Official inaugural Tower of Terror 10 miler thread. September 29, 2012

[es45]

I am planning on signing up for the 5K (first race). Would I still be able to purchase the discounted tickets or is it just work the 10 Mile?

I think that it is for the 5k too. The link to the discounted tickets will come in your registration confirmation.

 

[schmcktgt]

I was on the waitlist, but now I'm in! Time to get serious about my training. I'm excited and nervous. I've done 5k walks before, but I never ran a race. I'm thinking about finding a local race to get some practice about what to do, besides just running.

 

[Lake_Mary]

YAY!!!!! Just go the email that my waitlist for ToT has been turned into a registration... I am SO excited! Thank you rundisney! I completed the Princess this year, I registered 7 weeks before it started and the race was 80% full. I just checked ToT and it was full by April. I am super glad I put myself on the waitlist because now I'm in!

Can't wait to start training! This one I'm excited about..

 

[es45]

Great news for those on the wait list who are now registered!

Did the registration open to a large number of wait-listed runners? I'm wondering what this increased number will mean for the after party. I love to run in large races but I'm wondering what DHS will be like when we all finish.

 

[MsDeVil]

Did everyone just get an email from Active or did you get one from Run Disney? I got one from active that changed my status from Waitlist to registration and showed a charge of $105. Do I need anything else to get the room reservations and ticket discount?

 

[dibby5]

I'm interested in when the people that recently got registered went on the waitlist? I only went on on 29th April. I thought it might give me an idea of how likely I am to get in.

TIA

David

 

[MsDeVil]

I signed up for the waitlist on April 22nd.

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

I ran 11.62 miles today. Part of that mileage was a five minute cool down walk. I'm a little cold and stiff. My calves hurt, too. That could be aggravated by the arc trainer I did yesterday. Congrats to the new TOT racers!

 

[MinnieDiva]

Nothing better than new running shoes! Did about 6.5 miles on them today and it felt really good! With some lovely weather this weekend in store, I can see some distance in my future!!

 

[wdwprncess77]

I've been missing of the boards for probably like two years. But my waitlist just changed to accepted into this race so I had to come back and join the gang again.

Haven't had a chance to read through the entire thread, but wanted to give an update on the waitlist. I signed up on 4/24. I was at Nashville and asked the rundisney person about my chances of getting in and she said I had an 80% chance of getting in. Turns out she was right.

So excited! Can't wait to catch up with everyone on here.

 

[helloirishkitty]

DH signed up for the Waitlist on 4/30. I wonder if he will get in. I am hoping so

 

[PrincessV]

The course map is finally up! TOT 10-miler Course

That's a whole lotta highway...

ETA: P.S. - Congrats to all whose waitlists came through!!!

 

[DisneyBelle27]

I was on the waitlist, but now I'm in! Time to get serious about my training. I'm excited and nervous. I've done 5k walks before, but I never ran a race. I'm thinking about finding a local race to get some practice about what to do, besides just running.

I think that's a great idea! You'll feel much more comfortable if you've already experienced a race or two!

 

[freepixie]

The course map is finally up! TOT 10-miler Course

That's a whole lotta highway...

ETA: P.S. - Congrats to all whose waitlists came through!!!

I just noticed that too Now its getting exciting!!!

 

[tiki23]

I was way too nervous about signing up for a longer race with us being in the parks 5 days before the race. So I'm doing the 5K in the morning and DH and I are going to the Villians Bash in the evening!

 

[JaxTeach]

DH and I will be running this race. I just ran Everest over the weekend and had so much fun, even by myself!

I was on the waitlist, but decided to signup through travel company since DH was not on the waitlist with me. I emailed runDisney after registering through the travel company asking to be removed from waitlist. Clearly that email was not process because I received an email yesterday after work that I was confirmed. Disney was very kind when I called and explained my situation-- they are supposed to refund my 2nd registration.

Good luck to everyone waiting to get off the waitlist!

DH and I are starting serious training at end of May. We've been running (using Galloway method) for a couple of months. Very excited that Disney brought an incarnation of this race back. It was one of the reasons I started wanting to run Disney to begin with!

 

[PrincessV]

I just noticed that too Now its getting exciting!!!

I'm finding the thought of 10 miles a lot easier to digest now that I can visualize it in smaller increments, if that makes any sense. My longest run so far was 5.5 and then I had to back way off to nurse a bum Achilles. I'm working my way back up again, but 10 still sounds a little daunting, especially now that I'm running in the heat of a FL summer. I'm so tempted to stay inside on an AC'd treadmill, but I figure the more I run outside in the heat and humidity (not to mention the torrential downpour I ran through Wed. - it felt sooooo good!), the more ready I'll be for a late Sept. FL race.

I was way too nervous about signing up for a longer race with us being in the parks 5 days before the race. So I'm doing the 5K in the morning and DH and I are going to the Villians Bash in the evening!

Based on what I felt with the EEC, I think that's a really good call! I was only at WDW a day before the EEC, but it was a HOT day with lots of park touring and man oh man, did I feel it by the time the race started. No way could I have pulled off more than a 5K on my sore, swollen, angry feet!

 

[helloirishkitty]

Waitlisters: How long did it take you to get the confirmation email after your card was charged?

I *think* DH got in because I was charged $105 to my card by active.com yesterday, but we don't have a confirmation e-mail yet. This means an extra week in the world for the whole family, not just me, so I have to get on the budgeting train to figure it all out. I just don't want to book the week at AOA cool1 without a confirmation e-mail from active.com!

 

[AnotherPrincess]

I agree about it being a whole lotta highway. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I was hoping for more miles in a park. I guess the run through the Wide World of Sports takes the place of park mileage. That might be fun since I've never been there. I also noticed the big, long out and back. I really hope to see lots of runners heading toward Animal Kingdom when I'm on my way back. lol

 

[AnotherPrincess]

I will also add, though, what I like is that the most exciting miles are the ones at the end. With the exception of 1 mile, almost the whole last half of the race is inside something.