2017 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend

[courtneybeth]

They have one held with your name on it, but they will let you pick from other ones if they have them available. I suggest getting there early so that you have the best chance of switching.

We land at the airport at 630am on THursday. After getting to the hotel, we're heading right for the expo and doing the shopping first

 

[foxontherun15]

I was looking at the runDisney site for the updated training plans and the ones for PHM 2017 are posted. I know they probably aren't any different from the previous versions but I like to see the logo that the use on the first page. I'm imagining the merchandise already....

 

[run.minnie.miles]

I was looking at the runDisney site for the updated training plans and the ones for PHM 2017 are posted. I know they probably aren't any different from the previous versions but I like to see the logo that the use on the first page. I'm imagining the merchandise already....

I love this! Thanks for sharing! Is everyone using this training plan??

This is my 1st half and after looking through so many training plans, this seems like less running and fewer total miles, but more enjoyable. Thoughts?

 

[Ariel484]

I love this! Thanks for sharing! Is everyone using this training plan??

This is my 1st half and after looking through so many training plans, this seems like less running and fewer total miles, but more enjoyable. Thoughts?

No. I'm picking up this training plan in week 6 after Goofy is done.

http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51312/Half-Marathon-Novice-2-Training-Program

 

[TNnerd]

I was looking at the runDisney site for the updated training plans and the ones for PHM 2017 are posted. I know they probably aren't any different from the previous versions but I like to see the logo that the use on the first page. I'm imagining the merchandise already....

Thanks for posting! I'll be starting on this plan once I'm done with the Wine & Dine 10k.

 

[LindseyJo22]

No. I'm picking up this training plan in week 6 after Goofy is done.

Interesting - I'm sort of mashing up a Hal Higdon and a Galloway plan for my first half in October - and since we're talking about training plans, it seems like a good time to ask:

Should I just pick up a regular half training plan after my race in October until the PHM in February? Or do something else for a while and ramp back up to higher mileage? I'm a little lost as to what to do in between to make sure I'm still ready to race, since it's kind of an odd length of time.

 

[Ariel484]

Interesting - I'm sort of mashing up a Hal Higdon and a Galloway plan for my first half in October - and since we're talking about training plans, it seems like a good time to ask:

Should I just pick up a regular half training plan after my race in October until the PHM in February? Or do something else for a while and ramp back up to higher mileage? I'm a little lost as to what to do in between to make sure I'm still ready to race, since it's kind of an odd length of time.

I think you want to pick up your half training plan so that it syncs up with how many weeks you have left until the race.

So the plan I posted is 12 weeks and it's supposed to have you peak at a certain time - so if I had, say, 15 weeks until my half, I wouldn't want to start it right away because I'd peak 3 weeks early. So I'd do maintenance runs or something for 3 weeks and then start the training plan 12 weeks out from the race. If that makes sense?!

 

[BelleWannabe4]

I got my mom a bib for the 10K through a charity (Teaching & Learning Collaborative)! I'm so excited for it to be a girls' weekend! I'm doing the GSC but she had no interest in the half. The 10K should be a lot of fun and I don't mind running alone for the half - there's so much to look at and see, plus I can go at my own pace.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

Has anyone done Galloway's Disney plan for the half? Did you feel like it adequately prepared you?

 

[GARUNMOM]

Has anyone done Galloway's Disney plan for the half? Did you feel like it adequately prepared you?

I used his plan to run my first half (not Disney) and I feel it did prepare me.

 

[JulieODC]

I'm planning to use the Galloway plan, starting in October - but was thinking of checking out Hal Higdon as well. Anyone know what the main differences are between them?

 

[Ariel484]

I'm planning to use the Galloway plan, starting in October - but was thinking of checking out Hal Higdon as well. Anyone know what the main differences are between them?

So I've used both. I used Galloway for Princess in 2011 and Dumbo last year. I've used Higdon (Novice 2
Or Intermediate 1) for pretty much everything else.

To me, the distribution of mileage and the set-up of long runs are the biggest differences. Galloway has most of his weekly mileage taken up by the long run, where Higdon has his long runs equal to about 50% of the weekly mileage.

Galloway has you max out at a 14-mile run for his beginner plan, Higdon has you max out at 10. And Galloway has more drastic step-back weeks (so you do like an 11-mile run one week, 3 the next), Higdon has less drastic step-backs.

Also, Galloway has the two weekday runs timed-based. For Higdon he has distances for you to hit during each run.

I guess look at both and see what you think is doable with your schedule and go from there!

 

[keahgirl8]

I love this! Thanks for sharing! Is everyone using this training plan??

This is my 1st half and after looking through so many training plans, this seems like less running and fewer total miles, but more enjoyable. Thoughts?

Has anyone done Galloway's Disney plan for the half? Did you feel like it adequately prepared you?

I've only ever used Galloway plans and it has prepared me just fine. I know a lot of people like Hal Higdon plans, but I have no experience with it.

 

[Hawkeyegirls]

I just started Galloway but haven't read much about it, just using the app. Does he have times that he recommends or is just based on preference, like for the 1/1 or 2/1.

 

[Mil leech]

Interesting - I'm sort of mashing up a Hal Higdon and a Galloway plan for my first half in October - and since we're talking about training plans, it seems like a good time to ask:

Should I just pick up a regular half training plan after my race in October until the PHM in February? Or do something else for a while and ramp back up to higher mileage? I'm a little lost as to what to do in between to make sure I'm still ready to race, since it's kind of an odd length of time.

I did GSC and PDC this year and staying trained for 11 weeks was a little strange. Since you are dong a half in October, maybe you relax your long runs back to 7-8 miles for a month or so and then start picking up the miles. Since the Galloway plans don't even start until October, it isn't fun to "start over" Keep doing 7-8 miles till you hit that on whatever training plan you are doing, then pick it up. Last year after PDC, I scaled all the way back to only 3 miles for the summer, when I got to October to train back up for GSC, it was more rough that I had anticipated, so this summer I am keeping my base at 6 miles and I will start Galloway once his plan hits 6 miles.

 

[LindseyJo22]

I did GSC and PDC this year and staying trained for 11 weeks was a little strange. Since you are dong a half in October, maybe you relax your long runs back to 7-8 miles for a month or so and then start picking up the miles. Since the Galloway plans don't even start until October, it isn't fun to "start over" Keep doing 7-8 miles till you hit that on whatever training plan you are doing, then pick it up. Last year after PDC, I scaled all the way back to only 3 miles for the summer, when I got to October to train back up for GSC, it was more rough that I had anticipated, so this summer I am keeping my base at 6 miles and I will start Galloway once his plan hits 6 miles.

I think this may be the way to go. I want to be in good enough shape in general that I could sign up for say a 10k and not have to work up to it again, just train if I want a better time. It was a lot of work for me to get to that point at all! So I think sticking at the 7-8 mile long run spot should help me keep my fitness and not feel like I'm starting over. I like to have my calendar planned out pretty ahead of time, and we're heading to Disney in January which was making me a little bit nervous since I know I'll have some long runs to be doing around that time. Off to look at training plans

I think you want to pick up your half training plan so that it syncs up with how many weeks you have left until the race.

So the plan I posted is 12 weeks and it's supposed to have you peak at a certain time - so if I had, say, 15 weeks until my half, I wouldn't want to start it right away because I'd peak 3 weeks early. So I'd do maintenance runs or something for 3 weeks and then start the training plan 12 weeks out from the race. If that makes sense?!

Definitely! I may do a little more running than some of those early weeks, like I said above, but that definitely helps! It just seemed like kind of an awkward period of time. I'm really hoping I like this half marathon thing, considering I've signed up for two But I wanted a "practice" one before Princess just to make sure I knew I could do it.

 

[disneydreamkate]

Hi all! I am registered for the 10K! I completed the Princess half in 2014. I'm already regretting not registering for the Glass Slipper challenge. Anyhow...I seem to remember being able to customize my bib. Does runDisney send an email alert about that? Thanks all and good luck with your training.

 

[foxontherun15]

When I trained for my first half, I would run anywhere from 3-5 miles three times a week and then a long run on the weekend (7,8,9,10,then 10) depending on how close it was to the race. I always like to do a long run on the weekend before a race but I don't do anymore than 11 miles at any point in training. This has worked for me but I'm going to try the GSC Galloway training plan and see how that works out for me. Luckily, I have 2 half marathons, a 10k, and a 5-miler all within the next three months so I'll use that as part of my training.

 

[keahgirl8]

I just started Galloway but haven't read much about it, just using the app. Does he have times that he recommends or is just based on preference, like for the 1/1 or 2/1.

I would go to his website a do some research. You can start here: http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/magic-mile/. He does say that people really don't need any more than 30 seconds to recover, but you have to figure out what works for you. I started at 3 minutes running, 1 minute walking because that's where I was in C25K when I switched. Then, I gradually got lower and lower until I ended up at 15 seconds/15 seconds. I prefer shorter intervals and it doesn't hurt my time at all. It actually improves it.

 

[shelbell77]

I just started Galloway but haven't read much about it, just using the app. Does he have times that he recommends or is just based on preference, like for the 1/1 or 2/1.

The app makes a recommended interval time based on the goals you told it when you first set it up, but you can change those intervals at any time. I don't remember what it wanted me to do but I switched it to 15 second run, 45 second walk - I was a brand new runner and the run time seemed WAY too long to me having tried C25K before and never doing well even at the 1 minute run times.

When I got to the point that I wasn't staring at my phone waiting for my run time to end I switched it to 20 second run, 40 second walk. Again, when I wasn't waiting for the run time to end I bumped it up again - 30 second run, 45 second walk. These days if I'm on the treadmill I can do 30 second run, 30 second walk - when I'm outside depending on temperature and how level the terrain is I do either 30/45 or sometimes back down to 20/40. You can easily adjust mid-workout in the app.