Ghoulie eliptical v ST November challenge (Page 57)

glad the race was fun and did not bother the ITB.  Good luck tomorrow with the run

good running wishes for Bill --- toppage

That's because I wasn't here. teeheehee 

Dangit, when I did that last reply, I had all sorts of editing options, and now they're gone. Sometimes I miss internet explorer. I haven't had all the smileys and font options much since I went to a mac.

Well, I am going to head to bed now. Goodnight Gouhlies! (Or should I say Good Morning?!?)

X2. I would be inclined to go back to that PT and discuss what you REALLY need. There's gotta be a better way.

Sorry your day didn't go so well. Just remember to remind yourself when you wake up in the morning, that it is a fresh new day with no mistakes in it.

OK, one more post then I really really will go to bed. I promise. Curry Sweet Potatoes2 medium sweet potatoes/yams, peeled and cubed¾ cup olive oil1 tsp curry1 tsp garlic powder½ tsp chili powder½ tsp saltmix olive oil and dry ingredients in gallon ziplock, mush together to mix. Add potatoes, mix well, coating all sides of all potatoes.Bake on cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until tender.I usually cut the potatoes into about 1 inch cubes. Super easy, and yummy. I've done both yams and sweet potatoes. Yummy. Yummy. Yummy.

Edited by givemashot 2009-11-15 1:45 AM

Sorry about the run-on lines. It was typed just fine, then I hit submit and something happened. Editing did nothing to help. If you have any questions, just ask!

MORNING Ghoulies!

All the yard work yesterday kicked butt. My arms are gonna kill me. I raked a bunch and then did some general weeding and recovery in the yard. The 4 "kids" moved about a ton of rocks (literally- not an exaggeration), moved downed limbs and a bunch of general clean up. It is amazing what kind of work you can get with a bribe of dinner and beer.

I made a really easy- great scallop scampi. It is just butter, white wine, garlic (I used some that I had previously roasted and put in the freezer), parsley and salt and pepper. Melt all that stuff together. taste make sure it isn't too oily (buttery) or sweet/acidy (wine) and adjust. The put in the scallops (most people use shrimp, good too but I like scallops better) and cook until they are opaque. Eat over rice. A really nice salad with a pomegranate vinaigrette. (pomegranates are in season so I use them as much as possible) and dinner was done.

Ann, fantastic about your race. Even though you didn't get your time you rocked it for a cross country race.

Way to Go Dee!

Have a very painless run today!

Hope you get a nice swim in. Say hi to Mickey & Minnie for me.

Kendra.. How are you doing, lady?

Tom, come over here and iron anytime you like.. pweety pweeze...


Stacie, what makes your spin class so wonderful? I have never taken one.

All of you Ghoulies have a wonderful Sunday.
More yard work here while the weather is summer-like. There were actually butterflies flying around yesterday

This sounds really easy AND great. I am going to give it a whirl this week. Thanks

Later teamies.

thanks for asking ROBIN....

i think theres a few things that make it my fav.

first, i love spinning in general.  i like the feel of the bike and the kick-butt workout i always seem to get when im riding.

second, and probably more importantly, i really, really enjoy the instructor.  she's a friend and an triathlete NOW ironwoman, so she takes a 'road ride' approach to the class.

so instead of the typical, 'jumps' and fast intervals that would be typical of a fitness/aerobic spin class, her class has lots of long seated/standing climbs, fast flats, false flats et al.  so it has more of a road ride feel to it.

then, the time of day (5:45-7:45 am) works for me.  most time im home before my DH and the boys are even up...and then i have 2 hrs of a workout in already.  yes!

its cool too, since its not one of the most 'popular' class offerred at the Y (because of the time and intensity) theres a core group that comes week to week, and we've gotten to know one another, and theres quite a bit of banter that goes on week to week, which makes it feel like an outdoor group ride W/OUT the out of doors/weather to contend with.

w the ENDURANCE focus of the class, it really set an endurance base that lasted throughout the length of my tri season.

its a really unique class in that respect.

stacieb

welpers GHOULIES.

im heading to the Y a little bit later.

gonna make a pot of SPAG sauce as soon as DH gets back from the grocery store, the kids requested spaghetti and meatballs.  sounds good to me.

i was gonna do a speedwork run, but i realized after this week i needed to tweak my schedule just a bit so it work 'better'...

after my 2 hr endurance im in 'no mood' to do speedwork...so in order to get the most out of THAT run, i rearranged some things so that my sw comes later in the week when im more 'up to the task'

i knew when i put my winter maintenance schedule it would take some 'tweaking' for it to work well....somethings look good on paper, but then in actual practice...well.  you all know how that is.

i think the changes will make things work better and thats always a good feeling.

im really DIGGIN' this winter maintenance, which is actually taking me by surprise.

w/out as much as a glimmer of an event on the horizon, i thought i would feel some 'inertia' but i think ive done some things to help in that regard.

i have a 2 mile continuous swim goal set to reach by the first of the year. 

having a new ST program, even though i DISDAIN it, is motivating cuz its something 'new'....

and above everything else, the fact that i have a BASE TO MAINTAIN, is uber duber exciting.  the thought of heading into this years Tri season w a SOLID BASE is just really motivating to me right now.

its all good.

stacieb

all that gabbing, i didnt say....

heading to the Y today for a 45 min swim.  and ST.

going during the football game so hopefully the Y will be 'empty'   [the grocery stores always are, and its usually when i get my weekly shopping done.  LOL]

im contemplating my CHRISTMAS COOKIES this year.

GHOULIE QUESTION:

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS COOKIE TO EAT AND/OR BAKE??

[we could have a cookie recipe exchange]

i have two favorites.

BUCKEYES AND PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS.

stacieb





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