Official 2012 Princess 1/2 marathon thread part 2

[PRmamiDEdos]

I got those Active deal compression socks in the mail today. I can't get them on! lol!

Don't they come with instructions? I think you're supposed to roll them on like stockings. HTH.

 

[NitroStitch]

Me too! I find that I'm STARVING a day after working out. I'm trying to suck down some powerade now. I have a headache and I was so busy after my run and cross training that I don't think I got enough liquids in. I'll be shoving everything I can into my piehole by tomorrow.

I notice the same thing the day after a workout. I stay hungry! Most of the time I just try to make sure I pick good foods to inhale and make sure I keep burning off the calories I ingest.

 

[Disneychix]

I just have to share this story with ladies who will understand....ARGH! I went out for my long run yesterday morning in chilly Iowa. I was doing 10 miles, and started at around 6:30 AM. I was worried about ice especially since I was starting in the dark, but the footing on the sidewalks was fine with just a few easily visible patches of snow and ice (not enough of either one to use the Yak Trax).

So I was going along fine, doing an out and back route. At around mile 6 (after I had turned around, of course), freezing drizzle was coming down and I thought, "hey, it's getting slick here." I started feeling my feet slipping a tiny bit on almost every step. I kept slowing down to walk when it got bad, and started really skidding....by mile 7 the sidewalks were like ice skating rinks with a very thin film of very slippery (and invisible) ice. By this time I had slowed waaaaaay down.

Then finally, a bit over a mile from home, it finally happened....WHUMP. My feet went out from under me and lickity split I was on the ground. I saw the car that was passing me hit its brakes and pause until I got up and started walking again.

I am lucky, I don't seem to be badly injured other than a rather sore ankle (which was already bothering me) and a sore left arm. I'm loading up on the Advil, today all those parts that bounced off the ground are really sore. I also learned that if you're running and you start to sniffle or cry, your throat closes up and you can't breathe. I considered calling my husband, but pride forced me to finish the run....by walking slowly through the snow and picking my way around the ice.

Anyway, I'm hoping I'm not really injured and can power through. I'm going to do a shorter long run this weekend anyway since we're going to visit the in-laws. The 10 miles still counts, right? My pace was still well within the sweeper.

Wow you are dedicated! Hope you are ok and relaxing for a few days!

 

[DisneyParrothead]

I notice the same thing the day after a workout. I stay hungry! Most of the time I just try to make sure I pick good foods to inhale and make sure I keep burning off the calories I ingest.

I bring a Clif bar with me to the gym so I have something to eat after my long runs. I read if you don't eat something within 30 minutes you'll have that hungry feeling all day. I had a couple days like that before I tried the Clif bar, and I was eating anything I could get a hold of. The notion of healthy was thrown out the window. I wanted calories.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Who on here mentioned running with a turkey sandwich? Maybe I should pack one of those in my car so I make sure I get something in after the gym. Usually after running at the gym, I'm running around to do errands so I don't get to eat when I should. I'm sitting at my desk right now fighting the urge to hit up the vending machine so I'm trying to just drink water (I hate water).

 

[slp1650]

So I was snooping around the What's HaPINning site (Disney pins) and they had their Feb Release listing out and they had TWO pins for our race. There's the one that has already been posted:
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/pin?id=60813

And then a second one, this one:
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/pin?id=60846

So it looks like there will be a pin for us to buy at the event and then the one that we were able to pre-order. I've seen them do this before and it's not that surprising. They've done it at both Disneyland 1/2s that I've been to so it's not that surprising.

I'm happy though cause I love collecting all of the pins!

 

[stitchfan18]

I got those Active deal compression socks in the mail today. I can't get them on! lol!

Compression socks are tough to get on if you've never worn them before. You have to start with just your foot and pull the sock over your foot then over your heel. After the bottom is on your foot the right way you start pulling up the part that goes over the rest of your left, like tights (like a pp said.) HTH

 

[fashionista311]

Today I did drag myself to the gym but was just so exhausted, I did one of those not really workout workouts where you just read a magazine and go at a pretty standard rate that some people consider "working out" but I guess if it gets the heart rate up, it's still something

Is anyone (or everyone ) else trying to lose weight in addition to the training? I am doing the typical gain thing. I definitely feel like my muscles are still building up and until I am more used to exerting all the extra energy, I definitely find myself eating additional calories on the days I work out hard!

good for at least getting something in!

i totally hear you on the weight gain. in the past two years since i've been taking running seriously, i've put on maybe 5-7 lbs. I know some of it is muscle because when I go to "jiggle" my thighs they are pretty rock solid (when the heck did that happen?!) but still the scale don't lie, and i can also tell i'm up about 2 inches around my hips and waist. i'm not necessarily trying to take all that weight off since that would put my bmi back in the underweight zone, but i am concerned about the extra inches and more concerned about the upward trend. it's easy to disregard a few extra lbs every year, but that's how they add up fast.

but yeah...fending off the hunger is tough. i joined spark people too in order to help keep my calories under control, but i really don't think it takes into account all the activity i do, which makes it harder to figure out what the heck i should be eating. i want to make sure i'm eating enough to fuel my training but i also want to stop gaining weight, too!

 

[stitchfan18]

One month from today I'll be on my way to Disney! I'm hoping to run into some of you around AKL!

 

[kathleendsm]

Thanks for the sympathy, all! I'm feeling better today, yesterday I could barely raise my left arm above my shoulder. I'm going to take it super easy and maybe stick to the dreadmill for the next few days, then hopefully get at least one more long (10+ mile) run in. I know I'll be slower than my previous half, but hopefully I'll be in the same ballpark!

Getting super excited though. I ordered my Sparkle Skirt and now I need to find a yellow shirt and a nice tiara.

 

[LJ2012]

Thanks for the sympathy, all! I'm feeling better today, yesterday I could barely raise my left arm above my shoulder. I'm going to take it super easy and maybe stick to the dreadmill for the next few days, then hopefully get at least one more long (10+ mile) run in. I know I'll be slower than my previous half, but hopefully I'll be in the same ballpark!

Getting super excited though. I ordered my Sparkle Skirt and now I need to find a yellow shirt and a nice tiara.

So glad to hear you are feeling better from your fall! I hope your ankle is better too!

Ladies, I've also had a bit of a set back with training. I had surgery last Wednesday to remove to cancerous lesions from my left arm. The surgery went well but as a result of being a transplant recipient and taking immuno-suppressive (anti-rejection) medications, the incisions became infected over the weekend. I can't move my arm too much without pain so running is out of the question until this clears up. I was on schedule for a long run of 12 miles this weekend on the Galloway plan. Now that it looks like I won't be running for at least another week I could use some advice for timing of long runs. I know some plans only go up to 10 miles, the Galloway plans go to 14 miles. Do you think if I can get it 12 miles two weeks before the race I will be ok, or should I just try to stick to 10 miles? I am doing a run/walk mix for these long runs and that's my plan for the race too. It is tough to figure this out without knowing WHEN i'll be able to run again. I'm so frustrated that after months of training this happens now.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

So glad to hear you are feeling better from your fall! I hope your ankle is better too!

Ladies, I've also had a bit of a set back with training. I had surgery last Wednesday to remove to cancerous lesions from my left arm. The surgery went well but as a result of being a transplant recipient and taking immuno-suppressive (anti-rejection) medications, the incisions became infected over the weekend. I can't move my arm too much without pain so running is out of the question until this clears up. I was on schedule for a long run of 12 miles this weekend on the Galloway plan. Now that it looks like I won't be running for at least another week I could use some advice for timing of long runs. I know some plans only go up to 10 miles, the Galloway plans go to 14 miles. Do you think if I can get it 12 miles two weeks before the race I will be ok, or should I just try to stick to 10 miles? I am doing a run/walk mix for these long runs and that's my plan for the race too. It is tough to figure this out without knowing WHEN i'll be able to run again. I'm so frustrated that after months of training this happens now.

Did you ask your doc if you can put your arm in a sling so it doesn't move so you can get some training in that way? What if you just walk? I would try and cross-train and do leg exercises so you can keep your strength up.

Feel better ladies!!

 

[kathleendsm]

So glad to hear you are feeling better from your fall! I hope your ankle is better too!

Ladies, I've also had a bit of a set back with training. I had surgery last Wednesday to remove to cancerous lesions from my left arm. The surgery went well but as a result of being a transplant recipient and taking immuno-suppressive (anti-rejection) medications, the incisions became infected over the weekend. I can't move my arm too much without pain so running is out of the question until this clears up. I was on schedule for a long run of 12 miles this weekend on the Galloway plan. Now that it looks like I won't be running for at least another week I could use some advice for timing of long runs. I know some plans only go up to 10 miles, the Galloway plans go to 14 miles. Do you think if I can get it 12 miles two weeks before the race I will be ok, or should I just try to stick to 10 miles? I am doing a run/walk mix for these long runs and that's my plan for the race too. It is tough to figure this out without knowing WHEN i'll be able to run again. I'm so frustrated that after months of training this happens now.

Oh my goodness, that's a lot on you! I would say to see how you feel. Before my other half I only got up to 10 miles, and I did totally fine with the last 3.1. I think it would be great to get to 12, but it's more important for you to go into the race healed and strong. Then make sure you have a good taper for the week beforehand!

 

[Disfan11]

Don't they come with instructions? I think you're supposed to roll them on like stockings. HTH.

I bought the compression socks on the deal also.
I got them last Friday and used them on my 12 mile training run on Saturday.
They are a little long, but I just folded over the tops.
And they were very tight, so it was hard to get them on.
Buy they felt great during the run. And I think it helped with my recovery because I wasn't sore at all!
Since I bought the bright green ones, I think I will wear them for the Tinkerbell race this Sunday! Can't wait!

 

[Drgirl]

GETTING NERVOUS!. Hi ladies! I am not nervous about the distance but more about the distance when I have no sleep in my system. Nervous that it is going to be tough because of the early morning. How have you veterans handled this?

 

[kappyfamily]

Sorry everyone too lazy to search all the pages.... Where is everyone getting their compression socks and was there a code? Again sorry to keep bringing this up!

Hope you all are well!

Michele

 

[tinkeramy]

GETTING NERVOUS!. Hi ladies! I am not nervous about the distance but more about the distance when I have no sleep in my system. Nervous that it is going to be tough because of the early morning. How have you veterans handled this?

Last year, I didn't sleep well the night before so I was mildly freaking out the morning of the race b/c waking up was SO HARD. However, once you get there and get going, adrenaline kind of takes over and I was perfectly fine. Didn't get any more sleep until we got back to our room after MK fireworks. THEN I completely collapsed!

 

[bellerunner]

My DME tags arrived!!!

I'm going on a trip next week to look for a new apartment (work is moving me to North Carolina literally right after the race), but after that, I'm going to start packing my bags for DISNEY!!!

 

[joan4mickey]

GETTING NERVOUS!. Hi ladies! I am not nervous about the distance but more about the distance when I have no sleep in my system. Nervous that it is going to be tough because of the early morning. How have you veterans handled this?

I'm one of the few who sleep. I go to bed between 8-9pm and sleep until just after 3am. And I'm good to go in the morning. I set my phone alarm, the alarm in the room and have a wake up call as I fear not waking up.

 

[bellerunner]

I had a dream about the race last night... except that parts of it were through different hallways of the hotels. I was running it with some friends from back home (only one of them is actually my partner in crime for this race), and I was taking some certain route or path or something and clearly remember calling out "It's ok! All my Disboard friends told me that this was the right one!"

So even in my dreams you guys are with me.