Originally Posted By FerretAfros Apparently I was counting down to the wrong day; the WDW marathon weekend registration opened today! I just registered for the Goofy Challenge, and I still haven't decided if this is a good idea, or I'm just crazy. : /
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall ^^It's a good idea! And a little crazy! I did the Goofy Challenge in 2009, and had a blast! Take it easy in the half, and kill it in the full. Pace yourself well the first half of the full, then you're good. Make sure your race bracelets aren't too tight when they give it to you, it will get uncomfortable during the race. Most importantly have fun )) You'll have 3 medals to show for it, and 5 if you do the Coast to Coast 5 medals for 3 races
Originally Posted By BellesLibrarian My latest running mantra has been "it's all about the bling." LOL Thinking about doing the Wine and Dine, but just realized that starts at 10PM!!! Two halfs on different coasts qualify for the special Partners medal, right?
Originally Posted By BellesLibrarian FerretAfros ... good for you for even thinking about the Goofy, let alone registering for it. Maybe someday I'll join you, but as I'm still struggling to get past 6 miles, 26.2 seem impossible. 39.3 in two days seems unfathomable. Then again, a year ago a mile seemed impossible.
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall belle> one step at a time. before you know it you'll think 6 miles is an easy run. i did my 8th marathon yesterday (the LA marathon, in torrential down pours and 20+mph gusts, and I got my best time, I was shooting to break 4 hours, but I got a 4:14-crazy weather). keep with the training, and you'll have stories to tell YOU CAN DO IT! You are already ahead of most people. goofy is an awesome experience, and you actually have to walk about a mile to the start line for both races, so it's more like 41-42 miles...but technically i guess it doesn't count!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros You should go for it, BellesLibrarian. I don't think I've run much over 2 miles at this point, but I'm running several times a week and still have plenty of time. I figured I needed to set an insane goal to really stick with it, and so far it's working. Dropping over $300 on registration is also a pretty good way to make sure you don't back out! : )
Originally Posted By Socrates BTW, a good rule of thumb is you can race half your weekly mileage. Socrates "The unexamined life is not worth living."
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Is that how much you can race at one time, or in a week? : ) The more I think about this, the more rediculous it seems. It's good to know that I should be able to race more than my daily average, since I wasn't about to be doing anywhere near a full marathon on a regular basis!
Originally Posted By BellesLibrarian Socrates ... so to do the Goofy I should get up to running 80 miles a week? Yikes! Another 3 miles today. Still lots of training to do in the next 5 weeks until the Broad Street Run (10 miles in Philly).
Originally Posted By ArcadeX5 Belles, five years ago I could barely run one mile. Now I run Ultra Marathons up to 50 miles and hope to run a 100 miler later this year. If I can do it anybody can do, that for sure!
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall anyone know what the new runDisney event is? I guess it's going to be officially announced soon...
Originally Posted By Socrates I have a good friend who is a marathon runner. The sport of running is as much art as science in that everyone is unique. But there are a lot of "general rules", like don't increase your weekly mileage by more than 10%. Regarding training for a marathon, my friend would recommend trying to get to about 55 miles a week with at least one 18-mile run (or a bit longer). But you shouldn't have to do a "test run" of the full 26.2. That should be good enough for the average recreational runner. Of course, if you're trying to make the Olympic team, then you need two-a-days, speedwork, and a weekly mileage in the triple digits. So what is your goal? Socrates "The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."
Originally Posted By BellesLibrarian Thanks, Socrates. That's very helpful and encouraging. For now, my goal is to finish before they kick me off the course for not moving fast enough. I've put too much work into this to leave without a medal and a celebratory walk through Disneyland later that day.
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s <<anyone know what the new runDisney event is? I guess it's going to be officially announced soon...>> It has to be the new race at Disneyland that the CM told me about at the Phoenix RNR Expo, but short of that, I am stumped. I haven't any idea what those clues could even be leading towards. Based on how fast this 1/2 filled up, they should do just fine filling up a 2nd race at DL - I assume the demand for Coast-to-Coast medals is partially to blame for that demand. The 5k filled already too. If I remember right, that was well into June last year before it filled. Amazing how fast both races went this year.
Originally Posted By mmaus1962 Hello, everyone. Old member of LP and it's been awhile since I've posted, but this topic caught my interest. Some have talked about the Wine and Dine Half Marathon at WDW. I ran in the Inaugural Wine and Dine race in October. The race was fun, lots of entertainment along the way to keep it interesting--as usual for the Disney races. (I've also done the WDW full marathon, but haven't found the motivation to go for the Goofy.) I also thought it was cool that they did a Half Marathon Relay. The first person ran five miles, tagged off in the AK parking lot, and the second person ran the remaining eight miles. I would point out that the 10:00 p.m. race time is a little tough, especially if you're used to running early in the morning. Second, if you do run the race, try to arrange it so you don't have to check a race bag. Bag pick-up after the race was a NIGHTMARE! I almost fainted from the heat and exhaustion. I truly hope they fix this next year. Third, after the race, runners and guests were able to wander around the World Showcase and sample the Food and Wine Festival food booths. Sounds nice, but this, too, was very poorly planned. The after race party was packed! It was way oversold and the lines for the various booths were really, really long and a number of booths sold out of items. The only way that this wouldn't have been too bad is if you were one of the first wave to finish. (Which I was not. Finally, the course was fun except that around the 8-mile point there was a switch-back that was very crowded and created a huge bottle-neck. Overall, it was a fun event, and I did it because I wanted to try a Disney Half and attend the F&W Festival, so I combined the two. But I really hope that Run Disney finds a way to fix these problems.
Originally Posted By mmaus1962 I just noticed this on the registration page for the Wine and Dine Half: "The finish line will be located in the Epcot® parking lot and only steps away runners (21 years old or older) will have the opportunity to enjoy their first beer in the finish line beer garden. The new finish line location will include an expanded bag claim and changing area so you can get ready for the runner’s night out." So, hooray! They fixed the race bag pick up problem. Thank goodness.
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall <Based on how fast this 1/2 filled up, they should do just fine filling up a 2nd race at DL - I assume the demand for Coast-to-Coast medals is partially to blame for that demand. The 5k filled already too. If I remember right, that was well into June last year before it filled. Amazing how fast both races went this year.> the first two years, the half filled up much faster than it has the last 4 years. I think because the prices kept going up, plus the second year (i think it was) was the 90+humidity, and a lot of people were discouraged. i don't remember about the 5k, I only ran it once. they really need to add a second race to california. there are like 10 races in florida and 1 in california. plus, the selfish part of me wants another opportunity to be a legacy runner!!! LOL Right now, DL1/2 is my next race, way too far away. I want a race now!
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s <<the selfish part of me wants another opportunity to be a legacy runner!!! LOL>> And I want the opportunity to become a legacy runner!!! <<Right now, DL1/2 is my next race, way too far away. I want a race now!>> Same here. My doctor released me to full activity earlier this month (ankle repair back in December), so I'm only back up to 3 miles and wow - am I slow! I am itching for a race and DL1/2 will be my first one post-surgery. Not expecting a PR, but so happy to be able to run again!
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall They are finally going to announce the new run Disney event on tuesday-April 19th!
Originally Posted By VickiHD Has anyone been following the "Clues"?? I just hope it is another race for us at DL.
