Team 5: Herc's Heroes--July Hours and Miles Post Here! [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

windwalker

07-03-2008, 11:15 PM

Hi Allyson, Leana and the rest of the Heroes. I have a new player coming over. Disneyrunningnut, who is training for a December marathon.

Leana I have asked Scott, ScoJo15, to contact you with instructions on how to do the spreadsheet. Why don't you have him give Alyson access also so she can help you?

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disneyrunningnut

07-03-2008, 11:35 PM

Hi everyone I my glad to be on your team!!!

My name is David, 41 years old and I am from South Carolina.

I just posted my manifesto on the Journal board. lol :)

Here is a link:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1875449

When do you guys post your mileage and time? My week runs from Sun-Sat.

David

windwalker

07-04-2008, 08:19 AM

Welcome David. I enjoyed reading your story. I to had let myself get out of shape and put on way to many lbs after retireing from the Air Force. I switched to walking after a running injury.

I know you will enjoy the team. They are a fun good group.

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windwalker

07-04-2008, 09:54 PM

Hello Heroes, Happy 4th of July!!!

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windwalker

07-05-2008, 07:21 AM

Heroes please welcome Linda, Momof2minnies. She is training for the 2009 Disney marathon.

WELCOME LINDA!!

Walking Panda:hippie:

momof2minnies

07-05-2008, 07:37 AM

Good morning everyone! Thank you Dave!

I am 42 yrs young and training(not officially until Aug.) for the full in 09.I usually work 2 days a week so the other days I am usually on in the am.

I like to run,walk,bike and do the elliptical.I will be dusting off my Rollarblades soon too.

Hi Allyson how have you been?Kids enjoying the summer? Glad to be on your team.

Tell me how this works.Yesterday I walked 3 miles and ran 3.1.Does it count?

Linda

GirTheGecko

07-05-2008, 07:45 AM

Welcome to both of our new teammates!

Hopefully, I'll be able to settle into a better training routine since we're in the homestretch of summer. Now I just have to get through coworker vacations.

MomofCKJ

07-05-2008, 07:52 AM

Welcome David and Linda! Glad to have you here!

Basically you count miles and time. If it is during a race it is doubled (both miles and time). Cross Training does count as well so log time for things like that.

Some people post each time they do something. I like to do that just to keep track for myself. But basically the captains were counting the weeks as Saturdays through Fridays. And so people would post, say today for instance being Saturday July 5, they would post their totals for Saturday June 28 - Friday July 4.

The Captains would take the totals and enter them in on the spreadsheet.

Am I forgetting anything teammates?

Linda so great to see you! I kind of let my training journal fall by the way side. Too many places to post, too little time. Life is good though. We had a week in Maine that was fun and I have a solo Disney trip coming up in August!

Have a great day out there folks!

Allyson:thumbsup2

disneyrunningnut

07-05-2008, 09:53 AM

Hi Everyone, I ran 70.3 miles last week in 628 minutes.

Highest mileage total since I tore my hamstring last fall. :yay:

windwalker

07-05-2008, 10:15 AM

Hi Everyone, I ran 70.3 miles last week in 628 minutes.

Highest mileage total since I tore my hamstring last fall. :yay:

WoW:dance3:

I started training a little differently this year, I go by time in motion instead of higher miles. I did this because I was missing the stretching and strength training. So if I have an hour to exercise I'll do 30 min of walk training and then 30 min of cross training with no break between. So far this is working well. But closer to the marathon I'll be upping the miles. I won't be cutting the cross training though just adding more miles to it.

Walking Panda:hippie:

momof2minnies

07-05-2008, 01:10 PM

Today I did the elliptical for 30 mins.That was 2.06 miles and I walked 2.5 miles.The weather is real lousy here so chose not to run today.

Linda

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-06-2008, 12:41 AM

Hi teammates!

Sorry to have been absent for a bit, but Tuesday and Friday were holidays for us here so I was away, visiting my folks in Kelowna, BC for the week. I kept up with my workouts though, logging my 15 and 16 mile long runs, a couple of mid-week runs and two trips to the pool.

Since both Duckie and Dana have been absent for a bit Dave asked if I would help to lead Herc's Heroes. I can attest that the challenge has motivated me to get a workout in when I didn't feel like it, so I really am thankful for the challenge.

For all the new folks, we did start logging weeks as Saturday - Friday, just because the challenge started Feb 1, and that was a Saturday. Personally, my workout week runs Monday - Sunday so I've always reported my totals that way since it made the most sense to me. Feel free to log your week as you want though.

Running, walking and biking count towards your miles and your minutes count. Any other crosstraining goes towards your minutes count.
Races count for double miles and double time.

If you have any questions then feel free to PM me, or post it on the thread and any of the teammates can help out.

And just in case you guys are wondering a bit about me...I've been running fairly steadily for two years now, although I did start running several years before that. I guess running and I had commitment issues before that! I am all about races - they definitely motivate me to keep going and to push myself. I'm currently training for my first triathlon on August 10th and the Quebec City Marathon on August 24th. I'll also be running the Disney full in January.

Good luck everyone!

windwalker

07-06-2008, 10:06 PM

Herc's heroes please welcome your new player WDWFlgal. Be on your best behavior now you don't want her thinking y'all are country do ya.

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cdn_gal_eeyore

07-07-2008, 12:00 AM

Welcome to the team WDWFlgal! :welcome:

I've started the month off on a fairly good note:

Wednesday: 3.5 mi of running, 550 m of swimming
Thursday: 3.25 mi of running
Friday: 1000 m of swimming
Saturday: 16 mi of running
Sunday: 25 mi of biking

Total for the month so far: 48.6 mi, 06:56:53

momof2minnies

07-07-2008, 06:21 AM

Yesterday I ran 3.1 in 30:56.Not as good a pace as the other day but I'll take it.

Linda

MomofCKJ

07-07-2008, 06:36 AM

Week of June 28-July 4th
23 minutes
1.9 miles

Saturday July 5th I did 1.5 miles/18minutes.

Allyson

MomofCKJ

07-07-2008, 08:02 PM

Just got in, still so hot out there even at this hour.

2.6 miles
32 minutes
I had been doing a 6R/2W but tonight moved to a 3R/2W. I am going to use the Bingham R/W Half plan for training come fall and it starts with a 3/2 so I thought I'd try doing that now. I think what I really need to work on is a better selection of music on the iPod. If it is a good song I can push and keep going, if not I find myself dwelling on how much I want to stop. I think I need to fill this thing with some good songs I really like!

Allyson

windwalker

07-09-2008, 06:50 PM

Hi Heroes:flower3:

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WDWFLgal

07-10-2008, 01:40 AM

Thanks for welcoming me to your team!

I jogged/walked 2 miles at 26:12 on the dreadmill today. (with no knee pain :yay: )

I just started physical therapy today on my knee for a patellar tilt. Once that's done in a few weeks I hope to gradually increase mileage, frequency & speed with no ill effects.

Happy running everyone!

MomofCKJ

07-10-2008, 09:43 AM

29 minutes on the Wii Fit today: some yoga, strength training and aerobics.

Allyson

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-10-2008, 11:55 AM

WDWFLgal - Good luck with your recovery, and yay for no knee pain!

Allyson - Keep up the good work! How are you enjoying the Wii?

As for me, I've been keeping busy...
Boot camp on Tuesday
Running and biking on Wednesday
Swimming and boot camp today

Keep up the good work team!

momof2minnies

07-10-2008, 04:23 PM

Hi Angela! Good work!

Today I ran 3.1 miles in 30:47 and biked for 6 miles in 30 minutes.

Linda

MomofCKJ

07-11-2008, 08:36 AM

Good week Heroes!

I just came in from 2.4 miles in 27 minutes, the fastest I've ever gone! I guess I have to give credit to Rihanna. I have a really old iPod Shuffle and when I was messing with it earlier I thought I loaded some songs on it but in fact had only loaded one. So I listened to Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music" over and over and over and I guess it helped me pick up the pace! LOL!

For the week of July 5-July11

6.5 miles
106 minutes

Re:Wii Fit

I like it alot! I don't use it enough but would like to get in a routine of doing it on the days I don't run. I really think it is a helpful thing and it is fun! I unlocked the Advanced Step exercise yesterday and broke a sweat doing it!

Allyson :)

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-11-2008, 10:08 AM

Thanks Allyson, I've got your totals in the sheet! Congratulations on having your fastest run ever! It is amazing what a little bit of music can do for your motivation. Keep up the good work!

Linda, great job on the running and biking!

disneyrunningnut 70.3 miles last week? :worship: That's super impressive!

As for me, boot camp was cancelled due to inclement weather, which considering we were under a tornado watch was fine by me. I made it to the pool for 1000m this morning. May get in a bike ride this afternoon...we'll see...long run scheduled for tomorrow.

Be sure to post your weekly totals for me. You can post on whatever day your workout week ends, be it Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Have a great weekend!

GirTheGecko

07-11-2008, 06:40 PM

I can't wait until the vacations are over at work. I just run all over at work and heave shrimp everywhere.

I flung about 100 minutes worth of ice. The dreadmill is officially uncovered, hopefully I can get back on it for awhile.

disneyrunningnut

07-13-2008, 12:38 PM

Had a great week last week, 72.4 miles running. Ran 17.1 this morning so that gives me 136.8 miles and 1223 minutes so far this month.

David

WDWFLgal

07-14-2008, 02:30 PM

Linda...biking & running is such a great combo. I usually bike at the gym but was looking into purchasing one for outdoors. Any recommendations?

David...your mileage is impressive. You rock!

Great job Allison. Music is the best motivator!

As for me, I walked/jogged 4.5 miles yesterday at 58:10. PT is going well & I can't wait to get some leg strength back. I'm looking to do 4 miles on Tuesday & Friday and then 6 on Sunday.

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-14-2008, 03:57 PM

Angela - It all depends on what you think you might want to do with your bike. If you have any inklings of triathlon in the back of your head, skip the mountain bike and go for a road bike. A mountain bike is best if you plan on riding trails. If you want a more all around kind of bike, then look at hybrids (you can put road or mountain tires on more of a mountain frame), but bear in mind you probably wouldn't want this for a road race/tri/du. I'm pretty happy with my road bike. I can race with it, and it also is great for commuting in to work as well. Next year I'm hoping to do a 3 day charity ride!

Once you know what your intended use is going to be, then check out your local bike shop and they can show you what they have in your price range. Try them out and see what fits you the best. Bike fit is such a personal thing, just like running shoes. Also, it will take you a couple rides to get used to your saddle. Do not despair!

Good luck!

GirTheGecko

07-14-2008, 06:27 PM

Saturday, the dbf's mother, sister, and I roamed all over NYC and logged about 8 miles. Do we get any bonus for lugging around all sorts of economic stimulation?...

I heaved another 45 minutes of ice.

MomofCKJ

07-14-2008, 08:10 PM

Just got in, 2.4 miles, 25 minutes. The 3R/2W is really feeling good to me. I think next week I'll add a little on to my route and see how it goes.

Allyson

momof2minnies

07-15-2008, 07:31 AM

Sunday I ran 6 miles then biked the same 6 miles.
6miles today in 63:33.

I have to post as I do them. I cannot keep track in a weekly format. If that is not possible I will regretably have to back out of the team.

Angela- Leana offers you good advice.My bike is just a 18 speed from the store-nothing special.My brother has a Cannondale or Diamondback I would like to get my hands on,he doesn't use it.

Linda

MaryJ

07-15-2008, 05:46 PM

Hello everyone!

I've been gone from these boards for quite awhile. I'm still having a few issues with my knees, but I've started working with a trainer and am starting to see some improvement.

That being said, I've decided to start training for a local 1/2 marathon in Oct. The YMCA is offering group training starting tonight, so I will be leaving for that soon. It does start out slow, but when I look at the training chart, it makes me hope that I can walk after next week.

Wish me luck!

Mary

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-16-2008, 05:57 PM

No problem Linda. I'll try to keep track.

The month is going well for me so far. Lots of running, a bit of biking, swimming and boot camp.

Totals so far for July: 23:46:02, 126.5 Mi

momof2minnies

07-18-2008, 07:33 AM

Thanks Leana,
Unfortunately I may be sidelined for a while anyway,I'll see how it goes.I don't know if I have shin splints(never had them before) or if I have a stress fracture in my left leg.WOW it is painful.I'm watching to see if it subsides a little then maybe I could walk and bike.

Thanks,
Linda

MaryJ

07-19-2008, 01:36 PM

I am happy to say that I did 3.5 miles today and have next-to-no knee pain!:banana: :banana: I wore one of those bands that goes just below your knee cap and it worked wonders.

This brings my total to 9.5 miles for the week.

disneyrunningnut

07-19-2008, 04:50 PM

Ran 74.3 miles this week in 667 minutes. July total so far is 194 miles in 1740 minutes.

cohoe

07-20-2008, 11:46 AM

windwalker

07-20-2008, 11:53 AM

Hi Team :wave:

I posted my May and Junes times on the last thread but they never got recorded. Hopefully I won't get kicked off the team:scared1:

Here are my times so far for July:
week of July 1-7 20 miles and 5.5 hrs
week of July 8-14 14.5 miles and 3hrs

If I need to repost my May and June times please let me know!

Got ya covered.

Got her updated Captain?

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MomofCKJ

07-21-2008, 08:10 PM

Hi Heroes!

Did 2.2 miles tonight, 26 minutes.Keep cool!

Allyson

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-21-2008, 11:08 PM

Hi Team :wave:

I posted my May and Junes times on the last thread but they never got recorded. Hopefully I won't get kicked off the team:scared1:

Here are my times so far for July:
week of July 1-7 20 miles and 5.5 hrs
week of July 8-14 14.5 miles and 3hrs

If I need to repost my May and June times please let me know!

Cohoe - I did miss it, I'm so sorry! Would you be able to post May and June for me again? I've got your July totals for you so far down though.

Thanks!

windwalker

07-21-2008, 11:48 PM

:flower3: Hi guys.

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cohoe

07-22-2008, 12:53 AM

Cohoe - I did miss it, I'm so sorry! Would you be able to post May and June for me again? I've got your July totals for you so far down though.

Thanks!

Sorry I've been MIA. I don't have any excuse, but I do have my totals for May and June .

May-56 miles and 12 hours (did two 5k's in May)
June-42 miles and 10 hours

I will try to keep up from now on!

windwalker

07-22-2008, 09:33 AM

Hi Heroes, I have a new team mate for you guys coming over. Please welcome Alysa from Canada.

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cdn_gal_eeyore

07-22-2008, 10:21 AM

Cohoe - I've got your totals in for May and June. Thanks!

Alysa - Welcome to the team!

For the month for me so far, I'm at 170.8 Mi, 32:29:37.

Keep up the great work guys!

Alysa

07-22-2008, 01:03 PM

Hi Everyone,
I'm so glad to be here! I really need the motivation of a Disney reace to keep moving. I just finished my first Minnie marathon with my sister and hope to move onto a half in January 09 or a full in January '10 or maybe a 1/2 triathalon... I injured my IT band before the Minnie (but I finished the race!) and am just coming back from resting it now... I think it's so funny that I am in herc's heros - I just added his song to a slide show for our minnie marathon trip:

Girls Minnie Marathon trip slide show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYARhxa3HAU)

I ran 4km in 30 minutes (First run since the Minnie) on Friday and am going out again tonight when DH gets home to catch the chitlets.

cdn_gal_eeyore: What is boot camp? Don't forget to wave as you fly by on your way to Quebec!

momof2minnies

07-22-2008, 05:31 PM

7/16 Last Wed.-A very difficult 3.4 miles,walked and ran.

7/20 Sunday-3.1 miles,ran

7/22 Today-6 miles,ran

Linda

WDWFLgal

07-22-2008, 11:47 PM

Hello team,

Leana--Thanks for the bike info! Now I know that a road bike would probably fit my needs best. :)

Linda--I hope your leg is feeling better. :goodvibes

Mary--Congrats on the no knee pain & good luck with the group training! :banana:

Welcome Alysa! :flower1:

Hello to anyone I missed.

Here is my update:
7-18 4 miles (52:13).
7/21 2 miles (25:19). Also biked 1 mile (3:56min) on gym bike & did XT (30min).
A little knee discomfort but not like before. I'll be through with physical therapy in about a week or so & it's definitely helping.

I'm also counting down finishing my Master's classes. :surfweb: 3 weeks & 1 day! I sooo can't wait to be through so I can get some sleep & recover some sort of a social life.

Anyway... I hope everyone has a great week!

MomofCKJ

07-24-2008, 08:21 PM

2.2 miles
26 minutes

Same as the other night. If nothing else, I'm consistant I guess! LOL!

Allyson

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-25-2008, 09:26 AM

Linda - How are your shin doing? I battled shin splints for a couple of months earlier this year. I found that my calves were really tight. Active Release and massage helped a lot. Good luck!

Alysa - Fantastic slide show! You guys must have had a great trip. Take care of that IT band! A half post Minnie is a totally doable goal, so good luck!

Allyson - You are doing great!

Swimming and boot camp yesterday, biking to and from work today, and a 14miler tomorrow. That's what I've been up to!

Kristi1357

07-25-2008, 09:52 AM

Please excuse the interruption!

Hey guys, if you haven't noticed, Judy & myself are trying to entice as many WISHers as possible to voluntEAR as Sports Enthusiasts for Marathon Weekend.

It will be lots of fun, and what a great way to support others WISHers (and all the athletes) if you are not participating! :thumbsup2

Nevermind, you receive a one-day park ticket, jacket and a snack for your troubles! :banana:

I know that we had a blast doing this last year and we hope to have much more particpation this year. :woohoo:

Here's a link to the thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1892549

Come on guys, you know you wanna.... :cheer2:

Back to normal team posting activities...

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-26-2008, 08:03 AM

Hey guys, don't forget to post your weekly totals for me!

Thanks!

lenshanem

07-26-2008, 01:56 PM

I am happy to report I'm back to some form of exercise since my surgery. I walked a whopping FIVE MILES this past week! :lmao:
I walked a mile Monday thru Friday and did OK. Next week I think I'll be crazy and move up to two miles a day. :eek:

Doc keeps saying every week I see him in a couple weeks he'll probably clear me to start some running, so we'll see! Maybe soon I can start running a minute or two throughout my walks.

Walks are going OK, right thigh is still numb from surgery and burns when I walk. Old quad injury hasn't acted up yet.

Still on for the January Half. I would like to be running, but it is looking like I'll have to do a walk / run program. I have had complications with my surgery and it is looking like I'll need revisions done right after the Half. :sad2:

Still, I'm happy to finally add anything to the Herc totals, although pretty small.

Sooo,
5 miles / 1:35 minutes

MomofCKJ

07-27-2008, 09:08 AM

Week of July 12-18th

2.4 miles
25 minutes
Week of July 19th-25th

4.4 miles
52 minutes

Allyson

disneyrunningnut

07-27-2008, 11:52 AM

I ran 75.1 miles this week in 671 minutes. I hope everyone is doing well.

MomofCKJ

07-27-2008, 12:55 PM

I just got in. Did my longest training run ever, 3 miles. I feel good about pushing it a bit further. I need to start increasing my miles. Took me 40 minutes. Not the greatest but I did have to stop and walk a bit extra in the middle, my ankles were hurting. I'm glad I got out there though, I wasn't feeling terribly motivated this morning.

Allyson

windwalker

07-28-2008, 06:37 AM

Hi Heroes, I have a new team mate fur ya. Please welcome Lisa, Millenium Mickey. She is training for her first marathon at Chi Town.

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Millenium Mickey

07-28-2008, 10:39 PM

Hi there :wave2: - newbie here. As noted above, I'm in Chi-town training for my very first marathon. I'm hitting a bit of a mid-summer slump and need some extra motivation to keep me going the next few months.

Now that I'm here, what info I need to provide and how often?

MaryJ

07-29-2008, 04:12 PM

Just realized I hadn't posted my times yet.
Week of July 20-26:

3 miles---46:22
3 miles---42:00
4 miles---56:00

Also did 1 hour of weight training.

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-29-2008, 05:02 PM

Thanks Mary, I've got your numbers down!

Lisa, welcome to the group! Good luck training for your first marathon!

As for what to post, if you keep track of the miles and minutes that you spend doing activities then post about them here. You can post every time you do something. At the end of your training week post your totals for me and I'll record them in our spreadsheet.

Running, walking and biking count for both miles and minutes of credit.
Aerobics, weights, any kind of cross training you can think of, count for minutes.
Races count double miles and double minutes.

Umm, I hope that's clear, but if you have any questions you can let me know.

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-31-2008, 11:33 AM

My totals for July:

Running Summary
Runs: 15
Total Time: 17:08:50
Total Dist.: 94.7 Mi

Biking Summary
Bikes: 14
Total Time: 11:21:17
Total Dist.: 159.0 Mi

Swimming Summary
Swims: 11
Total Time: 05:28:34
Total Dist.: 11921.0 Yd

Total Summary
Workouts: 41
Total Time: 46:50:58
Total Dist.: 272.7 Mi

Does anyone else have any totals for July they want to post? You can check out the spreadsheet here:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=ppYit0DjqjVcAhKsgnZ6hOA&hl=en
and let me know if I'm missing any of your data. Keep up the good work everyone!

cohoe

07-31-2008, 10:47 PM

Hi Team:)
Here are the last of my July totals--I am starting to train for the Detroit 1/2 Marathon in October, so I will try to keep up with my posting and hopefully increase my miles!

Week of July 15-21:
28 miles and 6 hours

Week of July 22-31:
27 miles and 5.5 hours.

cdn_gal_eeyore

07-31-2008, 11:56 PM

Thanks Cohoe, I've got you down!

disneyrunningnut

08-01-2008, 07:15 PM

Ended up with 326.7 miles run in 48:46. August will be about 15% less.

David

disneyrunningnut

08-01-2008, 07:18 PM

MomofCKJ

08-01-2008, 08:05 PM

On my last week (the 28th) I had another 3 miles/40 minutes. Those don't seem to be included in my last week totals on the sheet.

Thanks!

Allyson

lenshanem

08-01-2008, 08:47 PM

I don't know if you got me for last week, but it was -

5 miles / 1:35:00

This week -

10 miles / 2:55:00

Next week I'm gonna try to run for the first time since my surgery. Wish me luck, cause I'm scared! :scared1:

cdn_gal_eeyore

08-01-2008, 08:58 PM

Thanks guys, I've got you all updated. Everyone is doing such a terrific job!

David - I am still in awe of your miles and times!

Shan - Good luck on your comeback!!!

Be sure to come on over to the Herc's August thread!

Millenium Mickey

08-01-2008, 09:37 PM

Hi - here is my first post of miles/minutes, etc.

Week of July 28-July 31:
Running: 7.5 miles/85 minutes
Spinning: 60 minutes
Weight Training: 120 minutes

I'm ran 90.9 miles during the month of July and expect quite a few more in August since I'm doing 2 1/2 marathons and have a 20 miler to look forward to in the next 31 days. I actually have tracked all my workouts since the beginning of the 2007 but I'll spare any more details.

I ran 3.5 miles today and have 10 miles scheduled for Sunday.

Happy training...