Walt Disney World 1/2 Marathon - Run


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Orlando, Florida
United States
Disney
38F / 3C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 24m 1s
Overall Rank = 11029/16500
Age Group = 35
Age Group Rank = 4358/
Pre-race routine:

We got to Shades of Green on Wednesday aroun 1:00 pm. We hit a park each day. I know this is not real smart, however our kids and my sister and her family and my parents also met us down there. This was my first 1/2 and I was doing it with my wife ( it was her first event longer than a 5 K). I was the moral support for her for the race.

The temps at Disney had been around 70-75 for wednesday and Thursday. Friday's high was around 60-65. Then Saturday was cold. It was in the mid 30's when we got to the race. Big shift is temps. Luckily the wife and I were prepaired. We both had 3 light layers of tops. I was silly and brought only shorts for the prerace (I guess if you are going to be dumb, you have to be tough...)LOL.

We started in corral G, next to last, and did not cross the start line untill around the 18 minute mark. It was a packed start but thined out around mile 2. Over all great time. I look forward to running it next year. It was a great experience for both my wife and I. I believe she is excited about competing more in the future.
Event warmup:

30 min walking followed by stretching
Run
  • 3h 24m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 15m 34s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Maybe cut down on the walking in the parks, but I a blast with my family so I believe it was a good trade off.
Post race
Event comments:

Great race with great atmosphere. Fun for the entire family. I recomend this race very highly.




Last updated: 2005-12-25 12:00 AM
Running
03:24:00 | 13.1 miles | 15m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 4358/
Overall: 11029/16500
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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