P.S. Thanks for all the compliments on the guns! LOL!
And now on to the Q & A:
Danielle said...Helloooo Muscles!!You two are so cute together.I don't have any questions but I'm probably going to stalk everyone else who asks. Stalker, I know. I still have 8 days before I can get back to running/working out so I have time to kill!!!
This is not a question. FAIL Danielle! But I forgive you because I know what injury brain does to you. LOL!
The support and friendship they offer me 24/7. I could pick any major city in the U.S. and have someone to run a race with and I could also pick up a phone and call many of them for advice, a shoulder to lean on, or a vent session.
2. What's the most annoying thing about your bloggy followers?Skimmers whose comments clearly show they have done so. (We’re all guilty of this at some point though… it's just annoying when it happens on posts you spent a lot of time writing, excluding this one which is more for fun than anything else!)
3. "Master of Puppets" or "Seek and Destroy"?Master of Puppets all the way.
I squeeze from the middle actually, until it gets low then from the bottom. But since Spike is a crazy, use every single drop of it kind of guy, when it's really hard to get I make him do it.
Outside of that how can Spike only be #2 on your most listed labels behind 3 things Thursday and just a few ahead of B.O.B.?Spike is #2 because for a very long time I referred to him as “Running Spike,” his blog name. This obviously changed after we started dating and unless I ever get the urge to go back and change all those older posts it’s going to stay that way. B.o.B would actually have a higher number too if I went back and changed older posts where I referred to her as “Crazy B” and “Discombobulated Running.”
Morgan is my last name. I have at least eight friends I can think of right off the top of my head with the same first name (and about a zillion other bloggers) so we all started going by our last name’s (some family members even refer to me by Morgan). That was about 10+ years ago and honestly, I think it fits my personality better so that’s why I stuck with it when I started this blog.
I have a tibial stress fracture and unlike most people, I know exactly when it happened, during an attempted 20 miler on March 12th. You can read a full account about it how it all played out HERE. Since then I have been rehabbing the injury by aqua jogging (more info on that further down in to the post questions), adding zero resistance cycling when I was able, and doing way too much core and upper body workouts to stay active. I was on crutches full time for three and a half full weeks and was finally able to phase down to one last week and will finally go off them full time tomorrow. (Been rocking one this week to err on the side of caution.) From all the Internet research I’ve done and talking to others who have already had a stress fracture it seems like the general consensus is that upon return it is typical to still feel some residual pain in the area and it could take many months before that pain goes away but you shouldn’t feel actual pain from running, just pushing on the spot where the fracture is located. Good luck with your recovery and if you want to pick my brain any further please email me anytime! redheadrunning (@) gmail.
Do you live on the mitten or the UP?
I haven’t done any of the drills I’ve found; instead I’ve focused on form, breathing, and getting in as many laps of the pool as I can. (Last night I hit 16 lengths of the pool and back in 56 minutes! Exciting stuff. LOL!) But here are a few links with actual workouts that you could use to mix things up:
http://www.active.com/triathlon/Articles/A-New-Kind-of-Brick_-Try-Aquajogging-to-Boost-Your-Run.htm
Jess said...You guys are too cute! My question is how do you stay motivated? I am seriously lacking in that department!
Right now I have no choice but to stay motivated because I want to overcome this injury and get right back out there running. (And so help me god if that saying “third time’s a charm” isn’t true I will scream. My next marathon will be my third attempt at my third marathon.)
Ewww: In case you haven’t noticed he is a human garbage disposal and regularly eats things that absolutely disgust me. For instance there is the Cheezits & Chocolate Frosting from a Wordless Wednesday I posted awhile back and more recently he’s discovered he likes to put garlic salt on his peanut butter toast. WTH?!?!
Denise said...I had this discussion recently with some people, let's see what you think...if you can't see, how do you know your butt is clean? i personally don't think you can tell by sense alone...Um... baby wipes? Moist towellettes?
Marlene said...
That trip is still up in the air but I'm working on it!!!
Name ONE thing you do (a habit or whatever) that bothers Spike. There must be something!!It drives him crazy that I want to unpack everything immediately when we return from trips, but I assure you there's more… LOL!
I'll even answer my own question for you. Mark hates that I am constantly putting things away when he is still using them (i.e. cleaning up the kitchen when he's in the middle of making lunch/dinner/etc.) I can't help it, I'm a bit of a neat freak. Oh, and I'm a noisy sleeper.
Where do you see yourself as an athlete in 10 years? 30 years?
In 10 and even 30 years I see myself still running regularly and racing when I can. My goal is to run until I am that little old lady at age 80 winning her age group for being dead last. :)
Also - I have always wanted to know, why is it that they say "redheads are more fun."I thought they said that about Blondes? If they say it about redheads it’s probably because we got the “fire!” but you can always ask Coach Tom! LOL!
Another non-question. FAIL.
And another question FAIL. Come one Katie, I expected more from you!!!
I'd just like to know how you adjusted to moving.
Moving was tough. I had a rough time adjusting to not having a job right away, not having my friends a few minutes’ drive away (even though they were always a phone call away), and living with someone that wasn’t used to my habits. I’m not going to lie, there were def some bumps in the road but Spike went out of his way to make things as easy as possible for me. It had to have been hard on him too; coming home to find I had rearranged everything in my boredom or finding me in tears looking at a photo album or at not having heard from any potential employers that day. The first month was the hardest but after that, we settled in to a routine, I got my job, and life was/is good. I still get homesick from time to time and the winter was a HUGE adjustment but I’ve never regretted my decision.
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2. Best trip you've ever taken
This is a tough one! Man! I’ve had some most excellent trips to Chicago, Vegas, San Fran, Denver, Boston, and Chattanooga… I don’t know how I’d pick from all these!
3. How much do you miss your Boo and how excited are you for her impending trip?I miss my Boo SO MUCH, and Spike has already been given chores that need to be completed before you arrive and I keep staring at the calendar willing it to be May 13th already!!!
Another question FAIL. Come one guys!
Yes I’m flexing and pic 1 is me ambushing the girls as they checked their phones. :)
Over.
Do girls still not poop, according to you?Nope. We still just pee for a very long time. :)
What's your next BIG running goal?To run again. I’m keeping it simple for now until I am back to 100%.
BTW, thank you SO much for your generous donation to my Train4Autism page. You seriously rock! Thanks for the support! (And another huge thank you for being the blog where I first heard of T4A. Your work with Operation Jack was my inspiration.)
Anytime friend! So excited for you!!!
Have you gained weight as a result of being injured? If so how are you dealing with that?
Obviously not being as active, and eating too many cookies, took its toll but nothing crazy. I simply went from being my “in-training” weight to my “regular” weight. If you’re looking for numbers I’ll say this, I’ve never weighed more than 120 pds in my life and I've got more than a few pounds before I get there again, copious amounts of cookies ate and all, because I’ve continued to stay as active as possible while being injured.
question time! What's your core routine? That six-pack has made an appearance, we know it's there! And I get bored with doing planks and crunches (and only have the QiRyder guys kick my a$$ once or twice a week)!I've been doing a lot of the Nike Training Club app along with the usual planks, Russian twists, and crunches. I don’t really do anything too out of the ordinary I’m just blessed with good ab genes.
With risk of being overly broad: What are your favorite and most hated forms of x-training?
Honestly, I don’t mind xtraining one bit, I just find it boring. I have always made sure I have it in my training routine and usually stick to cycling and elliptical. With this stress fracture I’ve had to be a bit more creative so that is why aqua slogging has been added into the mix. It’s even more boring and probably my least favorite of the xtraining next to recumbent bike cycling (I feel like I’m going to fall asleep!) but I'd still choose it any day over a treadmill.
Jen B. said...
Since Harold beat me to the punch, I asked Ella if there is anything she would like to you know about you. "Is she a mermaid?" *sigh*
Bahahaha I love her. Tell her these days I am! LOL!
Sushi!
2. Do you ever feel like you have to "defend" the way that you met Spike? I think that it is awesome, but I could see how some people might throw a condescending remark in there.At first I know there were a lot of people that were skeptical about us but it’s been almost two years and I think all of those people believe in our relationship now. I've always been very open about how we met and no one seems to bat an eye about it anymore.
3. (This one is for RunningLaur I suppose) Since you and Spike are going to eventually get married and have red haired, taco bell obsessed, sub 3 hour marathon babies, what do you think of all of the Royal Wedding hooha?
4. Would you rather.... (love that game) Write a blog that 10,000 people would read every day however NO feedback would ever be received or write a blog where only 5 people read but commented multiple times on each post? On the one hand, you could reach TONS more people and bring more people the the running sport, however on the other hand you could develop some really meaningful friendships....I actually had some serious discussions along these lines while in Boston and honestly, I’d rather have the 5 reliable people. In acquiring more and more readers I have found it so hard to keep up with them all and create those intimate bonds I have with many of my long-time readers. I don’t ever want my readership to feel like I’m “too big” to comment on their blogs or anything. I try to comment on blogs regularly and when I see new names pop up in my comments I make it a point to try to visit their blogs with in the week. No one ever tells you when you start blogging that there comes a point where it’s hard to keep up with everyone!
Right now I’m just focusing on one day at time and rejoicing the small victory of walking. Obviously this recovery took significantly longer than expected (10 days does not = 4 weeks) so my return to running has been subsequently delayed. Based on the original forecast
I have no shame asking anyone around me to take pictures for/of me. ;)
Do you carry a camera around with you everywhere?
Pretty much.
I like all your posts, running related or not!
Thank you so much for saying so! As I’m sure most of you have noticed, I keep things solely focused on running around here because it’s my place to just be a runnerd and not annoy my friends and family with it. When I’m not running I always worry y’all will get bored of me and move on to more exciting blogs.
Ooohhh that’s a good one! I do love me some online but I think I could be bought off if it meant I could finally pay off my student loans and be debt free. Sorry guys, I love ya, but I’d love to have all that extra cash to plan running trips! The good news is I already know most of you so I could come visit! :)
31 comments:
I was all "la la la good questions la la la BLIND PEOPLE BUTT WIPING QUESTION!"
I have always wanted to know.
Would it be wrong to say thinks for helping me to pass the last minutes of work? I loved reading all of your answers (even if I have no creativity to actually ask a question). Good luck on the recovery!
Absolutely no "skimming" this post! That's good stuff! :)
Great questions! I am impressed that you answered them all. This was an fun idea for a post.
Hip hip HOORAY for redheaded mutants!!
Okay, your response about growing up a red head was dead on. I wouldn't change it for anything now. And...YES, we do have that fire! : )
I laughed out loud for like 5 minutes for calling me out. Thanks. Glad I wasn't the only one that failed!!
Wow, that's a lot of questions you answered. It was fun reading all your responses. I definitely don't get bored with your blog, even if you aren't talking about running.
Wow I didn't think you'd answer my question :)
Loved reading all your answers!
Didn't skim this one. I promise!
Love the questions about Spike's craziness. I am glad that we got to meet him (and you) or I probably wouldn't believe some of his antics. haha
Got really busy with work and forgot to ask my question. Crap. Besides, Tim stole mine - When are we going to meetup again?!?
OMG! I hate marshmallows too! I've never met anyone else who does! Everyone thinks I'm crazy!!! I love you so much more for this!
Wow! So many good questions! I used to buy Peeps every year until I admitted to myself this year that they just aren't that tasty to me. Result: No Peeps. More Chocolate.
Sweet on the toothpaste. I squeeze middle-to-top and then eventually push from the bottom to load at the top when necessary. My wife thinks I should squeeze from the bottom from the get-go. Moron.
Peeps are nasty! High-five for agreeing on that, while most of the country enjoys the pure sugar high. ;)
On another note, Thanksgiving countdown is on! This post was so fun, I hope it entertained you just as much as it did us! Even including the non-question-asking peeps, haha.
I can't believe that you don't like marshmallows. How about chocolate?!
Ok, so as soon as I opened this post, before I read anything, a question came to me. (You don't have to answer because I didn't make the cut off of course, I know rules are rules.) :
As a Penn Stater, I've only heard terrible, miserable, awful things about the entire state of Michigan. Is there anything you've come to like about it?
And the only question that just kept coming to me over the last week, which seemed weird, but I know it's not really weird, because you get it:
How do you not completely die of schmoopy happiness? Such perfect schmoopiness is just so unbelievable, I don't quite know how to handle being this happy.
I have another one: how long did it take you to write this post?? LOL!
Skimmer comments bother me too. I know we all do it occasionally, but there seem to be a handful of people that seem to do it all the time! You have this huge post and all you get is a "good job" or "congrats"... kind of disheartening.
Thanks for answering my questions! I totallly need to unpack IMMEDIATELY after a trip too and Mark hates it. bahahaha
Amazing! Why are so many people stumped by how to squeeze the toothpaste :).
Also, I really need to work on not having any shame and making randos take pictures for me. My husband usually runs away when I whip out the camera.
Garlic salt on peanut butter toast? Spike has reached new levels of grossness, and by that I mean a new low in nutrition.
This is the greatest post ever. I loved learning so much more about you and I didn't think that was possible. I didn't realize you loved sushi. We must go eat it when I arrive! Oh and I love all the non-question fails. LOL! And way to represent by the BRA! Woot!
New to your blog, so my apologies if you've answered this question in a post before, but...
I saw on your 100 Things post that you love flamingos. I do too and some people think its totally weird. Where does your love of flamingos come from? Mine comes from Mardi Gras. In Baton Rouge, LA (where I live) flamingos and Mardi Gras go together like peas and carrots.
i thought about the wipes, too. but how do you know those wipes are clean?? do you smell them? or do you just wipe so many times you figure chances are, you're clean?
Wow! I definitely learned a lot about the Redhead reading this! :) Love it! How can you not like marshmallows? ;) I'm known to eat the entire bag of marshmallows...at once. And then feel ready to puke for the rest of the day...
And uhm...you fell out of a window? I'm intrigued...
That was a fun read :)
I hate peeps too.
I am so impressed at the care and time and thought you put into answering all of our questions!!!!
You rock!
EFF, I totally suck at life, sorry about that! But this was a FABULOUS post and thanks for outing me as a crappy question-er, I will do better next time. xoxox!
does this count as one of those posts you spent a lot of time writing? i'm having a hard time thinking of a skimmer comment. unless this counts as one. gosh i hope so! ;)
This was awesome. I love you even more, if that was even possible.
And the answer to the blog question about feeling guilty about getting behind made me feel better about the fact that I am just getting caught up on your last few posts now.
And I'm thinking you would have a pretty good turnout of bloggers at your inevitable wedding if you send the invites =)
OK, it must be a redhead thing. I also hate marshmallows, am apparently a "mutant," squeeze toothpaste from the middle, know all about injuries including a tibial stress fracture, I HAVE to unpack as soon as I get home from a trip somewhere, I always hated my hair color, and toilet paper MUST BE OVER.
Love it!! Great questions and even better answers!!
My problem is that I hate asking people to take my picture. Must get over that... need cool pictures.
A) I didn't know your last name was Morgan.
B) Apparently you have an awesome 6 pack
C) Skimmers are the worst ;)
D) Holy questions!!
have a great weekend.
love, your fellow mutant
This is a great post. There are so many hilarious questions and answers.
I thought you'd pick the internet over the million dollars, but I love that you'd use some of the money to visit your running pals.
All of the toothpaste commentary cracks me up.
how did you get so many funny readers? Maybe i'm too serious :) this was a fun post, but I expect nothing less from you!!!
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