Marathon Weekend 2019

[PrincessV]

Oh, oh, oh - can I play the My Weather Sucks game, too?!

If the lightning stays away (unlikely), I'll head out soon, so current conditions:
79* with a Feels Like of 85*
Raining (otherwise, it would be 92* and a Feels Like near 100*)
98% humidity
Dew Point 75*
Barometric pressure 29.98 and dropping

More likely, I'll be on a treadmill in a building with AC set at 72*, no lightning, and I assume lower humidity...

 

[rteetz]

Oh, oh, oh - can I play the My Weather Sucks game, too?!

If the lightning stays away (unlikely), I'll head out soon, so current conditions:
79* with a Feels Like of 85*
Raining (otherwise, it would be 92* and a Feels Like near 100*)
98% humidity
Dew Point 75*
Barometric pressure 29.98 and dropping

More likely, I'll be on a treadmill in a building with AC set at 72*, no lightning, and I assume lower humidity...

That sounds like what we had yesterday.

 

[kleph]

It smells okay after washing and line drying, but once it gets damp again it reeks. It's just my older tanks in certain materials that are doing it though. Maybe they reached their stinky sweat quota.

its the bacteria getting feisty again. the best way to kill 'em off is vinegar.

 

[Bree]

its the bacteria getting feisty again. the best way to kill 'em off is vinegar.

I'll give that a shot! Do I soak them in water/vinegar or just add the vinegar to the washer?

 

[kleph]

I'll give that a shot! Do I soak them in water/vinegar or just add the vinegar to the washer?

I have a spray bottle I use but i expect any would work.

 

[FFigawi]

I saw a facebook ad (so who the heck knows how legit it is) for laundry detergent that is made specifically for active wear. I don't know if I'll go so far as to pursue trying it, but it "claimed" it gets activewear cleaner than normal detergent. hmmmmm

TMI time - I'm starting to get chafing from the dreaded "under the sports bra" sweat fest (and the rain this weekend didn't help that.) The joys of running?

UGH. Sunday I got chafed across my back and under my boobs from my bra. It hurt so bad.

KT Tape works great in those areas if Body Glide isn't cutting it

 

[lhermiston]

KT Tape works great in those areas if Body Glide isn't cutting it

Body Glide is my best friend.

Also, all this talk about heat, cold, etc. has me inspired for next week's SAFD. Stay tuned.

 

[LdyStormy76]

I'll give that a shot! Do I soak them in water/vinegar or just add the vinegar to the washer?

For a shirt that I wear for volunteer work (cotton/poly mix that we think has a Teflon coating) that had this issue I simply created a ‘soak bucket’ that the shirt sits in until it is time to do the load it belongs in. Never measured the amounts of vinegar or water used, so no help with that. I did find that it took a few soakings for the smell to really start to disappear.

 

[cavepig]

TMI time - I'm starting to get chafing from the dreaded "under the sports bra" sweat fest (and the rain this weekend didn't help that.) The joys of running?

Oh my gosh it's been so bad this summer with the humidity! I bought a bunch of skirts sports tanks with the built in sports bras, it's helped some. At least the red line isn't as harsh.

Finally cooled off here. A nice 60ish degree run this morning was awesome.

But was it humid? While we've had a cool (and very rainy) week, our dewpoint has been the temp, so if it's 66, the dew point is 66, so while cool it's still been such thick air.

 

[rteetz]

But was it humid? While we've had a cool (and very rainy) week, our dewpoint has been the temp, so if it's 66, the dew point is 66, so while cool it's still been such thick air.

No the humidity finally died down a bit too. It will get a bit warmer this week though.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

I finally finished my marathon playlist last night so I can start training with it. What was funny is finding notes I had from training for the 2016 marathon, which was also my first competitive race in over 20 years and longer than a 5k. So to prepare myself mentally, I'd gone over the course map and broke the race down into 10 segments and had notes on what I expected (and then my notes from after the actual race in parentheses after):

Mile 1-5 - Start to MK. Don't get excited and go out to fast, stay on pace (love the start, it was awesome going under MK sign, people at TTC are incredible, MK parking lot is huge!)
Mile 5-6 - Magic Kingdom! (words can't describe it., plus got my picture taken with Cogsworth, who I've never seen in the parks)
Mile 6-12 - MK to AK. 6-8 will be OK past the Polynesian, but 9-12 is a concern. Focus on reaching AK (the road to AK goes on forever. Cool characters though. Mile 9-10 had me questioning mile placement for the first time. It took forever to get to Mile 10!)
Mile 12-13 - Animal Kingdom. I can ride Everest! (Not riding Everest. If I sit down, I'm not going to want to run anymore)
Mile 13-15 - Halfway point and out to the main road and then to the end of the AK parking lot. Is it really 2 miles to do that? (Yes it is. Love the Haunted Mansion grave diggers, but again, not lying down or i won't get back up).
Mile 15-17 - AK to ESPN - This will be the hardest part of the race because there's nothing. Beware of "the wall". (It was hard and I had to really push myself on pace. Seeing Summit Plummet and the Tower of Terror helped).
Mile 17-20 - ESPN - 2 miles of hell and then running through the stadium (not a fan of most of this, but the track surface was great. Got my second wind running through the stadium).
Mile 20-22.5 - ESPN to Studios. Focus on getting to Tower of Terror. If I make it to Studios, I know I'll finish this. (No uphill please! Green army men were hilarious but I'm not doing pushups. I see the Tower!)
Mile 22.5-25 - Studios, path to resorts and into EPCOT. Getting there! (Love the course through Studios and the chocolate was great. I can run through parks all day, no matter how much I hurt, so I've got this, just got to make sure I'm good on time. The path to the Boardwalk didn't seem this long before! I've never been this happy to get into EPCOT)
Mile 25-26.2 - Victory lap around World Showcase lagoon and finish this thing upright. (Turned off music at Mile 25 and enjoyed the last lap. My feet were killing me but seeing people walking past me with their medals helped make it real. I can't believe I did it!).

It was funny to read the notes years later. I can't wait until January!

Loved reading that recap. Gives me an idea of what to sort of expect heading into my first marathon.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

I am planning on doing Higdon’s Novice 1 plan.
For those that have trained/completed a marathon doing a similar plan, do you feel that 1 20 miler adequately prepared you for the race??
I am doubting myself now (you know, before the plan even starts...)

 

[rteetz]

I am planning on doing Higdon’s Novice 1 plan.
For those that have trained/completed a marathon doing a similar plan, do you feel that 1 20 miler adequately prepared you for the race??
I am doubting myself now (you know, before the plan even starts...)

Yes that’s exactly what I’ve done for two marathons now.

 

[Desdemona924]

I am planning on doing Higdon’s Novice 1 plan.
For those that have trained/completed a marathon doing a similar plan, do you feel that 1 20 miler adequately prepared you for the race??
I am doubting myself now (you know, before the plan even starts...)

I used it twice as well and felt fully prepared.

 

[Bree]

I am planning on doing Higdon’s Novice 1 plan.
For those that have trained/completed a marathon doing a similar plan, do you feel that 1 20 miler adequately prepared you for the race??
I am doubting myself now (you know, before the plan even starts...)

I just peeked at the plan. I think you’ll be fine. You have 20 miles you need to run before the 20 mile long run. Your legs will be carrying over fatigue from those 20 miles. The 20 mile long run is sort of simulating how your body will feel towards the end of marathon.

 

[lhermiston]

I am planning on doing Higdon’s Novice 1 plan.
For those that have trained/completed a marathon doing a similar plan, do you feel that 1 20 miler adequately prepared you for the race??
I am doubting myself now (you know, before the plan even starts...)

I had two marathons where I topped out at 20 or maybe 22 and another where I topped out at maybe 17. Trust the training. I'm sure if you stick to the plan you'll be just fine!

 

[lhermiston]

So, I have to get up and clean up Kinnick Stadium tomorrow for my daughter's XC team ... anyone opposed to kicking off the Sundays are for Disney party a little early?

Lot of discussion this week about temperatures. Since we're all from different parts of the country (world?), we're all used to running in different climates. @rteetz and I have a little different experience in the Midwest than @Keels and @FFigawi have down south, for instance. So, this week's Sundays are for Disney is all about weather and leaning more toward running than Disney, but it should be fun anyway (and I need enough questions to last another four months, they can't all be winners!).

Anyway, what is the coldest temperature you've run in? What is the hottest temperature you've run in? And what were just the most miserable conditions you've run in? (Obligatory Disney connection - who knows what kind of weather we're going to get for marathon weekend??)

The lowest temp I've run is probably 5 degrees and the hottest is probably upper 80s or low 90s. I don't recall a super miserable run, but I remember one long run earlier this year that fell right after a snow storm. Since it was a Sunday morning, a majority of the sidewalks had not been cleared, so I was running in 2-3 inches of snow. Not fun. Anything with sleet or rain in your face isn't fun, either.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I hope you all have a great (and not too hot/cold) week!

- Lee

 

[rteetz]

Anyway, what is the coldest temperature you've run in? What is the hottest temperature you've run in? And what were just the most miserable conditions you've run in? (Obligatory Disney connection - who knows what kind of weather we're going to get for marathon weekend??)

Probably 20ish degrees. I don’t run in much less.

Hottest maybe 90 with the humidity.

If it’s pouring I don’t run outside. I have run in snow though.

 

[camaker]

Anyway, what is the coldest temperature you've run in? What is the hottest temperature you've run in? And what were just the most miserable conditions you've run in? (Obligatory Disney connection - who knows what kind of weather we're going to get for marathon weekend??)

The coldest I’ve ever run in was around 18 degrees with a single digit wind chill.

The hottest I’ve ever run in was around 99 degrees air temp last summer with enough humidity that I don’t want to imagine what the “feels like” temp was!

The easy answer to most miserable conditions I’ve ever run in is just about anything this summer. It’s been brutal. I feel like my body has reached the age and point where it’s telling me it doesn’t want to acclimate any more. Only it’s using NSF DIS language to do it.

As far as racing goes, I’ll give one on each spectrum. The most miserable hot race has been the 2017 DL half. Ugh. Sticky and nasty from the 5:30 start onwards. The worst cold race is the 2017 WDW marathon. It went from warm for the 5k and 10k to frigid for the marathon and I never felt like I got warm.

 

[Simba's Girl]

Coldest run: Low 20s. I won't run outside in much less, especially if it's windy too.
Hottest run: Probably low 80s on one of those weird early spring days when it gets that warm and there's no leaves on the trees yet.

Most miserable: Sleety 8 mile run. I felt like a total honey badger after that one but it was pretty wet. Runner up was outrunning a thunderstorm because it scared the living NSFD(not safe for Disboards) out of me.