Month of February 2010 - WISH Team Walkers and Runners Training Thread

[FireDancer]

Frank~ you can have a pre-race Boma dinner AND a post-race one! LOL Just stick with the not-so spicy stuff for the first and then go all out for the second.

Boma could work for Saturday night as long as the dinner wasn't too late. I would like as much of the goodness out of my stomach by 4am. I know there is a Pop meet usually on Friday but that would work also. As the race gets closer we can figure it out. I don't even know who all is going or where I am staying yet.

Heck, I'm still figuring out what to do for Food & Wine at this point.

 

[liznboys]

Boma could work for Saturday night as long as the dinner wasn't too late. I would like as much of the goodness out of my stomach by 4am. I know there is a Pop meet usually on Friday but that would work also. As the race gets closer we can figure it out. I don't even know who all is going or where I am staying yet.

Heck, I'm still figuring out what to do for Food & Wine at this point.

You need to get right on that!

 

[mla1977]

I may be interested in a post race dinner at Boma. I'm not sure about going there pre-race. I'll be with TnT again next year. This year they got us tickets to the Victory party with a special TnT exclusive party before it (it is such a large event for them that they had the party on the Streets of America and LMA.

This year, my post race meal was at Teppan Edo. I really enjoyed it and sat with a nice family with amazingly well-behaved children considering the time of the dinner. With all of the reservations that I made, I didn't have one for dinner on Saturday night. I tried to get into Sanaa or Boma, then asked them for something (anything) at Epcot. I would recommend a dinner at Teppan Edo anytime!

I got my cross training in this morning and I'm heading out for more. I spent half of my morning shoveling off the roof of my garage and now you would never know I touched it.

 

[TEK224]

It's still snowing. I've shovelled twice today and, like Megan, you'd never know it. Here's some pics of the snowiest winter in Philadelphia history.

Terri

 

[mla1977]

Terri, do you live in Roxborough?

I was outside for hours and there is still no chance of moving my car. I'm heading back out in a few minutes.

 

[wellesleyprincess]

Terri, Those pictures are both terrifying and amazing!

I hope everyone is as safe, warm, and dry as can be. It's even cold here in Mississippi.

I did 7.25 miles on the treadmill in 1 hour.

Best,
Jennifer

 

[FireDancer]

Teri- I recognize those scenes though this storm was nice to us. When they come from the south we get no lake effect so we were pretty lucky.

I did a treadmill run. I just did 25 minutes because I really do hate that thing and just couldn't motivate myself to go longer.

 

[TEK224]

Megan - Yes, it's Roxborough.

And we got about another 7 inches after I took those pictures!

 

[wtpclc]

terri & Megan - Be careful with the shoveling. stay safe adn warm! Yikes, so glad we've had a relatively light winter.

I am on a streak of 4 straight days of workouts! Hoping I can make it 5 tonight!

 

[mla1977]

Terri, I lived there for 4 years (through law school and then some). I love living there, but it is so nice to live where I am now. The roads were mostly cleared this morning and I don't need to stick a chair out to hold my parking spot.

 

[Pungodingy]

Yet another shoe question...

sorry all, feels like I'm beating a dead horse, but I'm stuck on what to do and know someone here can help me.

I have a Half Marathon in 10 days. My sneakers are dead, I've been having some minor pain issues in my knees and shins, pretty sure it's the shoes. I have 329 miles on them, and I'm heavy, so I don't know if I should try to keep using them. When I got them, I loved them so much I bought another pair for when these wore out, same style, size, everything. So, I switched to the new ones, and I hate them. They hurt my feet, my heel rubs up and down in one of them, they are not going to work for me. I wore them for a 4 mile race and a 2 mile treadmill run, and I don't think there's any hope for them. So, my question, do I wear the oldies and hope for the best, or go get a new pair, and hope they work? Added into the question, my current sneaks are discontinued, so I will have to model up or try another kind.

Thanks for any input!

 

[wtpclc]

Angie - Were your new shoes recommende by shoe store that knew the shoes that worked for you? If not, go ot a store adn tell tehm and see what they recommend and go with those. If they feel good on a short run, you should be ok. IF not, return and try again. My shoes last year for princess only had ~6 miles on tehm. yes, there were the next level up from the style I had before, so that helps. Still, go to a sotre, beg for hielp and try. YTou do not want to race in something that hurts. SHoes these days should not really need to be broken in. Good luck!!

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Terri and Megan, that is some snow you've got there. Whew!

Angie, like Carrie said. Go to a running store and have them fit you. You can still wear them. If they don't work you can return them and try something else. If they don't feel good in the store they will not break in. If they feel good in the store take them out and run/walk around. Take in your old shoes so they can see how you've worn them and try the shoes on with the socks you use. I'd say you'd be better to go with the newer shoes if they feel comfy than the old ones causing aches. Good luck with your event.

 

[timmac]

Angie, am I correct to assume you're running Hampton?

About the shoes, definitely head to a good store (your best bet is probably Runner's Alley in Manchester) and let them make a suggestion... do this ASAP so you have as much time as possible to decide what to do before the race. Once you have them, wear them for a day (normally wouldn't ever recommend this, but because of the time...) as you go about your business and see how they feel on your feet. If the shape, cut, support, or anything else is going to cause an issue, hopefully you'll know it before having to run (pound on your feet) in them. Assuming that goes well, try 2-3 miles in them, easy pace, and see how you feel. Do 1-2 miles again next Saturday so you're loosened up for Sunday, and so that your feet are familiar with exactly how you'll feel at showtime.

Good luck! I plan to be there either volunteering or just cheering.

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hi everyone! I did a quick 1.5 miles on the TM last night. The snow is slowly melting here and I didn't think it was worth running outside for such a short distance and risk slipping on the ice. I'm planning to do 15 miles tomorrow so hopefully most of the sidewalks will be dry by then.

Angie - I agree with the advice of going to arunning store and being fitted for new shoes. I would definitely go with a new pair over the old ones. If your old ones don't have any more cushoning or support left, it will make for an uncomfortable race. Good luck with your shoes!

Terri - That is a lot of snow!! Is there room to keep moving it out of the way? Usually when we get that much snow here, the city comes by with trucks to remove it or melters to make room.

Frank/Liz - I'd be up for a Boma dinner! I always wondered if it would make a good pre-race dinner. I feel like they use a lot of sugar in a lot of their dishes. My favourites there are the coconut curry soup, ribs, Zebra domes and Cocomisu - which they don't seem to make any more

Megan - What was the Victory Lap Party like? Were the ride line ups shorter or were there special characters out? I didn't like Saana that much but I think that's because we're spoiled with a lot of Indian restaurants in Toronto. They skimped out on a lot of carbs (breads and rice) but gave us a lot of sauces. I didn't get that. The service was also so-so even though we had two waiters.

Have a great day/weekend everyone! Stay warm

 

[TEK224]

Vicky - no place to put the snow. We're lucky we get the trucks to plow the streets more than once. We have piles and piles of snow all around. I saw where some folks built a snowman that's 6 feet tall and pretty wide around.

Another storm headed here Monday night. On the news they said they still can't predict how much. Three different models are all saying something different. One model says 1-3", another says 4-6" and the other says 8-12". Guess the weathman can cover all basis to say he was right.


The Victory Lap Party was ok. We had to wait about 20 minutes for both GMR and Toy Story Mania. Walked right on RnR and ToT. Characters were out for photo ops. Even got to dance with Goofy! A few concession stands were open and some liquor sales. I had fun and would do it again. (But it was hard getting in and out of RnR with stiff legs )

Terri

 

[FireDancer]

Hello everyone, hope you are all dug out of the snow. I had my first 5K of the year this morning. As with most years the lack of winter training really showed through. I expected it though. The last 2 weeks have been terrible between the weather and work. One of my running friends is training for Boston and did 40 miles last week on the treadmill. I'd rather be water boarded. The slick ground didn't help but it was nice to get out and get in an official race.

 

[mla1977]

The victory lap party was ok but I didn't have to pay for it. I got some cool video of Pocahontas, Snow White and Jasmine doing the Cupid shuffle.

I'm doing my 10k on the treadmill tonight. I might have to set up my laptop with a movie in front of me...

 

[DianeL]

Dropping in to say I'm still alive and kickin'.

Managed to get out and run a bit this week. Monday at the gym. Tuesday shoveled snow then ran 2 miles in the snow. Neat seeing my lone prints as I ran back home. Wednesday 4 miles around the block again.

Saturday was my longest since Goofy with 6 miles. We headed to the park that keeps the trails clear (Stony) and so got in my longest and 1st run with inclines. I really need to stop overdressing though. I was boiling by mile 3.

6 miles = 1:12:28 with an avg pace of 12:05.

After this past week I ran out of excuses. I no longer can say to DH that it's too cold out as it was like 25 with a wind chill of 16 on one of my night runs. The good though is now I know I can go out and enjoy a night run even if it is in the 20's.

For now back to sneezing and sniffling for the day Hopefully it's long gone by tomorrow morning.

Healthy PD thoughts to everyone!!!

 

[wtpclc]

Diane - Hope you're better soon!

Not a great run yesterday. The snow ont eh path was like runniing in beach sand. Chnged our 10K into a 5K. Oh well. Now we're talkign about doing our 10-miler at Kensingotn (very hilly park, but cleared path). Ugh. I am so not in Kensinton shape.