hauntedcity
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 24, 2003
A big THANK YOU to everyone here for sharing your experience, making great suggestions, and giving lots of support.
My wife and I finished our first half marathon! We were a bit slower than we expected, but we lost a lot of time weaving around people, and had many more bathroom breaks than expected. We drank water at every hydration spot, but when training, we usually only had about 8 oz halfway through. How often does everyone else hydrate during a half? Other than that, it was an amazing experience. I loved running down Main Street, and emerging from Cinderella's Castle was truly a magical experience. We used Jeff Galloway's run/walk method and had lots left in the tank when the race was over. Nothing makes you feel like a total badass like running past people on the uphill overpass just before Epcot!
My goal for next year is to run a local half marathon and get a time that moves me up into D or E corral (we started in F this year). I also want to bring a camera along. I was so focused on the race that I didn't want to carry anything, so we left the good camera in the room, although we snapped a few pictures with our iPhone (which we use for RunKeeper). Foolish me! I would have loved to have that camera along!
See you all on the course next January!
Doug
My wife and I finished our first half marathon! We were a bit slower than we expected, but we lost a lot of time weaving around people, and had many more bathroom breaks than expected. We drank water at every hydration spot, but when training, we usually only had about 8 oz halfway through. How often does everyone else hydrate during a half? Other than that, it was an amazing experience. I loved running down Main Street, and emerging from Cinderella's Castle was truly a magical experience. We used Jeff Galloway's run/walk method and had lots left in the tank when the race was over. Nothing makes you feel like a total badass like running past people on the uphill overpass just before Epcot!
My goal for next year is to run a local half marathon and get a time that moves me up into D or E corral (we started in F this year). I also want to bring a camera along. I was so focused on the race that I didn't want to carry anything, so we left the good camera in the room, although we snapped a few pictures with our iPhone (which we use for RunKeeper). Foolish me! I would have loved to have that camera along!
See you all on the course next January!
Doug