Wk Of Aug 26 - WISH Walking/Running Club

[Big Vic]

Good afternoon from the Altamonte Springs Hilton!

Another 2-day conference. Yipppeeeeee.

Beth - WTG with the 18 miler!

PatsBill - Hope the back feels better soon.

plutobdx -

WWDave and Eric - Good luck with the training.

Lisa - WTG with the training.

Nancy - Good luck with the training.

FLBill - Wassuuuuup!?

Judy - WTG with the post-surgery LR! Eggplant in your armpit?

Leana - WTG with the 12 miler!

Dana - WTG with the 6 miler.

Tricia - Good luck with your training. You can do it.

Howard - Glad to see you.

Renee - WTG with the run, and your right, I need to suck it up and get outside.

Becky - Good luck at Disneyland!

Jen - Take care, and you'll do fine with your training.

sasparillo -

 

[windwalker]

I want to join! klh-or (Karla) motivated me to begin walking training for the WDW half marathon so I've been working on it since February. I've always wanted to walk a long distance event and now I have company to push me along. She also referred me to this board and to join the club!

My longest walk was this last Sunday--5 miles in 90 minutes. I've been following the Weight Watchers half marathon walking program which has us walking 5 days a week and building up our distances. I'm going to switch to a 3/3/3/lsd program after this week, and do more intervals on my shorter days.

Getting excited/scared for this!

Welcome, glad you joined us. Just be warned that some people on here "Just Ain't Right". I'm one of the few normal ones.

That was a good walk 5 miles in 90 min, sounds like you are well on the way. I was wondering what that 3/3/3/LSD program was?


Judy: Remind me not to bum a snack from you, eggplant in your armpit. (See what I was telling you about pushing the envelope of normal)

Let the training begin, all craziness allowed. The taper maddness this year should be a hoot.

Vic: Hows it going dude?

PatsBill: Be glad your not a horse.

Ok I'm gonna act dumb here, not a big stretch for me anyway, but some of you eat chips as you train and do marathons? I never thought about it but you get the salt and the carbs.

I ate several bananas during the Disney marathon, I drank the powerade at all the stops for the electrolytes.

Erica and I had fun shopping today after our workout. I have to wear suits now at work so I needed some stuff and she found lots of sales going on, even some Disney Jammies.

Dave

 

[nepatsfan73]

PatsBill: Be glad your not a horse.

....

I have to wear suits now at work so I needed some stuff and she found lots of sales going on, even some Disney Jammies.

Dave

Good point Dave. I have often been referred to as a horse's back end though.

Are the Disney jammies for dress down Fridays?

 

[gatorphipps]

You guys are too funny about the Horned Toad…Yes, Ft Worth…Go Toads!

Jeanneg – and what is this marathon you speak of?

Angie – AHHH, food! The whole reason I run! TO EAT! I ALWAYS eat a PB&J and coffee b/4 a LR and biking. But I also have trained my body to eat on the run…marathon bars, more PB&J if it is available….cookies..Trail races have the best food! Oh, on the ride this weekend they had HOMEMADE cookies! AHHHHH! But I digress….find food that works with your tummy and either carry it with you, buy it on the run, or use a gel…that is also a good option.

Kelley – It I EVER hear you say you are not an endurance athlete again….I will come out of the computer and kick your butt! 23 miles girl…need I say more!

Ran 3.2 today...all I had time for but ave an 8:21 MPM. I have been around 8:30 for short runs, so this was a little break through...it was a bit cooler this morning though...
Later!

 

[MouseDogMom]

Sassparillo -

Jen - Hope the 2nd day of school goes better.

Renee/Jeanne - If you take the path under Millbrook from Shelley Lake, it goes to North Hills Drive, then cross North Hills and it goes on to Crabtree. From there it goes past McDonalds and up Blue Ridge Rd for another two miles - absolutely gorgeous greenway trail. From the lake to the end and back is around 10 miles, and that doesn't even include a lap around the lake.

Renee - I think DD played about 10 minutes before they called our game, so we get to try again! She started her junior year today - talk about growing up...

Howard - Good luck this semester. Train when you can!

Kelley - Putting out all your snacks the night before is genius. I'm really grateful to be running with a group that puts out water and snacks for us.

Angie - I usually eat a Clif Luna bar before starting out, then do a Clif Gel every 5 miles. I carry water and Gatorade with me, but like I told Kelley, on the really long runs, our Galloway group provides fruit and other snacks like candy and pretzels.

Becky - Good luck at DL!

The ankle is wrapped and very sore. I have an appt Wednesday with my doc. He's out of the office until then; I refused to see anyone else since he's a runner and I want his advice on when I can actually train again! I'm trying really hard not to get depressed...

Jackie

 

[andromedaslove]

I wish I had a way of putting snacks out on the course. Unfortunately I run on a trail and there aren't a whole lot of roads that intersect. I would have to drive down the actual trail, and let me tell you.... there are plenty of people who would not be happy about that!! ON YOUR LEFT!!

Dana

 

[jeanneg]

Jackie: OK, that's where I thought it might be. One last question: is it all trail or do you end up on actual streets. The thought of crossing Glenwood on foot scares me to death. How is the foot doing?


Christa: It's the City of Oaks event in Raleigh on Sunday 11/4. It starts at the fairgrounds on Hillsborough/Blue Ridge and goes through downtown Raleigh. Somewhere around Mile 11 the full veers off towards Umstead Park and the half returns to the fairgrounds. The full is quite a bit more difficult than the half because it covers some hilly and unpaved terrain. I don't know the link, but I'm sure you can easily Google it.

 

[Kristi1357]

Total drive by, AGAIN.... I am really, really trying not to let the computer suck up so much time out of my life anymore.

So, I did my 3 miles today in 34:59.
I was going so good.
All set to try for another personal record on the last mile.

Then, with 2 laps to go, the lady from KidStop was flagging me down.
My very potty trained son decided to pee in his pants rather than stop playing & using the bathroom! So, I had to go scoop him up and leave.

After MUCH calculating, I determined the 2 laps I missed were appox. .29 miles. So, we got home, gave him a bath. Then I made him ride his bike with me while I finished up!

So, it wasn't quite the same as sticking with it straight thru - but I got 'er done.

 

[andromedaslove]

Kristi - Yay for getting it done, that's the most important part. Don't you hate it when you know your kid is potty trained and they pull something like that?! My DS2 does the same thing, he never has accidents, even stays dry at night, but every once in a while if he is determined to not stop playing he just goes in his pants. Makes you wanna throttle them!!

Dana

 

[rake5]

Well, last week was fantastic as far as exceeding my goals goes. Saturday I walked 4 miles in 63 minutes. I jogged one minute for each mile. That was good. I also began logging my foods, and actually paying attention to it. I want to be in the best shape I can be, both for the 1/2 and for my future.

This week I'm logging 12 miles walking and an hour of cardio/strength by way of a new DVD. You know, it's going to be more than 12 miles, come to think of it. I've also added walking a mile during my lunch break on sunny days. I walked today and that was a great idea. Month-end is stressful at work, so walking during lunch was my bright idea to get out and de-stress, even if it's only a few minutes.

That's it for my plans for this week.

Rachael

 

[disnutt]

Just stopping by! No running today but I'm gettting up early and hope to run in the morning and see the eclipse! I hope the skies stay clear.

Finally earned my last SWA Rapid Reward and was able to get my Goofy ticket today!

Plutopdx and sassparillo- Welcome!

Nucpharm29- My kids and I have had spider bites before and they do hurt more than itch! Usually if you look closely you'll see the holes where the 'fangs' went in. I always think it looks like someone took a staple puller and pinched me with it.

First time I got one I thought it was poison ivy starting up because it looked like a blister on the back of my knee. It really hurt to walk. I worked in the hospital ER and asked one of the docs about it and he said it was a spider bite. I had been working in the yard and pulled up some old wood and the thing must have bit me then. My one DD seems to like playing in wood piles and she's had 3 or 4 bites in her 7 yrs.

Kiena

 

[cdn_gal_eeyore]

OK, sorry guys, total drive by! Despite craziness at work I'm still getting the miles in. 6 mi tonight in 1:06:39. Just over two minutes faster than when I ran that same route a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Optimator]

Good morning everyone.

Summer fun is now officially over! I've been MIA due to travel and a media blackout to avoid Harry Potter spoilers.

Let me just start by saying that extended vacations and training schedules are not very compatible.

I'll outline my training partly to illustrate my lack there of and partly to instill a small amount of jealousy in those that didn't just get back from 3 weeks of Disney fun:

Vero Beach: 4 days stayed; 1 x 4 miles; 1 x 3 miles

POFQ - 6 days - 2 x 4+ miles

Beach Club - 6 days - 2 x 5+ miles

Contemporary - 2 days - no runs

So that's a whopping total of 6 runs and less than 25 miles in 3 weeks when you add travel days. No problem. I'm only scheduled for a 17 mile LR this week!

Well, what I lacked in mileage was made up for in memories and experiences.

Among the most fun was running on the beach at Vero. Truly a great experience for someone that hasn't had the pleasure of running on a beach before.

Beach Running Pros vs Cons

Pros
- The scenery is fantastic.
- You can run barefoot.
- If you don't like the running surface just move up or down the beach a few feet.
- If you get hot, just splash through the surf a little.
- Even at 100 degrees, the ocean breeze feels great.
- It's fun to watch the little crabs scramble out of the way as you run by.
- You can pretend you're a Bay Watch lifeguard.
- Post run jump in the ocean to cool down.

Cons
- I just about wore the skin off my big toes.
- My calves hurt like hell for 2 days after each run.
- Could be tough on the IT band due to the slope of the beach.
- Makes me sad that I can't do it more often.

O.K this has gone on long enough. Just one more parting thought. I now have a new and totally legitimate reason to skip a run:

I can't run tonight. I ate too much at the buffet.

 

[Kristi1357]

- You can pretend you're a Bay Watch lifeguard.

 

[meghan74]

Just stopping by...

I finally got in to see the chiro last night and he confirmed that my left hip is about 1/2 inch higher than my right and that is probably the root of my hip flexor/quad strain. He got it back in place and I will continue to go to PT to work on stretching everything out. I was able to run 90 sec intervals last night without pain, but oh boy my left leg is weak! It's going to take me awhile to get back to where I was when I got injured in the first place (in July) but I am confident that I will be able to follow the run-walk training plan by the time I need to start it in October.

My DH and I decided that it is time for us to invest in a treadmill. I am already signed up for Donald and the Indy mini-marathon, so clearly this isn't a passing phase for me. I would rather make monthly payments on my very own treadmill than monthly payments to the gym/childcare. I just can't stand the thought of dragging my kids to the gym in the cold, dark winter again this year. Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions. Please share your good/bad reviews!

 

[windwalker]

Good morning WISH Warriors.

Your "YARC" question to ponder today:

Is a smoking section in a restraunt like a peeing section in a pool?


Erica and I are heading out for a 10 mile walk. I hope everyone is having a good start to their training for the January events.

Erica and I were discussing the up comming political elections and decided that there was no one running we wanted to vote for. Any chance we can get Mickey on the Ballet?

Have an awesome day y'all.

Dave

 

[ohMom]

ahhh -- columbus ohio restaurants are smoke-free

i have just been busy all -- been thinking of our group here! tomorrow is my LW of 7 miles. got new shoes this weekend, old ones were just not going to make the distance for Columbus 1/2

i'm ready for FALL WEATHER!!

 

[RedDragon]

Good morning all!
I completed week 2 of the Hal Higdon marathon training. I ran 7 miles on the TM on sunday b/c of the heat and humidity here. Unfortunately I had quite a problem with my IT band during the last mile. It was screaming and the pain came in waves. So, just when I thought I'd have to stop, it would stop hurting and I'd keep going. Then it would start again. I did complete 7 miles and got some ice. I've been stretching, icing and rolling it. Anybody have any suggestions on what to do? I will try not to run on the TM as much as possible as that seems to make it worse. But that may get difficult.


WWDave: a few years back, I believe it was Aspen CO that had Sal A. Mander on the ballot!!! What a hoot. I'd back Donald Duck. He says things I only think!

meghan74: Ow, I do hope the flexor/quad problems continue to get better and congrats on getting a TM!

Optimator: good luck on the 17 mile LR!!

cdn_gal_eeyore: WTG on the 6 miles!! Great job!

Kiena: did you get up to see the lunar eclipse this morning? How was it?

Rachael: AWESOME job on the walking! You should be really pleased!!

Jackie: so sorry to hear about your ankle! Let us know what the doc says! Can you do anything at all? Can you put any weight on it?

I hope everyone has a great day!

 

[runwdw2008]

Good Morning Guys.

I seem to not ever get on the computer long enough to read through all the posts I miss. I have to do something about that.

I did squeeze in a LW on Saturday -- 6 miles

Have a great day guys -- gotta run -- literally and figuratively.

Dona

 

[Creativebeth]

Good morning WISHers.....nice to 'see' everyone. I did get some cross training in yesterday. I did 45 minutes of stretch and then 60 min of Pilates. It was a workout and a half! All the muscles that weren't sore from the 18 miler are NOW!

I have been considering skipping pump class this week since I have a 1/2 marathon on Sunday. I am really tired right now, and don't need the extra 'workout'!

I will just try to get my runs in, nice and slow!

Beth