Official WDW Marathon Weekend 2013 Thread

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I'm confused about the DL 1/2 results. It says one guy came in 1st at 1:05 (that's B-A-N-A-N-A-S in itself), but when I look at top 25 overall, it says a 53 year old guy came in at 53 minutes!!!!! that's just RIDICULOUS!

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So jealous because I can't even run a 10 minute mile, LOL.


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I'm confused about the DL 1/2 results. It says one guy came in 1st at 1:05 (that's B-A-N-A-N-A-S in itself), but when I look at top 25 overall, it says a 53 year old guy came in at 53 minutes!!!!! that's just RIDICULOUS!

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So jealous because I can't even run a 10 minute mile, LOL.


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I'm a back-of-the-pack race-day partier, too! The guy that finished in 52 minutes is the winner of the wheel division! And an amazing time! :cool1:
 
Hang in there. a 17 mile run is really the same as a 19 mile run.... It's hot outside and pushing longer than 3:30 is really good enough. I do have a question about being at this distance the first week of September. Are you planning on running a marathon prior to Disney? I am assuming so but just in case you are not, your mileage seems a little long for this far out.

Regardless, hang in there. It's still hot outside and you will do better once the temps fall

Thanks Coach. Yes I have my first marathon Oct 7 here at home. After that I will take a few weeks easy then back into it for Goofy.
 

PRmamiDEdos said:
I'm confused about the DL 1/2 results. It says one guy came in 1st at 1:05 (that's B-A-N-A-N-A-S in itself), but when I look at top 25 overall, it says a 53 year old guy came in at 53 minutes!!!!! that's just RIDICULOUS!

So jealous because I can't even run a 10 minute mile, LOL.

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I think it's wheel division. :)
 
Actually, it is hard to say if you over or under hydrated. Hydration rates are very individual and need to be determined for each person. The method is easy, weight pre-run before dressing and then post run after disrobing and drying off. If you gained weight, you over hydrated. If you lost more than 1-2% body weight, then you under hydrated. Water weighs about 8 pounds per gallon so if you came back a half pound light, then you would add 2 quarts to the run period.

As far as the soreness goes, look back to compare your 10 mile course and previous day's activity with the previous long run's. Did you run the day before the 14k? was the 10 mile course hillier or flatter than the 14k? Did you run faster? Look at the total week's distance compared with the previous weeks. Also, was it markedly hotter yesterday? Finally look at the other activities for the week. Did you do something extra that could have left you a little sore? Any of these items could create post run soreness - along with simply being sore from the run.

Make sure that you are stretching post run - while still warm. Many folks ice bath, but I think the current thought is a warm bath on the legs will make the muscle feel better post run. You may want to try that.

Thanks! I lost about 2% body weight.

I will analyze it and take a look at why it seemed so much harder. Thanks for the suggestions. After resting today (after being on my feet all day yesterday and working until 5am - gosh I was sore when I finally crawled into bed) I feel pretty ok - just some residual sore knees (I have that patello-femoral thing).

I have always had a warm bath after a run. It has always just felt right. I love soaking in the tub after a good run and just chilling for a bit. Sometimes I ice sore parts while in the tub, and alternate cold and warmth to the areas, too.

I didn't stretch much yesterday: I need to be more disciplined about that. I was just *done* and wanted to get home and into the tub.

Thanks for your feedback - much appreciated Coach!
 
VernRDH said:
Thanks Coach. Yes I have my first marathon Oct 7 here at home. After that I will take a few weeks easy then back into it for Goofy.

Very cool! I have my first timed Full on October 7th as well (in Chicago). And then, prepare for Goofy. You and I are on the same path, my friend. :)
 
I'm confused about the DL 1/2 results. It says one guy came in 1st at 1:05 (that's B-A-N-A-N-A-S in itself), but when I look at top 25 overall, it says a 53 year old guy came in at 53 minutes!!!!! that's just RIDICULOUS!

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So jealous because I can't even run a 10 minute mile, LOL.


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As in the above, he's a wheelie. It's interesting that the wheelies were not that far in front of the elites. That is atypical.

I did chime in to say that a 65 minute half on a Disney course is amazing! They have removed many of the park related kinks since the early version of the course but this would still be a 62 -63 minute half on a 'regular' course. But then what would you expect from a guy from Running Springs, CA?

Note that chip errors would not present itself as a bogus time. They generally come across as no deduct for a start in a later corral (i.e. the chip and gross times are the same) giving the runner a longer time on course than they were - or - they have no finish read leaving the runner as a DNF until cleaned up.

Note that if you ever come in with the dnf but you know you finished, write the RD early. Let them know of your approximate finish time. Most races have photographers or a finish video feed that can be reviewed. You will usually be able to clear this up in a couple weeks.

Cleaning up the failure to read at the start is a little trickier, but you can usually get this narrowed down to the start time of the corral instead of the race.
 
I will train with my FlashFlo model CamelBack. I cannot stand the backpack model on the run due to the bounce. Likewise, I do not like bottle belts due to the bounce. I have had the FlashFlow for a decade + and it still works well. The newer ones have a 50 ounce bladder and sit on the hips. You simply tighten the belt and take off. The unit has a second set of straps that cinch the bladder up as you begin to empty it. This prevents sloshing as the bladder empties. It also has a second compartment for storage.

Coach, I have a Camelback backpack model and I reduced the sloshing by holding the bladder upside down and sucking out the air through the hose before training. I saw that trick on Youtube and it works pretty well.
 
deekaypee said:
I'm a back-of-the-pack race-day partier, too! The guy that finished in 52 minutes is the winner of the wheel division! And an amazing time! :cool1:

Crazy amazing!!! Props to both first place winners! On legs or pushing with your arms, those times are incredible.

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Anyone using a garmin 610 and having issues with gps accuracies? I ran the Cars Land 5K and my watch gave the distance as 2.9 miles and the half marathon measured 13.6 miles. I'm so bummed that it was so far off. I have done all but the last update. I bought it at REI so I can return or exchange it but don't know if I should try another model and stick with the 610. Any advice?
 
The 13.6 for the half doesn't seem too unusual. The 13.1 is measured shortest line of I am correct. So most of us do not run that perfect line. And end up racking up extra mileage.

But the 5k does seem odd.
 
Greetings All!

I just finished the Disneyland Half. RunDisney started me running and I have not looked back. I'm registered for the WDW half as a part of a six day WDW stay for myself and family. I'm also running the Wine & Dine Half as a part of a weekend away with my wife.

I have not read the 159 pages here. I've just recently been introduced to this forum from another user.

Rick
 
I don't know if anyone said this already but I just got back from the Disneyland 1/2 and saw the marathon medal at the expo... It's even better in person. There was a line of people just waiting to touch it. And boy was it hefty. It was gorgeous and I was tempted to just rip it off the display and run like Donald did but we all know how that ended.
 
Just finished the DL half even tho I was already injured. This is my second half ever. I am currently signed up for the January full. I do have a question tho, my long training runs always seems to go better than race day for me. At race time I feel like I just want to be done and couldn't wait for the finish. After Sunday, I'm now seriously second guessing my thoughts on the full. I really want to run the full for my 40th. Thoughts?
 
rmgreenesq said:
Greetings All!

I just finished the Disneyland Half. RunDisney started me running and I have not looked back. I'm registered for the WDW half as a part of a six day WDW stay for myself and family. I'm also running the Wine & Dine Half as a part of a weekend away with my wife.

I have not read the 159 pages here. I've just recently been introduced to this forum from another user.

Rick

Congrats and good luck.

MightyDuck001 said:
I don't know if anyone said this already but I just got back from the Disneyland 1/2 and saw the marathon medal at the expo... It's even better in person. There was a line of people just waiting to touch it. And boy was it hefty. It was gorgeous and I was tempted to just rip it off the display and run like Donald did but we all know how that ended.

What would have been great is if you had ripped it off and ran away while quacking loudly and flapping your arms. LOL

Did they have the Donald medal there?

dreams91 said:
Just finished the DL half even tho I was already injured. This is my second half ever. I am currently signed up for the January full. I do have a question tho, my long training runs always seems to go better than race day for me. At race time I feel like I just want to be done and couldn't wait for the finish. After Sunday, I'm now seriously second guessing my thoughts on the full. I really want to run the full for my 40th. Thoughts?

Feel better.

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Hello everyone! Just came home from the DL Half. This was our second half and at the expo we signed up for the WDW Half in January. Love RunDisney races. We're running the ToT 10 miler and then will keep training for the half. Would love to run the full, but don't have the guts for it yet!
 
Anyone using a garmin 610 and having issues with gps accuracies? I ran the Cars Land 5K and my watch gave the distance as 2.9 miles and the half marathon measured 13.6 miles. I'm so bummed that it was so far off. I have done all but the last update. I bought it at REI so I can return or exchange it but don't know if I should try another model and stick with the 610. Any advice?

On the 1/2 I wonder if that tunnel that was mentioned messed it up?

Greetings All!

I just finished the Disneyland Half. RunDisney started me running and I have not looked back. I'm registered for the WDW half as a part of a six day WDW stay for myself and family. I'm also running the Wine & Dine Half as a part of a weekend away with my wife.

I have not read the 159 pages here. I've just recently been introduced to this forum from another user.

Rick

Welcome to the party, I've read all 159 pages of this thread, a couple of times it's gotten off track a bit, but only a page or 2 at a time lol. It's an enjoyable read. And congrats again on your 1/2!!!!!
 
What would have been great is if you had ripped it off and ran away while quacking loudly and flapping your arms. LOL

Did they have the Donald medal there?

Here it is!

I had so much fun at the DL 1/2... I heard a really funny conversation though--Man and wife:"Well, in Disney World we set off fireworks for every corral..." Another man: "I'm so sick of you people, you're not in Disney World, you're in Disneyland. We do things differently here! Get over it!"
 
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