Thank you for the advice on my race retreat stress @PrincessV! You are totally right, there is no guarantee the weather will be bad (and I'm from Canada for goodness sake, so I should just bring some throwaway clothing and toughen up .
I have found that 16 miles is my "sweet spot". By that I mean that 16 miles or less is relatively easy for me, and anything beyond that requires work. I have also found that, much as @DopeyBadger said up-thread, those really long runs become just as easy as my shorter long runs if I slow down just a little bit more.Hi Everyone, I haven't been to disboards in a while, but thought I would checkin since we are getting close. I decided to do the Disney Marathon about a year ago. I have since lost about 40 lbs and have stuck to the training schedule. I ran a local half marathon in September and finished with about a 11:30 pace. I was happy with that. I have struggled with the long runs once they got to be 15 miles plus. I have finished all of them, but at the end, I keep thinking "the marathon is 8 more miles than this" (18 miles is the most I have done so far). I have read that the actual marathon will be easier since I will have tapered off for 3 weeks. I hope that's right...lol Has anyone else struggled with long runs?
Today’s question: what are you most excited for during Marathon Weekend?
I do this! I'd love for runDisney to put out a gps app where you can kind of be told where you would be in a race you choose, with theme music playing from each part etc. "Entering Magic Kingdom" then play Main St. music. "Entering Tomorrowland" etc. I know there is a lot of highway running in many races but just generic Disney music would work there.To help mentally get through my long 19 miler run yesterday after a crappy long run of 18 a few weeks ago I pictured where on the course I would be at Disney since the map just came out, it was kind of fun thinking ooh TTC then MK oh good ol' bear island road wonder who might be out to meet, etc.... & kept my mind on something else other than I'm going to be out here for hours.
The 5Ks start at 5:30 this year. In the past they started at 6:00AM. Minnie vans don’t start until 6:30 I believe.@DopeyBadger I have a question you may know the answer to, but anyone else is welcome to chime in.
How quickly should I be able to get back to my resort after the 5K? We have a breakfast reservation earlier than I would have wanted, so we will be rushing. My wife and I should be starting in a mid/late corral but not the last. We can each run the 5k in 26-28 mins. We are staying at SSR and plan to use the Minnie Van service to get us where we we need to go.
Looking back at my Garmin info from 2015 when we last ran Dopey, it says we started at 6:24 AM. That can't be right.
Speaking of spectators for races. These are the following milestones I have for each of the races. I will use these milestones, a runner's projected start time, and their projected pace to estimate when a runner will arrive at a milestone. If you don't see a milestone for a particular race listed that you or family plan to stand at, please let me know. It's an easy add on my end.
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Welp, you've alleviated my concerns. We should be just fine. Thanks, rteetz.The 5Ks start at 5:30 this year. In the past they started at 6:00AM. Minnie vans don’t start until 6:30 I believe.
1. Seeing friends I only get to see at rD events! ♥Today’s question: what are you most excited for during Marathon Weekend?
I totally get this! This is my third year in a row training for a marathon ("just" the 10K and full in 2016, Dopey 2017 and 2018) and nothing has changed since that first year: all runs past 13 miles have felt HARD. But last year and the year before, I felt super strong and more than ready come marathon day and genuinely didn't notice the extra mileage!Hi Everyone, I haven't been to disboards in a while, but thought I would checkin since we are getting close. I decided to do the Disney Marathon about a year ago. I have since lost about 40 lbs and have stuck to the training schedule. I ran a local half marathon in September and finished with about a 11:30 pace. I was happy with that. I have struggled with the long runs once they got to be 15 miles plus. I have finished all of them, but at the end, I keep thinking "the marathon is 8 more miles than this" (18 miles is the most I have done so far). I have read that the actual marathon will be easier since I will have tapered off for 3 weeks. I hope that's right...lol Has anyone else struggled with long runs?
Speaking of spectators for races. These are the following milestones I have for each of the races....................
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I would pre-buy memory maker. Its cheaper when you buy in advance anyways. That way you can get all of your race photos and then anything you do in the parks.
I believe it’s $169 when you buy in advance or $199 after. You can view your photos before you buy as well.What is the price difference between buying now and buying later? And can you view your photos before you buy the whole thing?
I haven't run Disney since 2013, and it was Marathon Foto (?) back then - I think I was able to see all the photos, determine that they were decent shots of me, and then purchase. Can I do the same thing with memory maker?
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Today’s question: what are you most excited for during Marathon Weekend?