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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Park Extravaganza
Let me just start by saying the weather in Florida in August is absolutely beautiful right now! So atypical. Yesterday we had a fantastic day at the parks. With Katie in town, I rounded up a bunch of my friends to spend a day in the parks. Fawn, Jeanne, Ryan, Scott, Chris, Rachel, Katie and I spent the day at Studios and Magic Kingdom on all of our favorite rides. We got to ride Toy Story Mania with only a 20 minute stand-by wait and like the first 2 times I rode it, it was great. Although I may have been bitter when Ryan, Scott, and Chris all kicked my butt in the game. Katie says it's because boys play video games. I agree. We also avoided the rain the entire day and ended our afternoon at Magic Kingdom hula-hooping on Main Street. Fawn was the ultimate winner.
After the parks, we all met up at Flippers for a really fun dinner before heading off to Jellyrolls. Katie and I thoroughly enjoyed spelling O-H-I-O during "Hang on Sloopy" while the Gator fans in the room (aka Scott and Ryan) shunned us for the next few songs.
Today Katie and I chilled by the pool and spent the evening wandering around Epcot enjoy the beautiful weather again.
Tomorrow--it's off to Kennedy Space Center and Parasailing on Cocoa Beach!!! How's that for a Monday agenda?
Life is good.... :)
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Race Review--Minnie Marathon
What a great day for a race! I woke up this morning right around 4:30 feeling pretty energized after only about 5 hours of sleep. I had laid out my clothes and everything I needed for the race the night before so it was okay I was in a half daze as I got ready this morning. I was out the door by 5:00 and headed for Animal Kingdom. It was probably in the mid 60s when I met up with the running group at about 5:30. We headed for the start line and the race started right on time at 6:15 this morning.
I had told myself that I wasn't going to run for time, but just to get a good work out in. The race was a 15k (9.3 miles) and the farthest I've run since the 1/2 marathon in Jacksonville in February was 8 miles. I started the race with Pam and at the first mile we saw that we were at a 10:20 and we both decided that just wasn't gonna work for us (granted, the first mile is usually the slowest because of all the people, but still...). So of course, my competitive streak came out real fast and I picked up pace and took off. I was much happier to find that the rest of my splits were either 9 mins or less. Annnnd, (drumroll please), I finished in 1:23:08 setting a 15k PR for myself by more than 3 minutes! (My previous 15k time was from September. I ran a 1:26:34). I was really excited! I remember feeling utterly and completely exhausted in September after the 15k and today I felt sooo much better. I can tell my endurance has definitely improved throughout the year.
I have been having some problems with my right knee and left hip although they weren't too bad throughout the race. I think my knee is out of place again (I know, doesn't that sound fun?), but luckily I go to the chiropracter first thing tomorrow morning so he can fix that. My hip/butt/thigh/etc. all hurt, but I'm not really sure what the cause of it is. I'm sure if I quit running it'd get better, but seriously, let's be honest, quit running? I don't think so.
Everyone in the group did really well today. I think we all ran PRs, so it was a good day all around. The course is similar to part of the marathon course. We started out at Animal Kingdom, headed down Osceola to the entrance to the sports complex, did a uturn and headed back down Osceola, up the ramp to World drive (?), took another ramp to the back entrance of the Studios and then ran through the Studios, past Yacht & Beach, and through Epcot to the finish (confused yet?). It's a fast flat course so it's pretty easy to PR.
Anyhow, I'd recommend this race, but unfortunately it's the last year for it.
Happy Running :)
I had told myself that I wasn't going to run for time, but just to get a good work out in. The race was a 15k (9.3 miles) and the farthest I've run since the 1/2 marathon in Jacksonville in February was 8 miles. I started the race with Pam and at the first mile we saw that we were at a 10:20 and we both decided that just wasn't gonna work for us (granted, the first mile is usually the slowest because of all the people, but still...). So of course, my competitive streak came out real fast and I picked up pace and took off. I was much happier to find that the rest of my splits were either 9 mins or less. Annnnd, (drumroll please), I finished in 1:23:08 setting a 15k PR for myself by more than 3 minutes! (My previous 15k time was from September. I ran a 1:26:34). I was really excited! I remember feeling utterly and completely exhausted in September after the 15k and today I felt sooo much better. I can tell my endurance has definitely improved throughout the year.
I have been having some problems with my right knee and left hip although they weren't too bad throughout the race. I think my knee is out of place again (I know, doesn't that sound fun?), but luckily I go to the chiropracter first thing tomorrow morning so he can fix that. My hip/butt/thigh/etc. all hurt, but I'm not really sure what the cause of it is. I'm sure if I quit running it'd get better, but seriously, let's be honest, quit running? I don't think so.
Everyone in the group did really well today. I think we all ran PRs, so it was a good day all around. The course is similar to part of the marathon course. We started out at Animal Kingdom, headed down Osceola to the entrance to the sports complex, did a uturn and headed back down Osceola, up the ramp to World drive (?), took another ramp to the back entrance of the Studios and then ran through the Studios, past Yacht & Beach, and through Epcot to the finish (confused yet?). It's a fast flat course so it's pretty easy to PR.
Anyhow, I'd recommend this race, but unfortunately it's the last year for it.
Happy Running :)
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Race Review--IOA 5k
It's that time again. Kristi's race review. I know, I know. You've all been in suspense waiting anxiously for my next review. Okay, maybe not. Humor me. 'k thanks.
The IOA 5k is put on by the Insurance Office of America (I think? I'm really just too lazy to go Google it, so we'll go with Insurance Office of America). Anyhow, it's a corporate 5k meaning that you have to sign up as a team from your company. Disney has always had quite a few people participate, but it's typically a bunch of teams from a variety of departments. This year, however, Disney paid for entry fees so we could have one giant team. There were over 1600 runners representing Disney at the IOA 5k.
The course itself was pretty good. It was flat and fast. However, the organization of the race was not so fun. Unlike most races in Central Florida, there were no time chips, therefore, no official timing. That also meant that the clock time is your time, and for me, the clock time was 55 seconds slower than my real time (translation for you non-runners: it took me 55 seconds to cross the start line b/c there were so many people). It was incredibly crowded (which is typical of most road races), but there wasn't any pace seperation/identification at the start, so there were ultra slow walkers at the front and faster runners in the back (yes, this is a HUGE pet peeve of mine...if you're gonna walk or if you're slow--GET TO THE BACK...ai yi yi).
The weather conditions were not so ideal. Lately in Central Florida the weather has been pretty mild, but tonight it was pretty warm. At least it was just a 5k and not a longer race.
After the race, Disney gave all of it's runners a free meal and it was good, so I can't complain! There was also free beer available, but for some reason, beer just doesn't seem all that appealing after I've finished running. I'll take a bottle of water, thanks.
So there you have it. I'm glad I didn't pay for the race, but it was really cool to see a bunch of other Cast Members out there running. I saw a ton of people I knew so it was cool to catch up with them.
Now you can all wait in suspense until my next edition of Race Review. The Minnie Marathon is quickly approaching. And I'm very much looking forward to it...9.3 miles! :)
Happy Running!
The IOA 5k is put on by the Insurance Office of America (I think? I'm really just too lazy to go Google it, so we'll go with Insurance Office of America). Anyhow, it's a corporate 5k meaning that you have to sign up as a team from your company. Disney has always had quite a few people participate, but it's typically a bunch of teams from a variety of departments. This year, however, Disney paid for entry fees so we could have one giant team. There were over 1600 runners representing Disney at the IOA 5k.
The course itself was pretty good. It was flat and fast. However, the organization of the race was not so fun. Unlike most races in Central Florida, there were no time chips, therefore, no official timing. That also meant that the clock time is your time, and for me, the clock time was 55 seconds slower than my real time (translation for you non-runners: it took me 55 seconds to cross the start line b/c there were so many people). It was incredibly crowded (which is typical of most road races), but there wasn't any pace seperation/identification at the start, so there were ultra slow walkers at the front and faster runners in the back (yes, this is a HUGE pet peeve of mine...if you're gonna walk or if you're slow--GET TO THE BACK...ai yi yi).
The weather conditions were not so ideal. Lately in Central Florida the weather has been pretty mild, but tonight it was pretty warm. At least it was just a 5k and not a longer race.
After the race, Disney gave all of it's runners a free meal and it was good, so I can't complain! There was also free beer available, but for some reason, beer just doesn't seem all that appealing after I've finished running. I'll take a bottle of water, thanks.
So there you have it. I'm glad I didn't pay for the race, but it was really cool to see a bunch of other Cast Members out there running. I saw a ton of people I knew so it was cool to catch up with them.
Now you can all wait in suspense until my next edition of Race Review. The Minnie Marathon is quickly approaching. And I'm very much looking forward to it...9.3 miles! :)
Happy Running!
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