The Running Thread - 2018

[Bree]

ATTQOTD: I don’t snack much at the parks, but i have a sweet tooth and love cotton candy. HS & MK cotton candy has a different texture and tastes different. MK is softer and fluffier, but they make it right there on Main Street so it’s fresh. The stuff at HS must be made days in advance since it’s stiffer and grittier.

 

[Dis5150]

ATTQOTD: We tend to get different snacks in the different parks, although getting the Dole Whip with rum slightly edges out getting it in the MK. And the popcorn in MK is the best!

 

[Jules76126]

I love snack - give me all and any But one of my favorites is the caramel apple from the main street confectionery. I have had it from other places like DHS, boardwalk bakery, and DS, but there is something about getting it on main street. But again I love all the snacks so I am really not that picky.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

ATTQOTD - The cinnamon glazed nuts are my favorite WDW snack item, but they are scarce. My favorite type is the glazed pecans, and they are even more scarce.

 

[kbenson13]

ATTQOTD - Does beer count as a snack? Because otherwise I don't really snack in the parks!

 

[JBinORL]

Thanks. This is exactly what I was looking to hear.

I should’ve pushed for more tests back in January, and definitely in April when I knew something was REALLY wrong. But I was too busy being dumb and feeling sorry for myself and now here I am. Womp womp.

My wife got a stress fracture during Dopey this year. She knew something was wrong, but the ortho said she's fine, just rest. Xrays were inconclusive. The pain didn't go away, so she ordered her own boot on Amazon, wore it for a month, then went back to the ortho for a follow-up. Dude said "Well crap, you DID have a stress fracture! But you're all healed up now!" She's so thankful she didn't listen to him when she knew there was something going on.

Point is: you know your body better than anyone else can. Next time, do whatever it takes to get the right diagnosis so you can start getting better sooner.

 

[TheHamm]

ATTQOTD:
I too have noticed an inconsistency in Dole Whip, and I think it is not even consistent within a park. But add rum? Yes. Add a cupcake? No thanks.
I am going to broaden my answer with my firm belief that churros do not belong at WDW, and I will only ever again purchase them at DL. Even with DL I think they are inconsistent, but I imagine that is a function of freshness.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

My wife got a stress fracture during Dopey this year. She knew something was wrong, but the ortho said she's fine, just rest. Xrays were inconclusive. The pain didn't go away, so she ordered her own boot on Amazon, wore it for a month, then went back to the ortho for a follow-up. Dude said "Well crap, you DID have a stress fracture! But you're all healed up now!" She's so thankful she didn't listen to him when she knew there was something going on.

Point is: you know your body better than anyone else can. Next time, do whatever it takes to get the right diagnosis so you can start getting better sooner.

It took 3 weeks for my stress fracture to appear on an xray. My podiatrist found it with a tuning fork. When they do appear the frature itself can be hard to see, but there is a "cloudy" area around the bone that looks like nothing but represents the stress fracture.

In other words, it can be really hard for even the best doctor to diagnose a stress fracture, especially in a foot or hand.

 

[jennamfeo]

CHURROS TASTE BETTER AT DISNEYLAND.

 

[Kerry1957]

@LSUlakes ......could you add a last minute addition for this weekend? Really just a training run for my October M, but I might push it a bit.

This will be the fourth year in a row. The Big10K a relatively large race (9,000 runners?) downtown Chicago along the lakefront. The shirts they give out are Big10 school specific and almost everyone wears them to the race. I rotate between Purdue (where I went as an undergrad, Northwestern (where I went to grad school) and Illinois (where my DD and SIL went undergrad and grad).

12 - @Kerry1957 BIG10K (NG, N/A)

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: Popcorn is my go-to snack and it’s the same in every park; however, I do have my favorite carts in each park. I like the Dole Whip Float from Pineapple Lanai at Poly the best. I haven’t been to Disneyland, so can’t compare churros, but I like the churros at Nomad Lounge better than any at the carts.

 

[Chasing Dopey]

It's finally Friday and time for our Fun Friday QOTD: Do you find that the exact same snack from one park to another is not always the same? If so, which snack, which parks, and which one is better?

ATTQOTD: Dole whip. The two parks are Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom and I prefer the Animal Kingdom version. It's also a plus that you can add rum to it at AK as well, but beside that the one in AK just tasted better even without the rum. It also seemed to be a darker yellow and a little different consistency. Maybe they are not supposed to be the same thing and thats why. I like them both, but AK is #1 for me.

Hold it. Hold it. Hold it...

Are you telling me that Animal Kingdom now has the old Magic Kingdom Dole Whip before the Magic Kingdom adopted the Disneyland Dole Whip?

Son-of-a...

 

[Slogger]

@Keels.....sorry that it sounds like you are headed for surgery. Better to do it now than wait! Hope all goes well whatever decision you make.

More time for rest and recovery. Maybe they can give you a bionic implant and turn you into SuperKeels!

 

[Slogger]

ATTQOTD-Speedwork.

It's hot here in Virginia (or rainy) or both at the same time. Been spending a lot of time on the treadmill this Summer.

Treadmill is a great time to watch baseball and to do speedwork.
After a warmup mile or two, I try to run at speed or strength pace.
I fluctuate between 0.25 mile intervals to 3 or 4 mile blocks at accelerated pace.
To get stronger and faster and escape boredom, I tend to take the last half mile of each interval and increase my speed each 1/10 mile increment.

 

[rteetz]

CHURROS TASTE BETTER AT DISNEYLAND.

And from what I hear corndogs.

 

[KaitlynJ]

ATTQOTD: Before Princess this year, I hadn't been to Disney since I was 20 years old (and before that, not since I was 8 years old). The only duplicate snack I got was pretzels, but I feel like comparing a Germany pretzel from Epcot and a Mickey pretzel is an unfair comparison.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

I used to be able to hit the low 10's in the 100 and probably could have been below 10.1

Carp! This is making me want to go time myself in the 100. I'm going to allow a 'rolling start' to avoid snapping any tendons.

My rule of thumb is that my PR is roughly double the world record at any given distance. That will put me at about 20 seconds for 100 meters.

 

[jennamfeo]

ATTQOTD: Before Princess this year, I hadn't been to Disney since I was 20 years old (and before that, not since I was 8 years old). The only duplicate snack I got was pretzels, but I feel like comparing a Germany pretzel from Epcot and a Mickey pretzel is an unfair comparison.

Mickey Pretzels are terrible.

 

[Princess KP]

And from what I hear corndogs.

Love corndogs.

Mickey Pretzels are terrible.

Yes they are.

 

[LSUlakes]

Hold it. Hold it. Hold it...

Are you telling me that Animal Kingdom now has the old Magic Kingdom Dole Whip before the Magic Kingdom adopted the Disneyland Dole Whip?

Son-of-a...

I've only recently became a fan of the dole whip. I've tried them before at MK and just thought meh and went on with my day. In July DW and I decided to find some shad in AK during the hottest part of the day and have a adult drink. Well I was not really feeling a beer at the moment and she opted for a dole whip. So I said I'll give it another shot, plus a shot of rum. LOVED IT!!!!