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Elite 4201   washington state | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge Too hot today by the time I could exercise, so instead of jogging I tried out the pool. First time in decades I have tried to actually swim laps. My endurance is horrible but will improve. I started out with just 25 yds at a time to try and get my stroke back. I will definitely need to adjust my form! However by the end I was feeling pretty good but tired! My time was okay for a start. I only managed one 100 yd. That was 2 min 33 sec. I didn't set any challenge goals for swimming, but I will get my jog in tomorrow! Thanks for all of the encouragement. It is really helping me to stay motivated thru the first frustrating weeks. Dee |
| 2009-09-11 11:31 PM in reply to: #2400728 |
Champion 6225   | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge wgraves7582 - 2009-09-11 9:54 AM Chaching. Now I can go home and relax all weekend long without the worry of not having a TopPage in a Team Thread that I do not even belong too! darnitall. here i was away all day and BILL stole my TopPage! just kidding..... i share amongst my Okra-ite teammies, and the one NON Okra-ite who hones in our thread all the time, cuz, well, he cant stand to be away from us FAB OKRA FOLK for very long and well.....frankly, he has nothing better to do while he's at work than fiddle around on BT. LOL. love ya BILL. you can have my TopPage anytime. mwah! stacieb Edited by skrtrnr 2009-09-11 11:41 PM |
| 2009-09-11 11:35 PM in reply to: #2400471 |
| Champion 6225 | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge blujay65 - 2009-09-11 8:15 AM skrtrnr - 2009-09-11 7:31 AM MORNING OKRA-ites. splendid morning. rest day for me. just in the nick of time. long ride on tap tomorrow - 50 miles - w a lunch break in the middle - in prep for the Cook Forest 60 miler the end of the month. heading out w a groovy bunch of people - three of whom are triathletes. then w all the swim minutes i put in at the swim clinic, i think im off the hook swimming on Sunday. just an easy 4 miler to do - im gonna head out early while the suns coming up. ahhhhh. and a more SOMBER NOTE....... for all those who lost their lives or were injured, for the friends and families that lost loved ones on that horrific day on 9/11....MAY WE NEVER FORGET. stacieb Woo hoo, a rest day for Staci! And then 50 miles tomorrow, a tough one, my initial though, ugh.. but then the realization, "a lunch break in the middle"... How perfectly proper! Yea for lunch in the middle!! Have a great day Staci! i planned the group ride, so lunch....is required. LOL!  perfectly proper indeed, JEN. im throughly looking forward to this ride and the company that i'll be keeping. its nice to (finally) have a fab circle of friends, though it seemed like it took FOREVER before they all 'showed up'... making connections w other tri folk w similiar approaches to training has not been easy....but like other things in my life, persistence has its rewards. and i get to enjoy a day of riding AND a lunch at FAB microbrewery to boot. YAY! heading back to bed. sunup comes awfully early. stacieb Edited by skrtrnr 2009-09-11 11:37 PM |
| 2009-09-11 11:44 PM in reply to: #2401582 |
| Champion 6225 | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge deehtz - 2009-09-11 5:44 PM Too hot today by the time I could exercise, so instead of jogging I tried out the pool. First time in decades I have tried to actually swim laps. My endurance is horrible but will improve. I started out with just 25 yds at a time to try and get my stroke back. I will definitely need to adjust my form! However by the end I was feeling pretty good but tired! My time was okay for a start. I only managed one 100 yd. That was 2 min 33 sec. I didn't set any challenge goals for swimming, but I will get my jog in tomorrow! Thanks for all of the encouragement. It is really helping me to stay motivated thru the first frustrating weeks. Dee DEE. i remember the days not so long ago when i was swimming 25 yards at a time..... now im up to swimming well over a mile, continuously. you'll be amazed how much over time, you progress. little by little. stroke by stroke. yard by yard. persistence and consistency have their rewards. your off to a TOTALLY FABULOUS START! YAY YOU! stacieb |
| 2009-09-11 11:47 PM in reply to: #2401485 |
| Champion 6225 | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge owl_girl - 2009-09-11 4:32 PM Ahhhh. Got a nice little swim done. Found out that the pool is going to be closed for 2 weeks at the end of the month. I'm super bummed. At least I found out ahead of time! oh TRACY. i remember when they cancelled all the spin classes at the Y for two weeks in the WINTER, of all times...what were they thinking?!?!! total bummer. i feel ya. do you have an alternative place to swim by chance? stacieb |
| 2009-09-11 11:49 PM in reply to: #2400728 |
| Champion 6225 | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge wgraves7582 - 2009-09-11 9:54 AM Chaching. Now I can go home and relax all weekend long without the worry of not having a TopPage in a Team Thread that I do not even belong too! listen to BILL.....being smug. just go on with your TopPaging self there mr wgraves and THROUGHLY enjoy a relaxing weekend, knowing that you've achieved TopPage on a team's thread that you MOST CERTAINLY belong to....cuz well, we like you. mwah! stacieb Edited by skrtrnr 2009-09-11 11:51 PM |
| 2009-09-11 11:52 PM in reply to: #2382612 |
| Champion 6225 | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge |
| 2009-09-12 6:32 AM in reply to: #2382612 |
| Expert 1007 Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge Good Morning Okra-ites (Staci's phrase!)!! |
| 2009-09-12 6:35 AM in reply to: #2382612 |
| Expert 1007 Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge Had a easy bike planned- tummy and gut, not good. Bad coffee shop down the road...something I ate was very off, up all night. Big rain/thunder anyway. Maybe can do 'active napping' as my sport today? |
| 2009-09-12 6:36 AM in reply to: #2382612 |
| Expert 1007 Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge What's everyone else got planned?? |
| 2009-09-12 9:17 AM in reply to: #2401582 |
Elite 3913 far northern CA | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge deehtz - 2009-09-11 3:44 PM Too hot today by the time I could exercise, so instead of jogging I tried out the pool. First time in decades I have tried to actually swim laps. My endurance is horrible but will improve. I started out with just 25 yds at a time to try and get my stroke back. I will definitely need to adjust my form! However by the end I was feeling pretty good but tired! My time was okay for a start. I only managed one 100 yd. That was 2 min 33 sec. I didn't set any challenge goals for swimming, but I will get my jog in tomorrow! Thanks for all of the encouragement. It is really helping me to stay motivated thru the first frustrating weeks. Dee I used to not be able to make it to the end of the pool! You're doing great! |
| 2009-09-12 9:18 AM in reply to: #2401906 |
| Elite 3913 far northern CA | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge skrtrnr - 2009-09-11 9:47 PM owl_girl - 2009-09-11 4:32 PM Ahhhh. Got a nice little swim done. Found out that the pool is going to be closed for 2 weeks at the end of the month. I'm super bummed. At least I found out ahead of time! oh TRACY. i remember when they cancelled all the spin classes at the Y for two weeks in the WINTER, of all times...what were they thinking?!?!! total bummer. i feel ya. do you have an alternative place to swim by chance? stacieb I do have a backup pool (which I like better) but there is no child care. I need to figure out how I can make this work. I've got some ideas! Check back later. |
| 2009-09-12 9:21 AM in reply to: #2401994 |
| Elite 3913 far northern CA | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge blujay65 - 2009-09-12 4:36 AM What's everyone else got planned?? Hope your belly feels better. I'm teaching Spinning class this morning and then I'm going on a bike ride with a friend. Should be an interesting morning with trying to get baby to nurse between class and ride! |
| 2009-09-12 2:41 PM in reply to: #2401899 |
| Elite 4201 washington state | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge skrtrnr - 2009-09-11 7:31 AM MORNING OKRA-ites. long ride on tap tomorrow - 50 miles - w a lunch break in the middle - in prep for the Cook Forest 60 miler the end of the month. stacieb Have a super day! |
| 2009-09-12 2:43 PM in reply to: #2401993 |
| Elite 4201 washington state | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge blujay65 - 2009-09-12 4:35 AM Had a easy bike planned- tummy and gut, not good. Bad coffee shop down the road...something I ate was very off, up all night. Big rain/thunder anyway. Maybe can do 'active napping' as my sport today? Oh no, hope you feel better soon! I think active napping would count especially if you work on your "controlled breathing" Dee |
| 2009-09-12 2:46 PM in reply to: #2402113 |
| Elite 4201 washington state | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge owl_girl - 2009-09-12 7:21 AM I'm teaching Spinning class this morning and then I'm going on a bike ride with a friend. Should be an interesting morning with trying to get baby to nurse between class and ride! It must be interesting training around a baby's schedule along with your own & your hubby's. Have fun on your bike ride! Dee |
| 2009-09-12 2:50 PM in reply to: #2382612 |
| Elite 4201 washington state | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge Got my jog in this morning with my dog. Felt good. DH Larry left this morning for a road trip with his brother. I will miss him but it does free up some time this week for training! LOL I am picking up my bike after its tuneup this afternoon. Maybe when it cools down I will go for a ride and see what it is like. Have a great weekend everyone! Dee |
| 2009-09-12 3:52 PM in reply to: #2382612 |
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| 2009-09-12 4:04 PM in reply to: #2401993 |
| Champion 6225 | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge blujay65 - 2009-09-12 6:35 AM Had a easy bike planned- tummy and gut, not good. Bad coffee shop down the road...something I ate was very off, up all night. Big rain/thunder anyway. Maybe can do 'active napping' as my sport today? oh dear JEN. icky belly. NOT fun. feel bedder soon. mwah! stacieb |
| 2009-09-12 4:05 PM in reply to: #2402112 |
| Champion 6225 | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge owl_girl - 2009-09-12 9:18 AM skrtrnr - 2009-09-11 9:47 PM owl_girl - 2009-09-11 4:32 PM Ahhhh. Got a nice little swim done. Found out that the pool is going to be closed for 2 weeks at the end of the month. I'm super bummed. At least I found out ahead of time! TRACY is woman with a PLAN. i like that. onward! stacieb oh TRACY. i remember when they cancelled all the spin classes at the Y for two weeks in the WINTER, of all times...what were they thinking?!?!! total bummer. i feel ya. do you have an alternative place to swim by chance? stacieb I do have a backup pool (which I like better) but there is no child care. I need to figure out how I can make this work. I've got some ideas! Check back later. |
| 2009-09-12 4:06 PM in reply to: #2402439 |
| Champion 6225 | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge skrtrnr - 2009-09-12 4:05 PM owl_girl - 2009-09-12 9:18 AM skrtrnr - 2009-09-11 9:47 PM owl_girl - 2009-09-11 4:32 PM Ahhhh. Got a nice little swim done. Found out that the pool is going to be closed for 2 weeks at the end of the month. I'm super bummed. At least I found out ahead of time! TRACY is woman with a PLAN. i like that. onward! stacieb oh TRACY. i remember when they cancelled all the spin classes at the Y for two weeks in the WINTER, of all times...what were they thinking?!?!! total bummer. i feel ya. do you have an alternative place to swim by chance? stacieb I do have a backup pool (which I like better) but there is no child care. I need to figure out how I can make this work. I've got some ideas! Check back later. TRACY is a WOMAN with a PLAN i like that. onward! stacieb |
| 2009-09-12 4:09 PM in reply to: #2402356 |
| Champion 6225 | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge deehtz - 2009-09-12 2:41 PM skrtrnr - 2009-09-11 7:31 AM MORNING OKRA-ites. long ride on tap tomorrow - 50 miles - w a lunch break in the middle - in prep for the Cook Forest 60 miler the end of the month. stacieb Have a super day! thanks DEE. it was super. thanks. the weather couldnt have been more perfect. cool. cloudy. no rain. we road some excellent roads, through some really pretty areas....i just love the landscape here in Western PA....we all commented on how amazing some of the vistas will be come the October. ahh the seasons! we have a delightful lunch at the Microwbrewery. its so nice to break up your training w sessions like these where, you riding hard, but then you have chance to sit back, relax and enjoy some really groovy company. make tri'ing that much more enjoyable. HAPPY HAPPY! stacieb stacieb |
| 2009-09-12 8:05 PM in reply to: #2382612 |
| Champion 6225 | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge oh dear me...tons of typos in the above post. sorry bout that. ^^^^^^^ hopefully you get the gist.
waiting for everyone to go to bed so i can go to bed.
im soooooo sweeepy
night night Okra-ites.
i heart our team stacieb |
| 2009-09-13 2:53 AM in reply to: #2402667 |
| Master 1841 Sendai, Japan | Subject: RE: Fighting Okra - September End of Summer Challenge skrtrnr - 2009-09-13 10:05 AM oh dear me...tons of typos in the above post. sorry bout that. ^^^^^^^
So tell us more about the microbrewery Stacie. No impact for your ride home or for your typing? |
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