Official 2013 Tower of Terror 10 Miler

[tinydancr06]

Just out of curiosity, what program(s) will everyone be using to train for this race? I want to do the Galloway but somehow modify it as I don't typically run/walk. Are there any other good plans out there people will be using? It's not long now until the official ToT training starts!

 

[freepixie]

Just out of curiosity, what program(s) will everyone be using to train for this race? I want to do the Galloway but somehow modify it as I don't typically run/walk. Are there any other good plans out there people will be using? It's not long now until the official ToT training starts!

I use Galloway as a reference, I don't do the run/walk ratios like he says- I take walk breaks but not at any set times. But I use his training plans for what miles to run on any given week

Right now I'm not using the TOT plan, I'm actually using the DDD plan cause I'm doing my own local version of the DDD- I'm running a half marathon on a Saturday and the next day running a 10K, so I took the DDD plan and backed it up a few weeks

 

[rigsfhdgnv]

Anyone else use energy gels/goos/drinks/chews/etc?

I'm a big fan of Hammer Gels. I like the Apple Cinnamon flavor ONLY, however. It tastes like apple sauce/fried apples! The other flavors are yucky. I typically take one every 5 miles (or hour, whichever comes first). I have tried the Jelly Belly Sport Beans, but I thought they were much too salty after the first few chews.

 

[rigsfhdgnv]

Hi Kansas friend!! Good luck at Rock the Parkway. You doing anything for Hospital Hill?

I signed up yesterday to volunteer at Hospital Hill! I'll be at the finish line, handing out food/drinks.

 

[PrincessV]

Anyone else use energy gels/goos/drinks/chews/etc?

I'm a fan of Honey Stinger chews. I like the taste of CLIF Shot Bloks, but they're too big and too chewy - I fear they may pull out a filling. Honey Stingers are easier to chew, don't stick to my teeth and taste good.

How often one needs fuel is soooo dependent on one's body - it's really different for everyone. I know marathoners who take nothing for the full 26.2, while I need something for a run as short as 6 miles. I'm hypoglycemic (low blood-sugar) to start and exercise makes my blood-sugar tank. So for runs over an hour, I have 2-3 chews around the 30-min mark and again every 20-30 mins form that point on. Still, the chews weren't quite enough when I hit double-digit miles. For 9-10 or more, I alternate: a few chews at 30 mins, 1/2 a CLIF bar at 60 mins, chews again at 90 and 120 mins, other 1/2 CLIF bar at 150, chews at 180.

I also live in FL... water just isn't enough in summer. I use Nuun before a run and alternate filling up my handheld water bottle with plain water and Nuun throughout a long run. (I run where there are fountains and restrooms to hit up for refills and I carry an extra Nuun tablet in my running belt.)

Just out of curiosity, what program(s) will everyone be using to train for this race? I want to do the Galloway but somehow modify it as I don't typically run/walk. Are there any other good plans out there people will be using? It's not long now until the official ToT training starts!

I'm sort of blending Galloway's Time Improvement 1/2 plan with Hal Higdon's Novice 2 1/2 plan - I'm doing a half 3 weeks after TOT and another half in Jan., so it's kind of one long training plan with races in the middle of it. I like Galloway's speed work on cut-back weeks and Higdon's 4 days of running, so it'll look something like this:

Mon - yoga
Tue - short run+upper body
Wed - cross train (ballet, zumba, swim or pilates)
Thu - short run+lower body
Fri - rest
Sat - long run or speed work (alternating)
Sun - easy run

Long runs will build from my non-race training base of 6 miles to 13-14ish miles before TOT.

 

[rachlovestv]

Anyone else use energy gels/goos/drinks/chews/etc?

Yes! I can definitely feel the difference when I have energy gels to eat during my run. I'll usually start eating them when my runs get over 6 miles, and then I'll have one every 3.5-4.5 miles (aka 35-50 minutes at my pace). I buy both the gu brand and the clif brand, based on the flavors I like.

My stomach also gets upset easily if I have a normal breakfast before a run/race, so I generally eat some gu chomps before runs (1 serving, so 4 pieces), so I have something in my system that I know won't upset me.

I also always run with my ifitness hydration belt, with the bottles full of nuun. I've never been a Gatorade fan, and I find nuun water really hits the spot more than plain water when I'm running.

 

[annmarieda]

I use sports beans on every run...no matter the distance. I eat one per mile. I think it helps more with my mental ability to continue than anything else... maybe I should try a block... might be a tad more substantial. I know gu about makes me gag though...so nothing like that for me.

 

[bumbershoot]

Just out of curiosity, what program(s) will everyone be using to train for this race? I want to do the Galloway but somehow modify it as I don't typically run/walk. Are there any other good plans out there people will be using? It's not long now until the official ToT training starts!

I'm looking at the Galloway "finish in the upright position" plan on rundisney. I'll also be working in the January half-marathon plan at some point, too. Right now I'm doing my own thing mainly with the treadmill, just working on the heart, lungs, and legs, along with doing weights to get me stronger in general. I do do the run/walk thing now, but I don't know if I will forever.

I'm a big fan of Hammer Gels. I like the Apple Cinnamon flavor ONLY, however. It tastes like apple sauce/fried apples! The other flavors are yucky. I typically take one every 5 miles (or hour, whichever comes first). I have tried the Jelly Belly Sport Beans, but I thought they were much too salty after the first few chews.

Thanks for the recommendation!

I also always run with my ifitness hydration belt, with the bottles full of nuun. I've never been a Gatorade fan, and I find nuun water really hits the spot more than plain water when I'm running.

Good to know some people do run with liquid!

I use sports beans on every run...no matter the distance. I eat one per mile. I think it helps more with my mental ability to continue than anything else... maybe I should try a block... might be a tad more substantial. I know gu about makes me gag though...so nothing like that for me.

I'll have to find the sports beans.

 

[annmarieda]

I'll have to find the sports beans.

They sell them EVERYWHERE... safeway to Walmart. In fact, I am not sure I know of any store that doesn't carry them. Maybe convenience stores.....

 

[bumbershoot]

They sell them EVERYWHERE... safeway to Walmart. In fact, I am not sure I know of any store that doesn't carry them. Maybe convenience stores.....

I'll have to *look for* the sports beans then. It's all so new to me!

 

[belle2211]

Ok--on the topic of Nuun...I think I'm the only person that doesn't like it! I've tried Kona Kola (which had a weird bitter thing going on for me. If anyone want a tube that's only missing 1 tablet, let me know!). But I HATE water. And I find that one Nuun tab is not enough. Still tastes like water. So I put in 2 tabs. But then it tastes extremely salty. I've tried the cherry limeade and the strawberry lemonade. Unfortunately, I thought that since everyone loved them, that I would too so I bought a bunch. I still have a tube of banana, lemonade, lemon lime, and watermelon to open.

 

[PrincessV]

Ok--on the topic of Nuun...I think I'm the only person that doesn't like it! I've tried Kona Kola (which had a weird bitter thing going on for me. If anyone want a tube that's only missing 1 tablet, let me know!). But I HATE water. And I find that one Nuun tab is not enough. Still tastes like water. So I put in 2 tabs. But then it tastes extremely salty. I've tried the cherry limeade and the strawberry lemonade. Unfortunately, I thought that since everyone loved them, that I would too so I bought a bunch. I still have a tube of banana, lemonade, lemon lime, and watermelon to open.

I don't drink Nuun for taste - only for the sodium. I don't mind that taste, but it's not the reason I use, y'know? Have you tried a blend of Gatorade or Powerade and water to get some flavor? I'm trying to think who else makes powder... Hammer, Endurolyte, Accelerade come to mind.

 

[Weluvdisny]

I'll have to find the sports beans.

I went to my local Wallyworld to see if I could find the sports beans. I found them back in the sporting goods section, not in the nutritional supplement/HBA section I thought they might be located in. They were $.98 and only carried one flavor. Hope that helps someone.

 

[belle2211]

I don't drink Nuun for taste - only for the sodium. I don't mind that taste, but it's not the reason I use, y'know? Have you tried a blend of Gatorade or Powerade and water to get some flavor? I'm trying to think who else makes powder... Hammer, Endurolyte, Accelerade come to mind.

I LOVE lemon lime Gatorade. I had been drinking he G2 (I think that's the lite one) but thought the Nuun might be better for me.

 

[erinna]

They sell them EVERYWHERE... safeway to Walmart. In fact, I am not sure I know of any store that doesn't carry them. Maybe convenience stores.....

I buy mine by the box on Amazon. I'm a prime member, so I get free shipping And I've gotten better-than-box-store prices there.

 

[kmchisholm]

I use accel gel and get them at eBay for better than store prices.

 

[bumbershoot]

I was at REI today, and it was the mecca of electrolyte replacement products. I picked up several different things that I will be trying (and taking notes on). Including sports beans by Jelly Belly. Are there other "sports beans"?



So yesterday after my WW meeting, I stepped off a curb in my non-athletic shoes, and something went awry in my knee. It didn't hurt, but wowie did it feel weird. I do not like it when my knee feels *weird*. Icing it has been the name of the game today (after I got home from REI of course). Hope it stops being weird tomorrow.

 

[freepixie]

I was at REI today, and it was the mecca of electrolyte replacement products. I picked up several different things that I will be trying (and taking notes on). Including sports beans by Jelly Belly. Are there other "sports beans"?



So yesterday after my WW meeting, I stepped off a curb in my non-athletic shoes, and something went awry in my knee. It didn't hurt, but wowie did it feel weird. I do not like it when my knee feels *weird*. Icing it has been the name of the game today (after I got home from REI of course). Hope it stops being weird tomorrow.

Hope your knee feels better!! Nothing worse than a bum knee!!

 

[RedskinFan]

I use sports beans on every run...no matter the distance. I eat one per mile. I think it helps more with my mental ability to continue than anything else... maybe I should try a block... might be a tad more substantial. I know gu about makes me gag though...so nothing like that for me.

There were samples of the sports beans at the 5k that I ran on Saturday so I grabbed a handful. I can't wait to try them out this weekend on my next long run. If you hadn't posted about them, I probably wouldn't have even noticed them!

 

[happysummer]

I signed up for this race.I am not a runner. I did a Disneyworld 5k a few years ago but just walked/jogged with my kid. I decided to do this one because I love
Disneyworld and want to get in shape. Any other new runners doing this race?
I will be running this solo so a little nervous.