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maw
Making it up as I go
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I'm so jealous - need to get mine in this weekend and kind of dreading it. But, it might actually be warm enough to run without 80 layers this weekend. Then I'll start to get excited and freaked out about finding time to pack.
vinotinto
Just Keep Swimming
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- Sep 20, 2009
We're also staying at YC so mr vinotinto and I should be able to stop by!
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Darn, wish I was staying at YC this trip!
I’m boring and will be costume/outfit-less. I have enough outfit anxiety for a long run already, no way I’m adding the complications of any ‘extras’.
I know, lame, but I’m good with it.
I’m boring and will be costume/outfit-less. I have enough outfit anxiety for a long run already, no way I’m adding the complications of any ‘extras’.
I know, lame, but I’m good with it.
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JessNewt
I've got nothing to do today but smile :)
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Hi everyone! I will be running the half in a few weeks with many of you. This will be my second time participating in a half marathon (did the half in the OKC Memorial Marathon last year) and I'm getting nervous about completing in time. When I did a half last year it took place during the same time as the full, so there wasnt really a time limit. I completed in 3 hours 12 min. I'm training better this year, but my nerves are getting the best of me.
To help keep me focused I could use some suggestions. If you run with your phone (for music), what is your preferred phone holder? I have a stretchy belt right now, but I'm not happy with it.
Also! If you are doing walk/run intervals, how do you keep track of that? Do you use an app? Currently I just run as long as I can, then walk until I catch my breath. I feel there should be a better way.
I do have a training buddy. My husband runs marathons, but he is a freak of nature who could just run for days without thinking about it. My body was not built for running, so he is of no help to me
I'm so excited for my first runDisney race! Finish properly or not, I just cant wait to be with everyone. Races are so uplifting!
To help keep me focused I could use some suggestions. If you run with your phone (for music), what is your preferred phone holder? I have a stretchy belt right now, but I'm not happy with it.
Also! If you are doing walk/run intervals, how do you keep track of that? Do you use an app? Currently I just run as long as I can, then walk until I catch my breath. I feel there should be a better way.
I do have a training buddy. My husband runs marathons, but he is a freak of nature who could just run for days without thinking about it. My body was not built for running, so he is of no help to me
I'm so excited for my first runDisney race! Finish properly or not, I just cant wait to be with everyone. Races are so uplifting!
StacyStrong
DIS Veteran
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- May 8, 2018
Hi everyone! I will be running the half in a few weeks with many of you. This will be my second time participating in a half marathon (did the half in the OKC Memorial Marathon last year) and I'm getting nervous about completing in time. When I did a half last year it took place during the same time as the full, so there wasnt really a time limit. I completed in 3 hours 12 min. I'm training better this year, but my nerves are getting the best of me.
To help keep me focused I could use some suggestions. If you run with your phone (for music), what is your preferred phone holder? I have a stretchy belt right now, but I'm not happy with it.
Also! If you are doing walk/run intervals, how do you keep track of that? Do you use an app? Currently I just run as long as I can, then walk until I catch my breath. I feel there should be a better way.
I do have a training buddy. My husband runs marathons, but he is a freak of nature who could just run for days without thinking about it. My body was not built for running, so he is of no help to me
I'm so excited for my first runDisney race! Finish properly or not, I just cant wait to be with everyone. Races are so uplifting!
For intervals, I use the runkeeper app and set custom intervals to last as long as my run lasts. Since I have a iwatch, it vibrates when the interval changes. Without a fitness watch, I'm sure it beeps or does something with your phone.
MissLiss279
DIS Veteran
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I keep my phone in one of my pockets of my SparkleSkirt. Many capris/shorts have pockets out there. I like these types of pockets because it holds the phone close to your body and doesn’t bounce around and it’s easily accessible. I also wear a OrangeMud HydraQuiver to carry my other stuff (nutrition, water, ID, keys).Hi everyone! I will be running the half in a few weeks with many of you. This will be my second time participating in a half marathon (did the half in the OKC Memorial Marathon last year) and I'm getting nervous about completing in time. When I did a half last year it took place during the same time as the full, so there wasnt really a time limit. I completed in 3 hours 12 min. I'm training better this year, but my nerves are getting the best of me.
To help keep me focused I could use some suggestions. If you run with your phone (for music), what is your preferred phone holder? I have a stretchy belt right now, but I'm not happy with it.
Also! If you are doing walk/run intervals, how do you keep track of that? Do you use an app? Currently I just run as long as I can, then walk until I catch my breath. I feel there should be a better way.
I do have a training buddy. My husband runs marathons, but he is a freak of nature who could just run for days without thinking about it. My body was not built for running, so he is of no help to me
I'm so excited for my first runDisney race! Finish properly or not, I just cant wait to be with everyone. Races are so uplifting!
I don’t know if you have a running watch, but I believe on most Garmin watches you can set it to have you run timed (or distance) intervals. It should buzz/vibrate for every interval.
SheHulk
off to the (runDisney) races
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- Oct 5, 2016
I'm excited that you're excited! I'm also excited to stop training alreadyHi everyone! I will be running the half in a few weeks with many of you. This will be my second time participating in a half marathon (did the half in the OKC Memorial Marathon last year) and I'm getting nervous about completing in time. When I did a half last year it took place during the same time as the full, so there wasnt really a time limit. I completed in 3 hours 12 min. I'm training better this year, but my nerves are getting the best of me.
To help keep me focused I could use some suggestions. If you run with your phone (for music), what is your preferred phone holder? I have a stretchy belt right now, but I'm not happy with it.
Also! If you are doing walk/run intervals, how do you keep track of that? Do you use an app? Currently I just run as long as I can, then walk until I catch my breath. I feel there should be a better way.
I do have a training buddy. My husband runs marathons, but he is a freak of nature who could just run for days without thinking about it. My body was not built for running, so he is of no help to me
I'm so excited for my first runDisney race! Finish properly or not, I just cant wait to be with everyone. Races are so uplifting!
To hold things, I have a SPI belt, one of the bigger ones to told today's bigger phones, and I love it. I'll probably wear it in the races. It holds my iPhone and a few gels no problem.
Others may disagree with me, but I suggest you consider running with a Galloway pace group if you want a bit more structure and are running intervals anyway? I don't run intervals so I'm not an expert but it could be a nice experience and give you a little peace of mind, people to talk to, etc.
Not to be a Debbie Downer but at least until recently headphones were not allowed in USATF races. Not sure if people follow it or if that is even a rule anymore. I'd suggest having an earbud in just one ear because the race course does get *very* crowded and you need to hear people trying to pass you or announcements from race officials. The good thing is, as someone who *never* runs without podcasts except in races, I feel Disney does such a great job keeping the runners entertained. I wouldn't want to listen to music because then I miss out on the atmosphere I spent so much money to get in the race.
BuckeyeBama
You are stronger than you think.
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For my phone, I use a FlipBelt. It is super easy to take the phone in/out for pictures. I also have a SpiBelt, but it is harder to take the phone in/out if I have other things in there - the other stuff wants to fall out on the ground.Hi everyone! I will be running the half in a few weeks with many of you. This will be my second time participating in a half marathon (did the half in the OKC Memorial Marathon last year) and I'm getting nervous about completing in time. When I did a half last year it took place during the same time as the full, so there wasnt really a time limit. I completed in 3 hours 12 min. I'm training better this year, but my nerves are getting the best of me.
To help keep me focused I could use some suggestions. If you run with your phone (for music), what is your preferred phone holder? I have a stretchy belt right now, but I'm not happy with it.
Also! If you are doing walk/run intervals, how do you keep track of that? Do you use an app? Currently I just run as long as I can, then walk until I catch my breath. I feel there should be a better way.
I do have a training buddy. My husband runs marathons, but he is a freak of nature who could just run for days without thinking about it. My body was not built for running, so he is of no help to me
I'm so excited for my first runDisney race! Finish properly or not, I just cant wait to be with everyone. Races are so uplifting!
I use my Garmin to track intervals.
JMO, but I do not think that running until you need a walk break is as helpful as taking walk breaks sooner, and on a more reliable schedule. By doing scheduled intervals, you break the run down into tiny segments. You are not running a half marathon, you are just running for one minute (for example), then taking a walk break. Never think about the distance - just the tiny interval that you are running. Rinse/Repeat. Physically and mentally, this helps.
happ
DIS Veteran
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I use my Garmin watch for intervals now, but I used a timer app before. My understanding of run/walk is that you shouldn't need to walk to catch your breath. You might be running too hard or too long before a walk "break." It seems counterintuitive, but you can actually keep a faster pace if you add enough walk breaks between running and walk fast during those breaks. I hold my phone in a flipbelt.Hi everyone! I will be running the half in a few weeks with many of you. This will be my second time participating in a half marathon (did the half in the OKC Memorial Marathon last year) and I'm getting nervous about completing in time. When I did a half last year it took place during the same time as the full, so there wasnt really a time limit. I completed in 3 hours 12 min. I'm training better this year, but my nerves are getting the best of me.
To help keep me focused I could use some suggestions. If you run with your phone (for music), what is your preferred phone holder? I have a stretchy belt right now, but I'm not happy with it.
Also! If you are doing walk/run intervals, how do you keep track of that? Do you use an app? Currently I just run as long as I can, then walk until I catch my breath. I feel there should be a better way.
I do have a training buddy. My husband runs marathons, but he is a freak of nature who could just run for days without thinking about it. My body was not built for running, so he is of no help to me
I'm so excited for my first runDisney race! Finish properly or not, I just cant wait to be with everyone. Races are so uplifting!
Dis5150
DIS Veteran
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- Jan 21, 2015
Hi everyone! I will be running the half in a few weeks with many of you. This will be my second time participating in a half marathon (did the half in the OKC Memorial Marathon last year) and I'm getting nervous about completing in time. When I did a half last year it took place during the same time as the full, so there wasnt really a time limit. I completed in 3 hours 12 min. I'm training better this year, but my nerves are getting the best of me.
To help keep me focused I could use some suggestions. If you run with your phone (for music), what is your preferred phone holder? I have a stretchy belt right now, but I'm not happy with it.
Also! If you are doing walk/run intervals, how do you keep track of that? Do you use an app? Currently I just run as long as I can, then walk until I catch my breath. I feel there should be a better way.
I do have a training buddy. My husband runs marathons, but he is a freak of nature who could just run for days without thinking about it. My body was not built for running, so he is of no help to me
I'm so excited for my first runDisney race! Finish properly or not, I just cant wait to be with everyone. Races are so uplifting!
I also run in Sparkle Skirts. Their pockets just can't be beat, in my opinion. I do have a couple pairs of compression shorts that have adequate pockets, one from Oiselle and I can't remember where I got the other pair!
Jeff Galloway has an interval timer that a TON of people at Disney races use (https://www.amazon.com/Gymboss-Interval-Timer-Stopwatch-METALLIC/dp/B00CH05BLO). I personally use a Garmin VivoActive watch that I bought refurbished on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Vivoa...id=1553083917&s=sporting-goods&sr=1-4-catcorr). It doesn't beep but it vibrates on my wrist. I like it because you are in a sea of people with watches/timers beeping!
I do 30/30 intervals. I agree with @SheHulk about the Galloway Pace groups. I haven't run with one at Disney but I did the Little Rock Marathon with a similar group and it was nice to be able to just run when they said run and walk when they said walk. As long as you have a group in your corral that you think would work with your fitness level, I would at least start out with them and see how you like it? Also agree with @BuckeyeBama that you should be taking walk breaks on a regular schedule. @DopeyBadger could explain the science of it to you better than me but it is better to rest before you exhaust yourself.
You will be fine, time wise, if you can finish a half in 3 hours 12 minutes, as long as you don't try to stop at all the characters.
Feel free to stop by our meet up on Saturday at Hurricane Hannah's at 1:30!
cincystamper
DIS Veteran
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Hi everyone! I will be running the half in a few weeks with many of you. This will be my second time participating in a half marathon (did the half in the OKC Memorial Marathon last year) and I'm getting nervous about completing in time. When I did a half last year it took place during the same time as the full, so there wasnt really a time limit. I completed in 3 hours 12 min. I'm training better this year, but my nerves are getting the best of me.
To help keep me focused I could use some suggestions. If you run with your phone (for music), what is your preferred phone holder? I have a stretchy belt right now, but I'm not happy with it.
Also! If you are doing walk/run intervals, how do you keep track of that? Do you use an app? Currently I just run as long as I can, then walk until I catch my breath. I feel there should be a better way.
I do have a training buddy. My husband runs marathons, but he is a freak of nature who could just run for days without thinking about it. My body was not built for running, so he is of no help to me
I'm so excited for my first runDisney race! Finish properly or not, I just cant wait to be with everyone. Races are so uplifting!
This is my first RunDisney race, too! I have a holder for my phone that wraps around my arm that I bought from Amazon, but I find it slips off and annoys me more often than not. I've recently discovered Fabletic gear and the running capris I'm now addicted to have a mesh pocket on each leg that holds my phone perfectly.
For my run/walk intervals (currently 30/30 - as in 30 seconds walking, 30 seconds jogging LOL) I use the Gymboss app on my phone. It chimes in through my headphones on top of whatever I happen to be listening to. And when I'm on the treadmill I can turn the sound off (to watch something on my Kindel instead) and it has a visual color-coded countdown I can keep an eye on right in front of me. I was going to buy the Galloway Gymboss that someone else mentioned but then I found the app for free and decided to see if that would work for me. So far, so good.
Also, I did the math and if you finished 13.1 miles in 192 minutes that puts you around a 14:30 mile so I think you'll be totally fine on your pace. Pace is one of the things I'm nervous about, too, so I just wanted to put your mind at ease!
DopeyBadger
Imagathoner
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- Oct 15, 2015
Hi everyone! I will be running the half in a few weeks with many of you. This will be my second time participating in a half marathon (did the half in the OKC Memorial Marathon last year) and I'm getting nervous about completing in time. When I did a half last year it took place during the same time as the full, so there wasnt really a time limit. I completed in 3 hours 12 min. I'm training better this year, but my nerves are getting the best of me.
To help keep me focused I could use some suggestions. If you run with your phone (for music), what is your preferred phone holder? I have a stretchy belt right now, but I'm not happy with it.
Also! If you are doing walk/run intervals, how do you keep track of that? Do you use an app? Currently I just run as long as I can, then walk until I catch my breath. I feel there should be a better way.
I do have a training buddy. My husband runs marathons, but he is a freak of nature who could just run for days without thinking about it. My body was not built for running, so he is of no help to me
I'm so excited for my first runDisney race! Finish properly or not, I just cant wait to be with everyone. Races are so uplifting!
Here is a short attempt at an explanation of the science behind run/walk I wrote awhile back.
Some science for run/walk methodology
Additionally, when I write training plans for others that use run/walk I use a mathematical physiologically based calculator I developed to help come up with some options for run/walk intervals. The explanation is long so I'll put it behind a spoiler. It combines the ideas of Jeff Galloway and Jack Daniels principles on timed duration physiological running.
This calculator uses a method of physiologically relevant pacing combined with the run/walk style. It's an attempt at developing a calculator that will suggest pacing schemes for you based on different training paces. To use this calculator, make sure the yellow box for "comfortable walking pace" has been inputted in a HH:MM:SS format (such as 0:17:00 for 17 minute/mile walking pace). As you can see, the walking pace is fixed at your set value for a comfortable walk. The duration of the walk is also fixed at 30 seconds. The run pace is fixed based on the different paces themselves. Lastly, the run duration is calculated using the formula:
((Walking Pace - Average Pace)*Walking Duration) / (Average Pace - Run Pace) = Run Duration
The output are 5 paces that can used in training. There are two different versions of this calculator based on the style of run/walk someone desires.
Option A = Slower run pace, but with longer run duration
Easy/Long = 80% of training would be at this pace. The basis is to keep this pace truly easy and mostly for building fatigue from one run to the next. In keeping with this philosophy, I set the run pace to be at the "long run" continuous pace as to elicit the desired nearly 100% easy aerobic pacing.
Marathon = The run pace on this interval set is the "LT" pace. This is the estimated lactate threshold pace for the runner (estimated 60 min race pace). The normal run to rest ratio is 5:1 for LT pace in a training workout.
Half-Marathon = The run pace on this interval set is the "5k" pace.
10k = The run pace on this interval set is the "3k" pace. This pace is very close to a VO2max training pace. Ideally, the run duration of this pace is kept between 2-5 min with equal rest. But keeping the run duration to less than 2 min is ideal. The normal run to rest ratio is 1:1 in a training run.
5k = The run pace on this interval set is the "Mile" pace. Ideally, the run duration of this pace is kept to less than 2 minutes. The normal run to rest ratio of mile pace in a training workout is 1:2-3.
Option B = Faster run pace and a shorter run duration
Easy/Long = 80% of training would be at this pace. The basis is to keep this pace truly easy and mostly for building fatigue from one run to the next. In keeping with this philosophy, I set the run pace to be at the "long run" continuous pace as to elicit the desired nearly 100% easy aerobic pacing.
Marathon, Half-Marathon, and 10k = The run pace on this interval set is the "3k" pace. This pace is very close to a VO2max training pace. Ideally, the run duration of this pace is kept between 2-5 min with equal rest. But keeping the run duration to less than 2 min is ideal. The normal run to rest ratio is 1:1 in a training run.
5k = The run pace on this interval set is the "Mile" pace. Ideally, the run duration of this pace is kept to less than 2 minutes. The normal run to rest ratio of mile pace in a training workout is 1:2-3.
((Walking Pace - Average Pace)*Walking Duration) / (Average Pace - Run Pace) = Run Duration
The output are 5 paces that can used in training. There are two different versions of this calculator based on the style of run/walk someone desires.
Option A = Slower run pace, but with longer run duration
Easy/Long = 80% of training would be at this pace. The basis is to keep this pace truly easy and mostly for building fatigue from one run to the next. In keeping with this philosophy, I set the run pace to be at the "long run" continuous pace as to elicit the desired nearly 100% easy aerobic pacing.
Marathon = The run pace on this interval set is the "LT" pace. This is the estimated lactate threshold pace for the runner (estimated 60 min race pace). The normal run to rest ratio is 5:1 for LT pace in a training workout.
Half-Marathon = The run pace on this interval set is the "5k" pace.
10k = The run pace on this interval set is the "3k" pace. This pace is very close to a VO2max training pace. Ideally, the run duration of this pace is kept between 2-5 min with equal rest. But keeping the run duration to less than 2 min is ideal. The normal run to rest ratio is 1:1 in a training run.
5k = The run pace on this interval set is the "Mile" pace. Ideally, the run duration of this pace is kept to less than 2 minutes. The normal run to rest ratio of mile pace in a training workout is 1:2-3.
Option B = Faster run pace and a shorter run duration
Easy/Long = 80% of training would be at this pace. The basis is to keep this pace truly easy and mostly for building fatigue from one run to the next. In keeping with this philosophy, I set the run pace to be at the "long run" continuous pace as to elicit the desired nearly 100% easy aerobic pacing.
Marathon, Half-Marathon, and 10k = The run pace on this interval set is the "3k" pace. This pace is very close to a VO2max training pace. Ideally, the run duration of this pace is kept between 2-5 min with equal rest. But keeping the run duration to less than 2 min is ideal. The normal run to rest ratio is 1:1 in a training run.
5k = The run pace on this interval set is the "Mile" pace. Ideally, the run duration of this pace is kept to less than 2 minutes. The normal run to rest ratio of mile pace in a training workout is 1:2-3.
And let's assume your fitness is still at a 3:12 HM (which depending on your corral you may have more than an 18 min buffer) and the following race equivalencies are reasonable (i.e. you believe you have the current fitness to run either a 41:44 5k or 1:27 10k).
Here are some possible run/walk ratios using the calculator. There are several iterations of the calculator because I don't know your comfortable walking pace (also behind a spoiler to save space).
Some example run/walk ratio schemes for different paces based on different "comfortable walking paces".
Hope this helps and let me know if you have any questions. It looks like you're only two weeks out which makes me leery of trying to change too many things up this late in the game. But possibly something to chew on and consider.
JessNewt
I've got nothing to do today but smile :)
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- Feb 1, 2016
SparkleSkirt?! Can you tell I'm new here... I just gave this a google and holy moly! Those are adorable! I wonder if I have time to order one. I have some shorts, but all of them can hold a key at most.
I'm excited that you're excited! I'm also excited to stop training already
To hold things, I have a SPI belt, one of the bigger ones to told today's bigger phones, and I love it. I'll probably wear it in the races. It holds my iPhone and a few gels no problem.
Others may disagree with me, but I suggest you consider running with a Galloway pace group if you want a bit more structure and are running intervals anyway? I don't run intervals so I'm not an expert but it could be a nice experience and give you a little peace of mind, people to talk to, etc.
Not to be a Debbie Downer but at least until recently headphones were not allowed in USATF races. Not sure if people follow it or if that is even a rule anymore. I'd suggest having an earbud in just one ear because the race course does get *very* crowded and you need to hear people trying to pass you or announcements from race officials. The good thing is, as someone who *never* runs without podcasts except in races, I feel Disney does such a great job keeping the runners entertained. I wouldn't want to listen to music because then I miss out on the atmosphere I spent so much money to get in the race.
I had no idea about the no headphones rule! I'll look it up, but that totally makes sense. I would want to know what is going on around me, for sure.
I think my problem is I want to just BE a 13.1 mile straight runner. But my mind is the only part of my body on board, and that is only for the first 3 miles. I definitely need to practice some interval runs in the next couple weeks.
I totally agree on the intervals! I run for a little over 3 miles in the beginning, but then I struggle to run much at all after. I keep thinking this just can't be the right way to do this. I moved recently and haven't made time to find a running group. But I definitely need to if I do another half this year.
I have a Garmin watch! But I'm still figuring it out. I had no idea it could do intervals!
Do you mind sharing your intervals? Is it timed intervals, or distance?
I also run in Sparkle Skirts. Their pockets just can't be beat, in my opinion. I do have a couple pairs of compression shorts that have adequate pockets, one from Oiselle and I can't remember where I got the other pair!
Jeff Galloway has an interval timer that a TON of people at Disney races use (https://www.amazon.com/Gymboss-Interval-Timer-Stopwatch-METALLIC/dp/B00CH05BLO). I personally use a Garmin VivoActive watch that I bought refurbished on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-Vivoa...id=1553083917&s=sporting-goods&sr=1-4-catcorr). It doesn't beep but it vibrates on my wrist. I like it because you are in a sea of people with watches/timers beeping!
I do 30/30 intervals. I agree with @SheHulk about the Galloway Pace groups. I haven't run with one at Disney but I did the Little Rock Marathon with a similar group and it was nice to be able to just run when they said run and walk when they said walk. As long as you have a group in your corral that you think would work with your fitness level, I would at least start out with them and see how you like it? Also agree with @BuckeyeBama that you should be taking walk breaks on a regular schedule. @DopeyBadger could explain the science of it to you better than me but it is better to rest before you exhaust yourself.
You will be fine, time wise, if you can finish a half in 3 hours 12 minutes, as long as you don't try to stop at all the characters.
Feel free to stop by our meet up on Saturday at Hurricane Hannah's at 1:30!
I have the same watch. And I had no idea it did intervals! And I just learned about Sparkle Shorts.... I feel like a whole new runner!
Are the groups during the run easy to find? Can I just hover around them... without being too weird?? I definitely think that would help.
I definitely want to meet up at Hurricane Hannah's! I am driving down from St Augustine that morning, so I'm hoping I can get through the expo in time to meet everyone.
I am going to look up at that app and try it out today. Thanks for the reassurance! That first half marathon was ROUGH for me, and I really think it's because I just jumped in without training. I just wanted something to do while my husband ran his marathon. I felt like death at the end, but I was so stinking proud of myself that I knew I wanted to try again, the proper way. But man, running is HARD!
Holy macaroni! Thank you so much for all of this!! I feel so spoiled right now with this much information and assistance. I definitely should have asked this question a couple months ago.
Currently on my long runs, I'm between 11:30 - 12:30 min mile when running, and around 14:30 when walking. The time isn't bad, just the longest I have gone so far in this training is 9 miles. I'm concerned how much I'll slow down during 13.1 miles (or if my hip will be bugging me, or if my calves will be tight... random running problems I have experienced occasionally).
I'm planning my last long run this Sunday. Shooting for 11 or 12 miles. I'm worried if I struggle that it will shake my confidence. Obviously if it goes well, it will have the opposite affect.
I'm going to spend some time now going through the rest of the information you attached. Again, thank you for this!!
SheHulk
off to the (runDisney) races
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@JessNewt you can absolutely hover around any pace group during a race without being weird. Some people jump in and get right in the middle of things and talk with the group the whole time, some just join the group but silently follow along, and some kind of stay on the periphery. I have done all of the above with pace groups at other races. I'm sure it's similar at Disney.
Here is a thread talking about the pace groups at runDisney races:
https://www.disboards.com/threads/g...races-the-official-discussion-thread.3573267/
Edited to add that most of the time pace group leaders carry a sign on a tall stick so that it's visible from far away, so they should be somewhat easy to find. HOWEVER corrals in this race will be huge so it may take a little more effort to find them. There should be a meet somewhere in the expo where they have the pacers ready to answer questions. That's how it is at a lot of races at least.
Here is a thread talking about the pace groups at runDisney races:
https://www.disboards.com/threads/g...races-the-official-discussion-thread.3573267/
Edited to add that most of the time pace group leaders carry a sign on a tall stick so that it's visible from far away, so they should be somewhat easy to find. HOWEVER corrals in this race will be huge so it may take a little more effort to find them. There should be a meet somewhere in the expo where they have the pacers ready to answer questions. That's how it is at a lot of races at least.
Bulldogmommy
Mouseketeer
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Another great option with no skirt is http://gypsyrunner.com/ The pockets on all these length options are crazy big. I no longer wear a belt, even for marathons. Amy has 7 and 9 inch short, capris and pants (cold weather gear as well). For costumes, I simply add a Sparkle Athletic skirt on top. Check em out!
Dis5150
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Yep, they will have signs that they hold up during the run I believe. There is a place at the expo you can go and see what groups will be in your corral but I don't think you have to sign up or anything. Everyone just joins in.
MissLiss279
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@JessNewt
I just checked their Facebook page and SparkleSkirts will be at the expo! This won’t give you a chance to try it out before the race (so you may want to wear something different), but it will allow you a chance to try several different on to find the size/style you like. You may also be able to order and still get it in time. You could email them and find out.
Since you mentioned worrying about your hip maybe bugging you somewhere late in the race and you are new to runDisney, I wanted to point something out that I learned from my first runDisney experience (and you may already know this):
The roads are cambered, and running on the sides of the road can make joints eventually hurt. I try and find the flattest part of the road to run on if possible, or least don’t run on the same side the entire time - so it evens out.
I just checked their Facebook page and SparkleSkirts will be at the expo! This won’t give you a chance to try it out before the race (so you may want to wear something different), but it will allow you a chance to try several different on to find the size/style you like. You may also be able to order and still get it in time. You could email them and find out.
Since you mentioned worrying about your hip maybe bugging you somewhere late in the race and you are new to runDisney, I wanted to point something out that I learned from my first runDisney experience (and you may already know this):
The roads are cambered, and running on the sides of the road can make joints eventually hurt. I try and find the flattest part of the road to run on if possible, or least don’t run on the same side the entire time - so it evens out.
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PrincessV
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- Jul 6, 2006
I keep my iPhone 6 either in a leg pocket of my Skirt Sports skort, or in a Tunebelt armband.
I strongly suggest visiting Jeff Galloway's website and learning about his run-walk interval method! The whole point of it is to reduce and put off cumulative fatigue by taking regular walk breaks instead of waiting until you're already winded. It works! I use an app on my phone to alert me to intervals: iSmoothRun. But I've also used Runkeeper, which I think you can still get a free version of, and recommend it. I've found I like using :30/:30 intervals for races because the shortness is easy to keep going over long distances, but it's also easy to skip a walk break and run longer if I feel good, or skip a run interval if I feel badly, and I'm only ever :30 away from switching it up again as desired.
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