Said goodbye to my boy Karwoski on Friday.  It was sad to see him go, but I’m excited about his inevitable achievements in the years to come.  He’s gonna do big things out on the East Coast and I couldn’t be happier for him.  As long as I get a ticket to the 2016 Olympics that is…

I guess that means I’m holding down WAO365 Los Angeles on my own.

I had a good six-mile run in the neighborhood this evening.  Been slowly working up to 13 miles for the Malibu half-marathon I’m running with my mom in November.  I got an email today about the Los Angeles Rock N’ Roll Half Marathon in October, and it really tempted me to sign up.  I really enjoyed the San Diego Rock N’ Roll and I imagine Los Angeles will be just as nice.  Plus it is on Halloween, which will certainly add to the festivities.  I’ll let you know next week what I decide to do.

Hope everyone is doing well.  Keep working hard!

See ya next week!

-Derek

It was a rainy weekend here in Baltimore. The picture below was taken from right outside my front door.

The rain was plentiful, but it helped to really cool down the air temperature, which has been a nice break from the crazy heat we have had the past couple of weeks. We did have some breaks from the rain, during which members of Team Baltimore got out and got active. We didn’t have any group runs this week, but a couple of us went out individually and ran through the beautiful streets and downtown Baltimore, incorporating great views like Fort McHenry and the Inner Harbor.

Today I went for a run in my old stompting ground…Chicago! It has been so hot there the past several weeks, I was fortunate to get a bit of a breeze down by the lake front. 

We had a great night with good friends, and burned several additional calories dancing!! 

Xoxo Granite girl subbing in for Mr. Saturday!! 

I have been in Salt Lake City, Utah this whole week and have been able to take advanage of the beautiful weather.

  Myself and a co-worker went on a 4.5 mile run today around the city of Salt Lake.  We ran through the down town area and up and around their capitol building! What fabulous views we saw at the top.  It’s amazing to see the beauty of our nation!  Each and every day we need to keep in mind how fortunate we are, especially to have men and women in the military fighting for this beautiful country of ours!

xoxo

Granite Girls

I decided to do an early run today instead of going after work. It was a nice change as it was much cooler outside. I ended up running for about 2 and a half miles.  Good Thursday workout which lead to a great day.

-Tim

Wassup Team Monday!  Hope the weekend was a great one for everyone!  I was back in my college town of Madison, Wisconsin this past weekend, living it up with some of my old college pals.  An old roommate of mine was getting married, which proved a great excuse to get the bros together and reenact some undergrad adventures.

The weather in Madison was just gorgeous, so we hit up the green for a nice 18 holes Saturday afternoon.  I can’t say I did very well, or even respectable for that matter, but I had fun.  Afterward, we went to the batting cages to smack some baseballs; an activity I was only mildly better at.  Nonetheless, it was a real blast, and I realized how much I miss incorporating activities into exercising.  Running and cycling are great workouts, and provide their own set of rewards, but nothing is as fun as team exercise.  I suppose that is why I love races so much; they are events with hundreds of people all striving for the same goal.  I really miss being on a team, and I think I’m going to try and incorporate more group or event exercise into my life.  Exercise doesn’t seem like quite the chore when you’re enjoying it.

See y’all next week.

-Derek

A little out of order here at the WAO365 Day Challenge but definitely no lack of commitment. Saturday was filled with an incredible range of WAO participants. A great friend James Sunderland played in his Men’s League Soccer game where he decided the pace of the game, had 3 assists and a goal and came out on top with the “W”. I think thats like a Swedish hat trick or something. Our Wednesday Team leader, Alex Karwoski, raced in the Grand Final for the World Championships in LIthuania and came in 4th. 4th in the world for Saturday….I’d say halfway decent..haha. A huge Congratulations to him and the US Team. Quite an impressive feat to accomplish in such a hard event and sport. Love you buddy.

And for myself, I had a great workout in Santa Monica. 2 sets of 20 reps on the bars down at the beach. Tricep dips, full body push ups, pull ups, chin ups and 10 min abs. I was feeling really amped going into the workout, so I ran the 4.5 miles to the beach. Normally it wouldn’t be an issue, a 9 mile run I mean, but after that workout and considering I’m just starting back up with my running mileage, the “jog” back was beyond exhausting.

Keep up the great work.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick

It was a pretty quiet weekend around Baltimore, but I did manage to get my favorite 3 mile run around the harbor in this morning.  I also wanted to add 2 pics from our July 4th run, when many members of team Baltimore were in Dewey.  Pictured below is Mike Lupold, Ryan Farrell, Mike Kirby, Matt Mazza, and Gary Aghazarian.

The girls also went for a quick run on the fourth.  Below is Amelia Buchard, Sarah McColley, and Molly Kengor.

Let’s keep up the great work WAO.

Enjoy the Week,

-Team Baltimore

It’s Friday once again and Emily is nowhere to be found…So I guess I will just pull the weight of this dream teams work out on this lovely day. 

NH weather has been beautiful as of late, lots of time for swimming and other outdoor activities. I enjoyed some sun today, but had to cut out early for my summer hockey league game. It was my second game of the season and also are teams first win! An easy 7-1 victory but a good workout since our bench was short 3 players. Always a great feeling to walk into a cold rink after a hot day like today, summer hockey might be my favorite time to play.

In bigger news. Big ups to Mr. Wednesday (Alex Karwoski) and the US team for their advancement to the finals at the 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships. Go get em’ big guy! 

Stay sweet,

Maxim