mr incredibleS1
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2014
I got home Monday, and haven't had the time to sit down and write a report from this years race, so here it goes:
I signed up for the Marathon and the 10k. It seemed like a good idea months ago, but as the race got closer, I regretted it, knowing that I would be getting up now several mornings in a row early because of the races and to get into RoTR. The good thing was we got up early on Thursday to ride RoTR, so I was tired enough Thursday night to get to bed earlier. The bad news was I was then so tired Friday, That I went to bed early Friday night and slept in Saturday, so I slept like crap Saturday night. Either way, doing the 10k was good, because it was like a dress rehearsal for the marathon: I got to know the lay out, what was served for food, coffee. I was glad to see that you could use your magic band to purchase snacks and coffee at the start, as I did forget my snack Friday. On Saturday night, I went to the food court to find something for breakfast on Sunday. The only thing that looked appealing (except for the price) was the runners food bag for $10. I got it, and I'm glad I did. I didn't wait around at the food court on Sunday morning, and was able to get on one of the Pop busses that made it to the start on time. Note to self: Always do this. I heard a guy talking in line for breakfast on Monday who said that he got on the Pop bus at 3:05, and didn't make it to Epcot until 5! There would have not been time to eat had that been me!
I was a little disappointed at the fact that they had us arrive 30 minutes earlier, but only sent us out about 7 minutes earlier than usual. I hope this problem is corrected in the future. I was really concerned about the heat, and thought that I wouldn't be able to perform well at all. I went to the Frozen ride the night before, and spoke to a cast member, who gave me a Fastpass for the ride so that I could ride it during the Marathon. What happened during the marathon though, I do not know how or why, but I did much better than expected. Even with stopping three times to use the bathroom, and one photo op, I completed the Marathon in 4:27:45! This ranked as the third fastest of my 5 Disney Marathons, and only 10 minutes slower than my best. I heard someone say or read somewhere right before the marathon to pour water on your head and body at the water stops. Almost every one, I dumped the water on my head and let it drizzle down my front or back. I don't know if this is what helped, but I made it and was very satisfied with my time.
Doing the courses every two or three years, it is tough to say what I liked or didn't like about each aspect of the course. I will say that I did not like WWoS, and I'm glad that we didn't run there.
I will say that I have been surprised at how I felt when I got done. I didn't seem as beat up as other marathons, and wonder if the flatness of the course has something to do about that. I also wonder about all the walking I did in the parks in the previous 5 days had anything to do with it. I will say that walking through the parks after probably helped to move out the lactic acid out of my legs. After the Marathon, I went back to the hotel to shower, then spent the rest of the day and evening at three different parks, and didn't get back to the hotel until 9 pm. At the end of the day, my Garmin said I had 75,000 steps and had gone 42 miles!!
Leaving on Monday was tough. My family and I had a wonderful week, not only did I run the 10k and Marathon, but we celebrated my daughter's 21st birthday in Disney. It had been 3 years since we had been in Disney and I knew leaving that in reality, it probably will be another two to three years until I will return. It is nice staying in the Disney bubble, away from reality for a week.
Upon returning, I learned that after being very lucky for the last 11 years in a row, I did not secure an entry for the Boston Marathon this year. I have received entries from the running clubs I belong to, but the BAA is giving out less and less each year, and this year I did not make the cut. I will resume Marathon training next week for a different April marathon this year. I need something to get me through the rest of this New England winter!
I signed up for the Marathon and the 10k. It seemed like a good idea months ago, but as the race got closer, I regretted it, knowing that I would be getting up now several mornings in a row early because of the races and to get into RoTR. The good thing was we got up early on Thursday to ride RoTR, so I was tired enough Thursday night to get to bed earlier. The bad news was I was then so tired Friday, That I went to bed early Friday night and slept in Saturday, so I slept like crap Saturday night. Either way, doing the 10k was good, because it was like a dress rehearsal for the marathon: I got to know the lay out, what was served for food, coffee. I was glad to see that you could use your magic band to purchase snacks and coffee at the start, as I did forget my snack Friday. On Saturday night, I went to the food court to find something for breakfast on Sunday. The only thing that looked appealing (except for the price) was the runners food bag for $10. I got it, and I'm glad I did. I didn't wait around at the food court on Sunday morning, and was able to get on one of the Pop busses that made it to the start on time. Note to self: Always do this. I heard a guy talking in line for breakfast on Monday who said that he got on the Pop bus at 3:05, and didn't make it to Epcot until 5! There would have not been time to eat had that been me!
I was a little disappointed at the fact that they had us arrive 30 minutes earlier, but only sent us out about 7 minutes earlier than usual. I hope this problem is corrected in the future. I was really concerned about the heat, and thought that I wouldn't be able to perform well at all. I went to the Frozen ride the night before, and spoke to a cast member, who gave me a Fastpass for the ride so that I could ride it during the Marathon. What happened during the marathon though, I do not know how or why, but I did much better than expected. Even with stopping three times to use the bathroom, and one photo op, I completed the Marathon in 4:27:45! This ranked as the third fastest of my 5 Disney Marathons, and only 10 minutes slower than my best. I heard someone say or read somewhere right before the marathon to pour water on your head and body at the water stops. Almost every one, I dumped the water on my head and let it drizzle down my front or back. I don't know if this is what helped, but I made it and was very satisfied with my time.
Doing the courses every two or three years, it is tough to say what I liked or didn't like about each aspect of the course. I will say that I did not like WWoS, and I'm glad that we didn't run there.
I will say that I have been surprised at how I felt when I got done. I didn't seem as beat up as other marathons, and wonder if the flatness of the course has something to do about that. I also wonder about all the walking I did in the parks in the previous 5 days had anything to do with it. I will say that walking through the parks after probably helped to move out the lactic acid out of my legs. After the Marathon, I went back to the hotel to shower, then spent the rest of the day and evening at three different parks, and didn't get back to the hotel until 9 pm. At the end of the day, my Garmin said I had 75,000 steps and had gone 42 miles!!
Leaving on Monday was tough. My family and I had a wonderful week, not only did I run the 10k and Marathon, but we celebrated my daughter's 21st birthday in Disney. It had been 3 years since we had been in Disney and I knew leaving that in reality, it probably will be another two to three years until I will return. It is nice staying in the Disney bubble, away from reality for a week.
Upon returning, I learned that after being very lucky for the last 11 years in a row, I did not secure an entry for the Boston Marathon this year. I have received entries from the running clubs I belong to, but the BAA is giving out less and less each year, and this year I did not make the cut. I will resume Marathon training next week for a different April marathon this year. I need something to get me through the rest of this New England winter!
