Run For the Junebugs...Dingo Thread June 2009 - Page 2

[Nickarolaberry]

Saw the best bumper sticker today...

Real Men Wear Their Kids

[towsonmama]

Yay, bec! Marathon training is FUN! Crazy, but fun!

[doctorjen]

Here's the race list for the July thread. Please PM me if you'd
like me to add something for you!

: dingo race list
:

HomeBirthMommy, renep6 - Peachtree Road Race - July 4
bec - Freedom Classic 5k - July 4
doctorjen - Streator Run for Glory - July 4
tjsmama - Boulder Peak Olympic Triathlon - July 12
Plady, poppywise, 1jooj, crebrun, cornflakegirl - San Francisco Marathon - July 26
JenLove- Copperman Triathlon - August 1
Materfamilias - Hot Summer's Night 5K - August 1
doctorjen - Chicago Rock and Roll Half Marathon - August 2
tjsmama - Rattlesnake Olympic Triathlon - August 15
ashcav - Cape Cod Canal 14 Mile Run - August 15
JayGee - Try Indy Olympic Distance Triathlon - August 16
Realrellim - Slacker Half Marathon - August 27
JayGee - Go Girl Triathlon - August 29
grnmtnmama - Single Speed World Championships - September 16
Mel38 - Neumarkter Stadtlauf Half Marathon - September 20
bec - Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon - October 4
Nickarolaberry - Marine Corps Marathon - October 25
mommajb - Monumental Half Marathon - November 7
HomeBirthMommy - Atlanta Half Marathon - Novemeber 26

The Preggo Dingo List

VeganCupcake - It's a , welcome Li'l Cupcake!
Jenlove - It's a girl! Welcome baby Valentine!

Other places to find the Dingos:

: cooking blog :

knitting blog

We have a private Yahoo group. Submit a request to join and mention your MDC
username in the request so we know who you are.

We also have a private location map. Send a PM to eksmom to get info
and join up.

Why are we called the Dingos?
See this post.

[Runningmommy]

drjen~ what does it mean to have "crackling in lower lung"?

RR: I need a run, kids are making me very

[Love_My_Babies]

Newbie here! I had three babies in three years, and I started getting serious about losing the weight early January. I have dropped 20 lbs doing P90X and running, but I have 20 left to lose. In the process, I have actually started to enjoy running!?! I have decided to run in a race the first weekend of August, which is just a couple weeks before my baby turns one!

My question is what race I should sign up for. I can run 2 miles now. Should I sign up for the 5K, or do you think I can seriously up my training and do the 10K? TIA for your advice!

[heart-n-bones]

Originally Posted by Love_My_Babies

Newbie here! I had three babies in three years, and I started getting serious about losing the weight early January. I have dropped 20 lbs doing P90X and running, but I have 20 left to lose. In the process, I have actually started to enjoy running!?! I have decided to run in a race the first weekend of August, which is just a couple weeks before my baby turns one!

My question is what race I should sign up for. I can run 2 miles now. Should I sign up for the 5K, or do you think I can seriously up my training and do the 10K? TIA for your advice!

You could probably get up to 10k distance by then. But do a 5k. Why not? It would be fun, boost your confidence and be a definitely attainable goal. I always have the best luck maintaining my focus and motivation if I set easily attainable goals and take it one step at a time.

[Balancin1]

Originally Posted by ashcav

I'm here! Determined to be more active in posting this month.

:

I'm 1) finally recovering from being sick. 2)taking the summer off from classes so I can 3) whip myself into shape this summer and 4) enjoy the dingo camping trip. I've decided we will take the train and rent a car in Buffalo so we can effectively pick up a few days on the other end by sleeping instead of driving.

The silver lining to being sick so long is that I think I've healed up my feet by being laid up for three weeks...

[1jooj]

Subbing...managed to just meet the bus this afternoon and got some weird news at work today, so I am trying to take it all in and be positive and not let my inner freak turn all news into armageddon. It's all fine.

But getting the kids to be disciplined and do their stuff and not be all on my case while I try to pick up where I left off at the office...is gonna be hard to learn. Of course I expect a perfect performance from day one, which is just dumb. Leave it to the goats to make sure I'm just a little late getting in, and from there it cascades...

Tomorrow includes a RUN. Outside if the t-storms don't beat me to it.

[kate~mom]

still here.

[tjsmama]

mommajb~ Let's remember that I only have one kid, and a pretty mellow one at that. You have FIVE. : You'll get through it, because that's what you have to do, ya know? Let the unimportant stuff (cleaning, cooking if necessary) go, and just worry about surviving. You can do it!

and welcome to the newbies!

h-n-b~I like the Moving Comfort Fiona bra a lot. I still use it now, but started wearing it when DS was probably around a year or so and still nursing. It's not really a nursing bra but because of the way the straps adjust, you can easily make it work as one.

l_m_b_~I'd probably go for a 5k first, just to comfortably get that distance under your belt and have the experience before jumping up to a 10k. I think you have enough time to train for a 10k, but if you're worried at all about having time for training or anything else, the 5k will be a much easier goal to reach. If you really want to do the 10k though, you definitely could, and we'll be here to support you!

jenlove~Lots of cake left! Come on over! And don't beat yourself up about the training stuff. It will come. You've still got two months. That's a long time. Just try to let go of any thoughts you had about competing and turn those thoughts to completing. You can do it. You can. You can walk 3 miles, right? So you can walk the run portion if you need to. The bike might be slow, but you can do that, too. And heck, you can doggy paddle the swim if you need to! You CAN do it. Hang in there!

towson~ Hang in there, sister. This, too, shall pass. And seconding the idea bout trying to swim or bike if you can. Maybe check with your doctor and see if the elliptical might be ok sometime soon?

penelope~ I'm sorry about your bad news.



So..............INSURANCE IS COVERING THE BIKE!!!!! : : : :

I'm so relieved! I had to fax the receipt for the bike (thank goodness I *just* found it the other day), and the adjuster said they'd cut a check minus the deductible and get it out to me! Woohoo!

Now if only the bike shop would call me with some information. I would seriously call them and raise some hell, but apparently my friend's coach is the one handling it, so it's turned into this kind-of-delicate situation whereby I don't want to piss anybody off or anything because she's a friend of a friend. My friend says she's way overworked and that she would relay the info that I would like some urgency applied toward this. I understand she's overworked. I get that. But if you knew the person whose bike it was (we've met a few times), knew that she's a triathlete who's got a race coming up this weekend and can't really afford to be without a bike, wouldn't you think you'd try a little harder? I mean, my friend who works in a bike shop in Telluride was able to talk to her rep about it and get me all the information I currently have on FRIDAY. BEFORE 10 AM! : Gah.

Anyways, I AM relieved that insurance is going to pay for it. I can make do for this week, since it's a race week and I probably wasn't going to ride far anyway, and I'll have my friend's bike for the race itself, but I really kind of need something next week, or I'm stuck going to spin class only. Which is fine for the winter, but not during race season!

We went to get DS's three year pictures taken this morning. He was pretty cooperative at first, and then just decided he was done. Totally clinging to me, done. Oh well. We got some cute ones before he quit, at least!

Now I'm just trying to get caught up on a few things before going and checking in with my classes that start today. They should be up online so I can see exactly what I've gotten myself into. I'm a bit scared.

rr~We got done with pictures in time to get to the Y for noon spin class. So at least I got some sort of exercise in today!

[Realrellim]

Penelope--I'm really sorry to hear the news about your fil.

Welcome heart-and-bones! Hopefully your little one will change her mind about the stroller sometime in the next few weeks.

tjsmama--: for insurance! What kind of pictures did your son bring home on the camera? DD got a Fisher Price camera when she was 3-1/2 and she goes through and deletes her own pictures. She takes decent ones, surprisingly, even if they weren't always the ones I'd choose...something about not finding pictures of furniture and close-ups of fabric interesting....

JenLove--hope you can find some middle ground or a good way to balance all of that. I was able to run fine when DD was little (and blissfully, she liked the stroller), but I think I would have flopped if it came to having to balance two other activities that required her staying with someone else. Hang in there--

Love-My-Babies--welcome! I'd probably do the 10k, but my first race ever (and reason for running) was a 10k because I didn't know any better. I don't regret it, but be careful about how you intensify training so you don't get hurt before you run.

Storm clouds are moving in so I should probably hustle out to the garden and pick the lettuce before it's too late. I was really excited to see how big everything in the garden is getting after being away a week. I want to get in a run or bike ride or something tonight, but if the rain does come in I guess it will be on the tm. Also, my behind is still shockingly sore from hiking while DD rode piggyback a couple of days ago. Just thought I'd share.

[Geofizz]

Rest of the hotel story on the blog/facebook. It gets worse. In all, for two nights, I got 10 hours of sleep from 5 am Saturday to now. Phil wants to take the kids to the pool tonight. Ummmmm. No.

My breaking point, it turns out, is a non functioning gas pump off the interstate in Indiana.

[mommajb]

Wendy, I think you should go swimming and use up some of that extra adrenaline.

FWIW, I have had a couple of meltdowns when traveling alone with children if the pay-at-the-pump option is broken and most of my melt-downs are in Indiana. :

I really hope you can catch up on some R&R soon. Too bad your free room isn't a free weekend resort trip.

[annettemarie]

*gulp* Am I a dingo now? I just completed Couch to 5K and am hoping to run my first 5K on Friday. I've been running inside and have a lot more trouble running outside, so I'm preparing myself for the fact that I may have to walk some of it.

[Geofizz]

Originally Posted by mommajb

Wendy, I think you should go swimming and use up some of that extra adrenaline.

The adrenaline was used on the @#$%$ gas pump.

Anyone else seeing browser color changes, or am I hallucinating?

DH and DD went to the pool. DS and I stayed home. He promptly peed on the only carpet we have.

[bec]

Originally Posted by heart-n-bones

You could probably get up to 10k distance by then. But do a 5k. Why not? It would be fun, boost your confidence and be a definitely attainable goal. I always have the best luck maintaining my focus and motivation if I set easily attainable goals and take it one step at a time.

This! And welcome!

And welcome again to Annettemarie! Congrats on finishing the couch to 5k! That's how I started running. I love the program.

Lots of new Dingos about!

Wendy - I think you were very restrained, and that gas pump had it coming. No, I don't think you are hallucinating, new colors for MDC, it appears!

Penelope - Sorry to hear about your FIL.

Gaye - Yay, insurance!!! I hope your friend's friend gets her (his?) act together and gets you a new bike, soon! How were classes?

[Mel38]

Originally Posted by annettemarie

*gulp* Am I a dingo now? I just completed Couch to 5K and am hoping to run my first 5K on Friday. I've been running inside and have a lot more trouble running outside, so I'm preparing myself for the fact that I may have to walk some of it.

Welcome!

Wait and see about the walking. You might be amazed at how much better you will do in races than on usual training runs. I've heard this from so many people - I guess it's the adrenaline!

: H&B, LoveMyBabies, Welcome to all the new Dingos!

[1jooj]

OK, the first day on the new schedule SUCKED. I got out into the office ten minutes late, got out of the office 40 minutes late and literally met the bus with the car at the driveway. As in, I stopped for the flashing red lights.

Proceeded to spend an hour and a half logged in and more or less just e-mail tail chasing...and now I am scheduled for a phone conference creative meeting tomorrow morning on a subject that's going nowhere in my mind. But that could well be because the kids have been pretty much within arms' reach ("mom, mom, mom...") since we got home. And they have not effectively done any task I have given them. I said collect eggs, they collected 11. I collected another 18 behind them. I said feed bottles, they fed two lambs about half a bottle each. I fed the rest and another to the third. I said bring in the sheep, and they brought in the sheep minus 4. I know they're just kids, but I need them to actually care, and they really aren't fazed that I have to walk behind them finishing everything.

And now I am bummed because I have to drive in to drop dd at daycare tomorrow, and I wanted to get a nice, long run in then...but instead, I have to do a meeting mid-morning.

In fact, I think I might just run early in the AM before school and go to the office for the meeting. Chalk it up to "easing in."

OK, rant done. Pulling up socks now.:

Probably just need a run.

[tjsmama]

I logged in to my classes this afternoon, and my head is literally spinning after just reading the introductory info. Holy crap. There's a lot of stuff to do, and I think most of it is kind of busy work. Which I get, being an online class and all, but still. We have to post one new discussion a week and respond to two others for each class. Which doesn't sound that bad, but you have to actually *respond* to them, and I don't really see how that's going to work. The discussions are supposed to be answering some questions about the reading for that week, so I'm not really sure how you can *respond* to someone else's answers. It's not like this is English or philosophy or something, you know? For the most part, the answer is the answer, so how can you really get in depth about agreeing or disagreeing with someone? I don't know, maybe it will become clearer once we get going on it. Gah. I really hope I don't drop off the face of the earth here, but I'm feeling kind of overwhelmed and intimidated already. Sigh.

real~No upsetting pictures on DS's camera, thank goodness. One of STBX, and a handful from the walk they took, but none of the GF, or even really of her house.

annettemarie~ Welcome aboard! And congratulations!!!

jo~ You'll get it. It may just take a few weeks to get a rhythm going.


I didn't notice any color changes. : I had changed from the default gray awhile back tho, because I didn't really like it. Maybe I was just ahead of the curve!

[Mommabelle]

Gaye.. BS may be the answer to alot of that stuff.

Jo..it's the first day. Be a little easy on yourself. I don't work, but maybe rethink going to the office tomorrow, you don't want them to think you can come in whenever like you have nothing better to do. See how it goes. One of my friends cut back to 30 hours, but then ended doing 40 anyway, and had to threaten to quit before they took her seriously.

Welcome new dingoes!

I did a little run today. I have hurt my arm/shoulder somehow and it MUST get better quick for my race on Sat. I just took some advil and rubbed cream on it. I thought it was my bicep, but I think it's my chest shoulder connection or something.

Tomorrow I will bike.