Official 2015 Disney Marathon Thread

[princessbride6205]

Morning all, We've had a sudden drop in the temperature in the uk, autumn is definitely here! It's got me thinking about training for a marathon through the winter for a marathon that could take place in temperatures of around 68 degrees. The average temp in London during most of my training will be around 40 degrees (colder if the wind and rain get up). That's a pretty big swing and from past experience I know that a sudden increase in heat on race day can have adverse effects on my time. Anyone got any training methods to combat this? I've tried running in a sweatsuit in the past but frankly anything over a 10km it becomes pretty foul.... Any suggestions welcome because I do think I'm going to find that temperature swing a killer in January... Not that I'll be complaining for the rest of the holiday! Cheers

Do you have hot yoga near you? I started doing that a few months before my marathon - originally just as cross training and escaping the frozen tundra of outdoor workouts in Minnesota. But it turned out to be amazing, because the temps got into the mid-80s at WDW that January. It made the heat manageable for me. But if that's not an option, can you do some kind of exercise indoors (treadmill, aerobics class...)? That should be in the 68 degrees range.

 

[SgtTibbs]

FYI, RunDisney tweeted out that today (10/10) is the last day to submit/update your Proof of time for the Marathon weekend.

RunDisney Proof of Time

 

[My<3BelongsToMickey]

1. My GPS was WAY off for the DL half. I am choosing to believe it was my GPS (map my run) rather than the course itself because i finished 13.1 quite a bit before I crossed the finish line. Which was awful, mentally, especially since I was going for a PR.

2. Does anyone here go to Orange Theory Fitness? I've been cross training there and at hot yoga and really loving it.

3. Just curious- what shoes does everyone swear by? Obviously it depends on your foot/ strike/ pronation. I'm a neutral runner, teeny tiny pronation, and intend to heel-strike. I used to be obsessed with Asics Kayanos and then Brooks Adrenaline, but I detest the new styles of each (haven't tried the kayano 21s yet though.) I recently bought the Nike Flyknit lunar 2's and LOVE them. I swore off nike a long time ago, but these might be winners...

 

[PrincessV]

1. My GPS was WAY off for the DL half. I am choosing to believe it was my GPS (map my run) rather than the course itself because i finished 13.1 quite a bit before I crossed the finish line. Which was awful, mentally, especially since I was going for a PR.

I always run more than the official distance. The official distance is measured at the shortest possible route: running tangents, inner edge of curves, etc. I try, but I'm not always in the right spot to make my route the shortest it can be. Add in criss-crossing for photo stops and it adds up. I measured 10.26 via iSmoothRun and 10.23 on Garmin for TOT. I ran over 14 this past PHM, where I went for MANY stops.

3. Just curious- what shoes does everyone swear by? Obviously it depends on your foot/ strike/ pronation. I'm a neutral runner, teeny tiny pronation, and intend to heel-strike. I used to be obsessed with Asics Kayanos and then Brooks Adrenaline, but I detest the new styles of each (haven't tried the kayano 21s yet though.) I recently bought the Nike Flyknit lunar 2's and LOVE them. I swore off nike a long time ago, but these might be winners...

I LOOOVE shoe talk, lol! I rotate a few pairs: Newton Gravity '13, Newton Fate, Newton Distance '12, and Mizuno Evo Cursoris. After trying a huge number of shoes, I've found that my body prefers a low-drop shoe with little arch support and no stability elements. I'm a total forefoot striker on the run, and land far forward on my heels, close to mid-foot, when walking.

 

[FFigawi]

3. Just curious- what shoes does everyone swear by? Obviously it depends on your foot/ strike/ pronation. I'm a neutral runner, teeny tiny pronation, and intend to heel-strike. I used to be obsessed with Asics Kayanos and then Brooks Adrenaline, but I detest the new styles of each (haven't tried the kayano 21s yet though.) I recently bought the Nike Flyknit lunar 2's and LOVE them. I swore off nike a long time ago, but these might be winners...

I run in only two shoes: New Balance Minimus for shorter distances and Asics Kayanos for longer ones. Running in the Minimus helps keep me landing closer to mid-foot, and the muscle memory from that carries over into my runs in my Kayanos. I have horrible form when I regress, landing on the outside of the back edge of my heel, so I constantly work to build muscle memory for landing softer and flatter. I doubt I would've made it through Comrades if I had been outside heel striking the whole way. Anyway, I agree with you on the Kayano model changes. Loved models 11, 13, 16, and 17. Hated 12, 14, and 18, so I stocked up on the 17s. I've done okay with the 19 and 20s so far, but they're not nearly as nice as the 17s.

 

[FFigawi]

I always run more than the official distance. The official distance is measured at the shortest possible route: running tangents, inner edge of curves, etc. I try, but I'm not always in the right spot to make my route the shortest it can be. Add in criss-crossing for photo stops and it adds up. I measured 10.26 via iSmoothRun and 10.23 on Garmin for TOT. I ran over 14 this past PHM, where I went for MANY stops.

I think London, where the measured route is painted in blue along most of the course, is about the only race where it's even remotely possible to run the measured distance. The majority of the rest leave it up to us to guess the tangents, etc., so it's unlikely we can ever be that efficient.

 

[RnbwSktles]

I think London, where the measured route is painted in blue along most of the course, is about the only race where it's even remotely possible to run the measured distance. The majority of the rest leave it up to us to guess the tangents, etc., so it's unlikely we can ever be that efficient.

I was just going to say that's a great idea and why doesn't every big race do that? And then I realize everyone would be fighting to stay on the line

 

[PrincessV]

I think London, where the measured route is painted in blue along most of the course, is about the only race where it's even remotely possible to run the measured distance.

Oh, how cool!

I was just going to say that's a great idea and why doesn't every big race do that? And then I realize everyone would be fighting to stay on the line

OMG, can you imagine at Disney?!?! Pandemonium!!!

 

[ZellyB]

Just curious- what shoes does everyone swear by? Obviously it depends on your foot/ strike/ pronation. I'm a neutral runner, teeny tiny pronation, and intend to heel-strike. I used to be obsessed with Asics Kayanos and then Brooks Adrenaline, but I detest the new styles of each (haven't tried the kayano 21s yet though.) I recently bought the Nike Flyknit lunar 2's and LOVE them. I swore off nike a long time ago, but these might be winners...

I run in Saucony Kinvaras. They are the only shoes I've ever run in. I really love the way they feel on my feet and they are super light weight. The downside is that on long mileage, your feet take a bit of a beating because there just isn't much support. I tried a pair of Saucony Cortanas that are still neutral but have more support and I felt like I was running with bricks tied to my feet. So, I've still just stuck with the Kinvaras. The other downside is that I just can't get as many miles out of them as I'd like. But, I always try to buy the last model that's out there on line and I can usually get them at a pretty decent mark down.

 

[John VN]

1. My GPS was WAY off for the DL half. I am choosing to believe it was my GPS (map my run) rather than the course itself because i finished 13.1 quite a bit before I crossed the finish line. Which was awful, mentally, especially since I was going for a PR.

2. Does anyone here go to Orange Theory Fitness? I've been cross training there and at hot yoga and really loving it.

3. Just curious- what shoes does everyone swear by? Obviously it depends on your foot/ strike/ pronation. I'm a neutral runner, teeny tiny pronation, and intend to heel-strike. I used to be obsessed with Asics Kayanos and then Brooks Adrenaline, but I detest the new styles of each (haven't tried the kayano 21s yet though.) I recently bought the Nike Flyknit lunar 2's and LOVE them. I swore off nike a long time ago, but these might be winners...

1-I always train a bit further than the race except for a marathon. Unless you are up front it's almost impossible to cut tangents.

3-I just got some Altra Paradigm. Like on cloud nine with lots of room for my fat feet.

McFlurry John

 

[WDWarchitectureguy]

Shoes. Used to have a pronation problem and was in a Brooks Adrenaline for years. Guess I worked on my form, as I'm now in a Brooks Ravenna. For short runs I used to wear a New Balance M88 (I think that was it), but have since just switched over to always running in the Ravenna. Plus the shoe is typically released in at least 6 different color options, so I have choices when picking out my run costume

 

[princessbride6205]

SHOES Background- Until my 20s I had quite high arches, now just average. I try to do the Chi running technique as much as I can, so a mid-foot strike. My left foot is neutral, my right pronates a teeny bit, but I haven't been happy with any support or stability shoes. Asics have been my standby for years and years now. I alternate between the Cumulus and Nimbus, with green Superfeet inserts. I'm thinking about switching to the Superfeet for more medium arch feet when I need new ones. Two years ago I bought a pair of Altras (wide toe box, zero drop). It took a little while to get used to, but I really like them, especially for days where I'm doing a much higher ratio of walk to run. I bought my second pair of Altras recently. I am glad I have a completely different shoe that I like, so that I will wear one for the half and the other for the full.

 

[disneyhorselover]

I wear saucony grid cohesions. I'm very lucky...this just happened to be the first pair of shoes I tried when I wanted to start running a little, and 4 half marathons later they haven't failed me yet!! They only last me about 300 miles, but they are only $60 so I am fine with that...and they go on sale quite often!!! Plus, they come in a decent selection of colors, although my newest hot pink pair are by far my favorite.

 

[SunDial]

who is watching the Chicago Marathon this morning on the Internet? the man are averaging 4:43 a mile and the women 5:29. They are flying.

 

[SgtTibbs]

who is watching the Chicago Marathon this morning on the Internet? the man are averaging 4:43 a mile and the women 5:29. They are flying.

Damn, most days I don't make that pace on my morning commute. In my car.

 

[Lindsay22]

So yesterday I ran the LBI 18 Miler as a training run. I did a good job hydrating in the days before, but I'm thinking maybe I over-hydrated and messed up my salt. I take 2 clif blocks every three miles or so but at mile 14 my calves totally seized up. I tried to stop and stretch but that didn't help. When I finally got to the finish line (4th from last in 4hrs 12 mins) I had two bags of pretzels and it was like I had new legs. So I'm assuming this is a salt issue, right? Should I be running with salt packets now?

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Thinking about hopping aboard before the train leaves the station. Not sure if I will do the Goofy again or just the marathon since I have less than 3 months to build back up to that distance - only running weekly 10 milers right now.

My question - has anyone stayed at CBR for the marathon? If so, would you stay there again? Where did you catch the bus to the race?

Thank you.

 

[bumbershoot]

So yesterday I ran the LBI 18 Miler as a training run. I did a good job hydrating in the days before, but I'm thinking maybe I over-hydrated and messed up my salt. I take 2 clif blocks every three miles or so but at mile 14 my calves totally seized up. I tried to stop and stretch but that didn't help. When I finally got to the finish line (4th from last in 4hrs 12 mins) I had two bags of pretzels and it was like I had new legs. So I'm assuming this is a salt issue, right? Should I be running with salt packets now?

Pretzels are salt AND carbs, though. Hard to differentiate; or at least I would have a hard time working it out in my body.

Do you use the margarita, 3xsodium, shotbloks? That's what I use.

And do you wear compression sleeves/socks? Those changed my calves forever. In a good way. Much less calf cramping when I have them on.

 

[PrincessV]

My question - has anyone stayed at CBR for the marathon? If so, would you stay there again? Where did you catch the bus to the race?

I stayed at CBR Marathon weekend 2010, though I didn't run, and also for PHM weekend this year. I loved it! I love the resort regardless of racing, but it was fine as a race resort, too. Race buses made the rounds, so I picked it up at my nearest bus stop. And there were tons of buses; no sooner had I hopped on one and we took off, then another pulled in behind us. Leaving PHM, the bus actually waited on ME to finish my champagne, lol! No line at all. I'm already booked again for Marathon weekend.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

I stayed at CBR Marathon weekend 2010, though I didn't run, and also for PHM weekend this year. I loved it! I love the resort regardless of racing, but it was fine as a race resort, too. Race buses made the rounds, so I picked it up at my nearest bus stop. And there were tons of buses; no sooner had I hopped on one and we took off, then another pulled in behind us. Leaving PHM, the bus actually waited on ME to finish my champagne, lol! No line at all. I'm already booked again for Marathon weekend.

Thank you very much!