RnR rocking Providence RI Aug 7th, 2011
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Cassarino's will not be able to accomodate our large group; we are checking out other possibilities. We will update as soon as possible.
kim3339
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Kim - I bet you're sore! There's lots 'o hills in SF.Maybe you can take it easy for Providence.
Yeah, lit bit on Monday and yesterday!
But it's a pretty course and I love SF so it was good. Easy is definitely the plan for Sunday. It'll be nice though, b/c I've never been to Providence, or RI for that matter, before so it'll be a nice way to take in the sites of the city.
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Gee, I totally forgot this thread existed! Life is nuts right now and I have had to put my DISing on the back burner, but I am looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend. John and I are also in Corral 14. I've done virtually no training (and absolutely ZERO distance training) so this will be a slow walking race for me. I may use every minute of those 4 hours, but who cares.....the bling is good.
See you all soon.
MARIA: are you staying overnight? If so, where?
See you all soon.
MARIA: are you staying overnight? If so, where?
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Hi Jeanne!
We're at the Westin. We're actually coming down Friday afternoon so we can be a bit more settled. We'll also have all the fun of a moody teenage boy with us...
We've never had him with us for a race before (he's not running, just hanging out while we do), this should be interesting...He's going to love the very early bedtime Saturday Maria
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Hi Jeanne!
We're at the Westin. We're actually coming down Friday afternoon so we can be a bit more settled. We'll also have all the fun of a moody teenage boy with us...
Maria
Are you joining us for dinner? It should be fun! We will be at the HI with a good number of other WISHers.
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Not sure about dinner. We figured we'd better play it loose since we don't know what will be going on with the kidlet. I have to figure out something to do Saturday during the day yet...maybe I'll try to put some thought into it this afternoon.
Everyone have a safe trip travelling to the Race! It's a 40 minute drive for us, but I know lots of you are flying or have much longer car drives....
Maria
Everyone have a safe trip travelling to the Race! It's a 40 minute drive for us, but I know lots of you are flying or have much longer car drives....
Maria
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Thinking of everyone doing the event. WISH we were there. Come back and tell us about it.
Find the fun!
Find the fun!
My feet survived. Somehow I managed to get through 13.1 miles of steady downpour with no let up free of blisters and chafing.
Race was ok. The rain did not bother me as it kept me cool. But the race itself was a huge disappointment.
It was nearly 30 minutes late starting. I was in corral 5 and could not hear the announcer so I don't really know why.
There were not enough porta potties on the course in the early miles.
There were not bands every mile. I know they were expected, but if I recall, only about 5 actual live bands-the rest had empty tents where they should have been or were and left
I guess the rain also meant less "cheering" crowds along the way. About half a dozen local cheerleading squads.
More uphills than I anticipated, but not really a big deal as I was with and staying with someone who was mostly walking it.
I am not sure if/when Sugar Ray performed. My partner was REALLY slow today, so maybe we finished after he was done.
Water/Cytomax stations were good. The volunteers kept up spirits despite the constant downpour
The course seemed mostly pretty-as much as I could tell in torrential rain, though there were some slummy/industrial areas we went through.
All in all-not sure I will do this race again. I am certainly not sold on an RnR race, but I suspect the weather played a part in that. I was just expecting so much more energy on course.
Overall, I am disappointed with the weekend. I think I can say running in the rain was the best part. Unfortunately my partner was undertrained and overstressed with personal issues and because we agreed to do it together, I felt I had to stay with her. I am confident I could have finished at least an hour sooner. Oh well, I can always train for a better time in another race.
Oh, and I saw and wished well a few W.I.S.H team members as I passed by. I was in pink with a blue visor. Hope everyone else had a good race.
Race was ok. The rain did not bother me as it kept me cool. But the race itself was a huge disappointment.
It was nearly 30 minutes late starting. I was in corral 5 and could not hear the announcer so I don't really know why.
There were not enough porta potties on the course in the early miles.
There were not bands every mile. I know they were expected, but if I recall, only about 5 actual live bands-the rest had empty tents where they should have been or were and left
I guess the rain also meant less "cheering" crowds along the way. About half a dozen local cheerleading squads.
More uphills than I anticipated, but not really a big deal as I was with and staying with someone who was mostly walking it.
I am not sure if/when Sugar Ray performed. My partner was REALLY slow today, so maybe we finished after he was done.
Water/Cytomax stations were good. The volunteers kept up spirits despite the constant downpour
The course seemed mostly pretty-as much as I could tell in torrential rain, though there were some slummy/industrial areas we went through.
All in all-not sure I will do this race again. I am certainly not sold on an RnR race, but I suspect the weather played a part in that. I was just expecting so much more energy on course.
Overall, I am disappointed with the weekend. I think I can say running in the rain was the best part. Unfortunately my partner was undertrained and overstressed with personal issues and because we agreed to do it together, I felt I had to stay with her. I am confident I could have finished at least an hour sooner. Oh well, I can always train for a better time in another race.
Oh, and I saw and wished well a few W.I.S.H team members as I passed by. I was in pink with a blue visor. Hope everyone else had a good race.
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Oh my goodness!!!! I never thought that dry clothes would feel so good!! I went straight from the finish to the Commuter Rail to catch the train back to Boston and I was dripping wet like I had just jumped in the ocean. And my shoes are so heavy still. 
So glad that I brought my plastic rundisney bag from WDW Marathon as an extra bag. I was kind of surprised they didn't have a tarp over the bag drop especially with the rain, felt really bad for people who didn't have a bag aside from the cloth bag that was most likely soaked by the time they picked it up. I liked the course, a little challenging, but not that bad. Aside from the industrial part, I really liked the course and thought the areas were really pretty- the houses and the park that we ran next to, but I'm from the West Coast so I think it was more seeing the different style of houses more than anything. Thought the corrals were way too tight, not enough room for everyone to get in and those who could get in were crammed together, but aside from that and the gear drop tarp lacking, overall, I was good with the race.
I went straight from the finish to the Commuter Rail to catch the train back to Boston and I was dripping wet like I had just jumped in the ocean. And my shoes are so heavy still. So glad that I brought my plastic rundisney bag from WDW Marathon as an extra bag. I was kind of surprised they didn't have a tarp over the bag drop especially with the rain, felt really bad for people who didn't have a bag aside from the cloth bag that was most likely soaked by the time they picked it up. I liked the course, a little challenging, but not that bad. Aside from the industrial part, I really liked the course and thought the areas were really pretty- the houses and the park that we ran next to, but I'm from the West Coast so I think it was more seeing the different style of houses more than anything. Thought the corrals were way too tight, not enough room for everyone to get in and those who could get in were crammed together, but aside from that and the gear drop tarp lacking, overall, I was good with the race.
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Wow, it sounds like they had some issues. I have to think that at least some of them were down to the weather (some bands probably just decided not to show) and some down to being a first year event. I've learned over the years that even race organizers who do a lot of races throughout a city or the country still have some first year issues.
I've yet to do a half in heavy rain, the drizzle for the Pittsburgh half this year was enough for me.
Congratulations to all of you who weathered the storm and finished anyway.
I've yet to do a half in heavy rain, the drizzle for the Pittsburgh half this year was enough for me.
Congratulations to all of you who weathered the storm and finished anyway.
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Amazing about the pouring rain. Glad you got out there and got it done in spite of the wet. I saw the medal pic on FB and it is really some nice bling.
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I agree about some of the stuff being 1st year glitches and weather. They happen in every race, b/c there's always something that gets accidentally overlooked or forgotten about. But if you go in w/ a this is a 1st year race, you can anticipate that. Plus, I don't think people knew how hard it was going to rain yesterday morning, so that put some glitches in the race, but weather, especially the pouring yesterday, isn't something you can control and they can just do the best they can. Overall though, in my opinion, being a 1st year race, they did a great job. Water/cytomax was stocked the whole way through. And I definitely have to applaud the bands, cheerleaders, police and racecrew that were out there in that weather. I think next year, the problems that were there will be gone and it'll be a better race. For me at least, I was happy with the race and and the job they did, and I will definitely do this race again in the future.
I know they are mostly first year and weather glitches. I am sure that Disney races have set my expectations high.
I think that I may do this race again, but my BF better be trained better. I think the worst of my experience was in going so slow-it clouded my outlook on the whole experience I guess.
And I agree, the volunteers were amazing despite the bad conditions. I know they were not expecting that. Because even as of 10pm the night before it was supposed to be a 50% chance of showers, not 100% downpour the entire day.
I think that I may do this race again, but my BF better be trained better. I think the worst of my experience was in going so slow-it clouded my outlook on the whole experience I guess.
And I agree, the volunteers were amazing despite the bad conditions. I know they were not expecting that. Because even as of 10pm the night before it was supposed to be a 50% chance of showers, not 100% downpour the entire day.
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What a wonderful weekend to have spent with WISHers! Howard and I arrived around midnight Friday so we caught up with everyone at breakfast Saturday morning. As everyone went off to tour, Howard and I went to the Expo.
We thought the expo was great. We liked the race merchandise and we thought the vendors who were in the main section of the Expo were a good selection. We ran into John Bingham and chatted with him for a few minutes, which was a highlight for me. We spent a much longer time at the expo than we would normally, talking to vendors, looking at merchandise and buying merchandise that we hadn't planned to buy (a race belt for me to hold my iphone and race number, a pair of everyday sneakers for Howard, a great-tasting protein powder that we both plan to use, and protein bars for me to use before gym workouts when I need food but don't want "food"). We got tons of free samples, too. Dinner saturday night was great and Craig and Martha drove down to have dinner with us at a terrific Italian restaurant. I wish I could remember everyone who was there but we were at the end of the table with Pat, Jim, Terri (Tek224) and her nephew Jonathan, Jen & Butch, Jeanne and John, and Craig and Martha. Fun!
The race itself was quite a challenge. It was my first post-knee reconstruction, and I knew it would be tough (my 8.2 miles last weekend were not easy), but with a 4 hour time limit on an inaugural race with a great medal and the promise of music every mile in the company of WISHers, I couldn't pass it up).
The rain was incredible. Standing the corrals until the delayed start would have been truly miserable without WISH company, including Maria and Angie, among others. The rain was literally torrential from right around the time we started right through to when we were walking back to the hotel. (I really wish I weren't wearing a white shirt, but I didn't want to take a chance on wearing something I hadn't trained/raced it, so white shirt it was -- how embarassing
). I don't know what I would have done without Anne and Robert, who stayed with me at my near-crawling pace. Anne chatted and distracted me so that until about mile 8 I wasn't focused on my knee at all.
I did want to comment on the "SAG WAGONS". I don't think the runners who were not at the back of the pack were as aware of this phenomenon as we were at the back. Before we'd even hit the 5k mark, we saw buses filled to capacity and standing room only, moving people up on the course. I'm not sure how many people went all the way to the end on the buses, but we certainly saw those buses at the top of nearly every hill, dropping off race participants who then fell in with the other participants.
The bus at mile 8 looked very inviting to me, but I thought of everyone who has supported my effort to get back in the game and didn't want to let myself or anyone else down. So, I put on some tunes, picked up my pace, and thanked God for Anne, who waited for me every time I dragged. I am really so blessed to have had the great support of so many WISHers at this event, before and during the race (seeing WISHers on the "out and back" between miles 9 and 12, IIRC, was great).
Oh, and the "hill" at mile 13 must have been someone's idea of a joke. Thanks, Anne, for the offer of an arm to help me up the hill. LOL! Anne and I did grab hands to cross the finish line together. There were WISHers at the finish, too, cheering us on. I'm grateful that John, Karen, Pat, Jim and others were there to cheer for us and for us all to walk back to the hotel together. Howard had finished nearly 2 hours earlier and had gone back to shower, change into dry clothes and come back with a blanket, umbrella and my rain jacket.
I have a lot of training to do to build up my endurance and to get to requisite pace before January, but earning the "Donald" in the great company of WISHers will be worth it.
We thought the expo was great. We liked the race merchandise and we thought the vendors who were in the main section of the Expo were a good selection. We ran into John Bingham and chatted with him for a few minutes, which was a highlight for me. We spent a much longer time at the expo than we would normally, talking to vendors, looking at merchandise and buying merchandise that we hadn't planned to buy (a race belt for me to hold my iphone and race number, a pair of everyday sneakers for Howard, a great-tasting protein powder that we both plan to use, and protein bars for me to use before gym workouts when I need food but don't want "food"). We got tons of free samples, too. Dinner saturday night was great and Craig and Martha drove down to have dinner with us at a terrific Italian restaurant. I wish I could remember everyone who was there but we were at the end of the table with Pat, Jim, Terri (Tek224) and her nephew Jonathan, Jen & Butch, Jeanne and John, and Craig and Martha. Fun!
The race itself was quite a challenge. It was my first post-knee reconstruction, and I knew it would be tough (my 8.2 miles last weekend were not easy), but with a 4 hour time limit on an inaugural race with a great medal and the promise of music every mile in the company of WISHers, I couldn't pass it up).
The rain was incredible. Standing the corrals until the delayed start would have been truly miserable without WISH company, including Maria and Angie, among others. The rain was literally torrential from right around the time we started right through to when we were walking back to the hotel. (I really wish I weren't wearing a white shirt, but I didn't want to take a chance on wearing something I hadn't trained/raced it, so white shirt it was -- how embarassing
). I don't know what I would have done without Anne and Robert, who stayed with me at my near-crawling pace. Anne chatted and distracted me so that until about mile 8 I wasn't focused on my knee at all.I did want to comment on the "SAG WAGONS". I don't think the runners who were not at the back of the pack were as aware of this phenomenon as we were at the back. Before we'd even hit the 5k mark, we saw buses filled to capacity and standing room only, moving people up on the course. I'm not sure how many people went all the way to the end on the buses, but we certainly saw those buses at the top of nearly every hill, dropping off race participants who then fell in with the other participants.
The bus at mile 8 looked very inviting to me, but I thought of everyone who has supported my effort to get back in the game and didn't want to let myself or anyone else down. So, I put on some tunes, picked up my pace, and thanked God for Anne, who waited for me every time I dragged. I am really so blessed to have had the great support of so many WISHers at this event, before and during the race (seeing WISHers on the "out and back" between miles 9 and 12, IIRC, was great).
Oh, and the "hill" at mile 13 must have been someone's idea of a joke. Thanks, Anne, for the offer of an arm to help me up the hill. LOL! Anne and I did grab hands to cross the finish line together. There were WISHers at the finish, too, cheering us on. I'm grateful that John, Karen, Pat, Jim and others were there to cheer for us and for us all to walk back to the hotel together. Howard had finished nearly 2 hours earlier and had gone back to shower, change into dry clothes and come back with a blanket, umbrella and my rain jacket.
I have a lot of training to do to build up my endurance and to get to requisite pace before January, but earning the "Donald" in the great company of WISHers will be worth it.
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Wait. They let people get on the bus, get off, and then still finish and get a medal and a time?
That, IMO, is unacceptable. Unless you complete the entire distance on your own two feet (or propel yourself in your chair in the case of wheelchair athletes) you haven't done a half marathon.
That, IMO, is unacceptable. Unless you complete the entire distance on your own two feet (or propel yourself in your chair in the case of wheelchair athletes) you haven't done a half marathon.
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