Running with Scissors (Page 3)

Hi Everyone -

My name is Stacie. I have to get used to a chatty team - I was on a team with Dee and Lyssa back in Oct. and they were chatty but I need to get used to it for this team. I was without internet until about 2 hours ago and now I am trying to finish up work - no end in sight. Thank goodness I did my run earlier today before I got busy.

History - I ran track through junior high, and I ran cross country for the first two years of high school. I had double knee surgery about 2 weeks before my senior year in High School. After that I kind of layed off on running. My husband spent 2004-2006 in SE Asia with military so I took that last year he was gone to start running again. I wanted to lose weight and I thought it would help.

I was doing well until about May 2006 - I had dropped to my goal weight of 135 and was stoked. I was out for a run and narrowly avoided getting hit by a car but the jump sideways screwed up the knee again. So I had to take time off for that. Then a big unexpected move came. We found out 30 days before hubby was to come home we were leaving Alaska about a week after he came home.

Well we made the move and it finally took me about 10 months (Oct 2007) to get back into running on a somewhat consistent basis. I took a break when hubby came home from the desert after the Oct. challenge and lost my MOJO. I think it is coming back so I am working at getting back into it.

I have done a 5K in the past but that is it. I don't know how to swim so I am hoping to do a DU in the future until I get brave enough to learn how to swim.

I had hoped to run the OKC 1/2 Marathon in April but I am dealing with shoulder pain due to a shoulder injury from ice skating with my neice on New Years Eve. I don't think it is going to interfere with the challenge but right now I am working through PT that will hopefully keep me from surgery.  So I am not sure where that leaves me on the 1/2 Marathon. Probably will look for one later in the year just to be safe.

My Goals for 2008 -

* Run faster and longer

* Lose the last of the weight (currently around 145 and would love to get to 135)

* Finish Masters in Information Technology Mgmt w/ emphasis in Project Management

* Learn to swim with my friend who doesn't know how to swim either.

I will try to keep up with the conversations. I work from home at all hours of the day (thus - being still working at almost 8pm) since I work for a company 3 hours behind me. I will try to do my best.

Stacie

(Sorry for being long winded)

BTW - Running with Scissors is fine with me for a team name - but I am not picky

Stacie

First choice: Running with Scissors

Second choice: Running Down a Dream 

D001 - 2008-02-01 5:31 PM

barqhead - 2008-02-01 8:28 PM

lastcall2003 - 2008-02-01 8:20 PM I vote for Running with Scissors

That's my favorite, too! Dee, I bet you wish you could stab someone with scissors about now with all the work both here and at werk.

I definitely DO wish I could use those scissors to CUT OUT WORK! SNIP SNIP SNIP! Let's cut work to shreds! Yay! That would be great!

Dee....it is great to see your smiling face...we miss our sparklydee...and the glitter she spreads. I have one thing to say to you....

Hope they learn what a good thing they have and they quit pushing to your limits...

Have a great weekend...and THANKS AGAIN for all you do!

lyssa-gator - 2008-02-01 6:31 PM STACIE!!! glad you're back my poison apple sister!!

you have more sisters....what de ?????

hows your blood sis? and the new baby? hoping you are still not feeling the effects of all you drank while waiting on the birth...

good to see the running avatar again...woot woot...she's back!

hey whats that supposed to mean!?

thanks for fixing my oooops today! hehe

lyssa-gator - 2008-02-01 6:53 PM

Girl Passing on Left - 2008-02-01 6:51 PM

lyssa-gator - 2008-02-01 6:31 PM STACIE!!! glad you're back my poison apple sister!!

you have more sisters....what de ?????

hows your blood sis? and the new baby? hoping you are still not feeling the effects of all you drank while waiting on the birth...

good to see the running avatar again...woot woot...she's back!

sister and baby are good, going up there tomorrow to see for myself. no after affects of the od of caffine, except that it MIGHT turn in to a lifestyle will post pics of baby after i get back on monday. (i just posted in your log julie--weirdly enough, i got a teeny blister today too!!)

Sorry got distracted by my cute DH.....

Im back - looking forward to the pics....crazy that we both got blisters today of all things...hehe

have a good evening and nurse that blister my sista'

OBTW - Do you have a pair of scissors I can borrow, I can't find mine. )

lyssa-gator - 2008-02-01 6:59 PM

Artemis - 2008-02-01 6:58 PM This is going to be a fun team.  I can tell already. 

and a WINNING team. don't forget

of course...who would argue with someone who runs with scissors...i mean really!

Artemis - 2008-02-01 6:58 PM This is going to be a fun team.  I can tell already. 

Hi captain....are you feeling betta?

lyssa-gator - 2008-02-01 8:31 PM STACIE!!! glad you're back my poison apple sister!!

Hi Alyssa - I am glad to see some familiar faces. Poison Apples did so well - I am sure Running with Scissors (or whatever we decide Run Team #2 will be called) will do GREAT.

wow -- I just found our thread and we're on page 3 already!  woo hoo!

I'm Susan.  Hi everybody!!  Let's see.....  I've always enjoyed running -- at least until this winter w/ snow and ice never melting and having to run on roads.  Actually, in CO snow usually evaporates.  Anyway.  Ran track for a bit in high school, cross country senior year when I quit volleyball.  Ran like mad for fun and weight control til pregnant w/ #1, on and off since.  Decided I better get moving in 2006 before it was too late, did 3 sprints and various road races in 2007, and psyched about 2008!!  I prefer trail running, that's why I'm running for time not distance -- never know what the conditions will be.  I'm signed up for a marathon -- my 1st -- in May.  Hope to do another in Sept.  We have a big (read expensive   but fun   ) family trip planned for summer so don't know what will be in the budget for races.  Maybe lots of small local stuff.  I hope!   Did my 1st challenge in December and am hooked!  Just gotta be careful to not overdo it for the team

Names: I liked Will Run For Food, altho for me it should be Will Run For Beer.  

So Running Down A Dream sounds good to me.  I already do too much Running On Empty, trying to avoid that  

dimplespoo - 2008-02-01 7:16 PM

lyssa-gator - 2008-02-01 8:31 PM STACIE!!! glad you're back my poison apple sister!!

Hi Alyssa - I am glad to see some familiar faces. Poison Apples did so well - I am sure Running with Scissors (or whatever we decide Run Team #2 will be called) will do GREAT.

love the avatar....and our unfamiliar faces will not be sooo unfamiliar after a few days...hope you are having a great evening....just opening a good bottle of red wine...cheers! to whatever to the team....whatever we are called.

Girl Passing on Left - 2008-02-01 10:00 PM

Artemis - 2008-02-01 6:58 PM This is going to be a fun team. I can tell already.

Hi captain....are you feeling betta?

Not so much, but I'll survive.  It wouldn't be so bad if my chest didn't hurt so much.  That's the real problem right now.

If I have to alternate running and walking every minute, I'm still going to run some time this weekend.