Is this realistic?

[StayCool]

I hope things get better for you this week! I always get crazy before a trip because I try and get so many things done so that may be part of it for you. Just take a deep breath and try not to stress about anything you can't change and that might help with the stuff you can deal with. If that doesn't work then imagine you're already at Disney! It will all work out and be great

Thanks! I haven't taken such a big trip with the kids before so I'm stressing that. Along with everything else. Blech. I just can't wait until I get to Disney so I can relax!!!

I knew something had to be going on because you never go that many days without an update, except for vacation. I have been eating worse too. Still eating good stuff, just more of it. My weight is not moving. Good its not going up but wish it was going down. Oh well.

I just hope you don't fall too far off the wagon. You don't want to feel like crap before running the race. I think you'll be fine with your longest run of 8 miles but if you are feeling sluggish from the diet you will run slower. Set yourself up for success. You've come too far not to finish now.

I have completely fallen off the wagon. I don't even want to go to Zumba today but I will force myself to go. I know I will enjoy myself once I get there. Oh well. I want to eat better but I do not want to make food. That is what happens when I get stressed. I stop cooking/prepping and just go for whatever is easy and available. I just need to get our stuff packed and then I think I will be able to relax a little. I just do not have a free day from now until we leave. lol Fall is always a crazy time for me and I probably should have known better than scheduling a vacation right now. It sounded like a good thing at the time. lol

 

[dizzyr]

I hear Vancouver is a beautiful city. Sounds a lot like Seattle with the rain and no snow. My question for you is, why only limit yourself to one race? Why not do one in April, May, and June and then just select the best time to submit for POT? Not sure how much those races are but my 10K I used for POT was $25. I had 1 to chose from before the 7/1 deadline. I would have done more just for practice racing with other people.

I will most likely do more than one but the reason I want the sun run is 1. It's the largest 10k in Canada so it will give my daughter an idea of what the crowds will be like and 2. If her track team is running it she can run with them and most likely get a better time than me. If that happens then I can run any of the others alone to try and better my time. Since I won't let her run alone at Disney we have to be in whichever corral the slowest one of us is. That means if she also can't run alone in the qualifying race then she would have to do all of them with me as I try and advance which increases my cost by 2 and also means I have to limit myself to ones that allow children. I know enough people that run the sun run that I could find someone at her speed to run with even if her track team doesn't happen this year (the teachers strike finally ended yesterday and they are going back to school on Monday after a five week long extended summer).

 

[dizzyr]

Thanks! I haven't taken such a big trip with the kids before so I'm stressing that. Along with everything else. Blech. I just can't wait until I get to Disney so I can relax!!! I have completely fallen off the wagon. I don't even want to go to Zumba today but I will force myself to go. I know I will enjoy myself once I get there. Oh well. I want to eat better but I do not want to make food. That is what happens when I get stressed. I stop cooking/prepping and just go for whatever is easy and available. I just need to get our stuff packed and then I think I will be able to relax a little. I just do not have a free day from now until we leave. lol Fall is always a crazy time for me and I probably should have known better than scheduling a vacation right now. It sounded like a good thing at the time. lol

The first "trip" I took with the girls was last November and they were 11 and 7. I had literally been planning the trip for YEARS! I thought it was going to be our one and only trip so we were doing everything. WDW, DCL, Discovery Cove (the most amazing place in the world by the way!) and Seaworld. The week before the trip I had three huge deadlines at work and pretty much worked around the clock the two weeks leading up to it. It was also my oldest daughters birthday the day after the trip (mine and my husbands were during the trip!) so I had a sleepover party planned for two days later to organize. I was EXHAUSTED the morning we left. We drove to Seattle and spent the day there at science world and as we got closer to the flight the tension and exhaustion left me. We boarded at 9:50 at night and I was happy, not tired and excited. We transferred planes at 6am and landed in Orlando at 10:30 in the am and then spent the entire day at Seaworld. Everyone was so happy and excited to be there we forgot all about the tiredness and stress and everything else. It was the most AMAZING trip I've ever been on (and I travelled quite a bit in my youth) and not once did I think of all the things I did or didn't do before the trip. (and I'm a workaholic by nature so for me that was big!)

Soon enough you will be in Disney and your only concern will be should I have the Dole whip or the Mickey bar (ps go for the Dole whip - so good lol)

 

[Waiting2goback]

StayCool- I am sorry you have fallen off the wagon. I have been thinking of what I can say to possibly help motivate you and help you but I don't want to preach to you because I don't think it will help you right now. I just hope you can right the ship and not get back into the bad habits. I know you will be upset with yourself if you get on the scale on put weight back on. I know you'll be upset if you get swept. I wish you luck in finding your motivation again.


Dizzy- I noticed your signature and the proclamation of running the 2015 ToT. That's great. I am glad you have a plan for your races. I am sure it will all work out fine.

As for me, I went out with a friend last night, which I never do, so I couldn't update yesterday. I did run 10 miles yesterday morning though. All my runs felt good last week. No pain in my legs anymore. Very encouraging. Today with my youngest's birthday. She's 3. So no running today. We are taking the kids to an amusement park tomorrow for her birthday as well. Maybe I'll run tomorrow night, we'll see.

2 weeks from tonight I'll be in a corral waiting to run. Can't wait. Getting excited.

 

[StayCool]

The first "trip" I took with the girls was last November and they were 11 and 7. I had literally been planning the trip for YEARS! I thought it was going to be our one and only trip so we were doing everything. WDW, DCL, Discovery Cove (the most amazing place in the world by the way!) and Seaworld. The week before the trip I had three huge deadlines at work and pretty much worked around the clock the two weeks leading up to it. It was also my oldest daughters birthday the day after the trip (mine and my husbands were during the trip!) so I had a sleepover party planned for two days later to organize. I was EXHAUSTED the morning we left. We drove to Seattle and spent the day there at science world and as we got closer to the flight the tension and exhaustion left me. We boarded at 9:50 at night and I was happy, not tired and excited. We transferred planes at 6am and landed in Orlando at 10:30 in the am and then spent the entire day at Seaworld. Everyone was so happy and excited to be there we forgot all about the tiredness and stress and everything else. It was the most AMAZING trip I've ever been on (and I travelled quite a bit in my youth) and not once did I think of all the things I did or didn't do before the trip. (and I'm a workaholic by nature so for me that was big!)

Soon enough you will be in Disney and your only concern will be should I have the Dole whip or the Mickey bar (ps go for the Dole whip - so good lol)

Your pre-trip busy-ness sounds like my life right now. Just overwhelmingly crazy. I don't want to list out everything because I would feel like I am whining, but let's just say that it has been taking a physical toll on me. Constant headaches and fatigue. Yesterday was the first day in 3 weeks that I felt well. I am so looking forward to getting there and just relaxing.

StayCool- I am sorry you have fallen off the wagon. I have been thinking of what I can say to possibly help motivate you and help you but I don't want to preach to you because I don't think it will help you right now. I just hope you can right the ship and not get back into the bad habits. I know you will be upset with yourself if you get on the scale on put weight back on. I know you'll be upset if you get swept. I wish you luck in finding your motivation again.

As for me, I went out with a friend last night, which I never do, so I couldn't update yesterday. I did run 10 miles yesterday morning though. All my runs felt good last week. No pain in my legs anymore. Very encouraging. Today with my youngest's birthday. She's 3. So no running today. We are taking the kids to an amusement park tomorrow for her birthday as well. Maybe I'll run tomorrow night, we'll see.

2 weeks from tonight I'll be in a corral waiting to run. Can't wait. Getting excited.

I'm not going to stress over working out right now. I know that when I get back from my trip I am going to pick up where I left off. Do I think I will be swept because I haven't worked out in 1 1/2 weeks? Nope. If it happens, it would have happened anyway. When I get stressed like this, there is no getting over it until I get my life back in some semblance of order. I am making progress and starting to feel better. Once I return from Disney I will pick my next goal and keep on moving. I haven't gotten on the scale in a week and won't until I get back. Oh well.

I am very glad that your runs are getting better. And happy birthday to your little one as well.

Last night I had a dream about the race. I dreamt that it was inside and like a maze. The good part was that in my dream I wasn't struggling to run and was surprised by how good it felt to run. And that was despite me forgetting my inhaler. lol I sent my husband back after it. But I had a very peaceful feeling about the whole thing. I can't believe that in 1 week I will already be in Orlando!

 

[Waiting2goback]

Well, it seems like you have your expectations in check and you have a plan in place. I hope everything works out and you are able to pick back up once you return home. You mentioned attacking (in different words) your next goal when you get home. Any idea what that's going to be yet? Just curious. I know I have my marathon 2 weeks later but I am having a tough time figuring out what to do after that. I have to have a goal to keep me focused, especially since I will be working now and will have more roadblocks to working out.

 

[StayCool]

Well, it seems like you have your expectations in check and you have a plan in place. I hope everything works out and you are able to pick back up once you return home. You mentioned attacking (in different words) your next goal when you get home. Any idea what that's going to be yet? Just curious. I know I have my marathon 2 weeks later but I am having a tough time figuring out what to do after that. I have to have a goal to keep me focused, especially since I will be working now and will have more roadblocks to working out.

It will work out one way or another. I don't want to get swept, but even if I do I did a lot of work this year. I really did try. If it comes down to 2 weeks of inactivity, well I did my best. I've never even tried this hard before. So for me, that is a win. I know others wouldn't look at it that way, but I am starting small. I want this to be something I carry on permanently. I'm not perfect so I take it day by day.

I'm not exactly sure what my next goal is going to be. I know I will likely do a few 5k's next year. I would love to be able to run an entire 5k so that may be something. I also want to continue to lose weight and become more fit, even if it happens slower than a snail pace. I would love to run Wine & Dine in 2016, so that is an option too. I need a goal to work on and since I tend to be an overachiever in most aspects of my life I just need to apply that mentality to the "take care of yourself" part of me. If that even makes any sense.

 

[dizzyr]

I absolutely need a goal to keep me motivated too. My foot was really hurting me this morning and I was going over to a friends place and didn't feel like walking because it hurt, I was tired and it was hot out. I was going to ask hubby to give me a ride but then I thought it will be hot for the tot and I'm sure I'll be tired and sore and if I don't get off my butt now I won't make it so I walked there and I walked back. 2km each way. The weird thing is my foot didn't hurt walking there but did while I was at her place. It was still hurting when I left but five minutes into the walk it stopped. I am seeing the doctor on Thursday so I'll see if I can get some answers.

 

[StayCool]

I absolutely need a goal to keep me motivated too. My foot was really hurting me this morning and I was going over to a friends place and didn't feel like walking because it hurt, I was tired and it was hot out. I was going to ask hubby to give me a ride but then I thought it will be hot for the tot and I'm sure I'll be tired and sore and if I don't get off my butt now I won't make it so I walked there and I walked back. 2km each way. The weird thing is my foot didn't hurt walking there but did while I was at her place. It was still hurting when I left but five minutes into the walk it stopped. I am seeing the doctor on Thursday so I'll see if I can get some answers.

Just keep taking it slow. I hope that nothing really bad is going on and good luck on Thursday!

Sooo... I know I said I wasn't going to get on the scale. BUT this morning I decided I would rather know how much damage I have done and how much I weigh before I leave for my trip. Somehow I was down 1.2 lbs. I have no idea how that works, but I will take it.

 

[Waiting2goback]

I absolutely need a goal to keep me motivated too. My foot was really hurting me this morning and I was going over to a friends place and didn't feel like walking because it hurt, I was tired and it was hot out. I was going to ask hubby to give me a ride but then I thought it will be hot for the tot and I'm sure I'll be tired and sore and if I don't get off my butt now I won't make it so I walked there and I walked back. 2km each way. The weird thing is my foot didn't hurt walking there but did while I was at her place. It was still hurting when I left but five minutes into the walk it stopped. I am seeing the doctor on Thursday so I'll see if I can get some answers.

Congrats on pushing through and doing the walk when you didn't want to. It is that kind of thought process and determination that will help you reach your goals.

Hopefully the doctor gives you the green light to move forward with your exercising. Keeping the fingers crossed.



StayCool- excellent news on the weight loss despite not working out. My monthly weigh-in in next Monday. I don't think I'll be as lucky. I'm not so worried about it right now though. Not going to be able to eat well at Disney so I'll do my best and just refocus when I get back. I don't think I'm gaining so if I just stay even I'll be good with that.

Out of curiosity, why would you do Wine and Dine for your next rD race? Is it the race itself or the time of year, the theme? My next race won't be for a couple years but I think I would want to do one of the races on marathon weekend just to see how crazy it is.

Ran a bit over 4 miles this morning. Not bad considering I have been up since 3am, again. Happens at least once a week. On a positive note, I finally broke down and told my kids about my trip. I have been dreading it because my 10 yr old hates when I go away and my 6 yr old is dying to go to Disney and daddy is going without her. But, they both said they wanted me to go and have fun and bring home my medal. I was shocked. Of course I got requests to bring things home for them.

Got an email from Disney. 10 days til I arrive. Getting nervous!

 

[StayCool]

StayCool- excellent news on the weight loss despite not working out. My monthly weigh-in in next Monday. I don't think I'll be as lucky. I'm not so worried about it right now though. Not going to be able to eat well at Disney so I'll do my best and just refocus when I get back. I don't think I'm gaining so if I just stay even I'll be good with that.

Out of curiosity, why would you do Wine and Dine for your next rD race? Is it the race itself or the time of year, the theme? My next race won't be for a couple years but I think I would want to do one of the races on marathon weekend just to see how crazy it is.

Ran a bit over 4 miles this morning. Not bad considering I have been up since 3am, again. Happens at least once a week. On a positive note, I finally broke down and told my kids about my trip. I have been dreading it because my 10 yr old hates when I go away and my 6 yr old is dying to go to Disney and daddy is going without her. But, they both said they wanted me to go and have fun and bring home my medal. I was shocked. Of course I got requests to bring things home for them.

Got an email from Disney. 10 days til I arrive. Getting nervous!

Sounds like you have some good kids.

Wine & Dine appeals to me mostly because of the time of year and then of course the Food & Wine festival would be adult time. If I were to do it, it would likely be a kids-free trip. I didn't really think too much about Marathon weekend. Partly because it sounds so busy and partly because I would end up trying to do one of the challenges because I am crazy like that. lol I have never been able to run, not even when I was a kid and weighed a lot less. I was so slow. So the Disney races and the local 5ks appeal to me because they are meant to be fun and not so competitive. Idk.

Can't believe I leave in 5 days. o.o

 

[dizzyr]

I'm jealous of you both that you are in the Disney countdown!! You are both going to do awesom and I can't wait to hear all about it and see pictures of you crossing the finish line!

That's great your kids are happy for you - they sound like they are very supportive of their dad (as it should be ) lol that they still managed to get their requests in! Sounds like my kids.

Now that school is finally back we're finally able to start getting into a routine again. I'm worried I won't have many chances to do much running. The three times at the pool a week (min) are worked into the schedule to coincide with kid activities and I walk them to or pick them up from before and after school care four times a week and then walk to the skytrain so I'll get in lots of walking (approx 3.5km each trip) but the actual running will be challenging especially since I'll need to do it with my daughter at least half the time. So far I'm thinking Thursday nights and Saturday mornings are our best bet. We could do Sunday night to but that's really bunching them up. My original thought was that after I dropped them off in the morning I could run to the skytrain buy I'll have my knapsack and be all sweaty for work but if I have to I'll use that time.

I've been looking at the other runs to see what I would do next and I don't know. I'm with staycool I'd want to do all of the runs on marathon weekend cuz I'm crazy like that (I'm thinking about the tough mudder!) but I think I'd be happier with the princess half or some of the 5ks

 

[Waiting2goback]

My kids are pretty good kids actually. I know we get aggravated with our kids sometimes, as parents, but I really did get lucky. I'm still afraid they will break down the day I'm leaving and that will make it hard but hopefully not.

I am with you guys. I have a goal of running the Dopey Challenge by the time I am 45. I know it will be crazy but coming home with 6 medals will be so cool. If I can swing it financially or vacation time wise from work I can settle for the Goofy. It might be the best bet anyway as I have heard people who did the Dopey said never again. The running wasn't bad but getting up at 3 a.m. 4 days in a row was killer.

Oh well, that is a ways off. In the meantime I REALLY want to run the Boston Marathon in 2016. I won't be able to qualify but I can run for charity and make a team that way. Living in MA, I have been saying for years I wanted to run that. While I was at my heaviest and sitting on the couch I wanted to do it. Now it is more of a reality.

Dizzy- you'll find time to run. Once you get into it you will find it becomes a priority and you will find the time. I go out at night (not tonight its a day off) and do my runs after the kids are in bed. I would rather not run in the dark but no more excuses so I make sure to do it.

StayCool- I know the Wine and Dine is a popular race and I'd probably prefer the night race to a morning race. I plan to run most Disney races at some point though so I will get there eventually.

 

[Waiting2goback]

5.1 miles for me today. I am running much faster, which is confusing but good. I have no idea why the last 2 weeks my pace is so much faster. The only thing I can come up with is the weather and the fact it is so much cooler.

On that note, from what I read on the ToT thread it is going to be 80' and 92% humidity for the race. Ouch. I might as well just pour water on myself and show up to the race soaking wet.

On the positive side, no matter how we do StayCool we will be setting a PR for this race. That's cool!

 

[StayCool]

5.1 miles for me today. I am running much faster, which is confusing but good. I have no idea why the last 2 weeks my pace is so much faster. The only thing I can come up with is the weather and the fact it is so much cooler.

On that note, from what I read on the ToT thread it is going to be 80' and 92% humidity for the race. Ouch. I might as well just pour water on myself and show up to the race soaking wet.

On the positive side, no matter how we do StayCool we will be setting a PR for this race. That's cool!

Good job on running better! I know that for me, cooler weather is easier to run in by far. My weather app says a high of 84 and a low of 72 with 91% humidity. Blech. I am glad that I am going to be there a week ahead because maybe I will readjust to the warmer temperatures some before having to run the race. Yeah, probably not, but I can dream!

I can't believe we leave on Sunday morning! Can't wait!!

 

[dizzyr]

I walked 4.5km this a afternoon to my doctors appointment. Plus I walked in the river this morning at the pool

The doctor is sending me for an X-ray on my foot to rule out a stress fracture. Once the X-rays are back he'll refer me to a podiatrist. He said I could be developing arthritis in the foot or I may just need orthotics. I was going to get a good pair of running shoes this week but I'll wait until I have a bit more info to make sure I get the right pair.

It's coming up so soon for you guys - I can't wait!

 

[StayCool]

Good luck! When I hurt my foot I ended up buying inserts and they help a lot. They did take a while to get used to though.

Today I really did go back to Zumba. Last week I bailed. I had packed my usual sneakers already so I wore a different pair. My feet were not happy and let me know very quickly! It did feel good to get back in motion though.

Tomorrow we leave for the airport! Can't wait until we get there. Then it will really feel like vacation.

 

[Waiting2goback]

Dizzy- If it' arthritis its not bad at all. I have it is my shoulders and while it can hurt sometimes its not enough to keep me from working out. Also, keeping active actually helps it because it keeps the blow flowing. I had BAD tendinitis in my knees and ankles and you'd think with the running and the pounding it would be worse. Nope. I couldn't touch the part of my knee below my knee cap before because it hurt so bad. Now it doesn't hurt at all and it's because of the running. If I take a week off, like I did over vacation during the summer, it begins hurting again.

StayCool- Have a great vacation. I hope you have a wonderful time. I hope your race goes as well as you want it to and I can't wait to hear about it all when you get back.

As for me, I am going to try and get in a long run tomorrow. At least 10 miles but hopefully as much as 15. It will depend on how much time I have.

 

[StayCool]

Finally arrived! The flight was delayed for about 30 minutes but it went very well. I was worried the kids first flight but they handled it like champs. Now we are off to get our tickets for MNSSHP tonight.

 

[Waiting2goback]

I'm JEALOUS! I hope your having a great time. I'm counting down the hours now. I hope nothing prevents me from going.

I know you don't care cuz your on vacation but I need to update because it holds me accountable. I only did 4.38 miles today. Just wasn't feeling it. I wanted to get to 15 but I decided I''d live to run another day. And, it was 80' and humid today so while it wasn't Disney hot it was much hotter than it's been so I am glad I got one final run in the heat before Disney.