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Negative splits baby! First time ever!
Good Morning! Hope you all have your FF+ wishes granted and are pre-checked in to your W&D hotels! I'm getting very excited for my first rD event after seeing all the pictures of the DL 1/2 this weekend!!
I do need some help from you guys though. I've combed through last year's program and all the threads I could find but I'm still wondering about this part. My DD25 isn't running with us in the 5k, does she have to get on one of the runners buses before the last one at 5:30 to see us start and finish? or are there later buses for the spectators? Do spectators just stand around without coffee and amenities while we run through the park? I've seen the cool Cheersquad areas for some of the halfs but i didn't know if there was something similar for this 5k.
I think I know the answer but just wanted to check...
Running - heck, even run/walking - and I are not really on speaking terms right now. I *am* doing hot yoga a few times a week and Taekwondo 5-6 times per week. I walk pretty quickly and should be able to walk the half in Disney's limits - especially since I submitted a sub-2:45 time. BUT... Since Taekwondo is done barefoot, my feet are having some adjustment issues and can be really sore. So I'm undecided right now.
IF I decide to not attempt it, I could still get my stuff from the Expo and use the bib to go to the after-party to hang with friends, right?
At Tinker Bell they were $36.95, minus 10% Disney Visa discount if you have one.Does anyone remember from previous races how much the t-shirts run at the expo? I have just done 5k Disney races before and didn't buy any merchandise. With never having run a half marathon before I want some extra souvenirs.
Oops... so, I actually bought one of the designs they released online after the race because I'm a Disney sucker. And I had just checked the price of that one in my email before I replied because I thought they were all the same price, and it was $36.95. It was one of the cotton ones. I just went and looked at the ones I actually bought at the expo and the cotton "I Did It!" one was $32.95 and the tech one was $39.95.YIKES!!
That's pricey. Tell me you meant that it was $40USD for TECH tshirts, and not just for regular cotton? *thinks she may have to get a second career before the race if not*
Just had the worse training run ever.....
Am trying a new supplement- a thermogenic (cellucor super HD extreme for anyone curious) and while I do okay with those in general; I think the increase in heart rate just did me in. This is the first time EVER that I have aborted a run. I literally was running along and struggling to run more than 45 seconds without needing to stop to catch my breath. Literally. I felt like I was never recovered. The easiest way to describe it is if any of you have ever done a heart rate test or cardio fitness kind of test where you're operating literally at your max heart rate. When that happens, no matter how much harder you push- your heart will not beat any faster. I'm not out of shape, I'm actually in great cardiac shape (thank the lord) but I think considering my heart rate not on thermogenics is typically around 175-180 when running, the addition of the supplement was just too much.
I'm so embarrassed because I made my intervals but at 3.2 miles I had to turn back. Which meant I got my distance to 6.5, but it took me about 1:30 give or take. I've never aborted a run. I've never had a long run day where my distance went negative- my long runs are up at 8-10 miles right now. I can cover those 8-10 miles in the same time it took me to do today's distance. I'm beating myself up pretty hardcore. Every step I took, my muscles felt like ropes on my skeleton. At one point, I felt like pulling to the side of the rail trail and puking. I never felt like my heart was racing persay, I just felt like with every step I'd already run a marathon (no pun intended) and was trying to sprint to the finish line. Mentally, this was a terrible outing.
*sigh*
I guess at least I know if I need to, I can still walk the race and keep less than a 16 min/mi- but that's the only positive of today's run.
Feeling pretty beat up right now