Official WDW Marathon Weekend 2013 Thread-Part 2

[rampant imagination]

This is my first post on this board. I just wanted to say that this Marathon weekend was awesome! I also wanted to thank the WISH group that was handing out Twizzlers at DHS just outside the main gate area. I was so looking forward to those treats all race. I nearly missed grabbing them but they were so worth coming back for.
Next race I think I will become official and get a WISH shirt like my wife and be a part of this great group of supporters and racers.

 

[buckeyecinderella]

OK so I'm mostly mentally recovered today. I can't leave an unfinished marathon over my head so I have decided that I'm going to do Goofy in 2015! I'm not ready to face it again in 2014 so 2015 it is. That gives me time to get to my goal weight, get in much better shape and be more mentally prepared for all contingencies (heat, cold, etc.) I WILL FINISH!

I am so happy that you're feeling better today! I would love to do Goofy in 2015 as well.

Today I'm going to write out a list of things that I learned from the 2013 marathon. Things that worked, things that didn't work. Things that I need to do to improve upon. I will add to the list as I think of additional things. Nothing is off-limits. From my hotel choice to what time I went to bed to my choice of socks, training plan, etc.

Good luck as you start your training. You can do it!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

OK so I'm mostly mentally recovered today. I can't leave an unfinished marathon over my head so I have decided that I'm going to do Goofy in 2015! I'm not ready to face it again in 2014 so 2015 it is. That gives me time to get to my goal weight, get in much better shape and be more mentally prepared for all contingencies (heat, cold, etc.) I WILL FINISH!

THAT'S the spirit!!! I'll see you in 2015. DH is thinking of going Dopey that year.

This is my first post on this board. I just wanted to say that this Marathon weekend was awesome! I also wanted to thank the WISH group that was handing out Twizzlers at DHS just outside the main gate area. I was so looking forward to those treats all race. I nearly missed grabbing them but they were so worth coming back for.
Next race I think I will become official and get a WISH shirt like my wife and be a part of this great group of supporters and racers.

The treats on the race course were crazy. By the time I got to DHS, the official volunteers were just running out of chocolate but a spectator on the Boardwalk had them. I ate so much by the end of the race. I had chocolate, bananas, Twizzlers, preztels, etc. It was awesome !

I do have one gripe with the snacks, gels, bananas and cups; how hard is it to throw your stuff to the SIDE of the road? I was dodging banana peels and slippery gel packets and it got annoying after a while.

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

OK so I'm mostly mentally recovered today. I can't leave an unfinished marathon over my head so I have decided that I'm going to do Goofy in 2015! I'm not ready to face it again in 2014 so 2015 it is. That gives me time to get to my goal weight, get in much better shape and be more mentally prepared for all contingencies (heat, cold, etc.) I WILL FINISH!

Yes you will! So glad that you are feeling better! 2015 is perfect for the 10th Anniversary!!

 

[John VN]

.......I do have one gripe with the snacks, gels, bananas and cups; how hard is it to throw your stuff to the SIDE of the road? I was dodging banana peels and slippery gel packets and it got annoying after a while.

I agree wholeheartedly. Even my M&M McFlurry container and spoon found a home in a trash receptacle at WWoS. I got onto the grass out of all racers way then push it open to get it in. Gee, that took a whole 3 seconds while tossing a cup to the side requires no additional time, just the effort to be courteous to others.

 

[Dr.Girlfriend]

THAT'S the spirit!!! I'll see you in 2015. DH is thinking of going Dopey that year.



The treats on the race course were crazy. By the time I got to DHS, the official volunteers were just running out of chocolate but a spectator on the Boardwalk had them. I ate so much by the end of the race. I had chocolate, bananas, Twizzlers, preztels, etc. It was awesome !

I do have one gripe with the snacks, gels, bananas and cups; how hard is it to throw your stuff to the SIDE of the road? I was dodging banana peels and slippery gel packets and it got annoying after a while.:furious:

AGREED.

I carry my cell phone on me in case of emergencies (I do have a medical condition and ALWAYS have my phone on me in case I need to call). I don't care that this was a race, it's gonna be on my person somewhere. I had my phone in my hand and slipped on one of the water cups by a water station, and I dropped my phone, had to stop, pick it up. This was the only time I encountered a snippy volunteer on the route - one girl said very snidely (and loudly), "And THAT is why you don't take your stupid phone with you in a race."

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

I agree wholeheartedly. Even my M&M McFlurry container and spoon found a home in a trash receptacle at WWoS. I got onto the grass out of all racers way then push it open to get it in. Gee, that took a whole 3 seconds while tossing a cup to the side requires no additional time, just the effort to be courteous to others.

I thought of you when I passed McDonald's, LOL.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

On the photo site, it looks like you have to select your own finish line photos. Down at the bottom of the page, select the "click to view your provisional assignments" link and then you can click the Keep box to move your pictures to your photos.

The only place I found to view the videos is on the "view and order" or "product categories" page. You can find some links to "Click here to preview your video clips". It's all a bit hard to find, but it's all there!

I have a question about marathonfotos.com... My wife and I ran together and are in almost all the same photos. There are probably only 3-4 solo shots of each of us, where the other person is not visible. Is there a way I could add those into one account, so I wouldn't have to purchase two $75 downloads? Brightroom would do that sometimes (and sometimes not).

Doug

Where is that provisional assignments button? I don't see it? I finished strong and would love to see the pictures of me smiling and finishing.

 

[hauntedcity]

Where is that provisional assignments button? I don't see it? I finished strong and would love to see the pictures of me smiling and finishing.

It's down below all the other pictures. There should be a row of those provisional photos, and selecting those should take you to a whole bunch of others.

 

[regul8ter18]

My mom took some good pictures and I posted them on the facebook page.

I will also do a race report when I have some energy back.


Courtney

 

[lerxst]

Anyone seen finish line photos yet?

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Anyone seen finish line photos yet?

Oh good. Am I the only one that can't find mine?

 

[disney_runner]

I see the provisional extra photos, but I'm not in any of them.

 

[McDuck]

Found my finish line pics in the Provisional pictures for the Half. I thought I had gotten farther before I started sobbing. LOL

Did anyone else have issues with camera hogs? There were a pair of girls ahead of us coming out of the castle that jumped in front of each and every photographer, so we only got the posed pic in front of the castle and the video we didn't know they were taking of everyone coming down the ramp.

 

[NitroStitch]

Found my finish line pics in the Provisional pictures for the Half. I thought I had gotten farther before I started sobbing. LOL

Did anyone else have issues with camera hogs? There were a pair of girls ahead of us coming out of the castle that jumped in front of each and every photographer, so we only got the posed pic in front of the castle and the video we didn't know they were taking of everyone coming down the ramp.

I've missed a lot of photos because of camera hogs - especially before and after we run through the castle.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

I see the provisional extra photos, but I'm not in any of them.

Found my finish line pics in the Provisional pictures for the Half. I thought I had gotten farther before I started sobbing. LOL

Did anyone else have issues with camera hogs? There were a pair of girls ahead of us coming out of the castle that jumped in front of each and every photographer, so we only got the posed pic in front of the castle and the video we didn't know they were taking of everyone coming down the ramp.

I must be SUPER tired because I cannot find that stupid button.

 

[McDuck]

I must be SUPER tired because I cannot find that stupid button.

It's at the very bottom of the collection of all the pics you are in. It's a clickable sentence with a row of random pics below it. You can only see it on the actual website; I could not see it when I was using my phone.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

It's at the very bottom of the collection of all the pics you are in. It's a clickable sentence with a row of random pics below it. You can only see it on the actual website; I could not see it when I was using my phone.

Don't have that link on the My Photos page. I've looked and looked. I know I'm not crazy. Tired, but not crazy.

 

[WDWDeb]

Don't have that link on the My Photos page. I've looked and looked. I know I'm not crazy. Tired, but not crazy.

You aren't crazy...I don't have that button either.

 

[SAHDad]

You aren't crazy...I don't have that button either.

It can take some time. I had provisional photos for the half well before I had them for the marathon. I think I am still missing a few, although I have not compared the official photos to the ones I took with my camera yet.