kirstie101
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- Apr 21, 2008
Deleted posted. I was able to make ressies over the phone.
Just. Reminder you can book online too now for dining at DL. I booked all mine for Tink a month or so ago!
Deleted posted. I was able to make ressies over the phone.
actually there is no more email for dining at DL, it's all online just like booking at WDW dining!Yeah, thanks! I always forget about the email until I'm about to pick up the phone. How's the ankle doing? A little better I hope.
kappyfamily said:Ok. If anyone needs a pep talk, here is your kick-in-the-*** you might need. You CAN do this. People get tired of hearing me say this,but Tink will be my 16th half. I only say it again, just to show you I sort of know what I'm talking about (although I learn something new each time I do one). I'm a 13 minute half marathon finisher, 20 pounds overweight, have blown out both ACL's in my knees in the past. So not your typical well oiled running machine. If I'm being honest, I train just enough to squeak by. BUT, I always finish a race.
Please trust me, yeah I know, you don't even know me, but this is mental game. Yes partly mental as in crazy, but mostly mental as in your brain is the biggest thing you will need to overcome. I have seen amputees, 80 year olds, incredibly overweight people, 8 year olds, a barefoot dwarf/midget/short person (not kidding), and people pushing their adult disabled kids in wheelchairs UPHILL.....you CAN do this.
If it was easy, everyone would do it.
If you have gotten to mile 11, guys, you are basically at the finish line!
Its's time to DIG DEEP. You got this. Michele
Good morning fellow tinkers! (Or is it 'Bells?) anyhow, I had a massively terrible, horrific, no-way-can-I-actually-do-this long run last night. 11 miles. My last long run before Tink. I finished but I felt so sick after and had a major foot cramp for the last five miles. I have no idea how I finished that run other than my sheer stubbornness. Anyhow, I am pretty sure I know what I did wrong at least partly - I was over hydrated. I am also still finishing up a head cold. And I had run two days in a row bc I'm also training for GSC. But it left me really doubting if I should go thru with this race. I mean, yes, I'd lose my race registration but I'd save the flight and hotel and associated costs..... It's just really hard for me to give up on anything tho so I'm trying to give myself a pep talk! I am actually pretty well trained for this, I missed some training runs a few weeks ago but only 3 the entire training plan, so I don't think I'm underprepared. I think I'm in a running funk. And I'm worried that maybe I'm just not cut out for distance running.
Anyone else experience this ever?
I've been "training" since last July when I started training for wine and dine at WDW. I'm just not as excited as I want to be. I Don't have a running costume bc I was afraid of it not being comfortable, and DH and I were not even planning to do the parks until after the race bc I'm afraid ill wear out my legs like I did before wine and dine. Im even afraid to stop for character photos because i dont do well when i stop and stand around during a race (as i learned last fall at wine and dine). I did just book a private transfer from the airport in an effort to alleviate some of my other grouchiness which is traveling from LAX. I'm looking into spa stuff but it is a little pricier than I want to spend. Has anyone done this race before and have great reviews of it to share to build some excitement?!
the secret? It's very easy...get out of bed, no matter how bad you want to stay in it, get to the race and then put one foot in front of the other! Also, the bling at the end really helps!Thank u kappy/Michele- I did need that pep talk. I suppose it's time for me to remember that the mental game extends beyond just during the race. Thanks! (And ps- I'm also a 13 min half marathon finisher that is 20 pounds overweight an have knee injuries! So it really helps me to know you've done this 15 times. What's your secret?! This will be my 3rd half.)
Good morning fellow tinkers! (Or is it 'Bells?) anyhow, I had a massively terrible, horrific, no-way-can-I-actually-do-this long run last night. 11 miles. My last long run before Tink. I finished but I felt so sick after and had a major foot cramp for the last five miles. I have no idea how I finished that run other than my sheer stubbornness. Anyhow, I am pretty sure I know what I did wrong at least partly - I was over hydrated. I am also still finishing up a head cold. And I had run two days in a row bc I'm also training for GSC. But it left me really doubting if I should go thru with this race. I mean, yes, I'd lose my race registration but I'd save the flight and hotel and associated costs..... It's just really hard for me to give up on anything tho so I'm trying to give myself a pep talk! I am actually pretty well trained for this, I missed some training runs a few weeks ago but only 3 the entire training plan, so I don't think I'm underprepared. I think I'm in a running funk. And I'm worried that maybe I'm just not cut out for distance running.
Anyone else experience this ever?
I've been "training" since last July when I started training for wine and dine at WDW. I'm just not as excited as I want to be. I Don't have a running costume bc I was afraid of it not being comfortable, and DH and I were not even planning to do the parks until after the race bc I'm afraid ill wear out my legs like I did before wine and dine. Im even afraid to stop for character photos because i dont do well when i stop and stand around during a race (as i learned last fall at wine and dine). I did just book a private transfer from the airport in an effort to alleviate some of my other grouchiness which is traveling from LAX. I'm looking into spa stuff but it is a little pricier than I want to spend. Has anyone done this race before and have great reviews of it to share to build some excitement?!
Yeah, thanks! I always forget about the email until I'm about to pick up the phone.
How's the ankle doing? A little better I hope.
Good morning fellow tinkers! (Or is it 'Bells?) anyhow, I had a massively terrible, horrific, no-way-can-I-actually-do-this long run last night. 11 miles. My last long run before Tink. I finished but I felt so sick after and had a major foot cramp for the last five miles. I have no idea how I finished that run other than my sheer stubbornness. Anyhow, I am pretty sure I know what I did wrong at least partly - I was over hydrated. I am also still finishing up a head cold. And I had run two days in a row bc I'm also training for GSC. But it left me really doubting if I should go thru with this race. I mean, yes, I'd lose my race registration but I'd save the flight and hotel and associated costs..... It's just really hard for me to give up on anything tho so I'm trying to give myself a pep talk! I am actually pretty well trained for this, I missed some training runs a few weeks ago but only 3 the entire training plan, so I don't think I'm underprepared. I think I'm in a running funk. And I'm worried that maybe I'm just not cut out for distance running.
Anyone else experience this ever?
I've been "training" since last July when I started training for wine and dine at WDW. I'm just not as excited as I want to be. I Don't have a running costume bc I was afraid of it not being comfortable, and DH and I were not even planning to do the parks until after the race bc I'm afraid ill wear out my legs like I did before wine and dine. Im even afraid to stop for character photos because i dont do well when i stop and stand around during a race (as i learned last fall at wine and dine). I did just book a private transfer from the airport in an effort to alleviate some of my other grouchiness which is traveling from LAX. I'm looking into spa stuff but it is a little pricier than I want to spend. Has anyone done this race before and have great reviews of it to share to build some excitement?!
Good morning fellow tinkers! (Or is it 'Bells?) anyhow, I had a massively terrible, horrific, no-way-can-I-actually-do-this long run last night. 11 miles. My last long run before Tink. I finished but I felt so sick after and had a major foot cramp for the last five miles. I have no idea how I finished that run other than my sheer stubbornness. Anyhow, I am pretty sure I know what I did wrong at least partly - I was over hydrated. I am also still finishing up a head cold. And I had run two days in a row bc I'm also training for GSC. But it left me really doubting if I should go thru with this race. I mean, yes, I'd lose my race registration but I'd save the flight and hotel and associated costs..... It's just really hard for me to give up on anything tho so I'm trying to give myself a pep talk! I am actually pretty well trained for this, I missed some training runs a few weeks ago but only 3 the entire training plan, so I don't think I'm underprepared. I think I'm in a running funk. And I'm worried that maybe I'm just not cut out for distance running.
Anyone else experience this ever?
actually there is no more email for dining at DL, it's all online just like booking at WDW dining!
Any So Cal people have packing advice for the temps out there?
Thanks for asking! Just saw the PT yesteday. The ankle is doing fairly well. I haven't tested it over 4 miles yet but its doing good. I'm not terribly worried about it for the weekend. I think I'll stop by the PT tape booth and get taped up just to be on the safe side. My issue now is my sciatic is causing numbness in my foot after 2 miles of running. So now the PT has me working on my core hoping that will help with the sciatic issue. I"m sure the 11lbs I've gained since I hurt my ankle have something to do with this new issue. Ahhhh the life of a runner, right? Thats ok though. I've finally found the motivation I need to shed some of these extra pounds so that I can run with less injuries this year!
How are you doing? Are you ready for this?
dewingedpixie said:Another Pep talk for you. I have Psoriatic arthritis and enteropathic arthritis. When I signed up for this race in June I'd come off a very difficult spring where my doctors threated to inject cortizone in both of my knees, and I took 3 rounds of steroids yet continued to run. The plan was to get me through to the fall and possibly send me to a university for a re-evaluation over the winter due to not knowing I had the PsA yet.
July came I was training for a full marathon after taking some down weeks with training as I pleased from May-June. My hips mid july started flaring. I went in begining of August and it was found my chest wall had lumps of inflammation too. I was put on another round of steroids. 4 weeks later I came back in breathing fine 10 days after comming of the steroids I'd run a 15 miler and a 7 miler in that time frame. When I came in I could not walk without extreme pain, evaluation was done and they couldnt figure out how I was walking let alone running like that. I had injections shot into my hips. 2 weeks later evaluation wasnt good but they held out hope. 2 more weeks Begining of October as I was going to start a build straight in the marathon the doctor puts me on another oral round of steroids. This round is declared a failure on October 6th 10 days before the marathon. My doctor had to pull me no only from the marathon but from running. Late November comes I am allowed to start running again another round of steroids. December comes we start prepping for a hospital to review my case to find out I probably had psoriasis. I have been evaluated and it was decided that was the missing piece.
I am going to tink with 2 months of training. My final long run will be sunday. I am not flaring my joints are out of remission. This means they are all inflammed: hips, knees, feet, back, chest cartilage, hands, etc. I was placed in the A corral for this race. My hope in june was to run a 1:55 a conservative PR but a time I was more than capable of. I have thrown that out the window if I get a good day I will run a 2:10 at this race close to my worst race ever, most likely I will run >2:20 my worst race ever. However I am thankful to be running again and instead of being defeated we are celebrating what will be my last race BB (before biologic treatment). The hope is when I come home the new treatment will allow for stability in my life again.
Run because you can run not because of time. Enjoy everymoment. A mile is a mile no matter how fast or slow. Know if you can run 11 you can do 13, and you are ready it is your nerves speaking otherwise. Go out have fun and realise best of all this is Disney. If you have to be slow somewhere this is the place because there will be so many things to see and enjoy. Not every race will be a PR it does not mean it is any less of a race. Often times it is the slowest times that are the greatest wins over the greatest battles.
Ditto 100% what every one else is saying. Ironically the running quote app quote I got today was from Ryan Hall and it said "suffering is an extraordinary coach." Don't look at the run like you aren't cut out for the distance look at it as a bad training run. They happen to everybody even the elites, it's what you can learn from you run that will make you a better runner. Look at what you did differently or maybe prepared differently for that run. This way you know how to fix it in the future.
As for not being there, I've been there but once you get to the park and the expo, you'll change your mind and feel it! And at the end of DTD right as we turn the corner, there will be tons and tons of red hat ladies cheering you on. There are people cheering you along DTD and the rest of the course, but they are the absolute best! You can't run by them and not get a smile on your face and get a surge of energy.
Ooohhh! Look at DL getting fancy like WDW now. Good to know thanks!
I'm NorCal, but Thur weather popped up today and it's mid-70s and low of 50 got the morning. So as of now, I'm packing shorts and a sweatshirt, b/c it can get a little chilly at night. For the races, I'm going capris and short sleeves w/ a long sleeve pullover. But if it's like last year, the pullover was off by Mile 1.
Yay! Glad the ankle is doing well. Thanks for the tape mention, I need to get some more. I think I'm ready for this, I'm doing a 3/5/15 run through this weekend. (I have LA in March that's why 15 and not 8) W/ everyone talking about WDW this weekend I'm getting excited for Tink to get here.
Somehow I missed this yesterday. Thank you! I didn't know about the red hat ladies. I am used to disney races with long boring stretches of highway for miles..... Yeah, they have some on course entertainment but not local groups. That will be fun to see! Our 10k here last fall was like that and it was fun to run through college areas and downtown with spectators. Is there a lot of that's on the Tink course in Anaheim?
Question for you and anyone who does this. What do you do with your bib number when u where a long sleeve pullover over short sleeves? I know I'm going to want to run w long sleeves for at least a mile or two (looks like it will be 45-48 and dark for the 5-7am hours of the race), so how would I wear my number? On the ls and just take a moment to repin it to the tank later? I thought about wearing it on my shorts or skirt, but I've never done that and my shirts seem too long anyway. I'm not stopping for pics with characters but I wouldn't mind seeing the ones that they snap along the way. Advice?
I use race belts as well, it works great!Would you be interested in something like this? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...sporting,253&rh=i:sporting,k:race number belt
It's a race number belt. I bought one last summer, thinking of it as a bit of overkill - like, seriously, I'm not an elite athlete or even close to it -- but it's been great to have. I barely realize it is on and my shirts/skirts don't get pin holes, nor do I have to worry about remembering to take pins. It's also nice for times that I have to wear a pullover before the race starts - no need to wonder which layer to pin my bib on.
I am not going to make the run. Is there anyway to push my registration to next year?