<p>MOWC:</p>
<p>The park you run in looks beautiful! Walking or running those roads would be fantastic.</p>
<p>Nashville is such a nice place. I worked really hard to sell Vandy to my daughter when she was college hunting.</p>
<p>The Lulemon looks good, too… although I will be the first to admit that I know absolutely nothing about running skirts!</p>
<p>Got my Marmot rain gear – UPS delivered it in the pouring rain! :)</p>
<p>I hope I never have to wear it, but it is really nice. Lightweight ripstop, lined with a “breathable” (yeah, that’s what they all say) ceramic coating. The jacket, with hood, stuffs up into it’s own pocket, about the size of a Pepperidge Farm half-loaf of bread. Not as tiny as the ultralight Brooks windbreaker, but it’s fully waterproof.</p>
<p>Long pit zip underarm vents and pockets that open up into vents and are accessible even with a backpack. Pants are identical, but with full-length zips down the outside of each leg. You can completely unzip them so there’s no trying to stick muddy boots through a pant leg. Perfect fit over shorts or long running pants. Fine over jeans. A little snug over thick fleece pants, but OK for a blizzard-proof combo. These actually might be really good nasty winter pants over PolarTech base layer long-johns.</p>
<p>Black on black, which I’m sure will fit my mood when I actually have to wear them! Rain gear, for any physical activity, is a close cousin of steaming Maine lobsters in a big ol’ pot, but at least I won’t be freezing cold and soaked to the bone. I remember the first time I got caught out by thunderstorm on a motorcycle ride with no rain gear. Once I was drenched, I thought I was going to freeze on the way home. Around here, it’s a matter of when, not if, the weathermen get it completely wrong…</p>
<p>Here’s some new info on planks!</p>
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<p>It is beautiful, but the hills are killer. There are also tons of trails for running, hiking and horseback riding. There is a view of the gorgeous steeplechase course at about mile 6 of the 11.2. My daughter and son in law have done some hikes and have also done a little trail running there. It really is one of the most beautiful places I have ever run in the whole country. It’s about a 22 minute drive from my house.</p>
<p>MOWC, love your link!! I’m in the bottom picture.</p>
<p>This book caught my eye at the library: The Drunk Diet: How I Lost 40 Pounds . . . Wasted: A Memoir. It was actually pretty sensible in it’s advice. Exercise more, eat real food etc. Among other advice - if you are going to drink, dilute your liquor and dilute it with soda water not sugary things.</p>
<p>MOWC, looked like a perfectly nice run, until I saw all the hairpin turns!</p>
<p>34 mins w/30 sec sprint at the end.</p>
<p>Squirrels, ducks, seagulls, crows, daddies out with their toddlers, couples, and a group of young men out doing jogging and <em>burpees</em> intervals.</p>
<p>Getting closer to total mins I want to have under my belt before a 5K.</p>
3.5 miles, 8:45 pace. Pushups and Smith Machine.
I slept for about 12 hours last night (evening nap + went to bed a little early). Apparently I was really out. My wife told me that I was sleeping diagonally on the bed and she couldn’t budge me so she slept in another room.
This was a fairly normal running week for me though I have been doing a bit more on strength-training - that might account for the increased tiredness this week.
<p>Btw, this thread is the first time I’ve ever seen a Pepperidge Farm half-loaf of bread used as a unit of measurement.</p>
<p>CJane, sounds like you’re getting a better handle on what you want to do with the deadlifts.</p>
<p>11.5 miles done. It was hot,humid and hilly, but we had a lot of shade. I THINK I train on hills, but when I get to the park I realize what hills really are! It’s just SO hard! My daughter was a little stronger than I was today, but we both had trashed legs by 6 miles. We walked a little bit up the big hills starting at about 8 miles. I had planned to add this .6 mile loop called Luke Lea at about 9.8 miles but when we got there neither of us was interested! We were completely soaked. We saw turkeys and a deer. No bunnies today. I carried my 16 ounce ( I think) handheld and had 2 S-Caps and 1 HammerGel. Refilled the handheld at 6 1/2 miles.</p>
MOWC- you are so inspirational!
I just want to find some exercises where my muscles are what’s sore, not my bones.
Guess I have put off planks long enough…
*Lightweight ripstop, lined with a “breathable” (yeah, that’s what they all say) ceramic coating. *
Yeah, that’s pretty much it 
I have the REI lightweight rain gear, I think, it’s pretty interchangeable as far as I can tell. I used mine when doing restoration work in the winter in Puget Sound. I just wore a pair of yoga tights underneath, you still get pretty warm.
You probably already know about Nik-wax and similar waterproofing boosters. I especially like the stuff that is made for fleece and down. I stocked up at the SierraTradingPost.
<p>That gear sounds great, iDad! thanks,emeraldkitty. I am starting to feel my age, though. It’s getting tough… Have you checked out those Elliptigo things we discussed a few months ago? They are expensive, but might work for you.</p>
<p>In other news, today is Day 300 of the Stupid Streak! My daughter was planning to let hers go on 4th of July (it was from Memorial Day to July 4 on a Runner’s World twitter thing) but she’s having trouble stopping it. :)</p>
Great park for running MOWC. I like the third linked lululemon running short/skirt.
Finished all 10 days of the 100 swing KB challenge. OK Hops–what’s next?? Maybe something like push-ups or burpees (I learned how to do a modified one–cause the jumping part is something that my ankle can’t do.)
Dark skies on TH when I went to get my D. We decided not to do Chocura and picked a smaller hike (West Rattlesnake Mountain). Short, but hilly. Whatever calories I burned, I made up for because when we got home, my H surprised D with a birthday dinner. (We went to L’Espalier–foodie type restaurant at the Mandrin Oriental Hotel).
Did a spin class on Friday and another today. Instructor today did a much harder ride. HR average was 87% of max. Was going to help H do garden work, but the good news is that it’s raining!!! I lucked out.
<p>No burpees, please, I’m begging, no burpees!!</p>
<p>Qualified for next year’s National Senior Olympic Games! Finished 2nd in age group 800 2:33. Missed out qualifying for 1500 by 5 seconds.</p>
<p>I had to look at those numbers to understand what they mean. For non-racers, I think that’s 2 minutes and 33 seconds for 800 meters or a bit over 5 minutes/mile or 12 MPH.</p>
<p>Super duper speed!</p>
Congratulations Ohiopublic!! Very cool accomplishment. What’s the age category for senior? Over 40? 50?
<p>Yay, I just finished the 1000 KB challenge - actually ended up doing 1035, but who’s counting? I really liked the way I did it. Fifteen at a time spread out through out the day - I think that’s in line with current thinking that sitting is bad and getting up once an hour and moving is good for you. I think I’ll continue with the KB’s because they are fun and not too onerous. I thought maybe I’d add burpees, but not nearly as many - maybe 50 a day so I only have to do them 5 at a time.</p>
<p>Ohiopublic congrats!</p>
<p>Senior Olympics is 50 and over. I’m in the 55-59 age group. Kind of beside myself. Year and half ago I weighed 40 plus more lbs. than I do now. Started with the couch to 5k plan. Must say that idad’s story was huge motivation. Now I’m back doing what I love best!</p>
Great job, everyone, and special congratulations to Ohio. 
Wanna see what Hops comes up with next for all you KB swingers.
MOWC, have you tried out the new shorts yet? BC, is it getting close to your race?
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