Official WDW Marathon Weekend 2013 Thread

[jimandami]

Fyi, the Disney Store online has 25% all Disney Parks Authentic merchandise, which includes the 1/2 and full stuff. Code is EXTRA25!

 

[John VN]

Thank you for this. As one who lets herself feel inferior for "only" doing the half, I needed this. I still can't even let myself say "running" because I'm still walking more than I'm running. Silly, I know.
Whichever race we're all doing, we're setting goals and training our ***** off, and we're all being a part of something amazingly awesome!!

First off, no reason to feel inferior. You are an athlete who has yet to reach your potential. Nothing wrong with walking.

I am a walker just starting to jog and run. Been speed walking for 2.5 years due to bad knees but now able to experiment with the jogging and running stride.

Regarding my bolding in your reply, I have the same feeling. Until I do more jogging than walking, I'm a walker and will be the same for running.

Be proud of your accomplishments!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Apparently it was too crowded for Prospect Park, and the baggage claim was a nightmare.

I was reading about that this morning on the Runner's World boards. Hopefully they got their stuff together for this year. If not, then I get a nice Brooks tech shirt, a pretty medal and a fun course to run in a beautiful park.

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[MarkMichaels]

I just registered today for the full! Not sure I'll be 100% ready by January, but I've always wanted to do this marathon and I have to be there for training that week anyway, so timing was perfect.

I've been on the fence for about a month, but completed both my 7 and 9 mile long runs last week to get pretty close to being on schedule with the Galloway training schedule from the run Disney site. Figured with the race 90% full I better make up my mind.

Mark

 

[cewait]

First off, no reason to feel inferior. You are an athlete who has yet to reach your potential. Nothing wrong with walking.

I am a walker just starting to jog and run. Been speed walking for 2.5 years due to bad knees but now able to experiment with the jogging and running stride.

Regarding my bolding in your reply, I have the same feeling. Until I do more jogging than walking, I'm a walker and will be the same for running.

Be proud of your accomplishments!

+1

We should all remember that we are athletes...

 

[kimmiepcft]

You're running the SH 1/2? Awesome!!!

DH wanted for us to do that one but it's the day I'm running the Diva 1/2.

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I am pretty excited to be running this! Hubby's family lives on Staten Island, so they might come out and cheer for me, and i will have somewhere to crash afterwards if I want to!
Jealous about the Diva 1/2 tho!

 

[kimmiepcft]

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wwoohooooo thanks for sharing, going shopping now lol

 

[steph0808]

Quick question. I think I know the answer, but wanted to check with all of you guys.

I am currently doing 20-25 miles/week before beginning my marathon training plan in 2 weeks.

I am trying to keep my runs 30-90 seconds per mile slower than marathon pace (usually closer to 30-60 seconds slower).

Is that what I should keep doing? I am doing Higdon's Novice 2 program, which has one MP run most weeks. Should I aim for 30-60 slower on shorter training runs (3-8 miles) and then maybe 90-120 seconds for the long Saturday runs?

Just wondered what everybody else did. Thanks!

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Quick question. I think I know the answer, but wanted to check with all of you guys.

I am currently doing 20-25 miles/week before beginning my marathon training plan in 2 weeks.

I am trying to keep my runs 30-90 seconds per mile slower than marathon pace (usually closer to 30-60 seconds slower).

Is that what I should keep doing? I am doing Higdon's Novice 2 program, which has one MP run most weeks. Should I aim for 30-60 slower on shorter training runs (3-8 miles) and then maybe 90-120 seconds for the long Saturday runs?

Just wondered what everybody else did. Thanks!

What is your marathon PR?

I usually do easy runs at an easy pace. I don't look at my Garmin. Long runs I do 30-60 seconds slower than easy pace.

I don't use my marathon pace since I bonked so hard last time.

 

[steph0808]

My MP is 10 minutes/mile. Well, my overall goal is just to finish and be under 5 hours.

I watch my Garmin and usually do my easy/training runs at 10:30-11:15 or somewhere around there. If I don't use it, I very easily start out too fast (9/9:30).

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

My MP is 10 minutes/mile. Well, my overall goal is just to finish and be under 5 hours.

I watch my Garmin and usually do my easy/training runs at 10:30-11:15 or somewhere around there. If I don't use it, I very easily start out too fast (9/9:30).

That doesn’t make sense to me. MP of 10:00 is much, much faster than sub-5. What is your marathon PR?

 

[steph0808]

That doesn’t make sense to me. MP of 10:00 is much, much faster than sub-5. What is your marathon PR?

I have never run a marathon, so don't have a PR. That is why my goal is just to finish. My next goal is under 5 hours (if I have to stop and walk, take pictures, go to the bathroom, etc.). I will train for a 10mm pace, but I don't want to set a goal of 4:22 or whatever a 10mm pace would be since I have never done a marathon and don't want to set my sights too high that I crash and burn.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

I have never run a marathon, so don't have a PR. That is why my goal is just to finish. My next goal is under 5 hours (if I have to stop and walk, take pictures, go to the bathroom, etc.). I will train for a 10mm pace, but I don't want to set a goal of 4:22 or whatever a 10mm pace would be since I have never done a marathon and don't want to set my sights too high that I crash and burn.

If you’ve never run a marathon, you don’t have MP. Don’t worry about it at all. Run as many miles as you humanly can. I’m aiming for sub-5 in January, and have been training between 11:00 and 12:00, with a minimum of 35 miles per week. My training maxes out close to 60 miles per week.

 

[Reep]

I have never run a marathon, so don't have a PR. That is why my goal is just to finish. My next goal is under 5 hours (if I have to stop and walk, take pictures, go to the bathroom, etc.). I will train for a 10mm pace, but I don't want to set a goal of 4:22 or whatever a 10mm pace would be since I have never done a marathon and don't want to set my sights too high that I crash and burn.

It's fine to set your goal on finishing, but I would not "try" to run it slow. The slower you run the longer you are out there pounding your body. Run at whatever pace feels comfortable, but quick and smooth. Consider aiming for 4:30, but don't make it a do or die goal, just a rough estimate.

 

[jmasgat]

Quick question. I think I know the answer, but wanted to check with all of you guys.

I am currently doing 20-25 miles/week before beginning my marathon training plan in 2 weeks.

I am trying to keep my runs 30-90 seconds per mile slower than marathon pace (usually closer to 30-60 seconds slower).

Is that what I should keep doing? I am doing Higdon's Novice 2 program, which has one MP run most weeks. Should I aim for 30-60 slower on shorter training runs (3-8 miles) and then maybe 90-120 seconds for the long Saturday runs?

Just wondered what everybody else did. Thanks!

First, stick with your plan. I have to disagree on the "run as many miles as you can" philosophy. I have run an 8:45 mpm marathon following a plan that had me run 3x/week and max weekly mileage of ~35 miles. Running too much may set you up for injury.

Second, do you have any kind of race result at any distance? If so, you can plug that into a race pace estimator (Runners World has one) to calculate an ESTIMATED marathon pace. Then I would do the long run at 45-60 seconds slower. Higdon's novice 2 plan does show one "pace" run, and calls the other ones as easy. I would follow his lead.

For reference (not that my tempo means anything!) I train for a 8:45 mpm marathon pace. And to me, anything over 9:15 is what I would consider easy--but that's just me. It means it's the pace I can run while maintaining a nice steady breath. I use 9:15 for my warmup and cooldown pace (while I'm doing speedwork).

Finally, since you seem to have a decent base, I am going to assume you are not a novice runner. And if you are using your 10 mpm pace based on reason, then don't sell yourself short on setting your race goal. That doesn't mean you have to kill yourself during the race just to meet a goal. My first marathon was Mickey 2010. My race goals were A (most aggressive--but I won't kill myself to get there ) under 4:00, B) 4:15 (most realistic based on training and past performance in 1/2) and C) 4:30 (worst case). I raced as well as I could, factoring in nasty blisters after 16 miles and just sheer fatigue. I finished in 4:09. I gave myself permission during the race to break/walk more and just finish with a smile for the accomplishment.

Anyway, sorry for the long winded post. Hope you can glean even one piece of decent advice from it.

Maura

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

It's fine to set your goal on finishing, but I would not "try" to run it slow. The slower you run the longer you are out there pounding your body. Run at whatever pace feels comfortable, but quick and smooth. Consider aiming for 4:30, but don't make it a do or die goal, just a rough estimate.

Again, that totally depends on their half PR and how many miles they are running. At 20-25 mpw going into training, you’d have to have a half PR of about 1:40 to think 4:30 was a good goal.

 

[Reep]

Again, that totally depends on their half PR and how many miles they are running. At 20-25 mpw going into training, you’d have to have a half PR of about 1:40 to think 4:30 was a good goal.

Not trying to be disagreeable, but those numbers aren't even close. When I was running a 1:30 half marathon, my marathon time was 3:30-3:45. Race equivalent calculators that take into account the longer distance would say a 4:30 marathon would be equal to a 2:07 half marathon.

I'm not saying 4:30 is the magic number, just that you don't want to slow yourself down too much because you think it will be easier. There is an optimal speed for everyone to feel good and finish strong. Faster than that is harder, but gets you a PR. Slower than that is harder too and gets you more aches and pains afterward from all the extra steps you took.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Not trying to be disagreeable, but those numbers aren't even close. When I was running a 1:30 half marathon, my marathon time was 3:30-3:45. Race equivalent calculators that take into account the longer distance would say a 4:30 marathon would be equal to a 2:07 half marathon.

I'm not saying 4:30 is the magic number, just that you don't want to slow yourself down too much because you think it will be easier. There is an optimal speed for everyone to feel good and finish strong. Faster than that is harder, but gets you a PR. Slower than that is harder too and gets you more aches and pains afterward from all the extra steps you took.

Race distance calculators assume you are running 70 miles a week, not 20.

 

[Reep]

Race distance calculators assume you are running 70 miles a week, not 20.

Not in my experience (me friends in my running club). We will just have to disagree on this one.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Not in my experience (me friends in my running club). We will just have to disagree on this one.

If you look at any running interview McMillan has ever done, he says this. It's not something to agree to disagree on. Just fact.