The Running Thread - 2018

[SarahDisney]

Oh man. But that means I am committing to another Marathon before even running my first Marathon but I gotta stick with my Marathon buddy!

Virtual marathon before your first actual marathon may be a bit much ... we may have to find you another way to run NYC. But I fully expect you to be there with me for marathon #2! We may both be getting ourselves in way over our heads with these plans since we haven't even started training for our first marathons yet.

 

[tigger536]

ATTQOTD: Registering for Dopey again! I love this weekend. Not an impulse decision.

 

[Keels]

Goofy for me. #NoRegerts

 

[BuckeyeBama]

So ... if anyone wants guaranteed entry to run the 2019 NYC Marathon with me and doesn't want to come to NY to do the same guaranteed entry program I'm doing ... they just announced a virtual marathon that you can run to get guaranteed entry. Limited space available:
https://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2018/tcs-new-york-city-marathon-virtual-262m-and-5k-nov-1-4

Cost is $120 for non-NYRR members (which, btw, is less than I'm paying for my guaranteed entry as a NYRR member because I'm running 9 races, some of which aren't cheap). 6:30 time limit (verified through Strava). You get a hat and a medal.
If you want to run NYC with me and you're willing to run a virtual marathon in early November, this seems like a decent option.

Thanks - I just registered for the virtual. I was going to try for the 2019 NYC Marathon, and this locks me in for that race.

 

[tigger536]

So ... if anyone wants guaranteed entry to run the 2019 NYC Marathon with me and doesn't want to come to NY to do the same guaranteed entry program I'm doing ... they just announced a virtual marathon that you can run to get guaranteed entry. Limited space available:
https://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2018/tcs-new-york-city-marathon-virtual-262m-and-5k-nov-1-4

Cost is $120 for non-NYRR members (which, btw, is less than I'm paying for my guaranteed entry as a NYRR member because I'm running 9 races, some of which aren't cheap). 6:30 time limit (verified through Strava). You get a hat and a medal.
If you want to run NYC with me and you're willing to run a virtual marathon in early November, this seems like a decent option.

I'm already running a full in November! This will be easy to verify. I will check this out!

Edited - ah only the weekend of the actual race only. Which is also wine and dine. Whomp.

 

[cburnett11]

ATTQOTD: Signing up to run the marathon with my wife. We both signed up last year, but on Tuesday of marathon week she woke up with an ankle sprain or something similar. So she didn't toe the line with me. This will be her redemption.

 

[LdyStormy76]

ATTQOTD: 10k and Marathon. Not an impulse decision - DH made me pick in February so he didn’t have to listen to me agonizing between 10k/full and Dopey. Will be walking both so fully expect to be in the last corral unless my next half gives me a wonderful POT to submit.

 

[sylkai]

ATTQOTD: Dopey.

And the Castaway Cay Challenge.

And I have to get my mom registered for the 5k, my dad for the 10k, and my two sisters for the half.

And possibly my husband for the 5k so he can do the Castaway Cay 5k with me and I don't have to do it twice that morning.

I suppose I should check the marathon thread to see if there's any more info about registration stuff, since my mom has volunteered to help me try to get everyone registered and if I can get her to do herself and my dad that makes my life easier. Of course the new change means that I have no idea how this is going to work which means trying to walk her through something new that involves the Disney website. And Disney is one of the few places I will actually use a phone to talk to a customer service rep because their website can be so awful. (I hate phone calls.)

I got to run again today and I'm glad to see that my aerobic conditioning appears to have held up pretty well between the recumbent bike and the pool running. The 5k felt far too short, and I did two short surges (because there were people and it was a bunchy group, honest!) at around an 8 min/mile and one last lap at tempo (9:30ish) and otherwise tried to keep the pace easy (10:30ish...) and not skip my walk breaks. I'M TRYING TO BE GOOD.

Sending thoughts and hugs your way, @roxymama.

 

[TheHamm]

ATTQOTD: 10k and Marathon. Not an impulse decision - DH made me pick in February so he didn’t have to listen to me agonizing between 10k/full and Dopey. Will be walking both so fully expect to be in the last corral unless my next half gives me a wonderful POT to submit.

It makes me feel a bit better that others' others are not interested in hearing the run?don't run?/what to run debate.

 

[jennamfeo]

It makes me feel a bit better that others' others are not interested in hearing the run?don't run?/what to run debate.

My husband has had to listen to my woes of: registration getting cancelled (edit, I mean postponed, but he has had to listen to me STILL cry about West Coast runDisney), the pricing, and the training, ohhhhh the training. Like just because I picked my race doesn't mean I am done talking about the situation. Sorry honey. Hahaha.

 

[rteetz]

So NYC is doing a virtual marathon for $120 that if you finish under 6 HR 30 MIN you can get entry into the 2019 NYC marathon...

I am tempted but need a second and third job to afford everything.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

So NYC is doing a virtual marathon for $120 that if you finish under 6 HR 30 MIN you can get entry into the 2019 NYC marathon...

I am tempted but need a second and third job to afford everything.

Still cheap compared to rD races.

 

[rteetz]

Still cheap compared to rD races.

Yes but I would need flights and hotel in New York which would probably cost me more than rD overall. I'll save NYC/Boston or any other big time races until I have a full time job.

 

[SarahDisney]

So NYC is doing a virtual marathon for $120 that if you finish under 6 HR 30 MIN you can get entry into the 2019 NYC marathon...

I am tempted but need a second and third job to afford everything.

A) I already posted that
B) Still cheaper than my guaranteed entry (although for me getting there is cheaper...)
C) Do it!!!!!!!

 

[TheHamm]

Like just because I picked my race doesn't mean I am done talking about the situation. Sorry honey. Hahaha.

In addition to being told I had a room booked, to pick my race and to just stop talking about it already, I was gifted with a 'muscle up buttercup' tee. He thinks the topic is now closed, I believe the topic has simply been diverted and broadened.

 

[rteetz]

A) I already posted that
B) Still cheaper than my guaranteed entry (although for me getting there is cheaper...)
C) Do it!!!!!!!

I am going to consider it and see how much money I have after paying off marathon weekend. I just hope it don't sell out before I can make that decision.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Yes but I would need flights and hotel in New York which would probably cost me more than rD overall. I'll save NYC/Boston or any other big time races until I have a full time job.

Totally get that. Expensive trips, to be sure.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

I am going to consider it and see how much money I have after paying off marathon weekend. I just hope it don't sell out before I can make that decision.

They did not say how many entries they would allow, but so far there are 205 people registered for the virtual. There were about 40 when I registered earlier today.

 

[Princess KP]

So NYC is doing a virtual marathon for $120 that if you finish under 6 HR 30 MIN you can get entry into the 2019 NYC marathon...

I am tempted but need a second and third job to afford everything.

Has to be done Nov. 1 - 4. Maybe you can just keep running after the W&D HM?

 

[roxymama]

Attqotd: at least the half this year with my friend. Have a little mermaid room booked. Not leaving until Monday in case I impulse goofy it. But right now I may be content with the half. Holidays this year may be hard/weird. Something nice to look towards.
Ps I'm going to the San Diego zoo end of July. I'm looking forward to seeing real pandas. If there is tasteful face paint maybe I'll....yeah never mind.