POT (Proof of Time) Race Equivalency Cutoff Confirmed Times

[LorrieAnn5]

I’m on my phone at the moment, but I think I found your name specific link to results here:

Everything else sounds right.

THANK YOU!!!! I'm glad I asked how to do this. I edited the link with my specific results. Thanks so much!!!!

 

[DopeyBadger]

THANK YOU!!!! I'm glad I asked how to do this. I edited the link with my specific results. Thanks so much!!!!

You very likely would have been fine either way, but this helps streamline the process on their end if they actually do a check of it.

 

[disneylandlocal]

This thread is super helpful; thank you!

I’m signed up for the Disneyland half without POT. My goal is to get a qualifying POT for wine and dine 2024. I’ve only run 1 half before and I did it in 2:10 but that was over 10 years ago. I can run long distances with an average pace of 10:30. Some of my shorter runs are 9:50-10. For my Disneyland half training I focused on distance and admittedly did not do as much cross training or speed work as I’d like.

What is the easiest way for my to get a POT for wine and dine? Is it a 10k, 10 miler or half? I’d hate to do a half and miss the cut off by a few minutes. Does submitting any time help corral placement or does it only matter if it’s sub 2:15 for the half?

Any resources to help on my speed ?

FYI- I’ll be stopping for photos at the Disneyland race and don’t plan to use that time.

 

[fatmanatee]

This thread is super helpful; thank you!

I’m signed up for the Disneyland half without POT. My goal is to get a qualifying POT for wine and dine 2024. I’ve only run 1 half before and I did it in 2:10 but that was over 10 years ago. I can run long distances with an average pace of 10:30. Some of my shorter runs are 9:50-10. For my Disneyland half training I focused on distance and admittedly did not do as much cross training or speed work as I’d like.

What is the easiest way for my to get a POT for wine and dine? Is it a 10k, 10 miler or half? I’d hate to do a half and miss the cut off by a few minutes. Does submitting any time help corral placement or does it only matter if it’s sub 2:15 for the half?

Any resources to help on my speed ?

FYI- I’ll be stopping for photos at the Disneyland race and don’t plan to use that time.

10k would probably be easiest to pull off, there’s less of a commitment. When I started focusing more on improving times the first races I noticed improvements were shorter distances. Don’t bother submitting a time if it doesn’t fall in the POT range, you might end up getting penalized and put in the last corral. They have the later estimated time ranges for a reason, no reason to go beyond that, it's just giving RD extra work to sift through.

 

[WillRunForPizza]

What is the easiest way for my to get a POT for wine and dine? Is it a 10k, 10 miler or half?

@DopeyBadger just answered a very similar question here: https://www.disboards.com/threads/the-running-thread-2024.3936814/post-65243298

Does submitting any time help corral placement or does it only matter if it’s sub 2:15 for the half?

Some people find that if they submit a slower time, they're placed in the corral that matches that time. Others have said they put a time and got placed in the last corral. If it were me, I would only submit a time that actually qualified.

Any resources to help on my speed ?

Find a training plan that fits where your fitness is now and the amount of time you have for running, and follow it.

One easy way to add a little bit of speed is with 3-8 strides at the end of a couple of easy runs a week. Strides are 10-20 second intervals of speedwork with complete rest in between. Gradually build up over the first few seconds to 80-90% of your maximum speed. Hold that speed for the middle part of the interval (5-10 seconds). Then - again gradually - slow back down to your normal running speed. When you feel fully recovered (breathing and HR back to normal), you can do another stride if you want.

I'm not sure when the POT submission cutoff is for W&D - maybe July? - but you probably have time for a couple of training cycles before then if you wanted, which gives you options to try multiple distances.

 

[disneylandlocal]

10k would probably be easiest to pull off, there’s less of a commitment. When I started focusing more on improving times the first races I noticed improvements were shorter distances. Don’t bother submitting a time if it doesn’t fall in the POT range, you might end up getting penalized and put in the last corral. They have the later estimated time ranges for a reason, no reason to go beyond that, it's just giving RD extra work to sift through.

Thank you! Struggling to understand the charts, what time do I need for the 10k to submit a POT?

 

[Naomeri]

Thank you! Struggling to understand the charts, what time do I need for the 10k to submit a POT?

If you want corral A, you want your 10K to be 54:45 or faster, and for corral B you want 54:46-1:01:00

 

[disneylandlocal]

Thanks! Corral A is a stretch, I’ll be happy with Corral B

 

[flav]

I just noticed the following on rD page:

10-Miler Proof of Time: Results for a 10K, 15K, 10-Mile, Half Marathon or Marathon

I never seen the 15k before, which is great for non-US racers.

 

[Zutroy]

I just noticed the following on rD page:

10-Miler Proof of Time: Results for a 10K, 15K, 10-Mile, Half Marathon or Marathon

I never seen the 15k before, which is great for non-US racers.

I think it’s great for everybody, since a 15k is the ideal race distance. Short enough to let you go fast, long enough to be a challenge. Yet I still refuse to sign up for the 10-miler because that extra .7 ruins the entire experience.

 

[flav]

I think it’s great for everybody, since a 15k is the ideal race distance. Short enough to let you go fast, long enough to be a challenge. Yet I still refuse to sign up for the 10-miler because that extra .7 ruins the entire experience.

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The only disadvantage is that the 15k is not acceptable for the Marathon. I guess I’ll push a HM when my current PoT expires.

 

[The Expert]

Heads up @DopeyBadger that along with race themes, rD announced that POT for the Disneyland Halloween races will be 2:30. Deadline is oddly early -- March 1.

 

[SheHulk]

Heads up @DopeyBadger that along with race themes, rD announced that POT for the Disneyland Halloween races will be 2:30. Deadline is oddly early -- March 1.

Wonder if that's a typo... that's early

 

[The Expert]

Wonder if that's a typo... that's early

I'm thinking it has to do with the rD staff wanting to get POT checks in before they all take off after SS. But legit could be a typo.

 

[Naomeri]

Wonder if that's a typo... that's early

I could see that, someone typing a date, trying for maybe 6/1 and hitting the 3 by mistake, and everyone else just running with it because nobody knows any better

 

[fatmanatee]

I could see that, someone typing a date, trying for maybe 6/1 and hitting the 3 by mistake, and everyone else just running with it because nobody knows any better

June 1 makes a lot more sense.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Well crap. Are we going to speculate now that they might move the POT for the WDW race weekends to 2:30 as well? Because that might motivate me to to train to go faster and attempt it.

 

[LorrieAnn5]

Well crap. Are we going to speculate now that they might move the POT for the WDW race weekends to 2:30 as well? Because that might motivate me to to train to go faster and attempt it.

My impression is that specifically in Disneyland they need to spread out the corals more evenly by getting some C people moved up to B to help with course congestion so maybe that is why the POT was expanded.
Of course take my opinion with a grain of salt because DL HM was my first and only runDisney event.

 

[Disneyhanna]

I think extending the POT range is wonderful. Will be so interesting if they continue that for WDW races. I am hopeful I can get a new POT but having more wiggle room would be awesome in case I don't get back to where I was.

 

[3princesandaprincess]

Hmmm…. I’ll be interested to see how this goes. Was planning to run another half for POT before next year’s marathon. But if it extends to 2:30, I have a 2:19 half.