In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 8...It's Never Too Late To Start Again!

[SeptemberGirl]

Good morning!!!

Yes, Kat was an angel in the morning. And it's true, both she and E build in rest days. We are never here long enough to do that, and I swear I tried to! But although Emily and I have been here since Thursday night, my mom and dad weren't and Nick got here Monday, so...everyone wants to do stuff. Emily did have half of Saturday off. But us endurance athletes, we just went and went and I went from kid to friends to family. Go go go.

Checking out today. I'll sleep in the car. : ) But I am thinking about taking Emily to MK just because she's got on extra day on her pass. I'm insane. I know.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

But us endurance athletes, we just went and went and I went from kid to friends to family. Go go go.

ah. Yes we did. Remember when Belle told us that we "looked dry" when we said we were all sweaty and stinky? We musta smelled bad, because she made some remark about being thankful it wasn't July!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Good Morning Athletes!!!
Its Wednesday, my weigh in day, I have had a few good runs but I had an issue with home made banana nut bread, and I lost!. So I am hoping for no gain just stay the same.

I love hearing all your stories and seeing the pics. I hope that all of you will let me join you next year.


I hope you all have a great day, its back to work for me!

Oh I found a new breakfast,
Yoplait Yogury Smoothie, Frozen, found it at Wal Mart for about $2.50
220 cals, 1 fat and 1 fiber, I put in 2 tsp of fiber poweder to that makes the fiber to 4gm. Its 4WW points!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

I remembered what I was going to say last night!

I had just finished telling Stephen of the various interesting encounters that Erika had along the course (I'll let her tell you. She had, by far, the most *colorful* interactions with other athletes )

Anyway. He says "I wouldn't have wanted to be a man running that race"
me: ? why not ?
him: think about it. What was there, like 13,000 women and a couple hundred men?
me: something like that, yeah.
him: 13,000 women. And at any given point in time, 20% of the female population has PMS. Why the he!! would any man want to put himself in the middle of oh, 2600 or so hormonally imbalanced women?

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

. Why the he!! would any man want to put himself in the middle of oh, 2600 or so hormonally imbalanced women?

My DH does not want to be in the same house as 1 hormonally imbalanced woman

 

[adsrtw]

Good Morning!

I pulled in the drive last night at 11:50. I really wanted to make it before midnight, lol. Taylor woke up and bounced out of bed while vaulting into my arms. Glue! OMG, I'm going to cry when they get their surprise after school.

So much to say! Loving the reminiscing. It is still very surreal for me. I can't believe I made up so much ground.

A cousin and a classmate wanted to do the Princess this year, but couldn't swing it. They are talking about it for next year. OMG, Kat & Amy! Remember all the resort hopping, lol. And how could I forget my first Tonga Toast experience. But not death bananas for E! That would be bad.

And what about chasing the kids out of the hot tub and those sweet college guys! We just did a half marathon, we need this hot tub.

And Nancy singing Aerosmith in Space! It's going to be difficult for me to hear an Aerosmith song without getting teary.

Oh! Who could forget getting by with a little help from our friends??

And the last ride! Front row with Kat in RNR!

So much more. This is a trip I will never ever forget.

 

[adsrtw]

Just wanted to share my racing experience with everybody! I will skip over the waking up at 0 dark 30 and just move into the race stuff.

The Fairy Godmother was at the start and she was just adorable! Fireworks! Each corral had fireworks at the starting line. I don't know if I will ever be able to do a non-Disney half. Disney knows how to put on a show! About every 1/2 mile, there was a float, character, band, etc. It really made the journey more bearable. Complete strangers cheering everybody on! Seriously. Wow! Ok, tearing up again. Get a grip Smith.

My personal journey. I was desperate for the restroom around the mile mark and the line was outrageous, so I waited and Paula and Amy went ahead. Somewhere shortly after that (just off of an exit ramp). I start getting circled by a person on a bike. I'm jammin and singing off key, so I really don't pay attention until I get circled again and am pulled off the course. I had some serious swelling going on in my left hand. It was numb, but I didn't really realize it then. I was on a mission - must catch up. The medic grilled me for about 10 minutes. I thought I was going to be pulled from the race. My hand had some slight bruising and that was what he noticed! Impressed! He let me go since I felt fine otherwise. OMG, I lost more time! At that point, I made the decision that I would run as much as possible to catch up with Paula and Amy. For me, it was a no brainer. I planned to do a majority of my running in the MK. When I reached the MK parking lot, I started crying like a baby. I remember the CM's really cheering us on and I made a comment something like 'I can't believe I made it to the happiest place on Earth.'

To be continued! I have to head to an appointment. Treating myself to a massage.

 

[Ronda93]

Keep the reports coming! EE enjoy the massage break. I cried after seeing DGF in the MK. I think I understand an asthma attack now!

NEW TOPIC. If you were eight, what would you want on your iPod? Until she catches on, I keep giving my old technology to my niece. She got my bricked laptop for Christmas. Replacing a hard drive really isn't that hard. Now I'm passing on my old nano. I'm going to wipe it clean and add some tunes and look for kid podcasts.

What's hot in second grade?

Thanks,
Ronda

 

[HockeyKat]

Good morning!!!

Yes, Kat was an angel in the morning. And it's true, both she and E build in rest days. We are never here long enough to do that, and I swear I tried to! But although Emily and I have been here since Thursday night, my mom and dad weren't and Nick got here Monday, so...everyone wants to do stuff. Emily did have half of Saturday off. But us endurance athletes, we just went and went and I went from kid to friends to family. Go go go.

Checking out today. I'll sleep in the car. : ) But I am thinking about taking Emily to MK just because she's got on extra day on her pass. I'm insane. I know.

You aren't insane! I totally went to AK just to ride EE right before I left... making it so I didn't leave Orlando until after 1PM.

It is a lot harder to build in rest days/time when you have more people. Something I realized big-time between the trip with my in-laws and this trip, is that the more people you have, the longer it takes to do things and the more things there are to do (all the must-dos are multiplied), especially with children under about 6-7 and/or adults over 60.

We have a certain number of things we want to do when we are there, D and I, but it takes us about half the time that it would a larger group to do it. Plus we are there at slower times, so we get more rest time by default, parks close earlier, etc.

him: 13,000 women. And at any given point in time, 20% of the female population has PMS. Why the he!! would any man want to put himself in the middle of oh, 2600 or so hormonally imbalanced women?

I will never forget Nancy singing Love in an Elevator at the top of her lungs on Space Mountain. I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe.

Oh, and the song request at Jellyrolls.

 

[adsrtw]

Massage was beautiful. The excess water is starting to come off too.

Ronda - music for 2nd graders. You can't really go wrong with Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, High School Musical, Jonas Brothers etc.

More race reporting coming right up!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Party in the USA. A must!!!

EE, love your race report. Keep going! It's awesome to read about it. You totally get a star for going it injured!!!

Yes, the song was super special. Great pick, E. And I loved that they did shout-outs to us and played Born to Run!

Off to the beach. Emily is in the car balling because we drove out of the world!

 

[HockeyKat]

Poor Em. I know exactly how she feels!!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Ronda--I have second and third grade daughters. I will try to copy/paste their play lists here. But yes, Taylor Swift is always big. And Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, etc. They also like Katy Perry and the Black Eyed Peas. Fortunately, my girls also love Michael Jackson, any Motown really, the Beatles, the Who, and U2. But we are a rock family.

OMG, the stories! I just don't have time yet to type them all out. But I WILL. Because even though you all really think I do the TRs for you, the truth is that they are for me and my memories! I type them all out in Word in a file I have there, like a journal, and then just copy/paste here.

Liz said the funniest thing about me and Nancy, because we have been bragging about how we schooled the youngsters (and we SO did! I mean, someone had to teach them how to party Goddess-style! Role models, we are!). Liz was like, you are both so funny. Because you are totally fit and in great shape and think that you are still 31. Total denial about how fit and thin you are and total denial about your age!

OMG, remember how I had a sparkly a$$ all through MK? My take on it--it's big enough, so I might as well decorate it!

 

[3DisneyKids]

P.S. 90 minutes on the elliptical today, followed by hard core weight work out. Why? Because I can, baby.

 

[HockeyKat]

Ronda, I have no idea what a 2nd grader would like on their ipod. Sorry.


I love reading the stories too.


Oh and btw Lisa? Yeah, surprise. I was somewhere between thrilled and you suck!!

 

[adsrtw]

Ok so, I just made it through the parking booths. I'm sobbing at this point. The emotional part of it didn't even enter my expectations. I wasn't prepared for it at all. I made it by the Richard Petty Driving Experience and stopped for some Powerade. There were a ton of people in that area cheering. Love the race car on the course with the drivers. Very cool.

I started reminiscing about my family's trip this summer. We were in the MK for Taylor's birthday and I left her birth certificate in the car! I ran from the monorail stop to the end of the aisle where we were parked. I made it to the dip in front of the TTC and started to jog again. There was a CM who was giving high fives and shouts of encouragement. I think this is where the African drummers were too. Very awesome. Great beat. Oh my gosh, the spectators with the all the signs were adorable. Lots of kiddos cheering on their moms and grandmas. Seeing the Contemporary was a great feeling.

Space Mountain! Butterflies. I'm in the Magic Kingdom nearing the half way point. At this point, I had no idea how far ahead Paula and Amy were, but I knew I still had alot of ground to make up. After the Tea Cups, I started jogging. Jogging through the castle was amazing - again more tears! I made it to Woody and started walking again. This was my longest burst of jogging without stopping ever. The course then went through a backstage area and it was downhill. I looked ahead and what did I see? Two blue shirts with a 13.1 on the back. I had caught up. I started booking it toward Paula and Amy. I was so excited! I had made up so much time. This completely motivated me. I caught them up on what happened. I was tired and hungry (stomach growling hungry) at this point. I stashed a Fiber One bar in my hoodie and I am very thankful for it. It kicked in and I was off again.

I started lagging behind and catching up again with Paula and Amy. My arm was hurting and my hand was numb. I didn't expect to swell the way I did. It wasn't fun at all. So we are out of the MK heading back toward Epcot. It's kinda boring in the scenery department, but Disney did not disappoint! Lots of yard signs in the grass with different sayings from each princess and character stops along the way. I kept trying to jog here and there, but I was dead in the water. Around mile 10 when I realized that I was not going to get swept. It was an overwhelming feeling. We had to navigate a brutal ramp. Seriously? Why was this ramp so steep?

The jazz booth just outside of Epcot was very uplifting. Loved the dancing and the costumes. The last part of the race ran through future world. Loved the dolphin topiaries. I was absolutely spent, but quitting never ever crossed my mind. Mile 13 was horrible for me. My feet were on fire and my legs were so heavy. When does this mile end??? I was so thankful to see the finish line. It was so motivating. As I kept going and getting closer, I noticed this tall, skinny person bobbing up and down and crying. Finally, my contacts focused so that I could see that I was looking at Nancy! I started crying - it was so overwhelming. So incredibly exciting. Nancy and E had to bend the truth a tad to meet the rest of the group at the finish. I couldn't hardly breath when the bling was put around my neck. I was in complete shock that I even finished.

I was exhausted, but I felt good. My feet hurt, but the pain wasn't very bad. My hand was still numb. Would you like to know how hardcore we are?? We had breakfast and did some park touring after!

This event and bonds surrounding it is something I will cherish for the rest of my life. Ok, more tears. I need to get a grip.

 

[adsrtw]

Kat - the surprise. Yes, it was fantastic. The look on your face! It's etched in my memory.

Lisa - I so wish you could have been there!

 

[3DisneyKids]

EE's race report reminded me of another part of Part One of my Day One story.

As Nancy and I are driving from MCO to MK, we are actually driving part of the race course and we can see the water tents being set up and the med tents, etc. So we were getting excited--like, this is it! We are going to be running right where we are driving right now! And then...THEN...we are going up a hill! And I look at Nancy and start freaking out! This is a HILL! There is only supposed to be ONE hill on the course and that is over by the Contemporary. We aren't near the Contemporary!

And Nancy's response (which is another majorly classic quote from the trip)..."It's not a hill, it's a ramp!"

 

[HockeyKat]

EE and I spent a lot of our time on Monday when we went from MK to Epcot on the monorail going "Hey look, we ran there... and there... and there...."

I also loved the bling glory that we got everywhere.


Okay race report part 1 (for my own mind!), sorry if this is long:

I woke up at 2:45AM and just couldn't sleep anymore. Around 3:15 E came out and I got up and went in to talk to E and Liz. We rousted Nancy out around 3:30, coffee was made, muffins/peanut butter were eaten, and we were out in the lobby by 4:10 or so to meet Paula.

Piled into cars, got a little anxious about traffic, and got to Epcot. We all checked bags and got in the line to the portapotties. About now I started totally freaking out, and Paula spent the time from there until the corrals calming me down. By the time we got to the corrals, I was calm and ready for it.

Paula, EE, Amy and I headed to Corral D and being the kind of person I am (can we say Type A?), I had them all follow me on the far right until we got to about halfway through the corral and couldn't go any further.

We (okay, I) started talking to a girl that was alone and waiting for her mother... turns out she was totally on the DIS Princess thread and we knew each other!!

Oh, and weird, but I was so like "you go" to the girls that broke out of the corrals to drop trou and pee right in the middle of the median. So much more courage than I would have!!

Eventually we all got up to the start, my tunes were rocking... and I realized about 5 min late that I had completely lost the 3 I started with!!

I looked behind and didn't see them, and figured oh well, I guess I just keep moving forward.

 

[adsrtw]

It was awesome that you made it up to corral c.