Runner's support and Accountability

@starbee 50 degrees is beautiful for running out there! Great job today! That is awesome! I am amazed, no not amazed because I knew you could and had confidence in you, I am proud of how far you’ve come! You are doing so good! That wind, any breeze really, can really mess with times and pace. You did just great! Keep up the good work, you are not only going to graduate, you will be tops in your class!

I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since I ran my first half marathon! I swore it would be my first AND last! I ran the Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland! I have now completed 9 half marathons and will complete my 10th in April! I completely blame my sister Teri for getting me started in this crazy running thing! I have truly found my love for running! I have since completed one 5k, two 10k’s and One FULL marathon as well!

@starbee I’m so proud of you!!! Running for 15 minutes straight now!!! Amazing!!! Keep it up!!!

@Abeach I’m finally back to my normal eating habits! But it was a good 1.5 weeks of teenage boy eating! I don’t know how people afford to pay for teenage boys to eat?! I haven’t been out for a run since finishing my Full Marathon. I was battling a sinus infection and then fell on ice last week, so my knee is pretty banged up.

Way to get in a great run! I’m sorry you keep dealing with some calf discomfort. But it’s better than pain for sure!! You have a speedy fantastic pace!!!

I haven’t been out for a run since completing Dopey. I was battling a sinus infection nearly the entire time we were at WDW and once we got home. I started Daily Neti pot treatments and finally plugged in the humidifier! That finally helped kick it out a few days ago and I’m finally sleeping through the night! I also suffered an injury after getting home. I took Winnie for a walk last Sunday. It was below freezing overnight. But it was in the 50’s when I walked her. Someone’s sprinkler system overflows onto the sidewalk at the end of our street and it’s in the shade. I assumed it was just wet since it was nice out. Turns out it was ice. I started to slide and then fell hard. I landed on my hip and knee and was in instant massive pain. Ryan was on his way home from a bike ride. I was just 1/4 mile from home. So I hobbled home and got ice on my knee and hip ASAP. I got a rug burn on my knee from my jeans and my knee was very puffy. As soon as Ryan got home, he adjusted me and checked me over really well. Nothing seemed broken but definitely bruised. He Rock Taped my knee to give it support and relieve the swelling. It’s been slowly getting better all week. But my knee cap and top of my Tibia are bone bruised, which will take a while to heal up. I stand all day at work, so by the end of the night my knee is poofy again. But not as bad as it was early in the week. I’m hoping to start running sometime this next week.

Ryan and I both need to drop the weight we gained before and during our Dopey training. Our plan is to watch portion sizes and make better food choices starting Monday. We are also going to commit to cross training and putting in our Sean T workouts again. We own several and need to decide which to use. We have Asylum Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, T25 and Insanity Max 30! I miss these workouts and usually see good results! So it’s time to get back at it! We will also be running 3 days a week as we train for the Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon at WDW in April!

@eeyorepoohfan Thank you so much! I will not let the naysayers get me down! I look forward to the day when I’m back home after training, in my uniform, and can ask the haters “You were saying?”

@starbee I think the mindset changes when you know you are going to run a far distance! I tell myself “I get to run!” Instead of “I have to run!” And I slowly built up my distance. I didn’t focus on pace much. Just enough to beat the cutoff of a 3.5 hour half marathon. I completed my first half marathon in 2 hours 49 minutes! I put on a great run music list and tend to zone out! I try not to focus on the total distance that day but break it down into smaller goals. It’s way easier to run the marathon and Dopey at WDW than the training runs at home! Training runs were often painful and I was miserable! But running with so many people and having fun milestones to look forward to (all 4 parks and Wide World of Sports) it really distracted me! The marathon felt no harder than a half marathon to me at WDW! I seriously had fun!

I can’t wait for you to prove those naysayers wrong!! That will be an amazing day!!!!

Week 9 started today. This week’s ratio is 4 min walk/17 minute run. 32* but no wind so that really wasn’t bad once I started running. After 1 mile it got tough, but I stuck it out. I just felt more out of breath today and my legs ached a little, maybe that was because of yesterday’s workout at the gym.

Total Time: 21:00
Total Distance: 1.75 miles
Total Running Time: 17:00