1/2 Marathon Proof of Time

[stampingoddess]

What time would you need from a 10k as "proof" of a 2:45 half?

 

[verticalchaos]

I submitted 1:17 and it earned me a 2:40 estimated finish.

 

[stampingoddess]

I've done a 1:16 10k and am wondering how fast of a time I can submit for the half tomorrow.

 

[saysay]

For the Princess i submitted a 1:12 10k and was given an estimated finish of 2:20.

 

[crowland87]

I have a question about submitting your proof. I ran a 10K yesterday and emailed Disney with my time. I am running the Wine and Dine. Is there a formal way that you are to submit your time? I just copied and pasted from the results on the race website. And usually how long do they take to respond?

Thanks!

 

[verticalchaos]

The McMillan calculator lists it as 2:49...but what I did was say "This was based on a couple of week's notice for the 10K and with more training I feel I will get it down."

This far out, if you think you can train enough to increase the pace, I'd say 2:35-2:40 (FWIW, I ended up in Corral C, so plenty of cushion).

 

[verticalchaos]

I have a question about submitting your proof. I ran a 10K yesterday and emailed Disney with my time. I am running the Wine and Dine. Is there a formal way that you are to submit your time? I just copied and pasted from the results on the race website. And usually how long do they take to respond?

Thanks!

When I submitted after registering, I sent them a link to the online results. I think it was a couple of weeks? But worst-case, take your proof with you and you can always get it changed at the expo.

 

[stampingoddess]

When I submitted after registering, I sent them a link to the online results. I think it was a couple of weeks? But worst-case, take your proof with you and you can always get it changed at the expo.

So fi I underastand you correctly, you'd suggest that I go ahead and register for say a 2:46 and then submit my 10k proof of time?

 

[verticalchaos]

So fi I underastand you correctly, you'd suggest that I go ahead and register for say a 2:46 and then submit my 10k proof of time?

If you HAVE proof, go ahead and send it with the registration. That's what I did with my DL Half registration. I didn't have a 10K when I registered for the WDW Half, so that's why I had to send it later.

 

[stitchfan18]

Does your proof of time have to correlate with your estimated finish time? I submitted a 2:20 1/2 marathon finish for my expected marathon finish of 4:30. The 1/2 was last year, and I'm running faster now, but I don't have another 1/2 to try and finish faster at for another few weeks...

 

[stampingoddess]

Well, I didn't want to take a chance on getting moved to the last corral if my proof of time wasn't accepted so I registered with a projected finish of 2:46, which didn't requore a POT and will email my "proof" to them and see if it moves me up. In addition I am hoping to actually do a sub-2:45 for at least one of my half marathons this year so that should help as well.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Does your proof of time have to correlate with your estimated finish time? I submitted a 2:20 1/2 marathon finish for my expected marathon finish of 4:30. The 1/2 was last year, and I'm running faster now, but I don't have another 1/2 to try and finish faster at for another few weeks...

I think it's rare that a 1/2 time would be a good predictor for a full time. I'm submitting a 2:14 Half time, and I'm guessing my full is going to be just under 5 hours.

 

[fashionista311]

Does your proof of time have to correlate with your estimated finish time? I submitted a 2:20 1/2 marathon finish for my expected marathon finish of 4:30. The 1/2 was last year, and I'm running faster now, but I don't have another 1/2 to try and finish faster at for another few weeks...

The general rule of thumb is to double your half and add anywhere from 15-30 minutes for your full.

I ran a 2:07 HM as a "time predictor" for my full, and then two months after I ran a 2:03 HM...and ran a 5:04 full marathon. I took a look at my splits, and I really didn't completely "bonk" anywhere...I just gradually slowed down throughout the course. That being said, I wasn't feeling my greatest on marathon day - my knee started aching at mile 8 and didn't let up for the rest of the race really - and I am hoping for a BIG improvement this time around - but yeah, the full marathon is a completely different beast than the half!

 

[stitchfan18]

I doubt i'll run a 4:30 full, especially at Disney. I've been running 2:10 1/2 marathon distances in training though, so there is a good chance I'll improve several minutes from the time I submitted.

 

[Saylan]

What about say using one 1.2 marathon time to get a better corral at the next 1/2? If I ran the Princess at 2:37 do I have to put my estimate 1/2 finish for say the Wine & Dine at 2:37 or could I say 2:30 because I'd have time to train to improve my speed before the next one?

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

OK, question about the marathon corrals: do you need to have run a marathon to be in a corral other than the last? What is considered proof that you can run a sub-5 marathon?

I guess if I can run sub-5 at MCM, I'll bring proof to the expo, but otherwise, I'm going to be using my best half time, which I'm hoping will be sub-2:10 next weekend!

 

[johde]

What about say using one 1.2 marathon time to get a better corral at the next 1/2? If I ran the Princess at 2:37 do I have to put my estimate 1/2 finish for say the Wine & Dine at 2:37 or could I say 2:30 because I'd have time to train to improve my speed before the next one?

I asked a similar question about a week ago, and was told you were fine subtracting a little bit from your best time to account for speed improvement between events. I had to register for Disneyland before I had a chance to run April 3rd. I'm hoping to finish in about 2:50 and if I do, I'm planning on using that result in the hopes of getting a better corral.

 

[fashionista311]

OK, question about the marathon corrals: do you need to have run a marathon to be in a corral other than the last? What is considered proof that you can run a sub-5 marathon?

I guess if I can run sub-5 at MCM, I'll bring proof to the expo, but otherwise, I'm going to be using my best half time, which I'm hoping will be sub-2:10 next weekend!

I had a similar question along the same lines too - is it better to show a stronger HM as a time placement, or a sub-par marathon time where you are hoping to improve a ton?

Also, does anyone have a rough estimate of how they divvy up the corrals for the marathon? It seemed like when I ran Princess last year, they put everyone in the 2:15 or faster in corral a. I'd imagine the range isn't quite as wide for the marathon since a) you have more guys running, so statistically the field will get faster b) there's just a lot more people running. Not that it matters either way...I was just curious