Run HOW FAR?! Disney 1/2 & Solo fun! Jan PTR...omg leave Thurs! Itinerary posted 1/5

[disneygirlinnj]

Hmm...double post.. lol

 

[MyMuse]

I'm in!

I wish I could train/run in a marathon, but I know I will not be able or want to do it. So, I'll live vicariously through you.

I did have inspiration enough to start my WISH journal in early June, but nothing much to report. Ah, well, I'm trying.

I hope your training is going well and your back is okay!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

I'm in!

I wish I could train/run in a marathon, but I know I will not be able or want to do it. So, I'll live vicariously through you.

I did have inspiration enough to start my WISH journal in early June, but nothing much to report. Ah, well, I'm trying.

I hope your training is going well and your back is okay!

Hey! Thanks for joining in...

Yeah..I haven't had too much to report as of late either but I'll probably post a small update some time today since you reminded me!

I started small when i first started running... like realllll small. Half mile... then slowly worked up to a mile...etc. It took me a good year or 2 years to just run my first 5k. now I look back and its hard to imagine not being able to do it, ya know? i used to complain about running the smallest distances!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Thanks to MyMuse, I finally remembered to come over here and report!!


There really isn't too much to mention about training... slowly getting there. I ran 7 miles a few weeks ago and that went well, but very slow. Not that I was trying to beat any records! I just wanted to get it over with! Sadly I haven't really ran that much or that distance since. I ran 5 miles this past weekend. Hopefully going to run 8 miles this weekend.

And as for the back and knees, so far so good. lets hope it stays that way!

 

[dismagiclover]

Hey there. I'm registered to run the Donald too. It sounds like you are getting there! The longest I've run this year is 5.5. I'm planning on going 6 miles this Saturday so we are about in the same place. (Though you are faster than me. My 5.5 mile run took me 65 minutes.) Anyway, I like hearing your progress. I think I'll do a Hal Higdon plan starting in October. Training in the cold is going to be a bummer though. I'm not quite sure how that is going to go because I can't imagine a long run on the treadmill. Keep training

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Hey there. I'm registered to run the Donald too. It sounds like you are getting there! The longest I've run this year is 5.5. I'm planning on going 6 miles this Saturday so we are about in the same place. (Though you are faster than me. My 5.5 mile run took me 65 minutes.) Anyway, I like hearing your progress. I think I'll do a Hal Higdon plan starting in October. Training in the cold is going to be a bummer though. I'm not quite sure how that is going to go because I can't imagine a long run on the treadmill. Keep training

welcome! good luck on your training as well! So far I've gotten up to 7.5miles and that was a killer. I really need to start keeping up with this journal more! This weekend I'm going to attempt 8 miles. Just the though of it kinda bums me out!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

so today I ran my first 8 miles ever! I actually felt really good and am really happy about it. woke up early and tried to figure out the best meal to eat before a long run. I've been playing around with things and I think I found a winner. Had 1/2 a cup of oatmeal made with water with raisins, cinnamon, and a tsp or tbsp of natural peanut butter. YUMMY and filling and apparently did the trick.

I also had a 20oz water bottle that I filled with half water and half gatorade. Also brought some Gu Chomps with me for about halfway through the run to give me a little extra kick. Took a few sips every half mile or so of the drink.

Started out at a 12:30 pace (about 2:30 below my normal pace for short runs). Then I thought might crash so starting at mile 2 I dropped down to a 13:00 pace. About 5 miles in I realized that I had a bit more energy then expected and decided to up the pace again to see how I did. Kept miles 6 and 7 around 12 mins and then my last mile finished in 11:45. YAYYY!! If I had kept a slower pace I'm sure I could have kept on going.

Knees are slightly sore, as are my feet but nothing horrible. Next week I'll probably try for 9 miles! yayyy!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/10734937

 

[MyMuse]

Congrats!!

The garmin thngy looked cool!

 

[dismagiclover]

That is awesome! You should be more than ready by the time January rolls around

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Congrats!!

The garmin thngy looked cool!

thank you! i love my garmin...i'm so addicted to it

That is awesome! You should be more than ready by the time January rolls around

thank you! i'm hoping I can keep up with the gradual increase in mileage.

 

[disneygirlinnj]

So I just called Disney and added a few extra days to my reservation at Pop for that week!

Originally I had booked just Thursday (Jan 7th) to Wednesday the 13th. Well I REALLLY want to do a few solo days and my friends are NOT making it easy on me!

My one friend Nate has to be back at work that next Monday so he's only staying 4 nights...Thurs-Sun. My friend Christina thinks she can take off most of the week so she's coming down Thurs-Wed most likely. Well I wanted to add a few days on for myself so I extended the hotel reservation from Thurs-Fri (7th-15th). Then I'll have roughly 2 and a half days to myself.

I'm looking at flights and they're $230 if I go those dates with JetBlue. Not too bad. Continental is about $258 right now. Hmmmm!

 

[scoot241]

I'm looking at flights and they're $230 if I go those dates with JetBlue. Not too bad. Continental is about $258 right now. Hmmmm!

JetBlue won't charge you for your first checked bag, though. Continental will. It's $15 if you tell them in advance or $20 if you check it at the airport.

I like to avoid the fees whenever possible, which is why I usually fly Southwest.

 

[disneygirlinnj]

JetBlue won't charge you for your first checked bag, though. Continental will. It's $15 if you tell them in advance or $20 if you check it at the airport.

I like to avoid the fees whenever possible, which is why I usually fly Southwest.

ohhh...good point. I did know that...just kinda forgot to add it into my calculation! Yet again another reason why I'm a fan of them!

 

[Lynn5700]

Hey!!! I'm running the half too! You are doing great with your training girl!! Keep up all your hard work!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Hey!!! I'm running the half too! You are doing great with your training girl!! Keep up all your hard work!

thank you! I see you have a ptr too so I'm heading there now! good luck with your training...hope to see you in january!

 

[Lynn5700]

thank you! I see you have a ptr too so I'm heading there now! good luck with your training...hope to see you in january!

Aww thanks
Yeah I would love to see you on race day

 

[MyMuse]

So I just called Disney and added a few extra days to my reservation at Pop for that week!

Originally I had booked just Thursday (Jan 7th) to Wednesday the 13th. Well I REALLLY want to do a few solo days and my friends are NOT making it easy on me!

My one friend Nate has to be back at work that next Monday so he's only staying 4 nights...Thurs-Sun. My friend Christina thinks she can take off most of the week so she's coming down Thurs-Wed most likely. Well I wanted to add a few days on for myself so I extended the hotel reservation from Thurs-Fri (7th-15th). Then I'll have roughly 2 and a half days to myself.

I'm looking at flights and they're $230 if I go those dates with JetBlue. Not too bad. Continental is about $258 right now. Hmmmm!

Whoooo-hoooooo!

I like adding on days.

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Aww thanks
Yeah I would love to see you on race day

Definitely! I'm thinking we'll be talking more as it gets closer, even if it's a quick hello before getting in the corrals!

Whoooo-hoooooo!

I like adding on days.

ME TOO! And it's going to be my first solo adventures. Just actually bought my flight today!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Bought my airline tickets today!!

I swear I didn't think it would be this complicated to plan 2 disney trips at the same time! Whew! It's serious Disney overload.

But yup! I looked at the JetBlue flights and saw they were a decent price so I bought them and used my credit from my September flight adjustment for the January flights! Definitely can't complain at all.

So I'm definitely going from Jan 7th-15th. WOOHOO!! Can't wait for a little solo adventures! Now I can try all the restaurants all my picky family and friends refuse to go to!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

OK so a little bit about the rest of the cast that's joining me for this adventure. I know I quickly mentioned they were coming with me but here's a little more info....

The first victim to sign up with me a while back is my friend Christina...another Disney-holic. Her fam goes all the time to the World and she knows it almost as well as I do. Can't wait to run around with her and have fun! We both love different things about Disney so it's going to be a great time sharing our ideas.

The second victim that signed up for the half with us is our friend Nate. He's only been to Disney once a few years ago but it was a crappy trip and he didn't enjoy it. So Christina and I have taken it upon ourselves to give him a crash course in all things Disney! Hopefully we can convert him!

So as of right now... I'm saying the 7th-15...Thurs-Fri. Nate can only stay Thurs-Mon and Christina can stay Thurs-Tues. We'll try showing Nate as much Disney fun as possible before he has to head back home.

Tomorrow I'll post our tentative schedule!