Official 2016 Star Wars Half Marthon - The Dark Side Weekend

[Fruto76]

Excellent! I increased the reservation to 7 people, so we are all set. I will send you a PM with the reservation name.

Got it! Thanks for adding us in last minute.

 

[Bronte]

We will be picking up our shirts on Friday.
Do many runners choose to wear the race shirts for the race ??

 

[Z-Knight]

We will be picking up our shirts on Friday.
Do many runners choose to wear the race shirts for the race ??

Some do...i like keeping them pristine in my closet, i collect shirts. Lol. I'm starting to wear the less special ones ... but keeping my dopey shirt, for example, pristine

Btw, the 5k ones are usually cotton, so not great for running, but good for parks

 

[opusone]

We will be picking up our shirts on Friday.
Do many runners choose to wear the race shirts for the race ??

So, you will likely get different answers to this. I choose to not wear a race shirt until I have completed the race (I guess I sort of view all race shirts as finishers shirts), but in many races, you oftentimes see people wearing the race shirt. It's not a big deal either way.

The only other thought is the general rule of nothing new at a race: eat what you normally eat, drink what you normally drink, warm-up and stretch exactly as you have done in training, and never wear anything new for a race. That being said, if you are doing the 5k, it is probably safe to wear a new shirt, but if the 10k or half marathon, I would go with something tried and true.

 

[Ariel484]

I personally won't wear a race shirt until after I've successfully completed a race - partially because @opusone pointed out that you don't want to do anything new on race day, but also because I feel like I need to "earn" it first. It's a weird superstition I have.

 

[pigletliz]

So, you will likely get different answers to this. I choose to not wear a race shirt until I have completed the race (I guess I sort of view all race shirts as finishers shirts), but in many races, you oftentimes see people wearing the race shirt. It's not a big deal either way.

The only other thought is the general rule of nothing new at a race: eat what you normally eat, drink what you normally drink, warm-up and stretch exactly as you have done in training, and never wear anything new for a race. That being said, if you are doing the 5k, it is probably safe to wear a new shirt, but if the 10k or half marathon, I would go with something tried and true.

Agree with all of these. I wear mine in the parks after the race. It is like a club of people in their race shirts, hobbling through the parks with their well-earned, high calorie snacks. Have a great race!

 

[Bronte]

Oh my goodness thanks !!!!
You are sooo right.
I forgot about the "new" thing and might have made a painful mistake.
Two weeks ago my DH asked me to have my cel during a long run and I used a new arm band (terrible mark on my arm now)

 

[Bronte]

We are going to MK in the afternoon/evening for Dapper Days on Saturday and already have an outfit for that but I think I will wear my race shirt on Sunday, that is if all goes well and I make it to the finish line.

 

[PrincessV]

I save my race shirts for after the race - because I'm cheap and refuse to pay more for an "I did it!" shirt and consider my "free" race shirt my finisher's shirt, lol!

 

[DisneyKates]

Early wakeups and early bedtimes the entire week before.

I was in bed at 10 last night and stared at the ceiling until 11:30. Hopefully the fact that I was up and running at 6 will knock me out tonight (I'm an 8 hrs of night kind of girl).

Melatonin works wonders

What form do you use/how much?

 

[Mimsy Borogove]

Heat advisory issued: http://www.rundisney.com/blog/artic...ar-wars-half-marathon-the-dark-side-04-12-16/

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!


(I'm also telling myself this - as I know better and still failing at it)

 

[HockeyMomNH]

Well, I just finished my last run and my DD has a pile of clothes on the kitchen counter. Progress!

 

[opusone]

Heat advisory issued: http://www.rundisney.com/blog/artic...ar-wars-half-marathon-the-dark-side-04-12-16/

I'm not sure I quite understand a heat advisory when (i) the high temps are still predicted to be a few degrees below average and (ii) we are starting so early in the morning. It seems that the races will all start roughly in the mid-60s, and if you maximize your time on the course (start in the last corral and run 16-minute miles), you will still end when the temps are in the low-70s. I do understand that humidity plays a part, but for the 10k and the half, they are even predicting decent humidity (for FL). The 5k looks like it could be fairly humid.

I am sure I will regret posting this sometime in the middle of the half marathon.

 

[tschaan]

Well, we had it at Star Wars at Disneyland in January, and it looks like there is a stage according to the event guide, so I would think so.

Really?! I did Dumbo in 2014 and Rebel Challenge in 2015 and never saw any preparty at DL? Maybe I missed it, but the area where the afterparty was was quiet and we just went straight to our corrals.

 

[Disneyland_emily]

Me thinks it has to do with more being above 'generally accepted April racing weather' than it has to do with the 'well duh it's April in central Florida of course it's hot n humid' And a reminder to non floridians that it's April in central Florida.. To me this past week has been perfect morning running weather...

 

[Mimsy Borogove]

I'm not sure I quite understand a heat advisory when (i) the high temps are still predicted to be a few degrees below average and (ii) we are starting so early in the morning. It seems that the races will all start roughly in the mid-60s, and if you maximize your time on the course (start in the last corral and run 16-minute miles), you will still end when the temps are in the low-70s. I do understand that humidity plays a part, but for the 10k and the half, they are even predicting decent humidity (for FL). The 5k looks like it could be fairly humid.

I am sure I will regret posting this sometime in the middle of the half marathon.

It's likely a CYA thing. I mean, when people are suing Disney over wild, nonvenomous snakes you have to cover the bases.

I ran this morning to catch sunrise on the beach and temperatures were perfect (albeit a bit chilly at first for this FL girl!) for running. Low 60s around 7am, and I'm southeast of WDW. That being said, I plan to hydrate appropriately and am testing out my costume tomorrow to decide between short sleeves or a singlet.

 

[FFigawi]

What form do you use/how much?

I use 10mg tablets. Really helps with the sleep & jet lag when traveling.

 

[DOOM1001]

I personally won't wear a race shirt until after I've successfully completed a race - partially because @opusone pointed out that you don't want to do anything new on race day, but also because I feel like I need to "earn" it first. It's a weird superstition I have.

I look at it the same way you do,I have never worn a race shirt during the race,with the one exception being the red half marathon shirt in 2015 which was very chilly and I used it under my short sleeve shirt,technically I wore it but not really as it was underneath.

 

[DisneyKates]

I use 10mg tablets. Really helps with the sleep & jet lag when traveling.

Thanks!