DIS Dads Nemesis Challenge 2

[mm1971]

If I run it again, (and I think I was just informed that I am) I'd try to stay at OKW again. We didn't realize it at the time, but the start is very close to the resort. So close, we could have walked there. That could have meant an extra hour of sleep and a place to poop that had plenty of toilet paper. Oh- did nobody mention the tp shortage yet?

 

[Goofy + 3]

That settles it. I think I'm going Goofy next year. If Joey frickin' Fatone can do the Goofy, so can I. For anyone interested, he did the half in 3:10:04 and the full in 6:19:02. For those of you who don't remember, he was part of N' Sync back in the day. Seems like a nice enough guy, but I never took him for an athlete. His times aren't good, but when I spoke to people who ran both races, I never asked them their times. I just said "Good Job!". Finishing both is impressive enough.

 

[DisneyDadC]

Ok I know it is early in the game here.BUT.. how many guys running next yr think they may be going solo or just with spouse??? The reason for this question is next yr maybe we cant get a few to share room again and grab us a tree house!!! the booking window for those will be here soon and they are hard to grab for that time frame. Just a thought!!!

 

[IamTrike]

If I run it again, (and I think I was just informed that I am) I'd try to stay at OKW again. We didn't realize it at the time, but the start is very close to the resort. So close, we could have walked there. That could have meant an extra hour of sleep and a place to poop that had plenty of toilet paper. Oh- did nobody mention the tp shortage yet?

You should keep a roll on your SPI belt. I try and avoid the porta potties in general.

That settles it. I think I'm going Goofy next year. If Joey frickin' Fatone can do the Goofy, so can I. For anyone interested, he did the half in 3:10:04 and the full in 6:19:02. For those of you who don't remember, he was part of N' Sync back in the day. Seems like a nice enough guy, but I never took him for an athlete. His times aren't good, but when I spoke to people who ran both races, I never asked them their times. I just said "Good Job!". Finishing both is impressive enough.

My goal was to finish the goofy in under 6 hours. I wound up at 6:28 so I'll need to try again. I'm not sure if I'll get to this year or if I have to wait till 2015.

 

[cj9200]

That settles it. I think I'm going Goofy next year. If Joey frickin' Fatone can do the Goofy, so can I. For anyone interested, he did the half in 3:10:04 and the full in 6:19:02. For those of you who don't remember, he was part of N' Sync back in the day. Seems like a nice enough guy, but I never took him for an athlete. His times aren't good, but when I spoke to people who ran both races, I never asked them their times. I just said "Good Job!". Finishing both is impressive enough.

Forget times, like you said, just finishing the Goofy is impressive. The Cheetah is thinking about it next year.

As an aside, she needed a filler class this semester and signed up for a first aid/personal fitness/sports trainer class. She just added it and went to talk to the Professor after class for the syllabus. Part of the curriculum is to design a personal training plan. She asked if her marathon training would count. Duh. I told her to wear her medal to class but she wouldn't do it.

So she will be trained to tape you guys up before and after the races next year. For a fee of course. Tuition is expensive.

 

[DisDadDoc]

Forget times, like you said, just finishing the Goofy is impressive. The Cheetah is thinking about it next year.

As an aside, she needed a filler class this semester and signed up for a first aid/personal fitness/sports trainer class. She just added it and went to talk to the Professor after class for the syllabus. Part of the curriculum is to design a personal training plan. She asked if her marathon training would count. Duh. I told her to wear her medal to class but she wouldn't do it.

So she will be trained to tape you guys up before and after the races next year. For a fee of course. Tuition is expensive.

Here's a tip: Offering to have your 19 year old daughter tape up old men for a fee is probably a place you don't want to go...

 

[jmwest]

That settles it. I think I'm going Goofy next year. If Joey frickin' Fatone can do the Goofy, so can I. For anyone interested, he did the half in 3:10:04 and the full in 6:19:02. For those of you who don't remember, he was part of N' Sync back in the day. Seems like a nice enough guy, but I never took him for an athlete. His times aren't good, but when I spoke to people who ran both races, I never asked them their times. I just said "Good Job!". Finishing both is impressive enough.

Doing the Goofy is on my bucket list but I don't think it's in the cards for this next year. Knowing how much time it took to train just for the half my DW has informed me there will be no training for a full for at least a couple more years. So I kind of have my sights set on 2018 for 2 reasons: 1) I will be 40 years old and 2) It will be the 25th anniversary for marathon weekend so it should be another big one.

Ok I know it is early in the game here.BUT.. how many guys running next yr think they may be going solo or just with spouse??? The reason for this question is next yr maybe we cant get a few to share room again and grab us a tree house!!! the booking window for those will be here soon and they are hard to grab for that time frame. Just a thought!!!

If I go down for marathon weekend (fingers crossed) this next year there is a very good chance that it would be solo. I just won't be able to commit to it for a while, probably not until June.

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

Ok I know it is early in the game here.BUT.. how many guys running next yr think they may be going solo or just with spouse??? The reason for this question is next yr maybe we cant get a few to share room again and grab us a tree house!!! the booking window for those will be here soon and they are hard to grab for that time frame. Just a thought!!!

Your new Facebook friend and I could share a bed.

 

[jmwest]

Here's a tip: Offering to have your 19 year old daughter tape up old men for a fee is probably a place you don't want to go...

 

[FreezinRafiki]

If I run it again, (and I think I was just informed that I am) I'd try to stay at OKW again. We didn't realize it at the time, but the start is very close to the resort. So close, we could have walked there. That could have meant an extra hour of sleep and a place to poop that had plenty of toilet paper. Oh- did nobody mention the tp shortage yet?

I was thinking about OKW again too because of that, but I thought I remembered reading something that anyone caught walking from their resort could be turned back because there are no sidewalks or safe places to walk. Thinking about trying to get into BLT and just take the monorail from Contemp.

Ok I know it is early in the game here.BUT.. how many guys running next yr think they may be going solo or just with spouse??? The reason for this question is next yr maybe we cant get a few to share room again and grab us a tree house!!! the booking window for those will be here soon and they are hard to grab for that time frame. Just a thought!!!

Nope. Wife and kids will be with me. Team Barry travels in a pack.

I told her to wear her medal to class but she wouldn't do it.

That girl has a lot to learn. I'm still wearing mine.

 

[cj9200]

If I run it again, (and I think I was just informed that I am) I'd try to stay at OKW again. We didn't realize it at the time, but the start is very close to the resort. So close, we could have walked there. That could have meant an extra hour of sleep and a place to poop that had plenty of toilet paper. Oh- did nobody mention the tp shortage yet?

Heard on the Mickey Miles Podcast that you can't walk from OKW to the start line. Moats to cross and CMs turning people around. Guys that are running, you may want to subscribe to that podcast. Lots of information for runners.

 

[cj9200]

Here's a tip: Offering to have your 19 year old daughter tape up old men for a fee is probably a place you don't want to go...

Watch it, she has a shiv.

 

[DisDadDoc]

Ok I know it is early in the game here.BUT.. how many guys running next yr think they may be going solo or just with spouse??? The reason for this question is next yr maybe we cant get a few to share room again and grab us a tree house!!! the booking window for those will be here soon and they are hard to grab for that time frame. Just a thought!!!

It is early, but I think at least my wife will be joining me.

 

[mm1971]

That settles it. I think I'm going Goofy next year. If Joey frickin' Fatone can do the Goofy, so can I. For anyone interested, he did the half in 3:10:04 and the full in 6:19:02. For those of you who don't remember, he was part of N' Sync back in the day. Seems like a nice enough guy, but I never took him for an athlete. His times aren't good, but when I spoke to people who ran both races, I never asked them their times. I just said "Good Job!". Finishing both is impressive enough.

I thought you were goofy already? Agreed. Time be damned. Just finish and get the accolades.

Ok I know it is early in the game here.BUT.. how many guys running next yr think they may be going solo or just with spouse??? The reason for this question is next yr maybe we cant get a few to share room again and grab us a tree house!!! the booking window for those will be here soon and they are hard to grab for that time frame. Just a thought!!!

I am planning to be solo, running or not.

 

[theduck619]

Doc's question about having to run a 10k before the half, along with a conversation I had with another Dad via text last night, got me thinking. And that's never a good thing....

While I told Doc that you don't need to run any type of race before the half marathon, you really, really should. For one, 13.1 miles is a very lofty goal. Clearly it's an attainable goal (Look at Tim and I), but if you get off one of your early training runs having ran just a few minutes at a fairly slow pace and feeling like your legs or chest are about to explode it's quite easy to get into the mindset of "I'm never going to be able to run 13.1 miles!"

So go find a 5k in your area. Most registrations run about $25 and you get a sweet t-shirt and sometimes a goodie bag. http://www.runningintheusa.com/Race/Default.aspx is a good resource to find races, as are local running stores or local running clubs. A typical couch to 5k program is about 9 weeks long. So find a race that is around April or May. That will give you enough time to finish the training and give you a goal that is much closer and easier to attack. It will also give you an idea of what it feels like to go through packet pickup, get lined up for a race and compete with other runners. (Hint: it's a rush. Even if you come in last place, just being out there is an accomplishment)

Once you get that first 5k done, start working on longer distances. Another 5k, or 8k or 10k. I did 5 races from the time I started training last year to half in January. (5k,10k,5k,8k,15k). Each one gave me a tangible and reachable goal, all the while keeping me on track for the ultimate half marathon race. They're also a lot of fun - the Packers put on one where you got to run through Lambeau Field. Another raised money for the local Children's hospital. One race was just days before Halloween, so a ton of runners were in costume.

So don't get discouraged if you're not running as fast or as long as you want to be. Training takes time, but you've got a lot of time to go before January 11th.

Great advice Barry This why you are the all knowing and powerful Rafiki!!

 

[mm1971]

Forget times, like you said, just finishing the Goofy is impressive. The Cheetah is thinking about it next year.

As an aside, she needed a filler class this semester and signed up for a first aid/personal fitness/sports trainer class. She just added it and went to talk to the Professor after class for the syllabus. Part of the curriculum is to design a personal training plan. She asked if her marathon training would count. Duh. I told her to wear her medal to class but she wouldn't do it.

So she will be trained to tape you guys up before and after the races next year. For a fee of course. Tuition is expensive.

How much would she charge me to tape your fingers together well enough so you can't type on the computer?

 

[cj9200]

How much would she charge me to tape your fingers together well enough so you can't type on the computer?

So says the post padder.

 

[SouthernTaz]

I probably will be going solo for Jan... keep me in the loop

Ok I know it is early in the game here.BUT.. how many guys running next yr think they may be going solo or just with spouse??? The reason for this question is next yr maybe we cant get a few to share room again and grab us a tree house!!! the booking window for those will be here soon and they are hard to grab for that time frame. Just a thought!!!

 

[DisDadDoc]

Did a mile in 13:45 today with 1 minute run to 2-2.5 minute walk ratio. Feel good (now, very hard during & immediately following)

 

[theduck619]

Did a mile in 13:45 today with 1 minute run to 2-2.5 minute walk ratio. Feel good (now, very hard during & immediately following)

Well done Doc