Writebrained/JHouse4's 2009 - Newbies Unite Group FULL (Page 27)

I am very happy to say that it went great!   Granted, we only went 2 miles but holy cow was it a rough 2 miles.  There is something so much more strenuous about running while pushing the kiddo! 

Lara ~ I only wish Sam would sleep in her stroller but she won't sleep anywhere but her bed (and sometimes on a really good day, her car seat.)

I know!!  Everyone tells me how their kid(s) all fall asleep instantly in their stroller or car seat but NOT MINE!  There is just too much going on outside of her bed, I guess, to sleep anywhere else!

Mine would sleep just about anywhere which was nice at times.  I think it's all the long road trips we've done with him.  He probably has as many highway miles in 4 years as a car does in one year.

I was looking ahead at my training schedule for the weekend.  OMG! I have a double brick on Saturday.  I'm gonna be in Seattle so I guess I'll take the bike & trainer and use my SIL's treadmill.  It's supposed to be rainy over there all weekend (not pleasant) and she lives in an area of narrow roads.  That makes me nervous for riding or biking outside. 

Good luck with that this weekend.  Training in strange places is always hard for me. 

I'm going to be running a 10k this weekend with my Pastor.  Should be fun.  If we don't freeze.  Supposed to be about 25 degrees when we start.  He is trying to get into shape to run his first Tri with me in August.  He's a former marathoner, and road biker but not much of a swimmer.  I got him into lessons.  We'll be tackling some of that this weekend too.

I'm waking up and packing up to head to Seattle for the weekend.  Time to spend the REI dividend and do some other shopping.  Maybe watch my niece's soccer game also.

Pollen count is up today and some of the orchards are burning their prunings.  So my lungs and nose are unhappy.  Good thing it's a rest day.  But thanks to modern medicine it's all tolerable.

Scott, good luck on tomorrow's race.

Hope everyone else has an enjoyable weekend. 

Holy cow that's cold (who am I telling, right?!)  Bundle up, good luck, and HAVE FUN!

Have fun and I hope the weather cooperates enough for you to get out and ride.

Good luck, that's dedication!

I'm wide awake now!!!  Is your puppy ok?  Kick butt on your race tomorrow, 25 is cold but you've been in worse.  Is there wind in the forecast?

Race Day!  What a beautiful morning to run.  10K in the crisp sunshine along the waterfront.  Not much better in this world, right?  Anyway I finished in just under 49 minutes and took third in my age group.  Frustrating thing about that is I paced off a 20 year old and beat him in the end.  AND HE WON HIS AGE GROUP!!!  GRRR!  OH Well! with age comes wisdom, right?

New puppy is doing great.  Thanks for asking.  Her surgery was a spay, so nothing real serious.  She'll be ready to go run in about a week.

Have a productive weekend everybody.

Heading back to the "real world" today.   Looks like everyone is keep'n busy and is getting excited about spring and some race'n!   Yipeee! 

Way to go!!!!

Scott, congratulations on your 10K.  You are smoking fast!  That's awesome about pacing down the youngster.

Got out for a leisurely ride with some gal pals on the cyclocross bike today. We rode to Chatham (small suburb of Springfield) and back on the paved trail. This was my first outdoor bike ride of the season and the fresh air zapped me!  Afterwards we all went to Panera and were able to sit outside in the sun. Great day!

Thanks for the compliment, but smoking fast I'm not.  That was the kid who ran it in sub 5 min miles.  Yeah sub 5.  He is 18 and being scouted heavily by the big track and field schools in NCAA.  Not bad for a farm kid from the sticks.

Dare we say that the worst of winter is behind us?  The sunshine was marvelous today.  Didn't quite get the mileage in, but it was still a good ride.  And we cooked on the grill...yumm

Ski legs don't like to run.  Ouch.  Tuff day out there even though the weather was perfect. 

Hello everyone!

Welcome back John.  Awesome race Scott.

I'm home today.  Only a day late.  The mountain pass was a real mess with snow & slush yesterday so we hung out and drove over today.  My bike got nice a dirty on the way home.  Even though there wasn't snow on the road, there was plenty of water.  That combined with big trucks make for a nice gritty mess on the bike.  But my nice hubby wiped it down for me.  He needed the water for something else anyway.

I did get my double brick done on Saturday.  Half way through I thought "this isn't too bad."  Then I got back on the bike and thought the opposite.  It was hard but I felt a good sense of accomplishment afterwards.

The shopping was successful.  Picked up some tri-shorts & cycling shorts.  Along with some other outdoor stuff that I "needed."

I was going to go for a short run this afternoon but my stomach is upset now.  So I think I'll wait until tomorrow morning when Hubby & I are going to ride the race course.  It's a lovely ride along the river and through the orchards.

Happy St. Patrick's Day, NUGS!

Welcome back John!

Lara, nice job on the double brick and the essential shopping!  

What is everyone up to today? Going to run and swim later.

Hoping for a good long ride outside this afternoon.  We'll see how the work schedule cooperates with that plan.

I was going to go for a ride today but my stomach is telling me otherwise. So I'm gonna stay home and hope it clears up soon.  If I feel better this afternoon I'll go for a short run or at least a walk.

Happy St. Pats, all!

Great to see some great efforts posted.  Keep R up!  This fun is just beginning!!!!!

(Swam 2100 yrds today )