Calling all Princesses! (2014 Princess Half Marathon Weekend)- thread #2

[STILLWISHING]

From Maryland here - my fear is that it will be warm and humid when the race starts!! I am not used to that and really can't get myself going very well in that weather. Lucked out at the PHM in 2010! I had layers, gloves and a winter coat. I finally felt my toes after the first mile and was able to shed my coat after 3. Another layer or 2 after that. I LOVE that weather to keep me going. Important point - I am a WALKER/slight jogger, not a runner.

. Where in MD - me too!

A friend ran in Miami last week an said it was over 70 at the start of the race - before the sun came up!

 

[Figment1990]

Thanks for reminding me to check target! They are my go-to for running clothes anyhow and I've been trying to break the bad habit I have of somehow buying things from there even though I don't need them (do they pump something into the store to make you do that? B/c it happens to me Every.Time!) I'm gonna make a stop there this weekend.
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Yes, there clearly is something in the air. And then the darned coupons get me too. But you would be surprised, if you lay out your running wardrobe what inspires you for costumes. I found I had blue shorts in a perfect Anna color and a black shirt and some blue running sleeves already. I picked up an iron on patterns and it looks very Anna-like. (And I don't have to do a tutu test run around base either, lol.) Then I saw that my light blue running shorts were a perfect Alice color and paired them with my white running shirt. I picked up a black bow headband and a white rabbit iron on and I am going "Alice-inspired" for the 5k.

At the very least, I'll be wearing a purple skirt and turquoise top for the 10k to "represent" my favorite princess Ariel. No clamshells for me though. But maybe a tiara. Even though Ariel doesn't really have a tiara when she's a mermaid I think I want to wear one anyhow if I can find it in the basement....

I have a light blue tank and a yellow tank that I could use if I decide to go with making a tutu for cindy or belle. I have a black one too, that I could pair with a colorful tutu. My issue is that I'd like to wear a running skirt or capris or at least slimmer shorts under the tutu and I only have a purple skirt and navy capris and I'm thinking it might be too hot for the capris anyway. I just remembered I have purple shorts too. I just don't look or feel "princess-y" in my running shorts at all!

Where do you get iron-on decals?

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I am doing the half. This will be my FIRST EVER race. I am not trained like I should be AT ALL. I will probably WALK most of it and jog some. I am very nervous about the whole thing. Especially more so than before, since I just found out the person supposed to be going with me has backed out. I am not very happy about it at all. Two weeks before the race.

Are there any runners bringing their children?

I am! My kids are doing the 5K with me and cheering for the 10K and the 1/2.

And don't worry. You won't be alone for long! We are all there with you!

 

[ut*disney]

I am! My kids are doing the 5K with me and cheering for the 10K and the 1/2.

And don't worry. You won't be alone for long! We are all there with you!

I am SCARED TO DEATH I won't finish. I have never done anything like this! I have NO clue what to do!

As far as your children are concerned, is it just you and the kiddos going? Or will there be someone else there with the kiddos?

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I am SCARED TO DEATH I won't finish. I have never done anything like this! I have NO clue what to do!

As far as your children are concerned, is it just you and the kiddos going? Or will there be someone else there with the kiddos?

Hubby is coming with them but DS17 is old enough that he could have watched them while I ran. I suspect they will be sleeping while I run. LOL

First things first. Did you get your bib number yet? That will tell you what corral you are in. That will tell you about timing. I'm in corral M. I also run/walk. As long as you can maintain a 15 mm pace you should be ok. That's a brisk walk. You just have to tell yourself you can do it. And you just have to stay ahead of the balloon ladies.

I'm scared too!! I've done maybe half a dozen 5K's but I have never done a 1/2 before. I am clueless about all of it!!

Read this blog post and the links to the others in the Blog Hop. I find that knowledge is power. I'm reading everything I can about previous races.
http://margaritasmilesandmouse.blogspot.com/2014/02/virtual-princess-half-marathon-blog-hop.html

Also come to the DIS WISH meet Saturday night at DTD if you can, 5pm at Earl of Sandwich. A lot of us will be there and I promise that it will calm your nerves, or at least I hope it will! LOL

 

[mickeymom629]

. Where in MD - me too!

A friend ran in Miami last week an said it was over 70 at the start of the race - before the sun came up!

OMG! That weather is what we had toward the end of August last summer and it was NOT good for my training.

From around the Gaithersburg/Montgomery County area, how about you?

 

[ut*disney]

Hubby is coming with them but DS17 is old enough that he could have watched them while I ran. I suspect they will be sleeping while I run. LOL

First things first. Did you get your bib number yet? That will tell you what corral you are in. That will tell you about timing. I'm in corral M. I also run/walk. As long as you can maintain a 15 mm pace you should be ok. That's a brisk walk. You just have to tell yourself you can do it. And you just have to stay ahead of the balloon ladies.

I'm scared too!! I've done maybe half a dozen 5K's but I have never done a 1/2 before. I am clueless about all of it!!

Read this blog post and the links to the others in the Blog Hop. I find that knowledge is power. I'm reading everything I can about previous races.
http://margaritasmilesandmouse.blogspot.com/2014/02/virtual-princess-half-marathon-blog-hop.html

Also come to the DIS WISH meet Saturday night at DTD if you can, 5pm at Earl of Sandwich. A lot of us will be there and I promise that it will calm your nerves, or at least I hope it will! LOL

Thank you SO much for your advice and help! My hubby won't be able to go with me because he is a baseball coach and will have a game that weekend. Our twins are only 11. They are very upset about Mommy going to Disney alone and want to be there for me, especially since this is my FIRST EVER RACE. No 5K. Nothing. Needless to say...I am EXTREMELY nervous.

I checked to make sure I was registered because I have not received anything about the race. I am registered, but cannot pull up anything about my bib number when I look at that information. It says "not found."

 

[longhorns2]

Want to see the shirts yall?

Check them out! I love them!

http://margaritasmilesandmouse.blogspot.com/2014/02/race-shirts-fit-for-princess-in-all-of.html

 

[longhorns2]

Hubby is coming with them but DS17 is old enough that he could have watched them while I ran. I suspect they will be sleeping while I run. LOL

First things first. Did you get your bib number yet? That will tell you what corral you are in. That will tell you about timing. I'm in corral M. I also run/walk. As long as you can maintain a 15 mm pace you should be ok. That's a brisk walk. You just have to tell yourself you can do it. And you just have to stay ahead of the balloon ladies.

I'm scared too!! I've done maybe half a dozen 5K's but I have never done a 1/2 before. I am clueless about all of it!!

Read this blog post and the links to the others in the Blog Hop. I find that knowledge is power. I'm reading everything I can about previous races.
http://margaritasmilesandmouse.blogspot.com/2014/02/virtual-princess-half-marathon-blog-hop.html

Also come to the DIS WISH meet Saturday night at DTD if you can, 5pm at Earl of Sandwich. A lot of us will be there and I promise that it will calm your nerves, or at least I hope it will! LOL

Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Thank you SO much for your advice and help! My hubby won't be able to go with me because he is a baseball coach and will have a game that weekend. Our twins are only 11. They are very upset about Mommy going to Disney alone and want to be there for me, especially since this is my FIRST EVER RACE. No 5K. Nothing. Needless to say...I am EXTREMELY nervous.

I checked to make sure I was registered because I have not received anything about the race. I am registered, but cannot pull up anything about my bib number when I look at that information. It says "not found."

You need to call them. Did you put your info in here?:

http://trackshack.com/disneysports/prinw14/verify.php

Mine sometimes get upset with me when I go to Disney without them (I used to go to their scrapbook weekends) but I tell them mommy doesn't go to your sleepovers and outings with friends. this is mommy's sleepover. Plus, they know eventually they will go to WDW again.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Thanks for sharing!!!

You guys rock and have saved my sanity! Especially the post about the new runners. I get conflicting reports on which side to stay to. My brain says stay to the right if you are slow but I had lots of people passing me on the right during the Everest Challenge. I chalked it up to track runners (eta: during longer races). They typically pass on the right.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Want to see the shirts yall?

Check them out! I love them!

http://margaritasmilesandmouse.blogspot.com/2014/02/race-shirts-fit-for-princess-in-all-of.html

Love them!! I don't mind the colors, it makes the image stand out.

 

[ut*disney]

You need to call them. Did you put your info in here?:

http://trackshack.com/disneysports/prinw14/verify.php

Mine sometimes get upset with me when I go to Disney without them (I used to go to their scrapbook weekends) but I tell them mommy doesn't go to your sleepovers and outings with friends. this is mommy's sleepover. Plus, they know eventually they will go to WDW again.

I put my info in there and says not found.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

I put my info in there and says not found.

I would definitely call them then.

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[mickeymom629]

I put my info in there and says not found.

My friend had the same issue. Her daughter showed up but not her, and they registered together. I think she called runDisney. I just sent her an email. I'll let you know.

 

[joan4mickey]

Want to see the shirts yall?

Check them out! I love them!

http://margaritasmilesandmouse.blogspot.com/2014/02/race-shirts-fit-for-princess-in-all-of.html

White. AGAIN??
Last year's shirt has been the best. We had white shirts in 2011 and 2012.

This is the first year they have put them out to see before the expo. Maybe because they have NOT put up the program yet.

 

[Figment1990]

Want to see the shirts yall?

Check them out! I love them!

http://margaritasmilesandmouse.blogspot.com/2014/02/race-shirts-fit-for-princess-in-all-of.html

Where did you find these? Is there more Princess 2014 stuff out there somewhere?

What color are they? Are they all white with the designs or is the GSC blue? I can't tell.

So excited we get THREE shirts! Didn't expect that!

 

[flatlandcycle]

They typically pass on the right.

HUH?
-The lanes of a track are like lanes on a freeway. The inside lanes on the left are reserved for faster runners. The lanes farther to the right are for the not-so-fast runners and walkers.

http://running.competitor.com/2011/03/training/track-etiquette-fear-the-track-no-more_22817

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

HUH?
-The lanes of a track are like lanes on a freeway. The inside lanes on the left are reserved for faster runners. The lanes farther to the right are for the not-so-fast runners and walkers.

http://running.competitor.com/2011/03/training/track-etiquette-fear-the-track-no-more_22817

During races. DS17 runs the mile and the 2 mile. They drop down into a single lane and then pass on the outside which is their right.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Where did you find these? Is there more Princess 2014 stuff out there somewhere?

What color are they? Are they all white with the designs or is the GSC blue? I can't tell.

So excited we get THREE shirts! Didn't expect that!

The GSC shirt looked grey to me. Maybe it is blue.

ETA: it looks like the 10K is white, the 1/2 is blue and the GSC is grey.
Did anyone see the 5K shirt yet?