Marathon Weekend 2018

[Keels]

No, that's Charles. The weather was always the opposite of what he planned

I need it to stay exactly like it is right now, OK?

 

[wdwjoe13]

Been an interesting year training wise, so just hoping to have fun and enjoy the races, especially the last 6 miles on Sunday.

Race - 5k
Name (optional) - Joe
DIS Name - wdwjoe
Costume - N/A
Corral - A
Planning to attend the Pre-race meet up? - Questionable
Front, Middle, or Back of the corral - back
Expected Pace - 9:00 mile

Race - 10k
Name (optional) - Joe
DIS Name - wdwjoe
Costume - N/A
Corral - A
Planning to attend the Pre-race meet up? - Questionable
Front, Middle, or Back of the corral - back
Expected Pace - 9:00 mile

Race - Half
Name (optional) - Joe
DIS Name - wdwjoe
Costume - N/A
Corral - A, but starting with wife in B (she is very first bib in B)
Planning to attend the Pre-race meet up? - No
Front, Middle, or Back of the corral - back
Expected Pace - 10:30 mile. This will be 5 months after giving birth to our son, and she is training at about a 10 minute mile, so we shall see.

Race - Marathon
Name (optional) - Joe
DIS Name - wdwjoe
Costume - N/A
Corral - A
Planning to attend the Pre-race meet up? - Likely
Front, Middle, or Back of the corral - back
Expected Pace - 9:30 mile

 

[bananabean]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

 

[Keels]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I'll send up good thoughts in the morning for you!

 

[SheHulk]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

I'm sorry bananabean.

 

[JClimacus]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

Sorry to hear of your loss... and I hope you are still able to enjoy Disney!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

So sorry for your loss. I hope getting back and doing the mini sim will help you heal.

 

[OrangeBirdGirl]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[DopeyBadger]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[Anisum]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

Sorry for your loss.

I need it to stay exactly like it is right now, OK?

But you packed all those winter clothes. If you get to use them at least you'll be able to justify bringing them to Mr. Keels.

 

[LSUfan4444]

I run as well, I didn't think that was something that needed to be looked down on either.

My only "issues" with runners and music are the obvious communication issues they can present if the runner isn't paying attention or had it too loud and then on race day its less people to talk to. For a race like Disney it isn't that big of an issue because there will be enough people around without headphones but it's taken alot of the joy out of smaller local/regional races when everyone within a .10 mi radius of you has head phones in.

Races are a good way to show community support, meet new people and make some long runs not be so miserable but when you're essentially running alone it takes alot of the fun out for me.

 

[LSUfan4444]

Crap that makes it worse. In the past years if you were doing Goofy or Dopey you could get everything in HP without needing to go across to visa. Since this was a smaller number of runners it was usually pretty quick to get in an out. This setup means everyone is going to do there runDisney merch shopping in HP.

Thats how it was the last few times I've done it as well.

 

[cavepig]

I entered my Photo Pass codes from my bib number into my Memory Maker. Will that work so far out?

I do mine a few hours after the race(s), it will say there are no photos yet if it's too early...but then I'll go back on later and I'll have photos show up without reentering it. But, then I've also sometimes had to reenter the number before they show up, like once it's got at least one associated to my number it will take the code. So, it may or may not have taken it this early, but you can always just reenter it after if you aren't seeing any.

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

So, sorry for your loss, I'm sure she'll be there cheering you on in spirit.

 

[Simba's Girl]

As a newspaper journalism graduate from a top j-school, I would advise another field. Out of all my classmates, just *one* is still in the industry. The newspapers I worked at now have a third to a half of the staff they had 25 years ago (and one is out of business). Encourage the writing, absolutely, but expand the field of study. JMHO.

Oh I do encourage writing (trying to get her to do science writing actually) but of course I don't know anything (former technologist in a DNA lab)

At least this is something more marketable from what she was originally wanting to do-theatre.

 

[LSUfan4444]

I entered my Photo Pass codes from my bib number into my Memory Maker. Will that work so far out?

How does that process work for an AP holder?

 

[Simba's Girl]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

So sorry for your loss.

 

[lhermiston]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

I’m so sorry for your loss.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now...

@bananabean Sorry for your loss. My situation is different, but believe me, I know the 'hard to do anything but lay in bed' part. I'm going to try to get out for 3 miles today for the first time in 13 days (13? is that possible? I believe that is my longest non-running streak in 15 years or more).

Get out there and do your sim and have a good time in Florida.

Make Grammy proud!

 

[jmasgat]

@bananabean So sorry to hear about your grandmother,


Now why is the weather for Jan 5 showing like an outlier on accuweather? If it's going to get colder, I vote for Sunday. That profile would be wonderful!

 

[BikeFan]

@bananabean & @OldSlowGoofyGuy So sorry to hear you both are going through some rough patches right now. Hope things get better soon!