What did you do?

[dreamfinder]

2.25@2i@6:53p

 

[Texas84]

I'm baaaack! Had an amazing 10 days in Europe: Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and France. Didn't run at all, but according to DH's Fitbit, we walked over 10 miles nearly everyday in sightseeing. We did all sorts of cool stuff like climbing to the highest point in Germany (Zugsptize), and jumping off a bridge into a river in Switzerland, and going to the top of the Eiffel Tower in France. But I know what you guys want to hear about it Disneyland Paris. I'll definitely post pics and write a full trip report about our day there in the Disney Paris forum as soon as I can, but suffice it to say we had a blast. My favorite attraction was Ratatouille. Plan to do a short run later today despite the jet lag.

PS - Love the spinner one-arm bandits medal @Mad Stitch!

Welcome back! Yes or no: Is DLP worth it?

 

[Texas84]

3 humid miles this AM. This week changes from 3 days to 4 days. Foot is good today. I'll give it 85%.

 

[JillC LI]

Welcome back! Yes or no: Is DLP worth it?

Heck yeah! We were able to experience almost all the big name attractions in our one short day there: Crush, RNRC, Ratatouille, Armageddon, Phantom Manor, POC, Indiana Jones coaster, TOT, BTMRR and Buzz. We also did the castle walkthrough including the dragon lair underneath, Alice's Labyrinth, and saw Animagique. Space Mtn was closed, and we didn't have time for most of Fantasyland.
I will give longer thoughts on each attraction in my trip report, but overall, it was a great day. Unfortunately, we couldn't stay for Disney Dreams at 11pm closing because we had an hour train ride back to Paris and had to be up at 5:45am for a flight home the next day.

Had it been just my husband and myself in Paris, we might have felt that it was too much of a luxury to visit DLP and take out time from the short amount that we had to sightsee in Paris. However, the kids' tolerance for sightseeing was limited, and we had spent the entire previous day exploring the city, so it was the right thing to do on this family trip, and I'm really glad I got to experience it.

 

[JillC LI]

Once I started mentioning the trip, I just had to write a Trip Report, so here it is for any who are interested:

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/dlp-in-a-day-first-timer-trip-report.901563/

 

[LindsayLoves]

@JillC LI - welcome back! I have saved your trip report for lunchtime reading today.

Yesterday - 6.11 miles @9:01/mi pace. I was supposed to do a 'regular' run as my training plan calls it which means this was a bit slow per those standards but seeing that it was in the high 80s and over 90% humidity I will take it. I made two stops at water fountains and even gave a tourist directions to the Guggenheim w/o stopping my watch so I will definitely take it..

Today - Rest. My legs are t-i-r-e-d today. I somehow forgot what marathon training feels like and this is it.

 

[dreamfinder]

2.25@2i@6:53p

 

[dreamfinder]

Bike, about 5m today

 

[JillC LI]

First pre-work run since my RA diagnosis this past winter. Really enjoyed my 4 mile run at 5:30am this morning. So much easier to fit a run into the day when you finish it before the day even begins. I hope I can keep this up.

 

[Texas84]

5 Muggy Miles this morning, 14 for the week. 4 days, 3-3-3-5. Foot felt a little better today.

 

[JillC LI]

5 miles Sunday morning. Slept an hour later than I should have and paid dearly for it with the heat and humidity.

 

[dreamfinder]

2.25@2i@6:53p. Been having problems lately, broke the foam roller out the other day and realized how non flexible I have gotten. Need to focus more on trying to loosen everything up, might help fix my issues.

 

[LindsayLoves]

5 miles Sunday morning. Slept an hour later than I should have and paid dearly for it with the heat and humidity.

That is the only thing that gets me out of bed in the summer - knowing that if I sleep in my long run is going to be a million times more miserable the later I sleep.

 

[dreamfinder]

9x(.15@8ishp + .15@6ishp) I say ish because I kicked it a notch or two faster on occasion.

 

[Texas84]

Foam roller is saving me right now. Learned I need to also work the sides and front of the legs, not just the back. Found a knot.

 

[JillC LI]

3.5 miles on TM last night. Doc is fiddling with my meds due to some side effects, so I'm hoping it doesn't affect my joints.

 

[LindsayLoves]

@Texas84 - the foam roller can do so much, I found a foam roller class on Daily Burn and I was amazed at how much I was missing out on.

Friday - 4.5 miles at MGP from work directly to happy hour, wonderful motivation to run fast
Saturday - 10 miles, my legs were shot from everything I had done that week, one of the worst 'long runs' I have had in quite some time
Sunday - rest
Monday and Tuesday - nothing
Wednesday - 5 miles @ 8:40/mi, legs felt great even with the high humidity this was a really good and fun run.

I've decided to pull out of my fall marathon. I am not injured or anything but financially it is the best decision. We have a wedding the weekend after the race that is turning out to be a lot pricier than we expected (Columbus Day weekend + Vermont + peak leaf peeping season = $$$).
I might still do a fall marathon if it is local or I have a free place to stay - thinking Brooklyn or Philadelphia. My run yesterday was so excellent because I just went out and ran, no plan or expectation or hitting certain paces, it was wonderful.

 

[Texas84]

Finished my 3-3-3 for the week. Used Map My Run to plot out a relatively flat 3-miler to give my foot a break. Reduced the elevation change from 170 to 70.

 

[dreamfinder]

2.33@2i@6:53p

@LindsayLoves sorry to hear about having to pull out of the race. But doesn't run just to run feel liberating every now and then?

 

[JillC LI]

4 miles early this morning. Gorgeous cool weather. I've been running without a watch of any sort lately because my Garmin is utterly dead. Kinda freeing.