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

[andromedaslove]

I just wanted to let you guys know that I have updated the trip report.

Trip Report

 

[keenercam]

Dave -- I must confess that DH was the only person I ever knew from Pittsburgh when I met him. I never visited there (or met his family) until 4 months after we were engaged. He took me to Primanti Brothers that weekend down in the Strip District (though there is now one right off 28, I think, near New Ken), and if I ever had any doubt about marrying a guy from 350 miles away, Primanti Brothers convinced me visits to Pittsburgh would be worth it!

Okay, I finally have a real training session to report. I dragged my sorry butt to the gym this morning and got in 5 miles on the treadmill in about 70:45 (which I think is 14:10 pace). I know it is a mental thing, but I really needed to do more than half the distance of the 15K before heading to WDW. I didn't jog at all, because I didn't want to take a chance on killing my hip. Fortunately, I stretched for a while beforehand and it is only slightly sore, not excruciatingly painful, as it has been in the past.

Helen -- yes, I definitely have an excuse to go looking for new shoes, but I still have the widest feet on the face of the earth (I consulted with the Imagineers for Expedition Everest and provided the footprint for the castings for the YETI with my very own right foot ), so shoe shopping really is not a pleasure. Howard calls my feet bear paws. Have you ever seen a bear in shoes? Especially high heels? Yeah, my point exactly. I have a meeting tonight, so I am in those same blasted heels again and am not a happy camper. I am walking around my office barefoot and our staff and my partners are very understanding (I only have to put my shoes on when I leave our suite to go to the ladies room). I am not sure the special olympics summer games organizing committee would appreciate me showing up barefoot, however, so I will eventually have to keep my shoes on. <---- Cam's toesies.

I have learned 2 valuable lessons since the 1/2 and want to share them:
1. Get comfortable shoes for every day -- it doesn't help to own 4 pairs of your favorite running shoes if you can only wear them when you are running!
2. Even if your next event is a few months off, you should still keep up with your training. A taper should not start 3 months before an event. Any loss of cardio capacity IS going to have an impact on your endurance and pace.

 

[Honeibee]

Cam! You are so funny today! What?? No three month tapers??? I think you need a pair of CROCS! And no, I'm sorry, I hate to argue with you, but I have the widest feet on the planet! Platypus feet, thats what I have!


Judy

 

[MelRhoads]

Christa - Glad your back! We missed you! Tell Bree Congrats!

Dave - Way to go signing up for the 10k. It is great that it goes by your house, your family can come out and cheer you and give you food and drink!

Yesterday, Phil and I ran 8 miles of singletrack trail while the boy was in school. after we picked him up, we went to swim. I swam 1 mile. I think i'm signing up for a half ironman in August so I need to practice all the stuff!

Today is a rest/weights day. I can't skip today, as i skipped last wednesday!

Hope everyone has a great time at MINNIE! I am sure wish i was going to be there!

 

[aladdinsgirl]

Dave--OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!! You are making me SO hungry!!!

Can someone tell me why I keep getting shooting pains right below my knee cap? I feel like I'm having contractions, I feel a pain every couple of minutes. I wish the marathon were already over!!!

 

[keenercam]

Cam! You are so funny today! What?? No three month tapers??? I think you need a pair of CROCS! And no, I'm sorry, I hate to argue with you, but I have the widest feet on the planet! Platypus feet, thats what I have!

We'll have to compare in January!


Krista -- sorry you are having knee pain. Contraction-like? Now, that's painful! Wish I could help, but I am clueless. Will just send : and

 

[plutosmyfav]

Dave-- no food p0rn on this thread!!!! I'm drooling!

Cam-- Howard is too funny about the alibi!

Christa-- oh so happy to see you Tell Bree I'm so happy for her!

MelR-- You are a WILD woman-- Half Ironman now???? You go girl!

Between the ridiculous work schedule i've been keeping and the fact that my tri is on Mother's day, i'm pretty sure I'll be DNS I still haven't been on a real bike since I was 19 and I haven't been in the pool more than 4 or 5 times over a month ago.... I haven't completely abandoned the idea...

Sunny

 

[princessmomma]

I think i'm signing up for a half ironman in August so I need to practice all the stuff!

LOL, you "think" you signed up for a half ironman? You are too funny.

Welcome back Christa. Wow, what a great run.

Cam, your DH is a hoot! He is a keeper.

Krista, oooh, I don't like the works "shooting and pain" in the same sentence. Take care of yourself.

Carrie, sometimes you just need to let the couch talk to you. It has been talking a lot to me over the last two months.

Well, I just did a crazy thing, I just signed up to run a half marathon in Vancouver, Canada. The crazy part about it is that it's this SUNDAY!! Two of my sisters are running in Vancouver, one is doing the full and the other the half. They convinced me to meet up with them for a girls weekend. (Whatever happened to a girls weekend being shopping and a few cocktails?? )

I am excited, it should be fun, I hope I can slug out 13 miles on Sunday!!

Good luck to all the Minnies and everyone else racing this weekend!

Colleen

 

[MelRhoads]

Sunny - Maybe it will be worse than i think, but i'm not thinking it will be that bad. I figure i'm looking at between 6:30 and 7:30 as far as time goes. I am guessing that i will walk/run intervals for the run (i really have no idea) I know i can do the swim, and i'm pretty slow on most of the disciplines, so i'm not going into it w/ any stellar expectations, I'd just race to finish! Basically, I'm not that wild!

 

[AmyBeth68]

Wow....I've got a lot of catching up to do. I've been super busy....and it seems everyone else has as well!

Christa: So great to see you back! Can't wait for you to post pictures! And a HUGE congrats to Bree...how exciting!!!

Sunny: Pixie Dust for your tri . I bet you'll do it and do it well! You've got that fire in your belly!

MelR: Okay....an IRONMAN! You rock girl!

Cam: I was laughing at your DHs comment . That is definitely something my DH would say! Too funny!!! As for your feet....I know what a pain wide feet can be. My poor mom has size 5 (yes, she's tiny) wide feet. She cannot find any shoes now.

Krista: Ouch...those knee pains sound awful!!!! Take care of yourself....and good luck on the Flying Pig! I'll definitely be thinking about you!!!!! And hey....what did you think of AI last night?

Judy: You always make me smile! You are just too funny!!!

Dana: HUGE congrats on the no-smoking!!! Wow...that is wonderful news! And thanks for sharing your trip report! I enjoyed looking at the photos.

Dave: Yeahhh....for your 10K. Continued pixie dust for those shins!

The VERY BEST OF LUCK to all our Minnie Runners!!!

I have been training this week. My hips were sore after the 5 Miler on Sunday. But I went to KBX on Monday and it always loosens them up....in the process of nearly killing me LOL! Class was brutal....as my instructor would say...."it was an awesome sweat". Oh yeah! I also ran on Tuesday, but due to time constraints didn't go as long as I would have liked. I did 2.5 miles at a 10:03 mpm. Today was another KBX day....he told us the goal was that we wake up with sore arms tomorrow. Ugh! We did 90 push-ups at the end of class. I HATE push-ups. I guess if it makes my arms look better in a tank-top...so be it. But ask me again tomorrow when I'm unable to lift my arms LOL!

 

[Maherae]

Wow, this is just the best group of athletes!!!
Colleen..you are AMAZING!!! Just sign up for a 1/2 marathon that's in 4 days!!!!
Dave WAY TO GO!!!! That's how to convince someone you are serious about running...sign up for a real event!! Great job on your run with the club, too!!!
MelR, you teach us something all of the time...1/2 Ironman?? Any Ironman is awesome!!
Krista, HAVE FUN at the PIG. Did you get the noses? We really will be thinking you and Colleen on Sunday at 6 a.m.!!
Good training everyone!!

 

[xterratri]

St Anthony's Triathlon race report
1.5 K swim/ 40 K bike/ 10 K run
swim 34:06 2:05/ 100 yds
bike 1:16:23 19.52 mph
run 56:45 9:09/mi
overall 2:52:22

In general, I was pretty disappointed w/ my overall time. I really wanted to break 2:45 but I did the best I could w/ the conditions. The swim was brutal- my wave started at 0830 and according to accuweather at 0900 the winds were 23 mph. What that did to Tampa Bay was create 4-5 ft waves and really bad chop. They pulled between 50-100 competitors from the water depending on what report you read. Here is a link to an interesting article about it in the St Petersburg newspaper: http://www.sptimes.com/2006/05/03/Tampabay/Scary__but_race_went_.shtml According to the race director on the race forum, both competitors that needed resuscitation are Okay.

After I swallowed a portion of and survived Tampa Bay, I headed out on the bike. Discovered pretty quickly that some bonehead had made 2 major errors- not tightening the bolts that hold the handlebars tight in the stem enough when putting it back together from flying with it in the bike box and not riding it after putting it back together until the race or the bonehead would have realized that the handlebars were on the loose side. Yes that bonehead was me. Anyway, other than the handlebars moving every time I needed to hit the brakes or turn, the bike went pretty well. I passed tons of people and had the 33 fastest split of the 157 women in my age group. I didn't push all that hard and didn't really notice the wind as bad as some people commented on. I would have liked to have averaged over 20 mph but overall was fairly happy with my ride.

Run- okay. Really nothing left to push with, think the getting beat up in the swim hit at that point. My average HR for the bike and the run were equal. Ooops, the HR running should be higher. The Garmin actually measured the run at 6.37 miles and said the average pace was 8:55.

Overall, the race was really well done. There were over 3000 finishers and over 600 of them were TnT participants. The expo was tri-geek shopping heaven. Got together for a pasta dinner Saturday night w/ a group from beginnertriathlete.com. There were over 50 people from the site doing the race and probably about 25-30 went to dinner. My next triathlon is the FL 70.3 race at the World May 21st. It's a half ironman so 1.2 mi swim in Bay Lake, 56 mi bike mostly offsite, and then 13.1 mi run around Fort Wilderness. I'm actually tapering for that one unlike the race this past weekend.

Here's a pic Mom took of me coming up on the run finish. I like it because it actually looks like I'm running. I was all impressed that I passed the girl behind me and that she was in my age group until I noticed looking at the pic that her bib was green. I then looked at the number and discovered that she was a relay runner so not one of my competitors after all. Mom pointed out that I still passed her and all she had done was the run.

Back to studying- 2 exams down, 2 to go this week, and then 2 next week. Good luck training this week everyone as I slink back into lurk mode.

 

[princessmomma]

Colleen..you are AMAZING!!! Just sign up for a 1/2 marathon that's in 4 days!!!

Anne, I am kind of thinking impetuous is the more appropriate word. Sibling pressure made me do it. I was able to get a good long run in last Friday so I think it is doable. I know I won't be able to run the whole way (maybe a 10 and 1 walk) because my running has been pretty spotty since January. I felt mentally drained after the the Disney Marathon and it is just now that I am getting the desire to race/run back. We will see how it goes, and thank you so much for your encouragement!

Lynne, you look GREAT! Love the pics!

Just wanted to add that we are all ATHLETES, every last one of us! Putting that foot in front of the other makes it so!

 

[MelRhoads]

Lynn - I think you kicked booty! You pace on everything looks GREAT! Good luck w/ boards and finals.

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Whee! Congratulations to Bree.

Christa, welcome back. I'm looking forward to seeing pics.

Lynne, your pic is great. I am amazed after reading the story you linked that you were still running after that swim.

Kathy, sorry about your not being able to participate. Hope you heal and are able to get back on soon.

Ummmm who was it that was talking about a 3 month taper? I am so there. Oh, wait it is a recovery for me not taper. Hmmm I just can't kick it yet. I am just barely doing anything. I don't like this struggle with myself.

 

[RunningLilo]

Hi all!

Sorry I haven't been around much. I haven't had much time lately. Also, haven't done much... ahem... ANY... running either. I'm so scared to start again. DH and I walked last night and we were both complaining of aches and pains...from slow walking!!! Oh I am so dreading starting up the running thing again. And to freak me out even worse I have a 5k this Saturday in my home town. I am so scared about anyone from high school seeing me run. I went to a really preppy school where everyone knows everyone's business and all the girls were stick thin. Running this race is going to be a HUGE obstacle for me mentally and emotionally. Please pray that I have the courage to go through with it!

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Good Morning Everyone:

Oh, I had a super run yesterday! A run where everything just felt perfect. The weather was great, my legs felt pretty good, it seemed like I was floating out there. Boy, that was nice. I did 3.18 miles on the hilly Mt. Hope Cemetery course in 32:16 or 10:08 mpm pace. Did a lot of stretching and icing after the run, but that was the best my shins felt in a long time. Thanks for all the PD everyone has been sending. Maybe it's kicking in.

Krista- I hope your knee pain worked itself out. PD it gets better for the Pig.

Sunny- Sorry about the food porn, but Primanti's is sooooo good. Good luck with making your decision about the tri. Hope you have a great day no matter what you do.

Colleen- I like your girl's weekend half marathon. Yeah, that sounds different than shopping and drinks. Have a great time and enjoy it. So how long of a trip is it between North Carolina and Vancouver? Make sure you hydrate on the plane.

MelR- Half Ironman? Whew, is that a "training" run too?

Amy- How are your arms? 90 pushups?!? Wow...

Thanks for your nice comment Anne; you're very kind.

Lynne- Wow, your tri sounded like it was brutal conditions. Great job. I am super impressed. Thanks for the picture. You definitely look like you are motoring out there. Good luck at the Minnie. Oh yeah, and good luck with your med school exams - can't believe you are doing so much racing in the middle of exams.

Lily- Don't be too hard on yourself. It sounds like you are listening to your body, and that you really needed the time to recover. Didn't you go Goofy in Janaury, and then do the Columbus half just last month? Doesn't sound like you haven't been doing anything.

Dena- Hang in there and overcome your demons. I'm drinking from a coffee cup right now with a quote from Thoreau on it which says, "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." Also remember the DL>DNF>>DNS!!! How many of those people from your high school are in the DNS category? You are being the best YOU that you can be - be happy with that and don't worry about artificial judgements from outsiders. Go race this Saturday with your and have fun with what YOU can do.

 

[aladdinsgirl]

Good morning everyone!! All of your must have worked because my knee feels fine. I think I'm just suffering from the pre race/taper aches and pains. 72 hours from now (8:10) I'll be walking in the Flying Pig, and if I had to guess, I'll be right around 10 miles, depending on when I cross the start line.

Colleen--Are you serious????? That's awesome that you and your sisters run together. I keep trying to get my sisters to do something, even a a 5K but none of them will (I have 4 sisters). They don't know what they are missing!! Good luck!!

Lynne--Are you kidding me? You just did a tri, and a tri in not so great conditions. Be PROUD of yourself, we are!!!! I had to chuckle when you said you like that picture because it looks like you are running and your pace was 8:something. If I could run 8:00 miles, I would be ecstatic!!! Good luck on your exams!!

Melissa--It's official, I think you are !! A half ironman!! Wow!! So that is what--a 1.2 mile swim, 60 mile bike ride, and a half marathon? Isn't a full ironman 2.4/120/26.2?

Sunny-- YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!

Amy--I wasn't that impressed with AI, very glad that Paris was gone, but I was hoping and hoping that Taylor would be the one going home. I knew it wouldn't happen, but I can't stand him. Did they say what next week's theme is?

Dena--I want you to do that 5K--walk, run, crawl--it doesn't matter because you are DOING it. That's way more than most people can say. You ARE an athlete, don't you dare let anyone tell you otherwise. for Saturday.

 

[wtpclc]

Lynne - Holy cow! You are the woman!!! I cannot believe you swam through that! You should be VERY proud of yourself!

WHy can I run 7 minle on Saturday and feel like I can go forever and run slower for 30 minutes l;ast night (which should have been 40) and want to die. Plus I'm so sore this am!!! I knew it from teh start, though. My body was never in sync. At least I got out there (and off the evil couch)

OK, trying so hard not tobe jealous of teh Minne-ers. Good luck to erveryone!!

Krista - Hope those knees are better! Good luck with the pig!

Amy - you are too much fo rme!

Dave - Trying to rub it in? COngrats on the great run! You needed that!

Dena - Good luck on teh 5K! You will be fine. OSmetimes we just have those days! (Yes, I need to take my own advice.)

Colleen - You are absolutely correct! One foot in front of the other is so much more than so many are doing!

Lily - I hear you! I know you will get out there, though! Maybe your body just needs a little more TLC. You did do some Goofy stuff to it this year!

Sunny - If anyone can do it, you can! Thta is so byond me!

MelR - 1/2 IM>0 IM >> CP (Half Iron Man is greater than no iron man, which is much greater than a couch potato) You amaze me!

 

[Minnie]

Lynne - Absolutely amazing

Dena - and

Dave - I am so glad your shins are doing better