The Running Thread - 2018


ATTQOTD yesterday: Umm.. Fairy Tale Challenge training by doing 6 weeks of long runs only and never a back to back comes to mind. that being said, I actually had two awesome races, but was so incredibly sore later. Really though, being inconsistent and then trying to pick up where I left off- it sets off my shin splints every time.

ATTQOTD: Princess 2017 (half) and 2018 (Fairy Tale Challenge.)
 
ATTQOTD: Marathon Weekend twice - Goofy in 2016, Dopey in 18.

Castaway Cay 5k before medals and all that jazz in 2010. We got nada, other than running on the island, I think there were about 15 to 20 of us that did it.
 
ATTQOTD:

Marathon Weekend:
Half 2015
Dopey 2016, 2017, 2018

Disneyland Half Weekend:
5k + Dumbo Double Dare 2015

Wine & Dine:
Jingle Jungle 5k 2015 (Loved the 5k through AK!)
Wine and Dine Quarter 2015

Star Wars- The Dark Side:
Challenge 2016
5k + Challenge 2017
5k + Challenge 2018 (signed up)
 
I've done each of the below once, no repeat Disney races for me yet.

2014 Tower of Terror 10 miler
2015 Wine and Dine 5k and Half
2017 Star Wars Dark Side Half
2017 Avengers Half and 10k (Infinity Gauntlet Challenge)
2018 Full Marathon
 
QOTD: How many different runDisney events have you participated in? We will also include Castaway Cay 5k at any time and the run held at Port Orleans.

2006: Marathon weekend half
2006: Disneyland half (before they had a coast to coast medal)
2008: Marathon weekend half
2010: Wine and Dine half
2011: Marathon weekend full
2018: Wine and Dine two course challenge

In 2008 I also did a Central Florida Kidney foundation 5k that was run through Epcot but not an official RunDisney race. They used to have a few of those a year.
 
QOTD: How many different runDisney events have you participated in? We will also include Castaway Cay 5k at any time and the run held at Port Orleans.
ATTQOTD: 3.
Avengers 10K, PO fun run, and Enchanted 10K. I did float the idea that I would like to do another as I could do better now that I know how my body the races work, and it was not a hard no from DH. There was a request for an excel spreadsheet regarding such a trip schedule. I think if it included the above discussed beer mile and no children it would be approved.
 
QOTD: How many different runDisney events have you participated in? We will also include Castaway Cay 5k at any time and the run held at Port Orleans.

For just myself, 23

Castaway Cay 5K in 2014

Haunted Family 5K in 2013
Tower of Terror 10 Miler in 2014

Christmas 5K in 2015
Wine & Dine 10K/Half in 2016
Wine & Dine 10K in 2017

Star Wars Light Side 10K/Half in 2015, 2016, 2017
Star Wars Light Side 5K in 2016

Princess 10K/Half in 2015, 2016
Princess 10K in 2018

Star Wars Dark Side 10K/Half in 2016, 2017

My husband has done all of those except for Princess in 2015. His total is 25. He's also done the following:

Wine & Dine Half of a Half in 2015
Wine & Dine Half in 2017.
Marathon in 2018
Princess Half in 2018


Upcoming:
For myself:
Star Wars Dark Side 10K in 2018
Wine & Dine 10K in 2018

For my husband:
Star Wars Dark Side 10K/Half in 2018
Wine & Dine 10K/Half in 2018
Goofy in 2019

I will go back to running half marathons when Star Wars Light Side returns.
 
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ATTQOTD: non YET but...
Castaway Cay for sure this summer
Wine and Dine 10k providing I can register...the process and what I hear from others is making me very nervous about registering.

Also, I feel like a slacker seeing some other lists here and *just* doing the 10k.
 
Argh, I may have just made my most recent stupid decision. I planned to do a 5k/10k double this past Sunday but decided to just do the 10k because of some tendinitis in my foot. But between the warm up job to the race (1.4 mi), the 10k, and the walk back after the race (1.4 mi), it was a total of around 9 miles. I don't know why I didn't Lyft before and after the race. And my foot has been swollen and painful yesterday and today. If it's not better by tomorrow, I'm going to go ahead and make an appointment with the doctor to make sure it's not something more serious then tendinitis. And I've already decided no running until the pain is completely gone.
ugh sorry :(
 
QOTD: How many different runDisney events have you participated in? We will also include Castaway Cay 5k at any time and the run held at Port Orleans.
ATTQOTD: All at WDW...

2012 Royal Family 5K
2012 Everest Challenge
2012 TOT 10-Miler
2012 Jingle Jungle 5K

2013 Princess Half
2013 TOT 10-Miler

2014 WDW Half
2014 Princess 5K
2014 Glass Slipper Challenge
2014 TOT 10-Miler
2014 W&D Half

2015 WDW 10K
2015 WDW Half
2015 Princess 5K
2015 Glass Slipper Challenge
2015 Everest Challenge
2015 W&D "Half"

2016 WDW 10K
2016 WDW Marathon
2016 Dark Side 5K
2016 Dark Side Challenge
2016 Holiday(?) 5K
2016 W&D Half

2017 Dopey (w/ a DIY half)
2017 Dark Side 5K
2017 Dark Side Challenge
2017 W&D 10K
2017 W&D Half (registered for the 10K and half separate - no challenge)

2018 Dopey
2018 Princess 10K
2018 Princess Half (registered separately - no challenge)

Upcoming:
2018 Dark Side Challenge
 
ATTQOTD: non YET but...
Castaway Cay for sure this summer
Wine and Dine 10k providing I can register...the process and what I hear from others is making me very nervous about registering.

Also, I feel like a slacker seeing some other lists here and *just* doing the 10k.
Don’t feel like a slacker! Be happy and proud of whatever race, run, distance you want to run!

Each person enjoys different things, and it is okay if you never want to run a longer distance. :)
 
Thanks. I've always wanted to do a half and I'm sloooowly getting there. I'm just excited to get to participate in W&D this year.
FWIW, I believe sloooooowly is the way to go! I rushed the distance early on and suffered all sorts of issues. After I backed off and took my time to build distance, it got a lot easier and less painful.
 
FWIW, I believe sloooooowly is the way to go! I rushed the distance early on and suffered all sorts of issues. After I backed off and took my time to build distance, it got a lot easier and less painful.
Yeah I tend to bite off more than I can chew when I'm really after somethhing. I'm trying not to learn the hard way lol.
 














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