Health & Fitness
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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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H&F Open Letter Thursday
Dear interview panel,
Please be quick in making your decision. I really want to know if I should sign up for races in St. Louis or in Minneapolis
Signed,
Impatient interviewee
Dear self,
You've been doing great with tracking food, but we seriously need to be working out for more than two times a week. You are no longer sore from the race, so just suck it up and get out there, mkay?
Love,
Self
2012 Races
GO! St. Louis Half Marathon-2:32:13
Omaha Half Marathon 9.23.12
GO! St. Louis Half Marathon-2:32:13
Omaha Half Marathon 9.23.12
Re: H&F Open Letter Thursday
Dear Radiology place:
When I said I needed the CD this morning, I meant this morning. If this patient leaves and the CD is not here, someone is getting a stank phone call. and when I called and told you the patient would be here in 15 minutes, you should have put me first on your list of places to deliver ...
Don't worry, we'll never refer a patient to you.
Sincerely,
The Boss
dear nike,
you suck.
xoxo, two-time reject
Dear SW VA Cardiologist,
The sky is not falling. If it were, the Maine Cardiologist would have called us ASAP, which he did not. Stop freaking us the fsck out. We're prepared for what we need to do when the time is right. So seriously, the next time you think it's decent rapport to frantically call my DH and tell him he needs to book a flight to Maine ASAP without warning, and when he asks "Am I going to die tomorrow or something" and you respond with "No, but"...I am reporting you to any and every physicians review panel I can get my fingers on.
Die in a fire kthx,
Not Chicken Little.
Dear legs,
Hold on and hold out for me. I need you to help me run away from my fear and anger that have taken up shop in my brain again.
Signed,
The rest of MP
Dear MIL,
Your son is not dying. Quit acting like he is. Your hysteria is not helping this situation in the slightest. You do not need to drop your beach books and come running and crying into his arms. HE is the one that needs comforting right now. And I got this one, 'kay?
Love,
DIL
Dear unsettled transition situation at work,
Stop it. You're making us all crazy with stress. Three employee heart attacks and one death in the past month is just too much, and I don't think it's a coincidence.
your fellow frazzled employee, Les
Holy crap that's crazy!
Here's mine:
Dear Shoulder bursitis,
Please go away, I'm tired of you. I hate not being able to do my shoulder presses and pushups, and not being able to lift as heavy as I would like. You suck.
Signed, cranky girl who just wants to be able to workout normally
I wondered how everything has been going for you guys!
GO! St. Louis Half Marathon-2:32:13
Omaha Half Marathon 9.23.12
Dear Marathon Running Buddy:
Thanks for getting me to signup for a marathon in France and then bailing. I am not going to run this marathon without you. Now I have to figure out how to tell the other friend that was coming to run the marathon that we want to go on a vacation someplace else since we won't be running the marathon.
Signed
Awkward
Dear Gym:
I'm sorry I haven't seen you in a looooong time. Lately, I'm just so tired! I promise to make an effort to get to you this weekend!
Begging for forgiveness,
A jiggly-gym member
Dear Bad Food I've Been Eating All Week:
You were delicious, but so not good for me. You + no gym = too tight clothes this week.
Get out of my system.
With disdain,
A typically healthy eater who's fallen off the band-wagon
Dear Sun,
Please stay out! I'd like to get in a run this afternoon that's NOT on my treadmill.
Love,
A pair of Brooks that misses real pavement
GP buddy to blenderdance
Dear body,
Don't freak out. Don't quit on me now. Only 10 days. TEN DAYS. Holy crap.
Love, the first (and maybe only) time marathoner
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Dear food,
Why do I want so much of you? Why are you so wonderful even when you're not wonderful?
Love, the first (and maybe only) time marthoner
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Dear Cheer Tryout Judges,
Please, for the love of all the world, please put my kid on a team for next year. Please please please. She's awesome, I promise.
Love, the mom who needs her kid off the couch
Yes,I'm smiling...I'm a marathoner!
Bloggy McBloggerson
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
Dear self,
On Saturday, you are going to run 3.5 miles without stopping or walking. You are going to take it slow and you are going to do this. You may have had a crappy run last week, but you are ready for this. You are never going to accomplish your goals if you quit after 3 miles.
Love,
Self
Yeah, that's about how everything has gone. It's gone from "wait and see" to "ZOMG GO GO GO GO NOWWWWW", except the Cardiologist up in Maine isn't even in the same freakout dimension as the cardiologist down here. It's irritating yet comforting, I guess? Anyways, we're going up to Maine to get tests done, when the Maine cardiologist wants us to. And I'll update when that happens
Dude, I ran so angry at the track yesterday after all this shiite. I crushed my 400s I was so pizzed.
Glad the sky isn't falling! I was wondering about you guys also. Keep us posted.
Duke's House: Eating and Running with the Big Dog in Chennai: eatrunbrit.com
2010 Race PRs:
5K - 24:57 10M - 1:28:20 13.1M - 1:57:29 26.2M - 4:28:29
Dear Body and DD,
Thank you for cooperating to allow me to have a good run yesterday!
Love,
The lady [who wants to be] in charge
Dear Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pop-tarts,
Why did I buy you again? I never buy junk food, but you were next to the register on and end-cap calling my name. I try to hate you, but I love your oversweet, gooey goodness.
With mixed emotions,
A cookie dough lover
Dear H&F,
I have totally lied on my planned eating and exercise every day this week. I have not included my nightly consumption of Pop-tarts because I was feeling too ashamed.
Remorsefully,
A sticky fingered liar
Duke's House: Eating and Running with the Big Dog in Chennai: eatrunbrit.com
2010 Race PRs:
5K - 24:57 10M - 1:28:20 13.1M - 1:57:29 26.2M - 4:28:29
Poptarts and costco chocolate salted caramels are the reason that I never participate in that post. I am too ashamed to write them (even though I savor every bite of them)
GO! St. Louis Half Marathon-2:32:13
Omaha Half Marathon 9.23.12
Oh, I still eat my share of crap. I just don't usually "plan" it
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
Dear body,
We've come a long way. We are undoubtedly smaller, stronger, faster and more fit. However, can we please just drop some weight already? I'm trying very hard not to over-restrict or threaten you with hunger after all those really messed up years, but my patience is running thin. Please, please, please just drop some weight already. It's been a long journey, but it's safe now.
Me
Dear baby belly:
Please start shrinking. I know it's only been a few weeks, but I'm working my buns off six days a week and eating well. What gives?
Frustrated mama
Dear Brit,
I never "plan" to eat the extra bowl of Kashi, or the graham crackers with Jif, or the microwave popcorn...so it never makes it onto my post. That doesn't make you a liar, it makes you spontaneous!
Your able-to-justify-just-about-anything internet acquaintance
Yes,I'm smiling...I'm a marathoner!
Bloggy McBloggerson
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