Wk of May 7--2007 WISH Walking/Running Club

[goofyguy1958]

Terri, thanks for the concern but the GI thing was over and done with quickly and I think I was partly the problem with going out too fast. Thank you for all your work on putting together the race and expo, they were both great. I did actuially make the expo on Friday and was there for about an hour but got caught up with the Team in Training people (as an alum and having worked the PDR with them I couldn't just pass by without saying hello) and had to run to meet a group going to the Phillies game. Again, thanks for a great event.

 

[MelRhoads]

Can't wait to read and see all the Minnie reports!

Krista - Great job on the flying pig!!! You really stuck it out! I'm glad it wasn't too hard on your bod! I'm so impressed w/ your perserverance!

Dena - I've been thinking about you all morning. You did such a brave thing! Way to go on running your 5k. You are teaching your daugher lessons that are of such great value!

Had a pretty good weekend. We mountain biked in the rain on Sat. We were pretty much the only ones on the trail. Did a 9 mile trail run yesterday and had a pace of under 11:00 or around 11:00 depending on the actual distance (garmin and cell phones don't work out there). I'm sore today. I did some aggressive stretching friday that made me sore and then turned my ankle yesterday, but overall the run was good. I think i'll just do really light weights (if at all) and basically rest.

 

[monte]

Way great reports from everyone....way to go!

Dean - I enjoyed viewing your pictures, looks like everyone had a good time.

 

[Honeibee]

Oh my goodness! Everyone had such fabulous events! I am so happy for all of you and so proud of you all!

I'd like to give a "shout out" to Cam. I kept saying all weekend "I HAVE to call Cam" but, as you will see, it was not the best weekend I ever had. But, Cam, when I turned my phone on Sunday night to look up a number...there was your message. It was so sweet and it was such perfect timing, it made me so happy. Thank you SO MUCH. I even made DH listen to it as he was driving. It was such a awful weekend...you were the one bright spot.

My friend Cyndi's son died of a drug overdose. He was only 24. Justin had been on a path of self-destruction for many many years, but for the past five months had been clean and sober. But he came home last weekend to attend a funeral for a friend of his that OD'd too and apparently he "hooked up" with some of his old connections. He went back to his apartment in MA Sunday night. His girlfriend was trying to call him for a couple of days but then she started getting worried so she called the police. When they went to his apartment Thursday he was already gone. The police had to come to Cyndi's house Thursday night to tell her.

Sorry to be so depressing. We dealt with this all weekend. It was so incredibly sad.

So you can see why Cam's message meant so much to me. In the midst of all that saddness, someone was thinking of me. How incredibly sweet she is!

Thank you for letting me get that out. I'm not in the mood to talk to anyone in RL this morning.

Needless to say, I did not train Fri, Sat or Sun. I did this morning though. I just did my standard 45 @ 3.8 @1%.

OK, let me see if I can concentrate on some work.


Judy

 

[ScoJo15]

WISH team was in full force this weekend...way to go everyone!!

Congrats to Mel's DD on a great finish!! Mel, Christy, Lynnda, Jackie and all who ran the Minnie....WAY TO GO!!! Where are those medal pics??!!

Jodi - Good luck on your 5k this Saturday! You are gonna do awesome!

Goofyguy - visited Philly for the first time this past summer and love it there. 10 miles in 1:16 is awesome, nice job!

Dena - WAY TO GO!!! That race was so important and special for you...I'm so proud of you for overcoming your fears/thoughts and doing such a great job! 39 minutes is awesome and thanks for the link to the pictures...the race looked like fun! You should be very proud of yourself!

Amy - did you come up with "AmyBethade" on your own? sounds pretty good and worth a try...I'm envious of your trail/road run in your state park, I bet it was a beautiful run.

Well, for those who don't know, I competed in my second 5k this past Saturday. It was very hilly but I managed to finish in 30:12, beating my other 5k time by 3 minutes! I was a little disappointed at not coming in under 30, but very pleased with my progress. Yesterday I took back the shoes that were hurting my feet and picked up some Asics 2110GT shoes....I can't wait to try them out tonight during my run.

 

[AmyBeth68]

Judy...so so sorry to hear about your friends son. How tragic .

Scott...You rocked!!! WTG on your 5K. Shaving 3 minutes off your last 5K is amazing...especially considering the tough hills you ran in this race!

Krista.....WTG girl!!! I was thinking about you at the PIG! Sounds like a really fun race! You did so great!!!

 

[wtpclc]

Only a little time, but wanted to say a few things!

Congratulations to all who ran this weekend!!! I was so excited when I could finally catch the Minnie results! DH says congrats to all too!!

Dena - I am so proud of you for holding your head high! The thought of running in front of my HS coach in August still has me freaked out! Way to go!!!

Solo - Hang in there!

Judy - So sorry about your friend's son.

Saturday was just a 4-miler. (How come I feel like a slacker if I only do 4 now???) ANyway, I started with a 10:45 and was afraid that I would not be able to keep it up. I really wanted to run hard, because I was only doing 4. Next mile, 10:35. Holy cow! This is awesome, but there's no way I can get neg spits with a mile 2 that low! Mile 3 was looking like 10:14 adn that was going up hill. I must admit, I slacked a bit because I did not want to have to kill myself that last mile to have a last neg. split. So, I did a 10:15 mile 3. Did I get that ever elusive neg. split? 9:40!!!! We rocked that last mile!

Have a great week everyone!

 

[perfectmatch300]

Judy so sorry to hear about your friend's son. I lost a loved one that way a number of years ago so I know the heartbreak she is going through. Prayers to, Cyndi and her family.

Dena, great job on your race. I'm really proud of you for moving on!

Krista, great job on the Flying Pig!

My blistered feet are much better today. I'm off now to try them back in shoes for the first time since Sat. I think I can do it!

 

[msblrobs]

Just quickly checking in - I flew home this morning from the Minnie and now I'm in the office. If I didn't have every single vacation day planned for the year, I would NOT be here!!

We had a great, albeit tiring, weekend. DH came through with flying colors and we ran the entire race together with a 12:00 MPM pace. It was so nice to see everyone again and I am sorry we weren't able to make it to EOS to meet up with more WISH'ers. Unfortunately, we had to opt for picking up some race gear in town. I hope everyone had succesful races and safe travels home.

Krista - Congrats on the Flying Pig!!

 

[Honeibee]

Where can I look up how far distances are? OK I know that question doesn't make sense now that I see it in print but you know what I mean. How many miles is 4.3K? 15K? That's what I mean.


Judy

 

[Viking]

Where can I look up how far distances are? OK I know that question doesn't make sense now that I see it in print but you know what I mean. How many miles is 4.3K? 15K? That's what I mean.


Judy

1 Statute Mile equals 1.609 Kilometers
1 Kilometer equals .622 Statute Miles

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Where can I look up how far distances are? OK I know that question doesn't make sense now that I see it in print but you know what I mean. How many miles is 4.3K? 15K? That's what I mean.


Judy

I've found this site easy to use Judy.
http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/length
I'm so sorry to hear what a bad weekend you had. I wish you all the best in getting through it.

 

[Honeibee]

Gentlemen,

Thank you so much!

Dave, that's a handy website. Thanks for the kind thoughts.


Judy

 

[taz4disney]

I survived! The 30th running of the Indianapolis Mini Marathon (half) was this weekend. You actually get to do a lap (2 1/2 miles) around the Indianapolis Speedway. Pretty awesome to run in the same place those race cars "fly"...unfortunately I didn't hit any of the same speeds. There were 35,000 others on the course. Yep, really crowded. I tried really hard not to bob & weave thru the crowd so I wouldn't add extra miles. On the up side, the weather was absolutely perfect. It was 51 degrees vs. the 76 last year. I thought of everyone a lot and hoped you were all having a great run too.

A co-worker that also was not able to train properly and I kept encouraging each other along. It was amazing that we jogged for 8 miles before deciding we needed a walk break. After walking 3 miles, we decided to shuffle it on in. The angels must have carried us as we finished in 3:08. I know everyones good thoughts helped get me thru also, so want to say THANK YOU! THANK YOU! The WISH team support rocks!

Of course both knees are in excruitating pain still today...which I fully deserve for not training properly. However, it gave me a real good wake up call. The WDW marathon is a distance to respect and I better get my head in the game for it. After a couple weeks recovery, I will keep moving forward.

CJ - Fishers, IN
"1k @ a time"

 

[MouseDogMom]

Dena - Way to go! You overcame all your fears and insecurities and DID IT! I'm so proud of you!

Krista - GREAT time in the Pig. Nothing like setting a goal and sticking to it. I am, however, still reeling from the "rivals Disney" comment! Having just returned and still living in the aura of the World, I find it impossible to believe that anything can rival Disney!

Judy - So sorry about your friend's son. I know this has been a tough weekend.

Scott - 3 whole minutes! Wow!

Nancy - Did you get to see Paul Revere & the Raiders? I didn't catch the whole show, but saw parts of both the 6:15 and 8:15 Sat night. Looked like more show than music, but at their age, it was still really impressive! Glad your feet are feeling better.

Quick summary of how the weekend went... arrived in the world Friday around 10:00, dropped the luggage at AKL, went to AK and rode EE and a few others, relaxed at the pool for an hour, dinner at Boma, Epcot till midnight (did Soarin' for the 1st time), up at 5:30, race at 7:30, MGM and MK before EoS, then Epcot till close, bed @ 11, up at 7, AK by opening, leave park @ 11:30, drive back to NC, home @ 10:30, up @ 6 to go to work this morning. I never believed it possible to hit all 4 parks and ride all the big attractions in 48 hours, but we proved it can be done! As for my productivity at work today, well... let's just say I've had better days.

I felt great about my pace - started out jogging, stopped to walk before I felt tired, then pretty much kept to a 2:00 run/2:00 walk for most of the race. My splits were 12:48, 12:50, 13:07. No negatives, but a lot more consistent than I thought I was capable of!

You guys have definitely kept me going, and now you've hooked me! DH is online right now looking for 5Ks in the area. Thanks for all the support and encouragement so far. This is an amazing group!

Jackie

 

[xterratri]

My next door neighbor/training partner is now completely corrupted. She just decided she's doing her first half mary this weekend at the Big Lake Half in NH so guess who else is running a half mary this Saturday? My training plan calls for a 40 mile ride Saturday and a 8 mile run Sunday because it's taper. Umm, is a half mary an appropriate part of taper if it's not done at race pace? I'll get my revenge on Jan 7th though because she's said she's doing the marathon and I'm going to hold her to it this year. Someone's going to have to drag my undertrained posterior region through the marathon so I can collect my second Mickey and my first Goofy and she just elected herself. Actually, I'm only hoping to be undertrained as I'm hoping that I'll be racing triathlons until November. The desired end to the triathlon season is the 70.3 World Championship in Clearwater in November.

PD for Judy and your friend's family.
Thanks to everyone that has posted race reports from the weekend- I've enjoyed reading them
but...where are the rest of the race reports from the weekend?
Dena- your tale about conquering demons bigger than the running ones was neat. Stuff like that is what makes this group great.

 

[Viking]

I survived! The 30th running of the Indianapolis Mini Marathon (half) was this weekend. You actually get to do a lap (2 1/2 miles) around the Indianapolis Speedway. Pretty awesome to run in the same place those race cars "fly"...unfortunately I didn't hit any of the same speeds. There were 35,000 others on the course. Yep, really crowded. I tried really hard not to bob & weave thru the crowd so I wouldn't add extra miles. On the up side, the weather was absolutely perfect. It was 51 degrees vs. the 76 last year. I thought of everyone a lot and hoped you were all having a great run too.

This is way coooool!!
I'll do something similar soon: Hockenheimring, one of Germany's two Formula One tracks, is open nearly every Tuesday for inline skating and DW, I and many of my coworkers usually go there a couple of times each summer.

 

[jodistar]

Morning Everyone,

Not much to report to all of you - yesterday was my rest day. Tonight I will be running on the threadmill - I have to run some errands after work, so I'm afraid I won't get to run until late.

Okay - advice needed......Saturday is my 5k run and just like my MS Walk event we are due to get some ran, actually for Saturday they are expecting heavy rain (just like the MS Walk). My question is - is there something that I can do to my sneakers so that they won't get all musty smelling after my run in the rain (I'm really allergic) or should I just face facts that I will have to buy new sneakers? Also, is there something that I can take before the race - so that I won't get sick? I know there is Airbourne but is there anything else.....I really can't afford getting sick (my company at the beginning of the year had gotten rid of sick days).

Well, I am going to run for now - I will write more once I get to work.

Have a great day everyone!

Jodi

 

[Kristi1357]

My next door neighbor/training partner is now completely corrupted. She just decided she's doing her first half mary this weekend at the Big Lake Half in NH so guess who else is running a half mary this Saturday?

I'll be at Big Lake this Saturday too! I'm not running, but my hubby Chad is, as well as my friend Stacey.

Judy - tons of P&PD sent your way.

I got back to NH from my Minnie weekend trip yesterday afternoon - I'll post more about that later. Right now I should do some work!

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Good Morning Everyone:

Not much for me to report since my 5 mile LR on Saturday, rest day Sunday, and life got in the way of me getting out to run yesterday. I'll get back on track today.

Dena- I loved your race report. Congratulations on conquering your demons. You are doing awesome and should be very proud.

Krista- Great job on the pig!!! So I'd love to hear more details about how the Pig rivals Disney. Is it the support? Entertainment?

Goofyguy1958- Your 10 miler was super fast. I can't believe you did 7 min miles with your GI trouble. So the PA governor is always at the race? Krista- if Lynn Swann wins the PA governor's race, do you want to run the BroadStreet 10 miler?

Sunny- How'd the 5k with your Dx go?

Congrats to all the Minnie runners. It sounds like you had such a super fun race. I love the reports. Mel- thanks for posting some pictures on the other thread too.