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Posted by satchmo on Sun Oct 16th at 4:21pm 2005

At least one of us was being atheletic this morning.

We got up at 5 am and I got my bike ready for her. She rode it to the starting line while I played an hour of CS:S. Then I left the apartment and waited at the side line for her. This is her running:



Perhaps I will join her next time. I am a runner too, but just not as fast as she is.



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Posted by Andrei on Sun Oct 16th at 4:26pm 2005

Even thinking of so much running makes me tired.
Good to see you are living healthy lives .




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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 4:42pm 2005

Unless you started taking pictures of random hikers, I think we could have located your better half-wife without the need to print her location Satchmo. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif">

(giggles at own joke)

better half-wife, I need to write this one down.




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Posted by Windows 98 on Sun Oct 16th at 5:02pm 2005

Satch, aren't you guys recently married (if my memory serves me correctly)?

Anyways, heres just a little tip, get off your ass and go for a jog instead of playing css at your extremely neat and tidy desk <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">



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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sun Oct 16th at 5:24pm 2005

satchmo lifts like a madman, no need for him to run! <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by French Toast on Sun Oct 16th at 6:35pm 2005

Nice place for a run <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by ReNo on Sun Oct 16th at 7:15pm 2005

Indeed it looks like it! Congratulate your wife from us at the pit <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sun Oct 16th at 7:31pm 2005

Seriously, I hate running -- I have much respect for those who do.

I'd rather swim a half marathon than run one... although that would be no small feat. The most I've done was 10,000 meters or 6.21371192 miles in one go. That was really really hard and took me about... 3 hours.

We do it every year in Florida on new years eve. We train here:

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10,000 meters is 200 lengths in that big blue olympic sized pool, in case anyone wans curious.

Sorry to hijack the thread! Congratulations again to your wife satchmo!




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Posted by French Toast on Sun Oct 16th at 7:38pm 2005

Oh yeah? I did a...

...

...gaming marathon?

2 and a half days straight of DoD: S seems a fairly big feat to me...




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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 8:13pm 2005

? quoting French Toast


2 and a half days straight of DoD: S seems a fairly big feat to me...

Sissy, 3 days each for Doom II, Hexen I and Heretic I... Those were the days. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">




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Posted by Madedog on Sun Oct 16th at 8:57pm 2005

<img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif"> @ underdog.
3 days of not playing at computer for the most of the time (believe it or not, I had a room full of computers and I actually liked to be outside having a breath of fresh air <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">) - that's my good thing :P I haven't managed to beat it yet <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif"> (perhaps next time comes me being next to computer but not working with it for a full day, when Harry Potter 7 actually comes out).
And I actually preferred talking to women that time... damn...

Btw, how did you like the document I sent you the other day, Underdog? No need to mention names, just tell me how you liked it?




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Posted by Windows 98 on Sun Oct 16th at 9:18pm 2005

I acually went a month without playing any video games <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">


I'm so proud of myself



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Posted by Captain P on Sun Oct 16th at 9:21pm 2005

Heh, running... I'm no big fan of it. I prefer biking over it any time.



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Posted by Underdog on Sun Oct 16th at 9:31pm 2005

? quoting Madedog

Btw, how did you like the document I sent you the other day, Underdog? No need to mention names, just tell me how you liked it?

Its saved on my desktop. I am ashamed to admit that I forgot about it. I vegetated all day yesterday with my wife watching a mixture of chick flicks and man shows.

I will give it my attention as soon as possible. I am however planning my next trip. I have business in Phoenix tomorrow.




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Posted by Forceflow on Sun Oct 16th at 9:50pm 2005

Congratz to the lady !



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Posted by FatStrings on Mon Oct 17th at 1:38am 2005

im impressed morphine swimming just a mile is incredibly boring i dont think i would have the self control to lap that long




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Mon Oct 17th at 2:01am 2005

I can't do it alone, but when you're on a team and everyone else is doing it to... it's hard not to quit.




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Posted by FatStrings on Mon Oct 17th at 2:05am 2005

yeah
i swim alot during the summer and 1 mile is the longest ive done because i get bored meh




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Posted by satchmo on Mon Oct 17th at 4:19am 2005

I have tremendous respect for you, Addicted to Morphine. Swimming is much harder than running, in my opinion. It requires more discipline to focus on the proper form and technique, and it's difficult when you're fatigued.

I am a runner also, but no where near the caliber of my wife. I used to run cross country in high school, and I still run 5-7 miles (8-11 km) a day about once a week. Ever since I put on thirty pound with weight lifting, my speed suffered significantly.

We just found out that my wife ranked second in her age group for today's race. That's quite a feat. I am so proud of her.



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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Mon Oct 17th at 4:56am 2005

The results of your wife's run is really impressive. How long has she been training for this race?

Thanks for the kind words satchmo. Swimming is difficult for sure, but with only a week of disciplined training anyone is sure to notice HUGE improvements. I literally can not swim more than 8 laps in a row at the beginning of season when I'm out of shape. Halfway through the season I can do those 6 + miles. And at the end I can swim 200 yards in 1:49.





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