Ran 14 miles in 2:23. I'm going places!

[Ellen Forradalom]

If I keep that up I'm on track for a 4:30ish marathon!

[Droopy]

1. I'll drink to that!

:beer: *hiccup*

[Ellen Forradalom]

5. a brewski sounds pretty good right around now

[fizzgig]

2. excellent!

:thumbsup:

[Ellen Forradalom]

6. thanks!

[Cabcere]

3. Congratulations!

:applause: You are amazing, and I think it is so cool that you are doing this. :D :yourock:

From someone whose best mile time was ten minutes back in high school...I'll drink to that as well! :toast: Keep up the good work EF, and keep us posted, OK? :hug: :thumbsup:

[Ellen Forradalom]

4. Thanks, and I will!

I'm really amazed at the improvement. I can scarcely believe it's me.

[taterguy]

7. Were you being chased?

Congratulations on getting away

If you were just running for the hell of it, well,
What the hell is wrong with you?

Sloth baby
That's the way to live

[Ellen Forradalom]

8. I'm practicing

in case I get chased.

[BOSSHOG]

9. OUTSTANDING

Great Pace and best of luck to you as you persue your marathon goals.

[Ellen Forradalom]

10. I know I'll make it

with you at my back.

[BOSSHOG]

11. May I share

one of my favorite motivational quotes of all time:

Henry Ford 1903:

"WHETHER YOU THINK YOU CAN OR YOU CAN'T, YOU'RE RIGHT"

It always had a positive effect on my Sailors who came to me and told me they could not do something.

I got your Six My Dear and I'll tend to the Keg at the finish line.

[Ellen Forradalom]

12. Thursday I tried a gymnastics class and learned the rules

1. No freaking out
2. No "I Can't." 25 pushups for each utterance.
3. If you're in this class, you're not old.

[SKKY]

14. Now THAT is a real shipmate!!!!

If not running with you, always waiting with cold brewskies at the finish line!

[BOSSHOG]

26. Hey shipmate

I always did my damndest. I always tried to do my PRT test before the crew so I could team up with the kids I knew would have a hard time. Any of my Sailors who beat my PRT score got a 72. Very few did but the incentive was there. Positive reinforcement is one of God's little gifts. And as long as I was in charge, the Chief's Mess Provided the Keg. I understand such camaraderie is frowned upon nowadays.

[SKKY]

27. You can't imagine how things have changed these days...

I do that as well. I always do my PRT on the first day so I can help anyone who might need some "motivation" on the run in the subsequent days. I'm not a Chief yet, but what I do know about it is what they go through today is way, way different than what you probably went through. It's not even called "Chief's Initiation" any more. It's now called "Induction". Pretty lame if you ask me. I'm not one for all the beatings and ass-kickings, but something has been lost I think. It's like ESWS. When ADM Johnstone made it mandatory for advancement, the program Navy-wide got dummied down. I got my ESWS on the USS Carl Vinson (CNV-70). It was the hardest 4 months of my life. :wtf: is wrong with this picture when you can get ESWS qualified on a Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier in 4 months?

[Ellen Forradalom]

34. My dear sir

I did not understand a word of that.

[SKKY]

42. HAHAHAHA. Probably not.

But BOSSHOG will. Sometimes I forget that for someone who has never been in the Navy, it can seem like a foreign language when two people who were/are in the Navy are speaking. We do have our own language.

[SKKY]

13. There you go! How do you feel?

When I finish a half, I always think, "For Fucks sake! If this were a full, I'd only be half-way done!"

[Ellen Forradalom]

17. Not bad

But glad to be sitting down.

[GOPisEvil]

15. I am quite impressed.

Many kudos! :toast:

I'm walking a 10K tomorrow. I hope to survive. ;)

[Ellen Forradalom]

18. You'll do fine

You've been working out.

[GOPisEvil]

20. Yeah, I'll be fine. I'm looking forward to it.

There will be those dressed in costume. That will be fun. I wore the t-shirt from last year's event (which I bought at Goodwill) to get myself in the mood.

[Bunny]

16. Big deal. I can run 14 feet in 22 seconds.

:P

:crazy:

[Ellen Forradalom]

19. And still miss the bus!

:silly:

[Bunny]

23. Oh lord, you got that right!

But be warned - I just got an elliptical machine, and I'm not afraid to use it! ;)

[The Straight Story]

21. 2 minutes and 23 seconds - I got ya beat though

I can run from the garage to the fridge for a beer so fast you won't even know I did it.

[Ellen Forradalom]

24. That makes you a sprinter

Eat his dust, Marion Jones.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

22. wo0t

:applause:

[Ellen Forradalom]

32. thank you thank you!

[krispos42]

25. I ran 14 miles, too

At least, I'm pretty sure that in my 32 years I've totaled 14 miles.

Hmmmm...

Kinda sure...

[Ellen Forradalom]

31. Let's do the math

Distance between the couch and the fridge x 2 (for round-trip) no. of beers you drink each night x how many nights you've been drinking beers.

[krispos42]

39. there ya go!

Although I walk to the fridge. Lets not go crazy...

[underpants]

28. WOW that is awesome

I did 13.1 in 2:32 today

I should have checked the weather.com page. I would have known that it was going to SLEET!!! :grr:

Good pace Ellen!!!

[Ellen Forradalom]

30. Thanks!

I'm always so tired for the rest of the weekend after these long runs, though!

[auntAgonist]

29. Incredible job!

I'm envious. Congratulations on your accomplishment.

:hug:

aA

[Ellen Forradalom]

33. You're envious?

You've accomplished a lot too! I saw that elegant pic in the weight loss forum!

[auntAgonist]

44. I envy your motivation and stick to itiveness :)

Thanks for the compliment!

:hug:


aA

[Forkboy]

35. Wow...I would have just taken a cab.

I couldn't run that far in a month. x(

[Ellen Forradalom]

36. Fare's too much for me.

Gas prices and all.

[Robeson]

37. Come on out to the Music City Marathon this year....

...Mrs Robeson and I will treat you to an after marathon drink and meal!...:-)

http://www.cmmarathon.com/home.html

[Ellen Forradalom]

40. Hmmm, at this rate I could make a living out of this

or at least make marathoning self-supporting!

How about a donation towards the CAUSE!

http://www.active.com/donate/tntgla/zrusilla

[Cant trust em]

38. You ARE going places. Was that pun intentional?

I do love me a good pun.

[Ellen Forradalom]

41. yep

I'm running all over the place.

[Maestro]

43. Congrats!

I might be able to do half that in that amount of time!