Summer may be winding down, but the INCREDIBLES are just warming up!

[mommyof2Pirates]

veronica I dont think there should be a limit to our team. I say the more the merrier.

 

[Mickeys#1Fan4ever]

Happy Sunday to all! I hope everyone is doing FANTASTIC on this Sunday morning! I just told my DS that this time next week we will hopefully only be 30 minutes from crossing the finish line and getting that awesome medal Hopefully it will be a cool morning next Sunday in LA like it is here this morning....I think it is about 52* this morning...perfect for a run! Still can't believe it is only 1 week until the DL 1/2....seems like I've been planning this forever!

Veronica....I agree with you about new members. I think allowing new members to pick a team they are interested in and then they go to that team and ask to join would be an easier process. And I agree with Lindsay....the more the merrier! I do personally have my weeks where I'm so busy that I don't get to sign on everyday so I would worry about new members signing on and I wouldn't catch that and be able to "welcome" the new member. And I agree with you Veronica about all the different levels of experience and how this has helped me and could be helpful to those looking to be a new member.

okay...I guess I better get off the computer and get something accomplished this morning. My DS just left for his 2 hour driving lesson....hope they make it back safely! Today they go on the freeway He turned 16 a couple of weeks ago and hasn't been in a hurry to get his license...but I NEED him to get his license. Since my older DS is away at college now I'm having to do all the driving and it is really making it difficult with my work day! So keep your fingers crossed it all goes well this morning!

 

[lisah0711]

On a more serious note, there is a thread about WISH teams and not taking on new members or making more new teams. My suggestion was that if someone wanted to join a team they could go to the team thread and ask to join. As captain, I am always ready to welcome new friends who want to participate. I know many of us get busy (especially with school just about to start!) and don't get on here as often, but some folks have joined our team and we have never heard from them! I would rather give someone a chance to participate and be part of our INCREDIBLE gang than not. What does everyone else think? We are an amazing bunch I think and we have a lot of different levels of experience. We can help out newbies and can always use the advice of more experienced runners and walkers.

Veronica, I agree with Lindsay, the more the merrier. Our team doesn't feel "crowded" to me at all. I will post on Maura's thread but I think it would be intimidating to have to ask to join an established team, especially if I had never ventured on a WISH board before. I love being on a team with runners at all levels of experience -- as a newbie that is really important to me.

Thank you for all you do for us as team captain!

Happy Sunday to all! I hope everyone is doing FANTASTIC on this Sunday morning! I just told my DS that this time next week we will hopefully only be 30 minutes from crossing the finish line and getting that awesome medal Hopefully it will be a cool morning next Sunday in LA like it is here this morning....I think it is about 52* this morning...perfect for a run! Still can't believe it is only 1 week until the DL 1/2....seems like I've been planning this forever!

Veronica....I agree with you about new members. I think allowing new members to pick a team they are interested in and then they go to that team and ask to join would be an easier process. And I agree with Lindsay....the more the merrier! I do personally have my weeks where I'm so busy that I don't get to sign on everyday so I would worry about new members signing on and I wouldn't catch that and be able to "welcome" the new member. And I agree with you Veronica about all the different levels of experience and how this has helped me and could be helpful to those looking to be a new member.

okay...I guess I better get off the computer and get something accomplished this morning. My DS just left for his 2 hour driving lesson....hope they make it back safely! Today they go on the freeway He turned 16 a couple of weeks ago and hasn't been in a hurry to get his license...but I NEED him to get his license. Since my older DS is away at college now I'm having to do all the driving and it is really making it difficult with my work day! So keep your fingers crossed it all goes well this morning!

for you, Patsy, and your DS with his drivers license.

Remember your team mates, INCREDIBLES, and take a team picture! Good luck to all of you who are running next week-end!

 

[Mickeys#1Fan4ever]

Just wondering if any of you ordered a "Wish" shirt from the sticky thread?? I ordered one for me and one for my DS but we don't have ours yet. I was hoping to have them before the DL 1/2 but I'm thinking that might not happen since we leave on Thursday I'll have to come up with another bright & cheerful shirt to wear!

On a good note....DS & I went for a 4 mile run and his knees didn't hurt!!! He hasn't really been running but crossing training with all his waterpolo and I think the break from running helped with all the inflammation in his knees. Both of us have started wearing knee bands and for me it has made a HUGE difference in the soreness in my knees. So I'm feeling a bit better about the run next week....I don't think we are going to break any records but that is okay...it is his 1st half marathon so I just want him to finish....unhurt!

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

I believe there are 2 meets scheduled-one on Friday and one on Saturday. We get in on Friday around noon, and are meeting up with our friends sometime that afternoon. There is a thread about the meets here

If other Incredibles want to meet up just us, I will PM my cell # to anyone who is interested.

I'd love to meet up with other WISH and Incredible members, but I'm not sure when we'll have a chance! We get in on Friday night, hopefully in time to check in before running to DCA to grab our picnic dinners w/ WOC fastpasses and get in line for the 8:00 show. We will be around the park for most of Saturday morning, but we're going to leave early afternoon to have a late lunch/early dinner with my parents and then our DDs will spend the night with them. Logistics are fun killers!!!

We'll be at a cabana at the GCH Mariposa pool on Sunday, so keep an eye out for two very tired parents with 2 very active DDs wanting to swim in the pool. Thank goodness my parents and brother will be hanging out, too!

Planning a 5 mile run tonight. I didn't get through Tuesday's because my plantar fasciitis was flaring and I decided rest was the better plan. Crossing my fingers tonight is better!

Smart to take a break rather than make it worse! I've had PF before and it is truly the pits.

It seems no matter how close I run to the edge of the paved trail I about get ran over....but I LOVE the bike trail along that area. It is so pretty it makes the runs bearable.

I know! They go crazy fast! I think they forget the 15mph speed limit. We did our "ten mile" run up on Miner's Ravine Trail in Roseville today. It was beautiful!!! I think Miner's Ravine is to American River Bike Trial as Disneyland is to Disney World. They are both beautiful and a great place to run and bike, but Miner's Ravine is smaller and more intimate. You're running next to a creek instead of a river, the bikers tend to go much more slowly, and you get much of the same scenery in a more compact area which seems to somenhow highlight all the beauty. We're just so close to the American River whereas we have to drive 30 minutes to get to Miner's Ravine.

I LOVE running in the rain. It was so much cooler too.

Me, too! I just need to remember to wear contacts when it's raining our or I'm always wishing for windshield wipers for my glasses.

Good luck to all our INCREDIBLES who are running the DL half soon!

Remember your teammates here and try and tell us how it is going! Maybe a team picture at one of the meets?

Thanks, Lisa! I hope to join you for the fall challenge. I'm just trying to decide if I should join now with my current weight or wait until after I get back from the Half Marathon. The problem with the half is that I'll burn a bunch of calories, but eat them back in no time while at DLR.

My suggestion was that if someone wanted to join a team they could go to the team thread and ask to join. As captain, I am always ready to welcome new friends who want to participate. I know many of us get busy (especially with school just about to start!) and don't get on here as often, but some folks have joined our team and we have never heard from them! I would rather give someone a chance to participate and be part of our INCREDIBLE gang than not. What does everyone else think? We are an amazing bunch I think and we have a lot of different levels of experience. We can help out newbies and can always use the advice of more experienced runners and walkers.

I'm with you on this. Definitely the more, the merrier! If they go with "open" or "closed" teams, that cold work, too.

Just wondering if any of you ordered a "Wish" shirt from the sticky thread?? I ordered one for me and one for my DS but we don't have ours yet. I was hoping to have them before the DL 1/2 but I'm thinking that might not happen since we leave on Thursday I'll have to come up with another bright & cheerful shirt to wear!

I ordered one for DH and myself, too, but I know that it's really unlikely we'll get it in time. I knew that going in to the ordering process, but couldn't help hoping. I do have a DIS green tech shirt that I wear when I run. I thought of looking around at Target or Walmart to see if I could find a lime green visor and write WISH across the brim, but I figure that's a long shot, too.

DH and I did our last long run before the Disneyland Half today. We've been doing Hal Higdon's Novice Half plan and today was supposed to be ten miles. Well, about 1 1/2 miles into our run, we ran into a small snafu. The bridge for the bike trail following the creek under the freeway is being repaired and there was a detour. We stopped briefly to see if we could figure out how much the detour would change our ten mile giant loop, but it was going to take too long, so we just went with it. When we finished, we thought we'd maybe gone about 10 1/2 miles and thought the pace was getting pretty close to sweep time. Now, we'd stopped a few times to figure out where we were and there were way more hills than we thought there would be (or that we're used to), but I was feeling a little glum about the time. But, when we got home we plugged in the route including the detour into Map My Run and it turns out we went 11.4 miles! So, our pace time was about 14:28 instead of the almost 16:00 I was worried about. Phew!!!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Thanks, Lisa! I hope to join you for the fall challenge. I'm just trying to decide if I should join now with my current weight or wait until after I get back from the Half Marathon. The problem with the half is that I'll burn a bunch of calories, but eat them back in no time while at DLR.

I am on the challenge too and I say start now. Use your weight before you go. Lots of us on the last challenge had vacations and went up and down with weight. It will help to get you focused once you return to get the vacation weight off. Everyone is so supportive and friendly you will love the experience.

 

[lisah0711]

Just wondering if any of you ordered a "Wish" shirt from the sticky thread?? I ordered one for me and one for my DS but we don't have ours yet. I was hoping to have them before the DL 1/2 but I'm thinking that might not happen since we leave on Thursday I'll have to come up with another bright & cheerful shirt to wear!

I ordered a shirt, too, but I don't think that they have shipped yet, they may not even be done yet. Sorry! Do you have another lime green shirt to wear or maybe a nice INCREDIBLES shirt. I don't know how many members of the scream team show up at the DL race but I guess you will have a better idea at the meet and the expo.

I'd love to meet up with other WISH and Incredible members, but I'm not sure when we'll have a chance! We get in on Friday night, hopefully in time to check in before running to DCA to grab our picnic dinners w/ WOC fastpasses and get in line for the 8:00 show. We will be around the park for most of Saturday morning, but we're going to leave early afternoon to have a late lunch/early dinner with my parents and then our DDs will spend the night with them. Logistics are fun killers!!!

Me, too! I just need to remember to wear contacts when it's raining our or I'm always wishing for windshield wipers for my glasses.

Thanks, Lisa! I hope to join you for the fall challenge. I'm just trying to decide if I should join now with my current weight or wait until after I get back from the Half Marathon. The problem with the half is that I'll burn a bunch of calories, but eat them back in no time while at DLR.

I'm with you on this. Definitely the more, the merrier! If they go with "open" or "closed" teams, that cold work, too.

I ordered one for DH and myself, too, but I know that it's really unlikely we'll get it in time. I knew that going in to the ordering process, but couldn't help hoping. I do have a DIS green tech shirt that I wear when I run. I thought of looking around at Target or Walmart to see if I could find a lime green visor and write WISH across the brim, but I figure that's a long shot, too.

DH and I did our last long run before the Disneyland Half today. We've been doing Hal Higdon's Novice Half plan and today was supposed to be ten miles. Well, about 1 1/2 miles into our run, we ran into a small snafu. The bridge for the bike trail following the creek under the freeway is being repaired and there was a detour. We stopped briefly to see if we could figure out how much the detour would change our ten mile giant loop, but it was going to take too long, so we just went with it. When we finished, we thought we'd maybe gone about 10 1/2 miles and thought the pace was getting pretty close to sweep time. Now, we'd stopped a few times to figure out where we were and there were way more hills than we thought there would be (or that we're used to), but I was feeling a little glum about the time. But, when we got home we plugged in the route including the detour into Map My Run and it turns out we went 11.4 miles! So, our pace time was about 14:28 instead of the almost 16:00 I was worried about. Phew!!!

Oh, I think that you should join the challenge and let the chips fall where they may. That way you know that we will all be waiting for you to congratulate you on your victories and help you get right back on track again.

Sounds like you are doing great on your training and are all ready to rock n' roll!

You will love World of Color! I saw it in June. Can't wait to see it again in Ocotober.

I am on the challenge too and I say start now. Use your weight before you go. Lots of us on the last challenge had vacations and went up and down with weight. It will help to get you focused once you return to get the vacation weight off. Everyone is so supportive and friendly you will love the experience.

Lindsay, is right, and she has had a great summer and has done a great job of walking the walk!

 

[Mickeys#1Fan4ever]

I thought of looking around at Target or Walmart to see if I could find a lime green visor and write WISH across the brim, but I figure that's a long shot, too.

I've been trying to remember where I saw a Lime Green Visor at....it was either at Sports Authority in Folsom or the Fleet Feet in Fair Oaks. I had thought about buying it but decided to go with a black hat with a lime green nike swoop. I know one of these places had a lime green visor. Could probably call Fleet Feet and they could tell you.....since they are such a small store.

 

[elbowglitter]

Wow, I have fallen behind in my forum reading! A friend turned me on to The Hunger Games series (an amazing young adult series) and I spent my weekend with my nose in a book. Well, while I wasn't at the gym or out running, that is!

In terms of joining - I'm a new member and I liked being assigned to a team because I'm shy and would feel weird about just jumping in. That said, you all were so awesome and after only a few weeks, I feel totally welcome.

This weekend was my last long run before Disneyland. It was a bust. I'd been feeling off all weekend and was starting to wonder if something was wrong with me. Weird stomach cramping, etc. Well, as I venture into TMI land, you ladies can all figure out where this is going. Yes, my monthly visitor showed up. Quite late, but that's normal for me. I was frustrated, but then glad - no worries about next weekend then. So I headed out for my run. Stupidly, I went out at 10:15 am. So it was hot and sunny. It was a terrible run. I drank a ton of water along the way, and wanted to give up after 3 miles. But I didn't. I power walked a lot of the end of the ten miles, but it was a good mental exercise, because even with all the power walking, etc, I still finished under a 14:00 pace. I could have power walked another 3.1 miles and made it to the race finish line within the time limit. Of course, the race course is way easier than my normal training course - I train in a super hilly area. And it won't be so hot. All in all, a good lesson.

(back to TMI land) And then I got home and discovered that all the running had shifted things around, and... well, let's say it's a good thing I wore the black shorts and not the light blue ones.

Other lesson learned? Don't forget the Body Glide. And diaper rash cream does wonders for chub rub.

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

Other lesson learned? Don't forget the Body Glide. And diaper rash cream does wonders for chub rub.

I'm taking a brief sanity break at work and your post was just what I needed!

And nicely done with your pace time even when you were feeling off! I'm feeling pretty confident of maintaining a mid-fourteen pace time. I'd love to speed up eventually, but I'll take my current pace for this race!

 

[VernRDH]

Thanks for the input everyone on the team issue. Guess we will wait and see what happens, but I too am always willing to take on new members.

Megan, about the diaper cream. Wish I had known that last year. Sorry your last long run went poorly, but next weekend should be great!

I posted the weather forecast on the DL half thread, but it looks like 60 degrees and sunny for race start on Sunday.

 

[lisah0711]

Thanks for the input everyone on the team issue. Guess we will wait and see what happens, but I too am always willing to take on new members.

Megan, about the diaper cream. Wish I had known that last year. Sorry your last long run went poorly, but next weekend should be great!

I posted the weather forecast on the DL half thread, but it looks like 60 degrees and sunny for race start on Sunday.

Sounds like nice weather for a race!

I saw that you guys get to run around the bases at Angel Stadium -- cool!

 

[VernRDH]

Sounds like nice weather for a race!

I saw that you guys get to run around the bases at Angel Stadium -- cool!

Yes we do, that is one of the things I am most excited about.

 

[Mickeys#1Fan4ever]

I saw that you guys get to run around the bases at Angel Stadium -- cool!

I must say that getting to run through Angel Stadium last year came in at a close 2nd to running through the castle! We actually ran along the warning track instead of the bases. We didn't get to run on the grass part of the field, but we came through the doors behind right field and ran on the dirt along the seats and exited Angel Stadium behind left field. The stands had boy scouts and girl scout troops in the seats and they were holding out their hands for high fives all along the way. I was in such awe I didn't notice until I was exiting that the runners were being projected on the big screen behind center field and I believe they were announcing where some of the runners were from.....It really was so cool! In 2008...my 1st time running the DL 1/2 we were detoured around the outside of the stadium....I was soooo bummed so it was a nice surprise last year.

Megan....thanks for reminding me about the body glide!

I can't believe I only have 2 more work days this week and then we'll be at Disneyland...

 

[Bephus]

Just wanted to check in and wish my teamies a big GOOD LUCK at the DL Half. I will be cheering you on from Florida

 

[VernRDH]

Here is the link for the new September thread:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=38050452#post38050452

See ya over there!!