Heck no, I'm not offended. Oh - PATS fans, you said. Best line I heard this morning - Tom Brady was getting hit so much that by the end of the game he looked like Tom Petty! Note to seld - never schedule Day 1 of a new training program on the morning after the Superbowl when the Giants are in it and I'm hosting the party. Packed my bag this morning and left it and my coffee at home. Guess I'll be running at home tonight, somehow or other. bty Oh, yeah - Giants!!

Hi Guys! Greetings from Cloud Nine!!!! Thanks for the thread Leslie. and Thanks Yabba for being so gracious.Once again we have a NY-Boston sports moment for the ages.What a game!What a Win! I still can't believe it .Tom Brady marching down the field with 3 1/2 mins left.I thought"wow,here he goes again" Our defense played their guts out and at the end were wheezing like mad.That Eli brought them right back was really remarkable. Ran my longest ever before the game yesterday,16miles @9:35 pace.I don't know what took more out of me,that run or watching the game!Either way,today I'm just comfortably numb!! Have a Great one!

Ran my longest ever before the game yesterday,16miles @9:35 pace.

Woo hoo! Nice job!

Greetings 40's!! Hope everybody had a great wknd!.......Congrats to those of you rooting for NY!! "Entertainment Value" was what our crew was looking for in the game ~ & they were not dissappointed! ......we had a small gathering of 15 folks, including DH & I, here @ our house....those who wanted, watched the game. The rest chatted over food, drinks & supervising the kids ~ including passing the new baby around....one of the younger couples got a fresh one a month ago.... Expecting a crew, I thought it would be a good idea to "migrate" the two big dogs so that they would be "in a calm-submissive-state-of-mind" before folks started arriving ~ especially DS#1's Lab, Misty! This was my 1st time taking both of them at the same time & it took a little bit for us to get into the rhythm of it..150lbs of dogs attached to my waist belt & handle loops to keep them by my side.....once settled in though, it went rather well. We did 5.43 miles on the back hilly trails w/4 of it power walking (as much as possible) & the last 1.43 easy jogging ~ which turned out to be the easiest part of it! I'm thinking this will be good to do again...practice makes perfect! & we all need the excercise! Funny thing that totally surprised me was I got a "thumbs up" from one car & a "woo-hoo" from another!! I dunno if it was that I had two large dogs?, that they are black labs? or what exactly I was getting approval about!? So far today, only a 3 mi brisk walk w/Mairead....sleep deprived sleepy...lazy....must clean house.... Leslie: take care of you! It'll come back around. Brian: Modifying your schedule already!? Yabba: may you have better weather this week! Joe: Woo-Hoo! sounds like you had a stellar wknd! Carol: what happened to your ipod? sometimes I forget to turn mine on.....it's all good. Hey Holly & Alrla!! Great Runs Everyone!

Sounds like most everyone had a great day yesterday and survived for the most part. Joe - Dude, you are just killng the long runs! Good for you! I can't wait 'til I'm able to get there again. Cindy - How does Mairead do around groups of people? And I would've loved to have seen you with two large dogs tied to your waist. At least you know nobody with an ounce of brain matter will be bugging you. Jim - How's your hip been doing? Did you end up getting an MRI or any other further exams to explain what the heck is/was going on? Carol - You seem to have been doing pretty good with your blood sugar lately. Hopefully, this is but a small blimp on the radar of life. I've made it through most of the day. Being forced to put one foot in front of the other actually has a nice healing quality. I'm a bit pooped, but that just means I'll sleep really well tonight. I'm looking forward to giving exercise a try on Wednesday. After taking some extended ed classes, Coach Bill gave me a nutrition plan based on my age, height, and weight and covers daily calories/hydration, pre-exercise, during exercise/event, and post. It's pretty interesting and will force me to give my eating habits a thorough review. I eat pretty healthily (is that a word?), but I don't think I always eat enough. That's been a real challenge for me from the get-go after losing a bunch weight through Weight Watchers - the fear of the return of the pounds. However, considering what I hope to accomplish this year, I'm going to have to "let go of the fear" and be more diligent. I think I'll start keeping a diary like I did with WW in order to train my brain as to What Foods = How Much Carbs/Protein. Later, Gators!

Yes, that was an exciting game!! Unfortunately, we hosted a big party and it was hard work not eating! I did pretty well, just kept busy watching the game in the kitchen and fixing more food - the hungrier I was, the more I fixed so I think everyone was well fed. Had a terrible run yesterday - no idea why, just couldn't breathe the whole time. Hoping tomorrow's is better - trying not to overthink it. r2farm - I'm glad you're feeling better - since I wasn't around for awhile, I missed - what was the exact problem, your hip? Is all healing and well?

Hi everyone - I needed to get out for a run today to start that program, and finally got out at around 8:30. Very unusual for me. 3 miles around the neighborhood (~ 1/2 mile loop) in ~ 29:00. Nice easy start. Also did some push ups to gently begin strength training habit. bty