We stayed at Grand Cal for the 10k today. There is a security line from the hotel to downtown Disney. There were only 3 people ahead of us at 5am. No other security from the hotel to the corrals using this route. It was very easy. We made it to the corrals with time to spare.
This is one of my biggest gripes for "fun runs" like rD and RNR series, because they are a starter race for a majority of people, and they are not aware of rules. I watched people who were running on the left, raise their hand to signal they were going to walk, but continued to walk on the left. As a slower runner (read slow jogger lol) I tend to run in the middle, since i go on shorter intervals and I really don't run that fast. This was my slowest 10K, but I blame my knees, and I knew going into this weekend that I was going to be much slower and to not push too hard. My only goal is to finish and not get swept!Cute medals.
Pretty sites along the way. The band did not start playing just as I passed by (always startling when they do).
And all the rest I have to say is negative. Ranting to the ether.....
Don't come to a dead stop in the last .15 mile to hug a spectator. If my knees were stronger and could handle an impact and I'd had a millimeter less room we would have ended up on the ground. If you're walking three abreast AND have wide tutus don't be stunned and rude about it when someone (not me; I just watched it) squeezes between you. Especially at the curve with grizzly to the right and churro carts and trash cans to the left and there is nowhere else to go for those behind you; a little self awareness goes a long way. They would have done well to read the course rules, too. Please people look the way you're about to move before going. Walk right. Run left. Move from side to side if you're doing both. Putting your hand up to indicate walking isn't helpful if you're just going to walk on the left.
Yeah. I wasn't a fan of today. Dreading tomorrow. Not looking forward to Princess.
Though my legs feel decent! I met Jeff Galloway on Thursday and bought a timer and he encouraged me to try 30 second intervals. I did it for the most part (walking and running on the correct sides as much as others would let me) and while my funky knee and the course congestion slowed me down, and moving side to side that much got irritating, my legs feel really good. Which is the point. But I'd like Jeff to run with me at my pace in my corral sometime so he can figure out how to help those of us who aren't starting in A.
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We slept through 45 minutes of alarms this morning. Thank you to DH who finally woke at 4:15. Whew.
Tomorrow there will be a wakeup call if this hotel does those.
Yep, the only 10K runners who have POT and are in the hopefully correct corral are the Challenge runners. I was in Corral F and I belonged there, lol!
They put etiquette tips in the program, but they can't make people read it.
I feel you. I have a 6am flight tomorrow. I'm dreading that one!
So.... guess who got bad food poisoning and had to skip the half marathon this morning? Me
Woke up at 2am and just felt awful - couldn't get my stomach to settle and through tears decided that the Force was not with me for this race. I'm beating myself up (when I know that I shouldn't) but it stings that I wasn't able to do the race. Guess sometimes this happens.
Decided to wear my SW HM outfit for Surf City in three weeks and use that as my do-over.
I hope everyone had a great race and set PRs and got great pics.
So.... guess who got bad food poisoning and had to skip the half marathon this morning? Me
Woke up at 2am and just felt awful - couldn't get my stomach to settle and through tears decided that the Force was not with me for this race.
