Previous Princess runners: 10K time and corral question

[longhorns2]

I'm running a 10K in November in order to submit for corral placement.

Would anyone mind sharing what 10K time you submitted in the past and which corral that landed you in? And if you want to share, what your actual time ended up being.

I assume it can shift every year due to who actually runs the races (faster group one year, slower group another) but I am curious to see what the break downs tend to be.

TIA!

 

[Qltrgrl2]

I was a new runner last fall (due to persuasian by my daughter to run the Princess with her) and I ran a 10K for time placement. I had a 1:02 and my daughter had a 1:04 and we were both in Corral B. My sister had a 56:00 and was placed in Corral A. My sister ended up with a 1:56 and my daughter and I had a 2:28. Unfortunately, she had a medical issue and barely crossed the finish line to end up in the medical tent. It was quite scary actually. However, she ended up fine, but will probably never run a 1/2 again. I was able to run the Disneyland 1/2 at my own tempo and ended up with 2:07. I had run a 10K for corral placement for that race and it was a 56:06 and I was in Corral B.

 

[GeorgeAndDiana]

I used a running calculator to submit an estimated half marathon time based on the 10k time. My running buddy turned me onto the site:

http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/trainingcalculator/0,7169,s6-238-277-279-0,00.html

Entering the 56:06 time mentioned above, it estimated 2:03:46 for a half marathon, so it wasn't actually too bad a guess!

 

[Qltrgrl2]

I used a running calculator to submit an estimated half marathon time based on the 10k time. My running buddy turned me onto the site:

http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/trainingcalculator/0,7169,s6-238-277-279-0,00.html
Entering the 56:06 time mentioned above, it estimated 2:03:46 for a half marathon, so it wasn't actually too bad a guess!

I agree that the race calculator can be a great tool. However, you need to keep in mind that it has an average age for the calculations. I am an old (57) "new" runner. I always consider race day weather and other factors when calculating my goal times. Pace in longer races has to be one of the hardest things for new runners. I sprinted at the end of Disneyland, obviously did not pick up my tempo enough during the last three miles! Unfortunately, finished with energy to spare!

 

[cgattis]

I used a 100-minute 10-mile race as my Princess qualifier, and I was in Corral A. Needless to say, I was thrilled to be up front with a 10-minute mile. Not sure if I got lucky, or if that's really in the ballpark.

 

[GeorgeAndDiana]

I agree that the race calculator can be a great tool. However, you need to keep in mind that it has an average age for the calculations. I am an old (57) "new" runner. I always consider race day weather and other factors when calculating my goal times. Pace in longer races has to be one of the hardest things for new runners. I sprinted at the end of Disneyland, obviously did not pick up my tempo enough during the last three miles! Unfortunately, finished with energy to spare!

For sure. As with any calculator, there are many factors that will affect your time, like the fact that I plan to make character stops during my first race I just found it handy to estimate my half marathon time for coral placement, and it gives you a little more realistic of an estimate than simply dividing by the number of miles you ran and multiplying by 13.1, which obviously doesn't account for distance and fatigue.

 

[GeorgeAndDiana]

I used a 100-minute 10-mile race as my Princess qualifier, and I was in Corral A. Needless to say, I was thrilled to be up front with a 10-minute mile. Not sure if I got lucky, or if that's really in the ballpark.

As for a 10 minute mile pace, at least from a beginner's viewpoint, that's a great time! I imagine that they simply take however many people can fit in the coral based on fastest times, so it would simply depend on how many people registered claiming faster than you did. I don't want the sweepers hot on my tail, so to speak, but past that, I'm not personally too worried about how far forward my coral is.

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

The Princess Half was my first race and I had not done a 10K, etc. before it. I just estimated that I would finish in 3:30, and was placed in Corral E. I ended up finishing at 3:13. I estimated my finish time at 2:46 for the Wine & Dine (lowest time before you have to provide proof) and got into Corral C. So, it seems to be that most people either do not claim a time or are very cautious with their estimates like I was for my first two races because I always end up having a better finish than I estimate the only exception was the Wine & Dine because I walked the first 9 miles with friends and took pictures at every mile marker up to that point.

You tend to speed up at a Disney race - not sure if the surroundings or the pixie dust are responsible but either way, I like doing better than I expect to!