Wahoooo!! That's gonna be so much fun!
And ma'am-you just started icing your knee?!? I hate icing, but my booboos feel so much better after it's done. Here's hoping you heal up fast!
Aw man, the knee!! That stinks that it's still bugging you! Do you think it's time for new shoes or something?
The location of the knee pain is weird. It definitely doesn't seem like IT Band pain to me if it's on the back/inside part. I hope it's feeling better!
In better news...you know I love the dog pics. Such cuties!!
And WOOHOO for a possible Wine & Dine trip, and for your point rental coming through at the Beach Club! How awesome is that?! You guys NEED to try Beaches and Cream. The burgers are good but I really love the grilled cheese + tomato soup the best. And the No Way Jose...OMG. Maybe I'll see you guys at some point since I'll be right across the lake!
You're going to love BCV! I stayed there this year in a lagoon view room and loved it. Glad the request came through for you.
Hope the recovery continues to go well...how's the Whole30 going?
YOU CHEATED ON YOUR WHOLE30?! GASP! Cheating for a post-race beer seems acceptable to me!
Your tomato soup looks incredibly delicious!! Recipe please?!
As for your Half Fanatic question...I am not a good person to weigh in on that, because personally...I don't get the appeal of becoming a Half Fanatic. And I think this is why it's sometimes hard to set running goals like that, or like running 1,000 miles in a year - because if you get injured, then you get down on yourself and feel like you messed up, which stinks.
But maybe in this case it's not you messing up...it's you being smart and taking care of yourself? I mean, I can relate - I had the Pink C2C goal for this year and that was out the window, like, 2 weeks into 2016! But the year is young for you, and if you can't get Fanatic status just yet, maybe you can wait and do it later this year, once your knee stops being a PITA? So you're not giving up on your goals...you're just prolonging them a little bit. Maybe?
Sorry, I'm zero help. That's awesome about your friend's promotion though!
Geez, you and I have been bouncing around on the same boards for so long that I can't believe I have never read a a running report of yours! I'm chiming in on this one now so I can be a part of it as it develops, and am happy to have a whole slew of finished ones to catch up on in my free time!
I was wondering if you could answer my question of what the draw of being a maniac or fanatic is for you? I know since this is written you don't know my tone, so let me tell you it's not baiting or rude. I am genuinely curious about it. It seems so cool that you have made it a goal (AND am able to tie Disney races into the deal). I have qualified for a couple of different levels for the half fanatics and when I looked into it I never signed up for it because I wasn't sure exactly what I was getting for the cost. If the answer is bragging rights to be in these clubs that physically ask a lot of you, that's pretty darn cool.
My advice on half fanatics and pushing two halfs in two weeks with an aching knee:
You have to choose potentially which goal is more important to you for the year - either half fanatics or marathon under 5 hours (sounds like the marathon). Given the situation, I would say you might increase your risk of injury with the back-to-back halfs and might knock out the chance for the 5 hr marathon. However, if the half fanatics is the "A" goal for the year then it might be worth the risk of injury. If it were me and given these two options I'd go with try to get healthy and be ready for the training for the 5 hr marathon later this year. Hope this helps!
Yay! Especially since it is the first time I've responded to your board specifically, I wanted to be sure to not give the wrong inpreession right off the bat. Let me comment on a few things before you realize what a terrible person I am! Andi totally get the wanting bragging rights and extra shirts and bling- isn't that at the core of what distance running is about?! I guess I hoping you would say that once you sign up you get super secret races no one else knows even exist with major discounts to every other race in existence- since that is what I am secretly hoping for I'm sure no reality will measure up!Welcome aboard!! Yeah, I know what you mean about bouncing around and then suddenly discovering running reports. I'm constantly stumbling across ones that I've missed.
No worries on concerns about baiting or being rude. I've been around message boards long enough to know that tone can be easily misinterpreted. I like to think I seek to clarify before getting offended. Anyway, yeah, it's basically bragging rights - and access to shirts I can't get otherwise. Probably a silly reason, but, heck, I pay money to run races for shirts and medals all the time, so I figure this is just one more of those achievements. I don't see it being something I press on for advancing levels but rather a one-time goal to cross off the list. I'm somebody that needs goals to keep me interested and motivated and I felt like establishing these goals would give me a great framework to create a year-long program of training while still allowing me to hit some goals along the way.
Glad to have you here!!
Yay! Especially since it is the first time I've responded to your board specifically, I wanted to be sure to not give the wrong inpreession right off the bat. Let me comment on a few things before you realize what a terrible person I am! Andi totally get the wanting bragging rights and extra shirts and bling- isn't that at the core of what distance running is about?! I guess I hoping you would say that once you sign up you get super secret races no one else knows even exist with major discounts to every other race in existence- since that is what I am secretly hoping for I'm sure no reality will measure up!
Just catching up on journals little by little! I see you did a 15k last weekend and that distance race is my eventual goal for the fall. Your times seem to be right in my wheelhouse...any tips for the 15k distance?
Also I did not know half fanatics was a thing so I cannot speak to it, but it sounds like Dopey...a bad idea on paper...but a motivating thing that after completing feels pretty amazing in reality. Not that I would know (see above as my goal distance.)
And finally, I agree that there should be no rain on vacations. I endorse that idea.