Official WDW Marathon Weekend 2013 Thread

[jenifred]

Yeah, I remember when a 10K was 'ridiculous' long! Then a Half was 'ridiculous' long! When my friend at church asked me about my next race, I said "It's only a Half, like a training run". He just shook his head and told me that I was nuts!

I was thinking this exact thing this morning! We are training for the WDW Marathon (our first). DH and I "only" have to do 10 miles this week. And I just signed us up for a Half in December, because I'll be in taper then, so why not??? It's official, if you are a marathoner, you are certifiable.

 

[cobbler]

lol. Might have to draw the line somewhere.

Exactly what I'm thinking!

 

[JCH]

I think I am going to have to defer the marathon. I am finding myself unable to train due to time constraints and an unexpected opportunity that is taking a lot of my time. 2 runs a week and 10 miles in the weekend is fine, but finding time for a 17 miler is proving impossible. I am looking at this as a positive as it means I can actually enjoy the parks, eat the Disney food I want on the dining plan instead of tons of fish and rice, and get to spend time with my sister while cheering for my sis in law. Besides, I love the Princess, and it gives me another excuse for Disney. I guess I'll just have to deal with calling myself a half-marathoner for awhile!

 

[kimmiepcft]

UGH! Hurricane Sandy messed with my training something fierce! I have missed several long runs! My new plan of attack is def. going to be to train as best as I can, run as much of the marathon as I can and then walk the rest, head held high! I am still sooooo excited! I can't believe it is 2 months away!

 

[rocio]

So I was able to get into PT today after my appointment with my Dr. My PT thinks I can start back to running in about 3 weeks. He said I could use the elliptical trainer or my bike while I recover. Should I be trying for same amount of time as I would for running? So if I would be running for an hour should I do the elliptical for an hour or should I start off slow since it's a different type of movement? I am missing my 20 miler tomorrow....that's a long time on an elliptical. Thinking of sticking to shorter times: 30-40 minutes during the week and maybe an hour on the weekend? Ideas?

 

[cewait]

I think I am going to have to defer the marathon. I am finding myself unable to train due to time constraints and an unexpected opportunity that is taking a lot of my time. 2 runs a week and 10 miles in the weekend is fine, but finding time for a 17 miler is proving impossible. I am looking at this as a positive as it means I can actually enjoy the parks, eat the Disney food I want on the dining plan instead of tons of fish and rice, and get to spend time with my sister while cheering for my sis in law. Besides, I love the Princess, and it gives me another excuse for Disney. I guess I'll just have to deal with calling myself a half-marathoner for awhile!

Sometimes the hardest decision is to say no or wait. If defering, make sure to get your deferal into the Mouse quickly as the date is near.

 

[cewait]

UGH! Hurricane Sandy messed with my training something fierce! I have missed several long runs! My new plan of attack is def. going to be to train as best as I can, run as much of the marathon as I can and then walk the rest, head held high! I am still sooooo excited! I can't believe it is 2 months away!

Keep moving forward. You can still comfortably finish the marathon even if you missed 3 weeks. Just join the program where it is currently at this point in time and if you need to cut back a couple miles on the long runs, then give yourself permission. As long as you survived Sandy healthy you should be marathon ready soon. Use your training as as stress reliever that allows you a 2-4 hour reprieve from the stress.

If you come in 1 20 mile run short or only get to 20 miles on Gallowy you will be more than ready

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

So I was able to get into PT today after my appointment with my Dr. My PT thinks I can start back to running in about 3 weeks. He said I could use the elliptical trainer or my bike while I recover. Should I be trying for same amount of time as I would for running? So if I would be running for an hour should I do the elliptical for an hour or should I start off slow since it's a different type of movement? I am missing my 20 miler tomorrow....that's a long time on an elliptical. Thinking of sticking to shorter times: 30-40 minutes during the week and maybe an hour on the weekend? Ideas?

I'm pretty sure the coach wrote about this once. You can train on the bike and you're supposed to do it at the same pace, time and intensity as you would while running.

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[cewait]

So I was able to get into PT today after my appointment with my Dr. My PT thinks I can start back to running in about 3 weeks. He said I could use the elliptical trainer or my bike while I recover. Should I be trying for same amount of time as I would for running? So if I would be running for an hour should I do the elliptical for an hour or should I start off slow since it's a different type of movement? I am missing my 20 miler tomorrow....that's a long time on an elliptical. Thinking of sticking to shorter times: 30-40 minutes during the week and maybe an hour on the weekend? Ideas?

I'm pretty sure the coach wrote about this once. You can train on the bike and you're supposed to do it at the same pace, time and intensity as you would while running.

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Nicely done....

If you train by heart rate, then do your cross training at a similar intensity as you would have run that day. Just be aware of ellipticals. They may NOT be the best form of cross training if they lock you into an unnatural stride. So monitor how your joints feel while on the machine. Also, if heading to a cycle, look to see if you can hop a Spinner rather than a LifeFitness (and other gym type) cycles. The spinner is a much more natural feel than the electric life fitness cycles. The caveat... if you have never been to a spin class or are not certain of how to set up a bike - stick with the life fitness bike.

As far as making up the 20 miler. Forget about it. You do need some healing time and anything longer than maybe an hour on a x-training session set you up for injury. Just chalk the missed 20 up to a bad weekend and enjoy the day. When you are released to run, spend a couple weeks ramping back up into the distance. and monitor your legs. You may be able to just hop into the program again, but give yourself a 2-5 mile out if needed.

 

[bigdave10000]

If you are on a 18 week plan we are at the half way point. Seems like yesterday we were just getting started. How is everyone's training going? Fitness wise I am where I want to be. Weight wise I am still 12 pounds heavier then I wanted to be at this point. Maybe I can lose another 5 before race day. Would like to lose 10 but don't think it will happen.

I hit 82.7 miles this week. That is the highest mileage week for me since Fall of 2009. Still planning on running the Goofy for fun. Depending on how the race goes, my fitness, and my weight. I might RACE the half or full at Myrtle Beach in mid February.

David

 

[John VN]

If you are on a 18 week plan we are at the half way point. Seems like yesterday we were just getting started. How is everyone's training going? Fitness wise I am where I want to be. Weight wise I am still 12 pounds heavier then I wanted to be at this point. Maybe I can lose another 5 before race day. Would like to lose 10 but don't think it will happen.

I hit 82.7 miles this week. That is the highest mileage week for me since Fall of 2009. Still planning on running the Goofy for fun. Depending on how the race goes, my fitness, and my weight. I might RACE the half or full at Myrtle Beach in mid February.

David

82.7 miles this week!!!!! I'll do that much on a bicycle ride. Training for my 3rd Dopey in a row right now so I'm getting in 20 to 35 mpw but then I'm not a 6:00mpm runner.

 

[bigdave10000]

82.7 miles this week!!!!! I'll do that much on a bicycle ride. Training for my 3rd Dopey in a row right now so I'm getting in 20 to 35 mpw but then I'm not a 6:00mpm runner.

Me either. My easy pace is 9 mins + right now.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Ran my longest ever today. 18 miles. I prett much wanted to die the last 5 miles. My first two miles were 10:45 pace and the last two were 14:30 pace. I'm feeling very discouraged right now. I did one lap of central park counterclockwise and then another clockwise. At 11miles I actually ran into a friend from HS! She ran the rest of the way with me. It was great having her. She was so supportive even though I had to stop and walk a lot.

How the heck will I do 8.2 miles after that??? The pain was excruciating at the end

At least it's done, right??

 

[slp1650]

I haven't been on in a while, kinda went through a rough patch with my training, but I'm finally getting back to a good place.

I got the wrong shoes in July and it really screwed up my IT bands and some other muscles, but luckily I've given those up and back into my Cumulus that I've always loved (don't know why I went away from it). I could barely even walk some mornings and while I still have a few hard mornings, but I'm back to being my normal self and it's feeling so much better.

I've been playing catch up with the Galloway plan and I think I might have done so today. I'm running the Wine and Dine tonight (so excited!) and I'm using that for the 13.1 miles of the 20 miles I'm supposed to run this week. To make up the rest of it, I ran 7 miles this morning. So it might not be 20 all together (that'll be next week... last step in the catch up hopefully), but hopefully it's close enough together to count.

Now that my training is getting back together, I'm getting excited again for the full marathon. There was definitely some doubt in the middle there, but I'm back it seems.:

 

[kimmiepcft]

Keep moving forward. You can still comfortably finish the marathon even if you missed 3 weeks. Just join the program where it is currently at this point in time and if you need to cut back a couple miles on the long runs, then give yourself permission. As long as you survived Sandy healthy you should be marathon ready soon. Use your training as as stress reliever that allows you a 2-4 hour reprieve from the stress.

If you come in 1 20 mile run short or only get to 20 miles on Gallowy you will be more than ready

Thanks Coach, I have modified the upcoming long runs so that they are not too big a leap from my last long run (does that make sense, lol) I know I can finish, I would love to run the whole thing, only time will tell

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

If you are on a 18 week plan we are at the half way point. Seems like yesterday we were just getting started. How is everyone's training going? Fitness wise I am where I want to be. Weight wise I am still 12 pounds heavier then I wanted to be at this point. Maybe I can lose another 5 before race day. Would like to lose 10 but don't think it will happen.

I hit 82.7 miles this week. That is the highest mileage week for me since Fall of 2009. Still planning on running the Goofy for fun. Depending on how the race goes, my fitness, and my weight. I might RACE the half or full at Myrtle Beach in mid February.

David

I'm a little heavier than I want to be also, but I notice I stopped losing when is stopped being serious. Document everything single thing you stick in your mouth without cheating yourself. I use dailyburn.com. Also,cut down your fat intake, that was working for me. Two months to go and I really need to get into beast mode again.

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[RunRookie]

Ran my longest ever today. 18 miles. I prett much wanted to die the last 5 miles. My first two miles were 10:45 pace and the last two were 14:30 pace. I'm feeling very discouraged right now. I did one lap of central park counterclockwise and then another clockwise. At 11miles I actually ran into a friend from HS! She ran the rest of the way with me. It was great having her. She was so supportive even though I had to stop and walk a lot.

How the heck will I do 8.2 miles after that??? The pain was excruciating at the end

At least it's done, right??

Sounds like you might benefit from adjusting your pacing for your Long Slow Runs. Remember, those Long Runs are supposed to be run SLOW -- like 1 minute less (or more) than what you plan on running your race pace. If you started at 10:45/mm, you might try your next Long Run at 12:00/mm pace. The goal is to run at a consistent pace for a long period of time. If you started at 10:45 and ended at 14:30, then try the midpoint. See how that feels for your next Long Run and then you can fine tune your Long Run pace based upon the results.

12:00/mm might sound slow but that's okay. it will be a good place to start figuring out what is a good Long Run pace for you.

 

[RunRookie]

If you are on a 18 week plan we are at the half way point. Seems like yesterday we were just getting started. How is everyone's training going? Fitness wise I am where I want to be. Weight wise I am still 12 pounds heavier then I wanted to be at this point. Maybe I can lose another 5 before race day. Would like to lose 10 but don't think it will happen.

I hit 82.7 miles this week. That is the highest mileage week for me since Fall of 2009. Still planning on running the Goofy for fun. Depending on how the race goes, my fitness, and my weight. I might RACE the half or full at Myrtle Beach in mid February.

David

You ran 82.7 miles in one week? Wow! That is twice more than my highest mileage week. Are you running seven days a week? Lord knows I am not a running expert, but that seems like a very high mileage number to maintain. I would be worried about you getting injured or burnt out before January.

 

[cewait]

You ran 82.7 miles in one week? Wow! That is twice more than my highest mileage week. Are you running seven days a week? Lord knows I am not a running expert, but that seems like a very high mileage number to maintain. I would be worried about you getting injured or burnt out before January.

There are a few older school plans that have folks running a lot of miles. While not for all, I know that Dave runs pretty much 7x a week.

 

[rocio]

Nicely done....

If you train by heart rate, then do your cross training at a similar intensity as you would have run that day. Just be aware of ellipticals. They may NOT be the best form of cross training if they lock you into an unnatural stride. So monitor how your joints feel while on the machine. Also, if heading to a cycle, look to see if you can hop a Spinner rather than a LifeFitness (and other gym type) cycles. The spinner is a much more natural feel than the electric life fitness cycles. The caveat... if you have never been to a spin class or are not certain of how to set up a bike - stick with the life fitness bike.

As far as making up the 20 miler. Forget about it. You do need some healing time and anything longer than maybe an hour on a x-training session set you up for injury. Just chalk the missed 20 up to a bad weekend and enjoy the day. When you are released to run, spend a couple weeks ramping back up into the distance. and monitor your legs. You may be able to just hop into the program again, but give yourself a 2-5 mile out if needed.

Thanks Mamita and Coach. So a few follow up questions. I do not monitor my heart rate so is there another way to measure intensity. It's been 2 weeks, not sure if I can go by memory I tried the elliptical for 30 minutes yesterday. It was an odd feeling. When I mentioned cycling, I meant the old school version of getting on my bike and going for a ride. I ride my bike to work (about 3 miles each way, not long) twice a week but haven't since I sprained my ankle. I was thinking of upping the distance/time/intensity. Usually I ride at a leisurely pace since I don't want to get too sweaty before work. Would that be okay? I was thinking of going for a longer bike ride tomorrow.

My training team did their 20 miler today in beautiful weather. I'm happy for them but feeling a little sorry for myself. They are so much closer to the goal. I hope I can make it!