Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Today was my first day with my marathon running club. It was SO much fun. I was really REALLY nervous going in, for some reason. I guess I just had this idea that I'd get there and someone would point to me, a la end of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and start screaming " INTERLOPER! FAKE! PHONEY! YOU ARE NOT A RUNNER!!! BE GONE FROM OUR SIGHT! " Surprisingly, nobody did! I had HUGE monster butterflies, though. HUGE...actually they may have been bats. Since it was my first time they had me run with the other first timers two miles to find a pace group. We were to run at a conversational pace and from that we'd be put with other runners our speed. Well I was positive I was going to be completely last...last of the last. I started out just feeling kind of sick, sure at any minute that everyone would pass me up. But about 1/2 mile in I looked around and noticed that everyone but me and two others had fallen behind. One I recognized from the high school. She had graduated a few years ago. She was ahead of me. The other was behind me, but moving up and soon passed me. I was thinking " Wow, I might actually be third. I mean I know this isn't a race, but whoa. That's pretty cool that I'm not the slowest. " By 3/4 mile I had my stride and had stopped breathing like I might die (nerves) and was feeling pretty good. Passed up the chick in the black shorts and was like " Whoa, might actually be the second one in. Imagine! " Ended up running the last half a mile next to Joanie, a former MP grad, and coming in with her. WHOA! Blew my little pea brain! Here I was, pacing with a 20 year old former cross country star. We both placed in the yellow group, the second fastest pace group (there isn't anyone in the green group from today). Third was the other lady and some guy who about died after he crossed the line. I guess, being a man, he had to prove himself and didn't get the whole " You're going to be running either 13.1 or 26.2 miles at a time, you do NOT SPRINT in your time trial! " He'll be dying next week, but fortunately you can easily drop back into a different group if you want to. I mean two miles is not that big a deal. So 170 days until my first half marathon (although there is a half marathon on Sept 4 that I may consider, depending on what happens with my hernias)! I am so pumped! I got my yellow shoe tag (that I am still wearing with pride). There was a seminar on choosing the right shoes, after the run. We got our training schedules. We run during the week and then meet in Seattle on Saturday morning every Saturday (although I'll be out of town next Sat, unfortunately) and run with our groups along the Burke Gilman trail. There will be a seminar each time (including the infamous " Gu tasting party " where we get to try all different kinds of energy gels to decide which will work best for us on the marathon) and every now and then we'll meet at Greenlake during the week for a mid-week run. I am so excited! Four weeks until my first triathlon! Eight weeks until Danskin! 170 days until Seattle Marathon! ~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~' Tory Klementsen, MCP A+ Career and Technology Educator www.teechur.com www.msteechur.com -The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful person will not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Tory, You continue to amaze me with your athletic accomplishments! What a role model you are!! Congratulations! Bette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Tory -- You sound like you are having such a ball with this new life your living. Not hard to tell your having real fun with this, because the excitement comes across in every post.. butterflys, bats and all..lol!! It is true we all think we can't do something until we actually just go and put our best into it..and we can prove ourselves wrong over and over....I am still laughing over your message, I can almost envision your thinking going in.....all the best.. ~~Kallie~ ---------------------------------------------------------------- In Serious-Weight-Watchers , " Tory Klementsen " <msteechur@e...> wrote: Here I was, pacing with a 20 year old former cross country star. > We both placed in the yellow group, the second fastest pace group (there > isn't anyone in the green group from today). Third was the other lady and > some guy who about died after he crossed the line. I guess, being a man, he > had to prove himself and didn't get the whole " You're going to be running > either 13.1 or 26.2 miles at a time, you do NOT SPRINT in your time trial! " > He'll be dying next week, but fortunately you can easily drop back into a > different group if you want to. I mean two miles is not that big a deal. > > So 170 days until my first half marathon (although there is a half marathon > on Sept 4 that I may consider, depending on what happens with my hernias)! I > am so pumped! I got my yellow shoe tag (that I am still wearing with pride). > There was a seminar on choosing the right shoes, after the run. We got our > training schedules. We run during the week and then meet in Seattle on > Saturday morning every Saturday (although I'll be out of town next Sat, > unfortunately) and run with our groups along the Burke Gilman trail. There > will be a seminar each time (including the infamous " Gu tasting party " where > we get to try all different kinds of energy gels to decide which will work > best for us on the marathon) and every now and then we'll meet at Greenlake > during the week for a mid-week run. > > I am so excited! Four weeks until my first triathlon! Eight weeks until > Danskin! 170 days until Seattle Marathon! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 OMG! Tory you are such a huge inspiration!! You are doing so great! I can't believe that you were nervous, well, I can but I can't. LOL!! You did FANTASTIC!!! Please update us on how you are doing with your training and of course how the races go. I am so excited for you!! Maureen Ooo! Such fun! Today was my first day with my marathon running club. It was SO much fun. I was really REALLY nervous going in, for some reason. I guess I just had this idea that I'd get there and someone would point to me, a la end of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and start screaming " INTERLOPER! FAKE! PHONEY! YOU ARE NOT A RUNNER!!! BE GONE FROM OUR SIGHT! " Surprisingly, nobody did! I had HUGE monster butterflies, though. HUGE...actually they may have been bats. Since it was my first time they had me run with the other first timers two miles to find a pace group. We were to run at a conversational pace and from that we'd be put with other runners our speed. Well I was positive I was going to be completely last...last of the last. I started out just feeling kind of sick, sure at any minute that everyone would pass me up. But about 1/2 mile in I looked around and noticed that everyone but me and two others had fallen behind. One I recognized from the high school. She had graduated a few years ago. She was ahead of me. The other was behind me, but moving up and soon passed me. I was thinking " Wow, I might actually be third. I mean I know this isn't a race, but whoa. That's pretty cool that I'm not the slowest. " By 3/4 mile I had my stride and had stopped breathing like I might die (nerves) and was feeling pretty good. Passed up the chick in the black shorts and was like " Whoa, might actually be the second one in. Imagine! " Ended up running the last half a mile next to Joanie, a former MP grad, and coming in with her. WHOA! Blew my little pea brain! Here I was, pacing with a 20 year old former cross country star. We both placed in the yellow group, the second fastest pace group (there isn't anyone in the green group from today). Third was the other lady and some guy who about died after he crossed the line. I guess, being a man, he had to prove himself and didn't get the whole " You're going to be running either 13.1 or 26.2 miles at a time, you do NOT SPRINT in your time trial! " He'll be dying next week, but fortunately you can easily drop back into a different group if you want to. I mean two miles is not that big a deal. So 170 days until my first half marathon (although there is a half marathon on Sept 4 that I may consider, depending on what happens with my hernias)! I am so pumped! I got my yellow shoe tag (that I am still wearing with pride). There was a seminar on choosing the right shoes, after the run. We got our training schedules. We run during the week and then meet in Seattle on Saturday morning every Saturday (although I'll be out of town next Sat, unfortunately) and run with our groups along the Burke Gilman trail. There will be a seminar each time (including the infamous " Gu tasting party " where we get to try all different kinds of energy gels to decide which will work best for us on the marathon) and every now and then we'll meet at Greenlake during the week for a mid-week run. I am so excited! Four weeks until my first triathlon! Eight weeks until Danskin! 170 days until Seattle Marathon! ~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~' Tory Klementsen, MCP A+ Career and Technology Educator www.teechur.com www.msteechur.com -The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful person will not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 OMG! Tory you are such a huge inspiration!! You are doing so great! I can't believe that you were nervous, well, I can but I can't. LOL!! You did FANTASTIC!!! Please update us on how you are doing with your training and of course how the races go. I am so excited for you!! Maureen Ooo! Such fun! Today was my first day with my marathon running club. It was SO much fun. I was really REALLY nervous going in, for some reason. I guess I just had this idea that I'd get there and someone would point to me, a la end of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and start screaming " INTERLOPER! FAKE! PHONEY! YOU ARE NOT A RUNNER!!! BE GONE FROM OUR SIGHT! " Surprisingly, nobody did! I had HUGE monster butterflies, though. HUGE...actually they may have been bats. Since it was my first time they had me run with the other first timers two miles to find a pace group. We were to run at a conversational pace and from that we'd be put with other runners our speed. Well I was positive I was going to be completely last...last of the last. I started out just feeling kind of sick, sure at any minute that everyone would pass me up. But about 1/2 mile in I looked around and noticed that everyone but me and two others had fallen behind. One I recognized from the high school. She had graduated a few years ago. She was ahead of me. The other was behind me, but moving up and soon passed me. I was thinking " Wow, I might actually be third. I mean I know this isn't a race, but whoa. That's pretty cool that I'm not the slowest. " By 3/4 mile I had my stride and had stopped breathing like I might die (nerves) and was feeling pretty good. Passed up the chick in the black shorts and was like " Whoa, might actually be the second one in. Imagine! " Ended up running the last half a mile next to Joanie, a former MP grad, and coming in with her. WHOA! Blew my little pea brain! Here I was, pacing with a 20 year old former cross country star. We both placed in the yellow group, the second fastest pace group (there isn't anyone in the green group from today). Third was the other lady and some guy who about died after he crossed the line. I guess, being a man, he had to prove himself and didn't get the whole " You're going to be running either 13.1 or 26.2 miles at a time, you do NOT SPRINT in your time trial! " He'll be dying next week, but fortunately you can easily drop back into a different group if you want to. I mean two miles is not that big a deal. So 170 days until my first half marathon (although there is a half marathon on Sept 4 that I may consider, depending on what happens with my hernias)! I am so pumped! I got my yellow shoe tag (that I am still wearing with pride). There was a seminar on choosing the right shoes, after the run. We got our training schedules. We run during the week and then meet in Seattle on Saturday morning every Saturday (although I'll be out of town next Sat, unfortunately) and run with our groups along the Burke Gilman trail. There will be a seminar each time (including the infamous " Gu tasting party " where we get to try all different kinds of energy gels to decide which will work best for us on the marathon) and every now and then we'll meet at Greenlake during the week for a mid-week run. I am so excited! Four weeks until my first triathlon! Eight weeks until Danskin! 170 days until Seattle Marathon! ~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~' Tory Klementsen, MCP A+ Career and Technology Educator www.teechur.com www.msteechur.com -The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful person will not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Tory! That is SO COOL!!!! What a great accomplishment! How proud you must have been to finish with that 20-year-old. Just fantastic! > Today was my first day with my marathon running club. It was SO much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Thanks Kallie! I forgot to add that I placed in the second highest pace group...which I thought I'd be in the last. I guess I get this idea that everyone is better at this than I am, except people who choose to walk. (Not that they aren't better, just that since they're walking a runner will probably beat their time, but that's not their goal.) > Re: Ooo! Such fun! > > > Tory -- You sound like you are having such a ball with this new life > your living. Not hard to tell your having real fun with this, because > the excitement comes across in every post.. butterflys, bats and > all..lol!! It is true we all think we can't do something until we > actually just go and put our best into it..and we can prove ourselves > wrong over and over....I am still laughing over your message, I can > almost envision your thinking going in.....all the best.. ~~Kallie~ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > In Serious-Weight-Watchers , " Tory Klementsen " > <msteechur@e...> wrote: > Here I was, pacing with a 20 year old former cross country star. > > We both placed in the yellow group, the second fastest pace group > (there > > isn't anyone in the green group from today). Third was the other > lady and > > some guy who about died after he crossed the line. I guess, being a > man, he > > had to prove himself and didn't get the whole " You're going to be > running > > either 13.1 or 26.2 miles at a time, you do NOT SPRINT in your time > trial! " > > He'll be dying next week, but fortunately you can easily drop back > into a > > different group if you want to. I mean two miles is not that big a > deal. > > > > So 170 days until my first half marathon (although there is a half > marathon > > on Sept 4 that I may consider, depending on what happens with my > hernias)! I > > am so pumped! I got my yellow shoe tag (that I am still wearing > with pride). > > There was a seminar on choosing the right shoes, after the run. We > got our > > training schedules. We run during the week and then meet in Seattle > on > > Saturday morning every Saturday (although I'll be out of town next > Sat, > > unfortunately) and run with our groups along the Burke Gilman > trail. There > > will be a seminar each time (including the infamous " Gu tasting > party " where > > we get to try all different kinds of energy gels to decide which > will work > > best for us on the marathon) and every now and then we'll meet at > Greenlake > > during the week for a mid-week run. > > > > I am so excited! Four weeks until my first triathlon! Eight weeks > until > > Danskin! 170 days until Seattle Marathon! > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 In a message dated 6/13/2004 4:57:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, msteechur@... writes: I amaze even myself. (That sounds so vain, but I mean I am amazed that I do this because I never ever dreamed I would.) Tory, I wouldn't call it " vain " to say that you amaze even yourself, but rather a newly acquired self-assurance that is the direct result of all your hard work! And we here all benefit from your experiences! So ....Be amazed, woman! You deserve it! Hugs, Bette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Yeah it was awesome. Of course I realized later that I am almost double her age, and then I felt old old old! > Re: Ooo! Such fun! > > > Tory! That is SO COOL!!!! What a great accomplishment! How proud > you must have been to finish with that 20-year-old. Just fantastic! > > > > Today was my first day with my marathon running club. It was SO > much fun. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Thanks so much Bette! Whoda thunk...not me. I amaze even myself. (That sounds so vain, but I mean I am amazed that I do this because I never ever dreamed I would.) > Re: Re: Ooo! Such fun! > > > Tory, You continue to amaze me with your athletic > accomplishments! What a > role model you are!! Congratulations! > Bette > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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