Women's May Challenge Thread (Page 16)

Mmmmm, strawberries are awesome...especially with just a smidge of sugar
My kiddo loves loves loves the bounce houses.  I had one deflate on my when I was about 3 and a fireman came to my rescue...so I'm deathly affraid of them now (bounce houses that is). 

She took an unpaid leave from work and saved money for the last year in order to do the trip.  No kids or spouse either so she could leave without any guilt.  Her first "long" ride was Portland to Portland (Oregon to Maine).  Had never actually ridden 100 miles in a day when she started out.  It was a steep and painful learning curve!

LOL- as opposed to firemen!

x2!  Let us know how it goes.

Gotta run.  I am helping a local scout troop with their personal fitness merit badge.  We are gonna play Jeopardy.  Questions will be about Healthy Habits, Cancer Facts, Health, Nutrition and Exercise.  I hope it goes okay.  I'm afraid some of the questions might be too hard for middle schoolers.

That is way COOL!  I wish her much luck!!

Okay ladies, let's bust a MOVE here!

Either that or grow hairy, nasty legs so that the leg shots gross the guys out and they BEG us to take them down!!

Back from the bounce house adventure.  I'm now trying to get rid of the wicked headache that place gave me before a quick run...

LOL - I can just hear my husband begging me to go get my butt running now so it doesn't come to this!

LOL x2!!!  Don't be going all European on us!!!

I ran 5K today but I'm afraid I may have overdone it; in the last 0.2 miles I felt a twinge/pull(?) in the bottom of my right foot. Have I "graduated" from Achilles tendonitis to plantar faciitis?

Oohh, be careful!  PF is a frustrating pain to deal with. 

Ran last night.  It wasn't far (I quit half way) and it was like I had never put one foot in front of the other.  I guess with running, you either use it or lose it.

Not liking the sound of that....where is the dislike button?

The ladies I work out with at lunch did some serious arm work today....I am left with jello feelings in the arms!

If it's like past months then we can go to 105% I think.

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Hi Team!  I keep falling behind on the thread... Silly work getting in the way of my BT time!! 

Luckily, I haven't been falling too far behind on my workouts!  I'm right where I should be for my bike, run, and yoga/strength goals...  I'm actually pretty sure I will get at least 100% on all of those by the end of the month. Which means I need to start heading to the pool more often!  Blech!  Why oh why do I keep procrastinating swimming??

Swimming is b-o-r-i-n-g!  You have all that time to think when you're running and biking.  By the time we get to swimming, we're out of stuff to think about.  Yoga on the other hand...I have to really concentrate during my yoga class.

That's true.  And also, there's nothing really to look at when you're swimming!  The bottom of the pool isn't that interesting ;-)

It's a bit boring but it's a bit zen, too.

Hey folks.  I've been lurking the last couple of weeks...kind of keeping tabs, but feeling antisocial.

My bike is really screwed up...the crank, cassette, chain...I don't know what all, but it doesn't like to stay in gear and when I look down at the crank/rings it looks like it is wobbling back and forth...it is warped or something.  When I go up hills or do anything with a good bit of power behind it it slips out of gear and then makes yucky crunching...

The bike is 16 years old and has the original crank, bottom bracket, chain rings and cassette so it is probably due for a bit of work.  Unfortunately I was hoping to do more biking this month. 

My other bike has to be reworked too.  I had been experimenting with the built...I converted it into a Franken-tribike.  The reach is a bit too far for me though.