Disney's Princess Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Orlando, Florida
United States
Disney's Wide World of Sports
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 59m 42s
Overall Rank = 11645/22721
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 1674/3253
Pre-race routine:

Woke up ridiculously early, got dressed, had some Gatorade (Rain Berry) grabbed a banana and head out to the venue. Once I got there, ate the banana and did gentle stretching and calming nerves.
Event warmup:

Walking down to the corral
Run
  • 2h 59m 42s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 13m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Holy smoke, this was suppose to be a running event - not a swimming event.

6:03 am 65° HUMIDITY: 93%
7:03 am 64° HUMIDITY: 94%
8:05 am 64° HUMIDITY: 100%
9:04 am 70° HUMIDITY: 88%

I was NOT prepared to run with that sort of humidity. Right off the bat, I had a lot of trouble breathing and my legs got instantly sore. I was able to work through the sore but the breathing was still a problem.

The other major issue was it was so crowded! Several times, when I was ready to really run, I couldn't get through the wall of people in front of me.
What would you do differently?:

Make an effort to go stronger at the beginning to make sure that I'm ahead of a good portion of the walking/slow running crowd. Train a bit longer. Find a better way to self motivate.
Post race
Warm down:

Finished, ate some gummy candy and stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Humidity and too many people.

Event comments:

This was a fun and very well run race but you should not be doing it to set a PR. The humidity wasn't something that could have been controlled but the crowds were. The course just didn't fit the number of people trying to do it.




Last updated: 2012-11-14 12:00 AM
Running
02:59:42 | 13.1 miles | 13m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 1674/3253
Overall: 11645/22721
Performance: Below average
Course: Epcot to Magic Kingdom and back.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
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] 4