only reason.), but since the WISH meet is there, there's no point trekking over from one of the All Stars.
 
Sarah: I love your pictures of your dog!! I love the size stick he thought to play with, hehe. Yes, please log your 4 miles - they count. Too bad about the snow and your poor feet with the sandals on - yikes! hope you have better luck today.

Tracy
 
Sarah my goodness look at your poor feet! I'm so impressed that you did so much in all that snow and yes your dog is gorgeous and how kind of him to offer to carry all of your stuff. Could he come on a night out with me to look after my lip gloss and purse? :rotfl: Swimming was an awesome cure, the first couple of lengths were a bit odd tho, felt like i had the lungs of a hamster!

Tracy i'm so excited for you! It's a very different system to ours over here, but i can tell that is a massively significant thing getting pre-approval so congratulations. I'm almost certain i'll be heading over in jan for the full marathon, but not booked and have a half convinced travel buddy so don't add me as a definite.

Jeff you could have made that into activity time.... imagine how many star jumps you could have done in 2 hours? Then it would have felt like a double bargain of a price!

Marcia that sounds like one awesome challenge- 6 weeks to do 100 push ups assumes you can do one already right :lmao:You go for it, i know you'll do brilliantly. Hope you enjoyed your 7 miles.

Kat whoop whoop for getting back to your routine and for feeling so great about it. :banana:

Jen thanks for the offer! I'm not putting pressure on don't worry! realistically it all depends how much she likes her new job, it could be years away really.

OK, we have had a WHOLE DAY OF SUNSHINE! It was 24oC so 75 for you guys, which is great for us- especially in May. I have also proven how effective p20 sunscreen is as i have a finger sized burn where i missed during application! MAN! Got in 6.11miles in 53mins, was a very thirsty run. I've been lookin at my running plan and it has me down to finish a 10k in 50mins.... i'll never do that, crazy heads :rotfl:

Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend
 
Marcia: I missed your post about your 100 push-up challenge! :scared1: You go, girl! I do push-ups with my Wii Fit every once in awhile, and I still haven't graduated past the first stage, 4 push-ups. :lmao: So, color me impressed.

Kate: Jack will carry whatever you want, however far you want, wherever you want, as long as he gets to wear his pack. He got so excited when he saw us putting it in the car, that we thought it would be cruel not to let him carry something for awhile..... he absolutely prances when you put the pack on him. It's quite ridiculous. We figure it has to do with the Shepherd nature; they're happiest when they have a job, and he sees wearing the pack as his job while hiking. It also has the added benefit of tiring him out so that he sleeps the entire way home. :lmao:

Was going to get in my scheduled 5 miles this morning, but my left knee is really bothering me from the hike yesterday (I figure it was all the back and forth motion of slipping and sliding in the snow) so I'm putting it off until tomorrow. Still hoping to get to the mountains, today, despite the sleepy dog letting us sleep in until 9:45. :scared1: I haven't done that in YEARS! Now I just need to get off the computer and eat breakfast..... yeah... motivation.

Sarah
 
Hi Honeys! I'm home!

I've updated this month's efforts so far in the Google docs. Seems like it felt that I was doing more than that. Beach walking/jogging/wogging/running is GREAT rehab let me tell you. DH did a lot of that with me at his pace and found that he was feeling stronger each time.

I've looked back here a bit and must say I do love the pics posted. We could get into a great habit of that. I've got some pics of our trip posted on FaceBook. I'll add a couple more.

Happy training everyone. Yes, I'm planning on the Pop meet in January. I'll be at BW with the family staying from Thursday until the next Friday is the currunt plan. I'll add time for a Warriors meet.
 
:stitch: 'Ohana Monday AND Tuesday Mixer :stitch:

Stop on by the 'Ohana team thread, where the mixer starts here!

I know this weekend is a vacation weekend for many of us, so we'll be running the mixer tomorrow (Monday) and Tuesday. This mixer question is a ringer, folks, but hopefully still fun:

What did you do for Memorial Day/Weekend?

Provide us with plenty of details & hopefully photos of your activities, gatherings, celebrations and how you observe the day (and spirit) of Memorial Day. :thumbsup2
 
I slugged out 12 miles in the heat. Water, I need WATER!!! :lmao:

Glad I was hydrated from Saturday, as I didn't get heat exhaustion.

I neglected to mention, at mile 4, we came upon a moped accident scene. A women had hit a wet spot from the rain, and wiped out. No broken bones, but major gash on her chin, and road rash. Another lady stopped her car to block traffic from one direction, as the victim was lying in the intersection. I got out into the intersection to direct traffic until the police, ambulance, and fire engine showed up.

Hopefully she's okay.
 
Happy Memorial Day Everyone !

Tracy - glad I'm not the only one that's going to be a home owner this year! Good luck on your search and I hope you don't have as much trouble hooking up your cable and internet as I did.

Michelle - hope you had a great run this morning

Sarah - loved your pictures, your dog seemed to be having a great time!

Lily - Happy Birthday:cheer2:

Jeff - you CRAZY

I got 7 slooowww miles in this morning, I couldn't get out yesterday as I stayed out a little too later/early on Saturday....uggg I was TIRED and probably dehydrated. LOL Have a great day
 
Morning Warriors!

Hope everyone had a great long weekend! I ran the No Excuses 5k yesterday and PRd again!:woohoo: 35:04 - a 11:19 pace!

Way to go Tracy on your PR! You are a very speedy speed walker, my friend! There is no way I could ever walk that fast. You are just about at my pace and I have to run!

Only two more weeks until my sprint tri. Three more weeks until DH attempts his first 1/2 Ironman! No worries there...I know he'll do great! I am still unsure about my swim, so I am hoping to get in the water later today. I still can't get my breathing down!
 
Hello, Warriors! It's been a long time since I popped in here. Look for me to show up more in June. (Fair warning! :goodvibes)

In the meantime, please welcome your newest teammate:

bobnjenn0828: Jennifer! :welcome:

She's brand-new to racing events, but has already completed a 5k! She's planning on doing TOT13K, so I know you're excited. AND she's like to do the 1/2 in January, so if you could give her some of your tips for package deals that work around that inconvenient "the race is full" status, I'm sure she'd appreciate it!
 




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