bEASTies - March Winds Challenge (Page 37)

D001 - 2010-03-15 3:36 PM Um. So your pre-race run was 18 miles? LOL That's awesome! Congrats on beating your goal time AND winning a Free Party! Wait, doesn't this mean we now have a place to PARTY? 'Cause we know you're going to invite all your Challenge teammates, right? I'll bet we can drink lots in a 2 hour period.

D001 - 2010-03-14 12:20 PM

St. Patrick's Day is coming up! But don't "overindulge" too much because we KNOW you want to keep up with your workouts! (Besides, do you REALLY want to drink Green Beer?) Current Standings: 1st place -- bEASTies - 34.8% 2nd place -- T.W.I.S.T.E.R. - 31.0% Happy St. Paddy's Day! Keep working out (or I'll zap you. I've just purchased a special GREEN taser. It's my personal way of celebrating St. Patrick's Day.) Dee

D001 - 2010-03-14 4:49 PM Nicole - Your newest avatar is great!

wgraves7582 - 2010-03-15 9:46 AM

They should put that on the price tag:

$6500 for the bike
$1000 for attorney fees
$500 a month for child support until they are 21
Priceless - knowing you have a kicka$$ bike to race on

yogachic - 2010-03-15 10:28 AM G'morning and Happy Monday, bEASTies!!

I had a blast at my 5k race yesterday!  I had no clue how fast to run since I'd never done a 5k before, didn't particularly train for it, and had run 18 miles on Saturday.  So I just gave myself a pretty conservative goal time based on my usual speed on my shorter runs, taking into account that I've been mainly training for distance and not speed.  I definitely felt like my legs were dragging during the race, but I made it through with a strong push to the finish and beat my goal time by 14 seconds!  Yay! 

Then at the post-race party, they were raffling off a bunch of prizes. . . And I won a free party (open bar for 2 hrs) for up to 40 people at a nearby bar.  Scoooore!

MDHillSlug - 2010-03-15 10:35 AM Good Morning!

It was crazy busy at the pool this morning; I had to wait 20 minutes for a lane. Then, while hauling myself out of the pool when I was done my foot slipped and I fell back in, scraping my leg in the process. What a way to start the week!

rnihill - 2010-03-15 11:37 AM So, my week started off last night with my 3 year old puking all over me when I went to check on her when I went to bed. She seemed warm so I spent all night worryng about her. This is the daughter that has had 2 seizures since last New Years from her temp spiking so fast - first from strep, the second from the wonderful swine flu. Fortunately, this morning she seems absolutely fine so maybe she just didn't like her dinner? Needless to say, I'm tired... Then we overslept and my 5 year old can NOT be rushed in the morning or she melts down. So she missed the bus and I had to drive her to school. In my pjs. And she made me go all the way in with her!! Now I am sitting here at work... with no focus... wondering if it's safe to go swimming this afternoon or will that jinx me? It seems like whenever I become unavailable during the day, that becomes the exact moment the school nurses starts hunting me down. But I need to work off these Monday grumpys and get rid of that big goose egg next to my swimming goal!

jtrezza - 2010-03-15 12:48 PM

Happy Monday bEASTies!  Treadmill speed intervals for me at lunchtime.  I have found zone four and can attest that nothing pretty happens there.  But, things are looking up because the weather forecast looks absolutely marvelous for the rest of the week.  We are all sure to max out our goals in the sunshine.  Have a great day.

ebshot - 2010-03-15 1:36 PM Got a trainer ride done.  The blasted phone kept ringing!  Hard to get into a groove when that happens.

billsorg - 2010-03-15 1:59 PM

As expected, I didn't make it to the gym today, so that's 3 days in a row without a "real" workout.  I will force myself to do the treadmill first thing in the morning tomorrow and then do a spin class at lunch.  It's awesome that we're out to an early lead in the challenge, because I haven't updated the spreadsheet in a week or so.  I'll do that tonight.

rnihill - 2010-03-15 2:29 PM Got to the pool with no calls about the kids! Of course, when I got there I realized that someone had borrowed my goggles (both hubby and kids like to do this) and forgot to put them back. I was already there so I decided to just swim without. Boy, do my eyes sting now!! But at least I can log some swim yardage.

D001 - 2010-03-15 2:34 PM *Sigh* Truth be told, I've never actually HAD green beer. I'm not a "beer lover," and the fact that it's green.... So I guess I'll join the 2 of you at that bar.

rnihill - 2010-03-15 3:34 PM So, my Monday is shaping up!! Got my swim in. No sick calls from school. AND we paid off a loan today so hubby wants to celebrate!! His theory is that Wednesday is St. Patricks Day and Thurs/Fri is basketball.. so TODAY needs to be the celebration day. He's bringing yummy food home for dinner after the kids are in bed. Yeah!!

Artemis - 2010-03-15 7:52 PM 15.75 miles during cycling class today.  I can make my bike goal if I do at least 15 miles during each of the 5 classes left this month (including today's) and Judi's 50 mile bike ride.

My run goal is a little more iffy, although I do have a half-marathon this weekend.

billsorg - 2010-03-16 5:33 AM Good morning, team... Got in an early morning run on the treadmill this morning.  Not sure if an afternoon workout is in the cards, but we'll see.  We've fallen 4 pages behind on posts, so let's get chatty!!!

jtrezza - 2010-03-16 7:50 AM

AM swim for me today.  I'm fighting off a cold, but if I can hold it at bay I'll do a 20-mile loop on the bike tonight.  Have a great day everyone.

 

ebshot - 2010-03-15 9:04 PM


Sounds like great reasons to celebrate!  What kind of food???  I had Lean Cuisine and Cheetos for dinner.  Yeah, really.  *sigh*