Livelovedance
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At the risk of sounding crazy... any chance of a 2020 thread starting soon?
Thanks! I think I may try another race locally before I give up on running.
I went from not being able to run for a minute straight to being able to run a 5k. This race was my motivation, but the day of it just sort felt meh because I was forced to walk so much.
I get the most people think it’s fun because they’re experience runners, but I just felt frustrated and dejected the day of. When I crossed the finish line, I wasn’t proud or anything. I sort of felt like I cheated maybe? Idk.
I just expected this feeling of exhilaration that just wasn’t there.
Maybe I’ll try a local one I can actually run.
If not, maybe I’ll move onto swimming or something
I thought about this some more this morning. If the race was motivation to get you running and you went from not being able to run a minute straight to being able to run a 5k, it sounds like it was a really good motivator. When coach charles used to frequent these boards he used to say something along the lines of the race is really just a celebration of all the hard work that you put in, in order to get to the starting line. I'm sorry that you didn't get the "celebration" that you wanted. Walk or run you still completed the distance which is an achievement. I think to really run a Disney 5k it's very hard if you aren't in the first corral or at least at the very front of a corral. I also think the princess 5k is particularly crowded. Wine and Dine or another one might be less congested.Thanks! I think I may try another race locally before I give up on running.
I went from not being able to run for a minute straight to being able to run a 5k. This race was my motivation, but the day of it just sort felt meh because I was forced to walk so much.
I get the most people think it’s fun because they’re experience runners, but I just felt frustrated and dejected the day of. When I crossed the finish line, I wasn’t proud or anything. I sort of felt like I cheated maybe? Idk.
I just expected this feeling of exhilaration that just wasn’t there.
Maybe I’ll try a local one I can actually run.
If not, maybe I’ll move onto swimming or something
I also think the princess 5k is particularly crowded.
I’ve also repeatedly read that Princess is a slower field, so if they want a speedier group and also want Disney, definitely do another weekend.
I think January or wine and dine would be the fastest (Star Wars would be really costume-focused and IMO therefore slower). (Though the guy in the wookie costume at Seattle’s hot chocolate 5k yesterday nearly won, and likely placed in his age group, so I could be wrong...)
This comment piqued my interest. Looking at the Data rTeetz put together for the 10k's it looks like they are all fairly close in size with princess at the largest at almost 13K and with the others Ranging from almost 11K to 12K. There was not as much of difference. I think the half course give more time for people to spread out and has a smaller percentage of the race running in choke point areas.I thought the 2018 W&D 10k was really crowded. I wasn't even in the last corral, and you couldn't run in a lot of areas. I did not feel like the half was crowded...maybe it spreads people out more.
I was in A but I thought compared to WDW 10K it was pretty great in terms of crowds.I thought the 2018 W&D 10k was really crowded. I wasn't even in the last corral, and you couldn't run in a lot of areas. I did not feel like the half was crowded...maybe it spreads people out more.
The worst was by Spaceship Earth...it was almost as bad as trying to leave Magic Kingdom right after the fireworks!I was in A but I thought compared to WDW 10K it was pretty great in terms of crowds.
I thought the 2018 W&D 10k was really crowded. I wasn't even in the last corral, and you couldn't run in a lot of areas. I did not feel like the half was crowded...maybe it spreads people out more.
By Disney standards I'm a middle-ish of the pack runner. I'm one of the few who my POT used to net me a corral up, but not so much now so I don't submit one. I actually think Princess was way more crowded than W&D, both 10K and half. I've run Princess weekend 3x (5K&10K for my first races then Glass/Fairy Tale Challenge twice, Light Side once, Dark Side once and W&D coming on my 4th challenge (and 5th half...if the half of a half counts? I did train for a half???) . By far Princess is the most congested to me!
I seem to remember people in years past being able to go in and look at unassigned pictures. Maybe the photopass software is having a hard time recognizing your bib or tagged you as someone else.What's the latest anyone has ever seen their race photos come up? I have no finish line photos from the HM and only about five overall. My two friends (but none of us were together) that also ran it each have about 20-25.
I think this is precisely it. I wanted a celebratory feeling when I crossed the finish line. I wanted to celebrate a year of working hard to get to a point. Instead I crossed the finish line and felt meh. I could’ve laid on the couch for a year and walked 3.2 miles. It sort of stole my thunder I guess.I thought about this some more this morning. If the race was motivation to get you running and you went from not being able to run a minute straight to being able to run a 5k, it sounds like it was a really good motivator. When coach charles used to frequent these boards he used to say something along the lines of the race is really just a celebration of all the hard work that you put in, in order to get to the starting line. I'm sorry that you didn't get the "celebration" that you wanted. Walk or run you still completed the distance which is an achievement. I think to really run a Disney 5k it's very hard if you aren't in the first corral or at least at the very front of a corral. I also think the princess 5k is particularly crowded. Wine and Dine or another one might be less congested.
If you are looking for a local race your local running store might be able to point you to a good one. In general the medals won't be as nice as Disney for a 5k, but most local 5ks put a much higher percentage of what they make back into a local charity. Around here there are usually multiple 5ks per weekend in easy driving distance so you shouldn't have a hard time finding one before you loose too much of your training.
I think this is precisely it. I wanted a celebratory feeling when I crossed the finish line. I wanted to celebrate a year of working hard to get to a point. Instead I crossed the finish line and felt meh. I could’ve laid on the couch for a year and walked 3.2 miles. It sort of stole my thunder I guess.
I don’t particularly like running but may see if a local race sparks that high I’m chasing.
Thanks for the advice! I really appreciate it!
I thought the 2018 W&D 10k was really crowded. I wasn't even in the last corral, and you couldn't run in a lot of areas. I did not feel like the half was crowded...maybe it spreads people out more.
I think this is precisely it. I wanted a celebratory feeling when I crossed the finish line.
Whilst pretty, the big fireworks on the way out truly terrified me. All the loud bangs every 30-60 seconds; I hated them. Same with all the police car lights. The runDisney representative I spoke with ahead of the race did not mention either of those, and they're both pretty big PTSD triggers for me; they made the race exceptionally challenging.
You finished the races and did so honestly. You are, most definitely, not a fraud. From a fellow slow runner who does a lot of walking as well in races, don't feel like a fraud. Anyone who tries to make you feel like a fraud is wrong.I've done 3 Disney 5K, 4 Disney 10ks and started one dis 1/2. I've done a few other 5Ks locally. I feel like a huge fraud displaying the medals, because I mostly walk the races. But as my friends tell me, it is more than they have done, and I did the mileage, so be proud to have done something.
I would email photopass. If you have the approximate time and a description of what you were wearing, they may be able to find the missing photos. It may also help to send them a picture from your camera from that day if you have any because that may help them find some. I learned from experience that you can inadvertently cover up a bib number and "lose" photos.What's the latest anyone has ever seen their race photos come up? I have no finish line photos from the HM and only about five overall. My two friends (but none of us were together) that also ran it each have about 20-25.
I've been running for many years now. While I've always felt good to cross that finish line, I only felt the elusive runners high once. And that was at the end of the marathon in January. For some the runners high comes more often, but as @bumbershoot noted, sometimes it doesn't come.I don’t particularly like running but may see if a local race sparks that high I’m chasing.
I feel like someone asked about all that this year, maybe here or on FB? I suppose it wasn’t you and maybe it was on FB since you didn’t see it. But now you’ve written about it here so that’s good!
You should run with me and my cousin. Twice now for Princess we’ve been in a corral that didn’t have the fireworks.