Don't FALL, now Hakuna Matata Team!!!

[funwalker]

Hi Everyone,

Tired - brain cells have left the body. Hagen has slept over for the past two nights. I hope to get caught up tomorrow.

My gym schedule is changing again due to parents work & school schedule.
I went to the gym after church today - I have a 37-mile bike trip with my class next Saturday.

My foot is better every day but I am still careful, ice a lot, massage ball, Strasbourg Sock at night, lots of stretching, and Ibuprofen daily.

Connie, You will be in my thoughts and prayers!
I am PMing our miles and times.

Erica, I LIKE your new Name

Oh, My, Gosh has a blog - Congratulations, I will check it out ASAP!

 

[Villains_Rock]

Hello all! I'm gearing up for my LSD and thought I'd check in. Looks like there was alot going on yesterday so let's get right to it!!

Margie - Good for you hitting the gym after church! It's always hard for me to get the motivation if I don't get to it first thing when I get up. It seems like brunch always seems like the logical thing to do after church...but the bike is sooo much healthier!

Anne - Glad to see you again!

Dave - I'll have to stop in and take a peak at that!

Erica - Great new name!! I didn't know that we could change them!

Kathy - Yep...I won Jordan over. And guess what his favorite park was?! EPCOT! Beer and food get them every time!!

Denise - So glad you guys are ok after that tree! I've had a couple of "guardian angel" moments myself over the years...I always thought it was my late grandpa keeping me safe.

Scott - Thanks for the race report!! Congrats on another WDW medal!! Stinks that you had stomach issues, that's my big fear about the marathon!! Oh and...Jordan and I ended up coming home on Friday and I'm glad we hadn't been able to stay because I was falling apart by that last day. Sinus infection, ankle rash, water retention to the point I was uncomfortable (due to all the yummy, but oh so salty food in WDW). Anyhow...hope you guys enjoy yourselves and if you get a chance before you leave, tell Mickey that I already miss him!!

Vicky - Yes...we LOVED that ride. We rope dropped it so we didn't have a line at all, but then Jordan wanted to ride it again later that day and we went to go check it out. They were out of fast passes and the standby line was 60 minutes. Ugh. We headed over and rode ToT instead. It's a super busy ride since there isn't a whole lot in that park that appeals to kids. Word to the wise...ROPE DROP is the key!!

Jennifer - WTG on the distance! You are really trucking along now!!

Thanks to all who wished me well...I'm still a little sick, but I've been taking old antibiotics that Jordan had from an ear infection. I know that's a "NO-NO" but it was better than waiting till today to be able to get an appointment. I don't feel the pain or pressure I did the last two days so I'll ride it out for today and see if my LR helps.

Most of my Disney trip pics are up on Myspace if you guys want t go check them out. The folders are separated by the days of the trips. We ended up with over 600 pics so these are mainly the ones with us in them.

Anyhow...off for my LR. I'll stop in later if I get a chance!
-Eva

 

[Scott H]

At MCO awaiting ourflight, got out for several run during our trip and logged our miles yeterday in the parks.

Park crowes seemed light, got on several major rides without a wait.

Planning TOT trip is next,

Good to back, well almost, dreading going back to work.

 

[funwalker]

Hi Team Mates!

Connie – Please keep us posted – what time is surgery tomorrow?

Nice Blog, Dave – KWEL - First Page & personal information, but the other links told me page found. What do I need to do? Have fun with the flyer for your class.

Safe Travels Scott & Lynn! Scott nice Race Report. Sorry about the extra negative issues getting that WDL Medal!

Erica & Kathy I have decided I need to start working on Hagen's creative bent immediately - So I gave him his very own notebook after seeing (literally) the writing on the wall - of course it's the wall with wallpaper not paint! Oh Dear, what's he going to be like when he arrives at the Terrible Twos? I seen these key boards that are color coded for little one - bright blue, yellow, red, - the mouse is a blue & yellow. It was too cute - I am thinking Christmas.

Vicky, my Minnie Athletic Skirt came Saturday - Yes, I ordered from Runningskirts.com - email them about not receiving the discount and they will take care of it. We are supposed to click on the link 'Where You Heard About Them' to enter the discount, disney08 and I think it was over August 31st. PayPal emailed they made the adjustment. How does yours fit? My skirt is soft, comfortable, not snug, it is unusual but the waist is loose, and the compression shorts do not compress anything- I wish they were a little tighter.

 

[windwalker]

Margie, only the blog is up and running the PandaEndurance site is still in work. It will be probably early next year before it's operational. We work on it everyday, Robert doing the computer work and I do the dialog.

My workout today was a good one, I did some speed work, even getting to 9:13 per mile pace for a lap. I think about 4.5 miles total. I got my heart rate up to 179 during that pace, not bad for a month shy of 57. I wasn't even breathing hard, but one lap at that pace was all I wanted. I still have a long way to walk but I can see daylight at the end of the tunnel.

ToT is next month!!!! I just realized that. I'm kinda slow I guess.
It sneaked up on me. We better save some pennies Erica, beer is expensive at Disney.

Connie, sending our love and hope for a speedy recovery

Eva, kewl pictures, you are indeed a pretty princess.

Have a wonderful day y'all I'm off to get ready for work.

Working panda

 

[Steffwalks]

Good morning!

Love the name, PandaPrincess! Go the miles!

Love the blog, Panda

Denise, so glad you were uninjured. When something like that happens, I always picture a guardian angel breathing hard and looking exhausted!

Hi, glad to hear from you, Rpsemont!

Margie, thanks for the kind words. 10 or 11 am tomorrow. I have to leave the house at 5:00 though, I have to check in at 6:00 am. I sure hope they can fix this!

Eva? Enquiring minds want to know, what the heck is Rope drop???

Welcome home, Scott and Lynn.

Everyone stay safe. Special prayer for Donna (Bridgerunner) our former teammate.

I will be lurking but probably not much typing for awhile. So y'all stay safe. I am here!

See ya, Connie

 

[wilbur]

Time is passing too quickly. It's already the 8th. Too much to do and no time to get everything done. Another weekend that just flew by. The days are getting shorter & the leaves have already started to change colour.

It was a rainy weekend in Southern Ontario. Didn't run Sat. until late in the day and then out early on Sun. Wanted to get in a 6+ miler on Sun. but the rain started when I was out there. Cut it short with a 4+ miler.

Monday night is the usual pilates. Haven't been in 2 weeks because of labour day. She'll probably work us extra hard.

Eva/ Scott/ Lynn - glad to hear everyone had a great time.

Connie - best wishes for tomorrow. take the time you need. don't rush the recovery.

Margie - I hear you on the compress shorts under the skirt. Finally found a Brooks one that is pretty good.

Dave - you had mentioned about one of the Canadian gals seeing a moose or elk awhile back. we can now add a moose to our wildlife sightings list. haven't seen one in years and he was in no hurry to cross the road either.
hoping to have this week to check out your blog.

Have a great evening & happy training.....Sue

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Hi all!

I got in 4 miles in 34 minutes. I'm warn out though.

Cross training starts later this week. Hopefully that will help with the fatigue.

Best,
Jennifer

 

[french lady]

Good evening team,
It's been a long time since I post but I'm back: I was still training but it was difficult because I had no goal. I was suppose to be in Disney in January, but it's not possible anymore and I was kind of down. I have now found 2 races (5k), one in october and the santa's shuffle in december. So feeling better.
Are you ready for some football?? Being a Patriot fan, I was for the first 30 minutes of yesterday and then....... I can't believe that Tom is out for the season. What will happen now
It's getting cooler up here and it's perfect weather for running.
Tourlou!!!!!!!
Diane

 

[PandasPrincess]

Hi everybody!!

I did a really nice 6 miler today in, according to my watch, in 1:27!

Connie: I will be keeping you in my thoughts tomorrow!

Welcome back Anne and Diane!

Have a good evening everybody!

 

[Villains_Rock]

Erica - That's a good time on the 6 miles. My RFTT time was 1:04 and I was running (or what some call running)!!

Diane - Glad to hear you are still going to race locally. Santa's Shuffle sounds fun!! Does everyone dress up?!

Jennifer - Don't push it too much. Have you tried looking at the McMillian running calculator to see how fast you should be doing your LR, Tempos and pace runs? You would plug in your best 5K time and they will tell you where you should be for the rest. Hope it helps!! Here's the link.

Sue - I LOVE moose!!! They are the cutest of the horned animals I think.

Connie - Rope drop is when they first open the parks and they walk the crowds slowly to the major attractions behind a rope. It's a way to prevent people from trampling kids and whatnot. Once you get to the attraction, may it be Expedition Everest, Space Mountain or in this case Toy Story Midway Mania, they "drop the rope" and you can get into the que. I love the opening ceremonies at the parks every day...and I love to rope drop!! Best way to get on the major rides with no wait whatsoever!!
PS You will be in my prayers today!

Dave - Can't wait to see the actual site! And yes..I just re-learned how expensive beer is in WDW! Strongbow is sooo good though!!!

OK..off to get ready for my first day back in the office. Ugh.

-Eva

 

[Scott H]

Well back at work, getting caught up, did get a 5K run in this morn, no real bad effect of returning to altitude.

Later kids,

Lynn will fill ya in on more.

 

[wdw4us]

Morning team!

Just a quick drive by as I’m at work.

Mark and I did 5 at 5 this morning – another beautiful NH morning.

Busy on the home front too but will check in later to see how all of YOU are doing.

Welcome back Scott, Lynn, VR, French Lady.

We are in mourning at the loss of Tom Brady here in New England. Remember years ago he was the replacement of an injured quarterback, the new guy managed to win one on Sunday and he’s almost as cute as Tom.

denise

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

Yes, we are back. It was a good trip. The race went well for me - no PR - my knees were acting up (still), so I ended up walking the whole race, so pace was not as fast as when I can run occasionally. I did pair up with Tracy and she kept our pace at about 14:30, but after about 9 miles, I could not keep up with her any more. My time was 3:22:57 with a pace of 15:05, not my best, but not my worst either. We also had fun on the cruise and at WDW for 2 days afterwards. The coast to coast medal is great! It looks much better in person than it did in the pictures!

Weather here is much cooler than when we left, and much cooler than the 95+ temps we left in Orlando! We are supposed to have highs in the low 70's all week - I guess fall is coming - but I still expect more warm weather before winter!

Erica - love the new name also, and you are doing great with all the miles!!!

Dave - congrats on the class!

Connie - for todays surgery! And I will get totals posted to you as soon as I can compile them.

Hi Team Mates!

Vicky, my Minnie Athletic Skirt came Saturday - Yes, I ordered from Runningskirts.com - email them about not receiving the discount and they will take care of it. We are supposed to click on the link 'Where You Heard About Them' to enter the discount, disney08 and I think it was over August 31st. PayPal emailed they made the adjustment. How does yours fit? My skirt is soft, comfortable, not snug, it is unusual but the waist is loose, and the compression shorts do not compress anything- I wish they were a little tighter.

I tried on the skirts at the Expo at DL - I was surprised at the size they put me in - a 2 (I normally wear a 10)! They did say that I wanted to go with the tightest that I could get into - so they would not fall off when I put things in the pockets! I did not buy one there because they we not offering any discount - I may still order one off the net if we get another discount code. There is still not alot of compression, not at all like the CW-X tights I have, the material is too thin for that I think.

I may have missed a few things, I did not go back and finish up the old thread. As it is cool, I may get the dogs for a walk, when I find my shoes!!! I have alot to unpack and get myself organized and I need to get into the basement and work on those bookshelves, so I can have them stained for the weekend. I picked up the dogs this morning - they are still acting crazy!!!
Better get busy!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Scott H]

Connie hope all is well, do as they say.

 

[katwalks]

Hi, everyone!

I want to give you all the update on Connie....She DID have a tear in her rotator cuff - a pretty bad one, too! But the doctor fixed it all up! She sounds tired, but in good spirits. She's a little bummed because her recovery time will now be about double what she had expected because of the tear, about 3 months. I know she'd appreciate any help the team is willing to donate to her in terms of miles and hours.

She will be in a sling for about 6 weeks, so her typing will be limited to what she can manage with one hand. She is sure, though, that she can carry out her duties as captain! She will be able to read your posts, and I know she'll be glad to know you're all thinking of her!

Everyone keep up the good work!

 

[wdw4us]

Dear Connie:

In your absence, my DH Mark has decided (basically I told him that he was now on the team) to join and will give ALL his miles to you. While I'm not sure how many you do weekly.but he does almost as many as I do since we walk together about 99.9% of the time. So you can count on at least 15-20 miles per week from him. We may be a bit off this week because of other duties but we'll catch up quickly.

Here he is with my dd at the 1/2 in January.

Take all the time you need to recover, Mark will be helping the team with the miles.
denise

 

[windwalker]

Welcome Mark, we love Denise so you are now officially family to the team.

Kathy thanks for the update on Connie. I will have to call her now that she is in recovery mode.

Lynn, MMMMMMMM, pretty princesses in running skirts, life is good.

Have a restful evening team

Walking Panda

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Hi everyone!

No run for me today. It was a well needed rest day. I went to the Teach for America presentation today, and that's now my plan A for post-graduation (with grad school being plan B, and a job as plan C).

Eva, thanks for the reminder about speed and over training. I've looked at MacMillans off and on (according to it I should run tempos at roughly 8:40-9 and long runs at 9:15-10). This may sound like a stupid question, but is there any clear definition as to what qualifies as a long run? I did 5+ miles on sunday, but some part of me doesn't feel like that's truly a long run.

Also, Erica add me to the crew who loves the new name

 

[Villains_Rock]

Just dropping in for a few. Still feeling sick. I ended up at our work health clinic yesterday afternoon and returned with 4 prescriptions. I'm saving my sick time for when we start to have a family so I suffered through work yesterday and I'll do the same today. Still haven't had time to tally my miles from Disney...so busy returning from vacation at work. Lucky for me...my Jordan took good care of me last night. He got my scripts, rented me a movie and made me stay on the couch while he cooked dinner. He also made a pork roast for tonight so that I could relax when I got home. He is too good to me!

Connie - Here's some PD for a quick recovery! Glad to hear that you are ok...and you'll be getting even better every day!!

Jennifer - I have always used the Higdon training schedules even when I am not racing. I plateau off when I need to for various reasons, but I have pretty much built my endurance from being able to barely run 3 miles to running 14-15...based on his novice program. Here's the link for the 10K. The long runs are on Sunday...since you are so speedy you might want to go for the intermediate program instead. Then move on to the half!!

That's all for now. Hope to stop in later...