Marathon Weekend 2019

[TheHamm]

Watching in HS for part of the full, I wondered how much distance the diversion to allow people crossing the course would add. I noticed it in the half in Epcot when they made me go on the outside of the island, but I was too dazed to realize what was happening. Half the people got to run the inside of the tangent, the other half the outside of the tangent, with an island of park guests being herded across hanging out in the middle.
Overall, I measured 13.7, and I know I did not run the tangents.

Also, I am ready to sign up for another race. I did not expect that so soon.

 

[camaker]

I was wondering the same thing. My GPS said 26.79. My friends was very close to mine. I tend to run in the middle the entire time. This seems like a bigger discrepancy than any other race I have run. The half’s I have run have been with .05.

If you are running in the middle of the course and following its twists and turns, you’re not running the tangents, especially with a course that tends to wind around like this one.

 

[roxymama]

My new applewatch asked me 4 different times if I was "done running" during our long wait for the chipmunks at mile 7. I had to be real careful to touch dismiss instead of end. It'd be cool if there could be a program for having the stopwatch time continue but you can choose "peeing", "character stop", "waiting for light" (on training runs), "stopped to say hi to a cute dog", etc., etc.

 

[roxymama]

If you are running in the middle of the course and following its twists and turns, you’re not running the tangents, especially with a course that tends to wind around like this one.

Not my image, but exactly what I wanted to convey.

 

[camaker]

Not my image, but exactly what I wanted to convey.

That works great for the visual I was trying to convey with words. I also find it very easy to stray from the tangents in the early miles of the WDW half and full. The course is so wide in places on the open road that if I let my concentration lapse for a couple of minutes I find myself running the outside of a long sweeping curve instead of cutting across its tangent like I want to.

 

[BigEeyore]

26.54 for me!

Anyone know who the character was just before AK - guy with a hat and a pointy chin?

 

[TheHamm]

My new applewatch asked me 4 different times if I was "done running" during our long wait for the chipmunks at mile 7. I had to be real careful to touch dismiss instead of end. It'd be cool if there could be a program for having the stopwatch time continue but you can choose "peeing", "character stop", "waiting for light" (on training runs), "stopped to say hi to a cute dog", etc., etc.

I think of the 'moving time' on Strava or Garmin as a version of this information. The difference between my total and moving time was about 36 minutes, which I think is about what I waited in line for 3 photos (unevenly skewed toward chipmunks!).

 

[rteetz]

26.54 for me!

Anyone know who the character was just before AK - guy with a hat and a pointy chin?

Bowler Hat guy from Meet the Robinsons

 

[huskies90]

Anyone know who the character was just before AK - guy with a hat and a pointy chin?

http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Bowler_Hat_Guy

 

[rteetz]

Our bananas were put to good use

https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a25857255/chiquita-recycles-banana-peels-disney-marathon/

 

[huskies90]

My watch tracked me at 26.85 which I think is pretty accurate taking into account character stops and bathroom breaks.

 

[TheHamm]

Our bananas were put to good use

https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a25857255/chiquita-recycles-banana-peels-disney-marathon/

I was baffled by the bins when I first saw them, was there any commentary in the race guide or from announcers? I wish I would have known there were 3 different types of box bins for things, I had already tossed a layer by the time I knew they had a distinct receptacle. While I do believe in the laziness of people, I think too many people are sleepy, in a hurry or what not to pay attention to what was being thrown where. I actually thought it would have been useful to have them colored cardboard, or let kids decorate them at the expo or something to make them distinct from one another.

 

[rteetz]

I was baffled by the bins when I first saw them, was there any commentary in the race guide or from announcers? I wish I would have known there were 3 different types of box bins for things, I had already tossed a layer by the time I knew they had a distinct receptacle. While I do believe in the laziness of people, I think too many people are sleepy, in a hurry or what not to pay attention to what was being thrown where. I actually thought it would have been useful to have them colored cardboard, or let kids decorate them at the expo or something to make them distinct from one another.

I do believe it was in the guide but I don’t recall anything from the announcers.

 

[PCFriar80]

I was baffled by the bins when I first saw them, was there any commentary in the race guide or from announcers? I wish I would have known there were 3 different types of box bins for things, I had already tossed a layer by the time I knew they had a distinct receptacle. While I do believe in the laziness of people, I think too many people are sleepy, in a hurry or what not to pay attention to what was being thrown where. I actually thought it would have been useful to have them colored cardboard, or let kids decorate them at the expo or something to make them distinct from one another.

The bins were not very “appealing”. That’s all I got! Gotta split.

 

[Barca33Runner]

Mine was around 27.1 and I also forgot to stop my watch until after the food boxes too.

Same. 27.1 and forgot to stop until outside of the gear check.

 

[jennamfeo]

Orlando Airport Farewell beverage.

 

[DopeyBadger]

In addition to tangents, just simply standing in a character line is going to add distance. The GPS radius ping is about 10m on most devices. Take a worst case scenario of it hitting the opposite side of the circle every 3 seconds. Stand in a character line for 7 minutes and you could be looking at as much as 1400m (0.87 miles) in extra distance just from the GPS satellite trying to find you constantly.

I run the tangents as hard as I can from the front of Corral A and HMs at WDW I've gotten 13.22, 13.18, 13.20, and 13.22. For the M I've gotten, 26.44, 26.33, 26.44, 26.40, and 26.41. It's the winding turns in MK, AK, DHS, and WWOS that add additional mileage to my GPS trace. But I'm not actually running 26.33-26.44 for the marathon. In reality, I'm running really close to 26.22. There's just little anomalies in my GPS trace that are adding in that extra distance like running through water or slightly off-road when in reality I'm still on the road.

 

[BigEeyore]

Bowler Hat guy from Meet the Robinsons

http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Bowler_Hat_Guy

AH HA! I consider myself I pretty big Disney nerd and I was stumped on that one! (probably bc I haven't seen the movie before!). I think he wins "most obscure character on the course" award!

 

[roxymama]

Orlando Airport Farewell beverage.

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My farewell drink was an iced coffee. Clearly I have a lot to learn from you. Next race weekend, I am hiring you as my "extra-curriculars" coach.

Stand in a character line for 7 minutes and you could be looking at as much as 1400m (0.87 miles) in extra distance just from the GPS satellite trying to find you constantly.

The chipmunk line I stood in may actually have been .87 miles long

 

[Desdemona924]

AH HA! I consider myself I pretty big Disney nerd and I was stumped on that one! (probably bc I haven't seen the movie before!). I think he wins "most obscure character on the course" award!

Speaking of 'obscure' characters - I am personally offended that in PhotoPass, the Darkwing Duck stop is called Launchpad McQuack and Friends.