Originally Posted By Elderp Ok, so I signed up for the 5k (can't do the 12k because it is on a Sunday, not that I really wanted to anyhow) and I went on the ol treadmill for awhile just to see where I fair. The results are really pathetic. I can do 2 miles in 29:30. So anyhow, I thought if I posted it would give me some motivation to do better. So I am curious if anyone else is training for this? My goal at the moment is to do the 3.2 miles in 40min or less. Way far out so far but then I got awhile to go, my only fear is I am going to forget about it then Sept. is going to come and I am going to be like, "WHAT THE HECK DID I DO TO MYSELF?!!" **Caps intentional***
Originally Posted By disneyrunner Hi, I'm new and saw your thread. I'm training for the Disneyland half marathon which is 13.1 miles. I am currently injured and am trying to take it slow. I also want to do the Minnie marathon in Disneyworld in May. I did the Disneyworld full this past year and I was supposed to do the full marathon again in Disneyworld this January (it's on my birthday!) but like I said, unfortunately, I'm injured. Don't worry about your speed, it will come with consistancy. You still have plenty of time, Just don't do too much and get hurt like I did! Good Luck!
Originally Posted By Elderp Hey welcome to the boards! Sorry you got injured, I hear that happens to serious runners. GL on your goals for the half marathons.
Originally Posted By disneyrunner Thanks! Are you using any specific run/walk plans out there? I'm starting back with one from Prevention magazine that will get me back to 30 minutes running non-stop in 8 weeks.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut as a former cross country runner Ill tell ya, speed workouts on a track help so much. We used to do this format on a 1/4 mile track jog the first 1/4 of lap 1 sprint 2nd 1/4 of lap 1 jog 3rd 1/4 of lap 1 spring 4th 1/4 of lap 1 jog lap 2 sprint 1st 1/2 of lap 3 jog 2nd 1/s of lap 3 jog lap 4 sprint lap 5 than do the cycle in reverse. Once you have completed one, that is 2.5 miles do that 4 times for a 10 mile workout that feels like so much more. I gained a full minute over 1 cross country season on a 5k.
Originally Posted By LuLu OK I found it: disneylandhalfmarathon.com Sounds interesting, it's the weekend after MY 50th! :-D I might do the 5K, but I'll be walking, I can't run. I've done a half marathon walking before, like a quarter century ago
Originally Posted By Elderp 290 days to go so far... 2.00 miles in 29:05 mins. Yeah I am not exactly a runner myself. Unfortunately my goal is more about finishing the 5k than actually going that fast. Then again who knows it is still away out there.
Originally Posted By LuLu You should do great, you have plenty of time! Training for this is a great way to motivate you to stay in shape! It's a super idea. A friend of mine once tried to talk me into training for a marathon, but I just don't have the knees to do it. Now DD has also been banned from running by her doc, so if we do this, we'll be walking! Does the money collected go to charity? There seemed to be missing info on that at the website. Seems like they could end up with quite a bit in registration fees!
Originally Posted By peeaanuut another thing to think about fot training is that you do lighter intensity for longer periods of time. Training for a 5k takes 10k workouts.
Originally Posted By Elderp 284 days to go so far... 2.25 miles in 33:20 mins Not much improvement but I am pretty much just trying to slowly gain endurance and after that I will work on speed.
Originally Posted By pennyring My sister did the WDW half marathon last January. She was participating with a team of people from the Seattle area. They had training sessions and would get together to practice, for support, stuff like that. It cost a whole bunch to be part of the team, but they also covered all your travel expenses. My sis ended up not finishing, but still got a cool medal and got to see a little of WDW. I didn't realize DL did a half marathon too. I'll have to check it out.
Originally Posted By Elderp This is the first year. Allthough there is the CHOC walk which has been going on for awhile now.
Originally Posted By Elderp 282 days to go so far... 2.50 miles in 36:16 mins Woo hoo! I didn't even realize today I was doing the extra lap. I cover the distance meter on my treadmill when I run. So I was watching a video (Simply Mad About the Mouse) and I was really tired but I said to myself well I will just finish this last song. When it finished I saw the time. I'm a bit sore so I don't know if I will continue that time out this week but next week for sure I will be trying out that distance.
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales thanks Elderp, without your post I would never have noticed this. I might just do it myself. A few months ago when I was more staedy at the gym I could do 10 miles in about 62 minutes of course that was on a machine so who knows about real world running but it's something to think about, now if only they would show who I'd be running for. Still, if it gets me back to the gym. BTW have you tried using music when you run. I know it sounds stupid but when I got my ipod i tripled the amount of miles I would do literally in two days. Just a thought...
Originally Posted By Elderp 278 days to go so far... 3.26 miles in 48:05 mins I sorta used your advice deadmentellnotales, was watching Little Men (very girly movie for the word men to be used in the title, but that is another story!). It helped a lot, I tried sprinting at the end but I still missed a qualifying time by 2 secs. I was pretty much dead by mile 3 and the only thing that kept me going for that extra lap was the thought that I was so close. Oh well, I still got plenty of time to improve.
Originally Posted By Elderp 277 days to go so far... 3.26 miles in 47:06 mins Good news is I qualify. Bad news, is I am sore. I think tommarrow I am going to walk less.
Originally Posted By Elderp 254 days to go so far... 1.00 miles in 14:48 mins Just got back from vacation so I wanted to see where my mile was. Needless to say it was horrible. On top of that I gained 4 pounds over the hollidays. The vacation was fun but I got some serious catching up to do.
Originally Posted By Elderp 254 days to go so far... 3.26 miles in 48:51 mins Not much for qualifying time, but it was good to run the full distance again. I am guessing everyone else out there is doing the super secret training method because no one is sharing much. GL
Originally Posted By alexbook I looked at the link and didn't see the 5K info, just the half-marathon. I don't run, but I'd like to try walking a 5K. Are the timings you're posting for treadmill or track? I tried timing a brisk walk last night and covered 2.2 miles of sidewalk (as measured by Mapquest) in 38 mins. That's a 17.3-minute mile, so I've still got a ways to go.
