Walt Disney World 1/2 Marathon - Run


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Orlando, Florida
United States
Disney
80F / 27C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 15m 58s
Overall Rank = 3028/12250
Age Group = w30-34
Age Group Rank = 198/1175
Pre-race routine:

Stonyfield farm yogurt smoothie and some toast.
Took the bus from Old Key West to EPCOT at about 0420 and got to the staging area as they were moving out waves B and getting C ready to move. Oops- they saw the A on my bib and told me I was late and would have to move up to get to my wave. Oh well- it all worked out. Started as A-2 in the first wave.
Event warmup:

Walk from the staging area at EPCOT to the actual start- probably about a mile???
Run
  • 2h 15m 58s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Wanted to run sub 2 but it took 12 minutes to get through the first mile and then stopped to pee during the second mile so that was 12 minutes too. Was already 6 minutes behind and had a marathon to run the next day so just took it easy and ran 10 min miles the rest of the morning. Drank watered down Poweraid and ate one GU. OMG hot and humid, didn't feel terribly good at the finish. Not tired from too much effort but overwarm and maybe underhydrated.
What would you do differently?:

Self seed further up in the wave so it's not sooo slow starting out. I keep thinking I'm a loosy runner and seed back further than I probably should.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked over and got my orange Goofy band cut off and the blue one put on. It was kind of like a triathlon in that I was banded all weekend.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Slow start, heat and humidity. The knowledge that I was doing a freaking marathon the next day.

Event comments:

Post race food much better than in 2006. Am already signed up to go Goofy again in 2008.




Last updated: 2006-05-18 12:00 AM
Running
02:15:58 | 13.1 miles | 10m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 198/1175
Overall: 3028/12250
Performance: Average
Course: EPCOT to Magic Kingdom and back
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4