CampbellScot
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2006
Congrats to all who raced!! I was so incredibly nervous for my first half. With Hurricane Sandy coming through last year and giving us the gift of no power and then pneumonia we were unable to run though we were still at Disney for the week. I will admit was rough to see everyone with their medals the next day and wishing so desperately we had been able to be a part of it. Fast forward to this year and oh my goodness what a difference a year makes. Even though I'd had bronchitis a few weeks out, both husband and I were healthy and ready to go for race night!! I was able to stop and get my most coveted picture with Hyacinth Hippo!! (my one and only stop!). I couldn't believe how great we both felt, right on pace and no side stitches to speak of. (I ALWAYS deal with side stitches!). At one point during a walk break I met a woman who actually had a BROKEN HIP. Her husband was a few corrals behind with two running attendants as he had recently lost his sight! I resolved right then and there that I would run this race with every ounce of mental strength I could muster b/c I most certainly had the physical strength to do it! So very inspired by everyone out on that course.
The humidity zapped us both a bit but we had our Gu Chomps and kept our energy up. The ONE real complaint I would give would be the path leading out of Animal Kingdom had sprinklers on! Not "let's have a gentle sprinkle to cool the runners" but full on heavy sprinklers that had caused a very deep HUGE puddle that at some points would have and did cover some people's sneakers up to their ankles. It appeared a sprinkler was broken. Not sure what happened there but had I not been able to leap over some deep water I'd have been in blister trouble with wet sneakers and still a ways to go.
Other than that, my husband and I had a really great race. Some of the pathways were super narrow that forced walking whether we wanted to or not. Especially leaving DHS and heading toward Boardwalk. At that point I became aware of a brother/sister couple that kept arguing about walk breaks. At once point the brother said "I'm Walking!" and his sister responded "I'm telling mom that you are refusing to try!" Then she grabbed his hand and said "We'll do it together. Now come ON!". Pretty cute.
The finish was pretty emotional for me. We finished in 2:15 which we had not expected at all. It was a great race. It was a difficult race at points. It was a mental quest of courage and trusting in my training. It worked!!
i can't wait for January!!!!!
Thanks to everyone on this thread for all the advice and words of encouragement. It was a huge part of my mental prep and I couldn't have done it without y'all!!!
The humidity zapped us both a bit but we had our Gu Chomps and kept our energy up. The ONE real complaint I would give would be the path leading out of Animal Kingdom had sprinklers on! Not "let's have a gentle sprinkle to cool the runners" but full on heavy sprinklers that had caused a very deep HUGE puddle that at some points would have and did cover some people's sneakers up to their ankles. It appeared a sprinkler was broken. Not sure what happened there but had I not been able to leap over some deep water I'd have been in blister trouble with wet sneakers and still a ways to go.
Other than that, my husband and I had a really great race. Some of the pathways were super narrow that forced walking whether we wanted to or not. Especially leaving DHS and heading toward Boardwalk. At that point I became aware of a brother/sister couple that kept arguing about walk breaks. At once point the brother said "I'm Walking!" and his sister responded "I'm telling mom that you are refusing to try!" Then she grabbed his hand and said "We'll do it together. Now come ON!". Pretty cute.
The finish was pretty emotional for me. We finished in 2:15 which we had not expected at all. It was a great race. It was a difficult race at points. It was a mental quest of courage and trusting in my training. It worked!!
i can't wait for January!!!!!
Thanks to everyone on this thread for all the advice and words of encouragement. It was a huge part of my mental prep and I couldn't have done it without y'all!!!