Official 2016 Princess Half Marathon Thread

[keahgirl8]

My training has been non-existent. I am still rehabbing this injury, and I'm not sure whether I'll be running any time soon. I'm hoping I will be at least able to start training with walking if I have to by October.

 

[Ariel484]

Running my first 5k this weekend! Its held by the school I work at and proceeds go towards the band. Pretty excited to see how I do with this one compared to how I will do at the Princess 5k

Good luck!

My training has been non-existent. I am still rehabbing this injury, and I'm not sure whether I'll be running any time soon. I'm hoping I will be at least able to start training with walking if I have to by October.

Hope you feel better soon. You're smart to focus on rehabbing instead of trying to come back too soon.

 

[keahgirl8]

Hope you feel better soon. You're smart to focus on rehabbing instead of trying to come back too soon.

My PT gave me the all clear to try running about a month ago, and it really hurt. Then it took me 2 days to recover. So, back to the beginning I go!

 

[srauseo]

But I'm also considering the NH Marathon

I am running the 10k at the NH Marathon with my sister. We're also probably doing the Granite State 10 Miler on the 18th.

 

[DVCFan1994]

I am running the 10k at the NH Marathon with my sister. We're also probably doing the Granite State 10 Miler on the 18th.

Where is the 10 miler? I still need a proof of time race, and that would be right around the time I'm due for a 10 miler for my Avengers training.

 

[bumbershoot]

No that I have seen. The only discounts I've seen available are at DTD during PHM weekend.

Thanks!

I got in a run today after all. I'm learning stuff about myself during all of this. A) I prefer to run alone! B) I prefer an out and back type trail. C) I don't like running a loop because I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel and the scenery never changes. D) I prefer a trail with fewer people but more runners/serious walkers. Today I was at the park and kept getting stuck behind the ladies chatting and taking up the whole sidewalk or the moms with their double wide strollers taking up the whole sidewalk, or the little dogs that the owner didn't control and nearly tripped me! But at least there was a working bathroom and it looked like only one person had been murdered in there.

You are hilarious.

If you haven't done a rundisney event yet, pack your patient pants. There will be ladies chatting and taking up the bulk of the pavement (even if they aren't all together...pack of 2, pack of 3, another pack of 2, you've got gridlock and none of them know what they are a part of), there will be wide, scratchy tutus, there will be people with far-too-wide wings that hit you in the face... (and I wonder why I hacen't yet had a GOOD run with rundisney...why do I keep trying?)

Just be aware of it and try to be OK with it. Try to be more OK with it than I tend to be. (most people are more OK with it than I am...I am a highly irritable runner!)

But at least there are no strollers allowed, and no dogs with rundisney. I did a 10K the other weekend where despite those rules there were both! Why do people bring the most unruly, crowd-afraid, dogs, with them to run at events? Why?

My training has been non-existent. I am still rehabbing this injury, and I'm not sure whether I'll be running any time soon. I'm hoping I will be at least able to start training with walking if I have to by October.

Oh no, I'm sorry. Heal up!

 

[srauseo]

Where is the 10 miler? I still need a proof of time race, and that would be right around the time I'm due for a 10 miler for my Avengers training.

It's in Concord: http://www.granitestate10.com/

 

[HockeyMomNH]

No, I haven't, but I want to. I know lots of people that have, and they love it. I've heard it's very well run. I may do it next year. But I'm also considering the NH Marathon, which is often the same weekend before Columbus Day, like Smuttynose.

I didn't know we had a marathon in NH. I'm not sure I will ever want to run that far.

I'm doing the NH Grand Prix challenge this year, so the next race I'm doing is the Convenient MD 10K in Windham this weekend. It is race number 7 of 8.

I lost the other quote from srauseo. I was thinking about doing the 10 miler since I did the Bill Luti 5 miler this year so I could do the 5 and dime. I'm doing my local half, the White Mountain half, which is the weekend after that. I'm going to wait and see how I feel after the first half before I decide if a 10 miler and a half on consecutive weekends is a good idea.

I'm also doing the Santa Hustle Half in Portland in November.

It's cool that there are some runners here local to me. Maybe we will meet up on a course sometime.

 

[disneydaydreamer33]

Hmm, this is about the third time my notifications for this thread didn't come up. Oh well, at least I had some fun catching up to do while I re-watched the recent PBS American Experience about Walt Disney (my husband hadn't seen it yet, and I was happy to see it again ).

How is everyone's training going? Beautiful weather here in New England right now. I did a 12 mile training run this morning. It was my last long run before my first half in two weeks.

We had lots of rain last week, but this week is all sunny skies and temps in the low 80's (and no humidity, so 80's feels wonderful! ). I am just getting back to training after my half a couple of weeks ago (seriously that downhill race kept me down for longer than it should have! ). I'm pretty sure I am going to do the "improve time Jeff Galloway half program." I have done a couple of different half programs in the past. Hal Higdon has been my favorite, so it will be interesting to compare this one now. On my non-running days, I try to walk a couple of miles (walking my kids to and from school) and I do a strength workout on the Nike Training app on my ipad.

I actually get quite excited at the start of a new training season!

 

[TeacupDemon]

Yes, Smuttynose. Have you run it before? I've heard it's a nice flat course so good for a first timer. All my routes here are pretty hilly so I'm looking forward to a nice flat run.

Seeing other NH runners has dragged me out of lurkdom! Smuttynose Rockfest is such a fun race! I've done it for the last three years, but this year I'm running the New England Half instead. One thing I love about the Smuttynose course is that the last 5k is back along the ocean. It pumps me up for that last stretch! I hope you have a great race!

 

[HockeyMomNH]

Seeing other NH runners has dragged me out of lurkdom! Smuttynose Rockfest is such a fun race! I've done it for the last three years, but this year I'm running the New England Half instead. One thing I love about the Smuttynose course is that the last 5k is back along the ocean. It pumps me up for that last stretch! I hope you have a great race!

Thanks for sharing that. I'm getting pretty excited about it.

 

[FFigawi]

Best thing about Smuttynose is the free good beer when you're done

 

[TeacupDemon]

Best thing about Smuttynose is the free good beer when you're done

The beer is good, but I am all about the lobster roll at the finish!

 

[preciouspups]

You are hilarious.

If you haven't done a rundisney event yet, pack your patient pants. There will be ladies chatting and taking up the bulk of the pavement (even if they aren't all together...pack of 2, pack of 3, another pack of 2, you've got gridlock and none of them know what they are a part of), there will be wide, scratchy tutus, there will be people with far-too-wide wings that hit you in the face... (and I wonder why I hacen't yet had a GOOD run with rundisney...why do I keep trying?)

Just be aware of it and try to be OK with it. Try to be more OK with it than I tend to be. (most people are more OK with it than I am...I am a highly irritable runner!)

But at least there are no strollers allowed, and no dogs with rundisney. I did a 10K the other weekend where despite those rules there were both! Why do people bring the most unruly, crowd-afraid, dogs, with them to run at events? Why?

Ack! But I would think by the 10k they are at least moving at a good clip and not just strolling and talking on their phones... right? I could see the 5k being a total disaster.

It reminded me of a 5k I did a few years ago. It was a small trail and I got behind these two women who were chatting. They heard me, they turned and saw me and yet they didn't move over. One of them was wearing jeans for goodness sakes. I had to go into the woods to get around them. Then as soon as I would get in front of them, they would try to run and get past me and shove me off the trail again. It turned out they worked for the charity sponsoring the race and I came to believe they were trying to keep me from getting an award so another one of their friends, who was waaaaay behind, would get it.

My training has been non-existent. I am still rehabbing this injury, and I'm not sure whether I'll be running any time soon. I'm hoping I will be at least able to start training with walking if I have to by October.

I hope you are back to normal soon!

 

[FFigawi]

Ack! But I would think by the 10k they are at least moving at a good clip and not just strolling and talking on their phones... right? I could see the 5k being a total disaster.

I wouldn't count on it. Unless you're in one of the first two corrals, you're more than likely going to be not moving at a good clip for some parts of the race. One of the great things about Disney races, and the Princess ones in particular, is they attract a lot of people who are new runners, fun runners, and runners who are not as fast as those you might see at some other events. It's a far more inclusive atmosphere than other major races have, which is wonderful, but with that comes crowding and the potential for people to not be aware of normal race etiquette. As frustrating as it can be at times, it's a small price to pay for seeing so many people out there who might not have been out there doing the same thing at one of their local races.

 

[Anisum]

The beer is good, but I am all about the lobster roll at the finish!

Beer and lobster rolls? Now I'm trying to figure out how to get up to NH. Thanks guys.

 

[FFigawi]

Beer and lobster rolls? Now I'm trying to figure out how to get up to NH. Thanks guys.

Go solo or find some people to join you in a triathlon relay and head up to Maine for the Lobsterman tri. They have free beer and a full lobster dinner after the race. Great goodies too.

 

[Anisum]

Go solo or find some people to join you in a triathlon relay and head up to Maine for the Lobsterman tri. They have free beer and a full lobster dinner after the race. Great goodies too.

Stop giving me ideas. It's dangerous.

 

[preciouspups]

I wouldn't count on it. Unless you're in one of the first two corrals, you're more than likely going to be not moving at a good clip for some parts of the race. One of the great things about Disney races, and the Princess ones in particular, is they attract a lot of people who are new runners, fun runners, and runners who are not as fast as those you might see at some other events. It's a far more inclusive atmosphere than other major races have, which is wonderful, but with that comes crowding and the potential for people to not be aware of normal race etiquette. As frustrating as it can be at times, it's a small price to pay for seeing so many people out there who might not have been out there doing the same thing at one of their local races.

I won't argue with that! I don't have an issue with anyone who is slow because I'm slow. I would rather see someone who is slow and working hard than see someone not working at all.

 

[Keels]

Y'all need to watch out for @FFigawi - he's the MASTER of getting people to follow through on bad ideas!