Official Castaway Cay 5K Thread

[ksloane]

We are all training hard too! So is Twinkie! What a difference it makes to know we have this to train for. And today, I crossed my 10 pound mark, and saw a number I hadn't seen since Oct of 2012!

Keep it up, guys! We will be able to wear our shirts proudly!

That's awesome. I hope to start seeing some weight fall off soon. Yesterday I started adding some small strength training to my daily routine.

 

[bumbershoot]

That's awesome. I hope to start seeing some weight fall off soon. Yesterday I started adding some small strength training to my daily routine.

Expect the scale to halt progress for a little bit while your body gets used to the strength training. Just watch the body changes for now. It's ok and normal for that sort of training to cause a delay in losing even as you tone up and get smaller. Just keep doing what you're doing!

 

[Maddysdaddy]

Just ran the CC5k last Friday. When we finally disembarked around 10, it was already over 80 farenheit. Coming from cold, snowy Canada, the CC5k was the first time I had run outside (except for a few runs around deck 4 on the Fantasy). I was very thankful that before the cruise I had purchased one of those water bottles with the strap that fit in the palm of my hand, as I was sucking down water like it was going out of style.

As I've noted in other threads, I started the C25K program in October, in the hopes of running the CC5K. My first week of the program, I couldn't even finish a 60 second run, and I'm proud to say that even though I was as slow as molasses, I "ran" then entire course (46:08) - which was surprising, as my longest run to date had only been around 30 minutes. There were times that I wanted to move from a jog to a walk, but I wanted to be able to look into the eyes of my daughter and tell her honestly that I had run the entire way.

Trust me when I say that if I can do it after six knee operations and being Pooh sized (although not nearly as Pooh sized as I was when I changed my eating habits last summer) anyone can do it.

 

[TwinPrincessMermaids]

Just ran the CC5k last Friday.
Trust me when I say that if I can do it after six knee operations and being Pooh sized (although not nearly as Pooh sized as I was when I changed my eating habits last summer) anyone can do it.

Great job! Therein lies the key: changing eating habits. Exercise being King of Conditioning and awesome for utilizing the energy you do eat and upping your metabolism as you build muscle which burns energy all the time, exercise will only get you so far. You will look great and have great endurance! But if you want the scale to move, it's GOTTA be the food.

Great job, guys!

 

[aylnine]

Strength training and stretching are super important too! It helps reduce injury if you can do it. I skipped a few weeks of running but kept doing other cardio and strength exercises, and managed to pretty much keep on where I left off. I avoid other too-high-impact cardio exercises if I'm running that day, ex. jumping jacks.

 

[ksloane]

Anyone have specific suggestions for pre/post workouts to prevent/nurture shin splints. I've bought multiple pairs of running shoes and while I have reduced them with new/different shoes, they aren't gone...would love any tips.

 

[TwinPrincessMermaids]

Anyone have specific suggestions for pre/post workouts to prevent/nurture shin splints. I've bought multiple pairs of running shoes and while I have reduced them with new/different shoes, they aren't gone...would love any tips.

This is pretty subjective. I had a horrible time with shins having piercing stabbing pains last year during my runs, and I have been running for a while and never had it before. It wasn't shoe related in my case. I had been running in the morning on a cup of coffee and once I upped my hydration, they were a LOT better. I also checked my supplements, I take liquid calcium and magnesium every day. Every now and then when I find that the pain in the shins is coming back, I can trace it back to dehydration or calcium/magnesium deficiency (maybe forgot to take it for a few days.)

I also do a shin stretch where I 'crouch' with my heels off the ground on the balls of my toes (butt almost on the ground) and I can get a good shin stretch that way. I stretch the front of my shins and my calves well, keep my supplements up and hydrate. AND every now and then, I treat myself to a sports massage! because someone who is familiar will note that you can sometimes get these raised ligment 'bumps' on your shins where the bone and tendons attach because of all the increased 'building' it is doing. I found that when the LMT works on where the tendons attach around the knees and down the shins and to the ankles, wow what a difference! It was the combination of the massage (only 1 actually did it last summer and got me back on track!), the supplements and the hydration, and I have been able to keep them at about 2-5% the pain they were! I also work on my run, making sure I use my butt and quad muscles to PUSH and PULL me over the ground instead of up and down running. You should always be moving FORWARD, and not bouncing much. You will know when you get a good stride! Be sure and run with your butt, not on the front of your toes (heel first, I guess).

I find that my body tells me stuff, it really does. For me, for some reason, when it came to the calcium and hydration, it chose stabbing pains floating around my shins to do so. I should also note that I am an avid FIRM believer with weight training and squats and safe lunges so that I train ALL the muscles instead of just beating myself up with runs. It really has helped keep the shin pain away too.

First order of the day! Drink LOTS of water, and especially hydrate before and after you run, and make sure you are taking good supplements. Then call someone and ask them if they regularly massage runners! Man, did I find a GREAT one with AWESOME sports techniques! I wish I could get back to her, but I'm tossing all my extra $ onto my trip at this point. But if my shin pain got bad again, she would be on my speed dial in a minute.

Love your body and it WILL love you back!

 

[ksloane]

This is pretty subjective. I had a horrible time with shins having piercing stabbing pains last year during my runs, and I have been running for a while and never had it before. It wasn't shoe related in my case. I had been running in the morning on a cup of coffee and once I upped my hydration, they were a LOT better. I also checked my supplements, I take liquid calcium and magnesium every day. Every now and then when I find that the pain in the shins is coming back, I can trace it back to dehydration or calcium/magnesium deficiency (maybe forgot to take it for a few days.)

I also do a shin stretch where I 'crouch' with my heels off the ground on the balls of my toes (butt almost on the ground) and I can get a good shin stretch that way. I stretch the front of my shins and my calves well, keep my supplements up and hydrate. AND every now and then, I treat myself to a sports massage! because someone who is familiar will note that you can sometimes get these raised ligment 'bumps' on your shins where the bone and tendons attach because of all the increased 'building' it is doing. I found that when the LMT works on where the tendons attach around the knees and down the shins and to the ankles, wow what a difference! It was the combination of the massage (only 1 actually did it last summer and got me back on track!), the supplements and the hydration, and I have been able to keep them at about 2-5% the pain they were! I also work on my run, making sure I use my butt and quad muscles to PUSH and PULL me over the ground instead of up and down running. You should always be moving FORWARD, and not bouncing much. You will know when you get a good stride! Be sure and run with your butt, not on the front of your toes (heel first, I guess).

I find that my body tells me stuff, it really does. For me, for some reason, when it came to the calcium and hydration, it chose stabbing pains floating around my shins to do so. I should also note that I am an avid FIRM believer with weight training and squats and safe lunges so that I train ALL the muscles instead of just beating myself up with runs. It really has helped keep the shin pain away too.

First order of the day! Drink LOTS of water, and especially hydrate before and after you run, and make sure you are taking good supplements. Then call someone and ask them if they regularly massage runners! Man, did I find a GREAT one with AWESOME sports techniques! I wish I could get back to her, but I'm tossing all my extra $ onto my trip at this point. But if my shin pain got bad again, she would be on my speed dial in a minute.

Love your body and it WILL love you back!

Thank you so much for all of this. Some really great things to try!

 

[bumbershoot]

Anyone have specific suggestions for pre/post workouts to prevent/nurture shin splints. I've bought multiple pairs of running shoes and while I have reduced them with new/different shoes, they aren't gone...would love any tips.

For me, any shin splints I get are caused by my bones being out of alignment. So I make sure to get a chiropractor who knows how to check my leg bones and ankles as well, and I don't get them.

 

[dawne98]

last night I read most of the post about the ran and went and downloaded the "The Couch-to-5K" app
last month I ended up at the ER not knowing what was going on with me and I was told I have type 2 diabetes and they told me it was on the low end and I just need to eat the right foods and workout..... I was going to work on all this before knowing but the reason was ( I am getting married on 12-13-14 )....now it's because I want to make it my life! I got to talking with my DH to be and again this morning he asked me if I was sure about doing this (he knows me I'll talk about doing it then not do it ) so he told me he would do it with me and my teen also told us she wants to do it too! I have little one who wants to do it also but I told her you have to be 12 years old and she's only to be 7 years old when we go
We are all looking forward to it and my DH to be and DD talked about what they want to name our team and what Disney characters they want to put on a
t-shirts they are too much I am thinking what running shoes are the best lol so thanks for all the post and hearing that just about anyone can do this makes me want to do it more, b/c I am that just about anyone lol

 

[ksloane]

last night I read most of the post about the ran and went and downloaded the "The Couch-to-5K" app
last month I ended up at the ER not knowing what was going on with me and I was told I have type 2 diabetes and they told me it was on the low end and I just need to eat the right foods and workout..... I was going to work on all this before knowing but the reason was ( I am getting married on 12-13-14 )....now it's because I want to make it my life! I got to talking with my DH to be and again this morning he asked me if I was sure about doing this (he knows me I'll talk about doing it then not do it ) so he told me he would do it with me and my teen also told us she wants to do it too! I have little one who wants to do it also but I told her you have to be 12 years old and she's only to be 7 years old when we go
We are all looking forward to it and my DH to be and DD talked about what they want to name our team and what Disney characters they want to put on a
t-shirts they are too much I am thinking what running shoes are the best lol so thanks for all the post and hearing that just about anyone can do this makes me want to do it more, b/c I am that just about anyone lol

You can do it and keep posting here for some great support.

Your younger daughter could still prepare with you and I've read that they can sometimes run if you start after everyone else. She wouldn't be registered, no medal, but she could do it?

 

[mordecai]

she's only to be 7 years old when we go
I am thinking what running shoes are the best

Just a note on these two statments; First your 7yo can run, but just won't get a medal or a bib. If you ask nicely a lot of times the CM will still give you one of each for them. Second, invest in GOOD running shoes. Go to a running store and have them fit you. Don't do a general "sports" store. Your feet/legs/knees/ankles/hips/etc will thank you for it

 

[TwinPrincessMermaids]

Just a note on these two statments; First your 7yo can run, but just won't get a medal or a bib. If you ask nicely a lot of times the CM will still give you one of each for them. Second, invest in GOOD running shoes. Go to a running store and have them fit you. Don't do a general "sports" store. Your feet/legs/knees/ankles/hips/etc will thank you for it

Can't do Nike or Reebok. LOVING my new UnderArmor shoes.

 

[bumbershoot]

last month I ended up at the ER not knowing what was going on with me and I was told I have type 2 diabetes and they told me it was on the low end and I just need to eat the right foods and workout..... ...


We are all looking forward to it and my DH to be and DD talked about what they want to name our team and what Disney characters they want to put on a
t-shirts they are too much I am thinking what running shoes are the best lol so thanks for all the post and hearing that just about anyone can do this makes me want to do it more, b/c I am that just about anyone lol[/B]

Good for them for saying diet and exercise! It CAN be done. It's a scary scary time, but you'll figure out the sorts of foods that work for you (and more importantly what foods do NOT work for you). DH was diagnosed on the suddenly high side (with his history and the way it presented the diagnosing doc thought his pancreas had just tanked, aka type 1, but he turned out to be wrong) and although it was a long, slow process, his endocrinologist (by the way, GET one of those! blood sugar stuff is too intricate to be watched over by a GP!) let him know that he is no longer diabetic as of about 6 months ago. He is still careful, of course; since it was diet and lack of exercise that caused it, he can't slip up, but it's still a great feeling.

My son can't run the CC5K either, even though he can run the other rundisney 5Ks, but he really doesn't mind. He doesn't want to be that hot. He would FAR rather be my support team. And for CC that means they get up later than me, take my stuff off the ship for me, and meet me. They make sure I'm hydrated afterwards and maybe I milk it a little bit (but I think the hijinks are up now that I've run a half without them there, LOL) and get DH to bring me lunch.... At the Tower of Terror run last October at DHS, they were an excellent support team, happy for me and making sure I was OK. Having a support team can be so much more important than having people run with you on that day.

Yay you!


ETA, you have to find the shoes that work for your specific feet. It can be difficult. I'm still struggling with it. I have wide feet and everyone wants me in shoes with lots of support, but I find those to be heavy. And just when I get something passable, another year goes by and the shoe company changes things. I could never wear a Nike from 1988, then a few years back found one in an actual Wide that worked. Then they changed it. 2 or 3 models of it went by, and now it's changed again and it's relatively comfy for me. I got Asics GT 2000s that worked, then I lost more weight and my feet are smaller. I'm swimming in my shoes. Bought half a size down (and of course this is all still a size up from my feet in street shoes) and they are less perfect than the others but at least I'm not wallowing around in the bigger shoes. What works for me in one way doesn't in others, and not everyone has all the shoes to try on...

But you need to go to a proper running shoe store and get fitted. Honestly I'd find more than one and see what each one says. Make sure to ask about their return policy! That's important for a running shoe.

 

[dawne98]

Good for them for saying diet and exercise! It CAN be done. It's a scary scary time, but you'll figure out the sorts of foods that work for you (and more importantly what foods do NOT work for you). DH was diagnosed on the suddenly high side (with his history and the way it presented the diagnosing doc thought his pancreas had just tanked, aka type 1, but he turned out to be wrong) and although it was a long, slow process, his endocrinologist (by the way, GET one of those! blood sugar stuff is too intricate to be watched over by a GP!) let him know that he is no longer diabetic as of about 6 months ago. He is still careful, of course; since it was diet and lack of exercise that caused it, he can't slip up, but it's still a great feeling.

My son can't run the CC5K either, even though he can run the other rundisney 5Ks, but he really doesn't mind. He doesn't want to be that hot. He would FAR rather be my support team. And for CC that means they get up later than me, take my stuff off the ship for me, and meet me. They make sure I'm hydrated afterwards and maybe I milk it a little bit (but I think the hijinks are up now that I've run a half without them there, LOL) and get DH to bring me lunch.... At the Tower of Terror run last October at DHS, they were an excellent support team, happy for me and making sure I was OK. Having a support team can be so much more important than having people run with you on that day.

Yay you!


ETA, you have to find the shoes that work for your specific feet. It can be difficult. I'm still struggling with it. I have wide feet and everyone wants me in shoes with lots of support, but I find those to be heavy. And just when I get something passable, another year goes by and the shoe company changes things. I could never wear a Nike from 1988, then a few years back found one in an actual Wide that worked. Then they changed it. 2 or 3 models of it went by, and now it's changed again and it's relatively comfy for me. I got Asics GT 2000s that worked, then I lost more weight and my feet are smaller. I'm swimming in my shoes. Bought half a size down (and of course this is all still a size up from my feet in street shoes) and they are less perfect than the others but at least I'm not wallowing around in the bigger shoes. What works for me in one way doesn't in others, and not everyone has all the shoes to try on...

But you need to go to a proper running shoe store and get fitted. Honestly I'd find more than one and see what each one says. Make sure to ask about their return policy! That's important for a running shoe.

good to hear your DH is doing great now.... and yes I was told "it is a life change" thanks for all the info about the ran, I did get Asics shoes a few years ago for Christmas and I love them I walk in them still I was thinking of looking into the running ones b/c I like the ones I have now....I found a store in Miami for a fit so we'll have to see what happens

 

[Barefoot Princess]

Hello! I was wondering if any of you could help me with the logistics before the race.

This will be our first cruise, the group includes me, DH, DS(8), DD(6) and my mom. DH and I are interested in running the 5K but weren't sure how the morning logistics will turn out.

I'd like to take my mom and the kids to the far end of the family beach before the race starts to get them settled and then rejoin the group to start the race. Has anyone done this before? We'll register for the race ahead of time, and I would stop by the meet-up location on the ship to receive the bib (and DH will stay), but go and leave the ship with my kids and my mom, take the tram to the far end of the family beach (close to 5K start/finish), get them settled and walk up to the 5K start.

The reasons I'd like to do this are because:
1) My mother doesn't speak much English so she can't just take the kids by herself and meet us later (I suppose she technically CAN, but it will be stressful for her)
2) We thought about them coming to the meet up place with us and take them to the beach before the start (we figured, there'll be people stopping by to drop off kids at the childcare, so there should be enough time), but then we read that the runners don't take the tram - now, while my mother is in awesome shape for a 68 year old, I also don't want her to use up all the energy before the day even starts.
3) We don't want them to wait for us on the ship during 5K - the kids won't be happy about it, an they may want to walk from the beach and watch us finish (but then again, they may just want to play with the sand).

Has anyone done something similar? Any thoughts?

Thank you!

 

[Drjkowens]

Do the 5k runners get off the ship first? Can our family come with me if we do? Or, do they meet us at the finish line? First time running a 5k!

 

[matt&jakesmom]

Do the 5k runners get off the ship first? Can our family come with me if we do? Or, do they meet us at the finish line? First time running a 5k!

First race and cruise in August. Great question that I would like to know the answer to as well.

 

[Dug720]

First race and cruise in August. Great question that I would like to know the answer to as well.

Theoretically yes, however people usually dawdle so we are off with others. I think on Tuesday there were some non-racers who walked off with their racers. I know there were some kids to be dropped off at Scuttle's Cove.

 

[sarabguerra]

Does anyone wear costumes for the CC5k? DD7 is having a blast looking at today's Twitter pics from the Royal 5k. She wants DH to wear a tutu! He will totally do it, but only if others are. We have plans to do the Princess Half in 2 years, but I don't think DD will wait that long to see her Dad race in a tutu.