Did my 5k race today, 27:59, my first race under 28 minutes. The official results say a 9:01 pace, my garmin says 8:50. I’m not sure why it’s different, it was different on my last race too, but whatever, I got a medal for 2nd place in my age group!
Wow! Yeah blankmom. A second place trophy for a training run. Pretty impressive. I am in awe of all you runners here! I don’t want to do it myself, but I’m in awe! 
<p>Yay, blankmind! Nice hardware! You might have run “longer” than 5K which would make your Garmin pace faster if the Garmin distance is longer than 3.1 (weaving around,not running tangents etc). My Garmin distance on the half marathon last Sat was 13.17 which made me faster than the 13.1 the race allows.
Our weather is supposed to tank overnight, so I did my “long” run for the week today. Had house guests so didn’t get going until 11. Gloomy, 54 degrees. Planned 8 but decided to try for 10. Didn’t look at my Garmin at all for pace (just for HR) and really tried for a pace where I felt I could run more instead of the “where’s the car” pace. I was still faster than I really wanted, but felt generally comfortable. When I finished, proud of myself for a decent pace for training and for getting it done, I had a text from WildChild telling me he ran a 59:28 10 mile race for 6th overall. I am so happy that he has made such a comeback after all his injuries and adversity (missed out on his entire college running career). I know he is pleased, too.</p>
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<p>Very nice!</p>
Well, I’m officially toast. I capped off my anniversary week (4 years of no smoking, 2 years of exercise) with my ninth consecutive day of exercise. Four strength workouts. Two sesssions of burpees and swings. Two sessions of Airdyne intervals and a 5K walk/jog today (plus my little treadmill stress test yesterday as a bonus. 12 out of the last 13 days. I don’t usually workout that many days in a row anymore, but I kinda wanted to remember how hard those early weeks were.
46 degrees and sunny. Really slow today. I was just trying to find a nice easy jogging pace and enjoy the day and some music. Max heart rate of “just” 97%.
<p>IDad is streaking!!! Congrats again on the 4/2 anniversary.</p>
<p>Was.</p>
<p>Was streaking. I’m done. I’m not lifting a finger tomorrow. My legs are plum tuckered out.</p>
<p>I’m showered, all warm and comfy in some fleece pants and a fleece top, and fixin’ to do some oBCEagle-style power napping. When I wake up, I’m making fresh salmon steamed with Thai lemon, serrano chile, and pink pickled ginger!</p>
<p>Just when I was losing my enthusiam for my new exercise and diet program we had our 1 month weigh in at work…lost 4% of my body weight (who knew…didn’t feel like I had lost anything!) and won a towel! Okay…now I’m motivated again…</p>
<p>Fantastic! Unless you started with a supermodel stick figure, you know what 4% means:</p>
<p><a href=“AT%20LEAST”>b</a> FIVE POUND PARTY TIME!**</p>
Went to the Y for a weight training session - it felt pretty good as I was able to bump up a few pounds here and there. The assisted pullups are still a challenge. I need a minimum of 65 pounds assist.
I took a 15 minute nap before heading out - naps are important for working out if you’re dragging. Unfortunately I can’t do that at the office.
<p>This is a great thread…</p>
<p>So many posters doing very, very well…</p>
<p>Interesteddad…happy anniversary.</p>
<p>My wife cooked french fries in a wok tonight after cooking Salmon in the wok yesterday for salmon-flavored french fries. Not low carb (but high-potassium) but definitely an interesting flavor.</p>
Salmon flavored french fries…interesting…
<p>I myself prefer french-fried-flavor french fries. But I’m a traditionalist.</p>
<p>dstark, I haven’t seen you on this thread before. Welcome.</p>
<p>Thanks… VeryHappy…</p>
<p>Welcome dstark. It’s a great thread. I think salmon flavored French fries sound terrible, though.</p>
What is a french fry?
You know, I honestly can’t remember the last time I had a french fry. I’ve had onion rings a couple of times in the last two years, but I know I haven’t had any french fries since at least 2009. It might have been July 2009 at Maurice’s Bar-B-Q in Charleston, SC or [The</a> Shrimp Shack](<a href=“http://cache.virtualtourist.com/15/5837177.jpg]The”>http://cache.virtualtourist.com/15/5837177.jpg) at the shrimp boat docks on St. Helena’s Island.
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Crazy, huh? That’s downright un-American.
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<p>MomofWildChild…thanks…yeah…I really like this thread. </p>
<p>Many of you have stayed with great programs for a long time. It is inspirational.</p>
<p>Thanks DStark.</p>
<p>Being able to share our geezer fitness escapades is hugely motivating and almost certainly contributes to keeping it going. I think the variety of things that people do is also inspirational. At the end of the day, each of us has to find what works for us on a consistent basis, whether it’s tennis, swimming, running, walking, yoga, bootcamp classes, Airdyne bikes, or whatever.</p>