I could have written this myself - exact same feeling about RR! Glad I did it the first time - haven't missed not having it since.
I'll echo @FFigawi : don't worry about pace - go by effort and feel. Let your body dictate the pace base don conditions. I'll add that the less sun, the better: I can't do pre-dawn runs, but I do use routes with plenty of shade. I hit the pool to do water running, or will go indoors on a treadmill, a couple times a week to give my body a break from the heat. Hydrate and hit the electrolytes. For marathon training last year, I started doing some of my super long runs by time, instead of distance: I knew I'd do the same distance at the same effort at a faster pace in Jan, so I'd use my avg winter pace to determine, say, how long 17 miles might take in cool weather and run that amount of time when it was 95* in early Oct. I had some naysayers, but it worked really well for me! What else... I carry a handheld water bottle and run routes with plenty of options to refill, and I never refill without also dousing myself in cool water (I now know which public water fountains are chilled - bonus!) I tie a bandanna around my wrist and soak that with water, too - it can stay on my wrist to wipe my face, or I can untie it and drape it soaked across my neck and shoulders for a little coolness and break from the sun beating down. SUNSCREEN!
We haven't registered for anything since the Infinity Gauntlet Challenge early last year and never had to do the On Hold thing, but in the e-mail last week runDisney advised to check back or refresh when you get the On Hold status. For what that's worth anyway...
Liking this post just didn't seem sufficient. That is an excellent summary for those of us who will be seeing one or more of these screens for the first time tomorrow.We're talking about 2 different things here.
IN THE QUEUE is when you see the little green man walking across the screen. That means that you are in line and you just need to wait your turn to register. Once it's your turn, the screen will refresh by itself and you'll have 15 minutes to fill out what you need. DO NOT REFRESH if you see the little green man.
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ON HOLD means that the queue is currently full and that if everyone who is in the process of registering actually completes their registration, the event is full. This is when you need to refresh because sometimes people will change their minds, or their 15 minutes will run out, or whatever, and a spot in the queue will open back up. It'll look like this (except obviously it would be Marathon Weekend events). When a race comes off hold, there's a radio button you can click to register.
Liking this post just didn't seem sufficient. That is an excellent summary for those of us who will be seeing one or more of these screens for the first time tomorrow.
Glad it's helpful. I saw the green man for the first time during Wine & Dine registration, and something about the page looked so incredibly fake to me that I thought I'd been hacked or something. It totally threw me.That's what I would do as well - 5K first.
I think you and @Nole95 should be all set for the half, as long as you are ready right when registration begins.I am really nervous about registering tomorrow. I want the half and have to register someone else as well. Two separate computers are ready
If they're under age 18, you and your wife can register them under your account. It'll still be separate registrations, but you don't have to log out and log back in. There's an option for register yourself or someone under 18.
I am not sure, as I haven't had to register a kiddo - but I THINK that you would not wait in the queue again. But then you'd have to go back and select the 5K a second time, so maybe you would...
Sorry, I'm not a ton of help with this. I just know you wouldn't have to log out of your Active account.
