MFP Runners Club- 7/29

Shannon, talk about a stinky workout! :laugh: I hope you can get the little *kitten*!

Okay, the witch is finally slowing down so I think I can get a run in today. I'm going to just do it and see how far I can go. I'll report back after lunch!

Happy Running!

Shannon, there's things you can do to keep skunks away. Not many of them will be any good while it's under there, but if you think it's made a home under your porch, you can put up a small 2 ft high temporary fence, that will keep em out. Also, throw up a very small, motion controlled light under there, you should only need to do that a couple of times and the skunk will HATE it. you can also put up a motion controlled sound machine that runs on batteries. The sound doesn't have to be very loud and the skunk will NEVER come back. If you make the sound a dog or wolf growling (dogs and wolves are the skunk's natural enemys) they usually leave and never return.
check this link out

its a cheap, battery powered, motion cotrolled flood light.
http://www.homesecuritystore.com/ezStore123/DTProductZoom.asp?productID=1651

Shannon, there's things you can do to keep skunks away. Not many of them will be any good while it's under there, but if you think it's made a home under your porch, you can put up a small 2 ft high temporary fence, that will keep em out. Also, throw up a very small, motion controlled light under there, you should only need to do that a couple of times and the skunk will HATE it. you can also put up a motion controlled sound machine that runs on batteries. The sound doesn't have to be very loud and the skunk will NEVER come back. If you make the sound a dog or wolf growling (dogs and wolves are the skunk's natural enemys) they usually leave and never return.
check this link out

its a cheap, battery powered, motion cotrolled flood light.
http://www.homesecuritystore.com/ezStore123/DTProductZoom.asp?productID=1651

Thanks Banks, I'll look into that. A co-worker also suggested getting moth balls to put under there. He said the skunks hate the smell. (ironic!)

Helllllloooooooo Home Depot! :bigsmile:

Morning All!

Was out the door at 4:57 a.m. & got 5-miles in!! :drinker:

Got home & was about to turn on the water when I noticed a animal behind me. I turned around & it was a SKUNK!!!! :noway: :noway: The little ba$tard's under our front porch now!! I don't know what to do! :sad:

I don't know if the city's animal control will get it or if I'll have to call a cha-ching(!) specialist. :explode:

YEAH on getting out the door this morning!!!!

BOOOOO to the skunk!

ok so now to my run post!

I'm going for time today to see where I'm at for my 5K a week from thursday, this should give me enough time to speed it up if I seem slow.

I'm shooting for 21:45 in my run. That's pretty slow for me, but I'm setting that for 2 reasons, 1st my foot is still a little scary and I don't want to push it.
2nd there is a big 300 yard hill on my course here at work, and that will kill my time, plus when you run in competition, you ALWAYS have a faster time then when you train. I usually run 30 seconds faster during a race. I'm hoping for under 21 minutes at the race, so this should be a good test.

Great ambition!! Go for it!! and let us know how it went!! Good Luck!! the only way I am ever getting to a 21 minute run is if someone is chasing me!!

HELP! I feel like I haven't run in ages....motivate me people...well you always do that....what I really mean is kick my butt people.....sigh....hugs!:ohwell:
:flowerforyou: Ali.....turbo jam just ain't the same!!!:sad:

I have been inspired and lurking on here for a bit and could not seem to break 3.2 miles so I didnt seem really worthy to deem myself a runner yet-

But low and behold last night I ran over 4.5 miles with the help of my new heart rate monitor and a new pair of shoes. I was like lightning and felt like a million bucks.

I am excited to see how my running progresses from here. But I realize going over the 5K mark was really in my head more than anything but it was a big wall for me to break down.

Makes me wonder what else I hold myself back from because of imaginary walls.

I have been inspired and lurking on here for a bit and could not seem to break 3.2 miles so I didnt seem really worthy to deem myself a runner yet-

But low and behold last night I ran over 4.5 miles with the help of my new heart rate monitor and a new pair of shoes. I was like lightning and felt like a million bucks.

I am excited to see how my running progresses from here. But I realize going over the 5K mark was really in my head more than anything but it was a big wall for me to break down.

Makes me wonder what else I hold myself back from because of imaginary walls.

That's AWESOME!

I have not dropped off the face of the earth, I promise. July has just been one of those months for me. So, to go over my last few days...
Friday, I ran/walked the 3.1 mile loop around my "block" . It took me forever, but I did it. There are a couple of hills I wasn't expecting since I don't usually have a need to drive down the one road, but I made it. Now I know I can do the 3.1 miles without dying. I just need to work on my endurance and speed.
Saturday, I ran close to 2 miles. I was in Ohio, so I was in unfamiliar running territory. Not to mention hills...
Sunday, probably 1.5 miles. I ran with hubby, SIL & BIL. SIL & BIL have been running for a while, so I felt like the dead weight tagging along. But, they ran at my pace and probably helped pick me up a bit, so it was fun.

I'm hoping to get some running in tonight after my dd's soccer practice. Hopefully it will cool off some by then. I'll let you know tomorrow how it went!

Hi fellow runners!
I just got back from our family vacation and have to say I missed you all! I will have go read up on what I've missed! Did Banks join the club? I only ran once on vacation but we body surfed, hiked, ran on the beach, and never had a idle moment. We always say we're going on vacation to relax ..ha ha :laugh: But we had a great time. I returned with a sore knee. Don't know which of the weekend warrior stuff did it but it hurts to walk. Was planning to run with my running club tonight but think I will let it rest (old injury).
Take care,
Bunny

Wow, what a stinky thread! hehehehe OK, bad joke. Good luck with the skunk!

I am running 3 miles this evening with a friend. I'm a little nervous because it's supposed to be HOT. Any suggestions for running in hot weather? (90 degrees plus humidity)

I don't know if animal control will come get it or not. I know they can be mean if you get to close, so I would call for sure to check it out!
Nice Run by the way, getting up early and all.

Another day for me not working right. So I am not fighting it today and taking the day off.
I tried to get to bed on time and even though I was still late, I set my Alarm.
Then my husband was snoring. I tried to move him, but I couldn't get him to move right and finally after an hour had to move to the couch.
So I get up anyway, and while waking up I check my mail....

Best Friend Emergency. She has been on line all night:huh:
She kicked her boyfriend our for cheating :mad: and even though she was really good about it, I knew she needed to talk. So for over 2 hours we chatted and then I had to get some sleep.

But woke up to a nice little earthquake, but now that is all the news is talking about. 5.6 about 25-35 miles away:noway:

hey guys, i'm not a regular mfp poster, but maybe i will more--i was training for chicago but started too early after my surgery and stopped last week--i am going to run columbus half instead! i'd like to beat my 96 minute time but i have a long way to go after knee surgery!

anyways, have you guys ever tested your one mile time on a track? i'm wondering how we all compare... its the hardest test i've ever done!

We should all try it--gives you something to measure and improve on.

Hi mick2323, glad to see you posting, if anyone should be it should be you!
I think that would be a great thing to do, but what is the best way to do it? Do you do a good warm up first (because it takes me like a mile or more to warm up really) and then just time a full mile with a stop watch. I have never done that and never ran on a track. Do you do a full blown fast as you can or just what you normally would run at a good pace? Sounds hard, but you could make a special board like the runners or bikers board?

Hey Everyone! It looks like there is a wide variety of runs and animals going on today! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Annnnnyway...I got home from a long day of work and thought good 5.5 miles would be great. ITS HOT!! ITS HUMID!! The good news is I made it the whole 5 1/2 miles...bad news is I had to walk a 1/3 of a mile in the middle:grumble: :grumble: :grumble:

Happy Running!!

Ali