Hakuna Matata - May; the Irish Month of Mirth and Merriment!

[Steffwalks]

Hello Hakuna Matata!!

It's May the month of graduations, May flowers, Mother's day and great races! Let's adopt the Irish slogan and make this a month of mirth and merriment! What a great time of year to celebrate life!

Here's hoping that all our teammates are hail and hearty. And that you have the legs of a Kentucky Derby winner, the heart of a Lion and the sensitivity of a posy!

To the best team and team mates of all: Connie, Dave, Denise, Eva, Gerry, Hope, Jack, Jennifer, Kim, Kristie, Lorelei, Mary, Margie, Mike, Pam, Regina, Robert, Scott & Lynn, Shannan, Sue, Vicky, Taryn, Figment82.
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Team Bios

Steffwalks, aka Connie - Captain. I am 53 years old, married with Grandchildren living in the panhandle of Texas. First race at 49 years and 9 months and it was a trail race! Working on weight loss and P90X. I prefer the half marathon as a walker.

Funwalker, aka Margie - Official Record Keeper of HK. walker. widow; I live in Portage MI
Did my 1st race when I turned 60, Full Marathon at the 2005 Columbus Marathon. I prefer Half Marathons for training and distance.

Windwalker, aka Dave and/or Panda - I'm 58 and live in a small town in Kentucky. I don't run I walk, race walk actually and I'm currently training for another shot at the National Senior Olympics. I have the state trials in Sept and if I place there I get a slot on the Ky team that will go to Houston next year for the nationals. I'm single.

flipflopmom, aka Taryn - I will be 35 on Sept. 5. I am a Kindergarten Teacher, working on my master's degree in my "spare"time. Married for 12 years, have 2 girls. Oldest is 10, and a competitive gymnast. Her gym is 45 minutes away,so I spend a lot of time on the road. Youngest is 3, and a tons of fun! I haven't run a race yet, but looking for a 5K.

Motomiker, aka Mike - I have lived in and around Lake in the Hills Illinois and have worked in the grocery business for almost 20 years. married in 2008 to my wife (Liz). One son (Rober). Working on baby number two. I was diagnosed with colon cancer in the fall of 2009 and had surgery. I am still cancer free! My other interests are varied: Disney nut, Disney pins collector, love movies (mostly Sci-fi), scrapbooking, travel, a New England Patriots fan. and 5ks . I did my first adventure race recently, and am planning some more.

LynnG, aka Lynn - (of Lynn and Scott), 59 years old, retired We are both Disneyholics – we have been members of DVC since it started. I am a walker, I used to try to run, but since knee surgery last August which I am still trying to recover from, I only walk now. I have done several half marathons, mostly Disney ones. I have 2 malamutes that are my walking companions at home.

 

[funwalker]

Hakuna Matata Team 2010 Race Calendar


March 20th Jennifer - DC Marathon / Full Marathon
March 27th Mike & Liz -Penguin in the Park / 5k
March 28th Dave – Knoxville Marathon / Half Marathon
March 28th Vicky – Around the Bay Road Race / 30K
April 3rd Mike – The Bunny Dash 5k
April 4th Easter
April 10th Canceled: Kirstie- Aflac Iron Girl Clearwater / 15K
April 10th Gerry- Windmere / 5k
April 11th Mike- Run Thru the Hills 5K
April 18th Gerry - Clermont, FLA / 5K
April 19th Kirstie- Boston Marathon / Full Marathon
April 24th Dave - 9th Annual Kentucky Derby Half Marathon
April 24th Mike- Young Life run/walk in Wheaton, IL / 5K
April 25th Connie - 10th Anniversary Oklahoma / Half Marathon
April 25th Jack - RI State Police 5k Pursuit / Narragansett
April 25th Mike- 5K benefiting the March of Dimes and preemie babies
May 2nd Kirstie- Pittsburgh Marathon / Full Marathon/cancelled due to arm injury & chair not repaired.
May 2nd Mike/Liz - Aztec Assault 5K & Obstacle / 5K
May 8th Mike - LIVE UNITED 5K Wheaton IL at Cantigny park and museum
May 9th Jack - Mothers Day 5k in Newport
May 10th Gerry’s DS 10 & DS 15- Mini Muddy Buddy / 6.5 Miles & Obstacle
May 15th Mike –Life Time Fitness Run Wild 5K Booksfield Zoo
May 16th Sue - Mississauga Canada / Full Marathon
Canceled due to illness:
May 22nd Jennifer Magnolia Meltdown 5k
May 22nd Mike- 5K Sycamore IL
May 23rd Regina & DH - 10K Rum Run /Tualatin, Oregon
May 29th Mike - Cancer Run at Solider Field Chicago IL / 10 miles
May 30th Kim - Buffalo Marathon / Half Marathon
May 31st Dave - Memorial Day Race Walk 3K



June 2010-
June 12th Jennifer - Thunder on the Lake 5-mile Race
June 12th Mike & Liz- WDW Expedition Everest Challenge
June 12th Gerry & DS 10 - WDW Expedition Everest Challenge
June 12th Gerry’s DW & DS 15- WDW Expedition Everest Challenge
5K, the obstacle course and the scavenger hunt.
June 19th Vicky-Toronto Pearson Runway Run / 5K
June 20th Mike-Warrior Dash /wave start 1:30 pm/ Joliet, IL
June 26th Jennifer - Helen Keller Festival 5-mile Race

July 2010
July 4th Jennifer - Peachtree Road Race / 10K
July 4th Kim –LL Bean / 10K
July ??? Sue -

August 2010
1 - Hockeychic RnR Chicago Half Marathon, Chiago, IL
28 - wellesleyprincess (Jennifer) Delta Sole 5k Indianola, MS

September 2010
Sept 5th Lynn & Scott - DL Half Marathon / Half Marathon
Sept 17th Kirsty- Air Force 5K
Sept 18th Kim - Air Force / Half Marathon
Sept 18th Kirstie - Air Force Marathon / Full Marathon
18 - wellesleyprincess (Jennifer) 300 Oaks 10k Greenwood, MS
Sept 25th Jennifer- Women's Running Half Marathon- Nashville
Sept 26th Kim - Toronto Marathon / Half Marathon

October 2010
Oct 2nd Kirstie - Wine & Dine / Half Marathon
Oct 2nd Mary & DH - Wine & Dine / 2 Person Relay
Oct 2nd Regina & DH - Wine & Dine / Half Marathon
Oct 2nd figment82-Wine & Dine / 2 Person Relay
Oct 2nd Gerry & DW- 2010 Mickey’s Halloween Fun Run / 5k
Oct 10th Jennifer – Chicago Marathon / Full Marathon
16 - bunnyfoo (Vicky) Oasis Zoo Run 10K (Toronto)
Oct 17th Kirstie - Columbus Marathon OH/ Full Marathon
Oct 17th Scott & Lynn- Denver Marathon (Rock and Roll series)/ Half
Oct 24th Sue- Niagara Falls Marathon / Full Marathon
30 - wellesleyprincess (Jennifer) Life Without Limits 1/2 Marathon Florence, AL
Oct 31st Kirstie - Marine Corps Marathon VA / Full Marathon

November 2010
Nov 7th Kirstie - NYC Marathon, NYC (if invited)/ Full Marathon
Nov 21st Kirstie - Philadelphia Marathon PA / full Marathon
Nov 27th Kirstie - Space Coast Marathon, Cocoa Village FL
Nov 27th Lynn & Scott - Space Coast Race / Half/Full Marathon

December 2010
4 - wellesleyprincess (Jennifer) St. Jude 1/2 Marathon Memphis, TN
Dec 5th Kirstie - West Palm Beach Marathon / Full Marathon

Unconfirmed Dates
May 25th -June Lynn & Scott - Trip to Europe
June 12th -24th Lynn & Scott - Inaugural Disney Baltic Cruise

2010 and Beyond:
May 3-10, 2011 Lynn & Scott- Inaugural Disney Alaskan Cruise

Goofy: Dave, Jennifer's 1st Goofy, Kim, Kirsty
Mickey:
Donald: Mike's 1st Half Marathon!

Team Members: Connie, Dave, Denise, Eva, figment82, Gerry,
Hope, Jack, Jennifer, Kim, Kirstie, Lorelei528, Mary, Margie, Mike, Pam,
Regina, Robert, Scott & Lynn, Shannan, Sue, Taryn, and Vicky

 

[funwalker]

Hakuna Matata Team 2010 Weight Loss Accomplishments!







WTG-Taryn!





WTG-
Mike 32.5#
Robert 30#




Connie 17#



Vicky 11#
Kim 10#



Dave 8#


One - Four Pounds
Lynn 3#
Mary 2#
Scott #

 

[funwalker]

Hakuna Matata Team Birthday Calendar

January: 12th Gerry; 31st Connie
February: 25th Kim
March: 9th Mike
April: 25th Jennifer
May: 8th Robert

Gems for June: Pearl, Alexandrite, and Moonstone.
Flower: The Rose
June: 11th Denise


July: 14th Margie; 24th Regina
August:
September: 5th Taryn
October: 4th Jack; 6th Vicky; 7th Dave; 28th Scott
November: 10th Mary; 12th Hope
December: 1st Kiristie; 1st Lynn; 31st Eva

If the following posted your Birth Date…I missed it.
Please re-post:
figment82, Lorelei528, Pam, Shannon, Sue

Also a Date to Remember:
December 1, 2011 Hope & Nick’s wedding at WDW

 

[Steffwalks]

Good morning!

I am just bumping this thread because it was BELOW the April thread!!!

How ya doin' Jack?

 

[windwalker]

Awe Gee Mom we were having fun in April.

Margie my Birthday is Oct 7th, I will be 59 this year. One more year to a new age catagory.

Not sure when I'll race again, probably do one or two a month though.

My training walk this morning was a .8 mile warm up, 4 miles in 48:13 and a half mile cool down. Now I'm icing my achillies.

Have a wonderful day y'all.

Dave

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Hi everyone,

Seems like we're finally through the storms.

Did 6.25 miles in about 50 minutes (don't know exactly as the batteries on my Garmin ran out have way through)

Best,
Jennifer

 

[windwalker]

We are still in the middle of the storms and flooding, Nashville is getting it worse than here but we are only 60 miles from there. My friends there say it's pretty yucky.

Dave

 

[Piglet24]

Hi Team!

Today was a lovely day. Dh, Sydney and I ran 4 miles today in 41:16. I felt pretty good at the end of the run. My legs are a little sore now. We ran 3 miles yesterday but I have no idea what the time was because my ipod froze on me! It’s the 2nd time now that it’s done that…and I’m a wee bit frustrated about it. Dh told me he will get me a garmin that will track my time and distance, but not sure when we will buy it. 3 weeks until my first race ever!! Haha, can you tell I'm a little excited?

Dave- It’s always nice to have a day off once in awhile! How long do the storms typically last over there?

Hope- Sounds like a perfect day for your wedding. Is your wedding going to be themed?

Margie- Sometimes I like thunderstorms. I enjoy listening to them every so often. How are you feeling? Are you still dehydrated?

Lynn- What will you and Scott be doing in Europe? Are you going to several countries while you are there? The Denver half sounds like fun! Once I make it through this first half for wine & dine, I have a goal to attend one of the Rock N Roll runs next year. Music at every mile sounds like a blast to me.

Mary- Congrats on your decision to be more healthy and walk everywhere! That’s awesome!

Vicky- WTG! I’m sure you will be back at it full force in no time. Thanks for the feedback.

Thanks to Margie and Dave for the compliments on my runs! I appreciate your encouragement!

 

[funwalker]

Good Morning, Team!

Partly Cloudy-Rain-Thunderstorms again today; 73° but not as windy.
Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph.

Flooding in the South: Be Safe…Dave KY; Jennifer MS; Shannan NC
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean declared a state of emergency for the
metropolitan area of Davidson County, where hundreds of people had been
rescued from the rising waters, and 45,000 people remained without power
on Sunday.

Connie-sound like you are really enjoying the Grand Kids!

Dave- Glad to hear Sally took another week off.
That surgery can really mess your body up.
Hope you had a great walk at the mall!
Keep us updated on Roberts Tennessee State trials
for the National Senior Olympics.

Hope- Go For It- it’s your Special Day you are allowed
to have any cake you want! BTW I do like chocolate with
raspberry sauce.

Kristie- is your arm painful? Are you icing?
Tinkerbell is such a wonderful little dog.
Has she been trained to help you?

Jennifer- Okay, Learning Experience Here!
I did not know that ellipticals had a random setting.
I think the ones I use you have to choose a program or go manual.
So I will check that out.
For me I move the stride setting; the weight; then go manual;
the difficulty I set depends on how I feel and if I am using it to
just warm up or for cardio.

What is in the Tuna Sandwich mix-I have not seen it?

Kim- Goodness-what’s happened to you?

Mary- Whew, that make me feel better!
Walking 3-miles with bags of groceries.
I seriously do not think I would make it.
Maybe if it fit into one of those little thin sports backpacks-
Thinking if I left my wagon outside
the store it would not be there when I returned.

Mike- Soooo eager to hear your race report.
I looked but see no way to track you & Liz
http://www.aztecassault.com/Index.html

Regina- WTG that was another nice run!
Thanks! I feel better. It is hard to drink water as it makes
me feel nauseous, but am forcing it. Drank two bottles of Gatorade over the weekend.

Robert- we need your special recipe for Veggie Soup!
Is it for one meal a day?
What else do you eat with it?

Sue- Hummmm…taper does not mean no posting!

Vicky-Congratulations you have now lost 5# WTG!
WTG on your first run following injury.
Did it hurt during the night?
How is it this morning?

Connie (foot), Dave (Achilles), Jennifer (runners knees)
Kim (foot), Kristie (arm), Lynn (cold/flu/knees), and Vicky (ankle)

AFM: Feeling better - trying Green Tea this morning.

Enjoy all the moments today might bring!
Connie, Dave, Denise, Eva, Gerry, Hope, Jack, Jennifer,
Kim, Kristie, Lorelei528, Mary, Mike, Pam, Regina, Robert,
Scott & Lynn, Shannan, Sue, and Vicky-

 

[funwalker]

Congratulations, Mike & Liz

Great Race!
WTG - We are Proud of you guys!
Cannot wait to hear your race report...
the Challenges, the Fun, the Mud

PS...Found the Results - Division Places
Fantastic....
7th Liz R .... 34:14.7 11:03/Pace
4th Mike R .... 30:41.7 9:54/Pace

 

[funwalker]

Hakuna Matata Team 2010 Race Calendar

Remember our Team Member racing Mother's Day weekend!

May 9th Jack - Mothers Day 5k in Newport
May 10th Gerry’s DS 10 & DS 15- Mini Muddy Buddy / 6.5 Miles & Obstacle

 

[bunnyfoo]

Happy Monday everyone!

Margie - Thanks so much for keeping track of our team's birthday, weight loss and race calendar! Much much easier to see what' going on this way. The ankle is doing well... I double taped it for my run it felt better. Too bad about all the humidity on Sunday. I had forgotten how hard it is to breathe in humid weather.

Hope - I like fruit cakes but it's usually something I have to be in the mood for. Someone introduced me to Red Velvet cake last year and I have to say that it's one of my new favourites! Although I still love a good old fashion chocolate frosted cake!

Regina - Did you decide which Garmin you're getting. I remember a couple of weeks ago, there was a $50 rebate on. That offer seems to pop up every few months. So at the end of your 10K, do you get rum?

Connie - How was your visit with Melissa? Is our team race coming up this month? Was it a 5K?

Dave - I had forgotten our birthdays were so close together! Yay for October birthdays

Jennifer - I've had that happen a couple of times to my Garmin. Frustrating!

Kim - How's the PX90 going? Your cruise is coming up isn't it?

Sue - Any plans for Mother's Day? It's the same day as Mississauga right?

AFM - I've got a question for the bakers in the group... I found a recipe for oatmeal bread. It seems easy enough to make but in the instructions it says to refrigerate for an hour and then fold the dough - it says to do this about 3-4 times. I wanted to make this bread for brunch one day but don't really feel like spending 4 hours on it - do I really need to repeat this refrigerating and folding process so many times? Does it have to do with the yeast? Can I make it and leave it overnight? Help

Have a great day everyone!

 

[windwalker]

Bunny princess in another life my ex had a bread maker, you just add the stuff and a little while later bread came out.

I had a good nights sleep last night so workout was 200m repeats on the track at 62 sec average time, 20 min of pool sprints in the 5' deep water and good stretching for mad achillies.

We had double the record rainfall for a 3 day period but today is sunny and very nice.

Good racing guys.

Dave

 

[wilbur]

Good Monday Morning Team!

Margie, I gave you the wrong date for my race. I'm 2 weeks away May 16th. Thanks.
No time for posting. Really busy at work. We are short 1 person. They took a new job over 2 months ago & no one has been hired to replace them.

Vicky, I think I said Miss. was Mother's Day but it's the next Sun the 16th. No plans.

Nothing exciting to report. We had really humid weather this weekend. Got out for a 12 miler. Changing up my week because of other plans so took Sunday off for a change.

Need to get back to work..........Have a great day everyone.......Sue

 

[DisneyGerry]

Got mini muddy buddy for 2 of my kids this weekend

I voluntEar'd but they want me there at 430a??

Been working the USF GradBash--last Friday pedometer read over 14000 steps so that was my main exercise of the week.

Need to find a couple more 5k before the Everest Challenge in June

Good Day / Week to everyone

Gerry

 

[Motomiker]

Hi Team,
I found the new thread! Glad everyone is doing so well!

The Aztec Assault race went pretty well, meaning I survived it! We got there really early as we did not know how parking was going to be. It was overcast and looking like it was about to rain for most of the morning, but it cleared up and the sun came out in force. It started off with about a half mile run through a field and along some vehicle ruts, and then into a wooded area where we had to cross a creek on some old logs. Then onto more running and some metal culvert tunnels to crawl through then to a set of planks across a draingage ditch, then a rope swing across a small mud pit, and more running down the airport runway where the race was being held. Next came tires to run though, like on a football field, then a long run down another part of the field and over some wooden pallets nailed together as hurdles. (3) And then a long run back to a pyramid of round hay bales which we had to climb over. Then a long run to a mud pit and up a hill to the finish line!

The running was tough as the grass was mowed tall with plenty of dandelions grabbing at our feet. The hardest obstacle for me was the hay bales as the first one was pretty hard to get up on as it was so tall. I had to pull myself up by using the webbing that was holding it together. I had to stop to walk a couple of times near the end , but charged right into the mud pit. I found out that it is really hard to run while covered in mud, as your feet gain quite a few pounds!

The had garden hoses at the end to rinse off with and beer and food to enjoy, along with a band playing. I am now thouroughly sunburned on my face and back of my neck. I finished 66/130 and Liz was 88/130. Two of our co-workers that we talked into doing the race finished 50/130 and 109/130 (smoker who has now resolved to quit-maybe). We got a cool medal and a event towel to dry off with. Overall, it was a great way to spend a Sunday morning with my spouse and a couple of friends! We are planning on doing the race again next year and I will remember to bring the sunscreen!

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Dave~ Yes , I remember Soylent Green, I and I still have to wonder if it will happen someday. The world is getting more crowed every day.

Vicky~ Glad that you are back running!

Margie~ thanks for posting our race results! Can you please add me to the 25lbs lost category? Yesterday I was 223 down from 248.

Everyone Else~ I love hearing obout your training , keep up the great work!

Gotta go for now, Mike

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Margie,

Let me know if it works.

Here's the link to the sandwich ready tuna salad. I've found it at wal-mart, kroger, and our local grocery store. http://www.starkist.com/template.asp?section=products/tuna-salad.asp

Bad school day. Largely due to a parent who came in angry and wasn't going to be happy with anything I said (including agreeing with her).

Our regional track meet is tomorrow, so I'll be coaching rather than in the classroom (which considering my stress level is good).

Got in 4 easy stress reducing miles on my own tonight in 37 minutes.

Best,
Jennifer

 

[funwalker]

Thanks, Jennifer!

I could see the packages but did not see the ingredients-
I will check them out the next time I go to the grocery store!

Getting close to the end of the school year - both kids and parents get a little crazy.
Hang in There!

PTL you love to run and it is a great way to relieve some of that stress.

Are you planning on staying in MS for the summer break or going back to NY?

 

[funwalker]

Pictures of the flooding in Tennessee.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157623858733433/