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:frown:CONGRATULATIONS:lol:, Texgirly! That is so exciting that before you know it you will be a banded lady. I havn't been able to do my last day of week one due to snow and really bad roads. I am a little worried though, wondering if it will set me back.:tt1:

Anyways Wombat I have just started and am still in week one:frown:

I am not going to give up though! I am determined even if I have to start week one over agian I will get there!

Also happy b-day whosya:biggrin:!

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GREAT news TXG!!! Congrats on your insurance approval, do you have a surgery date?

I did wk 3 for my normal 1 1/2 wks - Same w/wk 4.

Got out yesterday and did wk4 w/out any struggle, so I guess I'm "ramping"...

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All right, so I finished week 4 last night! It was a little hard...I've been soooooo tired these last few days (am I getting sick now too???). I was looking at the week 5 schedule on the web and realized that next Monday I'm going to be running 20 minutes without stopping!!!! Holy moly! I don't know if I'm ready!

For the past four weeks, I've maintained my "just do it and see how it works out" attitude, and it's worked well for me so far, so I'm just going to continue to follow the program and "listen to what the man tells me" (on the podcasts), and hopefully I'll be running up to 20 minutes in a mere 6 days. We'll see!

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So Lonely Ol'e me i still not able to fun. tried it last night and thought all the Oxygen left my brain and I was going to have a seizure !

So after an apparent guilt trip from my dad my mom is going to WALK the 5K with me on Saturday ! i had a bit of a mental break down yesterday after trying to find somene to walk it with me since stranger and TX are gonig to be running it and i'll be left in the dust ! I was trying to find someone to walk it and realized people around me are OH SO SUPPORTIVE of my weight as long as they dont have to do SH*T with it !

So I was NOT HAPPY . Then my mom called and said " I'll walk it with you "

geez dont have pitty on me or anything.

So I'll be walking and meet Stranger and TX at the finish line ! YIPPIE.

Im excited to get running again so I can run the race in March !

Mindy

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Good news and bad news. My surgery date is set - March 4th. YEAH!

Bad news is that I am nearly down for the count. DH and I are on antibiotics. No energy. Couching. YUKE! I don't think I can pull off Saturday's race. Man I hate waisting the money/missing the race/ and most of all not getting to meet everyone!

I am not nearly as sick as Mindy was with pneumonia, but I am afraid 3.1 miles is not going to happen. I will re-evaluate tomorrow and let you know.

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Good news and bad news. My surgery date is set - March 4th. YEAH!

Bad news is that I am nearly down for the count. DH and I are on antibiotics. No energy. Couching. YUKE! I don't think I can pull off Saturday's race. Man I hate waisting the money/missing the race/ and most of all not getting to meet everyone!

I am not nearly as sick as Mindy was with pneumonia, but I am afraid 3.1 miles is not going to happen. I will re-evaluate tomorrow and let you know.

YEAH CONGRATS ON THE DATE TEX !!!

And if you feel HALF as bad as did STAY HOME. There are TONS Of races in Austin All the time if you look at the run tex site there is one nearly every weekend. So you rest we can do one another time when we can ALL RUN IT !!!

Stranger is starting to get sick too , So she's iffy too i think.

Get rest and get better dont worry about the race !

Mindy

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Congrats TXG!!! Little over a month to go!!!

I gotta tell ya, I think I dodge the flu bug - both DH and I. Felt crappy last wk, sorta took it easy and it passed...that or the 3 glasses of wine Sat??:biggrin:

Hope everyone starts to feeling better & that Spring comes early!!!

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Okay, I slept pretty much all afternoon yesterday and til about 10 today. I'm back on the horse. I'm going to start week 5 tonight and see what happens. Mindy and I went and picked up our "Race" packets today (RACE--Yeah, right, more like "jog and walk packets") and I'm feeling all right. I'm going to really try to avoid getting sick, even though I feel like I'm on the verge.....

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Yeah buddy we got our numbers and everything. We will have to post pics !!

Mindy

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can't wait to see the pics!!

I'm such a slacker :frown: Still not running. Another stinkin' cold front came through and it's like 20 degrees outside!! Nope not going out there.

My arthritis just throbs when it gets this cold. Where is Spring? I want to run again!!!!!!!

wombat (aka slacker)

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HOLY MOLY, whosya!!!!!!! That's a Loooooooooooooong time! Good for you!

;)

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Mindy and Stranger - I am so jealous but I am on the recovery side of this mess so I am glad I am sitting out. I am going to try to get a few walking miles in at the gym today. Catch you in the next race. Speaking of that - are either of you thinking about the one on March 1 in Austin? I could do that and then that Tuesday after is LB day.

Whosya - WOW! Now I really am jealous. For prospective - you have been running how long? This is definitely a work up to it goal.

I just went back through our thread here to make sure I did not already ask Whosya about how long he has been running (that was the one I missed.) Man, we are a funny bunch and have covered a lot of ground. Sports bras, video games, running shoes, Ipods, workout music, etc.

As someone on the verge of being banded, I have read a ton through all of the threads and I see your names all the time. What an encouraging group!! I am really glad I met all of you. And no - I am not crying but that did sound pretty sappy.

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