Month of April 2010 - WISH Walkers and Runners Training Thread

[wtpclc]

Hello everyone!

For those new to us, we are a group of people who are planning to participate in walking/running events throughout the year. For most of us, the ultimate goal is to train and compete in the annual WDW Half/Full marathons. We'll also be posting news and training for various other events throughout the year. We range from beginners to triathletes. Come join us, whether you're training for an event or walking/running for fitness.

New WISH Team members. If you read one thing over and over, believe this. Being part of this team is fantastic. Part of the ride you get for the event is what I call the roller coaster. There will be lots of ups and downs. The more you post here, the more you will find yourself enjoying the ride. It is an incredible journey. Don't be afraid, shy or whatever to come here and just post up anything.You don't have to know us right away, or all of us at all. You will get to know some of us. It makes the event you are enjoying have MORE meaning and we love to have you.

Have a great month WISHers!

[wtpclc]

It was 75 when I got home yesterday. 75! in MI! :cool1::cool1:

Dh and I went for our longest ride of the season. First 11 miles were awesome. Beautiful course around a lake. My effort adn cadence weere really consistent fr ome. yay! AT 11.3, we stopped for dinner. Our favorite way to work out. ;) Usually, though, we take the 3.5 mile route there. Was rreally happy with the great work out. Nothing stellar on teh way home, but it's also a more corwded area of bike path and an area where we don't like to be on the roads (and my tummy was full ;) ). So, all in all a very good night. I could tell that yoga adn core are really helping with my neck and shoulders. A results I never thought about. Yay!!! So good to have beautiful weather and a great work out!!!!

[Hockeychic]

Great workout Carrie!!!!!

I know the weather is amazing. We are suppose to get up to 30 Saturday with the humidex. Not sure what that is in F. But hot:goodvibes

Wow April already!!!!!,

[jmasgat]

I am wearing shorts today! Okay, this is not training news, but those of us in the north are basking in near 80F weather and we intend to enjoy every minute of it. I have my ice cream maker on Alert status to crank something out this weekend (not literally crank--I don't have one of those)

Here's wishing great weather for all this weekend. I'm going to cycle outdoors for the first time. And there is the yard that needs some attention. Break out the beers!

Maura

[bunnyfoo]

Hi everyone! Sounds like there's good weather all over and just in time for the weekend! I finished my first 30K last Sunday. Didn't realize a lot of people run it as part of training for a marathon and Boston. So there were a lot of speedy runners there! Maura, Jennifer, Frank, you guys would have fit right in :) I did a race report, feel free to read it if you want (no pressure ;) ) http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36033916&postcount=312 I'm just cutting and pasting and being lazy!

I haven't been running since. I still have some residual ankle pain which I'm now noticing even when I walk. I'm having it looked at this weekend so hopefully I can get the green light to get back to running. If so, I'll register for a 10K run at the end of the month. Otherwise my next race is a 5K in June so I'm not in a rush...

Kim - Does that mean you're going to open your pool this weekend?

Maura - Mmmm ice cream... Now I remember why I run! :laughing:

Carrie - Great workout! I still keep meaning to add yoga into my workouts. I have some DVDs but would love to go to an actual class to make sure I'm doing all the poses correctly.

Have a great day everyone!

[WDWFAN9]

whoo-hoo! Warm weathr has arrived! Not that I do much training in it as I am pretty much strictly a TM person, but it sure is nice to see the sun shining and not need to wear a coat.

[FireDancer]

Vicki- I will check out the report.

Carrie- Sounds like a good workout. I haven't taken the bike out yet but I did buy some clipless peddles and shoes so I can't wait to try them out.

I went out and did just under 6 in the 80 degree heat. It drained me since I am used to the 40's and 50's (as I knew it would) but it felt good to get out into the heat and chug along at about 20 seconds a mile slower then normal.

It brought back memories of the CMM in Nashville last year :thumbsup2

I have a very hilly 5K in the Cleveland zoo on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing if the legs handle the hills better then they have in the past.

I hope all of you are having good weather-luck as well.

[Tiger Lily 03]

It was a fantastic day here on the North Coast! Summer-like. Got out for a bit on the scooter and walk on the path.

Frank, have you done the Parkersburg WV half? I'm looking at it and thinking...

[FireDancer]

It was a fantastic day here on the North Coast! Summer-like. Got out for a bit on the scooter and walk on the path.

Frank, have you done the Parkersburg WV half? I'm looking at it and thinking...

Well, as it happens that is very likely going to be a half I do this year. I was looking for a half in a state I need for Half2run and for one that ends up being as inexpensive as possible and this one was the cheapest by almost half.

I probably won't decide until the summer but I would say it is about 85%-90% that I will end up doing it.

[geaux_half]

I ran Parkersburg this past August. It was hot and hilly. It was pretty funny in that there were mostly locals running it and a handful of Kenyans competing for prize money. You could definetely tell who was there to compete. It was a fun race; the whole Homecoming celebration was pretty cool.

[jmasgat]

Vicky Congrats on the 30k! My DH ran this race on the 100th anniversary back in '94. I have no memories of it, since I would have had the kids--all of 4 and 2 at the time.

Today is either rest or light swim...and maybe time to break out the grill!

Have a good weekend everyone.

Maura

[johde]

Hi All
It's been a great week this week weather wise. Temps in the 70's and 80's. We actually hit 83 yesterday. Monday did 3 1/2 miles at a good pace. Wednesday I did 4 1/2 miles, I decided to do a little bit of walk/run throwing in a minute of running each 1/2 mile. So I ran for 8 minutes during the 4 1/2 miles. Yesterday I did almost 6 1/2 miles. I still haven't decided what I'm going to do next week. I think of going to start with 9 miles then see how I feel before decided if I want to go for 10 or not.


Another question. What do you think about doing a 5K the friday after a Sunday 1/2 marathon? A local christian radio station moved their 5K from the middle of June to May 21. That is the Friday after I do the Cleveland 1/2 marathon. I have done 2 of the 3 5k's they have held and want to continue to make it a tradition of support the station. Right now, I'm thinking about signing up of the 5K but using it as a recovery walk and not trying for a PR. Am I crazy for even trying it that quickly?

[FireDancer]

Hi All
It's been a great week this week weather wise. Temps in the 70's and 80's. We actually hit 83 yesterday. Monday did 3 1/2 miles at a good pace. Wednesday I did 4 1/2 miles, I decided to do a little bit of walk/run throwing in a minute of running each 1/2 mile. So I ran for 8 minutes during the 4 1/2 miles. Yesterday I did almost 6 1/2 miles. I still haven't decided what I'm going to do next week. I think of going to start with 9 miles then see how I feel before decided if I want to go for 10 or not.


Another question. What do you think about doing a 5K the friday after a Sunday 1/2 marathon? A local christian radio station moved their 5K from the middle of June to May 21. That is the Friday after I do the Cleveland 1/2 marathon. I have done 2 of the 3 5k's they have held and want to continue to make it a tradition of support the station. Right now, I'm thinking about signing up of the 5K but using it as a recovery walk and not trying for a PR. Am I crazy for even trying it that quickly?

It depends. When I finished my first couple of halves I took about a week off. Now I take 3 or 4 days. If your legs feel ok by Friday there is no reason you can't do, especially if you are willing to go slower then normal. It just comes down to how fast you recover which comes down to your training base.

If they have same day signup it isn't a problem since you can make the call the night before or that morning.

[DianeL]

Frank, I saw your post about feeling a bit drained after 6 in the new warmer temps. Thanks for that! Now I don't feel too bad...


The week of St Patty's I had a pretty good week. Hit 20 miles for the week. YAY! 2 days later sick. Mizzy sick. That took a good week to go away and then the following week was getting back on my feet and allergies.

So yesterday is my 1st day back out after a swift kick in the running shorts from DH. 4 miles just at the local park. It was very warm and grant it I've already run in a nicer temps but I guess post-cold and add in the higher temps it really kicked my tush.

Tonight it's the gym. Bag packed and sitting behind me. :thumbsup2 If I can't keep up on other threads I'm going to at least try to stay current on this one. Need to get back in the swing of things :upsidedow

Have a great day!!!!

[escape]

Hi all!

I'm ready for warm weather but not the heat. It's supposed to be around mid-80's tomorrow. Not complaining...it's just that I melt in the heat. I want it to be a little cooler for a little longer. :teeth:

I dusted my bike off on Saturday and did 20 miles. I was so sore afterwards. Gotta get to the gym and do some spin classes (and weight training). I have really slacked off after the Goofy. I'm in talks with a personal trainer now. Maybe she can kick my rear and get it going. She just completed her first half-marthon a few weeks ago...finishing in a little under two hours. I'd like to finish in a little under three hours. That's my goal for the DL half! :thumbsup2

Vicki - congrats on the 30K! Awesome report!

Diane - :wave: Sounds like you are keeping up with your training. Going for Goofy # 2, eh? Good for you. I'll probably consider it for 2015. Gotta get that special medal. Maybe I can talk you into doing it again that year! :teeth:

Carrie - I always enjoy incorporating eating with riding. Makes it all worthwhile. :thumbsup2 A friend of mine belongs to a running club in Dallas. They always go out for breakfast after a long run on Saturdays. I wish we had something like that around here. By the way, I'm thinking of trying to find a spring tri I can do. I'm not sure if it will be this year, though. I haven't been in the water in a LONG time. I'm afraid I might sink. Ha!

Frank - do you enter biking events? We try to do a ride that is pretty popular in our area (well, about 5 hours away). It's called the Hotter 'N Hell. It's held in August (the reason for the name) - always nine days before Labor Day. I have yet to do the century ride but I am planning on doing the 100K this year. My favorite part about the ride is going through Shepard Air Force Base. The men & women on the base come out and cheer for us. It is truly amazing!

johde - as Frank said, if you feel OK, you should be good to go. There are some of us crazy enough to do three half-marathons, three weekends in a row (and many even crazier than that). :rolleyes1

Lily and Pat - :wave::wave: I'm still working on Buffalo but I seriously doubt it will work out. :(

Kim - another Goofy for you, too, huh? Wow! Maybe the temps will be a little better this next year. However, we can officially say that we walked/ran in the sleet at WDW. That's a good story for years to come. :laughing:

Maura - did you end up making the ice cream? Yummm!

geaux_half - on the events calendar, I see that you do quite a few races in the South. Have you ever participated in the Little Rock half? The 10th anniversary is coming up in 2012. I'm trying to get some WISHers down here to participate with me. :teeth:

Hope everyone has a great week!

[mousemgr2]

Sounds like everyone has gotten some great training in! We managed to get 9.5 miles in on Sunday. The weather is finally starting to cooperate and just in time. The Indy 1/2 Marathon is only 30-some days away!!

Keep up the great work everyone!

[geaux_half]

Susie I ran Little Rock 1/2 back in 2007. I did OKC in the same year. Most of my 1/2 repeats have been races near Houston and of course Disney.

I ran on trails last Friday for the first time since November. It was a great day to be out there; nice weather and the dogwoods were in bloom. I hope to do all of my long runs on trails the next 2 months as my next 1/2 will be on trails near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to do anything to simulate the altitude that I'll encounter out west.

[FireDancer]

Susie- I haven't entered any cycling events yet. I did do a cycling vacation in 2008 to Tuscany but I didn't finally buy a proper road bike until last September and didn't get a lot of time to ride it before winter hit. I got some clipless pedals and shoes a couple of weeks ago I need to get put on this weekend and I plan on getting the bike out to do finally do some miles.

Pat/Susie- OKC and Little Rock are the two I plan on hitting for my Half2run states.

I hit the gym for a bit after work and then went out for just under 6.5. The 70 degree temp and the sun already being set made it much more enjoyable then the 80 degree run in the cloudless sunny sky last week. I had a very hilly 5K at our zoo last weekend. It always zaps the times because of the terrain but I finished 5th overall and 1st in my age group. It was more a matter of loosing the least amount of time on the hills then gaining the most anywhere else.

This weekend I am volunteering for the local MS Walk which will get me my single day voucher for the Wine & Dine. Once that is done everything is all in order (and paid for) October.

[DianeL]

Susie? Did I commit to that out load? :lmao: That is the goal and the plan so we shall see :thumbsup2. Awesome job the bike! I'm sure I've asked before (or I meant to, I am getting old so my memory is going LOL) what brand/style seat do you have? I hate mine so my bike (mtn) spends way to much time in the shed.

Vicki, I was reading your report and I think that is a very impressive time! WTG!!! How's the foot/ankle doing?

I made it to the gym last night. Did my usual circuit and followed it up with 2 miles on the TM grumbling and whining the entire way. That was the worst 2 miles in ages. Very annoying but such is life. Get sick. Don't run for 2 weeks pay the price.

Tonights goal. Run/walk. I'm sure there will tons of grumbling, I should probably wait till dark so no one sees (and identify) the crazy lady yelling at her legs. Or as I toss water bottle to the ground, kick it for good measure than have to chase it while ranting the entire way. Yup. I'm sure it's going to be a lovely night in the neighborhood. :rotfl:

Hope the weather and training is treating everyone well :flower3:

[wtpclc]

Susie - Past 2 years Scott ad nI have both been faster with our side stroke than our crawl. I'm sure you will be fine! Tri's are way fun!

Frank - DH just got clipless. I was close to thinking maybe I'd do ok in them (I'm terrified of falling). DH fell last night. :scared1: Yeah, I'm sticking to my baskets. :upsidedow

Did a 20-mile bike last night adn yoga this am. Both felt great! :banana:

[bunnyfoo]

Diane - Thanks! :blush: I went and had my ankle assessed and I have a grade 1 inversion sprain. I can still run if I use sports tape but seeing how it's still slightly painful when I do a fast walk, I'm probably going to stay away from running for a few weeks :( It's hard when the weather is nice and everyone is out running but I'd rather have it heal properly rather than get worse. My physio didn't believe that I was a real runner when he heard me say that :laughing:

[jmasgat]

Hey all,

Diane Glad to "see" you again. I haven't made it out to Stony Creek or environs lately--have you? I see there's a running club in those parts that I may try to hook up with in the future if I have long runs to do. They're called Your Pace or Mine.

Susie No ice cream....yet. Just got busy and didn't get to it. Plus, didn't have quarts of cream lying around the house! I also did 20 miles on Saturday with my DH and some friends--fortifies in the mddle with a stop for bagels and coffee. It was nice to get out and ride.

Frank Congrats on the race result. And are you still able to get the park ticket since they closed down the program?

Carrie Clipless aren't bad once you get the hang of them. I have fallen twice, with no harm done. Once on a trail when my DH made a sudden turn to avoid another rider, and another time in someone's driveway--that was the embarassing one. I just forgot to unclip!

Vicky Hope your foot heals quickly.

As for me....still training for a yet-to-be-determined 10k the first weekend in May. And we are still enduring the saga of college selection for DS, which may take me to Boston this weekend. Otherwise I was thinking of running Martian Half in lieu of my scheduled 10 mile LR.

Baseball is off to a nice start with both the Togers and Red Sox winning the season openers. If only the weather would stay this nice through April.

Maura

[Tiger Lily 03]

Well, as it happens that is very likely going to be a half I do this year. I was looking for a half in a state I need for Half2run and for one that ends up being as inexpensive as possible and this one was the cheapest by almost half.

I probably won't decide until the summer but I would say it is about 85%-90% that I will end up doing it.I ran Parkersburg this past August. It was hot and hilly. It was pretty funny in that there were mostly locals running it and a handful of Kenyans competing for prize money. You could definetely tell who was there to compete. It was a fun race; the whole Homecoming celebration was pretty cool.I'm thinking that it might be a "fun run/walk" kind of thing for me since the hills and heat will probably not allow me to accomplish anything else. Frank, you'll probably be half way home before I even finish the half!

...And we are still enduring the saga of college selection for DS, which may take me to Boston this weekend. Otherwise I was thinking of running Martian Half in lieu of my scheduled 10 mile LR.

MauraSee, if there would not be a huge rush on Boston this weekend, there's a 13.1 event running near Boston (they call it 13.1 Boston, but it's not in the city proper). You could combine the Boston tour with the event AND we could see you at Martian! Just thinkin' out loud...
:thumbsup2
It has been incredibly warm and lovely around these parts. Very summer-like. I kinda was hoping to have spring though. I like the spring. It is great though to be able to get out and do things out there instead of indoors. Lovin' every moment.

Susie, I'm thinking I've got Little Rock on my 2012 calendar. It will be fun to have a mini WISH moment.

[FireDancer]

Maura- Yes, I am able to get the voucher. You just had to be registered and have your entry accepted before the program closed. You didn't have to have the volunteering completed. At least that is what they said. We'll find out when I go to turn in the form.

Lily- Nonsense. If I do the race I'll stick around for any WISHers to finish.

Went out and did a quick 5 today. It was a bit warm again so it wasn't as quick as I would like but it felt good. If the rain hold I am thinking Thursday might be my first track workout of the year. We'll see how mother nature feels about that.

[escape]

Diane - I have a road bike - Specialized Ruby Comp. The seat I have is the one that came with the bike. It is actually more comfortable than the seat on my comfort bike and that seat is bigger and more cushiony. I think that's because of the way I sit on the bike. On the comfort bike, I sit in a more straight position...putting a lot of weight on my rear end. On the road bike, I lean over more, distributing the weight. I think that makes a difference. Now, I do know that bike shops have this little board thing you can sit on to help determine the kind of seat you need. You may just have the wrong seat for your body/skeletal frame. Check it out.

Carrie - for the tri, I would probably do a side stroke as well...and anything else that will get me where I need to be. :laughing: In my earlier message I said I wanted to do a spring tri. I meant SPRINT tri. ;)

As for clip-on pedals, I had them and took them off. Now I have the cages. However, I'll probably go back to the clips. The clips I had were difficult for me to get in and out of. The owner of the bike shop where I bought them told me that he would switch them out for me. Apparently, he got quite a few complaints on this particular model. I thought maybe that I was too uncoordinated to make it work. ;) As for falling with the clips - twice - once at a stop sign and once going up a steep hill that I just couldn't quite conquer. I couldn't get out of the clips fast enough.

Lily - Yea on the LR half for 2012! Maybe we can recruit other WISHers! 10th anniversary!!! :thumbsup2 I know that jims2cool wants to go to the Diamond mind in Arkansas. Someone found a 3 carat yellow diamond there the other day. I'd like to find one the size of the hope diamond. :D

Frank - you ought to consider LR for 2012. OKC is a good one to do as well. There are several of us doing it this year. I did it 2 years ago and I was really impressed.

Susan - I wish I were going to the Indy Half. I just can't get away that weekend. Looks like there will be quite a few WISHers going. I'm sure it will be a great event. Good luck!

Maura - sounds like Lily has a great solution for you - running-wise. :D That martian race sounds fun!

Vicki - Sending :wizard: for your foot. Sounds like staying off of it for a while might be the best thing you can do for it right now. Like you said, better to get it healed properly than taking a chance and making it worse.

[timmac]

Things have been going all right for me. I'm now 53 days from my next big race, and finally starting to get back into a pattern of actual training, after a few sporadic weeks (wasn't feeling well).

Unfortunately, missed my chance for a long run outside tonight, as I was stuck at work (ugh!), but tomorrow I should be able to make up for it.

Hope everyone is doing well, and getting into "spring" mode!

[BubMunkeyBles]

Wanted to pop in and say hi! I'm Stephanie btw. I'm just speed walking and only when I have the energy to at this point. Baby will be out of me in no later than 7 weeks, 6 weeks of lighter excercise and back to being active again. I can't wait to start training for the Princess in full gear... Bad that the main thing I'm looking forward to is new running shoes and excuse to buy smaller clothing? Haha. :D It's weird to be excited about something again.

[MouseDogMom]

:welcome: Stephanie!

Susan - Counting down to Indy as well. Gonna try to squeeze in a 5K before then just to keep it interesting.

We're trying to decide on a fall marathon. Really, really want to do Marine Corps, but don't know if I can commit before it fills. If not, one of my running buddies and I are tossing around Philadelphia, and if all else fails, maybe OBX. We did Richmond last year and really liked it, but want something new this year. Chicago was our first choice, but by the time we decided it was too late! Suggestions?

Jackie

[johde]

Well, another week down, I did 4 1/2 Miles Monday and Wednesday, and decided to do 9 miles on Friday. I completed my 9 miles in 2:28, or a little under 16:30 per mile. I felt better at the end of this 9 miles than I did 2 weeks ago. I put mole skin across the balls of my feet and that seemed to help. One of them rolled a little bit so I needed to stop and remove it part way through, I may need to use 2 strips so they can wrap around the side and be less likely to roll up. 5 weeks left to go and I'm still not sure if I'm completely ready. I tried gel for the first time. No ill effects from that. My plan is to carry a pack of Power Bar gummy gel balsts (bought several of those when CVS had them free after extra bucks). I'm going to eat 1 of those about every mile (9 in a pack). I also plan on carrying water to chase it down with. Then take the provided gel about mile 8-9. I also plan on drinking the Gatorade at each water stop. I test ran that this week with carrying bottles of water and gatorade.

[Tiger Lily 03]

Stephanie, Welcome!

Jeremy, congratulations on getting those 9 miles. I think your plan is going to work. Hope you can get the mole skin thing working for you.

Jackie, good luck picking out that marathon. I'm on the 1 a year Goofy marathon plan.

Back from Martian half in Dearborn. Was a good event. Maura posted on the Race reports/encouragement thread and gave a great overview.

[wtpclc]

Lily- Nonsense. If I do the race I'll stick around for any WISHers to finish.
Frank - That tends to be our motto too. I had to laugh at seeing this as I can't tell you how many times lIly told us Friday and Saturday that we did not have to wait for her post-race. Sorry, not our style. She was stuck with us. :p Glad you are doing better with teh heat now!

Susie - I am so uncoordinated. After Liz's fall 2 years ago, I just know that I will be the first person in history to break her neck due to clipless pedals. I have coem close to forgettign to take my feet out of the baskets. :rolleyes1

Diane - Huge thanks again for being there Saturday. How wonderful! Plus posting the pix? You are the best! :grouphug:

Stephanie - Welcome!!!!

I had a first this weekend. never had anyone run us in before. Don't know how Maura had teh strngth after a PR adn placing in her age group, but she ran us in quite a ways at the finish. too fun! Thansk Maura!

Nice weather adn WIShers, what more could I want from a race. Amrtian was very fun. I was pleased with my time too. I may be coing back. now, to have the orthodics guy make some fixes tomorrow. these blisters and hot spots are getting ridiculous!

[FireDancer]

Jeremy- It sounds like you are on your way. I would caution you about taking a sports drink at every stop though. If you think it is what you need you would know better then me but I don't know anyone that doesn't at least alternate every other stop with water and sports drink.

I went out and got in a 10 miler tonight. The last 2 were a bit rough but not too bad. I had a bloody toe for about the last 4. It didn't hurt but I could feel the sticky sock that is a sure sign of a toe nail that should have been cut.

[johde]

Frank- Thanks for the convern. I haven't seen the final map with water stops but last year the stops were about every 2 miles (or about 32 minutes at my hopeful race pace). I my plan is currently to carry my water with me. So I'll be alternating between the water I'm carrying and drinking the sports drink provided. I've been trying to test that out during my long walks. Drinking the sports drink about every 2 miles and drinking water if need be in between. It has worked well so far.

[johde]

This past week or so has been pretty good. My training plan had a cut back week so my long walk was 6 miles it went well except I still need to decide my exact footwear choice. At this point I have 2 similar pairs of shoes and 2 different pairs of insoles. This weekend I do my 10 mile long walk and will hopefully get all of that worked out.

I have been trying to add some speed work to 1 one my short training secession the past couple of weeks. The past 2 Mondays I started off with a 1/2 mile warmup walk followed by alternating walk/run (although I use the term run loosely) for the next 1 1/2 miles. Last week I did 1:30/1:30 walk/run, this week, I did 2:00/2:00 walk/run. After that I walked the remaining 2 1/2 miles except for one 100m sprint. I walk along a Rail/trail with 1/2 mile marks. At the 2 mile mark, there is lines marked at 40yd, 100m, 200m, and 400m that I used for the sprint. The running has felt pretty good. After the Half in Cleveland, I may try to work up to 5K of solid (or nearly solid) running and walk/running longer distances in training to a fall race.

[jmasgat]

Jeremy Congrats on another week of good training. And glad to hear that your speed work is working for you. I enjoy my speed work--it makes me feel speedy! (Yes, that sounds incredibly dumb, but it does). Good luck on your upcoming race.

My "spring training" ends next week. I have a 10k on May 1 that is the end of my current training plan. Since I ran so well at the Martian half, I am hopeful that the 10k will be good, but if I don't PR, at least I have Martian. Then it's on to summer--we'll see what I end up doing.

Hope everyone else is motoring along smoothly.

Maura

[johde]

Maura - Good luck on your 10K. This thread has been pretty quiet hasn't it.


Last Friday I did my peak 10 mile training walk before Cleveland. I did 9 miles on the Rail/Trail where I'm been doing most of my training. Then a 1/2 mile up the hill into town and 1/2 a mile back down. There is a hill in mile 10-11 at Cleveland and I wanted to practice going up one late in the training. The 9 miles on the trail and 1/2 mile down the hill went really well. The 1/2 mile up the hill was tough. Fortunately the hill in Cleveland is not as high and spread out over a longer distance so It's not as steep. This week I'm scheduled to do an 8 mile long had and I will probably tackle the hill 1 more time. This 10 mile walk ties the longest walk I've EVER done. The last time I did this distance was a 10 mile walk-a-thon I did for world hunger in Elementary school. That time it probably took my all afternoon. This time I did it in about 2:45-2:50 (2:28 for 9 miles to the hill).

After completing the 10 miles, I am fairly confident I can finish the 1/2 maraton the main question is time. I'm hoping for between 3:30 and 3:45, or about a 16-17 min mile. Most of my long walks have been at about 16:30. So I think it is possible. I'll just need to keep track of my pace. Not starting out too fast and crashing part way through or starting out too slow not being able to make up time later on. The course time limit is 4:00 with the lasts finishers at about 4:11 so I don't need to be too worried about beating the clock or finishing last.

[wtpclc]

Jeremy - You are going to do awesome! Dh and I alwys peak at 10 for a half. With teh crowds and race day adrenaline, you should be able to at least keep your pace if not pick it up a hair. Don't worry about time to much, though. Finishing is the best goal for your first time. There is no reason to do your frist half marathon adn feel any disappointment at the end! Hope teh race is great! 3 more weeks?

Maura - You will do awesome with your 10K! Can't wait to hear when your summer goals are announced!

Dh and I have slacked a bit since coming back from WDW. We've had good excuses, though. :upsidedow Yes, they wer excuses and not really reasons. We did get a good swim in last night. With class, we haven't had a lot of time to do any endurancec work. I am thrilled with my progress!!! Still slow compared to teh rest of the tri world, but great for me! :banana:

Now, if I can survive teh hills of Cincinatti this weekend......

[jmasgat]

Apropos of nothing in particular.......

I was at the gym today, where there is a bank of 9 TV's next to one another. So Fox News was showing on the Far Left, and CNN was showing on the Far Right. What's wrong with this picture? :)

Maura

[MouseDogMom]

Apropos of nothing in particular.......

I was at the gym today, where there is a bank of 9 TV's next to one another. So Fox News was showing on the Far Left, and CNN was showing on the Far Right. What's wrong with this picture? :)

Maura

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[Big Vic]

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