The Official 2013 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Thread

[capeseal]

I thought about the merlot one, the picture on the website doesn't make it look that great but when I called they promised that it was a really pretty wine color. She did say that they only had limited fabric so if you want one you may need to jump on it. I think I may go for one of the Minnie Mouse looking ones. Not really W&D but definitely Disney and this will be my first Disney race woohoo!

Get Minnie Mouse! Then, you should try to score the New Balance Minnie sneakers at the expo. How cute would that be??!!

 

[schoonersky]

Thursday done. My magic mile time was 11:27, a little slower than last time but given I just did that 13k Tuesday and my muscles are still sore, I am pleased!!

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[Ariel484]

I thought about the merlot one, the picture on the website doesn't make it look that great but when I called they promised that it was a really pretty wine color. She did say that they only had limited fabric so if you want one you may need to jump on it. I think I may go for one of the Minnie Mouse looking ones. Not really W&D but definitely Disney and this will be my first Disney race woohoo!

Yeah, I'm definitely interested in that one but I'm not sure that I want any of the skirts with actual sparkles on them. I'd be too afraid that a bunch of it would come out in the wash, and I sure as heck don't want to hand-wash things. I'm definitely getting one of the Minnie skirts sometime next year, just can't decide between red and pink!

Hmm...both? Mr. Ariel484 would not be pleased.

 

[capeseal]

Yeah, I'm definitely interested in that one but I'm not sure that I want any of the skirts with actual sparkles on them. I'd be too afraid that a bunch of it would come out in the wash, and I sure as heck don't want to hand-wash things. I'm definitely getting one of the Minnie skirts sometime next year, just can't decide between red and pink!

Hmm...both? Mr. Ariel484 would not be pleased.

Unless they note that they are hand wash only, I'd assume that the sparkles would be pretty durable. My sparkle wash experience from washing DD's princess dresses in the machine is that they lose a bit of sparkle but still have plenty to spare. I wash on gentle, inside out, in a garment bag. Just food for thought so that you don't let fear of de-sparkling hold you back from an awesome skirt, if that's what you really want to get

 

[jpeka65844]

DH is out of town until tonight so I'm going to wait until tomorrow to run so I can be outside instead of on the dreadmill.

I'm also going to try running to classical music. I'm a musician by training and profession and thought that the rhythmic accuracy and longer forms of classical music might be better for my running. I'm intrigued by the metronome method as well.

I got some good ideas about pieces to start with so I'm going to try that out tomorrow AM. Maybe I'll be through 2 symphony movements in my 30 minutes!

 

[PlutoBaby]

Ok, what is orange theory?

And lately, my IT bands have been feeling a little tight. I've been rolling (yuck) and pigeon-posing the heck out of them and its helping.

Glad to see you back! Good luck with the metronome. I'm not totally sure what that is but I know I use music to keep my pace even and from going too fast. I'm not sure if its because of all my treadmill running in the beginning or the music but my pace is extremely even. Like each lap is within seconds. It definitely helps with distance if you can "dial into a pace" and just go! I event ly ordered the chi running book and DVD and I can't wait to start learning about it!

Orange Theory Fitness are "gyms" where their training method is to keep your heart rate in the orange zone. Get it? Doh! It consists of running on a treadmill, switching to a rowing machine, and body weight stuff like the TRX straps. You can always check it out at orangetheoryfitness.com. I'm over the whole gym thing, especially when the one near me is a LA Meat Market (inserts finger down throat) where you spend half your time yelling at the high schoolers to stop hogging all the weights and the other half kicking them off the benches where they're busy texting their friends. Not that I was ever that obnoxious in high school...

I keep forgetting about my roller, darn it! But I do keep up with my exercises and stretches and occasionally the zapper. If only there was just one more hour in the day. Or better yet, I hit the powerball. This whole job thing REALLY interferes with my training!

Here's the link to the metronome article...

http://beta.active.com/running/Articles/3-Benefits-of-Increasing-Your-Running-Cadence

Not sure what was in my kool aid this morning but just had one of my best training runs. Not a long one but felt good through the whole thing and my fastest pace so far! 30 min at 10:14 pace!

I've also decided to splurge on a sparkle skirt. It's my reward for finishing my 12 miler on sat. Now if there just weren't so many cute ones! How's a girl to decide???

Nice job chica! Ran my first run in my new Team #runDisney tank top yesterday and averaged a 10:24 for 4.12 miles. Haven't kicked it up that fast in a long time. 9:10 mile, here I come!

 

[MightyDuck001]

I don't know if anyone else has been having this but our weather's been incredibly cool and low humidity. I went for a run and didn't feel like my face was going to burn off. IT WAS AMAZING.

 

[MightyDuck001]

Not sure what was in my kool aid this morning but just had one of my best training runs. Not a long one but felt good through the whole thing and my fastest pace so far! 30 min at 10:14 pace!

I've also decided to splurge on a sparkle skirt. It's my reward for finishing my 12 miler on sat. Now if there just weren't so many cute ones! How's a girl to decide???

Yaaaaay!!! If you could pass me that kool aid, that'd be awesome. I have the pink Minnie polka dot and it's awesome because I go out for regular runs and a little girl yelled out to her mom, "Look! She's dressed just like minnie!" and help up her doll to illustrate. It was awesome. I've had it for over a year and it still looks like new.

 

[shelleylmu]

I pulled the trigger on my sparkle skirt. Got the red polka dots for the race. My DH is going to try to dress up like Mickey a little so now we'll be coordinated. Of course he's going to smoke me so we won't really be running together much. Also go "wild one" as a training skirt. Just couldn't hold myself back from getting 2. My cc bill is not going to like me getting involved in all this Disney stuff.

Anyone know if the discounted tickets ever sell out? My DH and I were waiting to buy in case DVC offers the discounted PAP again this year.

 

[kristenrice]

DD10 and I did our 7th 5K of the year last night. She asked if we could use the 3/2 intervals and I said sure. She is really into the duct tape crafts so I told her that if she could finish in under 39:00, I'd buy her a roll...under 38:00, two rolls...etc. Well, her running method is apparently better than mine because she beat me by at least 5 seconds. (We didn't stick around to check the official time so I estimated it based on my Garmin time). *I* finished in 36:24 so I owe my daughter THREE rolls of tape. I started with a 2-minute walk and then stuck to the 3/2 intervals and still managed to maintain an 11:42/mile pace. I thought that was crazy since I have trouble staying that quick running 4/2. I thought for sure I'd be in the 12:30 range. DD would sprint ahead of me when the run interval would start...then she'd slow down and walk a bit...then she'd sprint ahead again when she heard me gaining on her. By the time I hit the walk intervals, she'd be way ahead of me. She would run fast for about 30 seconds, walk for about 45 seconds, and then run fast again. She did intervals, but they were short bursts with short rests in between. I guess whatever works for her, right? She wasn't winded or anything when she was done! She took off towards the playground to join her sister while we waited for our friends to finish.

Tomorrow, I am going to *try* for at least 10 miles again. I had DH take my intended route yesterday when he did his run so I could find out how far it is. He did most of the route, but then returned home along a different path. The part he did was 9.1 miles. If I take the trail home (through the subdivision), the total route will be about 11.5 miles. I am nursing a bad toe (start of an ingrown toenail...tried to fix it and ripped the nail a little) so I may have to cut the run short. I bought some padding and the 5K went without a problem so I'll have to wait and see how the longer distance feels.

We are still a little undecided on meals for race day. We both concur that we don't want to eat anything new or unfamiliar and we don't want to overeat. DH likes the idea of Garden Grill because it is "comfort" food...nothing to spicy or heavy. We have decided to eat somewhere in the Epcot/Boardwalk area so that we can use the shuttle from Epcot (or BWV) to the race start.

I was thinking about doing the Expo on early (10am) Friday morning. Now, I am wondering if we should just use Friday as a park day. Then, on Saturday, we can hit the Expo early (9am) and then head back to the resort for a nap around noon. That way, we can get back up around 4pm and head to Epcot for the evening. As a race newbie, is there any reason that we should make the Expo a priority on Friday instead of waiting for Saturday?? I know that some of the special items (NB shoes, DB bags, etc) can sell out early but those aren't in our budget anyways.

The fall weather is approaching and it is getting really fun to run. The kids start school in a week so I will have plenty of time to really pile on the mileage. I'm still working towards 12 miles. I really don't want to go 13.1 before the race. I want this race to be my best time ever and that is a guarantee if it is the first time I do that distance. I think 12.5 will be my limit before the race. Once I make that, I will be ! I've already tried to lengthen my short runs to at least 4 miles. I switched to running after work so that I am not on a deadline. Of course, I'll be running in the morning when the kids go to school, but I will still be able to go as far or as long as I want.

I hope y'all have a great weekend.

 

[funnybunny921]

did my maintenance run yesterday - best run i have had in a long time. the cool evening air was perfect and with a 5 min warm up walk an 5 min cool down walk i was about to go 3.25 miles. I didn't even feel like i needed to walk as much as I have been when I train on the treadmill.

now if i only knew my 6.5 mile run would be that good on Sunday

 

[shelleylmu]

did my maintenance run yesterday - best run i have had in a long time. the cool evening air was perfect and with a 5 min warm up walk an 5 min cool down walk i was about to go 3.25 miles. I didn't even feel like i needed to walk as much as I have been when I train on the treadmill.

now if i only knew my 6.5 mile run would be that good on Sunday

The weather has been so awesome for running the last few days, I hope it stays this way for awhile! Great job on your run! I have 6.5 planned for sat, but have to do it on the treadmill - yuck! No one to watch the kiddos, bummed.

 

[fruitcakes24]

The weather lately has me in such a better mood! I had lousy runs last week, but my 3 so far this week have been great! I had the day off today with a busy weekend ahead, so I moved my 5 mile today and will do the 2 miler tomorrow when I have less free time.

I struggled on my intervals during the 2nd half, but did great the first.

I'm throwing a Dumbo bday party for my kids this weekend and it makes me wish I were running DDD in a few weeks

 

[Kat73]

Hi guys! I did my second short run yesterday and even though the weather was perfect and I FELT like I was running at about the usual speed, I was a minute plus over what my time has been lately. Something about my legs, they just didn't feel as strong as usual. Hard to explain what I mean by that. My running shoes are getting really worn and need to be replaced soon- I tried changing the inserts to some Dr. Scholls, and I think I'm going to change back to the originals for now. It's probably all in my head LOL.

I'm doing this race with my BFF, who is a Disney race veteran. This will be her first night race though, and neither of us were sure what to do with our meals/ timing that day either. We've finally decided on lunch at Via Napoli, because both of us feel comfortable with some sort of Italian for lunch. Neither of us is going to want much for dinner. For me it'll be either fruit and some PB bread, or maybe a light Subway type of thing.

Made a few other food ressies too- We're doing France on Sunday, as this is my BFF's favorite (and only request). I'm not one much for French food but since I haven't been to this restaurant before, it'll be a fun new adventure
We're also doing Kona breakfast, a favorite of mine, on Monday because I love breakfast. Yummy breakfast food before a nice long last park day sounds like a good way to wrap up.

We're doing the Christmas party on Friday night before the race, and I was hoping to get an ADR somewhere in the MK for an early dinner before the party starts, but haven't had any luck finding what I want so far. Guess its counter service for us! Oh well I'll just continue to stalk disney's website.

Weird reservation sitch- If anyone has their reservations attatched to MDE online and hasn't checked your hotel room ressie in a while, might want to just look quick. I made the reservation, it had my and my BFF's names attatched. Lately when I've looked at it, it shows "Reservation made by *BFF's name" for: "Party of one". I was like.... Called Disney and they fixed the problem, but the agent I spoke with said that this was a problem they'd seen a few times now, one of the kinks in the system.

So that's my round of Disney planning for the week. I'm getting impatient for this trip and race!!

 

[jce2]

Tomorrow I run (well...jog/walk) my first official 5K. I am doing the Color Me Rad 5K up in Denver. I managed to get a google steet view of the roads around the course and it looks extremely flat. Hoping the fun of the activity will help me break 43 minutes. Lost 10 pounds so far and hoping to get my time under 40' in time for the Jingle Jungle 5K.

 

[Jenn310]

8 miles this morning one hour 13 minutes! Cooler temps,still in the 70s with humidity,but better than it has been in FL, and a little rain in the last two miles.
Hope everyone else has successful runs today!

 

[capeseal]

7.5 miles this morning. I didn't think I'd have the energy to walk the rest of the way home if I stopped at mile 7 so I just went ahead and ran the extra .5 miles to our house. Then I helped DH and the kids with a yard sale and now I am exhausted. Looking forward to some cross training tomorrow. I think I may run in the pool but I'll walk a few miles around the neighborhood if I am too lazy to drive to the gym . Looks like I have 8 mile long runs for the next two weeks because I'm not going to do the suggested 5k race in my training plan. Though, I will do a 10k a couple of weeks after that if I can find an easy and inexpensive one in the area.

 

[capeseal]

Tomorrow I run (well...jog/walk) my first official 5K. I am doing the Color Me Rad 5K up in Denver. I managed to get a google steet view of the roads around the course and it looks extremely flat. Hoping the fun of the activity will help me break 43 minutes. Lost 10 pounds so far and hoping to get my time under 40' in time for the Jingle Jungle 5K.

Best of luck! I think we live in the same area. I can't decide if it is going to be awesome or awful to trade off the Colorado altitude for the Florida humidity for our Disney races.

 

[shelleylmu]

6.5 done this morning. My DH is out of town so no one to watch the kids so I had the pleasure of running on a treadmill at the gym for an 1:20 Not fast or pretty but I got it in.

 

[kristenrice]

I went out today with the greatest of intentions. I had a nice pre-run lunch at Panera (cup of summer corn chowder and a 1/2 turkey sandwich). About two hours later, I set out on my run. I had three goals: stay under 13:00/mile, go 12 miles, and/or run for 2.5 hours. I would have been happy with any or all of those.

Unfortunately, it is hotter out than I thought, and the route I chose had a lot of hills and NO shade. I started out OK, but by mile 6, I noticed that I wasn't sweating anymore. By mile 7, I had emptied all 4 bottles on my belt and at mile 9.5, I was in my subdivision (very familiar territory) and I wasn't sure where I was. I still had enough wits about me to realize that this was a problem. I was a little less than a mile from home so I stopped doing the intervals and just took an easy walk towards home. I took off my hat (It was completely dry!) to try and cool myself off. When I got home, I immediately jumped into the cold shower to cool myself down. AHHHH!. I finally went and checked my stats...

Goal #1: Nope...13:15/mile
Goal #2: Nope...10.43
Goal #3: Nope...2:18:12

Alrighty, since I didn't achieve any of my goals, I will take comfort in the fact that I just did my longest distance AND longest time ever. I will probably be doing my next run either Monday night (after work) or Tuesday afternoon. My legs and feet are killing me, but I am wondering if it is just cramping from the heat issue. I will rehydrate tonight and I already took my 800mg ibuprofen. The cool water from my post-race bath really helped my legs feel better too. I rolled out my arches with a can of ravioli (and figured out what DD8 wants for dinner) and I will do the same to my quads and hamstrings.