<p>Sure, I’m in 
Just give me cool temps to train in. </p>
<p>I walked two miles this afternoon. It’s only 78 degrees but humid and I felt way overdressed in capri length running pants and a grey tee. The jasmine, gardenias, and magnolia trees are all in full bloom, so it’s a heady experience walking around here.</p>
<p>The biggest distance running events here are sponsored by Disney. Very family friendly and done well, as far as I know.</p>
<p>If you like Patagonia they are having a 50% off past season sale. Online only, ends tomorrow.</p>
<p>mommusic- Flying Pig (2012 for me) is one of the best races I’ve ever done- and I’ve done a lot. It’s a perfect size, has incredible crowd support, lots of great swag and is perfectly executed. It was my daughter’s first marathon. I would recommend it to anyone. It does have one pretty big hill and a bunch of rollers, but it’s a nice course.</p>
<p>I don’t even like driving 26 miles!</p>
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<p>Speaking of training young kids, you should hear Mike Boyle rant about pushing young kids – and he’s built his business training teenagers and high school/college age sports teams. He has no use at all for pushing kids to specialize at young ages. Thinks the trends in that direction and pushy parents and year-round leagues are a sure-fire recipe for overuse injuries.</p>
<p>Poor guy said that he really got an education this spring. He was training two teams : the Boston Red Sox and his 13 year old daughter’s school hockey team!</p>
<p>Wish me luck, I’m about to Drop 2 Sizes…</p>
<p>So…
Saw the lowest number on the scale this morning that I have seen in a long while. And then I proceeded to go and do this:</p>
<p>Cals 1754
Fat 43 g
Carbs 319 g
Fiber 34 g
Protein 43 g
Sugars 234 g</p>
<p>Yeah. No comment.</p>
<p>What did you do, eat the sugar bowl? :D</p>
<p>No matter. That much sugar at one time will probably just pass through your system. :rolleyes: And Tomorrow’s a new day!</p>
<p>Tomorrow’s a new day, CJane! I’m curious though - where the heck did all that sugar come from? Looks like you had a Krispy Kreme fest!</p>
<p>You must have been craving carbs, CJane! </p>
<p>Walked 4 miles today–some parts flat and others hilly. Went on a hike over the weekend. Haven’t had a chance to look for a gym where I can workout. I’m starting to feel like a sloth; it’s been a little over a week since I did a workout other than walking.</p>
<p>I want to hear more about what sights you’ve been seeing in SF, Bromfield. Have you been to Golden Gate Park? Fisherman’s Wharf?</p>
<p>OK, the DVD box says:</p>
<h2>**Look Better Than Ever!</h2>
<h2>Drop Two Sizes!</h2>
<p>Burn Fat
Look Fabulous
Feel Sexy
Guaranteed!**</p>
<p>And, by God, I think I probably will… if it doesn’t kill me first. :)</p>
<p>I did the first workout, the full monty, after ripping it from the DVD to the Kindle to haul down to the basement. The Foam Roll workout. The Warm Up workout. And the Strength 1 workout (core, power, strength, and … aarghhh … the finisher). I was at a huge disadvantage because I don’t have the book yet, so I was watching the DVD and grabbing DBs for each exercise on the fly. It didn’t take me long to figure out that for 15 rep sets with little or no rest, I was a little ambitious on the weights at first. Yikes. At one point, Rachel is giving props to Neghar Fonooni for “rockin’ 20 lb dumbbells” on an exercise. I thought, “hey, that’s what I’m using”. Probably the only time in my life I’ll sling as much weight as Neghar. I didn’t look as good in my makeup, though! :)</p>
<p>At least all of these exercises are familiar so I had a fighting chance and actually got the weights dialed in OK. It’ll be easier the second time around. And, especially easier when the book is released so I can see what I’m going to be doing! </p>
<p>Definitely a fast paced workout. I saw a max heart rate of 91%. And, i suspect I’m going to be feeling it later on. Initial reaction is that these are very realistic video workouts. If someone has never done the exercises before, they’ll probably have to hit the PAUSE button a few times to catch up. Otherwise, the pacing and the rests are challenging, but doable.</p>
<p>It’s important before any race that you have a proper warmup. The attached is good advice from coach benson </p>
<p><a href=“Hearst Magazines”>Hearst Magazines;
<p>4 - 1 mile repeats today. Took yesterday off. 3 mile run/4 mile walk Saturday</p>
<p>5 miles in the morning and 3 miles in the evening.</p>
<p>I believe that I am back to an average of four miles per day this year.</p>
<p>My allergies are pretty bad this week so no running outside until this particular tree pollen clears. It’s going to be pretty chilly or rainy this week so it’s just as well.</p>
<p>I’d like to know how you had all of that sugar too. I don’t think that I’ve had anywhere near that amount of sugar since idad mentioned Lustig a few years ago.</p>
<p>Somebody here wants to cover a 10 yard leg of the NYC relay. She’s been doing sprints chasing after her brand new birthday fuzz ball and toy mouse. She should be able to make pretty good time for her portion of the race.</p>
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<p>I’d love to consider a half-marathon or a full marathon. But I need to lose quite a bit of weight first before I can consider running that much. And even then, I don’t know if my ankle would go for it…</p>
<p>Preview video, with some short clips of the workouts from the DVDs:</p>
<p>[Drop</a> Two Sizes](<a href=“http://bcove.me/oj64bf6r]Drop”>Drop Two Sizes)</p>
<p>Kinda makes you realize that the people doing the workouts on DVDs are ringers. LIke Neghar Fonooni is the typical lady picking up dumbells for the first time. Sheesh, she could probably do a Turkish Get Up with a pickup truck instead of a kettlebell…</p>
<p>I wish amazon would hurry up with the Kindle version of the book. Supposed to be released today.</p>
<p>iDad, you must be far more coordinated than I am. That’s all I can say. The rescue squad would have to come after I knocked myself out with a weight trying to do one of the modifications. </p>
<p>Sabadog and I had our last class for a while last night. Happily we graduated but are looking for a new class to take - rally obedience, anyone? Rest day from regular exercise yesterday.</p>
<p>Thanks idad! The DVD sounds like something I would enjoy. I think I will ask for it for my bday in May.</p>
<p>More snow last night…6 to 7 inches??? Can’t wait to walk outside!</p>
<p>Snow? Wow, this is late. Worst we have is temps in the 30s which I can live with.</p>