June Sizzling Summer Warriors!

[wtpclc]

Amanda - Glad you are feelign ebtter!

Kathy - Your pace wil lcome. Yes, sticking to the schedule is important, but time off for injury rest is more important. You will get there. I had a firend who was doign l~ 8 miles at 18 mpm in OCtober and made it for Princess by March.

Jim - I know even MI's heat is slowing me down (not as much as my pace shows, though). Anyway, teh heat is very likely your cause. Hope you get a break soon!

Kate - Yay for the ITB beign ok and leading your own group. I bet youa re awsome!!!

Tracy - You are a machine getting those miles in in teh heaet. great job!

Been doing well with getting my training in, even if the runs are less than stellar. Have an olympic distance tri this weekend. Did on elast year, but this one is a very small field. Which typically means, better atheletes. Metally preparing myself not to give in and to do my best, even if I will likely have a DLF. Last year (did teh sprint), I gave up after the swim. Felt sorry myself. FOund out later that I PR'd the swim but the field was just that fast. Felt like a real loser when I placed in my age group (even though I DLF'd) and I hadn't come near to giving it my all.

Sorry to rampble, just trying to remind myself to give it my all.

 

[DrMomof3]

Wow Tracy and Jim! The DL half sounds awesome. Have fun training.
Carrie - I'm very impressed even if you didn't feel it was your best! I can't imagine...

I made it to the gym today but decided to just walk instead of trying to run. I think I'm still dehydrated from being sick. And it's hot here and I had 2 long days in the OR, which is quite dehydrating. I managed to walk 2.87 miles in 45 minutes. I was just happy to feel good enough to work out!

Amanda

 

[Mooshu]

Hi Everyone!

I am back into training mode and ready to post my miles! I've been slowly gearing up for my training schedule that is to start the beginning of July.

Carrie - Good luck! Just getting out there for an Olympic Tri is more than I would attempt! Have a great time and don't put so much pressure on yourself to keep up with everyone...swim,run and ride at your own comfortable pace and I'm sure you'll do great!

Kate - You're my hero! Keep doing what you're doing

Jeremy - WTG on the weight loss, just make sure you keep an eye on your BP!

Have a great day everyone! It just takes one foot in front of the other to keep you going!

 

[dsnyfan21]

Hey Marcia!! Glad to see ya back!
I did not do the 5K as I had thought. Never made it to sign up and then a friend came in from out of town and wanted to walk with me at the beach this morning. Then last night I get a call as she was at the hospital with her father who had a cut that had gotten seriously infected and so she didn't make it. But I went to the beach and did my 5K. Even though it was a bit humid it was also windy, so that helped. Just gotta love watching the sun rise over the Atlantic ocean.

In serious training mode (with scheduled miles) now for DL, so 7 miles for tomorrow.

Keep up the great work everyone!!

 

[Sarah_Rose]

Hey Warriors!

Just checking in to say hi! I've been so bad with keeping up with everybody, lately, but I think I've entered "summer vacation" mode!

Tracy: Glad to hear that you're doing the Wine & Dine this fall! Have fun training for the DL half!

Carrie: How did your tri go? I DLF-ed this past fall in a 10K with a really fast field; I was so glad to just be out there that I didn't even mind that they'd packed up the finish line by the time I got there!

Amanda: Glad to hear that you're feeling better. It can be so tough getting the workouts in when it's hot out!

Me? I got to be the crazy pregnant lady on the half marathon course of the Rock n Roll Seattle. Yeah, I definitely got some reactions. But, I feel good, the baby feels good, and I have a medal and a "Rock Star in Training" onesie to show for the day. My time was 3:46; I walked the entire thing (a first for me) and got away with only lower back pain (pfffft. I can get that from sitting on the couch.), sore feet (turns out swollen feet don't fit so well in running shoes), and some IT band pain (no idea where that came from - it didn't hurt at all during the race, but then when I went to stand up after driving home? Ow.) It was a great experience and I'm so glad I did it.

And now I'm going to enter "nap training" for the next 5 weeks.

 

[Mooshu]

Sarah - WTG to just get out there and do it! Great job!...I'm glad you had fun and didn't push yourself too hard!

 

[John VN]

Sarah, way to go!!!

A couple of Walt's Warriors to the max

 

[DrMomof3]

Wow Sarah! To say I'm impressed is an understatement!

Amanda

 

[Embroidery Grandma]

Sarah congrats on your race.

Just walked a 5.44 mile in this weather. We left at 6am and the air was so dead. Monday starts the 14 week out program for W & D. Todays pace was between 17 - 18 with a short spurt of 16. I know it will come and W & D is short( I am doing the first lap). Then I still have more time for the big 1/2 marathon.

If no one wants to keep track of where everyone is staying I could do that for our team, I just don't want to step on any toes

Just let me know
Kathy

 

[smileyk8]

Marcia so good to see you! Glad your training's picking up and sounds like your enjoying it! There are plenty more heroic ppl on here than me, believe me!

Carrie and Sarah you both amaze me. Sarah fab job on getting it done safely and for it being so enjoyable. Personally I think it's a bit rude they'd packed the end up, did you have a back marker person with you? Carrie- so pleased your tri went well. Fingers crosed that will do wonders to boost your confidence.

Amanda glad you took it slightly easier having been poorly. It's even more of an achievement managing to get some steps in when not 100%. Good job.

Tracy watching the sunrise... living in florida.... oh i'm turning green again. Go serious training time- are we on countdown- it's early september right?

Kathy it will definitely come!!!! That pace was great especially in the heat and dead air. Just imagine how much better you'd feel in the cooler weather too. Doesn't it feel great to be on a training plan!!!!

me since last post I've pretty much stuck to my new routine- speedyish run on tuesday, spinning weds AM, led running club on thursday then 4.5 miles today after the ridiculous england performance! It's been really hot for us all week-around 24oC so made it much harder work. On more exciting note, we've had an offer accepted for a house!!!! It's still very much on the quiet as very early stages and things often fall through over here, but it feels wonderful!!!!!

Keep at it wonderful warriors!

 

[Sarah_Rose]

Thanks for all the , Warriors!

Kate: The worst part is that I wasn't even way in the back! According to the official results, I finished 16713 / 17593 - that means that there were 880 people behind me! The Gu station was literally down to one volunteer and 2 or 3 boxes of Gu - enough for maybe 50 more runners. That just doesn't seem right, particularly for a big race like the Rock 'n' Roll ones.

 

[Bookwood]

Congratulations on the finish Sarah (I was hoping you'd start).

My training seems to be getting slower (I hope it's the weather or the weight I put on.) I think I'm starting to get some of the time back- very slowly I sure don't know what happened though. Today I'll get at least 4 miles done inside (it's raining here so I'll run while DD does her step class at the Y), then maybe a trip to Ft Wayne to pay some bills and check out some fabric.

 

[dsnyfan21]

Tracy watching the sunrise... living in florida.... oh i'm turning green again. Go serious training time- are we on countdown- it's early september right?

What countdown are you talking about? I have a few going, but it is 68 days til the DL Half and 96 for the Wine and Dine. And right now for some reason, bugs esp the agressive and biting kind are out to get me. Especially the deer flys and they chase me and circle me which make my intervals all messed up!! . Sooo, beach works as there are not so many "bugs" as the wind and salty air fon't mix well with deer flys and the such. So in that respect it is working out.

me since last post I've pretty much stuck to my new routine- speedyish run on tuesday, spinning weds AM, led running club on thursday then 4.5 miles today after the ridiculous england performance! It's been really hot for us all week-around 24oC so made it much harder work. On more exciting note, we've had an offer accepted for a house!!!! It's still very much on the quiet as very early stages and things often fall through over here, but it feels wonderful!!!!!

Keep at it wonderful warriors!

ok so 24c is like 75.2F and that is hot?? Girl, you may think you would like to live in FL, but today's high will be 92 (35c) with a "feels like" (factoring in the humidity in the air) is more like 99 or so. Good luck with the offer and I feel for you!! I am still not close to closing. The tax credit for purchasing a new home will expire on June 30th. I was able to get a signed contract back in February well before the April deadline for the credit, but still can't make the deadline to close, oh well!! I was really counting on the money for furniture.

 

[Sarah_Rose]

ok so 24c is like 75.2F and that is hot?? Girl, you may think you would like to live in FL, but today's high will be 92 (35c) with a "feels like" (factoring in the humidity in the air) is more like 99 or so.

Tracy, dear, it's all relative. Here in Seattle, we wilt if the temperature hits 68. It was 74 one day last week and I was literally convinced that I was going to die. However, the number of days per year that we get above 70 can generally be counted on my two hands. Which is, coincidently, the same number of days per year that it doesn't rain.

Kate: Not sure how I missed your house news, but congratulations! That is so exciting! We moved into our new house almost 3 months ago and it's been fabulous!

 

[wtpclc]

Tracy - lol. 72 is hot enough for me. Especially earlyn spring. Then again, I have never said I wanted ot live in FL. Wayy too hot for me. On the flip side, 45 is just perfect fro me! Sos orry about the house. It's all just so unfair.

Sarah - OMG, you rock!!! Napping for 5 weeks sounds like a good idea fro you now, though. I've only done 1 RnR race, but thought their logistics were poor to say teh least. Expected so much moer from tehm, but was sorely disappointed. The race itself was a blast, but getting to/from it, the expo and teh pre-race were dismal IMO. feel awful for teh people behind you.

Kate - Good luck on teh house! How exciting! Thanks fro teh FB post yesterday. Loved it. COuldn't single you out without feeling like I was hurting others, though.

Marcia - Good ot see you!!! Missed you tons! You areabsolutely right on my swim. need to do my own thing. And.....I did!

Pam - My run goes downhill in the heat. (Not typically as bad as it's been lately, but it is a huge factor for me) That's why I put more into teh swim adn the bike in the summer. Yeah, I think my weight is probably the bigger issue fro me, too

Kathy - I fyou want to strack who's stayign where (marathon weekend, right?), I say go for it! I'll be at BWV. Hoenymooned at BWI in 1996. Been in DVC since and this will be the first time back to BW. We are so excited!

Oh my, full report on teh tri thread. It's quite wordy, though. Basically, my olympic turend into a sprint to fit the race between storms. Worked out fro teh best ebcause i was afraid they'd think an olympic woudl fit, but not know how slow I was and I'd be struck by lightning or pulled from teh course.

Totally PR'd my swim. DId great on teh bike. Must have PR'd for that course. Did better on the run than I have since last fall!!! Was thrilled with my race. LAst out of the lake, but that' sok/. Passed 6 people on the bike. OK 2 passed me back in my poor transition, but tons better than last year. WOuld have liked to have had an olympic under my belt before my a/2 IM, but having a mentally good race was just as important IMO.

 

[Embroidery Grandma]

Ok.
I will be glad to keep track of where everyone is staying for the Marathon weekend and also for the Wine and Dine. Just drop me a note of where you will be and when you are coming down. This way maybe we could get a meet

Kathy

 

[DrMomof3]

Congrats Carrie!

Where should I stay for the 1/2 marathon? I'd love advice! We're still waiting for the 2011 prices since we're AP holders. We're coming down to Orlando with me, DH, 3 little kids, my parents, and my MIL. Insanity!

I changed up my training a bit starting today. Hopefully it'll work better for me than what I was doing. Also managed a bike ride with toddler in tow yesterday. Still get killed going up the big hill on our block on the way home!

Amanda

 

[dsnyfan21]

Kathy, right now for W&D I will be at All Star Sports. Marathon Weekend most likely back at Pop. WISHers traditionally do a meet during Marathon weekend the friday night before the half at the Pop foodcourt. So that is a given. Last year I had the Warriors meet just before that and it worked out well, so I think we can keep that for this year. I am also looking into doing a meet and greet for all WISHers for Wine and Dine. As I have found for the Princess, the meet is not as big and not everyone is there for an extended period of time - usually just a quick weekend trip. Most likely do a friday early evening thing somewhere at a resort of boardwalk or something.

 

[Embroidery Grandma]

Tracy
I will start posting of where everyone is staying and the dates soon. This way we can see when everyone is down for the Wine & Dine first and then add the Marathon later. I know for myself we were not planning on coming until Early Saturday morning for the W & D.

Kathy

 

[Sarah_Rose]

Congrats on your tri, Carrie! When is your half IM coming up? I'm so impressed by you!

Where should I stay for the 1/2 marathon? I'd love advice! We're still waiting for the 2011 prices since we're AP holders. We're coming down to Orlando with me, DH, 3 little kids, my parents, and my MIL. Insanity!

Your marathon weekend sounds like my marathon weekend. We have DH and I, a 5 month old baby, my parents, my brother (and possibly my brother's GF), DH's parents, and 2 of DH's coworkers (and two of their friends). And somehow, I've been put in charge of organizing this insanity. At some point in early June I just started mandating stuff and sending emails, with a disclaimer that if you don't like it, you can make your own plans. I know that it will still end up in chaos with me grabbing the baby and hiding in the Living Seas in Epcot. It'll be fun.