tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post4289634581410765954..comments2024-01-04T02:28:32.637-07:00Comments on athenadiaries: The Week Before Ghost Town: Tuesday Twelve.Herself, the GeekGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990186920123895227noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-61625270830271694992011-01-15T13:45:18.318-07:002011-01-15T13:45:18.318-07:00Hey Misty, I'm jumping on the de-lurking wagon...Hey Misty, I'm jumping on the de-lurking wagon. As you know, I LOVE your blog and admire you so much! I think your winter strategy of weight maintenance is really wise. Besides, it will give you some practice for when you hit goal, right? And I totally get #2. I'm dying to get back to the body I had five years ago, but I was super-critical of that body when I had it. Must be a lesson somewhere in there, right?<br />MayaLa Tortuga de Santa Fehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165850744398924158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-90072431378003858852011-01-15T13:42:57.850-07:002011-01-15T13:42:57.850-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.La Tortuga de Santa Fehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165850744398924158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-63333429679216007712011-01-12T19:56:36.654-07:002011-01-12T19:56:36.654-07:00Oh alright, I will de-lurk. I've been enjoying...Oh alright, I will de-lurk. I've been enjoying your blog forever. I often forward my favorite entries to others to tell them to follow you. <br /><br />I have walked 3 half marathons as an Athena, and I often think of your blog response to the person who said we didn't deserve our medals like runners. I am running a 5k in a few months (first time runner) since I've lost enough weight on WW to feel like it's possible for me.<br /><br />I would add talcum powder to your post-run bathroom kit, and some dry washcloths. Use the baby wipes, dry yourself off with the washcloths, throw on some talcum powder and then spritz yourself with a little light perfume. I think it will be fine. <br /><br />Please keep writing, it's really helpful!ladycreateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411270372770409557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-49930373533168495302011-01-12T08:26:02.064-07:002011-01-12T08:26:02.064-07:00De-lurking... HI - Thanks for making me laugh. I l...De-lurking... HI - Thanks for making me laugh. I love to read about your profession; your co-workers and clients (I share a connection) and I secretly wish to be just like you - an ultra runner! I just bought my first pair of compression socks! Now, if only the sidewalks were clear I could actually try them out!!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053458843007516636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-12950594817514713892011-01-11T20:53:14.195-07:002011-01-11T20:53:14.195-07:00I was all ready to tell you how to clean off at wo...I was all ready to tell you how to clean off at work after a run. And then your comment about pissing off a lawyer, social worker and probation officer <b>cracked me up!</b> I've had days like that too! Hee hee.:)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01195344056130321853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-23830641910985408532011-01-11T20:45:36.593-07:002011-01-11T20:45:36.593-07:00THere is no reason you can't use the bathroom ...THere is no reason you can't use the bathroom to shower. If you can lock the door (and even if not, after all we moms have totally lost any modesty we once had, no?). So bring body wash and washcloths and waterbottles. Fill up the waterbottes at the sink with warm water. Strip down the top. Wash underarms with soap and water splashing the water or using a waterbottle to rinse. Use babywipes or just the wet washcloth for the rest of the upper body. To wash the groin area, fill the waterbottles again, head to the toliet and wash with soap and rinse while seated on the toilet. You'll get CLEAN and don't need a shower. Use wet washcloth on legs and trunk (or babywipes) - no soap really needed there.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262700116262217636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-19766562624933083242011-01-11T18:05:24.164-07:002011-01-11T18:05:24.164-07:00Re #9 - try Nathan shower wipes, made just for the...Re #9 - try Nathan shower wipes, made just for the purpose. About $4/pack near me, but you can get them online or at a sporting goods/running/tri store probably too. <br /><br />Snow White roll? Looks yummy - but I'm a wimp on the raw stuff, just cooked and veggie roll for me, with plenty of wasabi and ginger.<br /><br />Careful with that Achilles!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023439892198039562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-86733915281197180632011-01-11T17:22:38.762-07:002011-01-11T17:22:38.762-07:00Hi,
I rarely comment but just love your blog, and...Hi,<br /><br />I rarely comment but just love your blog, and I think I too would go with wipes. EO makes a lovely lavender scented one, health food stores usually carry it.<br /><br />Paul, thanks for the advice on the achilles. I had this problem a while ago and I've just recently ordered a pair of Nike Frees.JnetRunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955740142200112175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-78282362315822578212011-01-11T15:52:40.552-07:002011-01-11T15:52:40.552-07:00Lurker commencing delurking activation. Always lo...Lurker commencing delurking activation. Always look for your blog posts on my Google Reader first. Thanks for writing it all down!Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960579545842926728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-77791599938200776612011-01-11T15:27:03.523-07:002011-01-11T15:27:03.523-07:00Wet wipes "showers" work well for cleani...Wet wipes "showers" work well for cleaning up - just wipe yourself off with as many as you need. I've even used them after mtn biking to look presentable, they get mud off and everything. Find the aloe ones and your skin will be nice and soft.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625895458409346937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-73045744980842568222011-01-11T14:48:29.097-07:002011-01-11T14:48:29.097-07:00Delurking too. I love your posts, I'm a WW Lif...Delurking too. I love your posts, I'm a WW Lifetimer and runner, and your endurance running is very inspiring to me. <br /><br />I think Japanese food might have magical properties. I ate my way through two weeks in Japan (white rice! noodles! Katsu & Tempura!) and I LOST weight. They also have a strange affinity for mayonnaise.sherijunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12256955399628922242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-70826913932385047082011-01-11T14:33:36.480-07:002011-01-11T14:33:36.480-07:00Ok, fine. It's not enough to just read your bl...Ok, fine. It's not enough to just read your blog, laugh, and get inspired? You expect me to interact with you? Maybe I should learn Chinese so that my comments will immediately be deleted and no one will ever know I was here.sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405912461217445795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-62801008958601237792011-01-11T13:37:41.493-07:002011-01-11T13:37:41.493-07:00Hi- occasional poster, frequent reader. As a veget...Hi- occasional poster, frequent reader. As a vegetarian, why go back to carnivore ways? <br /><br />Love the Flying Pig-ran it 3 times. Get some hill work in!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527271322395726187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-42687478837734965322011-01-11T12:24:38.197-07:002011-01-11T12:24:38.197-07:00Delurking! Hello!!! Thank you for your blog. A ...Delurking! Hello!!! Thank you for your blog. A while back I gathered up lots of fitness and weight loss blogs into my Google reader. Since I didn't read most of them I think I only have a few left. Yours is one of them. Sometimes I like to read your blog on my phone on my way home from work. Your posts are always funny and inspiring. Thanks for sharing your life! Sorry I don't normally comment. I blame my slow slow phone ok? ;)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057072597891871908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-23363428966160398912011-01-11T11:20:13.879-07:002011-01-11T11:20:13.879-07:00Occasional commenter responding thanks to your de-...Occasional commenter responding thanks to your de-lurking request. Love your blog and your perspective on things. And I love #7 this week. Well put! Good luck with your injury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-49130637734449320132011-01-11T10:42:44.053-07:002011-01-11T10:42:44.053-07:00I like SB's comment. :)
I've never used ...I like SB's comment. :) <br /><br />I've never used an actual baby wipe, but I've used body wipes...and those help. I would also wet some paper towels in the bathroom and wipe my neck, back, and arm pits (I tend to think water is the best way to get clean).<br /><br />As always, you inspire me. :)Taliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149134327870092964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-19983400479448709392011-01-11T09:50:27.281-07:002011-01-11T09:50:27.281-07:00HI. DeLurking here. Re: #9. I use babywipes in all...HI. DeLurking here. Re: #9. I use babywipes in all the smell producing areas. You know where they are. It helps. Really. You thinking about doing any races in NorCal again? Rio Del Lago?Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027443290806051087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-12526906364120291102011-01-11T09:33:32.300-07:002011-01-11T09:33:32.300-07:00Delurking and hoping to run into you on the ABQ tr...Delurking and hoping to run into you on the ABQ trails at some point. :)Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008824926052689670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-83946492924307156232011-01-11T08:12:32.124-07:002011-01-11T08:12:32.124-07:00Baby wipes are great for cleaning up at work. On ...Baby wipes are great for cleaning up at work. On days I don't have time to shower after my gym time, they've been life savers.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664182774685677699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-76906947399510698862011-01-11T07:39:15.880-07:002011-01-11T07:39:15.880-07:00Hi...I think I've commented maybe once before,...Hi...I think I've commented maybe once before, but have been reading for some time! Love your humor! Thanks for keeping it real.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644588588023623372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-85009750250879572202011-01-11T07:37:37.336-07:002011-01-11T07:37:37.336-07:00Hi! I've been lurking and enjoy your weekly up...Hi! I've been lurking and enjoy your weekly updates, now on Tuesday. Good luck this weekend and with your achielles problems.gmgizmo9https://www.blogger.com/profile/10000286895200882313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-33900735032581317902011-01-11T07:25:58.247-07:002011-01-11T07:25:58.247-07:00Baby wipes is what I use when I work out at lunch....Baby wipes is what I use when I work out at lunch. I think it works well and no one has dropped dead from my smell!Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335001280807576664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-92166271395090287492011-01-11T06:21:49.904-07:002011-01-11T06:21:49.904-07:00Delurking. Love your blog, love reading about all...Delurking. Love your blog, love reading about all of your adventures. And, yes, they are fantastic.<br /><br />Any chance you can install a camping shower in your office? No? Well, then. I dunno. I hate all sorts of wipes - they leave uhm, a film. Ehhh. Hand towel spit bath in the ladies room? You'll figure it out.<br /><br />Congratulations on your amazing year.IronSnoopyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981949502472813578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-77762203303434482282011-01-11T02:17:32.412-07:002011-01-11T02:17:32.412-07:00Welcome to my world- the injuries I mean. My unso...Welcome to my world- the injuries I mean. My unsolicited advice- back off the injured part and let it recover, otherwise you could end up in pain and struggling to run at all like I did all last year. I finally backed off (substituting strength training and fast walking for some running) and am getting better at long last.<br /><br />Paul's advice seems about right to me. David had AT problems and treated it the same (much more disciplined than me about cutting back on mileage) and it's mostly healed now. Hills are tougher on AT though.<br /><br />As for weight, even anorexics think they are fat. Don't go there. go by how you feel.<br /><br />How does the new WW points system work? just curious.<br /><br />That SB is very sweet indeed. He's definitely a keeper.<br /><br />CynthiaDrs. Cynthia and Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081685734249334402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-39449796358848082202011-01-10T23:34:07.504-07:002011-01-10T23:34:07.504-07:00Oh yes, one more thing:
kawai == scary
kawaii ==...Oh yes, one more thing:<br /><br />kawai == scary<br /><br />kawaii == cute<br /><br />Which did you really mean? ;)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752798450146454511noreply@blogger.com