Tonight I'm doing a tempo run (12K I think) with dgrant and tallguy. I feel I need a "me" day today so I'm going to go downtown, get my hair cut, and wander. Sounds weird I know but I love just walking downtown, going into whatever shops I want, and people-watching! Plus there's a Niketown right by ...

Good job! It's nice to know we have such an influence... you'd better hope we don't use these powers for evil...

I knew there was a reason I date a runner... Well there are several, but that's a good one!
Lisa

If you're running by yourself I'd think it might be hard to do Fartleks ( :lol: fart... hee hee). It might be easier to go to a track OR if you have a garmin, to do a few fast stretches within an 8 or 9K run that are 400 or 800 m (say 4 400's and 3 800's). You could do 2K to warm up, the workout (ab...

When you don't even consider the weirdness of walking down Queen St. all sweaty with bugs on your face (I noticed this in the elevator up to our place- ew!)

I think the tech shirts would be the best, obviously (especially the Brooks ones- they have mens' and womens' and they FIT, and they're cool). Maybe in the meantime though, the easiest thing would be for whoever is the genius 8) that designs the logo could email it to anyone who wants it. People cou...

OK Me again. I don't know what the heck is up... you know how I said I was feeling so blah? I went out for my run, fully expecting to be draggin' it to manage a fairly slow pace. Turned out I felt great! I did 9K around the boardwalk (did some laps basically, because it's cooler by the water) with a...

I pulled something in my back at the gym on Friday, but the pain was starting to subside...Last night Lisa and I were walking on the boardwalk and she 'challenged' me to do chin-ups at one of the old Participaction stations they have along the path. Anyway, 15 chin-ups later I re-aggravated the pul...

I don't know why, but I almost feel hung over today. I have a headache and I just feel totally blah. I'm going to try to work myself up to running 10K later on tonight when it cools down a bit... I don't know... I think I'm just bored! Maybe a bit down because I can't have crap. I'm sure I'll snap o...

FOr sure you should do it! It will give you a really good idea how fit you are. I am going to attempt another 10K before my marathon and I'm also making a point of doing a 10K time trial every month to ensure I'm actually getting in better shape. The only thing is that it might be hard to rearrange ...

klewlis wrote:shall we put a complex entry system onto the forum so that you have to be sober to get in?

On the contrary. I think for entertainment's sake, we should have a thread where you can specifically type when you're wasted.

Well, should I...what are the pro's and con's?? For all distances. YES!!! But don't turn your player up so loudly that it becomes a safety hazard. That point is very true. Music can be a huge motivator. I know it definitely speeds me up, and it can help me zone out when I'm not feeling good. At 39K...

Wow, what an awesome report! You are such a star to not only beat your whisper goal, but to have things enough in perspective to help out a fellow competitor. I do think it sent some good karma your way!
Way to go... hope you had some White Mountain ice cream as a reward
Lisa

Andy, I'm so glad you're OK. I'm sure you're in a lot of pain, but I know you'll come back strong! Rest up and ice your sore spots.
Lisa

Yummmmmy!!!
That sounds so good! We had waffles this morning, and I threw a few blueberries in, but banana sounds awesome.

Yeah, I do that one too and it's actually better for my upper hams than the chair one. Getting my leg up higher seems to stretch the middle part of the hamstring though. I totally hadn't thought about my knees... I'll pay attention today and see how it feels

Yeah... remember my "off junk" thread??! I was so good for about 3 weeks, but I'm totally off the wagon. It's because I let it slip ONE TIME... and then all was lost. It's like a smoker who's offered that one "social smoke" and they don't think anything of it and then they're hooked again. One kiddi...

There were a couple threads on the "other" site as well that discussed 3 day vs. 4 day plans. People were quite polarized.

Why not try it for a couple of weeks (one you are HEALED BBoop!!!! Not now!!!!) and see how you feel?

Gotta do some weights at the gym today. I really want to get a stronger core... I have to get back into the weights routine more regularly. I haven't gone since last Friday! :oops: Part of it is that I absolutely hate my gym- it's full of meatheads with gold chains and girls with makeup and juicy sw...

In University, Domino's had a promotion for a second pizza for $1.50. So of course it was a no-brainer. I used to terminate two large pizzas in one sitting. And yes, I do spend my time surfing Pizza websites. :roll: I can attest to both these statements. I love him, but man is he a hungry geek! :lo...

When you have a tan line from your knee support! Even after slathering on SPF 30..

Have you ever thought about coaching?
It sounds like you know how to encourage people to get good results.

I like the one where you lie on your back, bend one leg and put the other one up, and gently pull the raised leg towards you. Holly, when you say the "over the chair" one, do you mean the one where you put your foot on a chair and lean into it? Yikes... I've been doing that forever (actually I usual...

Dave and I ran 25K this morning with "tallguy" and one of our favourite running friends, MJ. We went up through the Don Valley Ravine up to Edwards Gardens (if you know TO) and it was soooo gorgeous! We were pretty slow but we had so much fun I didn't care in the least. It was a great run. Now after...

I meant it more as a resource for people to get new routes. For example once I get sick of running up the ravine, I could look and see if someone has a... say... 25K route I haven't tried yet. Or... for people who are travelling to cities they're not familiar with, so they could do their long runs a...