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David: How was your Brixx 10K? I haven't looked for a RR yet, but I'm hoping you felt good about your effort. And I know you looked great in your WISH singlet. I always say that everyone looks good in WISH green! 
Manda: I know I've said hello in other places, but a big HI to you on the monthly thread as well!
Megan: Just another congratulations on your PR at the Philly Distance Run! What a great event for you! Did you meet up with Kira, JenB, Howard, Lou, or any other WISHers?
Carrie: What you said about SLRs...so true. What I love about the weekly thread, and WISH in general, is that we're all hear to support each other in our fitness journeys. No matter where those journeys may lead us!
(Hopefully to WDW, of course! 
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Maura: Congratulations on your new adventures. I thought about you more than once this weekend, about how brave you are to take on a new professional journey. (Where? Off to Zanzibar to meet the Zanzibarbarians!)
It reminds me of how you've branched out with your fitness journey. I look forward to hearing about your new plans and will cheer you on with those, too!
DianeL: Oh no! I didn't know about your hamstring!
How's it feeling? Have you recuperated fully now? I find it so difficult to give priority to the recovery/rest portion of the training plans, but that's so important. I'm so glad you're listening to your body. And I'll always support eating ice cream for medicinal purposes, even if it's a Klondike bar. See what you'll do for one? 
(DOOD enjoyed Ben & Jerry's Cake Batter after his 50K. Well earned, that treat.) And listen to you being all so faux-slackerish about your January plans. Admit it, you're just planning on hanging back for the prime picture-taking opportunities. More face time with the characters. (Good idea! Mind if I join you?)
Patricia: I remember you from earlier this year!
Welcome to the monthly thread! Great job training for the 3 Day Breast Cancer walk, and a great cause to boot! 
It's great that your whole family is involved in a bunch of events--that will make training more fun. (Training with your WISHers enablers will, too, like Cam!) FWIW, I'm much more prone to blisters when I walk--they're not so much a problem for me when my running intervals are longer than the walking ones. WTG with your 33 miles, though!
Frank: Great advice, as usual. We're so lucky to have you here on WISH and the weekly thread. I find that doing local events, smaller and not too competitive, also keeps me motivated toward January. (Too competitive and my tortoise-paced self wants to crawl back into her shell.)
Tracy: Great job working with some jogging intervals. Is that just for your longer events, or preparation for marathon 2010? Taking it slow on the transitions will help you avoid the shin splints (as you know, of course). Question: You don't use Garmi for your intervals?
Dale: Hello, Dale, and welcome! I used to say I didn't need to run because nothing and no one ever chased me.... But something about hanging out with runners and fitness/racewalkers and seeing my DH at races changed my mind. I think they spike the spectator water. Anyway, welcome to WISH and I do hope your PT clears you for training. It sounds like you have the mental strength and determination and have been temporarily sidelined by some pesky injuries. I'm very glad you're prioritizing healing!
Sandy: Oooh, I'm so glad you're (re)re-committing, that you have a solid training plan, and some accountability with your blogging! Plus you're recruiting for our WISH threads (both online posting and wearable gear). Yay!
Vicky: WTG with your inadvertant pace run! That bodes well for your race next weekend. (I wish I was going to be there--truly I do. Send me your bib # so I can track you!)
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As for me: Okay, so I finished my b2bs this weekend with no pain. Of course, it was just a 6/3 b2b, but I'll take pain-free any day. I'm really working on the stretching to avoid further injury, but I get so lazy about my cool downs. Somebody should kick some sense into me. I also did some XT and weight training this weekend, despite being out of town and away from my beloved gym, so I'm feeling in a groove for the beginning of the week. Yay! We'll see how that holds up with this upcoming weekend's 7/14 b2b.
Oh, and in a totally budget-cool moment for me. I was shopping in TJ Maxx today and found a pair of my NB 1224s on sale for $40. Can you believe it? Of course I snatched them up!
Mini-Ultra Report for DOOD
In the bigger news, for DOOD (yes, pronounced Dude), who's also doing the Dopey with me. Or at least on the same days.... He finished his first 50K ultra. Woo hoo. That's the good news.
The bad news is, there was some "slight" misrepresentation of the event. It was billed as a pavement and trail race that was friendly to both beginners and experienced ultramarathoners. Apparently, what they mean by pavement and trail was a 10% pavement/90% split. And what was friendly about the race? Well, the maximum finishing time was 8 hours, and all the organizers and participants were very friendly....
The trails weren't really running trails--more like gullies, small ravines, paths overgrown and filled with roots, and monkey hills. Nothing like our local trails. And hills, lots and lots of steep hills everywhere. We knew something was up when a lot of the racers were wearing vertical running shirts. And the RDs give out an annual award to the "runner most injured on the course"--this year, a 25K participant broke a bone in his arm. Needless to say, this was NOT the race DOOD thought he'd signed up for, and he hadn't trained for this kind of trail/running challenge. Nor had he brought his trail running shoes...
So when I didn't see him or his friend hit the 25K point until 3:30, I knew he wasn't going to make his goal time of 5 1/2 hours. t was no surprise when the fastest time for the 50K--a course record--was 4:02. I'd done a little of the trails for my run while I was spectating, and I can't believe anyone could do 50K on that course that fast. Wowsa!
Back to the good news...DOOD finished the race in 6:52:57 (and his friend in 7:23:28, as they parted ways in the last 6 miles of the course). His Garmin said his pace ranged from 4.5 mph to 8.0 mph. He wasn't as tired afterwards as he was after his training LSD, although his quads, abductors, and arms hurt. And his "dogs were barking," according to him and his feet were the only part that needed icing.
Anyway, I'm so very proud of him for toughing out a race that was entirely different from what he planned for or trained for. He had a great time, IMO, and even managed to enjoy the experience. (That said, he's not signing up for another one soon.) And to put things all into perspective...he finished the 50K ultra trail run/hike/climb in less time than it took me to finish last year's marathon.
Now I think I hate him.
Manda: I know I've said hello in other places, but a big HI to you on the monthly thread as well!
Megan: Just another congratulations on your PR at the Philly Distance Run! What a great event for you! Did you meet up with Kira, JenB, Howard, Lou, or any other WISHers?
Carrie: What you said about SLRs...so true. What I love about the weekly thread, and WISH in general, is that we're all hear to support each other in our fitness journeys. No matter where those journeys may lead us!
(Hopefully to WDW, of course! )Maura: Congratulations on your new adventures. I thought about you more than once this weekend, about how brave you are to take on a new professional journey. (Where? Off to Zanzibar to meet the Zanzibarbarians!)
It reminds me of how you've branched out with your fitness journey. I look forward to hearing about your new plans and will cheer you on with those, too!
DianeL: Oh no! I didn't know about your hamstring!
How's it feeling? Have you recuperated fully now? I find it so difficult to give priority to the recovery/rest portion of the training plans, but that's so important. I'm so glad you're listening to your body. And I'll always support eating ice cream for medicinal purposes, even if it's a Klondike bar. See what you'll do for one? (DOOD enjoyed Ben & Jerry's Cake Batter after his 50K. Well earned, that treat.) And listen to you being all so faux-slackerish about your January plans. Admit it, you're just planning on hanging back for the prime picture-taking opportunities. More face time with the characters. (Good idea! Mind if I join you?)Patricia: I remember you from earlier this year!
Welcome to the monthly thread! Great job training for the 3 Day Breast Cancer walk, and a great cause to boot! It's great that your whole family is involved in a bunch of events--that will make training more fun. (Training with your WISHers enablers will, too, like Cam!) FWIW, I'm much more prone to blisters when I walk--they're not so much a problem for me when my running intervals are longer than the walking ones. WTG with your 33 miles, though!Frank: Great advice, as usual. We're so lucky to have you here on WISH and the weekly thread. I find that doing local events, smaller and not too competitive, also keeps me motivated toward January. (Too competitive and my tortoise-paced self wants to crawl back into her shell.)
Tracy: Great job working with some jogging intervals. Is that just for your longer events, or preparation for marathon 2010? Taking it slow on the transitions will help you avoid the shin splints (as you know, of course). Question: You don't use Garmi for your intervals?
Dale: Hello, Dale, and welcome! I used to say I didn't need to run because nothing and no one ever chased me....
But something about hanging out with runners and fitness/racewalkers and seeing my DH at races changed my mind. I think they spike the spectator water. Anyway, welcome to WISH and I do hope your PT clears you for training. It sounds like you have the mental strength and determination and have been temporarily sidelined by some pesky injuries. I'm very glad you're prioritizing healing! Sandy: Oooh, I'm so glad you're (re)re-committing, that you have a solid training plan, and some accountability with your blogging! Plus you're recruiting for our WISH threads (both online posting and wearable gear). Yay!
Vicky: WTG with your inadvertant pace run! That bodes well for your race next weekend. (I wish I was going to be there--truly I do. Send me your bib # so I can track you!)
Cross-Posted
As for me: Okay, so I finished my b2bs this weekend with no pain. Of course, it was just a 6/3 b2b, but I'll take pain-free any day. I'm really working on the stretching to avoid further injury, but I get so lazy about my cool downs. Somebody should kick some sense into me. I also did some XT and weight training this weekend, despite being out of town and away from my beloved gym, so I'm feeling in a groove for the beginning of the week. Yay! We'll see how that holds up with this upcoming weekend's 7/14 b2b.
Oh, and in a totally budget-cool moment for me. I was shopping in TJ Maxx today and found a pair of my NB 1224s on sale for $40. Can you believe it? Of course I snatched them up!
Mini-Ultra Report for DOOD
In the bigger news, for DOOD (yes, pronounced Dude), who's also doing the Dopey with me. Or at least on the same days.... He finished his first 50K ultra. Woo hoo.
That's the good news. The bad news is, there was some "slight" misrepresentation of the event. It was billed as a pavement and trail race that was friendly to both beginners and experienced ultramarathoners. Apparently, what they mean by pavement and trail was a 10% pavement/90% split. And what was friendly about the race? Well, the maximum finishing time was 8 hours, and all the organizers and participants were very friendly....
The trails weren't really running trails--more like gullies, small ravines, paths overgrown and filled with roots, and monkey hills. Nothing like our local trails. And hills, lots and lots of steep hills everywhere. We knew something was up when a lot of the racers were wearing vertical running shirts. And the RDs give out an annual award to the "runner most injured on the course"--this year, a 25K participant broke a bone in his arm. Needless to say, this was NOT the race DOOD thought he'd signed up for, and he hadn't trained for this kind of trail/running challenge. Nor had he brought his trail running shoes...
So when I didn't see him or his friend hit the 25K point until 3:30, I knew he wasn't going to make his goal time of 5 1/2 hours.
t was no surprise when the fastest time for the 50K--a course record--was 4:02. I'd done a little of the trails for my run while I was spectating, and I can't believe anyone could do 50K on that course that fast. Wowsa! Back to the good news...DOOD finished the race in 6:52:57 (and his friend in 7:23:28, as they parted ways in the last 6 miles of the course). His Garmin said his pace ranged from 4.5 mph to 8.0 mph. He wasn't as tired afterwards as he was after his training LSD, although his quads, abductors, and arms hurt. And his "dogs were barking," according to him and his feet were the only part that needed icing.
Anyway, I'm so very proud of him for toughing out a race that was entirely different from what he planned for or trained for. He had a great time, IMO, and even managed to enjoy the experience. (That said, he's not signing up for another one soon.) And to put things all into perspective...he finished the 50K ultra trail run/hike/climb in less time than it took me to finish last year's marathon.
Now I think I hate him. 
Walked 400m, started running again. Finished in 10:30. Okay, I don't run this fast. 
Thought you lost me, didn't you? We're back! I thought Noah was posting, but we had some mis-communication.
Manda! We are hoping to do DL next year (husband wants the extra medal!). How is training going?
Sorry we couldn't make it to DL. See you in January! What's your next race, Honolulu? Wish we could be there cheering you on!
Hop[ing the wide width isn't oo wide fo me. We'll see. My local running store isn't doing so well and has issues gettign shoes 
, so had to go about 45 min to get to another. Hoping i don't have to take them back, as it wastes precious trinaing time. You know me. I'd never use somethign liek that as an excuse not to train. 
I can't do any running yet but i am allowed to walk at Disney pace (16 minute mile)
. So we will keep up as best we can while in FL, then return to the serious long days when we get back.
