PHM 2015-In Pursuit of Cupcakes While Running in Glass Slippers

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Welcome Liesel!

I know the feeling where you body is against you Tammie! I hope your shins feel better. I suspect you pushed your speed a bit b/c it was a race and that's why the soreness??

I'm doing well, starting to add some miles into my training since official GSC training starts in just 22 days! (Oct. 21st).

The last couple weekends I have done 5 miles. Trying to add in my mileage slowly, my "short" run is 4 miles, three times a week and I did that all summer. I felt like I got a good base going so that when I start adding in the miles I won't get injured (again). 5 is going well, so yay! I have a tendency to add miles in too fast and then I get injured. Last training round I only got to 10 a couple times before my injury set in and this half I really want to train the whole thing and go in strong.

ramble.

I don't think I commented on the "cupcake" Friday. They look ok and I guess I should be excited b/c they are Alice themed, my Tweedle and I should be all over them...but meh. They don't really do anything for me, except they look pretty.

Cupcakes...reality check...most of us will be on airplanes or headed to WDW in a mere 143 days!!!!!!

 

[Disneychix]

Cupcakes...reality check...most of us will be on airplanes or headed to WDW in a mere 143 days!!!!!!

Woo Hoo!!

I was talking to someone yesterday who is signed up for marathon weekend and she told me it was exactly 100 days. So I looked at my countdown and sure enough it said 145!! WooHoo!!!

Personal Cupcake Update: Should've taken a picture but I went to our local bakery Friday night for a treat and got red velvet cupcake with cinnamin cream frosting! Yummy!!!

 

[megg702]

Results???? My fingers are still crossed for you Megg!

I saw the sports medicine specialist today and didn't get the news I had hoped for...but it definitely could have been worse. He diagnosed it as a strain but said that I could have a tear deep in the muscle that wasn't picked up by the imaging. Either way the treatment is the same- PT and no running, possibly for another 6 weeks. So I'm officially out for the half marathon on october 25th...and I just missed the deadline to transfer my bib number to someone else because I wanted to make absolutely sure that there was no way I could run it. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get back to running sooner than 6 weeks from now, or at least be able to get cleared for some other type of exercise but it seems like pretty much everything I usually do (elliptical, bike, running) puts stress on the calf muscle. Trying to find a local pool to swim at in the meantime. The good news is that I should be good and healed with plenty of time to train for the princess half

 

[momabaarjo]

Woo Hoo!!

I was talking to someone yesterday who is signed up for marathon weekend and she told me it was exactly 100 days. So I looked at my countdown and sure enough it said 145!! WooHoo!!!

Personal Cupcake Update: Should've taken a picture but I went to our local bakery Friday night for a treat and got red velvet cupcake with cinnamin cream frosting! Yummy!!!

Rosie...I need to lick a screen. Shame on you for not posting your cupcake!

I can't in a month we will be close to the double digit dance...can we dance now to be in the 140s???

 

[momabaarjo]

Welcome Liesel!

I know the feeling where you body is against you Tammie! I hope your shins feel better. I suspect you pushed your speed a bit b/c it was a race and that's why the soreness??

I suspect that too...even though the end result was not a great time!

I'm doing well, starting to add some miles into my training since official GSC training starts in just 22 days! (Oct. 21st).

Official training...

The last couple weekends I have done 5 miles. Trying to add in my mileage slowly, my "short" run is 4 miles, three times a week and I did that all summer. I felt like I got a good base going so that when I start adding in the miles I won't get injured (again). 5 is going well, so yay! I have a tendency to add miles in too fast and then I get injured. Last training round I only got to 10 a couple times before my injury set in and this half I really want to train the whole thing and go in strong.

Slow and steady increases right...tell that to the 10K I thought I would be ready for by now in 2 weeks...let the stress begin!

ramble.

I don't think I commented on the "cupcake" Friday. They look ok and I guess I should be excited b/c they are Alice themed, my Tweedle and I should be all over them...but meh. They don't really do anything for me, except they look pretty.

They did not do anything for me either...just cake and frosting...

Cupcakes...reality check...most of us will be on airplanes or headed to WDW in a mere 143 days!!!!!!

So close but yet so far away...I have the planning itch and no outlet...so I started thinking of each days clothing...LOL

 

[momabaarjo]

I saw the sports medicine specialist today and didn't get the news I had hoped for...but it definitely could have been worse. He diagnosed it as a strain but said that I could have a tear deep in the muscle that wasn't picked up by the imaging. Either way the treatment is the same- PT and no running, possibly for another 6 weeks. So I'm officially out for the half marathon on october 25th...and I just missed the deadline to transfer my bib number to someone else because I wanted to make absolutely sure that there was no way I could run it. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get back to running sooner than 6 weeks from now, or at least be able to get cleared for some other type of exercise but it seems like pretty much everything I usually do (elliptical, bike, running) puts stress on the calf muscle. Trying to find a local pool to swim at in the meantime. The good news is that I should be good and healed with plenty of time to train for the princess half

I am so sorry Megg...but tell that heart/desire to be quite and listen to the brain...you have time to train so let it rest and come back 100%

 

[AJollyHoliday]

I saw the sports medicine specialist today and didn't get the news I had hoped for...but it definitely could have been worse. He diagnosed it as a strain but said that I could have a tear deep in the muscle that wasn't picked up by the imaging. Either way the treatment is the same- PT and no running, possibly for another 6 weeks. So I'm officially out for the half marathon on october 25th...and I just missed the deadline to transfer my bib number to someone else because I wanted to make absolutely sure that there was no way I could run it. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get back to running sooner than 6 weeks from now, or at least be able to get cleared for some other type of exercise but it seems like pretty much everything I usually do (elliptical, bike, running) puts stress on the calf muscle. Trying to find a local pool to swim at in the meantime. The good news is that I should be good and healed with plenty of time to train for the princess half

So sorry for the news, but there is a plan and that always makes me feel better. Strains are annoying because they take so long to heal! Have you considered massage to help with blood flow to the area? Plus, who can say no to a massage!

Cupcakes!! Hi! Still trying to get caught up on the thread, but I wanted to chime in and introduce myself! My name is Liesel and I have just set as my goal to run in the 2016 Princess Half Marathon. I live outside of Austin, TX and am a walker, but not a runner (yet). You ladies are inspiring me so much and I am looking forward to following your journey so that I can follow in your footsteps for 2016! I am in the process of losing weight (have 100 lbs more to go to get to my ideal weight). I have lost 39 lbs since my highest weight in 2009. I am the mom to 3 Disney-loving kids (ds17, dd14 and dd9) and wife to a Disney loving man. Our last trip to WDW was in June of this year and we are ready to go back!

Thanks for letting me follow along! I hope many of you will be up to doing the 2016 race as well! I can't wait!

Welcome Liesel! I love your name! My daughter has a friend at school names Liesel. Way to go with your weight loss and running goals! You can do it and you are putting your mind to it which is the first big step.

WELCOME LIESEL!!!!!

Always glad to have another cupcake join the box! The more the better...and yummier and another Texas flavor. I am not sure that I will ever be able to call myself a runner...sometimes I feel like I am cheating doing intervals and that I don't take races very seriously like "runners"...I am doing this for me and that it what matters. I your attitude...YET!!!! You will make it thinking that way! Great job on losing weight so far...I understand the struggle in the last year I have lost the same 25 pounds (need 30 more after that) more times than I care to count. It is a constant battle...

Your children are the same ages as mine. (just opposite genders...dd 17, ds 14 and ds 9) and I bet you have a crazy life just like mine..and I am jealous that you have a Disney loving husband. LOL...I think mine enjoys the time there, but no way is he Disney loving!

Again, so glad you are to find motivation and inspiration...we will do our best to cheer you along, because that is what cupcakes do!

Tammie, sorry for your shin issues. I hope it was a matter of pushing during the race and that they heal soon.

My DH just had to defer his marathon after twisting his knee walking the dogs. He was so bummed because he trained so hard and just walking the dogs did him in. But he didn't do structural damage and PT is helping.

I have my "practice" marathon in 1 1/2 weeks in Hartford where we are going to run 5 walk 1 for it. I know what you mean about "not feeling like a real runner" doing intervals, but when I feel that way, I remember that Ultra runners don't run the whole time. They take walk breaks and if you read most running plans, they recommend taking walk breaks at the water stations. I am really excited to try out the Galloway method for the practice marathon and then my "real" marathon in Nov. in Philly. After that, I am excited to train for the GSC! Actually, right after my Philly marathon ( a week later) we are head to Disney for our annual family trip. I have to reserve our fast passes today. I cannot wait!

Ok time to have some coffee and finish today's lecture.

 

[momabaarjo]

So sorry for the news, but there is a plan and that always makes me feel better. Strains are annoying because they take so long to heal! Have you considered massage to help with blood flow to the area? Plus, who can say no to a massage!



Welcome Liesel! I love your name! My daughter has a friend at school names Liesel. Way to go with your weight loss and running goals! You can do it and you are putting your mind to it which is the first big step.



Tammie, sorry for your shin issues. I hope it was a matter of pushing during the race and that they heal soon.

Its crazy how I can go months without issues...and then WHAM...they are the vain of my existence as a runner!

My DH just had to defer his marathon after twisting his knee walking the dogs. He was so bummed because he trained so hard and just walking the dogs did him in. But he didn't do structural damage and PT is helping.

Yay for no damage...boo for not being able to run!

I have my "practice" marathon in 1 1/2 weeks in Hartford where we are going to run 5 walk 1 for it. I know what you mean about "not feeling like a real runner" doing intervals, but when I feel that way, I remember that Ultra runners don't run the whole time. They take walk breaks and if you read most running plans, they recommend taking walk breaks at the water stations. I am really excited to try out the Galloway method for the practice marathon and then my "real" marathon in Nov. in Philly. After that, I am excited to train for the GSC! Actually, right after my Philly marathon ( a week later) we are head to Disney for our annual family trip. I have to reserve our fast passes today. I cannot wait!

Ok time to have some coffee and finish today's lecture.

WOW...2 marathons coming up! You are amazing. Yay for a Disney trip...I so need to learn about this new magic band FP system!

Hope the college kids are treating you well!

 

[momabaarjo]

Ramblings and Whining...

I am feeling so yucky emotionally at the moment...

1. This time last year I was in the most magical place in the world...this year I sit here...I know I have a trip on the horizon and usually that is enough. I have the urge to plan...so I have looked at wardrobe and making a playlist...but for some reason those ideas just get overwhelming when I start them.

2. Work stinks...my "TO DO" list is so long with the paper pushing that I can't seem to dig out from under and I have so many people wanting things that I just cant get to. This is testing week...and wouldn't you know that my scanner that I use to scan in the schools testing documents is down and I have people screaming for data. It just is endless....

3. Feeling overwhelmed with our home schedule at the moment...JV football, marching band, flag football, boy scouts, cub scouts, confirmation classes, cross country meets, 1/2 day schools for my children's schools, etc...it is just about enough to push me over the edge...plus the fact that Jeff is leaving town this weekend to go and winterize the cabin to prepare for freezing before we are there for Thanksgiving...it has to be done, it just is not good timing. But there is no good time in the next few weeks. Next week we have school carnival...drive to OKC for my 10K (which I really am excited for because I finally get to meet my evil stepsister and kind hearted Debra), college visit to Corpus Christi (13 hour weekend drive, one way), state cross country meet in Waco...that sums up the next 4 weekends....UGH!

4. Then the never ending running and my legs issues...stressing about a 10K in 10 days that I am not ready for...and should be until my legs decided otherwise. I did find another 10K in November that I am going to do, because I am going to need a back up time!

Okay whine over...stress never ending...SUCK IT UP CUPCAKE ONLY 139 DAYS!!!!

 

[megg702]

Ramblings and Whining...

I am feeling so yucky emotionally at the moment...

1. This time last year I was in the most magical place in the world...this year I sit here...I know I have a trip on the horizon and usually that is enough. I have the urge to plan...so I have looked at wardrobe and making a playlist...but for some reason those ideas just get overwhelming when I start them.

2. Work stinks...my "TO DO" list is so long with the paper pushing that I can't seem to dig out from under and I have so many people wanting things that I just cant get to. This is testing week...and wouldn't you know that my scanner that I use to scan in the schools testing documents is down and I have people screaming for data. It just is endless....

3. Feeling overwhelmed with our home schedule at the moment...JV football, marching band, flag football, boy scouts, cub scouts, confirmation classes, cross country meets, 1/2 day schools for my children's schools, etc...it is just about enough to push me over the edge...plus the fact that Jeff is leaving town this weekend to go and winterize the cabin to prepare for freezing before we are there for Thanksgiving...it has to be done, it just is not good timing. But there is no good time in the next few weeks. Next week we have school carnival...drive to OKC for my 10K (which I really am excited for because I finally get to meet my evil stepsister and kind hearted Debra), college visit to Corpus Christi (13 hour weekend drive, one way), state cross country meet in Waco...that sums up the next 4 weekends....UGH!

4. Then the never ending running and my legs issues...stressing about a 10K in 10 days that I am not ready for...and should be until my legs decided otherwise. I did find another 10K in November that I am going to do, because I am going to need a back up time!

Okay whine over...stress never ending...SUCK IT UP CUPCAKE ONLY 139 DAYS!!!!

You can do this!! That sounds like a lot to be dealing with but take it one day, one hour, or one minute at a time- whatever you need to get through it. 139 more days until we are all in the happiest place in the world!!! Don't stress about the upcoming race, just enjoy the run!

 

[Disneychix]

Sorry you are feeling overwhelmed Tammie. When you take everything head on and look at it all in a bunch it seems like sooo much. Try to go week by week and day by day.

Please don't push yourself at the upcoming 10k. You don't want to risk more damage for something that isn't a 'need'. You are already signed up for PHM, they can't make you not do it! If the 10k's are adding to your stress then keep them light and just use them for experience and training and not for timing.

Remember what Galloway says, long runs are just to gain the mileage. You can walk them and still be following the training. Don't push yourself for long runs.

 

[Tinker326]

Ramblings and Whining...

I am feeling so yucky emotionally at the moment...

1. This time last year I was in the most magical place in the world...this year I sit here...I know I have a trip on the horizon and usually that is enough. I have the urge to plan...so I have looked at wardrobe and making a playlist...but for some reason those ideas just get overwhelming when I start them.

2. Work stinks...my "TO DO" list is so long with the paper pushing that I can't seem to dig out from under and I have so many people wanting things that I just cant get to. This is testing week...and wouldn't you know that my scanner that I use to scan in the schools testing documents is down and I have people screaming for data. It just is endless....

3. Feeling overwhelmed with our home schedule at the moment...JV football, marching band, flag football, boy scouts, cub scouts, confirmation classes, cross country meets, 1/2 day schools for my children's schools, etc...it is just about enough to push me over the edge...plus the fact that Jeff is leaving town this weekend to go and winterize the cabin to prepare for freezing before we are there for Thanksgiving...it has to be done, it just is not good timing. But there is no good time in the next few weeks. Next week we have school carnival...drive to OKC for my 10K (which I really am excited for because I finally get to meet my evil stepsister and kind hearted Debra), college visit to Corpus Christi (13 hour weekend drive, one way), state cross country meet in Waco...that sums up the next 4 weekends....UGH!

4. Then the never ending running and my legs issues...stressing about a 10K in 10 days that I am not ready for...and should be until my legs decided otherwise. I did find another 10K in November that I am going to do, because I am going to need a back up time!

Okay whine over...stress never ending...SUCK IT UP CUPCAKE ONLY 139 DAYS!!!!

I hear you on all 4 fronts!!! Maybe we should revise our training plan to one where you and I quickly walk the entire PHM while eating cupcakes on the course? (kidding, of course... kinda!)

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I hear you on all 4 fronts!!! Maybe we should revise our training plan to one where you and I quickly walk the entire PHM while eating cupcakes on the course? (kidding, of course... kinda!)

If I could walk it and eat cupcakes and not get swept, I probably would!


I'm feeling for you Cupcakes that are struggling right now! These things seem to go in cycles. Hoping you all are back in the swing when I hit my low, b/c I WILL, and it will be ugly. It always is!

In the last few weeks I have actually cut down my number of runs while increasing my mileage on the runs I do. Giving myself 2 recovery days between runs but doing 5 miles more often. It seems to be working for me. Normally I get injuries as I add in the miles and I suspect it's b/c I can't run as OFTEN as maybe some people can and need a bit more recovery.

 

[AJollyHoliday]

Tammie~ That certainly is a lot of your plate! Like everyone said, 1 min, 1 hr, 1 day at a time. We all seem to have these cycles of really crappy times. I tell myself that it is only temporary and things will get better. Then I put on Disney music and look at pictures and I feel better. I am sorry about the calf issue. I remember in the spring the issue may have been shoes. When was the last time you had new shoes? I generally go by the 6 mth rule and if your calves haven't been bothering you for awhile until your latest race, than maybe it is your shoes? Just a thought. I know I can feel it in my back and my right ankle/calf starts to hurt. {{HUGS}}

I booked our Fast Pass+ for your December trip and I am so excited! My daughter is getting to the point where she doesn't want to meet characters. She keeps telling me they are just people dressed up. I am so sad that phase is over, but can't wait until it comes back because I know it will.

I am not all that excited for my marathons, I guess I just don't know what to expect having used the Galloway training plan. But I keep asking myself what I want out of my marathons, is it the experience or the time? I think it is more the experience and the training, but I am not sure. I am excited to try the Galloway method and I have friends doing it with me so it should be fun regardless. Really I am excited to use my training plan for the GSC. I can't start that until after our Disney trip in December, but that will be ok. I picked out my outfit for the 10K (Merida) and I have to work on sewing my Mary Poppins outfit for the Princess half. There is time though. Ok time to prepare my lecture for tomorrow.

 

[Tinker326]

If I could walk it and eat cupcakes and not get swept, I probably would!


I'm feeling for you Cupcakes that are struggling right now! These things seem to go in cycles. Hoping you all are back in the swing when I hit my low, b/c I WILL, and it will be ugly. It always is!

In the last few weeks I have actually cut down my number of runs while increasing my mileage on the runs I do. Giving myself 2 recovery days between runs but doing 5 miles more often. It seems to be working for me. Normally I get injuries as I add in the miles and I suspect it's b/c I can't run as OFTEN as maybe some people can and need a bit more recovery.

I felt physically ill after FORCING myself through 3.1 very tough miles at a very slow pace this morning. Every.single.step was a struggle. I just DO NOT get it. I really have been actively training for a month now... I should not be struggling so much. It's so depressing to not even have ONE good run anywhere in there! UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!

 

[keahgirl8]

I felt physically ill after FORCING myself through 3.1 very tough miles at a very slow pace this morning. Every.single.step was a struggle. I just DO NOT get it. I really have been actively training for a month now... I should not be struggling so much. It's so depressing to not even have ONE good run anywhere in there! UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!

I feel your pain. Literally.

 

[momabaarjo]

Cupcake Friday
(as if just being Friday is not sweet enough)

Chocolate Raspberry
Epcot: Sunshine Grill ​

We have made our cupcake rounds now at the monorail resorts (plus Wilderness Lodge), so let's head back across the Seven Seas Lagoon and then hop on the monorail for Epcot. Once there we will make our way to the land to a place that I have not visited, Sunshine Seasons. Reports show that there are cupcakes here, but I am having a hard time nailing down exactly which flavors are currently available...so that just means we will be tempted by more sweetness reports in the upcoming weeks as I try to cover all the cupcakes that COULD be offered. First up is a pink lovers dream....

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Chocolate Raspberry! The frosting is a light buttercream with just a hint of raspberry flavoring which gets you debating whether is actually flavored, topped with dark chocolate curls and Mickey sprinkles. The cake itself is a standard Disney chocolate cupcake, but being Disney you know there is something inside...

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what you will is basically seedless raspberry jam…kind of like thick raspberry donut filling.

Reviews

As for the chocolate cake itself, it was good, though nothing really WOW-worthy. The addition of the raspberry filling made it delicious, but we found our interest in the cupcake waned once the filling was gone and we were left with plain chocolate cake.​

My Thoughts
This one really is not screaming EAT ME. I am not a huge fan of chocolate and raspberries (chocolate and strawberries...that is another story). So I will probably pass on this one, depending on that else is available. I do have a mission to eat a cupcake in every park and every resort!

Your Thoughts???

 

[AJollyHoliday]

I am with you Tammie, I do not like chocolate and raspberry so I will have to pass on this one. We ordered some pins from eBay to trade on our next trip. One was a cupcake, I had to keep that one .

 

[megg702]

So sorry for the news, but there is a plan and that always makes me feel better. Strains are annoying because they take so long to heal! Have you considered massage to help with blood flow to the area? Plus, who can say no to a massage!

I started PT yesterday and it sounds like a lot of the initial therapy is going to involve massaging the area (which HURTS!! Yikes!) She said it felt like I had "popped" some of the muscle fibers (gross) and when they healed they didn't lay down all nice and neat like muscle fibers should...so they need to work on that before they start working on strengthening the muscles. The good news is that I'm going to Bar Harbor, Maine for Columbus Day weekend and even though I can't run the carriage roads like I had initially planned, I should be okay for some light hiking (as long as I stop if anything starts to hurt). I also signed up to volunteer for the half marathon that I was supposed to be running. I'm happy that I can still be involved!!

Finally feeling like I'm on the road to recovery! Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[Tinker326]

Not a huge fan of raspberry & chocolate either... So this is 'eh' to me.

I'll hold fort over at the tequila bar while everyone eats this. (Hey, I have a reputation I somehow have to live up to)