Wk of Jun 11--2007 WISH Walking/Running Club [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

chimera

06-10-2006, 10:08 PM

Hello everyone!

For those new to us, we're a group of people who are planning to participate in walking/running events throughout the year. Some of us are training for the 2006 Disneyland Half and for the 2007 WDW Half/Full marathons. We'll also be posting news/training for various other events throughout the year. We range from non-running beginners to triathletes. Come join us, whether you're training for an event or walking/running for fitness!

Here's the Marathon FAQ, a great place to answer your marathon questions:
Disney Marathon FAQ

And some websites for further running/walking info...

General info:
The John Bingham site:
http://www.waddleon.com/

http://www.jeffgalloway.com/
http://www.runnersworld.com
http://www.coolrunning.com
http://www.halhigdon.com
http://www.marathonguide.com
http://www.marathonwalking.com
http://www.beginnertriathlete.com
http://acefitness.com/getfit/freeexercise.aspx

Running for women
http://www.running4women.com/
http://www.yourungirl.com
http://www.runnergirl.com/index.shtml
http://www.katherineswitzer.com/fitness.html
http://www.irongirl.com

Choosing your shoes:
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2005/0105/asplund.htm

Mapping your route:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
http://www.motionbased.com
http://usatg.org/routes
http://www.favoriterun.com

Racing and pacing:
http://www.active.com
Race Etiquette with Miss Road Manners (http://www.rrca.org/publicat/missrm.htm)
Pacing Calculator (http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/Running%20University/Article%201/mcmillanrunningcalculator.htm)

Good training everyone!

chimera

06-10-2006, 10:16 PM

akasleepingbeauty Rhonda TX
aladdinsgirl Krista OH
AmyBeth68 Amy NJ
Andrea718 Andrea NY
andromedaslove Dana FL
Buckalew11 Brenda TN
budbeerlady
Calcio Craig MA
CarolA Carol GA
Cheryl N. WI Cheryl WI
chimera Mel FL
Chropistopy Christy GA
Cingoutload GA
crzy4mk Michael GA
crzy4pooh Lynnda FL
debm IL
DianeL Diane
DisneyGirl Marissa
disnygoof Christiana SC
DJBounce Darcey IA
donac Dona NJ
escape
goingthedistance Paul NM
goofyguy1958 Mike
gradtchr Beth TX
hmgolden Helen NY
Hockeychic Kim CA
hockeygirl Laura NY
Honeibee Judy NY
icunurse_celeste Celeste IL
Jen117 Jen WI
Jodi Jodi CT
jodistar Jodi CT
k_hase Kim NY
karebear1 Karen OR
Kareneast Karen NJ
keenercam Cam DE
KeenHo Howard DE
KeriZ Keri CA
Kim10110 Kim
Kimickey Kim MD
Kimwim8 Kim NJ
Kristi1357 Kristi NH
lillouisianagal Claire LA
Lisa Loves Pooh Lisa FL
littlegreydonkey Helen NZ
lizdotcom99 Liz IN
magslite Maggie IL
maherae Anne
martysmom Jenny FL
maryliz maryliz ON
MdmMim
MelRhoads Melissa AR
MickeySP Lisa MA
Minnie Suzy
monte Monica CO
Mouse Skywalker Dave NY
MouseDogMom Jackie NC
msblrobs Sara NY
NYCpa Kathy NY
ohMom OH
Papa Deuce PA
perfectmatch300 Nancy FL
plutosmyfav Sunny MA
princessmomma Colleen NC
Rachael Q Rachael CA
RunningLilo Dena FL
sap1227 Christy FL
sara
ScoJo15 Scott GA
skfulkers Steve OH
solotraveler Kevin MI
Stenogoddess Lauren GA
stitch lover sith Erin
TammyNC Tammy NC
taz4disney CJ IN
TEK224 Terri PA
TiffJ Tiffany AL
TigerLily03 Lily OH
TnTsParty FL
TXBelle Heather TX
Viking Eric GE
Wbgirl Melissa MN
WDWfan 9 Pat IL
wfloyd Bill FL
wiskband Renee NY
wtpclc Carrie MI
xterratri Lynne ME

chimera

06-10-2006, 10:48 PM

Happy Hurricane Season! Yep...we have our first storm, flitting about in the Gulf. :eek: Looks like another festive year. :rolleyes:

For anyone interested in next year's Minnie, Disney Sports says it will be the first weekend in May again and they're planning to have registration up in the not to distant future.

Anyone who might be interested in group rates for their room on marathon weekend, please sign in here:
2007 WDW Marathon Weekend Group Resort Rates (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1134209)
Only 10 rooms are needed to book a group!

I would like to nominate Judy for the WISH team wit/humor award. Judy, I always love reading your posts! They always have me :lmao:

Jenny...it is a small world after all. There's some good kayaking down around Osprey :thumbsup2 Love the idea of the pie race...I think Sunny got a pie last year for Applefest.

MelR...looking forward to your race report!

Jackie...great time on Race for the Cure :banana: !

Jen...I'm with you...it'd have to be pretty darn good pie for me to finish a 5K in 24 min! Congrats on the weight loss!

Cam...definitely cross-training. :hug: for your commitment to such a cool event! What do you guys get to do there?

Craig...are you watching the World Cup? DD13 was thrilled to watch Beckham bend it today.

Lynnda...sorry...we'll be at WDW the weekend before the Aquathlon for MNSSHP. I'll look forward to your report though :teeth:

Carrie...can't wait to have the shirts! Thanks for pulling it altogether! :grouphug:

Amy...did you have another race this weekend?

Colleen...what's next for you?

Kathy...how are things feeling now that you're back? How's Erin doing?

Lynne...what are you up to for summer? Classes? Clinicals?

Ouch, Maggie! Hope you find an answer to your leg problems soon!

Dave...glad to hear things are getting better for you!

Heather...good to see you again. I didn't realize you were doing the full this year...who am I going to chase in the half? ;)

Jodi... :grouphug: hope everything settles down for you soon.

Sunny...how you doin?

Krista...how are things going for you?

I had a good run today, for the first time in awhile. I've made some changes...got new shoes and a new training plan. I have a podiatry appt on Fri to see if I'm permanently damaged, but things went so well today, I'm hoping to cancel it. I took my old shoes to the shoe guy on Friday. I was diagnosed as a high-arched supinator by my first podiatrist, so have been running in cushioned shoes. Shoe Guy says either I have a mixed problem or the ASICS are actually overcorrecting based on the wear pattern on my shoes. So I've given up my beautiful purple ASICS for awhile in favor of some yellow :sunny: Mizunos that have a bit of stability and cushion.

I've also found some really fun exercises/stretches online involving frozen edamame, canned goods and a broomstick ::yes:: They really do help! My leg's better than it's been in days!

And...finally...I found a new training plan on yourungirl.com. I couldn't hack Coach Jenny's walk to run plan that started with R4/W2. I could only do 1 or 2 of those intervals before I crashed. I found a beginner's plan that starts with W6/R4 for a week. It's essentially the same pace as W3/R2, but more recovery after the running intervals. Worked beautifully today! I was able to do 3.12 and made it through ALL of the running intervals :cool1: My pace is down a lot, but I'm excited to have managed all the 4 minute runs :banana:
This plan will work up to R14/W1 just in time to start training for WDW. Should be cool :dance3:

Have a good week everyone!

NYcpa

06-11-2006, 09:18 AM

Mel - Erin is doing well. Still in FL and still working FantasyLand. She normally works the closing shift.

I went for a walk yesterday afternoon. It ended up being 3 miles in 48 min (only because I ran for almost 2 min). Had to ice the foot when I got home bit it feels ok today. I need to get back into walking gradually instead of trying to walk 3 miles each weekend without building up during the week. Have been back to the gym twice. I started at KellyLyn (womens only) and have been put on a cardio routine and lower body strengthening routine. They won't do upper body until I finish PT for my right shoulder. I never rehabed it properly after last years surgery and am having pain with alot of the movement. I think I'm falling apart because of my age. :furious:

I still haven't decided which race to sign up for at WDW. :confused3 I am going to do the Army Ten Miler in DC on Oct 8 with Lynne. It starts at the Pentagon. It will show me if I am in shape for WDW in Jan.

Everyone is doing great with their training and races. I hope to be able to post some 5K races this season also. The one I thought about doing is in Syracuse but I will be in NH supporting Lynne on her second attempt to get a championship slot the the 70.3 mile race.

My cross training for today is to mow my lawn. I am hoping it is dry enough to mow, it has rained for the last 3 days. I finally quit yesterday morning and the neighbor mowed yester afternoon. I was thinking about wearing the garmin to see how far I will be walking but am not sure how it will do walking around in circles.

Everybody, have a great training or rest day.

plutosmyfav

06-11-2006, 10:36 AM

Wow, I actually get to post today! I tried off and on all day yesterday but the boards were not smiling on me.

Mel-- glad to hear you had a good run. I second the nomination for Judy!

Judy-- I loved your link, thanks!

I think I'm on the upswing. Friday it took me 40 minutes to get out of bed. I don't mean hiting the snooze, I mean manuevering the body. But yesterday and today was a mere 5 minute process. I didn't resort to pain meds all day yesterday and really hope I can avoid them today. Today is DS's big party at the Y.

Sunny

taz4disney

06-11-2006, 10:54 AM

I haven’t posted in awhile because I haven’t been very motivated. Since I’ve only done a mile or two in the last few weeks, I really didn’t have much to tell. But I keep lurking and see how hard everyone else is trying. After reading thru last night, there are so many that are having to deal with something and my achy knees or pain in the foot seemed trivial. So I decided I should get serious about training to train or 6 ½ months would fly by and I would be in a “world” of hurt. I asked for some Divine support and laid out the running gear determined to run Sunday morning. Of course, I knew the Excuse Monster (ExMon) would be after me big time….his first try to get me was that I knowingly didn’t set the alarm clock.

So this morning I open my eyes and roll over to find the clock says 5:45 AM. Oh brother, am I crazy? It’s the one morning I have all week to sleep in. I drag myself out of bed (insert lots of grumbling here) and head to the bathroom. Unfortunately, the ExMon convinces me while there that I am crazy and I dive back under the covers and go back to sleep. Well in what I am sure is part of that Divine support I asked for, about an hour later a little birdie finds the only window I had left cracked open in the bedroom. He proceeds to sit on the ledge and sing me a happy tune. A very loud one at that. What came next probably looked like the scene in Cinderella when the tower bells ring and she puts the pillow over her head. Yeah, the ExMon had a hold of my foot & was tugging hard. So I’m laying there going thru every reason in the book that I should stay right where I was and the songbirds tune goes a bit off key. I jumped up to close the window and then realized, being up I should really go out and at least do a mile or two.

I get dressed and go downstairs (insert more grumbling here). As I sit at the kitchen table trying to talk myself out of it, a thought hits me like a thunder bolt…any running done before 8 am is technically pre-morning and would be like running in your sleep. And you know that running in your sleep goes so much faster and much less painful. Sure, it sounds silly now, but to the barely conscious mind it was perfectly rational. It worked. I got up and geared up. I say geared up, because the big joke in my house is the suitcase of a waist bag I always run with (but that’s an entirely different story). Oh, the ExMon tried hard to stop me getting out the door…feed the dog before you go, unloading the dishwasher will only take a second, start a load of laundry, and so on. But each time I caught myself and brushed away the evil thoughts. So by 8:15 I was standing in the street turning on the Garmin. I think the ExMon tried to get me there too as it took what seemed to be forever to locate satellites.

But finally after fixing the MP3 ear buds, re-tying the shoe, adjusting a strap here, pulling the shorts there (& the many other pre-run twitches), I got moving. I was determined to do 3 miles. Knowing it has been awhile since I ran that far, I asked for the endurance to complete the distance. Being a turtle type, I am always less worried about speed (average 13.3) and more about finishing. The ExMon tried hard to distract me as my new ear buds kept falling out. While continuing to shuffle, I did what I am sure was a contortion routine to adjust them. May have looked silly, but it worked and I kept moving forward. The overcast skies and clean air was invigorating. A mile came quickly (see I told you running in your dreams goes faster). I walked for about 2 minutes and took a couple sips of gaterade. Determined not to give myself any chance to quit early, I kicked it back in gear. The baby ducks were swimming in the pond and it made me happy to be up early to see them. Even had a few dogs along the way bark encouragement. Of course I don’t speak dog that well, so I can only guess they were telling me to keep moving. But their tone seemed to make the intention pretty clear.

At mile 2, which also came up much quicker than I expected, I walked again for a couple minutes. Did a quick check of all the old-lady parts (knees, ankles), none of them were rebelling so decided not to let the ExMon get a chance to talk me out of another mile. In fact, I again got a little Divine support and at this point I notice that its starting to sprinkle. Well, you and I both know that sugar melts in water so I couldn’t risk being caught out in a full down pour. (Okay, I realize the Wicked Witch of the West also melted with water - so either way I’m not taking any chances.) The last mile was all about keeping the rain drops 2 inches behind me and this turtle learned to move quick. I hit mile 3 and slowed to a walk to cool down. Feeling pretty good without any really obvious pain, I said thank you for the support. Yeah, I hear runners talk to themselves all the time – of course it probably looked a little crazy that it came out loud & wasn’t in my head. But the moment it came out, a tiny bunny hops across the path, stops and looks at me as if to say “your welcome, all you have to do is ask & I’ll be there”. Not to be an overly religious zealot or anything, but what uncanny timing. Needless to say I smiled all the way home, even though I was now caught in a full drizzle and melting. Okay, that smell might have been sweat, I’ll give you that and it definitely was gone after I got in the house out of the rain (okay-okay and out of the shower). As I type this, I looked at the Garmin and it shows: mile 1 12:16, mile 2 12:09, mile 3 11:41. Holy roadrunners Batman…that’s 36:05. The fastest I’ve every done that distance. Now that is truly Divine support for a turtle like me.

And now at the end of this tale (or is that tail since I saw the rabbit), I hope I made you smile as a way to say thank you to my WISH team for the encouragement I continue to get from the posts I find here. Have a great week & keep moving forward.

CJ – Fishers, IN
1k @ a time

keenercam

06-11-2006, 12:19 PM

Hi, everyone! Well, I am sore today, but definitely recovering from another amazing, awesome, inspiring and energizing Special Olympics experience. Yesterday, I helped move about 2000 cans of soda and bottles of water setting up for lunch, so I felt like I got some cross-training in, for sure! Mel, to answer your question, Howard and I are both on the organizing commitee for summer games, an event which serves about 1200 athletes as well as their coaches and volunteers, whose numbers are at least 1:1 and sometimes 2:1, so it is a huge, fun event. Howard takes care of all signage for the entire two days, making sure everyone knows what is going on at all the venues and how to get there, and he moves all those signs as venue uses shift. Andrew helped him Thursday, so they worked 3 days in a row. I co-chair the committee that sources, plans and executes all meals for the 2 days (though our fabulous corporate sponsor, Aramark, hardly needs our help for a couple of the meals -- they are awesome!). I think when all is said and done my committee managed over 100 volunteers for over 3000 meals, as well as refreshments for a victory party after opening ceremonies. Jenn and Andrew both worked with me Friday and Saturday. It has gotten so that the athletes recognize us and give us such HUGE smiles as they show off their medals or talk excitedly about their events. So many of them hug us and high five us -- what an extraordinary group of people! I am such a high after a weekend like this, and if I were independently wealthy, I know I'd devote lots more time and energy to the organization.

So, thanks for asking. I LOVE to talk Special Olympics. :love:

Well, my training for DL 1/2 kicks in today. I've done a new meal grid to get "accountable" again (Sunny is going to get sick of hearing from me!) and I am creating my training calendar based on MfM. I'll be sure to check in with training updates. Thanks for being patient with me, buys. :grouphug:

gatorphipps

06-11-2006, 04:01 PM

OK..1st things 1st...I could do anything for pie...even a 24 min 5k! popcorn::

It got up to 105 yesterday in Charlotte, NC! And I trained ALONE! :crazy: Who was slamming on me about training alone in blazing hot conditions???? Kevin????:goodvibes :crazy: :goodvibes
Krista-- On behalf of all those who trained alone every single day for thier first full marathon last year, sometimes in blazing heat, sometimes in driving snow...... no, no we don't. (Kidding, kidding)
Today doesn't feel as hot, but I haven't checked out the stats yet.....I do know it was in the 90s about 1300. Kevin..You know I am just mess'n with ya!

Melissa - :cool1: on the great finish! Cannot wait to hear ALL about it!

Sunny - So glad you are feeling better!

I biked today and averaged a 17 MPH...I know, I am so slow! But that does include stops for traffic lights and me forgetting to turn off my watch at the end. I am dripping with sweat! I think I am going to sign up for another tri...It is an International Distance, I think it is called that.....
1.5K swim
40K bike
10K run
Think that is right. I have suckered....or should I say talked into....DHs best friend into doing it with me..I am BFF with his wife so we are making a couples weekend out of it. :Pinkbounc SO EXCITED! DH couldn't say no to them!

Calcio

06-11-2006, 05:01 PM

chimera

06-11-2006, 06:12 PM

Hello Mel

I am very flattered that you remembered my passion for the beautiful game. I did in fact watch the first 60 minutes of the England-Paraguay match yesterday morning, so I saw the Beckham ball skip off the defender's head and into his own goal.

I've watched most or all of each game so far, and the quality of the play is lights out. I especially enjoyed this morning's match when my beloved Netherlands (1/4 Dutch blood) beat Serbia in true style and in all-orange kits.

Tomorrow is the critical first match for the US, against a very skilled and powerful Czech team. My wife has convinced the resource librarian in our Finance center to turn the plasma screen on to this match at 11:55 a.m. I'll watch it at home as I couldn't possibly be in a confined space with a lot of folks when the NATS are playing. I need to be able to pace and yell at the screen, and everyone there would think I was insane.

Craig

Nothing worse than losing on an own goal :guilty:

My ex-H attended a Netherlands match (I think against Ireland) when the World Cup was in Orlando many moons ago.

I have been impressed with the level of play and sportsmanship thus far. I thought the flowers from the Iranian team for the Mexican keeper was a lovely gesture.

DD13 is now looking for a new Tshirt to wear during the matches. There was World Cup merchandise at EPCOT when we were there last week in Germany and the UK shops!

Thanks for all your help and support during my training! Are you working toward any particular training goals this summer?

Eric...just a thought...are you attending any of the World Cup games?

Calcio

06-11-2006, 08:03 PM

Hey Mel

Yes, if you play in the back eventually you'll end up with an own goal. Not that I remember it clearly, but mine came in October of 1975, I'm a sophomore at the University of Colorado playing left wing defender against Metro State. A cross comes in from the opposite side and our goalkeeper doesn't come off his line (ARGH!) so I try to bicycle it off the 6 yard line. Unfortunately it comes off the outside of my foot right into the upper corner of the goal. This also happens in front of my father and then-girlfriend, and a "crowd" of maybe 50 others. I look over and my dad is giving me the goat laugh. I must admit, to see world class players do the same thing in the ultimate tournament makes my mistake look pretty darn tame.

Sadly I'm injured again, the left calf again. I'm trying to build up slowly to strengthen the dumb thing so it is lots of stretching and lifting, lots of biking, some moving stairs (Dante's Inferno in my opinion), and some very light and very slow jogging, followed by ice massage. Today was a success, the best in 2 weeks, so I feel optomistic. I'm not nervous yet about the Disney marathon, but if I'm not running easy by August 1 I will get plenty nervous.

I hurt it on April 30 in a 10K, having to withdraw at 2 miles. I ran the first 2 miles quick but easy in effort, but it was too much for the calf. The last 2 10K's have both ended badly, so I suspect my races shorter than perhaps 10 miles are over forever. I know I need to take it easy given my age and muscle issues, but when the gun fires I simply cannot take my own advice and I blow up all over the course. You'd think a 49 year old man would grow up, but apparently not. Maybe in a few more months when I have that next birthday. But then again, maybe not. :teeth:

Good luck.

Craig

Lisa loves Pooh

06-11-2006, 08:15 PM

Mel STAY DRY!!!! My mom just moved to the keys--so a nice welcome for her.

CJ--congrats on your run. Take it one day at a time. I forget how long it takes to create a habit--but keep at it and eventually you will look forward to the workouts!

CAM--I didn't know you were involved with Special Olympics. I saw a movie (I am embarrassed to say)--it was made with the blessing of the Special Olympics and even had athletes in the movie and it was about some guy who "pretended" to be "special"--OMG aside from that storyline--the movie was very compelling with how all the athletes were there for one another. Who knew a stupid movie (which it kind of was on the dumb side for plot line)--would bring tears to my eyes. I have never seen an actual Special Olympics event. In the movie it was broadcast nationwide--I wish that was the case IRL. I would love to see the competitions. What an awesome thing you and Howard do!

Craig--sorry about your calf. Hope it gets better soon. The only calf-pain I have ever experienced were middle of the night Charlie horse's--30 seconds of pure torture. So I cannot even imagine. Hope it behaves well for your long distance endeavors this year.

I am on DIS restriction. It has been 10 days since my last log in. LOL! I will go back in purgatory, but will be back to check in.

I started my DL half training last week with a teaser week (real training starts this week). And I got a yucky cold--so I couldn't get all my workouts done. :(.

We are in Washington DC right now with hubby. (though I love my hubby--I do NOT like it up here!! I miss my F-L-O-R-I-D-A). We are here until the end of July. My training will be mostly on the treadmill in the building we are staying in.

My status for the race in September is day to day. We'll see how it goes!

perfectmatch300

06-11-2006, 08:50 PM

We are waiting patiently for TS Alberto here. :umbrella: We really do need the rain and looks like we will be getting some over the next few days.

My attempts at wogging have been reduced to walking lately. The temps in the mid 90º range with humidity have been too much for me so it's been walking, swimming in the noodle soup that is our pool, and some cross training. I think it will stay that way for me for most of the summer. I may try and move the walking indoors but I really hate do do that even if my pace ends up slower. I'd much rather be outside.

I have to go back now and catch up on last week's posts. Seems like everyone has been busy.

AmyBeth68

06-11-2006, 09:05 PM

Hey guys! Had a bunch of catching up to do.

Mel: No races this weekend....but i have my trail run coming up in a few weeks :). Thanks for asking! Your new run/walk plan sounds really good...I wish you tons of PD as you embark on it. I know you'll do great!

Cam: Wow...loved to hear about your Special Olympics weekend! That is so awesome!!!!! :grouphug: Glad you had a great time! I'm really impressed with you...never fail to amaze me :).

Craig: Soooo sorry to hear about your calf again :(. That totally stinks. Pixie Dust that it heals super quick!!!!!

Christa: Slow on a bike??? NO way girl...you rock!!! I'm so impressed with your running pace too! WTG!!! :banana:

Sunny: Continuing to think about you as you overcome all the obstacles that have been thrown in your path these past few months. I know you are going to come back stronger and better than ever!!! :grouphug: Hang in there, okay!!!!!

As for me....did a really tough KBX class the other night and am still sore in just about every muscle I can feel LOL! Today I managed to get out and do my 6 mile LR for the week. Came in at 64:53 so I'm pretty happy since I took it nice and easy...just enjoyed the rare beautiful weather we're having here in NJ :sunny: .

Pixie Dust and good thoughts :goodvibes to everyone dealing with injuries right now. My heart goes out to you all!!!!!

TEK224

06-11-2006, 09:34 PM

Sunny - Good luck with your recuperating. Sending :wizard: your way!

Carrie - Thanks for handling the shirt orders!

CJ - Loved your "tale". Keep that ExMon at bay!

Craig - bummer about your calf. Hope it's feeling better soon.

Cam - Great job with the Special Olympics. Glad you had a great time!

Nancy - I know you guys need the rain, but be safe with TS Alberto. Sending good thoughts your way.

Lisa - I can sympathize with you on your cold. I've been fighting onoe all week. Feel better soon.

Well, Mom and I got through my aunt's funeral last week. Mom held up better than I expected, although the really tough part will happen now. Mom and her sister used to talk to each other on the phone every night. Now that doesn't happen. Mom's trying to get back in gear, but it's hard on her.

Of course, it didn't help that we both came down with colds last week. I'm better today and did get some short workouts in yesterday and today. Trying to let my body fight it off w/o taking any meds (other than Tylenol or Alleve).

Now I'm having some foot pain. It's weird though. It doesn't bother me when I run/walk. It's a pain along the blade of my foot. If I'm sitting and have the weight of my foot on my toes or if I rotate my ankle and have my toes pointed (kinda like stretching the foot) I get a pain along the blade. Hasn't hampered my workouts though. I don't know if its from my new running shoes or not. Always seems if it's not one thing, it's another :rolleyes: I hope this isn't an omen for the rest of the year.

Does anyone know what the weather will be like for the DL 1/2? I know it'll warmer than the 30 degrees we had in WDW this year, but not sure what the temps will be like in CA at 6 AM.

Terri

Kristi1357

06-12-2006, 07:39 AM

Well, Mom and I got through my aunt's funeral last week. Mom held up better than I expected, although the really tough part will happen now. Mom and her sister used to talk to each other on the phone every night. Now that doesn't happen. Mom's trying to get back in gear, but it's hard on her.

Terri

Lots of :grouphug:

I have been just lurking lately. Since I have a been a lazy-butt, I feel like I can't really post here. Kind of like my punishment! I have been bad and not exercising lately - the excuse being my darn toenail drama. I don't want to be too TMI - so let's just say things are still hanging around. :rolleyes1

We did sign up FIL for the 1/2 as his Father's Day present though! He keeps toying with the idea of doing it, and I promised I would stay in the back of the pack with him. Shoot - that's where I am going to be anyway!

I hereby promise to try to do something today...

Lisa loves Pooh

06-12-2006, 07:59 AM

Lisa - I can sympathize with you on your cold. I've been fighting onoe all week. Feel better soon.

Well, Mom and I got through my aunt's funeral last week. Mom held up better than I expected, although the really tough part will happen now. Mom and her sister used to talk to each other on the phone every night. Now that doesn't happen. Mom's trying to get back in gear, but it's hard on her.

Thanks so much and much :grouphug: to you. I haven't been lurking lately so had no idea that you lost your aunt! My condolences to your family.

aladdinsgirl

06-12-2006, 09:03 AM

Good morning everyone!! Stephen and I got back from DC last night (too bad I didn't know you were there Lisa, we could have had a mini meet) for Stephen's sister's (Brenda) wedding. It was a neat wedding, Brenda's husband is Chinese--like he was born in China Chinese, and a lot of his family still live in Taiwan, so the wedding had a lot of Chinese touches. The reception was pretty cool too, Brenda and Andrew who both swing dance, had a swing instructor come and teach everyone how to swing dance while they were getting their pictures taken and then all the music at the reception was swing music and we all knew how to swing dance (well sort of :teeth: ). The food at the reception was....interesting, it was a traditional 10 course Chinese wedding feast, some of the entrees were jellyfish, crab soup with shark fin, squid, squab (they said similar to a pigeon), albamone (similar to a clam), and lobster. I don't eat seafood, so Stephen and I hit a McDonald's drive thru on the way back to the hotel. The wedding was very nice and interesting to see the 2 cultures come together. Washington DC was neat too, we got to see quite a bit, but I wish we had time to see more. We saw the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, World War II Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Vietnam Wall, and the White House (very cool to see the snipers walking around on the roof top of the White House). Yesterday we went to Arlington Cemetery, but we didn't get to spend much time there because we had to catch our flight, but we did get to see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, the changing of the guard, and Kennedy's grave. We got to see Iwo Jima from the road, but we didn't have time to go up to it, I was disappointed about that, but we didn't have time to see it. We're definitely going back to DC, there was just too much we missed. And I'm definitely taking my running shoes into the city with me, I was so jealous seeing all the runners running on the National Mall. How cool would it be to run from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial? Or past the White House every day? I did get 3 miles in Saturday morning, but it was on the treadmill at the hotel, so boring, but I got my steps in!

Terri--Continued :grouphug: for your family, especially your Mom.

Mel--Your yellow Mizunos sound like fun! My shoes are boring: blue and green and clodhoppers! But they do the job, so I won't complain. I saw all the World Cup stuff in the UK and Germany, I wanted to buy one in Germany to run in (they are cool max) because I'm of German descent and I thought it would be cool, but I was afraid someone would try to talk to me about soccer and I don't follow soccer at all. I know who Beckham is, but that's about it!!

Craig--Hope that your calf heals. :wizard:

Sunny--I'm so glad that you are feeling better and that your body is starting to heal. How did the party go?

Christa--You sound pretty darn fast to me! Stephen is going to be so jealous that you are doing an International distance tri, he REALLY wants to do one of those.

I'd love to talk some more, but I do need to get started on my work (I've been here over an hour and I haven't really started anything yet), I was off Friday, so I have quite the stack here. Happy training today!!

solotraveler

06-12-2006, 10:25 AM

Good morning all!!

Look at all that happens when you go away for a few days!!

Jenny-- Welcome!!!! Glad to have you join us!!

Christa-- You know, it's actually been quite chilly here, at least for June. Mind you, I am NOT complaining. I live in Michigan.. I reserve all of my weather complaining for the winter.

Kristi-- OCEAN CITY!?!?!?! I am SO jealous!!!! I'm having flashbacks from every childhood summer vacation we basically ever took.... J.R.'s Ribs, Phillips'; Jolly Roger, Old Pro Golf, Candy Kitchen. :goodvibes

Krista-- Having been a (mostly) lifelong Washingtonian, I can honestly say that running around the Mall never gets old. When I worked downtown for a while, I used to jog around there after work before heading home. It was nice except for the summer, when it was always miserably humid. Sigh.... Now I miss home. :guilty:

Pat-- I know this is from last week's thread, but I think you can be just fine for the full provided you put the time in to training. For me personally, I like the idea of including jogging segments in with your walking from time to time to keep ahead of the sweepers, but that's just me. If you can walk a consistant 14 minute mile, you should be fine. You can definately do this!! :teeth:

Now, about those bathrooms.... :teeth: During the full, you will find "real" bathrooms in Epcot-- depending on your course, it could be in Future World or World Showcase (roughly miles 2-4); the Magic Kingdom-- Fantasyland and Fronterland for sure (miles 10-11); Animal Kingdom-- DinoRama section (mile 17??); the MGM Studios-- not sure exactly where, but there has to be one somewhere (mile 22-23) and Epcot again (miles 25 and 26). There's obviously not much outside of the parks. If you are worried about getting swept, use a portable before the start and hold it until at least the MK. During the full, there was a line at the Morocco women's room when I ran by prior to mile 3. Hope that helps!

OK, for my training... Thursday and Friday I did a couple of light 2 milers in addition to my gym workouts. Friday's was interesting as I set out to just walk 2 miles at a good pace, but then decided to run back. I went out in 14:25 and back in 7:56! :thumbsup2 I was pretty pleased.

Saturday and Sunday I did back to back 5Ks... Saturday, I finished in 28-something for a 9:07/mile pace :cool1: Sunday, well..... I chose a tougher course and just felt blah, but I managed to get it in... 30:-something and 9:54/mile pace. I really had to push toward the end to get it under 10:00 miles, but I managed. This morning I took a much deserved morning off. I still have to do my workout in the gym, but hey-- I got to sleep in past 6:30!!

Well, I better head back to work... it's the week before vacation, so twice as much to do!

Happy training!!
Kevin (Solotraveler) :earsboy:

Mouse Skywalker

06-12-2006, 10:36 AM

Greetings TEAM:

I wanted to ask you all for some advice. I'm considering entering an event, but am worried about being a real phoney. Here in New York they have the Empire State Games, a yearly multi-sport event for amateur athletes, patterned after the Olympic program. Athletes must be residents of the State of New York. Following competition (Regional Trials) in each of six regions of New York State, winners numbering some 6,000 will participate in finals competition. I just found out this weekend that the finals are here in Rochester this year at the end of July.

They have a master's division with a 10K road race. There is no qualifying standard for the 10K race, but many sports do have qualifying standards. I could enter the 10K race, I'd get a team sweatsuit for my region of western NY, and I could even march in the opening ceremonies. This is where I would feel like a fraud. It is very possible and likely that I would be among the last place finishers of the 10K, and with my shins, I'm not even running right now. However, I always thought it would be so cool to be in an "Olympic" like event. I love the idea of the family watching me in the opening ceremonies. And it's right here in my home town.

What do you all think? Should I enter?

MelRhoads

06-12-2006, 11:12 AM

Dave - It's a no brainer! You are not a fraud if you are slower than others, you are still a participating athlete! I have to remind myself of this all of the time. You should enter! It sounds like a ton of fun.

So speaking of being slow and still being an athlete, here is my race report.

I just finished my first xterra race. It is basically an off road tri w/ swim/mt. bike and trail run. The mountian biking is all single track as is the trail run. The ride (one that i had the fortune to practice a few times) is NOT entry level mt. biking at all. It is very technical w/ lots of huge climbs and tons of rocks, roots and drops. At one point in the bike course, there was a mandatory dismount b/c they were concerned that that part of the course was too far away from medical help!

During the prerace meeting, the race director told us of the course hazards and what to expect during the swim. Basically, he said the lake was spring fed, so very clean and clear but that it had lots of vegitation! He was not kidding! The race started w/ a mass start (87 participants). We ran into the water. I think i was the last person into the water as i did not want to be beaten in the head and bod by all other swimmers, so i literally waited until everyone was swimming, and then i started (can we as non-aggressive!) The vegitation along the bottom of the lake was visable through the entire swim. I often had a piece on my face arm or shoulder. It was kindof' surreal! I hate being lonely during a race, so i found a swim buddy! There was a guy that was side stroking about the same speed as my freestyle, so I talked to him in the water (that really made me happy) It was also nice having him b/c I did not have to look up to keep my direction as much. I knew he could see, so I just kept him in my sight!

After coming out of the water i slow jogged to the t/a which was really far away. During the t/a i ate a gel and put on my socks and bike shoes. Phil was leaving out of ta and EC was just getting there. I took out on the bike for the huge long ride (13 miles which does not sound like a lot until you see these trails. They are not normal!) I passed a bunch of people on the 1st lap (5 miles). I planned to climb the next big hill and then eat another gel. Guess what I forgot to load!!!!! the gels! I had to ride to the next aid station. by then I got really low. I did gain on couple of people, but never passed too many more. I made a really big mistake forgetting my gels! Anyway, I caught up to a girl in my age gp (she ended up coming in 3rd overall) I was riding better than her and faster, until.... I crashed BIG! I ripped my shorts, bent my derailler hanger (which messed up my easy climbing gears) and my handle bars were crooked (the stem was moved) I caught up to the girl again and then lost her again at the aid station where i stopped to get food. Then I was feeling pretty low on food and spirits. I was bleeding, ripped and my bike was jacked up. i also lost my bike computer on the fall. Anyway, I started thinking aobut you guys and my feather (which i brought, but forgot to put on my bike.) I was literally smiling and thinking (in a very girly way) "my feather" when all of the sudden i was flying over my handle bars and onto the ground! I hit a mud slick and think i was riding w/ my handle bars straight in my hands, which means i hit the mud w/ a sideways front wheel! I got back on, passed that girl on the next climb and then basically tanked! I thought aobut quitting when i got back to the ta. I rode the whole deal faster than i had in training. I decided to go back out for the run. I remembered my food and h2o. Basically at that point I had NOTHING! I was so imbalanced electrolyte wise that i could only walk! I walked (slowly) most of the 5 mile run (in my defense, it took EC a really long time by her standards) I used Christa's prayer technique (although part of the time it was not too altrustic, as i was praying for myself :rolleyes: ) On the run, i was thinking about judy's healthy cat and about telling you guys about my feather crash! I was able to sprint out the finish. there weren't very many women there and until the very end of the bike, i think i was somewhere around 2-4th overall. by the end of the run, i'm pretty sure i finished last in my age gp. #3 in my age gp passed me about 1/2 way through the run. #4 passed me while i was sitting at an aid station trying to catch up by drinking gatoraid. I did some things really wrong like forgetting my gels (huge mistake) and not even thinking of taking elecrrolyte tabs for a hot summer race. I did one thing right in that i recognized what was happening on the run and I slowed my body down to prevent additional sweating and I drank only gatoraid. Mostly I kept going! I'd have liked to have done better on the finish, but I suppose I'm just happy to have finished it! I have major bruises from the 1st crash and I'm going to have to take my bike in today b/4 i can ride again. Someone found my bike computer and i ended up getting it back! Phil did great but his time was not excellent as he and 3 flats and only one tube and enough air for 1 and 1/2 inflations. I actually almost caught up to him b/c he had to walk. He was walking in to quit as he couldn't finish on a flat and friends saw him and gave him additional tubes and air.

Thanks for riding and running w/ me again wish team!!!! Next time, i'd like to not take a dive right at the moment that i'm thinking affectionaly of you guys :teeth:

Sunny - how are you today? any better?

DisneyGirl

06-12-2006, 11:14 AM

Hi Everyone!!

I've been MIA for quite a while because work's been crazy, but I wanted to stop by and say Hi, and see how everyone's training has been going! I ran a the Minnie, and a 1/2 since the Minnie, and then promptly sprained the muscle in the instep of my foot (I think that's what it is, at least :-)). Everytime I thought it was better and tried to run, I hurt it again!! But, I think it is finally better-- I've had a couple runs last week, and things are looking better! (especially since I was at DisneyWorld last week-- I think it was Disney that healed it-- it was just too great to be able to run around Seven Seas Lagoon to have an injured foot!!!!)

I just started my training for the Disneyland 1/2, and I'm on about week 4 (I missed the first couple weeks, but could fortunately jump right in where I should be...)

I hope everyone is doing great, and I amd going to go back in the thread and read the whole thing (hopefully by the end of the day!)

Dave-- your post was the only one I read (since it was right above mine :-)), and I think you should enter the 10K, and I DON'T think you would be a phony!!!

Tiger Lily 03

06-12-2006, 12:02 PM

Hi WISH Team!

:grouphug: pixiedust: To EVERYONE! Iknow we are all in need in some way.
Ouch for all the injuries. Take it easy everyone! You can do this, but not if you push yourself beyond reason. (Craig, stick with me...I'll keep you slowed down, and anyone else who needs.) Did you know that there is fun at the back of the pack too? Nothing wrong with being there in imho! Which leads me to

Dave, go for it! What a great example you will set for your girls who will see you doing something as this. You will teach them it is ok to go for it; you don't have to be an elite athlete to participate; and that it is Fun! Enjoy it. Share your event with us.

Mel, Wow! I am glad you finished. I would be broke.

I am further behind at this time than last year. I am hoping that it will not take me out completely.

Keep on keepin' on everyone.

Thunder, thunder, thunderation!
We're the WISH Team delegation.
When we move with determination,
We create a GREAT! sensation.

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

keenercam

06-12-2006, 12:20 PM

Dave -- I say go for it!
MelR-- I am so proud of you, sweetie! You could easily have quit and you didn't. I hope you carry that with you forever. You have to be so proud of yourself. :grouphug:

Hi, everyone! Not even sure right now when I last posted since I keep getting the dratted "server busy" message and it seems to lose whatever post I thought was posting when it went to that. YUCK and UGH!!!!

Just wanted to report that I did 50 measly minutes on the bike last night. It was an excuse to read a book and listen to music without having to do too much planning. Unfortunately, I definitely should have done some stretching and anti-inflammatories. Hip and hamstring are twinging today. Hoping to TM tonight after an appointment, so I will be sure to stretch beforehand and NOT re-injure right when I am trying to get into the training plan for Disneyland.

Hugs and pixiedust: everyone. Be well!

Mouse Skywalker

06-12-2006, 01:37 PM

Thanks for the support everyone! Here's my BIL's opinion on the subject. It was an interesting perspective that gave me some pause.

"I did some research. It seems like there's a deliberate attempt, if you will, to attract phoneys! Now that they got rid of the qualifying standards.

It would cost you $65 to enter, plus another $20 or so in tickets for DW and the kids. So the Empire games would be up $85 for your moment of glory. Maybe that's their intent?

Did you look at last year's records? In your age group, 50 minutes took home the silver. So 65 minutes for the 10K wouldn't be embarrassing. And I'm sure you could get down to 62 minutes or so by then.

So I wouldn't worry about it on that end. Do you think they'd be able to spot you in the ceremonies from the stands?"

wtpclc

06-12-2006, 02:51 PM

If you have not gotten a confirmation back from me on a shirt order, please let me know.

We just hit the 100 mark, which gives us the best price on printing!!! Woo hoo! :banana:

Thansk for teh thank you's everyone. It's really not that big of a deal. Then again, with over 100 shirts, can I count tonights e-mails as cross-training? ;)

Speaking of traning, dh and I were total slackers last week. Just ran out of steam. I hope to get to Curves tonight and we plan to run Tue and thur. Here's to hoping our motivation comes back!

gatorphipps

06-12-2006, 03:32 PM

TEK224

06-12-2006, 06:34 PM

Dave - You should definitely go for it. It will be so cool. I love the Olympic style events.

Mel - Congrats on finishing your race. Hope the bumps and bruises (yours and your bike's) turn out ok.

Well, I made my room ressies for the 2007 Goofy. Booked OKW 2 BR. Stayed at SSR in Jan. and will try BWV in Oct. So I'm making my way through the DVC resorts. I wanted to stay BWV or BCV so it would be easier for my friends to see me on the course. But BWV wasn't available and some of the recent BCV posts have scared me off (it will be my firends' first time staying DVC). Plus the OKW points were lower! :teeth:

I was looking at the MfM training plan (as well as a few others). How come so many of these plans have Sunday as an "off" day? I know for me, Sat. & Sun. are the best days to get in a long run/wog. Just curious.

Terri

WDWFAN9

06-12-2006, 06:42 PM

Good morning all!!

Pat-- I know this is from last week's thread, but I think you can be just fine for the full provided you put the time in to training. For me personally, I like the idea of including jogging segments in with your walking from time to time to keep ahead of the sweepers, but that's just me. If you can walk a consistant 14 minute mile, you should be fine. You can definately do this!! :teeth:

Now, about those bathrooms.... :teeth: During the full, you will find "real" bathrooms in Epcot-- depending on your course, it could be in Future World or World Showcase (roughly miles 2-4); the Magic Kingdom-- Fantasyland and Fronterland for sure (miles 10-11); Animal Kingdom-- DinoRama section (mile 17??); the MGM Studios-- not sure exactly where, but there has to be one somewhere (mile 22-23) and Epcot again (miles 25 and 26). There's obviously not much outside of the parks. If you are worried about getting swept, use a portable before the start and hold it until at least the MK. During the full, there was a line at the Morocco women's room when I ran by prior to mile 3. Hope that helps!

Happy training!!
Kevin (Solotraveler) :earsboy:

Thanks Kevin, the bathroom info does help. I am just really, really fond of flushing toilets. :blush: Glad to know that I will find some along the way. I can only dream of a 14 min pace, I will be happy with a 15:30!!

wfloyd

06-12-2006, 07:01 PM

I just got an email that said more spots were open for the Disneyland half. There is a new thread with a link to sign up if you still want to.

Lisa loves Pooh

06-12-2006, 09:15 PM

This is where I would feel like a fraud. It is very possible and likely that I would be among the last place finishers of the 10K, and with my shins, I'm not even running right now. However, I always thought it would be so cool to be in an "Olympic" like event. I love the idea of the family watching me in the opening ceremonies. And it's right here in my home town.

What do you all think? Should I enter?

I am desperately trying to find a link.

But one summer in the Olympics--with world elite athletes..one country sent a representative for the sport of swimming. This man learned how to swim just for the Olympics.

Now to say he came in last was an understatement. It took him a REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY long time.

Why is this important? B/c it is such a memorable Olympic moment watching on television (not sure if it was live--may have been Sydney, but don't recall and google ain't helping much). The crowd was cheering this man. Ordinarily--the non-elite don't get much attention. This man had everyone's attention.

If he could confidently enter an Olympic event and represent his country proudly and not for one moment considered to be a fraud...you go and enter your event and participate proudly!

monte

06-12-2006, 10:47 PM

Well I'm back from our mini vacation and my step daughter's wedding. Boy do I feel fat! The entire week all we did was visit family, eat, set up for the wedding and eat some more.... :guilty: I left my diet when I left the state of Colorado. lol. Tomorrow I'm going to try to walk 6 miles, :thumbsup2 if my big spare tire can fit through the door. ha.ha.

littlegreydonkey

06-13-2006, 03:42 AM

Hi there, well I guess I'm back - not just posting (although I'll try and keep that up a bit more regularly now too) but as a runner. I started training for DL last week, managed all my runs including an hour on Saturday - but it was only 40 minutes into that one, when I did my first 'farmer's blow' when I felt like a runner again. And then last night when I was running uphill in a gale force headwind with branches flying all around me from the trees I decided I was 100% back in training, all I need to do now is lose a toenail.

So, I haven't read anyones posts for weeks as I've been so busy at work. I hope everyone is okay, nice to see Craig back. I am currently a World Cup Widow, the games are on at 1am, 4am and 7am here so Tim keeps disappearing to watch them - mind you, at least we have satellite TV in the house, my friends husband wandered off down the road at 12.50pm the other night to watch the England game at his friends house she was most confused when she woke up. We've also got our little England flag on the car (which gets some seriously wierd stares as I'm not sure most kiwis have registered it's on!). That's my lot today, just a quickie post. Helen

jodistar

06-13-2006, 05:17 AM

Morning Everyone,

Wow - a full three pages already. I haven't read any posts yet but I wanted to check in with all of you.

Last night I went to the fitness center and did 3 miles on the threadmill :thumbsup2 . I was exhausted but I went anyway :) work doesn't seem to be slowing down at all, if anything I am gettting more and more work - which is fine, the day goes by fast but it is part of the reason that I don't get to post as much :guilty: .

So has anyone been checking into flights for January, I was watching the prices for a little bit and they were going down for awhile there, then shortly before Memorial day they went the highest that I've seen. I would like to buy them soon --- so that I could give DH a full package when I give him the big surprise. Hehe, only 4 more months......now, it's getting harder to keep the secret but well worth it!

Okay, time to try and catch up with posts......Have a great day everyone!

gatorphipps

06-13-2006, 09:27 AM

GOOD MORNING ALL! I hope everyone is doing well!

Melissa - All I can say is DUDE! You are "Da WOMAN!" You did so wonderful at your event.......Bleeding and finishing...WOW! :thumbsup2

Well I did nothing yesterday and I am trying to figure out when I can do something today. I need to swim, but don't know if that will happen. I may just run and few miles on the DREADMIL!
I got on the scales this morning and was please to find I have met my goal weight for going to HH (We are going next week and I wanted to get down to this weight).
Judy, you will :rotfl2: at this.....My MIL told me last year at HH that with all the running I do, you would think I would be thin. :furious: So what is she trying to say???? Well she let me know real quick that my SIL (the evil one who causes all the probs in the fam...but MIL LOVES her) was so much thinner than me and she has had 3 children (and I only have 2). Any who....My SIL was not then and is not now thinner than me...but I still choose to be mad! :furious:

solotraveler

06-13-2006, 09:35 AM

Morning all!!!

Dave-- So long as you will be healed and well enough to train for it-- I say go for it. Not to be Debbie Downer or anything, but I would hate to see you get more hurt than you already are and not be able to train properly for Disney. But if you can do it.... Do it!! :thumbsup2

Mel-- Wow, WTG on the race!! :thumbsup2 You are made of far tougher stuff than I.

Jodi-- I'm actually booked for airfare already. I found a price I was willing to pay for (at the time) non-stop flights from my home airport, so I bit the bullet.

Yesterday I had a fairly good gym workout with weights and cardio. This morning I really suprised myself with my run-- I did my scheduled 2 miles in 17:47, or 8:54/mile pace! :woohoo: I split the first mile at 9:07 and then did the second in 8:40. I guess the rest day worked! I'm scheduled for another 5K training run tomorrow morning, so we'll see how that goes. I feel like I am finally back in the groove again.

Have a great day all!
Kevni (Solotraveler) :earsboy:

princessmomma

06-13-2006, 09:47 AM

Well she let me know real quick that my SIL (the evil one who causes all the probs in the fam...but MIL LOVES her) :furious:

:rotfl: Glad to hear that I am not the only one who has a SIL from hell!

Have a great time at HH, Christa. :sunny:

Terri, congrats on booking your room for the marathon. It is a good feeling to get those things in place.

Kevin, great splits. Way to go getting back into the groove.

Lisa, :wave2: good to see you around again. We missed you!

MelR, great job on your race! :cheer2: I had to doubts you could do it. Congrats to EC too!

Mel, hope your visit with the podiatrist is productive. Congrats on the new shoes. :thumbsup2 Did you say you were trying a new training plan? Which one, I am in search of a new one too. I am in limbo now waiting for my orthotics, but once I get them I need to start my plan for Chicago.

I had to do my run on the treadmill last night after dinner now that the kids are home for summer vacation. It was alright, because I could people watch the evening people at the gym. Interesting group! My 3 miles flew by.

Colleen

magslite

06-13-2006, 10:05 AM

Good Morning,

Thanks all for the contnued encouragement. I wouldn't still be here if it wasn't for the TEAM!

Dave - Thanks for the kind words, I really needed to read those. Go for it and sign up for the event. You belong there!

Maggie - Oh you poor thing! I hope this gets resolved. I feel badly for you. You guys in your 30's are killing me! Just you wait until you hit 45! Trust me!

Judy - What I meant to say was I am ONLY 33. I realize I am very young still, although dealing with dd15 I sometimes feel as if I am aging much faster! :rotfl2:

We just hit the 100 mark, which gives us the best price on printing!!! Woo hoo

Wow! There are alot of us!

Maggie - I battled this problem last year and it is still on going. I had been first diagnosed with a sacrum issue but after xrays and finally a specialist that did an MRI they found that I have a bulging disk in my lower back which causes the back/hip/sciatic pain. I sure hope they find a solution for you soon!!!!

They are now telling me it is a sacrum, mixed in with thoracic back issue. Pain down my leg and in my gluteal is radiating pain. I hope they are right. with strenghthening exercises, PT and MD are telling me it will be 6-8 weeks of therapy/recovery to feel a difference.

Minnie and others still battling ailments -- I admire you even more for still fighting through and being here. How many people would use the aches and pains as justification to cop out. Instead, you all look at it as something to work through. It makes us stronger, doesn't it? You aren't just people trying to do athletic stuff. Instead you are athletes who are dealing with health issues to get back to training. Kudos, guys!

Cam, comment like this is what keeps me here and in the game! Thanks.

Time to go see if I can get my kids to clean up their legos - wish me luck! :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Maggie :surfweb:

MelRhoads

06-13-2006, 10:10 AM

I had to do my run on the treadmill last night after dinner now that the kids are home for summer vacation. It was alright, because I could people watch the evening people at the gym. Interesting group! My 3 miles flew by.

Colleen

That is the BEST. Before the boy was born, phil and i were members of the municipal gym in little rock, ar. it was so interesting and entertaining! People would do the funniest things. I considered it what i believe seinfeld would term a "target rich environment!" My favorite was the guy who would wear a button up oxford shirt, scarf and some kind of orb. He would come to the weight room w/ his get up to do some weird stretches and then he would leave!!!!????

wtpclc

06-13-2006, 10:40 AM

Christa - :o I say we put your MIL and my MIL in a troom and just let them kill each other, ;)

OK, I took a step to gettign on track last night. (DH and I have named this official start training agian week). I did Curves last night. Tonight, we're scheduled for 3 hours. SO hard to get back on track again. NOw, to wokr on my eating, so I can be skinny like Christa's MIL thinks a good little runner should be. :rotfl:

solotraveler

06-13-2006, 10:47 AM

(DH and I have named this official start training agian week). Tonight, we're scheduled for 3 hours.

Wow! When you start getting back into training, you don't mess around, do you??!! :teeth: ;)

Honeibee

06-13-2006, 11:48 AM

I would like to nominate Judy for the WISH team wit/humor award. Judy, I always love reading your posts! They always have me :lmao:

Oh Mel, thank you for the nomination! I graciously accept! :goodvibes

What a day I had yesterday. :sad2: I've been having some sort of irritation on my eyelids for about two months now. It started to go away but then came back and got even worse. Yesterday I woke up and my eyes were so swollen I could hardly see. I looked like a prize winning pugilist. In one heck of a coincidence I had appointments scheduled for the allergist and the dermatologist. Charlie took the day off to drive me, because I could hardly see. Which was evident when I walked into the bath room and stubbed my little toe against the door jamb and broke it. My toe, not the door jamb.

Apparently I have some sort of contact dermatitis. So now I have ointment on my eyes (Which of course melts and goes right IN my eyes) and I'm supposed to eliminate everything I use on me, and add them back one by one. OK, let's see...that would be shampoo, conditioner, gel, hairspray, mouse, moisturizer, foundation, mascara, eyeliner, face powder.......UGH!

The one good thing is I did manage to train this morning. I gritted thru the pain (There isn't really anything to do about my little toe. They can't put it in a cast or anything.) OK it really didn't hurt all that much. But my nail will probably fall off. Hey! The mark of a TRUE runner! :thumbsup2 Ahh, but I didn't really earn it.

Judy

keenercam

06-13-2006, 12:36 PM

Christa -- Tell your MIL to take a hike -- literally off a short pier. But not at HH. Wouldn't want to contaminate our beautiful marsh, right? Geez, the nerve of some people. Sending you a :hug: sweetie. You were gorgeous before. Now you are gorgeous and skinny! :teeth:

Carrie -- 3 hours!?!?!? You guys are die-hards!

Kevin -- great pace! :thumbsup2

Dave -- Did you sign up yet for the Empire Games? Can't wait to hear you've done that.

Lisa -- I think my post evaporated when you posted about the Special Olympics movie. I thing it was called the Ringer, or something like that. I haven't seen it, but probably should. If you thought the movie brought you to tears, I can't tell you the number of "moments" one can experience whenever in the presence of our amazing athletes.

Judy -- Sorry about your toe and your contact dermatitis. So, what is new that you have added to your routine? I can't imagine having to go without mascara and eyeliner for a single day. :eek:

Helen - congrats for getting out there to run. I know your hatred for the treadmill was a catalyst for being out in that weather, but I think courage counts for something! :cheer2:

Jodi -- sorry work is crazy. Hang in there, kiddo. Good luck on finding the airfare. I am going to have to hold out for a while until SWA releases the dates for marathon weekend.

monte -- welcome back!

princessmomma -- I love people watching at the Y. There is one guy there who has to be in his 50s who is there every single night for hours. He is very buff and I see him using all the equipment and the weight room, too, but mostly what he does is try to pick up young, fit women. He really thinks he is something, but he gives me the heebie jeebies. Sometimes I am so glad I am not attractive or young. I can't imagine being a "target" in a workout situation. ICK!!!

Maggie -- good luck with hour sacrum issue. I wish I had advice to share, but can only send :hug: and pixiedust:

I am really glad I stretched a bit last night before walking my 30 minutes. I am not sore today. I also took aleve before I left work, so even though I wasn't walking until 2 hours later, I think having it in my system probably helped. I am convinced that stretching and aleve is the combination that is going to get me through the DL half.

wtpclc

06-13-2006, 02:09 PM

Tonight, we're scheduled for 3 hours.
:blush: OK, so I confused 3 miles and the hour it will likely take us, as we're a little out of shape. :teeth:

solo - lol. In thre hours we could run to meet you for dinner. WIll you drive us home? ;)

WHat kind of a place is this where we earn out lost toenails??? :rotfl2: :grouphug: Judy!I call you an athelete anyway!!! You didn'yt need to lose a toenail to prove it to me! ;)

Then we move on to teh strange man in the oxford with an orb. Just never know what you'll find here. ;)

Minnie

06-13-2006, 03:21 PM

Minnie and others still battling ailments -- I admire you even more for still fighting through and being here. How many people would use the aches and pains as justification to cop out. Instead, you all look at it as something to work through. It makes us stronger, doesn't it? You aren't just people trying to do athletic stuff. Instead you are athletes who are dealing with health issues to get back to training. Kudos, guys!

Cam - Thank you so much for that :grouphug:

I was finally given the green light to begin walking on my dreadmill again :cool1: . No running until after my WDW trip but exercise walking is allowed :thumbsup2

Tonight will be my first time in quite awhile. I was told to start back easy and not tax my lung or chest out much but it is better than the couch potato that I have been lately!

keenercam

06-13-2006, 04:21 PM

Yeah, Minnie!!! Go, go, go! Slowly, of course! I bet you will feel great just to do something-- anything!! :goodvibes:

Tiger Lily 03

06-13-2006, 06:07 PM

Minnie, great news you have there. I know you will enjoy your opportunities to move some.

Christa, Don't listen to MIL. Sheesh! What is she thinking?

Carrie, 3 miles, 3 hours whatever...you made me laugh with the official start training again week. I need to do that!

Monte, welcome back. Good luck getting back on track.

Helen, whew! on your training. I did all my bad winter stuff on that nasty TM. You are dedicated to be out in that stuff. World Cup Widow, that is amazing the dedication the sport draws.

Judy, I hope that toe doesn't bother you at all. Ouch. And double ouch for the rest of the ailments. Hope things heal up quickly for you.

Jodi, I hope that secret is a big hit! I can't wait to hear the story of the telling.

Interesting people at the gym for sure. I figure though that even if I'm one of those being watched and such, at least I'm there providing entertainment to others! :lmao:

Keep up the great work Team! One step at at time...one foot in front of the other.

jodistar

06-13-2006, 07:42 PM

Morning all!!!

Jodi-- I'm actually booked for airfare already. I found a price I was willing to pay for (at the time) non-stop flights from my home airport, so I bit the bullet.

Hey Kevin, I finally did it too! Although, I have a bad feeling now they will go back down --- I just wanted one more thing out of the way though:)

jodistar

06-13-2006, 07:54 PM

Jodi, I hope that secret is a big hit! I can't wait to hear the story of the telling.

It's sure to be :banana: I had his sister snoop to make sure that he wasn't doing the same thing as me, believe it or not it happened to me once before with our last trip, but so far I'm safe.

I booked the airfare tonight for the both of us.....Come on October :rolleyes1 I can't wait to tell him on our anniversary! I just hope he doesn't fall over from the shock of it all.

Don't worry I will share with all of you, pictures and everything :)

I'm pretty sure for our anniversary he will just be surprising me with something in Salem or Boston (we are visiting Salem in October).

Kristi1357

06-13-2006, 08:37 PM

Ok, I can finally post in good faith!

I just got back from a 3 mile wog! Since I was able to, umm, liberate my toenail last night, I figured my excuse for not getting out there was gone! ;) I was really, really tired that last mile. But I pushed as hard as I ever have at the end to get under 40 mins. I finished at 39:56. Not my best, but I'll take it for being as lazy as I have been lately!

I also must have looked like a crazy person tonight in my neighborhood. I had Chad add some new songs to the mp3 player. You know that Dance Revolution guy that's on the internet? Anyway, because of him, I had to add "Ice Ice Baby" and "Bye Bye Bye" to the player. (I love cheesy songs!) :blush: Whatever works to keep me moving, right?

I don't have time to catch up with you all, I will do that tomorrow at work. But just quickly:

Christa - I would kill to be as "un-thin" as you are! I actually now get told to eat this, that and the other thing with my in-laws since they are all obese. I am the skinniest one around over there! And I am far from being "skinny."

Jodi - your DH is going to absolutely LOVE his surprise! I surprised Chad with a quick WDW trip for his 30th birthday and I think I had even more fun planning it!

plutosmyfav

06-13-2006, 09:26 PM

Terri-- I am so sorry for you loss. I am thinking of you and your mom.

MelR-- great report. You are absolutely WILD!!!!!! I missed Christa's prayer technique but it must be similar to mine. I pray for the person I see who looks like he/she is struggling and hope someone else is doing it for me :teeth:

Dave-- you are not a fraud. Don't every shy away from something you want ot do because you think your not fast enough. Who would be the back of the pack if we all thought that way :confused3 Go for it!!!!

Cam-- great job on the SO. You must have been beat, but what a great cause. I'm so happy you are out there doing all that extra work. :cheer2:

OMG I can't believe you guys are booking ressies and flights :scared1: I'm living as if it was about March now. I lost most of April and all of May and haven't caught up mentally (and certainly not physically).

Speaking of which, I drove today for the first time in 10 days :woohoo: Where did I drive to? Oh you know the answer! The Y of course! I swam for 30 minutes. Not as pain free as I had hoped. Floating is great, but swimming actually tugs and pulls on the sciatica a bit. But I made a challenge for myself and succeeded: I swam the length of the pool (25 yards/meters) under water.

Then I did elliptical for an hour and then... well I just had to... I got on the TM. I did a wopping 1.25 miles at 1% grade. I walked .5 at 4.2 mph, "jogged" .25 at 4.8 mph, walked .25 at 4.2/4.5 and then .25 at 3.5. Yep, Goofy here I come :rotfl2: But its ~10PM and no pay-back pain yet. If all goes well, I might try 2 miles on Thursday. \

I have a dr's note for the whole week. But I'm starting to feel alittle guilty not going to work now that I can drive. Sitting still doesn't work for long periods, though so better not push it ;)

I haven't been idle, though. I've been working on my cafepress shop (http://cafepress.com/livinglively) (thanks MelR for that great tip). Please check it out and send it to anyone who might be interested in running or Lost merchandise (ya, it's a strange mix). If you or anyone you know does purchase something, please let me know how the quality is. I ordered some stuff but it hasen't arrived yet.

I'm really trying to come up with ways to make money so I don't have to put DS in afterschool care 5 days a week next year. The whole charging a gazillon dollars to read MY MARATHON story just didn't pan out. :lmao:

Speedy-- speaking of the marathon, I'm impressed at your detailed recount of all bathroom locations! I didn't even notice them. OTH, I left my choral at 5:25 AM to use the port-a-potty one more time (located ~500 yards away) and BARELY got back in time for the start :scared1: It was a very close call, espeically since I left my fuel belt with Bree!!!! We were both totally freaked out when I got back at 5:56!

Night all,
Sunny

keenercam

06-13-2006, 09:49 PM

I haven't been idle, though. I've been working on my cafepress shop (http://cafepress.com/livinglively) (thanks MelR for that great tip). Please check it out and send it to anyone who might be interested in running or Lost merchandise (ya, it's a strange mix). If you or anyone you know does purchase something, please let me know how the quality is. I ordered some stuff but it hasen't arrived yet.

Sunny -- I am so psyched! My cafepress order arrived tonight. Ordered a "Scream Team" tee shirt for DSalmost13. It is great quality and he is very excited to wear it for the DL 1/2. I also ordered the training journal and the magnet. I am going to keep complete track of all my training in the journal and the magnet is on the fridge, reminding me of what my WISH objective is. Thanks for taking the time to put some stuff up there. I think I ordered a few more of your items today, though I can't discuss them now, in case someone is lurking! :rolleyes1

So, WW WI tonight was not pretty, but I went anyway. I drank way too much water today (120 oz) and was terribly bloated. Hopefully next week's WI will reflect my diligence this week. 3 days in a row of being on-plan and working out. Did 35 minutes on the elliptical tonight for my crosstraining for MfM week 1 workout #2. 30 minutes workout and 5minutes cool-down. 2.53 miles total. Nothing to write home about, but I didn't blow it off in favor of dinner.

Carrie -- How was your 3 hour workout?! :rotfl:

Tiger Lily 03

06-13-2006, 09:50 PM

Sunny! The CafePress stuff is so Fine! I'm glad you are feeling better. Please take it easy though. It is not something to push back too fast. It is great to hear that you have significant improvement. Underwater swimming, whew! We had to do that in our Olympic pool during our Lifesaving class in college for attendance. If you didn't make it you weren't there! Oh the memories.

princessmomma

06-13-2006, 09:52 PM

espeically since I left my fuel belt with Bree!!!! We were both totally freaked out when I got back at 5:56!

Sunny

Oh, Sunny, I didn't hear that story!! You and Bree must have been have a little anxious at that point! :rotfl:

Happy to hear you are on the rebound. Slow and steady and Goofy will be a cakewalk.

Colleen

plutosmyfav

06-13-2006, 09:55 PM

Oh, Sunny, I didn't hear that story!! You and Bree must have been have a little anxious at that point! :rotfl:

Happy to hear you are on the rebound. Slow and steady and Goofy will be a cakewalk.

Colleen

Here's where Sunny showed her true brilliance. The line was one thing, then pushing my way back to almost the front of the choral was the other major time sink. I finally got there and Bree's FIL says to me, "you coulda just hopped the fence". They were stationed right against the fence. I could have walked almost traffic-free right up to them and then just jumped over :lmao: But don't worry, I had a quick come-back for him. I said "oh."

plutosmyfav

06-13-2006, 10:18 PM

Oh, thank you for asking about the bday.

It was a great success. I was so proud of DS. He waited patiently until 3PM (party start) with no melt-downs or demands. He was a perfect gentleman and thanked all his guests and their parents. The kids were all great. I had 13. One child got a pretty bad bump on the head, which was sad but he rallied and his mom wasn't mad (TG). Here's a couple of pics. DS is the one in the LIME green shirt ;)

I decorated the cake myself :teeth: DS has been DYING for Cars to come out so I did my best to give him a Cars cake. Unfortunately, the food color ran bled out of the frosting a bit but he was thrilled.

I included the last two pictures to show you the sorry state I'm in. :confused3 :confused3 :confused3 :furious: Remember how I used to show off my arms :sad2: :sad2: :sad2: There's not one line of definition left. Not to mention the extra 12 lbs I'm sporting. (I'm the one in the shorts!)

Sunny

http://sunnyshopper.com/images/bday1.jpg

http://sunnyshopper.com/images/bday2.jpg

http://sunnyshopper.com/images/bday3.jpg

http://sunnyshopper.com/images/bday4.jpg

http://sunnyshopper.com/images/bday5.jpg

taz4disney

06-13-2006, 10:56 PM

I also must have looked like a crazy person tonight in my neighborhood. I had Chad add some new songs to the mp3 player. You know that Dance Revolution guy that's on the internet? Anyway, because of him, I had to add "Ice Ice Baby" and "Bye Bye Bye" to the player. (I love cheesy songs!) :blush: Whatever works to keep me moving, right?

It is most definitely about whatever keeps you moving forward. Feel free to shake your groove thing! You are definitely not the only one. :dance3: My kids help me put my music together. It ranges from Hampster Dance, a couple tunes from Daddy Day Care/Kim Possible/Madagascar movie on up to strong finish with Theme from Mortal Combat and Ricky Martin's Cup of Life. :cool1: On those longer runs, it's not always the "inspirational" lyrics that help you refocus. Sometimes it's the beat that keeps me plodding on. Have a great rock'n runn'n week. :woohoo:

CJ - Fishers, IN
1k @ a time

MelRhoads

06-13-2006, 11:31 PM

Sunny - I think you still look great! The cake was incredible!!!! You did an amazing job decorating it! Is there anything you dont do well? I would guess not!

OK, I'm posting a pic from the race. See if you can guess who is behind me running me in.
http://www.digiproofs.com/ecom/product_select.pl?select=5959821&p=E8sq8qI

Kristi1357

06-14-2006, 07:42 AM

Ok, time to catch up with everyone!

Sunny - so glad to hear you are feeling better! And that Cars cake was AWESOME!!! I am planning the in-way-over-my-head Peter Pan party for DS's 3rd birthday this Saturday. I always have such grand ideas, then I have to execute them. At least my friend is making the crocodile cake from the Disney party book. One less thing for me to do!

CJ - great job keeping that pesky ExMon away! I just may have to download the Hamster Dance for my mp3 player... :teeth:

Kevin - I haven't been to Ocean City since, umm, the 80's anyway. It should be alot of fun. I even bought a boogie board last night. If you have any tips or suggestions, please pass them on!

Dave - DO IT!

MelR - fabulous job not quitting that race! You were absolutely amazing, finishing under those circumstances!

Judy - :wizard: I've had contact dermatitis on my eyes and it's not fun. I've also broken my baby toe twice - talk about pain! Who knew a teeny tiny toe could hurt so darn much? And if your nail falls off, maybe we can form a club or something? ;)

Minnie - great news on being able to start walking now!

Cam - I loved hearing about the Special Olympics. What a wonderful thing for you guys to be involved in!

Ok, I think I caught up with most you you!

I may be MIA again. This Peter Pan party is going to be the death of me. If it turns out the way I want it to - it will be worth it though. I am setting up a treasure/scavenger hunt thru Neverland. The kids are going to get a map or list of clues (not sure yet). They will have to find each location (Indian camp, Mermaid lagoon, the Jolly Roger, etc.) At each location, they will get a "goodie" for their "goodie bag" (a.k.a. a sand bucket). The boys are getting pirate themed things since you cannot find Peter Pan anything anywhere. The girls are getting pixie things. So far the weather looks perfect - 84 degrees and no rain in sight! Keep your fingers crossed for me!

I doubt I will get a chance to wog today. I have 3 giant posters (tink, hook, peter and indians) to color with markers today. :crazy:

wtpclc

06-14-2006, 09:07 AM

Sunny - You still look great!! The cake was adorable and the party looked like a blast!!! BTW, your WISH team says to follow doc's orders. No work for you this week!

MelR - I could not see your pic. It told me I needed a cookie, which I do, but I'm trying to be good this week. ;)

Kristi - WAre you trying fo Super Mom? Holy cow that sounds like a lot of work! Good luck!

Minnie - Yay for authorization to TM!

Lily - See below for more motivation to get back on track.

Well, those 3 miles last night felt like 3 hours!!! Yikes! My legs were sore from Curves Monday (double yikes!). I felt like I was running thorugh walls of jello. Plus it was hot. SUmmer's gonna' be tough on me again this year, even though it's cool. Dh was pleasantly surprised that we AVERAGED AN 11:08 MPM AND WE DID HAVE NEG SPLITS, BUT WE ONLY RAN 3 MILES. opps! SOrry about the caps lock. Plus, I knew I'd been drinking too much caffeine and too little water, but the migraine last night proved it. SHoudl not get that from a 3 mile run. SHoudl be hydrated enough notto ge tthat after any run (didn't after teh marathon). SO, we're weening from caffeine again (be glad you don't work with me) and hydrating and hoping for better on Thursay. Giveing the legs a little rest today. Jumping from 0 to 3 days in a row would kill me right now. How sad is that??

Word to the wise: No matter what life throws at you, don't use at is an excuse to slack for 6 to 8 weeks! Coming back is hard, even if you threw a couple runs in here and there! Plus, you'll be a lot less edgy. For about 2 weeks my legs have ached and been cramping up. I'm sure it was due to lack of use.

Sad part? I know better than to do what I've done. Why did I do it anyay?

Keep forgetting to post - Many people used restrooms at T&T

:drinking1 Cheers to a better run Thursday! (Oh, darn, that alcohol's probably got to go too. ;)

keenercam

06-14-2006, 09:08 AM

Sunny -- The cake was fabulous! I am sooo impressed! And you look absolutely fit. I have to wonder what you see when you look in the mirror, kiddo, because you really do look wonderful! :grouphug: :thumbsup2

Kristi -- The party sounds awesome! What clever ideas for the party. Can you help me come up with some ideas for DD's HS graduation party on the 24th? I am so unprepared and have NO IDEAS of what to do.

Okay, Sunny, I have to tell you a funny cake story. Last year, Andrew came home from a friend's birthday party and said he had the best cake EVER at it. Now, mind you, we always order our cakes from a local but renowned bakery that does an amazing job on decorating and every cake is 2 layers with a layer of filling. Our favorite is half chocolate w/chocolate mousse filling and 1/2 yellow with strawberries & custard filling. You have to order really early and now they have an entire addition to their building to handle wedding cakes and desserts, too. So, I am thinking Andrew has tried a new kind of cake from that bakery. Nope. He says with this look of awe and the memory of sugar in his eyes "It was HOME-MADE!!! His mom BAKED it! It was DELICIOUS!!!" UGH! Teach me, huh? So, last year he got a home baked cake frosted by a ridiculously untalented decorator (me). He loved it. However, I think Jenn's graduation party cake is coming from the bakery. I do NOT have time or energy to deal with cake for 60+ people.

Carrie -- I sent you a paypal payment for shirts. Cannot wait to have them arrive! I am going to start a packing pile for Disneyland 1/2, including the awesome "Scream Team" shirt I bought from Sunny's website. I am finally getting excited about this trip!

CJ -- I feel the same way about the music. Some of the songs Sunny clued me in to last year remain my favorites in my wogging mix. "Move your azz" is a particular favorite! :rotfl: I also rely on others like "Maniac" from Flashdance and "Right Now" by Van Halen. Awesome, upbeat stuff!

msblrobs

06-14-2006, 09:26 AM

Totally drive-by and I apologize. I have been traveling for business in Kansas City and missed both DD's 5th birthday and her pre-school graduation. :guilty: I just got home late last night and I am scrambling to catch up at work today. I will read and reply later in the week...

Training is going wonderfully these days and I feel incredibly strong. I hope everyone is doing fine :cheer2:

Carrie - I did get your e-mail this morning and will send payment this week. As soon as I get my wits about me :rotfl2:

Best of luck to all in meeting goals this week.

wtpclc

06-14-2006, 10:21 AM

will send payment this week. As soon as I get my wits about me :rotfl2:

It only takes you a week? I've been trying to get my wits about me fo ryears now!! :teeth:

monte

06-14-2006, 10:24 AM

Minnie

06-14-2006, 10:35 AM

Carrie,

I sent you the payment via paypal. Thank you so much for doing this!

Minnie

Mouse Skywalker

06-14-2006, 11:31 AM

Hey TEAM: The socks should be waiting for me when I get home. I'm sitting here at my desk at work, eating lunch, and icing my shins. I'm going to send out e-mails for payment now. Just so you have an idea of how much it will be - the payment is calculated like this:

each pair of socks $6.00
PayPal charges (2.9% + $0.30)
Shipping charge - flat rate ($4.40)

Tiger Lily 03

06-14-2006, 12:09 PM

Carrie, THANK YOU! :hug: I really needed that.

Sunny, You are such a talented person. Our cakes consist of one box mix, homemade frosting and candles. Each of us gets to pick the type of cake, and we always all choose the same!

Cam, see above.
:lmao:

Haven't checked my email yet. I'm guessing there is a pay-up message. :banana:

Sorry everyone, I've got no time left here. Have a great day! Oh wait, it's "Have a Magical day!"

Kristi1357

06-14-2006, 12:28 PM

Kristi -- The party sounds awesome! What clever ideas for the party. Can you help me come up with some ideas for DD's HS graduation party on the 24th? I am so unprepared and have NO IDEAS of what to do.

I just hope my big ideas actually come out as good as they sound. Zack is only turning 3 - so I have no clue what to do for a high school graduation! What are her favorite things or hobbies? Maybe a theme geared towards her college? Or maybe the luau theme - that's always alot fun! Hawaiian music, frozen drinks, leis, Hawaiian shirts, tiki gods, limbo, etc. Way back when I graduated h.s. we had my party at my grandparents' house since they had a huge inground pool. And it rained, so we all ended up in the garage. :rotfl: One of my gifts was pretty neat though. I got a bunch of rolls of quarters for doing laundry at school. It wasn't all that exciting to open, but gosh that came in handy once I was 4+ hours from home & had no clean clothes!

I'll have to think about this one while I color in 3 foot tall Tink & Hook this afternoon! pirate:

gatorphipps

06-14-2006, 12:43 PM

Taking a lunch break and thought I would read and post...

Melissa - I also could not get to your pics...I want to see them!

Sunny - Love the cake and the b'day party pics....My DD5 has a b'day in August and last year she wanted a snowman cake! :confused3 Well there are no snow man cakes in Aug so I had to make it.... :rotfl2:
Here's where Sunny showed her true brilliance. The line was one thing, then pushing my way back to almost the front of the choral was the other major time sink. I finally got there and Bree's FIL says to me, "you coulda just hopped the fence". They were stationed right against the fence. I could have walked almost traffic-free right up to them and then just jumped over But don't worry, I had a quick come-back for him. I said "oh."
I have to say Bree and I were rather stressed as we waited for you to return! Ron, Bree's FIL always has insight like that. :lmao: He loves to pee in the woods. :rotfl2:
Here is a pic of me and him after my 1st tri...I have lost around 10lbs from the time this pic was taken. :woohoo:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/ChristaPhipps/MAPRON.jpg
Oh and BTW...Bree is having a BOY! :banana:

keenercam

06-14-2006, 12:47 PM

I just hope my big ideas actually come out as good as they sound. Zack is only turning 3 - so I have no clue what to do for a high school graduation! What are her favorite things or hobbies? Maybe a theme geared towards her college? Or maybe the luau theme - that's always alot fun! Hawaiian music, frozen drinks, leis, Hawaiian shirts, tiki gods, limbo, etc. Way back when I graduated h.s. we had my party at my grandparents' house since they had a huge inground pool. And it rained, so we all ended up in the garage. :rotfl: One of my gifts was pretty neat though. I got a bunch of rolls of quarters for doing laundry at school. It wasn't all that exciting to open, but gosh that came in handy once I was 4+ hours from home & had no clean clothes!

I'll have to think about this one while I color in 3 foot tall Tink & Hook this afternoon! pirate:

I am so jealous that you get to color, while I edit a pleading! ;)

We did a tropical theme for DD's sweet sixteen and it was gorgeous and fun, so we are out of luck on that less than 2 years later. A 12 year old friend of ours came up with a great idea, when I told her I thought of doing Past, Present and Future. I think we have decided to have indoors all dedicated to "Jenn Past" with photo albums, HS colors, etc., and have the back porch (where the food will be) and the party tent, etc. all decorated with her university colors and memorabilia for "Jenn Future's". Mixed throughout will be "Congrats Class of 2006" decorations for "Jenn Present". I just ordered a TON of graduation stuff on sale from Oriental Trading -- now I have to find helium for the 5 dozen balloons I ordered. :confused3

keenercam

06-14-2006, 12:52 PM

Christa-- Awesome pic! Oh, and Bree is having a boy! She is going to be an amazing Mom! How can she miss? She has you as a role model, right? :hug:

plutosmyfav

06-14-2006, 02:27 PM

Wow Sunny, the cake looks great! I could have used your talents at my step daughter's wedding.....the family did everything and at times, it was like the blind leading the blind. Looks like it was a success!

I did one wedding cake... never, EVER again! That was about the most stressful thing i've ever done. Once I assembled it, it seemed to be ever so slightly crooked. As the reception went on it became noticeably crooked. My eyes were glued on the cake the whole night, fearing it was going to topple over :rotfl2:

Christa-- I remember meeting you in the last 5 minute whooosh before the race started! You arrived while I was off "doing my thing". Speaking of which, next year I'm going behind the port-a-potties, I don't care how visible it is. I was amazed at how many men were in line :confused3 There was a whole line of bushes (and men) on the other side.

Oh congrats to Bree! :cheer2: Boys are so much fun! Boys are physically taxing while girls are emotionally taxing. I know that is a broad stereotypic statement, but it sure has rung true in my family!

I'm resting, resting resting today... and bored out of my mind!

Sunny

gatorphipps

06-14-2006, 03:47 PM

Oh congrats to Bree! :cheer2: Boys are so much fun! Boys are physically taxing while girls are emotionally taxing. I know that is a broad stereotypic statement, but it sure has rung true in my family!

I totaly agree with this broad stereotype! I have 2 girls and sis has 2 boys..her boys are over ALOT so it is like I have 4 children.....and even though her boys are more active, my girls are so the drama! I love them though! They are my little princess: princess: !

Christa-- Awesome pic! Oh, and Bree is having a boy! She is going to be an amazing Mom! How can she miss? She has you as a role model, right?
Cam - :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: You know not what you say! I am half crazy most of the time and fully crazy the rest of the time! :crazy:

THis is now the 3rd day I have done NOTHING! I have been SO BUSY (got 4 new clients)! PLEASE SOMEONE KICK MY BUTT! :teeth:
I will run 4 or 5 tomorrow and do my LR Friday then bike sometime...I got a little computer thingy that tells me my MPH on my bike! :cool1: That is not the tech name..... :rotfl: Cannot wait to try it out!

AmyBeth68

06-14-2006, 03:51 PM

OMG....wow the posts have been flying here the last few days. Going to try to catch up a bit. So sorry if I miss anything LOL!

First of all....did a killer KBX today which was much needed after my less than inspired 3 mile run yesterday. For some reason those Tuesday runs are brutal for me....look forward the longer weekend run....just try to get thru those weekday ones. Ugh! But I put the steps in and redeemed myself with a great workout today. Here's hoping I pull 4 miles out of the hat tomorrow morning! :goodvibes

Christa: HAD to comment about MILs "skinny" comments. OMG. girl you look amazing...you are healthy...and I'd kill for your pace and talent! Can't believe she said that to you. You really look amazing!!! WTG! :cheer2:

Judy: Oh my....broken toe :(. Poor eyes. And yet you still got up and did your thing. You totally rock!!! :grouphug: You are such an athlete!!!

Sunny: That cake is amazing! My goodness...you are so talented!!! And the party looked fun. I know you're feeling down, what with all your injuries and illness, but I have to say that you still look fantastic! So don't worry...you'll get back into it in no time. Just let yourself heal! :grouphug:

Cam: What a great idea for the graduation party! I LOVE it!!! And I'm so proud of that University of Delaware blue and gold :cheer2: :cheer2: ! I'm sure the party is going to be a smash hit!!!

Kristi: Love the Peter Pan party idea. I was actually thinking of doing something similar for my 6 year old's b'day. We ended up doing a Mulan/Chinese New Year theme based on when her big day fell. But I soooo love the Peter Pan idea! :love:

Carrie and Dave: Thanks to both of you for all your hard work with our team merchandise!!!! :grouphug:

monte

06-14-2006, 05:53 PM

I'm wondering if anyone here has tried eDiets.com, if so, what do think about it? I'm going to join and was wondering if anyone has had success on the plan. Thanks

wfloyd

06-14-2006, 08:36 PM

MouseDogMom

06-14-2006, 08:47 PM

I'm SO far behind...

Melissa - Amazing job - congrats on finishing despite all the hurdles.

Dave - Absolutely you should do the Olympic event. You are not a fraud! You have just as much right to be there as anyone else.

Judy - You poor thing! Eyes and a little toe too? I've done the little toe twice too, and know how bad that hurts. But you're right - there's nothing they can do, so you might as well run through it!

Cam - Shall we split a case of Aleve? After I got your list of how to prepare for the Minnie, I took 2 Aleve before the race and felt great, so I've added it to my pre-race regime. It certainly seemed to help last weekend too! Stretching and Aleve will fix anything. And the graduation party sounds wonderful! I have to keep that idea in mind for 3 years from now!

Minnie - Great news - please take it easy.

Sunny - Awesome cake! And I would never look at your picture and think "sorry state" - you look great!

Kristi - Amazing party plans. Good luck pulling it all together.

CJ - I love the ExMon story - I've always wondered who it was that kept getting in my way!

Nancy - Did you get any of Alberto? We actually got enough rain that it caused major flooding all day and roads were closed all over town. The largest mall closed due since it was under water!

Carrie - Will send payment your way.

I didn't have any plans of doing anything tonight, but got home from work and DH said he was going running and I was coming with him even if just to walk. So I put on the shoes and headed out and ended up doing 2.75 miles. I walked most of it since DD ended up going with us, but at least I went! I was really sore - read an article in Sunday's paper about a new trend of using exercise balls in place of your office chair, and tried it yesterday, and all I can say is that it does work the muscles!

Jackie

keenercam

06-14-2006, 10:07 PM

wfloyd -- thanks for posting the picture. Lynnda -- that is absolutely awesome! I cannot believe how gorgeous the frosting looks -- very professional! BTW, that bakery I mentioned in my earlier post? That woman used to bake cakes for friends, then sold them out of her garage, and finally took a chance and opened a little storefront. Very quickly, she was so busy that she'd stop taking orders weeks before a date. Ultimately, she expanded her store and then moved to a larger location. Talk about local woman making good. People come from 4 states for her cakes! Yours, Lynnda, certainly looks as good as or better than anything sold at this bakery. Congratulations!

keenercam

06-14-2006, 10:14 PM

Jackie -- Congratulations on getting out and walking when it would have been so easy to take up residence on the couch! :thumbsup2 :cool1:

keenercam

06-14-2006, 10:17 PM

Hey, Judy -- How are your eyes? And your little toe? Hoping you are feeling better!

Sunny -- glad you rested today. I hope you aren't feeling any ill effects from your workout at the gym. Take care!

Okay, I keep doing these short posts because the darn server keeps getting busy and losing what I write.

I am pleased to report that since Sunday, I worked out 3 nights in a row (tonight is a rest night which worked out well since we had DS's school awards program and a family meeting at starbucks) AND I followed my WW plan to a tee and ate well enough each day that few points were spent on anything other than fuel.

Thanks for keeping me on track, everyone! Disneyland, here I come!

plutosmyfav

06-14-2006, 10:58 PM

With all the talk of birthday cakes, I just have to post a picture of DS's birthday cake this year that DW (crzy4pooh/Lynnda) made. I thought it turned out great although she kept finding little things wrong with it. She did keep me from putting the candles where the engines were though :rolleyes:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a61/crzy4pooh/060519BillyBirthdayCake001copy.gif

(In case you don't watch Playhouse Disney, this is Rocket from Little Einstein's :) )

Wow that is gorgeous! I can't believe she didn't let you put candles in the engines!!!! I have some sparklers that would have look awsome!!!!!!!

I have quite a bit of pain today so I guess I won't do the Y tomorrow. :sad2: Maybe I'll get out for a walk.

Sunny

MelRhoads

06-15-2006, 12:12 AM

This is not the same pic as the one i tried to post earlier, but it is similar. this is one my dad took, but by then, the boy had stopped running. in the other, you could see him behind me sprinting it out!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid208/p2f6059d54a2dd8df06f0f07681fc3377/ee7fde43.jpg

wfloyd

06-15-2006, 07:24 AM

Wow that is gorgeous! I can't believe she didn't let you put candles in the engines!!!! I have some sparklers that would have look awsome!!!!!!!

I have quite a bit of pain today so I guess I won't do the Y tomorrow. :sad2: Maybe I'll get out for a walk.

Sunny

Sparklers could have been fun but since we cheated and had the party at Chick-Fil-A they might have frowned a little on that.

jodistar

06-15-2006, 07:30 AM

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick post --- Last night I did 4 miles on the threadmill :goodvibes . Trying to get back into the swing of things :).

Have a good day everyone --

Jodi

wtpclc

06-15-2006, 07:58 AM

MelR - Great pic! It's funny to see the guy to the right that appears to be smiling at the boy. Very cute!

Sunny - :grouphug: Forgive me for whining to you yesterday, you didn't need that. :(

jodi - Yup, getting on track feels great!

cam - WTG!!!!! (Exercise, eating, and keeping your head above water right now!!

Lynnda - Awesome cake!!

Jackie - That's great that you got a workout in when you planned to rest!!!

I'm schedueld for a 3-miler today. FInishing my partial cup of coffee (don't want to do cold turkey) and then hitting the herbal tea. This will nto be a reapeat of Tuesday!

I discovered yesterday that I've only got 90 days until my cruise. I wanted to lose 10 to 15 pounds before it, and I've gone up 3 to 4. :( Time to get on the ball and record my intake again.

monte - I have not ried e-diets myself, but it seems I've heard good things about it. I'm tempted totry them myself, but I do pretty well when I record my intake on my Palm and track it that way. Let us know if you try it!

A huge thank you to everyone who's already sent payment!!!! I already have ~15 people paid!! Woo Hoo! If we get it all early, then I'll order early! This is a GREAT group to work with!!!

Kristi1357

06-15-2006, 08:32 AM

MelR - fabulous pic!

wfloyd & Lynnda - absolutely AWESOME cake! My son loves The Little Einsteins.

Cam - I love scrapbooking. I was thinking - what if you did some sort of scrap pages people could sign wishing your daughter well? Maybe have a page for family to sign, friends to sign, etc. Kind of like the idea of people signing photo mats at weddings now. Even the photo mat is a great idea. Just an idea - although it does sound like you have great ideas for the party already! A poster of pics of her through the school years would be fun too.

As promised, I did nothing yesterday - but color Capt. Hook. Chad colored in Peter Pan last night after I was asleep. So today, it's coloring Tinkerbell, signs for the treasure hunt and the treasure "maps." If I sleep before Saturday night, it's going to be a miracle.

TXBelle

06-15-2006, 08:59 AM

Hello everyone! :wave: Work has been getting the best of me (or is it the worst?). Anyway, I have not worked out at all this week, and it is supposed to be the first week of training for DL. I just read through all the posts. Everyone seems to be doing well. It is great to see Cam, Lisa, Mel and Lily posting and providing inspiration to all. I can always count on my WISH team members to cheer me up.

MelR-You look fabulous! I can't even tell from the photo that you are bruised and bloody. The boy looks great too. That must have been a special moment to have him finish the race with you. Great job! :cheer2:

Sara- Welcome home. I know it must have been very hard on you to miss your DD's birthday. :grouphug:

On the topic of birthday parties, my DD is having a disco dance party sleepover on the 24th. I ordered a disco ball and everything. It should be a blast. I need to work on plans for the decorations this weekend.

On the topic of Special Olympics, for those of you new to the group, Cam and her family won an award last year from SO as Family of the Year in Delaware. :thumbsup2

Judy- I have shared your anniversary story with so many people. It makes me laugh everytime I think about it. Now I have Christa's MIL story to make me laugh too. Christa too fat? Please. Some people! :furious: This would be totally off topic, but it might be fun for everyone to share one crazy MIL story with everyone.

wtpclc

06-15-2006, 09:37 AM

This would be totally off topic, but it might be fun for everyone to share one crazy MIL story with everyone.

Where to start???? OK, my bp's going up just going through the stories. To keep me from exploding, how about a funny one about my dh's crazy MIL? yes that would be my mom. ;)

Mom and dad are watching tv a little while back. They recently got/found the feature on their satellite that puts teh caller id on the tv screen when someone calls. (First time it happened they thought the basketball player on tv had the same name as dh.) :confused3

OK, so last night, dh's name pops up, but the phone never rang. They call anyway. He says he did not call and I am not home. Wasn't the way my cell would have come up, so they are totally confused. Dh gets stuck talking to my mom for quite some time. He hates the phone, but his crazy MIL doesn't want him to feel like she only wants to talk to me. :teeth:

So, mom gets back to her chair and has dad rewind their tape to where she left. Hmmmm.... Name pops up again in the same spot. They finally realize that they were watching a show they taped teh day before. That's when I had called them. Of course, she had to call dh back to let him know what ahappened! :rotfl:

Lisa loves Pooh

06-15-2006, 10:09 AM

Tiger Lily 03

06-15-2006, 10:22 AM

Lisa, Huge hugs for you and family. :hug:

WDWFAN9

06-15-2006, 10:23 AM

Sad news for me.

We found out we were pregnant last week. And less than 1 week later we lost our pregnancy.

If we become pregnant again before DL--I will not be doing DL. Our 8th wedding anniversary was on Tuesday and on Wednesday I spent the afternoon and evening in the ER (we are out of town and I wanted to make sure that my situation didn't become a life or death emergency).

So good thoughts for our family.

I had my emotional day yesterday. Now just working on physical recovery.

:(

Lisa, I am so sorry for your family's loss. :grouphug: to you and your family at this hard time. I lost my third pregnancy very early on, and it was truly heart-breaking, if you'd like to talk feel free to PM me. It is coming up on the 23rd anniversary of my loss, and I still wonder about that precious little life who was so briefly here. It comforts me to know that some day I will get to meet and hold him/her. Please take good care of yourself and know that we are all thinking of you.

Honeibee

06-15-2006, 10:24 AM

Oh Lisa, I am so sorry..... :grouphug:

Tiger Lily 03

06-15-2006, 10:33 AM

Monte, I have never tried eDiets and have no answer for you. If you follow their program, let me know. I am curious.

Carrie, MIL story had rolling here! :lmao: :rotfl2:

Mouse Skywalker

06-15-2006, 10:41 AM

keenercam

06-15-2006, 11:40 AM

Lisa -- My prayers are with you and your family. Take care of yourself, sweetie. :hug:

wtpclc

06-15-2006, 12:57 PM

Oh Lisa! I am so sorry for your loss!!! That is soooo hard. :grouphug:

Kristi1357

06-15-2006, 02:13 PM

Oh Lisa, I am so sorry! Please take care of yourself.
Lots of :hug: coming your way.

aladdinsgirl

06-15-2006, 02:14 PM

Lisa-- :grouphug: :grouphug: I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers during this difficult time.

aladdinsgirl

06-15-2006, 02:29 PM

Hey guys! I've been MIA again, that means I haven't been running. :guilty: I did do some "cross training" last night by cleaning and doing laundry. :teeth: I'm getting my run in tonight even if I have to run on the treadmill at 1:00 in the morning!!

Okay, here's my MIL story, it has become pretty famous in the family. Thanksgiving 2001, Stephen and I were at his grandparent's in PA for the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, we came in from shopping and I put my black purse on the kitchen counter. A little while later his aunt and uncle left for their house in MI. Later that evening, I needed something out of my purse, went to get it and it was gone, I figured someone had taken it up to our bedroom, so I went looking for it up there--no purse. I asked Stephen if he had seen it, and he started asking around. Carol (my MIL) gets this weird look on her face, and asked if it was a black purse, I said that it was and I left it on the kitchen counter. Carol and Stephen's grandma saw the purse, figured it was his aunt's and mailed it to MI WITHOUT asking anyone or checking to see if it was really her's. Everything was in my purse--my driver's license, credit cards, car keys, cell phone--everything. And to make matters worse, Stephen was scheduled to be out of town that week, so I was home by myself without access to our bank account, without my driver's license (I drove so carefully that week), no cell phone, and using Stephen's car keys. Now when we go to PA, I make it a point to show everyone what my purse looks like and I take it to our room and it does not leave the room until we are going to the car heading home.

Kristi--That sounds like an awesome party! I love Peter Pan! :love:

Christa--Your MIL makes me :furious: . Just ignore her. Tell Bree congrats! Does she have any names in mind?

Melissa--Great pic! You look fabulous!

msblrobs

06-15-2006, 02:33 PM

Lisa - My deepest sympaties for your loss. I'll keep you nad your family in my thoughts and prayers.

goingthedistance

06-15-2006, 02:47 PM

Lisa,

As the others have said, I am so sorry for your loss. I am sure that words alone cannot begin to give an accurate representation of what you and your family are going through. Take care of yourself, as best as you can given the circumstances. :grouphug:

Paul

wtpclc

06-15-2006, 02:55 PM

Krista - :lmao: now, but at the time... :headache: Take it from me, get your run in! :rolleyes1

MelRhoads

06-15-2006, 03:47 PM

Lisa - I am so sorry for your loss.

MelRhoads

06-15-2006, 03:56 PM

Today I actually ran (big shock) I did somewhere between 5.5 and 6 miles of trail. I also did a short road ride to the lake and back, but I chickened out on a swim as I had noone to swim w/ and i needed to get back to p/u boy from mother's day out! It was nice to stay upright on the bike for a change!

Tuesday I mt. biked the trail I ran today, and as usual, I fell (right on my current bruises)

Judy - What do you call a girl horse that keeps throwing you. I have decided that my mt. bike would be a bucking bronco, but then i got to thinking that a bronco is a boy (is it?) and my bike is a girl. I just wish she'd stop throwing me! What do you think I could do to tame her? I'm keeping her clean and well cared for. I've even gotten her nice new parts. I don't talk very nice to her though b/c she is just so mean to me!

Sunny - is the climbing wall in the b/day party pics the one you and ds have been doing? It looked cool!

Krista - I don't like it when you don't workout, b/c I miss reading your posts! Are you sure you need to be an accountability poster? I think you should post either way!

gatorphipps

06-15-2006, 04:21 PM

wtpclc

06-15-2006, 04:26 PM

I'm keeping her clean and well cared for. I've even gotten her nice new parts. I don't talk very nice to her though b/c she is just so mean to me!

I htink it's tiem to call in the bike whisperer. ;)

Lisa loves Pooh

06-15-2006, 04:29 PM

Thanks for the sentiment guys. I am actually feeling very okay. Discovering it was tough. But by the late evening I was making jokes in the emergency room. Today is so so but we look forward to trying again.

This has been a fear of mine since I gave birth to my last and I Have had some odd preminitions in the last month or so and in the days leading up to the m/c. I had just entered my 6th week.

MelRhoads

06-15-2006, 04:34 PM

I htink it's tiem to call in the bike whisperer. :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

MelRhoads

06-15-2006, 04:39 PM

Thank you to everyone who said i looked great in the pic. i think i eeeked out a smile bc the boy was running me in and i saw my dad w/ the camera so i wanted to look like a happy person. Here is my pic right after i crossed the finish line!!!!! My mom would die if she knew i showed this to anyone!!!!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid208/p6a6998743a0f20f91cd47c6e078269b1/ee7da802.jpg

MouseDogMom

06-15-2006, 05:58 PM

Lisa - :grouphug: for you and your family. Glad you're feeling better.

Melissa - Are you sure your bike is a girl?

My MIL story goes back to our engagement... we were already officially engaged, but I hadn't gotten the ring yet. DH and I were going to spend the weekend with friends of mine, and when we got there he handed me a ring box in front of them. Everyone was so excited to see my reaction when I opened the box, but my reaction wasn't exactly what anyone had expected, since the box was EMPTY! My MIL is extremely paranoid, and she was afraid someone would break in and steal the ring (how would they know it was there?), so she took the ring with her for the day but left the box and didn't tell DH. I got the ring rather unceremoniously when we got back to town.

Tonight's a rest night - thank goodness!

Jackie

akasleepingbeauty

06-15-2006, 07:09 PM

Hey Fellow Wishers.

Sorry to be a drive-by poster but I only have a few minutes. I am hoping that you all can keep my family in your thoughts this week as my father has suffered a major brain hemmorhage this week due to a fall. His situation is very very grave and any prayers or pixie dust you can spare would be much appreciated. I have been by his side since Monday and only returned last night to repack my suitcase and get some desperately-needed sleep. I am getting ready to get in the car and go back this evening but thought I would check in here first.

Hope everyone else is doing okay and I'll check in when I get a chance.

Kristi1357

06-15-2006, 07:59 PM

Rhonda - lots of thoughts and prayers coming your way. :grouphug:

WDWFAN9

06-15-2006, 08:01 PM

princessmomma

06-15-2006, 08:03 PM

I am hoping that you all can keep my family in your thoughts this week as my father has suffered a major brain hemmorhage this week due to a fall. His situation is very very grave and any prayers or pixie dust you can spare would be much appreciated.

Oh, Rhonda, I am so sorry to hear about your father. Our prayers are with you and your family. :grouphug:

Lisa, I am sorry for your loss as well. :grouphug:

It amazes me how we, as complete strangers, gain so much strength from each other. This is truly a wonderful group. :sunny:

Colleen

jodistar

06-15-2006, 08:26 PM

jodistar

06-15-2006, 08:31 PM

wtpclc

06-15-2006, 08:53 PM

Rhonda - As I said in my PM, I am sooo sorry. ALready started praying for your dad. :hug:

Lisa - I'm so glad you're doing ok. I'll still kep praying for you for a bit, though. :goodvibes

WOw, I hope this does not sound cold, but I'm very thankful for the MIL stories today. WIthout them, I'd have been in tears all day.

This a special group. I love the way we can count on each otehrs support.

MDM - :crazy: And she wasn't even your MIL then! :p

MelR - I have a pic with my tongue sticking out in my marathon report. Funny, that shows what a marathon takes in my mind. I like the happy ones, but I need that onein my report to show the truth!

OK, no more bad news ovder the weekend!!! :wizard:

Mouse Skywalker

06-15-2006, 09:47 PM

Rhonda - I wanted to wish you and your family all my best and strength in getting through this extremely difficult time. I hope your father is a comfortable as he can be. :grouphug: :grouphug:

crzy4pooh

06-15-2006, 10:01 PM

Lisa - I am so very sorry for your loss! We will definitely be praying for you and your family! :grouphug: By the way, I think we were married a week apart - DH and I just celebrated our 8th on the Tuesday before last. :cloud9:

Rhonda - We will also be praying for your dad, as well as your family. I can't imagine how difficult this is. :grouphug:

wfloyd -- thanks for posting the picture. Lynnda -- that is absolutely awesome! I cannot believe how gorgeous the frosting looks -- very professional! BTW, that bakery I mentioned in my earlier post? That woman used to bake cakes for friends, then sold them out of her garage, and finally took a chance and opened a little storefront. Very quickly, she was so busy that she'd stop taking orders weeks before a date. Ultimately, she expanded her store and then moved to a larger location. Talk about local woman making good. People come from 4 states for her cakes! Yours, Lynnda, certainly looks as good as or better than anything sold at this bakery. Congratulations!

:blush: Thank you soooo much for all the nice compliments on the cake!!! You have no idea how much that means. (Of course, I still can't believe DH posted a pic... but it was very sweet!) Cam - that is so cool! I would LOVE to actually make money doing cakes. It's awesome to be "in the zone" with my decorating! Too bad I haven't been "in the zone" with my running - I really need it after all that frosting!!!! :lmao:

Sunny - I love the Lightening McQueen cake! Did you do that freehand? I haven't seen anything yet for car cakes - and I'm sure that will be DS's theme next year. Great job!!! :thumbsup2

Well, training wise this week I have only been swimming twice - no running. Tonight was a great workout at the pool, but I just can't make myself get out and run in this heat. :sunny: This week has also been VBS at church, so I'm calling that cross-training... :rotfl: I did set up a run with my training buddy for Saturday evening, so please hold me accountable to do this!!!! ;)

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Happy training!!! :cool1:

--Lynnda pooh:

TEK224

06-16-2006, 12:11 AM

Lisa and Rhonda - So sorry to hear bad news from both of you. Sending :grouphug: your way.

My thoughts and prayers are with both of you.

Terri

Mouse Skywalker

06-16-2006, 05:32 AM

Good Morning TEAM: :surfweb:

I haven't been able to post much because I've been dealing with the sock orders. I mailed out the first batch yesterday. For those of you that paid yesterday, your socks are going out today. They look really good. I can't wait to hear how you like them. I think SockGuy did a really good job on them.

As far as my training goes, I've been trying to rest my shins and get them healed up. I haven't run at all since my 5K on June 4th that really flared up my shin splints, but I have been cross training. I've been trying the deep water running, and doing 30 min bouts of that. It seems like I'm getting a good workout. I'll be curious to see how much fitness I lose. I haven't signed up for the Empire State Games yet. I have until July 3rd to sign up. I'm taking Kevin's advice and seeing how my shins heal up. I really want to get over these shin splints (if I can) so I'm ready to start my marathon training. I gotta keep my eyes on the ultimate goal of the WDW Marathon.

I wanted to catch up with my friends here:
Sunny - I think of you often, and hope you are recovering well. I'm sure not being able to do anything is really hard. Hang in there. BTW: Your Cars cake is awesome!

Krista - So what do you think of the Ben Roethlisberger situation? I can't believe he rides his motorcycle without a helmet. Did you get your run in yesterday?

Jackie - good for you for getting your steps in!

Judy - How's your little toe doing? Are you still getting your steps in?

MelR - Thanks for posting your pictures. They are fantastic! I'm so impressed at you getting through your XTerraTri. WTG! :thumbsup2 I hope the bike whisperer can get your bike to settle down. You might want to think about Jackie's question of whether your bike is a girl. Maybe that's why it's throwing you. You keep thinking it's a girl, and it's telling you it's a boy!

Jodi - Wow, 4 miles on the treadmill. Good for you! Do you have anymore races coming up?

Cam - Great job on getting your exercise in when you are so busy. That's awesome!

Kristi - hope the Peter Pan birthday party goes well! "If there's a dream in your heart... there's no better place to start..."

Heather - I hope works starts slowing up for you so you can get your training in for Disneyland!

Lisa - I just wanted to say again that I hope you are doing well. You are really an inspiration to me. When I get down because my shins are bothering me, I think of your signature - Arthroscopic knee surgery October 26th. COMPLETED THE HALF IN 2:38:24. If you can get through knee surgery 2 months before the half, I can get through these shin splints.

Lynnda - I love the Little Einsteins cake!

OK, back to packaging and mailing out socks!

Mouse Skywalker

06-16-2006, 05:47 AM

Hi TEAM:

I saw that the DisneyShopping.com site has a personalized Mickey gym bag on sale for $14.99. I thought someone here might be interested in it.

chimera

06-16-2006, 07:35 AM

Lisa and Rhonda... :grouphug: Our thoughts are with you both.

AmyBeth68

06-16-2006, 08:44 AM

Lisa: :grouphug: So sorry to hear your news. My thoughts are with you.

Rhonda: :grouphug: Please know that i will continue to keep your father and your entire family in my thoughts!

msblrobs

06-16-2006, 08:52 AM

Rhonda - So terribly sorry to hear about your Dad. I will keep him and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Somehow posting my training seems insignificant in light of all of my WISH teammates facing larger struggles this week.

Dave & Carrie - I sent you both payments this morning. I finally got caught up enough to get a chance to do it :teeth: Thanks so much!!

MelR - Loved the pic!! Thanks for sharing.

Happy training to all this weekend.

Minnie

06-16-2006, 09:06 AM

I just checked in this morning to see how everyone was doing.

Lisa - I just read your news. Please accept my deepest sympathies for your loss :grouphug:

Rhonda - :tinker: and prayers are headed your way. I hope that your father is resting comfortably and I pray for both his recovery and for strength for you and your family during this difficult time.

I will try to check back in later to post to everyone else :wave:

Tiger Lily 03

06-16-2006, 09:18 AM

Rhonda, :hug: Prayers,strength and PD to you and all involved.

akasleepingbeauty

06-16-2006, 09:28 AM

Thank you everyone so very much for your prayers and thoughts and kind words. It helps more than you know and my whole family is very appreciative. My dad is in a somewhat stable state right now although the overall prognosis is still not good. We are of course hoping and praying for the best but we can only take it on an hour-by-hour basis at this point. I will try to check in when I have a minute and can get on the ICU waiting room computer (that's where I am posting now).

Lisa - I am so sorry for your loss and I will say a prayer for you and your family. :grouphug:

Thank you all again and I hope to report back with better news soon!

keenercam

06-16-2006, 09:39 AM

Hi, everyone! I just wanted to let you know I spoke with Rhonda last night and she is so grateful for the prayers and good wishes. She doesn't have a laptop with her at the hospital but hopes to be able to check in soon.

The server was either busy or lazy last night because my ability to post was sporadic. I am so happy to be back on a training plan. I am much better with lists and commitments on a calendar, so having made up a training calendar really is helping me to get focused and stay focused. It also helps that I have my new lime green WISH journal (from Sunny's website) to journal in. I keep it on my desk and on the kitchen island when I am home. It helps me to stay focused.

Howard and I went to the gym last night after my business cocktail party. I did 30 minutes at 4.0 mph (2.03 miles) and then did my speed/form sprint intervals. I was so excited and stunned to realize I could put the sprint speed up to 6.0 mph and actually maintain that pace for 30 seconds at a burst! So it was 4 intervals of 1 min walking/30 seconds sprinting. Even the walking speed had to be bumped up because it seemed so slow. It was 4.3. I ended up doing .47 miles which was a pace of 12:52 for that 4 interval (6 minute) period of time. I remember when I struggled to put that sprint speed at 5.0 mph and then ultimately 5.4. Hard to believe I could have improved to 6.0 mph.

I have to do 30 minute xt tonight which will be hard since Howard and DS are leaving for a week tomorrow morning. And tomorrow morning the plan calls for 2 miles. I'm not too intimidated by that now that I did it last night. I may even go to the gym to do it so that I can kick up the speed on the TM and get it done in less than 30 minutes. Then again, if it's a gorgeous day like today, I will be dying to get outside before having to come into work for the rest of the day.

So, does anyone have a race this weekend?

keenercam

06-16-2006, 09:49 AM

plutosmyfav

06-16-2006, 09:51 AM

It amazes me how we, as complete strangers, gain so much strength from each other. This is truly a wonderful group. :sunny:

Colleen

So well said, Colleen

Lisa-- I am so sorry for your loss. I'm glad you are feeling alittle better and your health isn't at jeopardy.

Rhonda-- I am so sorry for what your family is going through. Prayers and PD are on the way.

Lynnda-- Yes I did it freehand. I wasn't real happy with the lines and then I was very unhappy with the food color bleed, but what can you do?

MelR- No that's the "Big" rock wall at the Y, we do the "baby" rock wall (for now).

Well Wed night and most of yesterday was very painful so I didn't go to the Y yesterday. I feel better today, but I know Paul would kill me if I jumped in the car and headed out :sad2: So another rest day. :furious:

Today is my WISH Racing Team 1 year anniversay! Here is my original post:

Note: I finished in 4:35 and I did a Fall Half (Applefest) so things went pretty much as I had hoped. Too bad I didn't plan through June '06, maybe I'd be in better shape now!

June 16, 2005

Hi Everyone

I finally took the plunge. I just signed up for the full marathon! I was registered for the half last year and then family troubles made it impossible for me to go. So I'm a little hesitant to get excited yet...

My stats:
As of right now I am running approximately 30 miles per week with my longest endurance run being 14 miles so far (138 minutes). My long distance pace is stuck just under 10:00. My short distance pace (5K) is 8:35. I'm hoping to run the WDW marathon sub 4:30 providing I'm not stuck too much in crowds.

I'm so excited to join you all

I'm really hoping to run a half or whole marathon this Fall. I am having vein stripping done on both legs the end of July. I sure hope that doesn't set my training back too much.

Thanks for listening to me babble

Sunny

MelRhoads

06-16-2006, 10:20 AM

Rhonda - So sorry to hear about your dad. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.

Honeibee

06-16-2006, 11:09 AM

Good morning all! T.G.I.F. for REAL! :banana:

Well, today started very early. I had to take one of our new bunnies, Roger, to the vet for a little "operation" because we don't want to have many more little bunnies. I felt so awful leaving him there. :sad1: Poor baby. So I had to get up at 4:00 to get on the TM by 4:15. I actually love that time of the morning in June. It's already getting light out and the weather is just perfect today! So I did 45 @ 3.8 @ 1% and ran for just 2 min @ 4.5. I'm taking it a little easier on the running because I think I over do it with my knees.

However, if I LOST 40 pounds I'm sure my knees won't bother me so much. I tried very hard to stay on Cam's 100 Days but failed miserably. :sad2: I REALLY need to get my weight down before I have to start seriously training. Somebody kick my bootie please! It won't be hard to miss. :rolleyes:

Mel - You're a funny girl! :lmao: "Bronco" can refer to a horse of either sex, but it is generally used for boys because, well......the horses used in rodeos are boys because to get them to buck like that they tie a strap around their......."manly parts" and pull it TIGHT right before they go out. We'd all buck like that if our reproductive organs were in a noose. I hate rodeos. I really do. :furious: But anyway, let me think of some sort of name for your bike. Perhaps you should start addressing it as "Madam" and "Yes, mam". Maybe it won't throw you so much! :teeth:

Lisa - I'm glad today is a bit better for you. Here's to a bright future, whatever it might hold. :flower3:

Mel - I don't think that's such a bad picture. If you weren't vertical I'd say you were in the throws of passion, judging by that expression. :rotfl:

Rhonda - :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :grouphug: :grouphug: :wizard: :grouphug: :wizard:

Thank you all for sharing your MIL stories. My MIL saga continues, but I'll spare you all. Just know that we leave for Tuscany a month from yesterday and I plan on calling Air Italia and asking them if they serve Chianti on the plane.

Dave & Carrie - I'm all paid up! I can't wait to get my packages! :yay:

Dave - You didn't ask me, but I'll tell you what I think....I have a motorcycle. I would NEVER get on it without a helmet. I don't get on my horse without one either. But quite frankly, anyone STOOPID enough to get on a motorcycle without a helmet doesn't have a head worth saving! Stupid stupid move.... Thank for asking about the toe. Actually, unless I bang on it something - which of course I do regularly - it doesn't even hurt. And while we are on the subject of my maladies, my eyes are completely fine too! :thumbsup2 Yes I have been training. Thanks for asking.

Cam - I never sent you back an email but I really wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed the pictures. :goodvibes What a great looking family you have! Was that your house? It's very very nice! Wow! You were totally booking on the TM! :cheer2: OMG I could not keep up with you!

Sunny - Oh that's so cute that you still have your first post! :teeth: I don't even know how to go about finding mine. Maybe I'll try because I'd love to see what I said when I decided to do this. I think I blamed, I mean thanked Cam for getting me started. (Just messing with you Cam! You know I am SO grateful for you getting me started on this! ::yes:: )

Where's Kevin today??? :confused3

OK, off to try to look like I care about my job today.... :rolleyes1

MelRhoads

06-16-2006, 11:19 AM

Mel - I don't think that's such a bad picture. If you weren't vertical I'd say you were in the throws of passion, judging by that expression.
:blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:
I takes A LOT to make me blush, but that did it!!!! OK, now i've thought of several racy comebacks but i'm too embarrassed to actually post any ;-)

Honeibee

06-16-2006, 11:36 AM

Oh Mel! I'm sorry I made you blush like that. I was just trying to be my usual witty, charming self! Guess it didn't work this time. :rolleyes:

keenercam

06-16-2006, 11:47 AM

You guys are totally cracking me up! Thank you so much! I really needed it. The thought of a week without Howard and Andy and trying to plan and set up for Jenn's party by myself is a bit overwhelming.

Hey, can you guys believe I left a very nice cocktail party with totally awesome food last night because I "needed" to go to the gym? I was actually craving it. Remind me of that on the days when I have to drag myself there.

Judy-- I am glad if something I said or did brought you to this group. You are a gift to all of us! :lovestruc

plutosmyfav

06-16-2006, 12:17 PM

Well Dr. CouldCareLess just ordered me an MRI for 10PM tonight in Cambridge (20 miles away versus Lahey Clinic 1 mile). So glad I switched drs. :sad2:

Sunny - Oh that's so cute that you still have your first post! :teeth: I don't even know how to go about finding mine. Maybe I'll try because I'd love to see what I said when I decided to do this. I think I blamed, I mean thanked Cam for getting me started. (Just messing with you Cam! You know I am SO grateful for you getting me started on this! ::yes:: )

Where's Kevin today??? :confused3

Judy, last year as the marathon was rapidly approaching I decided to go back and copy and paste all my major posts to create a journal. Dummy me, only recorded time, distance, pace, weather conditions, etc. in a log and forgot to keep a real journal, so my WISH posts became my training journal. It was pretty easy to do thanks to Mel's ending link on each thread. I was thrilled to discover that copying and pasting into Word kept the clippies intact. (See my collection at www.livinglively.com under training journal). I highly recommend doing it as a keepsake. I tried to figure out a quick and easy way to save the whole threads but came up empty handed. Maybe I'll revisit that idea...

and ya, where's Speedy????

Sunny

wtpclc

06-16-2006, 12:22 PM

Speedy's probably at the beach! It's beautiful heer. SUnnny. High in the 80s.... :teeth:

I'm stucj at work 'til 5 when I travel cross-state to the ILs. I live in a beautiful area, wish I was here enough to enjoy it!

Have a great weekend everyone and

Happy Father's Day! To you dads out there!

Ps - Thanks Dave! I'm doing the happy days my socks are coming dance!!! :banana:

Mouse Skywalker

06-16-2006, 12:38 PM

I'm stucj at work 'til 5 when I travel cross-state to the ILs. I live in a beautiful area, wish I was here enough to enjoy it!

Ps - Thanks Dave! I'm doing the happy days my socks are coming dance!!! :banana: Wait, are you trying to say your in-laws don't live in a beautiful area of Michigan? I remember running through some nice neighborhoods in Flint for the CRIM 10 years ago. Wait, maybe that was 1 nice neighborhood.

Carrie - your socks should be arriving soon. You were the first to pay - again, even before I had finished sending messages out to everyone - and I'm hoping your socks arrive on Saturday. But, alas, it sounds like you won't be there to receive them.

I'm going to the in-laws too for Father's Day weekend. I won't be able to post or mail socks until I get back on Sunday night.

Kristi1357

06-16-2006, 12:41 PM

Well Dr. CouldCareLess just ordered me an MRI for 10PM tonight in Cambridge (20 miles away versus Lahey Clinic 1 mile). So glad I switched drs. :sad2:

10PM??? That stinks.

But on the bright side - I went thru heck with Lahey in the 90s. So maybe going to another hospital would be better. In my case, the tests they did during a one year time were done wrong, and done in outdated ways. (does that make sense?) Once I got to Beth Israel sometime after that fiasco, they had to re-do some pretty miserable tests. I dealt with the gastro dept., so I know it's different. I am just trying to make you feel better about going to another hospital! :grouphug:

princessmomma

06-16-2006, 01:09 PM

So, does anyone have a race this weekend?

I have a 5K tomorrow!

I just got my new custom orthotics from the podiatrist yesterday. I need to wear them for 1 hour the first day, 2 hours the second, etc for a week. Then I can try and run in them.

Sunny, good luck with the MRI, I bet that is exactly what you had planned for a Friday night, oooh and the top it all off the 20 mile drive home! :sad2:

Colleen

keenercam

06-16-2006, 01:17 PM

I have a 5K tomorrow!

Good luck, princessmomma!! I hope you have a great time! :goodvibes: :cool1:

MelRhoads

06-16-2006, 01:26 PM

Mel - You're a funny girl! "Bronco" can refer to a horse of either sex, but it is generally used for boys because, well......the horses used in rodeos are boys because to get them to buck like that they tie a strap around their......."manly parts" and pull it TIGHT right before they go out. We'd all buck like that if our reproductive organs were in a noose. I hate rodeos. I really do. But anyway, let me think of some sort of name for your bike. Perhaps you should start addressing it as "Madam" and "Yes, mam". Maybe it won't throw you so much!
Judy - I hate rodeos too. I've only been to one and I thought that was one of the meanest things I have ever seen! Anyway, I've been thinking about your advice, and I'm not ready to submit to her by addressing her in that manner! She needs to earn a little respect! Additionally, i thought about the whole reason you said the broncos buck. I don't have anything tight on her anywhere, but she does keep throwing off the bike computer every time she throws me. Do you think maybe she is trying to get me to ignore the numbers and just ride? Maybe she is just a free spirit (after all, she has some pretty decals of stars on constellations on her frame). Maybe she isn't throwing me at all, but the bike computer and I happen to be an innocent victim. On the other hand, she might be sick of hearing me brag about how cheap she was and how her predecessor held his value! I don't want her to feel cheap, that is just a quality that speaks to my heart!

Colleen - good luck this w/e!

Sunny - UUUGGGGGHHH!!!! Sorry about the late night MRI. What a pain. You are in my thoughts!

Honeibee

06-16-2006, 02:04 PM

Judy - I hate rodeos too. I've only been to one and I thought that was one of the meanest things I have ever seen! Anyway, I've been thinking about your advice, and I'm not ready to submit to her by addressing her in that manner! She needs to earn a little respect! Additionally, i thought about the whole reason you said the broncos buck. I don't have anything tight on her anywhere, but she does keep throwing off the bike computer every time she throws me. Do you think maybe she is trying to get me to ignore the numbers and just ride? Maybe she is just a free spirit (after all, she has some pretty decals of stars on constellations on her frame). Maybe she isn't throwing me at all, but the bike computer and I happen to be an innocent victim. On the other hand, she might be sick of hearing me brag about how cheap she was and how her predecessor held his value! I don't want her to feel cheap, that is just a quality that speaks to my heart!

Well, now.......I see your point. But, she's young yet. Maybe she's just spirited. And we don't want to dampen her enthusiasm. Constellations you say? Hmmmmmmm :rolleyes1

Mouse Skywalker

06-16-2006, 03:47 PM

I have a 5K tomorrow!

I just got my new custom orthotics from the podiatrist yesterday. I need to wear them for 1 hour the first day, 2 hours the second, etc for a week. Then I can try and run in them.

Good luck with your 5K this weekend Colleen, and good luck with the custom orthotics too. My PT just put me in a pair of fitted (not custom) orthotics, and we're going to see if those help my shins. The PT had me up on the treadmill today, and I couldn't run at all. We turned the speed up to 4.0, and I was in pain. He had another PT come over and watch my feet - she told me at the end "I'd be in pain too if I walked like that." :rotfl2: I just had to laugh... :lmao:

Sunny - good luck with your MRI.

I'm outta here everyone. Have a great weekend!!!

martysmom

06-16-2006, 07:21 PM

Hi everybody! :wave2:

I haven't done anything remotely active since last Sunday except pack boxes in anticipation of our move. The good news is, we finally found somewhere to move to! Bad news is my fitness level is reaching an all time low after the Minnie :sad2:

I have a question for all the Garmin owners out there. I'm thinking about buying one, either the 201 or the 205. The 201 is a lot cheaper (only $90 on Amazon) so that is tempting. Is the 205 worth the extra $110+ as far as signal, comfort, etc? I'd like to get one soon because our new place doesn't have a fitness room with treadmill so I'll have to brave the Florida :sunny: if I want to work out.

Thanks for any recommendations you all might have!

MouseDogMom

06-16-2006, 09:47 PM

she told me at the end "I'd be in pain too if I walked like that." :rotfl2: I just had to laugh... :lmao:
:rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Rhonda - :grouphug: and prayers for you and your family.

Jenny - I just bought the 201 and love it, although I have to admit I don't have the foggiest idea what all its features are yet. We didn't look at the 205 - DH bought the 301 so he could have the heart monitor, but the 201 does everything I need and I haven't had any real problems with signal (yet!)

Colleen - Good luck this weekend!

Sunny - Good luck with the MRI. Just be glad the doc is doing something...

Dave - Thanks for all your hard work! I'm sure you could find better ways to spend your day than packing and mailing socks to complete strangers!

Hoping to find time to run this weekend. DH is playing in a soccer tournament; then we leave Sun for Baltimore. I have to be there for work Mon-Wed, but we're going to sightsee in the evenings as much as we can. DD leaves for camp Monday, so there's a lot to get done before everyone leaves. And it's getting HOT again!

Jackie

TXBelle

06-16-2006, 11:06 PM

Lisa and Rhonda- I am praying for both of you and your families. :grouphug: Here's some PD. :wizard:

Still no exercise for me. I am headed to NYC on Sunday afternoon for a couple of days. I checked and they have lots of TMs in the hotel workout room that look out over Manhattan. Who am I kidding? I am going to sleep late and do some shopping on 5th Avenue. I think I will count that as cross-training.

Happy Father's Day to all of our great dads on the WISH team. pirate:

keenercam

06-17-2006, 09:23 AM

Good morning, everyone! Wow, I can't believe it is 9:35 and no one has posted this morning. :(

Heather -- Have a great trip!

Colleen - Hope your 5K went well.

Sunny -- Do you know anything about your MRI yet?

I have to work all weekend, so I wanted to get my LW done early.
I was scheduled for a 2 mile walk and ended up doing 2.85 with the breakdown like this:
mile 1 -- 15:59 pace
mile 2 -- 15:12 pace
.66 mile -- 14:12 pace
sprint home (.17 mile) -- 10:31 pace

So the Garmin says overall 2.85 miles in 42:34 with average pace 14:57.
I am pleased with the sprint pace. Once I got on our block, I decided to sprint to our driveway. Now, don't laugh -- that is actually kind of far for me. I remember when I was finally able to jog for .10 mile. I am definitely going to work on that. I'd like to improve the distance, rather than the pace for the sprint and will work on the pace for the walking part.

Have a great day everyone! And Happy Father's Day to our WISH dads! :grouphug:

jodistar

06-17-2006, 12:29 PM

Wow - It's the end of the week already, how did that happen :confused3 I'm sorry everyone that I've kind of been posting here and there but not really staying on this thread.

I have been keeping up with exercising - running, crosstraining, etc. but been crazy busy -- going here and there. Work is still really busy, whew.....will it ever settle down?

Happy Father's Day to all of the Dads on the board :wizard: :wizard:

Had my Personal Trainer session -- great workout! We ran together (on the threadmill) for 2 miles, then on to the crosstraining. I'm really trying to focus on the mid section right now.

My Personal Trainer hasn't seen for about 3 weeks and said "Wow ---You look great! You lost more weight! and everything is sliming down." Then went on to say she has to find the orginal picture of me, of course, that had only come up because I said I still can't see the difference and how I wished that I had been taking pictures.

My planning for my husband to come with me in January is really taking off -- I just wish that it wasn't still 4 months away :teeth: I found some great balloons at a party store today after my session --- bought some in the colors of our wedding and found some Disney ones as well. I already warned hubby that around the time of our anniversary there might be one day where I tell him to beat it, so I can put together the suprises. I really believe that he has no clue about the whole trip. I love planning this type of stuff. :cloud9:

Well, I am going to run -- at some point, I will try and catch up with all of you. :)

Jodi

jodistar

06-17-2006, 12:33 PM

Jodi - your DH is going to absolutely LOVE his surprise! I surprised Chad with a quick WDW trip for his 30th birthday and I think I had even more fun planning it!

Cool :) I like you -- love the planning, I am having so much shopping for the little things too!

Kristi, you must have loved the expression on his face, huh? That's will be my reward :love:

Lisa loves Pooh

06-17-2006, 12:49 PM

Hi all thanks for the well wishes.

I did 2 miles running this morning. I am continuing my training plan but will bail on it immediately if we become pregnant again.

The 2 were good--quite honestly I think I could have kept going for 13.1 miles.

Back to my apartment (we are in DC) and had a good cry on the bed.

Hubby and I have our anniversary date tonight at a lovely French Restaurant in the DC area (actually in VA). Our anniversary was on Tuesday (with the sad thing happening on Wednesday :(). I had briefly wanted to cancel, but glad we are sticking to plan.

Took me about 23 minutes to do 2 miles this morning. I am purposefully running slow. Actually I did a slow run: fast run interval...where I ran at the slow pace for 3 minutes and then kicked it up a notch for a minute and then up another notche for another minute resulting in a running pace of 4.6, 5.3ish, and 6.0ish at the different intervals.

andromedaslove

06-17-2006, 05:29 PM

Lisa - I know my post is a bit late, but I wanted you to know you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Rhonda - Sending pixiedust: your way!

Well everyone!! I moved into the new house this past Saturday!! Sorry I wasn't around to chat, but I definatley had my hands full. Thankfully things are starting to get back to normal. I was able to keep up with my running, thank goodness. I got in 5 miles last Friday, decided I would do my long run before we moved, and then 30 minutes Mon, Wed, and Fri. Then I did a long run of 5 miles again this morning. Though, the next time I decide to run on the beach someone needs to smack me!! I forgot how hard that is. Next week I'll be back at the rail trail for my runs.

Well, I gotta run. Kids are driving DH insane, but I'll check back in sometime next week.

"O" By the way!! Happy Fathers Day!!

Dana

TiffJ

06-17-2006, 06:18 PM

Hi WISH buddies!!! I'm back from The World! We had a great time (although Alberto tried to mess us up) and the weather wasn't as bad as it could have been. We were able to work around it & still have fun. A little rain isnt going to keep me from anything down there! I missed you guys. And now I'm back & going to hit training for DL in full force. 13 weeks :scared1: boy is it coming up fast.

As I was climbing the stairs at Blizzard Beach for the 400th time , I was thinking, "man, I thought I was in better shape than this" Those stairs are a killer! So I am definately excited to get back into training mode.

Sorry I can't address everyone. I did miss you all terribly.

Colleen-good luck on you race this weekend! Have you decided about the marathon yet? I began reading "Courage to Start" while we were in Orlando and of course that has me leaning toward doing the full. I'm officially going :crazy:

Cam-That is so neat that you guys do Special Olympics as a family. I'm very proud of you :Pinkbounc If I do the full, can I walk with you? I think that would keep me entertained enough so that I wouldn't think about how long or far I have to go. See you in DL soon!

Lisa- :wizard: :wizard: I am so sorry for your loss. Have fun on your date night.

Rhonda- :wizard: for you & your family!

Dave and all the other fathers on the board ~ HAPPY FATHERS DAY!! party:

Well I just found out FIL is in town & coming by tomorrow, so I have to go clean.