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Ms. Jenn
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 Posted: 08/29/04 - 08:14 Post subject: Signs that you're in better shape than you used to
1. I take the stairs almost everywhere I go (assuming it's less than 5 floors and I'm not wearing pantyhose). I used to be the escalator and elevator queen.
2. I don't think twice about having to walk a mile to get somewhere. I used to whine about walking across the parking lot to pick up lunch and have the place deliver instead. 
Edited to say: the reason I post this is because I have noticed a large amount of lazy people on campus and it drives me bonkers. Of course 13 years ago, I was one of them and I ended up 120 lbs overweight.
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runaroundsue
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 11:36 Post subject:
I didn't get thigh rash today from my long run like I did a week ago
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copteacher
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 11:39 Post subject:
people ask me to be on their teams for any sporting event because they know I am in shape.
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andydp
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 13:49 Post subject:
I just ran my first half marathon (13.1 miles). I think that says it all...
I'd like to add:
I got rid of my size 42 pants for 34 - 35 pants. Hearing the ads for the Docker 1" elastic waist pants makes me cringe.
I keep my XXL t shirts for long sweaty runs in cooler weather.
My wife complains my regular walking pace is "too fast". In Quebec City I just kept charging up those hilly streets with no problem.
I can still wear my ORIGINAL ISSUE Army Dress Blue uniform from 1970. In fact I had it taken in...
I'm waiting to meet up with some of my college frat brothers who used to joke about my weight...(I heard a few of them got VERY chubby)
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 14:44 Post subject:
I probably take elevators just as often as stairs. If I'm tired from that morning's run... elevator all the way.
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TimRuns
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 14:57 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | I probably take elevators just as often as stairs. If I'm tired from that morning's run... elevator all the way. |
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TimRuns
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 15:01 Post subject:
Lower resting heart rate
sub 5% body fat
When 2 hours is a "moderately easy" long run
what was once a 4-pack is now a 6 pack
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sonnylax
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 19:11 Post subject:
You don't get winded or tired just doing normal things outdoors in the summertime like everyone else. (I can't believe how many of my family members and/or friends complain about the heat. I don't even notice it now.)
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purple hayes
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 19:17 Post subject:
My normal training week used to be my high volume weeks.
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 19:38 Post subject:
| sonnylax wrote: | | You don't get winded or tired just doing normal things outdoors in the summertime like everyone else. (I can't believe how many of my family members and/or friends complain about the heat. I don't even notice it now.) |
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 20:13 Post subject:
it drives me bonkers when people at school use the elevator to go up ONE FLOOR! especialy during the busy times in a particular building and they have to wait more than 5 minutes for the elevator...
and it drives me even more bonkers when people wait for the elevator to GO DOWN!!!!!!!!!  geez, use the frikin stairs people! 
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Ms. Jenn
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 21:48 Post subject:
| JACKED UP wrote: | | sonnylax wrote: | | You don't get winded or tired just doing normal things outdoors in the summertime like everyone else. (I can't believe how many of my family members and/or friends complain about the heat. I don't even notice it now.) |
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airehead
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Posted: 08/29/04 - 22:56 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: | | people ask me to be on their teams for any sporting event because they know I am in shape. |
That and the fact that you can arrest them if they don't. 
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DCRunningDiva
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Posted: 08/30/04 - 04:07 Post subject:
| runaroundsue wrote: | | I didn't get thigh rash today from my long run like I did a week ago |
 I did! 
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DCRunningDiva
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Posted: 08/30/04 - 04:10 Post subject:
I like the looks on the faces of the people when I tell them I just ran "x" amount of miles! It was especially fun to say "22 miles!" 
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