2015 Running Thread

Well i got suckered in.. signed up with a Charity to do the star wars half (light side) in Disneyland which means Ill be signing up for the star wars half (darkside) in DisneyWorld to get my kessel run challenge medal

Jan 17th Star Wars Half ( lightside )

April 17th Star Wars Half ( darkside )

Scrunchthecat : woot woot lets do this.. and just so ya know the half is still avail

Scrunchthecat- The half is all about the mouse magic "ohana" and " just keep swimming" with a great playlist.. anything is possible my friends use an app called Rock My Run and you pick the playlist based on the beat per min that you want to run or walk. sort of an awesome idea I think we are planning on staying at saratoga springs and Im not sure yet if we would be there early enough for the 5k. we might just be flying in on friday. our dates arent set yet so who knows

Good looking shirt for the Infinity Gauntlet Challenge, Panthrah! Better than that boring shirt for the Avengers Half last year. Good luck Saturday!

Also happy carb-loading to HockeyCat for RRHM-LV!

Oncearunner: ZOMG! Congrats!!!!!! I am so happy for you :):)

Goldlining: I survived the Gauntlet challenge was perfect running weather! thanks for thinking of me

Hockeycat: Tell your friend if she can do that maybe she shld try for Dopey and thanks for thinking of me

Congratulations, Oncearunner! So happy for you!

Panthrah, Congrats on completing the Gauntlet challenge. Nice medals! My friend actually did Dopey this year. She did Gauntlet challenge, so ran 10k on Saturday, Avenger on Sunday, hopped on the plane to Vegas then ran RNR.

The weather in Vegas was brutal.... Rain, high winds, and cold. But still an awesome fun experience. I saw many Elvis, a couple with KISS make up, Run Thru Wedding Ceremony at 3-mile mark. Spectators on the Strips were awesome! Despite of the weather, there were lots of people along the course cheering and high-fiving. They kept us going and we were on a good pace until 9 miles or so, then wind gusts got much worse. I'm glad I ran with my running partner (who ran Tinker Bell with me). We were freezing cold, I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere with that headwind. But, we did it! This is new addition to my medal hanger.

To all my fellow runners- Keep on moving!

NatsFan-Glad you are back. Congratulations on your races.

cassylou- I hope things are going well for you. When I was doing chemo I would get up do 1 mile. If I did that I felt accomplished.

Suzanne50 and Rseman-Wow marathon! Way to go!

panthrah- I'm impressed. I can't roller skate to save my life. You are doing some awesome races.

Oncearunneralwaysarunner Congratulations! I hope you get feeling better, but rest up while you can.

HockeyCat--Would you do the Vegas one again? It sounds like a fun party except for the weather.

I haven't been on here and I slack off my training for 1 month and half before my 2nd Half Marathon. The Williams Route 66 Half Marathon was on my radar from 2013. I had to pull from it that year due to Felix(Cancer) and I vowed to do it. 2015 was the year of running or something like that. My first half marathon in Moab Utah, I cried because it was gorgeous and magical to be doing it with someone I admire and look up too. I cried because it was my first one. I was beating my PR goals.

This half-marathon was another challenge for me, because it was a reminder of what I had to give up to survive. Sacrifices made and goals put on hold. You can always go back to the goals. I started training for it back in July and I was in full training for it until the month of October, when travel, sickness, and family life got in the way. October is hard month for me anyway, because I lost my Dad during October. I found it easier to make excuses then to put on my shoes and hit pavement. What happens when you fail in training, you just have to make adjustments on your time/effort. The only goal I had for Route 66 was to finish, because to me this race wasn't about time it was about the meaning of what I gave up.

@% HILLS." Then you notice those around you, walking, encouraging others, and some of them carrying a fellow runner so she can finish. Two strangers from two different states, helping someone they don't know and you realize THIS is why you run. Everyone has one goal to finish and Everyone supports you. Gabriel (DH) stayed with me the whole way and held my hand and dragged up the hills. I suggested he help with women carry the runner and his reply, "I'm am helping carry a runner." That is when I realized I wouldn't have made it without him; tears appeared because I realized He is my warrior. Sometimes we don't realize when we need that extra support.

As we turn into the last 0.1 miles and saw the finish line, I wanted to run it in, but I realized my body could not and Gabriel told me he would do what I wanted. I couldn't even trot it in. We crossed the finish line hold hands in 4:17.15 hours. The challenge was meet and it was meet with each other's strength. For those of you who feel you are alone in this world, remember there are those around you who will help you cross the finish line. Thank you to all who have supported my crazy adventures. I hope that one day you accomplish an old goal. Walk on!

P.S. I now have another stress fracture on the same left foot. I got one after the first half marathon. I am wondering if it is from cancer treatments. Any one getting these?

Happy Thanksgiving! What a difference a year makes - last Thanksgiving, I just finished my 4th and last chemo. I was very anti-social, felt and looked terrible... I didn't want to see anyone, so my husband and I rented a cabin in the mountain and spent the whole thanksgiving weekend there. One year later, I feel great, ran two half marathons, and back on the ice playing hockey! I'm thankful for my supportive friends and family, who gave me time to recover on my pace. We spent our thanksgiving with immediate and extended family.

FairyDogMother - I would do Vegas again. It was unfortunate we had that terrible weather, but the atmosphere and crowds were unforgettable!

Goldlining, hope you'll feel better soon. I got sick after Vegas half, but finally recovered and was able to do 3-milers before thanksgiving dinner. I'm running 5k with my best friend (also a survivor) and her daughter (my goddaughter) next weekend!

Hockey - great story!

You guys will laugh at this one. DH and I love running a 5K in DC called the Jingle All the Way. We've been talking about it for weeks since it's a nice flat course around DC, and it's so much fun to see all the costumes people wear.

The race was this past Sunday. Saturday evening, we're starting to get things ready so we could leave bright and early. I was looking for the confirming email they always send with race day info, like where you can pick up your packet, etc. I couldn't find the email, so I asked DH to check his email to see if it came to that address. He didn't have it either, but said, "I wouldn't have it because you were the one who registered us for it. You did register us, didn't you?" Me: "No, I thought YOU had registered us for it!" Of course neither one of us had registered for it, and they have no race day registration. So we were SOL. Can I blame chemobrain even after 8 years? Because of course it couldn't be old age!

So instead of running it, we just went on one of the park trails for a 4 mile run. Not as exciting, but still a good run.

NatsFan, LOL!

Good luck on your first half, Geewhiz.

For 2016 are we moving to another thread?

Merry XMas everyone! Goldlining - I'm in South Florida. It has been so hot that I have been walking and doing my running indoors. Next up: Miami Marathon Tropical 5k on January 23!

that is OUTSTANDING! Congradulations !!

Oh, girls, I haven't been posting but I have been running a lot and reading all your posts. And I just had to comment when I saw Rseman's latest. You are truly a ROCK STAR, kid! You should have that runner's high going on for quite awhile after that feat!

Happy, healthy running to all, well into the New Year!

Luv,

Lulu