Official 2016 Star Wars Half Marthon - The Dark Side Weekend

[SunDial]

Count me in the camp that will not wear the event shirts until I have completed the run.

 

[FFigawi]

Count me in the camp that will not wear the event shirts until I have completed the run.

Many people won't wear the shirt if they don't finish the race. It's a good source of motivation to tackle it again the next year.

 

[Fruto76]

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!

Count me in the camp that will not wear the event shirts until I have completed the run.

Ditto. I have quite a collection of race shirts and honeatly, I have never run in any of them. Even when I return I do not run in them. Too thick my liking for a run shirt in Florida.
However, I always wear my shirt after the race! It eliminates the the "What should I pack to wear post race?" Dilemma.

 

[RunningPrince]

I'm in the minority here - I've worn the shirt provided for each race I've run the past 10 years and then wear the Challenge, Goofy, Dopey, etc on the last day to celebrate. Most important thing is to follow whatever "tradition" you have as running is mental as much as physical preparedness. Ran my last long run on Saturday - Hollywood Half in 1:57:24 - we head to Orlando tomorrow afternoon.

 

[BigEeyore]

For me, I have always felt it is bad juju to wear the race shirt until the deed is done, but I will be wearing them loud and proud with the medal in the parks after!

 

[EEsloveDis]

For me, I have always felt it is bad juju to wear the race shirt until the deed is done, but I will be wearing them loud and proud with the medal in the parks after!

Us too, and it's also one less shirt I have to pack to take down!!

 

[Fruto76]

Just finished my half costume. Now I'm excited!

 

[PrincessV]

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

What - it'll be hot in April in Florida?! No way?!

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...

Yep. I never knew that temps in the 60s were really considered to be "hot" in running until the Olympic marathon trials in LA. Shoot, as a Floridian, I long for temps in the 60s most of the year, lol!

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

What - it'll be hot in April in Florida?! No way?!


Yep. I never knew that temps in the 60s were really considered to be "hot" in running until the Olympic marathon trials in LA. Shoot, as a Floridian, I long for temps in the 60s most of the year, lol!

I told DH there is a heat advisory for the race this weekend and his reply was "that is just for people who don't live in Florida".

 

[Mimsy Borogove]

What - it'll be hot in April in Florida?! No way?!


Yep. I never knew that temps in the 60s were really considered to be "hot" in running until the Olympic marathon trials in LA. Shoot, as a Floridian, I long for temps in the 60s most of the year, lol!

Totally agree! During the marathon this year, I thought the temps/humidity were wonderful...and then I saw a guy go down just before DHS, grabbing onto a shrubbery for dear life (sidebar: the medics said, "Why are you hugging that bush? You barely know it!" which kind of lightened the mood) and just generally looking not in a good way. He was definitely green around the gills. And then I heard about a lot of people complaining about the humidity and realized that it was humid, just felt great to those of us who train in Florida year-round! It's all relative, I guess.

I told DH there is a heat advisory for the race this weekend and his reply was "that is just for people who don't live in Florida".

Absolutely!

 

[SunDial]

What - it'll be hot in April in Florida?! No way?!


Yep. I never knew that temps in the 60s were really considered to be "hot" in running until the Olympic marathon trials in LA. Shoot, as a Floridian, I long for temps in the 60s most of the year, lol!

Really the same here. I am looking at this as a cool front coming in.

 

[opusone]

Well, looky what we have (with a little more than a day and a half to spare)...

USATF Certified Courses

5k - http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL14016TY

10k - http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL16006TY

Half Marathon - http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL16005TY

 

[opusone]

Boardwalk Path - 10k and Half Marathon

For the 10k and half marathon, it is nice to see that they are using the wider service road behind the Boardwalk Villas (up until the tennis courts) instead of the walking path as this will get around the most constrained part of the path.

 

[Fruto76]

Boardwalk Path - 10k and Half Marathon

For the 10k and half marathon, it is nice to see that they are using the wider service road behind the Boardwalk Villas (up until the tennis courts) instead of the walking path as this will get around the most constrained part of the path.

Quick PSA- Looks like there's a few places on course to watch your footing- The service road transition by BW, the pavers in AK, the dirt road heading into WWoS and of course the paint on the road gets slick and the pesky reflectors.

 

[Chasing Dopey]

Well, looky what we have (with a little more than a day and a half to spare)...

USATF Certified Courses

5k - http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL14016TY

10k - http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL16006TY

Half Marathon - http://www.usatf.org/events/courses/maps/showMap.asp?courseID=FL16005TY

They changed it! That's huge. They are moving the entrance to World Showcase and the keeping us off the cart path to HS as long as possible. That should help with the bottlenecks.

 

[acbshada]

Newbie question - I'm checking out the map for the 10K, and I see there's a "Turn Around" between miles 4 and 5. That looks kind of cumbersome and a rather tight squeeze of a turn around. How exactly does that work?

 

[Chasing Dopey]

And I hope nobody needs a big kick on that stretch heading into WWoS. It's classified as gravel.

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

And I hope nobody needs a big kick on that stretch heading into WWoS. It's classified as gravel.

I was just coming on here to comment on the gravel, it says dirt road but then 0% dirt, 3% gravel. Running on gravel is the worst!!!!

 

[opusone]

Newbie question - I'm checking out the map for the 10K, and I see there's a "Turn Around" between miles 4 and 5. That looks kind of cumbersome and a rather tight squeeze of a turn around. How exactly does that work?

There are two lanes, plus a turn lane, plus a wide shoulder, so I think there will be plenty of room.

 

[SunDial]

And I hope nobody needs a big kick on that stretch heading into WWoS. It's classified as gravel.

This was the same path for the TOT 10 miler