Jeremy :)
JEREMY PIRES #5617
Age: 30 Gender: Male
Clock Time: 1:56:36
Distance: HALF MARATHON
Clock Time: 2:07:40
Chip Time: 1:56:36
Overall Place: 1216 / 10849
Gender Place: 913 / 4442
Division Place: 134 / 661
Age Grade: 50.8%
5K: 26:02
10K: 52:39
15K: 1:21:33
MELISSA PIRES #3001
Age: 28 Gender: Female
Clock Time: 2:01:49
Distance: HALF MARATHON
Clock Time: 2:03:13
Chip Time: 2:01:49
Overall Place: 1718 / 10849
Gender Place: 510 / 6407
Division Place: 81 / 1125
Age Grade: 54%
5K: 28:40
10K: 57:03
15K: 1:25:56
Stay tuned for the lovely story!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Disney Headliner
What a crack-up!!! Disney has made headlines for the 1/2 Marathon taking place this weekend: http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/2008/08/26/disney-half-marathon-to-snarl-downtown-anaheim-traffic/
If you are going to be there to cheer us on... this article is good for road closures!
PS: I ran 5 miles on Tuesday and finished it with a time of 45:18! That is 8:58 average pace per mile!!!! I am stoked!
Jeremy ran 5 miles yesterday and did very well too!
GOOD TIMES!
If you are going to be there to cheer us on... this article is good for road closures!
PS: I ran 5 miles on Tuesday and finished it with a time of 45:18! That is 8:58 average pace per mile!!!! I am stoked!
Jeremy ran 5 miles yesterday and did very well too!
GOOD TIMES!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Disney excitment!
This week is all about letting my body rest up for Sunday! I am running today around 4-6 miles and then on Saturday for team in training for 4 miles! I am so excited for this weekend and not too long ago I found out it was a 3 day weekend! Oh, how I will need that!
I had tap class last night and I have it again on Thursday and that is all I have planned for my exercising this week! I may go swing dancing tonight but that is up in the air until 7:30pm... if I feel like attending and have showered... I will go! Otherwise I could lay around my house... and watch a movie... that does sound much more relaxing, don't you think! I am going back and forth on that and will be a spur of the moment decision, I am sure!
This weekend is full of excitement... after all the Disney Challenge is less than a week away! Saturday after TNT I will be getting my oil changed and car washed... then we are heading to the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon Expo where Gwynne, Jeremy and I will get our race bibs, race chip, and other goodies that will prepare us for Sunday! I might even go shopping for Disney attire! After that we will head on over to Finbars for some yummy Italian food and carb up for the race!
I will stay home the rest of the night and get my rest so I can run my fastest 1/2 Marathon EVER! Of course, all I need to do is beat my best time of 2:18, but sub 2 hrs would be awesome... I don't know if it is possible this weekend but AWESOME it would be!
Sunday's wake up alarm is 3am! The race will start at 6am and will be finished by 9:30 to allow the park to open up for its guests. When the event is over I am heading home for food and sleep and then BOWLING!
YES you heard me right! We are still in play offs, which is a GREAT thing! We won our match last Sunday and are now in the top 4 of 18 teams in our league! GO STREAKING STRIKERS... it would be so funny to actually win a trophy with our team name on it, lol! That match was such a nail biter! We lost the first game and won the second game, leaving the third game as the deal breaker... that pressure got so intense that we were actually tied on the third game in the tenth frame! To conclude the tenth frame we won that game by +1 YES, you got it right... 1 pin! YIKES, now we are in the third round and the next match is the same day as my race!
Wish me luck and say many prayers... the race is at 6am and the bowling league is at 5:30 pm! See why I need a nap! The 3am wake up call doesn't help my beauty sleep, lol!
That just about wraps me up. I will try to post before my race... until next time!
:::HUGS::::
Melissa
I had tap class last night and I have it again on Thursday and that is all I have planned for my exercising this week! I may go swing dancing tonight but that is up in the air until 7:30pm... if I feel like attending and have showered... I will go! Otherwise I could lay around my house... and watch a movie... that does sound much more relaxing, don't you think! I am going back and forth on that and will be a spur of the moment decision, I am sure!
This weekend is full of excitement... after all the Disney Challenge is less than a week away! Saturday after TNT I will be getting my oil changed and car washed... then we are heading to the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon Expo where Gwynne, Jeremy and I will get our race bibs, race chip, and other goodies that will prepare us for Sunday! I might even go shopping for Disney attire! After that we will head on over to Finbars for some yummy Italian food and carb up for the race!
I will stay home the rest of the night and get my rest so I can run my fastest 1/2 Marathon EVER! Of course, all I need to do is beat my best time of 2:18, but sub 2 hrs would be awesome... I don't know if it is possible this weekend but AWESOME it would be!
Sunday's wake up alarm is 3am! The race will start at 6am and will be finished by 9:30 to allow the park to open up for its guests. When the event is over I am heading home for food and sleep and then BOWLING!
YES you heard me right! We are still in play offs, which is a GREAT thing! We won our match last Sunday and are now in the top 4 of 18 teams in our league! GO STREAKING STRIKERS... it would be so funny to actually win a trophy with our team name on it, lol! That match was such a nail biter! We lost the first game and won the second game, leaving the third game as the deal breaker... that pressure got so intense that we were actually tied on the third game in the tenth frame! To conclude the tenth frame we won that game by +1 YES, you got it right... 1 pin! YIKES, now we are in the third round and the next match is the same day as my race!
Wish me luck and say many prayers... the race is at 6am and the bowling league is at 5:30 pm! See why I need a nap! The 3am wake up call doesn't help my beauty sleep, lol!
That just about wraps me up. I will try to post before my race... until next time!
:::HUGS::::
Melissa
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Go 169!
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Peters Canyon Trail Run on Thursday August 7, 2008 see my previous post for details on the butt kicking race. It was only 5 miles but it felt like a half marathon while on the course. I saw the camera man and changed my face expression for the picture.... I more or less looked like a female version of the guy behind me in the white shirt until I saw the camera...
Not bad for a first trail run. More to come I am sure.... afterall I did buy a new pair of shoes for this... and they need to get 300 miles on them so I don't waste my money on trail shoes.
Good Times! I love a challenge!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Tapering down
Last Saturday was my first mentor training day and we did 2 miles. I met our participants and can honestly say that they are all so cool! Later that evening Darin and Dionne (head coach and assistant coach) went to Disney and I got Darin to dance with me on a few songs. We had a great time and stayed until the park closed! It is kind of funny but I was thinking about my friend Amantha and how I inspired her to do a marathon... even though her love isn't in running or walking... she is a dancer at heart! Darin and Dionne are coaches for TNT and they are runners/walkers at heart... I talked to them and they have begun swing dancing. They are fast learners... let me tell you!!!!
Sunday I did my big miles before the half marathon... Coach Paul and I ran around the beach for 13.1 miles! I did the miles in 2:15 which beats my record in San Diego at 2:18! I am hoping to have an official time better than both of those ones! My goal is to mainly beat my time and if I beat Jeremy next Sunday that will be icing on the cake... just kidding honey :)
This week I had tap class yesterday... today and tomorrow I am running 5 miles (1mile less than last week on each day), tap dancing on Thursday, then in training on Saturday I am running 3 miles, and Sunday I will finish it off with 6 miles and bowling.
BOWLING ROCKS and so does our team... "Streaking Strikers" are in play offs... that started on last Sunday and we won 7 out of 7, which keeps us in the running [my fav]! It starts out with 16 teams, this Sunday is 8 teams [we are one of them] and then next week if we win a minimum of 4 points we go to the next round and will be in the top 4 of the league.... if we win that one we will play for championship title and get big trophies! I will keep you posted on this! Last year our team was 2nd place... the season that just past... we were bumped out of the running the first week... I would love to win championship title... (their is 18 teams on the league and as of now we are in the top 8)
No Disney for me this weekend... I am hanging out in the HOT Riverside area and visiting with my friend (more like non-blooded sister) in her neck of the woods... pray for cool weather as the temps are 10-20 degrees hotter their than at my places... and also pray for no traffic since it is a long drive for me (1 hr away). It will be fun whatever we do... we haven't seen each other since March! Jeremy is hanging out with his best friend Sky, while Megan and Carla are hanging out together... so we will all be paired up doing other things this weekend!
GO TEAMS (running and bowling)!!!!
Melissa
Sunday I did my big miles before the half marathon... Coach Paul and I ran around the beach for 13.1 miles! I did the miles in 2:15 which beats my record in San Diego at 2:18! I am hoping to have an official time better than both of those ones! My goal is to mainly beat my time and if I beat Jeremy next Sunday that will be icing on the cake... just kidding honey :)
This week I had tap class yesterday... today and tomorrow I am running 5 miles (1mile less than last week on each day), tap dancing on Thursday, then in training on Saturday I am running 3 miles, and Sunday I will finish it off with 6 miles and bowling.
BOWLING ROCKS and so does our team... "Streaking Strikers" are in play offs... that started on last Sunday and we won 7 out of 7, which keeps us in the running [my fav]! It starts out with 16 teams, this Sunday is 8 teams [we are one of them] and then next week if we win a minimum of 4 points we go to the next round and will be in the top 4 of the league.... if we win that one we will play for championship title and get big trophies! I will keep you posted on this! Last year our team was 2nd place... the season that just past... we were bumped out of the running the first week... I would love to win championship title... (their is 18 teams on the league and as of now we are in the top 8)
No Disney for me this weekend... I am hanging out in the HOT Riverside area and visiting with my friend (more like non-blooded sister) in her neck of the woods... pray for cool weather as the temps are 10-20 degrees hotter their than at my places... and also pray for no traffic since it is a long drive for me (1 hr away). It will be fun whatever we do... we haven't seen each other since March! Jeremy is hanging out with his best friend Sky, while Megan and Carla are hanging out together... so we will all be paired up doing other things this weekend!
GO TEAMS (running and bowling)!!!!
Melissa
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Wrapped up
Sorry for not keeping to my promise of updating on Monday. This weekend that just passed was full of fun and excitement. I did play a round of mini-golf with my in-laws and niece who was visiting from Washington... I came in 3rd place overall out of 6! In everything I do... I usually end up in the middle, lol!
I had a full day on Saturday that started out with a 6 mile run, then I showered and made it to TNT kickoff... had a big lunch and headed to Corona for my brother's wedding reception party... I left their after about 2hrs of partying and went to Disneyland and danced until the band stopped playing around 10:30! I was out like a light in the car ride home that night... followed by another shower and more sleep I woke up at 8am and celebrated my 5yr wedding anniversary.
We had a very relaxing day... he napped while I played my Wii game for 2hrs, then we went swimming and had a VERY big dinner. My in-laws got a new dog so we introduced ourselves to "Bella Pires" after dinner before heading home for some much needed R&R!
Monday I went to tap class and said by farewell's to my niece as she headed home on Tuesday (yesterday).
Tuesday I ran with Coach Paul and then had dinner with my parents... together and what an interesting dinner that was, lol! I think I was 12 when I did that the last time! I then headed home and took care of things around the house... I made a dinner that ended up in the trash... I guess I should follow instructions and not deviate from them (who would have thought their was a difference between tomato paste and diced tomatoes)... the Chili creation was very watery to say the least!
Today I am not going for a run as I originally planned... I will be running errands and doing my laundry before it grows like last week's nightmare of 6 loads... I think I am at 3 right now which is much easier to handle and much less time consuming!
Thanks for checking in...
Training started yesterday for my next marathon... PF Changs Rock in Roll Phoenix - January 18th!
GO TEAM!
I had a full day on Saturday that started out with a 6 mile run, then I showered and made it to TNT kickoff... had a big lunch and headed to Corona for my brother's wedding reception party... I left their after about 2hrs of partying and went to Disneyland and danced until the band stopped playing around 10:30! I was out like a light in the car ride home that night... followed by another shower and more sleep I woke up at 8am and celebrated my 5yr wedding anniversary.
We had a very relaxing day... he napped while I played my Wii game for 2hrs, then we went swimming and had a VERY big dinner. My in-laws got a new dog so we introduced ourselves to "Bella Pires" after dinner before heading home for some much needed R&R!
Monday I went to tap class and said by farewell's to my niece as she headed home on Tuesday (yesterday).
Tuesday I ran with Coach Paul and then had dinner with my parents... together and what an interesting dinner that was, lol! I think I was 12 when I did that the last time! I then headed home and took care of things around the house... I made a dinner that ended up in the trash... I guess I should follow instructions and not deviate from them (who would have thought their was a difference between tomato paste and diced tomatoes)... the Chili creation was very watery to say the least!
Today I am not going for a run as I originally planned... I will be running errands and doing my laundry before it grows like last week's nightmare of 6 loads... I think I am at 3 right now which is much easier to handle and much less time consuming!
Thanks for checking in...
Training started yesterday for my next marathon... PF Changs Rock in Roll Phoenix - January 18th!
GO TEAM!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Results are in!
Yesterday's trail run... kicked my butt to say the least! The first hill was HUGE... and I was defeated after running it 75% of the way... which means I walked up that thing for the remainder 25%. Overall, I did well... and better than expected. I placed 56th place out of 170 with a pace of 9:47/mi. and finished in 48:51 minutes. I have a whole new RESPECT for trail runners and admire their efforts. I do know that the Stump Jump run in TN is going to be one not for time but for pleasure... but if my time is good... that will be icing on the cake!
The other good news is that I didn't fall or get an injury and I am not sore today!
I have a busy weekend ahead of me and Kick off for Team in Training. I am so excited to meet my mentees!
I will update on Monday... Stay tuned!
:::Peace:::
The other good news is that I didn't fall or get an injury and I am not sore today!
I have a busy weekend ahead of me and Kick off for Team in Training. I am so excited to meet my mentees!
I will update on Monday... Stay tuned!
:::Peace:::
Thursday, August 7, 2008
A big day!
Today at 6:15pm I will be running my first trail run and trail run race... it is only 5 miles but from what I hear the trail kicks your butt. After the trail run I am going to CPK (California Pizza Kitchen) and picking up dinner for two! Jeremy and I get a treat tonight, not that we need it but my friend Amantha is fundraising tonight their and I need to support her and the LLS/TNT!
If you live near a DQ make sure you buy a blizzard today... all proceeds go to a good cause... for more information visit this site: www.miracletreatday.com!
WOW, yesterday was busier than expected. I am still recouping! I went to Sam's Club, the grocery store, and did 6 loads of laundry. By the time I was done, showered, and ready for bed... it was 11pm! I was on my feet from the time I got off work (5pm) to 11pm! Nonetheless I slept great but woke up late this morning... at least I made it to work on time :)
I didn't run yesterday but I sure felt like I had with all my errands! Tonight after my race I am planning on getting dinner and vegging on my bed for the evening... I hope this actually happens!
Stay tuned...
:::huggles:::
If you live near a DQ make sure you buy a blizzard today... all proceeds go to a good cause... for more information visit this site: www.miracletreatday.com!
WOW, yesterday was busier than expected. I am still recouping! I went to Sam's Club, the grocery store, and did 6 loads of laundry. By the time I was done, showered, and ready for bed... it was 11pm! I was on my feet from the time I got off work (5pm) to 11pm! Nonetheless I slept great but woke up late this morning... at least I made it to work on time :)
I didn't run yesterday but I sure felt like I had with all my errands! Tonight after my race I am planning on getting dinner and vegging on my bed for the evening... I hope this actually happens!
Stay tuned...
:::huggles:::
Monday, August 4, 2008
Soon to be trailing
A busy weekend ended and a busy week ahead! I ran 10 miles on Saturday around Irvine's Famous Turtle Rock! For those who don't know it... since it isn't really that famous... It is a LONG hill and about 4 miles to go around! That thing kicked my butt! After that I went home and relaxed a little bit... then I hung out with friends and ended my day at the Happiest Place on Earth... Disneyland! We swing danced a little and rode some rides :)
Yesterday a friend of ours had a pre-anniversary party for us and also her parents whom we share the date with... On August 10th we will be married for 5yrs and her parents will be celebrating their 60th on the same day. They were at our wedding and it was awesome! The day was filled with yummy burgers and snacks, swimming, and dessert! Afterwards I went to my league and bowled a 130 average! It was a fun-filled weekend!
This week, as I mentioned above is also going to be busy... here is the bullet pointed version!
Yesterday a friend of ours had a pre-anniversary party for us and also her parents whom we share the date with... On August 10th we will be married for 5yrs and her parents will be celebrating their 60th on the same day. They were at our wedding and it was awesome! The day was filled with yummy burgers and snacks, swimming, and dessert! Afterwards I went to my league and bowled a 130 average! It was a fun-filled weekend!
This week, as I mentioned above is also going to be busy... here is the bullet pointed version!
- Monday - Tap dance and pre-bowl for this Sunday
- Tuesday - Run 6 miles and lots of laundry
- Wednesday - Run easy 5 miles
- Thursday - 5-mile Trail Run at Peters Canyon in Tustin... breaking in my new trail running shoes (FINALLY)!
- Friday - Dad's Day... dinner and movie
- Saturday - Kick-off for Team in Training Winter Season... NAP... Luau Reception for my brother and his wife... Dancing at Disney!
- Sunday - Anniversary... we haven't planned anything yet but I am open for the hubby
That about sums me up! I am hoping that Jeremy and I can run on Sunday together to get him ready for our August 31st Disneyland 1/2 Marathon! He has been doing better on his ankle pain and I think we will be a go for Sunday! Let's call it Anniversary Miles, lol!
Stay tuned on my progress this week... I am stoked!
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