Ahhh, I wish we were going then but we'll be gone before ToT. At least we're going and I'm doing Race For the Taste....AND lots of food and wine.
Sept. 21 ------ I'm 55 today!!! Wahoo!
Happy belated birthday, SamSam!!
Did my first 5k today (2nd race overall)--not a big deal to you vets, but given my poor "Summer of not-running", it was a mental boost for me. Finished in 27:28 (where the heck did THAT come frome?!) which is mind boggling to me since I don't run that fast.
Maura -- Congrats on that awesome 5k time!
So happy for you! Maybe your body was just itching for a run after your down-time. Hmmmm.... maybe I'll use that excuse when I am taking a break from running!
Duckie-- I am so jealous of all those apples! Seems to me I should be able to find a local orchard and take advantage of the crop. Can't believe it is already that time of year!
Jeff -- It is great to see your daughter with that medal, looking proud. Kudos to her!
As for me, I know I have been majorly MIA. Still crazy busy most days at work. I am running short runs 2-3 miles 2x/week and longer runs on Saturdays (besides strength training with a personal trainer and at least 2 additional days of cross-training). This Saturday was 4 miles and it wasn't too bad, even though we inadvertently did almost all uphills. I wish I'd planned it for an out and back so that we could have done the downhills, too, but alas, we ended our run at Panera and had Howard (DH, keenho) meet us there for breakfast and to drive us home. LOL!
I had the pleasure of cheering for many of our teammates at the Philly Distance Run yesterday, including Howard, Terri, Karen & John, Kira, Jen & Butch, Matt & Cindy, Anne & Robert, Pat, and Lou. It was sooo great to see everyone!
I started a thread with pictures from the race, though I couldn't see many people in time to take pix. The Beijing silver medalist in the women's marathon ran this event and it was amazing to see all the elites just eating up the course. Awesome!
It is so great to see so many new WISHers starting to train and some training to train. The next couple of months will see a LOT of activity on this thread as people start to gear up for January, and I can't wait to hear from all our teammates who are preparing for their first races.
I have to admit -- it is exciting to see progress in myself after being encouraged since the beginning of my journey, but not really believing it. Now I have to go tell a lot of WISHers that they were right and that "putting in the steps" and "training to train" can take even someone like me to where we want to be -- on the race course, ahead of the sweepers. Anyway, my schedule was supposed to be a bunch of charity 5ks through the fall leading up to RUNNING the Disney 1/2 for the first time (I've walked, wogged, and walk/jogged 3 halfs, 2 full marathons, 3 15ks, 1 13k, and more than 25 5ks). I kept saying no endurance races this fall while I am busy planning our vow renewal, but I THINK I may have been talked into doing the San Antonio 1/2, depending on my trial schedule. Once some details get ironed out, I am hoping to say I'll see many of my WISH teammates in San Antonio.
Being at the race this weekend and NOT racing was kind of sad.
Happy training, WISH team!