Official 2013 Disney Princess Half Marathon Thread - Take 2

[AnotherPrincess]

As for the sleeve situation, I just cut the foot out of a cheap pair of knee socks last year and used those to warm my arms until I warmed up, then threw them away. Worked great!

That's a fabulous idea!

 

[PrincessV]

I just don't know how many options I need for tops...sleeveless, short sleeve, long sleeve light weight and/or heavy weight long sleeve??

FWIW (do take into consideration my thin-blooded Floridian-ness ), I'm approaching the race outfit as I would a park day: layers, layers, layers.
I'm doing a Snow White-inspired outfit: short sleeve blue tech tee; I'll wear a long-sleeve compression tee under it and if we get some freak heat wave, I'm adept at removing that long sleeve tee with the short sleeve one still on. I'll wear a blue fleece I bought on sale for $9 over all for however long I need to stay warm in the corral/get warmed up in the race, then toss it.

On the bottom: tights under a yellow sparkly skirt. I have full-length leg warmers to wear over the tights and can toss them easily when ready. I also have an old pair of baggy blue sweats I can wear on top if needed in the corral.

Accessories: hat, ear warmer, knit gloves.

Early morning in late Feb., I KNOW I won't be hot; I'd rather err on the side of too many layers and tossing some than being too cold to move. But again - I'm Floridian and just ran comfortably in 2 layers in 55 degrees. YMMV.

Question for all, now that the milage is getting higher I've been getting knee twinges around mile eight when I walk. I don't know if it's from the cold, all of the concrete stairs I have to run while working or walking longer distances. Any thoughts? Also I am having issues getting a sixteen minute pace, I'm thirty seconds off that whenever I go more then six miles. Do you think I'll get swept and do you have any tips for speed when walking?

Are you strictly walking or doing some run intervals? My walking pace is around 15:30, but just throwing in a 30-sec run every few mins reduces that quickly. As for knee pain, I never feel ITBS pain when walking, but it's worth checking into. I'd also make sure you're in the right shoes for your walking gait; I've found I need much more support for walking than I do running.

What is the best building to stay in?
How far of a walk to the bus stop?
How far of a walk is it to the main building?
Are there long lines for the bus after the race? (stayed at All Star Sports last year and waited almost an hour for the bus UGH!!!)
Best pool
Best resturant

I'm a frequent CSR guest...

I like all sections, but if you want to be close to food and the expo, I'd request Casitas.

Bus stops are all pretty convenient to rooms.

It's a HIKE from the Ranchos section to the main building - if you want to be closer, request Casitas or Cabanas.

Don't know about race buses.

The main Dig Site pool is pretty cool.

I'm not a fan of any CSR restaurants... but the gelato sold in the QS place is fantastic!

 

[Cripey]

Did someone post a link here a while back to a website that sells tons of really cute tiaras? I can't remember where I saw it...I was thinking I saw it on the Tink thread, but it makes more sense on this one...let me know if anyone remembers!

EDITED....I meant TIARAS, not tutus

 

[PrincessV]

Happy New Year, fellow Princesses in training! I am ecstatic about my first run of 2013 yesterday: tackled my first hill (well, bridge - it's Florida!) since the TOT in Sept.! Hills, downhill especially, are the absolute worst with ITBS, so to be able to do that without pain was a HUGE mental uplift.

 

[haleofafamily]

FWIW (do take into consideration my thin-blooded Floridian-ness ), I'm approaching the race outfit as I would a park day: layers, layers, layers.
I'm doing a Snow White-inspired outfit: short sleeve blue tech tee; I'll wear a long-sleeve compression tee under it and if we get some freak heat wave, I'm adept at removing that long sleeve tee with the short sleeve one still on. I'll wear a blue fleece I bought on sale for $9 over all for however long I need to stay warm in the corral/get warmed up in the race, then toss it.

On the bottom: tights under a yellow sparkly skirt. I have full-length leg warmers to wear over the tights and can toss them easily when ready. I also have an old pair of baggy blue sweats I can wear on top if needed in the corral.

Accessories: hat, ear warmer, knit gloves.

Early morning in late Feb., I KNOW I won't be hot; I'd rather err on the side of too many layers and tossing some than being too cold to move. But again - I'm Floridian and just ran comfortably in 2 layers in 55 degrees. YMMV.


Are you strictly walking or doing some run intervals? My walking pace is around 15:30, but just throwing in a 30-sec run every few mins reduces that quickly. As for knee pain, I never feel ITBS pain when walking, but it's worth checking into. I'd also make sure you're in the right shoes for your walking gait; I've found I need much more support for walking than I do running.


I'm a frequent CSR guest...

I like all sections, but if you want to be close to food and the expo, I'd request Casitas.

Bus stops are all pretty convenient to rooms.

It's a HIKE from the Ranchos section to the main building - if you want to be closer, request Casitas or Cabanas.

Don't know about race buses.

The main Dig Site pool is pretty cool.

I'm not a fan of any CSR restaurants... but the gelato sold in the QS place is fantastic!

Is the expo at CSR this year? Or do you mean the distance to the expo is closest to CSR compared to other onsite resorts?

 

[Cripey]

Is the expo at CSR this year? Or do you mean the distance to the expo is closest to CSR compared to other onsite resorts?

Expo was moved to CSR this year!

 

[haleofafamily]

Expo was moved to CSR this year!

Thanks! I had no idea.

 

[Mamasmurf227]

Since we'll be without kids this trip, we decided to do the Keys to the Kingdom Tour.

Our itinerary looks like:

Friday: arrive late morning- hit the expo & maybe DTD for some shopping
Sat: KTTK, maybe a little more time in MK then heading back to resort to relax
Sun: Race, back to resort to shower/change/nap then over to Epcot for a few hours, Dinner at Le Cellier at 7:45
Monday: MK and maybe AK
Monday night/Tuesday morning: Drive 24 hours straight back to NH to be back in time for our daughters 6th b-day on Wednesday. She'd be really upset if we missed her b-day because we were at Disney without her.

It's NEXT month, princesses!! I'm so excited!!

 

[sunnygal041]

I'll be there too! It's my first time at this resort though so I'm no help

We should have a WISH Princess meet up there Friday or saturday!

I'm there, too, traveling and running solo. I'm coming in on Saturday

 

[princessallegra]

Anything and everything.
What is the best building to stay in?
How far of a walk to the bus stop?
How far of a walk is it to the main building?
Are there long lines for the bus after the race? (stayed at All Star Sports last year and waited almost an hour for the bus UGH!!!)
Best pool
Best resturant

Thanks for the help!!

You can request Casitas, you will get building 4 that way (buildings 1-3 are paid preferred). The longest walk to the main building is probably 5-6 minutes. It's a big resort but not long walks. We like Casitas best. We got pixie dusted with building 3 one year, last time we requested Casitas and got building 4, and this time we paid for a preferred room. Going to request building 3, that's our favorite building. There is a 24 hour fitness center for resort guests, I love that! The bus stops are not far from any of the buildings, but we drive.

The big pool is the Dig Site, it's awesome. There is a food court/buffet and a sit down restaurant. Both are decent, but we can only eat so much mexican food lol. We prefer to schedule adr's in the parks/other resorts.

Not sure about busing from the race because we drove last time. This time since dh is racing as well we may just take the bus. Not sure yet.

 

[Jlinrota]

DW and I finished a race this past weekend with a MUCH better time than we submitted when we registered for the Princess Half. I know we can bring these results to the expo to update our times. However, what constitutes a proof of time? Do I need to get an official document from the race? Thanks!

Great question. I would like to know the answer too.

 

[Jlinrota]

That's a fabulous idea!

Great idea!

 

[Jlinrota]

I'm there, too, traveling and running solo. I'm coming in on Saturday

I am running solo too let me know if you want to meet up.

 

[MoonFaerie]

I added up my miles in RunKeeper for 2012 and it was only 225 miles. I really thought it would be more but I guess considering I barely ran from mid-September on, I guess it makes sense. My goal for 2013 is to clock 500 miles at a minimum. Anyone else have a mileage goal this year?

My goal is 1000 miles. I've got several half marathons planned, plus I'm planning on a full marathon in Dec.

 

[Cripey]

DW and I finished a race this past weekend with a MUCH better time than we submitted when we registered for the Princess Half. I know we can bring these results to the expo to update our times. However, what constitutes a proof of time? Do I need to get an official document from the race? Thanks!

Great question. I would like to know the answer too.

I don't think you need anything official directly from the race organizers, but just a print out of your results should work if they were posted somewhere online. I haven't turned in anything in person at the expo before, but I did email a 10k time before and I just linked to the online results to my race that were posted on Active.com in the email and they took it with no problems.

 

[Gryhndmom]

Got an e-mail from Run Disney with a link to preorder the Dooney & Bourkey Princess purses. Limit is two and they have a shopper, cross body and wristlet. Already told DH what he got me for Valentine's Day!

 

[Princess on the Run]

Got an e-mail from Run Disney with a link to preorder the Dooney & Bourkey Princess purses. Limit is two and they have a shopper, cross body and wristlet. Already told DH what he got me for Valentine's Day!

Want!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gryhndmom]

You soooo deserve this after what you have been through with the "knee" issues! Use the Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, provided him with three wonderful boys excuse...whatever it takes!

Went to e-mail a 10K proof of time and noticed the deadline to submit was 1 Dec 12 so anyone else out there with a time to submit...we will have to bring it to the expo. Even went to the RunDisney event site and reread to make sure...bummer...one more thing I have to remember to bring with me!

 

[pjpoohbear]

Ladies, the pricing seem very high on the D&B's. Last year the wristlet was $49.99 + taxes, on the pre-order $93.00. Seems like a lot of tax and fees to Active.

Pj

 

[Princess on the Run]

I've been anxiously refreshing my email looking for mine and it's not there yet. I wonder if the registration link will have them. No fair taunting a princess with a bag, runDisney!!