Marathon Weekend 2017!

[wallskm]

@DopeyBadger does spreadsheets, I do maps. I made this to use with my students next semester, but I thought the crowd on here might appreciate it as well:

WDW 2017 Marathon Week Participant Map

The data are from the Race Results database, which includes user-entered data. Some entries included invalid locations and were not included. Apologies to our international friends as only US locations are mapped.

Well now I want to know who's the other person from my town?! We are both doing the half. And 6 from the town just over the river from us. Thanks for the map!

 

[MissLiss279]

Has anyone with Race Retreat received their entry pass yet?

I have not received mine yet.

 

[CheapRunnerMike]

That I leave to my students! I have a research methods class where I like to have datasets like this for just that purpose. Now that I've 'massaged' the data a bit, I can release it to the class for a series of assignments and have them hypothesize spatial relationships with other variables. The tapestry and market segmentation elements in Community Analyst (bought running shoes, watched a marathon on TV, visited a theme park, etc) can be run in regression against the participation index. Spatial auto-correlation, hot spots...there's so much fun to be had with this! When I have new data, I like to hold off on the initial analysis until I do it with the class so that I don't bias their predictions in any way.

When I pulled the data from the results site (http://results.xacte.com/?kw=WDW) it came with all names and bib numbers. Spatially, that data isn't relevant, and while it's technically public data and could be republished, most people would find it a bit creepy. But you can always use the results site to search by state or city.

I would also note that in some places, a participant may be listed more than once. For instance, someone running the 10K may also have registered for the Marathon. They are counted once for each race and twice overall--because it is two events--but it's technically the same person.

Okay, so now knowing/assuming you are a Geography teacher, I LOVE YOUR USERNAME!

 

[IamTrike]

Our AP magic bands came yesterday. They were sent out on the day Disney announced all AP bands shipped at that point would be the new bands. We must have missed it by hours because we still got the old ones.

 

[camaker]

Need some positive vibes here. Getting ready to head to the orthopedist to have my knee looked at. At this point, I don't care how much I have to slow down to get through it, I just don't want to get shut down and have to miss the races! I've put too much into getting ready for Dopey to have it all fall apart in the month beforehand. The anxiety level is very high right now...

 

[ZellyB]

Need some positive vibes here. Getting ready to head to the orthopedist to have my knee looked at. At this point, I don't care how much I have to slow down to get through it, I just don't want to get shut down and have to miss the races! I've put too much into getting ready for Dopey to have it all fall apart in the month beforehand. The anxiety level is very high right now...

Sending you good vibes for a positive report and best possible outcome!

 

[Rory CB]

Has anyone with Race Retreat received their entry pass yet?

Not yet.

 

[pixarmom]

Has anyone with Race Retreat received their entry pass yet?

Not yet. Hoping it will be soon, since they said "week of Dec. 19th."

 

[DerTobi75]

Nice: The invisible runner... The map is missing about 6,000 participants, based on the total from the results page. Some of those are international. The rest were invalid locations or places that couldn't be identified on the map. I tried to correct as many as I could, but didn't get to every gap.

Is there a way to get the list of the international participants?! Would like to do an international list as well ;-)

 

[Rory CB]

Has anyone with Race Retreat received their entry pass yet?

They knew you were asking I just got an email with mine.

 

[pixarmom]

Got race retreat e-mail!

 

[CarolynFH]

I've never, ever seen them really sweep a 5K at WDW, other than for medical need. I'm not saying they won't ever, but I've been among the last to finish multiple times and have strolled in with the crew taking down the timing clocks, lol! I think my longest was around 1:30:00 starting from a second-to-last corral.

Now that is really reassuring! Thanks!!

 

[*DisneyDreamer]

Sweet! Maybe @pixarmom, @*DisneyDreamer, and @opusone would join us for a WI/Ill race of some sort.

I would totally be up for that!! Sounds awesome!

 

[StarGirl11]

And it's official, doing Dopey solo. Moms booking into chemo on the Monday before Dopey, so I'll be spending most of Tuesday and thus her birthday with her at the hospital befor catching an 8:00 evening flight out of Baltimore to get into Orlando around 10:30. At least I'm not getting up at 3:00 am anymore for 5 mornings straight. Hardest part now is going to be dropping the rental car off after the expo and then getting to Magic Kingdom for the 4:30 dinner reservations (still checking for a slightly later res least I can catch the bus from Swan and Dolphin to the park).

 

[MissLiss279]

They knew you were asking I just got an email with mine.

Got race retreat e-mail!

Thanks for posting this! Mine went to my junk email folder. I might not have found it otherwise.

 

[camaker]

Sending you good vibes for a positive report and best possible outcome!

Thank you and thanks for all the good feelings sent along! It ended up being about as benign as it could have been. Apparently I irritated the top of my patella during one of my races (probably the "5k" I ran too hard at work) and it is now tracking slightly differently. Until my knee gets used to the new tracking it's going to swell and hurt.

The good news is that running on it won't cause any damage. The new anti-inflammatory along with the pt regimen I'm already on should resolve the issue eventually. If it's not better by Dopey, I can still run. The races just become an exercise in pain management and finding a pacing or run/walk strategy that minimizes the aggravation. I'm way too stubborn to let that derail me.

 

[DopeyBadger]

Thank you and thanks for all the good feelings sent along! It ended up being about as benign as it could have been. Apparently I irritated the top of my patella during one of my races (probably the "5k" I ran too hard at work) and it is now tracking slightly differently. Until my knee gets used to the new tracking it's going to swell and hurt.

The good news is that running on it won't cause any damage. The new anti-inflammatory along with the pt regimen I'm already on should resolve the issue eventually. If it's not better by Dopey, I can still run. The races just become an exercise in pain management and finding a pacing or run/walk strategy that minimizes the aggravation. I'm way too stubborn to let that derail me.

That's good to hear! Hoping the PT and drugs helps you in advance of Dopey but it sounds like you've got a plan if not.

 

[DopeyBadger]

I had forgotten that I had posted my goals here way back in April, and of course at that point I had no idea that @DopeyBadger would compile a spreadsheet reminding me (and the rest of you!) of those goals. I'm flattered to be included in this group of dedicated, experienced runners!

Just always think I'm making some sort of spreadsheet at any moment... No matter your level, I'm happy to include your goals!

I would totally be up for that!! Sounds awesome!

Sweet! Sounds like we've got some planning to do!

And it's official, doing Dopey solo. Moms booking into chemo on the Monday before Dopey, so I'll be spending most of Tuesday and thus her birthday with her at the hospital befor catching an 8:00 evening flight out of Baltimore to get into Orlando around 10:30. At least I'm not getting up at 3:00 am anymore for 5 mornings straight. Hardest part now is going to be dropping the rental car off after the expo and then getting to Magic Kingdom for the 4:30 dinner reservations (still checking for a slightly later res least I can catch the bus from Swan and Dolphin to the park).

Sorry to hear this! Come join us on race morning and hopefully we can make it seem a little less solo. Wishing you and yours the best!

 

[AThrillingChase]

@DopeyBadger can you please change my corrals, Track Shack read my email and went back to my registration and said they were able to place me in J.

Changed mine too! Though only by 1 corral. Haha. My half time being translated into a full is still the culprit. But I got up to L so at least I got out of whatever they are doing in those last 4 corrals this year! I have no idea how that will go! The new POT rules are just crazy to me

 

[Geographilia]

Okay, so now knowing/assuming you are a Geography teacher, I LOVE YOUR USERNAME!

Thanks! It's an homage to humanistic geographer Yi-Fu Tuan's concept of topophilia: love of place.

Is there a way to get the list of the international participants?! Would like to do an international list as well ;-)

The database lists by city and state, both in the same column, which isn't formatted well to international locations. It is possible, but the effort to clean the raw data is steep. I put my limit on data massaging for class purposes at about 2 days; anything longer than that, and I better be able to get a publication out of it.