Super Goofs are MARCHing into Spring!

[SkinsFan76]

Hello, I'm new to the Goofs and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jason and I'm 34. I live South of Cleveland, OH which puts me 1014 miles from WDW. I picked up running about 16 months ago after losing a bunch of weight and needing to get active again. I've since ran in 4 half marathons including the Princess just a couple of weeks ago, several 5k & 10ks, and a couple of sprint triathlons. I'm hoping to complete a full marathon and/or olympic distance tri by year end. My mileage in Feb was 98.7 miles.

I'm happy the weather is turning. I've been able to run outside for the last three days and now have 8 days outside in the last two weeks. It's nice get off the treadmill finally. I'll have to start pushing myself next week instead of just enjoying being outside.

 

[jmasgat]

Welcome Jason! Your race "curriculum vitae" sounds a lot like mine. Sounds like a mrathon would be a great next challenge. Got anything coming up in the near future? I am also looking at an olympic distance race this year. Just need to get a plan.

Shan Kid's sports can get so expensive, can't they? I'm rather glad my kids ran in HS and played Little League. The cost was a lot lower! Of course, if they had been interested in other sports, I'm sure we would have been supportive.

Megan Okay, I've read the blog post, so I'm looking forward to the rest of your trip report. Seems like all the pretty Princesses (and handsome Princes) had a good time at the race. I feel like I should run it just to get the medal--something about doing all the Disney races (which means I'd also have to do Everest and Wine and Dine!)

The last of the good weather days here...but I went swimming. I really need to rampu up the swim and cycle workouts if I want to do the tri this summer. I tried doing some swim drills today--yes, that was me coughing and sputtering. I think I need to get some swim fins.

Enjoy the weekend all. A frined has convinced me to do a 5 mile trail race tomorrow, so that will be "interesting".

Maura

 

[DisneyMomma09]

Hiya Goofs! I've been MIA for a bit, but I am checking back in. You all have been busy!

Welcome Jason! You're not too far from me...the weather has been lovely, hasn't it!

Maura-You should totally do the Princess next year! That is my plan for next year! And really, the races are just another excuse to make a trip to Disney!

Shan-Wow...My brother rides horses...talk about expensive!..my mom always joked that she could have put him in swimming! It would have been a lot cheeper! And DH wants DS to play hockey...not the cheapest sport by a long shot! Of course DH thinks DS will be the next Sidney Crosby and give us an early retirement!

Suzanne-You looked great finishing up the Princess! I always look a mess when I finish my runs and I am only doing 40 minutes of running/walking! My hair is falling all over and my face turns beat red...and stays that way for about an hour after I finish!

Angie-Your quilt is awsome! My DM and DGM are both quilters. My mom is going to make a quilt for DS after our trip in June. We are going to have the characters all sign squares of fabric to make it!

It has been beautiful here all week, but I have not been able to get out for a run in it...I hate to leave Colby after being away from him all day at work, so I like to run after he is in bed. Even with the time change, it is getting pretty dark by that time, so I have been sticking to indoor runs. Things are going well with my C25K. I am hoping we can get one more really nice day tomorrow so we can take DS to the zoo! When we took him last summer, he slept the whole time! Of course he was only 2 months old, too! Here's hoping!

I also made a discovery tonight! Colby is cutting his first tooth! Finally! He is 10 months old...that is when I got my first tooth as well, so following in my footsteps! So far he has not been fussy at all...hopefully I don't jinx it and he sleeps well tonight!

Enjoy the weekend, everyone!

Ashleigh

 

[DISaholic's]

Welcome Jason, now I'm not the newbie anymore !

Hi Shan, my son spent 10 years in competitive gymnastics so I totally understand the cost! He stopped when he was 16 due to a back injury but was on track to compete at the college level. The good thing that has come out of this is he has used the experience doing gymnastics to get him a job. He coached all the way through HS and now coaches during his breaks (he's in his 3rd year of college). Coaching at 19-20 is way better than flipping burgers. My sister's son played Hockey and it was WAY more expensive than the gymnastics esp. since he was a goalie and need tons of equipment.

Hi Ashleigh! I remember those 'first tooth' days! How exciting! My 'baby' is 16 years old in two weeks. 10 months old is my favorite age, they are so cute but not quite mobile yet so you're not chasing them everywhere.

The weather has been so gorgeous here in Upstate NY. Today is supposed to be the last hurrah of the nice weather so I'm going to try and go out for a long run this afternoon. Ran Tuesday, Wed, and Thursday this week for a total of 13. Want to get back to the 25 or so miles a week I was doing in October.

Hope everyone has a marvelous weekend!

 

[DisneyMomma09]

Hi Ashleigh! I remember those 'first tooth' days! How exciting! My 'baby' is 16 years old in two weeks. 10 months old is my favorite age, they are so cute but not quite mobile yet so you're not chasing them everywhere.

Ha! Not quite mobile?!?! He has been walking since he was 8 1/2 months old! And crawling since 6 months...he is into everything! My mother suggested tying a weight around his neck...maybe that would slow him down? God bless our pack and play or I would never be able to unload the dishwasher or get dinner made...Colby would be too busy trying to 'help'! He is pretty darn cute if I do say so myself!! (Check out the pics in my PTR if you want!)

 

[suzannews]

Just a quick run by for me...

Welcome Jason! I will add your miles to our journey.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I know a few Goofs are/were racing and I hope you finished strong and tell us all about it!! I think Spring has finally arrived here in FL!!

 

[suzannews]

3/21 update 15498.99 + 1014 = 16512.99 to go

 

[SAHDad]

Good morning Goofs!

My leg is finally ok, and I come down sick. Blah. DW has been fighting a low-grade cold for over a week, DS was running a high temp last Sunday (and missed school Monday), DD has had it since Wednesday. I thought I was going to luck out, but came down with it yesterday morning. Still running, but my miles are low.

 

[suzannews]

Feel better soon Rich!

 

[Pungodingy]

I just wanted to tell about my race this weekend...I did the Shamrock Shuffle, went into a "flat" course with a terrible headcold, but didn't want to back out after registering, so figured I'd just get thru it, and not worry about my time...the course had one flat spot, the rest was ALL hills, dont know who decided to call it flat, but it wasn't! The weather was excellent, it got up over 60, unheard of in NH in March, sun was out, even got a little sunburn on my nose! The race director had planned on approx 300 runners, there were over 600 that showed up, they ran out of food, ran out of water, ran out of t-shirts, but it was all good. AND, I even had a decent time (for me) even with the hills and the headcold. AND, my dd ran it too (she does run with me occasionally) and she had a good time too. Neither of us won in the raffles, but we did have lunch after in an Irish pub, the food was YUM!

Today, we finished off the maple syrup (making it, not eating it, though I did some of that too!), done for the season!

Hope everyone else had great weekends!

 

[DISaholic's]

Oh gotcha! Didn't know you had a 'runner' to be! My middle son walked at 7 months, he was so little and walking! He is the one who was the gymnast, is there a connection? Maybe??!!

Well even when you can't go for a run, you are running after them!
...ah the good old days....

Now my three DS 22, DS 20, and DD 15 (16 on April 4th as she keeps reminding me!) just drive me a little crazy but in a good way!

 

[SAHDad]

Angie - don't forget - race miles count double! Way to go, sounds like a good race.

Suzanne - thanks. I hope to be over this soon. Not trying to BQ, or even PR, on my next race - I am looking at it as a 26.2 mile training run, with support, a shirt, and a medal.

 

[SkinsFan76]

Thanks for the welcoming.

Got my last good weather run in today, since it going to get cold for the next week or so. Also did my first sorta long run since running the Princess half. Did 8.5 yesterday and it felt great. I actually made myself stop so i wouldn't push it too much. Of course then today felt horrible.

My son wants to run all the time, I'm just hoping he keeps that enthusiasm up for several more years. he's only 3 so he hasn't found video games yet.

 

[jmasgat]

Ashleigh Your son is adorable (I peeked at your trip report), and I can't imagine what it would be like to have a child walking so early! BTW, I love OKW. My sister has DVC there (they bought the first year it was available) so I have been lucky to spend time there over the years. It is big, and feels different from other DVC resorts. I have said (too many times to some of my family) that I would be very happy living in a 1BR unit there! They broke the mold after they built that place.

Angie Congrats on your race. And glad you had nice weather. My mother (who lives in MA) always says "We get your weather one day after you have it). So YOU got my nice warm 60's!

As for me, on Saturday I did an impromptu race with a friend. It was a 5 mile trail race called "No Frills, All Thrills" at a local MetroPark. Can you say hills? Oh my god, I have never done a race that was 80+% up and down. Only the inital ~1/2 mile or so (and same finishing) were flat. It was hard!

The weather here--which has been glorious all week--switched back to late winter (happy vernal equinox!) so race temp was 36F with a wind of about 5-10 mph. Once I started running I was comfortable--temperature wise anyway! Fixed on one person who seemed to be about my pace and age group and tried to stay with her. Funny, I chatted with her after the race--she was faster uphill and I was downhill, so every time I thought I was closing on the downhill, she would regain on the uphill. I did end up passing her after the 4 mile point.

Finished in 42:53 (8:35 pace), which was 4th in my age group (would have placed based on last year) I guess this is an okay time, since it was a trail race and hilly, but it's off my best 10k pace fo sure.

Got a tech shirt, and they were selling nice headbands for $5, so picked one of those up. Then my friend and I headed to Ann Arbor, where we were supposed to meet up with her son for lunch, but he was a no show. So just the two of us at Blimpy Burgers.

I was expecting to feel it in my legs yesterday, but amazingly did not, so I headed off to Ashtanga Yoga (and skipped my scheduled LR-- a fair trade)

Today might be a rest day--haven't had one in a little while. We'll see.

Hope everyone else is doing well and your teams are surviving in March Madness. MSU pulled out another heart stopper (after again blowing a big lead). Their chances are dim though, having lost their best guard. But the weekend games sure were entertaining!

Maura

 

[groovygirls]

quick driveby-

I GOT PICKED TO BE A MEDICAL VOLUNTEER FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON!!!!

I will be at the finish so hopefully I will not be seeing Cindy!

 

[mla1977]

Hi Goofs! I feel like I write in a bunch of different places lately and seem to miss updating you guys. Well, aside from the instant posts from my phone, I'm updating you guys first this time!

I managed to make it to the gym this evening. I hopped on the eliptical for 10 minutes for about .75 miles then I went to the indoor track and did W2D1 of C25K. I know that I train for longer distance, but I'm really working on getting faster and running longer for longer so during the week I am going to focus on that program.

This weekend I have 7 miles planned with TnT so I'm really looking forward to that! Have a great week everyone!

 

[suzannews]

Good early morning Goofs!

Hope everyone is having a great week. Spring has finally arrived here in FL, it was 80 and beautiful today and all of my flowers are in bloom. Its been a good day!!

Angie and Maura, congrats on your races, your rock girls!

Rich, hope you are feeling better.

Joanne, volunteering for the Boston marathon sounds awesome, I'm sure you'll have some great stories to share.

As for me, Spring break is just around the corner for my daughter and then she has 9 weeks to go until summer. It feels like the school year just started and she is almost done with her freshman year of high school. I can't believe it. We picked her classes for next year and she'll be taking chorus again which she loves and plans to be on the newspaper staff. We are trying to decide where to go for vacation this summer, any suggestions? Disney World is not on the list!!! I am signing up for a local 10K next month with part of the fees going to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer fund. Good cause and shirt, medal and food for $25. You can't beat that!!

There are a few Goofs who haven't been around in a while so I am going to send them a private message to make sure everything is OK. As we all know, life just gets in the way sometimes but there are so many new posters on the Wish boards looking for a team that I don't want to hold a spot for anyone who is no longer interested in participating. Does that make sense? Anyone agree or disagree? Please tell me, I'm a big girl and you won't hurt my feelings, I promise!!!

 

[jmasgat]

Joanne Congrats on the Boston gig--may it be a quiet, uneventful day.

Megan A little speedwork is always fun to mix things up. Hope your LR goes well.

Suzanne Since we jave the new team now (The Incredibles), we have some room there for newbies--but I think it's great to just check in amd make sure people are okay.

As for me---it's been a weird training week. One thing though--don't do speedwork (or run) in the afternoon after you've gone out to lunch! Even though it was 2-3 hours later, it didn't work. I quit halfway through.

Otherwise, I am tackling cleaning the garage. DS wants to park the car inside since it is the beginning of "Water Wars" at school--it's a senior thing. He wants to make sure noone can get him when he leaves for school in the a.m. Seems like we have stuff out there theat has been there forever. Mostly, I leave the garage to my DH, and neither one of use is big on clutter, but there is still stuff there that I have no clue why we have it. So maybe if the weather cooperates, we can get it done this weekend.

Anyway, have a good one, Goofs!

Maura

 

[stenogoddess]

Hey y'all!

I'm still here, just quiet! Spring gets me down with my allergies, but I'm plugging along (don't the trees understand that I love them and so they need to quit killing me?)

I've decided that if I want to run the whole Mickey Marathon (2012 ) that my time in the 1/2 must get better. I just don't have the attention span that my current time in the 1/2 would suggest I need for the marathon, as in SIX HOURS! So I've decided speed work is what's in store for me for now rather than distance, though that will change somewhat as I get closer to the DL 1/2. Also I don't think my cross training is where it should be either, as in not at all as I hate cross training! But I've read a few things that suggest that I need it to help avoid injury and that somehow it will actually help my speed. So those are my goals coming up, get faster slowly to avoid injury and be firm with myself on my cross training.

I'll try to do better with participating and not . I know it benefits us all!

 

[SkinsFan76]

Did a speed day yesterday and today was an easy recovery run. Long run planned for tomorrow. Will easily get my 25-30 miles in this week. I'm hoping the weather is nice this weekend so I can get some

I've got a 5k in a couple of weeks and was hoping to PR there. It was my first race a year ago when I started running. It's exciting to get to run the same race from last year and start comparing the differences. I expect at least a 3 minute faster time this year.

Jason