Official 2016 Princess Half Marathon Thread

[Dis_Yoda]

Math is fun.

Then again, I'm a nerd.

 

[Keels]

Math is fun.

Then again, I'm a nerd.

Fetch me a pivot table!!!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Fetch me a pivot table!!!

If I didn't deal with classified information, I could totally do that

I love pivot tables.

 

[SunDial]

I DID IT!
First sub two hour marathon!
I'm over the top excited!
Hope everyone else had a fun time!

Congrats on the time!!!!

 

[Keels]

If I didn't deal with classified information, I could totally do that

I love pivot tables.

In my old job, we would have pivot table competitions. It was disgusting, really.

 

[SunDial]

Fetch me a pivot table!!!

Here is my math

 

[Ariel484]

I was told there would be no math, so that's why I had @Ariel484 do it!

Math is fun.

Then again, I'm a nerd.

Oh hey, me too!

In my old job, we would have pivot table competitions. It was disgusting, really.

...okay, I'm not THAT big a nerd

 

[sidrich]

Just reading all these post!
I'm very happy with my experience I did the GSC. It was my first time to DW there was a screw up on my Park tickets through the travel agent that was the only downer. But it was a blessing in disguise I needed to stay off my foot due to my injury. So we didn't buy tickets , I figured this was a sign! Where I was in both runs the people were very curious, everyone signaled with their hand before walking. I guess I was in a lucky group of people. This was my slowest times for both runs, totally beat myself up after both , but to everyone around me I sported a Smile! The celebration is about finishing and being happy and everyone's accomplishments. I'm in agreement with the side of finishers receive a finisher medal. That aside it was a positive experience for me. My brain was disappointed with myself but the good thing, I was able to let my Ego go,and realize I just needed to finish.
I'm scared for my training for Tinkerbell PDC. Had an ultrasound done yesterday and clearly my Achilles has a tear and my calf has something going on too they think another tear but I have to go for a more in depth ultrasound for the calf. Now it's rest, ice, heat, evaluation and compression for 2 weeks. No cross training either! The Dr. fixed me up enough to get through both runs and he told me I would not be on my normal pace and not to push it.

I saw people raising their hands and couldn't figure out what was going on for the longest time. Then I passed Jeff Galloway just before Sarge's Hill and I was like "Oh, duh."

The only hiccup on our weekend was the Magic Bands kept refusing to recognize people's pins at the restaurants. In the end, we each got three Golden Ticket Fast Passes as a "Sorry the bands suck", but on the whole we would rather have not needed to go to Guest Services 5 times. You can't get that time with your family back.

And I lost my hat on the wildest ride in the wilderness, but that's my own darn fault.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

In my old job, we would have pivot table competitions. It was disgusting, really.

Bwahaha. I wish my coworkers understood them that well! Of my group of direct coworkers, I think I understand pivot tables the best. There is a reason I'm the designated Data ***** of the Quality group.

 

[FFigawi]

In my old job, we would have pivot table competitions. It was disgusting, really.

That's just sad

 

[Keels]

That's just sad

Gee, thanks pal.

 

[CampbellScot]

I respectfully disagree. When you sign up to do a race, be it Disney, Rock N Roll, Gasparilla, whatever- you are paying for just that. The ability to participate. It's called a finisher's medal for that reason- you finished the race. Rock N Roll series was built SOLELY on the idea of selling out races and challenges. And sorry to say, you don't see them handing out a medal if you don't finish. I think it speaks volumes on the trend going on within society itself that we are worried about how the person who didn't finish is going to feel if there are "I tried" tees and participant medals. Sometimes, people don't finish. Be that due to illness, injury, under training, over training, or whatever- it happens. And I say that not as a meanie, but as someone who had an injury crop up during mile 8 of this run where every step was pure and sheer torture (and I have the pain tolerance of a rouge bull- I'm no wuss when it comes to pain) who at times did not know if they were going to be able to finish. I am proud to say that I did. I can not speak for everyone, but when you put yourself through that, when you made the accomplishment of finishing? It cheapens the experience if everyone else gets one too just for showing up. What was the point in trying then?

I totally understand what you are saying. I am normally against the "everybody wins" mentality. There are plenty of other races where that concept is not a part of the race. You don't get a medal unless you finish. For me though, I don't think someone having a medal even if they didn't finish has any bearing on how I feel about my medal and my race. It doesn't cheapen anything b/c I'm not worried about what everyone else is or is not doing. My friend who also ran this race found out that she had cancer in spinal column during training for this race. She was in agonizing pain just walking, so running was out. She showed up anyway and walked every single mile she could. She didn't make it to the finish line but she would have had they allowed her to keep going. i was more happy for her medal than for mine. That being said, I totally get being a part of a group did something amazing,pushed through the pain and crossed that finish line. It's something you had to earn and that means something. I do get it. I just don't think that marking people who didn't finish accomplishes anything or has any bearing on what I was doing. I'm sorry you had an injury and it's awesome that you muscled through it! I had a baby six months ago and I seriously thought I was going to die around mile 7. My body wasn't moving the way it used to. I felt way more tired than I ever had before baby. I felt like a slow loser. My husband kept reminding me I had a baby without drugs, so I better get my game face on and finish this race. So I did. We are awesome. All of us.

 

[Bluegrrl]

i don't normally chime in on this stuff, but I have been lurking a bit. Re: the medal. It's a finisher medal. At mile 8, I was finished. Sure, I had plenty of fight left in me, but due to stopping for a bathroom break, I lost time. And my headphones broke, getting me off my game. But none of that matters.

By mile 8, I was far behind the balloon ladies (who weren't really encouraging, despite their stating so). And I was well and truly finished. I got swept into the sad van. Trained, tried, and finished - but not failed. So I got a medal. And I now know my limits (I'm now a 10k girl, not a 1/2 anymore!). But I finished, both metaphorically and physically. So I got my dang medal and feel like I truly deserved it, even if they swept me.

Now, onto the awesome Star Wars 10k, in which I will cross the finish line, as well as finish.

(BTW, I have also done 5ks, 10ks and 1/2marathons. This 1/2 was the first I've done in a while. I wanted to defer, but it was too late, so I said to hell with it and ran it anyway.)

 

[preciouspups]

Math is fun.

Then again, I'm a nerd.

Then I nominate you our official mathematician! You can do it all and the rest of us can enjoy the results.

 

[preciouspups]

Can I just rant for a second? I think y'all will understand this more than my non-runner friends.

I have had zero support from anyone outside of my husband and a few friends and you guys. My parents never said congratulations, even when I wore that giant, heavy medal to their house on Monday! Last night my husband talked to MIL and when he mentioned that I ran the 10k she said "well, is she ever going to run a half marathon?" Because 6.2 miles isn't good enough I guess.

Yes, I am 46 years old and wanting validation from these people. I've never been an athlete. My dad always jokes about how I can't walk and chew gum. I didn't have the great PE teachers that my son has so I never developed the motor skills that were needed for most sports. It isn't like I do this all the time and they are tired of cheering me on at the Olympics. For me, 6.2 miles is a huge deal!

 

[luvvwl]

Just wanted to say a big thanks to everyone who offered support both here and on the FB page a few weeks ago when I wasn't sure if my Prince, who has been my coach and training partner for the last 18 months, injured his back and wasn't sure if he was going to be able to run with me at all. I am not the runner in the family AT ALL. He is. He's done multiple half's, the Marine Corp Marathon (twice, I think) and hundreds of smaller distance races. I got some crazy wild hair that this was something I wanted to do, as a shared experience with him, even though I really don't enjoy running AT ALL. I decided I could probably do the run/walk plan since I've been a big walker for years and he encouraged me every step of the way. I was devastated as was he, that we were told by his neurosurgeon NO MORE running, EVER, just about 3 weeks before the race. Too late to defer, and no way he was going to let me after all the training I had done. And there was no way I wanted to do it without him at my side. My goal had suddenly shifted from finishing with a decent (for me) time to being able to finish with him.

I am not fast in the best of circumstances, but worked hard and managed to get a POT which landed us in I (my goal had been J so I was thrilled!). We decided to give it a go since my "running" is a fast walk for him and his doctor said walking was ok. Being in I was such a security blanket for us both, since it placed our start time around 30 minutes before the balloon ladies. We figured we'd pick up another 15-20 minutes or so on them during the first 10K.

By the time we got to the 10K mark, it was evident he wouldn't be able to run at all for the rest of the race. We had to stop every mile after that so he could crouch down to ease the pressure from his back. We still felt confident to finish, since we were so far ahead of the balloon ladies at that point, but we were slow. As in about 20 min/mile. We ended up in a very, very large group of walkers. It made me feel comfortable that everyone else was also going at about the same pace and I was able to stop worrying about him and about what anyone else might be thinking about our pace and just enjoy the moment. And for that, I was grateful. I could care less whether or not participants who didn't finish got the same medal as we did or not. It doesn't at all diminish my accomplishment. I'm thrilled that we have ours even if it wasn't the run we had planned to run. For me, it was always a "race" against myself, to achieve something I had never dreamed of being able to do and that's what my medal means to me.

All that to say, you never know what someone's circumstances are or why they're slow and walking or why they may be waiting at a sweep point. I applaud everyone who tried.

 

[hauntedcity]

Can I just rant for a second? I think y'all will understand this more than my non-runner friends.

I have had zero support from anyone outside of my husband and a few friends and you guys. My parents never said congratulations, even when I wore that giant, heavy medal to their house on Monday! Last night my husband talked to MIL and when he mentioned that I ran the 10k she said "well, is she ever going to run a half marathon?" Because 6.2 miles isn't good enough I guess.

Yes, I am 46 years old and wanting validation from these people. I've never been an athlete. My dad always jokes about how I can't walk and chew gum. I didn't have the great PE teachers that my son has so I never developed the motor skills that were needed for most sports. It isn't like I do this all the time and they are tired of cheering me on at the Olympics. For me, 6.2 miles is a huge deal!

6.2 miles IS a big deal! My wife and I have been very lucky that our parents have been supportive by watching our girls during training runs and races... but they don't get it. They don't know how amazing it is each time you reach a distance you've never reached before. They don't know that feeling of accomplishment the first time you complete a 5K. They don't get the absolute Mr. Toad-style mania that makes us return to Disney World race after race.

So, we get it! And we all know that 6.2 miles IS a big deal!

 

[Fruto76]

Can I just rant for a second? I think y'all will understand this more than my non-runner friends.

I have had zero support from anyone outside of my husband and a few friends and you guys. My parents never said congratulations, even when I wore that giant, heavy medal to their house on Monday! Last night my husband talked to MIL and when he mentioned that I ran the 10k she said "well, is she ever going to run a half marathon?" Because 6.2 miles isn't good enough I guess.

Yes, I am 46 years old and wanting validation from these people. I've never been an athlete. My dad always jokes about how I can't walk and chew gum. I didn't have the great PE teachers that my son has so I never developed the motor skills that were needed for most sports. It isn't like I do this all the time and they are tired of cheering me on at the Olympics. For me, 6.2 miles is a huge deal!

@preciouspups Congratulations on your 10k! I am proud of you and your accomplishment. Some people just don't get it, some never will. But here...We do... and I'm proud of you and everyone else that showed up and made a go at it last weekend!

 

[tigger536]

Why IS the expo open to the public? Why not limit it to runners and their party? That would keep down the ebay hoarding.

 

[MaMa3Princess]

Can I just rant for a second? I think y'all will understand this more than my non-runner friends.

I have had zero support from anyone outside of my husband and a few friends and you guys. My parents never said congratulations, even when I wore that giant, heavy medal to their house on Monday! Last night my husband talked to MIL and when he mentioned that I ran the 10k she said "well, is she ever going to run a half marathon?" Because 6.2 miles isn't good enough I guess.

Yes, I am 46 years old and wanting validation from these people. I've never been an athlete. My dad always jokes about how I can't walk and chew gum. I didn't have the great PE teachers that my son has so I never developed the motor skills that were needed for most sports. It isn't like I do this all the time and they are tired of cheering me on at the Olympics. For me, 6.2 miles is a huge deal!

It is hard and I am sorry that family rained on your parade! Congratulations and yes 10k is a huge accomplishment. My MIL was similar she just could not form a positive compliment that is her problem not yours. You accomplished a goal you set out to do!!!