Originally Posted By sunNrainfall I don't use galloway training, but the any of the challenge training gives you an idea of how often to throw in a back to back, just to get used to it. I don't think it's necessary every weekend, though I usually run back to back on saturday/sundays anyway. You'll be fine. I didn't find it much harder either, just take it easy saturday.
Originally Posted By VickiHD How's the corral placement for the 10K in a "challenge" ? Are the challenge runners in one corral or is still based on your finish time ?? I've got to get it done quick and then ideally shower then we're off to the kids races. If the corral placement is unorganized I may have to skip the shower and head right over to the kids races. Can't miss my little runner.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Your corral will be based on your anticipated finish time, and may be different for each race depending on the corral sizes. Because the Half this weekend used smaller corrals, I was in A for the 10K and B for the Half There is widespread speculation that Disney adjusts the anticipated finish times for Goofy and Dopey participants in WDW to slow them down some (basically moving them back 1 or 2 small corrals), since they're running multiple long races. I haven't heard anything to indicate either way about whether or not they also do this for the 10K+Half combinations
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall I was A/B, too 10k/half. I don't think they adjusted the times for 10k/half, because this is where I should have been and I know they added more corrals for the half, pushing me back to B, usually anywhere between 1:48-2:00 for a half. I could see them adjusting for the Goofy/Dopey because it's a lot more miles. I don't remember when I ran Goofy in 2009. Ferret>seems like we run about the same times, do you follow any of the major training schedules?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Embarrassingly, I haven't really followed a training schedule in a couple years. For a while, I had races so frequently that my schedule just sort of fell together through them. Recently, I've been taking a bit of a break (relative term), and haven't raced since a 10-miler in April. I spent most of July on vacation without the ability (or real desire) to run, so I basically did an accelerated schedule for August to try and get the mileage in. I got up to about 20 miles total for a week and then 'tapered' the week leading into the races, and had to make due with that In general, I try to loosely base my training on Jeff Galloway's plans. I do run/walk intervals (which seems pretty rare at my pace), so it makes sense to try and listen to his mileage recommendations. My only big disagreement with him is doing the 26 mile training runs for Dopey and Goofy; the longest training run I've ever done for my 11 marathons is 18mi, and I only did that once
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall I've used 3-4 different schedules, including galloway at one point. I kinda like the higdon training, but on marathons, I'll do run/walk. The longest I've trained for a marathon is 22, and I felt that was plenty. I'm always looking for tips. I still haven't broken 4 hours for a full, close, but not close enough. Oh well, I'll keep trying!
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall Anyone running Avengers next month? They released the bibs and corral assignment, I guess today. I just saw them. I can't figure out how they do these assignments. I see the times, but I always run between 1:50-2:00 and I keep getting placed in different corrals. It's usually A, but DL Half I was back in B, unless that was because of Dumbo. I wonder if Star Wars will be more like Avengers.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm also doing Avengers, and I must have somehow screwed up my time during registration. I have a 1:50 proof of time, which should be more than enough to get me into corral A (1:55 required), but for some reason I've been placed into corral C (2:10). I know that they officially don't change corral assignments at expos any more, but I may have to see if I can get moved up; worst case scenario, I'm no worse off for trying And in a slightly terrifying turn of events, my bib for the 5K is #39. That's low double digits! I feel like that's an unreasonably high expectation to put on me! I'll be running with a friend and following her pace, so I'm quite certain that I won't be anywhere near the 39th person to finish
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall Try emailing or calling Run Disney. That's a big difference in time. One of the first Tink races Corral A was everything up to 2:15. It was horrible trying to get around everyone and this was with a broken toe! That's way too much of pace range to bunch up in one Corral. Haha. Bib Number Peer pressure. I expect you to report back finishing in the top 30
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I may try and get it fixed. At this point I assume everything has been finalized so they probably wouldn't be able to do anything until the expo anyway At Tink and Princess this year I started in Corral B with the other guys, and it wasn't too much of an issue. I stayed toward the front of the corral and had a clear path within moments. We caught up with the ladies pretty quickly, but they had already spread out by then. I was just hoping to get a photo or two with some characters, but that seems unlikely now since there will be so many people ahead of me. This is somewhat of a goal race for me (my former proof of time is "expiring") so I won't want to wait in any long lines
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall Yeah, they fixed the Tink after the first race. I know a lot of people were complaining. Tink spreads out really fast, but there's a lot less runners. Good for times! I just hope it stays cool for the race in May now.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Avengers will also be toward the smaller side of things (~12,000 runners, compared to 16,000 for DL1/2 or 26,000 in WDW) so I'm hoping that it will be okay. The course barely spends any time in the parks, so it would be nice if that distance was actually enjoyable!
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall What did everyone think? I LOVED that course. The wind was another story. OH THAT WIND (haha). I was getting blown to the side. I tried drafting some of the bigger guys or groups for a little, it helped a little bit, but the winds were so swirly. The dirt was everyone. I can't wait to run it again. Loved all the costumes. I don't think I've ever been at a race with this many runners wearing costumes. So much fun!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I wasn't a huge fan of the course, but that may have been because of the wind. It just seemed like we were running past a lot of unremarkable scenery: generic motels on Harbor Blvd, generic office parks, generic dusty trail. Even though the non-park scenery was better than DL1/2, there was so little time in the parks that the balance just didn't seem right to me And the wind! I don't think I've ever run in something so windy before! The middle half (or more) of the race was into a headwind, and the dust was flying everywhere. It was funny to see how dirty everybody was, from it sticking to your sweat. Last night I had to run to catch a connecting flight (which I ended up missing) and spent the next 20 minutes coughing because of all the crap in my lungs from the race. But somehow the volunteers seemed to manage just fine with it; they were definitely fighting an uphill battle on that one!
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall I've never run in wind like that either and I've run in the Santa Anas plenty. It seemed like no matter which direction we turned, it was still into the wind. They were reporting 9 miles of the race was into the wind. 25-35 mph headwind with 55mph gusts. The tailwind the last 3 miles was nice. I was clocking a 7:40 pace. It was crazy. I had pebbles, dirt, and leaves in my hair. I found some flower/leaves in my shirt, too! Dirt in my ears, too. My eyes felt all sandy, too. I saw a table at Angel Stadium flip over with all the cups of water, and the cups went flying across the parking lot. Yeah, the volunteers were awesome for staying out there, at least we were moving, they had to stay in one spot and deal with everything.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>I saw a table at Angel Stadium flip over with all the cups of water, and the cups went flying across the parking lot.<< Sounds like you were just ahead of me! I didn't see the table, but there were a bunch of volunteers chasing cups down in the parking lot, and one was carrying the boards that they use to build layers on the tables. That was the same area where they had the plastic tape strung up to mark the course, and it was making so much noise in the wind that I was pretty sure it was going to snap
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall Less than a month until Dopey! I'm excited. I'm a little confused by the corral they assigned me, but I'm hanging back with 2 friends anyway, so I guess it's not that big of a deal. 1.5 weeks until tapering! I'm ready!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Oh, I'm incredibly un-ready! I've only had a handful of runs since Avengers, and none of them have been long. Hopefully I'll be able to do something decent this weekend, but I'm not holding my breath For the corrals, they have tons of them for the half and full (I think it goes through P), but they're fairly small and are released in fairly quick succession. For Dopey, you'll get 2 bibs: one for the 5K and 10K and one for the full and half, each of which will have a corral marked on it. Since the 5K and 10K are smaller races and have fewer corrals, you'll be in a different corral for those races (unless you're in A for everything), but still based on the time you submitted. It seems complicated (especially when you consider how many different sets of bibs need to be coordinated for each corral), but it works surprisingly well once you're there and see everything in person Is this your first time doing one of the WDW races?
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall Oh! I did 4-fr, 9-sat, 19-sun and I felt surprisingly good. I woke up monday like I had an easy run weekend. Way better than expected. I did Goofy in 2009, so I get using the same bib thing with both corrals (and Dumbo was like that), but somehow I ended up in corral K, which is weird. I don't remember if I used a half or full time, but it would have either been 4:24-full or 1:54-half. It just seems like I should have been in a higher corral. But I'm not trying to PR and am hanging back with a friend who's slower. I was just surprised. :/ Since you have experience (I'll take advantage of your knowledge ). I'll be driving from a mile away to get to the race start. Realistically, what time do you think we need to arrive at the Epcot parking lot? You said the 5k and 10k corrals are on the bib for those 2 races, too....right? (I might have more questions, when I start reading up more )
