Wk of Oct 1--2007 WISH Walking/Running Club

[plutosmyfav]

Sorry for the confusion...this isn't just me. I'm fighting to breakthrough 30lbs. This is the total for everyone that's posted their wt loss so far. If I remember correctly, Lisa SP has lost about 150-160lbs of her own though. And I believe Sunny's in the 90s somewhere.

I was at 85lbs, now you'll have to put me down for 65 But I'm working on it again....

Sunny

 

[MelRhoads]

Sunny - did you walk only or did you walk/run???? Just wondering b/c 13mpm is really fast walking!!!

 

[jodistar]

Hi Team,

Wow - had an excellent workout today! I started off with a few exercises on my Bosu ball (all excercises were done dome side down):
Squat with 8 pound weighted ball - 1 set, 12 reps
Squat with 6 pound weighted ball - 2 sets, 15 reps
Oblique (twisted) Squat with 8 pounds weighted ball, 15 reps, 2 sets
Oblique (twisted) Squat with 6 pounds weighted ball, 15 reps, 1 set
Overhead press with 8 pound weighted ball 15 reps, 2 sets
Overhead press with 6 pound weighted ball 15 reps, 1 set
Push-ups, 10 reps, 1 set
Arm extension to either side with 8 pounds, 10 reps, 1 set
Arm extension to either side with 6 pounds, 10 reps, 2 set

At the Fitness Center:
Threadmill work: Ran 3 miles at 5.0, slight break after mile 3, Ran 2 miles at 5.0

Leg extension machine - 40 pounds, 15 reps, 1 set....55 pounds, 12 reps, 2 sets

Seated Leg Curl - 55 pounds, 12 reps, 3 sets....

Wow, I really feel like I did really good today and it felt great! I have to really keep up with the cross training.

 

[MickeySP]

Yeah I am down 163lbs since Nov 04, now if I could just do that last 34 I would be a happy happy girl! They are just hanging on for dear life.

Love reading all the advice, especially the training.

I am at a 4R/2W pace right now, I have a minor knee injury. It is a lovely shade of purple. Let's just say never close your eyes on a TM while listening to our iPod. They do not go to the same beat. And you will look ridiculous flying off at 6.0, trust me!!

Yeah I have a lovely purple/black toenail, and a heck of a blister on my 2nd toe. I go to my EP this week so I am sure he will have an opinion.


OH Anyone doing the Tufts 10K in Boston 10/9? I just signed up.

 

[wfloyd]

Well Goofy training offically started this weekend. On Friday, I walked a little over 5 miles at about a 14:30 pace. Then on Saturday, I ran/walked 15.5 miles with a pace of 12:15. These paces were a little slower than I wanted but my legs have been tight and I didn't want to injure them anymore than they were. Hopefully they will be feeling weel for the Race for the Taste on Sunday.

Now to see how many people I can catch up on. Three pages by Sunday night, things must really be picking up around here. Sorry in advance if I don't get to everyone but the dog is attempting to sit in my lap and that is not easy when he is a 65 pound golden retriever.

Sunny - Glad to see you were able to do the race and you need to book your tickets.

Dave - Hope your calf is feeling better. I have pains in my calf quite often after long runs and usually just ice them and take some advil. After a day of rest they begin to feel a little better.

disneyfanz - Welcome and congratulations on your both your weight loss and your decision to do the marathon.

Kevin - Hope you begin to feel better soon. Missing runs because of illness is the best thing even though it is so hard to do at the time.

Amy - Sorry the run was bad but every now and then they pop up. The next one has to be better and then you will forget all about it.

MickeySP - Hope your knee gets better quickly. That is one of the reasons I don't like to run on treadmills. I tend to think about other things and start to drift around on them. Although I am sure that my wife would love to see me go flying off of one sometime.

Bill

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Good Morning TEAM:

Thanks everyone for all the PD for my calf. Yesterday I followed MfM scheduled rest day, iced my calf 3x for 30 min each, took Alleve, and took a nap. My calf actually feels a lot better today - a little soreness but not much at all. I was thinking yesterday when my calf really hurt about how I would modify my training for today, take another rest day, SWOG, or something else. Now, I'm thinking that I could actually get my run in. I'm not going to run this morning. I'll give my calf a few more hours to recover, and I'll run this afternoon. Maybe I'll do the treadmill which will be boring but nice and soft.

OK, as far as weight loss goes. Since I've really started exercising in January I've gone from 203 lbs to 189 lbs - 14 lbs lost. I feel good about that. I'm hoping to lose some more weight, but I know I've put some muscle on too. My legs have really toned up.

Kristi- Come on out for the Niagara Falls 1/2!!! Bring Chad. I'd love to have some WISH team mates there. I didn't remember that the Minnie was your first race. Wow, you have really come a long way! I loved your DL 1/2 report, all the pictures were fantastic!!! So do you have to wait in line to take pictures with the characters? Do they have handlers with cameras and the photopass thing?

Michelle- Don't be overwhelmed by us. I know I go through periods where I can't believe I've signed up for the marathon, but with the support of this TEAM I know they will get me to the starting line and then to the finish! I couldn't ask for a better group!!! BTW - even if you only run for 30 secs at a time, YOU ARE A RUNNER. You're running therefore you are a runner, period.

Sunny- How's your sciatica pain? Did it go away with the pool yesterday? Hope you're doing well. Congrats on getting your plane tickets. Whoo hooo - I'm so glad you'll be there with the TEAM!

Mel/Chimera- Great job on the weight loss!!! I'm the same way where my weight loss depends on when I weigh myself. We have a family rule to only eat ice cream on the weekend. Therefore, I better not weigh myself on Monday. I usually weigh myself weekly on Friday.

So Dave - Did you check out the course for Niagra? what is it like? Is there a Web site? I'd love to take a look, isn't there someone else on the board that is doing the same race (AmyBeth?)

Hi Jodi Did I check out the course for the 1/2 marathon? Only about daily... I'm really excited about the race. I like going to Niagara Falls, it's really "touristy" and fun, and the course is going to be lots of fun too. It's really pretty much a straight shot down the road right next to the Niagara River, and it ends right at the top of Niagara Falls. It's a really pretty road, and I find I really like running next to water. I can't wait. Ooooooh, it would be FANTASTIC if another WISHer was doing the race, but I don't remember hearing anyone else doing it. Here's the website.
http://www.niagarafallsmarathon.com/course.htm

Oh - I think things will be fine with your wife, I'm sure she will be really touched with how much you really put into the trip. I was very nervous when breaking the news to my DH, but things went great....
The timing sounds perfect though....I can't wait to hear how it goes.

Thanks Jodi. I need to sit down and put some more thought into my special "surprise" package I want to give her. Ooooh, one other thing I thought of putting in is a gift certificate to a store that sells Crocs. My DW has been talking for a while about getting a pair, and what better place to use them than at WDW? I thought I would get a gift certificate, and then print out a picture of Crocs and staple them together. This way she can pick out her own pair that fit her are the right color and everything. BTW, great job on your workout yesterday. That's awesome!!!

Kevin- I hope the rest day helped out your cold, and I'm hoping you can start stringing some good weeks of training together. Wishing you well . Thanks for the suggestions about my calf. Historically, I never stretched before I ran (just did my 5 min warmup walk), but lately I have been stretching both before and after my runs. I think I will be doing more stretching too. I think my shoes are OK. I got them on June 1st, and they don't even have 200 miles on them yet. But maybe I'll go back to the store and talk to them about it.

Jen- I'm glad your 5K was such a beautiful run. That's awesome!!!

Helen- Wow, it sounds like you are busy. At least you got some steps in!!!

Hi Amy Thanks for the good thoughts on my calf and run. Sooo sorry to hear about your stonker run. Uuuugh, that sounds just sooo awful. Please don't push it too much. It sounds like you are in a lot of pain right now. If I were you, I don't think I would try to run again today. Your body is telling you that it needs to recover. Give it time to recover. Can you get to a pool? Do some non-impact deep water running? Don't hurt yourself more so you do end up getting a stress fracture. You're not out of the woods yet Amy. Take care of yourself. I want to see you at the starting line at WDW!!!

Bill- Great job on your 5 miles. Thanks for the advice on the calf. I did just what you said yesterday, and my calf feels OK today. You were right!

Judy- I can't wait to hear your report about the 5K down memory lane.

OK, off to get ready for the day. Good training all!!!

 

[KelNottAt]

Good morning!

Sunny - wonderful news about your race! WTG!

Jen - Congratulations on the Rump Roast Run. Those pics make it look cold. I really admire anyone who can race in those conditions.

Dave - Hope your calf feels better soon. I'm kinda bummed to hear about the Garmin trouble. I'm hoping to get one for Christmas.

I'm fighting a cold. It started yesterday. So, if Grandma was right, it'll be 3 days coming, 3 days staying, and 3 days going. Hopefully I'll be well by the 10th and in good shape for my first-ever event: Baltimore Half on October 14.

Have a great week, everyone.

 

[plutosmyfav]

Well......my doctor gave me the okay to get out there and run yesterday. I was supposed to cut my distance back to 7 miles (foregoing the scheduled 9) and cut my speed back to 10 mpm. However.....I started out instantly with pain and had the worst run of my life. I barely made it to 4 miles and had to quit. The first time I've ever had to throw in the towel during a run. I was a good 2 miles deep into the woods on a rail trail....which meant limping back to the parking lot...crying of course out of pure frustration....and driving myself back home. I know that I have not yet had enough meds in my system...they do take some time to work properly. And my orthotics aren't made yet. AND I have not yet gone for physical therapy (that appointment is next week). While I have been given clearance to run...I just hope I actually CAN run. It felt like I was experiencing nerve pain shooting up from my ankle with each strike of my right foot. I can take some pain...heck I'd take a decent amount....but that was just not working for me yesterday . Of course...seeing what Sunny accomplished....while dealing with a great deal more pain....made me realize that I can do this. Things just take time, patience and perserverence.

Amy I am so sorry to hear about your bad run and horrible pain. Please don't push through nerve pain. I need to clarify my own nerve pain. I don't experience it during a run. My PT has drilled it into my head to stop immediately, anything that causes nerve pain (sciatica, stabbing, burning, shooting pains). When I run I feel lower back pain, which isn't good, either ,but isn't pain shooting up and down my legs. I work with a man who ran months with a herniated disc. He learned he could "run through" the nerve pain until his leg was numb. Unfortunately, he did permanent nerve damage and can no longer run. Just a couple of weeks ago I was talking about going through the grieving process of not being able to run anymore and he said "you never really get throug it" So sad.

Do you know the source of your nerve pain? Here's that you get a solution soon. What meds are you doing, the Dospack oral pred?

As for me, I'm pretty sure I just suffered major sore muscle pain from Applefest.

I bought our plane tickets last night, but I'm not excited. I really thought I'd have a clear "yes or no" feeling after Applefest. But I don't. I know I can do the half but I just don't know if I can do the full. I don't know if I can train properly for it, both in investing the time and in my body's condition. Paul keeps trying to convince me to just be happy with the half. I wish I could. I have a bad feeling of either quitting the full or pushing to the end and then suffering long-term consequences.

Sorry to be such a downer.

Sunny

 

[plutosmyfav]

Sunny - did you walk only or did you walk/run???? Just wondering b/c 13mpm is really fast walking!!!

I did 1/10th mile jogs here and there but mostly walking. It was brutal!!!!! There was only one other woman who started out walking, therefore, there were only to walkers in the race, but many people walked the hills and through to the end.

 

[Kimickey]

I just wanted to stop in and say kudos to all who are training hard for our upcoming event. I'm proud of you and keep up the good work. However me on the other hand has not done an ounce of training. I'm just plain ole being lazy. I'll be ready by January, but man am I having a hard time getting it into gear!

 

[Kristi1357]

I bought our plane tickets last night, but I'm not excited. I really thought I'd have a clear "yes or no" feeling after Applefest. But I don't. I know I can do the half but I just don't know if I can do the full. I don't know if I can train properly for it, both in investing the time and in my body's condition. Paul keeps trying to convince me to just be happy with the half. I wish I could. I have a bad feeling of either quitting the full or pushing to the end and then suffering long-term consequences.

Sorry to be such a downer.

You have absolutely no reason not to be happy if you "only" do the Half! How many people even ever walk/run & complete a half marathon? Nevermind a Full? NOT MANY!

And after what you've been through this year? Shoot!

Now, I highly doubt you will not complete the half & full. You are kind of persisent, ya know!
However, should any of that happen, just remember:
DLF>DNF>>DNS
So, if you should happen to have to bow out during the full, you've done more than most of the population has ever done!

Lots of & coming your way.

(and I am going to conveniently gloss over the fact that I did nothing yesterday, my first official training day for WDW...)

 

[Honeibee]

Good morning. Thank you all so much for asking how my 5K was! First, let me respond to a few of you....

Jodi - Oh heck yea! I printed out the Bigelow results as soon as I got home! Let me know where I can email you the Run Disney avatar. Yay! Then we can match too!

Sunny - Congratulations! You go girl! I'm VERY proud of you!!!

Jen - Way to go on the "meat run"! I wish it wasn't so far away, it looks really nice. Except, well for those "feet suckers" EWWWWWWWW!

Michelle - We need to talk. NO ONE was more surprised to see me start running than ME! I am 45 and had NEVER done anything even remotely close to being athletic in my entire life. And here I am, running races now! A-M-A-ZING!!! It's sticking around here that does it, I tell you.

Kevin - Funny you should say that..."Dream big". In the goody bag we got at the Bigelow 5k we got really nice coffee mugs that say "Dream big" on the inside. Ohh, I hope you feel better today.

Amy - Oh no! BIG TIME for you!


OK now that I have read thru the end of last week's post and all of this week's so far...I have news! I have so much to tell you guys!!!!

OK first off.....

The "Run To Katonah" 5K: This was my second event ever, having done the Bigelow Community Challenge last Sunday. I was only about 90% over my Bronchitis in that one, and being that it was my first ever race, I had no great expectations. I wanted to finish and not be last, and I accomplished both those things.

Now, for this run, again, it was just to get the experience. I was NOT pushing myself. Which turned out to be a good plan.

We had my stepdaughters this weekend and they decided the night before that they wanted to run too. I told Charlie to not worry about me, you three just go off and do your own thing. So we stood together at the start but then they took off. It was a much smaller race this time, probably only about 200 people, I'm guessing. Anyway, as soon as I started off, I KNEW it was going to be a stonker. OMG I felt soooo tired. My legs didn't want to move. Why was I so pooped? I had no idea. (TMI Alert! Since I am, ummm......"pre-you-know-what" my cycles are not so regular, and I had no idea on Saturday that I was two days away from.....you know what. So that sort of explained the tiredness.)

Anyway, it seemed to be a very fast crowd and for the most part, they took off! Fine, I didn't care. I just wanted to finish. So we round the first corner, by the church I was married in the first time. When I saw that, I ran faster! Whooo, shivers! Lets not go there!! Then up a very very very loooong hill. Then around a corner, then up another very very looooong hill. See a pattern here? That's the way it was, for all three miles. Hills. And lots of them. Even Charlie thought it was a really tough course. It even went thru the town park, thru the woods, on a dirt road, on a gravel road. Geez, everywhere!

I REFUSED to look at my Garmin. I didn't want to know.

Amazingly, there were still some people lined up, cheering us Penguins on. A couple of times there was no one in front of me so I said to the spectators "Hey, there's on one ahead of me! I must be the first!" Some of them laughed and a couple said "Yes! You are!" I loved them.

So, I'm plugging along, doing my best. It got to the point where on some of the last hills I was doing 10 steps running/10 steps walking.

I see "You're almost done!" painted on the road. So, I had to look at my time. I couldn't help it.

"HOLY COW!" I think "I'm doing alright!!"

Well, that certainly motivated me! I kicked it up a notch. I dug down and found "it" somewhere. I mustered up all the strength I had. Charlie met me about 300 feet from the finish line and ran the last bit with me. Emily, my 9yo stepdaughter, joined me about 100 feet from the finish. I yelled to her "Come on, Em! Take me home!" (BTW they gave her the #1 bib, so she was like a celebrity!) They ran me to the chute and guess what????!?!?!

I shaved 2 minutes and 49 seconds off the Bigelow!

OMG! I was SHOCKED! Even with all those hills! Whooooooo hoooooo! I was one happy girl!!!

So, that called for a celebration!

Yesterday I went running shoe shopping.

Perhaps this should be a separate post, entitled "Hello. My name is Judith Anne and I am not allowed in a running show store by myself".

We went to the Athletic Shoe Factory in Wesport, CT yesterday. I had tried on a lot of shoes at other places and I was happy with the Asics I had tried on, even though they don't come in wide. They seem to be boxy enough to accommodate my platypus bill feet. But, I tried on about ten different pairs of different brands. I finally narrowed it down to two pairs. Then, I could not decide. So I did what any reasonably insane person would do.

I bought them both.

I am now the proud owner of a paid of Asics Gel Evolution IIs AND Saucony Grid Hurricane 8s.

Oh yeah, AND an AmphiPod Run Light.

Let us NOT add up how much Judith Anne spent at the shoe store yesterday.

I ran in the Asics this morning and I LOVE them! They are a little snug - not tight - across the widest part of my foot, but I am so used to those old worn out New Balance cross-trainers. I can't wait to try the Sauconys tomorrow! Whoo hoooo.

OK, now let me get to work. I can't lose my job now! I have things to buy for this "free" sport!

Oh, one more thing - speaking of buying, we booked out flights. We fly in Thursday late morning and leave Sunday night.

 

[KelNottAt]

Judy -
What a great story! Way to go!

 

[Honeibee]

Oh I forgot one thing! When we were checking out (Charlie bought a pair of Sauconys too - copy cat!) the lady at the register asked me...

"You guys running a marathon?"

I could have jumped over the counter and kissed her!

OMG, that felt wonderful!!!

 

[Rachael Q]

Sunny, way to go on Applefest. And dont think 'only' do the half - finishing a half is a huge acheivement when healthy.

Judy, I have the Saucony hurricane 8. I like them alot, but.... I find them heavy on longer runs, but thats when I need their support the most.

 

[Jen117]

GO JUDY GO!!!!! I can't wait to see you at the 1/2 in WDW. You are like me, I have never ever been athletic until January of this year. I was challenged to run the WDW 1/2 because I have wanted to for years. Previous to this I was a walker and did some aerobics. Now I can officially say I can run and man does it feel good!!!! I love telling people "I'm in training". Congrats on your 5K, you did awesome!!!

Oh let us know how you like your shoes. I used to have a pair of Saucony's, but I think the Aisics have much more cushioning. I thought my Saucony's were a little too stiff (DH thinks that of his also, but he is not a runner).

 

[msblrobs]

Judy - You ROCK!! Awesome time on the race and congrats on the new running shoes.

Colleen - In case I revert back into lurkerdom for another week or so , best of luck in Chicago. I know you'll kick butt!!

Sunny - I am supposed to run a marathon this weekend and I am still unsure if I will be doing it. I am not properly trained, I know that. However, you and Applefest are really making me consider it. You're an amazing woman!! Congrats on your race. I can only imagine how great that felt for you.

I am still putting in the steps without my head in the game. My runs are great and I have no complaints. I think I have just lost the passion. I told DH that I think WDW '07 will be my last marathon.

Best of luck to all with training this week. I will post next week to disclose whether or not I went 26.2 on Sunday. LOL!!

 

[MelRhoads]

Sunny - No wonder it was brutal!!!!! I tried to keep up a 13min/mile on the tm one time and it almost killed me!! That fast walking is definitely something that takes major training. You are amazing that you could just go out and do that!!!!! The walking muscles you used were likely different than the running ones. I think you can do the full. You can slow down the pace a little if you need to and you won't be anywhere near alone on the course!!! Remember how crowded it was. You'll have plenty of other people no matter what your pace at disney. It's the people that try to cross w/ their strollers in front of you who should beware

Did my long run today. It was somewhere around 13 miles and somewhere between 10:45 and 11:00 i think but i didn't have my watch and my garmin's batteries died, so it was one of those run for fun (yeah right) runs. My right booty is hurting and I stretched pretty majorly when i got home. I don't feel as good about my stamina as last year. I almost think it is b/c i kept up the long distances throughout last year and my body is not recovering. It may also be b/c i'm not overly motivated yet.

Judy- loved your race report. Great job!!!!!

 

[thndrmatt]

Haven't checked in with my training in a while, so here it is. Yesterday DW managed to complete a 6 miler, her first time at that distance in training (she'd done a 10k on labor day but we all know its much harder when by yourself) and I ran 7 in preparation for the RftC/RftT double duty this weekend. I had done a very fast 3.5 on Friday, the 7 Sunday, and then another 3.5 today, my first time running on back to back days in quite some time. I was sore of course, but nothing major. Thinking I'll probably do another quick 2 on Wednesday and then take Thursday and Friday off before the races Saturday and Sunday.

Hm if you add it up, 7+3.5+2+3.1+6.2 that's going to be a 21.8 mile week! I can't even remember the last time I went over 20 in a week! Maybe high school? Which probably means PRs in both races isn't likely, but that won't stop me from trying.

Edit: Oops I included 2 Sundays! So more like a 15.6 mile week, but still a decent chunk of miles.

 

[wtpclc]

Just a quick before I forget post from last week:

Cam - Scott's feeing much better. The doc told him to switch btwn advil and tylenol (one dose of one, the next dose of the other) He finds that helps a lot. Hope you're doing better!

Solo -I'd say racing a half would work for your 15. We're still deciding, but it'd be fun itf we had a mini mini GR half meet. ANy other takers?

Sunny - COngrats on applefest!!!!