<p>Thanks, MOfWC! I will relay the info to her. I’m tempted to try a pair, too, but the price is - ouch - so steep! Maybe if I do well in my race, I’ll treat myself to a new pair of shoes. 
I liked the old Pure Cadence style, but the version 2 does not feel the same, so I’m on a lookout for something radically different.</p>
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<p>Oh god no! I meant 6 mph on the treadmill - 10 min mile. I started out at the 13-14 min mile range and 10 mph is still a stretch! I tried 7 mph (which is an 8:34 mile) but can’t sustain for more than a few mins. I’m in awe of MOWC!</p>
<p>Whew! Thanks for clearing that up!!! :)</p>
<p>BB- thetrishop.com usually has better prices. There are always discount codes available for runningwarehouse. Hokas can be gotten for only about $20 over other higher priced shoes, and they last a lot longer. I’m almost at 200 miles on several of my pairs and have to do some Shoe Goo touch ups on where I drag my foot, but they are going strong. I hardly ever get to 150 miles on a pair of shoes. (I know I am at the low end, but that’s the price I’ve paid when shoes got lighter and less durable).</p>
<p>It’s so quiet. The puddies must be holding iDad hostage down in the world’s best gym, barricading the door. “More wet food! Protest! Protest! It’s two against one, meow, meow!” (not sure I’ve got the number of cats right, but you get the idea)</p>
<p>Thanks, MOfWC!</p>
<p>Basement and BBQ for me! Another good strength workout. </p>
<p>TRX plank.
Ab wheel roll outs.
Pallof Press. </p>
<p>DB snatches.
Med ball slams</p>
<p>TRX rear foot elevated split squats.
Chin ups. </p>
<p>Hex bar deadlifts.
Alternating DB bench press</p>
<p>KB swings</p>
<p>Then a BBQ combo platter (baby backs and pork butt) from the freezer. Yummm.</p>
<p>Oh, an one kitty works out with me because he knows he can get his head scratched between sets!</p>
<p>Does anyone weight train here?? Or does everyone just run for miles and miles (I don’t mean to say thats a bad workout it is excellent but I just haven’t seen people who weight train haha)</p>
<p>4 miles in today. Great calorie level.</p>
<p>Bobby…see above workouts. Many use weights.</p>
<p>Gym Day
Work out B of the Well Meaning Idiot’s plan
5 minute row intervals</p>
<p>3 rounds/ 10-12 reps on most</p>
<p>Elevated single leg glute bridges
DB step ups with 2 30# dbs
BB Military Press 45#
Narrrow Grip Lat Pulldown 95#
DB stationary lunges
Cable Adductor stuff
Core, Plank, Pilates</p>
<p>Filet mignon sous vide, then seared on the grill and avocado with salad greens.</p>
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<p>Don’t dead lifts, squats, bench press, and chin ups count? :)</p>
<p>^not to mention kettlebels ;)</p>
<p>BTW, idad, by name alone, the
sound like some kind of voodoo torture :)</p>
<p>And Bobby, some of us don’t even run!</p>
<p>But my 20-minute-mile snowshoe hill makes my legs look like I’ve been doing weight circuits 
And the airdyne resistance seems to do as much for my traverse as back extensions on the machine. As do planks.</p>
<p>So in essence, some folks who are able are putting forms of weight resistance in but for some of us on a weightloss journey, are attempting to find ways to integrate weight-bearing activity at home, which helps us not fall off the wagon. Others, like Cjane, are working with a trainer.</p>
<p>The reason it seems like its all running is likely because with all the races/goal, they just have more interesting things to report I, on the other hand, typically report my meanders off the wagon, idiotic water aerobic injuries, and the occasional acquisition of smaller pants :)</p>
<p>I think for most, if not all of us, this thread represents a form of accountability and support for whatever we’re doing toward health and fitness.</p>
<p>The occasional acquisition of smaller pants is a good thing!</p>
<p>“PG – I am so excited about your “transformation”. I think we have a lot in common – I believe we are the exact same age — never seeing ourselves as athletes earlier in life. I probably was even less athletic than you, since not only did I not exercise in high school or college, I was kind of a bad girl, and spent a lot of time smoking in the parking lot, rather than working out or even going to class.”</p>
<p>Trust me, no one was less athletic than I was! I really, really despise how so much of our gym time was made up of attempting to hit softballs and kick soccer balls and things that did zero to teach us healthy habits for life. I would have been so much better off if I’d actually learned how to run with a C25k type approach, versus being thrown out there, told to run a mile, and of course not being able to do so. </p>
<p>I can swim, though not strongly, and maybe at one point I will get some lessons to learn how to be better / stronger at it. I don’t know how to play tennis or racquetball or golf or anything that would constitute a “social sport,” and that’s unfortunate I think, as it’s a good way to keep fit, meet new people, and socialize. My D played tennis in hs and took up squash in college and I think it’s great - she can move to a new city and meet people that way. But I feel waaaay intimidated by trying to learn tennis at this age. I’m afraid I’d get disheartened fast.</p>
<p>PG, find someone to go out and just “hit” on the tennis court with. I like to play that way, but am not into the whole keeping score thing. </p>
<p>H tried to get me to “like” golf a couple of times the past 30+ years - lost cause! Too slow moving, not interesting for me - I told him that all I could do while out there in the middle of some hole was dream that there was a built in pool waiting at the end. Haha.</p>
<p>I think it’s also important to find a couple of types of exercise that you do just because you “like” it - so for me, I run for legit exercise. But for entertainment, I like to ride bikes, take long walks in the metroparks, swim/play games in a pool (not laps - boring!) - that kind of thing - so it’s exercise but the primary purpose is entertainment. :)</p>
<p>CJane, I’m pouting. Please explain what the Well Meaning Idiot’s plan is. Is it the random workouts I’ve heard mention of in the past?</p>
<p>PG, it’s not too late for tennis or golf now, not at all. Check out who’s offering lessons in the area. I think I’d enjoy tennis much more now than I did when I tried it in my 20s because of the cardio capacity built up from running and core and upper body workouts. I imagine more lateral lunges than I do would probably be helpful for that, too.</p>
<p>It’s kind of interesting to reflect on. Because we homeschooled, it’s second nature to me to scour a fairly wide area geographically for opportunities. My daughter did a lot of sports and also was part of a teen group that had kids participating from an area that was about a 2 hr drive in diameter. When she was younger, again, the activities were spread out across more than one town. Much practice in being flexible and open to new experiences and meeting new people. :)</p>
<p>It’s not availability - I could find lessons in any sport, etc quite easily. It’s fear. That’s stated a little strongly, but it’s the same fear that kept from doing much physical over the years.</p>
<p>Elliptical question. Various settings seem to “promote” working on glutes, quads, hamstrings or calves. If I set it for a high incline, it says glutes only. Is there any truth to this or is it just marketing bs? I know not to trust the calorie counts on these. I am working up a sweat, not just piddling along.</p>