marymosc13's group THE V.A.M.P.S., FULL (Page 13)

I'm making my house pretty for my day and then I'm heading out for some "esercise", gotta burn enough to have a BIG slice of cake 

Tomorrow is the really BIG day though, its my 18 mile hike.  I hope you all will be sending me your "mojo" and even a few prayers.  I'm doing it by myself, because Randy of course will be working.  I'll probably be cranking the ipod pretty good.....

updated challenge totals for week 3 - nice job everyone! check your numbers for me please. thanks! -M

Hello All!!

Hope this last week is going good for everyone. I have been trying really hard to increase my minutes since this will be it, and WE HAVE TO WIN!!!  

Mary, my total for last week should be 780 minutes. I had 165 on the 21 instead of 145, not that it really makes that big of a difference, but I figure every little bit counts!

Way to go everyone!!

-Becky 

hey guys, your leader needs some encouragement - i'm bummed about my left leg, its really giving me trouble.

i'd love to hear from you ;(

So sorry to hear about your leg! Injuries really do stink! I hope it gets better soon for you. I think the advice from the marathoner you met sounds pretty smart.  I've got tentonitis so I've done a lot of reading about sports related injuries lately, and icing (not the kind you put on cakes, although that could be fun) and anti-inflamm. seem like they are the best thing. I don't think you have to stop training though.  I've read quite a few articles that it is actually good for you to still get some exercise because it will increase blood flow which helps your injury heal faster. I've actually talked to a neighbor who is a Physical Therapist too, and he has been studying the same thing. He really thinks the light exercise will help MUCHO! So, don't worry, you should be able to keep up your training, just take it a little easy for a while! Just think of it as an early taper!

Mostly, I'm sorry you missed your race. That's always frustrating, especially when you've been looking forward to it for so long! Don't worry! It'll get better! Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy some hot chocolate in your warm house out of the icy cold!!

how's everyone else doing in these last few challenge days - or should i say last TWO challenge days??? wow can't believe february is almost over! hugs all around to my amazine mentees!

you VAMPS one and all are super-terrific! thanks for your support.

check in everybody, how ya gonna rock out the last two challenge days? i'm going to step aerobics w/my step-daughter, then a hike and maybe core work tomorrow... wednesday i'm thinking of trying a spinning class at bally's (gotta get over my fear sometime!)

hallo my chicas!

happy end of challenge day! i'll be going through your logs later to see what the totals are and post them tomorrow... hope we win!

and the VAMP w/the most overall minutes in the group gets a special prize from me

i think you all deserve a huge round of applause and (as carol likes to say) three snaps in a circle for the AMAZING job you all did all month - way to go!

oh and by the way, we're getting another member in our group. she's gonna post on the thread soon to introduce herself - so give a nice welcome to diversue when she does!

the VAMPS are growing! yay!

Hi Girls,

Well we're back from our trip up north. I had such a nice time with my sister although the weather was tough while we were there.  I ended up with a nasty stomach virus on the trip home, but I think I'm on the mend now.  I honestly haven't been that sick since I was a teenager, yuck!  Anyway, my minutes weren't great this week as a result of travel and sickness, sorry!  Tomorrow I'm leaving to go on my very first business trip ever.  We're leaving at 6 am and I'll be back on Friday.

Mary is there another challenge for March?

K.Lynne

i haven't really thought about a challenge for March, maybe an inter-mentor group challenge, VAMP against VAMP? i really don't know.

I need to get back into the swim of things (especially since I'm taking it easy w/running for a bit) maybe a swim challenge - what do y'all think? i think a minutes based swim challenge might be a good idea. i'm up for suggestions. or I'll look in the challenge forum to see if there's one we could copy and make our own.

HELLO VAMPS!!!

Whew! *Sigh of Relief* We finished February! Way to go everyone! You were all AmAzInG!! Thanks for the challenge Mary! It definately gave me an extra boost. I remember in January, I was trying really hard to just get 300 minutes a week because I just didn't feel like I had enough time for more the 30-45 min a day, but when you said your goal was 120 min. 5 days/week, I had to try harder to find the time.  It was definately tough, but completely worth it. (It also helped that we were competing with the VAMPS, because I'm a super competitive when it comes to team sports. I want my team to winnnnnn!!)  Everyone did so great though! GO VAMPS!

I think my total minutes for the month was 3025.  I could be wrong though because there's no easy way to count them all!

I'm definately up for another challenge too! A swimming challenge would be good for me because I don't have much motivation to get in the pool when it's cold outside.

Welcome back Michele, and Congrats to everyone on a super February! Have a great day all!

wowie wow! i'm amazed at all of you! take a lookie and see how much you rock!

Please go over the numbers for week 4 carefully for me - I'm gonna check in w/Carol to see what they have. Thanks so much for a great challenge month, we all accomplished an amazing goal - to get moving!

Congratulations to our MVP - Nimefurahi/Becky - she's the VAMP who racked up the most minutes during our challenge - so my dear, please PM me your snail mail address so I can reward you with a $10 gift card to the store of your choice!

Believe me I think you all deserve a huge pat on the back for doing so well last month! Keep up the good work!

-M