Twelve Months of Training and Travel

[Dis_Yoda]

If you end up borrowing points from the next UY, they stay in the UY you pull them into. You can't bank them again.

 

[eandesmom]

The boost two are said to be about a half ounce lighter than the original, but when we weighed my old one verses the new...it was the original that was lighter. I think that the difference in weight is what threw me off.

Oh how interesting

I don't know... without a plan, I find myself not feeling like I HAVE to go out. and this is the conversation that ends up playing in my head.

That's hysterical!

Well, I hope that you get some help at PT!

Meh. One step forward, two back. Shoulder is better, neck not so much. Debating squishing in a chiro visit this week for that. Am going to continue the PT 1-2x per week but moving it to more neck focused. Massage dude yesterday told me he could easily spend an hour just on the neck. BLEH. PT today was aghast at how inflexible I am overall as we reviewed where the neck was. I am SO over it. lol.

Glutes and shins were crazy sore today and I have no idea why. Wearing my sleeves now and they feel better. Don't notice the adductor but...the whole thing really annoys me!

I feel like my body has decided it likes pain and wants xx amount. So if it isn't in one place if feels it has to move somewhere else! All livable mind you and in the big picture of life, an annoyance albeit a persistent one.

Yeah, that was me too... I looked and thought "oh no!" I am putting it off...I need to get it done, but like you... I figure it won't be a fun number.

Ok this is crazy but Jeff found a tax doc I didn't even realize was missing and it made the numbers much more palatable. They weren't awful, at least certainly not compared to years past but this made it "almost" zero. Unless the IRS interprets how I read the HUD on our refi differently than I did.

I dont' think you need to get that 9 in either. I think the 7.5 and 8.5 more than got you close enough. You will do great! I will cross my fingers and pray that the adductor doesn't give you trouble.

Ok this sounds terrible but what occurred to me today is really...so what if it does. I mean I don't want to truly strain or tear anything but a little pull? I have a lot of time before ramping up for the half, our next 2 races are all smaller and I will have time to recover and slow down if need be. I am going to try really hard not to stress about it but probably take it easier than originally planned on my mileage between now and the race so I am as fresh and rested as possible. 2 PT sessions and 2 massage between now and then. Fingers crossed!

Decisions.....


So I almost have a room booked for each race. DLH, Avengers, ToT.. even the Donald is booked... has been, but I have not posted about it because it is my "home resort, just in case" booking. I just have to have a room booked for the PHM... and today could be my booking window (if I add the night of the 18th). Problem is I have NO idea who would be going with me. Steve is almost to the point with this new flare that he is going to seek treatment. (which could mean a hard road ahead) He isn't running much. (just those two races in the last two weeks) So that has me concerned that I am pushing him to sign up for the avengers (tomorrow assuming we can get early registration) then the donald (which his is the one pushing for that) and then for the phm. 3 halfs? I am just not sure he will be up for it. Now, the first two are ones he wanted to do for himself. The phm? Well, that one would be for me. It also would just be a 4 or 5 night trip. I could see that just not being too much for him. If I flew down by myself I could take a red eye and sleep. Then wake in the morning when the plane landed and force myself into the east coast time much faster. With him... it is likely we would drag that out. The flight would get us there feeling like it was not that late (because he does not do red eyes).... which means no one would fall to sleep at a good time... then sleep in too late... I know this cycle. I really don't want to do it for such a short trip. I could if he were really up for it... but I don't want to push him in doing a race when just the travel alone will be a challenge.

That really seems like a lot. Does he know you are ok with him not going, not pushing it? It's so close to the Donald. At least Avengers to Donald, there is a decent amount of recovery time but ToT to Avengers...then Donald....it's a lot. For both of you really. Cost, time and energy, not to mention points of course.

Whats the worst that can happen if I book and then have to add or delete people from the reservation? What if it is only myself going down? I know I can do the parks solo... maybe I want to? I know I could probably find a friend to tag along... but a short trip do I want to? Again, maybe I want to go just alone.. or maybe not at all?

As long as room size isn't an issue, it doesn't matter (as you know).

I am not sure why I am thinking about this so much. It shouldn't be that complicated a decision. Noodle...don't noodle.....

Well, something isn't sitting right for whatever reason, which makes you think. Nothing wrong with that. Listen to your heart and your gut.

Maybe it is just my hesitation with how points work. I would have to borrow agains the next years points.. but not by that much. What happens if I then cancel? Borrowed points are brought into that year that the reservation is in. (so for the phm 2015, I would borrow 2015 points for the booking in my 2014 UY)... would I then loose them? I dont' think so, right? They would just need to be banked. My head is spinning... I am sure Cynthia can answer this...or confirm. So those points would then be 2014 points and would need to be banked by July 2015. (which is after the phm) But since I will have the ToT 2015 trip to book, I should be able to use those to book without banking. Right?

They can't be banked at all once borrowed. You would have to use them in your UY. The good news for you is that it would at least be at the beginning of your UY. So as long as you cancelled MORE than 30 days out, you'd have almost all of your 2014 UY to use them for something which yes, would cover ToT 2015.

 

[annmarieda]

I'm sorry to hear about Steve's continued flare up. I hope he is better soon.

Thank you, Kathy. I appreciate the kind words.

I can't answer on the points. We are just now starting to look into buying points and I'm totally confused by the whole process.

I get so confused. I think in some ways having a December UY both makes me more confused and less confused. I have to think I am working with points a year off from the current year. So right now I am actually in my 2013 UY. But then for the Jan and Feb 2015 trips I can borrow 2015 points. I am not sure I would have been able to navigate it as much as I have it if had not been for Cynthia and dismembers in general.

My only suggestion is to buy resale unless you think you are going to want to use your points for a cruise or Disney rooms that are not DVC or for adventures by Disney. The broker I used was amazing! So if you want her name, just let me know.

If you end up borrowing points from the next UY, they stay in the UY you pull them into. You can't bank them again.

thanks right... basically the points can be "touched" once however since I used same UY points for the January trip (so not banked or borrowed) I should be able to just swap out those and bank them. (I know... long call to MS... but I am getting use to those long calls ) However, I was planning to borrow 2015 points for the October 2015 trip...so if I did end up canceling the February trip, I could just use those point points that had been borrown for that trip, yes? Yes... I think I have a handle on it now. I think...

 

[annmarieda]

That's hysterical!

I especially love the part about how it was raining. It makes me

Meh. One step forward, two back. Shoulder is better, neck not so much. Debating squishing in a chiro visit this week for that. Am going to continue the PT 1-2x per week but moving it to more neck focused. Massage dude yesterday told me he could easily spend an hour just on the neck. BLEH. PT today was aghast at how inflexible I am overall as we reviewed where the neck was. I am SO over it. lol.

Chronic pain definitely puts you in a position of being just over it. I have my own chronic stuff... that not surprisingly has eased up with the running. Steve has his... Both of us have reached a point where going in for help just doesn't seem to go as far as we would like it. I know that is where he is at with his current flare....

Glutes and shins were crazy sore today and I have no idea why. Wearing my sleeves now and they feel better. Don't notice the adductor but...the whole thing really annoys me!

compression always helps me. Also... biofreeze. Stuff is like magic... (almost said crack )

I feel like my body has decided it likes pain and wants xx amount. So if it isn't in one place if feels it has to move somewhere else! All livable mind you and in the big picture of life, an annoyance albeit a persistent one.

but a persistent one wears on ya... and I know how not fun that is. Even pain that you are able to live with takes its tole both in your energy as well as you emotions.

Ok this is crazy but Jeff found a tax doc I didn't even realize was missing and it made the numbers much more palatable. They weren't awful, at least certainly not compared to years past but this made it "almost" zero. Unless the IRS interprets how I read the HUD on our refi differently than I did.

That is awesome!!! And... I hope the IRS interprets in the same way.

Ok this sounds terrible but what occurred to me today is really...so what if it does. I mean I don't want to truly strain or tear anything but a little pull? I have a lot of time before ramping up for the half, our next 2 races are all smaller and I will have time to recover and slow down if need be. I am going to try really hard not to stress about it but probably take it easier than originally planned on my mileage between now and the race so I am as fresh and rested as possible. 2 PT sessions and 2 massage between now and then. Fingers crossed!

I think you have the right idea... just taper down... recover and be fresh for the race... and ya know what? You just run it and have a good time. Whats the worst that can happen? You slow down and dont get the time you hoped for or you push and injure yourself. Seriously...the first is no big deal. I think you will know early into your run if you can pull of the distance without injury. If it feels like it is too much..ease off. There will be more races...

That really seems like a lot. Does he know you are ok with him not going, not pushing it? It's so close to the Donald. At least Avengers to Donald, there is a decent amount of recovery time but ToT to Avengers...then Donald....it's a lot. For both of you really. Cost, time and energy, not to mention points of course.

The time between the donald and phm worries me... I think normally I would handle it just fine... but this year I totally would not have been able to do both. The fact I will be a year older worries me. What if all of this is just "too much" I dont know... I am probably just over thinking... cause you know... I would NEVER do that.

As long as room size isn't an issue, it doesn't matter (as you know).

Maybe that is part of the issue too... I just don't know how much space I will need. If it just me... a studio works. However I even had thoughts of just getting a room at POFQ if it were just me and skipping the points. Then I looked at how much rack rate is at POFQ. I know that I have not even had my DVC a full year yet... but wow!!! That will certainly confirm for you that you made the right call spending money on DVC. If Steve goes... then honestly I am wondering about Zoe again. We are leaving her with Kira for the Avengers half... but that is a shorter trip. (although not by that much) I do not want to pull her from school again...so I think leaving her at home is a must. That leads me to think I want Steve to stay behind. And that makes me feel guilty. If he did stay behind...then the question regarding the size of room comes back.

Well, something isn't sitting right for whatever reason, which makes you think. Nothing wrong with that. Listen to your heart and your gut.

Yeah... I think I definitely have some things that are not sitting right (all of the above and then some... I didn't even mention work) ... I need to work through them before I just pull the trigger on booking. Course... I told Steve and he said "book it" So he totally is supportive of me going.

They can't be banked at all once borrowed. You would have to use them in your UY. The good news for you is that it would at least be at the beginning of your UY. So as long as you cancelled MORE than 30 days out, you'd have almost all of your 2014 UY to use them for something which yes, would cover ToT 2015.

And here is why I figure it can't hurt... I won't be able to book the October 2015 trip (and that is a definite one) until November of this year. So if for some reason come July (when registration opens for the phm) I decide against doing the phm or I can't get in for registration to it... I will know before it is time to book that trip. Then I can just use those points for that trip. And... it wouldn't be later than that. I basically will know for sure one way or another come July (oddly enough right around the 7 month window). If it turns out the donald and phm are just too much for me... I suppose the worst case is I just walk the phm. There would be no harm in that. It is better to book something now though... just to have something rather than wait for that 7 month, right? I have seen it now with two races... enough availability at the 11 month..but come 7... nothing.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I know nothing about borrowing points, but I know that in the long run you'll be glad you booked early for the PHM and didn't wait. Better safe than sorry!

I cannot wait to hear about the Avengers race! Sounds like it will be fun!

 

[eandesmom]

I especially love the part about how it was raining. It makes me

Yes. Gollumm won on Sunday for sure!

"but I NEEDS a new rain jacket!"

Chronic pain definitely puts you in a position of being just over it. I have my own chronic stuff... that not surprisingly has eased up with the running. Steve has his... Both of us have reached a point where going in for help just doesn't seem to go as far as we would like it. I know that is where he is at with his current flare....

I am glad yours has been helped by running! Chronic pain just sounds like so much more than what it seems to be to me. Chronic annoyance is more like it. At least until I see the various therapists faces when they try to help and then I freak out a little like maybe I really am more messed up than I think. When you are chronically inflexible, well it's kind of like if you don't know anything better, it doesn't bother you so much.

compression always helps me. Also... biofreeze. Stuff is like magic... (almost said crack )

I have to wonder though...so I wore my sleeves for the bulk of the evening. shins almost felt worse after I took them off. To the point of sleeping with them elevated all night. Biofreeze is crazy expensive! I'm too cheap. LOL! I am not sure I've ever tried it, maybe if things don't improve. I may actually skip the elliptical tonight and spend the entire time stretching. Which kind of makes my skin crawl to think about it but ....

That is awesome!!! And... I hope the IRS interprets in the same way.

me too, according to turbo tax we are low risk for an audit and error free so we will see. Haven't actually sent it in yet.

I think you have the right idea... just taper down... recover and be fresh for the race... and ya know what? You just run it and have a good time. Whats the worst that can happen? You slow down and dont get the time you hoped for or you push and injure yourself. Seriously...the first is no big deal. I think you will know early into your run if you can pull of the distance without injury. If it feels like it is too much..ease off. There will be more races...

I also think injury is relative. A true injury, yes I'd slow down. Overdoing it a bit? Maybe not. We will see.

The time between the donald and phm worries me... I think normally I would handle it just fine... but this year I totally would not have been able to do both. The fact I will be a year older worries me. What if all of this is just "too much" I dont know... I am probably just over thinking... cause you know... I would NEVER do that.

They are crazy close together. You are looking at what, 5 halfs (ok 4 halfs and a 10 miler) in the span of 7 months? really more like 6 since DL is labor day weekend. It's not a dissimilar spread from ToT to Avengers though is it? I don't know what I'd pick to drop, that's obviously the last of the bunch but I could see burnout happening if you aren't careful. Not to mention it really doesn't allow for much recover, it's a constant half train so if you do have any injury or illness in there at all it could really throw you off. You could consider doing Tink in May instead...much bigger gap and shorter trip so overall less $$ but still girly. I know you feel you have to do PHM but wow, that's a lot on every level. $$, points, vacation time, not to mention the training aspect. Tink 2015 is on my maybe radar.I think you are right to really think hard about it but at the end of the day, only you know what you can manage on your plate and swing (work, $$ , points, childcare all that rot lol).

Maybe that is part of the issue too... I just don't know how much space I will need. If it just me... a studio works. However I even had thoughts of just getting a room at POFQ if it were just me and skipping the points. Then I looked at how much rack rate is at POFQ. I know that I have not even had my DVC a full year yet... but wow!!! That will certainly confirm for you that you made the right call spending money on DVC. If Steve goes... then honestly I am wondering about Zoe again. We are leaving her with Kira for the Avengers half... but that is a shorter trip. (although not by that much) I do not want to pull her from school again...so I think leaving her at home is a must. That leads me to think I want Steve to stay behind. And that makes me feel guilty. If he did stay behind...then the question regarding the size of room comes back.

I hear you, I looked at rack rate for our Sept trip and about had a heart attack and realized I used to pay it all the time... even the idea of one night was like

Yeah... I think I definitely have some things that are not sitting right (all of the above and then some... I didn't even mention work) ... I need to work through them before I just pull the trigger on booking. Course... I told Steve and he said "book it" So he totally is supportive of me going.

Darn work it really does get in the way sometimes doesn't it!

And here is why I figure it can't hurt... I won't be able to book the October 2015 trip (and that is a definite one) until November of this year. So if for some reason come July (when registration opens for the phm) I decide against doing the phm or I can't get in for registration to it... I will know before it is time to book that trip. Then I can just use those points for that trip. And... it wouldn't be later than that. I basically will know for sure one way or another come July (oddly enough right around the 7 month window). If it turns out the donald and phm are just too much for me... I suppose the worst case is I just walk the phm. There would be no harm in that. It is better to book something now though... just to have something rather than wait for that 7 month, right? I have seen it now with two races... enough availability at the 11 month..but come 7... nothing.

Yes, if you know you will be borrowing no matter what, and it isn't more points based on what you book now, then it is low risk for sure.

 

[annmarieda]

I know nothing about borrowing points, but I know that in the long run you'll be glad you booked early for the PHM and didn't wait. Better safe than sorry! I cannot wait to hear about the Avengers race! Sounds like it will be fun!

Thanks. I am sure you are right. Points are meant to be used... And I feel borrowing is better than banking unless you intend to bank in order for a splurge. Basically- you get so many points a year and you have access to up three years points at a time. (One before current and next). It get confusing because it is all based on when the trip date is not the booking date And use year determines what year you are working in. So to stay in a room today for me would use 2012, 2013 or 2014 points. (Cause I am in 2013 still) If I book a room today for the farthest out I can - it would take 2013, 2014 or 2015 points. So for the phm I would use some 2015 points. Cause I used all my 2013 points and almost all of my 2014 have been allocated- I had to borrow a lot of them for the October 2014 trip when I when from needing one room to essentially 3. Points are not so much what I am hung up on. I do wish that we were not in quite as much of a borrowing trend as we are.. And I have projected forward and can see that it will continue for a while.. But I am already on the hunt for our next contract... And so I have faith that at some point we will have more points to work with that will take us out of that trend. That is until I adjust and just start spending more points again

I think I have three main issues- 1. Two halfs back to back 2. Work. And 3. Who am I traveling with. I think that is also the order that they worry me. #3 is not that big a deal and if it was my only concern I would have booked already. #2 will be a challenge, but I can work it out. I did last year... And I had more on my plate then than I do this year. (That is a really bad week and a bad month for me to be gone at work). I am sure I will figure a way to get done what needs to in order to be gone for 5 or 6 days. That just leaves the two back to back. I know there were plenty who did both the phm and Tink this year.. I am sure it is doable for me, right?

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Thanks. I am sure you are right. Points are meant to be used... And I feel borrowing is better than banking unless you intend to bank in order for a splurge. Basically- you get so many points a year and you have access to up three years points at a time. (One before current and next). It get confusing because it is all based on when the trip date is not the booking date And use year determines what year you are working in. So to stay in a room today for me would use 2012, 2013 or 2014 points. (Cause I am in 2013 still) If I book a room today for the farthest out I can - it would take 2013, 2014 or 2015 points. So for the phm I would use some 2015 points. Cause I used all my 2013 points and almost all of my 2014 have been allocated- I had to borrow a lot of them for the October 2014 trip when I when from needing one room to essentially 3. Points are not so much what I am hung up on. I do wish that we were not in quite as much of a borrowing trend as we are.. And I have projected forward and can see that it will continue for a while.. But I am already on the hunt for our next contract... And so I have faith that at some point we will have more points to work with that will take us out of that trend. That is until I adjust and just start spending more points again

I think I have three main issues- 1. Two halfs back to back 2. Work. And 3. Who am I traveling with. I think that is also the order that they worry me. #3 is not that big a deal and if it was my only concern I would have booked already. #2 will be a challenge, but I can work it out. I did last year... And I had more on my plate then than I do this year. (That is a really bad week and a bad month for me to be gone at work). I am sure I will figure a way to get done what needs to in order to be gone for 5 or 6 days. That just leaves the two back to back. I know there were plenty who did both the phm and Tink this year.. I am sure it is doable for me, right?

I totally think it's doable for you, I think you have been running long enough and train well, it shouldn't be a problem!

 

[annmarieda]

Just had to say... Steve and I were able to register for the avengers half early AND get our DVC discount without any problems today!!

 

[Ariel484]

Just had to say... Steve and I were able to register for the avengers half early AND get our DVC discount without any problems today!!

Woohoo!! I was wondering if you'd gotten in! Double yay for getting a discount

 

[Tinker326]

Just had to say... Steve and I were able to register for the avengers half early AND get our DVC discount without any problems today!!

Congrats on this! I'm really wondering how this will play out next week when it opens. I kinda want to start a betting pool on how fast it sells out...



I am not trying to get in, just curious to watch how fast it goes....

That's so awesome you got in OK and will be in the inagrual race! Very, very cool!

 

[eandesmom]

Just had to say... Steve and I were able to register for the avengers half early AND get our DVC discount without any problems today!!

didn't seem like any of the early reg sites have been glitchy today which is awesome!!! What a fun race it will be.

 

[annmarieda]

Yes. Gollumm won on Sunday for sure!

I am glad he doesn't often win with me...but we definitely have our moments. Today may just be one of them because we hates running in the rain.

"but I NEEDS a new rain jacket!"

I am glad yours has been helped by running! Chronic pain just sounds like so much more than what it seems to be to me. Chronic annoyance is more like it. At least until I see the various therapists faces when they try to help and then I freak out a little like maybe I really am more messed up than I think. When you are chronically inflexible, well it's kind of like if you don't know anything better, it doesn't bother you so much.

It definitely is that!

I have to wonder though...so I wore my sleeves for the bulk of the evening. shins almost felt worse after I took them off. To the point of sleeping with them elevated all night. Biofreeze is crazy expensive! I'm too cheap. LOL! I am not sure I've ever tried it, maybe if things don't improve. I may actually skip the elliptical tonight and spend the entire time stretching. Which kind of makes my skin crawl to think about it but ....

Ok, so I buy the cheaper kind... roll on at walgreens. It is called Maxfreeze. Same kind of stuff (only not as thick) I like it cause I don't have to get any on my hands. I know the single bottle wasn't terribly cheap.(I want to say $15) but they were on sale for bogo. So that made it much better. They have lasted me a long time.... in fact, they are the only two bottles I have purchased.

me too, according to turbo tax we are low risk for an audit and error free so we will see. Haven't actually sent it in yet.

I like the audit risk that turbo tax tells you you are at... I always am a bit high given that I take my home as an employee expense. (my employer does not have a physical location that I work out of and I am required to use part of my house as a work "base")

I also think injury is relative. A true injury, yes I'd slow down. Overdoing it a bit? Maybe not. We will see.

Yep. My first ever 10k, I ran on a true injury. It was not pleasant and I definitely had to take it slow.

They are crazy close together. You are looking at what, 5 halfs (ok 4 halfs and a 10 miler) in the span of 7 months? really more like 6 since DL is labor day weekend. It's not a dissimilar spread from ToT to Avengers though is it?

The time from DLH to the ToT actually don't scare me. (34 days) I basically will drop down just a bit for the ToT. Last fall, I had no problem hovering around a 10 mile distance. I am pretty sure that I can manage this between the dlh and the tot.

The time from ToT to Avengers is actually perfect. (43 days) I can run the ToT as a training run for the Avengers.

Avengers to the Donald is fine too. (55 days) I can take my miles down after the Avengers and then ramp back up in December... hitting my high point just toward the end of December. It will be a short ramp down and ramp up... any less than the 55 days and I would worry more.

The donald to the Phm though... that is just 43 days. (or 42 if it is a saturday race... I can't remember if it is or isn't) With a 7 day rest after the donald and a 14 day taper to the phm, that would leave me just 3 weeks to take my miles back up. Maybe that isn't so bad. If I took my miles down to 7 (as my long run) and had to get them back up to 10 in a three week span... I bet that would be fine. And maybe I look at training differently for it. Maybe rather than setting out to run the entire thing I plan to walk designated parts of it.

I don't know what I'd pick to drop, that's obviously the last of the bunch but I could see burnout happening if you aren't careful. Not to mention it really doesn't allow for much recover, it's a constant half train so if you do have any injury or illness in there at all it could really throw you off.

It am not sure... on one hand I worry about that burn out too. On the other... I know it has been a struggle for me to NOT have my miles totally up there. I feel like I am cheating by having my miles less than 25 a week and this last week of 15 really had me feeling guilty.

You could consider doing Tink in May instead...much bigger gap and shorter trip so overall less $$ but still girly. I know you feel you have to do PHM but wow, that's a lot on every level. $$, points, vacation time, not to mention the training aspect. Tink 2015 is on my maybe radar.I think you are right to really think hard about it but at the end of the day, only you know what you can manage on your plate and swing (work, $$ , points, childcare all that rot lol).

Oh no! I had not even considered the tink. That would work for a number of reasons... not the least of which would mean another shot at C2C for 2015. It would work better for work too... cause I could make it a weekend trip. ONLY issue I see with it is the fact that I don't have a DL AP... and cutting the phm trip out makes the need for a WDW less of a need

I am going to have to think on this one....

I hear you, I looked at rack rate for our Sept trip and about had a heart attack and realized I used to pay it all the time... even the idea of one night was like

Yep. So when I said I know I haven't had my DVC for very long... I say that to note how quickly spoiled I have become.

Darn work it really does get in the way sometimes doesn't it!

It certainly does!

Yes, if you know you will be borrowing no matter what, and it isn't more points based on what you book now, then it is low risk for sure.

Yeah... i think that if I cancel I can always use them for the ToT trip. Course, now I am wondering about the Tink instead.... Oh..one other issue with the Tink... not owning at VGC means I can not book right now. But... I probably wouldn't use points for that trip. So another issue is that there would be a $$ amount that the trip would cost too.

 

[annmarieda]

I totally think it's doable for you, I think you have been running long enough and train well, it shouldn't be a problem!

Thank you! I think you are probably right.

Woohoo!! I was wondering if you'd gotten in! Double yay for getting a discount

I am super excited!

Congrats on this! I'm really wondering how this will play out next week when it opens. I kinda want to start a betting pool on how fast it sells out...

I bet early registration spots will fill today. Then next week I am guessing it will fill up within the first few hours. Maybe I am wrong though.... but given it is the inaugural race I kinda feel it will go crazy fast.

I am not trying to get in, just curious to watch how fast it goes....

It is always interesting to see how fast races fill up. ToT is full... but took nearly a month to fill. WD is full... and that went really pretty quick. They all fill up quickly... no longer can you wait months to register.

That's so awesome you got in OK and will be in the inagrual race! Very, very cool!

Thank you! It will be super fun!!

didn't seem like any of the early reg sites have been glitchy today which is awesome!!! What a fun race it will be.

The DVC went up a bit earlier than expected, and I had no issues what so ever. It was almost too easy. I had Steve registering on his computer at the same time... just in case there was an overload to the system and we needed both of us to be working on getting in at the same time. Now, I am pretty sure I could have done each of us one after the other and been fine. Better safe than sorry though...

 

[annmarieda]

AND... AP early registration is officially full. That is crazy!!! I expected today.. but an hour and a half?

 

[Tinker326]

AND... AP early registration is officially full. That is crazy!!! I expected today.. but an hour and a half?

Yhea- I'm placing the odds on 2 hours sell out next week!

 

[annmarieda]

Yhea- I'm placing the odds on 2 hours sell out next week!

I am wondering if it will even make it to 2 hours. I haven't read yet that the DVC spots are full yet... so who knows. Bottom line... I dont see this one remaining open till the 26th.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Yay for getting registered!

I wish I could do it but it just isn't in the cards for this year.

 

[eandesmom]

I am glad he doesn't often win with me...but we definitely have our moments. Today may just be one of them because we hates running in the rain.

Well, we hates it when it's torrential, windy or super cold. We SOMETIMES don't mind it so much when we are hot and it's a gently mist cooling us off.

Until we stop. We hates it when we stop and we really really hated getting chilled to the bone.

Ok, so I buy the cheaper kind... roll on at walgreens. It is called Maxfreeze. Same kind of stuff (only not as thick) I like it cause I don't have to get any on my hands. I know the single bottle wasn't terribly cheap.(I want to say $15) but they were on sale for bogo. So that made it much better. They have lasted me a long time.... in fact, they are the only two bottles I have purchased.

Hmmn, wonder if RiteAid has it, walgreens isn't all that close but not impossible either.

I like the audit risk that turbo tax tells you you are at... I always am a bit high given that I take my home as an employee expense. (my employer does not have a physical location that I work out of and I am required to use part of my house as a work "base")

I always have been too but this year my home office for my design stuff didn't qualify. I am not sure what changed as it has for the past several years but that hurt us a little as well.

The time from DLH to the ToT actually don't scare me. (34 days) I basically will drop down just a bit for the ToT. Last fall, I had no problem hovering around a 10 mile distance. I am pretty sure that I can manage this between the dlh and the tot.

The time from ToT to Avengers is actually perfect. (43 days) I can run the ToT as a training run for the Avengers.

Avengers to the Donald is fine too. (55 days) I can take my miles down after the Avengers and then ramp back up in December... hitting my high point just toward the end of December. It will be a short ramp down and ramp up... any less than the 55 days and I would worry more.

The donald to the Phm though... that is just 43 days. (or 42 if it is a saturday race... I can't remember if it is or isn't) With a 7 day rest after the donald and a 14 day taper to the phm, that would leave me just 3 weeks to take my miles back up. Maybe that isn't so bad. If I took my miles down to 7 (as my long run) and had to get them back up to 10 in a three week span... I bet that would be fine. And maybe I look at training differently for it. Maybe rather than setting out to run the entire thing I plan to walk designated parts of it.

Not that you are counting the days

I am sure you could pull it off. I guess the question you may need to ask yourself is would you really be ok walking (as an actual plan or as a known fall back) it or would you be bummed out and frustrated.

It am not sure... on one hand I worry about that burn out too. On the other... I know it has been a struggle for me to NOT have my miles totally up there. I feel like I am cheating by having my miles less than 25 a week and this last week of 15 really had me feeling guilty.

I might be less concerned about burn out on running per-se but more the burnout on packing, flying, 2:45 wake up times, heat or whatever and how that impacts your race experience. But I can also see where knowing you have something scheduled forces you to stick to a mileage level you want to be at regardless.

Oh no! I had not even considered the tink. That would work for a number of reasons... not the least of which would mean another shot at C2C for 2015. It would work better for work too... cause I could make it a weekend trip. ONLY issue I see with it is the fact that I don't have a DL AP... and cutting the phm trip out makes the need for a WDW less of a need

I am going to have to think on this one....

Yeah... i think that if I cancel I can always use them for the ToT trip. Course, now I am wondering about the Tink instead.... Oh..one other issue with the Tink... not owning at VGC means I can not book right now. But... I probably wouldn't use points for that trip. So another issue is that there would be a $$ amount that the trip would cost too.

sorry. Of course that assumes they keep Tink in May for 2015. Cost wise I would look at the whole picture. Flights, park tickets, race registration, days out, hotel if in Cali all that so it is more of true comparison. I think regardless though, unless you own at VGC, or rent it's offsite for a DL race, rack rate, discount if maybe they have it or rent collection points I suppose. For me, a Cali race seems equal or less in cost as flights are less and it's less days. There is also speculation about a Star Wars race for WDW but no info yet so that could change the picture as well.

 

[annmarieda]

Yay for getting registered!

I am really excited. Not only will it be the inaugural race, but we will be there when the Christmas decorations are up!

I wish I could do it but it just isn't in the cards for this year.

Maybe next year?

Well, we hates it when it's torrential, windy or super cold. We SOMETIMES don't mind it so much when we are hot and it's a gently mist cooling us off.

Agreed... torrential and windy just doesn't work. We hates that.

Until we stop. We hates it when we stop and we really really hated getting chilled to the bone.

Brrr.. chilled is not fun!!!

Hmmn, wonder if RiteAid has it, walgreens isn't all that close but not impossible either.

Hmm... I dont know. I could check.

I always have been too but this year my home office for my design stuff didn't qualify. I am not sure what changed as it has for the past several years but that hurt us a little as well.

wonder if that will impact me.

Not that you are counting the days

I am sure you could pull it off. I guess the question you may need to ask yourself is would you really be ok walking (as an actual plan or as a known fall back) it or would you be bummed out and frustrated.

And that is adding to why I am dragging my feet ... I just don't know. I want to do well... but I also want to have a good time... and if I cut out the "doing well part" will I still have a good time.

I might be less concerned about burn out on running per-se but more the burnout on packing, flying, 2:45 wake up times, heat or whatever and how that impacts your race experience. But I can also see where knowing you have something scheduled forces you to stick to a mileage level you want to be at regardless.

EXACTLY! I was just thinking today how many times that I will be in the air. NOw... I am not afraid to fly... but I also am a tad freaked out by flying that many times.

sorry. Of course that assumes they keep Tink in May for 2015. Cost wise I would look at the whole picture. Flights, park tickets, race registration, days out, hotel if in Cali all that so it is more of true comparison. I think regardless though, unless you own at VGC, or rent it's offsite for a DL race, rack rate, discount if maybe they have it or rent collection points I suppose. For me, a Cali race seems equal or less in cost as flights are less and it's less days. There is also speculation about a Star Wars race for WDW but no info yet so that could change the picture as well.

Tink in May will be the first time... The Tink was in January this year. I do need to consider how much flights will be as well as tickets and hotel.

I just need to weigh everything out... still not booked... just not sure one way or another.