Dingoes Marching into Spring! - Page 17

[sparkletruck]

Shanti - Congrats to your DD on the writing!!

Gaye - I think that's GREAT about the dating site. And how to date; does there have to be a way? Be yourself! I'd say, your gut made you react to two separate things about those two guys, so listen to it. And if/when you want to respond to someone, dont hedge. Just put yourself out there and a person who gets you and *sees* you will rise tot he top. That's what I would do anyway...

RR: Bike/run interval brick for 85. I felt strong and really good. Thank god, because yesterday I felt like a**, and I thought it might be a preview of the next ten days (I'm a few days post-O ) I might have to find me some Tri's to put this training toward. Sheesh. However, something is going on with my legs and I think I need to get the A.R.T. soon - I think my legs are not the same length, and it is causing problems with my IT bands and other stuff.

NRR: I got ahold of the landscaper yesterday and she is coming wednesday What a relief. I can keep up with the yard work when I know that it is not ALL on me.

[JayGee]

MRI results ~ no visible damage to the nerve; no sign of injury; slight degeneration of the patella; ACL intact; some fraying of the meniscus.  Nothing they can do if there is nothing to be done, right?  I think I'll go for a run.

[vent] DS got yelled at on the playground for playing soccer.  And then for running.  Seriously, they play "walking tag" on the playground because running is against the rules.  So is soccer, football, swinging from the monkey bars, going down the slide any other way than on your bottom, and myriad other fun things.  Isn't recess about exercise?  Activity?  Fun?  I'm so over this school. [/vent]

Gaye ~ have fun with the dating website.  Just meet people, and have fun.  You never know.  I met DH because he met my friend on a dating  service (before websites, yeah, we're old), and she introduced him to me.  If one of these guys isn't right for you, there's always a possiblity that they have a friend who is!!!!

sparkle ~ woot for the garden service!  I'm spending my entire weekend on my garden/yard.  It's a disaster area.

RR ~ Pilates.  And suddenly, I can do moves and progressions I haven't been able to do in the past!  I think I'm gaining flexibilty and strength.  I may actually have a core under the layer o' flab!

Off to swimming lessons......

[Nickarolaberry]

JayGee, happy birthday to your girl! And  wtf on the recess rules? No running? Playing? really? For crying out loud. Glad to hear you don't have a serious injury too.

Sparkle, excellent with the landscaper and workouts. You rock.

Shanti, congrats to dd! 

Mel, congrats to your dh on the grant. That's super.

Ok, I'm exhausted and overwhelmed. That is by definition the week before Passover. I did get in 17 good miles so far this week and hopefully will have a good long run on Sunday if it doesn't snow! Snow! ACK! Last week it was 70 frickin degrees! 

Starting to freak out about Passover, due freelance project, and a variety of other (read: the usual in my life) issues. Breaaatthhheeee. 

[Plady]

Nic - I'm with you this week.  I'm just done.  It's finally opening night, it's been a looong week this week both with the show and personally.  I'm just here for a little escapism.  I need more exercise.  Next week I'm hoping to restore order to my life. 

[Shantimama]

Keep breathing Nic  Do you have a list of the things you need to get done in the next week? That is what I do to keep things from rushing across my mind every few minutes and making me panic about all there is to do when I have a lot on my plate. Then just watch those things get checked off.

JayGee - what? No running at recess? No swinging on monkey bars? What is a child supposed to DO with monkey bars except swing on them? Good grief.

Gaye - for what it's worth, dh does more and more weddings for couples who met online, people of all ages. You will find your way. After all, you found the Dingoes online so you already know how good it can be!

It is snowing right now. Everything looks so pretty again. I think the daffodils look extra pretty with snow on them but I know most people don't agree with me. I still don't feel right after a winter with not one single snow storm or blizzard so snow on the daffodils makes me feel a little better.

I am managing to keep the house clean since my wild spree the other day. It is kind of nice but I doubt I can sustain this level of enthusiasm long term. It is also only possible because I do not include the kids' rooms. I just don't go there, I just insist on clear floors once a month so I can get in there and wash them - not that they ever get dirty since they are always covered with a thick layer of clean laundry.

[babybugmama]

I am soooo aggravated at my spouse.  At 4:30 he calls saying he'll be an hour late. He is usually home at 4:30 to 4:45.  At 5:30 I call him. No answer. He calls back, for some reason although my phone is in my pocket I don't feel/hear it.  He is leaving right then, he should be home 30 to 40 min tops.  He is still not home.  Obviously no run for me.  And no run for dd who wanted to shoot for 3 tonight.  Oh and by calling and not emailing, as per his usual MO, tells me he is likely just hanging out with friends. I am pissed.

[sparkletruck]

BBM - Urgh, that stinks. I hate it when that happens. The issue here is that DH loves to mtn. bike, which requires a 20 min. drive to and from the mtns., and then a minimum 2 hour ride. The other day he was gone for 4 hours. And of course he has no cell service, and I am with the kids. I try to acknowledge that he needs it, as we all do, and if I feel begrudging then we (me and dh) should talk about planning outings like that where I dont feel dissed. in letting go of that frustration

Nic - yes on the breathing. maybe a 5 minute break every day just to concentrate on breathing and silence and the moment

RR: Weight circuit today. Pushed myself. Happy mama

[MelW]

Belated offering dating advice to Gaye. I'm probably a bad person to take advice from, since I've never dated (met my husband at 15), but I've been a long-time observer of friends dating. I think the generic cut and pasted response guy should be ignored, since he probably sent the same message to 50 other women. But the nice email with xoxo being the only turn-off could merit another message or two. Because if I understand internet dating, you're trying to find someone worthy of a short very public meeting for coffee or something, in which time you can decide if they merit more time spent together, right? A few emails can't hurt...

BBM, to your husband for the missed run. He better have a good reason!

sparkle, way to go with the impressive strength training. I hope your legs get sorted out soon.

shanti, thinking of you. A clean house feels good. I hope you feel like you can get some rest and find balance after the hard winter you've had. I can see this one day being the story of the winter that the weather was warm but that life was sick and stormy.

Plady, good luck with opening week!

Nic, good luck with everything. Sending you calm and peace.

JayGee, would a scathing letter to the school citing any number of the studies demonstrating the importance of play and physical activity for mental and physical health be at all helpful? This kind of thing makes me feel a bit sick to my stomach. Maybe CC it to local public health authorities, prominent hospitals and the newspapers?

RR- 40 minutes today, with a few hill repeats thrown in for good measure.

Looking for a bit of running advice: I've been running (minimally) in the 5-7k range 1-2x a week. My fitness level isn't where I want it to be, but I can do an hour of bootcamp intervals (intended to have the heart rate elevated the whole time- I don't check, but subjectively agree). I'm not sore the next day after the runs, and only mildly or occasionally sore after bootcamp. I have a 12.5k trail race in 4 weeks. Suggestions on how I should train for it? After this upcoming week I should have a lot more running childcare. My thinking is to increase to two 5k runs a week plus build up the longer run on the weekend: 8.5, 10, 11.5 and do 12.5 on week 4 for the race. Is this reasonable? Looking back, I think I haven't run 10k since mid-January. I'm not aiming for a record time, just want to do it. It creeped up on me a little bit...

[Nickarolaberry]

Mel, if you can add one additional run per week that's half of your weekend long run mileage, then two five k runs and the longer run that's ramping up on the weekend, I think you might be better off. If you can't swing it, can you increase your two weekly runs by just a bit? Maybe a mile longer each? Your body needs to adjust to the increased distance. No worries -- if not, you'll for sure finish. But it might be more of a struggle.

Breathing. Well, trying anyway.

So...I had quite the long run this morning. Did 13.1 and for the first time ever...broke two hours!!!!! Not by much but nevertheless, the watch read 1:59:24. Now granted I did stop the thing when I stopped to pee and when I stopped to chew up the sportsbeans (I have discovered most unpleasantly that running-while-chewing is not a multitask I am capable of. It turns into running-while-choking ). However I wasn't 'moving forward' during those stops. So I really did the whole distance in that time.

Pretty cool. Feeling fierce today and I put on my previously tight (not so tight anymore!) jeans.  I am not going out or anything but hey, why not?!

I should be working on my freelance project, and cleaning for Passover. I think I will go fold laundry and play on the computer. Hmmm.

[Mel38]

Mel, I would think that your long run will be most important for building endurance. In some running plans like Galloway, there isn't much that changes mid-week, only the long run keeps increasing. I'm sure there are better ways to do it, but since time is short, it seems to be a decent alternative.

Gaye, good luck with the online dating service, and yeah, I'd say give him a chance by at least responding. I can't believe how many people are really meeting people through these services, so they must work! Several couples in our circle of friends and acquaintances have met their significant others this way.

A quick RR from yesterday's bridge run 10k:

There were four of us this year, me and my DH, my mother and my sister. My mom and I were in a +60 min. corral, while DH and my sister were in a 49-60 min. corral.

The start was delayed by almost an hour! There were apparently problems getting all the racers from downtown out to the start area on time, or so I heard later. This must have been really terrible for all the elite and seeded runners who get warmed up and are totally ready to run, and then end up waiting around. [ETA: The winner this year finished in 29:37, and over the past years they have been 28:58, 27:49, 28:24... I think it made a difference.] For us, we just talked and joked with others, and I had time to hit the port-o-lets twice. The mood was good during the wait, and there were actually pretty funny comments and groans and wise-cracks every time the announcer would tell us "just another brief moment....".

Finally, it got going, and I said goodbye to my mom and headed out. Lots of dodging around walkers, and I felt fine until hitting a literal wall of walkers coming up the first incline to the bridge. My pace plummeted, and I knew that even for me, this was way too slow. I kept running whenever I could and slowly made my way up the incline. By the time the road widened out again, I was able to go a little bit faster, but I also knew that by the 5k split, at 32 minutes, my dream of breaking 60 minutes wasn't going to happen today. I didn't feel bad though, and tried to really run faster on the down side of the bridge. Temps were getting hotter, but there was a nice breeze up there, so it felt fine. I took water at the second water stop at the foot of the bridge because I knew that the last 2 miles would be hot without that breeze, and whew, they really were! I sought out the shady side of the street and really put forth a big effort to keep my cadence up. At one point, there was a firetruck spraying people with their hose and I ran right for that - heavenly!

Finally, the last mile was quite crowded. I noticed the crowd but felt very focused on myself and the amount of effort I felt I was putting forth. It was definitely the hardest I have ever fought for a race, including all the 5ks. I just really gave it my all, finally rounding the corner for the last 0.2 and whew, then it was all over. My watch said 1:03:39, chip time 1:03:29. My first feeling was disappointment that I wasn't much better than 3 years ago when I ran my first ever 10k, but I later checked and found that my time back then was 1:06:09, so heck yeah, I was over 3 minutes better. That's a PR and I'll take it.

Afterward, I met up with DH and my sister, had some water and a banana, and waited for my mom to finish at 1:38:something, number 21 in her age group (she's 70). We hopped on a shuttle back over to our side of the bridge to drive home, spending the time to dissect our races and talk about training. I feel good today, and hopeful that I can keep making small improvements, that my knee is feeling good, and that my DH, mom and sister want to make this an annual tradition.

Edited by Mel38 - 4/1/12 at 1:13pm

[MelW]

It's April- new thread!!!

[JenLove]

Jumping on to say hello and that I'm still around.  To my SS, my package will go out this week - PROMISE!!!