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_gatecrasher_ @ 04:19 pm: I really hope I can manage to keep all this weight that I've lost off now that I think I've finally plateaued out at 128 pounds (without trying really, which is the weird part). I just bought a few pairs of pants and shorts on super-sale in a size I haven't worn since I was 17. I don't know whether to be happy or horrified.

pandapajamas, posting in sfbayarea @ 11:16 am: US Congress May Create "de facto Ban on Abortion" via Health Care Reform!
Edited to add: Congress is in fact OPEN today (Saturday) and people CAN call their Reps NOW! I just called Speaker Pelosi's office in DC and they had people answering the phones. People on the west coast should have a bit more time to phone their local offices, as well, SO PICK UP THE PHONE AND MAKE IT HAPPEN, FOLKS!!! This is SERIOUS!

The Capitol Switchboard is RINGING BUSY, so go here to find the contact info for your reps: http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mcapdir.html

Don't know who your rep is??? Go here to locate them by zip code (top left corner): http://www.house.gov/

Hello Friends,

Please forward widely!

This morning around 1am, Members of the US Congress House of
Representatives agreed to allow an Up or Down Vote TODAY to create
what would essentially become a "de facto ban" on abortion services
for private as well as potential public insurers. This is outrageous
and NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!

Where do your reps stand?
Check here: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/11/7/801738/-HCR-House-Debate:-The-Stupak-Amendment

Make sure to contact your Representative in the House and Senate via
email and follow up on Monday morning with a phone call!!!
Go here: http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/issues/abortion/access-to-abortion/health-care-reform.html

News from The NY Times:
http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/abortion-fight-erupts-in-health-care-debate/
From The Hill (DC):
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/66789-stupak-to-get-up-or-down-vote-on-amendment-to-block-abortion-funding

In Pro-Choice Solidarity!

lament_phoenix, posting in runners @ 12:15 pm: In case anyone cares to peek...
... I made a running blog today! I want to blog about all the runs I have from today til my marathon in May. Because I really like reading about my runs and now I can talk about them all I want without boring all my friends!

But I figure other running friends might be a tad interested, so here you go: http://kristinerunning.blogspot.com :)

supermanz, posting in runners @ 10:56 am: Crisp, clear November SATURDAILIES!
Good morning runners! Happy weekend! Here's the daily training thread!

I started my day with a nice, relaxed 10 mile run around North Point. The sky was crystal clear, the sun was bright, and the temperature was crisp -- exactly the sort of conditions I picture when I think about running in November, perfect. The first few miles I noticed some ROTC members also making use of the park road. It looked like some sort of training or test or something, there were cones every quarter mile and a guy with a stop watch. The rest of today will be spent doing some cleaning around the house, elevating my legs, and I might do another 3-4 miles in the early evening. Tonight I'm slow-cooking some BBQ ribs and drinking a lot of really good beer.

So what is everyone else up to today, training and otherwise?

I also want to wish a BIG GOOD LUCK(!) to all those runners who are racing this weekend, or otherwise going for some sort of PR! Swift thoughts your way!

Multimedia for the day: This is a stretch but it's got the word "November" in it. And <3 Regina Spektor <3



Discuss... and HAPPY RUNNING!

xavi7734, posting in runners @ 10:25 am: Race Report - 3rd Annual Special Olympics Forsyth 5k
What a gorgeous day in Georgia to go running!  Temps at race start were around 45 degrees and the sun was shining.

I'm still recovering from some IT band issues so have been focusing only on the 3 mile distance rather than continuing to train for my Half Marathon.  I had to back out of my first Half  last March when I originally started having IT issues and was supposed to run a half on Halloween that didn't happen since everyone else backed out.  So I've decided to focus on 5 and 10k runs for right now.

The family entertainment center that I work for, Stars and Strikes is a sponsor for the Special Olympics and each year a team gets together to run the race.  Nothing better than a race where work will pay for your entry fee AND the money goes to a good cause!

I usually like to arrive at local races about 30 minutes early to walk around, chat with people etc but this morning it was cold!  I arrived just in time to pick up my number and head to the start line.  The first mile was through the shopping center and even though I've driven through there hundreds of times, I had no clue how hilly it was!  Nice small rolling hills, but lots of them.  We came out from around the back of the shopping area and then on to the main road.  One huge hill up and back down, turn around and do it again.  Then back the other direction, through the shopping center one more time and to the finish.

Splits were 11:23, 22:25 and a finish at 35:53.  This is my second PR in as many weeks with my last finish time being 39:06 (there were no split times available).  The first place finisher in my age group came in about 4 minutes ahead of me, so now I know what to shoot for as far as my goal pace for the next race.  :)  I'm stoked with my finish time considering my finish time for my first 5k last year was 48:something.  I've improved considerably in the last year and it's great to be able to look back at all of my bibs and see PR's for each race I've done.  As long as I just keep getting a little bit faster each time, then it's worth it to keep running.  :)

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effinj, posting in runners @ 10:50 pm: Science and running: a blog update
In this late Friday night post, I blog about one of the secrets of my success, and it lies at the intersection of running and science.

Check it here: runawayfastjaymee

bluejena @ 11:56 pm: today's tweets

07:20 @geechee_girl AGREED. I was sitting here this morning trying to think of a way to start a major public movement about this. #

07:21 Really irritated that by December 1st, Christmas will already be played out this year. #

07:22 @cyborgturkey I have. Quiche, too. And pumpkin pie. Squash pie. #

08:55 @jpetroroy @twxabfn Any experience in ASP.NET programming? bit.ly/AGJob1 #

08:56 @annaline_39 I haven't seen it in the stores yet but the commercials are getting overwhelming already! #

08:57 @playtwivia Robin #

09:06 We are under 7.5% absent! Woohoo! #

09:11 @jpetroroy Sounds good! Think about what kind of food you guys would like and we'll figure out where we're going. :) #

09:15 Okay, I'm going to do it. I'm going to buy UGGs. Anyone know of any deals? Otherwise, @zappos, here I come. #

09:25 Why, for the love of all that is good and green, do I suddenly have a craving for Taco Bell?!? It's not even real food!!! #

09:30 @jpetroroy No. Definitely not. But yeah, it's the most common answer when you are our age, I think. #

12:17 Natalie Dee cracks me up almost every single day: www.nataliedee.com/102809 #

12:18 Another example: Natalie Dee: www.nataliedee.com/101709 #

12:19 And this one, which is sadly true and is why I don't wear hats: www.nataliedee.com/100909 #

12:22 I am convinced that Ravel's Bolero is just an exercise in endurance and insanity. And yet I'm listening to it on purpose. #

12:24 At 11 minutes in, I'm actually getting nauseous, but I only have 4 minutes left to endure... #

12:25 This is what they really should be using for prisoner torture, edited into an endless loop... #

12:25 It's brilliant in spots. And then there's the other 10 minutes worth of it. #

12:27 Ah. Johnny Cash. The medicine to heal all my audio ills. Hello, Mr. Cash. Thank you for existing. #

12:44 Ah, a Bubble Bobble remix by DJ Arcas from OCRemix.org. #

12:45 Not really less insane than the Bolero but it certainly replaces it. #

13:02 @saraheeyore One of these days I need to get a sourdough starter... I love that texture and taste. I should check my bread machine booklet.. #

13:07 @playtwivia Riddler #

14:25 @jpetroroy Congratulations! #

17:47 @saraheeyore Sounds like a plan! :) #

18:11 @mungersmurf Er... what's an elfster person? #

19:00 You don't want to burden your friends, but you might benefit f... More for Virgo bit.ly/YAdyK #

19:37 The pup loves brussels sprouts. This is hysterical. #

20:03 Uh... a live Backstreet Boys performance combined with figure skating? What the hell is this on Hallmark? I *was* watching M*A*S*H... #

20:04 @annaline_39 This pup gets the worst dogfarts. It's not often, but when it happens, it's room-clearing. #

21:41 @annaline_39 She'll sleep on Dave's side of the bed. He has almost complete anosmia. :) #

21:43 We are definitely a Conan-then-Craig family. Sorry, Jimmy, your show isn't as consistently funny as Craig. #

21:44 Okay, Dyson, now you're just %&#*ing with us - a bladeless fan?!? www.dyson.com/fans/ #

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futurebird, posting in runners @ 11:20 pm: guys a car ran over my foot and broke two little bones. I'm just back from the hospital now. I'm so... lost feeling I don't know what I will do for the next month (?) while it heals.

I need to run. It keeps me sane...

:(

I'm so sad right now.

I won't get to run that 5-mile race on the 27th.

I'll run again but I'm going lose all of the fitness I built up over the summer.

I need to figure out how I will get through this.

feralnerd @ 08:12 pm: The German occupation of the Ukraine, as told through an incredibly talented artist.


I don't think I've seen anything quite as diagnostic of humanness. Only our species is capable of such extremes as to produce a cruelty so intense that it is rivaled in magnitude only by our potential to create beauty.

mightymezzo73, posting in runners @ 09:59 pm: New York City Marathon! YEAH!
I ran the NYC Marathon on Sunday and had the BEST RACE EVER. Not because I ran especially fast; my time of 4:16:55 was more than 30 minutes slower than my PR. No, this was the BEST RACE EVER because my only goal was to take it easy and enjoy myself. I did just that and loved it. I'm saving my next round of kick-my-own-ass for next April's Boston Marathon; NYC was all about falling in love with running all over again. And I did; I loved every single minute even in the last few miles when my feet and legs were screaming in pain. I wanted it to end so badly, and yet, at the same time, I didn't, because I was having the best time EVER.

Pictures!!!

( Run with me! )

sarahmccoy @ 08:02 pm: tweets

• 00:39 It is dark when my six o'clock class starts. It lets out at 8:30. I stopped for groceries and got home at ten, feeling as useful as flan. #
• 00:46 brizzly.com/pic/DE6 Drive-by shooting today (3900 Ten-Ten Road, Garner, NC during a stoplight). #
• 00:47 brizzly.com/pic/DE7 One more shot from today on my commute - the Fuquay Varina water towers ("downtown" Fuquay). #
• 00:49 @jimupchurch I am very hesitant about people yelling at people whose definition of love doesn't fit into their box when God is love. #
• 00:50 @jimupchurch I am fine if churches don't want to "marry" in their sacred spaces, but I do not think that civil ceremonies should be denied. #
• 00:53 @ncladymac Heh. Famous singer type, peripheral semi-famousy artsy thing going on. Men and art always disappoint close up, don't forget. #

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hefnersbunny, posting in runners @ 01:34 pm: knee pain?

Hi all,
 

I've always had sort of arthritic/creaky/sometimes fluid-filled knees. I'm used to this type of pain.
But today I have weird, shooting pain sort of.. below my knee/at the top side of my shin? It's painful and feels lik eit's shooting from where it originates to a bit down my shin and then it goes away for a bit.. rinse, repeat.

Nothing I can find seems to describe this exactly.. any ideas?

Where the red is:

 

shakespearesgrl, posting in runners @ 01:23 pm: P90x

Just curious, does anyone have any experience with the P90X system?  Any thoughts on it?

hbfs, posting in runners @ 09:43 am: TGIFridailies
Good morning, runners!

I know I said I was done guest hosting the dailies, but that turned out to be a lie. Deal with it :)

What's new with everyone on this lovely Friday? I've got a 50 minute easy run on tap, and my team is selling t-shirts as a fundraiser today.

And now time for the traditional Friday question. Weekend plans? Who's racing? Who's working out? Tonight is kind of a bust because I have to be in the lab at 8 tonight, I've got a workout on Saturday morning. But once I finish up there, I'm driving down to Baltimore. I've been promised steak ;)

Good luck to everyone racing/setting new training PRs this weekend, and happy running!

erismichelle, posting in runners @ 08:00 am: Sports Illustrated's response to Darren Rovell
A very good article. Read it here.

gatalovesyou, posting in custom_tattoos @ 09:55 am: A couple of recent tattoos
They're my biggest thus far, and the 2 I'm most proud of.

They may not look big in the pictures, but they're definitely bigger than my fist haha

( Love & Pumpkin )

lepapillonvert, posting in saucydwellings @ 07:06 am: Show Us Your...Saucy Bookshelves/Displays/Storage Solutions


Happy Friday everyone! This week we'd like to how you display/store your books.



Also, we're letting you guys submit your new Friday Salon graphic entries through the weekend.

Have fun and bon weekend!

Tags: books, bookshelves, displays, hot_librarian, show us your...

jules_perox, posting in runners @ 07:18 am: ++Marathon training plan practise...++

I went out running this morning whilst there was still a definite fug in the air. A smell from Bonfire Night last night I reckon.

I took this run as Marathon Training Plan practise. That is I tried to run it at the 7:48 pace that they recommend in the first 4 weeks. Hard to be consistent though even with Mr Garmins help!
In the end I got a bit fed up of it to be honest and just ran the rest of the 8.5 mile route out.
As for the training plan (Smart Coach from Runners World) that's due to start next week, I may take the pace timings with a pinch of salt.

Or am I missing the point?

ladylaw7 @ 01:02 am: ( What a day! )
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