tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post622815674603750342..comments2024-03-20T01:12:06.791-07:00Comments on Snickollet: Running Update (edited to include forgotten footnote)Snickollethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-24952109313001337302007-09-19T20:32:00.000-07:002007-09-19T20:32:00.000-07:00Re: snacktraps. I got my son one and he managed to...Re: snacktraps. I got my son one and he managed to get every single piece of cheerio out of it by rapidly moving his little fingers in and out of the flaps (and chucking the cheerios out in the process). He thought it was a funny game. He's only 15 months now.<BR/><BR/>I.give.up.beavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09075932157521265050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-87261100388066813682007-09-18T10:13:00.000-07:002007-09-18T10:13:00.000-07:00I'm with you on the running. I enjoy having done ...I'm with you on the running. I enjoy having done it, but I can't say that I enjoy it during. I do like it better than walking because of the efficiency.<BR/><BR/>I just got back into it (doing Cool Runnings Couch to 5K) and enjoyed reading your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-67141881565571771992007-09-17T06:25:00.000-07:002007-09-17T06:25:00.000-07:00Here is a link to the new gerber product that is l...Here is a link to the new gerber product that is like the snack trap: http://www.gerber.com/toddlersite?tmsdir=feeding&tmspage=lilsnackin.html&tmspromo=2<BR/><BR/>We have the snack trap and a set of the gerber bowls for our 2 year old daugter and they both work quite well for us. We bought the snack traps when she was one and she has never taken the lid off. I'm surprised by that since she isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-89833210688731057892007-09-16T11:00:00.000-07:002007-09-16T11:00:00.000-07:00I am proud!11 minute miles pushing TWINS in a JOGG...I am proud!<BR/><BR/>11 minute miles pushing TWINS in a JOGGING STROLLER? Good lord, if you don't think that's fantastic, you definitely have perfectionism problems. If you entered a double-stroller race, you'd probably finish first, including the men.<BR/><BR/>(And this is why I say just DON'T calculate your speed ... if you're running, you're running. Go by total amount of running time.)<BR/><DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-47641607437165486862007-09-15T15:52:00.000-07:002007-09-15T15:52:00.000-07:00I like, sometimes love, running but have always ha...I like, sometimes love, running but have always hated running with the jogging stroller. Both my boys were crabby on runs, and my upper body feels so tense running with the stroller. Also, I think running alone helps you get out of your head a bit, which is the whole point of it. Can you sneak a few runs without the kids?<BR/><BR/>Try http://walkjogrun.net to plan your runs or track how far Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-45701579985087007402007-09-15T02:03:00.000-07:002007-09-15T02:03:00.000-07:00Long post lost but I'm with others about the hair ...Long post lost but I'm with others about the hair cut and a few cute outfits... and maybe remember to say one nice thing to yourself after you finish a run whereby you propelled yourself and TWO kiddos for three miles. Impressive time even for the most seasoned runner. Bonus: you are giving R and M a gift - running and exercise will become ingrained. <BR/><BR/>With you on listening to NPR when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-31543549768546841512007-09-14T17:50:00.000-07:002007-09-14T17:50:00.000-07:00I'm late to this post, but I wanted to comment on ...I'm late to this post, but I wanted to comment on the Snack Trap.<BR/><BR/>We found it in the store two weekends ago and bought it for our 13 month old. It was a joy! A revelation! Amazing! So SMART!<BR/><BR/>Then, two nights ago, our very smart son pried the cover off. And the bloom is off the rose, as it were.<BR/><BR/>You find out about those better gerber kinds, you let me know, mmkay?moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071861788945352081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-39328067399433645262007-09-14T13:54:00.000-07:002007-09-14T13:54:00.000-07:00Good for you for running and pushing the twins!! ...Good for you for running and pushing the twins!! Wow just image a run without pushing the twins you will be amazed at how fast you go. I feel the same way about running, I don't love it but I get a good workout in and burn a lot of calories in a short amount of time. To mix it up should get a Burley (2 seater thing you pull with your bike - but they cost ALOT of money) and go for a bike ride.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909496319072321333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-61706287726070483152007-09-13T13:19:00.000-07:002007-09-13T13:19:00.000-07:00Hi,I've been lurking, and reading your archives. ...Hi,<BR/>I've been lurking, and reading your archives. I just came upon your January post about de-lurking and decided to de-lurk now! What keeps me running when I really don't feel like it is remembering that there has never been a time when I finish a run and think, "gosh, I really wish I didn't just run that 3 miles," while there have been many times that I have wished that I had gotten out Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-64822005740242218522007-09-13T12:52:00.000-07:002007-09-13T12:52:00.000-07:00snick,i ONLY listen to NPR when running. I have a...snick,<BR/><BR/>i ONLY listen to NPR when running. I have an ipod nano and get the FREE podcasts of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, This American Life, and Only a Game downloaded every week...and it makes the time go by much faster! Plus, it's like running with someone else who tells really, really good stories.Rex Olympiorumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415121540913288403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-33088852910945059842007-09-13T11:21:00.000-07:002007-09-13T11:21:00.000-07:00Don't beat yourself up. At least you're doing it. ...Don't beat yourself up. At least you're doing it. I used to hate running, but I really enjoy it now. I read and followed the training advice in <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Galloways-Book-Running-2-Ed/dp/0936070277/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-6074993-1921706?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1189707415&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">this book</A> and got to where running is really my release now. I'd been out of it for Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019916492989415983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-70823936500745436572007-09-13T10:37:00.000-07:002007-09-13T10:37:00.000-07:00Snick, you do rock, I just did a race a few weeks ...Snick, you do rock, I just did a race a few weeks ago and avearged 10:30 a mile, ALONE:) So you're great lady!<BR/><BR/>Keep it up.<BR/><BR/>On the self esteem, I believe in the "look good feel better" theory, go get your hair done and buy an outfit or 2.<BR/><BR/>Lots of love,<BR/>lil'sisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-8305444616577042662007-09-13T09:38:00.000-07:002007-09-13T09:38:00.000-07:00okay...3 miles in 33 minutes...you're kidding me r...okay...3 miles in 33 minutes...you're kidding me right?!? that is amazing! I don't have any kids and if I run 3 miles 3 days a week, I would seriously consider myself a rock star. You're being too hard on yourself! I would be so damn proud of myself if I could do that!!! I feel you on the not feeling so pretty stage. NONE of my clothes fit like they used to. I've got that "muffin top" sticking ~ Jolenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986515639113108485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-31876453399708034752007-09-13T09:25:00.000-07:002007-09-13T09:25:00.000-07:00I, too have perfection problems. However, I've had...I, too have perfection problems. However, I've had to learn a difficult lesson over the years, as my body is less than stellar. I have two conditions that prohibit me from looking how I wish to look: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome type Hypermobility and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. The first has given me loose joints and painful connective tissues that greatly limit the amount of exercise I can do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-20387976500407107742007-09-13T09:22:00.000-07:002007-09-13T09:22:00.000-07:00It's comforting to hear that you don't enjoy runni...It's comforting to hear that you don't enjoy running. I've always found it far more annoying than it's worth. Perhaps I'll give it another try at some point. <BR/><BR/>At the moment I'm just working on getting fit enough to bike the whole way to and from work every day (I'm alternating bike/train days with total bike days).OTRgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433339525588500502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-52476160214551431802007-09-13T08:13:00.000-07:002007-09-13T08:13:00.000-07:00I'm with you. I don't necessarily enjoy running, ...I'm with you. I don't necessarily enjoy running, but I do it. <BR/>And it kinda becomes addicting. And I've noticed that the more frequently I run, the less I'm critical about my appearance. I feel like even though I'm not becoming SLIMMER, I'm becoming STRONGER.<BR/>And that motivates me to keep going.Sarahvizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257891014401157085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-10582671532250739572007-09-13T07:40:00.000-07:002007-09-13T07:40:00.000-07:00I feel the same way about running--I don't enjoy i...I feel the same way about running--I don't enjoy it (although I do find that listening to NPR helps--the Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! with Bob Sagat from a few Saturdays ago had me laughing so hard I was almost crying WHILE running. So maybe not so productive. Anyway.) but I find running to be the most efficient exercise. I'm trying to get in bicycle-riding shape for a company bike ride (in a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-30488099840414476002007-09-13T06:44:00.000-07:002007-09-13T06:44:00.000-07:00The Hoyt's have a book about their experience raci...The Hoyt's have a book about their experience racing that I've heard good things about. I think they're mostly retired from the big races, but I know they were coming to 5k's still last year. I've been in quite a few races with the Hoyt's (they do a lot of the F. I. R. M run triathlons, 5k), it's amazing, and being slow slow slow myself, I've never actually finished before them!Mykalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916139795750548410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-47029337650888888892007-09-13T06:32:00.000-07:002007-09-13T06:32:00.000-07:00Lucky--Dick Hoyt is amazing! I usually watch Bost...Lucky--<BR/><BR/>Dick Hoyt is amazing! I usually watch Boston Marathon coverage, and he always gets some airtime (I think they run Boston almost every year). Now there's some inspiration. Was he a good speaker?<BR/><BR/>-snickSnickollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-60587642328870233092007-09-13T05:55:00.000-07:002007-09-13T05:55:00.000-07:00Last night I attended a talk by Dick Hoyt, the man...Last night I attended a talk by Dick Hoyt, the man who has pushed his son with cerebal palsy for miles and miles of running, and has even competed in some Ironman races. They finished the Boston Marathon one year in just over two hours! ARGH! <BR/>You are right there up with them. 3 miles in 33 minutes is something that I don't think I can do after completing one marathon, one half marathon, Luckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862774530456155239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-50531847064397896082007-09-13T05:39:00.000-07:002007-09-13T05:39:00.000-07:00I suck at exercising. Suck. And I like ice cream. ...I suck at exercising. Suck. And I like ice cream. Hmmm maybe this is why I need to lose about 20 pounds?<BR/><BR/>I do however like to walk with the dog. I don't go for long walks very often anymore, as I always feel too stressed to raise my motivation level. However, I should tonight... an hour walk, looking at the houses lit up at night... That's actually can be rather relaxing and enjoyable. I Wax Poetichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637193380452651926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-8615338047336127332007-09-13T04:46:00.000-07:002007-09-13T04:46:00.000-07:00I hear you on the running and perfection thing. Be...I hear you on the running and perfection thing. Because of shin splints I switched over to bike riding. I also got one of those trailer thingies for the kid and hooked it up to the back. He absolutely loves it!. I also got a reclined bike for inside the home. I find it more comfortable to sit on and I also get to read while riding the bike. Because I know I really need to excersise, to help Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708845944327765757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-39392163482981443602007-09-12T22:16:00.000-07:002007-09-12T22:16:00.000-07:00I am still stuck on the 3 miles (and with twins). ...I am still stuck on the 3 miles (and with twins). You rock!soralishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874975328481113933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-90339284344275544042007-09-12T20:59:00.000-07:002007-09-12T20:59:00.000-07:00Wow. I never realized I was doing this same thing ...Wow. I never realized I was doing this same thing to myself until I read this:<BR/><BR/>There are things about running that are not good for me. I've always struggled with perfectionism, and there is no perfect in running. (There's no perfect in life, but that's an entirely different post.) I can always go faster, harder, or longer. It's very hard for me to focus on being happy with what I've Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187554679583487835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-59018100807285960092007-09-12T20:51:00.000-07:002007-09-12T20:51:00.000-07:00I hate jogging and always have. The fact you are m...I hate jogging and always have. The fact you are making yourself do so (while you hate it too) is very admirable. Recently heard short bursts of extreme energy burned is the goal and most beneficial to the health (and weight loss). So there you go, jog, fast walk, jog. Exactly what my doc recommends.<BR/><BR/>mj has some great advice. A great hair cut and some new clothes. Your self esteem will amyinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633627179582112435noreply@blogger.com