Calling All Hamsters!!!! October-November-December 2006

[Amy SF]

On behalf of CaptainSwab:

Here is the intro:

Please do all posting here and let the other thread go!

Mission: The VeggieBoards Hamster Club is a group of fitness/health minded vegans and vegetarians who support each other in their endeavors in fitness, diet, and health. Anyone who chooses can post to this thread. There are no dues or fees, just a desire to share our efforts and support one another.

Go Hamsters!!!

:hamster: :sunny: :hamster: :sunny: :hamster:

As I've posted in the September thread: I've decided to make the new thread not just for October, but also for November and December 2006. It makes more sense to me to create a new thread quarterly instead of every month, since each month can go by pretty quickly. Let me know how this works for you Hamsters. If it's agreeable to you all, we'll keep it this way next year. If not, we'll go back to individual months.

Have fun and get sweaty! :hamster:

[purrpelle]

I did an interval incline walk run today- 45 minutes. chest work and an hour of yoga.

[janie]

I'm on a new workout plan (thanks purrpelle!). Will post routine... Starting tomorrow. :)

[CaptainSwab]

I completely forgot that we entered a new month. :p

Today I'll do some speed work for a total of 4-5 miles.

[Tweety]

I've been a slug the last working out only once in the last 8 days, that was yesterday. Someone give me a quick switft kick in the rear please.

[Eclipse]

I'm not sure what I do counts or not. I work out every day for about two weeks biking and then I have pain and bleeding attacks and am mostly in bed for about a week.

[Libellula]

i walked for 30-45 mins today (classes!)

[slynny]

I've been a slug the last working out only once in the last 8 days, that was yesterday. Someone give me a quick switft kick in the rear please.

:junk: Ooops, you said in the rear :o

Hi Hamsters,

I'm tapering right now (purposely easing up on the running milage before a big race) and it's a time I usually enjoy but my first ever 50K is this Sunday and I'm really nervous about finishing. I have got to relax.

Go Hamsters!!

[Libellula]

45 minute run today.. about 4 miles cos i walked 5 minutes of it :)

[CaptainSwab]

Good luck tomorrow Slynny! :)

Thursday I ran 3 miles on the tredmill
Friday I ran 3 miles on the tredmill

Today was a 9 mile hike

Tomorrow will be a 10 mile run

[janie]

Walked 30 minutes yesterday.

Today, I am going to the gym. Elliptical trainer for 40 and racquetball for 45. This is my new workout plan: at least 40 minutes of cardio, 5 days a week. I will do this for 2-3 weeks to start. I hope I have time to fit it in every day! Wish me luck. :)

[Tweety]

40 minutes of aerobics....worked on some weights and did some ab work :)

Good luck vj on your plan!

[Libellula]

yesterday:
45 minute run, 20 minute walk

[slynny]

Hi Hamsters :)

Thanks Captain, My run went great! I finished under 7:30, which is about a 1/2 hour better that I hoped for. I feel pretty darn good too. It was a beautiful sunny fall day to boot. So beautiful!

Go Hamsters!!!!!

[CaptainSwab]

Thats great! I was thinking about you yesterday when I was on the trails. Great time too for a trail run of that length. Glad you had a good time. :)

[Tweety]

Today was yoga class day, but I was too involved in studies and had to pass. I'm on a time crunch.

Anyway, yesterday I did 40 minutes of aerobic and worked with weights. :)

[janie]

Congrats to all of you - keep up the good work!! :hamster:

I'm going to do what cardio I can manage in my apartment tonight for 40 minutes + 20 minutes of lunges, squats, and kicks.

[Libellula]

30 min run

[tomatotomato]

45 min gymnastics (see other post...)...eeeeeeegh

[Libellula]

45 min run today :)
tomorrow: repeat
wednesday and thursday: i plan on repeating.. AND getting a hair cut wednesday :)

[janie]

Way to go, libellula!

I did 45ish minutes of lower body work today. Cardio later tonight.

[slynny]

I joined a new gym that just opened here in town and went to two classes so far. They were pretty good, but not as good as the other classes I used to take. I'm planning to workout at the gym 2 or 3 times a week and run 2 or 3 times as well. On the weekends I will be running my long runs. I don't have any marathons or trail runs till spring but I want to do another 50K trail in spring so I will need to maintain my long distance milage.
The gym I'm joining is going to have a hot yoga class. Has anyone done this?

Go Hamsters.

[janie]

slynny, sounds like a good plan! :up:

I've never tried hot yoga.

[janie]

I've been doing a lot of lower body workouts with weights lately. :hamster:

Buuuuut. I need to start doing more cardio.. I'm so disappointed in myself.

I'm supposed to be doing at least 30 minutes (trying to do 40 or more) of cardio every day. It is not working. I just can't motivate myself to walk to the gym.

Gaaaahhhh. Someone motivate me to go, please. :p

[CaptainSwab]

11 mile run on Sunday.

5 mile run yesterday which included some speedwork - 5 x 400's. I was supposed to do 6-8 but my legs felt like jello after 5.