Month of October - WISH Team Walkers and Runners

[bunnyfoo]

Hi everyone! Just popping in to wish everyone a good weekend

Frank - Good luck at Niagara Falls this weekend! That looks like a fun race!

Carrie - I'm not really into the princesses either but would like to check out the race one year. I wish they would have kept Minnie, I love going in May.

Jackie - Great tips! I especially like #5

Maura - How was the weather for RFTT? I was there the week before and it was incredibly hot and humid - even early in the morning, there was never really a break in the humidity. Thanks for the link! I'm heading over to check it out - I would love to work my way to a 9:00 m/m pace for the 1/2 in January but am not sure how realistic that would be. I'm just trying to get as close to 2:00 as possible. Btw, that's a fantastic pace for a 5K!!

AFM - It's a rest day today but I'm planning to run 3 and 5 milers this weekend! Other than that, not much else is planned.

Make it a great one!

 

[MouseDogMom]

Vicky - A bunch of us are doing our speedwork based on Yasso 800's. You may want to check out this article from RW. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244-255-624-0,00.html# The workout is amazingly simple, but easy to keep up with. I'm seeing results at least from week to week. I won't know until after November 14th if it really works in the marathon!

#5 is what got me through the marathon last year. After having a fairly miserable half in 2008 after I finished alone, I decided to just have fun in '09. I was so much less tired and happier when I crossed the finish line, even though I'd done twice the distance!

Maura - Welcome back!

Jackie

 

[karaeric]

Happy Friday everyone!

Welcome Shan! I am going to be at the Princess. I'm also not into princesses, but wasn't able to register for the 1/2 in January, so this was my way of going for the Coast to Coast medal...though we are also going to register for the new 1/2 in October, so I guess I'm just making excuses to run at WDW!

Frank - Good luck in Niagra on your full marathon!!

Jackie - thanks for posting those tips as a great reminder...I myself am questioning whether I am going to be able to do the 1/2 next weekend that I signed up for. DH and I both ended up with a nasty cold during our trip to WDW, and both of us are still really feeling it in the chest. I'm going to test myself this weekend on a planned 8-miler, but will quit if it feels bad. That will tell me if I can do the 1/2 next weekend or not. As for the contacts, I always wear mine for long training days and race day. Just seems easier, as you said, than dealing with the percription glasses, blah blah blah...

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hope the weekend is going well so far for everyone! Got out for a 5.3 mile run this morning. I started off my run fuming a little bit about the NY Times article about plodders. Got to the first mile and realized that I had run it in 9:40 mins ... Continued on and saw another runner ahead of me and decided to try and catch up to him. I passed him and then he cut a corner and passed me. I didn't really get that since he wasn't going that fast to begin with but it worked out since I was able to pace him for most of my run. Finished with a pace of 9:45 m/m - not bad (for me anyway)

Kara - for you and DH! Hope you get for your race next weekend!

Jackie - Will give the Yasso 800s a try the next time I'm at the track. Thanks for the link!

Maura - Think I might pick up the Run Less, Run Faster book that's referenced on the site. I like the Tuesday Track Plan because it uses a variety of running - is that the one you use as well?

Ok that's all for me! Will get out for a 3 miler tomorrow morning - Have a great day everyone!

 

[karaeric]

thanks Vicky, we are just trying to play it safe. There was an article in our paper this morning about how 7 runners have died during events in the last two months, two of them here in our area at the San Jose Rock and Roll 1/2. Still no word on why, but very strange anyway.

Yay for a bit of motivation this morning on your run though, even if some of it was not positive. At least you turned the energy to positive!

Walked the pup 2 miles, and have a 2 mile walk for Light the Night tonight, which is a fund raiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. My company is a big fund raiser for this cause, and it's a really fun event. My company even sponsors a little pre-event thing at a local bar, with drinks and food. That's the extent of my exercise for today...

Enjoy the weekend everyone. It's beautiful here, almost 78.

 

[jmasgat]

Got in two runs yesterday and today---first time I have run on consecutive days in ??? maybe ever. Felt okay-although after waiting 4 hours after lunch to run, you'd think the pizza I had for lunch would not be a factor--not so!

Day off tomorrow and then long run on Monday.

Vicky I just use the plans for specific race distances and follow what it lays out for the speedwork. I borrowed the book from the library and xeroxed the pace charts--the training plans and everything else seem to be online.

Maura

 

[wdwprncess77]

Hi Everyone - I just posted this on the Rebel Alliance board, but thought I would share it here too. I have to tell on myself and my silliness.

Here's a funny story - yesterday i did a 5k that i have walked with my friends for 6 years. I planned to do the 5k as a training run, and run back to get them for the last mile to meet my 4 miles. Well, we got there 20 minutes late and missed going off with everyone else. Oh well, it's for charity and I'm not doing this for time. So I go and start to do the course, about a mile in i realize they reversed the course this year and the runners are coming at me. Oh well - I continued on my backwards journey, met up with my friends about 2.5 in and walked back with them to the end. Not how what I had imagined. We kind of just laughed at the whole thing. Everything was going wrong, ipod was skipping, garmin was not picking up a satellite and there's me running the wrong way. Oy!


Hope everyone has a great week! Try not to run backwards.

 

[DianeL]

What a day you had Jane!

 

[mla1977]

Hi Wishers! I need some advice. I've been collecting for TnT with the intention of completing the full in January. I'm not making the progress I thought I would and I am seriously doubting my ability to finish the fill in the required time. I have to submit my paperwork ASAP and am thinking about switching to the half. I've done 2 half marathons and I could take this opportunity to improve my time and get a PR. I feel guilty since my fundraising has been on the premise that I would be doing the full. I'm sure if I started by saying I was going to so the half, people would have still been impressed though.

What does everyone think? Is it wrong for me to switch to the half at this point? I want to finish the race, still be able to enjoy myself at the race weekend, and I still will be raising the same amount of money, all still going to the same cause.

 

[FireDancer]

Megan- I don't think it is wrong to switch to the half. I am not sure if you are allowed though since it is full. I would think they would let someone downgrade but I would check with Disney Endurance first.

Were you planning to run, jog, or walk the full? If you were planning to run or jog it would you be able to walk it instead? In the end the decision has to be what you feel comfortable doing. If you feel the 26.2 is too long for your training even at a walk then I would rather enjoy the half than suffer through and maybe get swept in the full. I could also understand wanting to hit a goal in the half as opposed to just wander through the full if you had goals set.

AFM, I managed to finish my first full marathon so now I can put that 26.2 sticker on the car. If anyone is interested I posted a review on the Kudos board.

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hi everyone! I took Sunday and today off from running. I had some pain in my Achilles (turns out it was my soleus muscle). I think I probably did something during my Saturday run. I had my PT check it out last night and he said it was just a tweak and I should be good to go Yay! He said if it was a tear of the Achilles, I'd definitely know (and not be walking very well either).

Kara - Wish I had your weather!

Maura - Count me in as someone who has to run on an empty stomach or at least very bland food. Until I started running, I never realized how long it takes some food to digest.

Frank - Congrats on your first marathon! I'm off to read your race report. For some reason, I've always thought you had done a marathon before.

Megan - I don't think there's anything wrong with switching to a half. January will be my 5th 1/2 and I think I'll be ready for my first full in 2011. I agree with Frank that it's something that you want to enjoy and not have to worry about being swept or not finishing. I hope you're able to switch

 

[mla1977]

Thanks Vicky and Frank. Switching between the 2 should not be a problem since TNT has so many participants. Once my forms are filled out, I can't switch, but until then, I should be okay.

 

[dislvr74]

Vicky - A bunch of us are doing our speedwork based on Yasso 800's. You may want to check out this article from RW. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244-255-624-0,00.html# The workout is amazingly simple, but easy to keep up with. I'm seeing results at least from week to week. I won't know until after November 14th if it really works in the marathon!

Jackie

I'm shooting for a 2:36 half marathon time, which would be about a 5:20 marathon time. If I understand this correctly, I should try to run 800 yds in 5 minutes, 20 seconds then walk for 5 minutes, 20 seconds, and repeat. Right? I need to start doing some speedwork and this seems like an easier way to start.

 

[MouseDogMom]

I'm shooting for a 2:36 half marathon time, which would be about a 5:20 marathon time. If I understand this correctly, I should try to run 800 yds in 5 minutes, 20 seconds then walk for 5 minutes, 20 seconds, and repeat. Right? I need to start doing some speedwork and this seems like an easier way to start.

That's how it works. It seems almost too simple, but that's what makes it such an easy plan. I actually found the 5:20 walk to be too long after the first week, so what I'm doing is running the 800, and then doing the walk for either 2 or 3 minutes. The basic idea is to recover between the run segments. My thinking was that his plan is based on someone who's actually running at a good pace, so they're jogging the recovery segment. Since I'm running at what their recovery pace is, my walk doesn't need to be as long. (My explanation is probably entirely too confusing, but that's how I justified the way I ran mine!)

Jackie

 

[bounceliketigger]

Vicky - Hard to say. They did an awesoem job with Princess. I went there practically screaming "I ain't no sitnkin' princess". Was bummed that the Minnie was gone. Only went to eb with some firends. Well, I wanted ot eb a princess that wekend. A lot of nice touches. However, the on course characters were not my fave, because I was not a Princess girl. SO, if I had to pick. I'd pick January. More energy, more of my fave characters adn more WISHers.

Hi Carrie,
I think we may have met briefly at the TOT?
Anyway, I'm with you on the princess thing, but being that the 1/2 in Jan is full, I think I'm going to try it anyway. Do you think it's worth it, as fun as the night race? I had such a blast at the TOT! It didn't even feel like 8 miles (until after riding the TOT that is....NOT a good idea..ugh.)
Shanonn

 

[mla1977]

I just found out that my TnT chapter will be staying at Coronado in January. Where is everyone else staying?

 

[dstevens]

Greetings folks, i didn't realize it had been so long since i checked in here. Jackie, thanks for the info (and tips) from the Detriot races. I saw my Orthopedic Specialist last Friday and he cleared me to start training (again) for the WDW 1/2. Whoo hoo! I am restarting slow and methodically to avoid the knee problems again. Being this is going to be my first 1/2 marathon, what do you folks carry with you while running/walking? Gel packs, blocks, energy bars, water? Do you actually shed clothes as you and/or the temperature warms up? All advice is welcomed. Especially if i'm going to be meeting some of you there. I don't want to embarass myself.

 

[FireDancer]

I just found out that my TnT chapter will be staying at Coronado in January.

That is my favorite moderate resort. I know a lot of people think it is too big and full of conventioneers but I really like the colonial Mexico theme and Pepper Market is great. The other restaurants there, Rix Lounge and Maya Grill, are terrible so don't waste your time or money.

 

[bunnyfoo]

Hi everyone! I had some pain in my soleus muscle again yesterday so I skipped my 3 miler this morning. I'm going to have my PT look at it again tonight. It feels okay now and only seems to be aggravated when I wear heels so I'm going to stick to flats next week and see if that makes a difference. Luckily (sort of), our office is moving so it will pretty much be a jeans and t-shirt week anyway. That will make it easier to wear sneakers.

Dale - I bring a throw away shirt to wear at the Disney races. I remember reading that the clothing is picked up, washed and given to charity. As far as carrying stuff - I bring a gel pack with me and my camera. I seem to remember gels being given out on the 1/2 course just around the Car Care Center.

Megan - We're at the Polynesian. We managed to get in on the 4/3 deal so it worked out

Frank - I liked CS! I really liked their jogging trail around the lake and their quiet pool with the lanes. I didn't really care for the restaurants though.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[mkymsehi]

For the walkers and runners who need an update.

69 days, 18 hours, 35 minutes to the Friday 5K. 70 days to the Donald half, 71 days to the Mickey full (=Goofy or Dopey), and 72 days if you're just downright Dumbo.