Official 2014 Disneyland Dumbo Double Dare, Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k Thread!

[Kathymford]

17 Weeks until the Disneyland 10k. I'm starting the Jeff Galloway Training Program. Is anyone else doing this?

Me!! Well, I was considering it anyway. My hardest part of training us consistency; running 3 times a week seems like a lot. Lol. Plus there's a class at the gym I like to take on Mondays. But I think I'm going to give this a shot.

Have you followed any of his programs before?

 

[jerivera]

17 Weeks until the Disneyland 10k. I'm starting the Jeff Galloway Training Program. Is anyone else doing this?

I've been following his plans in Runkeeper. I'm a beginner, so the walking part is a godsend for me. 3 times a week isn't really that much, really. It also lets you do cross-training the other days, which means yoga for me! I'm all into taking it slow and making sure I don't injure myself while starting.

 

[Kathymford]

I've been following his plans in Runkeeper. I'm a beginner, so the walking part is a godsend for me. 3 times a week isn't really that much, really. It also lets you do cross-training the other days, which means yoga for me! I'm all into taking it slow and making sure I don't injure myself while starting.

You can add his plan in RunKeeper? I've only seen very limited 10k plans in the RunKeeper app.

 

[tehvalerie]

Is it better to go to the expo on Friday or Saturday? Our flight lands at LAX Thursday at 6pm, so there's no way we'd be able to check in to our hotel and make it to the expo before it closes at 8pm. We're planning to do a park day on Friday and take Saturday "off" so our feet and legs are rested for the race. I've read that the expo can be insane on Friday, but if we wait and go first thing Saturday morning would there still be a decent variety of merch left? I don't care about the New Balance shoes but might want to buy a shirt or something. We've did the WDW marathon expo on its last day last year and the selection was pitiful.

 

[ILDisneyfan]

17 Weeks until the Disneyland 10k. I'm starting the Jeff Galloway Training Program. Is anyone else doing this?

I'm using the Jeff Galloway Dumbo Double Dare training plan. I have been slacking in my runs lately, and this gives me something to follow. After each run I cross the day off. Makes me feel like I accomplished something. I used the plans for ToT last year (my first race) and then again for the half marathon in January. Did decent in both of them so I figured I'd stick with something that worked for me. Hope it works for you too!

 

[StarGirl11]

Is it better to go to the expo on Friday or Saturday? Our flight lands at LAX Thursday at 6pm, so there's no way we'd be able to check in to our hotel and make it to the expo before it closes at 8pm. We're planning to do a park day on Friday and take Saturday "off" so our feet and legs are rested for the race. I've read that the expo can be insane on Friday, but if we wait and go first thing Saturday morning would there still be a decent variety of merch left? I don't care about the New Balance shoes but might want to buy a shirt or something. We've did the WDW marathon expo on its last day last year and the selection was pitiful.

Considering how bad it was last year I highly recommend going as soon as the expo opens on Friday. Getting everything done. Dropping your stuff off and then go to the parks. Because trust me the selection will be just as bad as WDW if you wait until Saturday if we go by last year. Things were flying off the shelf last year on Friday and that was a two day expo.

You might be better off since your just running the half. And the half has slightly less sought off after stuff (Dumbo was the stuff going like crazy last year). But then again its really hard to tell.

Remember this is a three day expo. So things are going to be a bit different this year. Including how the pacing. Yes Friday was crazy last year. But that's because there was no Thursday part of the expo.

On a side note: Had a fabulous training run today. Had to go shorter than I wanted to because of some issues that came up. But other than it went well. Looks like I am going to make the corral jump at the end of the month easily unless something happens.

 

[Kathymford]

Considering how bad it was last year I highly recommend going as soon as the expo opens on Friday. Getting everything done. Dropping your stuff off and then go to the parks. Because trust me the selection will be just as bad as WDW if you wait until Saturday if we go by last year. Things were flying off the shelf last year on Friday and that was a two day expo.

You might be better off since your just running the half. And the half has slightly less sought off after stuff (Dumbo was the stuff going like crazy last year). But then again its really hard to tell.

Remember this is a three day expo. So things are going to be a bit different this year. Including how the pacing. Yes Friday was crazy last year. But that's because there was no Thursday part of the expo.

On a side note: Had a fabulous training run today. Had to go shorter than I wanted to because of some issues that came up. But other than it went well. Looks like I am going to make the corral jump at the end of the month easily unless something happens.

I agree that you should go as soon as you can, especially if there is merchandise you want. I will add, that after the debacle last year, RunDisney had it running very smoothly by Tink this year. The DL half last year was my first RunDisney event and I could not believe how unorganized it was. By Tink (this past Jan), it was much, much better.

But as you mentioned, people went crazy for the DD merchandise...

 

[afnaechiquita]

what is it like to volunteer at the events? i don't know my travel plans yet, but if i get in on friday i'd like to see if DH and i can volunteer for the 10k.

 

[bumbershoot]

Well, I've started the shoe-silliness again.

Today I flat out went against the recommendations of my buddies at RoadRunner Sports, and bought a minimal shoe.

I really had no choice; I think the first time anyone really fitted me for a running shoe was 7 years ago, and they've always wanted me in a stability or stability plus shoe. And I've complied for years. And my ankles have gotten weaker and weaker, with pain in various parts of my feet no matter what shoe, size, or brand. I've cycled through all the wide width shoes. Saucony, Asics, Brooks a couple times each, and New Balance was at the beginning... I have even braved two pairs of Nikes now that they make a proper wide; one was good and then the next year they messed with it. One of the shoes I have now is a Nike and it's decent. I also have GT2000s in two different sizes and they are bad and good, both, but in different ways.

I even did the special insoles. They were made for the shoe size I had been in, but that size is much too big on one foot, so my foot would slide. Which meant that the arch on the insole was hitting the front of my heel bone. OUCH. Nothing to be done because it was well past the point of Return by the time I got the half/size smaller shoe. (and I really disliked the idea of the insole)

I went more neutral (the recent Nikes) and it was better, but still not great. I've never had that "ahhhhh" moment in a single pair of shoes my entire life (except for Crocs Athens).

So today. New Balance minimus zero v.2. Breaking-in time starts tomorrow! And weirdest? RRS didn't carry the wide one (they didn't even know it came in wide ) and they didn't have a small enough Men's size, so I tried a normal woman's size. And it was decent.

Wish me luck! I was messing with shoes during the lead-up to last year's TOT and this year's WDW Half, and I guess it's a tradition now. I know you're all excited.



Expo: I'm going the first day, well ahead of time.

 

[Kathymford]

Well, I've started the shoe-silliness again.

Today I flat out went against the recommendations of my buddies at RoadRunner Sports, and bought a minimal shoe.

I really had no choice; I think the first time anyone really fitted me for a running shoe was 7 years ago, and they've always wanted me in a stability or stability plus shoe. And I've complied for years. And my ankles have gotten weaker and weaker, with pain in various parts of my feet no matter what shoe, size, or brand. I've cycled through all the wide width shoes. Saucony, Asics, Brooks a couple times each, and New Balance was at the beginning... I have even braved two pairs of Nikes now that they make a proper wide; one was good and then the next year they messed with it. One of the shoes I have now is a Nike and it's decent. I also have GT2000s in two different sizes and they are bad and good, both, but in different ways.

I even did the special insoles. They were made for the shoe size I had been in, but that size is much too big on one foot, so my foot would slide. Which meant that the arch on the insole was hitting the front of my heel bone. OUCH. Nothing to be done because it was well past the point of Return by the time I got the half/size smaller shoe. (and I really disliked the idea of the insole)

I went more neutral (the recent Nikes) and it was better, but still not great. I've never had that "ahhhhh" moment in a single pair of shoes my entire life (except for Crocs Athens).

So today. New Balance minimus zero v.2. Breaking-in time starts tomorrow! And weirdest? RRS didn't carry the wide one (they didn't even know it came in wide ) and they didn't have a small enough Men's size, so I tried a normal woman's size. And it was decent.

Wish me luck! I was messing with shoes during the lead-up to last year's TOT and this year's WDW Half, and I guess it's a tradition now. I know you're all excited.



Expo: I'm going the first day, well ahead of time.

It sounds like you have as much trouble with shoes as I do. I have bunions, well, bunion. I've had surgery on one foot, so my feet are essentially different sizes, or so it seems. Still need wide width most of the time. And like you, my feet ALWAYS hurt. *sigh* I actually haven't gone to RRS yet to have them tell me anything. I should do that soon.

 

[SgtTibbs]

Have you followed any of his programs before?

Nope, I'm a first timer at all of this. I also found a Disneyland 10k training program on Runkeeper that looks very similar so I'm going to start with that one.

My first formal run (I've been training "unofficially" for months) will be a 2-Mile run on Tuesday.

If anyone wants to be Runkeeper buddies send me a PM with your Runkeeper name.

 

[SgtTibbs]

I'm using the Jeff Galloway Dumbo Double Dare training plan. I have been slacking in my runs lately, and this gives me something to follow. After each run I cross the day off. Makes me feel like I accomplished something. I used the plans for ToT last year (my first race) and then again for the half marathon in January. Did decent in both of them so I figured I'd stick with something that worked for me. Hope it works for you too!

Thanks! It builds slowly so I think I can keep up with it till the end, if not I'll still be better at the end of it than I am today and that's not a bad thing.

 

[SgtTibbs]

Expo: I'm going the first day, well ahead of time.

Going on Thursday is my plan as well but I just want to nab my bib and head for the parks. The only race related bling I'm looking for get's handed out at the end of the run.

Or am I underestimating how interesting the Expo is?

 

[bumbershoot]

It sounds like you have as much trouble with shoes as I do. I have bunions, well, bunion. I've had surgery on one foot, so my feet are essentially different sizes, or so it seems. Still need wide width most of the time. And like you, my feet ALWAYS hurt. *sigh* I actually haven't gone to RRS yet to have them tell me anything. I should do that soon.

I tell you, it is such a pain to have difficult feet!

The employee (who remembers me as the one that takes forever and sometimes leaves without shoes) was weirded out at how the Minimus Zeroes fit me; the toe box in the normal width is HUGE. My toes were playing around in it like crazy. But then you get to the arch and that's where it gets odd. Since they didn't even have a wide, obviously I couldn't compare. But I'm worried that the toe box would be even huger, and since she said that it's the toes where most people have width problems (this is the first time anyone has ever said this to me), and it's weird that I have the issue in my arch area.

Anyway, I feel for you and anyone else who has never had the "THIS is the one" moment with their athletic (or other) shoes....

Going on Thursday is my plan as well but I just want to nab my bib and head for the parks. The only race related bling I'm looking for get's handed out at the end of the run.

Or am I underestimating how interesting the Expo is?

The two expos I've been to (TOT and WDW Marathon weekend) have been huge and overwhelming and I haven't seen all I wanted to see. The first time because it got too late (and I had gotten there late), and the second time because I was sick sick sick.

I *want* to look around, at least SEE each of the vendor tables. Maybe buy things (I did buy a headband at the TOT expo). My fave souvenir is the little Vinylmation medal. They sell runner Vinylmation Mickeys, and DS got that one for his 5K, but I have my own clear pink Vinylmation and it now has the TOT and WDW Marathon weekend medals on it. I just think it's superfun. And I want to make sure I can get that! (if it's available)

so it might not actually be interesting, but it'll be big and overwhelming, and I figure I might as well see it all and KNOW if it's interesting or boring.

 

[SgtTibbs]

so it might not actually be interesting, but it'll be big and overwhelming, and I figure I might as well see it all and KNOW if it's interesting or boring.

A fair evaluation. My only issue is that the expo is right next to Disneyland and DCA so it's competing with CarsLand, Pirates of The Caribbean, Main Street, Haunted Mansion, etc... for my time.

 

[jerivera]

You can add his plan in RunKeeper? I've only seen very limited 10k plans in the RunKeeper app.

Sorry for late reply!

I'm using Jeff Galloway's 1/2 Marathon plans already in Runkeeper (they cost anywhere from $10 - $25, I think).

You could definitely build your own using the Disney plans, though!

 

[SgtTibbs]

I started on the Disneyland 10k Plan I found on Runkeeper (free!). On Tuesday I started with a 2-Mile run at a blistering (for me at least) pace of 12:45/Mile.

Today I get to run three miles with temps up a good 15 degrees from that last run. I might have to actually carry a water bottle this time.

 

[annmarieda]

Well, I've started the shoe-silliness again.

Today I flat out went against the recommendations of my buddies at RoadRunner Sports, and bought a minimal shoe.

I really had no choice; I think the first time anyone really fitted me for a running shoe was 7 years ago, and they've always wanted me in a stability or stability plus shoe. And I've complied for years. And my ankles have gotten weaker and weaker, with pain in various parts of my feet no matter what shoe, size, or brand. I've cycled through all the wide width shoes. Saucony, Asics, Brooks a couple times each, and New Balance was at the beginning... I have even braved two pairs of Nikes now that they make a proper wide; one was good and then the next year they messed with it. One of the shoes I have now is a Nike and it's decent. I also have GT2000s in two different sizes and they are bad and good, both, but in different ways.

I even did the special insoles. They were made for the shoe size I had been in, but that size is much too big on one foot, so my foot would slide. Which meant that the arch on the insole was hitting the front of my heel bone. OUCH. Nothing to be done because it was well past the point of Return by the time I got the half/size smaller shoe. (and I really disliked the idea of the insole)

I went more neutral (the recent Nikes) and it was better, but still not great. I've never had that "ahhhhh" moment in a single pair of shoes my entire life (except for Crocs Athens).

So today. New Balance minimus zero v.2. Breaking-in time starts tomorrow! And weirdest? RRS didn't carry the wide one (they didn't even know it came in wide ) and they didn't have a small enough Men's size, so I tried a normal woman's size. And it was decent.

Wish me luck! I was messing with shoes during the lead-up to last year's TOT and this year's WDW Half, and I guess it's a tradition now. I know you're all excited.



Expo: I'm going the first day, well ahead of time.

I will cross my fingers for you! I have managed to find great shoes that I love only to have it be the "wrong shoe" once the new model year comes out. I then have to toy around till I find something. I recently found a pair of new balance. Who knew it would work so well. Also a minimal shoe... but I do not think as much as the minimus.

 

[bumbershoot]

It's possible I won't be able to switch fully in time for the DLR Half. Want to give my feet plenty of time to get used to the shoe/ground, and then slowly work up the mileage. So I might very well be in my Nikes (the most minimal I have besides the Minimus) still for the run.

 

[Vistaway]

Is anyone else coming in to do the race(s) solo?

After bringing the family to WDW Marathon weekend, plus a post-race cruise, another family Disney trip in the same year isn't in the budget. But I "needed" the Coast-to-Coast medal, so I am heading over for the weekend by myself. Should be interesting not having to worry about spectator spots and post-race meeting areas...plus it sounds like it might be slightly easier to find a single bar stool at Trader Sam's! I am using points for flights (with some pretty crazy resulting multi-leg itineraries) and probably going to book a shared room in the area via Airbnb. Should be interesting...I've actually done DL solo before once, but that was 15+ years ago.