Disneyland 1/2 Marathon Weekend ** September 2-4, 2011 ** Check-In

[ludari]

Yes, the new metal will look great in my collection.

 

[RedRosePrincess]

Wow, that medal looks amazing. I wish I was running the half now. The 5k will just have to do this year.

 

[Belle Ella]

Purdy medal!! Makes me wish I was doing the actual half this time around. But alas, just the 5K this year for me. I get to register for the Tinkerbell Half tomorrow when I get home from work.

 

[kim3339]

Thanks for the link!! I notice you're running the RnR San Diego half in June! So am I!!

I'm also doing the SD Half.

Good luck this weekend ladies!! Hopefully we'll have great weather! And just think, in 3 short months, we'll be doing the same thing in beautiful and wonderful Disneyland!!!

 

[JDBlair]

Good luck this weekend ladies!! Hopefully we'll have great weather! And just think, in 3 short months, we'll be doing the same thing in beautiful and wonderful Disneyland!!!

Good luck to you as well. Sounds like we'll have PERFECT running weather Sunday!! I'm very excited.

 

[allgrownup]

just bumping for notifications, my daughter and I have a trip planned for 2013 and she wants to do the 1/2. I might look into the 5k.

 

[our2disneygirls]

Hey everyone! We (husband and wife) will be running as well. We're casual runners but completed a 10k in March in just over an hour, so that will qualify us for a corral in September. We hope to keep up the 10 minute mile pace, but realize that may be a tall order.

Not we need to get training!

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

I was able to see the Disneyland Half Marathon medal in person yesterday at the San Diego Rock & Roll Half Marathon. It's very nice! It's bigger than it looks in the picture.

I also asked about the Tink medal and was told that it will be Tink's wings with a Tink in the middle that spins! Sounds cool and knowing Disney it will be awesome!

 

[JDBlair]

I was able to see the Disneyland Half Marathon medal in person yesterday at the San Diego Rock & Roll Half Marathon. It's very nice! It's bigger than it looks in the picture.

I also asked about the Tink medal and was told that it will be Tink's wings with a Tink in the middle that spins! Sounds cool and knowing Disney it will be awesome!

Saw the medal as well. I was surprised how heavy it is! But it was very pretty. Can't wait to wear it!!

That SD 1/2 marathon was no joke! Wow. Training in Phoenix did not prepare me for the inclines and wow, that 163 was a complete killer. I really hope the Disneyland 1/2 is a lot flatter!

 

[JDBlair]

Took this at the Expo for the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon this past weekend. That is my DD's hand holding up the medal (she's 7) so you get a sense of just how big this baby is!

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

Saw the medal as well. I was surprised how heavy it is! But it was very pretty. Can't wait to wear it!!

That SD 1/2 marathon was no joke! Wow. Training in Phoenix did not prepare me for the inclines and wow, that 163 was a complete killer. I really hope the Disneyland 1/2 is a lot flatter!

I never knew SD was so hilly! Lol. It killed me too! And that bank on the 163, wow! I was very greatful to the girls passing out Otter Pops on the 163. It helped a lot at that point.

 

[kim3339]

Saw the medal as well. I was surprised how heavy it is! But it was very pretty. Can't wait to wear it!!

That SD 1/2 marathon was no joke! Wow. Training in Phoenix did not prepare me for the inclines and wow, that 163 was a complete killer. I really hope the Disneyland 1/2 is a lot flatter!

I never knew SD was so hilly! Lol. It killed me too! And that bank on the 163, wow! I was very greatful to the girls passing out Otter Pops on the 163. It helped a lot at that point.

Hi girls! That's so funny you mentioned the 163!! I thought the same thing last year, and I lived there and drove on the 163 for 5 years!! I do have to say, driving is much easier and you don't really notice the incline as much.

DL is much flatter. The only inclines are the overpasses and coming up from the underpass. A tip about the underpasses~ the start line is at the beginning of the underpass under DTD. So you get a little downhill/uphill right off the bat.

 

[JDBlair]

I never knew SD was so hilly! Lol. It killed me too! And that bank on the 163, wow! I was very greatful to the girls passing out Otter Pops on the 163. It helped a lot at that point.

You must have been in a closer corral than me because nobody was handing out Otter Pops but I noticed all the trash on the road.

For me, the incline wasn't the killer, it was that slant in the road. My right leg was doing all the work! I tried to run in the gutters but that wasn't much help. After the race, the majority of the pain I felt was in my right leg above my thigh. Ouchy!!

Hi girls! That's so funny you mentioned the 163!! I thought the same thing last year, and I lived there and drove on the 163 for 5 years!! I do have to say, driving is much easier and you don't really notice the incline as much.

DL is much flatter. The only inclines are the overpasses and coming up from the underpass. A tip about the underpasses~ the start line is at the beginning of the underpass under DTD. So you get a little downhill/uphill right off the bat.

The first thing I did when we got home today was check DL's site about the course. And it does mention "flat" so I'm good with that. SD's site never said anything about "flat". Thanks for the warning about the overpass. On the drive home today, I was going over the SD race in my head and realized that if it weren't for the surprising challenges we face on race days (or training days) we wouldn't realize our true potential. Although I didn't hit my goal time, I was able to realize about myself that I can face a difficult road and still cross the finish line. A win is a win, right?

 

[johde]

Took this at the Expo for the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon this past weekend. That is my DD's hand holding up the medal (she's 7) so you get a sense of just how big this baby is!

Thanks for the pictures. It does look bigger than I first thought.

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

You must have been in a closer corral than me because nobody was handing out Otter Pops but I noticed all the trash on the road.

For me, the incline wasn't the killer, it was that slant in the road. My right leg was doing all the work! I tried to run in the gutters but that wasn't much help. After the race, the majority of the pain I felt was in my right leg above my thigh. Ouchy!!



The first thing I did when we got home today was check DL's site about the course. And it does mention "flat" so I'm good with that. SD's site never said anything about "flat". Thanks for the warning about the overpass. On the drive home today, I was going over the SD race in my head and realized that if it weren't for the surprising challenges we face on race days (or training days) we wouldn't realize our true potential. Although I didn't hit my goal time, I was able to realize about myself that I can face a difficult road and still cross the finish line. A win is a win, right?

I was in Corral 36.

I have to say that I loved all the spectator signs! And the fact that they print our names on our bibs. I really helped hearing complete strangers cheer me on toward the last few miles. Especially since I ran this one by myself.

I signed up for the Vegas race and I may be doing the Los Angeles one.

 

[pman111]

I am doing Disneyland and then Wine and Dine in early Oct. Am I crazy?

 

[johde]

I am doing Disneyland and then Wine and Dine in early Oct. Am I crazy?

You're not crazy. After seeing the C2C medal, I had thought about it also. My only suggestion would be to not try and race both of them. I would do DL as a training run for W&D. If you look at Jeff Galloway's training plans on the Run Disney web site, that's what he shows as a possibility.

 

[pyrxtc]

Took this at the Expo for the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon this past weekend. That is my DD's hand holding up the medal (she's 7) so you get a sense of just how big this baby is!

So, the medal on the left is for the 5k and kids races ? they don't have separate ones ? My DS will be so disappointed since he will be doing both and have two of the same medals. It is cute though !

 

[Pleglech]

That kids medal is from last year, no?

 

[medievaldave]

Crazy? no way!!!.....I'm crazy!!!...I'm not a runner and I will be running the Disneyland 1/2 in September. Then in January I will be running the WDW 1/2 on Saturday and the full on Sunday. Then turn around and run the Tinkerbell a couple weeks after that. Havent even started to train yet. Im over weight so I have a long way to go...lol....I need to quit being lazy