Mad Manatees 2015.4 CLOSED (or Poptart/pet pic ticket) (Page 29)

Hi manatees!

I am back from my lovely girls' weekend. We went to Le Scandinave Spa which is a super awesome place. If you do Tremblant, or Whistler I HIGHLY recommend going - i did IMMT 3 years ago and passed it 4 times on the bike but i didn't go. I kept thinking 'I should go there' but didn't. anyway, i went to the one that's closest to me and it was awesome! Who knew that hanging out outside in November around hot tubs, a sauna, a eucalyptus steam room would be so great! It really was. Did i say it was great yet?? 

I did a run while there which was also lovely. We were staying in a small town that is pretty outdoorsy so we were on great trails and saw a downed log from a beaver and later saw a bunny hopping around. We also went to a cidery not too far out of the city that was great. All in all just lovely

I did miss swimming last night - i was super tired and fell asleep right after my daughter went down at 8. Apparently i needed it. 

Glad to see everyone is okay despite some tough races, some spills and the drudgery of the treadmill ... 

Hi manatees!

I am back from my lovely girls' weekend. We went to Le Scandinave Spa which is a super awesome place. If you do Tremblant, or Whistler I HIGHLY recommend going - i did IMMT 3 years ago and passed it 4 times on the bike but i didn't go. I kept thinking 'I should go there' but didn't. anyway, i went to the one that's closest to me and it was awesome! Who knew that hanging out outside in November around hot tubs, a sauna, a eucalyptus steam room would be so great! It really was. Did i say it was great yet?? 

I did a run while there which was also lovely. We were staying in a small town that is pretty outdoorsy so we were on great trails and saw a downed log from a beaver and later saw a bunny hopping around. We also went to a cidery not too far out of the city that was great. All in all just lovely

I did miss swimming last night - i was super tired and fell asleep right after my daughter went down at 8. Apparently i needed it. 

Glad to see everyone is okay despite some tough races, some spills and the drudgery of the treadmill ... 

Logged 9 mi on a treadmill last night.  It begins.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.  It was just a matter of putting the time in.

Only disconcerting thing was the muscled up, tatted guy walking next to me who randomly hurled f-bombs every few minutes for no apparent reason.

Hi manatees!

I am back from my lovely girls' weekend. We went to Le Scandinave Spa which is a super awesome place. If you do Tremblant, or Whistler I HIGHLY recommend going - i did IMMT 3 years ago and passed it 4 times on the bike but i didn't go. I kept thinking 'I should go there' but didn't. anyway, i went to the one that's closest to me and it was awesome! Who knew that hanging out outside in November around hot tubs, a sauna, a eucalyptus steam room would be so great! It really was. Did i say it was great yet?? 

I did a run while there which was also lovely. We were staying in a small town that is pretty outdoorsy so we were on great trails and saw a downed log from a beaver and later saw a bunny hopping around. We also went to a cidery not too far out of the city that was great. All in all just lovely

I did miss swimming last night - i was super tired and fell asleep right after my daughter went down at 8. Apparently i needed it. 

Glad to see everyone is okay despite some tough races, some spills and the drudgery of the treadmill ... 

Hi manatees!

I am back from my lovely girls' weekend. We went to Le Scandinave Spa which is a super awesome place. If you do Tremblant, or Whistler I HIGHLY recommend going - i did IMMT 3 years ago and passed it 4 times on the bike but i didn't go. I kept thinking 'I should go there' but didn't. anyway, i went to the one that's closest to me and it was awesome! Who knew that hanging out outside in November around hot tubs, a sauna, a eucalyptus steam room would be so great! It really was. Did i say it was great yet?? 

I did a run while there which was also lovely. We were staying in a small town that is pretty outdoorsy so we were on great trails and saw a downed log from a beaver and later saw a bunny hopping around. We also went to a cidery not too far out of the city that was great. All in all just lovely

I did miss swimming last night - i was super tired and fell asleep right after my daughter went down at 8. Apparently i needed it. 

Glad to see everyone is okay despite some tough races, some spills and the drudgery of the treadmill ... 

Originally posted by marysia83

Originally posted by ponderingfox

Logged 9 mi on a treadmill last night.  It begins.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.  It was just a matter of putting the time in.

Only disconcerting thing was the muscled up, tatted guy walking next to me who randomly hurled f-bombs every few minutes for no apparent reason.

Wow! I can barely do 9 minutes on treadmill... 9 miles is on my list for tortures Great job! Mary

Yeah, 9 miles on the treadmill does not sound fun to me.  Way worse than time on the trainer.  The only time I ever use a treadmill is if I'm out of town and in an area where I can't really run.  I don't know why but I have a tendency to misstep.  Very embarrassing if you are in an exercise facility with a lot of people in there to go flying out the back end of the stupid thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V68SMFrpFt8#action=share

This just in...

Bahahahaha! That was awesome. "Otherwise....just go for a long run."

Originally posted by marysia83

Originally posted by ponderingfox

Logged 9 mi on a treadmill last night.  It begins.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.  It was just a matter of putting the time in.

Only disconcerting thing was the muscled up, tatted guy walking next to me who randomly hurled f-bombs every few minutes for no apparent reason.

Wow! I can barely do 9 minutes on treadmill... 9 miles is on my list for tortures Great job! Mary

Yeah, 9 miles on the treadmill does not sound fun to me.  Way worse than time on the trainer.  The only time I ever use a treadmill is if I'm out of town and in an area where I can't really run.  I don't know why but I have a tendency to misstep.  Very embarrassing if you are in an exercise facility with a lot of people in there to go flying out the back end of the stupid thing.

Logged 9 mi on a treadmill last night.  It begins.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.  It was just a matter of putting the time in.

Only disconcerting thing was the muscled up, tatted guy walking next to me who randomly hurled f-bombs every few minutes for no apparent reason.

What kind of things are you trying to do with the run itself? Breaking it into smaller bits can help. A lot. Hard runs will have that by way of intervals. On longer ones I usually progress some too, like 1/10th at a time. You can make slight changes on easy runs too. I'll change the grade and/or the speed by a touch every few minutes. Again with 1/10th or a few up or down maybe every 3-5 minutes. Grade maybe by a percent, or a few. It's fine if you just bounce back and forth too. This helps to break it up mentally and give you a little something to look forward too. It can also help how well you are running as you are doing something different every now and then, if ever so slightly. It's really easy to have your body start sagging some throughout the course of a run like this and not notice because it's so slow and steady.

Getting some action on the TV helps. Sports have been best for me. Shows work, but at the gym they've tended to be more tame. Best has been when they have the subtitles on and I bring my own music to. Something with a little energy to it helps. Not necessarily Energy Music as a category itself, but should help you want to pick up an extra step. I know music is really personal so I hope it's understood that many really misunderstand that part. Look at what the music you use is good for, not just "good" in general. What feelings or emotional response does it elicit when you hear it. Happy is good, but there is peaceful & quiet happy like sitting on a bench looking out over the view, and there is up and at it wanting to do things.

Adrienne, how is the Subaru?

Just saw this and had to share.  #covertheathlete

AMAZING! I  LOVE it.

I had mentioned I am not really a big car gal. But that beautiful sound of the boxer engine makes me smile every time! It's also been exceptional on the back roads. I didn't think it would be a big difference (in clearance) from my Jetta but it really is. I've only gotten to test in a little snow. I am hoping this will be a better year for that. Why do you ask?

Hi manatees!

I am back from my lovely girls' weekend. We went to Le Scandinave Spa which is a super awesome place. If you do Tremblant, or Whistler I HIGHLY recommend going - i did IMMT 3 years ago and passed it 4 times on the bike but i didn't go. I kept thinking 'I should go there' but didn't. anyway, i went to the one that's closest to me and it was awesome! Who knew that hanging out outside in November around hot tubs, a sauna, a eucalyptus steam room would be so great! It really was. Did i say it was great yet?? 

I did a run while there which was also lovely. We were staying in a small town that is pretty outdoorsy so we were on great trails and saw a downed log from a beaver and later saw a bunny hopping around. We also went to a cidery not too far out of the city that was great. All in all just lovely

I did miss swimming last night - i was super tired and fell asleep right after my daughter went down at 8. Apparently i needed it. 

Glad to see everyone is okay despite some tough races, some spills and the drudgery of the treadmill ... 

The tires will still matter, but it can still take off rather quick with the snow!

Yeah for sure.

You know what is funny, speaking of tired and snow. Given the clearance, it is actually not recommended that you put chains on it yet here in winter to get into the national park, you are required to carry chains. So I have some, only 2 (even though it is AWD) but I can't really use them.