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

[SummerIrmoma2_3]

I quit getting email notifications so I JUST found this plus I just found you on Spark. Howdy!!!!!!

Jenelope I just added you on SP too. I'm Summermama2_3 in case you were wondering
Anyone else on there feel free to add me.

 

[need_a_Disney_fix]

Jenelope I just added you on SP too. I'm Summermama2_3 in case you were wondering
Anyone else on there feel free to add me.

Headed back over there to add someone as a friend LOL.

 

[Trudes]

I love my Garmin!

I have found mine to be very accurate. Showed the corner I shaved off by a gas station, crossing streets at a diagonal, weaving around parked cars. Mileage compares to when I drove my route in my car. You can map it out on Google Earth too. It's amazing. The HRM works very well too. I love being able to see my average/max HR and what zone I was in for my run. It is a little bulky on an wrist, but I got used to it fast.

I LOVE my Garmin. How did I run without it? It's my running buddy.
My running musts:

• Garmin Forerunner-305
• SPIBelt- I just got it a couple days ago, and it really doesn't move, LOVE it! No more cell phone clipped to the waist of my shorts or shoving it down my shirt.
• iPod shuffle

 

[DisneyRN51207]

I am starting back on my training. I have been SUPER slack this summer, but back up to two miles. Absolutely hating running on the treadmill, but until the heat advisories subside for the summer, I am stuck inside.

I am hoping to sign up for an 8K September 25th. Need some events between now and then to keep and get me on track. Glad I found this thread

 

[jenelope]

I just registered yesterday! Somehow it makes it a lot more real and a little more scary. I'm sure I'll be able to do it by race time, but there are a lot of miles between where I'm at and where I need to be.

I'm using the beginner running training plan outlined in Jeff Galloway's "Half Marathon: You Can Do It" book. I was already up to 2.5 miles as part of a "pre-conditioning first and then I'll decide which training plan to follow." I found this book on Saturday, and not a moment too soon! Since I am at 2.5 miles, I started on week 5 of the plan. The plan is 35 weeks (plus three post-race recovery weeks), which takes me right up until the half-marathon. No room for slacking- just 30 more weeks of training.

 

[chop456]

Another sparkpeople here - feel free to add me: Room1821

 

[need_a_Disney_fix]

Another sparkpeople here - feel free to add me: Room1821

I found you and just did a friend add! Woot!

 

[SummerIrmoma2_3]

I just registered yesterday! Somehow it makes it a lot more real and a little more scary. I'm sure I'll be able to do it by race time, but there are a lot of miles between where I'm at and where I need to be.

I am registering next weekend, but you feel exactly the same way I do. I know I can and will finish, but I also know that I have a long way to go. I have been comfortably hanging around 3 miles so it is a little scary to think I need to more then quadruple that.

Another sparkpeople here - feel free to add me: Room1821

I found you and just did a friend add! Woot!

I added you both. I even upload 2 real pics of me I want to add some more; after looking at Laurie's page I would like to do a history, but this computer only has the pictures from the last year or so.

 

[need_a_Disney_fix]

I am registering next weekend, but you feel exactly the same way I do. I know I can and will finish, but I also know that I have a long way to go. I have been comfortably hanging around 3 miles so it is a little scary to think I need to more then quadruple that.

I added you both. I even upload 2 real pics of me I want to add some more; after looking at Laurie's page I would like to do a history, but this computer only has the pictures from the last year or so.

My Spark Page is always a work in progress but I love changing it up. The only thing that remains the same with it is the color pink. That is for my mom that passed away from breast cancer 2 years ago. That is why you see me with alot of pink everything...breast cancer awareness.

 

[HockeyKat]

I am on Sparkpeople but haven't been there in ages. I am HockeyKat there too.

I still can't believe I am about to do my 2nd half this weekend. Be careful of the Princess, it might get you addicted to running like the Princess 2010 did to me!!

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

I am on Sparkpeople but haven't been there in ages. I am HockeyKat there too.

I still can't believe I am about to do my 2nd half this weekend. Be careful of the Princess, it might get you addicted to running like the Princess 2010 did to me!!

Good Luck Kat!!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

It is so nice to know that I am not alone in being both excited about the race and scared out of my mind.

I started this week with Marthon for Mortals.
2 - 2mile short runs done
2 days of cross training
and a long run 4-5 miles planned for Sunday.

As long as I keep up with the training I know I will be fine. I am still alot over weight and would love to loose 10 or more lbs before the race.

Here to us Ladies!!! We will do this!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

I am on Sparkpeople but haven't been there in ages. I am HockeyKat there too.

I still can't believe I am about to do my 2nd half this weekend. Be careful of the Princess, it might get you addicted to running like the Princess 2010 did to me!!

Way to go!! You will Rock this Race

 

[chop456]

I still can't believe I am about to do my 2nd half this weekend. Be careful of the Princess, it might get you addicted to running like the Princess 2010 did to me!!

I hope it does! I need this for ME!!!

 

[SummerIrmoma2_3]

My Spark Page is always a work in progress but I love changing it up. The only thing that remains the same with it is the color pink. That is for my mom that passed away from breast cancer 2 years ago. That is why you see me with alot of pink everything...breast cancer awareness.

That is very nice, Laurie. I saw the pic of your mom and she looked lovely. Cancer just sucks.

I am on Sparkpeople but haven't been there in ages. I am HockeyKat there too.

I still can't believe I am about to do my 2nd half this weekend. Be careful of the Princess, it might get you addicted to running like the Princess 2010 did to me!!

I added you Kat.

It is so nice to know that I am not alone in being both excited about the race and scared out of my mind.

I started this week with Marthon for Mortals.
2 - 2mile short runs done
2 days of cross training
and a long run 4-5 miles planned for Sunday.

As long as I keep up with the training I know I will be fine. I am still alot over weight and would love to loose 10 or more lbs before the race.

Here to us Ladies!!! We will do this!

Are you doing the run program? I haven't looked at that one but it seems a bit ahead of the run/walk one, which is what I am doing.
I feel the same way about sticking with the plan. It just gets very intimidating when you see the mileage getting up there. My next 2 long runs are 4 miles then I go to 5 and I have never done 5 before so that has me nervous.

I hope it does! I need this for ME!!!

Me too!! Plus I already have people planning HM they are going to run with me. I keep telling them to let me get through this first one first and then I'll let them know.

 

[El&Asmom]

My friend and I registered tonight!! I'm so excited. I need to finish my first tri here in 3 weeks, then I'm going to start working on increasing my long runs. I'm only up to 6m on my long runs, but figure I have time.

How many miles do people usually do on their short run days? I have been trying to do somewhere between 3.5 to 4.5m 2-3days a week, and then one long run. I know I'll have to increase that, but for now I have to get my biking and swimming in too.
I'd be interested to here others schedules especially since most of the plans I have seen are for 12 weeks of training, and we still have 6 months to go. I'm not sure how hard to push my long runs, or if I should just bump them up by a 1/4 to a 1/2 mile per week.
Sorry, this is all new to me.
I'm super excited about registering. It's official.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

I hope it does! I need this for ME!!!

I so agree. This for me and about me!!! I am going by myself.
I have never don't anything for just myself, its always about DH or the kids.
I just can't wait for this race to do something I would have NEVER done and to meet amazing women!!!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

My friend and I registered tonight!! I'm so excited. I need to finish my first tri here in 3 weeks, then I'm going to start working on increasing my long runs. I'm only up to 6m on my long runs, but figure I have time.

How many miles do people usually do on their short run days? I have been trying to do somewhere between 3.5 to 4.5m 2-3days a week, and then one long run. I know I'll have to increase that, but for now I have to get my biking and swimming in too.
I'd be interested to here others schedules especially since most of the plans I have seen are for 12 weeks of training, and we still have 6 months to go. I'm not sure how hard to push my long runs, or if I should just bump them up by a 1/4 to a 1/2 mile per week.
Sorry, this is all new to me.
I'm super excited about registering. It's official.

I just want to say WOW, a Tri. That is amazing!!!

For me, being the fatty butterpants that I am,
My short run is 2-2.5 Long fun 4-5
my plan marathon for mortals calls to incease your long run about 1/2-1 mile every week. Its a 14 week program. I think about week 3 your short run goes to 3 miles and long runs start to go 5-6
The book is about $12-15 on amazon, there are also free plans on the web.
hope that helps, but your doing a tri, You will Rock a 1/2!!

 

[Swmr359]

How many miles do people usually do on their short run days? I have been trying to do somewhere between 3.5 to 4.5m 2-3days a week, and then one long run. I know I'll have to increase that, but for now I have to get my biking and swimming in too.
I'd be interested to here others schedules especially since most of the plans I have seen are for 12 weeks of training, and we still have 6 months to go. I'm not sure how hard to push my long runs, or if I should just bump them up by a 1/4 to a 1/2 mile per week.
Sorry, this is all new to me.
I'm super excited about registering. It's official.

When I started out I was doing 2-3 as a weekday run; last winter I was doing 5-6 as the short run during the week. I started a year in advance (to the day lol) using Jeff Galoways half marathon plan as a guide. I increased my distance when I felt my body was ready for the first few months, once the race was closer I paid more attention to the plan and increased distance according to that.
Are you running inside or outside? I can't run inside, so I used mapmyrun to figure out how far I was going.



I haven't been running in so long, can't get motivated because I have no idea if I can come or not; plus it is way to hot in VA right now!

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

Has anyone here actually run a full marathon? I am thinking about doing the WDW Marathon after the Disneyland Half. (It's the medal, always the medal that motivates me!) It is a little less than 18 weeks after the Disneyland Half so I could technically follow a training schedule but is it too ambitious to do a full marathon after only running two half marathons?

It would also be interesting to run the Princess a month later...

Maybe I just need more sleep, because this idea could be a little too crazy!