In Search of My Body vol. 10 - taking it one paper towel at at time

[SeptemberGirl]

I want a TR from Kat and Amy and EE, too!!! And Meg - I know your are super busy right now!!!

Did I really say that about the medals? I totally don't remember.

 

[3DisneyKids]

OMG, NEWSFLASH!

I have lost weight this week. Like, significant weight. I can SEE it and feel it and my clothes fit differently. Those that were here last week...that belly fat I had is mostly GONE. I'll text pics!

 

[3DisneyKids]

I want a TR from Kat and Amy and EE, too!!! And Meg - I know your are super busy right now!!!

Did I really say that about the medals? I totally don't remember.

OMG! I was hugging you and screaming and you literally pushed me off of you and said "I want my medal. Take me to the medals." And you said it in this very serious, deadpan way.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

OMG, NEWSFLASH!

I have lost weight this week. Like, significant weight. I can SEE it and feel it and my clothes fit differently. Those that were here last week...that belly fat I had is mostly GONE. I'll text pics!

Congratulations Erika!!!!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Okay, so hopping in and picking up....

Yes, driving like a lunatic to get Erika. That might have been my least calm moment of the trip. I was laughing at "the one and only exit". Too funny.

Amy and I freezing under the snowflake while Erika and Nancy claimed to be hot!

Making dinner Saturday and eating - that was really nice. Really nice. I would do that again.

Remember when I prayed in the Peter Pan Fast pass line?

Moving on Saturday. I was in the shower and everything was perfectly laid out, and then I had to move it all. Oh, I was so not happy about that. Erika kept reassuring me I could make lots of trips, but ironically, I was the first person with my stuff out the door and into the new space. I had to move IMMEDIATELY and get reset. Being set up really lets me relax.

The race. Did NOT fly by for me. The first 6 miles were lovely. Amy and Kat were dolls and totally went along with my pace. Very nice of them.

Miles 7-8 were eh. 8-13 oh my word. HOT. Awful. I gave up jogging for 1 minute and was lucky to make it to 30 seconds. I was sloooow. Sorry girls!!! But, I LOVED stopping for pictures, I loved being warm and not cold, and I really just loved the journey. I knew I was going to finish and that was all that mattered to me. It was fun - because I was with friends. I enjoyed this race so much more than last year and I had more fun. That was all my head space. Last year I had great on course companions and more training and a better time, but in my head I felt second best. This year, I felt like me.

Overall, this trip was just happier for me personally.

Drinking in the parking lot - priceless! There is so much I would do all over again with this trip. Next year's dates are already in the calendar!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

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[SeptemberGirl]

OMG, NEWSFLASH!

I have lost weight this week. Like, significant weight. I can SEE it and feel it and my clothes fit differently. Those that were here last week...that belly fat I had is mostly GONE. I'll text pics!

That is SO awesome!!!!

I am up a few pounds, but nothing major. It will be gone soon! Official tracking starts Monday but these last few days will be better than my WDw food!

OMG! I was hugging you and screaming and you literally pushed me off of you and said "I want my medal. Take me to the medals." And you said it in this very serious, deadpan way.

Hi Lar Ious!!!! I'm so sorry. I was just in the zone. I remember thinking that you were this little solid block of force that came out of nowhere. Like a tiny, happy asteroid. Take me to your leader!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

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Jo! On the cell phone! Love it!!!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Jo! On the cell phone! Love it!!!

I was talking to Alexa I needed to here go mommy go.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Tiny happy asteroid! SO funny!

Mission accomplished. In Epcot eating sushi! Next just a stroll around World Showcase then off to meet the newbie friends.

And Liz would be wearing a hoody. Low 70s and breezy!

 

[3DisneyKids]

And omg they have to fix my chip time!

 

[poppinspal]

I will post my first part of my TR tonight. Anyone have advice on my shin? It hurts when I use the muscle, icing didn't help. I have it wrapped right now at work. I used mineral ice and that seemed to help enough for me to get to sleep last night. But it definitely hurts more when I'm doing things like stairs, walking down hill or pointing my toes. Does that still fit with shin splints?

 

[SeptemberGirl]

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Tiny happy asteroid! SO funny!

Mission accomplished. In Epcot eating sushi! Next just a stroll around World Showcase then off to meet the newbie friends.

And Liz would be wearing a hoody. Low 70s and breezy!

I should be there wearing the hoodie from the Expo...except it had gum on it!!!

And omg they have to fix my chip time!

They SO have to fix it!

 

[Ronda93]

Meg - We need to get Kat on here to read your symptoms.... in the meantime... from runnersworld.com

Shinsplints
Symptoms of shinsplints include an aching, throbbing or tenderness along the inside of the shin (although it can also radiate to the outside) about halfway down or all along the shin, from the ankle to the knee. This discomfort is due to the inflammation of the tendons on the inside of the front of the lower leg. This is basically the definition of shinsplints. (Sports medicine specialists don’t like to use the term shinsplints because it commonly refers to several lower-leg injuries. We’ll use it anyway, but we’ll focus on the specific problem that is the most common: tendinitis of the lower leg.)

Another symptom is pain when you press on the inflamed area. The pain of shinsplints is most severe at the start of a run, but can go away during a run once the muscles are loosened up (unlike a stress fracture of the shinbone, which will hurt all of the time). With tendinitis, pain will resume after the run.


Stress fracture
As with all stress fractures, you’ll feel crescendo pain, which grows in intensity the longer and further you run, probably reaching an intolerable peak just before you stop. In the textbook case, the pain comes on sooner and more severely with each successive run.

Pain with movement points to tendonitis and shinsplints. Is it all along the shin (knee to ankle) or in the lower part?

If this is new pain from this event I'd say rest and ice. If this is worsening that was bothering you before (and I don't remember that) it could be the worsening of a stress fracture.

Ronda

 

[HockeyKat]

My stress fracture was pinpoint pain. I hurt in one spot, in about the size of a drink coaster, on the front of the leg. It hurt when I wasn't walking on it, in a throbby way, and when I pressed on it, and of course when I walked. Nothing else hurt laterally, just that spot.

Regardless of cause, the treatment is the same, according to my sports med doc. Continue to rest and NO RUNNING for at least 2 weeks. My sports med doc had me ice-massage it, basically rub a piece of ice on the affected spot for 10-15 minutes.

She considered me healed when I could jump up and down on that leg with no pain.

Hockey is okay as it is not an impact sport (to that part of your body).

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Hi Everyone!

Im here, still alive, plodding along as best I can!

Can I just say firstly, I am LOVING the TR's! I love reading them from everyones different perspectives. Laughing along and crying along with them!

Secondly, so SO proud of you all. Really proud. Jo - I never had a doubt that you would rock this race.

Thirdly - I got toasted! You didn't forget me

Pictures, pictures and more pictures would be a delight (yes, I know ive seen them on facebook but I like my pictures in multiple locations )

Meg, E, Nancy - How are the injuries?

EE, Amy, Kat, Ronda, Rob, Paula, Everyone - Hi!

So swamped at work, we are mega busy and everyone seems to be doing the jobs of 3 people! Aargh! I had some leftover holiday days to use so Ive put one in for tomorrow to make it a long weekend - bliss!

Hope everyone is having a great day

 

[HockeyKat]

To put LISA's mind at ease on $$? I did the calculations on this trip, and I spent about $205 on food and alcohol (and there was LOTS of alcohol!!). Add $308 to account for the extra 2 nights before the group got there, and some t-shirts, and airfare, and my grand total was $513.


Trip Report to come.

 

[poppinspal]

Ronda and Kat thanks for the input. I have pain in one leg and it's just the lower part of my shin almost to one side, it does not run the whole length of my shin. I was having minor ankle pain in that leg leading into the race. I didn't start feeling the pain in my shin till probably late Monday and it felt worse Tuesday when I woke up for work.

I have been icing and trying to keep off of it. I just talked to my Dad about it and he thinks that it's very well related to my ankle. He thinks I should give it a few more days of rest and then if the pain continues I should see a doctor. He said they should be able to give me a good idea of what the problem is based on my symptoms.

Off to work on my tr.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Thank you Kelly,

My $$ was a bit more, but I got a bracelet and a bunch of stuff for my girls and a hat for DH.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Omg. I love love love BLT. Holy hugeness on the 2 br. Wow. Almost OKW big. Better layout so feels the sane as OKW. And can I just say... CASTLE VIEW! And this considered standard ;meaning cheap, view! Because it is not on a high up floor. But omg. Wishes from my living room!