marymosc13's group THE V.A.M.P.S., FULL (Page 5)

woo hoo! yay! its unanimous - our group will take on my sister carol's group in a month long challenge - during february, to see which one can rack up the most total minutes...

help me get mah braggin' rights back!

more details to come!

Yeah! We get to challenge!

Crystal, so sorry I don't have any funny stories to share today. I hope Mary's dog troubles brought a smile to your face.  It did for me!  My little daughter did decide to eat one of those boardbooks for little kids. I thought they were supposed to be for little ones so they don't tear the pages, but Chay thinks that they taste good. I guess she needs more fiber or something. She really ate a whole corner off the book, so I think we'll have to take them away for a while!!

As for workout advice, the advice that has helped me may not help anyone else because it looks like you are all excellent runners, but I have a really difficult time running without pain in my knees. I talked to a trainer at our local tri-shop and she said I should shorten my stride.  She actually told me to run on the tread-mill with the speed at 4.5 and incline at 1.0. Then keep a cadence of 180 per minute.  I felt like the biggest dork at the gym when I tried it because an eighty year old women next to me was WALKING much faster and there I was pretending to be Speedy Gonzales running at 4.5!!! It really helped me feel better though and I think I actually, have an idea what my form is supposed to be now. Anyhow, that the only good tip I have really loved so far. Anyone else!?!? 

Thanks for the tip on trisuits. I've thought about it a bit, but I'm not sure at all what I will be getting yet. I will have to check it out!! Have a wonderful day!

-Becky

hi ladies... just wanna give a quick hello before i actually get some work done (now that i'm back from the city)... glad to hear about the tri suit purchase, i'd been checking the mail everyday too! i'm planning to buy one for this season, so thanks for the info on the GREAT deal you got.

our challenge with mosc11's group is fast approaching... so start thinking about how you want to fill up the month of february with a pink box every day - no whites allowed! even a 30 min walk counts in this challenge, so every activity you do must be logged, be ultra-anal-retentive, ladies! we're gonna win!

good for you getting in the pool anyway! bad and frustrating workouts happen from time to time. just put it behind you and move on. and try saying to yourself "swimming will be a challenge, that i will meet head on and conquer" instead of "swimming is going to be very difficult" half the battle is in your mind anyway. enjoy your much-deserved rest and come back the next day even stronger!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day! Any exciting plans for the weekend?

Mary, so sorry to hear about the sick little one! Hope she feels better soon. Chay's top teeth are coming in right now, so she has been up in the middle of the night lately (she is usually pretty good to sleep through the whole night.) Being sick is so much worse though because with teething we can get her a little tylenol and she is a happy camper. Not so easy when its a cough! Best of luck to ya!

Good luck with the workouts today all! And of course, smiles for Crystal!

Sarah,

Don't worry about your swimming. It is SO hard to figure it out at first. I really think that swimming takes the most time to actually learn how to get comfortable, but you are doing the right thing taking a class. Just keep practicing the drills and before you know it, you will see a lot of improvement.  I remember the first day I joined the swim team in high school, I thought I was going to drown. I couldn't believe the coach actually expected us to swim across the pool more then ONCE! Sometimes when I get in the water after its been a while, I have to remember how it is supposed to feel, but once you start feeling the water, IT IS SO MUCH FUN!!!! Best of luck and I know you will start to love it soon enough!

yeah, anytime you get an inspire, just hit blog, it "quotes" the original message and sends it back to the person who sent it. its a very cool feature!

teething IS tough... i used to give brianna frozen washcloths to chew on, or frozen bananas in one of those safe feeder things... we're not big on tylenol in our house. brianna is doing a tad better today, thanks... this is her first bad cold of the "winter" so we've been lucky this season. rest day for me today, thank goodness b/c of the lack of sleep i had - hope everyone is doing great!

great advice! it does take a while to get used to, remember, homo sapiens are land mammals, so its not in our makeup to be water creatures, you need to give yourself time to adjust.

I agree. We didn't used to be fans of tylenol. It was really the only way we could get her to sleep in her bed when she is sick though. Otherwise, she would scream until we snuggled with her in our bed, but then she'd practice her cycling or boxing skills against her daddy's tummy. During the day we have been giving her teething toys, but the washcloth and bananas are a great idea! She LOVES bananas anyway! Tylenol is only reserved for those nights when at 12:30 baby is screaming because she hurts and Momma needs to get to sleep or she just might go postal at work in the morning!

 Very cute! Sounds perfect for you!! Have fun with it!

howdy y'all! hope you're having a great weekend. Brianna is much better, thanks for all the well wishes. She'll be back in school tomorrow.

just had to brag tell you about my run today - longest distance to date - and i'm still alive! goes to show that you never know what you can do until you push yourself to do it! so push yourselves, ladies, it pays off!