Official 2011 Princess Half Marathon Thread - Link to new thread Post 3703!

[jbm02]

I'm not going to be able to make it in 2011, financial reasons, but here's hoping for the 2012 Princesses! I am struggling to loose postpartum weight, so instead of focusing on lbs I'm focusing on being able to run this in my Happy Place! So an ideal itinerary would have me to the expo on Friday rather than Saturday right? I'm hoping the Poly stays as a host hotel so I can walk from SOG to the pickup. Keep it coming ladies, I'm looking to loose 80 lbs. currently can't jog for more than a minute, but I'm trying! That medal is looking sweet!

Yeehaw, have you stayed at SOG for the Princess before? We're eligible to stay there and are thining about whether it is do-able (assuming that the Poly stays as a host hotel...) LOVE the size of the rooms at SOG but can't eat there!!
Thanks!!

 

[yeehaw]

I have not done the Princess, or jogged more than a block, before, sorry. But the last time we were there we stayed 5 days at SOG and walked to the Poly to catch the monorail everyday. It's not a bad walk, and the price can't be beat!

 

[solar]

Just an update to let everyone know. I am doing it! My mom has agreed that if I start training she will take me to disney! I am so excited. I am so thrilled that this can be the first 1/2 that I do what place could be any better. I have started my journal and am going to join the incredibles team.

yeah for you! you'll have a blast....this year's Princess was my first 1/2, and Disney was great inspiration for me as well....so glad you get to go with your mom

 

[KarenAylwood]

wow we are almost identical! Maybe once I actually convince my mom to go I can talk her into friday night. Are you and your mom walking the 5K? I think from reading it sounds like a host hotel is the way to go. Do you know when they announce the hotels?

I saw you are def joining! Great!! Yeah my mom and I are walking the 5K. She's 62 and doesn't run but walks everyday. She is excited at the idea of doing it, and honestly I don't want to run the day before my first half!!

I thought someone said they announce the hotels around July? I know signup starts in May. I'd LOVE to stay at the poly, esp since we're doing a shorter trip than normal. We always go for 9 days in September and stay at POR but we stayed at the poly about 18 years ago and LOVED it. It would be so great to splurge or be able to get a good code or something to stay there

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I saw you are def joining! Great!! Yeah my mom and I are walking the 5K. She's 62 and doesn't run but walks everyday. She is excited at the idea of doing it, and honestly I don't want to run the day before my first half!!

I thought someone said they announce the hotels around July? I know signup starts in May. I'd LOVE to stay at the poly, esp since we're doing a shorter trip than normal. We always go for 9 days in September and stay at POR but we stayed at the poly about 18 years ago and LOVED it. It would be so great to splurge or be able to get a good code or something to stay there

Thats sound like fun for you and your mom. We most likely will fly in that morning so we wont make the 5K. I would agree running the day before might be a little much. I think it will be awesome for your mom to feel a part of everything too!

I heard the same dates for the hotels and registration too. I am excited to see what hotels are the hosts. I am thinking we will go value just to save money but I would love the poly too. Maybe I will be lucky enough to get a code. that would be awesome. Are you a part of any of the wish teams?

 

[mla1977]

Hi mommyof2pirates!

Welcome!

Actually to be a member of WISH, you just need to post on the boards. Many of us who have been on these boards for a while already have WISH gear (shirts and hats), but you don't even need that in order to be part of WISH.

We usually have meets on the weekends of the different races. For the Princess Half for the first two years, we met at Port Orleans Riverside. For the people who travel to the races in January, I believe that the meet is usually at Pop. There are also smaller meets for the different teams. The teams are just smaller groups that some people take part in, but are not required. (I'm a member of the Super Goofs, but I'm not very active with them.) Let me know if you have any more questions about teams!

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I hope everyone is doing well with their training. I just had my last TNT practice for the Broad Street Run (this Sunday!!!) here in Philly. I have been focusing more on running and will run a majority of the race. My run is still slow, but it feels good to be using muscles that I have ignored for a long time (walking certainly uses different muscles in your legs!). I hope this will help me a lot and maybe for next year's Princess I will run the whole thing!

 

[momto2littlemonsters]

It's been a while since I've posted and just wanted to pop in and say "Hi". I really wish they would hurry up and open registration for the Princess Half. I was ready to sign up before I even finished this years since it was so much fun!
For those that have not done it before it really is an amazing experience! There are runners, walkers, and runner/walkers! No one is left out and there is so much support from fellow racers and Disney staff. I think it's a great first 1/2 marathon experience. I would recommend doing some local 5K's just to get a feel for how a race is but if your thinking about it do it!!! You won't regret it

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hi mommyof2pirates!

Welcome!

Actually to be a member of WISH, you just need to post on the boards. Many of us who have been on these boards for a while already have WISH gear (shirts and hats), but you don't even need that in order to be part of WISH.

We usually have meets on the weekends of the different races. For the Princess Half for the first two years, we met at Port Orleans Riverside. For the people who travel to the races in January, I believe that the meet is usually at Pop. There are also smaller meets for the different teams. The teams are just smaller groups that some people take part in, but are not required. (I'm a member of the Super Goofs, but I'm not very active with them.) Let me know if you have any more questions about teams!

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I hope everyone is doing well with their training. I just had my last TNT practice for the Broad Street Run (this Sunday!!!) here in Philly. I have been focusing more on running and will run a majority of the race. My run is still slow, but it feels good to be using muscles that I have ignored for a long time (walking certainly uses different muscles in your legs!). I hope this will help me a lot and maybe for next year's Princess I will run the whole thing!

Thanks for explaining the teams. I live not too far from philly. Bethlehem which is about 45min to 1 hr. We are huge Eagles and Phillies fans. Glad to see someone else on here who is "local". I cant wait to hear about your broad street run. I was thinking of doing that next year if I didnt make it to disney for the princess but it looks like disney it is! Well actually if the broad street is in may again next year I just might do both! Nice to meet you!

 

[KarenAylwood]

Thats sound like fun for you and your mom. We most likely will fly in that morning so we wont make the 5K. I would agree running the day before might be a little much. I think it will be awesome for your mom to feel a part of everything too!

I heard the same dates for the hotels and registration too. I am excited to see what hotels are the hosts. I am thinking we will go value just to save money but I would love the poly too. Maybe I will be lucky enough to get a code. that would be awesome. Are you a part of any of the wish teams?

I didn't know what the wish teams really were! I'm in a weight loss support group thread on the WISH board but not really a "team". Are you? Are the teams those Incredibles, etc teams?

My mom and I have been talking about the poly for years so I'd LOVE to stay there again! I can dream... but once the prices come out that's when I'll probably realize it's too much

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I didn't know what the wish teams really were! I'm in a weight loss support group thread on the WISH board but not really a "team". Are you? Are the teams those Incredibles, etc teams?

My mom and I have been talking about the poly for years so I'd LOVE to stay there again! I can dream... but once the prices come out that's when I'll probably realize it's too much

I am not an expert on this stuff yet but yes the incredibles are one of the teams. If you go to my journal there is a post from vernRDh telling me where to go to sign up and where to go for the incredibles board. There are many teams on here to join. There are a few women on the incredibles team that are doing the princess 1/2 too! On the first link it will explain the teams a little better.

 

[queen mimi]

DD and I plan on joining the group of perfect princesses. Can't wait to do it again. Right now, I am training for the Indianapolis 500 mini marathon. It's the biggest half marathon in the country. It will be my first half marathon that I will be doing without my daughter. Hope those itunes keep me moving!

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

Hi there I am going with my daughter also, however, I am the one pushing her to go. We ran the 1/2 marathon in Disneyland last year and I am ready to do the Coast to Coast next year. She not to sure about the whole thing, but I still have some time for her to see it my way. I am planning to stay a week after the race. Has any one been there after the race? How are the crowds?

The crowds aren't bad at all. It is a great time to go. It doesn't get crazy busy until Spring Breaks start and Easter is when it gets crazy busy!

As far as staying at a host hotel, I decided to stay at one of my company hotels since it was too good of a deal to turn down and drove up from Atlanta, so I had my car. The traffic wasn't bad at all and I honestly got there in less time than the buses. I was surprised. I hear that the January 1/2 is not as easy to drive to and park. Only a few days before registration starts!

 

[wtpclc]

ooooh! i really, really want to do this! of course, it will take some training as i am currently a couch potato. i have lots of time to prepare though! and what better motivation than a trip to WDW!

That's exactly where I was when I started! Dh and I went from couch to full marathon in 10 months just for a trip to WDW! (Now, I don't recommend teh way we did it, but from 0 to Princess starting now is completely do-able)

We now have 5 full marathons and 11 halfs and 5 tri's under our belts. If we can do it, anyone can!

 

[miztigg]

im so glad i found this thread I just started running and the princess is my goal Im hoping they do a castaway cay 5k on my cruise next month im not ready to run the whole thing but i think it will be a great start.

 

[jenanderson]

im so glad i found this thread I just started running and the princess is my goal Im hoping they do a castaway cay 5k on my cruise next month im not ready to run the whole thing but i think it will be a great start.

I did the 5K on Castaway Cay last year and it was a great experience. I even walked most of it but they do not care at all. The guy who was in change of it for Disney was really encouraging and supportive. I am looking forward to running it again when I cruise in 2011 - I know that I will be able to run the whole thing this time....5K ought to be a breeze after doing the Princess!

 

[miztigg]

I did the 5K on Castaway Cay last year and it was a great experience. I even walked most of it but they do not care at all. The guy who was in change of it for Disney was really encouraging and supportive. I am looking forward to running it again when I cruise in 2011 - I know that I will be able to run the whole thing this time....5K ought to be a breeze after doing the Princess!

Good I was worried if there were gonna be any run/walkers Since this is gonna be my first time

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

im so glad i found this thread I just started running and the princess is my goal Im hoping they do a castaway cay 5k on my cruise next month im not ready to run the whole thing but i think it will be a great start.

Great goal to have! The princess seems like it is going to be an awesome race for us 1st timers! That sounds like a great idea to do on the cruise. Dont worry about walking even in alot of the 5K races Ive done there are always a big group of walkers and walkers/runners! Great job on getting started....thats the first step.

 

[KarenAylwood]

This may be a silly question...

I'm running the Princess alone and I know I want to shoot for 2:30 which is a huge leap for me, since I'm running about 11 min miles in training and ran 10:40 at an 8K (I have a 10K coming up next month). This is my first half. So I do have a goal but want to take in all the sights, sounds and want to get pics with characters

Will this totally kill my run time to stop and get pics taken? I doubt I'll be doing all that many halfs/marathons at Disney so I want to make the most of this opportunity!

 

[syko]

I think you really want to take photos, so I would stop saying I want to do xx:xx:xx time.
Do that at a different race, beleive me most races have nothing to look at yet alone photo!!!!

You might get lucky and not have a long line for the photos you want, but any stop will affrct your time, if you think thst you will be able to pick up your pace inbetween photos than you could still make you time goal.

A lot of people run Disney for the photos, there is nothing wrong with that, I look at everyones photos and wish that I could stop and take some, but to me racing is a job so I can't.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

This may be a silly question...

I'm running the Princess alone and I know I want to shoot for 2:30 which is a huge leap for me, since I'm running about 11 min miles in training and ran 10:40 at an 8K (I have a 10K coming up next month). This is my first half. So I do have a goal but want to take in all the sights, sounds and want to get pics with characters

Will this totally kill my run time to stop and get pics taken? I doubt I'll be doing all that many halfs/marathons at Disney so I want to make the most of this opportunity!

Maybe my math is really off, but an 11 minute pace is way under a 2:30 half.