Marathon Weekend 2019

[JeffW]

Does anyone have any good tips for a long car ride after a long run?? Is it a terrible idea?

(We were originally going to drive the 5.5 hours on Sunday morning, but now may be leaving tomorrow afternoon, 4ish hours after I finish my long run.)

Honestly, you need to plan for some short stops to at least walk around for 2-3 minutes. I'd say once an hour. Just that little bit of movement will help immensely. I drove 3 hours without stopping immediately after a marathon, and my wife basically had to physically unfold me from the front seat of our vehicle.

 

[SarahDisney]

Does anyone have any good tips for a long car ride after a long run?? Is it a terrible idea?

(We were originally going to drive the 5.5 hours on Sunday morning, but now may be leaving tomorrow afternoon, 4ish hours after I finish my long run.)

I once ran like 10 miles and then was in a car for like 2.5 hours right after (as in, I left an hour after I finished my run). I'd say it's definitely doable if you're smart about it.
My recommendations:
Compression socks if you like those, and just make sure you move your legs around a little. If you can stop at a rest stop to stretch every so often, do that too.

 

[Keels]

Getting there early just means more listening to Carissa and that’s just not something I’m willing to subject myself to.

 

[AFwifelife]

Does anyone have any good tips for a long car ride after a long run?? Is it a terrible idea?

(We were originally going to drive the 5.5 hours on Sunday morning, but now may be leaving tomorrow afternoon, 4ish hours after I finish my long run.)

I drove back home (3.5 hours) about 2-3 hours after W&D. Stretch well, put on as much compression things you own (joking but definitely some compression socks or calf sleeves at least. I also have thigh compression sleeves now), and continue moving around until you get in the car.

 

[Jason Bryer]

I am staying at Dolphin and planning to drive to the Epcot lot. Does it seem reasonable to leave the hotel at 4? Last year I couldn't sleep (combination of nerves and stomach issues) so left really early and sat in the car for at least an hour.

 

[camaker]

I am staying at Dolphin and planning to drive to the Epcot lot. Does it seem reasonable to leave the hotel at 4? Last year I couldn't sleep (combination of nerves and stomach issues) so left really early and sat in the car for at least an hour.

I think it was noted in the event guide that if you're driving you need to be in the lot and parked at Epcot by 3:30. Not sure how strongly they're going to enforce that, but it's something to keep in mind.

 

[KSellers88]

Getting there early just means more listening to Carissa and that’s just not something I’m willing to subject myself to.

She just got married too, so y'all be prepared to hear lots and lots of stories about that! It really would be a good drinking game for every time she says "I"...

 

[MissLiss279]

Does anyone have any good tips for a long car ride after a long run?? Is it a terrible idea?

(We were originally going to drive the 5.5 hours on Sunday morning, but now may be leaving tomorrow afternoon, 4ish hours after I finish my long run.)

Honestly, you need to plan for some short stops to at least walk around for 2-3 minutes. I'd say once an hour. Just that little bit of movement will help immensely. I drove 3 hours without stopping immediately after a marathon, and my wife basically had to physically unfold me from the front seat of our vehicle.

Agree with this. Make a few stops and get up and walk around. It will help a lot. I drove home (3 hours) after a marathon once, and was pretty uncomfortable sitting mainly in one position for a while. I stopped for food about half way back - walked around for a little bit, and felt a lot better for the remaining drive.

I also drove 4 hours to a football game immediately after running a 50k a couple months ago. I stopped at my house to take a shower in the middle of the drive (2 hours from race and 2 hours to football stadium), and surprisingly I felt pretty much okay. And then the standing and walking around helped at the game. I may have also taken an ibuprofen at one point, to stem any aches - I know some people don’t suggest using ibuprofen during running or soon after finishing, so I’m not necessarily recommending this, but I’m okay so far.

ETA: Also, maybe make a point to walk around some in those 4 hours before you leave. This should help also.

 

[lahobbs4]

Have y'all had any luck with those places that will contact you if a dining reservation is available? We have decided to not do a park after the marathon, but still want a nice meal. Maybe O'hana? Or Cali Grill? Basically only places that have a 0.5% chance of having a cancellation that night.

 

[Keels]

She just got married too, so y'all be prepared to hear lots and lots of stories about that! It really would be a good drinking game for every time she says "I"...

Ugh. She never really used her last name before and now she's going to say it EVERY DAMN TIME she has a chance.

I'm definitely going to need to bring emergency headphones.

 

[Keels]

Have y'all had any luck with those places that will contact you if a dining reservation is available? We have decided to not do a park after the marathon, but still want a nice meal. Maybe O'hana? Or Cali Grill? Basically only places that have a 0.5% chance of having a cancellation that night.

I've been able to get Cali Grill same-day almost every time I've tried. Just set a dining alert on Touring Plans.

 

[FFigawi]

Ugh. She never really used her last name before and now she's going to say it EVERY DAMN TIME she has a chance.

I'm definitely going to need to bring emergency headphones.

And emergency booze

 

[Disney at Heart]

I did my second 20 miler last Saturday while in Chattanooga. Moved it up a week because 20 on the River Walk was better than doing 5-7 boring repeats on my regular routes this weekend. So I started the taper a week early. I hope I didn’t mess up by doing my longest run 4 weeks before Goofy. I'll probably do an intermediate 13 or so the Saturday after Christmas.

 

[cavepig]

She just got married too, so y'all be prepared to hear lots and lots of stories about that! It really would be a good drinking game for every time she says "I"...

I mostly tune her out, but wondered too if she'll emphasize her new last name as she talks. Hopefully not.

 

[Barca33Runner]

Maybe it’s just my propensity to hate all people, things, and situations at 5 AM, but I’ve never been struck by anything Carissa does that makes her more worthy of my hate.

 

[AFwifelife]

Have y'all had any luck with those places that will contact you if a dining reservation is available? We have decided to not do a park after the marathon, but still want a nice meal. Maybe O'hana? Or Cali Grill? Basically only places that have a 0.5% chance of having a cancellation that night.

Touring Plans has always worked well for me. Sometimes I get the notifications in the middle of the night so turn off your DND if you want a choose chance of grabbing something.

Maybe it’s just my propensity to hate all people, things, and situations at 5 AM, but I’ve never been struck by anything Carissa does that makes her more worthy of my hate.

Her voice is just so shrill. I think it’s the way she enunciates in the microphone that makes her voice that much louder.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

So I know runDisney says be on the bus by 3:30, but if I'm staying at Pop and am in corral C, realistically, what time should I be on the bus? I have heard that 3:30 is really too early.

While I do not love the early wakeup calls either, there are so many factors beyond your control that it's not worth the risk in my opinion.

I like to get on the bus early as I like to be early in case there are bus problems. I've never had bus issues luckily, but have read about them happening.

Our bus driver to this year's Dark Side 10K got lost. Fortunately, we were on an early bus, so it didn't matter in the end.

Does anyone have any good tips for a long car ride after a long run?? Is it a terrible idea?

It's not ideal, but sometimes you have to make do. Move around as much as you can before leaving and then make sure that you stop and stretch/walk around etc. After the Giant Race this year, I spent much of the afternoon being lazy because I had "earned" it. I paid the price in soreness for being lazy for about 4 days afterwards.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Marathon Weekend drinking games sound like a lot of fun

 

[jmasgat]

I am staying at Dolphin and planning to drive to the Epcot lot. Does it seem reasonable to leave the hotel at 4? Last year I couldn't sleep (combination of nerves and stomach issues) so left really early and sat in the car for at least an hour.

Which race? This past year Dopey I drove for all except the marathon from Pop and AKL and had no problems. I didn't leave til 4 ish. The marathon entails more route closures that I didn't want to deal with.

 

[Jason Bryer]

Which race? This past year Dopey I drove for all except the marathon from Pop and AKL and had no problems. I didn't leave til 4 ish. The marathon entails more route closures that I didn't want to deal with.

Marathon. I thought I left around 4 last year too. It is a shame I can't just walk through Epcot.