<p>3 hours of cross country skiing in beautiful sunshine, no jacket necessary, just a light fleece top.
Thanks to the tip upthread, my Marmot Powerstretch bootcut pants were perfect!
Also am so happy to have found the perfect hat (only took 3 seasons). It’s reversible black to turquoise and has a ponytail cut-out in just the right spot.</p>
<p>PlantMom-- Company can really do a number on your intentions. I definitely have been there. Once the company is gone, get rid of the leftovers.</p>
<p>Bromfield-- what do you think will be the hardest part of the walk? Mainly being on your feet for so long? Are you wearing running shoes or specific walking shoes?</p>
<p>Deborah-- sounds like a good plan!</p>
<p>MOWC-- I am so glad you did not go out driving today!!</p>
<p>I love reading about the variety of activity everyone in this group does. It’s great!</p>
<p>Currently I am bouncing off the walls because I registered for my next 5K. It’s ridiculous how excited that gets me. :)</p>
<p>CJane, the cc skiing sounds blissful! It’s such a great workout, yet the cold surroundings, low impact, and the snow muffled kind of quiet make it something to look forward to. I do miss that part of winter! And leftovers…yeah. I’m kind of a fanatic about not wasting food, so I can only hope that somebody will take them away.</p>
<p>3 miles. The cough has moved to my lungs so I have moderately more coughing to deal with. I don’t think that I’m going to be running a lot of miles with coughing and low energy levels. I’ve mostly felt crappy today because of the cold but I feel better right now - I guess the running drugs are making me feel better and my body is warmer.</p>
<p>I’ve been reading a bit about Wheat Belly and some stuff from Dr. Luisa Light who was at the USDA and strongly protested the addition of a lot of servings of grains into the food pyramid. Her original pyramid had fruits and vegetables at the bottom. She predicted obesity and diabetes as a result of putting grains at the bottom of the pyramid.</p>
<p>Wow. Great stuff. DadII gutting out a run. Bromfield doing an 8 mile walk. CJ skiing. MOWC running a 10K in the snow!</p>
<p>At least I’m back on the horse. Got in part of my usual workout in the basement. Did the full warmup. Both sets of core. Both sets of power (DB snatches). But only did one set of my five strength exercises. They were all pretty good. Felt great, actually, but I could tell I was really huffin’ and puffin. All in all, not a bad still-half-sick-workout. Good to get the blood flowing after five days with very little exercise.</p>
<p>A food question. What’s the best way to freeze cooked hamburgers? </p>
<p>I am making hamburgers, with sun-dried tomato and onion soup, and decided that since I was already at Costco I would just get ground beef there. I didn’t really think through how much I would end up with. And I would much rather cook it all now, than freeze it raw and hoave to defrost it later. </p>
<p>Should I wrap each cooked burger in tinfoil? Use a freezer ziplock? A glass container?</p>
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<p>BC: Is this a book?</p>
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<p>I understand - having avoided sports most of my entire life, I was really, really surprised to find out how much fun a race is.</p>
<p>Edited to say: maybe “fun” isn’t exactly the correct word. More like satisfying, or motivating.</p>
<p>DadII- Glad you got the run in. Nice job.</p>
<p>Good work everyone. BCE- hope you feel better soon. I am FINALLY not coughing.</p>
<p>CJane- that PowerStretch stuff is great, isn’t it? I wore my new fleece lined Buff today around my neck and it felt really good. Nothing like the right gear.</p>
<p>She has a book but there are articles about her on the web.</p>
<p>I just did the Hops Challenge today. Well that at ripped out most of our really ugly bar in the basement which definitely got my heart rate going for a bit. Until I discover that our plumber had removed only one of the two water lines. Dope. (DH would have helped, but he’s thrown out his back and is giving it a break.)</p>
<p>DadII - 5 under 10 minutes is a great accomplishment in the short time you’ve been at it. You are a Runner.</p>
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<p>That is under 50, not 10. 5 miles under 10 minutes will be a world record. :)</p>
<p>Thank you Ohiopublic. I am doing this 1/2 training by the book and the words from the runners here - slow. </p>
<p>BTW, I myself is amazed that I could actually fit into my son’s HS clothes now. Also, I am again the leader in the biggest loser program at work after two weeks. I think I will win it again.</p>
<p>Under 10 minute pace, DadII. Very nice. Plenty fast. More speed will come. Trust me.</p>
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<p>My reaction to my first ever race registration was 180 degree different than yours. I just want to have a goal to keep myself working on it. I think this 1/2 is probably too soon for me.</p>
<p>Amesie:</p>
<p>I would probably just freeze the raw hamburger and then use it for sloppy joes or chili or something. Or, you could make the patties and freeze them to defrost before cooking later. Just separate with wax paper or plastic wrap and stick 'em in a freezer bag. Cooked patties, I would just put in a freezer bag.</p>
<p>Thank MOWC. Now I got it.</p>
<p>As long as we are talking about pace, I have a question. In all my running, I felt like the 6.6 MPH is the optimal speed for me - strike wise. I like to fully extend my legs (I hope I am using the right words here). If the speed is too slow, my step is just too short and frequency too fast. </p>
<p>However, my cardio condition can’t keep up that speed for long. How do I get the balance here?</p>
<p>Here’s the first Luise Light article I found, on the USDA food pyramid:</p>
<p>[A</a> Fatally Flawed Food Guide by Luise Light, Ed.D](<a href=“http://www.whale.to/a/light.html]A”>A Fatally Flawed Food Guide by Luise Light, Ed.D)</p>
<p>Here’s where I disagree with Robert Lustig. I think we would all be much better off if the government stopped making food recommendations. Just get out of telling people what to eat entirely.</p>
<p>Dad II, when is your race?</p>
<p>I rest my case:</p>
<p>Here is the new 160 page proposed regulation on school snacks released by the USDA last week:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.fns.usda.gov/cga/020113-snacks.pdf[/url]”>http://www.fns.usda.gov/cga/020113-snacks.pdf</a></p>
<p>Fat has to be less than 35% of every item (not a single meal I eat would be “legal” to serve to kids).</p>
<p>But, sugar can be 35% of calories or 35% of weight, except that it can higher for fruit packed in syrup or when added to yoghurt.</p>
<p>It would be illegal to serve milk in schools (just fat-free or low fat milk), but serving fruit juice would be OK. Fruit juice over milk? Are you kidding me? Milk is fantastic for growing kids. Always has been.</p>