The Running Thread - 2018

[Dis_Yoda]

Oh please post a photo of this!

Here we go:

Before:

After:

He lost his Garter Belt around Mile 2 as it hurt and at that point, he sweated enough for the stockings to stay up.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

ATTQOTD:
Honestly I am a hot mess before races. I get way too nervous. I get up a couple hours ahead of time, fuss over everything, eat a rice crispy treat (pre-race breakfast of choice for my sensitive race tummy) and pretend I'm not capable of running even 1 mile.
One of my goals for my race next month is to be normal... It likely won't work.

 

[KingLlama]

ATTQOTD:
Honestly I am a hot mess before races. I get way too nervous. I get up a couple hours ahead of time, fuss over everything, eat a rice crispy treat (pre-race breakfast of choice for my sensitive race tummy) and pretend I'm not capable of running even 1 mile.
One of my goals for my race next month is to be normal... It likely won't work.

I've been on this board for years now, and have never laughed out loud at a post....until this one.

 

[Keels]

QOTD: I am curious about everyone's race day routines. For a typical race how many hours before the race do you start your day? For Disney races with the very early starts, do you adjust that time frame?

Local races? That's going to be 30-45 minutes MAX before the race. I wake up, get dressed and head out (I drink coffee or water on the way).

Disney races? Welp ...

So, for the 5K of #YOLODopey this year, I chose to basically stay up all night before the race (I napped from about 3 until 4:15) ... if anyone recalls my posts, I was able to pick everyone up and get us to the race on time, but I also thought I forgot socks. I went home and immediately went to sleep after that. Would I advise staying up all night? Um, no.

I try to go to bed between 10-12 a.m. for Disney races, and I'm usually up and out the door by 4:15-4:30 with a first alarm at 3:45. I always drive to the races, so that buys me a little time - and I'm usually in a corral somewhere in the middle, so I don't have to really race to get there as if I were in Corral A with the new procedure.

 

[Gemini1131]

So I’m way behind on the thread. But wanted to thank everyone for all the amazing info here. Was able to finish my first 10k and half at princess this weekend and that is inpart due to all the amazing info I read as a mostly lurker here. Also met my goal of finishing with a picture

 

[flav]

One of my goals for my race next month is to be normal... It likely won't work.

One of my friend sent me this quote because it reminded her of me... « I tried to be normal once, the worst 5 minutes of my life »

ATTQOTD: I usually try to be at a race an hour before start, more if at Disney. That is also the time limit for my last pre-race snack and drink. Before that, it depends on transportation mode and distance but for morning race I take the time to drink coffee (minimum 2 hours prior to start), eat breakfast and shower before I leave.

In that line of toughts, I have yet to figure out the logistics for the Voyager Challenge in Ottawa next May: Saturday 4PM 5k, Saturday 6:30PM 10k, Sunday 9AM Half. Any suggestions are welcome for in between the Saturday race, my hotel is about 5k from the start line and I am not sure if it will be easy to navigate with taxi/Uber, forget parking.

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: If it’s a local race, I’ll wake up 2 hours before hand. I like to eat real food and have a little coffee while getting ready. I have an hour to do that. Sometimes I’ll take a quick bath too. For Princess I woke up at 2:30, did my hair and makeup while eating (leftover filet and potatoes from Artist Point). According to my time stamp, we were in the Epcot lot by 3:47.

Adding to last week’s QOTD about extra Disney events- we did the Marceline to Magic Kingdom tour this morning. FABULOUS. The best part included in each tour is going back stage at Haunted Mansion and seeing the ballroom scene; but the absolute best part of the tour this morning was our guide. She was a native of Anaheim and talked about going in her backyard every night and seeing the fireworks. At the end of the tour, she told us that her father was one of Walt’s original imangineers. One day, Walt asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said she wanted to wear plaid and be a tour guide! He would call her out by name in the park and she’d remind him she was going to be one of those guides. She started crying while telling the story, so of course I was crying. It was truly a magical way to end our trip. Now we’re about an hour from landing and back to work tomorrow

 

[CDKG]

QOTD: I am curious about everyone's race day routines. For a typical race how many hours before the race do you start your day? For Disney races with the very early starts, do you adjust that time frame?

I have a "local" (downtown) race this weekend and my schedule is as follows:

• Up at 4:45 am (almost as bad as a regular work day, yuck!)
• Leave at 5:30 am
• Catch public transit (light rail to monorail) at 6 am
• Arrive at 6:55 am
• Race starts at 7:55 am

 

[beatlecat42]

qotd: depends on distance of the race + travel time to race start. In general, though, as late as humanly possible.

For the Baltimore Running Festival, I'm super-lucky -- the start of the 5k (7:30am) is 2 blocks from my house, so it's practically a roll-out-of-bed start. The half then starts 9:45, so I've got time to rest, change shoes, eat something, etc. (although really, I'm using the 5k walk to eat/drink so that it's all done well before the start of the half).

 

[McNs]

Here we go:

Before:

After:

He lost his Garter Belt around Mile 2 as it hurt and at that point, he sweated enough for the stockings to stay up.

Fantastic! Of course if it wasn't for the Princess Half at Disney World it would be a little alarming...

 

[SheHulk]

I have a terrible habit of showing up to local races just as the start gun goes off, then having to sprint a few blocks just to get to the start line. I just assume traffic will be normal local traffic, not taking into account that roads will be closed for the race or that a lot of other people besides me are trying to get there too. Once in Amish country I got stuck driving behind a horse and buggy on a tiny road which made me late but I would never have anticipated that. I had to run a quarter mile just to catch up with the last person who crossed the start line before me.

Disney I'm the opposite, I try to sleep in until a luxurious 3AM but nervous energy never allows. This year I actually did sleep til 3 or thereabouts and then I immediately got nervous that I was going to be late for the race and regretted sleeping that long.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

ATTQOTD:

For a local race - I arrive 30 minutes prior to the start, except for the Memorial Day Race which we get there an hour before the start but that race has parking issues and is 60 minutes away so we account for potential I-75 issues.

Disney - we wake up usually 2:45AM for the 10K, 2:30AM for the Half and try to get on the first buses. Princess - we were up at 2AM but I had to do my husband's makeup.

 

[Waiting2goback]

ATTQOTD: Even though I know the IOC is about the most corrupt org in the world, I love the competition of the games (both winter and summer). Spent way too many hours watching most of the events. you can tell how hard the biathlon and cross-country skiers are based on how they all seem to collapse at the end of their events. I enjoy the timed events more than the scored events. For some of the x-game style sports, they give you no clue how the scores are tabulated or what gets marked down, just some blabber about how judges like to see "amplitude". I have been a curling fan for the last 3 or 4 Winter Olympics.

Not to get political but I think we have to throw US Congress/federal govt into the mix as most corrupt.

QOTD: I like to give myself enough time to eat a nice big breakfast. So, if my race is at 8 am and it is an hour drive p, like the BAA 10k for example, I am up by about 5 and usually out the door by 5:30. Come to think of it, I don't think any of my local races have been closer than an hour from my house.

 

[Anisum]

QOTD: I am curious about everyone's race day routines. For a typical race how many hours before the race do you start your day? For Disney races with the very early starts, do you adjust that time frame?

It really depends on the start time. For normal races starting at 8am or 9am I am up with enough time to get dressed (in the clothes I laid out the night before) and shove a spoonful of peanut butter in my mouth before leaving the house (a to-go pack if travelling) and arriving at the race with 30-60 minutes to spare depending on whether I need to pick up my bib or not. That usually means waking up without an alarm anywhere between 6-7:30am.

Disney is another matter entirely. I like to be on the first bus because as I've mentioned before on the boards I had an experience where a driver got lost. This means waking up with 15-20 minutes until the first bus is scheduled to leave, throwing on my clothes. Grabbing my peanut butter to-go and heading out.

I will add that in both cases I also take a stroopwafel that I consume around 15 minutes before the start of the race.

 

[BikeFan]

So I’m way behind on the thread. But wanted to thank everyone for all the amazing info here. Was able to finish my first 10k and half at princess this weekend and that is inpart due to all the amazing info I read as a mostly lurker here. Also met my goal of finishing with a picture

Congratulations on your first races! Hopefully there are many to follow!

 

[LSUlakes]

QOTD: Do you or have you practiced a race? What I mean by that is, have you raced a 5k, 10k, ect that is not actually a race? Why did you? If you have not done this before, why?

ATTQOTD: I have. It's usually for short distance races like the 5k and 10k. I did it to get a good idea of where I was fitness wise to develop training paces as well as just to practice being at that pace and seeing how it feels.

 

[gjramsey]

ATTQOTD: Before I ran my first half in 2011 , I did go and run 13.1 at my planned pace just to prove to myself I could do it, since the longest I had run before that was 10 miles. I have not done a practice race since.

Feb totals:
Total Miles: 113
Total Time: 16:03:49
Average Pace: 8:30 min/mile
Average HR: 143

This was a month to back down my running. Took more days off, and most runs were shorter than previous months. It is nice to not follow a plan for a while and just get out and run.

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: Before my first half I was scheduled to do 12 miles, but I went ahead and did the 13.1. For me, mental training is just as important as physical training and I needed to know that I could do it, what it felt like, and if my nutrition was sufficient.

 

[SarahDisney]

ATTQOTD: I did for my first 5k, b3cause u wanted to know that I could do it (of course, I did it on the treadmill, so I'm not sure that counts, but I did set the treadmill for my planned race pace). Since then I've run the race distance a few times, but never raced it. I just don't feel like I derive any benefit from doing it.

 

[Dis5150]

ATTQOTD: Only for my first race, a 10k. I wanted to make sure I could finish in the time the race allowed and see how I would feel running that distance. I can't believe how far I have come in less than 3 years of running.