<p>Klanders, I will say a mi shebeirach for you.</p>
<p>MOWC–wow! Congratulations on finishing, and finishing so well! I can’t wait to hear more.</p>
<p>Klanders–I’m also sending wishes of good health to you.</p>
<p>I walked about 5 miles total today–morning and early evening with H. High of 87 here today. I’d love to have some hard packed snow underfoot! Tomorrow we’re hiking on state lands a little more south with a friend which should be beautiful, if we don’t get rained on. </p>
<p>Chicken Caesar salad for dinner tonight. I’m also making hummus for the trail tomorrow.</p>
<p>Sending hugs and prayers your way Klanders. Lots of support for a healthier lifestyle can be found here. Take care!</p>
<p>kmc…wine is my diet downfall. We used to have wine with dinner every night. Now just on the weekend. Had a few last night! ;)</p>
<p>Had a chicken spinach salad with raspberry vinaigrette for dinner tonight.</p>
<p>Wow, MOfWC, that is some STELLAR time for that crazy-tough course! You rocked! 
Congrats!</p>
<p>idad - cool, cool trail and nice pics. :)</p>
<p>Klanders, all the best to you!</p>
<p>Klanders- hope you are able to stay calm through this stressful diagnosis and wishing you all the best with your treatment.</p>
<p>Dinner out today:
bacon truffled deviled eggs, wilted spinach salad with bacon and vinaigrette dressing and quail’s eggs, and one ginger grapefruit cocktail.</p>
<p>Cals 1452
Fat 91 g
Carbs 60 g
Protein 61 g
Sugars 24 g</p>
<p>klanders, sending you best wishes. </p>
<p>MOWC, congrats on the 2nd place finish!</p>
<p>Hops challenge is it for me today. Tomorrow is a full gym day though. I’ve lost four pounds this month, so back to where I was at Thanksgiving. The holidays plus the trip to Jordan were a killer!</p>
<p>mathmom:</p>
<p>Congrats on getting back to pre-holiday weight. That’s no small accomplishment!</p>
<p>klanders:</p>
<p>Good luck on the journey to full health.</p>
<p>cjane:</p>
<p>My diet today has been upside down. I had to leave for the concert at 6:30, which is just too early have eaten dinner, leaving me rummaging around in the fridge like a mad man after the show. So I had the big meal (flank steak fajitas) as a very late lunch, about 3 pm. And, just finished a late night plate of bacon and eggs.</p>
<p>Cals 1921
Fat 122 g
Carbs 66 g
Fiber 20 g
Protein 137 g
Sugars 23 g</p>
<p>I was starting to plump out around menopause, just felt really hungry all the time. It eased up and my weight is back to where it was. I don’t know why the issue went away. Being in menopause often means being empty nest or transitioning to empty nest. In general, I find as my kids aren’t around as much my DH and I have less food in the house, eat more mindfully and it’s easier to avoid weight gain.</p>
<p>Almonds are a good snack to fend off pig outs.</p>
<p>Great job on the marathon MOWC. Talk about a busy day, killer marathon in the morning, charity party in the evening!</p>
<p>Klanders, sorry to hear about your diagnosis. </p>
<p>abasket, I have to give you major credit for keeping up your running on an indoor track. 12.5 laps for a mile? I’m fortunate to live in a place where the weather never really gets in the way of a run.</p>
<p>Another good way to avoid weight gain is to put on a leotard and tights and confront a big mirror in a dance class with a lot of lithe bodies a couple times a week. </p>
<p>Very motivating.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone. I’m pretty sore today. I did get one bad blister on my left little toe. I haven’t had a blister in ages. I wore the Hoka Bondi B shoes (don’t tell Brooks) because I thought it would help with the hills and it did. The cushioning in those things is amazing.</p>
<p>This is one of the toughest races I’ve run from a mental standpoint because I was so alone with NO crowd support (except the couple of folks at each aid station). I do not like huge races but this was perhaps a little too much the other way! By 13 miles I was really over the whole thing and wanted to be finished. Yes, running along the river was pretty, but a few miles of it would have been fine and then I could be eating somewhere! The hills at 17 and 21 (I think) seemed un-runnable. One of my fast friends (3rd overall) said he walked some of 17 and all of 21. The winner ran them but he trains on the course. My husband had trouble with them on his bike! There was another one at 25 that was bad (anything at 25 is bad). </p>
<p>The rule is “nothing new in a marathon”. I wore new capris which I was afraid were going to fall down but they didn’t. They just needed one good tug at the start. A new NuuMuu in Hopscotch print- I think it is this print’s first marathon, according to facebook! I got lots of compliments. (always important) I wore a light LuLu tech shirt in pink and black over it, which has a back zippered pocket and is really sharp. The problem was I decided I was not going to part with my jacket at the start, so over this sharp outfit I had a too heavy Brooks jacket. I really was glad I kept it since I didn’t feel like I needed to ditch it until about 13, and of course H wasn’t there for me to hand it off, so it stayed with me until 22. I also wore a purple hat (stocking) which is not attractive- took that off about 13 along with my gloves. Others were in shorts, singlets and arm warmers. I just don’t like to be cold. It was 40-52 or so during the race, but the sun only made brief appearances.</p>
<p>Ruby Tuesday catered the post race food, and they really had a spread. My only interest was not eating anything red, yellow or orange after all the Gatorade during the race! I also had a piece of potato with gobs of salt at one of the aid stations (never tried that before, either). I ate half a banana somewhere along the way, a Honey Stinger wafer (half at a time) and some sugared Pepsi once H showed up with it. </p>
<p>After the race my friend who is 72 and a nationally ranked runner (8th overall yesterday) insisted we walk to see the falls (1/2 mile). He scampered off and I could barely walk. It was sort of a trail, and I was in compression socks and sandals by that point. We also had the giant dog with us. H had to deal with the dog and help me walk! The falls are amazing and I’m glad we took the time to see them. It is a top ranked swimming hole, which would be fun in the summer.</p>
<p>I got a wooden medal which is laser cut and pretty nice. I got a finisher medal (they didn’t know they were actually supposed to put them on you at the finish and appreciated my suggestion that they do that next year. It was sort of "Oh- in that box over there are the medals) and the medal for 2nd overall. </p>
<p>I had a slight hint that I might be finishing high when at the 13 mile aid station I heard a guy say to the 2 women just behind me that “only one woman is ahead of you three”. I didn’t count on that as complete truth since it isn’t always easy to recognize or count the runners going by (although in this case it was since it was so few) and also I was NOT there to compete. I was a little annoyed at myself for not wanting the 2 women to get by me, since I wasn’t “racing” this. Turned out it was the first marathon for one of them (OH MY GOD) and they dropped back to make sure she made it.</p>
<p>I saw goats, donkeys, dogs,cows (lots of cows) horses and HUNTERS! The lawyer in me immediately wondered how strong a release I had signed and what would happen if I got shot on the course. Then I thought that might be nicer than trying to finish the race!</p>
<p>So- we made it to the Charity wine/appetizer event and then to another runner get-together. Yep, I’m beat.</p>
<p>One more thing (like I haven’t written enough)- the last couple of miles my left foot was REALLY hurting when I ran but was fine when I walked. I thought “I broke my foot. There goes the streak. Oh, good, I don’t have to run for awhile!” It felt completely fine after the race and now. Will see how it does running (crap) today.</p>
<p>Great job MOWC. That sounds like one tough marathon.</p>
<p>Plantmom: Nice job on getting to your running goal!</p>
<p>Klanders: Best to you going forward. I do lots of volunteer work and fundraising for a local center that provides support services for women who have cancer (started out as just breast cancer but now includes all women’s cancers). One of the most rewarding parts of volunteering is when clients tell us how important a support system is in getting through treatment. If that’s something you think would be helpful for you (and it isn’t for all people), I’d say find a support group–you’ll be with women who really do understand your concerns.</p>
<p>Long walk yesterday. It’s been snowing all morning, so I won’t be going to the gym. Will do one of the Rachael Cosgrove routines from U-tube. Thanks for posting that clip Idad–I use it fairly often. Your Lonesome Lake hike looked like a good one.</p>
<p>Kudos, MOWC, on the race – both finishing and place 
Guess it wasn’t so stupid after all!</p>
<p>Klanders, sendin ya the light. I don’t recall whether the link between caloric intake and breast cancer was actually confirmed, but I’d had a friend years ago who was in a long-term study about same. If I can dig up the details, I’ll post it for you. I do have a different friend who has been involved with organic/enzyme treatments for cancer for a family member. I think it’s fair to say that watching your food composition and sourcing could only be beneficial.</p>
<p>AquamaineSea, for some people the hormonal fluctuation interferes with former metabolism, as I understand it. I do have a few friends who swear by bioIdentical implant treatment for reducing the impact of menopause, including the weight gain, fogginess, and mood swings/hot flashes. A few years back I started peri menopause and noticed night sweats, extra water-retention and weight gain. But I wasn’t feeling desperate/uncomfortable enough to do the implants because I’m still not certain the research is solid (meaning I’m uncertain about long term effects/risks.) Instead, I upped my flax/flax oil intake combined with fish oil, and it seemed to address the night-sweats/hot flash/clarity thing right out of the gate (whether Placebo, nutritional, or actually medically useful, I don’t know.) Borage oil or evening primrose is also at least anecdotally reported to have a similar effect. Don’t mean to sound cagey but I distrust for-profit nutrient companies almost as much as big phama, but at the same time, I’m not a medical Luddite either. The truth is out there, somewhere ;)</p>
<p>Sabaray, lol, yes you can always count on me to keep it real Re: six glasses of wine – sadly, I do have a high alcohol tolerance, and drinking a dry white wine actually represents restraint on my part, comparatively speaking. In olden times, those might have been Irish Car Bombs! Frankly, I suspect the belly fat I’m presently wearing like a weight vest on my slogs up the hill represents a summer-full-of-margaritas-mojitos-daiquiris-while-floating-in-the-pool </p>
<p>It has since dawned on me that having a pool is not necessarily health-engendering unless one actually moves one’s body independently while in it, and that having a bar beside said pool is probably not such a great plan, even if I only use it on weekends I’m pretty sure I’m a reincarnated epicurean.</p>
<p>Which is why the aqua jogger will be my new best friend this summer. I will make myself a rule: no floating (and definitely no drinking) unless I’ve done the hill and aqua jogged in the a.m.!</p>
<p>I did make up for the debauch during sweatlodge yesterday by hauling wood, stones, etc. for about three hours. Today is turning sunny and I’m off to the conservation area for an extended snowshoe sojourn.</p>
<p>That sounded grueling but I was even more surprised when you went out for an event in the evening. This sounds like one of those things that should be on TV. It’s interesting to hear about getting calories along the way too - it sounds like you took in a lot of calories for the run and afterwards and I get an idea of exertion levels by how many calories you need.</p>
<p>I like the idea of putting the medal on the person too as the person would be pretty tired after the event. Perhaps medals that aren’t too heavy too.</p>
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<p>I wasn’t feeling very well yesterday. Stiffness in the left knee and right lower back or hip. I was hitting a lot of kickers yesterday (type of serve that’s stressful on the back) and running afterwards probably didn’t help.</p>
<p>So I just got in a mile yesterday. I did manage to get through a ton of paperwork though.</p>
<p>2051 calories, 25% carbs.</p>
<p>We went out grocery shopping this morning and I still felt stiff but feel better now. The snow wasn’t that bad (heavy and wet but temps are above freezing). The grocery store was pretty empty and I found that there wasn’t a lot that I wanted to buy. If you’re eating fewer calories, I think you wind up ignoring a lot of things in the grocery store. I did a little shoveling this morning and am sure that I’ll do some later on. I really need to do P90X stretch to get my back loosened up.</p>
<p>Thanks for the race report, MOWC. Loved all the details and the humor. </p>
<p>BC, there were attractive, heavy participation medals at the second race I ran that they put on you as you finished. It was really nice, and the weight of that medal felt good.</p>
<p>Congratulations, MOWC!</p>
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<p>I would have taken off any bright colored clothing and held my arms up like antlers to make a more inviting target!</p>
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<p>Yeah, I’m leaning that direction, too. Probably do the little advanced metabolic workout, along with some snow shoveling, of course.</p>
<p>I find it funny that I still get enamored with a (50 cent) age group medal. In deciding upon many races to run in, I’ll look at past results in determining if I should enter just so I can hang a medal around my neck.</p>
<p>It’s a nice bonus when you get a fancy MOWC medal!</p>
<p>^^^ Ohiopublic- very common for runners to seek out the races where we can score some age group swag! I had a friend in Dallas who woukd find the most obscure races so he could avoid some of his age group competition. </p>
<p>“Ran” a slow 2 miles. Quads are sore.</p>