Wk of Apr 15--WISH Walking/Running Club

[Mouse Skywalker]

Good Morning Team:

I did my 14 mile LR on Saturday! It was a tough, tough run. I knew there was a big hill, but I didn't realize just how big and long it was. It was one of those things where when you drive it time and time again in a car, you think it's flat but it's really not. When I downloaded the info from my Garmin I learned that the first 7 miles were all uphill and I gained 700 feet in elevation - 700 feet in 7 miles!!! It was a 7 mile hill! My legs were dead after that. Then you go down the hill, and I lose those 700 feet in the next 1.5 miles. By the time I got to about 10-11 miles, I was just wanting the run to be done. It wasn't a stonker run, just a really hard run. My stats were 14 miles, 2:28.08, 10:35 mpm. That was my last LR before the Pig, and I definitely think I'm ready for any hills on the course in Cincinnati.

I posted a link to my running route I mapped out on the "America's Running Route" site. Take a look if your interested - make sure you look at the elevation map below (you might have to wait a little for the elevation map to load).

http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=121093

In addition, we had a great, great overnight trip down to the lake. It felt so good to just get away and get out of town for the day. The hotel was great, we all swam in the pool, had a great dinner Friday night, and all watched a movie before going to bed. Saturday morning, I followed my normal LR routine, got up at 5am, had coffee and an energy bar. I sat in a really comfortable lounge in the hotel lobby. One of the hotel workers even brought me a paper and turned on the fireplace for me. I was on the road at 7am, and back to the hotel after my run at 9:45a. We asked for a late checkout, and were able to go for a swim when the pool opened again at 10:00a. That felt soooooo good on the legs.

OK, we're getting snow now. I hope everyone in the northeast doesn't get too socked in with snow. Have a great day everyone.

 

[skfulkers]

When I downloaded the info from my Garmin I learned that the first 7 miles were all uphill and I gained 700 feet in elevation - 700 feet in 7 miles!!! It was a 7 mile hill!......That was my last LR before the Pig, and I definitely think I'm ready for any hills on the course in Cincinnati.

Holy cow, Dave! That's quite a running route. Yeah, you're going to kick my butt on the hills for the Pig. I have a secret--shhhh, I can't say it too loud: I've done little to no hill training for the Pig. Is there any way I can tie a rope onto you so you can drag me up the hill to Eden Park on the course??

Steve

 

[RedDragon]

Richard, Jen, Andrew: it's so wonderful to hear your Golden Retriever stories! I grew up with Goldens and when DH and I met, he claims the only one in my family besides me who liked him was the golden retriever! OK, that is kind of true, but the other family members came around. Dad found a dog park where he can take Bailey and the dog LOVES his time there. I also understand that when Dad is not around, Bailey pines for him (according to Mom). Bailey also knows the sound of Dad's car and of course Dad greets Bailey first when he gets home! Mom ranks a distant second !!

Angie: way to go on the LR!!!

It's raining and windy to beat the band. At times it sounds like a freight train coming though. Glad I'm not out in this today. I was supposed to workout with my trainer but she cancelled. That's OK with me as it seems some allergies have kicked in (that's my story and I'm sticking to it). Feeling a bit under the weather but not too much.

It's a holiday here. I'll run some errands and try to get to the fitness center if I feel up to it. Or I might not as the mood takes me.

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[hockeygirl]

Good Morning WISH team!!

Lucky for me, schools are closed here today due to the storm. It is a good thing, because I don't think I would have made it to work if I had to go. It is crazy here...many towns are in a state of emergency, with people being evacuated. Thankfully, my complex is safe and not flooded. Most roads are flooded, so it would take forever to get anywhere if I did need to go out. Good thing, I went to the supermarket on saturday to stock up for a few days, so I am all set. Bad news is that they are saying that all the local rivers have not even crested yet and probably won't until later today...which means the flooding is only going to get worse!!! This is the worse storm I have seen in my lifetime (which incidently is only 32 years!) but still getting over 8 inches of rain in 24 hours is crazy...and it is STILL RAINING!!!

To all those still in the path of this storm, please stay safe and don't go out if you don't really need to!

Judy--How are things up your way in Westchester??? Hope all is well with you and you are safe and sound!

 

[Big Vic]

Just a quick drive-by.

The marathon is on the VS channel (old OLN channel).

Times are 0930 - 1230 and 1600 - 1900 EDT.

 

[thndrmatt]

After a .6 mile swim, 18.6 mile bike, and 4.7 mile run...

I am a triathlete.

Race report to come in the other thread when they put up results, off to work!

 

[CrazySecretRecipe]

RedDragon and Tiberius- Let's hear it for the rescue dogs! My lab mix rescue turns 3 today, and I don't know what I'd do without him. Luckily, we got him when he was approx 4 months old, so he didn't have to wait too long for his forever family.

Kristi- If you don't mind me asking, which charity did you go through for last year's DL half? Did you have to raise a ton of money, and did they pay for your airfare? I've been thinking about doing that for this year's DL half, but I'm really bad at asking for donations.

Did 4.0mi on the TM this morning. Not great, but it's done.

Have a great day!

 

[monte]

Matt - You're da' man!

Jackie - Congratulations for registering for the half, it's hard work, but alot of fun.

I did a short workout yesterday, I only rode the bike for 45 mins. I've been walking on my tm every day for an hour, so I took it easy yesterday.

 

[Lexxiefern]

Hey Everyone! First thank you Lisa for your help. I have sent you a detailed PM.

Matt - congrats on the triathalon

Angie - Wow! You are gonna do awesome at the Minnie!!

Dave - Congrats on the 14 miles!

For all the WISHers in the NE, did you get any sleep last night?? I thought my roof was going to blow off. I was in FL for Hurricane Andrew and I do not remember the wind sounding that bad! The rain has stopped here on Cape Cod and I am hoping those poor marathoners are doing ok.

My leg is feeling better, but still not great, so I am going to take today off and try for a short R/W on wednesday. We shall see!

Becky

 

[TXAng]

Mel – Nice 4 miler!

Claire – Way to go on the 14+ miles!

Leana – Did you have a good time at the half?

Meghan – Bummer about DH! Is there a chance that he could go back to days permanently at some point?

Lily – Glad you got some good training in!

Bekkiz – Wow, that is a huge mileage jump! Taking a lower-intensity week sounds like a really good plan.

Kelley – Hope DH and DD recover from the flu quickly, and that you and DS keep avoiding it!

Angie – Awesome LR!

Jackie – Yay for running 2 miles straight!! Great job! Glad to see that you’re doing the Half, too.

Dave – A 7 mile hill? Ouch! Great job on the run!

Matt – WTG! Can’t wait to hear about the race.

 

[bekkiz]

Richard Thank you so much for the advice. Although I'm doing tons of reading on long distance walking and training, I really like having real people tell me what worked for them Please feel free to advise me anytime

Martha, Andrew and TXAng Thanks for the encouragment!

Angie Great LR, even w/ the wind issues

Jackie Yeah for registering! I still have not done it, but I will I'm so excited to have such a big WISH crew out there.

Dave Holy cow, that's quite an LR. You're going to be so well prepared for the big one!

Matt Yes you are Congrats, can't wait to hear more!

-bekki

 

[Honeibee]

Greetings Race Team -

Congratulations to Robert Cheruiyot! In that rain, no less!

I'm hopelessly far behind, and I do intend to catch up later today, but just stopping by to say I had a lousy six miles Saturday. Charlie wanted to do the 10K course he did last year, so I said I would too. He told me just to follow the arrows. OK, No prob. Except they had all faded away...so I kept going and going and going, knowing I was supposed to make a turn somewhere around here.....then I see a "Welcome to CT" sign and I knew I was in trouble. Not really, because we both had our phones, but it was kinda funny.

Anyway, the course was nothing but perpetual hills. If I wasn't going up one I was going down another. I have to say, though, that my legs, my quads anyway, felt very strong. Too bad my ankle and arch of my foot were killing me! I was exhausted at the end though. I usually don't want to curl up and have a good cry after a L/R, but this time I really felt like it.

Today, even on Advils, my ankle and foot hurt. I see the podiatrist Wednesday.

So today I thought I'd try to do the right thing and wear my uber-expensive custom orthodics for my dress shoes that I got three years ago and never wore. Did you ever see that movie "The Birdcage"? Remember when the housekeeper puts shoes on for the first time and he's trying to make dinner? That's me trying to walk around the hallways at work. I went in the ladies room and took them off, before I fell on top of somebody's desk and made a complete fool of myself.

Oh I forgot to say, my pace on Saturday was just enough to keep me from getting a free ride on the "Minnie" van, but that's about it.

(Insert big sigh here.)

 

[wtpclc]

Yikes! I am sooo far behind!!!! Behind at work, ontaxes and now here. Ugh.

OptiMike - 3-legged race!

Matt - Congrats on being a triathelete!!!

Amy surfaced at a race?? We miss you!!!!
Good News: Completed my 10-mile. Minimal leg pain during and none after. Woo hoo!

Bad News: I felt like I darn near killed myself to keep what I thougth was my "easy Pace."

Now that I know my leg will go the distance, though, I'll be working on speed again.

 

[plutosmyfav]

Quick drive by:

Did my Patriot's Day 5 miler:

171/183 Sunny 43 F 21/25 F4049 BURLINGTON MA 54:02 10:49

Seven minutes slower, 12 pounds heavier than last year-- oh well, I did it!

I ran with a nice woman who pointed out a huge tree that had crushed a car right on Mass Ave in Lex. Ctr. We thought we were DLF because the cruiser was on our Butts for the first 3 miles, then he passed us!

The good news, though, is I didn't push at all and was able to chat the whole way without being winded. So my current road pace is a bit faster than I thought.

I'll catch up will y'all soon.

I had to pull rank and take control of the TV for the marathon today

Sunny

 

[plutosmyfav]

Yikes! I am sooo far behind!!!! Behind at work, ontaxes and now here. Ugh.

OptiMike - 3-legged race!

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Hmmm, if the short legs aren't onthe right side, we'll have to do alternating half circles down the course...

Carry-- I'm sorry your run was hard. Hopefully, it's just one of those stonkers that sneak up from time to time.

Matt--- Congrats! Can't wait for the report.

Judy-- take care of that ankle.

Dave-- WOW! That's one LR!

I'll get to more soon, DS is going bonkers This is just day 1 of school vacation

Sunny

 

[cdn_gal_eeyore]

Leana – Did you have a good time at the half?

Yes, I did wind up volunteering at the Chinook Half Marathon this weekend. My SIL and I made sure the keep the walkers and runners on the correct pathway, and we made sure to cheer for everyone coming by. The weather was great and we had a blast encouraging them and cheering them into the finish line. Then we were rewarded for all of our hard work with a brunch buffet at the Sheraton with all the participants afterwards. The race was a pretty small one, but I will probably add it to my to do list for next year. The participants got an engraved dog tag instead of the usual finisher medal, kind of cool.

BTW - Your Bun Run looked like so much fun! Congrats on your first race. I loved the t-shirts.

Yay for all of you rescue dog owners out there. My westie, Finlay, is a rescue too (from the Austin Westie Rescue Society). He was an owner surrender who was just about to turn 4 when I got him almost three years ago. I think his previous owners mistreated him because apparently he bit the wife of the couple. I brought him home and he has been nothing but loving towards me. I still have to be careful when he meets strangers, but once he realizes that they aren't going to hurt him he really loves his people. He has so many good qualities I can't imagine what they did to him, but now he loves to give kisses and snuggles in for days when we sleep in. When people come to visit as soon as he wakes up in the morning he wants to run and say good morning to everyone.

 

[lenshanem]

I'm new here. I'm confused about this thread. There is a new weekly thread each week? Do you guys just share about your training throughout the week?

I have been a walker, putting in around 25 miles per week. DH took up running about a year ago after some health scares and just finished his first half three weeks ago. It motivated me and I have decided to start running. We have signed up for RFTT and it will be my first race.

I'm in week two of a 13 week walk/run program. (The book is The Beginning Runner's Handbook.) The program will transition me from walking into running.

Last week was a breeze and I almost felt guilty - like I wasn't doing enough, but today about killed me. Today I did 3.54 miles and my pace was 12.26. (I'm using the Nike+ thing.) I was alternating running two minutes and walking two minutes. I'm getting over a cold so I hope that was what did it for me. I'm gonna stick with it, though!

I also struggle with my weight, I'm usually going up and down within five to ten pounds. It doesn't help that I'm extremely short. I'm hoping running will help keep me in check. Right now I would like to lose five pounds before our cruise in late May.

I would love to be a part of this thread, I think it would help motivate me. Besides DH I don't have any friends who are runners.

Thanks!

 

[wtpclc]

Welcome Shan! Yup, new thread every week. Just share your training info (good or bad) with us. You'll note that we tend to get sidetracked a bit, but that's the general objective. The suppoort is amazing. PLus, when you want to give up, there's aleways someone who just overcame something or stuck it out that inspires you to do the same.

 

[lenshanem]

Thanks Carrie!

 

[TXAng]

Judy – I’m sorry your ankle and foot are bothering you!

Carrie – Glad your leg isn’t hurting after your 10-miler!

Leana – Hey, free food is always a good thing! I’m glad to hear that y’all had a good time.
Yes, the Bun Run was a lot of fun. We had debated between a couple of races for our first 5K, and really, it was the cool t-shirts that helped us decide on this one.

Shan –