Marathon Weekend 2019

[ZellyB]

I actually wish the day time highs were a bit warmer. I want good running temps, but also would love some pool weather.

 

[Disney at Heart]

I don’t know which bands I should bring...

Simple answer: ALL of them!

ETA: At least one of each color!

 

[Keels]

I actually wish the day time highs were a bit warmer. I want good running temps, but also would love some pool weather.

From your lips to Mother Nature's ears ... that 1/9 daytime high would be perfection.

 

[Bree]

I'm here with the family this week (before going home tomorrow and then coming back next week for Dopey!). Just finished 12 miles around the Boardwalk and along Epcot Resort Drive. T+D of around 150 (I don't think I've ever sweat that much in my whole life). Hopefully the cooler weather forecast holds up. I would even take a redo of last year's frigid weather over this...

Yup. Pretty miserable out there today. I had been enjoying not running in wet clothes Thank goodness I at least had cloud cover.

 

[Tall Todd]

Race Expo Question:
For those that use whatever company/booth that does taping; what is the cost of this and do you tip afterward, if so how much? Thanks!

 

[Keels]

Race Expo Question:
For those that use whatever company/booth that does taping; what is the cost of this and do you to afterward, if so how much? Thanks!

You can have one area taped for free - any more than that and you have to buy a roll of KT Tape. Beware - the line gets FoP long if you don't get there early.

 

[SarahDisney]

I don’t know which bands I should bring...

As several others have said ... all of them.
No joke, if I see you more than once on this trip and you're not wearing different magicbands every time I see you, I'm gonna be a little disappointed.

 

[rteetz]

As several others have said ... all of them.
No joke, if I see you more than once on this trip and you're not wearing different magicbands every time I see you, I'm gonna be a little disappointed.

I definitely will have enough for at least one each day. I brought 6 for a 5 day trip in November.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

My plan is to do 9-10 min miles throughout the challenge and finish uninjured. My knee has just been a bother lately so I've been taking it easy and stretching a ton.

While doing the marathon part of Dopey, if you get say knee pain/ injury, would you finish the run or call it quits if it's a level of pain that you can mentally accept and run with. If stopping and tending to it, is there a cutoff distance where you'd personally just finish?

Like mile 5 of marathon, I would probably stop, but say mile 20, I'd probably be stubborn and finish it.

 

[jmasgat]

My plan is to do 9-10 min miles throughout the challenge and finish uninjured. My knee has just been a bother lately so I've been taking it easy and stretching a ton.

While doing the marathon part of Dopey, if you get say knee pain/ injury, would you finish the run or call it quits if it's a level of pain that you can mentally accept and run with. If stopping and tending to it, is there a cutoff distance where you'd personally just finish?

Like mile 5 of marathon, I would probably stop, but say mile 20, I'd probably be stubborn and finish it.

I had ITB flare up during the half portion of Goofy one year--not knee issue, per se, but manifested near my knee. I knew from step one of the marathon the next day that I was in trouble. A smarter person would probably have stopped. I just decided to forego my planned 9ish mpm pace and become a one-day Galloway runner. I ran-walked my way through the whole thing, stopping for many characters (something I would never usually do) Paid for it afterwards with a break from running to heal the ITB.

So chalk one up for "mile 0". Not recommended, but whatever!

 

[camaker]

My plan is to do 9-10 min miles throughout the challenge and finish uninjured. My knee has just been a bother lately so I've been taking it easy and stretching a ton.

While doing the marathon part of Dopey, if you get say knee pain/ injury, would you finish the run or call it quits if it's a level of pain that you can mentally accept and run with. If stopping and tending to it, is there a cutoff distance where you'd personally just finish?

Like mile 5 of marathon, I would probably stop, but say mile 20, I'd probably be stubborn and finish it.

If running on it isn’t going to cause additional damage, I’d suggest trying to manage the knee pain through alternate pacing strategies. Slow down and see if a reduced pace reduces or prevents the discomfort. If that doesn’t work, try run/walk intervals to manage it. My 3 WDW marathons have been a mess through injury or illness, but while I’m normally a straight runner, I’ve been able to use different intervals to get through them while dealing with rehabbing a torn hamstring, knee pain (patellofemoral chondromalaciaj and bronchitis. Good luck!

 

[lhermiston]

My plan is to do 9-10 min miles throughout the challenge and finish uninjured. My knee has just been a bother lately so I've been taking it easy and stretching a ton.

While doing the marathon part of Dopey, if you get say knee pain/ injury, would you finish the run or call it quits if it's a level of pain that you can mentally accept and run with. If stopping and tending to it, is there a cutoff distance where you'd personally just finish?

Like mile 5 of marathon, I would probably stop, but say mile 20, I'd probably be stubborn and finish it.

I went into the 2017 marathon with a bad knee. It just wasn't holding up after 13-15 miles. It was my first marathon and we were flying all the way to Disney, so I knew I was going to deal with it and finish no matter what. I ran continuously for 13 miles, taking Tylenol I stashed in my running belt around mile 10. After that, I'd maybe run a mile, walk a 10th of a mile, repeat. I fell in with a Galloway pace group right after WWOS and stayed with them until HS. From there on, I just ran when I could, walked when I had to until I finished.

It depends on the severity of your injury, I guess. It can be done, but it can be rough.

 

[lhermiston]

Good morning, runDisney all-stars, and welcome to the final Sundays are for Disney of 2018! It's hard to believe the year is almost over and, oh yeah, marathon weekend festivities kickoff in nine days!

So, let's finish the year with a bang and some of the questions I have left on my little SAFD list. How is everyone's training going? Are we all tapering? Feeling good and ready to rock in less than two weeks?

What's your race strategy going to be (running, run/walk, stopping for characters, going for PRs, drinks, rides, etc.)?

If you could stay at any hotel for race weekend, where would you stay?

How are you celebrating after your race(s)?

If resolutions are your thing (Disney-related or otherwise) and you want to share those, feel free.

I started tapering this past week. My final long run (17 miles) was mostly good, but finished a little rough. But, I'm pain free and feel appropriately trained. I missed one run this past week thanks to icy sidewalks, but I'm not sweating it too much. Definitely not worth risking an injury.

Race strategy:
- 5K: easy pace, get photo/video of Epcot in the dark with the lanterns lit, will stop for any really awesome characters
- 10K: not quite as easy as the 5K, but not pushing it, stop for awesome characters and @Keels hydration station
- Half: similar pace to 10K, stopping for whatever characters look fun and don't have long lines
- Full: Aiming to beat my previous PR for this course, but that's all. I'm not giving it maximum effort and will scale back as necessary. Not planning on character stops.

I'd love to stay at the Polynesian or any of the Epcot resorts, but I'm very much looking forward to returning to POR.

Nothing planned for after the 5K, 10K and half except maybe a parking lot beer. Marathon celebration is Sunday at Ohana. Dopey celebration/recovery will be DATW and Boma on Monday.

Have a great week, everyone!

 

[ANIM8R]

I definitely will have enough for at least one each day. I brought 6 for a 5 day trip in November.

Did you get one of the 25th Anniv Marathon MBs last year? I am so bummed I didn't know about them until after we left so I hope, at least, somebody else on these boards got one.

To paraphrase a quote I heard awhile ago - I have more Magic Bands than I need and less Magic Bands than I want.

My wife has her Alex & Ani...I have my Magic Bands!

 

[LdyStormy76]

Any advice on taking a cab/Uber to the start? I'm staying off property in Kissimmee and I'd rather not wake the wife and kids up just to drive me to the park. What time should I plan on arriving?

So, according to the event guide:
*Road closures may begin at 11 pm the night before
*Runner Drop-Off is located at Epcot on all race mornings. Guests should follow the directions provided by signage on the roadways and Cast Members within the parking lots.
*All taxi and ride sharing services will drop off and pick up near the blue balloon in the Epcot parking lot. Drivers should follow the directions provided by signage on the roadways and Cast Members within the parking lots.
*Please be aware, all ride share services will be blocked out from 5:15am at Epcot both Saturday and Sunday

Others who have driven in will be able to provide more accurate information, but here is what I've absorbed from them over the last year:
*Have the map for how Disney wants you to drive in ready to use for navigation
*Know that, depending on what your corral is, you need to plan on starting the walk to the corrals between 4:30 and 5. Allow time for security, bag drop and port o potty use.
*Plan for traffic back ups and accidents.

I will freely admit that I tend to run on the early side for events, so if I was driving I'd plan to be on site by 4 am at the latest. My two cents, and hopefully some of the off site drivers will have a better time idea for you.

 

[rteetz]

So, let's finish the year with a bang and some of the questions I have left on my little SAFD list. How is everyone's training going? Are we all tapering? Feeling good and ready to rock in less than two weeks?

What's your race strategy going to be (running, run/walk, stopping for characters, going for PRs, drinks, rides, etc.)?

If you could stay at any hotel for race weekend, where would you stay?

How are you celebrating after your race(s)?

If resolutions are your thing (Disney-related or otherwise) and you want to share those, feel free.

Taper time! Honestly due to the holidays and bad weather I haven’t run in a few days but I’m not worried. I’m excited for Dopey!

Have fun is always my race strategy.

Beach Club or Bay Lake Tower. I’ve stayed at both and loved both for the race weekend.

Ohana! Give me all the food!

No resolutions really. Just want to continue being healthy and doing my thing.

 

[rteetz]

Did you get one of the 25th Anniv Marathon MBs last year? I am so bummed I didn't know about them until after we left so I hope, at least, somebody else on these boards got one.

To paraphrase a quote I heard awhile ago - I have more Magic Bands than I need and less Magic Bands than I want.

My wife has her Alex & Ani...I have my Magic Bands!

Yes I did. I didn’t get it customized but I did get one.

 

[princessbride6205]

I'm running "just" the full marathon.

How is everyone's training going? Are we all tapering? Feeling good and ready to rock in less than two weeks?
I've been super consistent with my training - better trained for a Disney full than ever - but not sure about rocking the race since old knee injuries keep acting up on longer distances. I've been seeing my PT, just never know if the good knee or the annoying knee will show up on race day.

What's your race strategy going to be (running, run/walk, stopping for characters, going for PRs, drinks, rides, etc.)?
I will be mainly running 11-12mm, including walking through water stops and possibly one other minute of walking per mile. This will be my 5th Disney full, so I'll be stopping for characters I'm excited about but not stopping for all of them. I'm hoping for a course PR, which shouldn't be too difficult based on my training (sub-6 hour). I'm not going to go for an actual marathon PR (sub-5 hour) because I don't want that pressure on this race. This is my fave Disney race, so I don't want to spend it stressed and disappointed in my time.

If you could stay at any hotel for race weekend, where would you stay?
We have stayed at AKV for most marathon weekends and really like it - we'll be there this year. We also love the Poly, but what I'd love to do and haven't yet is stay in an Epcot-area resort.

How are you celebrating after your race(s)?
Family vacation for a week in Disney! After a nap, we're headed to a celebratory dinner at Yachtsman.

 

[camaker]

Good morning, runDisney all-stars, and welcome to the final Sundays are for Disney of 2018! It's hard to believe the year is almost over and, oh yeah, marathon weekend festivities kickoff in nine days!

So, let's finish the year with a bang and some of the questions I have left on my little SAFD list. How is everyone's training going? Are we all tapering? Feeling good and ready to rock in less than two weeks?

What's your race strategy going to be (running, run/walk, stopping for characters, going for PRs, drinks, rides, etc.)?

If you could stay at any hotel for race weekend, where would you stay?

How are you celebrating after your race(s)?

If resolutions are your thing (Disney-related or otherwise) and you want to share those, feel free.

I started tapering this past week. My final long run (17 miles) was mostly good, but finished a little rough. But, I'm pain free and feel appropriately trained. I missed one run this past week thanks to icy sidewalks, but I'm not sweating it too much. Definitely not worth risking an injury.

Race strategy:
- 5K: easy pace, get photo/video of Epcot in the dark with the lanterns lit, will stop for any really awesome characters
- 10K: not quite as easy as the 5K, but not pushing it, stop for awesome characters and @Keels hydration station
- Half: similar pace to 10K, stopping for whatever characters look fun and don't have long lines
- Full: Aiming to beat my previous PR for this course, but that's all. I'm not giving it maximum effort and will scale back as necessary. Not planning on character stops.

I'd love to stay at the Polynesian or any of the Epcot resorts, but I'm very much looking forward to returning to POR.

Nothing planned for after the 5K, 10K and half except maybe a parking lot beer. Marathon celebration is Sunday at Ohana. Dopey celebration/recovery will be DATW and Boma on Monday.

Have a great week, everyone!

Things could be better right now. I came down with a bad head cold on Christmas Eve that has moved into my chest. It seems like whenever I have a stressful, busy year at work and can’t afford to be sick and miss time, I stay healthy. But as soon as I hit a break, it all catches up to me and I get sick.

I’m not tapering for Marathon Weekend so much as training through it as I make up my mind on whether to run a 50 miler in February. Yesterday was a disaster, as I went out for a long run and cut it short at around 3 miles because my legs and lungs just weren’t there. I’ll try again today, as I finally got a good night’s sleep last night.

With that all in mind, I’m planning on shooting for a 2:15-2:30 half, followed by a (hopefully) sub-5:00 marathon. I’m really hoping that being sick now will get it out of the way and let me be healthy for the races. I’ve had to limp through all 3 previous WDW Marathons to this point in the 5-6 hour range and I’d really like to knock one out closer to my capabilities.

I’ll be hanging out for a good stretch after I finish, waiting for DD20 to finish her 1st marathon. I’m sure we’ll figure out some way to celebrate after she finishes.

If I could stay anywhere, I’d probably pick the Poly. I’ve always wanted to stay there, but it’s never fit in the budget.

Given the extended time I’m going to be waiting for DD20 to finish, I’d like to be able to change and possibly head into Epcot or BW to cheer her on. Does anyone know if you can check a backpack inside your bag check bag?

 

[lhermiston]

Things could be better right now. I came down with a bad head cold on Christmas Eve that has moved into my chest. It seems like whenever I have a stressful, busy year at work and can’t afford to be sick and miss time, I stay healthy. But as soon as I hit a break, it all catches up to me and I get sick.

I’m not tapering for Marathon Weekend so much as training through it as I make up my mind on whether to run a 50 miler in February. Yesterday was a disaster, as I went out for a long run and cut it short at around 3 miles because my legs and lungs just weren’t there. I’ll try again today, as I finally got a good night’s sleep last night.

With that all in mind, I’m planning on shooting for a 2:15-2:30 half, followed by a (hopefully) sub-5:00 marathon. I’m really hoping that being sick now will get it out of the way and let me be healthy for the races. I’ve had to limp through all 3 previous WDW Marathons to this point in the 5-6 hour range and I’d really like to knock one out closer to my capabilities.

I’ll be hanging out for a good stretch after I finish, waiting for DD20 to finish her 1st marathon. I’m sure we’ll figure out some way to celebrate after she finishes.

If I could stay anywhere, I’d probably pick the Poly. I’ve always wanted to stay there, but it’s never fit in the budget.

Given the extended time I’m going to be waiting for DD20 to finish, I’d like to be able to change and possibly head into Epcot or BW to cheer her on. Does anyone know if you can check a backpack inside your bag check bag?

I hope you’re feeling better soon. Get it out of your system now instead of in a week.