“Applications Due by November 7th, 5:00 p.m….”

Posted on: October 15, 2013

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“…but we could start call backs as soon as November 5th…” Well, here we go. They posted the “call” for 2014 TAR: http://www.theamazingracecasting.com/ Need (per the application): (1) photo of each of us (alone); (2) photo together; (3) video – can’ …

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Day 48 – work study yesterday; Crossfit; $

Posted on: October 15, 2013

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So, yesterday at work study, I did my usual (steam clean the yoga floor, do laundry, clean up after the piggies oh I mean yogis in the bathrooms, etc.) and then I had one BIG chore to do. Gail had gotten what is likely a semi-annual delivery of “soap a …

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Day 47 – TAR Episode 3 learnings; weight PRs; food journal

Posted on: October 14, 2013

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Okie dokie. So: 1.  Food Journal: So far (yeah, so it’s only 11 a.m….) I have logged my food (and workout) on JillianMichaels.com. I have recommitted to doing this. I really gotta get back in the game, food-wise. 2.  Today at Crossfit, because I have …

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Day 45 & 46 – more “working crossfit” – and recommitment

Posted on: October 13, 2013

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So – yesterday (Saturday) was a 40 minute run with Team In Training (Sendoff for the Nike Marathon), then more “working crossfit” building our patio area. Granted – H does a lot more of the lifting than I do – but I do enough! (You can see some of the …

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Day 44 – “working Crossfit”!

Posted on: October 11, 2013

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So this morning, H asked me to help him with our “front area” project. He THOUGHT that we could get going around 9:00 (so miss the morning Crossfit) but “definitely” be done, eat lunch, etc. and off to the 3:00pm WOD. Um, yeah, so HERE is where we are …

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Day 43 – Crossfit, “Shiny Penny” PT Certification

Posted on: October 10, 2013

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So the WOD for today is: 8 RFT Run 200M 10 Goblet Squats 1.5/1 P kettlebell 10 KBS (Kettle Bell Swings) 10 Pushups Not too sore from Crossfit yesterday – Trish and I basically sandbagged the last Wednesday LLS/TNT run, because the coach talked for so l …

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Day 42 – Crossfit; last Wednesday run; time

Posted on: October 9, 2013

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Today at Crossfit, Anthony told me that I had “graduated” so I can do the Conditioning WOD or the “regular” Level WOD. I think I’ll stay in Conditioning for a while, thank you! (Until I can oh, say, do a pull up or something LOL). Here’s the workout fo …

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Team Name Ponderings…

Posted on: October 8, 2013

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R’s boss has been gone all day (shhhhhh….) and so we’ve had a “flurry” of Facebook messengers and emails back and forth. The only thing that I keep thinking in the back of my head (especially as the emails all started on one that the Subject Line was …

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Day 41 – “blood letting,” tidying, Clic-readers, and (surprise!) Crossfit

Posted on: October 8, 2013

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This morning I had to go to the Kaiser lab to get tests run – it’s a long story. Anyway – I got there right at 7:30 (because H had a conference call at 7:00 so we were up) and I was surprised to only have like 5 people in line in front of me. Usually a …

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Day 40! Wow, 40! Analysis of Episode 2 of TAR, plus Crossfit (surprise)

Posted on: October 7, 2013

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OK so I’m going to start with Crossfit. Today Anthony told me how much better I was doing than when I started. Yeah so fine, I live for that stuff ;-) I also brought some of the coupons I’d gotten from a client and gave them out to the “gang” (Jimmy, K …

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