Official WDW Marathon Weekend 2013 Thread

[JENR]

Thank you all for your replies.

I have a few more questions.

If I am running on Sun, when do I need to be there by?

Also, I do not have an iphone so how can I calculte my miles and time when I am running outside? Is there a pedometer or something I can use. Thank you all again so much.

 

[randomiam79]

Thank you all for your replies.

I have a few more questions.

If I am running on Sun, when do I need to be there by?

Also, I do not have an iphone so how can I calculte my miles and time when I am running outside? Is there a pedometer or something I can use. Thank you all again so much.

for the marathon on Sunday, you will have to pick up your packet on Friday or Saturday at the WWOS complex. If staying on property, they tell you you have to be on the monorail or buses by 4am. We've driven to Epcot before on racer morning and were there by 4:15 with no problems, though traffic and road closures may affect you after that time.
it takes a good 30-45 minutes at least to get from your car, through bag check, and to the starting line. With race start at 5:35, personally I like to be on the monorail at 4 which gets me to the corrals by around 5 with time to warm up/soak up the race day energy before the start.

As for running outside, you could always drive the route and clock the miles that way.

 

[Ariel484]

Thank you all for your replies.

I have a few more questions.

If I am running on Sun, when do I need to be there by?

Also, I do not have an iphone so how can I calculte my miles and time when I am running outside? Is there a pedometer or something I can use. Thank you all again so much.

Just to add to what randomiam79 said...

Yes, you need to pick up your packet before the race. Here's a link to the WDW Marathon page: http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/wdw-marathon/

Go to the page, and on the left-hand side of the page click on the Schedule link. Here you'll find some information about the expo, which opens on Thursday and closes on Saturday. This is where you pick up your packet (or have someone pick it up for you). If you're staying on property, you'll be able to take a bus to the expo as part of the special transportation Disney provides that weekend. Otherwise you can drive to WWoS.

Personally, I stay on property and make sure I'm on a bus to the race by 3:30, 3:45 at the latest...you can never be too careful!

For calculating the distance of your runs, check out www.mapmyrun.com
I used this website until I treated myself to a Garmin Forerunner 305, a watch that calculated the mileage and pace for me. I love it! Here's a link to the 205, which is very similar (doesn't come with the heart rate strap included with the 305) and cheaper: http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Foreru...8C/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_0/188-8621983-1907865
But mapmyrun.com combined with a watch that has a timer/stopwatch feature works too.

 

[BriarRabbit]

I'm looking at registering this week. I remember a Disney Visa discount in the past. Is that still around or any other discounts? Thanks.

 

[Ariel484]

I'm looking at registering this week. I remember a Disney Visa discount in the past. Is that still around or any other discounts? Thanks.

Someone else may be able to correct me on this, but I am pretty sure that the Visa discount expired in late June. The only way that I know of to save money now is to register before the last price increase (September 26). Sorry!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Hubby confirmed. We're registering on Wednesday!!! I'm so excited I could poop my pants!!!

Which brings me to my next question...

I ran the Princess 1/2 in February and didn't have to make a "long" stop . What's best to eat the days preceding the 26.2 miles so I don't have to worry about my digestive system failing me? The morning of the 1/2 I think I had a mini, wheat bagel with some peanut butter, a Vitamin Water and some Aleve. Think this will work for me again?

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Nutrition is a really personal thing. The morning of the marathon, I only eat a fruit bar and some water. I don’t need a brick in my stomach while I run 

 

[Ariel484]

Hubby confirmed. We're registering on Wednesday!!! I'm so excited I could poop my pants!!!

Which brings me to my next question...

I ran the Princess 1/2 in February and didn't have to make a "long" stop . What's best to eat the days preceding the 26.2 miles so I don't have to worry about my digestive system failing me? The morning of the 1/2 I think I had a mini, wheat bagel with some peanut butter, a Vitamin Water and some Aleve. Think this will work for me again?

Nutrition is a really personal thing. The morning of the marathon, I only eat a fruit bar and some water. I don’t need a brick in my stomach while I run 

I agree with roomthreeseventeen...this is something you're going to need to figure out during training. Treat your long runs as opportunities to experiment with your nutrition.

In general though, I think you want to avoid a ton of fiber and try to *go* before the race (something else you'll probably need to practice during training, as weird as that sounds). I've also heard that people will have trouble during a race if they eat dairy the night before. But again, YMMV - the dairy thing doesn't seem to be an issue for me so far. Through trial and error I've found that a bagel with peanut butter works best for me, along with coffee to...er...get things moving.

 

[KSBelle77]

Hubby confirmed. We're registering on Wednesday!!! I'm so excited I could poop my pants!!!

Which brings me to my next question...

I ran the Princess 1/2 in February and didn't have to make a "long" stop . What's best to eat the days preceding the 26.2 miles so I don't have to worry about my digestive system failing me? The morning of the 1/2 I think I had a mini, wheat bagel with some peanut butter, a Vitamin Water and some Aleve. Think this will work for me again?

Congrats see you in January!! I have pb toast and a gartorade prime 15 mon before our corral goes

 

[cewait]

I'm looking at registering this week. I remember a Disney Visa discount in the past. Is that still around or any other discounts? Thanks.

Yes it is or was 3 weeks ago, go to the Chase Visa page and it was still there.

Scratch that.... expired as best I can tell

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

I agree with roomthreeseventeen...this is something you're going to need to figure out during training. Treat your long runs as opportunities to experiment with your nutrition.

In general though, I think you want to avoid a ton of fiber and try to *go* before the race (something else you'll probably need to practice during training, as weird as that sounds). I've also heard that people will have trouble during a race if they eat dairy the night before. But again, YMMV - the dairy thing doesn't seem to be an issue for me so far. Through trial and error I've found that a bagel with peanut butter works best for me, along with coffee to...er...get things moving.

I do try to "go" before any run. There are days when I can't and my body seems to know when I'm getting close to the Home Depot that opens at 6 AM with nicely cleaned bathrooms (I run early, LOL). I've never run more than 14 miles at a time and I've read that running pretty much causes everything else in your body to "shut down" except what you need to continue running. I'm hoping at or after 14 miles, I won't need a long stop.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Even if you need to stop, it's not such a big deal. I used the restrooms in EPCOT and then in DHS. I lost maybe two minutes.

 

[cewait]

Thank you for all the information. Currently when I run on the TM, I can carry on a normal conversation. Now this morning I just went for a run outside. I did about a 10 minute mile at a very comfortable pace. So my pace was alot slower outside which I figured it would be.

I just looked up the Higdon training schedule for Novice 1 and it looks like a perfect fit for me although I have never ran more than 8 miles at one time so this will be a challenge. Currently, this is my routine.

Monday: 5 mile run, 30 minutes eliptical and weights
Tuesday: 1 hour spin; weights
Wednesday: 5 mile run, 30 minutes eliptical and weights
Thursday: 5 mile run, 30 minutes eliptical and weights
Friday: 90 minutes spin and weights
Saturday: 7 mile run
Sunday: Rest

Should I stay with my routine just add mileage to Saturdays. Like I said I am new to this marathon thing. Just something I have always wanted to do.

I think I will sign up for the full and challenge myself. I am nervous but I think I will go for it.

First, you will get faster outside. There is a little adjustment your mind has to make to open up and run without the panel in front of you.

I am going to say keep this schedule as you move across the summer, assuming this is your current level of activity. Your base is based on this so it should be no real issue to maintain through the early fall to early winter. I guess that I should also say that I am assuming your weights and running are morning and night.. Anyway, I am assuming that since the elliptical is there also. If it is one session, I would think about dropping the elliptical. As miles increase or if you start to note a fatigue, pull back on the weights to 3x a week... or you may want to do that the week Higdon kicks in. Not really understanding the weight training goal, when(if) you do pull back, break the weight training into three body focuses.... Push Pull, Shoulder/Arms and then legs. Rotate these so they are not on the same day... Then make one day hard, one medium and one recovery.

Add a purpose to the midweek runs. Higdon gives a goal for each run, try to follow those if they make sense. I can help decipher if they are too confusing.

Good Luck - you can do this

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Tink 1/2 for 2013 is SOLD OUT!!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Even if you need to stop, it's not such a big deal. I used the restrooms in EPCOT and then in DHS. I lost maybe two minutes.

I've made quick stops during the Princess 1/2 so that wasn't a problem. I guess I will have to see how my digestive system holds up after 14 miles.

 

[cewait]

Even if you need to stop, it's not such a big deal. I used the restrooms in EPCOT and then in DHS. I lost maybe two minutes.

Epcot disappears this year. No more real facilities until mile 5.5


I generally agree with everything along this thread's course.

You will learn a routine through training. Most likely you will learn that hydration starts 2 days pre-long run, you will need fuel while on the run, the wrong fuel can give you the trots making a long run longer, things that sound good in the store taste terrible on the run and you really need to get something in the belly before leaving the resort room on race morning.

Now since we are all an experiment of one, it is up to each of us to figure out what works best for us.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Well, if you are a boy, you don’t really need to wait for a bathroom. I saw about a hundred men on the course last year just um, do their business on the side of the road.

 

[KSBelle77]

Well, if you are a boy, you don’t really need to wait for a bathroom. I saw about a hundred men on the course last year just um, do their business on the side of the road.

Not just boys!!! During princess I saw tons of women make a b-line for the tree line!!!

 

[jeanigor]

I agree with roomthreeseventeen...this is something you're going to need to figure out during training. Treat your long runs as opportunities to experiment with your nutrition.

In general though, I think you want to avoid a ton of fiber and try to *go* before the race (something else you'll probably need to practice during training, as weird as that sounds). I've also heard that people will have trouble during a race if they eat dairy the night before. But again, YMMV - the dairy thing doesn't seem to be an issue for me so far. Through trial and error I've found that a bagel with peanut butter works best for me, along with coffee to...er...get things moving.

Dairy the morning of screws me up.

 

[cobbler]

Ok, I honestly don't remember if I have asked this before but I know that there are a lot of people that are running their first marathon because of the 20th and are also going gusto and doing their first Goofy as well.

This seems to be very frowned upon on the RunDisney fb page where people are discouraging it but not giving reasons as to why and even stating that Disney should require proof of time from a marathon before letting anyone participate in Goofy.

I myself am being a little nutty as this will be my first marathon AND my first Goofy. I am following the Galloway training plan on the RunDisney website and do have a few half marathons under my belt. With that said, I do understand (somewhat) the mental aspect of doing a marathon & know the dedication to train. Is there any advice you can give me and those that are in my shoes but may be too timid to ask due to the potential backlash?

Thanks!

ETA:
PS. I'm not looking to have pixie dust blown at me (although feel free to if you are so inclined ) Just looking for realistic answers and help.