Indianapolis Festival 500 Half - May 8th, 2010

[dislvr74]

I'm a big believer in KT tape. I use it on my ankle, peroneal tendon, achilles, and IT band. (I'm very pretty with all my pink tape.) There are instructions on their website for taping a quad strain. This might help if you aren't 100% by race day. But, you are making the right choice to rest and wait. I really wish I had done that when I first got injured three years ago. If I had, I probably wouldn't need to be a walking advertisement for KT tape.

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Sorry to hear that you are dealing with a quad injury. Hope it heals and smart move to lay low!

 

[Maherae]

DH and I would love to join in for dinner!

Terri, PM'd you about the room...

 

[CapeCodRob]

Hey gang!

Looking forward to meeting all of you in a few weeks.

Would love to do dinner with the group at OSF.

Rob

 

[TEK224]

Anne - PM'd you back.

Terri

 

[WDWFAN9]

Hey gang!

Looking forward to meeting all of you in a few weeks.

Would love to do dinner with the group at OSF.

Rob

We are looking forward to meeting you too!

Our confirmation postcards came today, and the online confirmation booklet with race info is available at www.500festival.com

A picture of the medal was posted on FB, and it is also in the booklet.

 

[MouseDogMom]

Question for those of you who've run it before... the booklet says the corral number is on the postcard, but I'm confused. Am I missing something?

This is getting real!
Jackie

 

[WDWFAN9]

We have numbers on our postcards, 3114 and 3115, and I am guessing that we'll find out our corral assignments when we get our bibs.

 

[SoccerDogWithEars]

I RAN 10 MILES TODAY!!!!! AND I'M STILL ALIVE AND ALL PARTS OF ME ARE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY!!!!!

Sorry, just needed to share that information. We also discovered that I need to run 2:1 intervals in order to keep my ankle from hurting. And on a girly note, I have my running outfit picked out.

 

[Maherae]

Yay on getting your long run in without injury!!

 

[mousemgr2]

The number on our postcards were 7094 and 70xx (can't remember the other number)

Love the medal!!

 

[dislvr74]

My postcard isn't here yet. Hopefully it gets here soon.

We also discovered that I need to run 2:1 intervals in order to keep my ankle from hurting.

That's the interval ratio I use and I love it. I'm hoping to finish in 2:36-2:40 at the IL half marathon. I suspect I'll be walking most of the Mini since it is only a week after IL.

I'm pretty excited about the medal. Frankly, I was kind of disappointed last year because the medal didn't really relate to the 500 Festival. If I'm going around IMS, I want a race car on my medal!

 

[Maherae]

Whoo hooo!! Got our postcards today!

The local TV station will be covering the event...WISH TV!! Seriously!!

 

[getnthinr]

Frank, count me in with the group for dinner too, please. Thanks for doing this!

I have been consumed with visits and forms and plans for getting my DDs (twins) off to their respective colleges and haven't been on the boards in... well, forever. There's the possibility I won't make it to the Mini, but currently the Budget Minder says I can still plan on going. I'm still training, but I won't be aiming for any PRs.

I'm at the Hilton on West Market St -- hoping that's the right one! I arrive at the airport at 11:30AM on Friday and leave at 4PM on Sunday.

See ya real soon!

 

[WDWFAN9]

This is going to be a blast!!

 

[FireDancer]

Looks like we will be having quite the gathering. I have 15 so far and have been updating post #133 of this thread. If you want to join us and don't see your name there let me know. I'll change it from screen names to real names when we are a week or so out.

How is everyone's training going. I have had a little let pain but nothing bad. I have a 10 Mile race this weekend and then softball starts to I can see a lot of ice in my future.

I went out to Walmart last week and found a garbage can that is deep enough for me to stand in and take an ice bath up past my knees. I wanted the smallest one that would do the job because filling a 50 gallon can would get expensive after a while. Let me tell you, if anyone wants to feel like a complete tool go to Walmart and start climbing into garbage cans as people look at you like you should be wearing a helmet and riding the bus with the flavored windows.

 

[dislvr74]

My postcard finally arrived. I'm number 50XX (can't remember the last two numbers). That's pretty close to my number from last year, so I'm planning on corral U again.

 

[getnthinr]

Let me tell you, if anyone wants to feel like a complete tool go to Walmart and start climbing into garbage cans as people look at you like you should be wearing a helmet and riding the bus with the flavored windows.

What a "mental" image -- Pun intended!

 

[SoccerDogWithEars]

Guess what everyone.

16 DAYS TIL THE RACE!!!!!!

17 if you want to count today. But I just thought I'd post. Because I have to make it through exams first, and this is oddly a bright spot in the future that is the end of the school year. Who knew I'd be WANTING to run 13.1 miles?

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Frank, I WISH I had a camera when you were shopping!

Postcard? There are postcards being mailed? Oh, I had our mail service here. I did not get one yet. We often don't get all of our mail. I hope someonelse didn't toss it.