DisneyLAND bound!!

[Rachael Q]

Tiff, Nancy, Helen etc

DH and I are good for 2 on Friday. Grizzly River Run, Mike and Sully's new ride, Soarin' and ToT are all top of my list for DCA. It will be so much fun to ride with people other than just DH and myself.

 

[MickeySP]

OK dug out the bib numbers

MickeySP/Lisa - 9159
Geoff/DS - 7953

He went with me last night to run - OMG!! Don't ever try to keep up with a 22 yo, it will kill you.

I am so sore I almost want to do a down day, but being so behind I don't dare.

Reading how well everyone is doing just freaks me out - Can I get it back in 3 weeks? This one will definetly be more walking. I am up to 5 miles at a 14:26 pace so not too bad, Sunday will be a 7 miler so that will really tell.

 

[perfectmatch300]

Tiff, Nancy, Helen etc

DH and I are good for 2 on Friday. Grizzly River Run, Mike and Sully's new ride, Soarin' and ToT are all top of my list for DCA. It will be so much fun to ride with people other than just DH and myself.

Rachael, DH and I will definitely be there. Hopefully some of the others will be able to join us. It is a lot of fun to do rides with a great group of DISers. We will be in our WISH shirts that day so we should be really easy to spot!

 

[TiffJ]

Rachel, I want to get all those in too! Sounds like we will have a group of lime green, Mickey lovin people. What a blast!!!!!

 

[beentherealot]

hi all

my number is 2995.

i will see everybody at 4:00 at napoli's, right?

also, i originally planned on arriving earlier, but because of work, will not arrive until friday night. i had requested jay leno tickets last year, but promptly forgot about it, until they arrived in the mail yesterday! they're for the friday night show (sep 15th), and i cannot use them.

if anyone wants them, and i can get them to you before you leave, send me a pm, and i'll put them in the mail.

 

[DianeL]

I have been thinking of you and that race all week and FINALLY checked out their website to see that they are still a go. Are you still a go to do it too? If so I'll be thinking of ya and sending pixie dust thoughts along to you. I saw on the site that the finishers medal resembles a sail pail? Is that right? Waaay to cute! I hope you do get to do it this weekend and we get to see a picture of you shortly wearing that very kewl medal.

Best of luck!!!

 

[getnthinr]

I have been thinking of you and that race all week and FINALLY checked out their website to see that they are still a go. Are you still a go to do it too? If so I'll be thinking of ya and sending pixie dust thoughts along to you. I saw on the site that the finishers medal resembles a sail pail? Is that right? Waaay to cute! I hope you do get to do it this weekend and we get to see a picture of you shortly wearing that very kewl medal.

Best of luck!!!

Thanks, Diane! Yup, I'm going to be headed out in a few minutes. (I'm going on my own this year, leaving the family behind, so it's just a quick pop-up-and-back trip for me.) And yes, the sand pail medal is the primary reason I'm going. I'm a sucker for medals and recently put my collection on display over a dowel in front of the treadmill! (I've even got my Disney Family Fun run medal there -- as well as the ones from this year's Minnie Marathon weekend. And I've already put up a new dowel to continue my collection. ) The photo is here:

Easy way to display medals on dowel

I'll definitely let you know how the race goes -- and thanks for the pixie dust!

 

[TiffJ]

I know its probably too late for you to see this, but GOOD LUCK WENDY!!!!

beentherealot- yep, 4:00 at Napolinis it is!

Wendy-I didn't realize you did the Danksin too. That is on my list of must do's. How was it? Was it your first tri ? Did you take your bike or rent one? Was the lake water really as nasty as it looks (this is the biggest hold back in me doing this ract)

12 days till my plane leaves!!!!!!

 

[DianeL]

That is the KEWLEST picture of all the medals. It must really bring it home to you being able to see it everyday.


Can't wait for the latest race report!!!

 

[Maherae]

Hello, teammates!!!
Wendy, Diane is sooooo right...what an AWESOME way to display your medals!!!! Have fun at RnR. If this AOA continues, that's one for me to do as we have friends there. They would be absolutely SHOCKED to know that I could do something like that!!
Nancy(and Barry), I'll be looking for your WISH shirts on Friday in the parks!
Heather, Helen, Tiff, Cam, Pat, Dana, Lisa, Rachael, Terri, Kristi, Matt, Paul, DebM, Chester, Sara, Barbday, Marissa, Judy, Wendy, Diane, Susan, Tracy, Jenn, and beentherealot... hope to see you at Napolini's as I doubt I'll see you anywhere else based on your bib numbers!! I'll be supporting all of you from the back of the pack!!!
This is going to be a WONDERFUL adventure!!! See you soon!!! Anne

 

[MickeySP]

Does anyone know how I can register my chip? I really would like to use my WDW one.

I totally forgot about it until I started to pack. I know early but I am in WDW until the 11th, so I have 2 days at home to laundry, work & re-pack for DL.

 

[TiffJ]

Mickey SP-How lucky!!!!! I know you could send in the number when you registered but I dont know how to do it now. I would send them an email & ask. Have fun!!

 

[DianeL]

Hey MickeySP, I'm pasting the info from Wide World of Sports page about that.....


When you pick up your race number at the Disneyland® Health & Fitness Expo, you will also receive your ChampionChip. The ChampionChip records both your official and net time. The net time represents the time it takes you to get from the start mats to the finish line mats. Commemorative Inaugural Disneyland® Half Marathon Weekend ChampionChips are available for purchase. If you purchase a ChampionChip, please email disneylandhalf@emmi.com so that your race information can be updated.



Hope it works and hope your having tons of fun at WDW See you shortly in DL!!!!! Woohooo!!!!

 

[getnthinr]

Wendy-I didn't realize you did the Danksin too. That is on my list of must do's. How was it? Was it your first tri ? Did you take your bike or rent one? Was the lake water really as nasty as it looks (this is the biggest hold back in me doing this ract)

It was my first tri, but I did it only as a relay team member (I ran/walked) with my two daughters (one biked, one swam). The water is very dark, but my DD who swam said you could actually see other swimmers in the water around you. This year I have hopes of doing the entire thing, but I am only learning to swim, for the first time, at 50 and I'm not sure I'll be ready. My DDs assure me I can, but they've been swimming since they were 2. I drove down from NC to FL and carried the bike -- and would likely do the same thing this year. You can rent a bike for $100, but because we can get there in about 10 hours, it just made more sense to drive. The worst part was driving back Sunday after the tri, but mid-May is end-of-grade testing for the girls and there was no way I was going to let them cut class that week. I thought it was a fabulous experience, especially for my DDs, who were able to see some great role models and to see women cheering on and supporting other women. It's incredibly empowering.

 

[WDWFAN9]

Well, we're off in about 30 minutes. It's been a rough couple of days and I'm really torn about leaving home right now, but I'm sure once we are on our way things will look better. Haven't been putting in the steps with everything that has been going on, but sometimes that's the way it goes. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone soon.

Take care....Cal-i-for-nia here we come (after a brief tour of Vegas and Utah)

 

[getnthinr]

Because I live in rural NC, nowhere near any organized running groups, I've gotten involved with several online "virtual training groups." One of those is the Penguins. One of the members of a Penguin sub-group and a long-time virtual acquaintance, Liz, is being treated for cancer. At the suggestion of some members of the group, many of us have been doing races in her honor. My RnR Half was in honor of her, and this is my report.
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Liz, I took you with me to Virginia Beach for the 6th Rock ‘n’ Roll Half this weekend. I wanted so much for it to be fun—the way I remembered our visit there for the race as fun—but all days aren’t fun, I suppose. In fact, perhaps that made this race even more poignant for me. At my low points, I thought of the un-fun days you must have faced recently, and how you have to keep going anyway and squeeze every drop of goodness out of each day.

But I’m getting ahead of myself, because there was a good deal of goodness in this day. In fact, it was a glorious day. We skirted a hurricane to make this race, you and I. Right up until the day before I left home, there were questions about whether the path of Ernesto would prevent the race, and whether it would prevent my drive to Va Beach. But the storm passed, the trip was made, and on your “Day of Hope” I toed the line in Corral 20–far behind where you would have started, but I kept you there with me anyway.

And the first six miles WERE fun. The wave start sent us under the balloon arch 29 minutes behind the elites. I laughed, thinking they’d be finished before we got to mile 4, but I had my camera and my goal was not a stellar time, but a palpable memory. I love the water stops and neighborhoods and cheerleaders at this race. They didn’t disappoint us this year. They were just as marvelous as usual. And not far into the race, there was the huge panel from rbkrunning.com: “When exhaustion gets tired, when agony doubles over in pain, when defeat waves a little white flag, I will still be out here. Running. I am what I am.” That’s you, Liz, still running.

Remember the short little bridge? It’s the only “hill” on the course. Well, the theme for this year was pirate-y, with all the neighborhood there dressed in pirate garb, and a huge pirate ship complete with skull and crossbones, and a series of signs demanding we “walk the plank” (the bridge). Their lighthearted encouragement made the bridge seem insignificant, even to this flatlander. And Camp Pendleton had its jeep-borne drill sergeant shouting encouragement to us through her megaphone. A 9-or-10-yr-old kid played acoustic guitar from the back of a pickup. He was as much fun for me as any of the bands, and he was adorable.

But when I left the shade of Camp Pendleton, turned back on the city streets, and began the long trek past the finish line out to 37th street, the day changed for me. It was late, the heat and humidity were rising, and the concrete resorts and asphalt offer little in the way of shade. I drank cups of warm water at the water stops, and couldn’t seem to get enough. Then came that wonderful turn toward the ocean on 37th street, and the surf was gorgeous. The boardwalk was crowded, and it was hot, but we faced the finish line in the distance. And we crossed it, you and I. No iced towels for you at the finish line, because when you travel with me, the good stuff is often gone before you finish. And no water, unless you wanted to stand in the two-block line in the sun for runner refreshments. So I bought a finisher’s shirt and a diet Pepsi, and I walked six blocks to wait in the long line in the hot sun for the shuttle back to the amphitheater where I’d parked. And I was so nauseated and miserable, and I wanted to cry because I’d wanted this to be a tremendous celebration of you. And I dreaded writing the race report.

But it’s morning now, and I’m back home with my medal and my finisher’s shirt and my photos of the happy moments during the race, and it occurs to me that maybe this is a very appropriate celebration of you. Because this morning, I’m completely "healed". The ugliness of yesterday’s nausea has passed. I am deliciously cool in front of my computer screen and I have a tall, unsweetened iced tea in hand and another pitcher waiting. And it’s a good day. A marvelous day! I wish you a lifetime of complete healing followed by many marvelous days.

Love you, Liz.

Wendy in NC

 

[TiffJ]

Wendy-what a great race report & pics! Can I see one of the medal? It's all about the bling for me I'm sure it was a bittersweet day for you & what a great tribute to your friend. I hope her treatments go well. You're in taper now, so enjoy it. See you in CA! I am hoping to focus on tri's next year & wanting to get my mom into it with me since she is doing all these other races with me, but she's never been comfortable in the water either. So , I think she'll support me from the sideline. How great you got to do that with your DD's!

 

[getnthinr]

Thanks, Liz is a special person and we are all very optimistic. I added a photo of the medal and of the race swag to my report.

 

[MickeySP]

What a great report!! I hope Liz conquers all and is running with you all soon!

Diane - thanks, I emailed so hopefully it will be all good.

 

[Maherae]

Wonderful report, Wendy!! Congratulations on acquiring ANOTHER medal for your wall!!! Looking forward to meeting you in person at DL!! Anne