Walt Disney World Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Orlando, Florida
United States
Walt Disney World Endurance Sports
52F / 11C
 		Total Time = 2h 19m 58s
Overall Rank = 7550/22421
Age Group = F40-44
Age Group Rank = 381/1771
Pre-race routine:

Up at 3 am to eat breakfast (yogurt, bagel, coke, banana) and get on the bus. Sipped on some water until the race start at 5:30 am.
Event warmup:

Standing around trying to stay warm.
Run
  • 2h 19m 58s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran this half marathon with Bill as part of the Disney Goofy Challenge. So my plan was to keep it slowish to save my legs for the marathon the next day.
What would you do differently?:

Bill sped up the last 1.5 miles. I should have probably not try to keep up with him.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking through the finish area.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Wanting to save my legs for the next race.

Event comments:

This was a VERY crowded race. Being so early in the morning, much of it was in the dark. All the on-course entertainment was Disney (which is not my taste) but to be expected. Some of it was really annoying. Considering it was Disney, the course was kind of boring too. You went through Magic Kingdom, and then a little of Epcot at the end. But otherwise you were just on boring roads.




Last updated: 2011-06-05 12:00 AM
Running
02:19:58 | 13.1 miles | 10m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 381/1771
Overall: 7550/22421
Performance: Good
Course: Flat (Garmin says elevation gain is only 19 ft!), crowded, and dark for a lot of it.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3