Originally Posted By smedley Yup wine and dine is on the 1st October! I didn't do the DL (I am in the UK lol) I was just on a training run when I got the injury.
Originally Posted By smedley Yup wine and dine is on the 1st October! I didn't do the DL (I am in the UK lol) I was just on a training run when I got the injury.
Originally Posted By -em Wasn't going to... Of course since its the last day of vacation and I'm now sitting in the airport waiting to go home I'm back off the pain killers and don't need to tape up my knees due to pain... Go figure- Taking the rest of the week off running but will start training for Wine and Dine next week
Originally Posted By FerretAfros So I just got back from my first post-half-marathon training session, and I thought I was going to die. I had to call it quits after only 25 minutes (including warm-up and cool-down), because I just couldn't take it any more. I thought that I was pretty much over my soreness, but the areas that were even slightly sore started to tense up pretty quickly. It got not-so-fun really fast! It did give me a chance to start to break in my new shows (post-half gift from myself) without anything too intense, but it was a bit of a bummer. Also add in the crazy heat outside, and lack of a strong AC inside, and stopping early just seemed like the best solution. Hopefully I can do better on Friday! : / Looking ahead on my Jeff Galloway training schedule (for the Goofy), it starts to get pretty intense soon, so I need to figure out how to recover faster. Next weekend says to do 4mi on Saturday, and 13mi on Sunday. I'll probably tone it down some, but I can't believe he wants me to go that far so soon!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hahaha I just reread that last sentence, and it makes me sound like a shy girl with an aggressive boyfriend...
Originally Posted By -em LOL- No comment there.. I personally think you are crazy for doing the goofy (That applies to everyone who runs the race too...) But that does sound painful coming right after the 1/2th and don't envy you... -em
Originally Posted By smedley Count me with -em for thinking you're crazy doing the goofy hopefully everything settles down for you both soon! I am in less pain today, got a sports massage this evening, training starts again tomorrow, but I don't know when I will get to running distance. DH (he who does no training but is naturally good at sports) did 15 miles yesterday, ran the first and last miles around the 13.1 and still completed in 2hrs and 35 mins... I could seriously go off a person. I've told him that if he wants/needs to be running that pace he will be running on his own! LOL
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I hope you start feeling better soon! Even if you can't do any real distance-stuff yet, I'm sure you're killing to just get a nice walk in. And it sounds like your DH just has an unfair advantage on the world! And if you think I'm crazy for doing the Goofy, maybe I shouldn't tell you that I'm considering going for the Dopey (unofficial term, adding the 5K on Friday morning). The only thing holding me back is that it looks like the 'medals' from previous years are kind of lame, so I'm not sure it's worth getting up early and paying an extra $40 for it. After 39.3, what's another 3.1, right? : )
Originally Posted By smedley Yep certifiably nuts I know a friend ran the 5k in DL last week and wasn't over impressed with the medal then!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I just checked the runDisney site, and it looks like the start times for the WDW Half and Full got moved up again. They're now at 5:30am. While it's only 10 minutes before last year's time, the early start (particularly coming from the West Coast) is my biggest concern about this. Given that they wanted us to be onsite about 90 minutes early for the DL race, that would mean being to the start area (or at least on a bus on the way there) by 4:00am. Or 1:00am Pacific. I'm going to be in the Eastern time zone for Christmas, and I'll do my best to keep my body clock that way (or earlier) in the weeks between then and the race, but it's going to be a real challenge!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Quick question: what time do the parks open? Are they open while the race is still going on? I assume that MK and maybe DAK could open after the runners pass through, but it seems like Epcot and the Studios would have to wait until the afternoon to open. Doesn't the course go through guest areas of the park? Must be interesting for the racers and the guests to try and dodge each other!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros A couple more questions: I saw that they just put the course maps online, and there are a couple 'food' stations. What exactly does that mean? Is it more than just Gu? I wouldn't expect anything else, but I've been reading reviews of the 2010 race in the cold, and people have talked about getting frozen bananas; I had assumed they were talking about the end of the race, but maybe it was in the middle. And speaking of cold, do they hand out those foil blankets at the finish line? Seems like they might be a really good idea, especially if it's a little on the chilly side. I could always check a bag of warm clothes, but I'd rather avoid the hassle if I can...
Originally Posted By -em Hadn't thought of the time changes vs the early start.. I know with Wine and Dine (10:30 pm-ish Start) adrenaline kicked in despite me running though my typical bed time (11/12 midnight) The parks do open on time (so 8/9 ish) The course is cordoned off by cones and there are lots of cast keeping the runners on the course and the day guests off the course and policing the 'cross walks' playing red light green light to get the guests across the race course (runners always get priority!) as soon as the end of race units come though the cones are picked up and normal operation resumes. I worked Studios one year for the marathon and prob will work this years though with the Events Team (I'm running Space Coast and Princess instead of January- unless I change my mind real quick...) Since I don't run 'big races' I cant say for sure but I believe there is 'real food' i.e bananas at one mile stop. -em
Originally Posted By smedley So are you all ready for the weekend Ferret? You too -em as I know you caved and registered I really wish I was out there too, I want a donald duck medal lol!
