MAY the SUPER GOOFS have a fantastic month!

[suzannews]

Below is our current team lineup, please let me know if we are missing anyone.

Mile updates coming soon...

suzannews-Suzanne 18
airtime247-Steve 3123
cindylou-Cindy 1312
disaholic's-Jeanne 1199
disneymomma09-Ashleigh 1107
engagedatwdw-Amy-on a break
froggygrrrl-Nicky
groovygirls-Joanne 1328
hockeygirl-Laurie
jeanigor-Todd 1197
jmasgat-Maura 1179
ksoehrlein-Kim 465
laxdef69-Mike-on a break
lenshanem-Shan 472
mla1977-Megan
Mrs D-Dawn
poppinspal-Megan-on a break
pungodingy-Angie 1395
roselark-Jeanette 1320
SAHDad-Rich 1125
sk8ingmom-M 862
skinsfan76-Jason 1014
stenogoddess-Lauren 301
tutter99-Randy

[sk8ingmom]

Good morning Goofs!
My April miles = 67.25

[DISaholic's]

Hi All!

My April miles = 108!


Lets hope I can keep it up for May!!!
:cheer2:

[jmasgat]

Angie....(and everyone else) Every 15 minutes of exercise time where you don't have miles (like you do for running or cycling) counts for one mile (so 4 miles/hour...which is just like a Disney walker time limit!) And race distance counts double.

For April I have a combined 223 miles (amazing what a few bike workouts will do!)

Did my 10k yesterday......report is over on the race thread. It went well and I PR'ed in 49:40. Of course, as I was running I was asking myself "Why am I doing this!"

Maura

[airtime247]

Hey Goofs, I'm starting to get buried again so sorry I haven't been posting much. This has been an unbelievably busy two weeks at work. I'm bringing too much home with me which is really cutting into my workout time. My April miles are 86.7 though.

I ran the Avenue of the Giants Half Marathon this morning. I had never run this particular course before and it was pretty hard. The excessive potholes and heat made it pretty difficult for me. I was trying really hard for a PR. I wrote my PR pace and worst pace on my Garmin in pencil, trying to beat my PR but making sure I didn't get as low as my worst.

I started strong but was just barely below my PR pace by mile 12 when my Garmin lost signal under the canopy of trees. It never found the signal again so I couldn't see how I was doing.

I finished the race and saw my Garmin time was 1:04 under my PR! Since I started it at the first of two mats and ended it at the last of three, I was sure my time would be at least as good as this and maybe a few seconds under.

I waited all day for the results to be posted online and they finally were. I searched by my name and bib number and I wasn't there! Either the start, finish, or halfway mat must not have registered me as crossing. I was really bummed as I want to know my "official" time as well as this race counts toward our running club's points standings.

I emailed the race company with links to photos of me at various points throughout the race and the map from my Garmin showing I made it to the halfway point and back as well as my time export but I don't know if there is anything they can do. Oh, well. At least I got another medal to decorate my wall!

-steve

[SkinsFan76]

92.8 miles for April, all running. Not bad, I just didn't do any long runs at all.
Ran 23/30 days for the month, so I feell pretty good with my consistency.

[SAHDad]

Running miles for April - 137.59 (including doubling of one organized fun run)
Biking miles - 544 (doubled due to the 272-mile PALM challenge at the Y)

May should be a good month as well - I started the month with a marathon on Saturday, and I have an ultra later on in the month. And I should get in more biking as well, since they told us to start biking back on the PALM challenge. :thumbsup2

[groovygirls]

I started the c25K at work today! I had a total of 4 girls join me. Only one actually ran but they all get points for trying! They are all inspired to have a "biggest loser" type contest. Three of ladies are obese so I am super excited to be a part of getting them healthier (this seems to ring a bell:rolleyes1).
I had them drink kefir post run and I bought them fresh eggs from my girls for later. I'll let you know the progress.

[Cindylou]

Good Morning Goofs,

I wanted to post my April miles before I forget. 142.9.

This is my last easy week of recovery after the marathon. I'm hoping to build up to 5 days a week running during this month. We'll see how the old legs like it.

Maura: Great job on the PR. I'll go find the RR now.

Joanne: Great job getting people motivated for C25K. Even if you send just one person down a healthier path, you've accomplished a lot.

Rich: You'll get us to WDW in no time with that mileage. Way to go.

Steve: Tough break with no results. I hope it gets figured out. Great job on your PR.

Jason: Great job on your consistency for the month.

Jeanne: Great job.

M: Yea!!

Have a great day everyone.
Cindy

[stenogoddess]

:goodvibes Just wanted to say good morning to everyone! Hope everyone has a great day! :goodvibes

[suzannews]

Hi Goofs!! I will get the numbers updated soon...sorry! I'm not being a slacker, I promise. Life is just happening right now and theres more on the calendar than usual.

I did a 5K on Saturday morning and all the registration money minus the active.com fees go to Habitat for Humanity. Race shirts, food, etc is all paid for by the sponsors. No chip timing but my Garmin came in at 3.35 with a 12:19 min/mile pace. That would be amazing for me!

Medal update from the 10K on April 17th...nothing. Responded to an email from the race director on April 25th and haven't heard back. Time for a phone call. I'm trying not to be a pest but I guess I just want to know if I will ever get a medal or not.

Have a great rest of the week everyone!!


Edited to add...I just realized that 2 years ago today, May 4, 2008, I did the Minnie 15K which was my first race!! What a two years it has been.

[stenogoddess]

Edited to add...I just realized that 2 years ago today, May 4, 2008, I did the Minnie 15K which was my first race!! What a two years it has been.

I love when I realize something like that! :goodvibes Proof that you never know where the first step could lead you!

[jmasgat]

Steve Congrats on a tough race! Let us know if they accept your proof. It must be frustrating to know you did it, but not have them officially believe you.

Rich You will single-handedly get us all to Disney! Great miles.

JoanneCongrats for helping others get healthy. Would definitely like to hear how that progresses. Even if one person succeeds, it will be a victory. You're a real ambassador for fitness.

Cindy What's next on the race agenda? The realy in your siggie?

Lauren Hi back at ya!

Suzanne Two years since we met up. Look how much we've acomplished since then! Congrats on your latest race. That's a great time. And I hope the medal comes through.

As for me....well, one training plan over, another begins. I decided that in order to keep my mileage up in case I decide to try the Free Press marathon in October, that I needed a plan that had some longer runs of around 10 or so on the weekends. So I am starting a half marathon plan from the book I use (Run Less, Run Faster). In about 8 weeks, I will have to decide--and start--on the marathon planning. Plus I am trying to get in 2x bike and swim/week (which I haven't been doing) in order to prep for a tri. Too much!

Anyway, time to go to the gym. Have a good Cinco de Mayo, all!

Maura

[tutter99]

Hi All! Just stopping in to introduce myself. I'm 38 and just getting back into exercising after far too long off (many, many years). I'm signed up for the Expedition Everest challenge in June, it will be my first race ever. I originally started training back in December on the c25k program but in January had a severe back injury which was followed up with a chain of events which kept me out until we got back from WDW at the end of April, I figured if I could get around the parks all day for a week pain free I was good to go.

So while my goal of jogging the whole race is out the window hopefully I can finish with a decent walking time and work up to jogging my first 5k this fall. then start working towards a sprint triathlons next year.

Look forward to getting to know you all,
Randy

[DISaholic's]

Welcome to the Goofs Randy!

[SAHDad]

Welcome to the Goofs Randy!

[SkinsFan76]

Randy...Welcome and great to have another person sucked into the running club.

[stenogoddess]

Welcome Randy!

[suzannews]

WELCOME RANDY!!!

So far for April miles, I have numbers from Kim, Shan, Lauren, Angie, M, Jeanne, Maura, Steve, Jason, Rich, Cindy and myself. Did I miss anyone? If I did, sorry, please let me know.


15133.24 - 1789.17 = 13344.07

[Mrs D]

Hi Goofs!

I'm excited to introduce myself and be a part of the team!
I'm Dawn, 36 y.o SAHM to Travis 4 and Norah almost 3 and DH Mark. I teach infant/toddler and preschool swim lessons at the YMCA, I also sell Mary Kay (only a little now) and run sound at my church.
I am very new to running. My church sponsors a 3K walk/5K run each August. Two years I walked and pushed the kids in the stroller. Last summer a group of gals from my bible study decided we would run the 5K. This would be my first time running anything ever (I was not the athletic type in HS). Despite the fact we we trained for a few weeks at best I somehow managed to complete the 5K. Everyone looked so surprised when I burst into tears at the end (as the very last running to cross the finish - but that's neither here nor there). It was the hardest I've ever pushed myself physically and I couldn't believe I finished!

After swearing I'd never do anything like that again - I thought all winter about the Princess half. I knew that was too big of a goal for now and set it on the back burner. I began to research trips to return to WDW so I could attend MNSSHP. The stars lined up perfectly; in February I received a PIN for Free Dining with the dates ended the first weekend of October. I learned of the Wine & Dine Half Relay and knew I had a reason to go back (this trip is without my kids & DH) and better yet I had a goal!

So, I've been in training now for a few months. I read & listened to Dave Parfitt's interview with John "The Penguin" Bingham during Marathon Weekend and immediately went to the library to check out Running for Mortals! It was exactly what I needed to get started. I love the tone of the book and am following the walk/run training programs. I completed my second ever 5K two weeks ago; my goal was 45 minutes and I finished in 40 mins! :yay:

I am signed up to run another 5K at the end of May and am hoping to have a 10K under my belt by Sept. I'm shooting to do a race each month through October.

I'm excited to have found a great partner for the Half Relay on the DISUnplugged forum and really looking forward to my first Disney race. I think I've convinced myself to buy an AP on this trip so I can come back and do the 2011 Princess Half! It's a big goal but I am having so much fun running and challenging myself!

Ok, well now that the longest intro ever is finished, I'm glad to be a part of the group and look forward to getting to know everyone!
:wizard:

[SAHDad]

Welcome Dawn!

(I see you are in one of the NW suburbs - which one? My in-laws live in Libertyville, my sister & her husband are in Naperville, and I have friends scattered across the Chicago area.)

[Mrs D]

Welcome Dawn!

(I see you are in one of the NW suburbs - which one? My in-laws live in Libertyville, my sister & her husband are in Naperville, and I have friends scattered across the Chicago area.)

I'm in Mt. Prospect; next to Arlington Heights and not that far from Libertyville! I was just looking at the Chicago Trail Series (http://www.chicagotrailseries.com/index.html) races; there's a 4 mile in Libertyville in Sept that I may try for.

[DisneyMomma09]

Hi Goofs! Sorry to have been away for so long. Grad class is finished for this semester, so hopefully I will have a little free time for the DIS again. I have been seriously missing it!

Welcome, Dawn! I am aiming to do the Princess 1/2 next March as well! It will be my first 1/2. Good luck!

Good luck in the EE race, Randy!

Maura, good luck with your tri training. The physical therapist who works in my room is training for a tri right now as well. She is doing one in Philidelphia in July. I admire you both...I don't have any kind of swimming endourance...

Suzanne-I am right there with you about life getting in the way of DIS time...what the heck! I hope you get things worked our from your race.

Rich-Wow...you are amazing...way to go with all your miles! And good luck with your upcoming races!

As for me, I got in 36 miles for April. Things are going well for me. I am off tomorrow to celebrate my babies birthday! He is turning 1 tomorrow! He loves riding in his new jogging stroller when the weather is nice enough for him to come on my runs with me.

The next month is going to be pretty crazy for us. We just sold our house and the closing is May 26th. We are going to be buying my grandparent's house from them, but they do not have a closing date for the place they are moving to, so we are kind of in limbo as to when we can move into their place. So the next month is going to be spent packing and then unpacking!

[suzannews]

Quick fly by to welcome Mrs D to the Goofs!!!


Updated miles 13344.07 - 36 = 13308.07

The January 1/2 marathon is now at 50% full...time for me to make a decision. My husband says to sign up, it will be warmer this time!

Medal update...after another email sent to the race director since I haven't heard from her in 10 days, she responded to say her husband has been sick and she is having a hard pregnancy but the medals are going in the mail today. Woo hoo!! I will cherish this one forever!!

[lenshanem]

Welcome Randy and Dawn! :thumbsup2


I'll keep this short, got in 9 miles this week. Had to skip today's run cause I've got some kind of tummy bug. :sick:
Ran Monday with my DH. Ran 5 miles with only 3 one minute walking breaks thrown in. Almost close to running a 10K again with no walking. Taking me a while to get back to that point, but it's getting close! Kinda bummed I missed today's run. Oh, well!

Have an awesome weekend and Mother's Day my fellow Goofs! :grouphug:

[ksoehrlein]

Welcome to Randy and Dawn, and happy Mother's Day to all the Goofy moms! I'm so excited about my Mother's Day gift. It's going to be "jewelry" -- the race bling for the Wine and Dine Half Marathon! DH told me today that he will register me for the race as my present. :love: I can't think of anything I would have liked more! (Well, except maybe a Goofy registration...)

Shan, I hope you feel better soon. I am :worship: in awe of your goal to run a 10K without walk breaks. I just got back to 2.25 miles without a walk break, and I'm really missing my intervals. I think I might go back to them once I complete Couch to 5K next weekend. Speaking of which, I will be at CBR next weekend and plan to do a virtual 5K there. Any advice? I've never stayed there before, but it looks like I can do a few laps around the lake to bang out the 3.1 miles.

Suzanne, you'll have to post a photo of that long-awaited medal when you get it. I hope it's beautiful!

[SkinsFan76]

If the rain holds off for tonight I'll be running a 5K tonight at the local Highschool. Should be a good run to do before starting vacation on Sunday!

The best part is that I'll get to do the 1/2 mile fun run with my son before the 5K though.

[groovygirls]

Suzanne
Of course you are going to do the disney half again! Who else will I bundle up against next to the porta potties when it is sub zero and SNOWING in Florida!

[suzannews]

Suzanne
Of course you are going to do the disney half again! Who else will I bundle up against next to the porta potties when it is sub zero and SNOWING in Florida!



:laughing::laughing::laughing:

[suzannews]

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms (and any single Dads also), hope you are having a great day!!!

[jmasgat]

Happy Mother's Day to all....

Randy My belated welcome to the group. Hope you make progress in getting to where you want to be. And don't forget to check out the tri thread. I should be doing at least one this year--although I haven't signed up for anything yet.

Dawn Welcome to you, too! Good luck on your upcoming races. And sounds like you're off to a great start! I haven't read anythng about the W&D relay. How far will you run?

AshleighGood luck with all the house moving stuff. The thought of having to do that is enough to make me want to stay in my house another 22 years! And happy birthday to DS. First birthdays are fun--if only to watch a one year old try to eat cake. Of course, they could care less about presents--the adults seem to care more!

Suzanne After all this, you HAVE to take a picture of the medal to show us!

ShanYeah! You are making great progress. I know the past while has been frustrating for you running-wise, but here's hoping that's all behind you. (Hearing Timon and Puumba in my head!)

Kim Congrats on the W&D gift! When I look at my training plan IF I do the fall marathon, it shows that I need to run 13 miles on that very weekend. Hmmmm......

Randy Hope your races went well.


So today was just like any other Sunday--well, except for the dead car battery. Grocery shopping, 8 mile run. Watched a little Giro d"italia and golf and baseball. Cooked dinner. So what is this Mother's Day thing?!

Maura

[airtime247]

Happy Mother's Day to the Goofiest moms on the web!

Randy - Welcome to the Goofs. Have a great time at the EE. It sounds like such a unique experience.

Dawn - Welcome! I enjoyed your story. You are off to a great start. Have fun with your training.

Ashleigh - You should log miles for packing and unpacking as that is tough work! It's more back-breaking than anything I do in the gym. Best of luck with your move.

Suzanne - Great job being persistent with your medal. Hopefully this teaches them to be more organized next time. You should post a pic when you get it.

Kim - Congratulations on your present! Have a great time Wining and Dining your way to another medal.

AFM, two days after I emailed the timing company for my recent half, they updated the results page and now I'm on it. The mats at the turnaround didn't register me as crossing for whatever reason. My official time was 2:04:07 which was a little more than a minute faster than my previous PR. One of my goals this year is to break the 2-hour mark. I have two more opportunities this year so I'll see if I can do it.

I started back on my marathon training program two days after my half and started getting some scary leg pains in IT band area so I have been going really easy since. I backed off running and have only done the elliptical on light resistance to get the heart rate up and burn some calories. I'm going on an easy jog tomorrow and can hopefully get back on schedule shortly.

-steve

[roselark]

Just a quick post to say I am still alive. Yes, I survived the heat last week at WDW. I will try to get back a little later to post my April miles.

[jeanigor]

Happy belated Mother's Day, SuperGoof Moms and Mr. Moms.

:wave: Hiya Randy. Good luck on the Everest Challenge.
:wave2: Nice to see you here Mrs. D!!!

Suzanne, congrats on getting the medal situation straightened out. Even though you shouldn't have had to go through the trouble. Can't wait to see a pic.

Ashleigh, moving is certainly exercise. Log those minutes!

Kim, what a wonderful and thoughtful present from your DH. Sounds like he is a keeper.

Maura, to prevent that sort of Mother's Day from happening, my family does carry out. Not as tasty or healthy food, but less work for the moms. (Since most of the guys in my family can't boil water.)

Steve, congrats on the new PR. You are quite close to your goal. Hope the IT band doesn't hinder your achieving it.

I've been MIA for a while again. Spent the last week of April in the ICU and the first week of May laid up on bed rest in the general ward of the hospital. The doctors think they have things straightened out now and I should be out of the clear in a couple months with the help of the meds they prescribed. My legs seem to have forgotten how to walk over the past few weeks, so I am far less mobile than I would like. But I'm okay with starting over. Far better than not starting at all.

I did have to cancel my trip to WDW last week. And forgo my spot in the Orlando Muddy Buddy. That was the worst part, at least to me.

Hope the week finds all the Goofs in good weather, spirits and health.:grouphug:

[suzannews]

Todd-hope you are feeling better soon, sounds like some scary stuff that you've been through.

Hope everyone else is healthy (or getting there) and getting in the miles that you hope for.

Medal update...I got my medal in the mail yesterday. Unfortunately its just a generic medal with a shoe with wings and stop watch with a yellow lanyard. On the back, there is a sticker that says Medals sponsored by PE Run for the Cure. Maybe I was having heat exhaustion after the race but I thought the lanyards were pink for breast cancer. I looked up the medals and they are just the generic $1.75 ones that you can buy from any online dealer. Oh well, I will proudly display it on my curtain rod and remember to never do this race again!!

[Pungodingy]

I ran the Big Lakes Half on Saturday, had a course PR and an all time PB! I was 5:54 (minutes) faster than my fastest so far, if I can keep it up, I might actually have a decent time in a few years! (Hey, I'm slow, I know, but it's all good...gotta start somewhere, and it gives me something to work towards!) It was about 48 degrees and rained the ENTIRE time! Not much for spectators, only entertainment was a guy playing a washboard and singing (he was a hoot!) but the volunteers sucked it up nicely and were there for me!

Hope everyone is doing great!

[froggygrrrl]

Hi everyone! Just stopping by for a quick update.

Was in Florida from 04/29-05/09. Flew into MCO and drove up to Tallahassee to visit DH's grandmother for a couple of days, then drove back to Disney. What a hot week! I managed to get 2 runs in, both 5k. The further we got into the vacation, the less I wanted to get up early to run. The second run made me cranky for our day at Epcot, so that was the end of my morning runs! Oh well, I figure that 2 runs were better than none. I did wear a pedometer and kept track of my miles through the days though.

I'm getting back into the swing of things this week (and getting rid of the vacation bloat) and then starting my official half marathon training on Sunday. I'm really looking forward to it. I've actually followed the training program before, just for fun, so it will be even more exciting to have a real goal at the end!

I'm still relatively new to the goofs, so I wasn't aware of posting monthly miles (sorry!). I'll total those up and post soon, if it's not too late.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

[stenogoddess]

I ran the Big Lakes Half on Saturday, had a course PR and an all time PB! I was 5:54 (minutes) faster than my fastest so far, if I can keep it up, I might actually have a decent time in a few years!

:dance3:Yeah You! :dance3:

Hi everyone! Just stopping by for a quick update.

Was in Florida from 04/29-05/09. Flew into MCO and drove up to Tallahassee to visit DH's grandmother for a couple of days, then drove back to Disney. What a hot week! I managed to get 2 runs in, both 5k. The further we got into the vacation, the less I wanted to get up early to run. The second run made me cranky for our day at Epcot, so that was the end of my morning runs! Oh well, I figure that 2 runs were better than none. I did wear a pedometer and kept track of my miles through the days though.

I'm getting back into the swing of things this week (and getting rid of the vacation bloat) and then starting my official half marathon training on Sunday. I'm really looking forward to it. I've actually followed the training program before, just for fun, so it will be even more exciting to have a real goal at the end!

I'm still relatively new to the goofs, so I wasn't aware of posting monthly miles (sorry!). I'll total those up and post soon, if it's not too late.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

The fact that you ran at all is amazing. I always just manage to have the intention to run, but no actual running happens! We start our training for the DL 1/2 this weekend too. We'll be doing it together! :goodvibes

[SAHDad]

Hey Goofs!

Just a quick checking in. I pulled a muscle in a rather sensitive spot running the marathon (and which was probably not helped with mowing the overgrown jungle that I laughingly call my lawn), so my miles have been pretty low the last week or so. I hope to be recovered in time for the CRUD 8-hour trail run, which is in a week and a half.

Angie - good job on the PR! That was a pretty substantial improvement too!

Suzanne - sorry to hear about the medal fiasco.

Todd - sounds like you have been through a lot lately. Just take it easy getting back into things - I think everyone wants all the Goofs to be hale and hearty!

[jmasgat]

Steve Congrats on your PR. And I hope you hit your goal of sub-2 this year. I was happy to do the same! Hope your IT band (if that's what it was) has quieted down.

Jeanette Right now I would give a pretty penny for some of that FL heat! (Suzanne--can you send some our way?) We had a great April and now May here is cold and rainy. Hope WDW was fun. I'm trying to convinve my daughter to go at the end of May, but she is so crazed at school that she won't even discuss.

Todd So sorry to hear about your health--sounds a little scary. I hope you recover quickly and get your walking.running legs back soon. This weather hasn't actually been conducive to strolls outside.(Gee, I just heard thunder) It makes me just want to stay inside under a warm blanket!

Suzanne Oh well, ANY medal is better than no medal!

Angie WooHoo on your PR! You do so many races and are getting better all the time. And just as importantly, always seem to enjoy the races. Congrats!

froggygrrrl I never seem to keep up any training plan while at WDW. I just chock up the time to "cross training"! So good for you for getting in 2 runs. The mileage thing is just a little motivation game, a great idea by Rich. We all provided a distance of how far it is from our homes to our favorite place in WDW. Then we added it all up. And now we're chipping away at the mileage until we all "arrive" at WDW.

Lauren I started my 1/2 training already--for some reason this plan runs for 18 weeks. So looks like several of us will be DL-bound. We can plan a mini-Goofs meet when we get closer.

Rich Ouch! Hope it heals quickly--and yet, the streak lives! And what does CRUD stand for?

As for me...more of the same. Tomorrow is my DS 18th birthday. No ideas for present, the shirt I ordered for him from USC is backordered and won't be here, and I haven't gotten him a card or a cake yet. (We currently share one car, which he usually has all day, so I don't get out much!) Oh well, we'll figure something out. He doesn't want a birthday party, graduation party or heaven forbid he should contemplate the prom--I guess I'm getting off cheap!

Maura

[roselark]

Ok, quick post to finally update my miles for April. It took me a while to convert my steps at WDW into miles.

Run/Walk: 34
Xtraining: 8
WDW: 51 (I can count these, right? :) )
Official 5K: 6

Total: 99 :cool1:

[lenshanem]

Hey Goofs!

Kim - Thanks for your kind words. I'm trying! You might have already left, but I've run at CBR before. You can easily run a 5K there, the pathways loop around the lake. There were several runners out when I went and I found another woman to run with one morning! Have fun! :yay:

Steve - Hope that IT band is feeling better! :wizard:

Todd - Hope you're feeling better. Sounds like things have been tough. :hug:

Suzanne - Finally! Congrats on getting that medal!!! :thumbsup2

Angie - CONGRATS on that rockin PR!!! :woohoo:

Maura - Happy birthday to your son today! :)


So remember that run in my program I had to skip last week? Ya, it turned out to be food poisoning I think. I was awful sick, didn't compare to last time, though. What are the odds I'd get food poisoning twice in a year?!? Nobody else got sick in my family. I almost don't want to eat out anymore!!! We had a really busy weekend so I forced myself thru it, couldn't really eat.

I took off a few days and then crammed all my runs in later this week. Probably not wise, but I was feeling guilty for missing that one run as it was. Got in 13 miles between Tuesday, yesterday and today. DH ran with me Tuesday and I got to try a new path down by the river. Ran 5.25 miles with only one one minute walking break. Almost back to running a 10K in full... Trying to accept my slower pace, if I could just lose these extra pounds I know it would help! Can't get motivated on that end for some reason...

Going back to WDW next weekend for a few nights. Annual pass is about to expire so we're gonna make the best of it. Can't say we didn't get our money's worth!

Have an awesome weekend Goofs! :grouphug:

[roselark]

Wow, I cannot believe that we are already into mid-May. Where the heck has the time gone???!!!!

WELCOME to Randy and Dawn. Glad to have you!!

Steve - Congrats on your PR and getting your results updated.

Todd - I agree with the others; this sounds like it was pretty scary. I am glad to hear you are on the mend. Good luck with the recovery and getting back into the swing of things.

Suzanne - Glad to hear the medal issues were cleared up. Shame it wasn't a more spectacular ending.

Maura - Happy Birthday to your son!!!! It has been unseasonably cold here too. We had several days this week where we did not even reach 50. :(

I had a great time at WDW. I did not get any official runs in, but got tons of walking. My feet felt much better overall than the last couple of trips. I really only had pain towards the end of the day and only once was it in the "very painful" realm.

I had my first real run outside yesterday. (I am not counting that impromptu 5K last month). I decided it was time to stop putting it off. There is a trail system that runs through Madison. A good portion of it is through protected land. I picked a section that seemed easy to get to and headed out there. My goal is to do this at least 2 times a week.

I am really happy overall with it. I completed my full workout and even ran an extra 2 minutes. It was cold and drizzling, but I warmed up really quickly. I probably overdid it a bit though. The scenery was so pretty and peaceful that I wanted to see the whole segment. I should have turned around halfway through the workout, but I kept going. I got to the end of the segment close to the end of my workout and realized I was going to have to walk the whole way back...in the rain. :sad2: I still really enjoyed it. My overall pace was 20:00, but that included the walk back. My workout pace was 18:50. This is a lot slower than what I have been doing on the treadmill, but I forced myself to take it easy. I am glad I did. My thighs are killing me today!! Owie!

I did so well with adding in the extra 2 min that I am going to do the same on saturday and skip ahead a week in my program. :) So, this week I am counting as 12/18 and next week will be my repeat week, also at 12/18.

[roselark]

I have a question about official races. I am wondering how many I should do during my build up to the Half. Here is my schedule so far for this year:

6/5 Susan G Komen Race for the Cure: 5k (goal is to run at least half of it)
8/21 Madison Mini-Marathon & 5K: 5K (goal is to run all of it and get an official time) - just signed up for this one today
10/30 Middleton Haunted Hustle: 10K (goal is to run all of it)
1/8/2011 WDW Half Marathon (goal is to just finish it!)

I keep thinking I should have more in there. I was thinking about trying to find something each month. Is that too much??

[jmasgat]

JeanettePersonally, I don't think you need a lot of races. I think you need good training. When I was training for the WDW 1/2, I did a 5k in September and a 10k in December. That's it. And really, the only reason I did those is because it fit into my traiing schedule, and the plan suggested it.

It's always good to have done one race, just so you can get the "race feel"--see how race day goes, figure out the gear and supplies that work best for you during a race. But I don't think quantity is important.

Maura

[DisneyMomma09]

Hi Goofs! Hope everyone is doing well...our house is in chaos right now as we are in the process of moving. I figured I did about 2 hours of solid moving yesterday, with up and down the basement stairs, carrying boxes and such. I am a bit soar today! Fun times! We now have things in 3 different locations: our current house, our new house and at my in-laws for storage. Our close date for our current house is next Wednesday, but we still don't have a close date for our new house (we are buying my grandparent's house and have to wait for them to move out). I am starting to get a little stressed out not knowing when we are going to be in our new place! Thank goodness we have lots of helpers with big trucks to get it all done!

[SAHDad]

Hey Goofs,
Quick check in. Still running, legs are finally feeling better, muscle pull finally better, and just in time for the race this weekend.

Maura - apparently, CRUD stands for Clydesdales Running Ultra Distance. I know almost nothing about the race, although I have been to the state park it is in before. My main goal is simply to rack up as many miles as possible - if it goes well, I might try for a 50-miler in the fall.

[roselark]

Maura - Thanks for the advice. Maybe I am letting my excitement get the best of me :) I will stick with what I have for now. I did sign up to volunteer for the Madison Marathon at the end of May though. I am looking forward to that especially since they donate $8 for every hour that I work to the charity of my choice.

Ashleigh - I have a coworker who went through something similar. Their house was on the market all of 3 days when they got an offer for their asking price. They had not even broken ground on their new house yet. In a span of 3 weeks, they had put one house up for sale, found an apartment and storage unit, moved, closed on the house, and started building the new one. She has been a bit frazzled to say the least :)

While my run outdoors went amazingly well on Thursday, it went amazingly bad on Sunday. Ok, maybe not all that bad since I did get through it, but it was rough and painful. I feel odd saying this, but I think my groin muscles are sore. Either that or it is my joints. It hurts to walk. I am hoping it is my muscles because that will get better faster. They hurt over the weekend too, but I found it interesting that during my run, the pain was only present when I was walking, not when running. :confused3

I am probably going to run on the treadmill tomorrow to give my legs a little cushioning and then head back outside on Thursday. I am really looking forward to using my new Garmin Forerunner 305! :cool1:

[airtime247]

Todd - I hope you are feeling better. Great attitude about starting over being better than not starting at all. Don't rush anything too quickly.

Suzanne - Sorry the medal wasn't what you were expecting. Live and learn I guess. I'm sure you won't be running that one again but at least you have something to display.

Angie - Awesome job on your PB! The cold and rain can really discourage people but you really kicked butt. Keep it up!

Rich - Yeouch! I don't know how you do it and can still plan for future races. I'd crouch in the corner and whimper for at least two months!

Maura - Happy belated 18th Bday for your son. I hope he had a great day.

Shan - Sorry to hear about the food poisoning. Have a fun time back at the World though!

Jeanette - You are doing a great job. I hope you get can get outside and enjoy your upcoming runs. There is no magic number of races to do. I'd run one almost every weekend if I could. I do find that I really push myself during races a lot harder than training runs (see below) so my body couldn't handle it too often. Just listen to your body. I like Maura's advice of focusing on the training. It looks like a great lineup of races you have!

Ashleigh - Best of luck with the move! I hope everything goes smooth.

AFM, I went pretty easy last week, mostly due to putting in way too many hours at work. I spent a lot more time on the elliptical and spin class and backed off running when I felt that pain in the area of the IT band. I did a nice easy 40 minutes on the treadmill on Friday and felt great. I got out and ran 6 miles near my house and felt the same sharp feeling on my other leg which is the one I had knee problems with most of last year. I walked for a while until it felt better and cut about two minutes off my pace and lightly jogged the rest. I walked every time I felt it start to hurt again.

I haven't been the same since pushing myself at that half on May 2nd. I really need to practice what I preach and force myself not to do anything dumb or push myself too much harder than my level of fitness. I do great in training by my ego keeps getting the better of me in races and I try so hard to PR or do well in my age group that I keep hurting myself. I need to focus on the enjoyment racing and running in general brings me and forget about being competitive for a while.

We'll see how it goes this week. I hope everyone has a great week!

-steve

[jmasgat]

Ashleigh Moving counts as cross training! ;)

Rich Good luck during the race. Hope it's not too CRUD-dy (yeah, bad, but what are you gonna do?)

Jeanette I guess since I picked "super Saver shipping, my Garmin won't be here for a LOOONG time. Hasn't even shipped yet (not sure why not)

Steve I think it's just natural to push during a race, or if you're like me, have no clue what your pace really is! Hope you find a way to take it easy--and let me know what worls. That is another of my goals this year--to just enjoy arace and not worry about time. I am planning to do DL 1/2 like that.

As for me....I'm alittle tired. My run and yoga today felt tiring. I have been giving myself a rest day, but still not perky and chipper (okay--I NEVER am anyway!)

Finally getting the last section of fence for our yward done so that DD(og) will be totally contained. We've only had him for 3 years! It will be nice to boot him outside and not have to always go out with him to make sure he doesn't dash off after another dog or squirrel.

Maura

[roselark]

:worried: After much internal debate, I have decided to skip my run today. My legs are worse off than I originally thought. I walked a short half mile this afternoon at work. The pain increased by quite a bit and I could barely get up the stairs when I got home. As my husband reminded me, it is better to miss one day than to miss a couple of weeks if I make it worse and really hurt myself. I feel so guilty though...

[suzannews]

Hello Goofs! I haven't had time to read all the updates but hope everyone is great and getting in lots of miles!!

Between trying to make some life decisions, end of freshman year stuff for my daughter and trying to plan a great vacation, life is flying by for me and I am tired!! I am about 95% sure that I am not doing the January 1/2 in 2011 even though I live 20 minutes away but would love to see all of you who do come to town. There is a 1/2 in November and a 1/2 in February that I want to do and can do both moneywise for the same amount as the 1/2 registration. Also, I've done the course 3 times now and its not a favorite. Maybe I will change my mind after vacation clears my head, we'll see.

[roselark]

Suzanne - As you said, you have done it several times already and since you live close you can do it another time. Do what you feel is best for you. I am glad to hear that you can be there anyway to cheer us on! I am really looking forward to meeting my fellow Goofs!

Well, my legs started feeling a lot better last night after several hours of resting on my recliner. I had no pain this morning when I got up, but having walked around a bit since then, I am feeling a little soreness. Nothing like yesterday though. I am so glad. It looks like I won't have any problems getting my run in tomorrow. Today will be another rest day. I normally go to Curves on Wed, but I have Madison Marathon volunteer orientation tonight.

[jmasgat]

Jeanette Glad you're feeling better.

Suzanne I'm on the fence for January, too. Depends on other race results during the year and whether or not I do Wine and Dine (unlikely) or maybe Princess (who knows)

It's been a tiring day. I did a 1 hr swim, a 1 hr bike session and then walked the dog 3.5 miles to a bakery to get my DH a cake for his birthday (today). It's like I did a little triathlon.....only in pieces. I'm tired!

Tomorrow I am volunteering at the Komen Race for the Cure in Detroit. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Maura

[airtime247]

Hey Maura, I did a triathlon this weekend too but mine too three days. I had an easy 4 mile run on Friday, a tough and hilly 13.3-mile bike ride on Saturday and a 500m swim today. I was really excited about the swim as it's the longest I've ever gone and is the distance I will be doing at my next triathlon in August. I will be extending that distance and will try to get a little faster as it took waaaaay too long.

We will be going camping next weekend and it's near a small 5K we have done the last two years. They have a 1K fun run for kids and it will be my 4yo DD's first race. She is so excited about it. She already has the spot on her wall picked out for her medal.

I've never had very fast times here as it's very hilly and I have pushed DD in the jogger. This year, I have to wait for her to finish her 1K and then I'm handing her a water bottle, dumping her in the jogger, and then taking off! It's more than worth it to see how much pride she will have after finishing her first race. I can't wait!

-steve

[SAHDad]

Good morning Goofs!

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was a blast - long car ride down to the race on Friday, miles and miles and miles of wet, sloppy, muddy hills all day Saturday, and then a long ride back home yesterday.

I only logged 27.9 miles (pre-doubling), but called it a day just after 7 hours. I was starting to cramp, and wasn't sure I wanted to try and walk a lap of the course in the time remaining. Parts of the course had dried out by then, but the hills were just a mess, and I was done for the day. (OTOH, since I did no training on trails, and aside from my last marathon, have done almost no double digit runs since the beginning of the year, I am pretty happy with how far I did get.)

Anyway, someone put together a video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuug_l7FAwI so you can see some of the trail conditions.

As you can see, pretty much everyone was smiling most of the day.

[DISaholic's]

Sounds like everyone is doing so well with their races and training. :banana:

Everyone is doing great with their positive attitudes too even when injuries are in your way! You guys are amazing!


I'm really jealous. I'm struggling with my motivation and running. I've been trying to run 4-5 days a week, with a long run on weekends and speed/hill/tempo runs during the week for a total of 30 mile weeks.

I'm doing ok with the tempo and hill workouts, but I'm having a hard time making myself do speed work. And the long runs are seeming relentless and I just don't want to do them. This Saturday was a 12 mile run. I ran with my sister which usually makes it go better but once I hit the 8 mile mark I wanted to quit so badly. What is wrong with me? It's very frustrating. I'm rethinking the 'marathon' in the fall. :sad2:

Sorry I'm whining.

[suzannews]

Good morning Goofs!! Have a great day everyone!!

[jeanigor]

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

On Saturday, I completed my first 'real' event. It was only a 5K, but it was a hoot. It was Race for the Cure. The best part was that I was able to walk it with my sister, who finished her radiation earlier this year.

[jmasgat]

RichFantastic! 28 miles on a trail is darn impressive. The only trail races I have ever done have kicked my butt--and the longest was 5 miles!

Jeanne Don't worry about whining....that's part of what we're here for. Sounds like you're doing a lot of running and you're just burnt out.. Have you thought of cutting out one of your runs? One other thing....Don't "look ahead" and talk yourself out of your fall marathon quite yet. I know that I have had--and I'm sure others, too- bad running days when I have raised the same question--"How will I ever be able to run _______ by then". But then I remind myself that I am only TRAINING now, and I will be trained by the time the race rolls around. I hope you re-find your motivation. Try not to put too much pressure on yourself or be too hard on yourself for how you feel right now.

Todd I wish I had known you were there! I was a course marshall. Actually, I ended up holding a sign for the "1 mile turn around" in the middle of Woodward. Congrats on finishing your race.

I'm off to the gym to run. Skipped yesterday's workout because I told myself I was tired from staying up to watch the end of Lost--along with Jimmy Kimmel-- til 1 am. Pretty lame excuse, so now I have to make it up later in the week.

Maura

[DISaholic's]

Thanks Maura. I'm done whining. Did a quick 3.5 in 85 degree weather tonight, it actually wasn't too bad except having to stop at a port -a-john. Running in the evening after dinner is cooler but you never know what your stomach will do to you. :confused3

The 4-6 mile runs go ok, it's the long ones that are discouraging me. Think I'll drop back to a 10 this weekend again and see if that feels better. And I'll definitely take your advice and not worry about the fall just yet and just train.

Thank you so much!:flower3:

[hockeygirl]

Hey Super Goofs!! Just a quick drive by to say Hello!! and to say that I am officially registered for the Disneyland Half!! All of my WISH buddies convinced me to go and I couldn't pass up the C2C and special 5th Anniv. medal....so I bit the bullet and registered last night when I saw it was at 95%! Hope to see some other Goofs there!

Ok....sorry for the post and run...we are heading to Charlotte for the Nascar race this weekend, and I haven't done any packing yet, and I need to get in a run tonight!! Promise to check in when I get back....hope everyone is doing well!!

[SkinsFan76]

Just wanted to drop a quick update. I fell off the wagon during vacation and didn't run for 9 days. I started well and ran the first few days on vacation, but quickly lost motivation. Well I'm back to running daily and cursing myself for having to rebuild some of my training. I also noticed that running during the heat is killing me. I typically wait until after dinner to run, but changed it to lunch time now due to my schedule and noticed a real difference in how it drains me.

[DisneyMomma09]

Hi Goofs! Hope everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend! We are...the weather has been beautiful! It has been a while since I have checked in. We got completely moved out of our house last Sunday, which was a huge relief. We are staying at my in-laws until we can move into our new house next weekend, but they don't have internet!!! I have been dying! So today we are visiting my mom, so the first thing I did was sign on to say hey! While I have been going into withdrawl from no internet, I have been getting out on some nice runs. They live out in the country and the roads are so peaceful and the change of scenery has been nice. The roads are also a little hilly, which I am not used to, so it has given my runs some new excitement!

Here are my May numbers...I am not sure when I will be able to check in again!

Running: 34 miles
Packing/moving: 6 hours=24 miles (am I right in recalling that 15 minutes=1 mile? If not, please adjust this!)

Hope everyone's June gets off to a good start! We are heading to WDW on the 17th, so we are getting close to that! It is DS's first trip, so I am soooo excited about it!

[Pungodingy]

My May miles = 100.2

Had a 5K today, the Black Fly Blitz, fairly easy course, decent weather, lots of smoke from the fires in Canada, free bbq at the end if you had a bib, ran out of t-shirts, but that's ok. Good goodie bags, lots of samples, plus a big bowl of gu at the start you could pick from. (Got to try the jet blackberry, and am very glad I did not order it, did not like this one!) I did ok, not great, I'm fighting an upper-respiratory infection...this is my year of sickness, I guess, this is my 3rd this year. I think 3 is more than enough, hopefully once this passes I will be done!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

[SAHDad]

Hi Goofs!

I'll add up my miles later, but I just wanted to suggest a June thread title:

June-o we're Goofy here, right?

[Mrs D]

HI Goofs,

Just wanted to check in. I haven't really logged my miles, is there an app for that? LOL. Sort of kidding but it would actually get me to it then. I only have an itouch not an iphone.

Anyway - this weekend I ran my second 5K of the summer. This one was officially timed - I was shooting for under 40 mins and did 39:15! Now I need to shave a bit of time off that for next month's race! And I need to increase my distance. Gotta get comfortable with an 8K for the Wine & Dine relay!

[suzannews]

June thread just started...