The Running Thread - 2019

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

ATTQOTD: Yes, I have emotions during a race (only marathons).

They generally occur at the following points:

1. At the start. The National Anthem finishes, the fireworks go off (if Disney). I think 'I am so d**n lucky to be here'. Healthy, able to afford it, a DW that tolerates it.
B. The finish. It's such a relief. Personal best, personal worst, it doesn't matter.
iii. If not at the finish, when I see my first family member. It might be my DW or my brother or DSIL. Just the thought that someone waited around for me.
Four. At mile 25. Disney Marathon 2018, I wasn't sure I was going to finish until I hit 25. When I did...

 

[lauraleh]

I've got a lot of catching up to do. We leave tomorrow for WDW (!!!!!!!!!!) so I've been busy.

Wednesday QOTD: For normal races, I just take a picture with my medal at the finish area. I'll have to see what I do at WDW in November. I could see doing a few at Epcot but I'm not sure I'll carry them around all day.

Thursday QOTD: During my first half, I definitely got a runner's high. I think I literally smiled the whole 13.1 miles. My runs lately have been similar. It just feels effortless and I'm somehow much faster than I was pre-baby #4. It makes me want to do some speed training to continue to increase my speed.

Friday QOTD: I was emotional during my first half. It was just something huge to accomplish that I didn't necessarily think I could do before I did it. During my latest half, my kids were at the finish line and it make a somewhat crappy race SO much better. I also found out I was pregnant that day with baby #3 so it really ended up being a great day.
***I'll add that I don't think emotional means crying necessarily. I'm not a big crier but I do feel emotions.

 

[Miranda]

ATTQOTD: I'm not really an emotional person, but I did get a little choked up during my first half marathon. It had nothing to do really with running the race itself, but it was at Tinker Bell, and I had heard that there were Red Hat ladies that wait out at the exit of Downtown Disney before you head out into the streets of Anaheim, but I was not prepared for when I came up to that area for just how many of them there were. I was thinking it was going to be like 10 or 15 ladies or something. There were seemingly hundreds of them all dressed up in their red hats and purple dresses! It was so awesome, and I got all choked up.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

ATTQOTD: I'm never as emotional as I think I will be... I'm more of a "so happy I can't stop smiling" or "I'm so dead I don't feel anything," not a "happy cry" type of person.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

ATTQOTD: For me, the emotion can come at different times. It's usually positive in one form or another, and in the case of the marathon I think it took a few days before that smile was wiped off my face.

And to be honest, especially with Disney races, the emotion comes days later.

Case in point: After finishing the 2017 Kessel Run at Disney World, I was overcome with emotion the Friday after the Dark Side Half when I got a big hug from Chewbacca on my last night in Disney World. At the time, the Kessel Run was my impossible running dream. The timing of Disney World Star Wars races ranges from absolutely not ideal at best to completely impossible. That timing also meant substantial sacrifices of free time during a time of year when I have virtually no free time as it is to train for a race I might only get one opportunity at. So I think all the reflecting I had been doing on accomplishing that and earning what is still my very favorite race medal of all time made me really feel the happiness of it all even as late as the Friday after finishing.

Attqotd: The first time running into the Osborne lights during W&D. I anticipate the same feeling running on to Main Street in January.

Having run many races at Disneyland, I was still pleasantly surprised at what it felt like to run through the Magic Kingdom. Don't get me wrong as I truly love the Magic Kingdom, but I didn't expect to feel much of anything considering that running down Main Street USA with the castle in the distance is not a new running experience for me.

I grew up fishing and flounder gigging with my father during summer in the NC salt marshes. Those smells bring back intense memories of those times. We lost him to breast cancer in 2009, well before I started running and I regret that he never got to see the changes I managed to make. I think about him often during runs/races.

I'm a descendant of Mormon Pioneers who fled religious persecution in Illinois and had to cross the American plains to Utah in 1847, often walking for days on end. During my first half marathon and every subsequent race since I have thought of them as I wondered what their bodies felt like especially since they did not get to enjoy Disneyland or World after their lengthy trek. So I'm grateful for their faith and perseverance. I think it's very normal to think of departed family members who are certainly cheering us on in spirit as we attempt difficult things.

There shall be no more mention of this movie on the runDisney boards. The wife and I weren't able to line up a babysitter until mid-May. Can't risk having it spoiled.

Spoilers are very bad, but let's give everyone credit here. Not one person in this thread to this point has spoiled anything from the movie. At worst they said "liked it." I've literally read "spoiler free" reviews of movies that spoiled stuff like who Luke Skywalker's father is.

 

[surfde22]

Spoilers are very bad, but let's give everyone credit here. Not one person in this thread to this point has spoiled anything from the movie. At worst they said "liked it."

Yeah, I agree. I wasn't accusing anyone of spoiling it. Just more of if it isn't talked about it can't be spoiled.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

Yeah, I agree. I wasn't accusing anyone of spoiling it. Just more of if it isn't talked about it can't be spoiled.

I know. Just be careful. Spoilers pop up in the most random places especially once the movie is out. I had some aspects of Infinity War spoiled because I was on Twitter days after release and days before I could see it and people innocently referenced events in the movie without specifics.

 

[baxter24]

ATTQOTD: I’ve gotten emotional a few times in races. The first time was at the start of my very first half marathon (which happened to be at Disney). I think it was a “oh wow you are really here and doing this” moment. Cried after a volunteer gave me my medal after finishing my first marathon. I also remember remember tearing up this past marathon coming into Epcot. They were blaring all these emotional Disney songs and “I can go the distance” came on and there was instant sniffling.

 

[LdyStormy76]

ATTQOTD: there have been two races that I had a strong emotional event in. The first was my first ever race, a 10k for POT in 2017. I had attended races before but always as support and bag holder for my dad so the start was hard. Then just past the 5k point was a house blaring the Rocky theme song, which was something he did for one of the races than went past our house, and I started to tear up. The second was going up Main Street during the 2018 WDW half marathon; seeing the castle my thought was “I made it. I really truly made it.”

 

[avondale]

ATTQOTD: The only times I've gotten teary-eyed during races is during the Blue Mile...I'm not sure how prevalent these are in races. In some of the races I've done in the DC area (RNR, MCM), there is a Blue Mile with photos of veterans who have passed away (not sure if it had to be in the line of duty) lined up along the course, often along with some of their family members (IRL) and/or current service members. If I think too much about all those young people who have died, it gets to me every time. Talk about a perspective check! It makes me grateful to be able to be there running, no matter how slow I'm going. Unfortunately the feeling of gratefulness doesn't usually last the whole race and eventually I go back to the "this is hard" feeling.

Funny thing is that I've gotten more emotional during training runs when I'm visualizing my triumphant, adversity-overcoming race finishes. Then when the race doesn't actually finish that well (they never seem to), I don't get emotional about it.

 

[Miranda]

Re: Endgame

 

[kirstie101]

Wow that was a lot of catching up! I’ll just answer today’s question.... similar to @jennamfeo I should just tell you when I’m not emotional as it would be easier. I cry. I cry just thinking about how I’ll cry when/if I finish Dopey. I cry during the national amthem. I cry during the start. I cry when I finish. I cry anytime I see something that moves me during a race...Main Street, castle, sunrise over Carsland,purple hat ladies, RNR SF mile that’s up hill and has the photos of fallen soldiers, I just teared up again thinking of it! I’m an emotional mess when I run and basically all the rest of the time as well.

 

[jennamfeo]

Wow that was a lot of catching up! I’ll just answer today’s question.... similar to @jennamfeo I should just tell you when I’m not emotional as it would be easier. I cry. I cry just thinking about how I’ll cry when/if I finish Dopey. I cry during the national amthem. I cry during the start. I cry when I finish. I cry anytime I see something that moves me during a race...Main Street, castle, sunrise over Carsland,purple hat ladies, RNR SF mile that’s up hill and has the photos of fallen soldiers, I just teared up again thinking of it! I’m an emotional mess when I run and basically all the rest of the time as well.

Girl. Same.

 

[Dopey 2020]

Happy Saturday morning, just finished six miles and realized I’ve hit the 300 mile mark on my shoes. Sorry if this has been discussed already, and for the long winded story but I’ve seen a lot of knowledge on here and I’m looking for some new opinions.
When I did my first 5K it was in a pair of water shoes and I soon found out that that doesn’t work for me so off to the nearest running store. This is the first time I was told ‘you overpronate and need support shoes. OK they must know so that’s what I went with. Long story short, any type of support in the arch leads to pain and I can’t run with them, the only exception being muzuno inspire 13s. So I went with my own original thoughts and went for neutral with a lot of cushion, after a few tries ending up with mizuno wave sky 2s. That’s the shoe I finished my marathon in and half marathon PR, both without knee or shin problems and no blisters. Seems like an obvious choice to replace but not so fast, they just don’t have that like a glove feel when I put them on and there is pain sometimes on top of my foot and they are a bit heavy. The inspires fit like a new pair of socks every time but don’t have enough cushion and feel like blocks on longer runs. I take hours in the store trying everything and envy those that just walk in and say yup that’s the pair..
Should I give up on looking for my Goldilocks shoe? Anyone else dread looking for new shoes?

 

[Professor_Cookie]

Happy Saturday morning, just finished six miles and realized I’ve hit the 300 mile mark on my shoes. Sorry if this has been discussed already, and for the long winded story but I’ve seen a lot of knowledge on here and I’m looking for some new opinions.
When I did my first 5K it was in a pair of water shoes and I soon found out that that doesn’t work for me so off to the nearest running store. This is the first time I was told ‘you overpronate and need support shoes. OK they must know so that’s what I went with. Long story short, any type of support in the arch leads to pain and I can’t run with them, the only exception being muzuno inspire 13s. So I went with my own original thoughts and went for neutral with a lot of cushion, after a few tries ending up with mizuno wave sky 2s. That’s the shoe I finished my marathon in and half marathon PR, both without knee or shin problems and no blisters. Seems like an obvious choice to replace but not so fast, they just don’t have that like a glove feel when I put them on and there is pain sometimes on top of my foot and they are a bit heavy. The inspires fit like a new pair of socks every time but don’t have enough cushion and feel like blocks on longer runs. I take hours in the store trying everything and envy those that just walk in and say yup that’s the pair..
Should I give up on looking for my Goldilocks shoe? Anyone else dread looking for new shoes?

I wouldn’t give up. I’m looking forward to about a week from now when I go get eurobois, vertbois, thiccbois, and flatbois(Salomon, la sportiva, hoka one one, altras)to try out this summer on the trails.

Trails are all messed up anyway so I get to ditch stability control.

 

[Kazrak]

@LSUlakes - I commented on the Western Pacific 5k in my training thread, but results are:

27 - Kazrak - Western Pacific 5k (NG / 36:28)

Also, I messed up reporting the Bay Breeze half - I reported it as March 9, but it should be February 9.

09 - Kazrak - Bay Breeze Half Marathon aka SW Virtual Half (3:00:00 / 2:48:32)PR!

 

[LSUlakes]

Off Topic: We decided recently to go ahead and get a new fur baby. After some researching of breeds and many discussions we had made a agreement and located someone expecting puppies soon. Last night / early this morning the puppies were born. We are second on the waiting list for our pick, and it's way to early to pick one anyway but one these cute little things will be joining our family in 8-9 weeks!



We all agree we want a female, but DD and DW would like the orange and white, while a like the liver and white. I am fine with both actually so it really comes down to which ones are girls. DD has picked a name already, Bella, which I really have no objection to either. So somewhere in this picture is Bella and we cant wait to welcome her home in late June!

EDIT to add: Breeder just informed me that the two orange and white are males and he has 3 females. So this means we can definitely get a girl and its going to be liver and white.

 

[steph0808]

Yay for pups! We are thinking about adding a lab to our family this summer! But we are having some trepidation about going back to three dogs.

 

[Baloo in MI]

@LSUlakes
January 2020:
9 - Baloo in MI - Walt Disney World 5k (NG / N/A)
10 - Baloo in MI - Walt Disney World 10k (NG / N/A)
11 - Baloo in MI - Walt Disney World Half Marathon (NG / N/A)
12 - Baloo in MI - Walt Disney World Marathon (NG / N/A)

Put on my Speedgoats today and ran at my local park on the trails. This was my first trail run since prior injury. My ankle held up and I loved being back in the trees. Unfortunately while enjoying the trees I hit a root and was reintroduced to gravity... Was not hurt, besides my pride. But I will take it. Tomorrow will be my longest long run since before the injury to, 10 miles back on the roads. Very excited! Happy weekend all.

 

[jmasgat]

A huge shout out to 20 year old American, Dan Romanchuk, who won the Men's Elite Wheelchair race in London today. He also won Boston.....and New York....and Chicago!!!! Wow, what an athlete.