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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Training Tuesday
Happy Tuesday! And Happy Mardi Gras!
What event are you training for/date?
What does your training schedule look like for the week?
Any injuries or problems?
Highlights from last week?
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it?
NH&FR: How many times have you moved?
What event are you training for/date?
What does your training schedule look like for the week?
Any injuries or problems?
Highlights from last week?
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it?
NH&FR: How many times have you moved?
Re: Training Tuesday
What event are you training for/date? DC RNR Half marathon 3/17
What does your training schedule look like for the week? Mon - 3M, Tues - rest, Wed- 5M, Thurs-3M, Fri-Rest, Sat- Rest or CT if I have time, Sun - 11M
Any injuries or problems? Hills suck! I faced an INSANE hill this week on my 10M run. I wasn't running up the hill. I was climbing. That sapped my energy and made the rest of the run suck. I ordered a water/fuel belt so I can have start fueling on my runs.
Highlights from last week? My first 20+ mile week!
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? 8-9 hours What's your ideal amount of sleep? 9 hours What's your bedtime? 9:30-10PM Wakeup time? 5:55AM Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? Sometimes I wake to go to the bathroom
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? Since finishing college and settling in the DC area, 3 times! The last time was the hardest since DS was around 1 and very attached to his mommy. The next time we're hiring movers. We will be buying a house in a year and a half. I'm hoping that will be our last move in a long, long time!
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DS 7/18/2010
Handy 2.0 Due Early August
2011/2012 Races
12/17/2011 Christmas Caper 10K
2/11/2012 Have a Heart 5K
3/17/2012 DC RNR Half Marathon
4/22/2012 10M Parkway Classic
10/28/2012 Marine Corps Marathon
What event are you training for/date? half 3.17.12, 10M 4.1.12
What does your training schedule look like for the week? goal: 37 mi. including 2 hour long run, 3x1600, and 3-4 easy runs
Any injuries or problems? nope.
Highlights from last week? finally hit 35 mi last week!
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? I sleep about 7 hrs/night. that's about right for me. sometimes I'll need a bit more after a hard workout. I go to sleep around 1030 and my alarm goes off at 530. for the most part I sleep through the night. sometimes I'll have to get up to pee, but usually when I wake up in the middle of the night to pee it's my first sign that I'm getting a UTI.
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? 12
What event are you training for/date? nothing. I'm still in my off season. I am going to to a mountain bike race for fun March 4th since a friend is the promoter and it's to support a local high school mtb team. I will use it as a hard training day.
What does your training schedule look like for the week? Sunday: trainer (raining), Monday: 2.5 hour ride, Tuesday: Easy trainer ride. Wed.-Sat. I don't know since I'm getting sick.
Any injuries or problems? Yep, getting sick, maybe a cold.
Highlights from last week? I had a great mtb ride on Sat. with a friend
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? Average: 7, Ideal: 8-9, Bedtime: 11:00, Wakeup: 6:00 am, usually wake up once
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? Ever: 8 FL to SC, twice within SC, and to GA. Within Atlanta: 3 (first apt., my first house, house DH and I bought)
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Happy Tuesday! And Happy Mardi Gras!
What event are you training for/date? Gasparilla 15k (3/4), Florida Beach Half (3/18) Flying Pirate Half (4/22)
What does your training schedule look like for the week?
Mon - 3mi + yoga
Tues - 4mi
Wed - yoga
Thurs- 3mi
Fri- 3
Sat- rest
Sun - 5k + 7mi = 10mi long run
Any injuries or problems? last week i had some foot pain after my 1/2 on 2/12, but it seems to have healed.
Highlights from last week? nothing. i didn't run a single mile. I did Jillian Michaels Yoga meltdown twice & that whooped my a$$
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? it varies night to night. Last night i stayed up till 12:30 watching netflix. Sometimes i'm in bed by 10. I don't have a real schedule - that's probably bad. In the last 8 months or so I wake up a lot more than I used to. DH says, "welcome to your late 20's."
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? Never out of state - born & raised in FL. I have no idea how many different houses i've lived in. I've moved 6x since Dec 2004 (which is when I moved out of my Mom's house).. Maybe 8 or 9 times growing up.
What does your training schedule look like for the week? Cross-train, run 5, 8, and 5 miles rest, 5 mile pace run, 20 mile long run, plus strength training where it fits.
Any injuries or problems? Moving. So tired. Some random pains but nothing serious. I think it's just from bruising my thigh and banging stuff against my shin while moving.
Highlights from last week? Did a 400 mile move and still ran over 37 miles.
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? 7 hours What's your ideal amount of sleep? 7-8 hours What's your bedtime? Around 10pm Wakeup time? 5-6:30am, depending on the day. Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? Usually wake up once or twice. More like once right now because I am wicked tired.
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? 3. Lived in the same house growing up, moved to RI for grad school, moved once within RI, and now in the process of moving to DC.
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What event are you training for/date? Rock CF half 3-25-12 and Boston Marathon 4-16-12
What does your training schedule look like for the week?
M- rest
T- easy 4-5 mile run or total body strength training circuit
W- 10 mile run
Th- 10 mile run
F- 3 mile run + strength training
Sat- 5 mile run + strength
Sun- 8 mile run
Any injuries or problems? n/a
Highlights from last week? 18 mile run on saturday!!! it was extremely windy out, I had to stop to use the restroom 3 times and I took a few walk breaks. I still managed a 9:40 pace!!!
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? it varies. now that I am pregnant, I am more tired some days then I am others. last night I got about 8 hours of sleep. If I am running at 5am, I try to be in bed around 9, 9:30pm at the latest.
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? since birth? 12 times
2012: Running & Race Accomplishments:
2-12-12: Riverview Winter Fest 4 mile, 34:59 8:45 pace - 23 weeks pregnant
2-29-12: Leap Year 4 mile, 36:45 9:11 pace - 25.5 weeks pregnant
3-11-12: Corktown 5K, 28:33 9:13 pace - 27 weeks pregnant
3-25-12: Rock CF Island Half Marathon, 2:11:03 10:00 pace - 29 weeks pregnant
4-16-12 Boston Marathon, deferring to 2013
8-11-12: Run thru Hell 10 mile or 4.8 mile
9-30-12: Brooksie Way Half Marathon
10-21-12: Grand Rapids Marathon
11-22-12: Detroit Turkey Trot 10K
What event are you training for/date? St. Patrick's Day 5k - March 17
What does your training schedule look like for the week?
S- 1/2 marathon + 4 miles, M- CF, T-CF, W- yoga, Th-CF, F- CF S- CF &/or short run
Any injuries or problems?
Nope, but I am giving up the Nest for Lent. So, I'll be MIA until April 8th.
Highlights from last week?
Winning a $50 Lululemon Gift Card for taking 2nd place in my boxes Whole 30 challenge.
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? 6 hrs -8 hrs What's your ideal amount of sleep? 6 hrsWhat's your bedtime? Between 9:30pm and 11pm Wakeup time? 6:30am Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? Usually sleep through
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? Around 10
What does your training schedule look like for the week? two 3.5-mile runs, one 4- or 4.5-mile run, one light lifting workout, and then, if all goes well, NROLFW Stage 7 workout 1; some bike riding over the weekend, but I'm still getting comfortable with my new bike (hadn't ridden in 15 years)
Any injuries or problems? I twisted my knee 3.5 weeks ago, and I'm still easing my way back into my normal workout routine.
Highlights from last week? I learned how to get on and off of a road bike!
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? I get about 7 hours; ideal amount is about 7.5 hours; I usually sleep straight through from about 11:30pm to 6:30am
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? 3 times as a kid, 5 times as an adult (not including undergrad). That's city changes, not apartment/house changes, which would about double that number.
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What event are you training for/date? Not really training, per se, but I am running a 10-miler on 3/25! I have maxed out at 8 miles since baby #3 and I feel that having a race on the calendar will push me to run a bit more. I've been a little lazy this winter (50-60 mile months, on avg.)
What does your training schedule look like for the week? I'm hoping to run 20 miles, not sure what it will look like.
Any injuries or problems? No injuries, but time management is a huge factor.
Highlights from last week? I ran 6 miles totally hungover from date night...and felt pretty good after.
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? I usually go to bed around 930 and wake up at 630 or 7 - but there are a lot of variables. Baby wakes to eat 0 or 1 times, but I always wake up to check at least once or twice. I think I am an 8-9 hour person - I can survive w/ less but I like to be well rested more than I like to stay up late and watch TV.
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? I lived in the same house w/ my family until I graduated from college. Since I have been on my own, I have moved 4 times. I think I'm done moving.
What does your training schedule look like for the week?
Any injuries or problems? weird shooting sensation from my heel when my toes my contact with the ground...not pain but very uncomfortable.
Highlights from last week?
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it?
NH&FR: How many times have you moved?
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What event are you training for/date? Mercer Island half marathon
What does your training schedule look like for the week?
Sunday: 70 minute computariner ride
Monday: 3000 yard swim
Tuesda : Track workout
Wednesday: 60 minute trainer ride
Thursday: 3-5 mile run
Friday: off
Saturday:8- 9 mile run
Any injuries or problems? Uber tired, i go to the endocrinologist on Wednesday. I even have this week off and I'm still exhausted!
Highlights from last week? Non training related, I had an awesome observation from my principal last week! She sent me the nicest email about how she is proud to be my principal!
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? 7-9 What's your ideal amount of sleep?7-9 What's your bedtime? between 8 and 9 Wakeup time? 5:30am Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? Sometimes I wake up to pee, sometimes I wake up and can't go back to sleep. But not very often.
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? I can't even count! But I've alwasy stayed in the Seattle area.
What event are you training for/date? Colorado Marathon, 5/6
What does your training schedule look like for the week? I'm excited to lift more than once this week!
Any injuries or problems? I'm tight for sure. I probably need some piriformis treatment. Also, my kneecap is weird...it feels bruised, but it's not? I'm seeing the pt tomorrow.
Highlights from last week? new distance record with my 14 mile run. It was kinda crappy, but it's the furthest I've ever gone.
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? I average 7-8 hours. Ideally, I need at least 9 to feel fully rested, but since I wake up early no matter what, it means going to bed earlier, which is hard to do. I sleep all night, thankfully, unless the little one wakes me up.
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? my whole life? at least 20...I'm a little fuzzy once I get to 20.
Yes,I'm smiling...I'm a marathoner!
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CO Nestie Award Winner-Prettiest Brain-Back to Back!
2011 Bests
5K-22:49 10K-47:38 Half Mary-1:51:50
2012 Race Report
1/1-New Year's 5K-22:11
2/11-Sweetheart Classic 4-mile-29:49
3/24-Coulee Chase 5K-21:40
5/6-Colorado Marathon-4:08:30
5/28-Bolder Boulder 10K
What event are you training for/date? RnR USA Half marathon, 3/17
What does your training schedule look like for the week? M-5, Tu-4.5 GHMP, W-Lifting, Th-10x800 speedwork, F-XT, Sa-10k dropback week, Su-rest. Also doing 71-77 pushups and situps each day this week.
Any injuries or problems? Left shin is a bit splinty. Nothing my compression sleeves and ice can't handle
Highlights from last week? I friggin ROCKED my long run. My pace dropped so comfortably it was incredible (like, 17 sec/mi faster than the previous week). I feel very zen and in the zone right now.
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? I am a solid 8-hours-or-bust girl. Bedtime is either 10-11, or whenever I fall asleep to the TV. Wakeup time is usually 5:45am on the weekdays, whenever on the weekends (generally around 7:30). I'm generally a heavy sleeper unless something or someone is bothering my sleep area (like lately...grrr..).
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? I've lived in 5 different areas of the country during my lifetime. I moved crosstown twice in my last city, but not counting that I've "moved", ie totally relocated areas, 4 times.
What event are you training for/date? Gansett Marathon, 4/14/12
What does your training schedule look like for the week?
M - off
Tu - 8 easy
W - 10 track
Th - 10 easy
F - 5 easy
Sa - 6-7 including 5K race
Su - 20 LSD
Total ~60 miles
Any injuries or problems? No
Highlights from last week? Ugh, I totally dropped the ball last week and was way short on my mileage, skipped my long run...oh well, I was in Miami for a bachelorette party all weekend, it was worth it.
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? 6-8 hours What's your ideal amount of sleep? 8 hours What's your bedtime? 12-1 AM Wakeup time? 7-8 AM Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? Sleep through for the most part
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? Way too many. Our upcoming move to Atlanta will be the fifth move of my (adult, post-college) life. Five different states. Ugh.
Last Race: California International Marathon - December 4, 2011 - 3:29:18, 7:59 pace
Next Race: ARun for Young 5K - January 7, 2012
2012 Goal: working towards pre-pregnancy speed!
04/15 KI Metric Marathon/16.3 m (2:05:55, 7:43 pace)
05/06 Frederick 13.1 (1:41:09)
11/04 NYCM
What event are you training for/date? Rock & Roll half marathon 3/25
Icing seems to help, but still not sure what's causing it. Also terrible headaches, first a migraine last week and now a sinus headache.
What does your training schedule look like for the week? Sun- 7 mi run; Mon- yoga; Tues- 3 mi run + strength; Wed- 3-5mi run; Thurs- rest; Fri- 3 mi run; Sat- yoga; Sun- 10 mi run
Any injuries or problems? My shin hurts again.
Highlights from last week? Great social run with LRS last week, ran with a lifetime marathoner and then got a massage.
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? 7-8hrs
What's your ideal amount of sleep? About that.
What's your bedtime? Between 9 and 10 most weeknights. Well, I should specify that's when I get in bed, but I stay up reading until I fall asleep.
Wakeup time? 5:00 or 6:15 depending on if I'm trying to get in a run before work.
Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it? I usually wake up when DH gets in bed, sometimes in the middle of the night if the cat is crawling on me. I can fall back asleep pretty fast.
NH&FR: How many times have you moved? 5 times not counting in and out of the dorms in college and when I was too little to remember it. I hate moving!
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What event are you training for/date?
-Half Mary in Urbana, IL on 4/28
What does your training schedule look like for the week?
-M: 8 mile long run, T: weights/rowing, W: Rest, Th: 6 mile tempo, F: 2 mile easy, Sa: Rest, Su: 8 mile long run
Any injuries or problems?
-knees and hips, nothing a little ice can't fix
Highlights from last week?
-hit 8 miles last night, a first for me!
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it?
-I usually sleep 11-7, and I wake up once for the bathroom
NH&FR: How many times have you moved?
-4
What event are you training for/date?
Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon, 5/26
What does your training schedule look like for the week?
M: 3 mi run
T: strength training (going to try a new body pump class at my YMCA)
W: 3 mi run
Th: cross training (probably spin class or elliptical)
F: 2 mi run + strength training
Sa: 3 - 4 mi run, depending on how I'm feeling
Su: Rest
Any injuries or problems?
Nope, none! (knocks on wood)
Highlights from last week?
I did one of my runs at a 10.5 minute pace! This probably doesn't sound like much to some of you, but for someone who averages between an 11 - 12 minute mile, it was exciting!
Let's talk sleep. On average, how much sleep do you get per night? What's your ideal amount of sleep? What's your bedtime? Wakeup time? Do you wake up during the night or sleep through it?
As a first year law student, I don't sleep nearly enough. Probably about 6 hours a night. My ideal amount is 7 - 8 hours. I typically go to bed around midnight and get up around 6. How I sleep depends on the day...whether I slept well the night before, what I ate, whether I exercised, etc.
NH&FR: How many times have you moved?
As a child I moved twice. As an adult and excluding moving in college, I have moved 4 times.