Dingos Run, Walk, Wog, Jog, Swim, Bike and Stretch into October! - Page 4

[kerc]

Originally Posted by JayGee

Regular watch, or GPS watch? I have a Garmin 205, which I like. I'd get a Garmin 405 if I had to do it again ~ it's got HRM capabilities and is a little smaller than the 205. That said, I LOVE being able to track distance and pace while running and biking.

Is HR worth 200 bucks?


I'd love to get a GPS watch. I think it would be fun (plus he's a bit of a gear nerd). I'm not sure if he'd monitor HR.

[JayGee]

Originally Posted by kerc

Is HR worth 200 bucks?

For me, no. The 205 works great for me, it's just a little clunky on my bony little wrists . I think the 405 fits a little more like a real watch. Not worth $200 extra though .

[mamabeth]

My dream watch is one of the Nike ones with the big face and the lap stuff. I think they are about $100 or so? RW did a big article about running watches and such right before christmas...it might still be online. I have an Ironman that I totally love because it's simple and has split times and a decent chronograph. and also a timer for when dd goes to her room : I think dh got it for $30 or $40 at Target.

I did 8.5 this morning and it was such a fabulous run. my hip was fine, I felt strong running up the hills, and the weather and morning were just GORGEOUS. I ran alone (not with speedy neighbor) and kept it at 10:20 pace, which felt just great, a good effort but not killing me. which makes it a good LR pace, right?

dh got two megaphones for his paintball weekend (don't ask) and is now letting the kiddos take turns saying whatever they want into them. at least our neighbors like us....

[tjsmama]

re: GPS~ I have the Forerunner 305, which is the exact same as the 205, just with HR capabilities. The 405 is their new model, and it's PRETTY and I drool over it, but the price hasn't come down yet. If you keep an eye out, you can find a fantastic deal on the 305 on Costco.com from time to time. Last time I saw it on there, I believe it was $165, shipped. I love mine. It is a little clunky (which is why I lust over the 405), but it's fantastic. There's SO much you can do with it...I barely scratch the surface!

jaygee~Some thoughts...pinpoint pain, or more widespread? If it's a super specific spot, then I might worry a little about stress fx, but it usually takes a while to get to that point and it usually starts with shin splints, which are a more widespread pain. Ice the heck out of it, keep up with the stretching. How are your shoes? If they're starting to break down, in addition to the running on hard surface/road, that might be part of the problem. Do you have orthotics? If not, you may try putting a good arch support in to see if that helps. If it does help, you may want to look into orthotics. They're not cheap, but well worth the expense!


Ladies, I am STRESSED. Thank god I am getting out of town today. I don't know how much more of this I can take. It's not any one thing, it's just everything. It's the stress with my friend (who is not coming with us, by the way, which frustrates me even more because she NEEDS it and I feel helpless that she won't allow us to help her or do anything to help herself). It's the fact that H gets to go off for a week and spend all kinds of money on a golf vacation with his buddies whereas I am completely stressed out about trying to get this one teeny little weekend away to work, both logistically and financially. It's the crap with my dad (whose phone call I ignored today :. didn't leave a message, must not be anything too important). It's the fact that my marriage is STILL entirely in limbo. It's the disaster area that is my house. It's the logistics of having knee surgery coming up with a second floor condo, a two year old, and a dog. It's DS, who is not that bad a kid, but is TWO and has been VERY VERY TWO for the past week (where I have not had a break at all because H is off golfing with his buddies). The dog finally is feeling better after his dental work last week and is driving me crazy. My favorite pair of sandals broke, and even though it's still sandal weather here, you can't find a stinking pair of sandals anywhere in town to replace them with because it's fall. Oh yeah, and the rec center we took a class at in the spring got hacked and my debit card info was compromised. ARGH!!!!

Deep cleansing breath...



Sorry bout that. Two hours till freedom, two hours till freedom...of course, I still have to get everything packed and organized to go, but FREEDOM. I can't wait! We're going to do a hike that I've been dying to do for forever, the bright side of the one friend not going is that now we're going to take our bikes and ride the gorgeous bike path through the canyon. A nice dinner tomorrow night. Some beautiful fall colors. A trip or two to the Hot Springs pool. Keeping : that the weather holds out...but if it doesn't, we may check out the caverns. The hotel has free wireless, so I'm taking my laptop, and hopefully will be able to check in when I'm in a much more relaxed and happier frame of mine.

[holidaymama]

Hi ladies! Tjsmama~ you get out and have a great break! I am sorry you are so stressed! I think as ladies we are programmed to just keep taking stress in and in and in and expected not to bust! Relax...exercise...have a great dinner

No run for me today. I'm having a rest day before the weekend where I will do one easy short run (2 miles) and my long run (4 miles). Not that long but long enough for now!

I hope you all have a great weekend! I will check in tomorrow sometime!

[Penelope]

Gaye.

I'm on the frustrated bench although it's pretty petty and minor... Dd and I are doing the Race for the Cure on Sunday, and we signed up through a team at her school. There was a group picture scheduled for today at 3:45, so she wore her shirt to school and I raced home from work to meet her there... and they'd finished by the time I got there, at 3:45. So they were early, and dh didn't know how to make them wait for me, and I was disappointed, and I'd told her I'd be there and I wasn't. I felt like crap. Dd was unfazed, but still. Sigh.

Hopefully the race itself will be lots of fun for her.

[mothercat]

Originally Posted by renep6

mothercat- how was your concert?

We had a really nice time. BB King, at 83 y/o, still knows how to put on a really good show. The sweetest thing was that he talked to the families with small children that were there and promised that he wouldn't do anything that would embarrass them. He seemed genuinely happy that the children were there.
The other sweet thing was when he started talking about how he doesn't agree with the way that rappers and hiphoppers talk about women and told the guys in the audience that they should cherish their partners. Then he told them they needed to show their appreciation by singing them "You are my sunshine", and led them in the singing. What a charmer. Not hard to see why he has 17 children by 7 or 8 different women.

The only downer was the drunk 20 something sitting next to me. I think he was buzzed when he got there, proceeded to have 4 beers while there. He kept texting until he fell asleep about 2/3 of the way through the concert.

fmr: I had the pool completely to myself for about 30 min. today. Made up for all those times when it was crowded.

ankle report: MRI and X-ray were all negative except for the suspected tendonitis. It had not become so chronic as to become tendonosis. So, other than letting this heal and then seeing the physyiatrist (sp?) and doing some PT, maybe orthotics, I should be good. Bad news is that my Vit D level is less than half of what it should be. FP doc doesn't think a dexa scan is needed but wants me to supplement with D and Calcium partly because of the stress femur fracture a few years ago.

[Mommabelle]

You know those stadium stair runs I did yesterday? My calves are so sore from that. The rest of my body ended up feeling totally fine today.

Worked like mad today and tomorrow is fall festival at the school and I have to work there too. Just want a weekend away to do something like go camping.

Doing a short run tomorrow.

Good luck racers!!!!!

[mothercat]

tjsmama, this : is to get you started on your weekend. Until then this will have to do

mothercat

[JenLove]

mothercat - I'm glad you enjoyed your concert! He does sound like a charmer. I hope the guys picked up some things from him.

You know at the Hanson concert there were 2 guys there that were my age that were SO drunk! One could barely stand up - he was behind us holding onto the rail around the sound crew and he was shaking it all over the place. Then there was another guy in front of us staggering and dancing. All I thought was, "They must have pretty sucky lives if they are that blasted at a HANSON concert!"

[doctorjen]

First off, Good Luck tomorrow to HBM, and dd, and CathToria!!

Penelope, that stinks that they didn't wait for you and you missed the picture.

RR - I haven't been running much. I'm sort of taking this taper thing to the extreme. Well, not really, it's just that these last 2 weeks have been really nutty at work. We are definitely feeling the being a 4 doc practice with only 3 docs now. I keep reminding myself that if I had to have weeks that interfered with my training, better now at the end than when I was still needing to run a lot. I have 8 planned for tomorrw, which I will take VERY easy, and then something short Sun, Tues, and Thurs - and then the marathon! I'm pretty excited in between being terrified!

[renep6]

Go!Go!Go! Cathtoria, HBM, DD2 Go!Go!Go! Hope you have awesome weather for it! I hope everything goes well Can't wait to hear how it went.Have fun!

[Mommabelle]

GO CT, HBM and DD!!!!!!!!

Gaye....Hugs!

[mamabeth]

can't wait to hear about the race! it's a gorgeous morning...I was running with you in spirit (3 miles easy).

I have screaming children, and dh is working most of the day. we are headed to a festival...glad to have somewhere to go that we can walk to! take care mamas, hope your trip is great, Gaye!

[Geofizz]

Hi!

We went to the Indigo Girls concert last night. Wow, that was fun. Even with ear plugs, my ears are still ringing a bit though.

Run this afternoon, then friends here for dinner, then another run tomorrow.

The kids are naked, jumping on the mattress in the basement, and screaming at the top of their lungs. Ahhhhhhhh. I'm here drinking tea, listening to the radio, and kitting.

[HomeBirthMommy]

The race was so much fun! Gigi and I ran together and Madeline stayed just a little ahead of us. The course was really hilly, but pleasant. It was pretty emotional-it was to raise money for a girl that was in a motorcycle crash. She is 15 and had devestating injuries. She was there at the race, though. It was amazing to see the community come together like that for their family. There were over 900 registered runners!
I am so proud of my little Madeline. She cut 3 minutes off of her old 5k time!

We're heading out to the festival, too. And then we're going to meet Elmo at the toystore this afternoon. :

[JenLove]

Geo ~ Your morning makes me laugh (naked kiddos especially) but I can't wait to get there.

Go Dingo Racers!!

Did I tell you all I got free tickets to see Alanis Morissette this Sunday?! :
I think Sprout is really going to like music/concerts by the time she is born.

[tjsmama]

Go racers, go!

Just a quick pop-in to cheer, and to say that I REALLY hope the SNOW holds off! !

[doctorjen]

RR - 8 miles done, in 1:21:58. I was actually meaning to run them a bit slower, but I'm so antsy running a little faster felt better. It was pretty chilly this morning - about 50F when I started off. I ran in a long sleeve technical shirt and shorts, and I'm pretty cold now. I'm starting to think about what to wear next week. So far, it looks like the wether will be a little warmer than today. I really need to remember something to cover my ears especially - they are really aching now.

Congratulations CathToria, HBM, and dd - that sounds like a wonderful race!

Off to stand in a steamy shower and warm up a bit. Catherine has a marching band competition today that we are driving to, and dh has to go in to work, so it'll be just me and the kiddos, and possibly a friend for Justin as well.

[tjsmama]

So far, so good here! Some drizzly rain this afternoon but no snow yet. We did a fantastic hike this morning, and a nice (although a little cold and wet) bike ride this afternoon. We just got back from the hot springs pool, which was really nice. And, I had the opportunity to support a NIP mom who was approached by one of the lifeguards b/c "we're trying to make everyone comfortable and some people weren't comfortable." She did a fantastic job of standing up for herself , but I was able to just be there, and I also gave her the info for the lactivism forum here and firstright.org if she chooses to pursue it up the chain. She said this is her third baby and she's a member who's nursed many times with all of them there before and never been approached!

I need to go dry my hair and make myself pretty : for what will hopefully be a fabulous dinner. Just had to share my lactivism experience with some people I know will understand!