Hakuna Matata - August Days and Nights!!
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Thanks Scott, hope you and your pretty lady have PRs yourselves.
I took one pic of three decades of racewalkers, one 85, one 62 and one 56 (me). There were several good walkers there and another one who was 71 came in 4th overall but he had already left so I couldn't get him in the pic. I'll post pics later after Erica downloads them, that process is beyond me, at least Erica says it is. I think the real reason is so she can approve the pics before they go on line.
Resting Panda
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DAVE! You are amazing!! I ran the Komen a couple of years ago with my dad and we finish in 37 (or something horrible). Granted, I held my pace for pops, but running all the same. You walk super fast my friend!!! 
Just a quick drive by for now..
The training is going well. Did some 2 block hill repeats today. I think I prefer them to the super steep one block hill I had been running. These bad boys forced my into a 2:1 breating pattern and made me WORK! I ran up them 5 times and was going to head home then I had a little voice call me a wimp and I had to hit it one more time. I really pushed it that time and smiled the whole way up. I am scheduled for a 14 mile long run this week and I'm going to take it easy. Still pulling the negative splits on my long runs though...which is nice. I love to finish strong and not feeling like I'm going to collapse!
Our "little monster" is doing well...back to her bouncy playful self!
Scott and Lynn hope the Komen went well...it's a great cause for a race!!
To the rest...hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!!!
Just a quick drive by for now..
The training is going well. Did some 2 block hill repeats today. I think I prefer them to the super steep one block hill I had been running. These bad boys forced my into a 2:1 breating pattern and made me WORK! I ran up them 5 times and was going to head home then I had a little voice call me a wimp and I had to hit it one more time. I really pushed it that time and smiled the whole way up. I am scheduled for a 14 mile long run this week and I'm going to take it easy. Still pulling the negative splits on my long runs though...which is nice. I love to finish strong and not feeling like I'm going to collapse!
Our "little monster" is doing well...back to her bouncy playful self!
Scott and Lynn hope the Komen went well...it's a great cause for a race!!
To the rest...hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!!!
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Scott and Lynn, hope Komen goes/went well!
Dave/Panda, that really is a great race. You walk as fast I was running when I started!
VillainsRock, glad that your puppy's feeling good so soon after getting fixed!
I promised you guys a full race report so here it goes:
First off, Congratulations Panda! Despite the running, when I walk I'm still in the 12-13 minute miles.
So now my report:
First, my mom was doing the one mile "walk." I put walk in quotes for this reason. The event form said walk, which is how I convinced my mom to try it. My dad, who has walked 5+ miles everyday since I was 2, signed up for this on that same notion. My local running club however, is very walker adverse. Not publicly, but they just, don't really encourage it and see it as people who just aren't ready to run yet. Well of course the gun sounds, and everyone takes off running. ugh. Despite being walkers and only jogging a bit (my mom ended up doing about a W4/R2 and my dad a R3/W1) and pretty much untrained they both came in second in there age groups and finished in 10:30 (Dad) and 13 (mom). Unfortunately, I think the walk event turning into a run thing soured them on the whole race experience.
So the mile finished at 7:50 and the 5k started 8. Needless to say it was pretty dark. I guess I should start the story with the fact that there is this one girl who has been at every race (except for 1) with me. She's a good 3 (almost 4) years older and ran track in high school but that puts her in my age group at the opposite end than me. Well every race she's finished about 1 minute ahead of me, so my unofficial goal has become to beat her. Well I started out about 15 seconds ahead of her at mile 1, hitting it at 7:50 and finding a good race partner in an army reservist who is probably about my dad's age. She catches me shortly after mile 1. The race goes through two towns that neighbor each other. As we run through downtown, I'm consisently 15 seconds behind her. While downtown is well lit, the series of turns into the residential neighborhood off of it are not. Additionally, these roads desperately need to be paved, and if you all will excuse me for saying it, God must have been watching out that no one broke and ankle on one those pot holes. I hit mile two at 16:30, and the girl is now 20-30 seconds ahead of me and my pacer as we both had to take the waterstop (side note: my last race benefited a beauty [excuse me scholarship] pageant and the girls did not want to be there, this one benefited a girls basketball team in its first ever season and they were the best volunteers I've ever encountered [so spirited and on top of it complete with a list of everyone's names and numbers so that they could cheer names instead of just bibs]). Well, back through downtown is one of those annoying "slight" inclines where when you've already been running for two miles you think that this is some sort of cruel trick. At about 2.8 miles the girl I'm trying to beat (who has been still 20-30 seconds ahead of me) starts walking. I decide to make a break at it and start sprinting, unfortunately I know this can not last 1/2 miles but my thought process is she's obviously tired if I can clear her by ten seconds I can hold her off. I close the gap from 20 to 5 seconds she looks back and well the witch (there is another word I'd like to use here but it'd be censored) takes off sprinting herself. At the three mile mark she is ten seconds ahead so I start sprinting again, but so is she and it just won't happen. She beats me by 17 seconds. I'm still proud of my new PR (25:32; 8:14 pace) and 2nd place age group finish (20th amongst women [there was a high school cross country team using it as a pre-season warm up] and 73rd out of 135 overall), but I'm still slightly bitter about not beating her.
A slight elaboration on the not walker friendly thing I've mentioned. Our local running club is like hyper-competitive. I find this kind of funny because most of the local "elites" would be middle of the pack or just age group placers (not overall winners) in larger races. When I was a kid, they started doing a youth training summer program, well my signed me up when I was 10 seeing as I had walked with my dad, didn't do dance in the summer due to travel, and was all legs. I was running pretty well for a kid, regularly placing 2nd in the 10-14 age group in distance (1 mile-3ks) and 3rd in sprints without any training other than the once a week practice. Well the coach decided he wanted to actually get competitive and started trying to actually train the well performing 9-11 year olds (5 miles a day plus event focus 4 days a week) and get them really competitive by high school. Well my mom didn't think I should do that as I was also competing in gymnastics, so she pulled me out. But that gives you an idea of the competitive nature they tend to get. I think this competition prevents it from being a supportive environment the way I hear many running clubs are. Additionally, it creates this snobby mentality of oh you're just a walker because you can't run yet and even oh you're not really a runner because you can't run a 10 minute mile (at least unofficially you must maintain a 10 minute mile pace on all their practice runs). It's this attitude which is the reason I won't actually join the club (although I'm sure they'd be happy to have me).
Anyway on a positive note, my mom just told me she is starting couch to 5k on Monday!!!
Dave/Panda, that really is a great race. You walk as fast I was running when I started!
VillainsRock, glad that your puppy's feeling good so soon after getting fixed!
I promised you guys a full race report so here it goes:
First off, Congratulations Panda! Despite the running, when I walk I'm still in the 12-13 minute miles.
So now my report:
First, my mom was doing the one mile "walk." I put walk in quotes for this reason. The event form said walk, which is how I convinced my mom to try it. My dad, who has walked 5+ miles everyday since I was 2, signed up for this on that same notion. My local running club however, is very walker adverse. Not publicly, but they just, don't really encourage it and see it as people who just aren't ready to run yet. Well of course the gun sounds, and everyone takes off running. ugh. Despite being walkers and only jogging a bit (my mom ended up doing about a W4/R2 and my dad a R3/W1) and pretty much untrained they both came in second in there age groups and finished in 10:30 (Dad) and 13 (mom). Unfortunately, I think the walk event turning into a run thing soured them on the whole race experience.
So the mile finished at 7:50 and the 5k started 8. Needless to say it was pretty dark. I guess I should start the story with the fact that there is this one girl who has been at every race (except for 1) with me. She's a good 3 (almost 4) years older and ran track in high school but that puts her in my age group at the opposite end than me. Well every race she's finished about 1 minute ahead of me, so my unofficial goal has become to beat her. Well I started out about 15 seconds ahead of her at mile 1, hitting it at 7:50 and finding a good race partner in an army reservist who is probably about my dad's age. She catches me shortly after mile 1. The race goes through two towns that neighbor each other. As we run through downtown, I'm consisently 15 seconds behind her. While downtown is well lit, the series of turns into the residential neighborhood off of it are not. Additionally, these roads desperately need to be paved, and if you all will excuse me for saying it, God must have been watching out that no one broke and ankle on one those pot holes. I hit mile two at 16:30, and the girl is now 20-30 seconds ahead of me and my pacer as we both had to take the waterstop (side note: my last race benefited a beauty [excuse me scholarship] pageant and the girls did not want to be there, this one benefited a girls basketball team in its first ever season and they were the best volunteers I've ever encountered [so spirited and on top of it complete with a list of everyone's names and numbers so that they could cheer names instead of just bibs]). Well, back through downtown is one of those annoying "slight" inclines where when you've already been running for two miles you think that this is some sort of cruel trick. At about 2.8 miles the girl I'm trying to beat (who has been still 20-30 seconds ahead of me) starts walking. I decide to make a break at it and start sprinting, unfortunately I know this can not last 1/2 miles but my thought process is she's obviously tired if I can clear her by ten seconds I can hold her off. I close the gap from 20 to 5 seconds she looks back and well the witch (there is another word I'd like to use here but it'd be censored) takes off sprinting herself. At the three mile mark she is ten seconds ahead so I start sprinting again, but so is she and it just won't happen. She beats me by 17 seconds. I'm still proud of my new PR (25:32; 8:14 pace) and 2nd place age group finish (20th amongst women [there was a high school cross country team using it as a pre-season warm up] and 73rd out of 135 overall), but I'm still slightly bitter about not beating her.
A slight elaboration on the not walker friendly thing I've mentioned. Our local running club is like hyper-competitive. I find this kind of funny because most of the local "elites" would be middle of the pack or just age group placers (not overall winners) in larger races. When I was a kid, they started doing a youth training summer program, well my signed me up when I was 10 seeing as I had walked with my dad, didn't do dance in the summer due to travel, and was all legs. I was running pretty well for a kid, regularly placing 2nd in the 10-14 age group in distance (1 mile-3ks) and 3rd in sprints without any training other than the once a week practice. Well the coach decided he wanted to actually get competitive and started trying to actually train the well performing 9-11 year olds (5 miles a day plus event focus 4 days a week) and get them really competitive by high school. Well my mom didn't think I should do that as I was also competing in gymnastics, so she pulled me out. But that gives you an idea of the competitive nature they tend to get. I think this competition prevents it from being a supportive environment the way I hear many running clubs are. Additionally, it creates this snobby mentality of oh you're just a walker because you can't run yet and even oh you're not really a runner because you can't run a 10 minute mile (at least unofficially you must maintain a 10 minute mile pace on all their practice runs). It's this attitude which is the reason I won't actually join the club (although I'm sure they'd be happy to have me).
Anyway on a positive note, my mom just told me she is starting couch to 5k on Monday!!!
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Jennifer thank you for sharing your report and your thoughts with us. I understand completely about your desire to beat that other girl. I have a date with destiny with the Ky state mens senior champion. He wasn't there today but I still accomplished a couple of goals. I had a PR and beat a fellow that I've only beaten once before.
Waking Panda
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Lynn and I are here in Denver waiting fr teh wedding, No Pr for either of us but Lynn was happy with her under 14:00 pace and mine was just a couple of seconds over 10:00 at 10:03. Hey it is the altitude, I have yet to break 30 min at 6000 feet plus, as we say here in the Rockies "sea Level is for sissies" LOl
anyway, it was kinda warm and I leaked a lot.
It is a fun local race that brings out lots of folks, which is good and it is a good cause.
Jennifer great report adn a good story to share.
Have a great weekend,
anyway, it was kinda warm and I leaked a lot.
It is a fun local race that brings out lots of folks, which is good and it is a good cause.
Jennifer great report adn a good story to share.
Have a great weekend,
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Dave, WP, Scott & Lynn, Great Job on the races. 2 down days for me. Woke up this morning and found my quads killing me. I guess those lunges are working because the hip is much better. This whole PT thing is great, I learn so much from them I wish I could get a personal trainer but Ill have to rely on my friends here to help me when things arent working to give new exercises a shot.
Mark and I had every intention of walking tonight. I was exhausted this afternoon so we took a nap, then boom, feel like Ive been hit by a car. No walking the body needs to rest from the stress of the week. Im enjoying my time in the sewing studio, watching the Olympics and loving every minute of it including the commercials.
Next week there is qualifying for the Senior Olympics here in town and one of them is race walking. Its at a track that we sometimes go to work out and near the trail too so Id like to go and see what its all about. Time them and see their form.
Thursday is our 5k race. Last year I did this race and a co-worker was trying to beat me. She has legs a mile long and will run and walk. Mostly run to catch up to me. I was a bit taken aback by that its a fun time and for a good cause. I ended up slowing down with Nick because he was hurting (lack of training) so I abandoned the time thing to stay with him. The look of disappointment was amazing on this womans face that she couldnt beat me. Go figure! Who cares were there to have fun, I never wanted to compete against anyone except the clock. In the end she injured herself and paid for it the whole year. What the heck was she thinking?
This year is different; Im in better shape physically and mentally so Im out for a great time as in tick tock. Well see. Mark and the kids want me to crush her, Im not so sure I can and do I really want to I still dont care about her.
Well, Ill be back at it tomorrow, no excuses for me. Again congrats to all of the racers and Dave- nice picture, Erica did a great job picking the right shot oh and nice hat!
denise
Mark and I had every intention of walking tonight. I was exhausted this afternoon so we took a nap, then boom, feel like Ive been hit by a car. No walking the body needs to rest from the stress of the week. Im enjoying my time in the sewing studio, watching the Olympics and loving every minute of it including the commercials.
Next week there is qualifying for the Senior Olympics here in town and one of them is race walking. Its at a track that we sometimes go to work out and near the trail too so Id like to go and see what its all about. Time them and see their form.
Thursday is our 5k race. Last year I did this race and a co-worker was trying to beat me. She has legs a mile long and will run and walk. Mostly run to catch up to me. I was a bit taken aback by that its a fun time and for a good cause. I ended up slowing down with Nick because he was hurting (lack of training) so I abandoned the time thing to stay with him. The look of disappointment was amazing on this womans face that she couldnt beat me. Go figure! Who cares were there to have fun, I never wanted to compete against anyone except the clock. In the end she injured herself and paid for it the whole year. What the heck was she thinking?
This year is different; Im in better shape physically and mentally so Im out for a great time as in tick tock. Well see. Mark and the kids want me to crush her, Im not so sure I can and do I really want to I still dont care about her.
Well, Ill be back at it tomorrow, no excuses for me. Again congrats to all of the racers and Dave- nice picture, Erica did a great job picking the right shot oh and nice hat!
denise
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This was certainly a good week for our little team. I have an idea. What do y'all think of getting a Disney pin at the park of Simon, Pumba and Simba. We could put our pin on our hats as a team strength thing for the marathon weekend. We could also identify team members who we haven't met yet if we pass each other during the races.
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Connie - I sent my totals for last week in a PM - 28 Miles and 313 Minutes 
Dave - I LOVE that idea. Did you mean Timon though? I can scout out pins when I'm there in three weeks. I'd like to say I can buy them all for you guys, but I literally saved change to have spending money while we are there. I do know that if you save your Disney receipts that there is a phone number on the bottom of the receipt and you can call in orders for items in the parks. So here's my idea...say I go and take some pics of pins I find. I can come home and post them. We can decide on a pin and I can post the number for you guys to call and order them to be sent directly to your homes. Who's in?
Vicky - Hills?
Jennifer - Loved your race report. Nothing like a little competition to rev you up huh? Makes me want to go find a race sooner than my half!!
Denise - Please let us know how the Sen Olympic trials go!! So cool!
Scott and Lynn - Hope you have a great time in Denver!
Just got back from a 3 mile walk with my big dog Chopper. Since I posted a pic of my little girl before I thought I'd share a pic of my favorite big dog in the world Chop (aka Pooh Bear or Bubby)
Dave - I LOVE that idea. Did you mean Timon though? I can scout out pins when I'm there in three weeks. I'd like to say I can buy them all for you guys, but I literally saved change to have spending money while we are there. I do know that if you save your Disney receipts that there is a phone number on the bottom of the receipt and you can call in orders for items in the parks. So here's my idea...say I go and take some pics of pins I find. I can come home and post them. We can decide on a pin and I can post the number for you guys to call and order them to be sent directly to your homes. Who's in?
Vicky - Hills?
Jennifer - Loved your race report. Nothing like a little competition to rev you up huh? Makes me want to go find a race sooner than my half!!
Denise - Please let us know how the Sen Olympic trials go!! So cool!
Scott and Lynn - Hope you have a great time in Denver!
Just got back from a 3 mile walk with my big dog Chopper. Since I posted a pic of my little girl before I thought I'd share a pic of my favorite big dog in the world Chop (aka Pooh Bear or Bubby)
Good time in DEN, Lynn is on her way home and I am at DEN, off to DFW.
Dave great idea with the pins will be KEWL!!!
Denise, you will do great.
Just hit me we will be at DL adn WDW in a few weeks so we can also look then.
Later kids enjoy.
Dave great idea with the pins will be KEWL!!!
Denise, you will do great.
Just hit me we will be at DL adn WDW in a few weeks so we can also look then.
Later kids enjoy.
Lynn G
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I love the pin idea also!
I made it home after dropping Scott off at the Denver airport. I cannot pick up the dogs until 5pm, so it is really quiet here! I will see if weather is decent to take dogs for a short walk after I pick them up.
Have a great day team!
I made it home after dropping Scott off at the Denver airport. I cannot pick up the dogs until 5pm, so it is really quiet here! I will see if weather is decent to take dogs for a short walk after I pick them up.
Have a great day team!
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Hi team!!!
Congrats Scott, Lynn, WP and everybody else who raced this weekend!
I just got back from doing a warm 4 miler!!
I hope everybody had a safe and enjoyable weekend!!!
Erica
Congrats Scott, Lynn, WP and everybody else who raced this weekend!
I just got back from doing a warm 4 miler!!
I hope everybody had a safe and enjoyable weekend!!!
Erica
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Just got back from the track. Had not been there in a while and it was a nice cushion surface for my hip. Lunges are still working out great, will stretch now.
I had wanted to do 6 but thunder and lightning prevented it. We warmed up for 1, did a fast 3 and then a cool 1 for a total of 5 for the day.
Ahhh better than nothing.
Weekend is done but it was very nice so I can't complain. Refreshed and ready for a new day.
Will watch more olympics and a late supper.
denise
I had wanted to do 6 but thunder and lightning prevented it. We warmed up for 1, did a fast 3 and then a cool 1 for a total of 5 for the day.
Ahhh better than nothing.
Weekend is done but it was very nice so I can't complain. Refreshed and ready for a new day.
Will watch more olympics and a late supper.
denise
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Hi all!
I did 4.25 at roughly an 8:45 mpm pace (37 minutes). I'm 8 weeks out from my jump to 10k so I'm working on gradually upping the mileage to eventually 6.5 to 7 per run. I'd like to think if I do it gradually enough I'll be able to maintain around an 8:30-9 minute pace for the 10k. I'm running a nice hilly route to help with the leg strength.
Our weather in Alabama has been gorgeous for August. Highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows in the mid to upper 60s. Additionally, the humidity seems to have broken.
Denise, good luck on thursday! I know it's early, but I don't have a race this weekend so I'm living vicariously through those of you that do.
VR, Yes competition is good. lol. My fear right now is the girl I want to beat is literally at the upper limit of the age group and I don't know when her birthday is. I have this jokeningly pessimistic feeling that next race I'll be able to beat her but she'll have moved up an AG (she's had a relatively stable time and I've made significant gains on her, so it's not unrealistic to think it could happen in two weeks).
Jennifer
I did 4.25 at roughly an 8:45 mpm pace (37 minutes). I'm 8 weeks out from my jump to 10k so I'm working on gradually upping the mileage to eventually 6.5 to 7 per run. I'd like to think if I do it gradually enough I'll be able to maintain around an 8:30-9 minute pace for the 10k. I'm running a nice hilly route to help with the leg strength.
Our weather in Alabama has been gorgeous for August. Highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows in the mid to upper 60s. Additionally, the humidity seems to have broken.
Denise, good luck on thursday! I know it's early, but I don't have a race this weekend so I'm living vicariously through those of you that do.
VR, Yes competition is good. lol. My fear right now is the girl I want to beat is literally at the upper limit of the age group and I don't know when her birthday is. I have this jokeningly pessimistic feeling that next race I'll be able to beat her but she'll have moved up an AG (she's had a relatively stable time and I've made significant gains on her, so it's not unrealistic to think it could happen in two weeks).
Jennifer
OK OK OK, I will lock my cell phone before stuffing it into fanny pack to go out for a run at 5:00 ish.
Sorry Erica,
It is so great to have friends that are concerned and thought something was up. That is fantastic, well it was good to talk to Erica.
I feel so stupid. Had other stuff in my fanny pack that I dont carry on runs at home.
Downtown in Dallas, not to bad HOT I am still leaking.
Flight down was ok, Pilot came on and said he had to lower the gear to cool the brakes as they typically get hot on takeoff out of Denver, sounded funny to me. Me thinks they did not get an indicator light
also the Garmin was a little slow getting reception here amongst the big tall buildings.
Later kids,
Sorry Erica,
It is so great to have friends that are concerned and thought something was up. That is fantastic, well it was good to talk to Erica.
I feel so stupid. Had other stuff in my fanny pack that I dont carry on runs at home.
Downtown in Dallas, not to bad HOT I am still leaking.
Flight down was ok, Pilot came on and said he had to lower the gear to cool the brakes as they typically get hot on takeoff out of Denver, sounded funny to me. Me thinks they did not get an indicator light
also the Garmin was a little slow getting reception here amongst the big tall buildings.
Later kids,
Steffwalks
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Hey Team!
Pins - EXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXcellent idea!!!
Margie - Hope you are feeling much better!
WPrincess - Competition is a wondorous thing.. It's even got your mom going!!! Congratulations on your race!!
Dave - You de man!
Scott - Safe flight!
Scott and Lynn - Congrats on the race!
Erica - You are smokin' hot, too! Good job on your recovery!
Denise - Have fun and race that clock on Thursday!!!
We had the grandkids all weekend. We went Saturday and saw Journey to the Center of the Earth and Wall-e. It was a lot of fun. I am beginning my marathon race training this morning. Just a little 6 mile walk, but about to get out there and hit it. See ya!
Pins - EXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXcellent idea!!!
Margie - Hope you are feeling much better!
WPrincess - Competition is a wondorous thing.. It's even got your mom going!!! Congratulations on your race!!
Dave - You de man!
Scott - Safe flight!
Scott and Lynn - Congrats on the race!
Erica - You are smokin' hot, too! Good job on your recovery!
Denise - Have fun and race that clock on Thursday!!!
We had the grandkids all weekend. We went Saturday and saw Journey to the Center of the Earth and Wall-e. It was a lot of fun. I am beginning my marathon race training this morning. Just a little 6 mile walk, but about to get out there and hit it. See ya!
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Good morning! Hope everyone had a great weekend! I seem to have an upset tummy this morning. Not sure what happened since I didn't go crazy with my eating on the weekend. Definitely don't feel like eating much this morning. I'm glad that it's a quiet morning at least and I'm the only one here 
I've noticed my pacing improving and the hills are getting a little easier! On my Sunday run, I had some pain in my both my shins during my second interval and ended up walking for several minutes. After that, I ran the rest of the way home. I checked the Garmin after I washed up and noticed that the pacing was almost the same as it was a couple of weeks ago!! I almost wonder what my pace would have been if I hadn't walked!
Dave - Great pic! Congrats on your race!! I love the idea of the pins. I won't be able to get any until January though. Disney charges and arm and a leg for shipping to Canada
Eva - Hill work is going great! I'm basically able to run up the hill at 1 minute slower than my normal pace. I'm wondering if I should move onto a steeper hill or continue on with this one for a little while longer.
Denise - I love my PT too! He had me doing similar hip exercises just before the Minnie. Have you asked if he/she's a personal trainer? My PT is certified as a personal trainer so I get the best of both world's so to speak Good luck with your race on Thursday! I can't wait to hear all about it!!
Jen - Congrats on your race! I loved your race report! I really felt like I was right there with you I'm also glad that your mom is starting the C25K! That's awesome!
Everyone else -
I've noticed my pacing improving and the hills are getting a little easier! On my Sunday run, I had some pain in my both my shins during my second interval and ended up walking for several minutes. After that, I ran the rest of the way home. I checked the Garmin after I washed up and noticed that the pacing was almost the same as it was a couple of weeks ago!! I almost wonder what my pace would have been if I hadn't walked!
Dave - Great pic! Congrats on your race!! I love the idea of the pins. I won't be able to get any until January though. Disney charges and arm and a leg for shipping to Canada
Eva - Hill work is going great! I'm basically able to run up the hill at 1 minute slower than my normal pace. I'm wondering if I should move onto a steeper hill or continue on with this one for a little while longer.
Denise - I love my PT too! He had me doing similar hip exercises just before the Minnie. Have you asked if he/she's a personal trainer? My PT is certified as a personal trainer so I get the best of both world's so to speak
Good luck with your race on Thursday! I can't wait to hear all about it!!Jen - Congrats on your race! I loved your race report! I really felt like I was right there with you
I'm also glad that your mom is starting the C25K! That's awesome!Everyone else -
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Just got back from my 6 miles. The first half I had a PR for every mile, but things went wrong from there. I got to my turn around and my foot went all tingly like it had fallen asleep. I loosened my shoe lace hoping that would cure the problem and slowed way down so I wouldn't injure myself. It took nearly a mile for mly foot to wake up! By then, I had lost momentum and was being dusted by oil production hands as they sped by going too fast. In the last mile, the vicious dog came clear into the road charging me, so I had to pepper spray the son-of-a-gun. I hit him square and fair. Hope that does it for him.
On the bright side, I had a really great 3 miles and I saw a momma turkey and her 5 baby turkeys!!
Anyway, it was an experience.....one I hope I dont' have to repeat, any time soon!
On the bright side, I had a really great 3 miles and I saw a momma turkey and her 5 baby turkeys!!
Anyway, it was an experience.....one I hope I dont' have to repeat, any time soon!
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