2014 DL Avengers Half Marathon Weekend 11/14-11/16!!!

[kim3339]

One of the girls I work with just brought me her sons shield from Halloween. I'm gonna try that out on a short run this week and see how it works.

Were you able to try it out?

 

[kirstie101]

Were you able to try it out?

No because I've been "resting." Since it looks like I'll be walking most of the race I'm guessing it wont bother me if I hold it in my left hand. Decided I'll just do that and leave my hand held water bottle at home. Getting super excited!!!!

Going in on Wednesday for an MRI on my knee just to confirm that it really is just my IT band we're dealing with and not something else.

 

[kim3339]

No because I've been "resting." Since it looks like I'll be walking most of the race I'm guessing it wont bother me if I hold it in my left hand. Decided I'll just do that and leave my hand held water bottle at home. Getting super excited!!!!

Going in on Wednesday for an MRI on my knee just to confirm that it really is just my IT band we're dealing with and not something else.

Hope it's just IT!

 

[kirstie101]

Hope it's just IT!

Seriously! Or whatever it is, I hope it can get better asap! I'm tired of not being able to go all out!

 

[JadeDarkstar]

wow I hope you will be alright good luck.

I'll be walking/ sprint walking jogging part the way and walking the rest. I don't think I can run it but I can do fast walking so I'm hoping i can still keep up and not be to far back.

 

[kindakrazy2]

Its the final countdown!

*bonus points if you just sung that*



Dancing bananas to celebrate!

 

[JadeDarkstar]

yeah can't wait. Btw I have one of those around the shoulder neck water bottle holders it doesn't slow me down to much but I seem to need to drink a lot of water so will it be bad to have this on the race?

 

[kindakrazy2]

yeah can't wait. Btw I have one of those around the shoulder neck water bottle holders it doesn't slow me down to much but I seem to need to drink a lot of water so will it be bad to have this on the race?

runDisney is really good about having lots of water and gatoraid/poweraid on the course - about every mile and a half. If you need it more then that then definitely carry your own. I'd be worried about a neck/shoulder bottle for that long just because of chaffing. Have you tried it on your long runs? I'd suggest a hydration belt over that but if yours works for you then its perfect!

 

[PrincessAurora]

Question about race transportation. On the RunDisney site, they talk about free shuttle for the outlying hotels and getting a receipt for the race weekends. Somewhere I saw that Hotel Menage was on that route but the desk gal knew nothing about it.

While it would be nice to take the shuttle to the esplanade on Friday and Saturday for Expo and Park time, I am mainly concerned about Race morning. What time do the shuttles start running, how often do they run, etc. I decided not to rent a car and just take Uber or Lyft from John Wayne to the Parks.

Does anyone have any experience with the shuttles in general and how they work and the shuttles at Menage specifically?

 

[ImDMous]

Its the final countdown!

*bonus points if you just sung that*



Dancing bananas to celebrate!

Yay! Bonus points for me! I totally sang that in my head and did the psuedo trumpet solo after.

 

[kirstie101]

Question about race transportation. On the RunDisney site, they talk about free shuttle for the outlying hotels and getting a receipt for the race weekends. Somewhere I saw that Hotel Menage was on that route but the desk gal knew nothing about it.

While it would be nice to take the shuttle to the esplanade on Friday and Saturday for Expo and Park time, I am mainly concerned about Race morning. What time do the shuttles start running, how often do they run, etc. I decided not to rent a car and just take Uber or Lyft from John Wayne to the Parks.

Does anyone have any experience with the shuttles in general and how they work and the shuttles at Menage specifically?

I don't have any actual experience but check out the event guide, page 11.
http://as1.wdpromedia.com/media/rundisney/pdf/avengers-half-marathon/2014/Avengers14_Program_PDF.pdf

They do have Hotel Menage listed as one of the stops. Looks like Saturday and Sunday they start at 3:30am, Friday at 7:30. Theres not an exact schedule listed though so not sure what time it would be at your hotel.
From what I've heard from others,the first time you get on the shuttle you ask for a pass for race weekend. The driver gives it to you and you use that pass all weekend long. Oh and the shuttle is just the normal ART shuttle that always runs, just with extended hours.

 

[kirstie101]

wow I hope you will be alright good luck.

I'll be walking/ sprint walking jogging part the way and walking the rest. I don't think I can run it but I can do fast walking so I'm hoping i can still keep up and not be to far back.

Thanks! You're gonna do great! I can't wait to read about it after the weekend is over!

Its the final countdown!

*bonus points if you just sung that*



Dancing bananas to celebrate!

yay yay yay yay Cannot wait! Off work today so gonna start packing!!!!! Heading out Friday morning bright and early.

yeah can't wait. Btw I have one of those around the shoulder neck water bottle holders it doesn't slow me down to much but I seem to need to drink a lot of water so will it be bad to have this on the race?

I think for a 5k you'll be ok with it. You can always take it off and hold it if it bothers your right?

 

[kim3339]

They posted a preview of some of the merch for this weekend on the Disney Parks Blog and there's going to be a Dooney and Bourke too. I love how at the end of the article they say to look out for C2C stuff as well. It's one shirt, in pink and blue and if it's the beginning of the year, a sweatshirt. I still don't get how rD knows people buy stuff up like crazy and there's nothing for C2C.

 

[JadeDarkstar]

Yes I can always walk holding the water bottle and I have been doing lots of walking with it I take bus rides to mall and Walmart many times and any time I go any where I wear it.

Thanks for all the support here.

Also where is all this merch on the Disney park blog?

 

[kim3339]

Also where is all this merch on the Disney park blog?

Here you go!
Avengers Merch

 

[StephanieCG]

Hi everyone! This is my first runDisney race and I'm kind of nervous. Hopefully some of you can help calm my worries a little bit...
I noticed my birthdate is off by one, I panicked when I tried to print my waiver, and I went back and checked my registration info and for some reason I put my birthday as 4/16 instead of 4/17. I tried contacting runDisney but haven't heard back from them yet. I really hope this won't be an issue but I haven't been able to get in touch with anyone there.
And I was going to sign my mom and my daughters up for bronze chEAR squad but of course that was sold out as soon as I had a chance to do it, it was available as late as last week if I remember right, I don't know why I didn't just do it then . Am I completely out of luck getting them in? Can they still come and meet me at the end?
Can't wait to see all the costumes, I finally finished mine the other night. My costume is Phoenix/Jean Grey from x-men, not an avenger but still marvel and one of my favorites.

 

[JadeDarkstar]

how cool I like x-men too. I'm not wearing a costume ill be running in a white and pink avengers shirt, tight black work out pants, an short hair. I almost look like black widow and ill use one my son's light sticks star wand or sword lol
I don't think the b-day will be huge deal I had wrong city on mine and they changed it with in a week but i'd call run disney and make sure.
I leave in 11 in half hours
dancing

 

[Fellowship9798]

Hi everyone! This is my first runDisney race and I'm kind of nervous. Hopefully some of you can help calm my worries a little bit... I noticed my birthdate is off by one, I panicked when I tried to print my waiver, and I went back and checked my registration info and for some reason I put my birthday as 4/16 instead of 4/17. I tried contacting runDisney but haven't heard back from them yet. I really hope this won't be an issue but I haven't been able to get in touch with anyone there. And I was going to sign my mom and my daughters up for bronze chEAR squad but of course that was sold out as soon as I had a chance to do it, it was available as late as last week if I remember right, I don't know why I didn't just do it then . Am I completely out of luck getting them in? Can they still come and meet me at the end? Can't wait to see all the costumes, I finally finished mine the other night. My costume is Phoenix/Jean Grey from x-men, not an avenger but still marvel and one of my favorites.

I think when you pick up your package as long as you have a picture ID with your name on it and a picture that looks like you, the volunteers aren't going to even look at a birth date. You shouldn't have any problems.

Your family can come see you anywhere outside the parks without buying any package. The cheer packages always seemed seemed like a lot of money for not a lot in return to me, but that's just my opinion.

We're driving in now and will be checking in to the Grand Californian soon!

 

[StephanieCG]

Thanks JadeDarkstar and Fellowship9798. I had a chance this morning to call runDisney and while they weren't able to change it over the phone, they said I just needed to go to race relations before I pick up my packet. So it doesn't seem like a huge deal, and if I called last week I would have been able to do it over the phone, but it's too late for that now. Oh well. I could just go and pick up the packet and see if they give it to me anyway, but I plan on getting to the expo early on Saturday morning anyway, probably get there at 8 or so even though it opens at 9 - I'll send my mom and the princesses to go poke around downtown disney while I wait in line forever.
Anyone staying at Desert Palms Hotel and suites?

 

[funnybunny921]

Looking forward to this vacation - we leave Friday morning. Hopefully there are still tee shirts left at the expo when we arrive.

Hopefully I just faced the biggest snafu of our trip. First a tiny bit of back story... My DH and I planned this vacation around seeing friends on the west coast, meaning we have a flight into lax, a flight from lax to sfo and then a flight out of sfo. we will be staying in Anaheim, Santa Monica, Sonoma and San Fran... or at least that was the plan.

I thought it was odd this morning that I had yet to receive an email from our Anaheim hotel, so I logged into my SPG account (reservation was at the Sheraton Park) and checked on the plethora of hotels we have booked - both for this and my business ones. I come to find out we made our reservation for the Disney portion of the trip for 2015 Needless to say I had a panic attack: OMG we have been training forever, what if all the hotels are booked...

Luckily, I could get reservations, not at the hotel I originally booked but a different Sheraton in the area. Lesson to all - always check the full date tha you book - not just month and day.

Anyway - I will be one of the many Lokis and my DH will be one of the many Thors. I would post a pic of the scepter I made, but I have never figured out posting pics on these boards.