<p>Congrats, Ohio.</p>
<p>Congratulations Ohio! </p>
<p>Our favorite gym has reopened. Yay! And in their renovations, they added new treadmills with shock absorbing bases that feel great on the feet and legs. I ran for 20 minutes to warm up, then did a weight circuit and core strengthening exercises. </p>
<p>Nice weather, MOWC. It’ll be a few months before we see mid 60’s again. I hope you will get cooler temps for your race. </p>
<p>Enjoy your family party, tom1944 and great job on the loss.</p>
<p>Excellent, Ohio. Very proud of you! Great time, too. You did it!</p>
<p>Ohio, you rock! Big fat congrats. :)</p>
<p>I was completely wiped out yesterday, and it was such a pain to drag my body out of my warm, fluffy bed, but still was able to run my 20 miles this morning. 8:09 average pace, but the most amazing thing is that I was able to run my last mile with 7:46 pace, according to my Garmin! Low sixties, low humidity - ahhhh…</p>
<p>That’s incredible, Ohio! Congratulations! And BB! You go, girl! </p>
<p>Super hot, but I ran my 4 miles. Nowhere near a 8:09 pace, but I am running sub 10 minute miles which is a huge improvement over where I was in March when I first started doing this. </p>
<p>And we’re remiss if we don’t have a 5 pound party for Tom!</p>
<p>Great running BB and saba! BB, 20 miles at that pace is amazing to me. Saba, you are doing so well with the pace and distance, especially given the heat.</p>
<p>Oh yeah. How could I forget! Break out the party hats and noisemakers. It’s 5-Pound Party Time! Yippeee…</p>
<p>Very nice, Saba! I’d love to hear more about how it went if you want to take the time. 
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<p>Next week the marathoners!</p>
<p>ohio, congratulation on your silver medal!! That is amazing.</p>
<p>Bunsen, you are incredibly fast. I can’t even run a 5k at that pace.</p>
<p>I did 8 x 1/2 mile intervals today. I tried to stay away from hills, but it’s impossible around here so I experimented a bit with my downhill stride. This is definitely a work in progress.</p>
<p>Oh, does Tom need a light-up accessory for his party? I was saving this for you idad, but I think you are done with 5lb parties :)</p>
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<p>Great run, BB. Time to taper!</p>
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<p>I’d love to celebrate one more time, but it’s a losing battle against the muscle gains from strength training and hiking up mountains. I’ve gained visible muscle, particularly in the legs.</p>
<p>It’s funny. Every time I start inching down on the scale, it’s just a fluke and bounces right back (sometimes overnight) a week later.</p>
<p>I’m not complaining. Being weight stable for a year and a half is plenty to be happy about for an ol’ fat guy who lost 90 pounds to get there!</p>
<p>Way to go Ohio! I couldn’t run that fast when I was 18, let alone at 55+. Wow.</p>
<p>I spent the day in the garage sanding and refinishing a piece of furniture. So humid… sweating like a pig all afternoon.</p>
<p>Five mile walk early this morning (6:45). Despite the early start time, it was already humid outside and I was soaking wet when I got home. Also did twenty minutes of kettle bell routines. </p>
<p>Great running BB and Saba.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone.</p>
<p>Back from the party which I navigated successfully. No cake, pie or ice cream. Skipped the potato salad and rolls.
There were sweet gherkins left in the tray which is a first for any party I ever attended.</p>
<p>Had chicken, deviled eggs and a great salad.</p>
<p>idad- I agree with trying a small piece of pie or cake but I need to go a month or so cold turkey to prove I can.</p>
<p>Big congrats to Ohio! Why did I think you are not in that age group ?! Apparently you rock it!!</p>
<p>Hard to catch up after being gone a few days - feel like I need to take notes on everyones thoughts, activities and questions!</p>
<p>Deb, you mentioned hospital things - did you spend time in a hospital this weekend??</p>
<p>Pizza, there are a few things I will not give up - pasta is one of them!’ Now, I try to have it less frequently, use whole wheat pasta at home (but not if I’m ordering pasta out) and try to make my portion more protein, less pasta - but, man, I sure want the pasta AND THE SAUCE!! - at least every once in awhile! I’m going to have to read back and see if the pasta comment was in reference to the measurements you had a few days ago…</p>
<p>Yes, Deborah, is everything okay?</p>
<p>Well, now, that was quite a weekend. So many to congratulate!
Ohio! Just amazing!
Tom, great work and the results to corroborate.
BB - you are one fast chickie!
And everyone else, good work, no slacking off on the weekends here.
I did a big hike today, which I will post later about, but just wanted to say how impressed I am with this group.</p>
<p>Everything is fine. Thank you for asking. Concerned about someone else. Bromfield’s post made me think about why a person might have gone missing.</p>
<p>I did go to the batting cages yesterday and was very pleased I made contact on a high percentage of pitches (once I chose the right cage, hee hee – should have seen my five swings at the fast pitch balls, lol – reading test, misunderstood the sign on the door). I also had one of my hits smack the back fence (yes!) and a couple of others that went over the pitching machine area in the middle. A good slam toward third. A little less strength overall than I would have liked, but it’s been years since I hit balls. Those cages were in a place hours from here. Played catch a lot more recently but hadn’t gotten over to cages to bat. Can’t believe I went in the wrong one initially, lol. Not one of my brighter maneuvers.</p>
<p>Rest day today. Didn’t sleep well last night.</p>
<p>Looks like the 0ver-50 hiking Group took a casualty yesterday. A lady fell (on the way down, it seems) and broke her ankle. Had to be helped to the trailhead where an ambulance picked her up. That would ruin a nice day of hiking!</p>
<p>I’m trying to get organized for my little outing this week. Tent, air mattress, sleeping bag, cooler, camp stove, camp chair, yadda, yadda, yadda. First time out. I was smart and bought six Kelty duffle bags on sale last fall, so it’s a matter of getting stove and cooking stuff in one, sleeping bags and liners in another, tent in a third, clothes in a fourth, and so on and so forth.</p>
<p>I’ve got three awesome hikes lined up and the weather is looking good – although maybe a little wet to start the day tomorrow.</p>