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Please count me in! Just yesterday I booked a trip for my family of 6 to Cancun for June. Must.Stay.Motivated. NSV - I ordered a Denver Broncos bikini as my "goal swimsuit" for our trip, tried it on, and didn't hate it. (Didn't love it either- but hey- not hating it is progress!) CW 157.6 GW: 139 4/1 4/8 4/15 4/22 4/30

I'm right there with ya ladies! I am on a mission to lose weight for my family trip to Cancun which will be the first week of June. I already bought my Denver Broncos bikini- but I need to lose about 15 pounds to feel confident in it. I have four kiddos though- so I'll have to put on some board shorts over it to cover my…

That's too bad Trenton it was a blast! I finished it in 1:02, 6 minutes faster than last year. I really struggled through miles 3 and 4, but that was my own fault because I didn't train very much at all. So, 1:02 works out to exactly 10 minutes per mile. Those hills seemed much meaner than last time. Wasn't there someone…

Awww man, everyone's gone. :-( Oh well. I'll just talk to myself again. Ha! I had a blast at the Marathon relay with the radio station. I finished my leg, which was about 4 miles, in 35 minutes. I need to figure out how to post a pic.

Great job Thumper!!! Well, I had a blast at the radio station and was assigned the best leg of the race... I get the 4 mile "screaming downhill"! Woot. That is right in my wheelhouse. LOL. I had been trying to follow the official Myfitnesspal eating plan...staying below my daily calorie allotment and honestly, I was…

Hey there everyone! Thanks for all the congrats. I'll be going to the station tonight to work out the details. Trenton- 7 miles is awesome! Sounds like you'll be a lot more ready for the BolderBouler than I will be! Thumper- the only way to get better is to challenge yourself and it sure sounds like you're doing a great…

I AM SO EXCITED!!!! I just had to come in and share. We have a local sports station, 104.3 The Fan. One of their DJs is running the Colfax Marathon in Denver next weekend, and at the beginning of this week he shared that he wanted to pull together some listeners to be part of the official Fan Marathon Relay Team. Long…

Thumper- Great job! I love when I'm making progress and I can start to see the benefits...just being able to run a little harder or a little longer is such a great achievement. Well, my partner for the BolderBoulder backed out on me. But have no fear- I believe I have found another. LOL. Warning- to those of you who have…

Hey Shelly, I'm sure you'll do just fine! I know there are some people that are really affected by it, but for the most part, I think people do okay with it because the air quality is actually pretty good. I'd love to do an 8:30 pace...someday. I did one race in July last year, where I ran 4 miles and came in at a pace of…

You guys totally rock. I am getting signed up for the BolderBoulder today. I have the same goal as Trenton- I want to finish in less than an hour. I have no set schedule for working out, life always seems to get in the way. I just know that I need to run more if I want to have any hope of reaching my goals. I might get in…

Congrats Trenton! That's awesome! Don't you just love it when you surpass your own expectations? :-) My race was a blast. We ran the whole way and kept a pretty good pace throughout. Miles 1 and 2 were easy, mile 3 took a little effort, mile four was challenging, and mile five about killed me. I was pleasantly surprised…

Smiles, my favorite color is red. Representing Trenton and I, you're going to look quite patriotic. :-) Trenton, you and I seem very similar, except I like to get post-race massages instead of pre-race. I use it as a motivator to finish my race...just knowing there's a massage table waiting for me as a reward is quite…

Smiles- My race starts at 9:15 mountain time. That would be pretty cool if we all signed up for races, and if we're not in our own, we do tribute runs on behalf of each other. :-) Trenton- Have you ever run the BolderBoulder before? If not- you absolutely HAVE to run it. It is the most fun race EV.ER. I ran it for the…

Hi Guys, Sorry I've been so absent. I was glad to see so many people still posting. My motivation has been crap lately. Absolute crap. I've been eating horribly and craving chocolate and well, Sam (my name for my scale) is sure repaying me for it. I did manage to get out and do 4 miles on Wednesday, but I really struggled…

Welcome everyone! I don't have much time to post as I have back to back meetings from 9 to 4 today, but I just wanted to drop in and say hello. I've still been a little sick, but I think today is finally my day to get back out there, even if it's only 3 or 4 miles. This weekend I plan to do at least one long run because…

I tell you, the race scene is what has kept me hooked. There's just such a sense of accomplishment that comes from a 'race'. I use the term race loosely because really, the only person I'm ever racing is myself. I don't really have any big lofty aspirations of getting a medal or coming in first, second or even tenth in my…

Glad to hear you got out there and good for you for pushing it through those hills! It's such a sense of accomplishment when you do what you thought you couldn't do isn't it? :-) I haven't been out for a run since Saturday. I really wanted to go yesterday and the day before, but I have a sick 2 year old and yesterday, it…

Great job Emmaleigh!!! How'd your 11 mile run go? I managed to get my 13 year old daughter out with me for 4.6 on Saturday. She couldn't run the whole way, maybe a quarter mile at a time, so it was more like interval training, but if I can get at least one of my kids to be fit and run with me, it's totally worth helping…

For all of you lovely ladies preparing for your first 5k, I'd be happy to share my tips, since you asked, though I am not a pro by any means. 1) Your first race is all about setting your very first PR (personal record). Remember that any time you set is going to be your new record! Whether it's 30 minutes, 35 minutes, or…

:-) I'm so sorry you're still not feeling well. That's one thing about running...it's pretty much impossible to just suck it up and do it when you're sick...much too uncomfortable! I hope your brother and/or sister agree. I've always wanting to find a running partner...but my hours kinda don't lend themselves to it. I…

Oops! Did I scare everyone away with my long posts? Sorry about that. Oh well, I guess I'll talk to myself here until someone comes to talk to me. LOL. I didn't get out and run yesterday, but I did today. I got done 4.5 miles, but took a route I had never taken before and it was really hilly and difficult! It felt great…

Oh no! Doesn't that stink when you have the motivation but your body is just not cooperating? That's awful. Get better soon! I didn't end up running yesterday, but I have a fairly good excuse. I left work and went to uhaul to rent a pickup truck, then picked up my son and went to pick up a swing set, big plastic little…

Emmaleigh- What kind of new shoes did you get? I always get sooo nervous when I get new shoes because my feet are really finicky. I finally broke down and went to Road Runners (a store here in Colorado) and did their whole program where they analyze your gait and test where you put your pressure when you run, and they…

Just posting to this group seemed to give me some much needed motivation today. I came home, changed to running gear, and ran about 4.7 miles in just under 50 minutes. It felt great. I don't know why I avoid it so much. WolffEarl, 26 minutes for a 5k is really good! Smiles4miles, great job at getting out for day 2. What's…

Hi guys, I'm late but I would really love to join in! I'll be happy to catch up on any conversation I may have missed. Last year I ran my first 5k in April, then did a 10k the end of May and then a half marathon at the end of June. I have always enjoyed running, but had never really pushed myself like that. My goal this…

I am a full time working mom with four children- ages 15, 13, 7 and almost 2. Getting up in the morning early was just not for me, so I switch it up. First, I found a gym nearby that's open 24 hours (I go to Lifetime Fitness) I come home, help kids with homework, make dinner, etc....then at 9 pm hubby and all the kids go…

I'm new here and this seems like the perfect place to jump in.