Marathon Weekend 2019

[lhermiston]

There should be plenty of Marathon stuff left over ... however, Dopey could be pretty picked over. I've only shopped during Race Retreat Early Entry or where I've lined up about 45 minutes early to get Dopey stuff and it seems to go pretty quickly.

NBD either way. If I find something and it appeals to me, I’ll pick it up. If not, I won’t lose any sleep over it. It wasn’t worth it to me to preorder.

 

[LdyStormy76]

SAFD: the stay at AKL is a splurge this year. Also doing Dive Quest Friday afternoon; expensive but an easy way to log a dive.

 

[Wendy98]

User name: Wendy98
First name: Wendy
Corral: Elite
Anticipated Full pace: Good question. Probably in the neighborhood of 7:05-7:15 unless things head south early.
Stopping for characters (yes, no, some): Probably not. I said I wasn't going to stop 2 years ago during the marathon and still ended up stopping twice. They only cost me about 15-20 seconds each, but it breaks my rhythm.

Yeah, my pace is in question. I have been battling a few injuries the past month after doing Chicago and New York in the fall. Motivation has been AWOL also. This is my fun marathon, so I will be "ok" with whatever. It is also my "Disney without kids" weekend, so I can't be too disappointed.

SAFD: I won't buy any merchandise--I have more race/running stuff than I have regular clothes. This whole weekend is my splurge and I am using the marathon as an excuse for a grown up weekend. My big treat will be California Grill brunch after the marathon. It isn't a place we would normally go with kids--too much $$$ for their picky eating. I am just hoping I feel like eating after the race. My stomach is always flip floppy for awhile after a race, especially a marathon. We are planning to take it easy, ride a few rides, drink a few (lot) drinks, and not obsess about time. We were just there in November with the kids and will be back in March with them--how I love AP.

 

[TCB in FLA]

User name: TCBinFLA
First name: Tavel
Corral D
Anticipated pace: 5k- ALL the characters slow with a friend
10k- ALL the characters slow with friend
Half - 11 min, 90/30 ratio — some characters
Full- 11/12 min, 90/30 ratio - some characters depending on lines, plus AK drink stop and Epcot drink stop if I’m not ready to just be finished already

SAFD- this trip is my spurge. It’s a girls’ trip, leaving the family at home for a week. I’ve preordered the jacket, plus will definitely pick up magnets, a Tervis and whatever catches my eye. I usually get a Pandora charm every trip but I don’t wear my bracelets as much as I used to so am going to rethink that purchase. I did get the Pandora silver 26.2 I Did It! Mickey head on a string bracelet (I’m sure that style has a name but I don’t know what it is) that I’ve pretty much worn daily since I bought it last year and LOVE it. So might look to see if that style is out there.

I took a seasonal PT job at our new outlet mall and I’ve been counting each hour I work lately as a drink around the world. Makes my feet hurt less.

 

[sandam1]

User name: sandam1
First name: Amy
Corral: F
Anticipated 5K pace (if applicable): 16 min/mile - I'm run/walking with a friend, probably more walking than running
Half pace: 14 min/mi
Stopping for characters (yes, no, some): Some - definitely Sleeping Beauty (that's my costume for the half), everyone else, it depends

SAFD - I have some splurge money from my grandmother built into my budget, but haven't decide how to spend it. The choices are:
A - One day at Discovery Cove, the most expensive option
B - Disney After Hours at Hollywood Studios on Saturday night (after the half, ouch!), the middle option
C - Allowing myself to indulge in commemorative items at the expo and then doing The Void (either SW or Ralph) at Disney Springs, could be expensive too depending on what I find at the expo.

 

[AFwifelife]

@sandam1 Discovery Cove is worth every penny.

 

[Keels]

User name: TCBinFLA
First name: Tavel
Corral D
Anticipated pace: 5k- ALL the characters slow with a friend
10k- ALL the characters slow with friend
Half - 11 min, 90/30 ratio — some characters
Full- 11/12 min, 90/30 ratio - some characters depending on lines, plus AK drink stop and Epcot drink stop if I’m not ready to just be finished already

SAFD- this trip is my spurge. It’s a girls’ trip, leaving the family at home for a week. I’ve preordered the jacket, plus will definitely pick up magnets, a Tervis and whatever catches my eye. I usually get a Pandora charm every trip but I don’t wear my bracelets as much as I used to so am going to rethink that purchase. I did get the Pandora silver 26.2 I Did It! Mickey head on a string bracelet (I’m sure that style has a name but I don’t know what it is) that I’ve pretty much worn daily since I bought it last year and LOVE it. So might look to see if that style is out there.

I took a seasonal PT job at our new outlet mall and I’ve been counting each hour I work lately as a drink around the world. Makes my feet hurt less.

Alex & Ani did a bunch of Marathon-specific bracelets this year that were REALLY pretty and less than a Pandora charm, if you're looking to branch out!

 

[Princess KP]

Alex & Ani did a bunch of Marathon-specific bracelets this year that were REALLY pretty and less than a Pandora charm, if you're looking to branch out!

I didn’t see those. Where were they selling them?

 

[Barca33Runner]

User name: Barca33Runner
First name: Jared
Corral:E
Anticipated 5K pace (if applicable): Slow
10K pace: Slow
Half pace: Slow
Full pace: Just Finish
Stopping for characters (yes, no, some): Some, if the lines are short, things are going better than expected, or a particular character catches my eye

SAFD: As others have said, the whole trip is kind of a splurge. I may be upgrading to an AP during my trip, but I think Ohana, Be Our Guest, and basically just enjoying myself at Disney is a splurge without finding anything extra. If I do upgrade to an AP the splurge will come when I figure out when and how I want to do an extra trip later in the year.

 

[Keels]

I didn’t see those. Where were they selling them?

I bought them the week after Marathon Weekend at TrenD at Disney Springs. I'd been looking for them at the Alex & Ani store and they had no idea what I was talking about ...

https://blog.alexandani.com/disney-marathon-collection-now-available/

 

[flav]

Jealous much? I would have to say I am...

Marathon Weekend 2020 will be awesome, let’s just be patient (and a little jealous).

 

[UNCBear24]

SAFD: My splurge plan is to purchase my first AP!!!

 

[sandam1]

@sandam1 Discovery Cove is worth every penny.

I hear you! I'm a little skittish with the weather and was hoping for some sort of deal so that it didn't eat up ALL of my splurge money, but haven't come across anything so far.

 

[DIS-OH]

User name: DIS-OH
First name: Marsha (DH is Matt)
Corral: E
Anticipated pace for:
Half - 12:00

Characters: not likely


Splurge-staying at Grand Floridian as DD is running her first Full! (Thought staying at monorail resort would make spectating at MK easier)

 

[StarGirl11]

Well that was the 16 miler from h*ll. I’m convinced someone at the gym has the humidifier in their turned up to 100 or very close to it. I have a scale that I use for how much fluids I need to intake during a race. With the high end being fluids when I run Peachtree, a 10k in Atlanta in July. So it makes sense that I would go through about 10-20 oz every couple of miles if not more. What doesn’t make sense is when I’m having to get off every 3 miles to refill both of my bottles. Normally one bottle of 20 oz gets me through about 4 miles. Today I was going through both bottles every 3ish.

On the bright side I am getting adjusted to the humidity to FL. But this is ridiculous the climate where I’m at for Christmas is a dry dessert climate. Not the type to produce extreme humidity. So it’s entirely the gym.

And I would normally say screw it and do my 18 miler outside. But I forgot my fuel belt when I left Colorado. And since I will be home briefly anyway I don’t feel like putting up the 100 plus bucks for another camelbak when mine still works perfect. So I’m just going to have to slow down for the 18 miler. Since I was definitely low on something st the end of the 16.

As for the SAFD: Maybe the Dooney. I don’t normally get totes so I’m waiting to see it in person.

 

[Livelovedance]

I didn’t see those. Where were they selling them?

I bought them the week after Marathon Weekend at TrenD at Disney Springs. I'd been looking for them at the Alex & Ani store and they had no idea what I was talking about ...

https://blog.alexandani.com/disney-marathon-collection-now-available/

At the 2018 Princess expo they sold this Alex and Ani set. You had to buy it in the separate line where they sold Dooney, Pandora, etc.

https://blog.alexandani.com/disney-princess-half-marathon-collection/

 

[LSUfan4444]

There should be plenty of Marathon stuff left over ... however, Dopey could be pretty picked over. I've only shopped during Race Retreat Early Entry or where I've lined up about 45 minutes early to get Dopey stuff and it seems to go pretty quickly.

At least for guys the ends on both sides (smaller and larger sizes) have been pretty bare come Friday and Saturday. I haven’t been able to find a small jacket on Friday or Saturday since like 2011.

 

[bananabean]

For those of you who celebrate, I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!

For those of us who don’t, may we all enjoy our Chinese food tonight!

 

[kilowan]

User name:kilowan
First name:Michael
Corral D
Anticipated 5K pace (if applicable): Slow, doing this with my boys. This was the condition for them to come the WDW, lots of arm twisting on that one
10K pace: 12
Half pace: 13
Full pace: 14
Stopping for characters (yes, no, some): Hoping to stop for a few, a lot will depend on my time.

 

[PrincessV]

SAFD: Race registration IS my splurge! That’s it; I’m broke and everything else will be done in a budget-friendly manner.