Official 2016 Princess Half Marathon Thread

[4under4]

Rocked a 2 mile run with Pink's Greatest Hits today. She keeps the tempo up, and I had a great pace!

 

[Ariel484]

I think that there is early registration for AP and DVC members on 20 Jun. Still believe DH and I will do PHM for one last time and probably will...walk ! dH is recovering from surgery on his foot ( bone spur behind Achilles tendon) so running could be hard and we both can walk 14 min miles so not too worried about being swept. Realize we could be in the last corral but keeping in mind that balloon ladies don't start until the last person in the last corral has started so yes my goal is to keep one step ahead of the balloon ladies . Maybe the finish line photo will be with them right behind me !

Pretty sure it's June 30. ...


...not that it matters for me since my AP expired.

 

[HumblePie]

Thanks for the info. Sounds like registration day is going to be stressful but I'm going to stay optimistic

Will all WDW resorts have transport on race day?

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Will all WDW resorts have transport on race day?

Yes!

 

[bumbershoot]

Pretty sure it's June 30. ...

Just checked the DVC page, and you are correct. The 30th.

Will all WDW resorts have transport on race day?

Yes, for Princess and the January marathon weekend, all WDW resorts are host resorts, which means there is transportation from/to them for the expo and runs.

I answer like that in case you start doing other disney races, but the smaller ones don't have all resorts as hosts.

 

[Gryhndmom]

Swear I saw 20 Jun at one time but thanks for the update ! Will remark calendar for 30 Jun with hopes it doesn't change

 

[Ariel484]

Swear I saw 20 Jun at one time but thanks for the update ! Will remark calendar for 30 Jun with hopes it doesn't change

I don't THINK it will. Lately they have been sticking to AP/DVC registration 2 weeks before regular registration.

 

[joan4mickey]

Speaking of proof of time, can anyone give me a sense of roughly what times will put you in which corral? The 10K I ran a couple of weeks ago posted my time at 56:34 -- I'm not sure if I could go faster but if I wanted a better corral I could try!

I sent in a 53:53 and was in corral C.
Remember that over the past few years that they have made the corrals smaller and start the first corrals about every 2-3 minutes apart. I think longer intervals as more and more corrals go..not sure as I have already gone. So even if you are in D, E, F or so it is still not that far back. I think you sub one hour 10k should give you a good corral.

 

[ksinglet]

Newbie questions! Talking about going this with some friends. I read through the thread regarding corrals & proof of time. What happens if you don't provide proof of time? I didnt have any plans on doing a 10K or 1/2 other than this. It's on my bucket list & will train for it. But do I HAVE to provide proof of time?
Also I'm a DVC member, if I register early does anyone know if I can register a non DVC member early? Wouldn't want to get myself registered & my traveling partner done his doesn't.
Thanks!

 

[Ariel484]

Newbie questions! Talking about going this with some friends. I read through the thread regarding corrals & proof of time. What happens if you don't provide proof of time? I didnt have any plans on doing a 10K or 1/2 other than this. It's on my bucket list & will train for it. But do I HAVE to provide proof of time?

Nope, you don't. The downside is that by not providing proof of time you will end up in one of the later corrals, possibly the last one.

Also I'm a DVC member, if I register early does anyone know if I can register a non DVC member early? Wouldn't want to get myself registered & my traveling partner done his doesn't.
Thanks!

I think technically you aren't supposed to, but I know non-DVC and non-APs have used early registration. Who knows if they'll ever crack down on that...

 

[HockeyMomNH]

Newbie questions! Talking about going this with some friends. I read through the thread regarding corrals & proof of time. What happens if you don't provide proof of time? I didnt have any plans on doing a 10K or 1/2 other than this. It's on my bucket list & will train for it. But do I HAVE to provide proof of time?
Also I'm a DVC member, if I register early does anyone know if I can register a non DVC member early? Wouldn't want to get myself registered & my traveling partner done his doesn't.
Thanks!

Last Feb my friend and I did the 10K. I registered early with AP and she registered on the regular date. It was the first race ever for both of us, so we had no proof of time to submit. She was in the last corral and I was placed one ahead. I ended up moving back to start with her.

I did not try to register her early, so I can't answer that question.

 

[Keels]

I don't have anything to add other than I want @HockeyMomNH to make me a cake for my birthday next year!

 

[Gryhndmom]

I don't have anything to add other than I want @HockeyMomNH to make me a cake for my birthday next year!

Me too...what a talent !

Sooo....today one of my greyhounds got out of the yard and I had to chase after her as she wouldn't come when I called and thought it was a game....AARRGGHH! She did come back to the yard after a few minutes....thank you Lord....but I found out just how bad my asthma has gotten since I was wheezing pretty good. This little incident pretty much verified I will be walking the PHM since me trying to run faster isn't going to happen. Whoever invented rescue inhalers should be given a medal !

 

[GrandMum]

I'm a little confused about submitting times. I thought you didn't need to submit a time for a 5K or 10K and your corral was just based on when you registered?

 

[DVCFan1994]

I'm a little confused about submitting times. I thought you didn't need to submit a time for a 5K or 10K and your corral was just based on when you registered?

If you are running the 5k and/or 10k without adding the PHM, then you are correct, you do not need to submit a time. Your corral placement for the 5k or 10k is based on your expected finish which you enter during registration. If you are running either the half or the GSC, then to move out of the later corrals you must back up your estimated finish by submitting a valid proof of time.

 

[pangyal]

Hi everyone!

I can't believe I haven't seen this forum yet. I've been posting questions about the events in the DVC forums, but this is a whole new world !

Me and DH are planning to run the Glass Slipper in February. I'm nervous about the training because Toronto literally freezes over in December and outdoor training is near impossible. I trained for a full once mostly on a treadmill and regretted going that route, but a half should be better!

Quick question- is there a separate link to Glass Slipper for a single event registration, or do you have to score a spot in both the 10k and the Half and then they're combined? Does that make sense?

 

[pangyal]

Also, and sorry for the newbie questions, if we manage rooms at Boardwalk or Beach Club, we could walk to the starting line, correct?

Hubby is unsure about the Princess theme and feels men aren't really welcome in the race. Is this true? He's already missing out on the Nike Womens Run I'm doing this month here, and he really wants to do a Disney event, but he doesn't want to feel self conscious. Any words of encouragement from anyone who can convince him otherwise ?

 

[Ariel484]

Hi everyone!

I can't believe I haven't seen this forum yet. I've been posting questions about the events in the DVC forums, but this is a whole new world !

Me and DH are planning to run the Glass Slipper in February. I'm nervous about the training because Toronto literally freezes over in December and outdoor training is near impossible. I trained for a full once mostly on a treadmill and regretted going that route, but a half should be better!

Quick question- is there a separate link to Glass Slipper for a single event registration, or do you have to score a spot in both the 10k and the Half and then they're combined? Does that make sense?

Welcome!!

Yes, GSC is its own event. If you sign up for the 10K and half separately, you don't get the GSC shirt or medal.

Also, and sorry for the newbie questions, if we manage rooms at Boardwalk or Beach Club, we could walk to the starting line, correct?

No...it's not legal to walk to the starting line and it would take a looooong time (starting line is at the front of Epcot). The bus ride from the Epcot resorts is short.

Hubby is unsure about the Princess theme and feels men aren't really welcome in the race. Is this true? He's already missing out on the Nike Womens Run I'm doing this month here, and he really wants to do a Disney event, but he doesn't want to feel self conscious. Any words of encouragement from anyone who can convince him otherwise ?

While it's true that the race is geared toward women, men are welcome. My brother ran it with me in 2011 and didn't get any dirty looks or anything (not that I know of anyway), and he had fun!

 

[pangyal]

Thank you SO much!!! I'll be on this thread a lot, lol. Hopefully I can pay it forward as time goes on! I've done sooooo many races, but I've never been so nervous about missing out on one as I am for this one, lol. I think it's because this is pretty much the only chance we have for the foreseeable future to do this race, as my mom is coming with us on our February trip and can watch our little guy.

One more quick question- can we sign DS (6) up for the kids' dash races at the same time for the early registration? Does he need an Active.com account as well or how does this work?

 

[Ariel484]

Thank you SO much!!! I'll be on this thread a lot, lol. Hopefully I can pay it forward as time goes on! I've done sooooo many races, but I've never been so nervous about missing out on one as I am for this one, lol. I think it's because this is pretty much the only chance we have for the foreseeable future to do this race, as my mom is coming with us on our February trip and can watch our little guy.

One more quick question- can we sign DS (6) up for the kids' dash races at the same time for the early registration? Does he need an Active.com account as well or how does this work?

I think you can sign him up during early registration, yes. No one needs an Active.com account to sign up, but if you have one it'll save you some typing on registration day.