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ORIGINAL: Art

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: Art

What's the trendy dinner spot in Minneapolis?

I'm a big fan of Seven.

Got a recommend for the Brewers Table at Surly.

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ORIGINAL: Todd M

Ok...so two weeks finally passed.

I want to start this off with something I didn't expect when I mentioned this a couple of weeks ago...

I expected to do this as a smoker. Two weeks ago when I made my post I was smoking. I was 4 weeks into a '6 weeks to your 1st 5K run' program and I was resigned pretty much to finish the program and run today as a smoker. Dumb but that's where I was at. Then after my post Dave got talking about quitting and there were some responses and I thought - I'll just do it then. I'll smoke this many more smokes and then go to work without them and quit cold turkey. Well what I did instead was tell myself not to play games - if I was serious just to do it right then. And so I did. Been smoke free for 2 weeks now and maybe as important - nicotine free. Maybe those talking about doing it cold turkey knew best all along...

Anyway - back to the original point of this post -

I did my 1st 5K today! Trained and practiced over the last 6 weeks and saw it out today. Had a goal to finish in under 30 minutes - and hit 29:22!

I know that's not a great time and it's only 5K - not even a 1/2 marathon - but pretty damn impressive considering where I was as soon back as February this year - when I would cough, sputter, and sometimes dry heave 'hustling' for the bus.

Hat tip to David A Olson. He said in a pm something along the line of training for a marathon. Half joking in passing. Well...on my way...




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Anyway - back to the original point of this post -

I did my 1st 5K today! Trained and practiced over the last 6 weeks and saw it out today. Had a goal to finish in under 30 minutes - and hit 29:22!

I know that's not a great time and it's only 5K - not even a 1/2 marathon - but pretty damn impressive considering where I was as soon back as February this year - when I would cough, sputter, and sometimes dry heave 'hustling' for the bus.

Hat tip to David A Olson. He said in a pm something along the line of training for a marathon. Half joking in passing. Well...on my way...




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ORIGINAL: Todd M

Ok...so two weeks finally passed.

I want to start this off with something I didn't expect when I mentioned this a couple of weeks ago...

I expected to do this as a smoker. Two weeks ago when I made my post I was smoking. I was 4 weeks into a '6 weeks to your 1st 5K run' program and I was resigned pretty much to finish the program and run today as a smoker. Dumb but that's where I was at. Then after my post Dave got talking about quitting and there were some responses and I thought - I'll just do it then. I'll smoke this many more smokes and then go to work without them and quit cold turkey. Well what I did instead was tell myself not to play games - if I was serious just to do it right then. And so I did. Been smoke free for 2 weeks now and maybe as important - nicotine free. Maybe those talking about doing it cold turkey knew best all along...

Anyway - back to the original point of this post -

I did my 1st 5K today! Trained and practiced over the last 6 weeks and saw it out today. Had a goal to finish in under 30 minutes - and hit 29:22!

I know that's not a great time and it's only 5K - not even a 1/2 marathon - but pretty damn impressive considering where I was as soon back as February this year - when I would cough, sputter, and sometimes dry heave 'hustling' for the bus.

Hat tip to David A Olson. He said in a pm something along the line of training for a marathon. Half joking in passing. Well...on my way...




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ORIGINAL: ewen21

Was gonna come on here and say something about last night's game. Let me first say to Todd that I am impressed. I am at a crossroads myself. I am 50 and I still smoke. I only smoke about two packs a week, but it is enough. I feel the nicotine working on me. I feel the addiction. I am so tied into it with my schedule. I teach, so I work on a "smoke-free campus". I don't smoke during the day. I smoke when I get home. Sometimes a cigarette is like a filet mignon to me by the time I get home. Last night I had three and I also drank alcohol. I am off from work today (Jewish holidays, thanks to the NY state teachers union) so I am sitting here drinking tons of Poland Spring water doing my best to come around. My "smoke break" needs to end. It's almost like I do it as an end of the day reward. I smoke them like they are cigars. Thank heaven I finished that pack last night. I bought it last Thursday. I managed to not to smoke when my girlfriend was here Saturday and part of Sunday. I have to stop. It's about 5 to 8 cigs a day..really a night. I hate the way I feel in the morning. It's all because of cigs.

Add to it the fact my Giants lost. I am a Twins fan, not a Vikings fan. I did come on here a couple of weeks ago to say I saw no way the Giants would go into Minnesota and win. Not with the way the o-line was playing, not against that defense. I was shocked that Eli was not sacked. He does a brilliant job getting rid of the ball. And Odell Beckham is an ass. I am getting so sick of his antics. Good luck Viking fans. I'll be rooting for you in the playoffs

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ORIGINAL: ewen21

Was gonna come on here and say something about last night's game. Let me first say to Todd that I am impressed. I am at a crossroads myself. I am 50 and I still smoke. I only smoke about two packs a week, but it is enough. I feel the nicotine working on me. I feel the addiction. I am so tied into it with my schedule. I teach, so I work on a "smoke-free campus". I don't smoke during the day. I smoke when I get home. Sometimes a cigarette is like a filet mignon to me by the time I get home. Last night I had three and I also drank alcohol. I am off from work today (Jewish holidays, thanks to the NY state teachers union) so I am sitting here drinking tons of Poland Spring water doing my best to come around. My "smoke break" needs to end. It's almost like I do it as an end of the day reward. I smoke them like they are cigars. Thank heaven I finished that pack last night. I bought it last Thursday. I managed to not to smoke when my girlfriend was here Saturday and part of Sunday. I have to stop. It's about 5 to 8 cigs a day..really a night. I hate the way I feel in the morning. It's all because of cigs.

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ORIGINAL: ewen21

Was gonna come on here and say something about last night's game. Let me first say to Todd that I am impressed. I am at a crossroads myself. I am 50 and I still smoke. I only smoke about two packs a week, but it is enough. I feel the nicotine working on me. I feel the addiction. I am so tied into it with my schedule. I teach, so I work on a "smoke-free campus". I don't smoke during the day. I smoke when I get home. Sometimes a cigarette is like a filet mignon to me by the time I get home. Last night I had three and I also drank alcohol. I am off from work today (Jewish holidays, thanks to the NY state teachers union) so I am sitting here drinking tons of Poland Spring water doing my best to come around. My "smoke break" needs to end. It's almost like I do it as an end of the day reward. I smoke them like they are cigars. Thank heaven I finished that pack last night. I bought it last Thursday. I managed to not to smoke when my girlfriend was here Saturday and part of Sunday. I have to stop. It's about 5 to 8 cigs a day..really a night. I hate the way I feel in the morning. It's all because of cigs.

Add to it the fact my Giants lost. I am a Twins fan, not a Vikings fan. I did come on here a couple of weeks ago to say I saw no way the Giants would go into Minnesota and win. Not with the way the o-line was playing, not against that defense. I was shocked that Eli was not sacked. He does a brilliant job getting rid of the ball. And Odell Beckham is an ass. I am getting so sick of his antics. Good luck Viking fans. I'll be rooting for you in the playoffs

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ORIGINAL: ewen21

Was gonna come on here and say something about last night's game. Let me first say to Todd that I am impressed. I am at a crossroads myself. I am 50 and I still smoke. I only smoke about two packs a week, but it is enough. I feel the nicotine working on me. I feel the addiction. I am so tied into it with my schedule. I teach, so I work on a "smoke-free campus". I don't smoke during the day. I smoke when I get home. Sometimes a cigarette is like a filet mignon to me by the time I get home. Last night I had three and I also drank alcohol. I am off from work today (Jewish holidays, thanks to the NY state teachers union) so I am sitting here drinking tons of Poland Spring water doing my best to come around. My "smoke break" needs to end. It's almost like I do it as an end of the day reward. I smoke them like they are cigars. Thank heaven I finished that pack last night. I bought it last Thursday. I managed to not to smoke when my girlfriend was here Saturday and part of Sunday. I have to stop. It's about 5 to 8 cigs a day..really a night. I hate the way I feel in the morning. It's all because of cigs.

You might want to try e-cigs/vaping. Nicotine, while addictive, is a fairly innocuous drug. It's the other poisons/smoke in cigarettes that do you in.