Anyone else in the last corral (P)? :( missed deadline.

[WaDiWo]

Hi all!

shame on me I forgot to submit my proof of time (2:30 half) by the deadline, so i'm in the last corral for the Goofy.

anyone have experience with being in the last corral for a race as big as this? strategies?

thanks!

 

[weatherboy80]

Yup, I posted this in a few other threads, but I'm there as well. I'm at about 1:45 for a half and I'm in corral P. Should be interesting ...

 

[goofeygirl]

I was in the last coral last year which was H...which was why I did NOT forget to email my proof of time for this Dopey challenge.

It isn't bad but for the long wait....and no body is behind you to cheer you on as you are off...and the balloon ladies are right behind you...

Having said that, it was an interesting challenge to know that we managed to do okay considering all the people we had to pass along the way...

 

[NJDorioles]

I've also posted that I am in the same section as well. I got a little lucky in that I was assigned to corral O. I think there may be so many proof of times not submitted that there needed to be two corrals worth? I am hopeful that the extra corrals added this year and having some faster runners toward the back may make a difference.

 

[cewait]

I ran the 06 Goofy half from the last corral and in that race the half was a real mess. The course has been revised for the better since that race.

My advice is to look round and pair up with a runner of a comparable pace. More that likely you will find that runner running along the side of the course or just off the edge of the course. Follow that runner, letting them do the work in the tight spots. They may be a little slower than you could run at that moment but by staying 3-5 feet off their tail you let them part the waves. If running off road, watch their hips and try to place your foot in the same spot that they just left. Most of the grassy areas just off the pavement (not on the edge but 2-4 feet off) are not all that bad to run.

Patience is the key. Mile 1.2, 4 through 5 and 7-8 are the tougher spots on the course. Once past that it is generally good. The possible exceptions would be the miles 10-11 on the half and mile 24 of the full. Those are hit and miss depending on your speed and energy in those points of the race.

One other thing I would consider would be running with a throw down bottle of water from the start. The aid stations can be confusing for newer runners and have limited supplies as you go by. Remember as you enter them, even in the back of the pack, the last tables are the ones that will most likely have water. The water bottle will allow you to cruise through a few of the first stops.

Good luck

 

[goofeygirl]

There was another area in the full (some parking lot if I recall) where the section for the runners was roped off and one stretch was SOOOOOO tight...I mean I couldn't believe that they would restrict the runners to such a tight space...you had to walk it...no way could you run it with that many people...I wish I could remember where it was...I am thinking the parking lot of the MK? Could be wrong on that.

That was probably the toughest part of the race for me...I had to stop at a john and then I was trying to catch up with my brother...and I was forced to walk this really slow pace because there was NO WAY I could move any faster until the area widened up a bit.

 

[cewait]

There was another area in the full (some parking lot if I recall) where the section for the runners was roped off and one stretch was SOOOOOO tight...I mean I couldn't believe that they would restrict the runners to such a tight space...you had to walk it...no way could you run it with that many people...I wish I could remember where it was...I am thinking the parking lot of the MK? Could be wrong on that.

That was probably the toughest part of the race for me...I had to stop at a john and then I was trying to catch up with my brother...and I was forced to walk this really slow pace because there was NO WAY I could move any faster until the area widened up a bit.

DAK? The point where we come out of the backstage area and parallel the parking lot on our way up to the font gate area. I usully ignore the cones there since they are not hard coned.