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Marathon Weekend 2018

Well, what an amazing weekend I had! Although it was cold, I had such a great time finally getting to experience Marathon Weekend! I’ve loved all the RunDisney races I’ve done, but the half marathon on Saturday was definitely my favorite so far. I soaked in every mile, got some great photos, and overall just had a blast! And my Dad was able to spectate at the TTC and on Floridian Way, and he too enjoyed the morning.

Then my sister ran (and finished!!) the Marathon so my Dad and I spent the day at Epcot yesterday spectating and waiting for her. We got a great spot over the bridge in France and got to see her come through at Mile 25. What an incredibly amazing, motivating experience! Everyone looked great and I am now firmly planning to move forward with my plan to run a Marathon this fall. It won’t be Disney, but the Disney Marathon is definitely on my list to go back for sometime as soon as possible.

Also, @DopeyBadger, were you wearing an orange top yesterday? I’m pretty sure I saw you from a distance come through past Spaceship Earth about 15 minutes before Epcot opened. I was in the crowd waiting to be let in and saw someone who I was almost positive was you.
 
*DisneyDreamer said:
Well, what an amazing weekend I had! Although it was cold, I had such a great time finally getting to experience Marathon Weekend! I’ve loved all the RunDisney races I’ve done, but the half marathon on Saturday was definitely my favorite so far. I soaked in every mile, got some great photos, and overall just had a blast! And my Dad was able to spectate at the TTC and on Floridian Way, and he too enjoyed the morning.

Then my sister ran (and finished!!) the Marathon so my Dad and I spent the day at Epcot yesterday spectating and waiting for her. We got a great spot over the bridge in France and got to see her come through at Mile 25. What an incredibly amazing, motivating experience! Everyone looked great and I am now firmly planning to move forward with my plan to run a Marathon this fall. It won’t be Disney, but the Disney Marathon is definitely on my list to go back for sometime as soon as possible.

Also, @DopeyBadger, were you wearing an orange top yesterday? I’m pretty sure I saw you from a distance come through past Spaceship Earth about 15 minutes before Epcot opened. I was in the crowd waiting to be let in and saw someone who I was almost positive was you.
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That was me! I saw the crowd and was definitely finishing before EPCOT opened.
 
Congratulations everyone!!!! Just checking the boards now as the last few days have been busy.

Wow! What an amazing experience!!! I was pretty impressed with the marathon and had a blast the whole time. Never hit a wall and ran at least some of every mile. No chafing and only blisters on back of heel mostly due to not tying shoes tight enough. Biggest thing is no leg craps, a first for me since I tend to get them on half marathon.Starting in H was a mixed blessing as I gave up weaving in the narrow sections but that also helped me slow down as well and just enjoy the experience. The entertainment was great.

I have to say I was impressed with everyone. I met a lot of great folks in the parks. Everyone was just super supportive of each other.

Thanks to everyone here these past few months. Even though I was mostly a lurker I enjoying reading all of the advice, Sunday questions and excitement for the race. I am sure I will be back sometime
 
Thank you everyone for your advice, we’ve contacted run Disney but only via the website, we can’t find an email to contact them directly. If we don’t hear back in a few days then we’re gonna give them a ring. She’s got photo evidence but not a Garmin, she doesn’t run with one or an app. Was just a hard slog for her with the norovirus and she’s pretty gutted she’s not on the results.

Hope everyone is feeling good today, apart from some tight calves I’m feeling pretty good. Boyfriend is suffering and almost cried when we got to some stairs bless him!
 


bananabean said:
I’m looking forward to... never doing a marathon again!
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See previous posts on this topic. :)

I made a scientific discovery: Running 39.3 miles and staying up on Sunday and not taking a shower and a nap till 6PM (well technically not a nap since I slept till 6AM) AND drinking 'Goofy' amounts of wine cancel each other out. Monday morning, I should have been in a wheelchair and had an upset stomach and a headache, but I was good to go.

And yes, the birds WERE chirping louder... Life is good.
 
Novatrix said:
So, are marathons like childbirth? Painful process, but once you're done and have the sense of accomplishment and are cuddling that nice shiny medal you kind of forget the pain and start considering doing it all over again?

'Cause yesterday sucked at parts, and I definitely feel like someone beat me up today, but my mind is already going "So Space Coast, marathon or half?":scratchin
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I don't know nothing about birthing babies (Gone with the Wind reference for you youngsters), but yes.

Having that medal hung around my neck is as close to the Olympics as I'll ever get. For me, it took about 2 days before I was cruising marathonguide.com

But 12 is enough.

Check back with me in a week. :)
 


Congrats to everyone! Especially some of you with those amazing times and your pr's. Way to go!

I was unable to make it to any of the meets before, DH was insistent we were in our corals early......

Coming from WI and running in cold temps the running part didn't bother me, but sitting around for hours before the race was horrible. I think at the start of a couple races I just curled into a ball and completely covered myself with the 2 mylar blankets I brought. At home it could be zero, but I step out of the house and I start running. It's cold for about 1/2 mile then body heats up. Here I still wasn't warm on the full and I work under armour cold gear!

I am glad I completed my first marathon and did Dopey, shed tears in quite a few spots, first being running down Main Street USA. I have done Wine & Dine and Star Wars and neither took you into MK, so that was a nice first. But I am almost embarrassed telling my time with all you all-stars out there...... My training runs shows I should have done about 12:30 for the half and 13:00 for the full. Granted I stopped for characters on the half and my time was 3:03 (14:09/min). My full, I didn't have a goal going into it, it was just completing it. I decided the night before I wanted to be in at under 15 min miles. I believe Disney says you need 16 min miles so I wanted to be a minute quicker then that. I hit my goal of coming in at 6:28 (14:47/min). I didn't stop for hardly anything, I think just 3 stops. I just wanted it over.

It's funny the emotions that go through you. I thought up until hitting MK "wow this is going awesome, it's going to be a breeze". Leaving MK it got beyond boring, thought about just quitting it because my feet were starting to get so sore at mile 10. Entering AK I had to stop and take off my shoes and rub my feet which rejuvenated them and kept me going strong. Had to do that again at mile 23.

I woke up on Sunday feeling beyond excited. Not because of what most probably feel for actual racing. I was counting down the time until being finished. Up at 2am, planning on starting race right before 6am, and 6 1/2 hours run so I knew 10 1/2 hours this would all be over. Starting the race, I knew I had less then a day at work until it was over. Then a couple hours in, I knew it was just the afternoon left for work.

I like the 10K distance and my goal is to improve that time. My pace drastically slowed after I started training for multi-day challenges as Star Wars was the challenge plus the 5K. I'd like to be able to do a good 10K and then if a half comes up that I want to do just do a little more training to get that in at a good time.

I think this marathon thing is a one and done. With my turtle pace, it is just way too long out there. I know, I could work on that and get a better pace, but I don't have a desire to go out and run for hours for a training run. Takes a lot of commitment and I admire those of you who are able to put forth that dedication. LOL but when races come back to DL if they throw in a full, I might change my mind.

I think given my training times, the times I got were fair on race day. But I also don't have the pain most experience after the race. I did a half in February to get a decent POT for this race and I could barely walk for four days. I remember 3 days after the race, when in Vegas someone commented how I was already drunk and it was just 10am, not drunk just had to hobble because of my legs. Sunday late afternoon we hit up Epcot and just a little pain going up stairs. Flew home today and legs were a little tight after getting up from sitting for hours on the plane, but no real pain. I guess the main take away from given my lack of pain is I obviously didn't run to what I could. But I am still happy I completed everything.

Another take away, I think a lot of people are having someone else run for them to get a POT. I get people get injured and they are drastically slower then their normal pace on race day. I'd want to do the race too even if not up to what I know I could, I wouldn't throw away all this training bcuz I was recovering from an injury, I'd hobble it through. But the number of people I saw in A-C bibs that were moving slower then me (I was in E), some huffing and puffing after a couple miles in, their physical shape (which yes I know not every runner is super lean body) and the way they were dressed (I saw a couple people in jeans with B coral for the full!), leads me to believe they didn't earn their coral and that is what kinda upsets me.
 
Finally catching up!
@JClimacus have fun at SW weekend. You deserve it!
@OldSlowGoofyGuy So glad you made it here. Sorry you missed Dopey, but Goofy is the toughest part and you did it with style, especially while grieving.
@camaker @Barca33Runner @StarGirl11 @jAcKs_x0 @Dis5150 and any others, proud that all of you finished despite health/ injury problems.
@Keels and @ZellyB You guys rock with the encouragement you give on the boards and in person!
@Chaitali i know you wanted it after all the training, but look how far you’ve come! 20+ miles is nothing to sneeze about. You can do it whenever you feel ready. Next year maybe or a non-Disney marathon?
@DopeyBadger You are awesome. I wish you had gotten you marathon PR. So close! Thanks for being there at the finish line again. And thanks for the heads up about the Mickey photo. We got one just before he left!
I’m sorry to have missed the pre-marathon meetup. We got on the bus at OKW about 3:15, and headed to SS where we were the third bus waiting there for runners. It took more than 30 minutes to load each bus in turn and then finally head to EPCOT. Then we took a circuitous route (probably because of the wreck that I have just read about tonight). We arrived about 4:10, after they released to corrals, and the meetup appeared to be over. We got into D in time to start in the 3rd or 4th wave. The good part was that we weren’t in the cold for very long.
Up until about mile 17 I was on track for a marathon PR at around 5:15-5:20, or even with an inevitable slow down toward the end, I could beat the previous PR of 5:32. Unfortunately, DH (a runner for 30+ years) had some racing heart problems that really scared me and we walked the last 9 miles! He kept apologizing for “ruining my race.” I kept telling him to stop at a medical tent, but he’s a stubborn man who doesn’t know the word “quit.” He insisted he was ok as long as he was walking. So we finished at almost 6:15 and got our bling and his two “perfect” ribbons. An hour after the race he was fine, but he has an appointment with a cardiologist when we get home!
 
asheleycs said:
Well, I finished! I guess I have to consider myself a runner here at some point...

As an aside, has anyone ever gotten one of these jackets:
https://www.shopdisney.com/dopey-ru...sher-jacket-for-women-limited-release-1464711

I'm considering it, but the size chart is WAY off. XXL with a 24-inch hip? LOL.
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I believe the measurements are when the jacket is lying flat (half the hip circumference).

I'm loving those finisher jackets! Were they at the Expo? Do they typically offer finisher jackets online after the race? I did not participate this year, but plan to run in 2019. Thanks!
 
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CDKG said:
I believe the measurements are when the jacket is lying flat (half the hip circumference).

I'm loving those finisher jackets! Were they at the Expo? Do they typically offer finisher jackets online after the race? I did not participate this year, but plan to run in 2019. Thanks!
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I didn't see anything like it at the expo, but they could have been at the finish line. But you can order them online!
 
Disney at Heart said:
Finally catching up!
@JClimacus have fun at SW weekend. You deserve it!
@OldSlowGoofyGuy So glad you made it here. Sorry you missed Dopey, but Goofy is the toughest part and you did it with style, especially while grieving.
@camaker @Barca33Runner @StarGirl11 @jAcKs_x0 @Dis5150 and any others, proud that all of you finished despite health/ injury problems.
@Keels and @ZellyB You guys rock with the encouragement you give on the boards and in person!
@Chaitali i know you wanted it after all the training, but look how far you’ve come! 20+ miles is nothing to sneeze about. You can do it whenever you feel ready. Next year maybe or a non-Disney marathon?
@DopeyBadger You are awesome. I wish you had gotten you marathon PR. So close! Thanks for being there at the finish line again. And thanks for the heads up about the Mickey photo. We got one just before he left!
I’m sorry to have missed the pre-marathon meetup. We got on the bus at OKW about 3:15, and headed to SS where we were the third bus waiting there for runners. It took more than 30 minutes to load each bus in turn and then finally head to EPCOT. Then we took a circuitous route (probably because of the wreck that I have just read about tonight). We arrived about 4:10, after they released to corrals, and the meetup appeared to be over. We got into D in time to start in the 3rd or 4th wave. The good part was that we weren’t in the cold for very long.
Up until about mile 17 I was on track for a marathon PR at around 5:15-5:20, or even with an inevitable slow down toward the end, I could beat the previous PR of 5:32. Unfortunately, DH (a runner for 30+ years) had some racing heart problems that really scared me and we walked the last 9 miles! He kept apologizing for “ruining my race.” I kept telling him to stop at a medical tent, but he’s a stubborn man who doesn’t know the word “quit.” He insisted he was ok as long as he was walking. So we finished at almost 6:15 and got our bling and his two “perfect” ribbons. An hour after the race he was fine, but he has an appointment with a cardiologist when we get home!
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Hope everything is okay. It was great seeing you guys again!
 
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