Official WDW Marathon Weekend 2013 Thread

[miker1251]

Shock and surprise. We have a crew of 9 with 2 others wanting to stay in an OKW 2 br villa. I have never personally had a waitlist room open until about a minute after this post above. We are now in a3 BR grand villa. It's going to be fun as two first time marathon runners are on the guest list... For those who know the OKW GV layout, the GV is a two story villa; master down, 2 rooms up. Worse for the first time runners.... All but maybe 2 of the GV are on the second floor so the second rooms are actually on the third floor. So its two stories down to the ground on Monday. Ouch

I have two studios at OKW reserved for my step-daughter, her husband, and me. As for walking to the start, I have walked and ridden the bus. I find I like taking the bus (I can find my corral easier). After the race I intend to start my recovery by staking out a seat by the main pool as close to the Gurgling Suitcase as I can.

 

[steph0808]

I am planning on running two half marathons in the fall in place of two of my long (11 and 12 miles) training runs. I don't have any other plans than that though, since I don't want to run any 5ks or 10ks on Saturdays when I really need to be doing long distances.

I bought myself a Garmin Forerunner 110 earlier this week as a birthday gift! for Amazon Goldbox deals actually having an item I have been wanting! I tried it out last night for the first time and I really like it. I only did a mile because of hamstring tightness I have been having, but I think the GPS will be really good for me. That way I can just go run without having to worry about mapping out my routes beforehand; I can just track distance as I go, and if I need to make a route change because of weird people or dogs or construction, that is no problem and I will still be able to get the miles in!

 

[McDuck]

Anyone else staying at POFQ? I finally committed and made my reservation (and paid my deposit). I'm just hoping they come out with a room only discount. I wanted the Boardwalk but I'm going alone and I just couldn't justify spending the extra money since I really like POFQ when I stayed there last October.

I am. There was a great room only "package" at a great price from a travel agency so I booked it for our whole party. 3 of us doing the Half, the other 3 not and our DD.

 

[cewait]

.....And finally, I see we'll have some company for the Mickey on Sunday--Drew Carey and Sean Astin have been announced as running it.

Maura

Ironic... I often have Rudy in the dvd when treadmilling.

 

[cewait]

I am planning on running two half marathons in the fall in place of two of my long (11 and 12 miles) training runs. I don't have any other plans than that though, since I don't want to run any 5ks or 10ks on Saturdays when I really need to be doing long distances.

I bought myself a Garmin Forerunner 110 earlier this week as a birthday gift! for Amazon Goldbox deals actually having an item I have been wanting! I tried it out last night for the first time and I really like it. I only did a mile because of hamstring tightness I have been having, but I think the GPS will be really good for me. That way I can just go run without having to worry about mapping out my routes beforehand; I can just track distance as I go, and if I need to make a route change because of weird people or dogs or construction, that is no problem and I will still be able to get the miles in!

You will enjoy the Garmie.... Note that I still map out runs on mapmyrun just to get the general course in mind. But you are correct, it is invaluable for knowing where you are with pace and distance ad to understand how a deviation affects the course.


Funny Story.

I was in Vancouver in fall 2005 and was headed out to run around Stanley Park. I was going to run 3-4 miles as I recall. Starting on the marina side of the peninsula I thought I understood the lay of the land but ended up chasing to the wrong tall building (hotel). My 210 Forerunner had a return to start feature that had an arrow on the screen. Not realizing that Garmin used the same nomenclature as field GPS units at the time, I ran towards the arrow head. What I should have been doing was running towards the tail of the arrow. The old nomenclature was the arrow pointed away from the waypoint you were looking for. Very intuitive once you think of it, but very wrong for those who are scrambling to find their way home. Long story short, My run ended up as an 8 miler.

 

[jimandami]

Training question for all you veterans! DH and I have decided to go with Hal Higdon's Intermediate 2 program for our 1st full....I know it is recommended to do the Novice program for your first, but honestly that is just not enough miles for me! My question is this: we have been doing speed work at least once a week for probably a year or so (and it's probably my favorite work out!) and this program doesn't include speed work at all! Hal says it is better to work on either increasing mileage or increasing speed but not both at the same time, which is understandable. Do you guys think we should just do the program as is or should we add speedwork once a week? I was thinking of replacing one of the easy 3-4 mile runs with either a tempo run, hills, or intervals each week instead of adding it on top, though. What do you guys think? Oh, a little more background: we have been running for about 18 months, have done 2 1/2s, and generally run between 25-30 mpw when not training for a specific race.

Thanks,
Ami

 

[steph0808]

You will enjoy the Garmie.... Note that I still map out runs on mapmyrun just to get the general course in mind. But you are correct, it is invaluable for knowing where you are with pace and distance ad to understand how a deviation affects the course.

Very true. I only run a few places (around my house, around my gym, and at work) so I know mostly what the distances are, but I hate getting back home, checking the computer and realizing I was half a mile short or whatever! This will definitely help me with that mental issue.

Now I need to go off and book my room and flights...if only I knew what side of the state we'll be living on in January and who is going to come with me...ack!

 

[wdwpluto]

Random question - I need to change my registration (from the full down to the half - stoopid medical issues). Where do I find my active confirmation number? I'm not seeing it in my confirmation email nor when I log into active and pull up my race registration

Thanks!

ETA - Never mind, I found it! It was in the payment receipt email, not the registration confirmation email. Bizarre! LOL

 

[guardwife66]

After the race I intend to start my recovery by staking out a seat by the main pool as close to the Gurgling Suitcase as I can.

That sounds like a wonderful recovery. I will probably do the same but at POR.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Yeah, I went straight back to AKL and hopped in the jacuzzi actually. And um, found some adult beverages.

 

[Reep]

Training question for all you veterans! DH and I have decided to go with Hal Higdon's Intermediate 2 program for our 1st full....I know it is recommended to do the Novice program for your first, but honestly that is just not enough miles for me! My question is this: we have been doing speed work at least once a week for probably a year or so (and it's probably my favorite work out!) and this program doesn't include speed work at all! Hal says it is better to work on either increasing mileage or increasing speed but not both at the same time, which is understandable. Do you guys think we should just do the program as is or should we add speedwork once a week? I was thinking of replacing one of the easy 3-4 mile runs with either a tempo run, hills, or intervals each week instead of adding it on top, though. What do you guys think? Oh, a little more background: we have been running for about 18 months, have done 2 1/2s, and generally run between 25-30 mpw when not training for a specific race.

Thanks,
Ami

If you are doing speed work then I would continue. It helps your form and performance. As to where it belongs, usually it is not in place of a recovery run, but on one of your hard days. It probably doesn't matter so much where it goes as long as you don't have hard day before or after it. I often do mine on my long midweek runs (10 miles), which makes for one very hard day, but my recovery days stay intact. I don't remember Higdon's program (although I'm sure I used it way back), but I wouldn't do speed work the day before or after a mid-week long run. It might be better to either do it on Mondays (if long run is Saturday) or incorporate it into your midweek long run.

 

[Reep]

Yeah, I went straight back to AKL and hopped in the jacuzzi actually. And um, found some adult beverages.

no, no, no. Jacuzzi promotes inflammation. A nice cold ice bath is the way to go.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

no, no, no. Jacuzzi promotes inflammation. A nice cold ice bath is the way to go.

There’s actually more and more evidence that ice baths/cold water has only a psychological affect on your legs. I can’t look it up now, but there have been two studies in the past year that have said ice baths do nothing. As to Jacuzzis causing inflammation, I guess it’s possible, but I take a hot bath after almost every long run, and I’ve never had an issue.

 

[longhorns2]

I read the same things about hot vs cold last year. I did hot after all my long runs, and hot tub after the half, and felt great. Much better than the years before when I took ice baths.

What I read was that neither seemed to make enough of a difference. So I went with what felt better. Hot!

 

[Reep]

There’s actually more and more evidence that ice baths/cold water has only a psychological affect on your legs. I can’t look it up now, but there have been two studies in the past year that have said ice baths do nothing. As to Jacuzzis causing inflammation, I guess it’s possible, but I take a hot bath after almost every long run, and I’ve never had an issue.

Interesting. While I could see that being true for muscle issues, I don't think there is any dispute about the ice bath helping joint inflammation, which is why I do it.

The current popular trend seems to be using something like the Normatec devices (leg sleeves with pneumatic pumps), but who has $1700 to spend on post race recovery equipment.

 

[longhorns2]

I do think it was focusing on muscles, not joints. At least what I remember reading.

 

[Reep]

I do think it was focusing on muscles, not joints. At least what I remember reading.

All I know is that, without tights, I did NOT need an ice bath after the marathon in 2010. First time I didn't take one. The worst part was I kept my warmups with me (not in my drop bag) until race start and gave them to my dad who was there. He didn't see me cross the finish line, so I had to wait 15-20 minutes before they figured out I had finished. I couldn't sit down because all the chairs and benches were metal. Brutal. First think I did was a looooooooong hot shower.

 

[John VN]

There’s actually more and more evidence that ice baths/cold water has only a psychological affect on your legs. I can’t look it up now, but there have been two studies in the past year that have said ice baths do nothing. As to Jacuzzis causing inflammation, I guess it’s possible, but I take a hot bath after almost every long run, and I’ve never had an issue.

I have always gotten under a hot shower after a hard training session or racing event. Love it and have never had an issue so far in 30 years. I do finish off with a cold water rinse since I look like a boiled lobster.

 

[disney_runner]

How about a dip in the "cool" pool after a run? I know it's not an ice bath, but we all know the pool water isn't exactly warm in January. Follow that with the hot tub? I think I'll be trying that. A little bit of both.

 

[butiflfeet]

How about a dip in the "cool" pool after a run? I know it's not an ice bath, but we all know the pool water isn't exactly warm in January. Follow that with the hot tub? I think I'll be trying that. A little bit of both.

I like that idea I've done a few cold water baths followed by a warm shower after some exceptionally brutal long runs in the heat last year and they seem to have worked for me with preventing stiffness in the hours and days following. I haven't tried a hot bath simply because I have never really trained that hard in the winter. Its always been summer when I've done long runs and with it being so hot and humid the last thing I wanted after a run was to sit in a warm bath Now that may change this year when I'm running long runs in November and December here in Michigan