Official 2011 Princess Half Marathon Thread - Link to new thread Post 3703!

[dumbo_buddy]

well...i went to the ortho surgeon on wednesday and he said that i can't run anymore long story short i was born with congenital hip dysplasia and have had 4 surgeries. this is the first time in my life that i have been able to run, and now it's getting taken away from me. pretty much my hip structure cannot support the running, and i don't need to make things worse. i told him that i had already signed up for the turkey trot (yesterday) and could i at least walk it, he hesitantly said i could. i got a cortisone injection and that was that. i was trying so hard not to cry infront of him and the cute resident that was with him. so as far as the princess goes...i don't know what to do...i hadn't registered yet, but the thought of not going when i was SO looking forward to it, just breaks my heart! i'm not sure that i could walk it and not get picked up by the slow bus. any walkers out there able to finish? and how fast are you walking? i thought about at least doing the royal family 5k, and that way at least we're still able to go and accomplish something. ugh! just so frustrating though thanks for all our your encouragement and good thoughts, i'm in definite need of some now
jess

aw jess, i'm so bummed for you! that really stinks and i can only imagine how you must be feeling. as far as walking the race, i hate to say it but wouldn't all that walking be bad for your hip? you don't want to push too hard. but what do i know! just make sure the doc says ok! hang in there

 

[disneygirlRN]

aw jess, i'm so bummed for you! that really stinks and i can only imagine how you must be feeling. as far as walking the race, i hate to say it but wouldn't all that walking be bad for your hip? you don't want to push too hard. but what do i know! just make sure the doc says ok! hang in there

yeah i know my trainer said she wouldn't do it with me unless i asked him if the distance was ok. i just feel like i already know the answer i did ok with the 5k yesterday, so that's why i'm thinking about the royal family 5k that saturday of the princess weekend. man, i really want to go!

jess

 

[saysay]

I am so sorry Jess. I wouldn't consider doing a half marathon unless your docs say its ok even walking. I know that is hard to hear, but you need to take care of your body. Is walking as exercise out as well or just running. Even walking, the half and training for it will put some stress on your body, please make sure you doctors think it is ok before you consider it. If the half is out, you could ask about doing the 5k. But listen to their advice as you don't want to mess with your health!

 

[saysay]

If anyone is bored or interested, here is my Gobble Jog 10k race report on my blog. First 10k in 10 years and my fastest pace recorded since I started running this summer.

http://julienandy.blogspot.com/2010/11/gobble-jog-10k-race-report.html

 

[disneygirlRN]

thanks julie...i know i have to follow what they say, and i don't want to hurt myself or cause any more damage, but it's just frustrating. you know how they say that dr's and nurses make the worst patients...well, i'm an RN lol i want to be noncompliant, but i know that's bad. i need to call him and ask him how he feels about walking and distance before i do anything else, i'm just kinda nervous about what his answer will be

jess

 

[Grammie3]

thanks julie...i know i have to follow what they say, and i don't want to hurt myself or cause any more damage, but it's just frustrating. you know how they say that dr's and nurses make the worst patients...well, i'm an RN lol i want to be noncompliant, but i know that's bad. i need to call him and ask him how he feels about walking and distance before i do anything else, i'm just kinda nervous about what his answer will be

jess

Jess, I too am an RN and when my knee went out on me last fall I was devastated at what the ortho/surgeon told me after surgery. No, type of exercises that involved squats, lunges, bending and no stair climbing. Even, at the end after he released me from further follow up he told me no bending, squats, lunges and to take care with stairs not to do many. It was like I was given a life sentence, all of a sudden I could not find any exercises that I wanted or liked to do that did not involve those actions. He did tell me that walking was good, of course I did not want that.

Well, over the summer I was determined to get my knee strength back and be able to do more, we stayed at the beach and I walked and walked in the sand, plus we were on the third floor of a condo with no elevator. By the end of the week I was taking stairs like normal again, no pain! I also worked out in the pool a lot and that helped me too.

I decided that I wanted to walk and do interval walking for my health, that has now led to I want to do the Royal 5K. I am walking/fast walking intervals and some walking/jogging. I can do 3 miles in under 45 minutes and hope to improve that by the time of the 5K. I have had to sideline for awhile to let my left foot get better, plantar fasciitis. Today is actually the first day in 2 months that my foot has been 100% pain free! I think I will be back walking very soon and I am going to do shorter distances and go back to 3 miles slowly.

Hope you get the ok from him to walk the 5K, I will be doing that. They say you have to do the 16min/mile pace for it, and that is very possible walking. Us nurses are usually fast paced walkers anyway, lol.

Best of luck,
Cindy

 

[Trudes]

If anyone is bored or interested, here is my Gobble Jog 10k race report on my blog. First 10k in 10 years and my fastest pace recorded since I started running this summer.

http://julienandy.blogspot.com/2010/11/gobble-jog-10k-race-report.html

Julie~Great race report. Congratulations on your great run and new PR.

 

[koolgirl]

If anyone is bored or interested, here is my Gobble Jog 10k race report on my blog. First 10k in 10 years and my fastest pace recorded since I started running this summer.

http://julienandy.blogspot.com/2010/11/gobble-jog-10k-race-report.html

So enjoyed reading your race blog. CONGRATULATIONS -- great time!! I can so relate to the emotion of it all...just wait til you see those firewoorks in the dark at 6am at Disney! It's all good though, GREAT, really. Oh, I'm getting excited!! Hope you enjoyed every second of your well-deserved turkey day

BTW...that Chris Tomlin song is on my playlist too...

~~~Jennifer~~~

 

[schmass]

I have run the Princess, both times. It is flat...especially the LOOONG road back to Epcot from MK.The ramps weren't bad at all hill wise; my problem with them was that they are slanted (or whatever you would call it, maybe banked) so it isn't even footing. The worst hill I think was a turn up a ramp coming into Epcot area (maybe mile 11ish??) on an overpass - it isn't the only one, it just seemed a tiny bit steeper. Someone else probably has better detail. However, I can definitely say, compared to the hills in Boston and on the North Shore, the course is very flat!

Happy Thanksgiving!


~~~Jennifer~~~

Thanks for this! This is what I was hoping to hear. Honestly I don't mind hills too much, but the Turkey Trot 5k I ran yesterday was soooo flat, and it definitely made it easier! Where in MA are you?

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Congrats to all on your Turkey Runs!

I hope you are all haveing a great holiday weekend.

3 months til the princess

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

well...i went to the ortho surgeon on wednesday and he said that i can't run anymore long story short i was born with congenital hip dysplasia and have had 4 surgeries. this is the first time in my life that i have been able to run, and now it's getting taken away from me. pretty much my hip structure cannot support the running, and i don't need to make things worse. i told him that i had already signed up for the turkey trot (yesterday) and could i at least walk it, he hesitantly said i could. i got a cortisone injection and that was that. i was trying so hard not to cry infront of him and the cute resident that was with him. so as far as the princess goes...i don't know what to do...i hadn't registered yet, but the thought of not going when i was SO looking forward to it, just breaks my heart! i'm not sure that i could walk it and not get picked up by the slow bus. any walkers out there able to finish? and how fast are you walking? i thought about at least doing the royal family 5k, and that way at least we're still able to go and accomplish something. ugh! just so frustrating though thanks for all our your encouragement and good thoughts, i'm in definite need of some now
jess

I know quite a few walkers that were able to finish this year at both the Princess and DL half. I must admit I was skeptical at first that anyone could walk the entire time and finish under the 16 min. threshold, but I saw examples of it and in my own training was able to do it. I think the important thing at this point is to listen to your doctor. This is just a race...and it will be here in 2012 so you can see how things go until then. If your ortho is not a runner, I would highly recommend finding one that is along with a physical therapist. Then, with their help set small, realistic goals. You may be out for running the Princess this year, but you may be able to do it next year. The reward will still be the same - or you could even set your goal for 2013 - the fifth Anniversary and with that, it will have a much better medal! I know how it is to have doctors against your plans, but they really do have your best interests in mind. Maybe you can both meet in the middle at this point and come up with a plan to run or walk the Princess in 2012 or 2013. You will get there!

 

[queen mimi]

well...i went to the ortho surgeon on wednesday and he said that i can't run anymore long story short i was born with congenital hip dysplasia and have had 4 surgeries. this is the first time in my life that i have been able to run, and now it's getting taken away from me. pretty much my hip structure cannot support the running, and i don't need to make things worse. i told him that i had already signed up for the turkey trot (yesterday) and could i at least walk it, he hesitantly said i could. i got a cortisone injection and that was that. i was trying so hard not to cry infront of him and the cute resident that was with him. so as far as the princess goes...i don't know what to do...i hadn't registered yet, but the thought of not going when i was SO looking forward to it, just breaks my heart! i'm not sure that i could walk it and not get picked up by the slow bus. any walkers out there able to finish? and how fast are you walking? i thought about at least doing the royal family 5k, and that way at least we're still able to go and accomplish something. ugh! just so frustrating though thanks for all our your encouragement and good thoughts, i'm in definite need of some now
jess

Before I started training for walking my first half marathon (the first Princess Half), I went to my orthopedic doctor and asked him if it was a possibility since I have arthritis in both knees. After a couple of months of physical therapy, he told me to send him a picture of me crossing the finish line, which I did. If your doctor says it is all right to do this, go for it! I walked the first half marathon in 3 hours and 35 minutes. So, it is possible to walk it. But, check with your doctor first.

Meg

 

[Jeannekay]

Before I started training for walking my first half marathon (the first Princess Half), I went to my orthopedic doctor and asked him if it was a possibility since I have arthritis in both knees. After a couple of months of physical therapy, he told me to send him a picture of me crossing the finish line, which I did. If your doctor says it is all right to do this, go for it! I walked the first half marathon in 3 hours and 35 minutes. So, it is possible to walk it. But, check with your doctor first.

Meg

I am so EXCITED to say that I am registered for the Princess Half Marathon!!
:

I am so motivated now. I tried out walking a mile, run/walk a mile, and ran the 3rd mile.
I got: 18 minutes walking on my short legs. I am 5'4".
16 min. mile for run 1 min./walk 1 minute.
11 min. mile for jogging the whole way.

I think it's a good start and I can only improve from there.

I can't wait!!! While signing up, I also got the commemorative pin! I was wondering where do I go to pick that up? Shouldn't it just be in my bag along with the bib#?

I picked Ariel as my princess. I like getting a bib of a different color this time.

I have arthritis beginning in my knees and feet. So, I am so glad to be able to do this run to keep my joints from stiffening up.

 

[chop456]

I have not posted on here in a long while but am keeping a slow and steady training plan for the princess 1/2. I meet with a trainer every Saturday morning for strength conditioning and speed workouts. I am able to get a long run in every week - ran 6.2 miles on Thanksgiving (more about that later) and am racking up weekday mileage at just an "ok" rate. I know I need to get more weekday miles in.

My first Turkey Trot 10K started out as a disaster. I went to read the day of registration info. and it said that they pull the road marshals off the road after 80 minutes. I was not sure I'd finish under 80 minutes and was pretty upset about that. I really needed to run this race but part of the race s having the road marshals cheer you on, not to mention helping to divert traffic. So - I decided to run my own 10K. I passed some friends along the way (I had my own cheering section after all) and the best part was I finished in 79.34 minutes! So what started out as a bad experience ended up in a great way.

Now I am fighting the stomach flu. I am going on day 2 - I certainly hope this goes away soon.

 

[Jeannekay]

I have not posted on here in a long while but am keeping a slow and steady training plan for the princess 1/2. I meet with a trainer every Saturday morning for strength conditioning and speed workouts. I am able to get a long run in every week - ran 6.2 miles on Thanksgiving (more about that later) and am racking up weekday mileage at just an "ok" rate. I know I need to get more weekday miles in.

My first Turkey Trot 10K started out as a disaster. I went to read the day of registration info. and it said that they pull the road marshals off the road after 80 minutes. I was not sure I'd finish under 80 minutes and was pretty upset about that. I really needed to run this race but part of the race s having the road marshals cheer you on, not to mention helping to divert traffic. So - I decided to run my own 10K. I passed some friends along the way (I had my own cheering section after all) and the best part was I finished in 79.34 minutes! So what started out as a bad experience ended up in a great way.

Now I am fighting the stomach flu. I am going on day 2 - I certainly hope this goes away soon.

Hope you get well soon! Great run!!

 

[saysay]

I have not posted on here in a long while but am keeping a slow and steady training plan for the princess 1/2. I meet with a trainer every Saturday morning for strength conditioning and speed workouts. I am able to get a long run in every week - ran 6.2 miles on Thanksgiving (more about that later) and am racking up weekday mileage at just an "ok" rate. I know I need to get more weekday miles in.

My first Turkey Trot 10K started out as a disaster. I went to read the day of registration info. and it said that they pull the road marshals off the road after 80 minutes. I was not sure I'd finish under 80 minutes and was pretty upset about that. I really needed to run this race but part of the race s having the road marshals cheer you on, not to mention helping to divert traffic. So - I decided to run my own 10K. I passed some friends along the way (I had my own cheering section after all) and the best part was I finished in 79.34 minutes! So what started out as a bad experience ended up in a great way.

Now I am fighting the stomach flu. I am going on day 2 - I certainly hope this goes away soon.

Great job on your race! so sorry about the flu feel better soon!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

yuck!

i set out to do a 6 miler today. after 1.5 miles i felt terrible. foot felt fine, knees ok...i just felt...bad! i made it only 3.5 miles.

i did 5 miles on turkey day and felt awesome. and the days in between i did the elliptical and felt great. but today was just terrible. boo!

i'm hoping i'll have a couple good runs this week and then i can retry my 6 miler on saturday. DS and i leave for disney on sunday. since it's just the two of us i won't be able to run until i get back home the following sunday. i'll be sure to walk like crazy though!

 

[queen mimi]

I am so EXCITED to say that I am registered for the Princess Half Marathon!!
:

I am so motivated now. I tried out walking a mile, run/walk a mile, and ran the 3rd mile.
I got: 18 minutes walking on my short legs. I am 5'4".
16 min. mile for run 1 min./walk 1 minute.
11 min. mile for jogging the whole way.

I think it's a good start and I can only improve from there.

I can't wait!!! While signing up, I also got the commemorative pin! I was wondering where do I go to pick that up? Shouldn't it just be in my bag along with the bib#?

I picked Ariel as my princess. I like getting a bib of a different color this time.

I have arthritis beginning in my knees and feet. So, I am so glad to be able to do this run to keep my joints from stiffening up.

The arthritis is my knees feels better now than before I started training. The physical therapist said that it increases the blood circulation to the joints. Hopefully, it will do as well for you!

Meg

 

[saysay]

Sorry about your run Dumbo _buddy, we all have bad days. I am sure thi week will be better.

I ran 4.1 miles today - felt fantastic. Well, I did my 2/1 run/walk intervals. Best training run I have had. My calf got a knot in it after the 10k Turkey day, so trying to rub it out and decided to take my run nice and easy....still had a nice pace. Maybe because I wasn't focused on time finishing I was able to just get in the zone and enjoy.

Have a great week everyone...back to the grind tomorrow!

 

[crystalight33]

So, after my mental lapse last weekend where I ran 5 miles on an injury, my foot is feeling almost back to normal. Epsom salts are AWSOME!!!! I'm still not completely sure how they work, but boy do they work!

I only walked 3 miles today, but I'm still babying my foot. It hurt just a little, but it's fine now. I'll probably start adding back in my 30 min weekday runs this week (if finals don't get in the way...) and see how I feel next weekend. I'm glad we still have 3 months!