July - it's a great month to be a Dingo! - Page 5

[tjsmama]

Yay, plady! That's a great time for your first race in awhile, especially when you weren't even planning on running! I SO hear you on the lonely feeling. That's how I felt after my tri last weekend. It's so nice having people there for you. I'm really hoping that maybe H will volunteer to bring DS up for my oly in two weeks, but probably not. Oh well.


eta: exactly how many times can I post on one page?? Well, I guess I could have made this edit a separate post!

[Megs_BK]

Hooray, racers! DrJen, that's a smokin' time!

RR: did about 4 miles today. Thank GOODNESS it has been a cooler day and that I went ahead and threw running gear in the car before we headed north for parade/lake/etc. The run was great -- nice, hilly, interesting, beautiful, lakeside route. Sigh.

[mamabeth]

Happy 4th, y'all!

It was another VERY fun and wild Peachtree. I ended up starting just behind the first group (not in the 2nd group, which is technically not allowed, but the guy at the fence waved me through and I thought I was in the right place!). So I went through the start line only five minutes past the first people!

There were the usual fun things plus more this year...there were tons of bands and DJ's along the course, so many that they sort of blended into each other. There were three different t-shirts being given out from the restaurants along the way and I got a fun Moe's one (declining the other two bc I didn't want to carry them). There were people giving out smoothies, popsicles, and beer, but I don't stop for that stuff, although the smoothie sounded really good! I did feel great for the first four miles, even up the big hill, and then the heat and hills started to get to me. I stopped for water and felt better, and kept on, but as HBM said they changed the finish so instead of turning a corner, going up a small rise and then all downhill, it became two monster hills in a row to the finish : . Nasty. I saw some friends watching on the way up and waved and yelled and then was all mad bc I wasted energy but anyway I made it in JUST an hour, 1:00:08 on my watch, which is just fine for this crazy race.

We are off to the fireworks soon but just wanted to check in....great job Drjen and plady (and sorry if I forgot someone???)! take care mamas.

[JayGee]

Good Morning, and a big to all the racers! Great job, everyone!

I am hung over. For the first time in about a million years. Yuck. But we had a great time at the neighborhood party last night . Twenty kids, their parents, WAY too much food, and WAY WAY too much drink. My kids were in seventh heaven with all their friends, and even Kirsten (my 2 yo) spent more time hanging out with the kids than with me or DH ! I think my run is going to take place once the headache wears off and I can rehydrate myself a little. I'm planning on 8 miles today .

[towsonmama]

Originally Posted by JayGee

Good Morning, and a big to all the racers! Great job, everyone!

I am hung over. For the first time in about a million years. Yuck. But we had a great time at the neighborhood party last night . Twenty kids, their parents, WAY too much food, and WAY WAY too much drink. My kids were in seventh heaven with all their friends, and even Kirsten (my 2 yo) spent more time hanging out with the kids than with me or DH ! I think my run is going to take place once the headache wears off and I can rehydrate myself a little. I'm planning on 8 miles today .

That's the exact reason my running partner and I changed our long run to Sunday this weekend. Those holiday parties are notorious for their stealth attack!

[doctorjen]

Getting ready to head out for a solo 11 miles. Don't really feel like it, to tell the truth. I keep telling myself how good it will feel to have it done. It's almost working. Then, carnvival and fireworks with the fam today.

I have a med student for the month, and he is orginally from Alaska. He's staying in town for the month and decided not to go anywhere this weekend since his friends all had plans and his family is far away. so last night we invited him over for supper so he wouldn't be alone. We did feed him well, but the price was having to put up with my kids all night long we absolutely adored the guy. He played lawnball, board games, looked at each of their rooms, listened to Justin play the trumpet, helped them make smores, and otherwise was kept hopping the whole night - it was pretty funny. Tonight, one of my nurses invited him to a barbecue and is taking him to the fireworks, and the night before one of my office staff took him to a big barbecue and bonfire. The guy is getting an idea of what family practice is like, but also a nice long look at small town living!

[babybugmama]

Go DrJen go! Just finished 12 with jgmommo. It was pretty slow, 2:11. Just under 11 min miles. But in our defense it was really (REALLY) hilly!

[doctorjen]

I'm posting from my post-long run cold bath - if I'm misspelling things it's because I'm shaking! 11 miles done in 1:56:11. I'm pretty pleased with the pace. I walked at 3, 6, and 9 miles to eat a couple Clif shot bloks and drink water and ran the rest, so it works out to 10:34 pace but really was a little faster than that with the 3 walk breaks. I was lonely, though, but at least the mp3 helped a bit and my friend who is training for Chicago also was working on labor and delivery today (she's a nurse) and I called her at the start and when I was walking my cool down and she gave me some IRL pep talk and then cheers! My route was pretty hilly, too, but it's still cool and lovely out, so overall it was a nice run. The first 2-ish miles of my route is out in the country where it's just me and the bugs and birds and that dang corn stealing my oxygen, and then the rest was residential with interesting folks all out doing their lawns and walking their dogs. I passed my house again at mile 8 and it was darn hard to make myself run past it! I specifically planned my walk breaks to not be by my house so I wouldn't be too tempted.
Next long run with the dingos!

My 2 senior partners invited me out to breakfast yesterday after the race and told me our 4th partner has resigned. He is not the strongest physician and always struggled to build his practice and never fit in as well as the other 3 of us, so in some ways it's a good thing and a chance to recruit a 4th person who might be a better fit. The sad part is, I will now be on call every 3rd weekend until we find someone, and we'll each have to assume more call for our nurse practioner and for the ER. This is not good timing for marathon training!

Okay, I'm ready to get out of the cold water and take a shower and get ready for a nice family day - hope you all get some good runs in! And way to go BBM and jgmommo on an early hilly run!

[SugarAndSun]

Great drjen! It does feel good to have it done!

I got in my 15 miler today! I actually felt pretty good, though my right leg feels quite stiff now. Tomorrow is just a bike though and maybe some yoga!

Happy weekend to everyone! :

[Mommabelle]

Well, darn I'm lonely too! Dh is gone to visit his family, but he'll be back on Wed! I really missed him last night, especially when I got home after firworks and there was an ugly email and no one to vent with. I could not sleep and was just laying there so mad! Finally got up and played some online games till I got sleepy.

Jaygee...hope you feel better! I only drank water yesterday and I still feel like I have a hangover. Maybe it was the peanut butter pie my mom made!

I'm going to do a strength video a little later once my lunch is settled.

[HomeBirthMommy]

Quick check-in: Peachtree was so fun! The end sucked the big one, but what are ya gonna do? The heat got to me and I struggled a couple of times, but I kept running. I didn't start until group five, 42 minutes after the first group. As soon as I finished I got so cold and had chills. I looked for a medic, but couldn't find one, so I just kept going. I was just exhausted for the rest of the day. I went to bed at 7:45 last night and fell much better today.


Today is our 11th anniversary. I suppose we'll do the boring old dinner and maybe a movie and be back by 10:00, like we always do. Can you tell I'm feeling a teensy bit irritated by dh's complete lack of any sense of romance? I had to buy myself flowers at the farmer's market this morning and he actually had the nerve to ask if I really needed them since they were going to die anyway. : Whatever...

I can't believe Mommabelle didn't tell you that she signed up for the ATL half-marathon!!!! I am so proud of and excited for her!

[Mommabelle]

Y'all, HBM and MB pulled some major peer pressure and I totally caved like a teenager! I'm so glad they don't do drugs!

Whew! I can't believe I'm doing that half! Woot!

I did an arm workout earlier and I kicked it up a notch and they were shaking. I have been doing a good arm workout, but I didn't get sore, so I needed to really crank it up and I think it worked.

[kate~mom]

no run today, but lots of biking around. i had to leave the bike at a friend's house tonight bc by the time we were done hot-tubbing, it was too dark for me to ride home. so i'm planning on running out there in the morning, picking up the bike and riding home (7 1/4 each way). :

spent four hours of today at the honda dealership - we got dh a new car - an 08 civic - it's luuuuuuuuuurvely.

[JayGee]

Just back from only 4.3 miles (instead of the planned 8) in the dark. Tomorrow I'll do the 8, but it will have to be with the jogger since DH is taking DS and DD to northern Indiana for the day.

Congrats on the new car, Kate~mom!!!!!

And good for you Mommabelle, for signing up for the half!

Great race, HBM!!!!! Sorry your DH isn't particularly romantic. Happy Anniversary though!!!!!

[CherylAnn]

WTG all you racers!!!

DrJen, while I was never fast, I was approaching consistent 9 minute miles before I started marathon training. Since then, I've not gotten below 10 min., but mostly sit around 11 or 11:30. I need to do some speed training to reteach my body. I think it might also have something to do with different muscles being used...fast twitch vs. slow twitch? Maybe? Marathon training gives you so much opportunity to build those slow twitch muscles, that I think the fast twitch ones get out of shape or something. I'm just making things up though. Talking out my behind.

Eksmom, I asked you to nix my races for the Chelanman, but after talking to my sister, we've decided to just drop down to the 10k. I haven't decided about the sprint tri still, since the friend I committed to for that is in France right now.

After that weekend, I'm going to take 6 mo. off of running, but not just neglect it. I'll still be in training to run. I'll walk with my HR monitor and really follow the plan for getting my heart in better shape. I did a 2.62 mile run with my brother's gf today and we did it at 10 min pace. When I check my monitor after, it showed that my hr had gone up to 220. I know that it was sitting around 190 for a long time. I am suspecting that my hr is directly related to my weight. If I'm heavier, my heart has to work too hard. The thing is, I'm not so heavy that it should make that big of a difference. So, since I'm not going to worry about my size anymore, I'm just going to teach my heart how to work more efficiently.

I'm really shook up right now and don't know what to do. I got in a huge fight with my dad. I think I severed ties. I mean, if I have it my way and don't get sucked back into the cycle, I'm done with him. Hope he learns to be happy some day. I did a baddish thing and I don't even feel badly about it. I just regret that I didn't do it bigger. I'm scared about the repercussions. My mom really needs to get out of there. I'm debating whether to call my siblings. I think two of them will be okay with what I did and maybe glad. The other will be standoffish and prickly about it and will probably think I did the wrong thing. Dh was there and he's so awesome. My mom was there and she told me it needed to be done. I hate drama. I don't want any more drama ever. How do some people avoid it so well and other people attract it like magnets? I think I do fall in the middle of that, but even so, I not made for it.

[tjsmama]

I planned to run 4ish this morning, but it was just too darn hot when I got up, so I went to the Y for a swim workout this afternoon, instead. Planning 6 in the morning, maybe I'll make it a brick and grab my bike and go for a ride when I get back if it's not too hot.

Send me some good vibes, please. I screwed up (financially and now I have to have a "talk" with H tomorrow. I hate conflict to start with, and we've been getting along so well lately that I am really really not looking forward to this. I know it will all be fine, and it may even be good to clear the air about a lot of things (maintaining two households is really starting to strain), but, blork.

[towsonmama]

and : for CherylAnn and tjsmama. I'll be thinking of you two today.

[jlpumkin]

CherylAnn - I seem to be a magnet myself. Not sure exactly how it happens but wish you well. Sorry the drama is happening with your dad and family, that's the most stressful type!

tjsmama - good vibes coming your way.

Running: Dd ran with me last evening. Near the finish she said "Mom it sure was nice to have some one on one time" She's just going to be 6 in a couple of weeks. How did she get so big?

[Plady]

CherylAnn - Big for you. I know you've been all over the map with your dad and you were so hopeful that he'd really made some changes for the better. I'm sorry that that all sounds like it fell through.

Tjsmama - Yuck, I feel your pain mama, those are the worst discussions, but you're right, it is necessary to be able to have them (semi)comfortably to have a balanced marriage.

gar! I tried getting up a bit early so I could get a little online time without feeling like I was neglecting my family but I just heard the telltale bump of dd1 getting out of bed. Guess my times up.

[bec]

TJsMama - Good luck. I hate having to confess financial things to DH, and we're doing really well! I had to tell him last tax time that I hadn't kept good baby sitting income records, even though he had been reminding me consistently to do so. It wasn't pleasant.

Cheryl - We've cut ties with DH's father years and years ago. It was tough, and we had a bunch of family members pretty set against it, but it has been for the best for us as a family. We have also gone back and forth with my brother about speaking and not speaking. Really, it would be better if we weren't at all involved with him, but, as with all things family, it's complicated. I like to think that we strike a pretty middle ground between attracting drama, but it seems that we attract people (family and friends) that are in crisis in some form or other. So, while the drama isn't really ours, it is stuff we have to deal with. It is exhausting and draining.

Speaking of exhausting and draining family members, we just got through a week with my SIL and her three boys (11, and almost 6 year old twins). The kids are pretty wild and disrespectful of boundaries, normally, but did pretty well this trip. All 6 kids had a great time with their cousins. The problem was my SIL. She was such a drain on us. In a week with us, she did absolutely no dishes, didn't cook or offer to help cook a single meal, would throw dirty laundry into the washing machine, but not turn it on, left gross things laying around (used ear plugs from the pool on the dining room table, dead skin from her feet in a bowl, wet muddy towels from the boys' feet on the hardwood floors, etc.), and didn't pay for a single thing! On top of all that, she never said a single thank you or please. It was so frustrating. She's kind of always like that, so we were sort of expecting it, but she usually isn't so intense with her rudeness. I just felt like an abused maid. It wasn't fun at all for me.

RR: No running to report, but I think I'm going to write out a running schedule for the rest of the summer. I think I'm going to also look for another 5k or two to do.