Marathon Weekend 2019

[AFwifelife]

So what is everyone's plans for music/podcasts during the marathon?

Will you keep your headphones in the entire time? Run without? What will you listen to?

I’m making a playlist for the half because I really want to get my time goal. Usually I run without music though during the races.

 

[Bree]

So what is everyone's plans for music/podcasts during the marathon?

Will you keep your headphones in the entire time? Run without? What will you listen to?

Probably nothing for the 5K/10K. I'll bring them along for the half/full for the looooooooooooong stretches of nothing on the main roads. I have just one giant running playlist in Spotify that I shuffle play. It's something like 17 hours worth of music right now. If I hear a song I like I add it. I've got everything in there...country, metal, pop, latin, christian, 80's, 70's....I love never knowing what song is next!

 

[Bulldogmommy]

Probably nothing for the 5K/10K. I'll bring them along for the half/full for the looooooooooooong stretches of nothing on the main roads. I have just one giant running playlist in Spotify that I shuffle play. It's something like 17 hours worth of music right now. If I hear a song I like I add it. I've got everything in there...country, metal, pop, latin, christian, 80's, 70's....I love never knowing what song is next!

Ditto here... no buds for the 5K and 10K... but I need noise for those open road stretches... I just pause when I hit the parks!

 

[huskies90]

Given these possible forecasts, if I were coming from the north and training in 30s right now I'd seriously consider starting some heat acclimation training to dampen the effects of the rise in temps.

Luckily it has been pretty warm in the Northeast. I went out New Years Day and it was 55° and sunny. I prefer cooler temps but I can deal with 50's and 60's for running.

 

[Rory CB]

I have a question for everyone.

I really just started running consistently last January. Since then, I've done a few 5ks and a couple 10ks, and I'm getting ready for my first half marathon next week with all of you. I've been following a @DopeyBadger training plan pretty religiously since August, when I started training for my first 10k. I have a chalkboard in my living room, and every week, for almost 6 months now, I write on it my schedule for the next few days, so I can see at a glance what I'm supposed to run each day. And I'm starting to feel extremely anxious about cleaning off that chalkboard for the last time. Does anyone else ever get that anxiety, about finishing up a training plan?

There have been times during training when I couldn't wait to get back to doing my own thing, but now I'm starting to feel like I might be a little lost after I reach my goal. I do have the Princess 10k in February, but I don't feel like I need to do any specific training for that, since that distance is a regular part of my repertoire now. I have some ideas for some things I want to work on, like maybe concentrate on getting faster and just improving my 5k time, or something like that.

I am also trying to keep reminding myself that I have not finished the half marathon yet and I need to keep concentrating on that before I start looking past it. But I just wondered if anyone else had dealt with this kind of thing before and what you do to work through it.

FWIW what I find works for me, and maybe it will help you: I have short, medium, and long term "goals" for my running year, that way after a big milestone race , I can take some time to relax but already know what I am aiming for when I get back into training mode rather than maintenance mode after a race. That keeps me focused on keeping my running base knowing it is building to my next goal.

i.e. my goals for this year are: get back into 5K shape for a race in April/May (sub-22 5K), and in the fall I am aiming for a sub-21 5K.

Good luck on the half marathon! Your training should guide you at this point (@DopeyBadger has some amazing training spreadsheets , I've used them in the past)

 

[lhermiston]

So what is everyone's plans for music/podcasts during the marathon?

Will you keep your headphones in the entire time? Run without? What will you listen to?

No headphones for me. I’m going to bring a small Bluetooth speaker and blast “it’s a small world” on repeat.

 

[huskies90]

So what is everyone's plans for music/podcasts during the marathon? Will you keep your headphones in the entire time? Run without? What will you listen to?

I will have my normal 650+ song 50+ hour playlist streaming as always. I will turn it down so I can still hear everything around me.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

No headphones for me. I’m going to bring a small Bluetooth speaker and blast “it’s a small world” on repeat.

@lhermiston with the jokes!

(Good thing I'm much slower than you...)

 

[jennamfeo]

No headphones for me. I’m going to bring a small Bluetooth speaker and blast “it’s a small world” on repeat.

Bet you don't.

 

[SarahDisney]

So what is everyone's plans for music/podcasts during the marathon?

Will you keep your headphones in the entire time? Run without? What will you listen to?

I do one earbud in. I'll have a few playlists available, but may also pause the music if I like what's playing around me.

No headphones for me. I’m going to bring a small Bluetooth speaker and blast “it’s a small world” on repeat.

Yes please!

 

[BFD]

Good luck on the half marathon! Your training should guide you at this point (@DopeyBadger has some amazing training spreadsheets , I've used them in the past)

Thanks--that's kindof what's been guiding me. I've just trusted that if I follow the plan, I'll get where I want to be, and it's worked so far. That training plan has gotten me further than I ever thought I'd go. So I'm feeling fairly confident and enjoying my first ever taper.

 

[TheHamm]

No headphones for me. I’m going to bring a small Bluetooth speaker and blast “it’s a small world” on repeat.

I would love it!

 

[Simba's Girl]

I was just hoping I did not have to sweat it this year after getting flights canceled last year and having to drive to DC through the snow to get to a flight that wasn't canceled and/or sold out. That is why I booked two sets of flights for the four of us this year - both Monday and Tuesday nights - to mitigate the risk.

I agree as of right now, it looks like it will not be bad in Hartford. But it also seems like they don't really know until it gets closer. When I saw @JulieODC 's post last night, I went back to the Marathon 2018 thread and followed the progression of the Northeast storm and it started the exact same way...1-3 inches possible with most of it coming after I would have already departed and/or most of it missing us to the East. As it got closer to departure, it turned into a Nor'easter that closed the airports a day before the storm even hit, canceling our flight and making us scramble to get down to FL.

Yup. Luckily we got out that night before that big storm. I do remember having more than a week's lead time on it last year though. I actually got in a bit of a tiff with someone on here by saying "that's what they always say and usually they're wrong"...guess who was eating her words? I already warned DH that we might have to change his flight.

So what is everyone's plans for music/podcasts during the marathon?

Will you keep your headphones in the entire time? Run without? What will you listen to?

I find headphones generally distracting for my running. HOWEVER that may be a good thing around WWOS so IDK...maybe I'll wear them.

 

[cburnett11]

So what is everyone's plans for music/podcasts during the marathon?

Will you keep your headphones in the entire time? Run without? What will you listen to?

My wife and I are doing the marathon and have a playlist that she put together that we will both be listening to. It's a mix of Disney Park/Movie music as well as some other relatively current music. We sorta have it setup to correspond where we'll generally be on the course. In areas where I'd rather focus on the sounds actually going on around me, I'll just simply turn down my earbuds until I want them back on. Our earbuds allow quite a bit of ambient sound anyways, so they work well for us to switch back and forth in races or for conversation during training.

 

[ZellyB]

I can’t wait for your descriptions this time!

I'm looking forward to being part of the group text this year. It sounds like a lot of fun!

Also, I don't run with headphones in, so no music for me during the race.

 

[hotblooded]

All this!!! I'm a local. I don't even trust the forecast the night before. Humidity here really wipes you out more than you will think it will. I have my fingers crossed for a cold front, but I know many of you are coming from the arctic north and want the heat. This girl would rather freeze in a corral to have perfect running weather than run in damp humid air, blazing sun and wet clothes.

I think some people are forgetting just how much harder it is to run a half or marathon in humid weather above 65. Hot and humid races à la the half marathon in 2013 and the ToT 10-miler in 2012 were downright miserable.

 

[ZellyB]

I think some people are forgetting just how much harder it is to run a half or marathon in humid weather above 65. Hot and humid races à la the half marathon in 2013 and the ToT 10-miler in 2012 were downright miserable.

I'm not forgetting, but for me, I don't worry about time or pace for Disney races, so I just slow down to compensate. The race is the main reason we choose to go in January but not the only reason for our trip, so I try to hope for a good balance between decent running temps and enjoyable Disney parks/Florida weather since it's my escape for the cold midwest. These temps look like 50s and 60s likely for much of the running time and that's not horrible temps. Now, back in 2013 when it was in the upper 80s by the time we finished? UGH.

 

[tidefan]

Hey, quick question: Has anyone tried using TENS on a muscle pull other than on the back? I am trying it on my thigh/quad to see if it helps. This has been the most frustrating injury!

 

[pluto377]

I’ll definitely have my earbuds and music. I love running with music. Going to start working on my playlists today. I got Bluetooth headphones for Christmas so I’m really excited about them and glad I won’t have an annoying wire to deal with.

Getting a little concerned about the threat of snow up here on Wednesday. Hoping I don’t have to drive!

Just finished my last long run of 7 miles. Had to do it a few days early because of work and travel schedules for my dh. But it felt good and I think I’m ready. Trying to figure out which shoes to wear which day. Today’s pair felt hard as rocks so those will be for 5k. 3 more short runs to go!

Also I wanted to give a shout out to whoever mentioned FlipBelt about a million pages back. I got one a few weeks ago and I love it! I usually put stuff in my jacket pockets but it will be too warm for that so the belt is perfect!

 

[camaker]

I think some people are forgetting just how much harder it is to run a half or marathon in humid weather above 65. Hot and humid races à la the half marathon in 2013 and the ToT 10-miler in 2012 were downright miserable.

Hey, you cold weather folks got your chance in 2017 and 2018. Let us warmer weather folks have a turn this year!