Belle Ella
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- Jun 30, 2007
AH, I really need to sit down and plan our FP! That's coming up so soon.
Anyone know if it is permissible (for a male) to run shirtless in RunDisney races?
LOVE THIS! May I ask where you are getting them printed and if you got to make your own design or picked from theirs?
Okay so I had someone running in my group tell me there's a chance they may not be able to make it until 4-5pm on Saturday,I told them they had to be at the expo before it closes at 3pm but I would check with the website and call Run Disney to see what they tell me.I called them and was told they can pick up their bib and shirt before 8pm (2 hours before the race) at the information tent at the race site in WWoS.Since I got it straight from them I'm not too worried but since I had never heard of a bib pick up at the race site before I'm still maybe 1% concerned this can't be done.Has anyone picked up at the race site and not at the expo or heard about it?
Okay so I had someone running in my group tell me there's a chance they may not be able to make it until 4-5pm on Saturday,I told them they had to be at the expo before it closes at 3pm but I would check with the website and call Run Disney to see what they tell me.I called them and was told they can pick up their bib and shirt before 8pm (2 hours before the race) at the information tent at the race site in WWoS.Since I got it straight from them I'm not too worried but since I had never heard of a bib pick up at the race site before I'm still maybe 1% concerned this can't be done.Has anyone picked up at the race site and not at the expo or heard about it?
Thank you!!Usually tucked away before bag check, there is a discreet booth that dispenses bibs before race time. It is intended for emergency situations and isn't advertised, because it is far more efficient, easier logistically, and more profitable for runDisney to have all runners go to the expo to pick up their bibs.
Thanks. We ordered from http://www.nduranc.com/ This will be the third set of shirts we've ordered from them. I highly recommend them.
It's really easy to work with them. You just send them an email through their contact me link. Explain what you think you want. I just found that graphic on the internet and sent it to them and then told them what I wanted it to say. But, you can also give them a general idea and they will put something together for you from their stock stuff. They also have graphic artists that can create something for you, but that gets pricey.
They are really responsive. I've always gotten a response from them in less than 24 hours. Once you settle on what you want they send you a mock-up of what it will look like and if you approve they email you a paypal invoice. I've usually gotten the shirts within a week or so of paying the invoice.
The other thing I like about their shirts is they are very light-weight wicking material. They don't screen print as that can make the shirts hotter and impact their wicking ability. They use some kind of process that seems to just impregnate the shirt with the ink so it stays breathable. The downside is that the colors/printing aren't quite as intense as they might be with a screen print and colors can be impacted by the background color of the shirt. Just things to be aware of as you look at options.
These are the shirts we had made for running Goofy this past January.
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That's probably a lot more information than you wanted about these shirts!
Yes, interval running is very common at Disney races. You'll hear everyone's watches beeping.Weird question that has probably been discussed and I'm just totally missing it. Do people do the full half and full marathons with the interval pace? I have been doing really well running with the 2 minute / 1 minute and find in my 10k and 15k races that if I try to deviate from this or run straight through for a mile or two it really wears me out for the rest of the race. Will I be all alone if I walk after 2 minutes from the start? Probably silly to even care but I don't want to be the only one stopping so quickly.
Weird question that has probably been discussed and I'm just totally missing it. Do people do the full half and full marathons with the interval pace? I have been doing really well running with the 2 minute / 1 minute and find in my 10k and 15k races that if I try to deviate from this or run straight through for a mile or two it really wears me out for the rest of the race. Will I be all alone if I walk after 2 minutes from the start? Probably silly to even care but I don't want to be the only one stopping so quickly.
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For good racing etiquette; if you are doing racing intervals, is there a preferred side you should try to stick to when you go to walk? Does it matter if walkers are on the left or the right? I feel like walkers should be on the right based on real world running situations- but wasn't sure about races...
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For good racing etiquette; if you are doing racing intervals, is there a preferred side you should try to stick to when you go to walk? Does it matter if walkers are on the left or the right? I feel like walkers should be on the right based on real world running situations- but wasn't sure about races...
Agree with all of this, but especially the bolded portion...In theory you would want to stay right, but honestly at these Disney races it's so crowded that it can be impossible to stick to one side or the other. I just make sure that when I'm preparing to walk that I raise my hand and then do a quick check behind me to be sure nobody is right on my heels. Sometimes that means that I run a few seconds longer to be sure I can slow down safely. In some cases staying more in the center can work out better because people have more room to dodge around you on either side. I absolutely believe in following good race etiquette, but remember that just because you run intervals doesn't mean you don't have as much right to run your race as the next person. I often see people complain that run/walkers don't follow good etiquette on the race course, but I've had plenty of runners who also can be pretty inconsiderate to others around them as well. We all have an obligation to watch out for each other and make sure we are sharing the course appropriately.
ETA: I don't know if you are running alone, but I think the bigger problem is when there is a group of people who run/walk and they walk three or more abreast. That causes lots of disruption and makes it very difficult to get around them. A single individual who is running intervals is less likely to cause problems. Not impossible, but less likely.
I was one of the people who said I had to keep dropping my intervals. I think it was someone else in here (ZellyB maybe?) who dropped to 90/30. I have been doing 120/30, although I probably should be doing 90/30 because some of my later intervals end up being more like 105/45 or 90/60.Still chugging along at training. Can't remember now if it was here or Princess or Tink but somewhere someone mentioned how they shortened their R/W intervals to 90/30 and it made a world of difference in their performance and actually made their overall times faster.
Like others said, you totally will not be the only person starting your intervals that fast, and don't try and make yourself run too much at the start just because you don't want to stop so early! Stick with what you have trained. I do usually skip my very first walk interval in longer races (> 5K... I tend to skip intervals a little more freely in a 5K), but no more than that.Weird question that has probably been discussed and I'm just totally missing it. Do people do the full half and full marathons with the interval pace? I have been doing really well running with the 2 minute / 1 minute and find in my 10k and 15k races that if I try to deviate from this or run straight through for a mile or two it really wears me out for the rest of the race. Will I be all alone if I walk after 2 minutes from the start? Probably silly to even care but I don't want to be the only one stopping so quickly.
I stick to the right when it's crowded, but as soon as it thins out a bit, I sometimes will go all the way to the left. Assuming that the road is closed, I mean. It depends on where in the road I'm running and where the bulk of other people are running. Sometimes if I know there's a left turn that will be coming up, I'll be moving my way more to the left side (running those tangents!) or sometimes it's just less crowded out there.Piggyback to this question-
For good racing etiquette; if you are doing racing intervals, is there a preferred side you should try to stick to when you go to walk? Does it matter if walkers are on the left or the right? I feel like walkers should be on the right based on real world running situations- but wasn't sure about races...