Walt Disney World Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Orlando, Florida
United States
Disney World of Sports
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 50m 8s
Overall Rank = 1496/21964
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 142/1175
Pre-race routine:

Drove to Kissimmee on Thurs & Friday. Up @ 3:30am for 5:40 scheduled start, ate bagel, bottle of water and coffee.
Event warmup:

Met Kori Swiggum (her 1st 1/2) and went through the very crowded area to the corrals together. There were 8 corrals; seeting on an earn-in basis based on previous 1/2 times. I was in corral A, along with about 3,500 of my closest friends (est nearly 28k started). did limited warm-up, given the length of the race (jogging, stretching).
Run
  • 1h 50m 8s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

I worked hard to keep a slow early pace and did okay; settling out at about 5 miles to run my race. With 28k participants, it was very crowded, but not terrible. My plan was to dring at about every 3-4 miles and walk through the drink stations. I think this worked pretty well and will likely use this strategy again; ensures I'm better hydrated. Overall I ran a fairly steady race, a little too strong at the beginning (but better) and finished the last mile strong.
What would you do differently?:

I used a 3-day training plan to train, speed, tempo, and long run. After a few weeks, I finally realized that the long speed intervals were causing me to heel-strike and causing pain behind my right knee. I did not train in week 8 (peak week) in order to make this go away. It did help, but I lost the advantage of my final peak week before the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Jog/walk, stretch, compression tights. Ate banana & bagel with lots of water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Missing the peak week of 10-week program.

Event comments:

While it was more than I've previously paid for a 1/2, it's Disney, so you know they're going to do a great job. I did get my money's worth. I'm sure I'll do this again.




Last updated: 2010-10-03 12:00 AM
Running
01:50:08 | 13.1 miles | 08m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 142/1175
Overall: 1175/21964
Performance: Average
Course: Started at Epcot, went up to The Magic Kingdom and back to Epcot. Fairly flat, with some elevation increase on overpasses and up to Snow White's Castle. Bands and entertainment on virtually every mile of the race. I enjoyed this and would do it again.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5