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Re: How should I tow a dinghy?
Thank you gentlemen, have towed dinghies for only short distances
for number of years and only now making a purpose built bridle
which is looking promising to use for lifting dinghy on deck also
making lifting easy, fast, and therefor will be done more often.
Usually willing to risk the chance of weather coming out of
nowhere and losing 1/2 knot while towing for a few hours along the coast for the convenience. Most of us do it knowing the downside.
Hit home to me years back when towing my wood/canvas Penn Yann dinghy on a 80 ft tow line and it decided to go on its own Nantucket sleigh ride, passing the mothership while we were pushing 6 knots! Hence the inflatable and short distance towing
sometimes with bow lifted up on transom and sometimes
further behind riding down a wave.
Never a problem with pulling out D rings with bridle secured to
transom eye bolts.
Re: How should I tow a dinghy?
When I tow mine (a hard dinghy, not a deflatable) it's usually because I am planning on using it a lot. A good example would be cruising down the Exumas chain, where I am hop scotching 4 or 5 miles a day. It really doesn't bother me if I go a knot slower when doing this.
There are so many different ways to tow a dinghy that really the best thing to do is take some of these ideas, and experiment with what works for you best, based on
1. your type of dinghy
2. your type of sailboat
3. your type of sailing
In some places, and on some passages, you will want it on the deck. (In Nassau, for instance, I leave in on the deck, and chained to the mast, to make sure it will be there, whenever I leave and came back from foot exploring).
Re: How should I tow a dinghy?
I agree with mlibkind to me short is better to reduce drag and you can maneuver better. You will lose more than 1/2 a knot when towing behind a sailboat.
You must use a slip connection especially if you tow on the second boat wake which is often recommended. Make sure you have that second safety line.
I tow a heavy Achilles 410 (13-1/2 ft) with lifted(and secured) 25 hp OB within 10ft of the stern actualy lifting the dinghy bow a little and found that causes the least amount of stress and speed reduction. My safety line is on the 2 inside D-ring tied off to the center tow ring and my bridle is tied off to the outside bow D-rings and my painter (tow line) can move freely from SB to Port on this bridle allowing to reduce stress enacted by the dinghy movement on the waves.
I even used the dingy transom tow hooks to lift the dinghy back out of the water but the engine could hit the tow boats transom so I gave up on that. Now if I had davits that might work, but if I had davits the dinghy would be out of the water all the time.
Happy sailing,
Re: How should I tow a dinghy?
If you are going to tow your dink, then a bridle is necessary. Whether you need to use your method to go back to the transom is questionable, but it can't hurt and it sounds like it would work.
If I were tow a dink then I would do it on a very short line. In fact, I've towed one with the bow essentially on the swim step. I think that this decreases the drag but I'm not sure.
But speaking of drag, that's one reason I would not tow a dink. I've never done a test, but I suspect that it can cost you half a knot. But towing is very common.
As I say with most things, it is a personal choice and there is no "right way" though some people might try to tell you otherwise.
Re: How should I tow a dinghy?
Was researching making combo bridle/lifting harness/sling for
inflatable dinghy when I came by this 2 + year old thread.
Thinking I will secure bridle to 2 lifting eye bolts going thru transom
and then run forward passing thru 2 D rings on way to connecting
bridle to tow line, so that D rings are only guiding position of lines
and not really doing the heavy pulling.
Thinking I will put line thru tubular webbing were potential chafe
exists on tubes.
Will pump up the inflatable tomorrow and measure to see if
I will be able to use bridle for nice 4 point lifting sling/harness
as well. Thinking?? of using my soft shackles to secure at transom,
tow line and at halyard when lifting...instead of metal shackles??
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Originally Posted by Aasem View Post
Whether sailing or motoring, your displacement hull pushes a lot of water and much of it is piled into a mound behind the boat. That is the wake. That wake follows us whether we tow our dinghy, or stow it on deck. Like all mounds, it's easier to go down them than up them. That's why ski resorts have chairlifts to take us up, and skis to slide down. If you position the dinghy so it skis downhill, it gets a free ride. If you position it so your boat becomes a chairlift and constantly drags it uphill, then you lose boat speed and perhaps the D-Rings pop off. Why people struggle with this obvious concept is beyond me. It works--I do it every week.
Towed dinks can be adjusted to the hull speed and stern wave to reduce drag but ti still does not eliminate it. The stern wave moves a lot depending upon your hull speed so we adjust the painter length many times per day when towing. When it's surfing the stern wave there is a drastically reduced drag & load on the dinghy and your vessel but not eliminated.
This only works well however in calmer seas and in following seas the dink can surf up and bump your stern requiring a longer painter length. In slightly rough weather, when already sailing at hull speed down wind, I will often deploy the dinks beach wheels (Pellican wheels) which creates a sea brake like action and stops it from surfing & yawing. It also keeps it from snatching when it surfs and gets sideways. We regularly tow ours in up to 20-25 knots and have never lost a dinghy (40 years of myself and family towing dinghies). Above that it goes on deck. In real light winds it goes in the davits to make the best speed we can. We tow with a single point attachment to the bow ring of the RIB. If we had just an inflatable we'd two with the two d-rings but our fiberglass hull is far stronger than our hypalon glued on d-rings.
short towing the best
Aasem I agree that you shouldn't loose a dinghy if made fast right and from my experience the best tow-length is riding "off" your own boat wake as close as possible to one or the other side of the transom, but never in the center as explained by 'Aasem'. Longer lines give a chance for 'dirty' water to throw the dinghy of the S/V's wake (I speak from experience, tried it both ways)
I'm always able to direct hand pull my dinghy closer to the aft of the boat without resorting to a winch and that is over 350lbs of dinghy. (finger & thumb is questionable, hand yes)
I disagree that it doesn't really cause any friction riding down the wake, it will still slow me down by more than 1 knt.
We'll find out again this weekend with strong winds (25mph) when pulling her for 20 miles.
|Whether sailing or motoring, your displacement hull pushes a lot of water and much of it is piled into a mound behind the boat. That is the wake. That wake follows us whether we tow our dinghy, or stow it on deck. Like all mounds, it's easier to go down them than up them. That's why ski resorts have chairlifts to take us up, and skis to slide down. If you position the dinghy so it skis downhill, it gets a free ride. If you position it so your boat becomes a chairlift and constantly drags it uphill, then you lose boat speed and perhaps the D-Rings pop off. Why people struggle with this obvious concept is beyond me. It works--I do it every week.
Originally Posted by SpawnyWhippet View Post
I respectfully suggest you think about that for a second. How can towing something not slow you down?? And if there was so little stress on the dinghy, how is it that so many are lost or discovered floating at sea minus their D-rings? I personally have lost one and my father alone has found 2 at sea in the last 5 years.
My boat cruises at 7-8 knots; when I have to tow the dinghy it's more like 6-7 knots and there is no way I can pull the dinghy towards the boat by hand at that speed.
I only tow the dinghy when I am not travelling but make short jumps on the cruising ground (less than 30nm) and with time and experience I have come to some conclusions:
1-never tow the dinghy with the engine or oars inside. It makes it a lot slower and in the eventual situation of strong winds you can get a capsized dinghy and lost oars or damage the engine (happened several times including this year, I mean capsizing the dinghy).
2- pull it really close to the boat and use some system that can provide a lift of the dinghy bow. That will give significant less drag.
I don't like to use the back-stay for that and use a system that provides an attenuation of efforts (kind of suspension) and the distribution of efforts by several parts of the boat. Main effort (horizontal pull) is on some strong part of the boat, the lifting pull is on the back life lines (not much force).
Regarding the dinghy I distribute efforts by the two lateral D rings and normally pass a security line on the one in the middle, just in case.
Because the bridle (bowline knot) is big most of the force is forward and as the dingy is keep near the boat and pulled up, even with waves, the lateral pulls are very rare and not strong.
With this system you only lose about half a knot speed, about the same you lose with a fixed propeller to a feather one.
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I owned a 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 for 2 years. I traded it in last December for a 2010 WRX. My local dealer sells both Subies and Mazdas, and cut me a decent deal for a swap. I also had a tax incentive, and low miles (9K miles in 2 years) helped the trade. But my main motivation for the swap was the weather here in Iowa which made AWD more attractive to me. I loved my MS3 but hated how it drove in the snow and rain. Following is a comparison between the two based on my 2 years driving experience with the Mazda and 1 year with the WRX. I make this as unbiased and objectively as possible. No fanboyism .
Here I recognize I made a compromise when I switched to the WRX. The Mazda had a superior stereo, 6-speed, HVAC system, better seats, and even more room in the back seats. You get more features for the money with the Mazda. I did end up replacing my WRX's stock stereo for an aftermarket one.
Neither car is a benchmark here. The Mazda developed a good share of rattles, and my WRX is starting a few. The Mazda's suspension, however, even brand new, sounded hideously during super cold (<10 F) temperatures. Thankfully the Subie doesn't.
Now for the good part! Regardless of the Subaru's 2 hp lead (12 with the SPT exhaust), and about 1 second advantage in 0-60 magazine tests, the Mazda felt definitely more powerful to the "butt dyno". It pulled stronger and was more responsive. Of course, the Mazda had traction issues, which the WRX does not. Upgrading my WRX to stage 1 made it feel more or less as fast as my Mazda was on the roll.
The Mazda's power delivery seemed more "right now", whereas the Subaru's is smoother all around. I didn't notice turbo lag at all with the Mazda, and I do now with the WRX. However, the WRX keeps pulling harder at higher RPM's. I guess the Mazda's has a smaller turbo?
To my disappointment, launching the WRX was not at all easier than the Mazda, except on bad weather. Whereas skill was required to moderate wheelspin on the Mazda, skill is also required to avoid bogging down the WRX or frying something. And I feel that getting the WRX to do its fastest 0-60 times would affect the life of my transmission/clutch, whereas in the Mazda it would be less costly (just the life of the front tires).
The WRX's suspension feels significantly softer than the Mazda's. This is not a bad thing for me, as this is my daily driver. The WRX suspension seems perfectly tuned for sporty road driving, whereas the Mazda's is rough. However, on autocross events, the WRX dives and rolls a lot more, whereas the Mazda is more solidly planted.
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Trannies are different. The Mazda has a six speed, and the WRX a 5-speed. Because of the broader power delivery in the WRX, I can live with the 5 speed. The only compromise is that 80 mph cruises are buzzier on the WRX. Shifters behave differently also. The Mazda's is weighted and has a notchy "snick-snick" feel to it. The WRX's is more rubbery and with a more conventional feel. While the Mazda's feels so nice in the beginning, it is hard to shift fast. I find it easier to shift gears quickly with the WRX's. Clutch engagement on the Mazda feels more precise and has a hard to describe "geared" feeling that is very nice. The WRX, even after a year of driving, remains easy to bog down and sometimes even stall.
Exhaust/sound: My WRX came with the SPT exhaust from the factory. Even though, it is only slightly noisier than the MS3's stock exhaust. So I believe that the MS3 is a lot noisier than a stock WRX. Although the MS3 sound is boomy/sporty, it screams 4-banger. It is nothing like the intoxicatingly beautiful Subaru boxer sound. Subaru clearly wins here.
Gas mileage: I got slightly better gas mileage with the MS3 around my mostly suburban commute: 21 mpg vs. 20 for the WRX (19 @ Stage I). Both are premium-only cars.
Other considerations:
There is a huge modding community associated with the WRX. Not so much with the Mazda. That was something that became appealing to me. Tuning of the direct-injected Mazda engine gave little gains, and forums were littered with issues like blown engines and falling motors. With my WRX, I am stage 1 and feel pretty safe, and will go for stage 2 next year.
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a system of paying for goods or services by moving a credit card or mobile phone in front of a special machine which automatically reads the information
'Mass adoption of wave and pay years away … A Paypal executive has ruled out the mass adoption of waving and paying for products using mobile phones like credit cards for at least three years.'The Telegraph 3rd October 2011
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the main advantage of wave and pay is that it is fast … so could be particularly useful for small transactions at places like fast-food outlets, coffee shops, newsagents and parking machines, where queues can build up easily
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The main advantage of wave and pay is that it is fast and therefore potentially speeds up the through-put of customers, so could be particularly useful for small transactions at places like fast-food outlets, coffee shops, newsagents and parking machines, where queues can build up easily. It has however taken off more slowly than anticipated because of users' security concerns, particularly in relation to its use in conjunction with mobile phones, where consumers have been scared off by the potential for phone hacking.
The expression wave and pay, used both adjectivally and as an uncountable noun, first began to appear about five years ago, with the first contactless cards appearing in the UK in 2008. The technology goes back a little further however to the late nineties, when oil company Mobil became one of the first to adopt it with their 'Speedpass', a special key fob which could be scanned and used to pay for fuel at service stations in the US. Hong Kong was one of the first places in the world to adopt a contactless payment system more widely in shops and restaurants, launching their 'Octopus card' in September 1997.
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Couch to 5k - Week 6
And the rest of the week...nothing. Well not nothing exactly. I had meetings until 9:30pm on Thursday. I sent my hubby to a Saints game Friday night and had some issues that kept me from walking with baby goat before his bedtime. Then I was stuck at the apartments sans treadmill. Saturday we walked all around the zoo for 3 hrs. Often carrying my increasingly heavy toddler. So I got exercise (and certainly did sweat) but I didn't work out. Sunday I woke up with a cold.
Some of this stuff was known, some was last minute plans but I'm really disappointed that I haven't been able to get this going. I've done a week 2 workout once! once! Fellow challenge members are on weeks 4 or 5 or even just 2 but they seem to be breezing by me on the way to this 5k goal. On the other hand I feel like I'm stuck. I so want to do this, an I want to do it now, at this time of conviction and belief that I can. I don't want to put it off until life calms down. But life makes it so hard.
It seemed like an impossible goal from the start. 6 weeks in and virtually no progress to show for it makes it seem even more impossible. I'm not giving up but I'm just frustrated. Every workout must be timed between work, daycare, baby's bedtime, my own bedtime, housework and everything else. I try to be respectful of Mr. Goat's time. I don't want to make him put the baby to bed each night so I can go run, but it means squeezing things in when I can. It often means feeling guilty when I am working out and when I'm not.
It is frustrating because I've been trying so hard to give myself attainable goals. I know my own tendencies to give up when the health journey becomes too overwhelming, but lately it seems as though I simply fail at the easy health goals too.
There must be a balance somewhere but today at this point, I don't see it. I do have a cold, complete with cough and lung issues but I'm hoping to walk tonight and give it a go. Maybe if this week can get a good jump start I'll be able to get 3 workouts in. I hope.
Anyone have any advice or support? How do you balance it all?
Also, please link up to a post if you are still doing this and add your info to this post here - I'm still working on the little list of those us doing this challenge and hope to get it up this week.
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19 comments:
- darcie said...
I hear ya babe. I've been doing C25k for TWO YEARS now - and still couldn't run a 5k all the way through.
If it's not one thing it's another.
We've still got time - hang in there ~ it's never too late to start over - at least that's what I keep telling myself...
- Miss K said...
It's so hard to carve out the time. I've had to stop b/c of sickness and now my husband is temporarily unable to watch the kids while I run. It so frustrating.
- Monkeymama said...
It's tough to make time to work out - I've never been very good at it.
The one thing that stuck out to me in your post - does Mr. Goat mind taking the bedtime routine?
I know that over the years (years?!) that bedtime is one area where we've had different parent routines at different stages. Sometimes we both do equal amounts, sometimes the kids just need or want one of us, sometimes it is a busy season for one of us and the other takes the majority of bedtimes.
If he doesn't mind, you could just resolve that during the bedtime routine on 3 nights a week, or whatever, you'd work out - then you'd have the time set aside and it wouldn't be like you were pushing it off on him.
Good luck!
- Cheryl S. said...
Re-evaluating goals and making necessary adjustments is something I've had to do also...and it is so frustrating when our limitations smack us in the face and force a change in plans.
Jumping off Missy's post about it being okay to say 'no', I think sometimes we also have to say 'please help'. If hubby putting the kids to bed three times a week so you can get your C25K walk/run in is what it takes, I say ask away. Give him some kind of trade-off that'll make it worth his while. Then stick to it.
Conversely, when you are sick, your body is trying to tell you something, usually REST. Gotta listen to that or the cycle of interruptions will be endless.
Rooting for you!
- The Marketing Mama said...
Okay, I think we've been friends long enough that I can speak frankly. Liz --- there will NEVER be the right time, best time, easy time. There will only be the challenging times, the times you feel like you are sacrificing, the times you feel like you are burdening your husband.
I've been on this work out journey both married and single, and I gotta tell ya, it was much easier married.
I love you and I want you to succeed at this. I know you WANT to succeed. I have watched you struggle with getting healthy for years and I feel like you are right on the brink of DOING IT for the first time.
But you know what. You aren't going to. Unless you do one thing. Right now. Are you listening?
It is the hardest thing to do as a woman, as a MOTHER, as a wife.
But you can do it - because, Liz, NO ONE else is going to do it for you.
You know what helps me? When I get MAD. Get Angry. Quit worrying and wondering and GET PISSED OFF. Mad that I held onto the baby weight for so long. MAD that I wasn't setting a good example for my kids. MAD that I was still putting awful food in my mouth (Bags at a time) every frickin day and then making excuses why I couldn't work out.
Liz, I want you to do this. I know you can do this. But you have to be willing to stop worrying about if baby goat is gonna get all his food groups at dinner or if Mr. goat is gonna be upset for having to put the baby to bed.
Make a plan. Three days a week. Name them in advance. Tell him your plan. On those nights from x - x p.m., you will be leaving. You trust him to take care of the baby.
You are doing this for YOU and you are doing it for them. Your husband loves you and he will admire you, Liz, for your strength. For doing it.
You can do this. I believe it. Now I want you to believe it.
- Elizabeth Harty said...
I've been struggling, too, in the last couple of weeks. I was down with a bad cold and have been off the treadmill or any workout for 14 days now. And I don't have a husband or responsible for any children.
Hang in there - you're doing the work as best you can. And you have a lot of people supporting you!
Listen to Marketing Mama!
- Jen, a priorfatgirl said...
I'm gonna follow Missy's lead & start with some seriousness. Life happens. Forever, FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, something will always come up. There will always be a reason not to work out, a priority that seems to demand your attention first, and a cold. I promise one thing: it will never get easier to work out. This is your life. At some point, you will need to look at your to-do list and decide what order to cross things off. If push comes to shove, you may have to get up earlier to get the workout in or...stay up late. You are the only one who can do what you have to do to get it in.
Now...now that that's said, please no that you are not the only one going through this. Losing weight is the easy part, it is the mental struggle of actually convincing oneself to work out that is tough. The good news is that you are stopping to reflect. Change something, figure out what you can do to get it in. And, remember...we believe in you!
- Hyacynth said...
Because you asked, I'll say what I think will really help:
internalize every.single.word @marketingmama wrote. She is so wise.
As a health coach, my biggest challenge is never ever how much weight someone has to lose; the biggest obstacle is always within her own mind. We call them excuses commonly in society, but it's so much more than that. It's really disbelief, disbelief that we can do something, disbelief that we can change, disbelief that we really might actually NEED to say to ourselves that we can have no excuses.
This may seem like a physical battle, but the real one is in the mind.
I hope we can still be friends because it's tough to say this stuff in a comment when we cannot hear the sincerity in my voice or see the understanding in my eyes. I've been there. I'm still there sometimes. It's a long road, but it is worth every stinking step.
Be encouraged. :)
- Amelia Sprout said...
The only way that I am able to do it is because A makes my doing it a priority too. He does the bedtimes or most of the bedtime (I make it home right before or slightly after depending on when we finish dinner) so that I reach my goals. If he supports you, then don't feel guilty. Do what you need to be healthy.
Oh, and everything Missy said too.
A couple things you said stuck out to me. One, you pointed out that you were working until 9:30 and then had to go running. Do you have a treadmill or access to one in your housing complex? Sometimes not having to leave home makes that goal more attainable. Two, you say you're running a bit faster. When I found myself struggling, I had to give up any sort of speed goals. I decided my goal was time/distance. No matter how slow I had to go, I always felt better if I could "run" (and sometimes it was barely within the realm of what someone could call running) the whole running segment without stopping even if it was barely a run. Third, you say you don't want your husband to have to do bedtime every night. Is this something you and he could agree on? Could he agree that every night you run for these 12 weeks (or however long it takes) he will do bedtime as a way of supporting your fitness goal?
I think that it's also important to remember that every day you exercise and take care of yourself you are healthier than the day before. Some people's bodies show the changes more quickly, but that's not why you're doing this. You're doing it for you, and every day you choose to exercise whether it be to walk, run, climb, lift, swim, bike, or whatever it is you choose you are making progress toward your goal.
- Valerie said...
First of all, read my blog this week. You're not the only one who's stuck.
Second of all, these comments are fantastic. Everyone who's commenting has some extremely valid, amazing point.
We all know how hard you're working, and we all know how much you give up for your family and your job. Keep in mind, though, that giving up your health doesn't help anyone.
You need to be healthy for you. You need to be healthy for your son. You need to be healthy for your husband/job/family/friends. Working out and doing this program isn't just another obligation. It's you time. It's a few moments a few days a week for you to just spend with you and regroup. Sometimes that can mean processing your thoughts. Sometimes that can mean ignoring the world (and smelling the roses). If you ever get on a stationary bike or elliptical that can also mean reading time. Whatever it is to you, it's important and nothing should come in the way. I know it's hard to do (I'm obviously having trouble with it), but you need to put YOU first! Everything else will magically fall into place after that.
- Kate said...
Maybe subconsciously you posted this as a means to get the tough love and motivation you need, because honey.... you've been getting it from all angles!!
And I am going to add mine. LIFE IS NEVER GOING TO CALM DOWN.
I read that line and actually laughed out loud. It's like insanely crazy that anyone can determine the right time to do anything. LIFE does not HAPPEN on anyone's planned schedule. It's happening RIGHT NOW and you're just making excuses as to why you can't do this, why you shouldn't do that and blah blah blah.
Missy's advice is spot-on, and something you need to seriously pay attention to doing. MAKE your schedule, MAKE THE TIME and then when it comes, WALK OUT THE DOOR. This is YOUR LIFE. This is YOUR GOAL. Stop putting everything else first and step up to the head of the line. YOU need to be #!, YOU need to be the priority.
YOU need to make yourself as important as you've made everyone else, only more so. STOP with the EXCUSES. And GET MOVING.
(This message was said with all the love in my heart I could muster. XO to you!!)
- Sharon said...
Sine, as everyone else has already pointed out, life will be constantly getting in your way, I like to try to put the workout as early in the day as possible. That way, as my priorities shift and I get more tired, that's one thing that's already taken care of. Especially since you're done pumping/nursing, this could be feasible. It does mean waking up early, which has its own baggage... I hate getting up extra early, but I loved knowing that by 8:00 a.m., I had accomplished all my physical goals for the day. And it gave me a nice boost of awakeness after the shower.
YOU CAN DO THIS! Hang in there, and don't give up.
Lots of great advice here. I'll just add in a little more...can you put Baby Goat in a jogging stroller and take him with you? Even if you don't jog with him, walking is good exercise. Can you exercise in the morning before everyone else gets up?
- liz said...
This is all such good advice and I will echo Missy, Jen, and Kate especially. I think we (all of us, not just you!) wrongly assume that people who exercise have more free time/are less busy than people who don't exercise. Not true. They are just as busy as everyone else. But they fit it in somehow. When I am being diligent with exercise (which isn't always), I am best at it when I exercise early in the morning before everyone else gets up. It also makes the rest of my day feel that much more in control, and I have much more energy to get everything else done. Prioritizing wellness makes the rest of my life feel less chaotic.
Make it a priority, schedule it in, honor it like you would honor any other appointment. You wouldn't stand up a friend you were scheduled to meet – so don't stand yourself up either. Now, if you are sick, that is a different story as I think our bodies tell us when they need rest. Give yourself time to rest and recuperate. I bet that as time goes on and you get healthier, you will find yourself sick less often.
Also, food for thought: were you exercising before you started the C25K? If not, I might suggest dialing it back a bit and getting used to a gentler regimen for a while. Walking 30 minutes at a brisk pace is a really, really good way to get fit and strong and is a lot easier to swallow than running if you are a beginner. It's also easier to swallow if you're feeling a bit under the weather. Could you give yourself a break from C25K for a few weeks and try walking 4-5 days a week?
- Kristie said...
I'm right there with you Liz and I don't even have children to worry about. I have all kinds of excuses as to why I can't get exercise in but the truth of the matter is I am my own worst enemy. I could make time, I don't. I have time and I don't utilize it. I keep saying that I need to get this done or that done and you know what? At the end of the day I didn't exercise and I didn't get my to do list done either.
For me I have realized that I need some outside help, not with things around the house but with getting on track emotionally and mentally. I have some huge issues that I just need help with because no matter how much I try to say that this time things will be different, they aren't. I'm trying to get an appointment with a therapist to help me deal with my self esteem and self worth issues. I'm great at putting everyone else ahead of me. I don't put myself first and I don't know how to. It's really easy for me to put everyone else in front of me. It let's me off the hook for dealing with myself and I can't do that anymore. I have to deal with me.
If you ever need to talk you know how to get a hold of me. I understand where you are at.
- Cindy said...
I'm a late poster. And you know why? Life got the best of me this week. I didn't work out much, I was tired and had things going on. But here's the deal - if you WANT to do this, you will. If you aren't consistent in training, it'll prove to be more difficult.
But, I know you can do it. I don't think it is too much to say, "Okay, I am taking 30 minutes for myself today" and go do the program. Sometimes I get up early, which is probably easy for me to say sans, children.
But at the end of the day, if you want to do it, you will. If you don't want to do it, you won't.
- Melissa said...
I hear you honey, with all struggle with it even those that don't work. I wrote a piece on it over here :http://www.peanutbutterinmyhair.com/2009/08/love-yourself-enough.html
The truth is, if you don't love yourself to make the time to take care of yourself, what are you teaching your children? Do you want your children to think that love means giving up everything for someone? You can do it, and you and baby goat will both be better off for it.


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Fine as they may look on paper—with housing, shopping, transit, and schools in walkable proximity—town center developments share a certain commercialized, artificial quality. I find real downtowns energizing; town centers often leave me feeling numb and alienated, despite the real improvement they represent over the traditional suburban model. I want to root for them, but I find myself doing the opposite. Apparently, I'm not alone in this. Will Doig has written an incisive piece on why what he calls "faux cities" fall short of the mark—and why they are still a step in the right direction.
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MANCHESTER — Thermometers weren't the only tell-tale sign that temperatures reached into the 90s for the second day in a row.
The line of about 50 people waiting to get into the city pool at Livingston Park on Tuesday was also pretty good indicator just how hot it was and what some were willing to do while seeking comfort.
"On the hot days like today, sometimes there will be more people than the capacity of the pool waiting to get in," said Peter Capano, chief of Manchester's Parks and Recreation department.
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Not too long ago New Hampshire residents were slogging through a cool, rainy start to summer.
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The high Tuesday at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport was 94 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
Meteorologist Mike Kistner of the NWS office in Gray, Maine, said it wasn't record-breaking heat, but temperatures throughout the Granite State have been running 10-to-12 degrees above normal.
While the North Country could see a little relief from rain today, Kistner said temperatures in southern New Hampshire are likely to keep reaching the low-to-mid 90s until the weekend.
Public health officials have been sending out advisories about the heat and offering tips on how to stay safe until it cools off. Communities have arranged public "cooling centers," where people who don't have air conditioning can escape the conditions outside.
One was at the Bedford Public Library, which will be open as a cooling shelter from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.
"It's centrally located and it has air-conditioning, which is a big factor," Bedford Fire Chief Scott Wiggin said. "From Monday to Friday they're open late and they have the resources available for people to keep themselves occupied."
For some people, there was no escaping the heat — just enduring it.
Mike Kenney of the city Highway Department covered his head with a white T-shirt, which he periodically doused with cool water in between hauling wheelbarrows of hot asphalt during a paving project along Ash Street. He said the asphalt itself is about 375 to 400 degrees and combining that with the extreme temperatures makes for long days.
"With the rain for a while there, that was tough. That holds up our operation. When it's clear like this, no matter how hot, we've got to be out here getting it done," Kenney said. "Drink lots of water. Keep the head covered up. Try and hit some shade when you can. That's about the best you can do out here."
Just a block to the north, Jon Morris of Grasshoppers Landscaping in Goffstown was checking on a small garden wall one of his crews was building outside a home at the corner of Ash and Orange streets.
Morris said heat waves are a part of the industry and his workers know how to avoid overdoing it and are familiar with the risks of heatstroke.
"I run 13 guys out here. We're really conscientious about making sure they're hydrated," Morris said. "Make sure they work in a buddy system. Nobody works alone and everybody's kind of keeping an eye on each other. Hydrate. Hydrate. Hydrate. We can't stress it enough with our guys."


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If you've traveled by plane lately, you know that airport security is tighter than a pair of Spanx.
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Then you're scanned---and sometimes felt down (or up depending on your preference).
And then if you ever do get on the plane, you're admonished to sit down, click on your seatbelt, turn off your cell phone---and have "a wonderful flight."
So I offer now for your consideration---and lessened aggravation: traveling by train.
First of all, the Seattle King Street Station is conveniently located right alongside some tracks. It's where the trains that annoy Mariner's play-by-play announcers arrive and depart.
At the train station you buy your ticket, you go board. Sometimes you go through an X-ray machine, but it's usually a breeze---unless you're dressed in a suit of armor. Then you merely explain you're traveling to a Renaissance fair, and they wave you on.
On the minus side, the train station offers few of the amenities of the Sea-Tac airport. For example at the airport, after you are forced to surrender your bottle of water at the security gate---you can then walk to a souvenir stand or bookstore---and buy the same bottle of water you had to give up earlier, but at 18 times the price. You don't get that same convenience at the train station.
Once on board the train, there is no attendant standing at the front of the aisle going over safety procedures. Instead, a voice comes over the speaker system telling you to read the safety brochure for yourself. No oxygen masks should be expected to drop down---and there is no mention of what to do in the case of a water landing. However the brochure does mention that if the train should tip over, you should get out on the side that is not facing the ground. Great advice.
There is also an announcement asking all passengers not to remove their shoes while on board. I'm not sure if the request is for safety reasons---or air quality.
The last time I took the train to Portland, we departed almost 20 minutes later than scheduled. But the conductor came through assuring everyone that we would still arrive in Portland on time. I guessed that maybe the engineer knew a shortcut. Or maybe he was going to take advantage of a strong tailwind. But, sure enough, we arrived right on schedule.
When you travel by plane or freeway, you miss so many of the real scenic wonders of our Northwest landscape. But by train you can clearly see back yards---with old cars on blocks, discarded couches, rusty chest freezers and hot tubs that have become planters.
You also have the chance to admire the works of some of our nation's finest artists---particularly those who work in the field of graffiti.
Plus, when you travel by rail, you get to see cows---lots and lots of cows. And occasionally a cow with graffiti on it.
On a train, you don't have to wear a seat belt---you're actually encouraged to get up and walk around. It's not expected that the train will hit an air pocket and suddenly drop a thousand feet.
There was even a featured movie on my trip. Granted, it was not a particularly current film as you might see on a plane flight---but still, it was a movie. By the way, did you know that Laurel was the skinny guy and Hardy was the larger man?
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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by IoanaC, Oct 25, 2012.
Carry on and get carried away...
We fans both get carried away and always carry on!
That is why this is one of the best threads!
Thought I´d bring over the link to the video of their FD practice marikat posted in the old thread.
Great title .........had to send this to my SO, so he can see how hawt it is........maybe he'll get some "ideas". .
Thanks for the new thread Ioana! Looks like I'm joining your group Proustable and Cherub. I wasn't planning on it, but since I missed it, I'm not gonna watch the youtube video, I'll wait till Saturday. Kharis Ralph said on twitter that Tessa and Scott's program is brilliant--even other dancers are complimenting them!! I'm so excited!
V-M FD is... You know, i think they show sex on ice
This FD is so difficult. I love all lifts. I like how easy Tessa get in her postiton and for n=me they did lifts easy, then they did last season.
Step sequenses look amazing, There sakting skills - look like they didnt touch ice at all.
Cant wait to see SD.
Tessa said Marina want then Carmen 4 or 5 years. So i think its good they made this FD now, when they are older.
We can all watch and re-watch on behalf of you abstainers. ( Oh, you're going to be thrilled ! )
Should be their SD practice coming right up.
With all the grabbing going on in this program, it's just a shame they aren't skating at TEB this year.
So i lack the will power for those who are waiting until Saturday. I was not happy about the Carmen choice at all....but what i just saw is WOW. Tessa surprised me, i think she can really pull this off and well Scott looks brilliant. I look at Scott as one of the best if not best male dancers ever, manly but elegant. CANT wait to see this on Saturday and those lifts are challenging but especially at the end like that. Now i want to see their SD! I really enjoyed D/W SD, interested to see how v/m SD compare, because from what i have seen of v/m FD i like better than D/W FD... so far anyway.
I'm not at all surprised about Tessa's interpretation of Carmen. She is Tessa Virtue after all.
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Oh my. Sweet mother and child. A word of warning to my fellow fans from this side of the world (Asia). If you're coming off work from the graveyard shift, tired, barely able to keep your eyes open and your body screaming for sleep, DO NOT WATCH THE FD yet. Because sleep is the last thing you're gonna get. If you have enough energy for sex on the other hand, by all means go ahead. Some of the holds and positions, where did they get their inspiration Kama Sutra? Oh wait this is modern dance so 50 shades? Okay, I'll sleep now. Maybe later I'll be able to say something more with real substance.
Oh, thanks for the new thread Ioana, and for all those who gave their reassurances from the old thread helping some of us to keep our sanity. But really need to sleep, after one more replay... Gosh I bet they are having a field day in Tumbler now with all the GIFs. Later, later....
Won't be able to watch the video until I'm home but from the reviews, I'm guessing the FD is "uplifting" for heart rates, rosiness of cheeks, certain body parts...
Holy hell, the last minute of the program! The lifts! Saturday is gonna be quite something.
Ummm....yup. Tessa & Scott all grown up.
Steaminess aside, this is a SOUND program. Carmen is destructive lust and pure madness. You cannot hint at things with Carmen, you must do them. It is complex as hell and the movements just show you that. I know it is tough not to focus on the characters, but let's talk about the step sequences? So glorious. If they polish it well enough, we could have a classic. For now, I am very impressed and hope that they have a good skate tomorrow and Saturday. I feel they have a very good vehicle in that FD.
Norvasc, lisinopril, hydrochlorothiazide and other blood pressure meds might be needed. Viagra, Levitra and Cialis save it. Okay, really off to sleep. Really.
OK, OK, let's not over-sexualize it? It's hot, but come on now.
Finally a program which is choreographically worthy of V/M's talent and skills, I'd been waiting for it to come up ever since Umbrellas and Pink Floyd although I loved their Mahler and enjoyed their latin FD of two seasons ago. From what I've seen in their practice, I don't think they will need to tweak/rework any part of the program any later in the season, the choreo has plenty of transitions for Carmen to make the judges happy and did you notice any skating in place?
Sorry, I forgot the smiley icon. I'll get over this in a few hours. Don't worry. I am sure I'll appreciate this much more deeper later. If you like a more substantial comment, I like that they are still dancing, was scared that they were going to go over dramatic. Sorry about the meds joke if it was too much. Line of work I guess, should have left that joke at work, not appropriate here I guess.
Nooo! I'm losing will power, I'm losing it!! I think I need to turn off my kindle now lol. On tumblr somebody has named it 50 Shades of Carmen and another Sex on on Ice.
And lol at these comments!
I am not very happy with music cuts in first half of the program, but there is a good chance they will master with choreography.
I am very happy with the direction they have taken.
We are having the most interesting season and Olympics will be AMAZING!
Virtue and Moir engage in new battle of Carmens http://www.thespec.com/sports/article/824187--virtue-and-moir-engage-in-new-battle-of-carmens
sahararainfall..I liked the meds joke.. The sex jokes will be inevitable , anyway, so..bring 'em on... The thing is, the exquisite skating is there.. and the sexiness is really like a force of nature.. not Morozov-grungy.
I'm really happy that they're using Don Jose's aria ( don't know the name / first line)..the one where he's falling hard. It's not often used ( I think :?)and it's lovely.
Practice starting.
Oh geez. From what you see, that's a pretty good program... from practice anyway.... much more to my taste...
Couldn't really see much of the SD the feed was so slow on my computer it was more like a slide show. The music sounded a lot perkier than I expected it to.
OMG! The SD is just as good , I think.. even the polka works.
Are you going to be there too? I wish they were going to be there, but I have Savchenko and Szolkowy as well as Tuk to fawn over.
The SD was okay, but they didn't really do much of it, and I imagine it will be much better with costumes etc.
Exactly. They found a polka that goes perfectly with the waltz, I was relieved to hear it. The ending is lovely and the step sequence looks good.
I had that slide show problem as well, just reloaded the page and it seemed to fix it. As to the Short Dance, its hard to figure that Dance out. That polka mixed in with Anthony Hopkins composition... I really don't know how he would react to that. Other then that, we probably only saw maybe half the choreography to the Short Dance and they broke it up between each segment. Hard to say until we see the full Short Dance on Friday.


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Wayne Law alumni, students, faculty and other volunteers with the 313 Project have been busy this summer giving energy, time and expertise to help Detroiters.
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