Official 2015 Disney Marathon Thread

[WhereInFlorida]

18 weeks until the marathon and officially starting the training program tomorrow

 

[Weluvdisny]

18 weeks until the marathon and officially starting the training program tomorrow

8 miles for my long run yesterday. Felt pretty good but I'm thinking "How the heck and I going to be able to add 18 more miles on to this?"

 

[FFigawi]

8 miles for my long run yesterday. Felt pretty good but I'm thinking "How the heck and I going to be able to add 16 more miles on to this?"

The key is to not think about it. Just go steady with your training, trust in your plan, and race day will take care of itself.

 

[PrincessV]

...but I'm really wanting to try Smartwool...

Caveat: I'm not prone to blisters in the first place. But I won't run in any other sock but Smartwool! Huge fan, here. I don't know how it's possible, but I'll finish a run here in FL, when every other item of my clothing is literally dripping wet with sweat, and my socks will still feel dry to the touch. The only time they've ever actually felt wet was after 9 miles in a named storm, complete with ankle-deep standing water, lol! Even then, no blisters or hot spots.

 

[Ariel484]

To add to the sock discussion...I run in Balegas. Love them. I've heard great things about Injinji toe socks.

The key is to not think about it. Just go steady with your training, trust in your plan, and race day will take care of itself.

Such wise words!!

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My training plan starts today - Mondays are rest days so I am doing great on training so far.

However, I ran a half here at home yesterday and the roads were SUPER sloped - my IT Band was shredded by mile 7 and I had to walk a decent amount of the second half. It's much better today but still a little sore, so I'm going to have to miss some runs this week. At this point I'm hoping it'll be better so that I can do my weekend runs (3 miles Saturday, 13 on Sunday). Not exactly the way I wanted training to start out! Oh well. Still got 18 weeks, no need to panic yet!

 

[derekleigh]

8 miles for my long run yesterday. Felt pretty good but I'm thinking "How the heck and I going to be able to add 16 more miles on to this?"

Good job on the 8-miler! Try not to think too much about the miles ahead, just focus on the mile you're in at the moment.

A little trick I sometimes use is fooling myself into a long run. Let's say I only plan a 8-miler, but I'm feeling great, I'll add another mile in. My mind starts debating, "If you feel that great, why just one mile, let's do 2 or 3?!" And before I know it, I turned a 8-miler into a 12-miler. EDIT: I would like to point out this would not be a good tactic when attempting new distances. When I typed this I was thinking of running a distance you had already comfortably achieved. Most important thing is listening to your body and playing the caution game when running a new distance.

I too am training for (my first) marathon at the WDW 2015 Marathon Weekend. On the days of my long runs, my body is ready. However that means I won't really be into my run into mile 3 or 4. The run was great but I find myself "sluggish" at the start. So there are things everybody works on.

 

[RnbwSktles]

Good job on the 8-miler! Try not to think too much about the miles ahead, just focus on the mile you're in at the moment.

A little trick I sometimes use is fooling myself into a long run. Let's say I only plan a 8-miler, but I'm feeling great, I'll add another mile in. My mind starts debating, "If you feel that great, why just one mile, let's do 2 or 3?!" And before I know it, I turned a 8-miler into a 12-miler.

I too am training for (my first) marathon at the WDW 2015 Marathon Weekend. On the days of my long runs, my body is ready. However that means I won't really be into my run into mile 3 or 4. The run was great but I find myself "sluggish" at the start. So there are things everybody works on.

I'm no expert, but I think this can be dangerous for a newbie who is building mileage. That's a lot of miles to suddenly add on!

I love that my plan this time around only adds 1 mile every other week. Since my runs are out and back, I tell myself I only have to go another half mile more than last time. Piece of cake

 

[Ariel484]

I agree with RnbwSktles. I can't do that either because it would most likely impact how much Gu/water I'd need to bring...and I feel like following a training plan is important for building the mileage safely, like you said. But I guess that doesn't work for everyone.

 

[Weluvdisny]

I've done 2 1/2 marathons and many 10 mile races but this will be my first marathon. I have a training schedule that I will be following and for me it's easier to say in my head how many miles I need to do that day because I know I can't/shouldn't do less. If I feel good and want to tack on another mile or so, I will.

 

[thill]

I think it's important to remember that everyone responds to training differently and we are not all on the same level so you have to do what is right for you. I know I'm not at the same level as some but I know that I'm far enough along that I don't have to do any of the walks in the Galloway goofy training schedule. So I plan to run all of those which should have me in better position in January. Not everyone can do that while others can do that at a faster pace than I will go. The key is to just keep up with the training and listen to your body as it will let you know what you can and can't do.

 

[CaptHomer]

I switched to injinji toe socks and don't get any blisters now, before on long runs I would get them as a couple of my toes orverlap and get smushed when running.

Ditto

 

[SunDial]

As I have said before this will be my first full marathon. I am up to 8 miles averaging 14 to 14:15 minute miles in the South Florida heat and humidity. For me it is not bad for a 55 year young. I am also doing the ToT 10 mile again this year

I did have a thought Saturday night before I drove up to Disney for dinner that puts the amount of time it will take me to complete the 2015 marathon,

I live about 2 1/2 hours south if Disney so here is the perspective.... I could drive up to Disney, have lunch in a park and drive back home all before I would cross the finish line.

I am not really looking at it this way, just a perspective. I am going to have a blast doing this run.

 

[derekleigh]

Yeah I probably shouldn't be giving out too much advice because I definitely train differently than most. Like my longest run to date is a 16-miler, which I did on an empty stomach at 5:00 am(save for a cup of coffee and about 16 oz of gatorade) and I managed to keep it at roughly a 9:30 pace.

I am will be experimenting with some solid foods on my longer runs from here on out, even though I don't stomach the idea of eating solid foods while running (see what I did there?!)

Anybody got suggestions for what worked/didn't work for them? Just trying out ideas, I know people's stomachs GI's are different.

 

[DOOM1001]

As I have said before this will be my first full marathon. I am up to 8 miles averaging 14 to 14:15 minute miles in the South Florida heat and humidity. For me it is not bad for a 55 year young. I am also doing the ToT 10 mile again this year

I'm down in Miami and cannot wait for the temps to come down.Today I literally did a "heat" training run,middle of the day,92 degrees,feel like of 100 or more.I went 6 miles in 1 hour 13 minutes. I did it more than anything since I'm also doing ToT in a couple of weeks which although is at night is brutally hot so I just wanted to get a downright hot run in since I haven't run more than 4 miles outside during daytime for a couple of months,I'm sure those 6 miles outside under the sun will be harder than 10 miles at night in 3 weeks .However,I don't think I'll do another one,it's insane to go too far in that kind of heat until the temps come down.

 

[bumbershoot]

I am will be experimenting with some solid foods on my longer runs from here on out, even though I don't stomach the idea of eating solid foods while running (see what I did there?!)

Well, definitely practice eating while running. My brother (who might be you from what you're posting about how you train etc...are you my brother?) decided he needed to consume something when prepping for the Marine Corps Marathon, and the first time he tried to put something in his mouth it didn't stay in. When eating you're not breathing. He tried to breathe while eating, and it all came out before he had a chance to swallow it. (I wish I could remember what it was he was trying to eat!)

I'm no expert, but I think this can be dangerous for a newbie who is building mileage. That's a lot of miles to suddenly add on!

Absolutely.

It no doubt works well for derekleigh. derekleigh is already at a state of fitness (and, if it's my brother, cyborg-ness) where that's possible.

But for me, it's how I got a concussion. Added on the training miles while also messing up nutrition, hydration, and caffeine consumption (= hydration), and I fainted in the shower. Hit my head on the tub faucet and the backs of my shoulders on the tub itself. Took ages to be able to think properly again (I swear the posts I made during that time were written backwards) and I'm STILL dealing with shoulder issues that weren't as bad until that fall.

So be careful! If you know you have the fitness and can soldier on without dying, yay! If you're new or delicate or sensitive, take it easy. We have time.

 

[derekleigh]

Well, definitely practice eating while running. My brother (who might be you from what you're posting about how you train etc...are you my brother?) decided he needed to consume something when prepping for the Marine Corps Marathon, and the first time he tried to put something in his mouth it didn't stay in. When eating you're not breathing. He tried to breathe while eating, and it all came out before he had a chance to swallow it. (I wish I could remember what it was he was trying to eat!)





Absolutely.

It no doubt works well for derekleigh. derekleigh is already at a state of fitness (and, if it's my brother, cyborg-ness) where that's possible.

But for me, it's how I got a concussion. Added on the training miles while also messing up nutrition, hydration, and caffeine consumption (= hydration), and I fainted in the shower. Hit my head on the tub faucet and the backs of my shoulders on the tub itself. Took ages to be able to think properly again (I swear the posts I made during that time were written backwards) and I'm STILL dealing with shoulder issues that weren't as bad until that fall.

So be careful! If you know you have the fitness and can soldier on without dying, yay! If you're new or delicate or sensitive, take it easy. We have time.

LOL, sorry I'm not your brother. Although that scenario you described about your brother is similar to mine a few years ago when I tried eating solids during my 2nd or 3rd half. They gave out sample size Cliff bars, and towards the end I felt kind of hungry so I tried one. Bad idea (for me). I was chewing and felt like I couldn't breath! Plus the bar dried my mouth out rather quickly (no I didn't have any fluids as I was still learning ). But I did end up taking a small bite and just kind of "sucked" on it to soften it up. Seemed to work.

Your fainting scenario is rather scary!

 

[John VN]

Keep in mind that solid foods, depending on ingredients, can take substantially more energy to digest thus taking away needed oxygen for muscles to work efficiently when running and a greater length of time to become a useful source of energy.

My Ironman Florida is in 7 weeks 5 days and there will be little solid food during the 12+ hours this 64 year old guy will be trying to ingest.

I make an exception for the Mickey Marathon by have my 15 mile mark McFlurry.

McFlurry John

 

[derekleigh]

Keep in mind that solid foods, depending on ingredients, can take substantially more energy to digest thus taking away needed oxygen for muscles to work efficiently when running and a greater length of time to become a useful source of energy.

My Ironman Florida is in 7 weeks 5 days and there will be little solid food during the 12+ hours this 64 year old guy will be trying to ingest.

I make an exception for the Mickey Marathon by have my 15 mile mark McFlurry.

McFlurry John

Thanks for the tip!

I don't plan on trying complex foods, gummies and GUs are two things I know work. Jelly Beans, Life Savers, and a few others are no-no's for me.

Anyone consume mini-protein bars/gels? Something I had though of a while back but never tried.

 

[FFigawi]

Anybody got suggestions for what worked/didn't work for them? Just trying out ideas, I know people's stomachs GI's are different.

For marathons & shorter runs, I use Clif shots (gels), Clif bloks, and SportBeans. I like to have a variety because eating the same thing over & over gets a bit tedious. For anything longer than a marathon, I alternate between gels/bloks and salted potatoes.

 

[Ariel484]

Anybody got suggestions for what worked/didn't work for them? Just trying out ideas, I know people's stomachs GI's are different.

I use either Gu gels, Gu Chomps (which are like little fruit snacks) or Honey Stinger Waffles. I've used the gels in half marathons and the chomps in half marathons/marathons and they have worked well for me. I've only used the waffles for training runs so far, but not for really long ones yet.

I kind of want to switch over to the waffles exclusively...because they are tasty and I know they are "all natural." On the other hand, I feel like the chomps have worked well for me, so if it ain't broke I probably shouldn't fix it. I know Honey Stinger has their own version of "chomps" (called "chews" I think) and tried them and remember thinking they were slimy or something.