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I know it sounds ridiculous, but I'm not entirely sure that I'll be able to finish the DLP half next Sunday....
I've been through about 3 stages since I signed up for the race:
1) Of course I can run a half marathon. I have like 8 months to train, so that is so doable.... And I also have time to lose the 20kgs that I have gained due to illness. (January)
2) Okay.... I haven't trained as much as I had planned and hoped - and I have not lost that much weight either. So now I have to figure out the best and the fastest way to get to the finish line with walking breaks. (June)
3) Crap... I haven't been well, so I haven't trained or lost any weight. I will do my very very best, but I'm not sure if I will be able to stay under the magic mile. (Now!)
In all three stages I have been very excited and I am so looking forward to it! My bff and I will spend a week in Paris, staying at Disney hotels, have fun in the parks and do some sightseeing in Paris. We have our costumes and are so excited to leave on Friday!!!
I'm just not sure how to feel about not finishing.... I know it is a possibility, and I kinda feel ok about it. I'm just not sure if the best strategy is to try my hardest, not stop for photos and just try and fight my way through it. OR if I should prepare myself for not getting to the finishline and stop for a lot of photos and almost wait to get swept? I would love to have all those photos, but I would also love to FINISH! And wear my medal proud - because I might not have trained for the race as hard as I should, but I have dealt with some other stuff and it is a victory for me to just go-ahead and try.
Right now I walk/run and have an average pace of 9min/km (14:29/mile) in my practise 15 km. Tomorrow I'll try 18 km and see what happens. But already at 15k I'm TIRED and my feet and legs hurt real bad!!
I guess my question is:
Has any of you attended a runDisney race you weren't sure you could finish? Any of you who didn't finish - got swept, stopped or was taken out? Any of you finished against all odds?
Any advice for an overweight girl in very bad shape hoping and doing her best to finish DLP half??
And a genereal question: does the balloon ladies stop at somepoint? Are you save at somepoint? After a certain mile?
Really looking forward to hear your feedback and stories!
- Rebekka
I've been through about 3 stages since I signed up for the race:
1) Of course I can run a half marathon. I have like 8 months to train, so that is so doable.... And I also have time to lose the 20kgs that I have gained due to illness. (January)
2) Okay.... I haven't trained as much as I had planned and hoped - and I have not lost that much weight either. So now I have to figure out the best and the fastest way to get to the finish line with walking breaks. (June)
3) Crap... I haven't been well, so I haven't trained or lost any weight. I will do my very very best, but I'm not sure if I will be able to stay under the magic mile. (Now!)
In all three stages I have been very excited and I am so looking forward to it! My bff and I will spend a week in Paris, staying at Disney hotels, have fun in the parks and do some sightseeing in Paris. We have our costumes and are so excited to leave on Friday!!!
I'm just not sure how to feel about not finishing.... I know it is a possibility, and I kinda feel ok about it. I'm just not sure if the best strategy is to try my hardest, not stop for photos and just try and fight my way through it. OR if I should prepare myself for not getting to the finishline and stop for a lot of photos and almost wait to get swept? I would love to have all those photos, but I would also love to FINISH! And wear my medal proud - because I might not have trained for the race as hard as I should, but I have dealt with some other stuff and it is a victory for me to just go-ahead and try.
Right now I walk/run and have an average pace of 9min/km (14:29/mile) in my practise 15 km. Tomorrow I'll try 18 km and see what happens. But already at 15k I'm TIRED and my feet and legs hurt real bad!!
I guess my question is:
Has any of you attended a runDisney race you weren't sure you could finish? Any of you who didn't finish - got swept, stopped or was taken out? Any of you finished against all odds?
Any advice for an overweight girl in very bad shape hoping and doing her best to finish DLP half??
And a genereal question: does the balloon ladies stop at somepoint? Are you save at somepoint? After a certain mile?
Really looking forward to hear your feedback and stories!

- Rebekka