Wk of Apr 30--2007 WISH Walking/Running Club

[chimera]

Viking...welcome Tell us all about Frankfurt!

Anne, yep...that was me at the start of the half. I don't handle cold well Don't get me started though...these guys had to listen to me whine about the starting temp for the half for a good month before the race I finished the race down to 3 layers, with no hat, gloves or scarf. WDW has volunteers that collect the clothing shed along the course, wash it and donate it to charity.

Dana...sounds like a great trip!

Lynnda...yikes! for Bill and his wounds!

Amy...congrats on the 5 miler! Does this mean a Garmin's in your future

 

[littlegreydonkey]

Hi guys - just a quickie to say my certificate arrived today (hooray) but even better (cue high pitched screaming that normally only dolphins can hear) I'm on the DVD. I'm so excited I could pop. Should you get bored, go about 3/4 of the way in, past the animal kingdom segment into epcot. You get two girls run past with purple TnT tops and fairy wings on, then a kind of dull bit during which you'll see the back of a girl wearing a white top, fuel belt, black shorts with a long blonde ponytail - guess who, guess who, guess who? If you watch it superslowly you even see lily's Wish scarf round my wrist. Gotta go pop now - in fact, better go to the gym am so super stoked I'll fly round my program.

 

[littlegreydonkey]

Oh in all my excitement, I forgot to say Jodi, you can definitely do the 5k - in fact, depending how you feel with your training, you might want to try and race it. At our running club, everyone always races the 5k on the Wednesday night after we do a half marathon as for some reason you do your fastest time of the year. You never know it might work for you too.

 

[MelRhoads]

Jodi - congrats on the job offer. I'm w/ helen about the 5 k. I don't think it should be any big deal you should be fine by then. About the boredom, I get bored w/ just one sport, so I try to mix it up, but I have found that on the really long runs 15+ miles, I find comfort in doing my same ol' route. That way I know just where the .5 mile markers are and how much i have left.

Mel - YAYYYY On no sx!!!!!

Goofyguy - Your trail run sounds like my adventure races. I don't care what the length 6 hours or 25+, I always do about 1/2 the race w/ grit in my shoes and wet feet!!!! I loved your run report!!!!!! Sounds like a real adventure.

I mt. biked this we on my new bike. I'm having some probs w/ the gears, but the dual suspension was AWESOME!!!! I felt like i was moving faster than normal. Major breakthrough!

I'll try to get a short TM run in tomorrow if I can keep the boy occupied.

 

[plutosmyfav]

Helen that's terrific! I haven't even opened my cd yet. Guess I better watch it now!

Today was mostly rest. DS had T-ball and then we went to the rock wall at the Y. No one was there so we got to use it as much as we wanted. I did much better than my first time and DS did, too.

 

[MelRhoads]

Sunny - glad you guys had a good time climbing. Did your little one overcome his fears? That is awesome!!!! Oh, and .... I forgot to chime in on the jacket.. Awesome!! I'm so glad you got it. That is cool. I say you would not be a poser, but that you would wear it in honor of that great event (nothing wrong w/ that!)

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Good Morning Everyone:
Wow, May 1st - the Minnie is almost here! Good luck to everyone going to WDW. I'll be thinking of you.

Mel- PD on DD13's MRI. I hope the kidneys and spinal cord all look OK. Thanks for posting your pictures of the WISH shirt. As far as food/meeting place goes, I don't care where we meet as long as I'm there and we can get together. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone (although I'll be a little nervous to come out from behind the safety of my anonymous computer). Just remember we were going to try to pick someplace where the kids could run around too.

Lily- Have fun with your Garmin. I've been having fun with mine. I'm amazed at how you can plot your runs on the computer. Great job on the wog and biking.

Jodi- Hmmm, that is a little strange that they asked you to be a WW leader after they were giving you grief about being there before. You should mention your experience to the leader that invited you to become one. Just so they know what your experience was. Good job on your 5 mile TM run . Yeah, I get bored with my running route too, and it's fun to run new places. I also think you can do the 5K after the half-marathon. It's all just training for Goofy in January anyway, right ? Whoa, I just saw you did 10 miles!!! That is great, Jodi. Who cares about the pace, you were out there doing it. WTG! You've really come a long way. I'll talk about my group run below.

Carrie- Awesome 7 miler! You rock! I like your MP3 songs too. "Moving Right Along" brought back memories for me. I remember seeing "The Muppet Movie" in the theater with my sister many moons ago, and I used to be able to play "Moving Right Along" on my saxophone (I don't even have a saxophone anymore).

Jackie- Have fun getting ready for WDW. I think you made a good decision staying off your calf until the race. No amount of stretches or exercises are going to work miracles on it now. Just rest it, and do what you can do at the Minnie. I would still ice it though. I still ice my shins 2x/day even on my rest days, and they are getting better and better.

Mike/goofyguy1958- Great story about the trail run. Good luck at the Broad Street 10 miler - have fun.

Kevin- How did your 6 miler go yesterday? Did the rains stop. Sounds like you have some story to share about the dinner party Friday.

Welcome Viking!!! This group has been great. I joined up at the end of January, and they've helped me train steady for 3 full months now.

Amy- Good job on your 5 mile trail run too. That sounds like a tough one. Don't worry about your pace. It will come. I always run slower somewhere new too. I think it's because I'm trying not to get lost.

Lynnda- Glad your foot is healed up. Don't worry about being undertrained for the Minnie. You'll get through, get your medal, and it will be more training for WDW Marathon Weekend, right? Wow, PD for your DH about the cat bite. Those can be serious. Besides rabies, it is very easy for cat bites to get infected. They carry some sort of bacteria that humans don't have, and after the bite it's easy for it to get into our system. I had a raging infection once from a cat bite. Make sure he gets some antibiotics ASAP if there are any signs of infection.

Back Dana! Sounds like you had a great 3 mile run before you left. Great job. I'd love to hear more about your trip, and what you did for DS's (right?) 5th birthday. If I'm able to make it down to the full marathon in January, I need to plan something for DD8's 9th birthday (January 6th the day before the marathon).

Anne- you're very kind. Yes, the ortho appointment has helped. Been getting lots of advice on stretching and exercises which has been good. I'm amazed at how well the icing has been helping the shins. Good for you on your training run under 15 mpm pace! That's awesome! You'll get through the Minnie. You can do it!

Heather- Great training run. Negative splits, awesome!

Helen/littlegreydonkey- That is so cool that you are on the DVD. How awesome is that? Oh, BTW we watched "Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin" for our Friday family pizza/movie night. Very cute. DD5 is such a huge Pooh fan. Very cute.

MelR- glad you're having fun with your new mt bike. Are you going to the Minnie? I take it you and Sunny didn't win that contest?

Sunny- sounds like you had a great day with DS at the rock wall. Good for you. Thanks for posting the T-shirt designs on the other thread. I must admit about the Boston Marathon jacket - I would feel the exact same way. Knowing me, I would feel like a huge imposter if I wore the jacket (not that you are, but I empathize with your feelings). Once my SIL gave me a coffee mug that said "Ask Dr. Science" on it, and I refused to drink out of it until I finished my PhD because I didn't want to be an imposter/poser. I hear you Sunny, I hear you... You could keep it as incentive/motivation to qualify for Boston, but don't have it become a symbol of NOT qualifying for Boston. You've certainly accomplished so much.

OK, now I need to get ready for work, and didn't post my training. I'll have to post again later.

 

[Viking]

Viking...welcome Tell us all about Frankfurt!

Mel,
I assume you're referring to that race in Frankfurt. It's the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge, which originally was started in the USA and still takes place there in several cities, and also in London, Amsterdam, Johannesburg, etc. It's American origin is also the reason for the 3.5mile-distance (5.6K). Somehow the run in Frankfurt attracts the most people. The JPMCCC is a team-rum intended to promote teamwork and bonding in companies, there is no fastest runner, there is just a fastest team. Of course the fastest man and the fastest woman are recognized, but it doesn't count for anything - it's just the team that counts!!
There are small companies, i.e. doctor's offices, starting with just one team of four runners and companies like Lufthansa or big banks with teams of 2,000+ runners. Last year there were more than 58,000 runners in that race. 58,000 athletes on 5.6K of track make roughly 10 people per meter or three people per foot, which makes for a tight fit Til all people have passed the two starting lines, whose tracks are merged after a quartermile, usually 45 minutes pass by.
The track goes through Downtown Frankfurt with a steady incline for the first two K and then it's downhill for another 1K, the rest is flat. As all streets are blocked for traffic and everything takes place on wide boulevards and avenues it's usually possible to run without a lot of pushing and shoving. Nevertheless ambitious runners have to zigzag a lot thus stretching the 5.6K to at least 6K.
The last time I did the first 2K in slightly under 8 minutes (6:20 per mile), but then got 'stuck in traffic' and so finished in 24:30. Runners being able to do the distance in 20 minutes or less are started a minute before the masses to allow them to make full use of the track.

Just in case you also wanted to know about my home- and birthtown:
Frankfurt am Main (upon Main) is a bit more than 1,200 years old and located more or less in the center of Germany and also of Western Europe, which is one reason for its airport being one of the busiest and most important in the Eastern hemisphere . The population is about 650,000, but the extended area -called the Rhine-Main-area, named after the two major rivers merging 20 miles to the east- is home to more than 2 million people, including cities like Wiesbaden, Mainz, and Darmstadt.
Frankfurt is also often referred to as 'Bankfurt' as about 200 banks have their world- or European headquarters here. Another nickname is 'Mainhattan' as it is located along the banks of the river Main and is the only German city with a skyline worth mentioning, sporting skyscrapers of up to 900' and a Telecom-tower of about 1,000'. The German Federal Reserve Bank has chosen Frankfurt as its location as well as the European Central Bank, the headquarters of the € (Euro), the European currency.
Here's a link to Frankfurt's homepage providing lots of information in English: Frankfurt's Homepage
We are home to several sports teams:
-Eintracht Frankfurt (Soccer Premier League)
-FFC (Ladies' Soccer Premier League)
-The Skyliners (Basketball Premier League)
-The Frankfurt Lions (Hockey Premier League)
-The Frankfurt Galaxy (Football, NFL World League)

We're also hosting several games of the 2006 Soccer World Cup in June, which is the most important event for our country since the 1972 Olympics and the 1974 2006 Soccer World Cup.
Every point in our country can be reached from Frankfurt by car in six hours or less. Most major European cities are just a one to two hours flight away: Rome, Vienna, Paris, London, Copenhagen, Madrid, Lisbon, Brussels Stockholm, Warsaw, etc.
And the most important driving time for DISers: Disneyland Paris is about 5 to 6 hours by car. We could be quicker, but unfortunately the Froggies have strict speed limits on their Autobahnen Taking into account the transfer time, the time needed for security checks, baggage retrieval, etc. it's about the same time as needed for flying there from Frankfurt.

Eric aka Viking

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Good morning WISH Team!

Welcome Eric! Great to have you here, you have given a fantastic report of your hometown. It seems much larger than I at first envisioned.

Dave, you did an excellent review. I'll ride in on that and say to all--yes, what he said! Great job!

We took yesterday to do a few things around the house and then played. DH and I celebrated 29 years of marriage yesterday and went to the theater to see Dr. Doolittle. It was a great day and we are truly blessed.

 

[aladdinsgirl]

Good morning everyone!!! Happy May!!!! Isn't today May Day?

Well, I'm as trained for the Flying Pig 1/2 as I can be, I did 6 miles on Saturday, I ended up doing it on the treadmill, because like Jodi, I am getting bored with my route. So I decided to watch "Napoleon Dynamite" (one of my favorite movies) while I did my walk. I finished in 1:24, right as the credits were rolling--perfect timing!! This week I have 3-3-3 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and then the Pig on Sunday. Wish me luck!! I think I'm going to have a pedicure next week before we leave for Disney (10 days!! ) with running and walking, my feet are NOT sandal ready.

Viking--Welcome!!! I loved reading about Germany. I'm of German descent and I am very interested in the country.

Jodi-- on your 10 miler!! Were you doing that for fun or are you training for a long race? on being asked to be a leader, that's wonderful.

Mel-- for the Minnie--I know you will do fine! that your daughter doesn't need surgery, that is wonderful to hear. Tell her it's okay to be a shorty, but I feel her pain, I'm 5'1" and I haven't grown since elementary school. I don't care where we eat, but one thing I have to say is if we do meet at a food court, we should probably pick an odd time to eat. I've only eaten in a WDW food court a couple of times, but both times the food court was mobbed. If we met at like 5:00 or something, I doubt we'll find tables together. Buffets are good, but Trails End was a mess last time. Sorry, I'm not being much help!!! By the way, I think about Disney food all the time!! In fact, Stephen and I usually plan our days around where we eat!

Lynnda-- for you hubby!!!! Poor guy!! Just trying to help the cat and look what happens! That's exactly why I'm a person. We had a stray cat in our basement on Friday, but thankfully she was wearing a collar and we found her home. for Minnie! It sounds like you've been having a rough past couple of weeks.

Carrie-- on your 7 miler!!! That's great that you had such a good run. How is your FIL doing?

Sunny--You are funny!!! I don't think you are a poser at all. Like Melissa said, you're wearing it in honor of the race. I do know what you mean, I feel the same way about the "I'll run a marathon when pigs fly" t-shirt since I'm not doing the full and I'm technically not running. But I figure I am running a full marathon in January and I would be running if not for an injury, so I'm just going to buy it anyway.

Well, I better go, I'll talk to y'all later!!!

 

[MelRhoads]

dave - I'm not sure they've announced the contest winners yet. I have checked their website multiple times to see my name, but they haven't posted it yet. I'll have to give sunny a call when they do so we can arrange our tickets!

Today i have to lift and then either run on the TM or ride on the trainer. I don't think I can get the boy to agree to go out in the trailer. He might ride his trail -a -bike, but I'm not sure i want to drag him around that way b/c the balance thing makes it much harder and the bike is way heavier. I guess I'll give him some options after my coffee!

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Good Morning Again TEAM:

OK, before I post my training report I gotta ask Krista something. Whaddya think of the Steelers draft? Do you think Santonio Holmes is going to be a good replacement for Antwaan Randel El? Being a Michigan grad, I have a hard time rooting for a Buckeye, but, hey, he's a Steeler now so I'll get behind him. Good luck with the Flying Pig 1/2. It sounds like a lot of fun.

Alright, I got that out of the way. Saturday, I ran with my "AP Learn to Run" group for the first time in 2 weeks. I was a little nervous because I haven't run with them or followed their training plan for a couple weeks. Plus, I had cut back on my running to help my shins. The learn to run group had also cut back on their mileage this Saturday after building up the past couple weeks. They were scheduled for a 4 miler, and I thought I could run with them for that. I wasn't sure if I was going to run the whole thing or take walking breaks, but figured I would see how it went. Well, I ran the whole 4 miles in a 10.14 mpm pace. My shins were very sore, but I made it through it and then iced when I got home. I ran with a very nice woman, Lisa. The same woman I had been running with the past couple weeks. She really helped pull me along in the beginning when my shins were really hurting, and she said I pulled her along towards the end. So we were a pretty good team. The ice has really been helping my shins, and I'm going to try to put in a full week of training this week. I have 3 weeks until the Lilac Festival 10k that runs in front of my house. I'm excited about that.

OK, I should start working. Have a good day everyone!

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

dave - I'm not sure they've announced the contest winners yet. I have checked their website multiple times to see my name, but they haven't posted it yet. I'll have to give sunny a call when they do so we can arrange our tickets!

Today i have to lift and then either run on the TM or ride on the trainer. I don't think I can get the boy to agree to go out in the trailer. He might ride his trail -a -bike, but I'm not sure i want to drag him around that way b/c the balance thing makes it much harder and the bike is way heavier. I guess I'll give him some options after my coffee!

OK, if you see my name posted, you and Sunny can have my tickets too. Seriously, they have to have picked a winner by now wouldn't you think? Someone has to make plans to get there and to have been training. Have fun with your training with the boy today. I must admit the sand toys idea you gave me for the track has been a great one for me and the princesses .

OK, I just did a google search on the Minnie Marathon contest and found this line. Are you sure you didn't miss your phone call or e-mail?
Edited to add: One winner will be selected in a random drawing held on or about March 1, 2006.The winner will be contacted by email or phone.

 

[plutosmyfav]

MelR-- Let's cross our fingers Yes DS got over his fear a little bit. First I let him play on the little wall, then I coaxed him onto the real wall by promising him a prize if he made it to the third square (putting his feet about 7 feet up). After many tries he made it! I realized I should have signed him up for soccer instead of T-ball though. He gets way too bored waiting for his turn to bat. They were all so cute, not one of them was watching for the ball. They were picking dandilions, kicking stones, you name it!

Dave-- Thanks for posting your delimma with the coffee mug. I have a hard time telling people I'm a phycisist because I didn't finish my PhD, but then I don't know what to tell them I am When people ask me what I do its even harder! I don't have a clue what I do

Helen-- I saw you!!!!!! That is soooooo cool! And to think I almost threw the envelope away thinking it was junk mail. I'm really bad about throwing everything away that even remotely looks like junk mail. I even threw away my GRE scores... And I was waiting for them!!!!!

Anyone else refuse to wear shoes that don't feel like running shoes anymore? My latest craze is this thrift store shopping. I bought a bunch of casual skirts, which meant I needed to get some shoes that can be worn with skirts. I searched three huge stores and ended up buying three pairs of Sketchers that just barely pass as casual skirt shoes! There is no way I'm wearing anything that makes my feet sore or doesn't feel like a supportive rubber sole! I did avoid open toe styles.

Did Kim post a Boston race report? Has anyone heard from her?

Christa where are you

Go Minnie Runners!

Sunny

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Dave-- Thanks for posting your delimma with the coffee mug. I have a hard time telling people I'm a phycisist because I didn't finish my PhD, but then I don't know what to tell them I am When people ask me what I do its even harder! I don't have a clue what I do

Did Kim post a Boston race report? Has anyone heard from her?

Christa where are you

Go Minnie Runners!

Sunny

Hi Sunny- OK, I'm not doing so well getting going on a Monday morning. Awww, I realize now you don't have to finish your PhD to say you're something. I think we all need to have a little more confidence in ourselves and our abilities.

No, Kim never did submit a race report from Boston, and I'm dying to know the details. In fact, she hasn't posted since leaving for Boston. I sent Kim a PM and she did report that she survived the race just fine and had a good time, but I think she's been super busy right now with her teaching. Kim- if you're lurking out there stop in and say hi.

I've been wondering if Christa/gatorphipps is still in Jordan. Hope she's doing OK. Come and say hi too if you're out there.

 

[Honeibee]

Good morning everyone!

Mel - for DD13. That's a lot for a little girl to go thru. I'm up for ressies anywhere we decide. ITA on the doing it individually thing. Just let me know. I'll do the badges if Helen isn't coming this year.

Dave - I should go back and read all that I missed last week, but you are doing shirts for us too? COOL. You're like the WISH Clothes Dude. Let me know if I can be any help to you.

Viking - Welcome! You're posts are so interesting!

Minnie - I'm so excited for you! I'll be there in spirit!

Amy - WTG on the 5-miler! You go girl!

Maherae - Things should be back to normal this week so I should be hanging around like I normally do.

Helen - That is soooo cool that you are on the DVD!

Where is that CAM???????

OMG it's MAY already! How many months do I have left? "Not too many more" (Who remembers that line from Raging Bull???) I've found my first event - It's a local Memorial Day race. I did it once about 20 years ago. So now at least I have something in the works thats not months away.

My training has been going well, except for the past four days when I was a total slug. But today being May Day and all I said "Judith Anne...get back on track or cancel your POR reservation!" OK, that did it for me. I did my usual 45 min @ 3.8 @ 1%. Then I jumped on the stationary bike for a few minutes. All this while watching the end of Casablanca. I'm such a dork. During the part where Rick and Elisa are on the tarmack saying goodbye I thought "Hey, that's just like The Great Movie Ride".

One more "Yes, I'm a total loser" story....

Last week on the TM I was watching National Velvet and I'm such a sap for movies like this I was crying my eyes out at the end. Yes, folks, I was grabbing tissues while walking on the TM. So I come upstairs and DH was like "What's wrong?" I told him I was practing crying for when I am towards the end of the Half because no doubt I will be sobbing like a baby. Those, however, will be tears of joy.

OK, back to work I go. Ugh.

Judy

 

[andromedaslove]

Well, I just wanted to check in. I wogged 25 minutes with my Mom this morning. She is getting much better, and she is trying so hard I am so proud of her!!

For anyone interested here is the trip report I am doing for Michael's Surprise Trip

And here are all of the PICTURES I took while we were there.

Take Care,
Dana

 

[MelRhoads]

Dave -WHAT??????? I can't believe they picked a winner and it wasn't me!!!! The trip did not include airfare anyway! (that is a big expense from here) Maybe I could get Sunny to go w/ me and split a room anyway(read this sunny!!!!!!!) Oh, and as far as workout goes, the boy chose "stay home" so it looks like TM or trainer. I'm thinking TM, but he won't be able to stay away from it long enought to let me run. I usually give him a turn on it when I finish. He told me he wanted to ride his bike around the block instead of going anywhere. That means, ride half way around, and I carry the bike the other 1/2. I'm sure you know how it is!
Great job on your 4 miler!

Sunny - The boy likes climbing on the wall and outside, his problem is that he is not heavy enough to weight the rope on the way down and it is hard to get him down once he gets up there!

 

[Viking]

We did 35 minutes of cardio today, DW on the elliptical and I on the treadmill. I did a 5min warm-up, then 5K in 25min flat (8 minute per mile) followed by a 5min cool-down. After that we did our chest & shoulder workout of push-ups and pumping iron for an hour.
I mainly run on the treadmill, but always set it to an incline of 1.5%. According to the book .5 to 1.0% incline are sufficient to compensate for the lack of airresistance on the treadmill, but I like to add something
I'm highly allergic (Hayfever) and right now everything is in bloom over here so running indoors is the best solution. Fortunately I'm mainly affected by it in April/May and then it's OK for the rest of the year, so in about three to four weeks we'll run outdoors again. But we also prefer the treadmill, because DW and I can run together this way without having to adjust her/my speed to the other one I'm 5'11 at 200lbs, DW is 5' at 103lbs and so we usually run at slightly different speeds. I'm a bit faster, but she has a slightly better endurance, so usually the catches up with me after an hour. Additonally I can watch TV while running in the gym

I just checked the Komen-website for Germany: We won't be able to do the Race for the Cure this year as we'll already be in Florida then. It takes place 9/24 and we'll leave 9/23 for three weeks in the Sunshine State followed by a 7 day cruise on the Disney Magic.

It's good to see that there are more sport-a-holics on the DIS and once more I'd like to thank all of you for the warm welcome.

 

[littlegreydonkey]

Hi Judy - no I'm definitely not going to be there this year, so you may be in charge of the little coloured stickers and marker pens (although I admit I passed the buck of actually writing them to Lisa!!!), but I want the job back for 2008, got all excited again watching the DVD yesterday - mind you people are already asking me when I'm doing the stupid race (I try to explain that it's Goofy not stupid but they're not having any of it) and look a bit shocked when I say Jan 2008, I think they think I'm going next week or something.

So, just been to the gym this morning, got to make a habit of that for a while as running buddy is off for operation so she can't run for six weeks (she did a marathon on sunday so she could do with a rest!!!) - when she comes back I"ll just be ready to start training for D/L - hooray. It does mean I'm two hours late starting work though so better go - Helen