Tinker Bell ½ Marathon Weekend ~ 2014 Check-in!

[DharmaLou]

Thanks - I was able to get his e-mail from Lisa - I am planning on e-mailing him Monday morning. I can imagine he's super busy til the end of the month!

 

[littlesparkler]

What can you guys tell me about the Galloway program? I'm planning on using it, but it's so different from others. I"m not sure I understand the walking ratio... For the 30 minute runs, do you do the walk/run then, or just on long runs... I'm so confused!

 

[NiceOneSimba]

Littlesparkler, I don't know what other people do, but I always use the walk/run ratio. On the 30-45 minute runs, my run portion is just longer than on the long runs.

If you look up the program on the Galloway site (or in the training plans on the runDisney site), you can see the run/walk ratios for various paces. You pick one for the30-45 minute runs, and one that is about 2 minutes slower for your long runs. (So, say, you run an 11-minute mile pace for the shorter runs and run for 2:30 and then walk for a minute during the weekday runs. Then, on the long run, you run a 13-mile pace and run for a minute and walk for a minute.)

It does say somewhere (either on his website or the runDisney training plan) that if you can already run for an entire half hour when you start the training plan, you can keep doing that for your weekday runs. (I can't run for 30 minutes consecutively, so I always use the intervals. )

Hope that helps!

 

[NiceOneSimba]

I ran my first 10k today, and finished in 1:18:52. Hoping that will at least get me into Corral D!

First time I've broken the 13-minute barrier!

 

[sumlee]

I ran my first 10k today, and finished in 1:18:52. Hoping that will at least get me into Corral D!

First time I've broken the 13-minute barrier!

Congrats!!! That's fantastic! I bet you are on cloud 9 after that!!!

 

[Run princess]

Does anyone know how the corrals work? In WDW races each corral has its own start and fireworks. I have also found a lot of weaving required to get around slower runners and each race starts on the 4 lane road outside EPCOT. The pictures I've seen of the start line at DL looks like really close quarters. Thanks.

 

[littlesparkler]

Littlesparkler, I don't know what other people do, but I always use the walk/run ratio. On the 30-45 minute runs, my run portion is just longer than on the long runs.

If you look up the program on the Galloway site (or in the training plans on the runDisney site), you can see the run/walk ratios for various paces. You pick one for the30-45 minute runs, and one that is about 2 minutes slower for your long runs. (So, say, you run an 11-minute mile pace for the shorter runs and run for 2:30 and then walk for a minute during the weekday runs. Then, on the long run, you run a 13-mile pace and run for a minute and walk for a minute.)

It does say somewhere (either on his website or the runDisney training plan) that if you can already run for an entire half hour when you start the training plan, you can keep doing that for your weekday runs. (I can't run for 30 minutes consecutively, so I always use the intervals. )

Hope that helps!

Thank you!!! It seems so hard to keep track of. I really didn't want to walk/run the 30 minutes, so that's great info. I just looked into the Galloway app. It's $15 and the reviews are so-so. I think that would help me tremendously, but I don't want to spend that kind of money for crap.

 

[NiceOneSimba]

Thank you!!! It seems so hard to keep track of. I really didn't want to walk/run the 30 minutes, so that's great info. I just looked into the Galloway app. It's $15 and the reviews are so-so. I think that would help me tremendously, but I don't want to spend that kind of money for crap.

I tried to keep track without an interval timer, and I felt like I was looking my watch all the time, which I hated. There are apps that are free or very inexpensive (like $1 or $2)...some of them are called tabata apps (some crossfit thing, I guess). Some good athletic watches also have this feature.

I got a Gymboss, which is a pretty small interval alarm thingy (about the size of a pedometer), which I think are about $20. It beeps or vibrates when the interval is over. I just clip it to my wristband when I run.

Also, if you haven't checked out jeffgalloway.com, you should. Lots of good information on there, for free! I found the information to be a bit more in-depth than the runDisney training plan, but may just be me.

 

[kindakrazy2]

Does anyone know how the corrals work? In WDW races each corral has its own start and fireworks. I have also found a lot of weaving required to get around slower runners and each race starts on the 4 lane road outside EPCOT. The pictures I've seen of the start line at DL looks like really close quarters. Thanks.

The corrals start in waves in DL too and we head up a 2 or 3 lane road (sorry, can't remember exactly) to fireworks. I can't comment if each corral has their own fireworks or not, I was off in A corral and didn't look back. It was crowded to start but it wasn't bad although your milage may vary depending what corral you are in. I will say that DL never felt as insanely crowded as Princess did. It was horribly crowded in some sections.

 

[littlesparkler]

I tried to keep track without an interval timer, and I felt like I was looking my watch all the time, which I hated. There are apps that are free or very inexpensive (like $1 or $2)...some of them are called tabata apps (some crossfit thing, I guess). Some good athletic watches also have this feature.

I got a Gymboss, which is a pretty small interval alarm thingy (about the size of a pedometer), which I think are about $20. It beeps or vibrates when the interval is over. I just clip it to my wristband when I run.

Also, if you haven't checked out jeffgalloway.com, you should. Lots of good information on there, for free! I found the information to be a bit more in-depth than the runDisney training plan, but may just be me.

Thanks!! I'm going to look into the apps. I like the idea of a vibrate, too!

 

[kirstie101]

Does anyone know how the corrals work? In WDW races each corral has its own start and fireworks. I have also found a lot of weaving required to get around slower runners and each race starts on the 4 lane road outside EPCOT. The pictures I've seen of the start line at DL looks like really close quarters. Thanks.

I was in C last year and I know we got our own start but I dont think we had fireworks. I think the fireworks just went off one time but then each corral got its own announced start. Anyone else rmeember?

 

[kindakrazy2]

Just waving hi to Kirsten!

 

[kirstie101]

Just waving hi to Kirsten!

Hey Sarah! Totally miss you. Good luck at the DL Half!!! Wish I could be there with you guys! We will have to meet up before Nike!

 

[Run princess]

Thanks guys!

 

[kindakrazy2]

Hey Sarah! Totally miss you. Good luck at the DL Half!!! Wish I could be there with you guys! We will have to meet up before Nike!

I so wish you were going to be there next week too! Can't wait to see you at Nike! You need to head north one day and come up and see me - a mom's getaway...

 

[kaddie24]

Thanks!! I'm going to look into the apps. I like the idea of a vibrate, too!

I run with my phone on an armband. I just started doing intervals. I have a free app called: interval timer. You can set it for whatever interval you like. It vibrates and makes a sound. You can use it with other apps, I run with spotfy and run keeper, they all work together. HTH.

 

[RangerPooh]

My experience with the Sparkle skirts (I do not work for them I'm a nurse in real life). I am a Biiiig girl, pushing 240 pounds and wear either the XL or XXL.

Last year for Tinker Belle I wore my long running pants and over them I wore the sparkle lite (the one without shorts) and a short sleeve tech shirt. I was not to hot at all during the race and it took me 3 hr 45 min to run it.

I got a sparkle tech (with the shorts) and ran the Nike women's half in DC and the Portland Rock and Roll. I have quite a bit of chub on the thighs and found that the short legs stayed in place and did not ride up. No chaffing on the chub. I had run in the skirt for two 3 mile training runs before I ran the half so the skirt had not been washed but 2 times.

I did find that I spent a lot of time pulling the skirt up on my waist. I'm not used to wearing anything on the "natural" waistline so was uncomfortable with the skirt being a little low.

I bought another skirt in the hickerchic design. The skirt is a 2 inches longer and the legs are 1 inch longer. I also bought it one size larger than the other skirt. This one I have done multiple mid length runs 4-7 mils and I wear it a lot for my bike rides and can say that I do not have the problem with where it sits on my waist or feeling the need to pull it up. The legs also stay in place quite well, no riding up or rubbing on runs or bike rides.

If you are unsure get the sparkle lite and wear it over your compression shorts that you like it see how you feel about the skirt. You can always branch out to the sparkle tech if you decide you like them.

There is a sparkle skirts facebook page where some of the girls are selling their skirts. That might be a way to get one at a lesser cost to try and see how you like them?

I appreciate your review of the sparkle skirts. I too am in the same ballpark size wise and was wondering how a bigger gal feels in them.

I'm running the Tink half!!!!!!!!! This will be my second RunDisney event.

 

[kirstie101]

I so wish you were going to be there next week too! Can't wait to see you at Nike! You need to head north one day and come up and see me - a mom's getaway...

oooh yea

 

[kindakrazy2]

oooh yea

Door is always open

 

[keds]

Ok, I just ran/walked my first 10k--1 hour 15 minutes. I had a blast!!! Should I submit the time to the Tinkerbell 10k or should I just not worry about it and be in the last group to run? I am supposed to do another 10 k in October as well. Thanks y'all!