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I'm not in training at the moment. Work, house, kids, it's all too much. But I'm feeling the need of it. How do y'all work exercise into a constricted schedule? What motivates you to get on the treadmill/bike/road/trail at 5 am?


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Thanks for starting this thread Maybell!

Running has helped me so much and is now my favourite thing. I have even managed to get 3 colleagues involved.

I am not a morning runner but run 4 nights a week, which does mean that after finishing work, making dinner and doing housework I have no time for anything else midweek.

It's the results that motivate me which I first noticed about 3 months after starting. That and the buzz!

I think I'm needing to up my game a bit - maybe increase my distance or try to go a bit faster. I'm still doing around 8.5K.


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Ran 4 miles today. 2 slow with S11 and 2 fast by myself. Felt great. Found a great running song - put it on endless loop and listened to it for the whole run.
Maybell, my motivation any time I run is to clear my mind and think of nothing else but running. It is probably my biggest GAL activity right now. I admit it feels so good that it is becoming a bit of an addiction. Luckily, I am not in good enough shape to do it all day. One drawback is that I was exhausted by dinner time. I probably should go to sleep earlier at night.
The weather really turned this week so I am going to get out some more of it doesn't interfere with upcoming Bar-mitzvah plans.
On the subject of GAL, is there a thread that is dedicated specifically to GAL activities? I would like to add some to my repertoire. You'd think I could come up with a few, but I have yet to find one that fits me. I have been so into work and family for so long that I have neglected my own interests to the point that I am not even sure what they are. Pretty sorry, huh?


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There used to be a GAL thread but it died. Seems to have been killed in the purge. If somebody will start it I'll look for 25's giant list.

Now the weather is nice if like to get out more but scheduling is a problem with my childcare responsibilities. What's the repeat loop song? Please don't say Uptown Funk. smile

Way to go on getting out!


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No its definitely not uptown funk smirk
It is "rather be" by clean bandit. A bit faster than my usual running pace, but so upbeat. I must confess, I actually turned on the strobe light on my smartphone and danced to it alone in my room in the dark last night by myself. Pretty pathetic, I know. Thank goodness this site is anonymous.

It kind of makes me realize how much I miss dancing, tho.

Maybell, You may have more luck cycling than running with kids your age. They could probably keep up passably. It's not running, but it will keep you conditioned until you can run more. Just a thought.

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Or you can run while the kids bike! I have friends that run at 5am but I can't seem to get myself up to do it when I'm working!

I've been running twice a week...not enough but am almost back up to 3 miles! I'll take that as progress although I use to run 4 or 5 easy.

Hahaha RAI...that made me LOL! Good for you! I'm not a dancer but I like to sing loud when I'm by myself...nobody else wants to hear me!


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Lost,

I don't give a cr-p if you can carry a melody or not. Belt it out, baby!

Who's up for karaoke! smile

When is your 1/2 marathon?

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My half is Nov 8th and I'm doing the Ragnar Relay in Feb 2016 and possibly a color vibe at the end of May. I will probably schedule a few smaller races once I get back from vacation.


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I had never heard of a Ragnar relay. I googled it. Sounds like a great GAL and social activity. Way cool!

Looks like we still have plenty of time until our 1/2s. I hope to intensify my training soon.

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I did it a couple of years ago and it is a blast...doesn't hurt that my finish line is in Key West!

I was signed up to do it in 2014 as well but I didn't train and H was home during that time so I backed out...of course he probably wished I would have gone considering that was right before the bomb!


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