2015 Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend ** Check-In ** May 7-10, 2015

[Miranda]

Dark chocolate sea salt is my fave.

 

[Belle Ella]

Oh man, these sound delicious whatever they are.

 

[kelly 1]

I am!! Super super excited to see what's in store for those. I'm doing the 5k and DDD. Are you running any?



For race weekend, ART will start on Thursday b/c it's the expo start, and if I remember correctly from the passes, they end Sunday at midnight. When you get on the bus, you just tell them that you're running and they'll give you passes for you and your group.

I am doing the DDD ! So excited for this one! One of my little milestones that I have on my list. Bonus 10 anniversary! Had to get bib through travel agent but I'm in that all that matters!

 

[jina]

FYI here is my data point re: nervous stomach. Ever since I started running as a teen, I had a very nervous stomach in the mornings when I worked out. As an adult I recall doing the Honolulu Marathon and being terrified I'd need to dash to a porta potty (which I did, but only once). Every time I did any sort of morning event, I'd barely eat, or if I did, after trial and error learned just eating gel's like Gu before and during exercise worked best for me - not great fuel when doing 1/2 ironman triathlons but it was better than the stomach cramping and porta potty runs. Fast forward to 8 years ago - after gazillions of tests trying to explain recurrent miscarriage (all saying "you're fine, keep trying") I learned I'm gluten sensitive (probably celiac but I ignorantly went off gluten before I could get an accurate blood test done). After going gluten free, I discovered I can actually eat in the mornings and then work out, and I can take in gluten free fuel during an event with zero GI distress. A true miracle for me. So all those early morning bagels or high fiber wheat cereal was actually making me sicker than having nothing to eat.

So if you do have a "nervous stomach" especially in the mornings before or during an event I highly recommend sometime trying out an elimination diet and see if there are any foods which are triggering it . And if you do suspect gluten, keep eating it but get a simple blood test to see if you are celiac or gluten sensitive before you try eliminating it. Even if the tests come out negative, remove it using an elimination diet because many folks are gluten intolerant which would not be picked up on a blood test and can be just as devastating as the auto immune varieties (celiac/gluten sensitive). As soon as you go gluten free the blood test results are useless. It was quite an emotional and life changing shock to not be able to eat gluten anymore but it's so much better being healthy and with the (silly) gluten free fad where people think GF means weight loss (it doesn't) there are a lot more edible GF options to choose from. I hope when the fad passes the good GF products stick around (including the girl scout cookies introduced this year - woo hoo!) And Disneyland is the perfect place to eat if you have any food intolerance's or allergies - one of many reasons why we got AP's this year - travel is so much fun when you're not worrying if you'll be able to find something safe to eat.

Ok, I'll stop now - if this helps one person it was well worth writing. Apologies if this bored anyone else.

PS after 1 year of healing my body by going gluten (and initially dairy) free, I was pregnant yet again but this time made it through my first (and only) successful pregnancy - at that point I was in my 40s and we decided to quit while we're ahead. DD is 5 and will be running the 5K with me and DH. Having her in my life is infinitely better than eating gluten . She was lucky pregnancy #7.

 

[dec2009mama]

on saturday, I was thinking of booking a character breakfast at PP -- even if we do stay at HoJo
would 10:00am be a doable time to make it there? Or sooner?
I guess if I just run the 10K and don't stop I could be done by 7am -- depending on corral placement! How long do you stick around and mingle after you have finished?
i also have no clue if the family will come and see me at the finish esp if we stay at the HoJo instead of PP

 

[Belle Ella]

FYI here is my data point re: nervous stomach. Ever since I started running as a teen, I had a very nervous stomach in the mornings when I worked out. As an adult I recall doing the Honolulu Marathon and being terrified I'd need to dash to a porta potty (which I did, but only once). Every time I did any sort of morning event, I'd barely eat, or if I did, after trial and error learned just eating gel's like Gu before and during exercise worked best for me - not great fuel when doing 1/2 ironman triathlons but it was better than the stomach cramping and porta potty runs. Fast forward to 8 years ago - after gazillions of tests trying to explain recurrent miscarriage (all saying "you're fine, keep trying") I learned I'm gluten sensitive (probably celiac but I ignorantly went off gluten before I could get an accurate blood test done). After going gluten free, I discovered I can actually eat in the mornings and then work out, and I can take in gluten free fuel during an event with zero GI distress. A true miracle for me. So all those early morning bagels or high fiber wheat cereal was actually making me sicker than having nothing to eat.

So if you do have a "nervous stomach" especially in the mornings before or during an event I highly recommend sometime trying out an elimination diet and see if there are any foods which are triggering it . And if you do suspect gluten, keep eating it but get a simple blood test to see if you are celiac or gluten sensitive before you try eliminating it. Even if the tests come out negative, remove it using an elimination diet because many folks are gluten intolerant which would not be picked up on a blood test and can be just as devastating as the auto immune varieties (celiac/gluten sensitive). As soon as you go gluten free the blood test results are useless. It was quite an emotional and life changing shock to not be able to eat gluten anymore but it's so much better being healthy and with the (silly) gluten free fad where people think GF means weight loss (it doesn't) there are a lot more edible GF options to choose from. I hope when the fad passes the good GF products stick around (including the girl scout cookies introduced this year - woo hoo!) And Disneyland is the perfect place to eat if you have any food intolerance's or allergies - one of many reasons why we got AP's this year - travel is so much fun when you're not worrying if you'll be able to find something safe to eat.

I had also gone gluten free for a short while on my own - made a huge difference. I decided to never go get tested, even though I'm not completely gluten free now so still having the same old problems. Now I lack the self control to cut anything out. It's frustrating, but I'll get there again. I'm also lactose intolerant so my food options in the morning were just killing me when I was younger. Now I can eat breakfast again, but I've still found I can't eat much before running.

on saturday, I was thinking of booking a character breakfast at PP -- even if we do stay at HoJo
would 10:00am be a doable time to make it there? Or sooner?
I guess if I just run the 10K and don't stop I could be done by 7am -- depending on corral placement! How long do you stick around and mingle after you have finished?
i also have no clue if the family will come and see me at the finish esp if we stay at the HoJo instead of PP

I would say it's doable, just depends on your routine after you run. I would feel a little rushed to make it there by a certain time (although in all reality I probably would have made it just fine). But I tend to take my time getting ready after I run.

Personally, I'm not a mingler after I run. But I'm usually running solo so I have nobody to mingle with! I have one friend I've met through the DIS (well, the one who got me started with runDisney in the first place) and it's usually a back and forth if we see each other at the finish or if we just find each other later.

 

[OctoberDisney]

I was trying to piece together my plans for Saturday after the 10K and the FB meet up that I'll be attending is at 3:30 - so does a 2:30 meet up by Trader Sams sound reasonable for anyone?

I don't think I'll be able to do any prerace meet ups. We are driving down from NorCal and I'm not sure when we will get there. Maybe just in time for the expo on Saturday.

For race weekend, ART will start on Thursday b/c it's the expo start, and if I remember correctly from the passes, they end Sunday at midnight. When you get on the bus, you just tell them that you're running and they'll give you passes for you and your group.

Whoa, really?? Free ART passes for the family for the whole weekend? And you just get them on the bus? Can we have them until Wednesday?

 

[Belle Ella]

I don't think I'll be able to do any prerace meet ups. We are driving down from NorCal and I'm not sure when we will get there. Maybe just in time for the expo on Saturday.

Gotta love that drive, lol. I actually just made it a couple of weeks ago when I went back home to visit my family for a week. Bummer that you probably won't be able to make it. A second small meet up after the half could always be planned at any point.

 

[OctoberDisney]

Gotta love that drive, lol. I actually just made it a couple of weeks ago when I went back home to visit my family for a week. Bummer that you probably won't be able to make it. A second small meet up after the half could always be planned at any point.

Yes and for some reason it takes us FOREVER. And we haven't decided yet if we will leave sometime Friday or very early Saturday morning.

 

[Belle Ella]

Yes and for some reason it takes us FOREVER. And we haven't decided yet if we will leave sometime Friday or very early Saturday morning.

The more people, the longer it takes I've always found. That and the younger they are, the longer it takes! When I'm driving solo I can usually make the drive with no stops - or at least I used to be able to. All the construction at various points now makes it a little more difficult. Leaving before/around 3:00 am used to get me down to Anaheim at the perfect time (but I'm pretty sure I drove like a bat out of you know where) and I only hit a little traffic when I got to SoCal and would be in the Parks at opening. Leaving at 6:00 am usually worked as well.

I just mainly liked to get over the Grapevine before the sun was high and it was super hot.

 

[kim3339]

I'm following Galloway's PDC training program and this Sunday he wants us to do 9.5 miles and I am already dreading it. Mentally, I'm struggling with it already. I guess my struggle is to STAY motivated.

Hello Miss Vicki!! How are you? I know what you mean about dreading the long runs. I have a really long one this weekend, and while I know I can do fine covering that distance, I just don't want to do it.

PS after 1 year of healing my body by going gluten (and initially dairy) free, I was pregnant yet again but this time made it through my first (and only) successful pregnancy - at that point I was in my 40s and we decided to quit while we're ahead. DD is 5 and will be running the 5K with me and DH. Having her in my life is infinitely better than eating gluten . She was lucky pregnancy #7.

Congrats on the baby and figuring out what the problem was. Sometimes that is the hardest part. How did you like Honolulu? I'm doing that one next year.

on saturday, I was thinking of booking a character breakfast at PP -- even if we do stay at HoJo
would 10:00am be a doable time to make it there? Or sooner?
I guess if I just run the 10K and don't stop I could be done by 7am -- depending on corral placement! How long do you stick around and mingle after you have finished?
i also have no clue if the family will come and see me at the finish esp if we stay at the HoJo instead of PP

I think you should be fine w/ 10. Even if you finish around 7:30 w/ a few pics, figure out of the finish area by 7:50 at the very latest, hotel by 8:10 or so depending on security lines, that would give you plenty of time to take a shower and get back to the parks or the hotel for the breakfast. I usually don't stick around after my races, just get my food box and head back to the room to shower and hit up the parks. And if you're family does come to see you finish, you could either have them go straight back to the hotel after they see you so you don't have to worry about finding them after you get out of the finish area or meet them in DTD where there aren't people going to be hanging around and it's a spot you know and can easily find them.

I don't think I'll be able to do any prerace meet ups. We are driving down from NorCal and I'm not sure when we will get there. Maybe just in time for the expo on Saturday.

Whoa, really?? Free ART passes for the family for the whole weekend? And you just get them on the bus? Can we have them until Wednesday?

I know that drive! I get to fly down which is awesome, but doing the drive back up here Sunday night.

Yup, ART passes for free race weekend and you get them on the bus. I wonder if you wore you medal on Monday and got on w/ a big group if they'd notice...

 

[VickiHD]

We are driving down from NorCal and I'm not sure when we will get there. Maybe just in time for the expo on Saturday.

I also know that drive well. We're in the Bay Area and are on the 5 a lot !!! We're heading down Weds. afternoon so I can be sure and hit the expo Thurs. morning early.

 

[VickiHD]

Hello Miss Vicki!! How are you? I know what you mean about dreading the long runs. I have a really long one this weekend, and while I know I can do fine covering that distance, I just don't want to do it.

Hey Kim,
I'm doing fine....with a little help from Advil and Glucosamine for running aches and pains. How are you doing? Any local races coming up? How is your costume coming for your niece?
I think I'm going to do my long run on the dreadmill....watch really bad really TV on the Ipad. It's the only way to get through it.

 

[Belle Ella]

So I got myself out for another short run today. Didn't go all that great, sadly. I'm going to have to work at getting my running stride back. Everything just feels strange. Today my shins were giving me problems. The route I'm doing is only about 2 1/2 miles and I could barry get myself through 2 before I had to cave and slowly walk the rest of it. Guess it's a good thing I'm actually getting myself out there this time. I need a few more runs to ease myself back in before I add on another block to at least get a good 3 mile route I can use for training runs.

Then of course a friend wanted to hang out in the Parks. Needed to tape my shins up for that to happen, but I needed to get out of the apartment!

 

[VickiHD]

So I got myself out for another short run today. Didn't go all that great, sadly. I'm going to have to work at getting my running stride back. Everything just feels strange. Today my shins were giving me problems. The route I'm doing is only about 2 1/2 miles and I could barry get myself through 2 before I had to cave and slowly walk the rest of it. Guess it's a good thing I'm actually getting myself out there this time. I need a few more runs to ease myself back in before I add on another block to at least get a good 3 mile route I can use for training runs.

Then of course a friend wanted to hang out in the Parks. Needed to tape my shins up for that to happen, but I needed to get out of the apartment!

Don't feel bad....the main thing is you got out and did it !!!
I did a slow 2 miles myself and my legs felt like they were cement. But at least I did it and I'm sure my next run will be better.

 

[Belle Ella]

Tomorrow is a new day. Just trying to get back into all of my old habits that made running easier. But every mile run is better than the one I didn't.

 

[Keels]

Tomorrow is a new day. Just trying to get back into all of my old habits that made running easier. But every mile run is better than the one I didn't.

You got it! And you have plenty of time to round into fabulous shape!

 

[jina]

Congrats on the baby and figuring out what the problem was. Sometimes that is the hardest part. How did you like Honolulu? I'm doing that one next year.

I really liked it - this was back in '99 and the only marathon I've ever done. I usually have trouble with humidity but it was raining which was a good thing as it kept me cool. Great crowd participation too. Honolulu itself wasn't the greatest for me- I much prefer Kauai, Maui or the Big Island but now there is Aulani so we are going to HNL next Nov to check it out! I wonder if they will ever do a runDisney event at Aulani.

 

[kim3339]

Hey Kim,
I'm doing fine....with a little help from Advil and Glucosamine for running aches and pains. How are you doing? Any local races coming up? How is your costume coming for your niece?
I think I'm going to do my long run on the dreadmill....watch really bad really TV on the Ipad. It's the only way to get through it.

I'm good thanks. I'm doing the RnR SF in a couple of weeks. It's a backwards course to what all the other ones are and the shirt/medal are nice so it should be good. What about you? I did find her costume! I stopped by Carter's and in the boys section there was a perfect onesie, stripes and all and I picked up a pair of navy shorts too.

Tomorrow is a new day. Just trying to get back into all of my old habits that made running easier. But every mile run is better than the one I didn't.

So true!

I really liked it - this was back in '99 and the only marathon I've ever done. I usually have trouble with humidity but it was raining which was a good thing as it kept me cool. Great crowd participation too. Honolulu itself wasn't the greatest for me- I much prefer Kauai, Maui or the Big Island but now there is Aulani so we are going to HNL next Nov to check it out! I wonder if they will ever do a runDisney event at Aulani.

I'm worried about the humidity too. Rain would be good, I can handle that. I agree w/ you on Honolulu, I wasn't over the top about it either. I think I might stay there race weekend and then hop over to Kailua on the other side of Oahu for the rest of the time. I went there for kayaking last time I was there and it was complete opposite and the beach was quiet and gorgeous.

 

[VickiHD]

I'm good thanks. I'm doing the RnR SF in a couple of weeks. It's a backwards course to what all the other ones are and the shirt/medal are nice so it should be good. What about you? I did find her costume! I stopped by Carter's and in the boys section there was a perfect onesie, stripes and all and I picked up a pair of navy shorts too.

Nothing local at all. Just waiting for May to come around. So glad you found a costume for your little runner.