Marathon Weekend 2017!

[croach]

Staying at Bay Lake Tower. I put in a 2:10 half marathon for my PoT. I'm hoping for somewhere between 5-5:30 marathon time. Will probably have a rental car. Might have to fly out of Sanford--which I know is farther. We're regular Disney travelers but this will be my second RunDisney event (2015 Glass Slipper was my first.) Thanks for your help!

You may know this already and I don't know how common or uncommon it is - but there are some health risks associated with flying so soon after a marathon. This article has some helpful advice:

http://womensrunning.competitor.com...ent-blood-clots-after-destination-races_16269

 

[princessluna14]

We are doing the marathon and staying from Friday to Friday (1/6-1/13) at either CBR or Old Key West (if we can get in renting DVC points). Do the crowds tend to dissipate in the parks after the race weekend?

 

[PCFriar80]

We are doing the marathon and staying from Friday to Friday (1/6-1/13) at either CBR or Old Key West (if we can get in renting DVC points). Do the crowds tend to dissipate in the parks after the race weekend?

Crowds will dissipate and be manageable early in the week [Mon - Wed], but will begin picking up around Thursday heading into the MLK holiday weekend.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Staying at Bay Lake Tower. I put in a 2:10 half marathon for my PoT. I'm hoping for somewhere between 5-5:30 marathon time. Will probably have a rental car. Might have to fly out of Sanford--which I know is farther. We're regular Disney travelers but this will be my second RunDisney event (2015 Glass Slipper was my first.) Thanks for your help!

I agree with @Keels - I have flown many times after a half or full. Shoot for as late as you can manage, and remember that you are going to be pretty wiped out. 5pm sounds like a great suggestion. And to mitigate the risks mentioned by @croach , invest in full length compression recovery tights.

 

[whamma]

I agree with @Keels - I have flown many times after a half or full. Shoot for as late as you can manage, and remember that you are going to be pretty wiped out. 5pm sounds like a great suggestion. And to mitigate the risks mentioned by @croach , invest in full length compression recovery tights.

Thanks for all the advice. Can't avoid flying home Sunday. I can't afford to lose my job (I need to to pay for trips to Disney) and I have to be there Monday morning! I'm looking at a flight after 7 p.m. so at least I'm not going to stop running then immediately get on a plane for 2-1/2 hours (which isn't too bad either). I'll be flying with a friend who's running too so we'll both remind each other to get up and walk down the aisle a couple of times an hour! Thanks for the tips.

 

[Keels]

Thanks for all the advice. Can't avoid flying home Sunday. I can't afford to lose my job (I need to to pay for trips to Disney) and I have to be there Monday morning! I'm looking at a flight after 7 p.m. so at least I'm not going to stop running then immediately get on a plane for 2-1/2 hours (which isn't too bad either). I'll be flying with a friend who's running too so we'll both remind each other to get up and walk down the aisle a couple of times an hour! Thanks for the tips.

Love this! Sounds like you've got a great plan! And a 7 pm flight will be perfect - still some downtime and celebration time before you have to head home!

 

[Waiting2goback]

I know!!! Why am I so hesitant?! I also did the 10k with my DH and DS in 2015 when I did the marathon so I was halfway there already, right?

I am hesitating on registering for Goofy. I want to do it, and right now I am on hold until I get my MRI results from my ankle. I am not sure why I am hesitating either. It's a lot of training, less park time than if I only did the marathon, but I had so much fun at the marathon last year so doing two races would seem to be twice as fun, right?

I will say, I definitely wasn't ready for Dopey when I registered for it - and the whole training pushed me out of my comfort zone. I cried a lot during the process (I'm a crier - and up until recently, I cried before every race because of nerves). I had a meltdown in the kitchen the night before we drove to Florida for race weekend because I was nervous. I cried on Saturday night before the Marathon, and I may have shed tears multiple times during the Marathon. Of all places, I DID NOT cry when I finished the Marathon or when I went through the tent at the end to get my Goofy and Dopey medals. Crazy, right?

But, I can say without doubt or exaggeration -- it was easily a Top 3 Weekend of my life. Dopey helps you find something inside you that you never knew you may have had, it helps you find things OUTSIDE your current life that you never thought you would need. Now? Now, I'm not afraid of anything. I know that my body can handle whatever I throw at it. I KNOW that the only thing holding me back - is me.

I made some friends during the process that I can't imagine my life without - and I know they'll be in my life in some way and shape forever. I strengthened my relationships with others in ways I never thought they could grow. I accomplished what I previously (and by previously, I mean like four months before registration) thought was impossible for me.

And, as Walt Disney once said "It's kind of fun to do the impossible".

I look forward to seeing you as a fellow Dope.

I only did the marathon and it was one of the best weekends of my life as well. I can't wait to do Dopey and see what impact that has on me.

OK. This is just complete number crunching and speculation based on this year's corral and the McMillan calculator, which is roughly what RD uses to corral.

A 2:10 half puts you at a 4:33 full according to McMillan, which based on this year's corrals would have you starting in G for the half/full.

Based on the 5-minute between corral release time, you're looking at a start time of 6 a.m. Let's assume it's 7 minutes between corrals, just as a cushion and estimate that you'll start at 6:12 a.m. With your max marathon time, that puts you at the finish line around 11:42 a.m. You still have to get back to the Contemporary (that's 30 minutes whether you drive or monorail), and that probably puts you past check-out for a shower. Plus, I'm assuming you'll want to eat at some point post-race.

The drive from the Contemporary to Sanford will EASILY take you an hour, in perfect conditions. With I-4 construction and traffic (if you take that way), I think you should expect at least 90 minutes minimum from the hotel to Sanford.

If everything goes AS PLANNED, you could probably make a 3 p.m. flight. Personally? Knowing Orlando, and Disney, and these races, I wouldn't plan for anything earlier than 5 p.m.

I think you have been given great advice and it sounds like you have a good plan in place. Now all you need to do is train for the next 7 months and have fun.

 

[lhermiston]

33 weeks!

 

[ZellyB]

Ugh! Just found out that I have a torn rotator cuff and will need surgery on 5/31. So much for staying healthy leading up to marathon weekend.
I'm only a 1/2 marathoner, but the thought of not running for 3+ months and then starting all over again in the fall is discouraging to me. Not to mention being in a sling for half the summer. I'm going to get moving as soon as I can and probably will have to resort to the recumbent bike for starters, suck it up and be patient until I'm healed. Sorry, for the "poor me" post but know the folks on this thread will help with any advice they have!

Oh no! So sorry to hear this. I hope the surgery goes well and I agree with others to say try and find some alternative leg workouts that you can do.

when are people planning on being in Disney for the race weekend , the wife and I were thinking to head January 1st or 2nd, we are coming from Canada , would it make sense to head down on December 31? anyone from Canada experience flying on new years eve or day ?

We are planning to fly in on Thursday January 5 and staying at Disney through the 9th. Then we are moving over to spend a few days at Universal.

 

[dburg30]

33 weeks!

Holy crap.. this just kind of gave me heart flutters lol..

 

[Weluvdisny]

I know it's kinda early, but has anyone started training yet? Or are you just continuing your running routine and will amp it up in a few months?

 

[taffy]

I know it's kinda early, but has anyone started training yet? Or are you just continuing your running routine and will amp it up in a few months?

I am rolling over from my half training towards dopey so my traininfg plan started this week.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

I know it's kinda early, but has anyone started training yet? Or are you just continuing your running routine and will amp it up in a few months?

I only stop running when I am injured, so I am running. But my official "training plan" for Dopey begins 18 weeks before the marathon.

 

[DopeyBadger]

I know it's kinda early, but has anyone started training yet? Or are you just continuing your running routine and will amp it up in a few months?

Training for a marathon from now until October 2nd (last weekend for POT). Then, Dopey training starts on October 16th. I haven't designed my Dopey training yet because I'll need to see how this training cycle goes. How about yourself?

 

[FFigawi]

I know it's kinda early, but has anyone started training yet? Or are you just continuing your running routine and will amp it up in a few months?

My training will start a few weeks after IMFL in November. My DATW training never stops, though.

 

[lhermiston]

I know it's kinda early, but has anyone started training yet? Or are you just continuing your running routine and will amp it up in a few months?

I'm recovering from a foot injury, so right now I'm training for a 10k in July, then a half in October and then full-on marathon training.

 

[Barca33Runner]

I know it's kinda early, but has anyone started training yet? Or are you just continuing your running routine and will amp it up in a few months?

I guess I'm in the group that is always in training for something, but hasn't specifically started training for Dopey. Dopey is still my favorite event of the year and, to this point, still contains the only marathon I run each year so most of the other events I do are intended to stay in shape and improve my POT for Dopey. I am starting to put more emphasis on improvement because I've kind of stagnated in my fitness, so maybe that won't always be the case.

 

[ZellyB]

We run year round, so we don't think too much in terms of starting training. However, we are in a Galloway group that trains for a local marathon in November, so that training started a couple of weeks ago. Once that marathon is over, we just sort of extend the training through January.

 

[Dis5150]

I am training for a marathon on Labor Day, then will start another training cycle after I recover from that. There are exactly 18 weeks between my local marathon and WDW marathon so that was convenient. :0

Can anyone who has done this weekend in the past tell me what the Expo hours are on Saturday that race weekend? We are either flying in Friday night or Saturday morning so Saturday will be our only Expo day. I would prefer to fly in on Saturday since I will be there 7 days following the marathon and that works out better with my vacation schedule.

 

[PrincessV]

I know it's kinda early, but has anyone started training yet? Or are you just continuing your running routine and will amp it up in a few months?

I run year round, but I'm not in any particular training mode right now. FL runner here, so it all slows down for summer. Because heat stroke sucks. My summer long runs are 10 miles, so I'll pick up from there in the fall.