Get in Shape with U2!

[Shesgonnadreamoutloud]

Nice job Misty!

I actually got up early for once and did 4 today

[northstarjo]

misty, you rock!!! 
way to go Dream - up early on Saturday even!! I hate doing that 

Just got home from my "long" run (don't laugh misty!) of the week:  4.1 miles - 46.5 minutes.  Two more weeks until I start the 10k training program.   At least I'm not so intimidated now - I know I probably am capable of 6 miles, having already run a 5 point something last Saturday.

anybody want to post some more "inspirational" photos of the Coach?? I think we could all do with some visualization!!! 

[Shesgonnadreamoutloud]

Nice job! and I second your idea

[lorijane]

As requested.  Now get up off you effing arses! (channeling the coach there)

A reminder of the benefits of exercise.



Think of this waiting for you at the finish line.



and



Afterward, maybe you could have a drink (but no cigs, please)



and a "ride"



Remember, exercising makes the coach happy, and who doesn't want to see coach happy?



And really, just a gratuitous shot of Hot Coach.  Oh, a reminder, I guess, to eat healthy, too.



So whether you run



Do some yoga



or whatever, get out there and make coach proud!

My work here is done.

[lorijane]

From twitter this morning.

@RunningQuotes
Yes, you CAN do it. Did someone tell you, you can't?

[jabw10]

Thanks lj! And it was so nice of you to include a couple of the assistant coaches, too

[Shesgonnadreamoutloud]

consider me motivated 

today's my "off day" so no running but I did go on a long bike ride

[EnduringChill]

I took a Zumba class at the Y today. It was fun but I'm not sure if I'm going to do it again... I'm no dancer. Not in the least.

[Shesgonnadreamoutloud]

I took a Zumba class at the Y today. It was fun but I'm not sure if I'm going to do it again... I'm no dancer. Not in the least.

that sounds really fun  I personally couldn't dance cause I am so uncoordinated. Especially when it comes to soccer 

[Blue Silken Sky]

Zumba, Jazzercise, etc...that stuff all requires lots of coordination that I don't seem to have.    I wouldn't mind making a fool of myself as long as there were fun, supportive people in the class though!

I did a dance aerobics class once while husband and I were taking a cruise.  It was one of those at sea days, so everyone was scrambling to find activities on the ship.  Wouldn't you know, the gym was nice and empty?  Turns out, dance aerobics also requires coordination...in fact, it requires extra coordination when the ship is lilting and you're trying to keep your eye on the line of the horizon (I tried to NLOTH it there, but the diction just didn't fit)!  A nice lady in the class actually stumbled into the wall (she was unhurt) so I didn't have to feel like the biggest dolt that day.

Meanwhile, today in running adventures, I debuted the first 10 tacks of U22.  That added some nice variety to my running.   

[jabw10]

BSS - funny!  i tried step aerobics on a cruise once... very disorienting when you jump and either you hit the step way before you were expecting OR the ship has rolled the other way, and you get serious airtime

EC - glad you're having fun, even if you're not so coordinated   i've never tried zumba, but i have friends who LOVE it!

dream - bike ride sounds fun!  do you play soccer?  i rolled my ankle (stepped in a hole on the field) once in an adult rec league... not so graceful myself  

early AM tomorrow is week 3 - day 1... updating the playlist so all the circuits are timed right for the run/walk

[zooey]

oh wow - so much good stuff in this thread!

Misty, Jo and Dream, good job on the run! 

lj, very very nice message from Coach!  :drool:

Dream, do you road bike or mtn bike?  I do both but it's so hot right now, I can't really conceive of doing either. It's supposed to be over 102F every day this week.  :barfs:

Chill, I LOVE Zumba - I love that nobody cares if you do the steps wrong or anything.  Everyone in my classes smiles almost the whole time - and there are women of all ages and shapes and sizes.

jab, have fun working on your playlist.

I just bought a metric crap-ton of music today on itunes so I made a whole new "workout to new stuff" playlist. I'm excited for my double tomorrow.  Strength in the morning and then a treadmill run in the afternoon.

This weekend I was a bit "off". I was out until 2am on Friday night and woke up at 5:30am on Saturday so I got about 2.5 hours of sleep.  So needless to say, Saturday was a day off.  Today I managed to do a mile swim, between birthday party (pizza and cupcake) and Father's Day dinner (steak and garlic bread and beer).

:-/

Starting over... AGAIN... tomorrow...

[Shesgonnadreamoutloud]

jab- No, I don't play soccer, but my dad and brother do so I'm kinda surrounded by it I've attempted...but I can barely get my foot to make contact with the ball 

and Zooey- I just do road biking, we don't have many off-road trails where we live. But that weather, that's insanely hot! I'm going to have somewhere in the 80's or 90's this week so I'll be doing some evening running

good luck to the both of you for exercise today!

I have my pediatrist appointment here in a few hours so hopefully it goes good! And maybe after I can convince my mom to buy me some new shoes?    I overpronate really badly, and have a heel strike, so the heels to my shoes are literally slanted  Then maybe a long run tonight...

[jabw10]

Thanks, dream- good luck w the dr appt and w the (hopefully) new shoes

Zooey- ((HUGS)) to you from the queen of starting over again tomorrow

Not this morning, though... Had to take me j to work ( the diva- mobile is having engine trouble ) and I almost put off the run til later (and it would have never happened). Instead, I left a Half-prepped breakfast on the counter and got on the treadmill - whew! So I'm 7 for 7 on running days (still batting 0% for cross training/rest days though )

[EnduringChill]

I took a water aerobics class this morning. I loved it. I just love swimming and being in pools so much...