KeenHo
Proud WISH Team Member, Runner
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2001
- Messages
- 1,469
Hi BOT-friends!
Cam and I are now moved into the Wilderness Lodge Villas for the rest of the week (through Sunday). I've now moved from a studio at BWV, to a 2 bedroom there, to the Grand Floridian and now to the WLV. There is so much stuff we are schlepping from room to room too. I have to work a week just to make up for the tips I've given out to bell services and valets.
First of all, the Vow Renewal was more than we could have imagined. Here is a link for you, our friends, to check out the sneak peek video of the ceremony. www.stvsvideo.com
You have to click on sneak peek, then use the following user name and password (username: blu-ray and password: magic). Then click on Cam & Howard (pavilion). Enjoy!
They put the sneak peek online for us to share with friends who could not make it to the ceremony. The actual video will be available in a few months.
The reception at the Whitehall Ballroom at the GF was wonderful and we even had Mickey Mouse show up and join the party.
The "Honeymoon" is going well, we are enjoying the time together very much. Cam is napping now, the early mornings and late nights have certainly taken their toll on us.
As for the races...
The 5K was awesome! I ran with Kevin Z, his DD (Katy), his DS (Kyle), my DS (Andrew) and Chester. The event was a fun run, and it lived up to it's billing. There were no time keepers, no clocks, etc. I ran slow, walked, ran backwards, weaved, etc. Chester was a great sport to hang with us throughout. I think we finished in something close to 41 minutes. Not sure though since we didn't get finish times and I didn't take my Garmin. On sedond thought, who cares?
As for the Half Marathon and Marathon... I haven't even looked up my "official" times. Unofficially, I think Mike and I finished the half at about 2:01:30 (or something close). I had the best time running with Mike and listening to all the adoring women (young and old) that were admiring his pants (and presumably what was inside them
). I think we pushed each other from time to time in the race. The results were good and a bit faster than I had hoped going into the race. I ran with the nagging PF injury, but I was able to overcome it on Saturday. The PF went from nagging to painful, then numbness took over. The pain was a precursor to Sunday.
After the Half, I waited for Cam to finish and some other WISHers. I got back to my room about 11:15 and took a hot shower, took some pain killers and got over the the BOT meet at Macaroni Grill. It was really nice to see everyone, sorry I showed up late.
I had set up to run the marathon with Stephen (Fulkerson) from the WISH Team. He and I met before the race and went to the Corral (C) and began the race on the blue course. I immediately felt pain from my PF and it wasn't going away. I managed to get about 14.6 miles out of the foot when the PF pain got so intense, I had to start walking. I also had a blister issue on the other foot that was painful. Although we ran a few brief sections of the course, we basically walked it in from there. We saw some WISHers on the course including Colleen (she looked great (as usual), fresh, and feeling fine. We walked a bit with Chester and his DS (Chet) and were caught by Sara
. She joined us after Animal Kingdom and helped pace us into the finish. She improved our walking pace (easily) by 2-2:30 min per mile. Towards the end of the race we were caught and overtaken by Charlie(Judy/Honeibee's DH). When Sara broke for the finish to go sub 6 hours, Stephen and I broke for it too and I somehow found the strength to sprint the last 500 yards of the race. I passed everyone in my path and finished just ahead of Sara, Stephen and Charlie. I think my time was close to 5:56. I have never:
a) Been in so much pain during a run.
b) Taken this long to finish a marathon.
c) Felt so weak and unable to live up to the challenge.
d) Not cared about my finish time. (I just wanted to complete it and leave something in the tank for the vow renewal the next morning.)
However, I have never ran with PF before - 3 days in a row (42.4 miles in 3 days) with little training due to the PF since the Philly Marathon.
I have better days ahead. I am going to the podiatrist when I return home to get my PF issue under control and healed. I am going to train for the Caesar Rodney Half in Wilmington, DE in March and run it with Lou and my friend Charlie (Judy's DH). He is going to come down for it and I am going to run the Ridgefield (CT) half in the fall up in his area.
I need to run. Let me know what you think of the video. I'll share photos and weigh in on possible relays/2009 races whenever possible.
GO STEELERS!!!!!
Howard
Cam and I are now moved into the Wilderness Lodge Villas for the rest of the week (through Sunday). I've now moved from a studio at BWV, to a 2 bedroom there, to the Grand Floridian and now to the WLV. There is so much stuff we are schlepping from room to room too. I have to work a week just to make up for the tips I've given out to bell services and valets.
First of all, the Vow Renewal was more than we could have imagined. Here is a link for you, our friends, to check out the sneak peek video of the ceremony. www.stvsvideo.com
You have to click on sneak peek, then use the following user name and password (username: blu-ray and password: magic). Then click on Cam & Howard (pavilion). Enjoy!
They put the sneak peek online for us to share with friends who could not make it to the ceremony. The actual video will be available in a few months.
The reception at the Whitehall Ballroom at the GF was wonderful and we even had Mickey Mouse show up and join the party.
The "Honeymoon" is going well, we are enjoying the time together very much. Cam is napping now, the early mornings and late nights have certainly taken their toll on us.
As for the races...
The 5K was awesome! I ran with Kevin Z, his DD (Katy), his DS (Kyle), my DS (Andrew) and Chester. The event was a fun run, and it lived up to it's billing. There were no time keepers, no clocks, etc. I ran slow, walked, ran backwards, weaved, etc. Chester was a great sport to hang with us throughout. I think we finished in something close to 41 minutes. Not sure though since we didn't get finish times and I didn't take my Garmin. On sedond thought, who cares?
As for the Half Marathon and Marathon... I haven't even looked up my "official" times. Unofficially, I think Mike and I finished the half at about 2:01:30 (or something close). I had the best time running with Mike and listening to all the adoring women (young and old) that were admiring his pants (and presumably what was inside them
). I think we pushed each other from time to time in the race. The results were good and a bit faster than I had hoped going into the race. I ran with the nagging PF injury, but I was able to overcome it on Saturday. The PF went from nagging to painful, then numbness took over. The pain was a precursor to Sunday.After the Half, I waited for Cam to finish and some other WISHers. I got back to my room about 11:15 and took a hot shower, took some pain killers and got over the the BOT meet at Macaroni Grill. It was really nice to see everyone, sorry I showed up late.
I had set up to run the marathon with Stephen (Fulkerson) from the WISH Team. He and I met before the race and went to the Corral (C) and began the race on the blue course. I immediately felt pain from my PF and it wasn't going away. I managed to get about 14.6 miles out of the foot when the PF pain got so intense, I had to start walking. I also had a blister issue on the other foot that was painful. Although we ran a few brief sections of the course, we basically walked it in from there. We saw some WISHers on the course including Colleen (she looked great (as usual), fresh, and feeling fine. We walked a bit with Chester and his DS (Chet) and were caught by Sara
. She joined us after Animal Kingdom and helped pace us into the finish. She improved our walking pace (easily) by 2-2:30 min per mile. Towards the end of the race we were caught and overtaken by Charlie(Judy/Honeibee's DH). When Sara broke for the finish to go sub 6 hours, Stephen and I broke for it too and I somehow found the strength to sprint the last 500 yards of the race. I passed everyone in my path and finished just ahead of Sara, Stephen and Charlie. I think my time was close to 5:56. I have never:a) Been in so much pain during a run.
b) Taken this long to finish a marathon.
c) Felt so weak and unable to live up to the challenge.
d) Not cared about my finish time. (I just wanted to complete it and leave something in the tank for the vow renewal the next morning.)
However, I have never ran with PF before - 3 days in a row (42.4 miles in 3 days) with little training due to the PF since the Philly Marathon.
I have better days ahead. I am going to the podiatrist when I return home to get my PF issue under control and healed. I am going to train for the Caesar Rodney Half in Wilmington, DE in March and run it with Lou and my friend Charlie (Judy's DH). He is going to come down for it and I am going to run the Ridgefield (CT) half in the fall up in his area.
I need to run. Let me know what you think of the video. I'll share photos and weigh in on possible relays/2009 races whenever possible.
GO STEELERS!!!!!
Howard
Your vows were beautiful! 
and enjoy the rest of the honeymoon
It felt just OK...a little winded.
. I know, but all the kids are doin' it!! 
