Marathon Weekend 2019

[DopeyBadger]

My email - sent yesterday, received this morning:

Thanks! Looks to be another in the pod of a 1.08 conversion. Nice to see that holds up away from the POT cutoff as well.


Just got my email response as well, which suggest they're working through them now.



So for the HM, that would be a variable R value based on the POT distance:



And for the M would be very close at:



So I feel as confident as I can in the following:



The orange values are the confirmed cutoffs for the POT submission. The other values are merely extrapolations from the R conversions to give a very reasonable guess as to the cutoffs for the other corral positions. Again, nothing is guaranteed. Remember these are to "gain access" to that corral. So for instance to be in C corral of the HM (assuming a 2:15 HM POT cutoff) you would need a 1:01:22 10k, 1:14:27 12k, 1:34:30 15k, or 1:42:16 10 miler or faster down to the B corral standards.

They did also confirm that the Dopey participants use the marathon cutoffs. No Dopey time bump.

 

[Livelovedance]

As I’ve mentioned in this thread before, I’m running princess weekend but I’ve been following this thread because of all of the great runDisney tips!

Thanks to some insight from this week’s SAFD, I just booked a second flight for our trip, just in case. I went back and forth about it (Is it worth it? Is it a good idea to book 2 flights when I only need one?) but I decided this afternoon that with all of the money that we’ve put into this runDisney weekend, I’d HATE to miss it due to flight delays/cancellations that I couldn’t reschedule last minute! (I know there are no guarantees, but I feel a little better having a second option)

Long story short, I wanted to say thank you for the advice! I look forward to reading about everyone’s adventures during marathon weekend!

 

[jennamfeo]

@DopeyBadger UGH 1:53:30. I wish this summer wasn't so hard on me and I wish I stuck harder to my training plan now. 39 days...

 

[DopeyBadger]

@DopeyBadger UGH 1:53:30. I wish this summer wasn't so hard on me and I wish I stuck harder to my training plan now. 39 days...

Just let the chips lie where they may. Stay confident.

 

[roxymama]

Looks like C for me if that all holds up so I'm cool with that. I care more about waiting around at the start than anything else.

 

[SarahDisney]

I have two races coming up, a 10-miler and a half. My goal for the 10 miler is 1:45. My goal for the half is don't die.
So ... do I email rD/Track Shack and tell them my goals are 1:45 for the 10 miler and 2:22 for the half (times on either side of @DopeyBadger's calculated cutoff for corral D) and ask what the equivalent marathon times are for those two? Or do we think we've bothered them enough and go with the math we have?

(For the record ... I definitely won't be using the half as POT ... it's after the deadline. But if for some reason I decided to take the 10 miler easy and/or skip it, then my goal for the half might be somewhere around there. So I'm only like 75% lying.)

 

[DopeyBadger]

I have two races coming up, a 10-miler and a half. My goal for the 10 miler is 1:45. My goal for the half is don't die.
So ... do I email rD/Track Shack and tell them my goals are 1:45 for the 10 miler and 2:22 for the half (times on either side of @DopeyBadger's calculated cutoff for corral D) and ask what the equivalent marathon times are for those two? Or do we think we've bothered them enough and go with the math we have?

(For the record ... I definitely won't be using the half as POT ... it's after the deadline. But if for some reason I decided to take the 10 miler easy and/or skip it, then my goal for the half might be somewhere around there. So I'm only like 75% lying.)

You could certainly ask if you wanted to. They're both really close to the 5:00 corral D cutoff. So it would in a way give us those confirmed values as well.

 

[Keels]

I have two races coming up, a 10-miler and a half. My goal for the 10 miler is 1:45. My goal for the half is don't die.
So ... do I email rD/Track Shack and tell them my goals are 1:45 for the 10 miler and 2:22 for the half (times on either side of @DopeyBadger's calculated cutoff for corral D) and ask what the equivalent marathon times are for those two? Or do we think we've bothered them enough and go with the math we have?

(For the record ... I definitely won't be using the half as POT ... it's after the deadline. But if for some reason I decided to take the 10 miler easy and/or skip it, then my goal for the half might be somewhere around there. So I'm only like 75% lying.)

I would email the Track Shack email that's on the RunDisney site that is listed for questions about PoT - they obviously want to handle them now versus after corrals come out. Mine was answered (as were subsequent emails about other things) within 12 hours.

 

[SarahDisney]

Okay, email sent, automatic reply received. I'll update you guys when I hear back from them.

 

[jennamfeo]

Okay, email sent, automatic reply received. I'll update you guys when I hear back from them.

Awesome because if for some reason I completely blow my half in September my current PR is 2:22. Haha. So this saves me an email.

 

[lahobbs4]

Middle of the pack is good enough for me! I should end up in D. I have no stress to try to get closer than that. Thanks for your investigation!

I know we have talked meals before, but do you recommend the larger meal for LUNCH the day before the marathon? Or for DINNER?

 

[DopeyBadger]

I think this version of the chart should be easier to read and interpret.

 

[TheHamm]

Thank you @DopeyBadger for the easy to read corral prediction chart! While my boss walked by and assumed I was doing actual work (because, graphs and charts for miles!) I could determine it is unlikely I can improve enough to bump up. 5 minutes off a 10K seems like a lot....

 

[MissLiss279]

Middle of the pack is good enough for me! I should end up in D. I have no stress to try to get closer than that. Thanks for your investigation!

I know we have talked meals before, but do you recommend the larger meal for LUNCH the day before the marathon? Or for DINNER?

My preference is lunch...

 

[PrincessV]

Just got my email response as well, which suggest they're working through them now...

THANK YOU @DopeyBadger! This is really helpful and appreciated!

 

[roxymama]

Middle of the pack is good enough for me! I should end up in D. I have no stress to try to get closer than that. Thanks for your investigation!

I know we have talked meals before, but do you recommend the larger meal for LUNCH the day before the marathon? Or for DINNER?

Bigger lunch for me (but never an overeat situation) and light early dinner. I don't do well with the whole "carb overload" night before. I just try to injest carbs and protein at a normal amount and not omit them. If that makes sense.

 

[JBinORL]

Ugh, a measly 22 seconds away from A based on 10k time.

 

[lahobbs4]

My preference is lunch...

Bigger lunch for me (but never an overeat situation) and light early dinner. I don't do well with the whole "carb overload" night before. I just try to injest carbs and protein at a normal amount and not omit them. If that makes sense.

Ok my thoughts exactly! I always have such a nervous stomach the night before anything of importance, and doubt a food baby at that time would be good.

 

[emol123]

Isn’t there a half marathon martin Luther king weekend?

 

[rteetz]

Isn’t there a half marathon martin Luther king weekend?

No WDW Marathon Weekend is before Martin Luther King Weekend. Princess is after in February.