Hanging up my running shoes-Update on ZellyB

[Ariel484]

Hmm...

"We can go the distance"??
"The pace is strong with this one"??
"Let's get down to business...to defeat...the run!"???

That's as creative as I get!

 

[roxymama]

You could make shirts that turn you into fast-passes...Maybe have the attraction area say WDW Marathon Finish Line. Put the times as a goal time and then an hour later. Could be cute. If people even remember what fast-passes are anymore.

That's all my brain can think up so far this morning.

 

[Ariel484]

You could make shirts that turn you into fast-passes...Maybe have the attraction area say WDW Marathon Finish Line. Put the times as a goal time and then an hour later. Could be cute. If people even remember what fast-passes are anymore.

That's all my brain can think up so far this morning.

That is such a great idea! I have never seen that before!

 

[ZellyB]

Costumes are fun .. . but stressful. . . but fun hahaha I don't really have any great ideas for you I'm afraid. I love the custom shirts you guys ran in, but it would be cute to have more of a literal costume too.

I really would like to do something literal. I'm getting sort of settled on some literal Donald/Daisy looking things for the half and then a custom shirt for the full.

The best way to pass up the lines in Orlando is with CLEAR. Their lines are much shorter than TSA Precheck. Definitely worth the money.

That does seems awesome. Never heard of CLEAR before, BUT they are pretty limited in availability and you have to go to one of their offices to finish up the process and there's nothing even remotely close to us. I think we decided again TSA Precheck too. Just too pricey to do it for all of us.

Hmm...

"We can go the distance"??
"The pace is strong with this one"??
"Let's get down to business...to defeat...the run!"???

That's as creative as I get!

These are good, but...

You could make shirts that turn you into fast-passes...Maybe have the attraction area say WDW Marathon Finish Line. Put the times as a goal time and then an hour later. Could be cute. If people even remember what fast-passes are anymore.

That's all my brain can think up so far this morning.

Love this!!! So, what do you think of the attached PDF. I'm not sure if this will actually work or not since I've never tried to attach a file before. I'm not sure the company I use for custom tech shirts can use that image since it may be copyrighted, but I could try.

 

[roxymama]

Love this!!! So, what do you think of the attached PDF. I'm not sure if this will actually work or not since I've never tried to attach a file before. I'm not sure the company I use for custom tech shirts can use that image since it may be copyrighted, but I could try.

I'd be so honored if you used my idea for your race shirt! Although I think you really elevated it with your clever additions on the pdf. I wouldn't mind reading that if I were jogging along during a race, I bet you would get compliments for sure. Would you put that on the back of the shirt or the front? Front would be cute for pictures if front and back would be entertaining for other runners. So either is a good choice.

 

[ZellyB]

ANOTHER NO-TRAINING TRAINING UPDATE
*SIGH*
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Well, my plans of trying to re-enter my running training this past weekend didn't happen. I was hoping to run 14 this past Saturday when our Galloway group was doing our last long run before our local race. My foot has been steadily improving, but I'm still not pain free. It has subsided a lot, but there is still pain and I was faced with the decision to go do a really long run and risk re-injury or taking more time off to try and achieve true healing. So, I opted to take more time off. I'm really frustrated with how long it is taking for my foot to improve, but I do NOT want to jeopardize Goofy because I'm impatient. So, I'm taking ANOTHER week off and hoping this finishes up my healing.

I did go for a massage last week and she spent some time working on my foot. While she was rubbing on it the sensation was one of those where it kinda hurt but felt good at the same time, you know? It was a little tender that evening as well, but when I woke up the next morning I could tell definite improvement. I've been really massaging it a lot in the evenings to try and keep that improvement going and it is helping. There are times now where deep in my heal it almost feels itchy which I'm hoping is a sign of further healing - or it just means that I've lost my mind and I'm imagining sensations that aren't real. Both are equally possible.

So, yeah, one more week off (I hope) and no group run for next weekend. If improvement is good enough then I'm going to see if Chris wants to run 10 with me at an easy, slow pace and see how I do. Speaking of Chris - he led our Galloway group on their 26 mile training run and they did great. Finished 26 in 4:59 and they all felt strong. Ready for the marathon in a few weeks. He's had a great training year. Sunday afternoon we did go for a walk on a nearby local trail. We walked for about a mile and a half and the foot did okay, I jogged easily down this hill and while I definitely felt the heel, it was no worse than when walking. Teddy enjoyed the walk as well.

Lastly, I'd say we are 87.24% certain on doing PDC. Chris double-checked his vacation days and he has enough. I should get our 100K miles from Chase soon and we can book airfare and hotel hopefully with that. So, I'm hoping to update too with confirmation of the trip. YAY!!!

 

[ZellyB]

I'd be so honored if you used my idea for your race shirt! Although I think you really elevated it with your clever additions on the pdf. I wouldn't mind reading that if I were jogging along during a race, I bet you would get compliments for sure. Would you put that on the back of the shirt or the front? Front would be cute for pictures if front and back would be entertaining for other runners. So either is a good choice.

Thanks for the great idea. I'm thinking to put it on the back. We usually have our bibs pinned on the front so it might block part of the writing. Plus more people I think read it when it's on your back. I'm going to show it to Chris tonight and if he likes it I'll probably email it to nduranc to see if they can use it.

 

[disneydaydreamer33]

haha good thing you are 87.24% sure about PDC and not 87% That's super exciting though! That trail looks so pretty that you walked/jogged on Sunday! I sure hope you foot continues to improve!

 

[Ariel484]

WITTLE TEENY DOG SQUEEEE

I LOVE the Fastpass idea, that's way better than any I suggested.

Two suggestions in comparing what yours is to this one:

1. I think the wording is great. Maybe just look for a font that is closer to what is on the fastpass above (more of a typewriter look)?
2. I wonder if you could shade the background of the top part where Goofy is and "Goofy Challenge 2.0" - maybe a light orange shading, similar to the lilac above?

I wish copyright wasn't a thing...I found this art of the Fastpass logo, it would be perfect to use since it's Donald and this will be an anniversary year for the half (I guess you could take "fastpass" out and replace it with something else)...if you did your Goofy fastpass logo really big on the back and this on the front (smaller on one of the sides) that would be cool...okay I'm done.

 

[roxymama]

See, I have ideas, but you all are great on the actual execution!

TINY DOG!

And finally

 

[girliea]

Great going roxymama and ZellyB!! I may incorporate all of ya'll on here when deciding on running costumes for 2018!!

 

[ZellyB]

WITTLE TEENY DOG SQUEEEE

I LOVE the Fastpass idea, that's way better than any I suggested.

Two suggestions in comparing what yours is to this one:

1. I think the wording is great. Maybe just look for a font that is closer to what is on the fastpass above (more of a typewriter look)?
2. I wonder if you could shade the background of the top part where Goofy is and "Goofy Challenge 2.0" - maybe a light orange shading, similar to the lilac above?

I wish copyright wasn't a thing...I found this art of the Fastpass logo, it would be perfect to use since it's Donald and this will be an anniversary year for the half (I guess you could take "fastpass" out and replace it with something else)...if you did your Goofy fastpass logo really big on the back and this on the front (smaller on one of the sides) that would be cool...okay I'm done.

Great suggestions: How's this one look?

 

[roxymama]

CUTE!!!!

 

[Ariel484]

OMG!!! LOVE!! You did such a great job on it!

 

[DopeyBadger]

Great suggestions: How's this one look?

Amazing!

 

[disneydaydreamer33]

What a cute idea! I love the graphic!

 

[surfde22]

Great suggestions: How's this one look?

Such a great costume idea by @roxymama and amazing execution.

 

[ZellyB]

I sent the PDF to nduranc.com and they emailed me back that they'd see if they could get the file to work in their software, so fingers crossed that it works. I did ask specifically about using the Goofy image and if that was copyright infringement, but they didn't answer that part of the question, so maybe it will fly. Thanks again for the great idea, @roxymama .

 

[roxymama]

Well now I will literally be with you on marathon weekend even though I can't go this year

 

[rteetz]

Awesome costume idea! Now you've got me thinking about a dopey shirt I could make.