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thanks - although I didn't ask the question, that explanation helps me tremendously (and makes me think i need to deload & work on mine some more) :D

in for the gifs of unicorn farts. OP - well stated. wish that yours (or the hundreds like yours) would be read by those who follow responses A, B, C, etc. :flowerforyou:

amazing job - well done - and i like how your smile turns up at the corners even more now than it did in your "before" picture. :flowerforyou:

i've done a couple of things... one is to not eat anything prior to the run (how long do you run, by the way? i'm usually good for 3 miles or so before i start hobbling...), and the other is to remap my route so that i'm a lot closer to "facilities" at that critical timeframe. final one, that i use on race days (when i…

4 or 9 - only because if i'm going to be murdered, i want that person to at least tell some great jokes...

I seriously hope so! In October 2012 I broke my right ankle, and was able to train for and complete 3 half-marathons the following year. this spring, i slipped on the last bit of ice hanging around and have broken my left ankle (all the bones), resulting in surgery, a plate & 12 pins. My ortho says that if i'm a very good…

it's a personal thing, tinks... Dee & I (if you look at our face pictures) could be sisters - so my oversized ego says that i must say she's cutest in NC (with me living in MI) :D not that you're not absolutely adorable... and as soon as i'm out of this dang-blasted cast i'm back on the road to getting the abs that you so…

see you in Lansing OP! my sister, sister-in-law and a few others are all in the 11am charity run.

Hi - welcome to the wonderful world of running. I'm training for at least 3 half-marathons this year - my first is in 5 weeks, and i'm nowhere near ready. I'm in Michigan, so I completely understand your dreadmill challenge. I actually have decided to get an audio book that i love to read, and the only time i allow myself…

repeat day for me today... workout A: squat: 1x5x45, 1x5x95 warmup; 5x5x120 - going to stay here for at least one more day - wasn't really happy with my form today (felt snake-like standing up, if that makes any sense at all) bp: 5x5x70 - much better today than Monday, when I accidentally lifted 75. still needed long rests…

Workout B today Squats: warmup 1x5x45; 1x5x95; work: 5x5x120 OHP: warmup 1x5x45; 1x3x65 then 4x5x60 (couldn't keep going with 65) DL: 1x5x155 someday i'll learn to lift first, shovel after :)

Hi everyone! I've been doing the program for 4 weeks now, and I just found the board (thank goodness someone linked to it from another topic!). Posting from yesterday: workout A: squat: warmup 1x5x45lb program: 5x5x115lb bench press: warmup 1x5x45lb program: 1x3x80; 5x5x75** barbell row: no warmup program: 5x5x70 ** this…

sloth - you are my new hero - will you be my friend? Oh, and OP - lighten up. IN for dream adds to my friends list.

Holy crap woman! I'm so glad you finally posted an updated selfie! look at that waist! hubba hubba :bigsmile: so glad we're pals - you're fabulous. x0x0

welcome! i think i'm geographically advantageous (or not) for you... since i'm in Farmington Hills :D - feel free to add. have a great day!

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: this reminds me of one of my favorite earlier internet apps from Dilbert.com where you could plug in a relatively simple sentence and come out with a "vision statement"... however, to answer your original question, Dr. Oz has all the answers :wink:

great work - great attitude - thanks for sharing your story. :drinker:

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and when i saw that, i immediately went to that one episode of Bones where people went to a "spa" to be ponies & masters... (not posting a pic because i'll definitely get a strike, and probably fired for going to "those" sites at work)...:bigsmile:

I started C25K May 2012 - took the 8 weeks to finish... only started running because i couldn't figure out getting to the gym before work and was getting sick of the Jillian Michaels DVDs... ran my first 5k August 2012 - came in 3rd in my age group; ran my 2nd 5k in September 2012 - came in 3rd in my age group; planned my…

thanks, JT - awesome thread. Thank you to all who risked (or are risking) your lives for a philosophy many have tried to destroy over the past couple hundred years.

one more...

first baby right before 34 - uneventful except for the whole "didn't know i was in labor" thing - he was born a month early, on the bathroom floor... second at 37 - had preeclampsia with HELLP - was born via c-section 7 weeks early - that was more to do with stressful job and overall unhealthy lifestyle (including being…

rasm frackm. not working. so, one of my favorites in preparation for my 4 meetings this afternoon...

anything that you will continue to do is a good thing... 4k 3/week & some strength training will get you results... slowly but surely... best of luck to you!

congrats on the restart. could be worse. flying monkeys could be living in your closet. :drinker: you know we've got your back, you darling little pink pony you... :smooched:

YES! Exactly what I was expecting! taking the boys for Coneys tonight :D

yes, yes you do. because watching your beloved pet die from heartworm or some other disease is horrible. now - getting the meds from the vet's office is stupid expensive - i agree. go online - there are online pet pharmacies that have it much cheaper - for instance, i buy a 6 month supply of a combo treatment for my dog,…

great job! that's a wonderful, long-lasting NSV (until he starts calling you from college - well, not you, your husband - and convinces your husband to promise to get home-made dinners mailed to him)... thank god my oldest is coming home this weekend - the postage charges are killing me ;) :flowerforyou: