July Dingoes ~ Running into the Sun - Page 32

[cornflake girl]

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We did it! We really did it! I'm so unbelievably tired (if only plady hadn't set the room alarm to go off at 3:30, and then refuse to roll over to turn it off, leaving me to hit the snooze button every 6 min. for a half hour before I finally figured out how to turn it off ) so I really can't say much right now. Thank you, thank you dingoes for being there for us today. Seriously, I totally felt all of your thoughts and good vibes everytime I ran over a timing thingamajig and imagined the dingo tracking effort taking place. Gah, still so emotional, I'm starting to tear up again for the bazillionith time today. Maybe tomorrow I'll be a bit more composed. Nighty night (it's 5:45 p.m. - ha!)

[poppywise]

I am so tired right now, but am going to write this up while it is fresh!

First, it's been so fun meeting all the dingos! They are all just the sweetest and so much fun.

Now about this race...I thought it was going to go better, I really did. However, I cannot help but have warm fuzzy thoughts about it because the course is so fantastic! I love this city.

As y'all know, I dedicated this race in memory and honor of our friends' daughter who recently passed. I had all kinds of signs, I believe, along the way that really made me feel like she was watching over me today.

At a few points during the race, when these things revealed themselves, I just burst out crying while running. Luckily everyone around me at the time was very kind to ignore!

I loved my run through golden gate park - simply beautiful. When I saw the conservatory of flowers on my left as I passed, I gulped because I knew I was almost out of the park and on to Haight St!

Somewhere around mile 7 my right knee just freaked out on me. : This is a pain I felt very slightly during that 13 mile training run but it was nothing like this. I have no idea what went wrong but all I can say is that if I walked, it didn't hurt. If I started to run, pain. That does not make for a very good finish of miles 8-13.1, let me tell you. Ugh, I am so disappointed in that and now I have a really painful knee that can barely bend. What gives? Any ideas? IT band? It's a pain that is on the outside of my right knee.

So, some of my favorite parts of the race, beside the beautiful scenery, was people cheering for me by name (on my bib), someone's sign that said "if Palin can run, so can you!" and some lady cheering us on in the last 3 miles saying "Just think, you don't have to run ANYwhere tomorrow!"

I also loved the fact that I got to give CFG a big hug after I finished (she had been done for a while) and tell her how proud I am of her! And to see Penelope and Jo walking through the post-finish line area and I jumped out at them and threw my hands up in the air and yelled 'WOOOOOOO!" and gave them both hugs. I missed Reb's finish but am so proud she persisted. It was not an easy course.

Headed to bed....thanks ladies, for everything!

[bec]

I'm tearing up reading these run reports. The Dingo power is amazing, isn't it?!

[JayGee]

Fabulous race reports! Poppy, your knee issue sounds EXACTLY like an IT band problem. Do you get Runner's World? There is a great stretch for the IT band in the current issue that has helped loosen up my IT bands a lot.

Busy day ahead with diving/swimming lessons this morning, more swimming this afternoon and meeting DH at the YMCA this evening. Phew!

Congratulations again to all the Dingoes in SF! You ROCKED that marathon!!!!!

[Mommabelle]

Great Race reports!!!!!
Well done dingoes!!!
I hope you are on a runners high for days!

I woke up yesterday and my right leg felt funny, and after awhile I realized it was coming from my back. DArn it! I think it's my sciatic nerve. I had problems with it when I was pregnant with dd...9 years ago! I'm going to the chiro in a few minutes.

[poppywise]

for anyone not on FB, i posted these pics there...

sf mary finish line

i wish i had one of CFG wrapped in mylar, but i totally spaced on pulling out my camera when i saw her

[mommajb]

I couldn't even post this morning. I felt stupid for getting teary reading race reports but since I am not the only one I'll fess up. : I can't believe how cute you look at the finsih line! Not at all beat up.

Feel better soon Mommabelle, think good thoughts if you can and I hope the chiro helps.

[kerc]

I'm trying to take the high road here, but it's making me crazy. I think I need to figure out something to say, but in the meantime I need to vent a little. It probably belongs elsewhere, but you guys are among my closest friends.

Background: Most of you know that my kids came early, as in about 10 years earlier than we'd planned. I was newly into a pretty challenging PhD research project and my advisor was not supportive on the science front and was pretty passive aggressive about being supportive on the home front -- for instance she called me the day I returned home from my c-section stay at the hospital to come into the lab to show her my lab notebook (we kept them in a drawer in the lab). Flash forward: I've finally finished in December, she just had a set of IVF twins in May. She just sent me an email

I can't believe how little time I have to even think about something besides the babies and their needs.

Which is of course the universal truth of motherhood. But it still makes me and : that she was so crappy to me about mothering. And especially since I know she thinks it's because she has two very planned, very wanted, very well supported babies and I only had one. : Letting go is the first step to becoming a great mother, right? So yet another place where I need to let go because she's never going to get it. So I come to you all so you can help me cuss her out (in cyber space of course).

[doctorjen]

kerc - that is so, so frustrating - vent away! I hate when it's implied, too, that it's not okay to have mothering needs when it's "not the right time" (spoken as someone who had a baby as a teen, and then 2 in med school!) I can't think right now of any way to communicate this issue to the woman in question without coming across as a big jerk, but you'll think of something.

San Francisco Runners - Congrats to you all! Having been there once, I can't imagine running those hills! Your pics look great.

I've had a busy week, but got a couple runs in. I did my last long run prior to the half last Wed - 12 miles with my running partner which was not a terrific run. I'd had a migraine earlier in the day and took meds, and she just didn't feel great the whole time. Then Justin and I ran 3 on Thurs (well, we run/walk, usually run half a mile, then short walk break, then run half a mile.) I ran 5 1/2 total yesterday - 3 1/2 out around a usual loop, and then stopping at the park to play with Caroline for a while, then 2 miles home. I haven't pushed the jogger a lot this year and was pleased to be able to manage around 10:15 miles. Now just a couple easy runs this week and then the half on Sunday!

[poppywise]

kerc - seriously, wtf

jaygee - i think you're right! i read that article and will work on it. need the pain to subside a little bit first..ouch.

hey, check this out: race map i like looking at the elevation, makes me feel better

i didn't know my garmin would do that, or that this site existed until today.

[grnmtnmama]

Kerc - that's a big pain. for what it's worth though, i had NO idea how utterly consuming a baby was until i had one. absolutely clueless. I don't think many folks truly understand until they've been through it. Feeling pretty lucky that my boss seems to get 'it' as i work from home this afternoon because daycare is closed. Everything is stacked against working mothers in this area. Multiple weeks of daycare closures - a vacation week mid-summer and the week before school starts. Is it really necessary to make it so difficult to have a child and a job?

trying to figure out how to get an hour ride this afternoon with DS tagging along.

[muppet729]

Ran the Bix 7 in Davenport, IA on Saturday and did better than I had expected. It is 7 miles and there were 18,000 people. It was seriously crowded. The first 4 miles I was swearing that I would never run this race again because I kept having to slow down and weave in and out of people (or try not to get knocked down by people who were doing the same). It was extremely congested with people. My first split (mostly down hill) was about 34 minutes. I finally get a stride about mile 4.5 and was able to make up some time on the way back. I ended up finishing with a chip time of 65 minutes. I was pleased. I wanted to get no more than 70 and figured I wouldn't be less than 63. I had a great negative split the second half. The weather was great though- in the upper 60's with low humidity.

[Realrellim]

poppy--thanks for the race report, and so sorry your knee gave you so much trouble.

mommabelle--hope the chiro fixes you right up.

kerc--argh. Yeah, wow. It reminds me again that we're doing such a terrible job as a society of making it clear that children shouldn't be an individual "problem," yk? It's not like one goes to the store and orders a baby to deliver. : Maybe you can tell her it's the universal truth of motherhood (regardless of one's specific circumstances)?

muppet--great time in your 7-miler race!

[Penelope]

Originally Posted by poppywise

for anyone not on FB, i posted these pics there...

sf mary finish line

i wish i had one of CFG wrapped in mylar, but i totally spaced on pulling out my camera when i saw her

Omg, you guys look gorgeous!

Kerc - I'm sorry for the total effin' bull**** that you went through. I know of someone who didn't tell her advisor she was pregnant until her baby was ~8 months old. (No labwork in her case, clearly.) My faculty were pretty awesome, but some of my male classmates were really awful to me.

You can vow to be better to your students than she has been to you.

[Mommabelle]

The pictures look great and so do y'all!

I went to my Mom's chiro this time, because he's really into sports stuff. I'm feeling better, still a little sore, but I'm on the mend!

Kerc...:

[towsonmama]

:::For the SF Dingos!!! I am beyond proud of you ladies!! :::

Soooo, , I've been kind of a brat about avoiding this board lately. I've been metaphorically licking my running wounds and pouting about being on the disabled list. Well, I ran today! WOOT!!!!! I'm technically not supposed to run until at least Friday when I see the doctor and he gives me the go-ahead. But what's a little 3-miler when you're this close to the green light, right? The last time I ran was the marathon on May 17th and I definitely felt all that time off today. I kept thinking of you, Poppy, and how you ran for Molly and pushed through the pain, and I made myself run every.single.step of those three miles. (And my toe feels good. Knock wood.)

It feels good to be back here.

[bec]

I'm still feeling sore from my 15 the other day. But, it's a good sore (mostly). I have been to the chiro for the bad soreness already! Something bad happened in my low back around Friday, and it's been really twinging and hurting since then. I'm sure all the running over the weekend didn't help, but there was nothing for it. So, I recover.

Katie had her CT scan today. She was a champ through the whole thing, including the IV they put in her. She has the ambulatory EEG starting on Thursday.

I leave tomorrow with Emily to go to Iowa to the Bellin Blank center to have her achievement and IQ tested. Emily is super excited. I'm going to bring running clothes along, but I'm not overly hopeful that I'll be able to get any running in, let alone all the running that I have scheduled. I'm not worrying about it, though. It is what it is, and one week is not going to make any difference. It's a fall back week, anyway, and I'm not missing any long runs! I admit to actually looking forward to the little break.

[tjsmama]

poppy~It does sound like ITB to me. And because y'all know what a broken record I am on the subject...foam roller!

kerc~: for you and Sometimes it really sucks taking the high road. But it's necessary, as I keep trying to remind myself in dealings with X.

muppet~ Great race!


So...it's a dark and stormy night here. I'm loving it! The dog (neurotic such as he is), on the other hand, is not enjoying it as much.

We've had a busy, busy day. Dentist appointment this morning (first time without dental insurance, and I needed x-rays $$$, but at least all looked good...my nightmare at the moment is suddenly coming down with 18 cavities and needing a root canal now that I don't have insurance ). Made it to the Y a few minutes late for spin class, and then a big ol' grocery shopping trip to replace all the stuff I threw out before we left for Ohio. And then an hour paying the massive stack of bills that accumulated while we were gone. Sigh. At least it was nice not having to pay for anything while we were gone!

rr~50 minutes of spin class this morning, once again with my least favorite instructor. Apparently the regular instructor is injured, so we're stuck with him for the immediate future. At least she only teaches one class a week that I usually go to. I did get a good workout, it was just kind of boring. He likes to let us "do your own thing" for a whole song. Ok, fine. Except he picks a 10 minute long song. I go to spin class to have somebody else tell me what to do, kwim? Oh well...

[poppywise]

in case anyone's interested, i did a different race report on the molly fund page.. a day running for molly
(scroll down)

[mommajb]

Poppy, you make us all proud you are a dingo.

bec, you sound like you have a firm grip and a good perspective on your week. :

gaye, you're home and it sounds like another lab should be done by now.

towson, for a sneaky return to running.

muppet, way to make it through the crowd. :

Kerc, I am so not good at saying that stuff politely or at letting it go. I think real had some good wording on how you might respond to her if you want.

FYI, Perform Better is having a sale that includes foam rollers.

6.2 miles in the already warm, muggy morning. The cool weather was unusual but still nice.