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

[stasijane]

Is this race tracker thing free?

 

[DrMomof3]

Is this race tracker thing free?

Yes.

Amanda

 

[RunnerMomO]

Is this race tracker thing free?

Yes, and you could have it email your times at different points in the race or post to your Facebook page too.

 

[Tinker Gal]

Strep throat for me. Ugh. Will @ least miss one of the final training runs. I AM ALREADY SO SLOW that I'll be in big trouble if I'm not feeling 'up to snuff'. Counting on all of my DIS peeps to pull me thru.

 

[AnotherPrincess]

Strep throat for me. Ugh. Will @ least miss one of the final training runs. I AM ALREADY SO SLOW that I'll be in big trouble if I'm not feeling 'up to snuff'. Counting on all of my DIS peeps to pull me thru.

Feel better! Strep is no joke!

 

[sumlee]

So I thought about the taper thing all weekend and here's what I came up with: Today I did my usual Monday morning step class, but just went really light on the weights. I'll skip the gym for the rest of the week and just do some short easy runs (3-4 miles) on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday will be my travel day cool1, so I'll be sitting on a plane most of the day. Friday will be lots of walking in Animal Kingdom and the Expo Friday night, and then half day at Magic Kingdom on Saturday. Then I'll head back to the hotel to rest a bit and get ready for the RACE!!! Woo-HOO! I seriously can't wait!

I got the last piece of my costume today and did a test run of my makeup last night. I think I'm all ready for this thing!

 

[John VN]

So I thought about the taper thing all weekend and here's what I came up with: Today I did my usual Monday morning step class, but just went really light on the weights. I'll skip the gym for the rest of the week and just do some short easy runs (3-4 miles) on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday will be my travel day cool1, so I'll be sitting on a plane most of the day. Friday will be lots of walking in Animal Kingdom and the Expo Friday night, and then half day at Magic Kingdom on Saturday. Then I'll head back to the hotel to rest a bit and get ready for the RACE!!! Woo-HOO! I seriously can't wait!

I got the last piece of my costume today and did a test run of my makeup last night. I think I'm all ready for this thing!

Sounds like a good plan.

Did you do a test run in the costume to make sure there are no sticky or friction issues?

 

[Mickeyfan74]

Strep throat for me. Ugh. Will @ least miss one of the final training runs. I AM ALREADY SO SLOW that I'll be in big trouble if I'm not feeling 'up to snuff'. Counting on all of my DIS peeps to pull me thru.

Hang in there TG. I'm pullin' for you.
Did 4 miles for you this morning.

Hope you feel better.

 

[PrincessV]

I too wondered if we'd get a beer at the finish. If not, hopefully I can get one somewhere in the park.

Beer carts were prevalent at the Everest Challenge after-party; I imagine the same will hold true for this.

Strep throat for me. Ugh. Will @ least miss one of the final training runs. I AM ALREADY SO SLOW that I'll be in big trouble if I'm not feeling 'up to snuff'. Counting on all of my DIS peeps to pull me thru.

Ugh, I'm sorry! Feel better and know that the adrenaline will help carry you along!

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I am so happy to report that last night, I had my first PAIN FREE run in months! It was only 2.3 miles, but still... it builds my confidence some.

 

[Cripey]

I am so happy to report that last night, I had my first PAIN FREE run in months! It was only 2.3 miles, but still... it builds my confidence some.

yaaaaay!!!

I hit the treadmill last night, and even with the entire week off last week, it went fine...thank goodness! Things are falling into place...I got the last piece to my race outfit last night, along with some iron ons for some t-shirts that I made...which came out SOOOO cute, so I can check that off my list...and get them in the suitcase. I'm seeing Beauty & the Beast broadway show tonight...for the first time! Honestly I can't believe I've never seen that show before. We were offered tickets here at work so I thought, sure, let's add one more thing to this week! Why not? I'm hoping it holds up to Lion King...I've seen that one 3 times and I just LOVE it. AND I got my massage appointment lined up for Thursday evening...was worried that was going to get axed, but I needed to make that work. I feel like it really helps me before a run. I got it early enough that I'll still have some time to finish packing before I need to get to bed...everything has to go with me Friday morning since we race to the airport right after work for our flight.

 

[AnotherPrincess]

Life is good! I'm on the mend. Except for being a little stopped up I'm back to normal. I did what may end up being my last training run and it was totally fine. I felt like I was taking it easy and still had a good pace, for me. I plan to try to get a run in Thursday evening at All Star Movies when we check in but if it doesn't happen I won't sweat it. No pun intended. Lol. So if you see a short chick running/walking around All Stars Thursday night it might be me so say hi! Anyone know of a good running route around All Stars? I'll be doing 2.5 ish.

 

[Cripey]

I'm gonna post this on a couple of threads, so sorry if you read it twice, but just wanted to share that I got an email from Brightroom for their end of summer sale...50% off!!!! That's the best discount I've ever seen them offer. It's only good through 10/5 I think...the code is ENDOFSUMMER50. So, if you have any race pics out there you want to order, now's a good time. I used it to finally order the Tinker Bell half gallery download. It's a great deal! (If ToT pics are up in time, we may even be able to use the code on those too!)

 

[Danhockey04]

I am doing my final workout, a short 5k today. It may be short, but it will be a full out 5k. I am hoping to just get that last burst in before Saturday. I am still indecisive if I should clip up my costume, since it is full length dress-thingy, kinda a dress. The front ends at the knees and the back goes all the way down. I know I won't trip on it, but afraid of others stepping on it. I will carry clips with me incase, but right now, no plan to clip it. Just a thought going through my mind. Anyways, just a few more days!

 

[Qltrgrl2]

I'm gonna post this on a couple of threads, so sorry if you read it twice, but just wanted to share that I got an email from Brightroom for their end of summer sale...50% off!!!! That's the best discount I've ever seen them offer. It's only good through 10/5 I think...the code is ENDOFSUMMER50. So, if you have any race pics out there you want to order, now's a good time. I used it to finally order the Tinker Bell half gallery download. It's a great deal! (If ToT pics are up in time, we may even be able to use the code on those too!)

Summer, That is a fabulous deal. Thanks for posting this...I may order a few extra photos from the Princess.

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

Life is good! I'm on the mend. Except for being a little stopped up I'm back to normal. I did what may end up being my last training run and it was totally fine. I felt like I was taking it easy and still had a good pace, for me. I plan to try to get a run in Thursday evening at All Star Movies when we check in but if it doesn't happen I won't sweat it. No pun intended. Lol. So if you see a short chick running/walking around All Stars Thursday night it might be me so say hi! Anyone know of a good running route around All Stars? I'll be doing 2.5 ish.

I'm at ASMU. I plan to run Wednesday evening. Then maybe one or two miles on Friday, taking Thursday off. I keep thinking I'm at POR, probably because I stayed there this summer. As for a running path at the All Stars, from the end of Movies to the guard shack is one mile. Here is a link I found.

http://wdw2.wdpromedia.com/media/wd...e/Recreation/JoggingTrails/AllStarJogging.pdf

The last time I ran this, I noticed distance markings on the concrete. Perhaps those marks have faded by now, but I will definitely check it out.

 

[PrincessV]

Life is good! I'm on the mend. Except for being a little stopped up I'm back to normal. I did what may end up being my last training run and it was totally fine.

Hooray!

I'm gonna post this on a couple of threads, so sorry if you read it twice, but just wanted to share that I got an email from Brightroom for their end of summer sale...50% off!!!!

It is a good deal - I took another look through my Tangled and EEC pics to see... nope, still awful at any price.

I will carry clips with me incase, but right now, no plan to clip it.

MTE I think you'll have a pretty good feel for whether or not it needs to be clipped from walking to/through/in the staging area and corral.

 

[AnotherPrincess]

Fabulous! Thank you so much!

 

[AnotherPrincess]

Just got my vacation pedi! I'm trying to post a pic from my phone. I'll see if it works.

Yay! I did it!

 

[JCH]

I'm gonna post this on a couple of threads, so sorry if you read it twice, but just wanted to share that I got an email from Brightroom for their end of summer sale...50% off!!!! That's the best discount I've ever seen them offer. It's only good through 10/5 I think...the code is ENDOFSUMMER50. So, if you have any race pics out there you want to order, now's a good time. I used it to finally order the Tinker Bell half gallery download. It's a great deal! (If ToT pics are up in time, we may even be able to use the code on those too!)

I saw that, too! I want to get the photo mat from the Princess, and this makes the price totally reasonable! I am waiting to see if the ToT pics come out first, though, so I can get one of those, too.

My sickness seems to be lingering. Thank goodness I teach in an area with a large Jewish population, so I get tomorrow off for Yom Kippur. I plan to sleep and drink juice and water and get rid of this! I've gotten so used to working out 4-5 times a week, so only getting 2 miles in for a week period is painful! I even had to bail on ballet barre that I do with a friend. hopefully I can get out for another two mile run to test my outfit before this weekend!

 

[stasijane]

I have been signed up for this race the day the registration opened and I have been following this thread since last Dec, and I have to say that this is the most SLOW week ever. I leave Friday morning and I am so beyond excited that I can hardly wait!! I am ready to do this run and enjoy the food any wine!