Marathon Weekend 2017!

[DopeyBadger]

Calling experienced Dopey runners! I've run many half marathons and one full. My only Disney challenge has been Glass Slipper, but I ran that with my kids so I went at their pace (which is far slower than mine - for now) and required no fueling or activity strategy or additional downtime. I'm a first-time Dopey hopeful and really interested in hearing about your experiences/plans for the day of the half (fuel, activity) before running the full.

Here's my plan post-half marathon -

-Finish Half Marathon
-Immediately (within 15 min of finishing) drink 16 oz chocolate milk (will be in bag check since the last three years no chocolate milk in finisher's area)
-Immediately (within 15 min of finishing) begin Western Australian carb loading procedure by consuming 64 oz of E-Fuel (maltodrextin/fructose). Here is how I carb load.
-Throw on Zensah calf sleeves to induce recovery (will continue to wear them off and on throughout the day)
-Head to AKL for shower.
-Eat oatmeal and banana for breakfast
-Head to parks for full day of activities being cognizant that when I need to stop and rest I will and the family will continue on. The agreement between my wife and I is that my running shouldn't take away from the family's vacation thus I participate in 95% of everything they do. I practice this during training by having no downtime after my weekend long runs and participate in all family plans.
-Continue with carb loading procedure throughout the day in total consuming 584 g liquid carbs, 146 g carbs through diet, and 272 oz of water (roughly 2.125 gallons). The total calories content of the day is 3246, but that is not out of the ordinary for me because I eat between 3200-3700 calories a day.
-Lunch and Dinner will be chicken based with either pasta or bread but by no means a heavy meal.
-Be in bed by 6:00-6:30pm.
-Wake up for marathon at 1:45am.

 

[VAfamily1998]

Boats don't run during the race. The DHS boat launch is bloacked by the course.

Thanks.

Hmmm I think my reservation might be cutting it a bit too close for my liking. I will change it. Thank you for the information!

 

[PCFriar80]

Thanks.

Hmmm I think my reservation might be cutting it a bit too close for my liking. I will change it. Thank you for the information!

I forgot about the boat service being shut down for the marathon. With that and the path being closed I'm almost certain they will have temporary bus service to/from the Epcot resorts during that timeframe.

 

[rteetz]

I forgot about the boat service being shut down for the marathon. With that and the path being closed I'm almost certain they will have temporary bus service to/from the Epcot resorts during that timeframe.

Yes they do have buses. In 2015 we used the bus to get from DHS to Boardwalk to watch the Packer game.

 

[miracledaughter]

I'm doing the half on Saturday. I'd like to take a 12:45pm flight home. Assuming I can finish the half in 2 hours, do I have enough time to finish the race, head back to hotel (pop resort), grab a quick shower, and take the shuttle to the airport?

 

[rteetz]

I'm doing the half on Saturday. I'd like to take a 12:45pm flight home. Assuming I can finish the half in 2 hours, do I have enough time to finish the race, head back to hotel (pop resort), grab a quick shower, and take the shuttle to the airport?

Magical express picks you up 3 hours before your flight. So that would be 9:45. You might be able to do it but it would be cutting it close.

 

[Ariel484]

I'm doing the half on Saturday. I'd like to take a 12:45pm flight home. Assuming I can finish the half in 2 hours, do I have enough time to finish the race, head back to hotel (pop resort), grab a quick shower, and take the shuttle to the airport?

Depends on what corral you're assigned to...assuming everything goes perfectly (you get an early corral, run the half in 2 hours, get on a bus back to Pop right away without having to wait in a line)...maybe but you'd be butting it pretty close. If it were me I would get a later flight just to have some breathing room, seems like a stressful day!

 

[VAfamily1998]

If you typically run other half marathons in just under 2 hours, I wouldn't count on being able to run a Disney half marathon in less than 2. You may decide you want to stop for photos, or you might get bogged down in one of the choke points--particularly the castle, if you are in a further back corral.

 

[PrincessV]

Calling experienced Dopey runners! I've run many half marathons and one full. My only Disney challenge has been Glass Slipper, but I ran that with my kids so I went at their pace (which is far slower than mine - for now) and required no fueling or activity strategy or additional downtime. I'm a first-time Dopey hopeful and really interested in hearing about your experiences/plans for the day of the half (fuel, activity) before running the full.

I'm not experienced in Dopey, but my plan is strictly rest and recovery: lots of small meals to get calories in and some quality time watching free HBO or reading at my resort.

When do you all think it will be clear to walk from the boardwalk to HS after the full marathon Sunday?
We are staying at BWI and currently have a 2:30 reservation for the Brown Derby. Will the course still be open in those areas around 1:30-2:00?

You can walk through during the race. Hard to explain, but there's a second "path" (road?) running parallel to the one the race course uses, as well as the grass between them. At some point, you have to shift over to grass and/or into a parking lot to go around a choke point, but you don't have to wait for the race to finish to walk from BWI to DHS.

 

[lhermiston]

Here's my plan post-half marathon -

-Finish Half Marathon
-Immediately (within 15 min of finishing) drink 16 oz chocolate milk (will be in bag check since the last three years no chocolate milk in finisher's area)
-Immediately (within 15 min of finishing) begin Western Australian carb loading procedure by consuming 64 oz of E-Fuel (maltodrextin/fructose). Here is how I carb load.
-Throw on Zensah calf sleeves to induce recovery (will continue to wear them off and on throughout the day)
-Head to AKL for shower.
-Eat oatmeal and banana for breakfast
-Head to parks for full day of activities being cognizant that when I need to stop and rest I will and the family will continue on. The agreement between my wife and I is that my running shouldn't take away from the family's vacation thus I participate in 95% of everything they do. I practice this during training by having no downtime after my weekend long runs and participate in all family plans.
-Continue with carb loading procedure throughout the day in total consuming 584 g liquid carbs, 146 g carbs through diet, and 272 oz of water (roughly 2.125 gallons). The total calories content of the day is 3246, but that is not out of the ordinary for me because I eat between 3200-3700 calories a day.
-Lunch and Dinner will be chicken based with either pasta or bread but by no means a heavy meal.
-Be in bed by 6:00-6:30pm.
-Wake up for marathon at 1:45am.

Up at 1:45? Wow! Is that what everyone is doing?

 

[ZellyB]

I haven't run Dopey but I have run Goofy and am doing so again. We are taking things easy on the day after the half (like we did the last time we ran Goofy). We plan to hang out at the resort, lunch at Beaches and Cream and then maybe some time just on the Boardwalk or Disney Springs. We have a friend who invited us to join her at Flying Fish that night for dinner, so we are excited about that. Early dinner reservation and then back to the hotel for early bedtime.

 

[DopeyBadger]

Up at 1:45? Wow! Is that what everyone is doing?

Oh, definitely not. I think I am an early riser and a "get there early" type of guy. Plenty of others don't get up in the morning until 3-3:30. Here was my schedule from last year's Dopey.

 

[PrincessV]

Up at 1:45? Wow! Is that what everyone is doing?

I do! I need time to eat, shower (hot water loosens tight muscles), dress, foam roll/stretch, and be out the door by 3:15. I HATE feeling rushed, so getting up plenty early works for me. Of course, I also go to bed at 6pm, so I still get almost 8 hours of sleep.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Oh, definitely not. I think I am an early riser and a "get there early" type of guy. Plenty of others don't get up in the morning until 3-3:30. Here was my schedule from last year's Dopey.

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Man, I am tired just reading that schedule. I do all of the same things at about the same times, but seeing it all like that...

 

[camaker]

Oh, definitely not. I think I am an early riser and a "get there early" type of guy. Plenty of others don't get up in the morning until 3-3:30. Here was my schedule from last year's Dopey.

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The first step in addressing a spreadsheet overuse problem is admitting that you have a spreadsheet overuse problem!

 

[FFigawi]

Up at 1:45? Wow! Is that what everyone is doing?

Nope. I don't get up until 330-345.

 

[Ariel484]

Up at 1:45? Wow! Is that what everyone is doing?

I get up around 2:45.

 

[DopeyBadger]

The first step in addressing a spreadsheet overuse problem is admitting that you have a spreadsheet overuse problem!

Hi, my name is Billy and I have a spreadsheet problem. Whew that was hard...

 

[rteetz]

I get up around 2:45.

That's what I do too

 

[jhorstma]

Hi, my name is Billy and I have a spreadsheet problem. Whew that was hard...

Billy, you've stated that you don't drink alcohol and I respect that - otherwise I'd offer to buy you a drink. So instead I'll offer to buy your wife a drink...