<p>Wife and I decided we will complete two more marathons in seven weeks to become members of the Marathon Maniacs. I hope my body will hold up!</p>
<p>^^^ Good luck from Maniac 2046!</p>
<p>3.4 mi treadmill run and some extra stretches (part of what I usually do during separate stretch/strength/core workouts, but I’m running more days for this month and dividing and conquering the other stuff).</p>
<p>MomofWild- Thanks!! Wow #2046 Im impressed! Are you on the Facebook page?
Im not to worried completing them, I’m more worried trying to schedule them within the allotted time frame. I just found out the Napa Valley Marathon which is 50 minutes from home is closed, so I will most likely have to travel to Arizona, which is a 9 hour drive. Might have to do a trail run, something I’m more used to. :)</p>
<p>2046 is my Maniac number- not the number of races. 
I do go on the FB page, but sometimes I get frustrated with all the “stunt” running. I come from a different running era and I struggle with earning the spinning stars for the different stunts. I also REALLY object to Maniacs allowing young kids to join. I raised a runner and think it is a big mistake for kids to run marathons, especially at the Maniac level.</p>
<p>MOfWC, congrats to the newlyweds! It was a very joyful news to watch. You looked great, as usual. 
Hope the poor kiddo and his leg made the return trip OK.</p>
<p>I am trying to pry Mr B off the ladder to keep me company while I’m running on the dreadmill (miserable, nasty, plain ugly weather today!). He decided that our old house needs to keep up with the current tech trends and is updating every single recessed light in the house with the LED retrofit kits we just bought at Costco. Who would have thought that our house has more than 50 recessed lights in it?! :eek:</p>
<p>Thanks, BB. Kid rode down to TN with us. 10 hours in the car was plenty of family togetherness. He’s going to PT here and has been cleared to get in the pool and paddle around a little. He rode around COSTCO on one of the handicapped scooters. He can weight-bear a little now. Big news is that his girlfriend is going to try to qualify for 2014 Kona at Eagleman Half Ironman in June. It’s a really tough race and hot. She needs to make a run at it this year before she starts her medical residency in 2015. He’s shooting for 2015, but woukd go with her to spectate if she qualifies this year.</p>
<p>Treadmill run yesterday - stress reliever and opportunity for all the family to spend some time apart. Got to love the holidays. 6.22 miles. </p>
<p>Project for this week is to figure out how many miles I’ve run this year. I started running consistently in April - but over the course of the year I’ve used Livestrong, Runkeeper and now NikePlus. I think I’m around 700 miles, not sure though. I’m also looking forward to January 1st because then I am going to Chik-fil-A! I will have made it one year without eating any fast food! Woo hoo! I think it will be the first time I’ve actually fulfilled a New Year’s resolution.</p>
<p>Weather and schedule are not looking favorable so it looks like my year on the road bike is
149 rides
5,001 miles
144,209 feet of climbing
270,436 calories burned</p>
<p>I told my wife that next year I am going to get serious</p>
<p>Good for you on all counts, sabaray! </p>
<p>I think my NY resolution is to stop fretting about the number on the scale and continue efforts to become stronger, more toned, more fit, ENJOY exercise (which I’ve never done til now) and continue to make mindful choices about food. </p>
<p>I really feel I’ve been more mindful. Example - I really wanted a peppermint hot chocolate drink yesterday. In the past, I would have ordered a venti, gulped it down, and had some baked goods to accompany it. This time, I ordered a tall, nursed it for a while while doing something else, and really felt that I had enjoyed it, was worth the splurge, and now I’d just trim back a bit at (healthful protein filled) dinner. I think I’m starting to get how normal people think about food they can indulge but they don’t use it as an excuse to go hog wild, and it fits into a long range plan.</p>
<p>Agreed, congrats on all counts Sabaray!! </p>
<p>I think those goals will serve you well PG. They will keep you mindful, but not a slave to a number - and I you will notice changes over time in the mirror and just the way you feel that will be further motivation.</p>
<p>I got part way through adding my miles up- I expect to end up around 400 - not too shabby.</p>
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<p>I like your goals, pizzagirl. You have done great this year. I think the above sentence might actually be how the MINORITY of people think about food! It is certainly the goal, though. I think as a society, we have been taught to use food for SO much more than just nourishment/nutrition. It’s hard to break those habits.</p>
<p>1996.9 miles. My 4 miles this morning was an unbelievable struggle. I think I’ve felt better at the end of races! My legs were really tired. There was no chance of doing the extra .1 to get to 1997, since I scraped out an extra .2 to get to 4 miles!</p>
<p>I agree, it’s a minority of Americans that don’t go “hog wild.” Considering the average American consumes 250 lbs. of meat a year, and 130 lbs. of sugar…SOMEONE has to be eating all that! (And it’s not you or me, right?)</p>
<p>Pizzagirl–good for you on ordering the smaller drink! They are yummy but full of sugar. If I remember to, I ask them to use only one squirt of flavoring (peppermint, pumpkin spice…) and definitely forego the bakery goods!</p>
<p>Wow, I just read the last page only, and I have to say nice miles, MoWC, SWdad, Abasket, and Sabaray! I’m sure I’ve not yet seen those of DebT, Ohio–sure to be impressive. And idad’s calorie burning has to be epic :)</p>
<p>It’s been downright hot here–87 yesterday–but I put in 7 miles of running, walking, and hiking. And there were a few back and shoulder weight exercises at the gym. I wish I had a year total for all of the miles these feet have traveled, but I’d guesstimate at least 3-4 miles a day, as an average. </p>
<p>Two kids home and we’re waiting for the third who’s due in tomorrow night. Happy holidays to you all!</p>
<p>3.45 mi treadmill run and stability ball exercises</p>
<p>Looking forward to seeing kiddo tomorrow here as well. :)</p>
<p>@MomofWildChild are you using a program like RunKeeper to log your miles?</p>
<p>Lots of people here use an app or online system of some sort. I go with the highly sophisticated pencil and paper. For a while I had myself an Excel spreadsheet set up but ended up reverting to my original form of record keeping. :)</p>
<p>DartDad- I log on runningahead.com It is also a great online community (free if you are willing to accept a few ads- ads turn off for a donation) started by a really neat guy. I love their log program- you can do all sorts of reports, etc.</p>
<p>I use runKeeper - I like that I can log other things on it if I want like walking, biking, rowing. </p>
<p>3 miles on the track , stretching and 15 mins of rowing.</p>
<p>runningahead also an keep track of other activities. I think that’s key in any log. I frequently go back in my data to check for things. I went back to see when the first time I ran in Charlottesville was! I also have about an 18 inch stack of paper running logs (they are a James Fixx (well, until he died while running) spiral bound log that we all used for years). It’s depressing for me to go back and see how fast I used to be! I also can see all the injuries over the years. Of course, we didn’t have Garmins back then, so who knows how far we REALLY ran? :)</p>