Mansfield, that’s great! Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations, Mansfield. That’s a nest event, but way too many people for me. You did really well.
75 min yoga sculpt - we nearly died but my Fitbit says 423 calories :-). Doing a gentler yoga class later on then calling it a day. I’m glad my friend pushed me though! We meet once a month and try new things. She wants to try standing paddle-boarding or trapeze next time!
Way to go Mansfield! It must have been grueling in the wet and cold. And no doubt you set a new fashion standard that stood well apart from all those replete in their Lululemon finery, lol.
Does your daughter live in Philly?
Welcome, Mansfield, and congrats on the race! One of my fears is signing up for a race and having to run it in the rain, so big kudos to you for going through with the commitment.
PG, my Fitbit ranges from 80 to 120 calories for an hour of yoga, so that must have been quite a yoga class.
I finally bought the cast album of Hamilton, and started listening to it as I took a walk today. Two hours later … I just didn’t want to stop! So, lots of steps today.
Mansfield, congrats! Running with 32,000 buddies is challenging, running under pouring rain requires guts, and running a first 10 miler since 1982 is pure grit and determination. Woo-hoo! Awesome job.
Puzzagirl, check you HR profile on the app or dashboard. I am curious… To burn that much in 1 hr 15 min, you need to have your HR in max zone for a good portion of that time! 
And you say you hate being out of breath… You can definitely run a 5k.
Ten miles down Broad Street with 31,999 other people is quite an image. (I lived in Center City (22nd and Spruce) back in the early 70s, so I am imagining it as it was in the old days of the Bellevue Stratford.) Congratulations, Mansfield!
Oh it’s feasible! The class has lots of jumping jacks, mountain climbers, squats with weights, marching in place with legs high, jumping jacks, jump rope-like moves, etc. Its really only nominally yoga in that every now and then you strike a warrior pose and you say namaste at the end :-).
HR is definitely elevated throughout. My friend (who is 20 years younger than me and ran a marathon last year) and I agreed it was harder than OrangeTheory. We were soaked afterwards.
I typically burn somewhere in the neighborhood of 175-200 cals in a typical vinyasa yoga flow class.
DH and I lived in Philly for 6 years early in our married life & now D1 is finishing up sophomore year at Temple University. I have designs on doing the Broad Street run in 2 years when she graduates - they should fall in the same week!
@mansfield thanks for sharing your story! What a day - running in the rain for that long - and probably not a warm rain - not fun! Extra food treats for you tonight!
You should chime in more here!
Ran 5 miles to put 10,000 steps on Mr.'s Fitbit.
I think Broad Street Run is lottery.
Next year’s Broad Street Run - another reunion run but this time in Philly? Boot Camp outdoor workout and BBQ at my place the day before? Just sayin’…
I will find out from my daughter, who has run it, how registration works if anyone is interested.
While it’s a lottery, they also offer group options - so if one of us would get in, everyone who is part of that group would get in. I like that distance.
There’s also a charity path to registering that avoids the lottery. Several partnered major charities are listed. The down side is that you have to raise about $500, I think. I like the group team approach.
Gosh. Thanks for the congrats. You’re all so nice. I really should check in more often. My daughter lives outside of Philly and I tagged along with her running club. We boarded a bus at 6:00 to ride to the start. One of the club members had access to indoor bathrooms and lots of room to stretch, so we were able to postpone going to the start until the last minute. I was in one of the back corrals, but I’m not sure why our start was delayed for so long. That really almost killed my race mojo. Running in a huge crowd, while not my favorite thing to do, wasn’t as bad as I’d feared. At least I always had people to run with! I ran Bay to Breakers in the early 80s and I remember that race was crazy.
Broad Street is a lottery, but its fairly easy to get in. Once I got accepted, I felt really obligated to run the race. As the weather prediction for today got worse during the week, I knew it was going to be a challenge, but there was no way I was going to chicken out. I’d put too much time and energy into training. It would be too comfortable staying under the warm covers this morning and I’ve been concentrating on getting out of my comfort zone this year.
As for the rest of my fitness program…well, except for hefting some weights a few times a week, all I do is run. I’ve been running since 1976 (inspired by Frank Shorter’s silver medal in the Olympics). I used to run and race a lot, with some decent success. During some of the child-raising/traveling husband/going back to work years, my running was pretty minimal. I re-focused on it about 7-8 years ago and got more serious last year when I hit a milestone birthday (the one that starts with a 6). I re-discovered my love of racing. Let’s face it; the 60 and over category isn’t exactly hotly contested and its easy to come home with some swag. Running is a great stress reliever for me. I get up at 4:45 most mornings, head out in the quiet of the early morning, and solve all the world’s problems. I’m really an old-school runner. I have no gadgets except for a $15 Casio watch. I’ve never run with headphones and I have no idea what my heart rate is. As long as I haven’t keeled over, I figure its fine. I wear my running gear until it falls apart. I like my running clothes on the long/loose side. Today I was stylishly clad in tights from Target, a tech shirt from LL Bean and some sort of sport jacket from LL Bean. Oh, and a Hefty heavy duty lawn and leaf bag. Thanks to the folks here, I have discovered Hokas and my Vanquish served me well today.
But enough about me…
I am sure the thread regulars and silent readers will agree with what I am going to say: love to hear about YOU, including training, journeys to rediscovering passion for exercise, etc. Even the outfits! Smart thinking about the garbage bag!
(I am going to throw my Iphone against a wall soon! Every single post of mine has a typo or two! Grr. Either that or I need glasses. )
Mansfield, I love your old school heart rate monitoring. Not keeling over is always a good sign that you aren’t pushing too hard, lol. Do you also live in the Philly area or were you just in for the run? I live in Abington and my office (for my day job) is on Broad Street 2 blocks south of City Hall.
I’m local. Right after passing your office is where I started to dream about food, any food. I pulled over to the side, choked down a Gu packet, and convinced myself that it was not a good idea to walk the last 4 miles.