My sister, Suzy Lee Larrison, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2007 in Compassionate Care Hospice in Dover, New Jersey. I was with her, her little Sis. I...
Ran in the debacle that they called the Chicago Marathon. There was no water from race organizers after mile 4. There was no Gatorade after the same stop....
Disney in general does a good job except for the last 10 miles at this years race. I was reassured by the race director that won't happen again. If you are...
Having run Chicago last year and Disney a few times, I have to say they are both good races. I found water and gatorade all along the way in Chicago last...
Didn't it snow last year for the Marathon? :-) Skip the water. give me hot chocolate. Last weekend was very unusual weather for this time of year. They...
I don't remember snow... but sure expected it. I think it was about 36 degrees at the start and dropped all day long. There were 9 of us that came up from my...
I ran the half at WDW in 2006. We got there Wednesday night before the run and were driving around at 130am in a convertible with the top down. It was 66...
Dang. Ok, this is a vent. Delete if you don't want to hear whining! I've been silent the last few weeks........self imposed exile from the lists Ran a couple...
Hi Louise, I have similar issues(but not as bad). MRI from last week shows: 1) Poorly defined tear to the articular cartilage overlying the medial femoral...
I ran Inaugural Goofy in 2006. Did both the marathon & half from a way, way back coral (I'm a penguin, after all). I had no issues with water gatorade, gu, or...
Hi Robert............thank you for your note............... Yes............I'm going to try to "suck it up" and do ToT. IB and RICE
will be my best friends. ...
I am by no means a fast runner. I did Chicago in 1990 and stopped running after that. It’s only been the past couple years that I’ve gotten back into it....
It has been interesting reading the posts thus far this year for WDW. Though I will not be coming in Jan I will be thinking and, in my way, cheering all of...
... Russ, how nice to hear from you again. I was thinking about you a few days ago and wondering how you were doing and if you were still running. TP Disney...
I have been running, and averaging about 7 miles a run. I only did one run since my wife passed away, that was the Wasatch Back Relay last June. I had made a...
In a message dated 10/14/2007 10:20:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, widefoot@... writes: I have been running, and averaging about 7 miles a run. I only...
Hi all, Here is the updated info from Disney: MANDATORY PACKET PICKUP -- Updated Location! Please note that the mandatory packet pick-up location has changed. ...
Hi Russ and Daria and all This may sound hard to belive but i was planning on dropping you guys a note and was going to do it tonight then lo and behold there...
Hi Scott, Disney has mentioned on the Active page that sell Post Race Party tickets that you can buy them at the packet pickup. "Party tickets can also be...
Col, can we assume you received a promotion at work? Photos are good, and sending them by e-mail is even better and much less expensive. Hope you had a good...
In a message dated 10/17/2007 10:25:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, widefoot@... writes: I have had a long day of officiating Cross Country running, ...
Does anyone have information regarding waterstops, aid stations, etc at ToT?
Nothing is marked on the maps. Can't mean there AREN'T ANY, can it? Still...
Hi Louise, I just found out from EMMI for the 13K that "There are 4 beverage stations with water and the last two will also have PowerAde." Hope this helps....
I officiate from the High School level to National level. If you grand son can do a 3.1 mile cross country in 10:41, there is potential for a very fast cross...
I think Daria and her grandson were at the Chicago Distance Classic in August. I saw him running around mile 9 or 10, when I caught up to him. :) He's got...