Marathon Weekend 2016

Waiting2goback · Oct 12, 2015

LSUlakes said:
I'm here to report that my weekend long run has left me a mental head case. It was the worse run I have had in the last 2 years. It was a combination of many bad ideas leading up to it, and I have a good idea of why it all went wrong. Bad runs happen, but that doesn't make it any easier to accept them. Hopefully I will redeem myself this Sunday for my first half marathon of the season.

As it had already been said, everyone has bad runs. Knowing what went wrong is 1/2 the battle. As long as you didn't come of the run injured and you can live to run another day then it isn't REALLY a bad run, if you know what I mean. Maybe you didn't get the results you wanted but injury-free is always the most important thing.

IamTrike said:
We'll we are wrapping up our time in Chicago. The race was a lot of fun. I managed to PR by about 16 minutes but our group didn't hit our stretch goal. Our pace was pretty close to goal pace usually between 4-8 seconds ahead of pace up through mile 20. Our training was good but we had some leg cramping issues that slowed us during the last couple of miles. At one point one of the guys we were running with was stretching his legs on the curb. There was a nice gentleman on the side of the road that offered some advice. As we took off running again, someone pointed out "you do realize that was Bart Yasso giving yall advice".

If you want to see me finish you can actually see it here. http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/local/2015-Chicago-Marathon-Finish-Line-Cam-5/331926511 If you fastforward to 2:36 you can see me. I'm close to the center in a yellow shirt between a guy in a black shirt and a guy with no shirt.

Thanks for all the encouragement. Now I get to relax till my trail marathon next weekend.

Congrats on the race and the PR. Advice from Bart Yasso, that's never a bad thing. Did the advice work?? Just wondering, what is the sign up process like for Chicago? Is it as difficult as Boston, NY, and MCM to get into? I would love to see Chicago one day and what better way to do it than run through it.

IamTrike · Oct 13, 2015

Waiting2goback said:
Congrats on the race and the PR. Advice from Bart Yasso, that's never a bad thing. Did the advice work?? Just wondering, what is the sign up process like for Chicago? Is it as difficult as Boston, NY, and MCM to get into? I would love to see Chicago one day and what better way to do it than run through it.

I don't even really remember the advice he gave. He was looking very concerned for my buddy though.

Boston is probably the hardest to get into because of the required qualifying times. I think when we did the math on the lotteries for NY, MCM and Chicago, NY was the hardest to get into. I think in it's lottery you had about a 1 in 7 chance of getting in. Chicago was the easiest with a 1 in 3 chance and MCM was somewhere in the middle. Those numbers could be way off, but that's what I seem to remember.

roxymama · Oct 13, 2015

So it turns out my husband pointed out the race I run 11/8 ends on the Roosevelt Hill just like the marathon. So I guess I will find out sooner than I thought how that feels. My goal is to just put my head down and pound the pavement until that part is over. I'm totally going to pretend like I'm finishing the marathon and not just a Hot Chocolate fun-run.
I am happy that I just got an email that hubs and I have both been approved for "preferred corrals" based on our proofs. My first race that required a proof to get a good corral.
I'm such a newbie so this is exciting for me :tiptoe:

Pixie Heart · Oct 13, 2015

Hi guys... we are almost there!
Can hardly wait! :cheer2:

Does anybody know if the Memory Maker can be used in the race course to take pics with characters?

Oh, @Keels - hi girl! I didn't forget about our tequila toast after the Marathon at Cava del Tequila. Are you still in?

SarahDisney · Oct 13, 2015

Pixie Heart said:
Does anybody know if the Memory Maker can be used in the race course to take pics with characters?

Unfortunately ... no. I wish it could! But the race pictures are a different company called MarathonFoto, so the pictures all go through them, not Disney.

Pixie Heart · Oct 13, 2015

SarahDisney said:
Unfortunately ... no. I wish it could! But the race pictures are a different company called MarathonFoto, so the pictures all go through them, not Disney.

Oh..this is really bad. I can see all that money flying away... :wave2:

opusone · Oct 13, 2015

roxymama said:
So it turns out my husband pointed out the race I run 11/8 ends on the Roosevelt Hill just like the marathon. So I guess I will find out sooner than I thought how that feels. My goal is to just put my head down and pound the pavement until that part is over. I'm totally going to pretend like I'm finishing the marathon and not just a Hot Chocolate fun-run.

I will be there on 11/8 as well, but I won't have to run the Roosevelt hill as part of the 15k course.

MinnieMarathoner · Oct 13, 2015

Hi everyone. I've been lurking on here for the past couple of weeks. I signed up for the full, and it will be my first. I just wanted to say hello, and I'm enjoying the conversations.

IamTrike · Oct 13, 2015

MinnieMarathoner said:
Hi everyone. I've been lurking on here for the past couple of weeks. I signed up for the full, and it will be my first. I just wanted to say hello, and I'm enjoying the conversations.

Welcome. I hope your training goes well.

JClimacus · Oct 13, 2015

MinnieMarathoner said:
Hi everyone. I've been lurking on here for the past couple of weeks. I signed up for the full, and it will be my first. I just wanted to say hello, and I'm enjoying the conversations.

Welcome! The Disney is a great first marathon. I did my first this past year at Disney and had a ball. There's nothing like hearing that Hallelujah Choir to bring you home...

Z-Knight · Oct 13, 2015

JClimacus said:
There's nothing like hearing that Hallelujah Choir to bring you home...

Wait! What!?!? I hope were not talking about that big Choir in the sky.

IamTrike · Oct 13, 2015

Z-Knight said:
Wait! What!?!? I hope were not talking about that big Choir in the sky.

Just don't hit the wall head first and you'll be fine.

Pleglech · Oct 13, 2015

IamTrike said:
Boston is probably the hardest to get into because of the required qualifying times. I think when we did the math on the lotteries for NY, MCM and Chicago, NY was the hardest to get into. I think in it's lottery you had about a 1 in 7 chance of getting in. Chicago was the easiest with a 1 in 3 chance and MCM was somewhere in the middle. Those numbers could be way off, but that's what I seem to remember.

IIRC, it was closer to 50/50 for Chicago (but I've been wrong before). There's guaranteed entry for sub-3:15 men and sub-3:45(?) women too. And lots of charity options.
MCM definitely is in the middle, but there always are bibs around for transfer if you follow their Facebook page.
NY is impossible, and I've given up trying now that they're charging just to enter the lottery. I'm not even sure the guaranteed time-qualifier option is guaranteed anymore. In some ways, it's actually harder than Boston.

IamTrike · Oct 13, 2015

Pleglech said:
IIRC, it was closer to 50/50 for Chicago (but I've been wrong before). There's guaranteed entry for sub-3:15 men and sub-3:45(?) women too. And lots of charity options.
MCM definitely is in the middle, but there always are bibs around for transfer if you follow their Facebook page.
NY is impossible, and I've given up trying now that they're charging just to enter the lottery. I'm not even sure the guaranteed time-qualifier option is guaranteed anymore. In some ways, it's actually harder than Boston.

I went back to look at the stats. 17% of NY's lottery entrants got in vs 53% of Chicago's. I can't find any stats for Marine Corps.

roxymama · Oct 13, 2015

opusone said:
I will be there on 11/8 as well, but I won't have to run the Roosevelt hill as part of the 15k course.

I will have to let you know what corral I get assigned to in case we can at least wave to each other. With 40,000 people and probably everyone wearing black long sleeved shirts and pants...it will be tough to know who anyone is. I really wanted to do the 15k but it just didn't line up with my training. I'm in 8k/10k training territory right now and I want to be able to run the 15k when I do it for how much $$$ it costs (not just walk...not that there is anything wrong with walking.)
Please let me know how you like the 15k course in case I end up getting brave and doing it next year!!!!!

Baloo in MI · Oct 13, 2015

MinnieMarathoner said:
Hi everyone. I've been lurking on here for the past couple of weeks. I signed up for the full, and it will be my first. I just wanted to say hello, and I'm enjoying the conversations.

Welcome MinnieMarathoner! And good luck in your first marathon. You picked an excellent race as your first!

Waiting2goback · Oct 13, 2015

MinnieMarathoner said:
Hi everyone. I've been lurking on here for the past couple of weeks. I signed up for the full, and it will be my first. I just wanted to say hello, and I'm enjoying the conversations.

Welcome and good luck with your first marathon.

RunDisneyDad · Oct 14, 2015

I have a question regarding the kids races and their packet pick up. We are arriving on Friday, so originally my plan was to go to the kids race on Saturday and then head over to the expo to get my packet for the Marathon the following day. But, I totally didn't think about having to get their packet.

So, my question is, can the kids packets be picked up the morning of the race? Or, will I need to head over there on Friday?

derekleigh · Oct 14, 2015

MinnieMarathoner said:
Hi everyone. I've been lurking on here for the past couple of weeks. I signed up for the full, and it will be my first. I just wanted to say hello, and I'm enjoying the conversations.

Welcome. I did the full this past January and loved it! You're in for a great run and a one-of-a-kind experience! Hope your training is going well.

Waiting2goback · Oct 14, 2015

RunDisneyDad said:
I have a question regarding the kids races and their packet pick up. We are arriving on Friday, so originally my plan was to go to the kids race on Saturday and then head over to the expo to get my packet for the Marathon the following day. But, I totally didn't think about having to get their packet.

So, my question is, can the kids packets be picked up the morning of the race? Or, will I need to head over there on Friday?

From what I have heard, you can pick up your packet the morning of the race but you need to let runDisney know ahead of time to make arrangements.

I had my doctor's appointment today for my foot. He took all kinds of X-rays. Everything is in good shape. He confirmed the PF diagnosis but unlike the doctor in my PCP office that I saw, this doctor told me to NOT STOP RUNNING. He told me I need to stretch more because my calves are really strong so they are tight. So if I stretch them out it will release the pressure on my PF. He said if the pain doesn't go away there is a surgery they can do to the calf that releases the pressure and it would only put me out of commission for about 2 weeks. So if I have to I will do it in January once the race is done.

I have tomorrow off and if my son goes to school (he was sick today) I will be running!!! I went to the running store today and got some stuff. It was a good day!!! I have a lot of catching up to do.

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