Not quite packing but I have started to make my piles. I like to pile up everything I need for a trip, then pack it all at the last minute. If I pack too soon I always have to reopen my suitcase before I go, just to double check that everything is there!
(I am taking two days off work, though.)
I'm with you both on that last one. I was at my lowest weight in ten years going into MW a year ago. I did my post-race dining without care about carbs, but unfortunately continued to be a bit lax after returning home from Disney.
I’ve heard before once you get to the final park you are golden but I’ve also heard of major sweeping in the final park during mw
You are never safe until you cross the finish line. They were sweeping very close to the finish line MW for the 10K, Half and Full. If you belong to any of the FB RunDisney groups do a search and you will see just how close they were to the finish and were still swept.
My longest training run for my half over the summer was 9 or 10mi. My longest long run for marathon/Dopey training was 13mi. If you've trained consistently, you'll be OK.
Dittos to what DB said. If you are/have been doing 8 miles, then in terms of a half-marathon you are more than halfway there (cue the Bon Jovi) and have built up the needed endurance. (Spoken as the poster child for under training). And if you do any photo stops, then factor those in as running breaks instead of what the watch says.My opinion, don't do the 13/14 mile run this weekend. We're too close to race day at this point. It takes 7-10 days to fully realize the benefits of a single training run, and about 4-6 weeks to fully realize the gains of training week. The 13/14 mile run you would do this weekend will cause more physical harm than it will physical benefits. Assuredly there could be some mental gains from it, but my opinion is those mental gains would be outweighed by the recovery necessary from it. You may still be feeling some aftereffects from the 13-14 mile run physiologically by the time race day comes up. If you've been doing your training runs around a 15 min/mile, then the 8 mile run has taken you about 2 hours. That's a sufficient endurance run to prepare the body aerobically for completing a HM.
Presumably the 15 min/mile pace is not all out effort either if the Garmin has been suggesting an appropriate training pace for long runs. So if you attempt to run at a 15 min/mile pace on race day, then you should be more than fine to cover the 13 miles. This assumes that the 15 min/mile long run pace is appropriate. Have you done any other races recently that would be a good judge of current fitness?
This is the most recent POT and estimate corral assignment educated guess.
Your corral assignment depends on what you put for the estimated finish at registration. If you put 2:15-2:30, then you'll be in Corral C. If you put 3:00-3:15, then you'll likely be in Corral F. I just went into my race registration for Princess 2023 and can see what I put. So you should be able to log in to your runDisney account and see what you put for your estimated finish. Then use the chart above to get a pretty good idea where you'll be slotted.
Darn, I like these way better than the MW weekend designs...should have signed up for Princess too! Lol
Rest is the most important thing at this point.
I doubt it, they‘re just giving us a sample
