In search of my body...not the one I ate! Part Deux... We sit at the popular table!

[MunkyMe13]

I put myself up to the challenge of not cheating this weekend! I am doing well!!! I went out for subway yesterday and had a salad... Went to sis in-laws for the evening and brought my own diet soda, water bottle (to refill) and snacks.... I didn't even eat all the snacks I budgeted for... We brought dinner so I was able to count my calories there... I may just succeed and get to my goal for the week!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Message from LIZ--

Just got a quick text from Liz...she just said that it was hot and humid, but (most importantly) DONE!

Come on, girl, we are all waiting for a race report!

 

[MunkyMe13]

Message from LIZ--

Just got a quick text from Liz...she just said that it was hot and humid, but (most importantly) DONE!

Come on, girl, we are all waiting for a race report!

yay!!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Message from LIZ--

Just got a quick text from Liz...she just said that it was hot and humid, but (most importantly) DONE!

Come on, girl, we are all waiting for a race report!

TRULY!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

where is the impatient-toe-tapping smiley????

 

[MunkyMe13]

*anxiously waits*

 

[3DisneyKids]

Ok, so I just sent a text to Liz and told her, "Read the f-ing thread and post already!"

Let's see if that lights a fire under her!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Sorry, sorry...I went to sleep! There's something about leaving your house at 5am that makes you tired.

Can I just say I love you guys? Steph, I totally got your message and I was like, Steph called!!! Kat, your post made me cry. Erika, thank you for the call and the prayers and OMG the text from church! and Lyz, I love how you put that. Yes, bring me there every week. Please!

ok, so now I'm awake. I have to get pictures up and do my report, I know!

Let me just say it was hot and humid as hell. OMG. So humid. I was running and I was like, welcome to the lovely NJ shore, aren't we lucky to live here?

The Tri is the NY Metro area one, one of six that Danskin holds. you do not have to fundraise to do it, and I was shocked to meet women who did not fundraise. Like, why not? And OMG why would you EVER do this to yourself and not have the reason of kicking some money to breast cancer research?

Ok, I have to go eat at Jodi's - celebratory BBQ but they have wireless and I will bring my laptop and upload my pics and write the full report. Okay? PROMISE!!!

xoxo

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Sorry, sorry...I went to sleep! There's something about leaving your house at 5am that makes you tired.

Can I just say I love you guys? Steph, I totally got your message and I was like, Steph called!!! Kat, your post made me cry. Erika, thank you for the call and the prayers and OMG the text from church! and Lyz, I love how you put that. Yes, bring me there every week. Please!

ok, so now I'm awake. I have to get pictures up and do my report, I know!

Let me just say it was hot and humid as hell. OMG. So humid. I was running and I was like, welcome to the lovely NJ shore, aren't we lucky to live here?

The Tri is the NY Metro area one, one of six that Danskin holds. you do not have to fundraise to do it, and I was shocked to meet women who did not fundraise. Like, why not? And OMG why would you EVER do this to yourself and not have the reason of kicking some money to breast cancer research?

Ok, I have to go eat at Jodi's - celebratory BBQ but they have wireless and I will bring my laptop and upload my pics and write the full report. Okay? PROMISE!!!

xoxo

This ain't hardly enough information. How do you feel?

Yes, why run without raising money? Weird.

Ok, I will wait for the full on report.

I'm proud to say you are my friend, what a "big" thing you've done.

 

[3DisneyKids]

SO big! You have done a great thing...for your mom and for yourself. Can't wait to hear the rest! I am SO super proud of you!

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Ditto--I added all of the athletes competing today to the prayer list as well as all of those affected by breast cancer.

And I texted Liz and Lyz from church. Yeah, I am going straight to hell, but whatever.

Ummm what the he// I didn't get one iwould have gladly recieved one while in church because all I did was think of Liz while I was there!

Sorry, sorry...I went to sleep! There's something about leaving your house at 5am that makes you tired.

Can I just say I love you guys? Steph, I totally got your message and I was like, Steph called!!! Kat, your post made me cry. Erika, thank you for the call and the prayers and OMG the text from church! and Lyz, I love how you put that. Yes, bring me there every week. Please!

ok, so now I'm awake. I have to get pictures up and do my report, I know!

Let me just say it was hot and humid as hell. OMG. So humid. I was running and I was like, welcome to the lovely NJ shore, aren't we lucky to live here?

The Tri is the NY Metro area one, one of six that Danskin holds. you do not have to fundraise to do it, and I was shocked to meet women who did not fundraise. Like, why not? And OMG why would you EVER do this to yourself and not have the reason of kicking some money to breast cancer research?

Ok, I have to go eat at Jodi's - celebratory BBQ but they have wireless and I will bring my laptop and upload my pics and write the full report. Okay? PROMISE!!!

xoxo

PICTURES ALREADY...waiting

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

I am in the middle of Ohio. Pretty much as far away from any MAJOR body of water on can get. Hurricanes don't usually make it to my neck of the woods. And if they do, we get rain.

Right now, there isn't a drop in sight. But we are having 50-70 mile per hour winds. Ike. Isn't that crazy. My deck furniture has blown off. The electricity has gone out about 7 times. I'm not letting the weiner go potty, he'll probably blow away.

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

I am in the middle of Ohio. Pretty much as far away from any MAJOR body of water on can get. Hurricanes don't usually make it to my neck of the woods. And if they do, we get rain.

Right now, there isn't a drop in sight. But we are having 50-70 mile per hour winds. Ike. Isn't that crazy. My deck furniture has blown off. The electricity has gone out about 7 times. I'm not letting the weiner go potty, he'll probably blow away.

we are supposed to be getting it tonight then temps go really low like 40's in the night. I'll be back in my flannels

 

[3DisneyKids]

Wow. Ike is here in Maine as well. All rain, though, no wind. This is one huge m-f-ing storm!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

This ain't hardly enough information. How do you feel?

Yes, why run without raising money? Weird.

Ok, I will wait for the full on report.

I'm proud to say you are my friend, what a "big" thing you've done.

Aww. That is so sweet. Thank you.

Why run without raising money? Because you LIKE it. I know!!! Who does a tri just for fun???


I left my house at 5am. The location for the tri was Sandy Hook, which is my local beach. It is a national park and stretches out like an arm into the ocean, with the bay on one side. There are many beaches, some for surfing, some for fishing, some for sunbathers. There are also bayside beaches. The tri was all the way at the tip of the hook, where the military forts used to be. There's a big cannon there, officer housing, and a Coast Guard station and lighthouse. At one point there were a lot of people who lived out there - post WW2 they left and now the whole thing is being restored for events.

Anyhoo, we followed each other out to the parking. We ended up in athlete overflow, with volunteers and spectators. There were people there with kids and coolers and dogs and strollers - big happy family, tons of people. I think if I did a whole tri, I'd bring the whole gang with me, too.

Teri was swimming first, but her wave wasn't until 752am. So we hung out, got our shoes on, ate something. Then we walked over, the last athletes to do so, I swear, to the transition area. Teri headed to swim, and Jodi and I found a place to keep all our stuff. Then we scoped out the starts for both of us - her biking and me running. Then we went to wait for Teri.

Teri did the half mile swim in the bay in about a half an hour. Very good time for her. She has been on a program - lost 80lbs - but has another 50 or so to go. So this is hard for her. She is not a skinny girl, even with the 80lbs gone. She was the one who dragged me into this, and why I said yes. I knew it owuld be a big deal for her. However, she was a swimmer and lifeguard and all that, so swimming is natural for her.

We met her with her towel and shoes, and Jodi took the ankle bracelet with the chip off Teri and headed out to bike. She did awesome, 11 miles in half an hour. We don't have official times, but I was looking at my watch.

Then it was my turn. I got the chip from Jodi and exchanged sunglasses and off I went. I started running, and ran until I had to walk. There were people doing both, so I wasn't alone. It was two loops, and you bet you a$$ I ran every time I passed spectators. It was very hot and humid, and on my second lap I really noticed it. I took the water, and my nose ran but I had tissues, so that was okay. Still the head cold thing. Tail end of it. Women commented on my sign on my back - it was in honor of my mom, and I had all your names on it, and all the rest of my friends names, so I took everyone with me.

I wish I could have run the whole thing, but omg I'd have to be a runner to do that. Did I mention humid? Lordy. I ran past Greg, Jodi's husband, who was volunteering, and he saw me the second lap. Unfortunately, Nick and Emily came with my friend Jackie, and they were there too late to see me do anything.

I ran across the finish line at 9:35am, so the run took me about 40 mins. It would have been faster had I run more, but I think fall weather is the key for these things. No more Jersey shore summers, thank you.

I was so hot when Teri and Jodi found me - they announced my number and team name over the speakers, and Teri and Jodi were at the sidelines taking my pictures. I just wanted cold water, ice, and not to throw up. Eventually I cooled down, stretched, and felt better. And then I started talking about how it wasn't that bad and maybe we should all do one ourselves. And what run/walk 5K we were doing next year for breast cancer. My friends just laughed.

Nick, found us, we gathered our stuff, and went for lunch. Champagne, big burgers, and I was ready for bed. It is so oppressively hot here, i had to use the air in my car. We ate outside for lunch, on the water, covered and it was nice, but once back in the parking lot, you wanted to die. It's still so hot here we ate dinner inside. The humidity just hits you like a wall.

But yes, it was good. I don't feel like I did something big, I feel like I did something small. There's lots of things I don't like about this race - the time of year, their sucky donation thing, but the day of was great and the location and the other women.

This is very much a start, not an end. And thank you all again.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Teri did the half mile swim in the bay in about a half an hour. Very good time for her. She has been on a program - lost 80lbs - but has another 50 or so to go. So this is hard for her. She is not a skinny girl, even with the 80lbs gone. She was the one who dragged me into this, and why I said yes. I knew it owuld be a big deal for her. However, she was a swimmer and lifeguard and all that, so swimming is natural for her.

wow. Had no idea.

We met her with her towel and shoes, and Jodi took the ankle bracelet with the chip off Teri and headed out to bike. She did awesome, 11 miles in half an hour. We don't have official times, but I was looking at my watch.

Did Jodi train for this?

Then it was my turn. I got the chip from Jodi and exchanged sunglasses and off I went. I started running, and ran until I had to walk. There were people doing both, so I wasn't alone. It was two loops, and you bet you a$$ I ran every time I passed spectators.

HI LAR IOUS!

It was very hot and humid, and on my second lap I really noticed it. I took the water, and my nose ran but I had tissues, so that was okay. Still the head cold thing. Tail end of it. Women commented on my sign on my back - it was in honor of my mom, and I had all your names on it, and all the rest of my friends names, so I took everyone with me.

People noticed.

I wish I could have run the whole thing, but omg I'd have to be a runner to do that. Did I mention humid? Lordy. I ran past Greg, Jodi's husband, who was volunteering, and he saw me the second lap. Unfortunately, Nick and Emily came with my friend Jackie, and they were there too late to see me do anything.

I ran across the finish line at 9:35am, so the run took me about 40 mins. It would have been faster had I run more, but I think fall weather is the key for these things. No more Jersey shore summers, thank you.

40 minutes is great!

I was so hot when Teri and Jodi found me - they announced my number and team name over the speakers, and Teri and Jodi were at the sidelines taking my pictures. I just wanted cold water, ice, and not to throw up. Eventually I cooled down, stretched, and felt better. And then I started talking about how it wasn't that bad and maybe we should all do one ourselves. And what run/walk 5K we were doing next year for breast cancer. My friends just laughed.

This sounds like you.

Nick, found us, we gathered our stuff, and went for lunch. Champagne, big burgers, and I was ready for bed. It is so oppressively hot here, i had to use the air in my car. We ate outside for lunch, on the water, covered and it was nice, but once back in the parking lot, you wanted to die. It's still so hot here we ate dinner inside. The humidity just hits you like a wall.

But yes, it was good. I don't feel like I did something big, I feel like I did something small. There's lots of things I don't like about this race - the time of year, their sucky donation thing, but the day of was great and the location and the other women.

This is very much a start, not an end. And thank you all again.

What a big learning curve. You DID it!

 

[3DisneyKids]

I am so proud of you! And completely humbled by your accomplishment and dedication.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Lyz - Jodi didn't have to train for this. She bikes 20 miles on a weekend, no big deal. She spins every other day. (She'd ride outside, but she doesn't have time in the morning - got a big girl job, no kids, and can't breathe if she gets up at 6am to ride outside, so she rides at night). She has a super lightweight Trek. She is a cycling girl. She does a 50 mile every year. This is still really good time for her, though.

The planning next year is SO me, isn't it? I am looney-tunes!


Erika - Oh, me? Please, I did this kicking and screaming. Now how about you, Ms. Half Marathon? THAT I wish I could be at!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Okay, pictures:

Me, nervous before the run

There I am, running by

And finished

 

[3DisneyKids]

And let's not forget....skinny!