I was swept at the the Wine and Dine half. Mile 3 let me tell you how wonderful the people who sweep you are. I was having alot of trouble with keep the pace. I just wasn't ready for the race (Humid, getting off a ship after being on it for 2weeks and lastly but the biggest reason not enough training). I was running 16 min miles before the beginning of my trip and couldn't keep that pace during the race. They were motivating me and telling me that how wonderful i was doing and that if i could just speed up a little bit i could keep going. They actually apologized to me because they had to sweep me. These people have the hardest job in the race because they have to kill your dream of finishing. They had a van waiting with air conditioning, water and just a great attitude. They took me to the finish line to meet my sister who was going back to the hotel to get my change of clothes. Another racer let me use their cell phone to text my sister that i had been swept(thank you to that person). Make sure that you are ready. They say you have to maintain your pace but you have to keep in mind the following things. There are picture opportunities on the course with characters and such, you will have to use the rest room if you are slower and lastly it takes time to suck down water unless you have really mastered it. Good luck with the race.
Old thread... Current worries. I'm terrified also about not finishing my races and being swept. Reading some of these stories helped ease those nerves a bit. Train train train, I suppose.
You CAN transfer, but the key is, like you said, the race you want to transfer to needs to still be open. Registration is slowing down for some of the Disney races, but not all, so it's not always a given that a shorter distance will have spots open. Plus, I don't know if many people know about the transfer option.If you can not run the race do you just loose your money?
I thought it was possible to swap out for another race weekend with a processing fee but according to the site you can only swap out for a different race that same weekend if not sold out and only a week ahead.
Bingo! Pick a training plan that works for your body and your schedule and stick to it. It'll be worth it!Old thread... Current worries. I'm terrified also about not finishing my races and being swept. Reading some of these stories helped ease those nerves a bit. Train train train, I suppose.
My worry at the moment is that even in my long runs I haven't passed the 5k mark yet ( training for 10k btw) and while my average pace is less then 16 mm some of my splits are above 16 mins. A friend who is doing the half assures me that adrenaline will push me through it come November ( that's what happened my last timed 5k where all my splits were less then 15 mins a speed I've yet to replicate since May) I hope he's right and I don't start strong but fizzle out
Old thread... Current worries. I'm terrified also about not finishing my races and being swept. Reading some of these stories helped ease those nerves a bit. Train train train, I suppose.
You're right; train, train, train. Running is as much of a mental game as it is physical. Training your brain and attitude towards running/training is just as essential to your actual mileage. The mind controls the body thus whatever feelings are running (no pun intended) through your mind will be transferred to your body.
Training runs should be an all out effort. Ease into and make them as pleasant as can be and you'll find things will become easier.
Training runs should be an all out effort. Ease into and make them as pleasant as can be and you'll find things will become easier.