Official 2019 Star Wars Rival Run Weekend

[JessNewt]

Wow that was so much fun!! I did set a PR (expectations were very low). Happy about it, but also frustrated because it could have been so much better if not for the potty break( rookie mistake) and getting stuck behind SO many walkers (I was corral F).

But daaaaaaang that course was fun! And the run was a ton easier, thanks to all of the help you all provided for my training. I felt great the whole run and even after.

Now I understand why a lower corral is so desirable. Guess I'll be signing up for some local 10ks before the next one.

Thank you so much for all the training and race advice! It was a better day for my husband and I because of it.

 

[Kazrak]

Woo! Great to meet folks before the races!

10k was good but not great - was hoping for 1:15 but just missed it, coming in around 1:17. I decided not to get any photos, but there were some awfully tempting ones. Got a picture of BB-8 afterwards but didn't want the massive lines for the rest.

After the 10k, I decided to get more photos in the half. And so I burned about half an hour getting photos. Official time about 3:20, Strava 'move time' was about 2:50 - a pretty respectable time for me given the weather. Longest wait was the wampa cave (a little over 10 minutes), plus about 6 for the garbage compactor, and a few minutes here and there for the Imperial Throne, the Pandora waterfall, the Emperor with Darth Vader and Kylo Ren, probably a couple others I've forgotten. Afterwards, the lines for Boba Fett/carbonite Han and Jabba were really short, so I got a couple extra photos there.

Heading off to Animal Kingdom to meet wife and younger son in a bit - apparently wife rope-dropped Na'vi River Journey and rode it about 4 times in a row, while son hit Everest several times.

I'll post a longer recap to my training thread when I have time, probably Tuesday.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Does anyone have track shacks email? Looks like my husband’s finish didn’t register and I want to make sure he doesn’t lose his perfect status. (It also freaked me out when he was on pace to finish at 7:39am and I woke up from my nap at 8:10 and didn’t have a finish text).

 

[quandrea]

What is a better time for coral placement? 10k at 1:09 or a half at 2:24? The previous poster taking about signing up for local 10k got me thinking. Congratulations to everyone!

 

[Guidman]

Had a great time for both races. Did the 10k in 45:19. Finished today in 1:42.54. Really humid but helped that the sun was down for a good portion.

Impressed that the 1:45 pacers went all out with their Willrow Hood outfits complete with ice cream makers that they carried.

 

[jmasgat]

What is a better time for coral placement? 10k at 1:09 or a half at 2:24? The previous poster taking about signing up for local 10k got me thinking. Congratulations to everyone!

The half.

 

[huskies90]

Great race for me today compared to yesterday. Much more enjoyable than yesterday simply because I ran the 10K hard and didn’t do well. I really enjoyed the half course and all the Star Wars theming. Got to corral A early this time and had very little course congestion and almost no waits for characters. I stopped at them all besides Rey because it was too early in the run to stop and the emperors throne because there was no photopass photographer. Loved the Battle of Endor and all the movie clips throughout the race. Ran at a nice easy ~ 9 min pace and finished just as the sun was rising over World Showcase.

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

Does anyone have track shacks email? Looks like my husband’s finish didn’t register and I want to make sure he doesn’t lose his perfect status. (It also freaked me out when he was on pace to finish at 7:39am and I woke up from my nap at 8:10 and didn’t have a finish text).

This is where I got an email from when I asked about my POT
disneysports@trackshack.com

Hope they are able to get it straightened out!

 

[dtrain]

Good times all around, love the SW races.

10K - 40:54

1/2 - 1:28:39

Humidity definitely affected my speed but happy with the results.

 

[SheHulk]

This was such a fun race. It felt like we covered all of Animal Kingdom on the course and it really made the race for me. Loved the entertainment etc. I took it easy, didn't stop for pictures but enjoyed taking it all in as I went by.

 

[quandrea]

Good times all around, love the SW races.

10K - 40:54

1/2 - 1:28:39

Humidity definitely affected my speed but happy with the results.

Those are great times. I’m impressed. I’ve been running for a year and can’t imagine ever being that fast.

 

[furiated]

Did I miss it or was there no PhotoPass spot in Pandora this year? I know they had one previously and I didn't see anyone in the spot I thought they were in last year.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

This is where I got an email from when I asked about my POT
disneysports@trackshack.com

Hope they are able to get it straightened out!

Thanks! I just sent them an email along with the photo pass photo that uploaded of him crossing the finish line as it was at the same time as another runner.

 

[dtrain]

Those are great times. I’m impressed. I’ve been running for a year and can’t imagine ever being that fast.

Thanks. I’ve been running for 10 years, seriously for the last 5. Started at age 30 completely out of shape and said those same words as you when I joined a running forum. Keep at it and you will be amazed what you can accomplish.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Great weekend! It was my second runD weekend, first one was the Princess Half weekend back in Feb, so this is all still pretty new to me. All-in-all I liked this course better (except maybe the (edit: DAK) to DHS stretch). Loved so much DAK time on the course.

That light/fire stuff down the service road between MK and DAK was pretty cool.

It was a cruel joke to run by people going to their PPO Epcot breakfasts - not sure why as I thought I had eaten relatively well before hand but by that point I was totally starving and all I could think about was food (and beer).

Shaved off a few minutes from my Princess Half time, so I was happy with that.

Thanks to all who contributed to this thread, helped me mentally stay focused this past month. And congrats runners!

 

[DopeyBadger]

What is a better time for coral placement? 10k at 1:09 or a half at 2:24? The previous poster taking about signing up for local 10k got me thinking. Congratulations to everyone!

The half.

For anyone with a similar question, these are my estimates:

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Ran the half today with my 19yo son. We had a blast. I lost about 5 lbs from sweat, but my son barely broke a sweat. Crazy how well he handled the humidity. He had not run more than 2 miles in a month because of a foot injury but ran like he had never taken any time off today. So proud of him. He was in pain and just pushed through it, never complaining until we had collected our medals and were headed to the busses. He was determined that he would finish, and he did far better than just finishing.

So many great memories formed today. I hate runDisney, but I love runDisney.

 

[quandrea]

Ran the half today with my 19yo son. We had a blast. I lost about 5 lbs from sweat, but my son barely broke a sweat. Crazy how well he handled the humidity. He had not run more than 2 miles in a month because of a foot injury but ran like he had never taken any time off today. So proud of him. He was in pain and just pushed through it, never complaining until we had collected our medals and were headed to the busses. He was determined that he would finish, and he did far better than just finishing.

So many great memories formed today. I hate runDisney, but I love runDisney.

Great post. My daughter is the same st fifteen. Ah youth! I feel so lucky to be able to run with her. My younger daughter, 10 joins the mix in November. Like you, I curse Disney’s event pricing, how early we have to pay, registration craziness, but their races are so much fun for us!

 

[Kazrak]

It was a cruel joke to run by people going to their PPO Epcot breakfasts - not sure why as I thought I had eaten relatively well before hand but by that point I was totally starving and all I could think about was food (and beer).

The bit that got me was running down the Boardwalk - those benches were possibly the most tempting thing I have ever seen in my entire life. Just beckoning me to sit down for a while and rest...

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

Fun but brutally humid. I did the hottest half on record (Disneyland 2017), but this one seemed to take more out of me. Anyone still missing their medal pictures? Still don't have mine Last time they didn't show up either and I had to write. Fortunately the found them.

We are all zombies this morning since we were woken up at 2 am by the alarm sirens going off at BLT. Entire building was evacuated for about 30 minutes. Not fun. Apparently one person smoking can set the entire system off, according to the ONE cast member who was on site. I think that was the most alarming thing about the whole incident. They only have one cast member on site during the night for the entirety of BLT. Wow. I felt badly for the poor guy, but super frustrating and no info given. We were just told it was okay to go back to our rooms. Hoping to find out what happened when we check out later.