The Running Thread - 2018

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Also, I am looking forward to reading everyone race recap from WnD... I know you are at the party right now

I had a surprising Post Disney Depression this weekend... One year later!

I woke up Saturday thinking: «last year I was running the 10k », wore my WnD 2017 shirts all weekend and had dreams about people in this thread flying me to run the half and Mickey welcoming me

Work is though these days, it was really grey on Saturday and DH, seeing I was off, offered to buy me flowers at Costco I choose them with an orange theme (you guessed it... like last year WnD) and Maleficient style flowers (my costume).


So everyone, enjoy the moment, have a safe way back home and hope to runDisney again in the future!

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

Thanks @rootbeerkid for the great report. And congrats on the great time.

I did notice that name on the bib.

 

[garneska]

@rootbeerkid nice recap. The AF Marathon was my first full in 1999. It seems they changed the course some, but still brings back memories.

 

[CheapRunnerMike]

It's it just Disney who doesn't know how to spell

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Hmm, thought it was spelled HAINES CITY this year...

 

[Waiting2goback]

Just got finished with my first half! My brother (who ran with me) was nice enough to get a hotel about 1/2 miles from start line so we could sleep in and stay warm (48 degrees at start) , heading to the starting line 30 minutes before the start. Started in corral 4, crossing the start line 1 minute after the gun. After the first mile, we were at 8:30 pace due to the congestion, but we picked it up and ran the next three miles at 7:35. I was feeling great but this was too much for my brother and he started cramping, so we slowed down to an 8 minute pace for the next 4 miles. He still was having issues so he told me to just go. So in the spirit of Forrest Gump (we are in Savannah after all) , I just ran. I did the next 5 at a 7:44 pace (faster than my best 5k!!) and the last 0.1 at a 7:00 "sprint". My time: 1:43:23!!! Smashed my published goal of 1:57, and even my mental stretch goal of 1:50!

48' in November is cold? That is shorts weather for me up here in MA, when I'm running at least.

How to Ruin the Perfect Run AND Ruin Your Faith in Humanity in 30 Minutes

Today was the perfect running day in North Georgia. 45 degrees, no wind, beautiful fall foliage. I planned to do 12 miles. About 8 miles into the run I get a scam telemarketing call. They spoof a cell number with the same area code and exchange (NPA-NXX in telco lingo), making it look like a familiar number. They're robo-calls but they seem to interact with your responses. It's always either the robo-woman who has a problem with her headset or the robo-guy asking for Chrissie.

While getting my phone out of the pouch, I dropped my car key. It immediately disappeared in the grass and leaves. I spent 30 minutes on my hands and knees and could not find it. Luckily, DW was at home, so she was able to drop off a spare key at the car without too much hassle for her or me.

To Mr. Telemarketer: you take advantage of human nature to sell your ripoff product. I hope you spend eternity with a rock in your shoe, chafing underwear, and listening to 'It's a Small World' non-stop. And you mistake the capsaicin cream for Body Glide.

During the 30 minutes I spent on my hands and knees, at least 50 cars passed me. Not one stopped to see if I needed help. Most of them didn't even slow down or move over. I've run the same Saturday route for about 15 years, so I have to believe some of these people (if not most) have seen me running. I know people fake car trouble to rob people, but I'm in hi-visibility clothes, on my hands and knees, with no vehicle nearby. Wouldn't someone stop to see if I needed help?

For the 50 people that passed me and didn't stop: you don't deserve the same punishment as Mr. Telemarketer. I hope you get a hair in your food and step in a puddle in the kitchen and have to have soggy socks all day.

I still managed to get 9.5 miles in. I'll be going out this afternoon with a rake to see if I can find the key.

</Rant>

And it is stories like these that are the exact reason I don't answer my phone unless it is someone in my contacts. If someone isn't in my contacts by name then I don't need to stop any run to answer. When I am running and the phone rings it will say the person's name in my headphones.

Also, I am looking forward to reading everyone race recap from WnD... I know you are at the party right now

I had a surprising Post Disney Depression this weekend... One year later!

I woke up Saturday thinking: «last year I was running the 10k », wore my WnD 2017 shirts all weekend and had dreams about people in this thread flying me to run the half and Mickey welcoming me

Work is though these days, it was really grey on Saturday and DH, seeing I was off, offered to buy me flowers at Costco I choose them with an orange theme (you guessed it... like last year WnD) and Maleficient style flowers (my costume).
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So everyone, enjoy the moment, have a safe way back home and hope to runDisney again in the future!

I have never run W&D but all the pics this weekend got to me too. They had me wishing I was going back in January for another marathon.

 

[Waiting2goback]

 

[LSUlakes]

To the Bama fans in this thread... Your team just needs to go ahead and play in the NFL. No one is going to beat yall. The day of tailgating was fun with the family, the game was not so much fun as a Tiger fan. I look forward to the day Saban decides to do something else with his life. Until then everyone else is just playing for second place.

 

[LSUlakes]

QOTD: Will the time change have any impacts on your running schedule?

ATTQOTD: Yes, it means that I will have to wear my lights for my entire runs and not just parts of it.

 

[PCFriar80]

QOTD: Will the time change have any impacts on your running schedule?

Time change? Oops!

 

[baxter24]

ATTQOTD: It shouldn't have too much of an impact on my running but its already impacted my sleep because my kids somehow seemed to have gone to bed later and waken up SUPER early the past two mornings!

Ran the City of Oaks 10k yesterday. My goal was to finish in 59:59 and I finished in 1:00:31. I was a little bit disappointed but not sure if I could have finished much faster. My quads and hamstrings were super tight pretty much the whole race and the hills did nothing to help it. I usually try to do some distance in this local race every year. The spectators are always great and I love being able to park relatively close to the start and finish line. My biggest complaint this year were the water stops for the 10K. The full, half, and 10k run the same route for the first three miles then the 10k splits off and merges back together with the half and full a few times. All three distances had the same water stop at mile 2 but the 10k people had to wait for water until mile 5.5 (which was mile 7 for the half and full). I know that the half and full had a water stop in between miles 2 and 7 for them so it was a bit disappointing that they couldn't add an additional one for the 10k. The race is known for being hilly and water would have been really nice around mile 4 or so. I walked through the second water stop so I know that added a few seconds to my time but certainly wasn't the reason I didn't reach my goal. Looking forward to running the Richmond half next weekend. Its a much flatter course and hopefully the rain will hold off!

 

[AntimonyER]

48' in November is cold? That is shorts weather for me up here in MA, when I'm running at least.

Oh, running the race in those temps is fantastic. (I was in shorts and t-shirt). Waiting at the start line at dawn in shorts and t-shirt in those temps for over an hour (if we hadn't had hotel)... kind of chilly.

Bonus, my official time was reduced by 5 seconds from saturday 1:43:18

ATTQOTD: The time change doesn't really affect me, I run at lunch, or when I do run in the evenings, its either at the gym or a lighted path.

 

[Dis5150]

ATTQOTD: It is yet to be seen. I didn't pay attention to what time it got too dark for me to run yesterday as I ran in the morning. I'm pretty sure, as long as I don't run over 6 miles after work, I should be ok.

 

[tidefan]

To the Bama fans in this thread... Your team just needs to go ahead and play in the NFL. No one is going to beat yall. The day of tailgating was fun with the family, the game was not so much fun as a Tiger fan. I look forward to the day Saban decides to do something else with his life. Until then everyone else is just playing for second place.

I look at it this way. I had to live through life with the "3 Mikes" (Dubose, Price, and Shula) and there was about a 10 year period where 'Bama couldn't beat anybody (Northern Illinois, La Tech, La Monroe...) and the one year we were good (2005), you guys at LSU beat us in OT. So, I look at this as our "reward" for having to have lived through that era...

 

[jennamfeo]

ATTQOTD: We don't participate in DST here in AZ, but it affects our trips to NV and Cali.

 

[TCB in FLA]

To the Bama fans in this thread... Your team just needs to go ahead and play in the NFL. No one is going to beat yall. The day of tailgating was fun with the family, the game was not so much fun as a Tiger fan. I look forward to the day Saban decides to do something else with his life. Until then everyone else is just playing for second place.

I’m not going to “like” your post since I don’t *like* it, but I totally agree. Pretty sure Saban has sold his soul to the devil (and autocorrect agrees as Saban ends up as Satan). This Georgia grad was rooting for the Tigers this past weekend.

 

[Kazrak]

QOTD: Will the time change have any impacts on your running schedule?

ATTQOTD: No change to my schedule, just means it's still light out when we're running for another month or two. And I can wear short-sleeve shirts again, at least for a little bit.

 

[Wendy98]

NYC Marathon update...

It was an absolutely beautiful fall day. I spent way too much time on my feet Friday and Saturday--there is just so much to see and do in NYC that I couldn't help myself. As usual, I went into this with very little sleep, although I did get more sleep the night before the race. My feet had been bothering me those days but I felt pretty good on race morning (thanks to ibuprofen). I started in Wave 1, corral A, in the green start. You enter your corral, but they wait to walk you up to the bridge start. Once you are allowed to walk towards bridge, it becomes a free for all which is so frustrating. People who have no business being up front, start weaseling their way up there. It is just so crowded! Then you spend the first 1-2 miles getting around the mis-corralled people. I was closer to the start than I was in 2015 and it definitely helped. Runners in green run on the bottom of the Verrazzano Bridge. I was apprehensive about running on the bottom but actually liked it much better than the top. The bad part was that my gps got off in the first mile, but I managed best I could. I felt so strong and admit I went out hard. I felt much better than I did in Chicago. I hit the 13.1 at 1:28:17. I knew that my feet would eventually be a problem but wanted to see how long I could hold on. I also wanted to get the Queensboro Bridge (mile 15-16) over. It is so long, so uphill, and just never seems to end. I was so happy to crest it and get to Manhattan. The crowds along First Avenue are amazing. I also knew this would be one of the few spots I might see dh. I was constantly scanning the crowds which were 3-4 deep. A little past mile 17 I heard him say my name and tossed my throwaway gloves to him. I don't know why I hung on to those gloves so long since I intended to pitch them, but it was oddly comforting to hold them while running. The tendons in my feet were starting to scream. My pace was slowing bit by bit and by 30k I was in survival mode. Mile 23 is rough, mostly up hill. The Central Park part is so nice. It seems long because it is one undulating curve after another, but just an awesome place to run. Since I knew the sub 3 was gone, I was hell bent on keeping it under 3:05. Final finish time was 3:03:44 and I was happy with that. Overall place for women is 122 and 13th in age group. Long trek out of the park and then awhile to get back to hotel. We came home last night--walked through the door at 11pm. I stayed up until 2 am watching the tv coverage I recorded. Then up at 5:20 to get kids ready for school. I am waiting for the crash to happen, but feel remarkably well (except my feet hurt). My legs don't even feel like they ran a marathon.

Some pics:

Mens elite. Lelisa Desisa out in front.



Central Park, maybe mile 24ish?



I am so glad I didn't have to figure out public transportation. That is dh's job on race weekends.


I will add, this was my first race with my Vaporfly 4%s. OMG, love them!

 

[SarahDisney]

Congrats to all our runners this weekend!

@Wendy98, sorry I missed you, but I was still on my bag check shift when you finished (I was tracking you the whole time and was super excited when you finished!). I took the poncho exit out after my shift, though ... that's a long walk. I feel bad for everyone having to make that long trek (or the bag check trek ... that one was also long).
It sounds like you had a pretty good race, minus all the up hills and the chaos at the start ... does that mean you might be back next year???

QOTD: Will the time change have any impacts on your running schedule?

Yes! I run in the mornings but I dont run until it gets somewhat light out, so for the last few weeks I couldnt go out before 7:15-7:20ish, which gives me not that much time to run before I have to leave for work. Now I can go out closer to 6, which means I have more running time.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

ATTQOTD: I try to get out as soon as it's light enough to run safely, so I'll be getting out sooner now.

Lost key update: I spent about 3 hours on 3 separate trips looking for it. I raked approximately 400 feet of right of way. No luck. I'm looking to see if anyone I know has a metal detector.

I absolutely HATE losing things. I still wonder about things I lost 30 years ago.

3 cars out of 300 did stop to see if I needed help, so my faith in humanity is slightly restored.

 

[Capang]

ATTQOTD: not really. I will just have light on my morning runs now. That's about it.