<p>Pizzagirl, great running. I always try to save some energy for the final push at the end of my treadmill runs or even run descending miles. It just makes me feel good!</p>
<p>Go PG! Let us know how it goes. That sounds like fun!</p>
<p>Workout stats for last week. 6 workouts, 5 routes, 22.2 miles, 7 hours, 1422 calories burned. Very good week. Won’t be quite so good this week as I did a few 2 hour hikes. </p>
<p>Question. Does anyone have Bluetooth headphones with a microphone that they recommend. H would like some for when he is on call so he can still exercise.</p>
<p>Deb, this sounds like a BC mission. I’m not even sure what it is. 
Something like this?</p>
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<p>or this?</p>
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<p>Pizzagirl, that’s fantastic - dont you feel accomplished?!</p>
<p>Yes, let us know how the color run goes - I’m curious!!</p>
<p>My experience on BT headsets is that they break anywhere from a month to a year.</p>
<p>I’ve gone back to wired.</p>
<p>4.34 miles in 1:05. 4 minutes walking and 1 minute running intervals…</p>
<p>Yay Pizza Girl. Sounds like you are well-prepped for your run!</p>
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<p>Rest day for me. Back to the basement tomorrow. I was going to give it a go today, but when I got up to change into workout clothes, I realized that I didn’t have it in me after yesterday’s hike. It’s taken me a long time to finally learn that rest days aren’t bad, unless you start stringing them together…</p>
<p>So, I guess I really am doing a diddly squat workout today!</p>
<p>90 degrees and sunny tonight but I started the next set of workouts. Today was a 5 minute walk to warm up, 20 minutes of running and 5 minutes of walking to cool down. 2.55 miles. I figure I can only improve and if I find them too taxing, I’ll go back to C25K workouts. Maybe I can switch to the zombie trainer and mix things up a bit!</p>
<p>We’re supposed to get the 90 degree weather on Friday and close to it tomorrow. About time! I have tennis planned.</p>
<p>Yay Pizzagirl!</p>
<p>5.55 miles, took it slow and easy (9:20). Cranking it up yesterday along with not doing stretching videos regularly brought a twinge of PF this morning and calf cramps last night. So I need to up the stretching and keep a lid on the speed. Also got in Military Press and Bicep Curls. It’s not much but it’s a start.</p>
<p>It’s thunder, lightning and rain outside and I guess the heat wave moves in behind it.</p>
<p>Took an inside day at the gym for the first time in a month or more. Did 10 minutes on the inside track,10 on the treadmill at a little quicker pace and then 10 more in the track. Even glanced at the special exercise balls and all to get my mind in the "core"mode. I bet if I ask one of the staff will give me a short routine to consider.</p>
<p>I think I’ll be able to do this routine about when I’m able to run on air without an AlterG. :eek: She is strong! I’ll be very proud of myself if I’m ever able to do one of these exercises.</p>
<p><a href=“ADVANCED STABILITY BALL CORE EXERCISES - YouTube”>ADVANCED STABILITY BALL CORE EXERCISES - YouTube;
<p>5 treadmill miles for me tonight. Murphy’s law says that as soon as a Seattleite puts a pair of running shoes on, it starts to rain hard(er). :)</p>
<p>Deborah, that is a cool video. She is really strong!</p>
<p>I could do maybe a couple of the exercises in that video! But, not if I had to listen to that music while doing them!</p>
<p>Clear out a lot of room before you try balancing on a stability ball. Definitely an injury waiting to happen.</p>
<p>I was most impressed by how good her “stir the pot” is. Great form on that one.</p>
<p>Well, that’s what I figured you all looked like with YOUR stability ball. :)</p>
<p>I went to my chiro/ART guy yesterday for my calf. I was feeling a lot better when I went in, and a lot worse after, lol. He told me a bunch of things that I couldn’t really process, because I was busy feeling pain. He was saying things like “wow, there’s a muscle in spasm, did you feel that release?” Um, no, all I feel is pain! Anyway, today I woke up and, my leg is 1000 times better. Stairs are still a problem, but I can walk without pain, as long as I keep it slow.</p>
<p>After things settle down, I’ll be working on calf strengthening exercises, which I have been deliberately avoiding because I was afraid my calf would blow up.</p>
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<p>It’s essentially external liposuction. Cool technology to get rid of fat cells. Though I’m doing quite well with running. This technology seems to have a lot of promise to do the heavy lifting of getting weight off. The subject still needs the lifestyle changes or it will come right back on.</p>
<p>Wow - we really have some incredibly fast/accomplished runners here. Your “slow” times are times that I can only hope to achieve! I have a local 5K on Saturday - hoping to place in my age group (awards to the top three in each 5-year age group). My goal is to finish in under 29 minutes; my fastest time to date is 28:30. It is supposed cool off a little by the weekend which would be great. Did a sprint/track workout last night with a running club group - 400/400/800/800/400/400. I always feel incredibly wiped out afterwards, as well as incredibly sluggish as I am one of the last to struggle over the finish line. But I know it’s good for me …</p>