<p>Thanks, all. No one will be terribly surprised to hear that we ran most of the half marathon. We were in a sea of 6000 women and started out from corral 5 in a slow jog just to wade through some of them. We walked the uphills and kept up the jog. I kept asking my daughter if she was OK and I let her set the pace. When she needed to walk, I generally kept a very slow jog because I can’t walk as fast as she does and the jog is more comfortable on my injury. She has never raced more than 5 miles and that was when she was 13 years old (now almost 26). She was awesome. We stayed away from the “edge” and just kept plugging away. It was a great event with good crowd support and aid stations. LOTS of pink. At 10 miles I told her “No matter what happens for the rest of the race, you just ran 10 miles!” We never got grouchy, although the last few miles were tough. We finished holding hands. I’m getting a lot of grief from all the people who I told that I wasn’t going to run it… Finished in 2:32 (about 11:33 pace for the distance we recorded on our Garmins which counts the weaving and 11:40 if you call it 13.1). We anticipated a 3:30-4:00 finish. I’m EXTREMELY proud of both of us and, once again, impressed by my own ability to judge how to run a race. It’s not the 1:54 I ran last fall, but I’m just as happy. We passed people the entire way, which is a good feeling. My hamstring (sit bone) is sore- sort from the beginning but stayed about the same. We have our charms on necklaces already and love the finisher’s medals and shirts. I said to her, “You really didn’t think the endurance gene totally missed you, did you?”</p>
<p>Yay Mom and daughter who didn’t fall far from the tree!</p>
<p>Good for you MOWC. Congratulations to you and your daughter. I can’t imagine walking 13 miles, let alone jogging it. I am humbled.</p>
<p>Now, we have chintzy still unaccounted for, right?</p>
<p>I did an easy little 5k stroll on a beautiful hot fall afternoon in New England. Still trying to recover from Spartacus. My chicken caesar salad for dinner. Yum.</p>
<p>Way to go, MomofWildChild (and also WildChild, if D is the wild one, or maybe they all are)!</p>
<p>MofWC, awesome job! The sister of WC did absolutely great! My congrats to her! (and to you, too!)</p>
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<p>Whenever I think my kids are as opposite as they come, and they will never find anything in common to bring them together, I think of MOWC’s children and am comforted!</p>
<p>OK… new setback for me that I should have seen coming. </p>
<p>A few weeks ago I started noticing that sometimes, when I’d climb our stairs at home, I’d feel my heart rate go up more than usual. I also began to feel the nasty restless leg syndrome at night when I’d try to sleep. In the past, when I’ve had these two symptoms, I was anemic. Granted, if someone tested my blood, I’d probably still fall within normal range, but at the very bottom. For me, I don’t function well at the very bottom, so a few days ago I started taking an iron supplement and already feel a slight difference in my legs at nighttime. I know it will take at least a week to get it built back up to where I don’t notice the insufficiency. Had a session with my trainer today, and my heart rate was going up way higher than usual… he has pushed me much harder many times before without the same results, so we backed off and did set training instead… a couple of times I had to sit down as I started to get dizzy/nauseous. The iron I take (slow release) says I can take two a day, but I also know you have to be careful with your digestive system and iron, so I’m just taking one a day. I wish there was a way to monitor iron through home testing, like you can cholesterol. </p>
<p>Anyway, as we were talking, it occurred to me that I couldn’t remember the last time I ate red meat, so it’s probably been at least a couple of weeks. I really like red meat, but usually only grilled or smoked, not broiled, etc. So I took a couple of filet mignons out of the freezer today for tonight!</p>
<p>Good job on the 1/2 marathon. Like idad, I can’t imagine 13 miles.</p>
<p>I had a bad day - 2 miles - I think it was the heat. Last week and this week are lousy for health. Little control over diet, lots of demand on my time and bad overall logistics. Can’t wait until I’m back in my usual routine. Going for some light indian food tonight and a stop at whole foods where we hope to get some healthier stuff than we’ve been eating this week.</p>
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<p>I felt the heat when I was walking. I wasn’t out for anything but a relaxing stroll, so it was no big deal, but I definitely felt it compared to the cooler weather we’ve been having.</p>
<p>We have a cold front coming in tonight and hopefully it will linger for a while. I need to pick a better time to run tomorrow. Only got in 22 miles this week.</p>
<p>teri- Glad you diagnosed the problem and can get it resolved. It is easy for women to get anemic. Hope the supplements kick in fast!</p>
<p>Yes, my daughter is NOT the WildChild. She hasn’t always been that easy, but she is married and a Candidate for Ordination to the Priesthood (Episcopal). WildChild was the gifted runner in the family, but unfortunately, got injured late in high school (was still recruited) and never got OK, despite a couple of surgeries. He was amazing.</p>
<p>I actually think it was easier to run the 13.1 than it would have been to walk the whole thing. It was REALLY nice being done shortly after 2 1/2 hours.</p>
<p>Teri, anemia and low iron is the reason I will not give up red meat. There is something about heme iron that works for me, so grilled fillet mignons are on the menu once a week in the Bunsen family which makes Mr Bunsen really happy. I have to have my meat or I will be dead meat, LOL! I take iron supplements and I’m still anemic most of the time according to blood tests (when I’m not officially “anemic”, I’m at the low end of the normal range).</p>
<p>MOWC and D - congrats! Awesome job. I would be SOOOO sore after that ( I was sore after WALKING 7 miles). Hope you’re both doing OK. </p>
<p>Teri, another anemia sufferer here…on and off for years. I have been off of red meat for quite a while - not completely off…but I only eat it maybe once a month. I’ve kind of lost my taste for it…although I think I can do beef stew when the weather gets colder. When I’m low, I take Bifera…a product with heme iron. Works for me. I also get the rapid heartbeat…and my chest hurts too. Now that I know what it is, I don’t get too anxious about it. </p>
<p>Did a long bike ride today. It was pretty hot but I didn’t really feel it. My legs feel it now though :)</p>
<p>Red meat is my staple. Last night at a restaurant, ordered the prime rib. (And of course brought home 3/4 of it.) Tonight, leg of lamb. Yummmmm.</p>
<p>Now fish, I don’t do. Can’t stand the stuff.</p>
<p>But I do limit my red meat consumption to the “deck of cards” which is one serving.</p>
<p>I had my 5k race today. I made it in 33:22. I ran with my little kitchen timer so I could know when to run and when to walk. The hardest part was figuring out where to start in the crowd. I didn’t want to be at the front with the real runners nor in back with the walkers. I decided to stand about 1/3 the way back behind a lady who looked like she knew what she was doing. I followed her as she picked her way through the crowd and that really helped. After about a minute or so, she left me in her dust, but by then it was less crowded. I kept to my run/walk intervals, and just when I was beginning to feel like I was ready to be done, there was the finish line. It really felt great to cross the finish line. I think I will do this again!</p>
<p>Excellent time on your run and congrats. Yeah, we had the problem of where to start. Sounds like there were no other issues on your run.</p>
<p>Congrats to all the other runners, joggers, walkers, etc this weekend. Did my 5K this morning in 33:05, so blankmind I am very impressed by your run/walk time. Beautiful cool day. H did his 1st ever half marathon this morning and my 76 year old mother walked to a 3rd place finish in her age group. Cheers!</p>
<p>I guess I am the last to check in! Did my 5K racewalk in 31:57 and I am pumped to have come in under 32 minutes. It was a great course because it was a 1.25 loop so the 5 judges could easily spot people who were not abiding by the rules. There is nothing more frustrating than being in a racewalk competition and having someone jog when there isn’t a judge in sight. Anyway, I am a happy camper. I would still love to get closer to the 31:00 mark, but I don’t know. </p>
<p>So, a quick drive from PA to Central Park and then hop back in the car to come home. Gotta love that DH.</p>
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<p>I’ve been trying to find a good interval timer solution. The timer on the iPod is OK for jogging intervals, but you have to start it each time. Kitchen timers are OK, but I can hear them when I have the iPod going. They make little interval timers where you can set both the work interval and the rest interval and set them to vibrate or beep.</p>
<p>I’ve downloaded some interval tracks from these guys:</p>
<p>[Workout</a> Muse - World’s Leading Custom Interval Training Music](<a href=“http://www.workoutmuse.com%5DWorkout”>http://www.workoutmuse.com)</p>
<p>A bunch of interval geeks who do custom interval workouts with crankin’ workout music. They do every imaginable combo of intervals, from workous like Spartacus (60 seconds work, 15 rest) to tabata airdyne intervals (20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest), to kettleball programs, to Mixed Martial Arts intervals. It doesn’t really matter what the title says, just find the intervals that work. Plus they have call outs for the halfway mark on the work and rest so the 60 sec/120 sec track could be just as easily used as a 30 sec/150 sec or a 90 sec / 90 sec jog/run track.</p>
<p>The Spartacus 60 sec/15 sec track (with callouts every 15 seconds during the work interval) can be downloaded free.</p>
<p>[Spartacus</a> Workout Soundtrack | Workout Muse - Interval Workout Music - Interval Training Music](<a href=“workoutmuse.com”>workoutmuse.com)</p>
<p>I got their special sale on 10 tracks for $20:</p>
<p>[Workout</a> Audio Tracks by Workout Muse](<a href=“workoutmuse.com”>workoutmuse.com)</p>
<p>I can’t wait to try the Mixed Martial Arts pyramid intervals on the Airdyne the next rainy day:</p>
<p>4 rounds of 6 sec / 18 sec
4 rounds of 20 sec / 60 sec
4 rounds of 40 sec / 80 sec
4 rounds of 60 sec / 120 sec
8 rounds of 10 sec / 20 sec.</p>
<p>Total of 32 minutes, if I don’t drop first ( I don’t expect to get the 10/20s at the end).</p>
<p>The 60 sec / 120 sec Alan Cosgrove Warp Speed Fat Loss track is 6 repetitions or 18 minutes. Play it twice for a 5k run jog.</p>
<p>Of course, no iPod for me to today. Not compatable with a bike ride. Trying to mix it up, I did my little 9 mile loop around the lake this afternoon. I think somebody changed the gearing on my bike as I’m able to pedal a little more gear both on the flat bits and (some of) the hills. The lactaid burn in the thighs hasn’t gone away yet, though.</p>
<p>Started to rain a little as I was headed up the final hill to our house. Not in the forecast or on the radar maps. Go figure.</p>
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<p>I’m so impressed with all you 5k runner/jogger/racewalkers! I couldn’t do 5k in 33 minutes if you pushed me in a stroller. Fantastic! I guess I’ll have to get the lead out.</p>