Wk of Apr 16--2007 WISH Walking/Running Club

[jodistar]

I have my ortho appointment at 3pm today, and I'm very curious to hear what he has to say.

Good Luck Dave - please let us know what they have to say.

 

[jodistar]

Okay, now I'm going to attempt to get to everyone's posts in the past couple of days.

Chimera Love your Easter basket!

Kim Looking forward to hearing how Boston was yesterday. Hope you did well.

Krista I'm with you about Easter - I ate way tooo much! I'm hoping I burned some of that off yesterday during my run......Everything made me feel a little sluggish yesterday.

Welcome Back Judy!

MaheraeExcellent Report - sorry to hear about the problems with the Garmin.

Oh - gotta go......Sorry for those who I have no gotten to...

Have a great day everyone!

Jodi

 

[aladdinsgirl]

Good morning everyone!! Hope everyone is having a great week. Hines and I did our 4 miles last night. You guys should see him walk, he is too funny, he prances alongside of me and I swear that dog smiles the whole time. I have scratches on my knuckles from where my hand grazed his open mouth while it was on his leash. I am amazed that Hines keeps right up with me, we're walking a 13:--something miles and he just trots along. He gets a break tonight because I'm going to the Community Center, but tomorrow night we're doing 5.

Kristi--I had no idea the Boston marathon was like that, I thought everyone had to qualify to run it. I'm not sure how I feel about people running without qualifying, running for a charity is a great thing and letting the soldiers who participated in the Iraq Boston marathon run it when they get home is pretty cool, but by letting "normal" runners run the Boston, doesn't it bring the prestige down a little bit? I don't want to start a debate, just thinking out loud. But how disappointed your husband must have been!! By the way, are Stephen and I the only dorks who Tivo'd the Boston marathon on the OLN network and watched it last night??

Jodi--I feel SO blah too!! And I have to wear a bathing suit in 24 days!! How is your training going?

Jen--I don't know how you managed to walk home, seeing a dog get hit, I would have been so upset. Seeing bad dog owners make me .

Dave--How cool that your work has kiddie boot camp, it sounds like lots of fun. on your appointment today, hopefully the doctor can find something so you can figure out what the problem is.

Judy--Glad to have you back, sounds like you had a great time. So you get to go on a cruise AND go to Italy?? No fun!!

Nancy--Yay that you can wog again!! There's no stopping you now.

Lisa--Don't worry about walking the DL half, I'm sure you're pace will be fine. I had to go from running to walking because of an IT band injury and I was worried about my pace for the Flying Pig 1/2 and so far it's fine. I do my tempo walks keeping it in the 12:00's and upper 13:00's and for my long walks, I keep it in the 14:00's; I just have to keep reminding myself that I'm walking with a purpose and not just out for an evening stroll. Just keep getting your steps in and the pace will start creeping up and I know you'll be fine by September. Good luck!!

Are our vacationers back yet? Amy? Christa??

I better get started on my work, I have a feeling that today is going to be busy. One of my co-workers has called in sick (again ) and when she's not here I'm the one stuck with doing her work. I do not envy her when she gets back, our boss was not too happy when he heard she wasn't coming in.

Talk to everyone later!!

 

[aladdinsgirl]

One more thing, I just got my daily Squeal from the Flying Pig marathon and on every email there is an inspirational quote. I really liked it and figured you guys would too.

"Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head.”

- Joe Henderson

 

[Kristi1357]

Kristi--I had no idea the Boston marathon was like that, I thought everyone had to qualify to run it. I'm not sure how I feel about people running without qualifying, running for a charity is a great thing and letting the soldiers who participated in the Iraq Boston marathon run it when they get home is pretty cool, but by letting "normal" runners run the Boston, doesn't it bring the prestige down a little bit? I don't want to start a debate, just thinking out loud. But how disappointed your husband must have been!! By the way, are Stephen and I the only dorks who Tivo'd the Boston marathon on the OLN network and watched it last night??

No, if anyone was dorky, it was my hubby! He was watching the marathon live and checking the progress online of 2 reporters from my station that were running. Now, that's dorky!

Chad will never run fast enough to qualify for Boston. So we either have to raise / save up tons of money for a donation, or he has to find a waiver from someone. His old contact is no longer on the board, but he is going to ask next time he sees him, if he still has any way of getting that waiver. I know it may not seem fair, but if Chad doesn't get that waiver, someone else will!

P.S. I really like that quote!

 

[Maherae]

Maherae Great job on your race! You really have come a long way!

Thanks, Nancy!! I think I would have probably given up back in February if it hadn't been for this board. Now, even if I do get swept at Minnie, I know I will make the DL 1/2 and on to WDW 1/2!

aladdinsgirl That's a great quote! Thanks for sharing!! The daily Squeal.. how clever! We would have been right there with you Tivo'ing the Boston..but we don't get OLN!! Had to be happy with online results.
Mel What a great Easter basket!! Not fattening!!
Judy Sounds like you had a wonderful, restful trip! Glad you are back, though!!
Jen Go and read ScoJo's race report. You'll see how fun 5K's are and that all sizes, shapes, and ages will be there! You'll do great!!
Carrie So glad things are better with your FIL!
Jackie and Dave Waiting for your doctors' reports!!
Claire didn't see any hot dogs or donuts!! Saw the fleur de lis guy at the stadium..he still hadn't taken his outfit off!! Saw the Marines..thought it was great that a woman was leading cadence!

 

[Minnie]

Boston - There was an article in the last Runner's World about someone that was given an exemption into the race and had mixed feelings about it. I don't remember if it was the editor or Bingham or who exactly now. I'll have to check when I get home.

Judy - The fact that you found time to walk on your cruise inspired me to get off my tush last night and on to the dreadmill. I walked for 45min and though my legs, hip, and back felt tight I'm only slightly ouchy today. I will be back at it tonight!

I also started my diet back up yesterday. Nothing like 25 days to WDW and shorts/swimwear to get a person motivated

 

[andromedaslove]

Mel - Congrats on your Easter basket... mine was no where near as healthy as yours!!

Cam - I am so sorry for the loss of your parents. I understand how hard it can be to get through times like that. I always seem to eat ALOT when those times come around. Hopefully things will calm down and get back to normal again. In the meantime

p.s. I would be more than greatful for a Training Eating Accountability Thread!!

Carrie - for your family, and to continued improvements for your FIL.

Minnie - I have bursitis in both hips, and one of the stretches I have found that is amazing at relieving my hip pain is this. Lay on your back with your knees bent like you are gonna do a sit up. Rest your right ankle on your left knee, grab the back of your left leg and pull it towards your chest until you feel the stretch. Then switch sides. Might be worth a try for anyone having hip pain. HTH

Jen - That is so horrible. I would have just been heartbroken, I wouldn't have been able to finish my run either. The saddest part is that nothing can be done to the woman who hit the dog and left.

Well, I am finally starting to run agan. Yesterday I wogged 2 miles. I knew that being sick for so long was gonna take a toll on me, but I could never have imagined how much. Yesterday I ran for 3 min walk for 90 sec, ran for 5 min walk for 2min30sec. To say the least it was difficult to even get through the 3 min let alone the 5, but we'll get there. I had a thought while I was running yesterday though and wanted to get your opinions on it. Here's the deal. My Mom is just starting running and I wanna be able to be there to support her in her training, so I was thinking that I would run (well WOG at first) with her 3 days a week, and then do a long run on the weekends. Gradually she will be running further distances and longer times, and I will just gradully increase those with her, but mostly concentrate on my long runs on Saturday. Does that sound doable? The reason I ask is because I see so many training plans where people are running 4-5-6 miles during the week and then their long runs on Sat or Sun, but I thought that maybe training with shorter runs during the week would be acceptable also. I was thinking something similar to this training plan Anyone have an opinion??

Ohhh... I almost forgot to tell you!! I went and bought new running shoes yesterday. When I went to the running store the woman saw the running shoes I had and said they still had those in stock, and grabbed a pair for me. I was amazed at how WHITE the new shoes are!!! The new shoes feel so much better than my old shoes did, so obviously I was in desperate need of new shoes!! And the best part, my Mom met me up there so she could get her first pair of "running"shoes, and since she was there buying hers she went ahead and paid for mine as my Birthday present!! YAY!!!

Dana

 

[solotraveler]

Good morning all!!

I don't have time for personals, but to Carrie... hope things continue to improve.


OK, WISH friends, I have a dilemma I would like some input on. As most of you know, I work a full-time job and am a full-time student as well. I have made the decision that I need to get this whole degree thing finished ASAP (not getting any younger). Therefore, I will be taking 19 academic credits this fall.

This leaves me with a Goofy-sized dilemma-- with this load, is marathon training going to send me over the edge? I've worked it out on paper... and it does seem doable (running 4 days/week plus a crosstraining day). Everyone I ask is giving me different advice... be it about my academic insanity or possibly training augmentations. I'm really on the fence about what to do. Since I know we are all a super-busy group... any advice??

OK, back to work for me.
Thanks all!
Kevin (Solotraveler)

 

[RunningLilo]

Hi everyone!

Just letting you know that I won't be around for a little while longer. We are camping!!! Whoo hoo!!! It's at Hanna Park where you can camp under beautiful trees, ride your bike to the beach, and then go fishing in a lake. It is a great place! We decided to extend our stay for 3 more days so we drove home to wash some clothes, but will be leaving again shortly. I hope everyone is doing well.

Dana- Great news from the doctor! I'm so glad you're okay. I hope you're still sticking with the no cigarettes thing. You can do it. I'm a little passionate about the issue since my husband's female coworker just died from it leaving small children without a mom or a dad. It is a horrible situation. I know it's hard, but I believe in you and your love for your family.

Talk to everyone else when I return!

Take care!

 

[wtpclc]

Kevin - Yikes! I think your degree needs to be number 1 priority right now. ANd, job, probably a very close second, as w/o job, no $ for school (or assistance towards classes).

That being said, You will still want to train, as it would be awful to lose that base. I woudl concentrate on the full nod not do b2b LRs, though. If I were you, I'd do like 4/1 w/r intervaos or something along those lines for the half, just to get the mdedal. Then, I'd try to run both after I had my degree. JMO. Huge respect for you for finishing when you have a full-time job and wre away from school for a while!

 

[Jen117]

Jen Go and read ScoJo's race report. You'll see how fun 5K's are and that all sizes, shapes, and ages will be there! You'll do great!!

I did see that after I posted and it brought a sigh of relief. I guess I get concerned because the YMCA is putting on the 5K and everytime I go to work out, the runners are also so serious and running as fast as they can. I never ever see normal people like me. I guess as long as a finish, I am ahead of all those that are just standing around waiting and never ran!!!

 

[andromedaslove]

Dana- Great news from the doctor! I'm so glad you're okay. I hope you're still sticking with the no cigarettes thing. You can do it. I'm a little passionate about the issue since my husband's female coworker just died from it leaving small children without a mom or a dad. It is a horrible situation. I know it's hard, but I believe in you and your love for your family.

Actually, I have stuck to it!! So far so good. As of yesterday afternoon I have been without cigarettes for an entire week!! I thought though that after a week I wouldn't think about them all the time!! Still think about them alot, like when we get done with dinner I think "I should be having a cigarette now!", or even when I got done with my run yesterday and got in my car!! I am very happy to be done with them though. Although I may still think about them I am not in the least bit tempted to actually have one. I refuse to intentionally do something to my body that could make me leave my children without a mother or my Husband without a Wife!! Thanks everyone for the encouragement!!

Dana

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Boston - There was an article in the last Runner's World about someone that was given an exemption into the race and had mixed feelings about it. I don't remember if it was the editor or Bingham or who exactly now. I'll have to check when I get home.

I read that last night. It was the editor-in-chief saying he got an invitation/exemption to run Boston and he had mixed feelings about it, but he was training to complete the race at his qualifying time.

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

with this load, is marathon training going to send me over the edge? I've worked it out on paper... and it does seem doable (running 4 days/week plus a crosstraining day).

Hey Kevin: I think you can do it too. I also agree with wtpclc and think that going Goofy might be a bit too much. As I'm sure you know, you have to prioritize your time and your degree and work would probably come first. But you also need time for you, and running could be just the thing you need for stress relief, etc. to help you manage the load of 19 credits in the fall plus working full time. I would certainly try it. You've already signed up haven't you? So you might as well keep training, and then if you find it's too much for you you could decide to do only the full or 1/2.

 

[Minnie]

Kevin - Wow 19 credits in a term - Yikes. The most I ever did during my undergrad while working full-time was 15. I was a single mother at the time but was not training for an endurance event.

It is possible and if you seem to be really dedicated so I do think it is even probable that you can do this. I hope that your work allows some sort of leeway or perhaps take a vacation day or two around finals and midterms with that type of load.

The running will probably be the least of your worries and likely and important stress reliever. I agree with the others I wouldn't give it up but you might consider either the 1/2 or full instead of both this year.

I feel for you. My grad school finals are next week and I feel like this right now with my work and school schedule.

Good luck!

 

[Minnie]

Minnie - I have bursitis in both hips, and one of the stretches I have found that is amazing at relieving my hip pain is this. Lay on your back with your knees bent like you are gonna do a sit up. Rest your right ankle on your left knee, grab the back of your left leg and pull it towards your chest until you feel the stretch. Then switch sides. Might be worth a try for anyone having hip pain. HTH

Thank you Dana for taking the time to explain this to me. I will be giving both this and the ones that Cam wrote out a try this evening after the dreadmill.

 

[Hockeychic]

How is everyone doing???

Just checking in to see how everyone is doing.

I am going for along walk tonight, so I hope to be able to record some times finally....yaaaaa.

Hope you all have a great day.

Kim

 

[keenercam]

Thank you Dana for taking the time to explain this to me. I will be giving both this and the ones that Cam wrote out a try this evening after the dreadmill.

Minnie -- Be sure to stretch before you get on the dreadmill, too.

Oh, and BTW, being a single parent is an endurance event in and of itself, isnt' it?

Kevin -- I agree that having a training schedule might force you to take some time away from your studies to decompress. I think, in your shoes, I'd be satisfied to complete the 1/2 ahead of the sweepers and really just train for the full. Training to get PRs on both would be way too much. I can't even imagine just working full time and taking a regular course load, much less 19 credits! Any chance of taking a class over the summer to lighten up the fall load a bit?

Hi, everyone! Miss you all. Heading to a WW meeting tonight to jump start my weight loss again so I don't have to lug these extra pounds around the Minnie course or the DL 1/2. Hope to see improvement in my training with the rescusitation of my discipline!

 

[MouseDogMom]

Jen - Sorry you had to witness the dog being hit. I would have been a total wreck and unable to do anything from that point on. I don't understand people who let their dogs roam, and I especially don't understand people who have dogs and don't care what happens to them!

Nancy - Great job on your wog!

Dave - How was your ortho appt?

Kevin - I agree with everyone else. The degree comes first, but running will be your escape. Just lessen the hours you dedicate to training and let it be for fun and see how you feel in January.

Dana - Congratulations on no cigarettes!

Went to the sports med clinic at Duke today. Good news, I guess, although he can't tell me exactly what's wrong, other than I overdid it and strained something. His best guess is some version of shin splints, although he did xray to rule out a stress fracture. Basically he told me to do what my body says - if it hurts, don't do it. If I feel okay doing the Minnie, go for it, and I can't do any further damage. So I'm going to try to walk tonight - less than a mile or so just to see how it goes.

And from now on I'll pay more attention to the rule about not adding more than 10% mileage at any given time... the 4 mile wog sounded great, but since 3 miles was my previous longest distance, guess it wasn't such a great idea!

Jackie