Roxymama's 5k to Marathon, Time to Collect Another Castle

[DopeyBadger]

Awww look...she made us some kidney stones

Great training week! You're doing really well! Just make sure when you stash the water bottles that some rogue neighborhood kids aren't throwing them in the woods... darn kids...

 

[roxymama]

Great training week! You're doing really well! Just make sure when you stash the water bottles that some rogue neighborhood kids aren't throwing them in the woods... darn kids...

Yes, this is sound advice! I'm thinking putting them at my house may be tough because I'll just want to go back into my house if I do it that way. I'll probably make myself a route that takes me by some of the local parks instead.
PS I posted the not yet "official" but fairly "official" Tink half maps in the race thread. So now I can maybe memorize my water stops and recreate-ish next weekend (yay)

 

[Ariel484]

Awesome week!!

Wait until you get that 10-miler in - SUCH a confidence booster to hit double digits! Also, glad the Clif shot work out okay!

 

[roxymama]

Awesome week!!

Wait until you get that 10-miler in - SUCH a confidence booster to hit double digits! Also, glad the Clif shot work out okay!

I'll try to remember that it's a confidence boost and not a scary thing while I'm doing that run. I'm trying not to dive down the "freak out about everything" rabbit hole that can happen to me pre-races and pre-vacations. I may need lots of yoga to zen out my brain this month!

 

[Ariel484]

I'll try to remember that it's a confidence boost and not a scary thing while I'm doing that run. I'm trying not to dive down the "freak out about everything" rabbit hole that can happen to me pre-races and pre-vacations. I may need lots of yoga to zen out my brain this month!

Namaste!!

 

[ZellyB]

Great week!! You are going to breeze right through that 10-miler. I'm sure of it. And the kidney stone remark made me laugh out loud!

 

[roxymama]

Great week!! You are going to breeze right through that 10-miler. I'm sure of it. And the kidney stone remark made me laugh out loud!

So I googled to try to find a funny kidney stone gif (don't do that btw) and find a world of weirdness...
Why do these webcomics exist and did I actually make these at some point along an alternate timeline?

So many questions about the internet that one couldn't possibly answer...

 

[michigandergirl]

Those are so weird!!!

You're doing great and that 10 miler will certainly be a big confidence booster.

 

[Ariel484]

Is it weird that I just want to give the gall bladder a hug?* He's so cute and he looks so sad.

*there's a sentence I never thought I would type!

 

[roxymama]

Those are so weird!!!

You're doing great and that 10 miler will certainly be a big confidence booster.

Is it weird that I just want to give the gall bladder a hug?* He's so cute and he looks so sad.

*there's a sentence I never thought I would type!

I'm glad you like the weird comics I found...I ended up reading probably like 50 of them last night and then I had to put my phone down and go to bed. I think if anyone were to start reading my journal starting today, they'd probably be weirded out and do one of these...

I did like that I found a few running related ones. These are the only ones I could find when searching again today. I should have saved them yesterday.

And I enjoy this one, because my heart and brain are often at odds.

Ok, back to stalking for my Tink waivers. Anyone have a guess as to what the link will be? I've been using the Darkside waiver link and replacing SWDS17waiv with TB17waiv or TINK17waiv to no avail. I probably should just stop. I blame my heart...he's the one doing it...not my brain.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

I'm a bit behind after checking out (aka running around like a crazy-person hosting my family for Easter weekend) for a few days! Sounds like your long run was awesome- way to go!!! And girl, you are speedy!

I love the awkward yeti comics... I found them after I had my gallbladder out a couple years ago. I love that heart in running gear... "Go on."

 

[Ariel484]

I'm glad you like the weird comics I found...I ended up reading probably like 50 of them last night and then I had to put my phone down and go to bed. I think if anyone were to start reading my journal starting today, they'd probably be weirded out and do one of these...

Okay, get out of my head because that's legit my favorite GIF ever. It's JUST SO WEIRD.

With this one as a close second (even though it doesn't apply here...OR DOES IT?? Because I'm pretty sure it has made an appearance in at least like 5 journals here on the DIS):

I did like that I found a few running related ones. These are the only ones I could find when searching again today. I should have saved them yesterday.

And I enjoy this one, because my heart and brain are often at odds.

Ok, back to stalking for my Tink waivers. Anyone have a guess as to what the link will be? I've been using the Darkside waiver link and replacing SWDS17waiv with TB17waiv or TINK17waiv to no avail. I probably should just stop. I blame my heart...he's the one doing it...not my brain.

So much truth to these.

I'm pretending waivers aren't a thing, because otherwise I won't be able to focus on ANYTHING until they come out.

 

[roxymama]

I'm a bit behind after checking out (aka running around like a crazy-person hosting my family for Easter weekend) for a few days! Sounds like your long run was awesome- way to go!!! And girl, you are speedy!

I love the awkward yeti comics... I found them after I had my gallbladder out a couple years ago. I love that heart in running gear... "Go on."

Do you miss the little guy? Haha (who knew there was world of gallbladder humor out there?)

And thanks for calling me speedy. I would be lying if I didn't say I'm surprising myself a bit at these distances. In terms of feeling relatively good during the miles and not like death. Trying not to take it for granted; so I'm gonna continue to work hard so I can bottle the "not like death" feeling a little longer

With this one as a close second (even though it doesn't apply here...OR DOES IT?? Because I'm pretty sure it has made an appearance in at least like 5 journals here on the DIS):

All Parks and Recs gifs are my favorites! Like this one of me trying to get any food down race mornings.

 

[roxymama]

Although I'm trying not to look too far ahead of my big race weekend...I got so excited to see this in my email.

The Rock N Roll Chicago headliner will be a New Orleans Brass Band!!!

Now I know already there will be plenty of people who will complain because they want a big popstar name (I think we got Andy Grammar last year) but I couldn't be any happier about this choice. I LOVE BRASS BAND MUSIC!!! If there was ever a type of music to drink you free beers to in a big grass field post race in the sunshine this would be it. My RNR weekend is going to be the definition of taking it EASY and so now I get a little Big Easy too I think I'll add a little of them to my training playlist perhaps.

So last night I did my treadmill thing. I didn't even whine about having to go and I got my HGTV again! Huzzah! And I want to go live in the Fixer Upper house that was on the show last night.
But something weird happened!
The air conditioner was on FULL BLAST...colder than I've ever remembered it being and perhaps that's just because its the first time I've been in there this spring they've had it cranked up so I'm not used to it. But my eyes were literally watering from the air being blown into them from the vent above me. I think during my third mile I took off my glasses maybe five times to wipe the tears out of my eyes. Does this happen to anyone else? I feel weird complaining because who doesn't like to be in comfy cool air at a sweaty gym...sigh...maybe my sacred HGTV is too close to a vent...
BUT I did accidentally go 4.04 miles instead of 4.0 because I was too busy watching TV before I noticed and let me tell you that NEVER happens. I'm ALWAYS counting down to my final mile so that I can hit "cool down" or "quit." I hope I have no more treadmill though for rest of the week (come on good weather gods!)

Also....I'M OBSSESSED WITH STALKING FOR MY WAIVERS and I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DO IT RIGHT.
I'm sure there are backdoor links or whatever but I have no idea how to do it. I wish they'd just release them so I can stop obsessing for no reason.

 

[Ariel484]

YES to the watery eyes thing! Not cool!

Personally, I think runDisney has shifted to Dark Side mode and we won't see waivers until next week.




...psst, runDisney, did you see what I just typed?? I'm always wrong with my guesses so now would be a good time to just release that info!!

 

[roxymama]

YES to the watery eyes thing! Not cool!

Personally, I think runDisney has shifted to Dark Side mode and we won't see waivers until next week.




...psst, runDisney, did you see what I just typed?? I'm always wrong with my guesses so now would be a good time to just release that info!!

psst...good thinking!

I actually saw an official facebook notification from the rundisney tinkerbell site and got super excited. Then it was just a thing asking for inspiration stories to use for Tink weekend and I frowned. And then I thought "what kind of waiver monster have I become that I'm frowning at the request for inspirational stories?"

 

[Ariel484]

psst...good thinking!

I actually saw an official facebook notification from the rundisney tinkerbell site and got super excited. Then it was just a thing asking for inspiration stories to use for Tink weekend and I frowned. And then I thought "what kind of waiver monster have I become that I'm frowning at the request for inspirational stories?"

Umm...I totally did the same thing.

 

[ZellyB]

Which Fixer Upper house was it? I love that show and want to live in almost all the houses!!

 

[roxymama]

Which Fixer Upper house was it? I love that show and want to live in almost all the houses!!

They built a really big pergola in the backyard (hey, like @ZellyB ) and they put Austin stone (white brick) on the fireplace and big wood beams up.
I probably just described like half of the houses that they've made
Oh but they did gut a kitchen and turned it into an amazing bunk-bed room for the grandkids.

 

[roxymama]

@ZellyB I found it by googling "Bunkbeds fixer upper"

http://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/fixer-uppers-joanna-gaines-has-gone-bonkers/