Warriors putting their Hearts into it for February.

[wtpclc]

Pam - Bummer on the quilts not beign done until fall. No way could could I wait that long, but I have no patience. I'll be doing Pig too!!!! I haven't done it begore, but many WISHers have and say it's great. You may want ot ask in teh monthly thread. Or, let em know what you want to know and I can hook you up with Aladdinsgirl. She's from Cinci.

grandma - SOudns liek a good. plan. I love MFM. just let us knw what you need as questions come up.

Michelle - Glad you are taking it easy. I just tend to worry.

OK, missed a page. Back in a minute.

 

[wtpclc]

Tracy - That's the most amazing thing about this core class, it's free!!! Now, tehir yoga class that I will start trying tomorrow is not, but it seems it will balance out with eh fact that Scott and I both thake the free core class. Not too bad.

KAte - That EAprogram is tough. Be careful. I onlydid it once. Next time I don't think I;ll do any of hteir jumping. Seems a little too high impact.

Real Name: Carrie
Age: 38
Location: WEst MI, not far from Lake MI
Family Stats: Married, not kids, but 1 niece adn 7 nephews.
Meaning of DIS Name: Just signe dup here to ask 1 question. DIdn't want any of those weird internet people knowing anytihng about the real me. wtp (winnie the Pooh) CLC (initials, maiden name)
Races: Strted in 2005 adn went from 0 to full marathon in 10 months. Don't recommend that. Now, we do the DIsney full every year adn supplement with halfs adn started tri's 2 years ago. Last year, we did our first Olympic distance tri. This year, we are hoping to do a half rionman.
Upcoming Races: Princess Half, Martian MArathon, Flying PIg
Pets: At one time, we had a rooster, a Saint Bernard, a conure adn 2 cats. We are down to 1 cat now. Lost our last cat in October.
Hobbies/Interests: Scrap booking, reading, college football, pro hockey, racing.
First Race: 2006 WDW Marathon
Favorite Disney Park: Magic Kingdom, but fave fireworks are Illuminations
Favorite Disney Dining Spots: Anywhere around WS lagoon for Illuminations, Splash Mountain, Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Ghiardelli's, wherever I find one of my friends. Seeing firends at WDW is amazing!
Coolest Things You Ever Did: Dog sleddign in AK.

 

[Schmorks]

Awesome idea on the introductions. Love reading everyone's info! Good job and keep it up to all you runners, swimmers, yoga-ers. I started P90x last week for something different and to avoid the cold/wind. It's tough as far as the weights but the cardio leaves a little to be desired. I'll be mixing it up with some runs soon here.

Anyway, onto my intro:

Real Name: Courtney
Age: 29
Location: Michigan, just outside Lansing
Family Stats: Single, no kids just 2 horses that cost as much as children!
Meaning of DIS Name: It's my nickname from my best friend in HS.
Races: Been doing 5Ks since 2000. Did my first marathon in January at WDW.
Upcoming Races: Maybe some local 5Ks, Detroit Marathon
Pets: 2 horses, 10 fish
Hobbies/Interests: College football (Go Gators! and I will cheer for Michigan again once Rich Rodriguez is gone), college basketball, showing horses, travel.
First Race: Dino Dash 5K
Favorite Disney Park: Magic Kingdom.
Favorite Disney Dining Spots: Ghiardelli's
Coolest Things You Ever Did: Running out of the tunnel and jumping to touch the banner at UM football games. Maybe not the coolest to anyone else but you never forget that moment!

 

[wtpclc]

Coolest Things You Ever Did: Running out of the tunnel and jumping to touch the banner at UM football games. Maybe not the coolest to anyone else but you never forget that moment!

Is there a drool smiley? OMG, that is the coolest. I had a former player sit behind me at the ND game. We asked what his mane was because the family has had tix since ~1977. HE said we woulnd't know him as he never played. I just looked at him and said, "yeah, but you got to come out of the tunnel and touch the banner" I so understand adn am so jealous, Courtney. We drive through the Lansing area all the time either enroute to Brighton or SAginaw. There's a trail that goes from downtown to MSU alnog the river. That's where we did our first 16-miler.

 

[jmasgat]

Hi Warriors,

Please welcome back Barbara--1/2Marathonpixie to your team.

Maura

 

[wtpclc]

Welcome back Barb! I've missed you!

 

[smileyk8]

Wahooo! Barbara's back! Missed you

Lovely to read more intros and feel like i know a little more about you all!

Just got a swim in this morning- 40lengths of loveliness before work- getting up at 6am leaves a lot to be desired. Love being in the water though

 

[Bookwood]

Good Evening Warriors! (Barb is that you???)

I got a great 4 miles in today- felt really tired before I got to the Y but by the time I started (and finished) I felt great! Wish I had remembered to start my watch when I started. Oh well there will be another run tomorrow! LOL

eal Name: Pam
Age: 54
Location: Huntington Indiana- near Ft Wayne
Family Stats: Married 31 years 4 kids 1 boy(Man really since he's 28) and 3 girls (26, 25 and 21- all of whom have done at least 1 half marathon with me) and 1 SIL whose a Doctorial student in Math at Duke
Meaning of DIS Name: Bookwood was my maiden name
First Race: WDW Half 2005 - there have been 10 more since then
Upcoming Races: Flying Pig in Cinncinnati
Pets:
Hobbies/Interests: sports of all kinds, reading, quilting (for now at least)
.Favorite Disney Park: DHS (I love the run from DHS to the Boardwalk in the dark- so relaxing and wonderful)
Favorite Disney Dining Spots: Coral Reef and Le Cellier
Coolest Things You Ever Did:
Get my MIckey medal (I have one and don't think I need another)

 

[Forthemedal]

Real Name: Cheree
Age: 37
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Family Stats: Married 10 years with 6 year old twin boy/girl
Meaning of DIS Name: While doing WDW 10 met a gentleman and as we were talking he spoke about somethimes we do the race for the particular medan and I realized that is what keeps me motivated to try and complete each Disney race at least once.
Races: 2 1/2 marathons- Nashville, Country Music in 08 and WDW 1/2 in 10
Upcoming Races: Disneyland Half
Pets: Athena (dog we think?) and 2 fish
Hobbies/Interests: Scrapbooking, watching my kids participate in sports
First Race: 2008 Country Music Marathon
Favorite Disney Park: Disneyland
Favorite Disney Dining Spots: Any Character Dining
Coolest Things You Ever Did: Parasailing this past Labor Day in Destin, FL

Have not done any working out in the past 4 days need to get doing something. Hope all are having a great week.

 

[wtpclc]

Kate - I loved teh water until I tried swimming for real in it. Now it has lost its appeal. I do hope to get hat back someday.

Cheree - Don't make me get my drill sergeant voice on. Hope you can get into workout mode soon!

Pam - lol. I always thought your screen name was a take on bookworm.

Did 35 min - 6 miles on teh trainer tonight. It's gettiing a bit better.

 

[Embroidery Grandma]

I just purchased a FR60 watch to see how I am doing. I decided to see how much I really walk at work. I am an office manager but I also change prices at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I did 3.24 miles at work today Now tonight is my 30 min walk but I will have to do that on the machine since it is raining. Hope the snow is not too bad up North, stay safe and warm.

Kathy

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Hi Warriors! Been held hostage around here for the last week and a half. Finally today Kirby Dog took me for a walk before the snows hit.

I'll be back to do a bio on me later. Heading to sleep now so I can get to the gym tomorrow a.m.

 

[wtpclc]

Lily - Hope teh weather lets up for you soon!

I did 35 min on the trainer Monday night and 1:15 of yoga yesterday. TM or pool today.

 

[Bookwood]

4 miles done this morning back to pre-disney distance and reps. No weights as I wanted to get back home asap so I could get in before the driveway blew closed.

 

[dsnyfan21]

For any Warriors that are covered with snow, please be careful out there. Stay safe and stay warm!!

Nice to see everyone introducing themselve!! We just need everyone else to join on in!!

I did 3 miles last night after work. At mile .98 it started to rain, not hard but it was coming at me sideways with the wind and all, stopped around mile 2, so I just finished up with 3 miles. The ITB/knee on the right was not acting up at all, I only did joggin intervals at .50-.60, 1.00-1.10, 1.50-1.60, 2.00-2.10, 2.50-2.60 and then 2.85-3.00 and it felt good, nice and easy jog and trying to do more of a leaning forward motion with "landing" some much heel first. Kinda like a chi running or the people who run with the Vibram five fingers (barefoot), though changin my "joggin" style a bit might help.

Keep up the great work everyone!!

-Tracy

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hi Team! Sorry for the delayed start here--didn't realize the February thread was open!

The good news is that I have been training like a fiend and am ready for the Princess Half! Only 3.5 weeks away! I did 11.5 miles last week at an 11:20 pace (certainly not my best, but no worries about being swept at least), so I am feeling good in terms of pacing and endurance.

The bad news...my IT band! Yowza. I am in pain. For a week or so it was merely annoying. I paid attention to it, massaged it, stretched a lot, etc. But today, which was a scheduled rest day for me, wow--it woke up today and has been screaming all day. I am hitting the ibuprofen every few hours and stretching. But other than that...???

I am definitely stressing big time. Thoughts? Suggestions? I know I need to rest it, but with the race only a few weeks away, I don't how many days I should take off. All opinions welcome, from my fabulous Warriors!

HI and WELCOME to all of our new folks. I have to go back and read more thoroughly so I can get to know you.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Here's my intro...

Real Name: Erika
Age: 40
Location: The coast of Maine. Gorgeous, but currently freezing!
Family Stats: Married with a son (10) and 2 girls (7 & 8). Yes, three kids in three years!
Meaning of DIS Name: I think you can figure that one out!
Races: I have done 2 Half Marathons and 2 Triathlons (both sprint distance) and am doing my third Half at the Princess Half in March!
Upcoming Races: Princess Half is the only one for sure. But I would love to get down there again for the Wine and Dine in October.
Pets: Just one tiny little dog named Bailee. She's a Manchester Terrier--looks a lot like a min pin, but has all of the wonderful personality traits of terriers.
Hobbies/Interests: SO many! WDW of course, tennis (I am a fiend) soccer (playing and coaching), softball (coaching my girls), going to the beach, hiking, camping, kayaking, snowshoeing and all of the wonderful outdoor things here in Maine, reading, hanging out with my kids and family.
First Race: I started running in March of 2008. In Sept. 2008 I did the Maine Coast Women's Half.
Favorite Disney Park: EPCOT and MK--love them both.
Favorite Disney Dining Spots: Boma, Wolfgang Puck's Cafe, Fulton's, and I loved Spoodles and still mourn its closing. For character dining--Crystal Palace.
Coolest Things You Ever Did: I am a college professor and while getting my graduate degrees, I spent a semester in Alaska tracking humpback whales and a summer in the Florida Keys tracking and working with Bottlenose Dolphins. My Ph.D. is in Behavioral Science and for a while I was focused on marine mammal behavior. But alas, there is no work in that area, so now I teach and focus on more "traditional" behavioral science stuff, but marine mammals will always be my passion.

I love being a Warrior! I was very active on this team in 2008 and early 2009. The last several months, though, I have not been so active here. My youngest daughter is critically ill and it really took a toll on me this year. I am happy to say that she is doing SO well right now. And I really plan to be a more active Warrior this year! Training for the Princess has really been wonderful for me and I am so excited for the race!

Do we have an active list of those of us doing the Princess? Is there a meet? I am SO out of the loop!

 

[dsnyfan21]

There is a Princess Thread going on (I think since like last October?/ who knows) There was recently a thread started for posting your bib/pace also.

I am going to do princess Erika, who else??????

Staying at All Star Sports and bib number 4339.

-Tracy

 

[smileyk8]

Kathy 3.64 miles whilst at work!?!?! that's a workout in itself. How cool to be able to see how active your lifestyle really is!

Lily hope the snow breaks soon, as pretty as it is you guys are all over our news and it looks very hard work. Given that the UK totally stopped after a few inches you're in a totally different league!

Carrie i'm sure the love will come back- spend some more time just enjoying it rather than beating a hard workout out of it. Usually works for me when i get annoyed with running outside.

Pam great work getting those miles in- i think given the conditions we'll let you off the weights.

Tracy my physio kept telling me to lean more, but i found the concentration needed to keep that up just was not there for me. very impressed you can change your style and whoop for ITB!

Erika so sorry about your pain, but awesome that you're totally on track. I really dont have any useful advice on ITB, for me rolling it and getting a massage helped- i've never found stretching to be that useful but maybe i've done it wrong. Hope someone can help.

Me ran 3.1 miles on TM and 2 miles cross trainer on tues, both ok just little shin rumblings at the moment. About to do another EA Active workout- cue inability to sit again I've spent all morning working for uni (study day) and reading about self handicapping and minimising the perceived threat of failing an event- wonder if i pay too much attention to my injuries... hmm makes you think!

Disneyland Paris for me tomorrow so I'll be back on tuesday

 

[3DisneyKids]

Thanks Tracy and Kate. And Kate--have a FAB time at Disneyland Paris! So jealous! But I hope to be going in September. Fingers crossed.

Tracy--yes, I am on the Princess Half thread, though I mostly lurk and don't post. There are 8 of us from a Wish thread all going down to do the race together--so exciting! We'll have our own shirts, not Wish ones, but if you see Team Goddess in bright blue shirts, grab one of us and introduce yourself! I would love to meet you during the weekend!