Marathon Weekend 2019

[kleph]

nice sunrise from cone alley.


my number one must-not-miss stop


my number two, must-not-miss stop.


it's noon somewhere (this was just after 8 a.m. or so)


too early for an expedition.


LOL


i was too busy dealing with too much fatigue from that point on for candids.

 

[camaker]

Mexico at 11:15. See you there!

How long do you spend in each country? I might be a few minutes late, since I’d like a little lunch before embarking on this venture. Still want a margarita to kick it off, though. Regardless, I’ll catch up.

 

[lhermiston]

Congratulations to everyone on their races especially the Dopey racers. Didn’t achieve Dopey for me this time. All went well until I caught a bug Saturday which started me off with a fever for Sunday’s marathon. Between the fever and the heat I really started struggling after I left Animal Kingdom. At ESPN I had a medic following me asking if I was ok. I kept saying yes, but I guess I was weaving. Then just about mile 20 I fainted. They got me back to the medical tent I had just passed and that was the end for me. Last night I felt horrible, whether from the heat or illness I don’t know, and terribly stiff and sore. Today I’m feeling better except for the cough I’ve gotten and I’m not very sore. So yay for that training on the soreness end.

I wanted to thank all of you for the encouragement this past year for trying this. Yesterday I to,d DH that I didn’t ever want to do a marathon again. Today, as he predicted, I’m debating about trying for Dopey next year.

I’m sorry to hear about this. The heat was brutal on the back half. I can’t imagine running in it with a fever.

 

[bovie]

I don’t post as much as I should here, but I was able to finish yesterday!!! Took a lot longer than I had hoped; the heat really got to me. But I’m proud to have completed it and have a fire under me to get faster for the next one. And I’m super thankful to @DopeyBadger for his coaching.

 

[Princess KP]

How long do you spend in each country? I might be a few minutes late, since I’d like a little lunch before embarking on this venture. Still want a margarita to kick it off, though. Regardless, I’ll catch up.

Not too sure but you can always get food along the way as well. There are also plans for lunch at Via Napoli at 1:30 I believe.

 

[Chaitali]

Congratulations to everyone on their races especially the Dopey racers. Didn’t achieve Dopey for me this time. All went well until I caught a bug Saturday which started me off with a fever for Sunday’s marathon. Between the fever and the heat I really started struggling after I left Animal Kingdom. At ESPN I had a medic following me asking if I was ok. I kept saying yes, but I guess I was weaving. Then just about mile 20 I fainted. They got me back to the medical tent I had just passed and that was the end for me. Last night I felt horrible, whether from the heat or illness I don’t know, and terribly stiff and sore. Today I’m feeling better except for the cough I’ve gotten and I’m not very sore. So yay for that training on the soreness end.

I wanted to thank all of you for the encouragement this past year for trying this. Yesterday I to,d DH that I didn’t ever want to do a marathon again. Today, as he predicted, I’m debating about trying for Dopey next year.

That sounds pretty scary! Glad your ok and it sounds like bad luck with the weather and fever . We’ll be cheering for you if you decide to try again!

 

[lhermiston]

Which of the Mexico bars are we starting off at?

 

[a-mad]

Quick departure question. Has anyone had issues packing medals in your carry on luggage? We are worried it will get too heavy in our checked baggage and exceed our weight limit

 

[Chaitali]

Quick departure question. Has anyone had issues packing medals in your carry on luggage? We are worried it will get too heavy in our checked baggage and exceed our weight limit

I’ve done it before and it was fine. They did show up weird in the X-ray machine and I had to take them out to show TSA so you may want to plan for the extra time.

 

[camaker]

Quick departure question. Has anyone had issues packing medals in your carry on luggage? We are worried it will get too heavy in our checked baggage and exceed our weight limit

I always keep mine in my carry on. Just put them into a bin for screening so the TSA can easily see what they are. The couple of times I’ve left them in my bag has been pulled for extra screening.

 

[mrsg00fy]

Quick departure question. Has anyone had issues packing medals in your carry on luggage? We are worried it will get too heavy in our checked baggage and exceed our weight limit

I always take them in my carry on since I rarely travel with checked luggage. I’ve been pulled Aside for security checks for the medals three or four times. I put them in a separate bag to make it easier for security to find them. I’ve also had my bags searched because of the roller stick.

 

[LdyStormy76]

There are marathon shirts and general weekend glasses at the Orlando airport shop.

ETA: including pins and magnets!

 

[roxymama]

Finally have good internet connection. I’m planning on a full trip report. But had to include my fave pic.
Ran from back of G with my friend and we had a blast the entire race. It’s a totally different experience but wouldn’t trade it now for running solo further up. 3:06 personal worst but I don’t usually get the chance to talk literally for three hours straight on a run.
Feeling more tired from us staying at park til 11pm that night and my dad and I DATW yesterday than from the actual race.
Wishing I had more time to spend with rest of disgroup. Thinking ahead to a year I can come with hubby for more days and more shenanigans

 

[TheHamm]

I'm back at work and wishing for DATW.

A co-worker already asked me how fast I finished the half and seemed surprised that I do not know, and don't particularly care. I know I was not trained as I had hoped, I know I ran with a friend for slower miles, I know I GOT MY PICTURE WITH CHARACTERS AND IN FRONT OF THE CASTLE, I know I finished, and I know I will run another half marathon. I also know I should not spend the next hour at work looking at other races to sign up for

I also know I want to say thank you for starting the thread and for contributing to it. It has been and informative and humorous addition to my 'training.'

ETA: Waking up for work at 6 this morning seemed much harder than waking up to run at 3am on Saturday.

 

[lahobbs4]

I cannot believe how much fun I had! Dopey was one of the most exciting experiences of my life. Yes, I was SO sleepy, but we stuck to our plan of taking it easy between races. We spent a few hours at parks each day and were in bed asleep by 8:00-8:30 each night. After the HOT full yesterday, I alternated pool and hot tub and today my legs are a little tight but it just feels like I did a hard workout yesterday.

I ran into some of my favorite YouTubers (rezruns) and some instagram peeps. That was fun! I was surprised at the amount of people I saw with a boot or a crutch. Lord, love them. I could NOT have done that. I wanted a 5:30 finish but made a sweet friend on the full course around mile 10 and we stuck together, even when she had a bad cramp and needed to walk the last mile. I came in with a 5:41 and thats an hour off of my 2017 time! (the time I bumped up to the full, completely untrained, after the cancelled half).

Thank you @DopeyBadger !! Your plan was EXACTLY what I needed to get through this weekend feeling proud of myself and not feeling like I want to die at the end. I cried a lot yesterday because we should all be so proud of whatever we did at these races. We are a brave few!

 

[Ariel484]

@wdvak how scary!! So glad that you are okay. You'll crush it next year.

 

[Ariel484]

I’m planning on a full trip report.

YAY!! And OH MY GOD that picture! Love it!

A co-worker already asked me how fast I finished the half and seemed surprised that I do not know, and don't particularly care. I know I was not trained as I had hoped, I know I ran with a friend for slower miles, I know I GOT MY PICTURE WITH CHARACTERS AND IN FRONT OF THE CASTLE, I know I finished, and I know I will run another half marathon.

I like you.

 

[DIS-OH]

Getting ready to catch the ME to MCO.

After 9 Princess Half weekends, I’m glad we switched to Marathon weekend this year. Even though the Half course is the same, the overall vibe is different,

My daughter ran her first Full Marathon (5:13 finish). We saw her on Main Street in MK and at Tower of Terror in DHS. She said the heat was tough the last 5-6 miles.

Hope to be back next year! Love this thread and all the advice and encouragement!

 

[Wendy98]

Just woke up from a nap after being the one person in coral B to raise his hand when the announcer asked if anyone got NO sleep last night. I got myself so anxious about the heat and finishing, I could not sleep and at about 1AM just decided to stay up. No sleep, doing the half on Saturday and the heat pretty much made me give up any goal of breaking 4 hours. So I decided instead to make character stops and try to enjoy the race. I just could not stay hydrated besides stoppping and walking thru every water stop. I was pacing pretty well and stayed just ahead of the 4:15 pace group thru WWOS but then I hit the wall at mile 23 and ended up finishing @ 4:24. After getting back and showering, I walked from BLT to MK with my wife and kids so we can get pictures of all of our medals on Main Street before the kids left at 2pm to fly back to school. Then I finally got to sleep after being up for 36 hours straight. On my way now to O’Hana to celebrate!!

Add me to the no sleep population. I just laid in bed frustrated I wasn’t sleeping and fearful of sleeping through my alarm. I finally gave up at 2:30. This happened to me 2 years ago and I couldn’t sleep 2 straight nights. I swear, the 5:30 start is my biggest reason not to do WDW Marathon again.

 

[StarGirl11]

Don’t know if anyone else will find this funny. But I found the position of this wild turkey next to the line for Travel Mickey/Minnie funny since it looked like he was trying to figure out what the story was with all these strangely dressed people.