St. Euphrosynos Taverna and Ouzeri 44 (4)

[Blackknight]

I guess I'm in pretty good shape already but I've found that running is more of a mental challenge than physical. You have to overcome that voice in your head that keeps telling you to stop.

5k is a good goal to start with. Once you do your first one you'll find that adding even more distance is pretty easy.

 

[neon_knights]

I've done 4 5ks, but I havent ran all the way through a single one of them.

 

[Photini]

I guess I'm in pretty good shape already but I've found that running is more of a mental challenge than physical. You have to overcome that voice in your head that keeps telling you to stop.

5k is a good goal to start with. Once you do your first one you'll find that adding even more distance is pretty easy.

For me, it's taken a little time for me to be able to get enough oxygen. When I first tried to run (beginning of summer), I ran probably a whole 30 seconds before I was gasping for air like a fish out of water. So I was having to stop long before my muscles were feeling any burn.

Last night I did a run/walk combo of running for 2 minutes and walking for 2 minutes and did 10 repetitions of that. Total mileage was about 3.6 miles. Felt great!! I was hoping to be able to run a 5K by the middle of September, but that's just not going to happen. So I revised my goal to run a 5K by March.

I'm signed up for a 5K race on September 18th. I will run/walk the whole thing. There's no shame in that.

I guess you can't undo 10+ years of smoking and 15 years of sitting on your [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] in just a few weeks.

 

[Anhelyna]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

My wallclock has stopped It's a chiming one with 2 long weights and a pendulum and about 4foot high .

We bought it about 20 years ago as an anniversary present to each other - why ? well we like it and the bob had our initials on it.

Now it's stopped - probably just needs cleaning and I can't find a clockmaker who will come to the house .

This hurts

 

[Photini]

Oh, and I've discovered that I much prefer running on trails rather than concrete sidewalks.


Anhelyna, Sorry to hear about your clock. =(

 

[RobNJ]

I shall return!

 

[RobNJ]

Back! Found a working link... I hope


Blues playing babushka!!

Blues from old woman (Belarus) - YouTube

 

[Photini]

You know it's gonna be a great day when you sit down to change your daughter's diaper only to see that you have your foot in a pile of cat puke.

 

[Anhelyna]

Bare foot ?

 

[-Kyriaki-]

Ewwwwwwww! Poor Photini.

I saved up and bought an iPad. I am in love (don't have an iPhone, although Andrew and my Dad do) and love having it in bed. Someone with the illness I have said that all sick people should have these and I agree! Easy to kill time, chat, watch videos of cats...

Anyone know any useful Orthodox apps? Not iPhone (unless there's a HD version) though thanks.

 

[Photini]

Bare foot ?

Unfortunately, yes.

 

[Anhelyna]

URGH

Ain't it always the way ?

 

[RobNJ]

Unfortunately, yes.

Could have been worse.. socks!

(Three guesses how I know......)

 

[Blackknight]

Just got an e-mail about a job I applied for and I also have a job lead with one of my friends. Things could be changing for me soon.

 

[Anhelyna]

That's good news

 

[RobNJ]

They're at it AGAIN!

SAM COOKE- "CHAIN GANG" - YouTube

 

[MariaRegina]

You know it's gonna be a great day when you sit down to change your daughter's diaper only to see that you have your foot in a pile of cat puke.

Nothing worse than that.

 

[E.C.]

Howdy

 

[ikonographics]

Now I've heard it all! A priest here in Greece refused to give Communion to anyone wearing...false teeth!!!!!

 

[Anhelyna]

EH ??

Good grief - that surely is going a bit too far . I suppose he's concerned that the Holy GIfts could get stuck under the plate for said false teeth