Show us your Ghoulies - Halloween Run Challenge Page #2 (Page 68)

owl_girl - 2009-10-18 5:40 PM

I had fun at the 5K today!  Finished in 27:11.  I really wanted to be under 27 minutes.  I had WAY to much energy at the end so I didn't run fast enough.  Oh well.  I'm working on getting closer to my previous speeds.  Baby steps.

D001 - 2009-10-18 6:53 PM

CHALLENGE UPDATE!

It's a REALLY close challenge this month! The CURRENT CHALLENGE STANDINGS are: 1st place - E.V.I.L. Running Reapers - 56.2% 2nd place - Crypt Keepers - 56.1% 3rd place - Running Pumpkins - 52.9% 4th place - Show Us Your Ghoulies - 50.9% And in the SECONDARY CHALLENGE: (Because you KNOW there's always a secondary POST PADDING challenge!).... Yeah, we know..... It's STILL Show us your Ghoulies by a landslide. (Is anyone truly surprised?) BUT with the standings this close, ANY TEAM CAN WIN IT! October is only 58% over, so don't slack off now -- RUN RUN RUN! (Or I'll taser you.) From Challenge Central, this has been your weekly Team Standings update. - Dee

skrtrnr - 2009-10-18 9:37 AM

MORNING GHOULIES!

the pig roast was FAB.  you know there are some events when a cold fall evening is totally appropriate, yesturday was one of those events.

my friend has this beautiful piece of property in the middle of nowhere.  the leaves were gorgeous.  the pig was on the spit.  the fires were goin in the pits.  the kids were all bundled up playing football in the backyard.  the pumpkins were carved and serving as centerpieces. 

it was the best evening!

we of course enjoyed hanging out w our friends, and met some really nice people...

the hightlight for me was when i 'presented' my friend w my finishers medal and race shirt.  i think i took him off guard - he knew full well that i dedicated both of my races to him when i ran em, but i know he wasnt expecting to get the race-day booty too. 

he laughed.  he cried.  we hugged.  he said that he had a wall in his office at work w a tri sticker hanging up, he said he would add these to the wall....and then we talked all tri related stuff from running shoes, to tri suits, to bikes....he was 'picking' my brain.

theres a lot that needs to happen on the 'technical' side of things before he's able to compete - namely being fitted for a special sport specific prosthetic - but even though there will be some 'lag' time my friend is absolutely not deterred.

what i found interesting is, as we were talking, another one of his friends 'offerred' to run a marathon w my friend.  being an avid runner, he 'declared' confidently, 'i'll get you across the finish line'...

and my friend remarked, 'its not a marathon that i feel the desire to do, its a tri.  i want to do a tri'

ANOTHER TRIATHLETE IS BORN!  welcome to the circle, Danny. 

i just thought id share what happened, cuz its pretty darn cool.

stacieb

skrtrnr - 2009-10-18 9:49 AM as if that wasnt 'emotional' enough....

my family has participated in a grief group for families...and while we participated we created a memorial quilt square for my nephew C.

C. sustained a headtrauma/massive hemorragh to his brain stem, and died Feb 2008

our quilt square along w the quilt squares of those that particpated in the group have been lovingly sewn together (by a group of 'saints' and 'angels') to make a wall quilt. 

we've been waiting almost a year to see it....

the MEMORIAL QUILT DEDICATION CEREMONY is this afternoon.

this is sure to be sad, emotional, yet a celebratory event.


i remember well, after C. passed away.  i had a 5K scheduled.  no big deal.  i didnt have to run. 

i figured i would just skip the race...but a friend of mine, who works in palative care, encouraged me to run the race and dedicate it, to honor C's memory.

the day was butt-ugly cold.  i contemplating packing it in and just going home, but....i stayed and ran my heart out, tears streaming down my face the entire 3.1 miles....

i placed 2nd in my AG, my first race hardware  

it was a special moment. not because of the hardware, but...because i knew in that moment, as overwhelming as the grief was, the loss immense, the sadness saturating, life would go on.

im so glad my friend 'convinced' me to run the race...

what could have been a moment in time when i could have started 'skipping' a lot of things in life, because the grief was so consuming, the race was one small way of taking that grief and turning it 'on its ears', morphing it into something that was beautiful, wonderful, sacred....

like what i did w my medals and race shirt.  what Jules has done for Dorothy....

since then, ive made the attempt to dedicate my races to someone/something....

to live life well, is my honorarium. 

to C.  to others that ive loved and lost...to those ive known, and some i havent known personally, 

to those that are struggling to overcome, i race for them.

and though a 23 dying in car accident is completely senseless, somehow dedicating a run, dedicating a quilt brings purpose and meaning to his life.

if nothing else, he's remembered.  and that's sacred.

SO HERES TO C.
and to HIS LIFE that was WELL LIVED.

stacieb

kcarroll - 2009-10-18 10:08 AM No running for me today, but I did reintroduce myself to the pool at my Y this morning.  Hello pool!  Sorry I haven't seen you in so long.  Anyhoo, got 2000 in and then quick trip to farmers market and grocery store.  Loaded up for the week.  Then I came home and made myself a yummy breakfast burrito.  It is cold, rainy and very windy here today.  I feel a nap coming on.

wgraves7582 - 2009-10-18 11:22 AM

Well that is about all except it was a great day yesterday - son caused a fumble in his game, Notre Dame and Nebraska lost and Colorado won (which is cause for celebration enough lately! )

Time for a ride - do I take mountain bike or my touring bike?  Hmmmmmm.  I feel dirt coming up so maybe my cross bike?  Temptations but no flying dismounts just yet!

Have a great day everyone!

iowagander - 2009-10-18 11:54 AM

I hope you were able to get your workouts in! Which course are you guys playing? I love gold in the fall except for one thing - all those damn leaves make it REALLY easy to lose your ball, even if you don't hit a horrible shot. Anyway, have fun.

mndymond - 2009-10-18 12:21 PM hey team! sorry I have been MIA...its been a long couple of days!!!

I was having some pain in my IT bands for a couple of them...I'm taking that as a sign to back off a bit and rest for a few days! I'll either go for a run today or for sure tomorrow to get back on the run challenge!

Go ghoulies go!!!

wgraves7582 - 2009-10-18 1:35 PM

Well I must be getting smart in my old age because even though the back feels a little better I am thinking it is best just not attempting to run until after my chiro appointment.

Bike ride was nice and cool but sunny.  Went to local market and got some fresh veggies for soup and chicken lunches this week.  I have to get back to eating better!

Time to stretch and go play some pee-wee football!  Have a great afternoon!

kromanowski - 2009-10-18 3:15 PM Morning all!  Got my run in this morning!  It was just shy of 6 miles, but my PF started to bug me so I decided to take it easy and not push the extra 0.2 miles.  Oh yeah I was still recovering from the "fun"  I had at the wedding reception last night.

jaxbamf73 - 2009-10-18 5:26 PM Treated myself to a 10 mile trail run in Guana River State Park.  The trails there are nice and big and well maintained! Plus being wooded it blocked the wind coming off the ocean that was gusting 25+mph.  Saw a couple bikers on A1A and thought to myself...poor guys!
That 10 miles put me at 66 miles for the month, 34 to go!

owl_girl - 2009-10-18 5:40 PM

I had fun at the 5K today!  Finished in 27:11.  I really wanted to be under 27 minutes.  I had WAY to much energy at the end so I didn't run fast enough.  Oh well.  I'm working on getting closer to my previous speeds.  Baby steps.

disturbed275 - 2009-10-18 8:29 PM

Sounds like a great treat   Nice job knocking out the miles!

disturbed275 - 2009-10-18 5:21 PM

It's been a very productive day.  I got both workouts in and then we golfed 14 holes at the Oaks (would have been 18 but my parents had to leave).  Winds were 20-30 mph so that made it fun.  And yes those leaves were annoying.  There were white ones all over the course.  Nothing like losing balls in the middle of the fairway (not that I was there all that often).

owl_girl - 2009-10-18 3:40 PM

I had fun at the 5K today!  Finished in 27:11.  I really wanted to be under 27 minutes.  I had WAY to much energy at the end so I didn't run fast enough.  Oh well.  I'm working on getting closer to my previous speeds.  Baby steps.

iowagander - 2009-10-18 9:57 PM

Nice job! I have a 5k coming up on Wednesday, so wish me luck.

givemashot - 2009-10-18 9:16 PM

Good luck!

disturbed275 - 2009-10-18 8:10 PM

Aack!  Last place!  Let's get running!

*say it isn't so toppage*