Steffwalks
Team Hakuna Matata
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Hello Hakuna Matata!I'm Back! Finally got a monitor that works! I can see you now!!!
I did the 5k as well as my daughter and a friend. Race report: Good to be walking again! My time: It was better than expected.
HKTT Participants
Dave & Sally 3K 29:03
Beth 5-Miles 56:57
Elizabeth 5K 45:16
Emily & Patrick 5K 51:28
Margie 5K 50:02
Mike 5K 28:12
Nikki 5K 48:00
Saylan 5K
Vicky 5K 32:49
Regina 3-miles 37:00
Kyle 3-miles
Liz Half Marathon 2:23:12
Mike Half Marathon 2:12:32
Lynn Half Marathon
Scott Half Marathon
Saylan 10K
Connie 5K, DD and DF - 58 minutes
I will work up the cost of the medals today. I can assure you all that they won't run more than $10 including shipping to your door, I think (except maybe Canada). I will need to know the exact number of medals to order. I am doing a recount in case anyone who wanted one doesn't and anyone who didn't does!
List of medal wanters/winners!!
Elizabeth - 1
Margie - 1
Connie - 3
Saylan - 1
Mike and Liz - 2
Nikki - 1
Scott - 1
Lynn - 1
Vicky - 1
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Steffwalks, aka Connie - Captain. I am 53 years old, married with Two children and 5 Grandchildren living in the panhandle of Texas. First race at 49 years and 9 months and it was a trail race, just about killed me!! I am working on weight loss and P90X. I prefer the half marathon as a walker. My most recent hobby, mule rider!
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 have qualified for another shot at the National Senior Olympics. Sally and I will be married this week.
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.
Villians_Rock, aka Eva - I am 31 years old, married to Jordan (proud WISH supporter) and have just recently had our first baby, Gage. We currently live near Cleveland, OH. I'm a full time staffing coordinator for Continental Airlines and my hubby sells Harley Davidsons. I ran my first race in 2007 and have since ran 5Ks, 10Ks, one half marathon and completed the Disney Full Marathon in 2009. Before the baby, I was most comfortable running and training at a half marathon distance.
MaryJ aka Mary I am 53 years old, and live in a small town in Southwestern Indiana. I will be married to DH (Ken) for 34 years in July. We have 3 daughters and 2 granddaughters. I walk/run my races. I did my first big race (WDW Half) when I was 52. Before that I had done only a few 5K's, mostly walking.
GirltheGecko aka Hope. I grew up in the Pittsburgh area. When I was a teenager, I was heavily into martial arts, unfortunately due to school and time, I had to quit. I met Nick, moved to NH, and I gained some weight. I watched my mother struggle with obesity all her life, so Nick's family and I decided to work at trying for a half marathon at WDW.
es45 aka Elizabeth: I'm 41 and married with 2 children, DD9 and DD6. I'll run my first 5k in July and walking with my best friend in the 2011 Princess Half. If I'm ready, I plan to run my first half marathon in late October.
piglet24, aka Regina I grew up in Idaho and married my “birthday buddy”, Kyle, in 2006. There has been a great deal of stress in my life recently that I do not have the ability to change right now, so I decided to try running to help manage the stress and give myself goals to work toward and focus on. Right now I’m working toward my first half marathon in October (Wine and Dine).
Pudge The Fish, aka Emily My DH and I will be doing the DL half in Sept. This will be our first half marathon. I still consider myself new to running, though I've done 2 5k (including the 2009 DL 5k) and one 10k. Thanks!
Verticalchaos, aka Beth: I'm 39 and live in NYC. I teach students with autism. I'm a fairly new runner - started with the Couch to 5K program at te end of June. So far I've run 2 5Ks and a 10K - and I'm training for the WDW Half in January and the DL Half in September. And I may throw another Half in there somewhere. I've been actively working on losing weight since May and am down 19 pounds and at my lowest weight in over 10 years. No kids...just one very bratty and noisy Quaker Parrot named Benjamin Coffin the Bird (Benny for short).
Nikkilala, aka Nikki- Married to Ryan at WDW in 2007. Currently a Physical Therapist Assistant student graduating in 2012. Is a wogger (walker with a little jogging mixed in) Lives in South West Michigan where she was born and raised! Loves Disney and will do anything for an excuse to travel there, including a half marathon!
Saylan - I'm from the frosty north of Canada and I'm very new to running (officially started October 14, 2010). I'm training for the Disney Princess 1/2 and it'll be my first official marathon of any length. I'm a Disney addict (been 16 times) and I figured if anything can motivate me to run it would be Disney. I live with my partner (and Disney virgin) and a demon of a cat.
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and my gym has a TV set up. Did some training before that which was leg and core work. Did one really tough one that was a variation on the bird dog exercise. Same idea but instead of being on all fours - on your hands and knees - you're in a plank position and still balancing on one foot and one arm.
for your leg! Any improvements yet?
Just sayin... Ok but seriously if you wanted to do a women's only race closer to home, the Toronto Women's 1/2 Marathon isn't too bad. There are firefighters, chocolate ... but no, it's not the same as Disney.
around the time of my class in the new year. Since I have the time off for Feb/March, being sick for a couple days versus a little over a week is easier to pull off. 
Nice that the medal & 1st rate postage will only
breakfast was great!
