Tinker Bell ½ Marathon Weekend ~ 2014 Check-in!

[Leskash75]

Thanks it was cool. Two antibiotics hopefully I'm good. Hoping to start training on Saturday.

 

[kindakrazy2]

Thanks it was cool. Two antibiotics hopefully I'm good. Hoping to start training on Saturday.

Excellent news!

 

[kirstie101]

I think I put 2:45 last year and was in Corral C out of I believe F. My guess is 2:12 or so for the 1/2 w/ your time so B. But there's still tons of time if you want to try and get a lower time. Congrats on your race though! How did the weather and nighttime of it all end up playing out?


Kristie~ how'd it go for you? Weather was awesome, part of the reason I love running up in the city. Can I put in a request for that for all my races? Love the necklace w/ the bridge in the corner. Little sore today, calves are definitely feeling it from the steepness of the downhill, so hopefully hopping on the bike tomorrow. The merch tent afterwards was CRAZY!!! The line looked like a 30 min wait. I really liked some of the finishers stuff. Going up tonight for the Giants game, so if it gets over early enough, maybe I'll see if I can hop over to Nike to see if they have some stuff. If not, I'll check the outlets in a few weeks.

The race was so much fun! I had such a great time! The weather was perfect. My time was slower that I was hoping but it doesn't matter, I finished and I finished with a friend which made it special! Those hills were no joke. I cannot wait til next year! We didn't even make it into the merchanidse tent. The security guard told us the line to check out was an hour long and we had to hurry back to our hotel to check out! Next year we'll check out before the race that way we can enjoy everything after a little more! Oh and talk about beautiful! What a beautiful course! There was something to enjoy looking at the entire time! Loved it!

Most of my soreness is gone now. I went for a short run last night but think I need a couple more days off. Getting some odd cramping/soreness in my feet of all places.

How'd you do?

 

[kirstie101]

Thanks it was cool. Two antibiotics hopefully I'm good. Hoping to start training on Saturday.

And plenty of time to train too!

 

[kim3339]

The hills Kim! I am a big ol hill weenie. I hurt my knee going down the hills in Austin. I am just not a fan. And what I call hills people call bumps- LOL! Which is another reason why I really like WDW running--- very very very flat. The few inclines I can handle.

After reading what you wrote, I thought of all the races in SF, and the only race that I can come up w/ that's flat is the Giants 10k(even their 1/2 has a hill)! I was determined to come up w/ 1, but couldn't! There's 1 in Feb through Golden Gate Park and the Great Highway, but even that 1 has some minor up & downs. That's just crazy.

The race was so much fun! I had such a great time! The weather was perfect. My time was slower that I was hoping but it doesn't matter, I finished and I finished with a friend which made it special! Those hills were no joke. I cannot wait til next year! We didn't even make it into the merchanidse tent. The security guard told us the line to check out was an hour long and we had to hurry back to our hotel to check out! Next year we'll check out before the race that way we can enjoy everything after a little more! Oh and talk about beautiful! What a beautiful course! There was something to enjoy looking at the entire time! Loved it!

Most of my soreness is gone now. I went for a short run last night but think I need a couple more days off. Getting some odd cramping/soreness in my feet of all places.

How'd you do?

I did ok, calves were really bad Mon ~ went to the Giants game that night and everybody kept standing and sitting, and I just sat. That's the 1 course that I think is really humbling for any athlete, don't like it when I do it, but totally appreciate it afterwards. My fave parts are after the bridge when we 1st hit the ocean and then after that 2nd hill when we're in that rich neighborhood. The houses are so pretty! A girl next to me said she was holding on to her orange slices until a garbage can b/c she didn't want to dirty the neighborhood! And did you see the little girl who set up her own water station? That was the cutest thing I have ever seen!

I believe you about the merch tent, it was crazy!! I really like that light blue pullover and the shirt that said 13.1 miles of glory. I'm holding out for big discounts at the outlet stores, but if not, I know I'll need it for Goofy and Tink in Jan! They have some stuff on the website though. Finisher Stuff If you click on the newest button under products and scroll down, they have some stuff.

The best part was when I looked at my schedule for this weekend, I have 5 tomorrow and 9 on Sun!! I thought I had 14, but it's only 9! Yay!!!

 

[kirstie101]

Thanks for the links Kim! How soon do you think til the Outlets seem some merchandise?

Oh and you were asking about compression socks earlier. PRO compression has 20% off their Pink socks this month with code SOM102 which makes them only $30 and shipping is free! http://www.procompression.com/marathon-pink/
I have some sleeves from them and a pair of socks that are CEP. They feel the same to me and I'd buy both again.

I did see the girl who had set up the water station, that was adorable! And did you see the window full of little girls in the houses before we hit Fort Mason, who were cearly waking up from a slumber party? They were all in their PJ's and dancing in the front window. It was too cute!

Have fun with your 9 miles this weekend! I think I'll do some cross training on the bike and hope my feet are back to normal in a few days.

 

[jessicaerv]

I just picked up my race bib for the 10k tomorrow. I haven't run in a week (well, I ran once) because I was at Disneyland (!!), but I'm cutting myself a little slack since I walked miles and miles for 4 days and barely ate anything. Except Carthay Circle lunch on Sunday and lunch at Club 33 on Tuesday Club 33 was wonderful, and I owe huge thanks to my friend (you know who you are).

I'm hoping to run the 10k in 1:00, but I think I'll realistically be closer to 1:20.

The swag bags were full of great coupons and small snacks. Imagine my surprise when I pulled out not 1 but 2 gift cards for $500 each!! I had visions of compression socks and running belts dancing in my head. As soon as I got home I logged onto the online store and see that all they sell are sunglasses and watches, and they charge service fees for purchases, so I'm a lot less enthused, but still... If anyone is interested in one of the gift cards, PM me. The retailer is Redstarworldwear (.com).

Happy Saturday everyone. Wish me luck tomorrow!

 

[indygirl99]

Good luck on your run tomorrow Jessica. Hope you run the time you are wanting to.

I signed up for a Galloway run group. They started their winter schedule last week but since I had to work this morning was the first time I got to run with them.

Met some new friends to run with. Hi Blazerfan

It was raining like crazy when I left the house but when I got to where the group met 20 miles away no rain. After the run on my way home it started raining again. What can I say I live in the Pacific NorthWET.

Of course DH and I headed out to a hike and got to do our hike in the rain. But at least my running shoes stayed dry.

 

[longhorns2]

I just picked up my race bib for the 10k tomorrow. I haven't run in a week (well, I ran once) because I was at Disneyland (!!), but I'm cutting myself a little slack since I walked miles and miles for 4 days and barely ate anything. Except Carthay Circle lunch on Sunday and lunch at Club 33 on Tuesday Club 33 was wonderful, and I owe huge thanks to my friend (you know who you are).

I'm hoping to run the 10k in 1:00, but I think I'll realistically be closer to 1:20.

Happy Saturday everyone. Wish me luck tomorrow!

How did it go Jessica? And awesome that you got some pixie dust and went to Club 33! Very exciting!

Ran my 4 miles per the plan today. Felt really good- negative splits! Hola! Ill never break any records, but if I keep improving, that's all I can ask for!

 

[jessicaerv]

How did it go Jessica? And awesome that you got some pixie dust and went to Club 33! Very exciting!

The race was alright, but I was definitely closer to the 1:20 than the 1:00 mark (actually went 1:35, certainly not turning that time into Disney!!). I found out partway through the run that my iPod STILL was not calibrated correctly. It told me I ran close to 12.5k rather than 10, so I've been calculating my pace incorrectly still over the last several weeks. Hopefully this time with the calibration is the charm.

Ah well, plenty of room for improvement, eh?

3 months to go, ladies (and gents).

 

[longhorns2]

Good for you Jess! I hear ya on the Nike. I thought I was a lot faster than I really am until I started the treadmill again. Doh! Had to make some adjustments on my thinking for sure.

Train hard, you will TOTALLY get where you want to be! Keep up the awesome work.

I bought a Garmin 10. It's not huge like the other Garmin products (I have large thighs but delicate wrists... ha ha ha) and I really like it. It can give me intervals and shows my pace and distance at a glance. The funny thing is --- it matched Nike the other night, but I was only going 1 mile. Nike gets farther off the farther I have to run, so I'm hoping the Garmin keeps me honest.

 

[kindakrazy2]

The race was alright, but I was definitely closer to the 1:20 than the 1:00 mark (actually went 1:35, certainly not turning that time into Disney!!). I found out partway through the run that my iPod STILL was not calibrated correctly. It told me I ran close to 12.5k rather than 10, so I've been calculating my pace incorrectly still over the last several weeks. Hopefully this time with the calibration is the charm.

Ah well, plenty of room for improvement, eh?

3 months to go, ladies (and gents).

Awesome job Jessica!

 

[longhorns2]

Had to dig us out of the way back pages!

Hi guys! How's it going?

I'm trying to hit 4 miles today and the 8.5 (gulp) this weekend. I'm not exactly sure how I am going to make that one happen, but it's happening.

My choices are on the treadmill watching my DVR, temperature controlled and close to a potty. So hard to do a long run like this on the treadmill though. Booorrrriinnggg

Or

get up wayyyyy early and run in the near dark on Saturday. MY DH has to leave around 9am, so I'd have to be up and moving early to get this done. It's going to be "cold"- cold to me anyway! lol So it would also feel GREAT to run outside. But I'm concerned about the timing.

Anyway, hope yall are training hard!

 

[kindakrazy2]

Training is going well over here. I did my 8.5 a couple of days ago and I nearly froze to death but I felt strangely strong. I love knowing that my body is getting stronger with each run. Its a great feeling!

How's everyone else doing?

 

[BabieDuckie]

Training is going well over here. I did my 8.5 a couple of days ago and I nearly froze to death but I felt strangely strong. I love knowing that my body is getting stronger with each run. Its a great feeling!

How's everyone else doing?

I honestly have no clue what happened, but I lost motivation really quickly. I've been slacking on the training and skipping run days. Not to mention that I get extreme tightness in my calves and get pain shooting down towards both ankles which force me to walk the rest of the way home. I've been keeping hydrated, stretching, I got fit for my shoes at a running store like 3 months ago. I still experience numbness in my foot. Should I see a podiatrist?

 

[Jeffreelancer]

I honestly have no clue what happened, but I lost motivation really quickly. I've been slacking on the training and skipping run days. Not to mention that I get extreme tightness in my calves and get pain shooting down towards both ankles which force me to walk the rest of the way home. I've been keeping hydrated, stretching, I got fit for my shoes at a running store like 3 months ago. I still experience numbness in my foot. Should I see a podiatrist?

Are you using elecrolytes during your workout? Tight calfs is a symptom of an electrolyte imbalance. That doesn't explain the pain in the front of your legs. That sounds like it could be shin splints.

There are exercises to strengthen the muscles in your hips and ankles to help with the shin splints.

You may want to visit a sports medicine doctor to diagnose your leg pain. A good sports med doctor can tell you if you are in the wrong shoes.

I had shin splints and use compression sleeves to help prevent the pain. The sleeves also help with calf problems. If you get compression sleeves make sure they are for shin splints.

 

[BabieDuckie]

Are you using elecrolytes during your workout? Tight calfs is a symptom of an electrolyte imbalance. That doesn't explain the pain in the front of your legs. That sounds like it could be shin splints.

There are exercises to strengthen the muscles in your hips and ankles to help with the shin splints.

You may want to visit a sports medicine doctor to diagnose your leg pain. A good sports med doctor can tell you if you are in the wrong shoes.

I had shin splints and use compression sleeves to help prevent the pain. The sleeves also help with calf problems. If you get compression sleeves make sure they are for shin splints.

Thanks for the help. I'm currently not using electrolytes during my short runs (which average between 1.5-2.5 miles), but I do on my long runs (anything longer than 4 miles).

I don't know if I would call the pain in my ankles shin splints. The pain is around my ankles and hurts the most on the outer side of my ankles. It's hard to explain. I had them when I began running in July, and then they kind of went away, and now they're back. I read on some other forums that other people experiencing similar issues bought compression socks and some said that seemed to have helped. I have big calves so am afraid compression socks won't fit.

I'll do some research to find a good sports med doctor in my area. It wouldn't hurt to have a professional take a look and give me their opinion, especially for the numbness in my toes on my right foot.

 

[kirstie101]

I'm gonna complain and feel sorry for myself.... Since Nike I've had pain in my arch. I ran last Thursday and it about killed me. Took a week off and it got better after a couple days but then the improvement stopped. So I guy tired of resting it and ran on it tonight and I'm right back where I was a week ago and it hurts like hell. I have a dr appt on Monday but basically I think think gonna be resting for more than a week this time. I am not a happy camper right now.

 

[Shananana]

Well, it's the end of October and I have my first 10k tomorrow. I'm so excited about it! (Goal 1 hour 20 minutes) I know I can do it!

Good luck to all of you who have qualifiers this weekend!

 

[jessicaerv]

Well, it's the end of October and I have my first 10k tomorrow. I'm so excited about it! (Goal 1 hour 20 minutes) I know I can do it!

Good luck to all of you who have qualifiers this weekend!

Yeeehaaaw, Shananana - Best of luck!! I predict you'll run at least five minutes faster than your goal.