[Variable]

I'm on my scheduled rest cycle this week. Which is probably good because the shin splints were just beginning to rear their ugly little heads.

But I have been going in to stretch, and do some light shin and knee exercises.


I'm also going down to the running store tomorrow to see if they have anything to say about my shoes, gait etc.


But still... rest time is frustrating.

[sally]

my biggest new pet peeve of my life is parents who feed their babies and toddlers tons and tons of fruit loops...like WTH its literally pure sugar

god help us all.

[Revert]

Originally Posted by sally

i no feel good. i think im just recovering from last weekend.

i been hitting the gym but ive been drinking powerade during my workouts every other day..i know its soooooooooooooo bad and i hate it..corn syrupppp ew but i really felt like i couldnt do without it

cable ropes are soooooooooooooooooooooo love mashaAllah

oh. i made and took a million cupcakes for the entire staff at my gym, lol

it was hilaaaaaaaaaaaaaarious...we're all standing around together and half of them were eating it and the others were just talking about food and people were passing by like WTH theres a cupcake party in the gym!

i succeeded in corrupting folks

Nice..I eat really well but i'm not hardcore on it. I'll enjoy a cupcake if someone makes them..its only polite.

[spicyhijabi]

Originally Posted by Revert

Nice..I eat really well but i'm not hardcore on it. I'll enjoy a cupcake if someone makes them..its only polite.

I concur

Originally Posted by Revert

I'm a lean mean 182lbs...i started at 190 so i doing well.

How tall are you?

This girl said I'm to thin for my size. I think thats preposterous.
I'm short with a small frame
How do you find out whats a healthy weight for your body type?
Again too lazy to google

[Revert]

Originally Posted by spicyhijabi

I concur



How tall are you?

This girl said I'm to thin for my size. I think thats preposterous.
I'm short with a small frame
How do you find out whats a healthy weight for your body type?
Again too lazy to google

I'm 6' 1" - 6' 2" depending on who measures me. I have a smaller frame so I'm in the higher end of healthy weight for my height. I want to replace the fat i have with Muscle as i have plans to return to the ring insha'Allah.

You should check out you BMI too as height to weight isn't the only thing that determines a healthy build for a non athlete. I have a BMI of 24..its supposed to be good.

[PhDGirl]

I've been taking a boot camp class at a local park. It's really tough, but I like it. There's a good mix of people and they are really supportive and nobody makes stupid comments like "aren't you hot wearing pants in this weather?" so that is a plus .

[sally]

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

I've been taking a boot camp class at a local park. It's really tough, but I like it. There's a good mix of people and they are really supportive and nobody makes stupid comments like "aren't you hot wearing pants in this weather?" so that is a plus .

but isnt it hot outside? esp if you live in t he south which i think you mentioned.

you a troooper.

[PhDGirl]

Yeah it's hot, but you get used to it. I just hate being asked that ALL THE TIME. The class is in the evening, so the sun isn't that bad. I got one of these

Kafka's Kool Tie from REI.com

This helps a lot in the summer.

[Variable]

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

Yeah it's hot, but you get used to it. I just hate being asked that ALL THE TIME. The class is in the evening, so the sun isn't that bad. I got one of these

Kafka's Kool Tie from REI.com

This helps a lot in the summer.

Hey I had one of those things! It actually works really well (even though I only wore it one time)


I went down to the running store today, to discuss shinsplints, orthodics and my shoes. Good news actually, he said my shoes (some pretty basic $120 Asics) were pretty much the right ones for my feet, low arches and all.

He also said I probably won't need orthodics, and I was actually doing pretty well in terms of aches and pains considering how long I've been training and the intensity.

I'm going to do as many exercises as I can from runnersworld.com this week, and the stretches too. And then we'll see how it goes!

My new interim goal is two miles in 13 min.

[infamousbrown]

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

Yeah it's hot, but you get used to it. I just hate being asked that ALL THE TIME. The class is in the evening, so the sun isn't that bad. I got one of these

Kafka's Kool Tie from REI.com

This helps a lot in the summer.

A self respecting man cannot wear this.

[Variable]

Originally Posted by infamousbrown

A self respecting man cannot wear this.

For the record... mine didn't look like that

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

Yeah it's hot, but you get used to it. I just hate being asked that ALL THE TIME. The class is in the evening, so the sun isn't that bad. I got one of these

Kafka's Kool Tie from REI.com

This helps a lot in the summer.

These two people I met the other day (friends of my friends) were wearing those. The guy's was co-ordinated with his outfit. His girlfriend said he bought 4.

[sally]

wow, that tie is cute! the red one. and the light blue one.

there's a patriotic one too um, weird.

i think im gonna buy one for the half marathon inshaALlah..though its gonna be in november..so the weather should be good iAAAAAAAAAAAA

so omg im in the gym doin some weighted ab work and this girl comes up to me and starts giving me all this advice about what im doing and how she read about it in a bodybuilder magazine and how im not doing it right and blah blah and i just stood around listening to her for like 10 minutes...everytime i would try to open my mouth and give my 2 cents that maybe i may know what im talking about because ive read tons on the matter she would shut me off..i was like ok and kept listening...to make matters more hilarious shes like, if you dont believe me, ask any of the trainers who work here..and i wanted to be like i used to work here.... but i didnt

why does this happen to me SOOOOOOO much? sometimes people just keep downtalking me and im like uh huh yeah ok whatever youre right



and like, she was really nice about it but at the same time she made herself sound extra extra smart and knowledgeable stuff like stuck up or something because she wouldnt let me open my mouth so that annoyed me. and she didnt know what she was saying really.


ok getoverit.com sally

[Revert]

Originally Posted by sally

wow, that tie is cute! the red one. and the light blue one.

there's a patriotic one too um, weird.

i think im gonna buy one for the half marathon inshaALlah..though its gonna be in november..so the weather should be good iAAAAAAAAAAAA

so omg im in the gym doin some weighted ab work and this girl comes up to me and starts giving me all this advice about what im doing and how she read about it in a bodybuilder magazine and how im not doing it right and blah blah and i just stood around listening to her for like 10 minutes...everytime i would try to open my mouth and give my 2 cents that maybe i may know what im talking about because ive read tons on the matter she would shut me off..i was like ok and kept listening...to make matters more hilarious shes like, if you dont believe me, ask any of the trainers who work here..and i wanted to be like i used to work here.... but i didnt

why does this happen to me SOOOOOOO much? sometimes people just keep downtalking me and im like uh huh yeah ok whatever youre right



and like, she was really nice about it but at the same time she made herself sound extra extra smart and knowledgeable stuff like stuck up or something because she wouldnt let me open my mouth so that annoyed me. and she didnt know what she was saying really.


ok getoverit.com sally

At least you know what you're doing is right...let her do it her way..you'll be the one whos looking how they want..

*shrug*