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Comments: (So, it seems that my foot pod is not calibrated right and measuring distances long. [Although, I don't think it's so far off as to measure what should be 13.1 miles as over 14.5, but whatever.] That means, I'm not running as fast as I thought.) Being in the very front of such a large race was a novelty and gave me the opportunity for a strong start. I was able to immediately settle into what felt like a strong pace and pretty much maintained it until the very end. It was a beautiful day, especially when the sun came up and the chill wore off. It got a bit warm, but I thought it felt good...and as long as the humidity stays away, it doesn't bother me. I thoroughly enjoyed all the Disney characters on the course and all the different costumes a lot of the runners wore. I only stopped to get my picture taken at Cinderella's castle. I didn't bring a camera, so couldn't stop for the others, but I waved. The last couple of miles started to get tough as I began to flag. I probably lost about a minute there. I just couldn't keep my legs moving as fast as I wanted to. What would you do differently?: Train more consistently and seriously leading up to the race. This really is a setup (starting from the first corral) and a course that I can take advantage of and run a PR.  Post race
Warm down: Nada. What limited your ability to perform faster: Not enough running. Getting faster means running more and running faster. Event comments: I just like doing races at Disney. And this race really was a lot of fun. It's a keeper. Last updated: 2008-09-16 12:00 AM
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United States
Disney
60F / 16C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1227/6331
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 164/879
Up early, early, early. Time changed to Daylight Savings, and we had already lost an hour coming from Central Time. So, 5:00 a.m. felt like 3:00 a.m. Ugh. Sipped some coffee, got dressed, and boarded the shuttle.
A very long walk in the dark from the Epcot parking lot to the starting area. We were still in place about 40 minutes before the start, and I was freezing. So, I actually did a warmup. Stepped out of the corral, ran a bit, and then did some striders. It was funny because since I had put 2:15 down as my finish time, I was in corral A right at the front. I felt like a rock star! But based on my rank both overall and in my division, there were a lot of people new to the sport and distance. And I think a lot of people just had fun with all the Disney princess characters positioned around the course.