Tuesday was 60 minutes on the track and a fast walk with coach. We should be unloading boxes today at work so I will do a short cardio at home after possibly staying over. Ready for the boxes. Maybe.

Happy runs, All!  Namaste

Morning, ladies

Nothing too exciting - 3.5 on the TM and 2.5 minutes of planks.

Lisa - glad they're busting that guy, what a jerk.  You'd think he'd have thought people could easily trace him through race results.

Judy - I think unloading all those boxes counts as cardio and weights!

Camille - have a great day, yourself!

From yesterday:

Camille - let me know how the recipe turns out with the substitutions!

Cindy - ohhh, Body Attack sounds much like Fusion, the class I take - it's a great workout

Tessa - I need to get my kids back to Disney, we went when they were really too young to enjoy it and the youngest has never been.

Ginny - great 3!

Linda - soooo, did you get up early???

Hi ladies-

I ran 8.3 miles this morning and really felt pretty good, even though my upper body is quite sore from yesterday's class. Now I'm sitting here avoiding getting started on a major writing project.

Tessa - yes, DS1 is 11, so he already qualifies as a Disney "adult." We figured that this is really the right time to do it - DS1 is still young enough to enjoy it, and DS3, who will turn 7 just before the trip, will be old enough to (mostly) hold his own. We never wanted to go when they were really young and drag whiny toddlers around.

Lisa - thanks for the tips! We're staying in a suite, since there are 5 of us, and it has a min-fridge, so we're planning on breakfast in the room, and taking lunch into the park at least some of the days. We have 5-day passes - Disney has a promo right now where you get a free day if you buy at least a 4-day pass - so we'll get to double up on one of the parks. We're not doing the park hopper either.

Camille - I definitely start with low resistance - at 4 on the machines I use - and go up to 7 or 8, depending on how long I'm going for.

Laura - the class was definitely a good workout, and the upper body stuff is good for me, as I'm not inclined to do it on my own.

AnnieSusan - we have a fox that lives in a neighborhood nearby, so I see it every now and again. I will run right across the road in front of me!

I bought new shoes today - Brooks Ravenna 5's. They are VERY bright - turquoise with orange and lime green accents! I needed new Superfeet inserts too, so I was very glad for the $25 rewards voucher, plus the $25 complimentary voucher from the store owner.

Have a great day-

Ginny - What size running shoe do you wear? I have a pair of Newton's that I do not like I have only wore them twice - size 7 1/2 -would sell them at a good price

Hope everyone is have a great day - the weather in Houston is just beautiful - low 40 high 65 great running weather - Houstom Aramco Half is Sunday the forecast is another beautiful day - hopefully my body will respond so I can have a great run

It's taper week for me I have another very easy run tomorrow and that's it until Sunday - hard not to run with the temps being so perfect

Hi to all

BBL

Ugh, two busy days at work and hardly any posting.  I have not run in two days, the first because I was resting from the marathon, and the second because I had a severe case of acid reflux yesterday.  7 miles planned for tonight.

Lisa, what a moron, that guy!

Judy, nice workouts!

Camille, I thought Mark's article was hilarious.  But some people did not get it.

LC Runs, nice run. Body Attack sounds to me like Body Snatchers.

Annie, yay for running outdoors.

Cindy, nice run.  Good luck with the writing project.

Ginny, do it!

Sugar, good luck this weekend.

Have a great day!

Hey all,

I have decided to take a mostly rest week. I haven't run since the marathon Sunday. I just feel like my body could use a break, and Boston training starts soon (I am just doing a 12 week plan).

Cindy, I think your kids are the perfect age for Disney. My nephew that is almost 5 was tall enough for all but a few of the rides. You'll have a blast. We ended up eating breakfast at the condo most days, then taking snacks for lunch (I swear there are people in my family that never get hungry, I was pretty much starving all the time, but they were all good). It was nice we had a full kitchen, so we ended up each taking a night and cooking dinner for everyone. Having just been there, I'd say my two favorite rides were Soarin' at Epcot (not scary or fast at all, but really cool) and the roller coaster at Hollywood Studios. Epcot was probably my favorite park, although I didn't make it to Animal Kingdom (except for running through it during the marathon). My brother and his wife with the 5 year old did Animal Kingdom and that was their least favorite. Whatever park you go to, if you want to go on a popular ride, send someone to get fast passes as soon as you get there. The two big rides at Hollywood Studios were out of fast passes by noon. I'm no Disney expert, but if you have any questions, I can try to answer since I was just there.

Let me know what you think of the Ravenna 5s. I really like the 4s, and I heard there were some pretty big changes, so I'm worried.

Ginny, good to see you getting back out there. I think someone mentioned Hokas the other day. I hear more and more people all the time trying them and loving them. People with feet problems especially seem sold on them.

I was keeping up with the forum on vacation and when I got back, but I can't remember all the stuff I wanted to say. I didn't have much online time in Florida. Not much reading time either - I currently have 5 books on my Kindle from the library (I am on the waiting list for a bunch of books, and they are all now becoming available). I need to start reading!

I also need to do RRs. I realized I never did one for Hoover Dam, and now I have Disney too. Guess I better get off of here and start either reading or writing tonight!

Hi to all, am trying to get back into the swing of things.....more personals tomorrow!

karen

Thanks Lisa for that link! If he's the Lawrence Herman who's on marathonguide.com, Fredericksburg MD, age 47, then he did 5 marathons last year, Disney, Baltimore, Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, Air Force. I might add that his best time was 5:41.

Silly idiot.

Cindy, good suggestions from others. Check out mousesavers.com also, and sign up  for their newsletter -- there are a lot of tips and discounts linked there. I agree completely on bringing breakfast foods and eating in your room if you aren't at a place that includes breakfast. The Publix near Downtown Disney is a good store to pick up basics at. And wander through the "gourmet foods" aisle and giiggle at the British foods included there. Somehow I don't think of Weetabix and Ribena as gourmet.

Judy, I hope the boxes are not too onerous.

Camille, at least you won't slip on ice on the TM.

AnnieSusan, a run outside -- good for you!

Ginny, salty crunchy sounds good right now. And it's not just registering early to save money, it's registering early to get in at all. RN's DH was looking at signing them up for Big Sur the day it opened, he texted RN to ask if she wanted to, she texted him back that yes she wanted to run it, he went to register them and it had already sold out. I miss hte days when most races could be signed up for even on expo day.

Vicki, good luck at Houston! Hmm. How much do you want for the Newtons? I wear a 7 or 7 1/2.

Hi Karen! Yes, please do race reports. I wish I had been able to join you for Hoover.

Marjorie, exciting, new car -- what are you getting?

Damaris, I thought the Badwater spooof article was hilarious too, but it appears some people were not amused.

Crummy run this morning. I was woken at 12:30 and again at 3 AM by DH in the shower, he forgot he had taken one a few hours ago and climbed in again. And he is a noisy showerer. I think we may have to turn off the water at night and I don't want to do that, we usually set the dishwasher to start at midnight rather than running it during the day and I frequently leave the washer going when I go to bed. So crawled out for a slow miserable 3.2 miles. Then at lunch I had a run fail, left my shoes upstairs, so did the ET for an hour in sock feet followed by a few minutes of barefoot running on the TM. I am SO not a minimalist runner. Bah.