Post Marathon Massage

[mickeyd78]

I'm considering booking a massage for the day following the WDW full marathon. I have not used any of the spas at WDW before. Have any runners here booked a massage for the day after the marathon at Disney before? Do you have a preferred spa and or treatment?

I'm considering between
- Senses at Grand Floridian
- Mandala Spa WDW Dolphin
- Spa at Waldorf Astoria

Thinking of an 80 min massage. Probably Swedish massage, as I'm afraid a deep tissue massage might be a bit tough on me following all that running.

 

[cewait]

A post race massage is a great treat. You are focussing in on having a massage after the muscles have had time to relax and cool. The prime time for a massage is late afternoon, followed by the following day.

Traveling to a race and getting one away from home is purely the luck of the draw. Since you do not have a massuese here, you may get one that is great or one who is still learning or only knows how to give a resort foo foo style (regardless of the title). I would look at a deep tissue and talk with the massuese about focussing on legs and establish that you may need them to pull back once they get started. A good deep tissue/stretching massage would do wonders.

 

[limabeanmom2003]

I got a massage about 6 days after the marathon and it hurt so bad, I guess I waited too long to get it!

 

[cewait]

Pain is weakness leaving your body....

Actaully, post race activities should still include a walk and stretching every day post race as well as foam rolling. Even with this, a good massage will help break up those nasty little tight spots.



I was at TrackShack (EMMI) at lunch and we were talking about a couple things. They were asking my opinion on an item to bring to the expo... I looked over and pointed at their short travel rollers on the table and said that they should also include those at the TS table for every travelling expo.

 

[goofeygirl]

This past January I had a massage at the Mandaran Spa in the Dolphin. It was a Sweedish, it was nice. More money than other hotels though.
I did it in between races though....I did my massage in the afternoon after the half , the day before the full. It worked for me. I am doing the same thing in '14 as I am doing the Dopey.

I will advice to book ahead of time as I did this time around. Last year it was simply by luck of a last minuet cancelation that I got an appointment during marathon weekend. They are very busy then.