5 weeks

36 Days until the 4th of July.

Lets GO!

Barb	6
Caroline	6
Jill	6
Margaret	6
Reba	6
Susie Mac	6
Irene	5
JoEllyn	5
Kathleen	5
Kristen	5
Lacie	5
Lisa	5
Rena	5
Wendy	5
Alan	4
Barbara	4
Brett	4
Charles	4
Elly	4
Harriott	4
Kam	4
Maggie	4
Molly	4
Nick	4
Parker	4
Scott	4
Whitehurst	4
Chris W.	3
Dave D	3
JenJen	3
Jenny	3
John G.	3
Johnathan	3
Michele	3
Roxanna	3
Angelic	2
Anne	2
Emma	2
Jackie	2
Jay	2
Jimmy F	2
John S	2
June	2
Kaffee	2
Katie B	2
Kwithee	2
Lisa M.	2
Mary Blythe	2
Mary D.	2
Paige	2
Patience	2
Diamond	1
Ellen	1

Lacie

Newly minted Robobabe shows up every day. She is quietly becoming elite in fitness.

Barb	4
Caroline	4
Charles	4
Jill Birthday Girl	4
JoEllyn	4
Kathleen	4
Kristen	4
Lacie	4
Lisa	4
Margaret	4
Nick	4
Reba	4
Susie Mac	4
Alan	3
Barbara	3
Brett	3
Chris W.	3
Elly	3
Harriott	3
Irene	3
JenJen	3
Jenny	3
Kam	3
Maggie	3
Michele	3
Molly	3
Rena	3
Scott	3
Wendy	3
Angelic	2
Anne	2
Dave D	2
Emma	2
Jackie	2
Jimmy F	2
John G.	2
Johnathan	2
Katie B	2
Lisa M.	2
Mary D.	2
Parker	2
Roxanna	2
Ellen	1
Jay	1
June	1
Kwithee	1
Mary Blythe	1
Paige	1
Patience	1

Fitness is Fad

SLOWLY but surely, the idea that exercise is preventative medicine is just beginning to seep into the collective conscience of the American public.

Alan	3
Barb	3
Caroline	3
Charles	3
Chris W.	3
Jill	3
JoEllyn	3
Kam	3
Kathleen	3
Kristen	3
Lacie	3
Lisa	3
Margaret	3
Michele	3
Nick	3
Reba	3
Susie Mac	3
Angelic	2
Anne	2
Barbara	2
Brett	2
Dave D	2
Elly	2
Emma	2
Harriott	2
Irene	2
Jackie	2
JenJen	2
Jenny	2
Jimmy F	2
John G.	2
Johnathan	2
Katie B	2
Lisa M.	2
Maggie	2
Molly	2
Parker	2
Rina	2
Roxanna	2
Scott	2
Wendy	2
Jay	1
June	1
Kwithee	1
Mary Blythe	1
Mary D.	1
Patience	1

Final

The folks who work out every day get the best results. 

Jill	31
Kelley	31
Kaffee	30
Mary D.	28
Lacie	27
Susie Mac	27
Harriott	26
Kathleen	26
Chris W.	25
Dave J	24
Lisa	24
Wendy	24
Barb	23
Caroline	22
Jimmy F	21
Kam	21
Kwithee	21
Mary Blythe	21
Paige	21
Barbara	20
Jenny	20
JoEllyn	20
Scott	20
Jay	19
Johnathan	19
Irene	18
John G.	18
Molly	18
Roxanna	17
Reba	16
Anne	14
Charles	13
Jake	13
JenJen	13
June	13
Maggie	13
Dave D	12
Anna	11
John S	11
Liz	11
Margaret	11
Patience	9
Christine	8
Natalie	8
Diamond	7
Kristen	6
Brian	5
Ellen	5
Holly	5
Leslie	5
Lisa M.	5
Mary	5
Sally	5
Jen H	4
Michele	3
Angelic	2
Jackie	2

Kelley

Kelley became a regular last year and has continued to progress. We know she loves her adopted family because she secretly turned 50 so the pack wouldn't have to do the traditional 50 push ups in a row.

Jill	29
Kelley	29
Kaffee	27
Mary D.	26
Chris W.	25
Lacie	25
Susie Mac	25
Harriott	24
Kathleen	24
Lisa	23
Wendy	23
Dave J	22
Barb	21
Caroline	21
Kwithee	21
Mary Blythe	20
Barbara	19
Jenny	19
Jimmy F	19
JoEllyn	19
Kam	19
Paige	19
Scott	19
Johnathan	18
Irene	17
Jay	17
John G.	17
Molly	17
Reba	15
Roxanna	15
Anne	14
Charles	13
Jake	13
JenJen	13
Dave D	12
June	12
Maggie	12
Anna	11
John S	10
Liz	10
Margaret	10
Patience	9
Natalie	8
Christine	7
Diamond	7
Kristen	6
Brian	5
Ellen	5
Holly	5
Leslie	5
Lisa M.	5
Mary	5
Sally	5
Jen H	4
Michele	3
Angelic	2
Jackie	2

easy, medium, HARD

We work out every day. Daily exercise tempers our bodies to withstand and sustain an average daily output that is 30% higher than rest days. This increase in output quickens our metabolism and sharpens our physical and mental capabilities. 

In order to maintain a daily discipline, there must be easy days. The easy days serve as recovery days. 

In order to achieve a progression is fitness, there must be hard days. We have to push it to get better.

Also, going faster makes us thinner. Ever seen a fat cheetah? Ever seen a thin Elephant? "IF YOU GET THE  FURNACE HOT ENOUGH, IT WILL BURN ANYTHING." Fast running pays for many sinful things.

FEAR

So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.

Fear is an emotion induced by a perceived threat which causes entities to quickly pull far away from it and usually hide. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger.

Fitness programs primary objective is to create a stressful stimulus that the participant is willing to accept. The reality is, most participants are capable of significantly more than they believe. They are conditioned to think that there are limits to their abilities. They construct elaborate barriers and walls around themselves to "protect" themselves from perceived risk. 

We haven't seen anyone puke in a workout in 2 years. We have never seen anyone run to exhaustion and pass out. 

When the pain comes, don't be afraid. Relax and observe with curiosity. Keep moving.

Jill	24
Kelley	24
Kaffee	22
Lacie	22
Mary D.	22
Chris W.	21
Susie Mac	21
Harriott	20
Kathleen	20
Lisa	19
Wendy	19
Dave J	18
Mary Blythe	18
Scott	18
Barb	17
Caroline	17
Jimmy F	17
Kam	17
Kwithee	17
Paige	17
Barbara	16
Jenny	16
JoEllyn	16
Johnathan	16
Jay	15
Anne	14
John G.	14
Molly	14
Charles	13
Irene	13
Jake	13
Roxanna	13
Dave D	12
Reba	12
JenJen	11
Liz	10
Maggie	10
Anna	9
June	9
Patience	9
John S	8
Margaret	8
Natalie	8
Diamond	7
Christine	5
Holly	5
Leslie	5
Lisa M.	5
Mary	5
Ellen	4
Jen H	4
Brian	3
Kristen	3
Michele	3
Angelic	2
Jackie	2
Sally	2

Racing Season

Peachtree Road Race - July 4th - 57 days - Greatest Road Race
Braves Country 4M - June 15th - 38 days - Finishes at Home Plate

Atlanta Track Club All Comers meets start tonight and are held every Tuesday night through June 18th. These cost $2 and are held at Emory Track. This is a family event. We run heats with our kids. It is a low key event that introduces your children to the sport of Track & Field. Some of us will run the mile, the 3,000M and the 5K. We use this meet as a tune up for the roads. We can choose to get in the slow heats if we want to so we don't finish last. Our girl Prancer is racing the 3k tonight.

Jill	22
Kaffee	22
Kelley	22
Lacie	20
Mary D.	20
Chris W.	19
Harriott	18
Kathleen	18
Susie Mac	18
Dave J	17
Lisa	17
Mary Blythe	17
Paige	17
Scott	17
Wendy	17
Caroline	16
Jimmy F	16
Kwithee	16
Barbara	15
Jenny	15
Johnathan	15
Kam	15
Barb	14
Jay	14
JoEllyn	14
Charles	13
Irene	13
Jake	13
John G.	13
Anne	12
Dave D	12
Molly	12
Roxanna	12
Reba	11
JenJen	10
Anna	9
June	9
Liz	9
Maggie	9
Patience	9
Margaret	8
Natalie	8
Diamond	7
John S	7
Holly	5
Leslie	5
Lisa M.	5
Mary	5
Christine	4
Jen H	4
Brian	3
Ellen	3
Kristen	3
Michele	3
Angelic	2
Jackie	2
Sally	2