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- Jun 21, 2011
Hi,
My best friend and I will be attending the Disneyland Paris Half Marathon in September. We have never attended a runDisney event so we are REALLY EXCITED!
Unfortunately I haven't been able to train as much as I had planned for due to some health issues. So instead of a goal to RUN the half marathon, our goal is now to FINISH it. We're planning on doing intervals with running and walking. I have a few questions and would be so happy if any of you could answer them.
1) We have noted 3 hours as our expected finish time. Does that put us in the last corral? Or do we have some time before the 16 min/mile starts?
2) I've read that runDisney races are very walker friendly, is this true? Are there many walkers and people who switch between running and walking?
I have just attended a 10k race a few months ago and the race wasn't very walker friendly. I had a really bad experience, since it seemed that running the 10k straight was a must. There weren't anyone to guide me in the right direction or any water stops, since I was very slow compared to the runners. So I'm afraid that since my friend and I will be slow, we will miss a lot and not feel "welcome".
3) Any good advice to what intervals to prepare for? We've talked about 10 min walking and then 10 minutes running, but I'm not sure I'll be ready for that. My plan is to interval train two time a week and then walk/run a longer distance once a week (starting with 10k and up to 21). And then two days a week with cross training.
4) Do we have to run over the start line? Is it a must to begin with running or can we start with walking?
Thank you!
- Rebekka
My best friend and I will be attending the Disneyland Paris Half Marathon in September. We have never attended a runDisney event so we are REALLY EXCITED!
Unfortunately I haven't been able to train as much as I had planned for due to some health issues. So instead of a goal to RUN the half marathon, our goal is now to FINISH it. We're planning on doing intervals with running and walking. I have a few questions and would be so happy if any of you could answer them.
1) We have noted 3 hours as our expected finish time. Does that put us in the last corral? Or do we have some time before the 16 min/mile starts?
2) I've read that runDisney races are very walker friendly, is this true? Are there many walkers and people who switch between running and walking?
I have just attended a 10k race a few months ago and the race wasn't very walker friendly. I had a really bad experience, since it seemed that running the 10k straight was a must. There weren't anyone to guide me in the right direction or any water stops, since I was very slow compared to the runners. So I'm afraid that since my friend and I will be slow, we will miss a lot and not feel "welcome".
3) Any good advice to what intervals to prepare for? We've talked about 10 min walking and then 10 minutes running, but I'm not sure I'll be ready for that. My plan is to interval train two time a week and then walk/run a longer distance once a week (starting with 10k and up to 21). And then two days a week with cross training.
4) Do we have to run over the start line? Is it a must to begin with running or can we start with walking?
Thank you!
- Rebekka