Hakuna Matata Hearts and flowers!

[JPFamilyMom]

Steffwalks- that was so interesting about the Mobeetie

funwalker- oops I guess I forgot to tell ya'll my name, it's Jessica, you can call me J or Jessica, just not Jessie or Jess, sorry childhood pains

Lynn G- chocolates... mmmmm yummy, that is amazing about all the races you have done in the past couple/few years

wellesleyprincess- are you my cousin, hehe, j/k I have a cousin named Jennifer and she was also doing education like me, but she is already 31. Great to see a fellow education person

windwalker- I was already warned about you small world though, we moved to NC from NV. My Dad comes from a family of military men/women. My dad served in the Navy. My brother is currently in the Air Force and stationed where else but Nellis AFB. Couple hours of training a day how do you do it?

bubba73- would love a friend going through the same thing. We are still learning about everything, they said our son wasn't Aspergers mostly cause of his language delay. But I'm still learning all about the spectrum which covers way too much. Overwhelmed with info right now.

AFM- on my way out the door to get my jog done, since I haven't even done cross training the past two days. And hello to everyone I haven't met yet.

 

[Villains_Rock]

Hey there team!!

I see we have another neew member that come with a very cool (or KEWL as Scott says) WISH tag!! I love it!!

Hello. My name is Eva and I am a Disney addict.

I'm 30 years old, currently living in Ohio. I was born in Detroit, moved towards Ann Arbor when I was 6 and lived there til I was 16. Then we moved to Illinios...the Springfield area...lived there til I was 19. Now I live in a suburb of Cleveland and work for Continental at the Cleveland airport. I have recently gotten married and am a very happy newlywed!! My husband is Jordan and he is my rock that keeps me sane. I had ran the marathon last month and have been running 2-3 days a week since, anywhere from 2-4 miles. We are currently TTC so I don't have any set races in mind. I also want to add that we have the BEST TEAM EVER!! Here's a pic of me..I know it's hard to picture everybody when you are talking to them...

To the team: Thank you for all your kind words...I am proud to be a member of Hakuna Matata and will be as active as I can!! Thanks so much!!!

 

[wdw4us]

Wow I can finally log on. For some reason, I tried this morning before work and then again at work and no deal! So I wrote up my bio and emailed it to home so I could cut and paste.

Denise



Married almost 35 years to DH Mark.

1 Daughter – Miranda- SIL Matt and first GC a/k/a Squirt due in late August

1 Son – Nicholas and his DGF – Hope.

Started walking in 1990 after a fight with hubby. It was the middle of January – so you know I was pretty ticked to go out in sub-zero. Next day didn’t feel much better towards him so I went out for a walk again- as after I walked I did feel better about myself. Eventually, he was in my good graces again and by the time summer rolled around I had lost 35 pounds and looked pretty darn good.

Have walked on and off since then. In January 2007, Nick and Hope were out to dinner with Mark and I. He had remembered me mentioning the WDW ½ marathon and thought it would make a good mom/son trip since dad/daughter had done a few trips to WDW for Halloween/F&W. I said OK. Within a couple of days, the whole family decided to join us and we trained quite a bit throughout the year in fear of being swept. In 2008 we did our first ½ in Disney. It was hard, but crossing that finish line, getting the medal is the best feeling in the world. Shortly after returning last year Nick emailed me and asked to do it again. Hence the WDW ½ x 2. It was a lot of fun, I trained harder than ever and in the end it paid off. I had very little soreness after the race and felt I could have walked another ½ the next week.

In my professional life I am an insurance agency receptionist. In my home life and my true passion is making Quilts. I also help DH in his business with the books. Does not leave me a whole lot of time to do anything but they say unless you have a lot on your plate, nothing seems to get done. You get that “round-to-it” attitude.

Favorite time to work out – 4:50 am Spring through Fall. Winter sucks!

Favorite quote – There is no such thing as last. In every race, there is an invisible crowd of thousands behind you who didn’t have the guts to start.

Set goals in your life. No matter what you do, paperwork, sewing, exercising. Unless you have something to reach for, why would you stretch yourself. You’ll be proud of what you can accomplish.

Mark my DH is the "official" miles/min sub. If your injured,need a break, we log his miles as yours. He's never on the boards but he humors me.

denise

 

[windwalker]

Hello guys.

Denise, I can't imagine you being mad at anyone. You are always so sweet to us. I guess like all princesses you can kick butts if necessary.

Eva, we are going to make sure we get to meet you next trip for sure.

Warned about me, sweet shy me, surely not.

Anyway, I met my waking group this morning and we did about 3.5 to 4 miles at about a 12 min per mile pace. We don't time the walks just go and the talking makes the miles fly by, even the cold was standable today.

Connie total for the week is 18.5 miles and 10 hours. I'll do a workout tomorrow and then wrap it up for the week. This was my first real week back to training and it felt pretty good except a little tad of soreness.

Have a restful weekend y'all.

Tired Panda

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

Not much happening here! Did not get in a walk yesterday, but did a lot of running up and down stairs getting ready for our party last night! Dogs even behaved themselves outside for the duration!

Homemade blueberry muffins now done, need to go eat breakfast!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[windwalker]

Today was pool fun. Alternating intervals of sprinting as fast as possible in the 5' deep end and then a lap of easy jogging. Total distance was a half mile. Last 2 laps were heel walking, that gives you a nice burn in the shins.

Connie total for my first week back in training after marathon rest and recovery. 19 miles and 11 hoursw of exercise.

Have a super day y'all.

Walking Panda

 

[MaryJ]

Hi everyone!

Here's some information about me. I have began walking with my neighbors sometime around 1988, but never really did anything competitively. Then about this time last year, a woman who is 20 years younger than me, (I'm 52) approached me about doing the half marathon at WDW with her. Let me just say that it soon became obvious that if I didn't run at least part of the race, I was bound to get swept! So, even though I've never been a runner, I became a "wogger." Mostly I walked, but occasionally I jogged. I did finish the half in just under the required 3:30 time, so I was happy. Plus, I finished ahead of the younger woman who approached me in the first place! My goal is to improve my time for next year.

DH admitted to being a bit jealous and has signed up to do it with me. We have 3 DD's, all grown, one grand daughter, and another grand child on the way in Sept.

My totals for this week are: 9.15 miles, total time--2:27.43
Also worked with weights for a total of 60 minutes.

 

[Lynn G]

Connie - I sent you a PM with our totals.

Didn't do much today, the leg weights I was supposed to do yesterday, and a short walk with the dogs while it was still nice, then it clouded up and got colder. It is supposed to snow tonight, we will see if it does.

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

No snow here, it is still sunny, but cool, and windy - of course!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[GirTheGecko]

Hello guys.

Denise, I can't imagine you being mad at anyone. You are always so sweet to us. I guess like all princesses you can kick butts if necessary.

Tired Panda

Trust me. Do NOT tick her off. She doesn't say anything, she just turns you to stone.

It's scary.

 

[chipper10]

Hi, everyone! I'm a new member here! My name is Nicole and I'm from Illinois. I'm about an hour from Springfield, IL and an hour from St. Louis, MO. I'm 26 years old. My DH is Paul (he has no interest in this sorta thing). I have a 2 year old son, Landon. He's part of my motivation. I was very active in High School, but once I was in college -- I was not. My cousin passed away last week from a heart attack, he was only 31. I want to be here for Landon. DH and I have been working out and eating healthier since December, so I figured the 2010 Half Marathon would be a good goal to set.

We are a very Disney Obsessed family. DS's nursery was done in a Walt Disney World theme. My MIL and DH painted murals of the four parks on his walls. His new big boy room is a Wilderness Lodge theme. It's still a bit of a work in progress though. We took DS on his first trip to Disney World last September. At the same time, we bit the bullet and became DVC members. This May will be our first trip "home."

We have our room booked for January already. We will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary, DH's birthday, and me finishing the half marathon (I hope).

I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. Please forgive me in advance for any silly newbie-like questions!

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hi everyone! It's been a really "warm" weekend here in Toronto and I've been outside enjoying the nice weather! Here's hoping that spring is around the corner!

So here's a little bit about me... My name is Vicky and I live in Toronto, Canada. I work for a financial institution doing admin stuff. It's not really what I want to be doing but it pays the bills and gets me to Disney so it's what I'm sticking with for now. When I'm not working, I love photography and film! My DF is a writer/director and so far we've managed to finish and sell one movie. Yay!

I started running last January because I wanted to lose weight ... and because I had a treadmill and running shoes. So being somewhat lazy, I figured it was the easiest (and cheapest way to go). Well, one year, several pairs of running shoes, and many chiropractic and physio sessions later ... apparently it wasn't the most cheapest way to lose weight But I've had so much fun meeting people and learning how hard I can push myself, I wouldn't trade it for anything! In 2010, I'll be doing the 1/2 at Disney again and hopefully the full in 2011. Right now, I'm taking a small break from running - I'm still working out and walking but I wanted to give myself a chance to rest before I start training again for a 1/2 in May.

Anything else you want to know just ask!

Nicole -

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Hi everyone! I only went for a walk today instead of my usual run, but believe me I'm making up for it tomorrow. I have my first dance class of the semester and my first strength training class. The dance class is 90 minutes and strength training is an hour.

I've really enjoyed reading everyone's bios.

Best,
Jennifer

 

[JPFamilyMom]

Welcome Nicole, I'm a newbie too, with two kids in tow. I think it's great you want to stay healthy so you can be around for your kiddo. I'm the same way, except this is for me, part of my workout time is with my boys, and part of this is to give me a break from them

Jennifer I'm so jealous that you will be taking a dance class. What style?

Vicky & MaryJ what a great stories about how you got started. great inspiration for us newbies.

AFM- I did manage to get of my tush and did 1.56 miles on Friday and 1.56 yesterday (Sunday).

 

[jship210]

Good Morning all. Just stopped in for a sec, I'm new to the team and 2010 will be my first Marathon. I turn the big 50 in Oct. so for my mid-life crisis as well as staying fit I decided to do the Disney Marathon, it cheaper than a red sports car.
Ran the TOT in 07' before that a couple of 5k's including the 2002 9/11 Pentagon. Started training last month after registering ( had to commit right?). Starting slow mostly for time not distance, indoors 'till the ice melts.

I figure if you gotta do a Marathon Why Not Disney.

Jack

 

[Lynn G]

Good Morning Team!

Nicole and Jack! This is a great team, come join the fun!

We did not get much in over the weekend, I did get my leg routine in on Sat, and today will need to hit the weights again, and maybe get dogs out for a short walk, it is windy, cool (highs in the 40's), but cloudy and it looks like it might rain or snow today.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[bunnyfoo]

Morning team! It was a sleepless night in Toronto. Ever have one of those nights where no matter what you do, you just can't get to sleep. That was me yesterday... I have my PT session night so hopefully I won't be too tired. I'm looking forward to getting in a good workout!

Jack - I like your thinking about running and Disney. Might as well get in a bit of a vacation too!

Lynn - We're expecting warm temperatures here this week! I'm hoping to get in walking miles.

Jenn - What kind of dance class are you taking?

JPFamilyMom - WTG on the weekend miles!

That's it for me! Have a great day everyone!!

 

[funwalker]

We are so Glad you joined us!

Jack! 'Navy?'

Nichole!

Connie - 9 miles on the bike...Way to Go!

 

[windwalker]

Hi guys, welcome new players.

4 miles for the crazed panda with some walking at 10:00 pace and good stretching after. Total time 1.5 hours.

Training Panda

 

[jship210]

We are so Glad you joined us!

Jack! 'Navy?'

FBI-National Academy Quantico at the time of the Pentagon Run, although I was in the AF from 76-80