I don't know. At W&D we ran to epcot via BW. Which was really cool. My feeling on the ramps is none of them are real hills--compared to what we have here. You just need to shorten your strides and try not to pick your knees up. Think of it as downshifiting. (My chi running husband is telling me what to type. It's ok to slow down a little on hills especially if you are not used to running them. At w&D we did run this one ramp near DHS and there was a toy story army man out there yelling--c'mon take that hill! It was soooooo fun!
If you are running inside for an hour, you will probably be ok even if the temps are up. It's a lot warmer inside than outside right now, and you get no breeze when running inside. The thing that I would be a little concerned about is the humidity. Humidity is deceptive. I didn't think the temps for w&d were bad, but the humidity was really high. The sweat doesn't evaporate and your body temp can go up. So make sure you are getting fluids.
Thanks Rose. That is true, and sometime when I'm outside even in this cold, I'm surprised how much I'm sweating still.
I did 3.5 miles yesterday from my brothers house, and it was an out and back route, which went down a long gradual hill, and I thought of the onramps, and they are definitely shorter than this hill was, and I kept up with the run/walk that I was doing, and just went a little slower. Just like you and Mike said.
And all this talk about being swept. We are not Cinderella--we are not cleaning the castle. We are running through the castle. There will be No Sweeping! You all have put the miles in. Finish strong this month. Do a good taper. And do not over do it before the race and you will be fine. You will be so excited. You are strong women. You can do this!
We can do it!!!
I think the higher power knew I needed a mental break today, because the weather was fabulous! We started our run around noon and it was 50!!!! When we finished it was 54. I actually could have run in a skirt and or a short sleeved shirt. I was kind of hot at the end! (Definitely NOT complaining.)
We did 14.09 miles in 2:31:48.
We debated doing another mile, but I'm glad we stopped because my stomach seized up. It hurt so much for a couple of minutes I started crying. Luckily, it was short lived and I feel fine now. So that's good.
We decided since it was so nice to do 14 today, 6 next week, then 10, then 6. I am ready. And a little longer taper is not a bad thing. If the weather is nice for the 10 we might stretch it a little longer, but I think we are at Carolina that weekend, so probably not. I might be able to talk Tom into a couple of miles, but not more than 4.
I hope everyone is having a great day. I feel so much calmer about everything since I got my vitamin d fix from the sun and since I spent a few miles in my zen place.
Sounds like a beautiful day and run. Glad the tummy settled down quickly.
Fabulous time too!!
6 miles around the indoor track wasn't too bad but I was a lot more sore later in the day than I was when I did 8. I did a really good job having something in my stomach 2 hours before, good hydration, pace but my body was like "didn't we just do this last week?" It's a good example of why a long taper is a good thing! :
Nice job on the 6 miles, and I know what you mean. Sometimes I feel better after a longer run than the shorter run before hand. I am definitely careful to drink enough and have a snack before too, and it will make all the difference. Now I guess it's time to plan how i"m going to carry my snacks on race day.
Any one have a waist pack that they love?
My ticker says 4 weeks from today!
When I left beth's yesterday we were thinking we'd be in mexico enjoying a margarita at that time. She may be carrying me back to the all stars, but I can't wait for that drink or two, or three.
We did some planning, and I don't know if I have time now, but I"ll post it all later.
thank you rose. Mike is doing fine, his back already feels better. It just sucks. The car is not too bad but just more of a hassle. We most likely will take it to get fixed when I am gone so that he doesnt have to waste even more money on a rental. thanks again.
Glad he's feeling better. It is such a hassle to lose the use of the car, and pay for it too.
I did not do a good job today of fitting my run in. I played with all the kids at my nana's out in the snow instead. We built a super huge fort and fit 5 kids inside of it. It was a bunch of fun. So my punishment is now doing 6 miles on the TM tonight instead.
I hope you princesses had a great weekend. Only 4 more weeks to go.
Snow play is probably better for the heart and soul than running outside anyway. Hope the treadmill went well last night.
OMG! I am so ready. I know we just were on vacation, but this has been the LONGEST January I can remember. I just want to sit at the pool, in the sun with an alcoholic beverage!
We had a nice day. We went to the Sport, boat and rv show. Which was fun. DS called and I ended up having a 15 minute conversation with him in the middle of the expo center. He was having a little meltdown. He had one last week too. He is trying really hard this semester, so that's good. I called him back when we got home and he seems to be feeling better. I sent him that quote you put on the Donald thread, Lisa.
I ordered a princess bondi band for me and my sister today. And Mike got a lime-ish green running shirt that he is going to wear. I feel great today--my heel is a little sore, but I don't feel like I ran 14 miles yesterday.
Our 13.1 time was 4 minutes faster than our September 1/2 and ~6 minutes faster than W&D.
And it was a training run!!!! I still don't know if I am running princess for time or just running with my sister and Mike too finish, but I am feeling very strong, and that's a fabulous feeling!
Have a good night.
I am so ready too. I can't stand that we are getting another big storm this week. The bondi bands are cute. At first I thought you said mike bought a limegreen skirt.
and thought, that's the spirit!! glad you had a good talk with ds and helped him calm down a bit. It's got to be so hard to just talk on the phone, and not see his face, and know he's ok. Is just one of your sisters coming now? With her dh too, right?
Some girls were talking about jellyrolls at work, and it sounds like so much fun.
I think it was mostly me!
I love reading your posts.
Less than 4 weeks to go!
It would be fun if you end up at AKL on Thursday. We could take the bus to the Expo together to meet Lindsay and Kathy -- and any of our other Princesses who are going to the Expo Friday am.
I'll be at AKV Jambo House.
Hope that you had a good time and got that planning finalized!
I had a PM last night from jenanderson. She said to tell you all "hello" and that she misses you. Hopefully she will jump in here and say "hello" herself. I told her that we are really hoping to see her and Jude at the WISH meet Saturday night.
I so hope JenA will pop in here, and I would so love to meet her too. She so so inspiring and helpful to me last spring when was starting running, and I hope we'll see her soon.
Well it feels good to be caught up, but now I need to go to work.
More snow coming, 5 inches tomorrow, 12-18 wed. I can't take it anymore!!!!
Nothing I can do about it, so I'll just deal. 23 days I'll be flying into the sunny warmth of my favorite place!!!
We had a fun weekend, lots of laughs, food, and drink. Did get out for a run/walk and was proud of myself for that. And am back on track now. Sometimes that boost in calories will help with weight loss. Gotta run now.
Have a great day everyone!!
Actually I have thought long and hard on this one. My choice was to either do this or do the rnr half in sept. I decided that training through july and august at long distances would be even harder for me than doing it through the winter. I just cant take the heat and remember it was hard enough doing 2-3 miles in it. Plus instead of an overnight trip to philly I think mike and I are going to do the tunnel to towers 5K in NYC that I did last year. We would go to the city for the day and have my mom and dad take the kids to the finish line to cheer for us. The boys are very much into the home alone lost in NY movie this year and are constantly asking to go there. I think it would be a fun day. So I am officially registered!!!!
for running outside and nice weather! I saw the long range forecast for WDW for four weeks from today is a high of 75 and a low of 50. I could so do that! 
I'd say you have your mojo back! 
Big payroll report deadline today plus the usual bunch of stuff that happens on Mondays. It's not even lunch time yet! 
