Sue M.

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Wednesday workout thread -  walked to the train again - 1.6 miles of rainy walking fun. will probably get in some core strength training later today.

Tuesday workouts -  Wow, imagine that, I'm starting this thread!  crazy! I walked 1.6 miles to the train this morning.  I will walk the same route home at the end of the day! In my house, we call...

time off and amazing body learnings -  I've been a runner for 3 years.  After Goofy last January I took some time off to recover (this can be quite dangerous) mentally and physically.  I never really got back into it, ...

200 mile relay race -  This past weekend I participted in the Reach the Beach relay race across Massachusetts. We were a 12 person co-ed team travelling in 2 vans.  I was runner #11 and ran a total o...

200 mile relay race -  These seem to be all the rage in running adventures lately (besides the mud runs and other obstacle/military style courses). So this weekend I'm joining the trend and "racing" ...

Boston Marathon garmin.... -  He did it! John finished the Grandaddy of 'em all!  I joined him at Heartbreak Hill (around mile 20) and escorted him the last 10k.  He was pretty beat from the heat at that point...

Marathon Monday! -    Please send some good vibes and cool thoughts to all those running in the Boston Marathon today, in a record breaking heat of 80+ degrees on the course.   At John's start time o...

new challenge! -  I'm joining a very relaxed all adult soccer league this summer.  I must be out of my mind!!!!  John played in it last summer and he one of very few experienced players, so hopeful...

sex on the first date? -  Here's a horrible article for those ladies who live in the Boston area!     Boston.com/HealthBLOG: White Coat Notes   HEALTH NEWS, MENTAL HEALTH Boston men r...

New England area runners - July 4th 10k change -  The 10k that has taken place at Gillette Stadium on July 4th has now been moved to the evening of July 3rd and now has a fireworks show planned for that night.  They have also add...

1 year run for charity - follow on Facebook -  So John and I are fundraising and awareness raising for the school that connected us to our Boston Marathon entries.  We have a Facebook page that can be followed by anyone, and w...

Boston Marathon OMG -  So, I innocently check facebook this morning, and a friend of mine who works for a charter school says she's got 2 entries to the Boston marathon donated to her school and does an...

question about situps - for those that do them, do you do them daily, or are they like other weight-like exercises that it's best to do every other day? 

Sierra Trading Post -  one of my favorite places to get sports wear.  HUGE discounts. Just ordered me some hot pink bike shorts.

bodies have memory! -  So, I haven't run much at all since Goofy in January.  I have gone to the gym rather irregularly and gotten on the stationary bike, but I was purposely not running, to give my bod...

buying a bike -  So, John and I went into a bike shop this past weekend.  He knows about bikes he rides and things he likes to do, but since I'm years behind what he does, we went to his favorite ...

support when you can - so worth it!! -  This weekend John and I played around NEAR athletic endeavors, but did not actually DO any exercise.   The most important/special thing we did was VOLUNTEER at a local 30k.  We...

finally - amazing news (x-post) - John contacted his lawyer 2 weeks ago to see if they could find out the status of his divorce. They said they'd contact the court.  He followed up with the lawyer today.  Tur...

biking and my butt - ok, I accept that I will eventually get used to the damn saddle, and that bike shorts really help with that. I'm sitting here today with a throbbing ache in my right butt cheek....

Tuesday workout thread from yesterday - Didn't exist. But I finally DID something. PT type weight session.  My first workout since Goofy (besides walking miles thru Animal Kingdom!).

Pic of those of us who made it to Disney Marathon - 18 months in the works and we really did it! Here we are on Friday night, having fueled up for Saturday's Half: (L-R) MacMadame, John (Sue's boyfriend), Bill, Sue D., Scott W...

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Another Goofy race report - We flew in late Thursday night and settled into the hotel quickly and went to bed. Friday we picked up our bibs, skipping the rest of the expo so that we could go to Hollywood S...

I did it! - This past weekend John and I went to Disney World to participate in the Goofy Challenge, which involved running a Half Marathon (13.1 miles)  on Saturday and a Full Marathon (26.2 ...

be glad for your health! - So today my anxiety (chronic) and back pain (chronic and anxiety annoyed) were just out of control.  I was in so much pain. Then I find out that my good friend's (someone who I ...