Official Castaway Cay 5K Thread

[amomma23]

Good advice. Actually, if you feel like you can run slower, you are going too fast. Speed is something to work toward later, after you can run the entire distance. Keep it up, you'll get there!

I don't remember if you're doing Couch 2 5K, but whatever plan you're using, just remember: "running" doesn't have to be fast, just faster than walking! When I did C25K, I kept whining to friends that I couldn't run now that it was longer periods, and one of them asked "How fast are you running?" (I was using a treadmill, which I still like using as it keeps me honest about pace and not cheating myself on run intervals) and I said "Like 5.5 or so?" to which they replied "You don't have to go that fast. Even 4.8 if you are walking at 4 works while you're building."

I'm still not fast. But I get out there and do it.

 

[bumbershoot]

A few weeks I did a post that I was going to do the 5K on Castaway Cay....it's been also most two weeks in to it....lets just say when I get to the part that I have to ran I feel like I am going to die OK not that bad but I have the best team to keep me going! My little one who is 6 years old is pushing me on and my teen who says she going to do it lets just say she is looking at me do it lol my DH too is also getting in ran time so by next Feb 2015!

Don't be afraid to repeat weeks if you need to. It was either week 4 or 5 that I had to do a couple times just to get my lungs up to speed. If you're literally starting from the couch, you are changing EVERYTHING in your body. Lungs, heart, blood vessels, muscles, ligaments, tendons...everything is being impacted by the new activity! So if you're really feeling bad, just repeat a week. As many times as you need to repeat it.

 

[Maddysdaddy]

Don't be afraid to repeat weeks if you need to. It was either week 4 or 5 that I had to do a couple times just to get my lungs up to speed. If you're literally starting from the couch, you are changing EVERYTHING in your body. Lungs, heart, blood vessels, muscles, ligaments, tendons...everything is being impacted by the new activity! So if you're really feeling bad, just repeat a week. As many times as you need to repeat it.

I absolutely second the above post.

My story is that I decided last November that I wanted to run the CC5K when we were there in February.

The first week of the program, I could not even jog the 1 minute interval the program wanted. Not particularly surprising as I have had six knee operations (3 on each), am Pooh sized (notwithstanding that I had already lost 75 lbs since last July), and had not jogged since junior high gym class over 25 years ago (when I first started blowing my knees out while playing sports).

Someway, somehow, over the course of about 14 weeks (even though the program says it should only take 8), I went from lazy lump to actually being able to run the entire 5k course (even if my running speed was as slow as molasses, I refused to let myself slow down to a walk).

My ultimate goal in doing this was to show my 9 year old daughter that when she has a dream, if puts her mind and energy towards reaching it and doesn't give up on herself, she can achieve things she may have thought were impossible.

Trust me - if I can do it, anyone can do it.

As a word of advice, even in February, it was flipping hot by the time the run started (high 70's). I was glad that I ran with a water bottle that strapped around the palm of my hand that I had purchased at my local running store. Even with the water stops on the course, it was nice to be able to hydrate as needed.

 

[Club Disney Chandler]

I believe that's what I've read! 10/23?[/QUOTE]

No, we're on the 10/6

 

[cyberbox2]

I love running at Disney. I ran the Donald half marathon in 2010, the Mickey marathon in 2011 and the Wine & Dine half Marathon in 2012.

But make no mistake...I run for the race bling

Even if it's plastic, I gotta have that waiting for me at the finish line so that I can hang it up right next to my other Disney rave medals.

After all, you'd think that for the price of these Disney cruises, even a metal, medal shouldn't be too much to ask.

 

[krdotson]

Our Family is planning on participating in October. Looking forward to seeing everyone's updates and progress.

 

[chrissy&Tayen]

I'm joining in the cc5k when I'm on the fantasy nov.8th cruise.. Im super excited I did my first last may an another one in June. I have a few planned this summer hearing me up for the CC5K

 

[disneygrlkat]

Tonight is my last night on the Magic and I did the 5K on Tuesday. It was really great! Definitely hot but honestly I thought that the bike path provided enough shade that it wasn't bad at all. My face was very red at the end, but I never felt uncomfortable. I even got a PR!

And I'm happy to report that they still had medals and plenty of t-shirts available for sale. Before we left the ship the crew member in Fathoms said something about getting cookies when we checked in with her after the run, and I actually thought she was serious haha but I was happy to see those plastic medals waiting for us at the end! Better yet was walking back to the ship with the medal on and having very short lines for photo ops with Goofy, Mickey and Donald along the way. They all acknowledged the medal and it was really the icing on the cake.

I would definitely recommend this for runners/walkers of any fitness level!

 

[dawne98]

I don't remember if you're doing Couch 2 5K, but whatever plan you're using, just remember: "running" doesn't have to be fast, just faster than walking! When I did C25K, I kept whining to friends that I couldn't run now that it was longer periods, and one of them asked "How fast are you running?" (I was using a treadmill, which I still like using as it keeps me honest about pace and not cheating myself on run intervals) and I said "Like 5.5 or so?" to which they replied "You don't have to go that fast. Even 4.8 if you are walking at 4 works while you're building."

I'm still not fast. But I get out there and do it.

Thanks this pass week I did go on a treadmill and I liked it a lot. I did 1 mile in 15 mins then I was done lol I was at 3.5, I don't think I can do a ran on a treadmill I would be the one to ran off of it LOL

 

[dawne98]

Don't be afraid to repeat weeks if you need to. It was either week 4 or 5 that I had to do a couple times just to get my lungs up to speed. If you're literally starting from the couch, you are changing EVERYTHING in your body. Lungs, heart, blood vessels, muscles, ligaments, tendons...everything is being impacted by the new activity! So if you're really feeling bad, just repeat a week. As many times as you need to repeat it.

I am the one that is truly going from the couch to a ran..... Tonight I went to pick up dinner and on the way out I saw my Doctor he asked how I was doing and I told him I was doing the couch to a 5K and he told me he can not wait to see me in two more months not sure if you read my 1st post but I found out that I have type 2 diabetes and very high cholesterol so I have in almost two months gone from fast food for breakfast and lunch and just what ever for dinner to reading labels and trying to look at what I am eating....in my 20's I had a eating disorder and I would work out hard then everything I would eat, I would just bring it right back up.....so for years it has been hard for me to work out and eat right and I would get so discouraged when I would not see myself losing weight .....so I have been working hard NOT at doing that again.... now in my 40's I have 3 great reason to do it the right way and NOT to get discouraged. My two DD's and my love of my life

 

[TwinPrincessMermaids]

Health is wealth, Dawn. You are doing great. Eating is 100% natural and never your enemy. (You wouldn't punish yourself when you have to go to the ladies room or drink a glass of water, right? Eating is the same thing, its natural and normal for survival.) What you want to do is eat the things your body loves and ditch anything that could spike your blood sugar (which makes you very, very hungry!) And keep the protein and veggies and healthy fats like avocados (yum!) And flaxseed oil (omegas like salmon and makes the BEST salad dressing) because healthy fats tell your brain to shut off hunger mode and they satisfy you. Protein for your muscles. Use beautiful steamed broccoli anywhere you would noodles, or spaghetti squash under your spaghetti sauce. Its SOOO good. Maybe a bit of feta or goat cheese on top. NEVER EAT FAST FOOD AGAIN. Not kidding. This is the exception to eating for survival, this stuff is really, really bad. If I "have" to eat fast food, I run to Kroger or Walmart and wala, you can get a whole cooked chicken and usually fresh for the price of one fast food lunch, but you get the WHOLE chicken. Do a search for my kale salad recipe. Every single person I have given it to is over the moon for them. A huge bag of kale at Walmart is $2.78. It isn't just surviving, it is Really Really tasty! (I have a friend who is almost too small for XS?! I didn't even know people had that "problem". Anyway she works out with me to keep her anxiety level sane, likes her muscles, and even though she is NOT dieting cuz she does not want to lose weight at all, she eats our kalesalads every day and we can't wait for them. It is soooo tasty. Lightly steam kale til it's still bright green, add some grilled chicken or natural lunch meat turkey for protein, artichoke hearts, beets (definitely don't knock until you try them! We can't run out of them), apple cider vinegar mixed with flaxseed oil and water for dressing, some feta or goat cheese sprinkles on top! If I have steamed broccoli, that goes in it, even asparagus. Whatever you have on hand. I might even pop a spicy BBQ sauce over the top for some zing. Anyway we bring lunch with us everyday because you can't find food this good anywhere to buy. The kale has a ton of really good vitamins and we haven't had a sick day all year. Even my fast food eating husband asks me to make him a kale salad for lunch (he is becoming reformed.)
Almond milk with a piece of frozen banana and a chocolate protein shake and wow 30 awesome grams of protein in less than 2 min to make as you head out the door. Don't be afraid of eggs, even the yoke, they are full of good stuff and the idea that eggs give you heart attacks is from like the 70s. (We don't drive cars or use phones from the 70s, why would the health be any different?)

And of course, walking and running and some weights. Exercise will really help keep the hunger down because it helps naturally to keep blood sugar levels to a safer low. When you have a goal like we do, nothing can stop you! We want to be able to walk all over the parks, and run the 5k, and feel good doing it. Both Twinkie and I have lost over 13 pounds since December. I've taken clothes out that I have not been able to wear for 18 months, it's SO fun, nothing can compare to that. Keep doing your training and remember that one bad day or even one bad week does NOT mean its over or you failed. You pick up the next day or week and you keep living and making progress and every bit, every pound, every mile is a victory.

Happy 5k training every one!

 

[ksloane]

I completed my first 5K Saturday - the Castaway Cay 5K - Woohoo!

They did give out medals. They had plenty of shirts. They had pins and hats. The cashier was surprised they had pins. He thought they didn't sale them anymore, but there were plenty.

I was on the Dream. They gave kids numbers and medals that were clearly not old enough.

It was really, really hot and it was a cool day (high of 70 degrees). I was slow and steady, but I finished (and I wasn't last)

My time +the time it took me to get out my phone and take the picture


Me at the Finish Line

 

[TwinPrincessMermaids]

Great job! Great idea to take this photo, thats what we will do too!

 

[TwinPrincessTWINKIE]

I currently run with a fan around my neck and freezer packs tucked into various places. I definitely plan to do so on Castaway Cay.

Does anyone know if the Magic has freezers in the cabins so I bring and freeze my freezer packs? Otherwise... I suppose it'll be ziploc baggies with ice...

 

[Maddysdaddy]

Thanks this pass week I did go on a treadmill and I liked it a lot. I did 1 mile in 15 mins then I was done lol I was at 3.5, I don't think I can do a ran on a treadmill I would be the one to ran off of it LOL

If you look at my post about a half dozen or so above yours, you will see that I went thru the same journey that you are going on right now.

One word of advice - if you are training on a treadmill as opposed to a track or sidewalk, you should be walking/running on an incline to help compensate for the extra momentum that the machine gives to you (i.e. the movement of your legs on the belt requires less effort than simply running, where you are responsible for all movement). I did alot of reading when I first started C25K, and read numerous stories of people who worked up to being able to complete a 5K on a treadmill and then pooped out halfway thru a real run.

 

[TwinPrincessMermaids]

If you look at my post about a half dozen or so above yours, you will see that I went thru the same journey that you are going on right now.

One word of advice - if you are training on a treadmill as opposed to a track or sidewalk, you should be walking/running on an incline to help compensate for the extra momentum that the machine gives to you (i.e. the movement of your legs on the belt requires less effort than simply running, where you are responsible for all movement). I did alot of reading when I first started C25K, and read numerous stories of people who worked up to being able to complete a 5K on a treadmill and then pooped out halfway thru a real run.

True! The treadmill moves UNDER you and you just have to keep up moving over it (which can be hard enough ). When you get outside, YOU have to PUSH YOURSELF across the pavement, so self propelling. It does use slightly different muscles. I try to remind myself not to bounce up and down like an old aerobic jog style or something, but to use my butt to 'pull' myself forward, and my quads to 'push off' and keep pretty streamlined, and keep my weight pretty much on the back of my heels (not on my toes to spare my knees). Outdoor training of course is best, but treadmill helps through this awful winter! Spring is almost here!

 

[ksloane]

One word of advice - if you are training on a treadmill as opposed to a track or sidewalk, you should be walking/running on an incline to help compensate for the extra momentum that the machine gives to you (i.e. the movement of your legs on the belt requires less effort than simply running, where you are responsible for all movement). I did alot of reading when I first started C25K, and read numerous stories of people who worked up to being able to complete a 5K on a treadmill and then pooped out halfway thru a real run.

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This is a great tip. Thanks!

 

[Dug720]

If you look at my post about a half dozen or so above yours, you will see that I went thru the same journey that you are going on right now. One word of advice - if you are training on a treadmill as opposed to a track or sidewalk, you should be walking/running on an incline to help compensate for the extra momentum that the machine gives to you (i.e. the movement of your legs on the belt requires less effort than simply running, where you are responsible for all movement). I did alot of reading when I first started C25K, and read numerous stories of people who worked up to being able to complete a 5K on a treadmill and then pooped out halfway thru a real run.

They have actually disproven the incline thing. If it makes you feel better, do it. But unless you are über elite, it makes NO difference.

 

[bumbershoot]

If you look at my post about a half dozen or so above yours, you will see that I went thru the same journey that you are going on right now.

One word of advice - if you are training on a treadmill as opposed to a track or sidewalk, you should be walking/running on an incline to help compensate for the extra momentum that the machine gives to you (i.e. the movement of your legs on the belt requires less effort than simply running, where you are responsible for all movement). I did alot of reading when I first started C25K, and read numerous stories of people who worked up to being able to complete a 5K on a treadmill and then pooped out halfway thru a real run.

Something I did accidentally was that I had the speed set UNDER what I was actually doing. I noticed this ages into training, when I noticed I was at the same running pace as those next to me, but my speed was at 3.9 and theirs was at 7-8. So I was doing a LOT more work than they were.

This worked out wonderfully (a happy mistake!) because when I got onto the ground I actually found it to be *easier* than running the way I had been running on the treadmill.


Of course now that I have figured it out, it's really hard to keep the setting down. Because if you have the treadmill doing more work for you, your workout is finished faster.

 

[Fellowship9798]

According to the cruise activities staff, there were over 250 people in our Castaway Cay 5k today from the Fantasy. They said it was a record number for the Fantasy. This was not a small event with numbers like that and I wouldn't be surprised if they start charging something for it but nothing was mentioned and I didn't ask.

They did hand out the plastic medals to finishers and there were plenty of shirts and hats for purchase at the shop. Glad I signed up and we had a great day afterwards on the island.