RunningAHEAD - Topic: got room for another newbie?

got room for another newbie? (Read 554 times)

shyrunner07

posted: 3/18/2007 at 2:09 AM

hi guys! *shyly waves and emits "please like me" vibes*

[standard intro] my name is Andrea...i'm a soon to be 30year old mom and wife, living in michigan (where the weather is pretty much a crapshoot everyday of the year). I also have 4 furry kitties, who can be completely endearing and utterly maddening. Not currently employed....right now i am in school, aiming for a BN (although, i have been toying with the idea of changing my major and taking up something along the lines of social work). I volunteer for Hospice when i can, doing stuff from sitting with patients to stuffing envelopes for upcoming fundraisers, etc. It's a cause which i've become incredibly fond of in the last few years and hope to work for that organization once I shed this "professional student" skin.

i've got more jiggle to my wiggle than i'd like, so i am taking up running as a way to fix that....along with wanting to just improve my lifestyle to one that is healthier (hubby and i have a 4 year old daughter and i want to be doing the same things that i am preaching to her...no more do as i say, not as i do stuff! Tongue

). We purchased a Nordictrack Viewpoint 3000 treadmill from Sears, which for now, i am doing my workouts on exclusively. [/SI]

i'm here by way of Kirsten, so if do something really lame-o here, feel free to blame it on her! lol She told me ya'll were some great folks to know, so i figured i'd pop in and say hello! Smile

*mushy gushy warning* Actually, I really look up to her...She inspires me in so many ways. It's amazing to see how far her weight loss journey has taken her....and now her involvement in running....i wish i had more of her "stick to it-iveness"! She's an awesome chickypoo! *heart*

so anyhoo, that's me...

Jill_B view log A hippo swimming.	posted: 3/18/2007 at 2:19 AM
	Hi & Welcome! I'm also a stay at home mom who is a heavy treadmill user (2 year old son). -Jill
	upcoming races: Long Branch Half Marathon (May 2009)

zoom-zoom view log Registered for #2	posted: 3/18/2007 at 2:44 AM
	Quote from shyrunner07 on 3/18/2007 at 2:09 AM: i'm here by way of Kirsten, so if do something really lame-o here, feel free to blame it on her! lol She told me ya'll were some great folks to know, so i figured i'd pop in and say hello! mushy gushy warning Actually, I really look up to her...She inspires me in so many ways. It's amazing to see how far her weight loss journey has taken her....and now her involvement in running....i wish i had more of her "stick to it-iveness"! She's an awesome chickypoo! heart Awww...blushes I'm always gettin' blamed for stuff...why change that for the interwebs...? k
	Kirsten '07: 1324.5 mi '08: 1561 mi ... • Ladies Locker Room • .: 2009 Goals :. • Run 1750 miles • 2 marathons (May - Bayshore, Fall - ?) • PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k? ~ HM ~ 26.2 • 1st trail relay (North Country)

zoom-zoom view log Registered for #2	posted: 3/18/2007 at 2:45 AM
	Oh, and I should add that Andrea is only shy when sober. Get a few drinks in the girl and it's a whole 'nother story! BTW, that one infamous shot of me going through a window--Andrea was one of the gals below hoistin' my butt up! k
	Kirsten '07: 1324.5 mi '08: 1561 mi ... • Ladies Locker Room • .: 2009 Goals :. • Run 1750 miles • 2 marathons (May - Bayshore, Fall - ?) • PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k? ~ HM ~ 26.2 • 1st trail relay (North Country)

va	posted: 3/18/2007 at 1:27 PM
	Hi shyrunner07, welcome to RA and to running! I am a fellow jiggler and heavy treadmill user to. Good luck!

kooky2003 view log 27 weeks up duff!	posted: 3/19/2007 at 12:38 AM modified: 3/19/2007 at 12:43 AM
	Hi Andrea and a big, warm welcome to RA! Any friend of Kirsten's is definitely a friend of ours, so make yourself at home and relax. Kirsten, you are clearly going to have to repost that 'window' pic now. I wanna see it again! Claire xxx
	jlynnbob "HTFU, Kookie's distal tibia" Where's my closet? I need to get back in it.

zoom-zoom view log Registered for #2	posted: 3/19/2007 at 1:04 AM
	Quote from kooky2003 on 3/19/2007 at 12:38 AM: Kirsten, you are clearly going to have to repost that 'window' pic now. I wanna see it again! Claire xxx That's Andrea in the lower left. k
	Kirsten '07: 1324.5 mi '08: 1561 mi ... • Ladies Locker Room • .: 2009 Goals :. • Run 1750 miles • 2 marathons (May - Bayshore, Fall - ?) • PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k? ~ HM ~ 26.2 • 1st trail relay (North Country)

kooky2003 view log 27 weeks up duff!	posted: 3/19/2007 at 1:14 AM
	Well Andrea...it's nice to 'see' you. Thanks for indulging me Zoomy Claire xxx
	jlynnbob "HTFU, Kookie's distal tibia" Where's my closet? I need to get back in it.

shyrunner07	posted: 3/19/2007 at 1:27 AM
	thanks guys for the warm welcome! i can't wait to get to know everyone better and to soak up all the wisdom and advice here...! I'm in awe of everything that ya'll are doing...i just hope to one day be able to do half the distance and times as you guys!

zoom-zoom view log Registered for #2	posted: 3/19/2007 at 1:37 AM
	Quote from shyrunner07 on 3/19/2007 at 1:27 AM: i just hope to one day be able to do half the distance and times as you guys! Hey, if I could do half my times I'd be winnin' races! That'd be sweet! k
	Kirsten '07: 1324.5 mi '08: 1561 mi ... • Ladies Locker Room • .: 2009 Goals :. • Run 1750 miles • 2 marathons (May - Bayshore, Fall - ?) • PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k? ~ HM ~ 26.2 • 1st trail relay (North Country)

Scout7 view log CPT Curmudgeon	posted: 3/19/2007 at 11:59 AM
	Quote from zoom-zoom on 3/18/2007 at 2:45 AM: Oh, and I should add that Andrea is only shy when sober. Get a few drinks in the girl and it's a whole 'nother story! Duly noted..... Where'd I hide that bottle of tequila? I know I put it around here somewhere.....
	Amat victoria curam. Sine labore nihil. Dulcius ex asperis.

zoom-zoom view log Registered for #2	posted: 3/19/2007 at 12:02 PM
	Ask her about margararatitas.... k
	Kirsten '07: 1324.5 mi '08: 1561 mi ... • Ladies Locker Room • .: 2009 Goals :. • Run 1750 miles • 2 marathons (May - Bayshore, Fall - ?) • PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k? ~ HM ~ 26.2 • 1st trail relay (North Country)

Scout7 view log CPT Curmudgeon	posted: 3/19/2007 at 1:04 PM
	Quote from zoom-zoom on 3/19/2007 at 12:02 PM: Ask her about margararatitas.... So....what about the margaritas, Andrea?
	Amat victoria curam. Sine labore nihil. Dulcius ex asperis.

jEfFgObLuE view log Frustrating Project	posted: 3/19/2007 at 2:37 PM
	Welcome Andrea! Any friend of Kirsten's is bound to make things interesting! Quote from zoom-zoom on 3/18/2007 at 2:45 AM: BTW, that one infamous shot of me going through a window--Andrea was one of the gals below hoistin' my butt up! I'm relatively new here as well. Maybe you can explain the story behind this infamous photo that we're all seeing everywhere now. Cheers, Jeff
	20th Century: 800m: 2:04 \|1600m: 4:37 \|3200m: 10:06 \|5k: 16:23 \|10k: 35:38 \|15k: 54:20 25k: 1:35:59 21st Century: 5k: 19:42 \|10k: 43:00 "Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth." Steve Allen Oswald acted alone.

zoom-zoom view log Registered for #2	posted: 3/19/2007 at 2:55 PM
	Heh, Andrea and I and a few other friends got together in LA last Aug. with a friend who lives out there. We went outside our friend's place and realized that the door had locked behind us with our friend's keys still inside the house. We were able to jimmy one window open, so up I went. I bruise REALLY easily and had some pretty funny black-and-blue marks on my arms for about the next week: k
	Kirsten '07: 1324.5 mi '08: 1561 mi ... • Ladies Locker Room • .: 2009 Goals :. • Run 1750 miles • 2 marathons (May - Bayshore, Fall - ?) • PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k? ~ HM ~ 26.2 • 1st trail relay (North Country)