I am registered for the 2011 Walt Disney World® Half Marathon! Are you?

[luckymum22]

Hello everyone! I have not been on these boards for a few years but I am in need of companionship with like-minded folk here! My husband & I just registered and paid the fees to run the 2011 Walt Disney World® Half Marathon!
I am new to running-I joined the gym when the kids went back to school in September then realized that if I could run on the treadmill, I could probably run outside and a new obsession began by October. In November I bought the Nike+ thingy for my iPod. It keeps me motivated and I like to use it to keep track of my miles and time/pace. In December I ran my first 5K and finished 52nd out 102 women in my age group with a time of 35 min 07 sec. Now we have a new goal - to be ready for the half marathon! We also need to run a 10K sometime this year and submit our time so we don't get stuck in the last corral at WDW. We are running a winter series (Jan-Feb-Mar) of 5K's here in our hometown called (appropriately) The Frozen Foot 5K. Our first of the series is this Sunday so hopefully I'll have a better 5K time to report soon!
I was wondering if there was a group of folks like me here on the boards who were running the Half Marathon for the first time in Jan 2011? If there isn't such a group then let's make one! Anyone interested?

 

[luckymum22]

Guess I found where I should have posted this over in sub-forums Events/Competition. Didn't realize there was a whole "sub-forum" for this!

 

[nursepammi]

my dd22 and I want to run it.

I am totally out of shape, and this would be my first one. I am still wondering if 11 months is long enough to go from a non runner to someone that can finish a 1/2 marathon.


dd22 is fairly healthy and fit and she has a far better chance than I do.

so now I gotta figure out where to get a good training plan. FIRST THING that I need to do is run for 30 minutes without dying. Hehe.

 

[LittleB]

Greetings~

I have also registered for the 2011 Dis Half Marathon! I have done 4 full marathons pre-baby. Post Baby I have done 2 half marathons to date and have my 3rd half marathon pending this Spring 2010.

I am looking for others who will be running the Dis Half who may want to chat over the next year while training for this event and who may want to even meet up race day.

I am truly excited and looking forward to this race. I have been wanting to run a Disney race for some time now~my family and I are part of the DVC and next year we are planning our vacation to revolve around the Disney Half Marathon! (=

Happy Running

~*~

 

[Ronda93]

Yes, 11 months is plenty of time. I started with C25K one year ago. After finishing that introduction I continued to run three miles three times a week. I started Marathoning for Mortals half marathon training plan in October and finished the WDW half last weekend.

Get running shoes fitted by a running specialty store. Do not go to Dick's or Sports Authority. Warm up. Cool down. Stretch only when warm. If you train and are prepared you can do it.

good luck.

Ronda