Tinkerbell 1/2 Marathon (and DL Half)

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

>>I'll have a one-day/one-park ticket I won't need though. She said it is transferable so I hope to sell it at a reduced price to help pay for my race entry. Has anyone sold one before? Any tips?<<

You could try Craigslist or something similar, but I don't know if you'll have any luck. I personally wouldn't trust a ticket from there, so I don't know if you'd be able to find any buyers out there

I'll keep an ear out for anybody who might be interested. I'm travelling with a large-ish group that will have a variety of travel plans, so it's entirely possible that somebody will be looking for just that. I think I'm looking for a 2-day hopper for myself, but I haven't really figured out the details of the trip yet

 

Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s

<<I'll keep an ear out for anybody who might be interested.>>

Thanks, but my friend with whom I ran Princess has decided she wants to run the DL Half to earn her C2C. She'll be taking my ticket since she doesn't have an AP. I'm grateful not only to have a travel partner, but to not have to worry about the hassle of selling it.

My physical therapist will release me to run after my visit with him tomorrow for a final round of ASTYM and dry needles. I'll do my best to increase gradually and not push it so I'm not injured for Labor Day.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

I hope your training goes well! I think it's still early enough that you should be able to build the miles without adding too much at any point

 

Originally Posted By VickiHD

I have not run since the Pixie Dust Challenge....and I'm ok with that. I guess I just needed to take a break.

This week though, I'm starting my training for DL. I'm afraid it will sneak up on me and summer will fly by.

Wonder when rD will give us a look at the medal?? I've hoping for something special for the anniversary year and also because it's DL 60th. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

Originally Posted By sunNrainfall

I've only run a handful of times since Pixie Dust. Yesterday was the first day I could feel that I was starting to lose my conditioning, so I'm gonna run a few times this week, and then start increasing miles again. I needed the break and am ready to train again! Signed up for Rebel Challenge this morning, so I'm getting excited again.

I hope the DL1/2 10 year medal is a good one, too. There's so much they can do with it!

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

In honor of National Running Day today (and most certainly not because Star Wars registration opens next week), they've rolled back the Avengers Half price to the original rate through the end of the week

I was actually looking at things last night, and theres a chance I could make it work this year. I need to check with my boss to see if I could work from our HQ office that week, and just stay in SoCal, since I'll be there the weekend before regardless

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

In honor of National Running Day today (and most certainly not because Star Wars registration opens next week), they've rolled back the Avengers Half price to the original rate through the end of the week

I was actually looking at things last night, and theres a chance I could make it work this year. I need to check with my boss to see if I could work from our HQ office that week, and just stay in SoCal, since I'll be there the weekend before regardless

 

Originally Posted By sunNrainfall

@ferret did you end up signing up for Avengers.
I can't believe the DL Half (10 years!!!) is a month and a half away already. All these races come up so quickly! I'm looking forward to it, since I haven't had a race since May.

Who else is running the half labor day weekend?

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

Yep, I caved and registered for Avengers too

DL1/2 will be my first real race since January (I'm not counting the 5K I did with my brother in March), so it will be interesting to see how everything goes. I've had a busy couple weeks so I've fallen behind on training, but I think I should be able to get back on track with a couple nice runs this weekend

 

Originally Posted By sunNrainfall

^How's the achilles injury feeling? Back to normal now?
I lost 2-3 weeks due to traveling for two weeks and only able to get 2 runs in and then getting the flu for a week. I felt slow running this week, but I think a few long runs and I should be ready, but I know it will be a slow race. I've already accepted that
I'm gonna be on a plane for the tinker bell early registration next week, so I'll have to wait til the general onsale. I think it should be ok, the onsale craziness have slowed a bit.

 

Originally Posted By VickiHD

Remember Tinker Bell 1/2 sign up for AP and DVC is on Tues 9:00 am pacific.
I can't believe it's the 5th anniversary...time really flys b.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

Thanks for the reminder! I deferred last year, so I should check and see if there's anything I need to do to re-register...

 

Originally Posted By darcy-becker

I deferred last year too and got my emails today. So check your email.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

Yep! I got it around lunch time today!

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

I got registered right at noon (Eastern), and was surprised by how easy the whole process was. It already had my information pre-loaded, and there was no waiting for the crowds. After a quick $11 payment (plus what I paid last year), it was all done! It seems like the effort to overhaul the registration page interface has really paid off

Now, if they could just set it up so you could upload your proof of time right away, so you don't forget about it...

 

Originally Posted By darcy-becker

I got all registered too. I don't have to worry about the proof of time as this will be my first half marathon.

The reason we deferred was because my sister was going through chemo. She finished up three weeks ago and today got the all clear from her post chemo CT scan. I liked the synchronicity.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

That's great to hear that your sister is in the clear! I hope she continues to recover strongly!

And even though it will be your first Half, you can still submit a previous race. They'll take a 10K or longer, so if you have something to base it on you can get moved up. The expected finish times for the last few corrals are usually pretty close together, so even if it only gives you a 5 minute faster time, you could be moved up several corrals. Without proof, you'll almost certainly end up in the last corral

 

Originally Posted By VickiHD

Wow it was too easy this morning. (Not that I'm complaining)
Able to sign up for the 1/2 had time to sign up the family for the 5K.
It so easy this time around I even called Active to make sure everything was OK.

 

Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s

I'm so jealous of you all signing up for Tink! I've only run the DL 1/2, Princess and Tink, and Tink was by far my favorite.

Think good thoughts for me. I have been dealing with an Achilles problem since a few weeks after Princess and have been in PT since early April with some success, but I still have pain. I'm going to get imaging on Monday to see if I have a tear. That really messes with the DL 1/2 and since I went through a travel provider, I cannot defer.

 

Originally Posted By VickiHD

Sorry to hear about your Achilles problem and the pain that goes with it. Injuries are no fun.

Sending pixie dust your way for your appt. on Monday.