<p>Just got home from my trip. I ran the 10k, and only had to walk about 1 minute to finish off a hill towards the end. I actually could have run the whole thing, but I wasnt sure of myself so I was trying to take it easy. Instead of watching my pace, I worked on keeping my heart rate to around 170 and I felt really comfortable for the whole thing. Some guy started talking to me around mile 3 and I was surprised that I was able to talk back with no problem. </p>
<p>My hip made it through pretty well. I could feel it a little, but afterwards it was no worse so I figure thats a win. I did get my first blister, which was kind of a pain. I ended up running it in 1:01:14, which included my 1 minute walk and one quick stop for water. My garmin closely matched the race results for the first time. </p>
<p>Oh, and I got 3rd place in my age group. I would have gotten to stand on a podium and get a plaque, except that I didnt know I came in 3rd. They had a half marathon running at the same time, and they had results up for that, but didnt have the 10k results anywhere that I could find, and they werent posted online until later that evening. I had so much fun running with my brother there, I can’t wait to do another race!</p>
<p>Yay, blankmind! Congrats and I’m glad it felt comfortable for you. It’s great when you can’t wait to do another one. I tend to be the other way- it’s “never again” until the pain fades…</p>
Ran a mile and a quarter and did some free weights. Will do some stretching and floor work when I get home.
I’ve been going over my calorie quota by 100-200 calories when I do a heavy set of workouts and several hundred fewer on light days. I guess that makes sense.
Bought one pair of tights and two warmup pants at the New Balance Factory Outlet in Boston. Also bought two pairs of walking shoes by mistake (thought that they were tennis shoes by the design but the code indicates walking). I will be using these to walk around in. The tights are tight and warm. I was a bit surprised because they feel so light. They take a bit of work to get on too.
The pants are great - it’s nice to have clothes that fit. The XLs go to my son who is really an L but he’ll take the XLs. I got one midweight and one lightweight. I didn’t get a heavyweight as I can just layer the Capilene 3 under the midweight. These should be great for Spring and Fall.
As far as pricing goes, on clothes, the New Balance Factory Outlet is a little more than Marshalls. A pair of New Balance tights at Marshalls that was $24.99 could be from $24.99 to $29.99 at the factory outlet. A tech shirt at $10.99 at Marshalls could be $16.99 at the factory outlet. The big difference is that the factory outlet has much, much better selection. They actually had split shorts at the factory outlet - something that I don’t expect to see at Marshalls - though they didn’t have any in size M. I mentioned that to the register person and she told me that M is very popular there.
I think that my daughter would have had a lot of fun shopping there - they had a lot of nice spring stuff in. I am thinking of picking up an Arcteryx fleece in XS for my daughter though and may get one for my wife too. Our daughter wears a North Face most of the time but it fits like a bag on her and I don’t think that most of the other popular brands are different.
<p>So happy for you, blankmind! Excellent work!</p>
<p>10K of the most spectacular Spring crosscountry skiing I have done up to now. Azure skies, warm sunshine, snow was still crisp from the overnight lows so I was speeding along (in my mind at least, nevermind the skate skiers who were blowing past me ;))</p>
<p>BCE- I have a couple of Arcteryx fleece (different weave- almost sweatery and very warm and stylish) tops and they were very expensive. I also found that they ran VERY small. I think I actually got mediums and I am small and almost always buy size small (in women’s). My shoulders are broader than they appear, which dictates the size a little bit.</p>
<p>Another shopping question: Can someone explain what I should be looking for in a Garmin watch? I just want something that will tell me how far I have gone, and will let me set an interval schedule (alert me when two minutes have passed so I know I should walk, and then when a minute has passed so I know I should run–I hope that makes sense). </p>
<p>Amazon has these models but I don’t really understand the differences:</p>
<p>Garmin FR60 Women’s Black Fitness Watch Bundle (Includes Foot Pod, Heart Rate Monitor, and USB ANT Stick) Price: $104.99 </p>
<p>Well…I lost .2 pounds last week…which means I lost nothiing.</p>
<p>Last night, I was just going to have a salad for dinner…and then some friends called and the next thing I know I am at an Italian restaurant eating rigatoni bolognese. </p>
dstark, it’s not going to come off you in any regular way. In other words, you’re not going to lose, say, 1.5 pounds a week. One week you’ll lose .2 pounds, and another week you’ll lose 2 pounds. Hang it there; it will happen.
Remember, when you’re eating out, that you are not required to finish everything on your plate. When they first put it in front of you, cut whatever it is in half and plan to eat only the half. Have them wrap up the rest of it to take home.
<p>Thanks for the notes on Arcteryx. I would like to get something nice and fashionable for my wife as she’s wearing a lot of stuff that looks pretty dated (as in 1970s and 1980s) and I am really sold on technical clothes. My daughter is a better fit for XS than S so maybe an S in Arcteryx would work - at any rate, I could buy one and see who it fits better on and then decide on the other one.</p>
My wife cooked up 6 cups of asian sesame chicken and 3 cups of bolognese sauce. I have two cups of the chicken and 1.4 cups of the bolognese sauce in the office kitchen for whenever I get back to the office. So it’s bolognese sauce without the rigatoni. My wife did ask me what I planned to eat it with and I just said by itself. I rounded it off with a banana and 1.5 cups of high-fiber cereal.
Eating out is deadly in so many ways. It’s hard to compute portions (I have measuring cups and a kitchen scale at home), you don’t know what’s in it, and you can’t control nutritional aspects well. We don’t eat out very much anymore - I will cook (yes, seriously) as will my wife and we can get by fairly well on that.
If you are going to eat out (and some have to), then counting calories may be the way to go just so that you can see, plan and budget. Of course you could do the MoWC thing and run 38.4 miles per week but I’m thinking that that’s something for the 1-5% of people that enjoy doing that much running.
<p>I don’t think running 38 mikes a week is going to work for me.:)</p>
<p>One thing I do…which hasn’t been proven scientifically…is…I am conscious of the weight of my food. I used to weigh my food…but that isn’t really necessary anymore… </p>
<p>You can’t weigh more than what you put in your body.</p>
<p>If you eat well…you are going to be ok doing this.</p>
<p>And this eliminates…pastas and pizzas…which weigh a lot.</p>
Goal is always not to be DFL (dead f---- last).</p>