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Re: Does h&f do flamefuls?
This is great. I agree, weekly flamefuls?
I also looked up a friend's marathon time with the sole purpose of knowing if I beat him or not. He's my friend, but he's cocky and didn't train at all and that pi$$ed me off. I beat him. By a lot.
I also have a 26.2 magnet on my car. Oh well. Oh, and I am generally anti-tattoo (for me, not others) but I am considering a 140.6 for my foot (discreet) after my ironman. I will ABSOLUTELY get the magnet at least. It's more because it makes me happy, not so much for others.
I never disliked coconut water, but I'd be willing to bet that the next time I drink it, I know what's going to pop in my head.
I suck at training. Seriously. I just can't seem to self-motivate lately.
2012 RACES
3/17 - DC RnR Marathon
(5:00:24 - an ugly PR, but I'll take it)
6/30 - North Country Olympic Tri
8/5 - Branbury Classic Olympic Tri
8/26 - Half VT Journey Tri (Half Iron)
10/20 - Beach2Battleship Ironman Tri (eek!)
Old nestie, new name
SO this! I actually wore the race shirt from my recent 10K today - and emblazoned all over it was the "Mercer Island Half Marathon" (which is the signature event). I put it on and felt like a fraud. I wore it anyway because it was clean
My flameful...I will never see someone barefoot running without imagining they are running around a pool playing Marco Polo. Or escaping a house fire. They look ridiculous.
I am a runner, knitter, scientist, DE-IVF veteran, and stage III colon cancer survivor.
Here's one: running a 5k is just as difficult as running a marathon or half. It's just different. People who don't get that, or don't get that they build on each other don't understand running basic running concepts
I have a funny one.
I'd like to thank Kentucky Fried Chicken for their public bathroom. Otherwise I would have had to poop in the woods behind a public running trail.
I'd like to curse peanut butter.
Agreed! I always remind my little sister before a 5k that if it doesn't hurt and make you want to quit, you're not doing it right. All my 5ks- and especially the PRs- made me feel like I was going to die, but that's how I knew I was running as fast enough.
Elizabeth Grace 11.20.05 Nora June 7.15.08 Beatrix Catherine 9.4.12
Blasphemy! You don't know how good a small prime rib with veggies and a baked potato IS!
Also...Work. It's a life sucker.
We are on a hiatus between sessions for Boot Camp right now and I have no more races to train for so my exercise is seriously lacking. I have done a couple half hearted workouts in the last two weeks and feel like sh!t. Apparently, after all this time, I still can't workout on my own.
Luckily Boot camp starts tomorrow, and I just signed up for 2 races next month to give me an excuse to run a little longer.
I like coconut water although now I'm not sure if I can ever drink it again. And I have a 13.1 magnet on my Jeep, in my defense DH got it for me b/c he was so proud.
This probably isn't flameful but I hate summer running because A)I feel odd in shorts/tanks because I'm a blindingly pale ginger
My allergies are so bad I suck wind most of my run. And I have OCD and my running outfits have to match.
I TOTALLY agree. 5k hurts. a lot. i'd rather race 10 miles.
i love my 26.2 car magnet.
the night before a half, or some other long race, i usually have a cheeseburger and fries, or something super heavy like lasagna. screw this whole "light meal" crap. i need calories!
ive basically figured out how many miles i need to run each week so i can pretty much eat as much as i want and not gain weight.
i dont need lululemon, my ass looks good even in the cheap crap
I love this one! And I totally agree (with my own that is, I have never seen your ass - ha!)
I got sooo soo sick after eating at outback once, i can't go bck. I have eaten there twice in about 5 years and both times i was skeeved out.
I know it's stupid, but whatever. Carabbas pizza is my fave pre-half food. Yum!
Mine is not h&f.
I deleted my sisters boyfriend off my fb last week. I don't feel bad. I only tolerate him bc my sister likes him. If it weren't for her, he is not someone that DH &i would be friend with.
I hid mh's niece b/c she was so annoying.
I recently realized SHE deleted me and MH...and suddenly I was offended.
How does that happen?
Lol- my youngest sister deleted me- I laughed. I kept getting her in trouble (not intentionally- she would put something On her wall and I asked my dad about it.. Oops. What a mean big sister. We are 13 years apart...
The boyfriend told me a few months back that my sister wouldn't let him delete me- he said it as if he was joking- but I'm quite sure he was serious. He's made several other comments - I finally had enough an did him a and myself a favor.
I tell people I gained 30lbs with my last pregnancy when they ask, but really I gained 35. I don't know why I lie, but then again I don't know why people ask.
The race I'm doing next week is advertising that a former biggest loser contestant is running. My only goal now is to beat her. Haha!
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
I don't understand the obsession with wearing expensive/attractive clothing while doing real exercise. Generally speaking people look like crap during a workout no matter how cute their clothing is. Sorry, but that includes you. Yes, YOU. Like the rest of us, you make those ugly faces while gasping for air or wincing while working hard. And yes, your hair flops when you sweat.
Agave nectar is no better than regular ol' sugar.
One more: DH complains that TJ's is stingy with the dried pineapples in their trek mix. No they aren't. I pick them all out
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
Bahaha...I love you guys. I would have contributed yesterday, but ended up with what appears to be food poisoning (thank you, Tim Horton's, for ensuring that I never have one of your breakfast sandwiches again. Your jelly donuts, however, are still fair game) and spent the day either hugging the toilet, sitting on it, or lying on the couch wallowing in misery. Today, thankfully, I am back to my happy self.
Coconut water=the yuck. Mango or pineapple flavored is slightly less yuck, but I still won't drink it.
Also the yuck? GREEK YOGURT. There, I said it. I'm sorry, anything that I can use as a sub for f'ing sour cream (also something yucky) in a recipe is not meant to be eaten with fruit. However, I could (and do) eat cottage cheese on a daily basis.
13.1/26.2 stickers? Not a fan. I don't judge those who have them, but I don't see the point in broadcasting the fact that I ran a half or full marathon to the world. I also don't see the point in reading the Hunger Games, or seeing the movie. Or Pinterest. Or reading/watching freaking Twilight books/movies. If that's your bag, sweet...but not for me.
I have been anti-lululemon from day one...but decided this week that if I do, in fact, PR at my half in two weeks I am going to buy myself SOMETHING from that store. Maybe even a ::gasp:: running skirt. And if I break 1:50, I'm buying two things.
Well yeah, since its yours
Honestly though, if I had done a half or full Ironman, you bet your ass I'd broadcast it to the world. So I'm not sure why there's the difference between half/full marathons and half/full Ironmans in my head, but it's totally a weird thought in my own head.
i just snickered at this entire thread. comedy, ladies. many thanks.
i have a 13.1 magnet from the tinkerbell half that i put on my fridge. so there.
I think her deletion of us made me mad b/c um...she posts literally the most stupid stuff ever about wanting to get back together with her boyfriend--every.single.day. multiple times a day.
MH and I will go days on end without posting anything on FB, never respond to her and when we do post a lot it's like "Look at this totally enjoyable day we are having!" with a picture of us on vacation..or with our dogs.
I mean..honestly, I don't think WE are the annoying ones..annoying enough to be deleted..WTH.
WordTFup. I once read on here that it tasted like ice cream. I decided to try some and wanted to sue for intentional infliction of emotional distress. That nasty shizz does not taste like ice cream. It does not taste like yogurt. It tastes like ass. ASS, I tell you.
Who said that?
Also, when people say, "Greek yogurt is delicious plain! I just put in some berries and it sweetens it right up!"
I kind of want to punch them...that doesn't work. k.thnx.
Glad I'm not the only one! My coworkers are all in love with the stuff, and I constantly get asked why I don't eat it b/c I eat "so healthy" (ha!)...blech. It's served me well as a sub for sour cream in dips, but that's it.
I also don't see the point in the Hunger Games, Twilight, or Harry Potter for that matter. I've never read any of the books, and I am not interested in seeing the movies, (although I was dragged into a random Harry Potter movie once). My Dentist was talking to me about the Hunger Games on Friday and I smiled and pretended like I knew what she was talking about. I had no effing clue but I wasn't about to explain my non interest while she was poking around in my mouth. It's difficult enough to respond to questions they ask you while you're sitting in a the chair with dental tools in your mouth, let alone explain why you are not interested in the Hunger Games.
I am not a fan of coconut water.
I like greek yogurt, but only the fage w/ honey or the fruity flavored chobani ones. The regular, plain greek yogurt is disgusting. I bought a small one to try and use it in place of sour cream, but it expired before I could use it. Fail.
LOL.. uhm. i may or may not eat plain Fage... get off my case, i like it. =p I mean, it doesn't taste like ice cream by any means, but it's tolerable.
this post is funny. I also have a 13.1 sticker on my car, AND i like the pineapple coconut water.. I'm just one thing away from being totally banned from this board, huh?
i do hate lululemon though - i bought some shorts, then sold them. yuck. I prefer cheap target spandex shorts, or on-sale nike compression shorts from sports authority.