Goofy's race and a half challenge...

I purchased a plan from Jenny Hadfield, but don't remember if it was through Active or not.  I also got some advise from Jeff Galloway since I am a follower of his run/walk regime.  I only ran 3 - 4 days a week, but did back-to-back long runs on most weekends.  Basically, on Saturday I ran 1/2 the distance of the planned Sunday run.  The longest I did was a 10 miler on Saturday followed by the Tucson Marathon (26) on Sunday.  But we ran the marathon as a training event and did not go full out.

I think the biggest part of Goofy training is going SLOW/Easy for the half.  The things I didn't train for was getting up VERY early three days in a row (also did the 5K on Sunday, but walked with a friend), and the standing around in lines during the day.

I am doing Goofy again the year, but will probably do less back-to-back runs since I am looking toward a HIM next year and need to stay on the bike.  I plan to do run/run one weekend, followed by run/bike the next.  Since I am slow anyway, and have no expectation of going fast at Disney (like to stop and get my picture with the characters), I think the training will be fine.

Bottom line, if you are marathon trained, and go easy on the half, you will be fine for the Goofy.  The race is a BLAST!!!  Hope you enjoy.

The whole reason I am going to be there is that a friend wanted to run the Disney as her first marathon, and I said I would run it with her... I am not looking to "race" either, but my friend is picking up speed as she progresses in her training... If I am going to keep up with her, I am planning on taking the half easy, and then making sure I can do the marathon well...Anyway, when I registered, I realized that this would probably be a once in a lifetime thing... so I signed up for the Goofy.  I worry that someone might have slipped my the stupid pills, just like when I signed up for Black Bear as my first HIM. 

I did think of working in back to back long runs on an occasional basis... like every third week or so, say rather than speed work?  and then my fourth week will be a recovery week... just an occasional week with greater than normal mileage so my body is somewhat used to doing the back to back runs...

just a thought... thanks everyone for the comments.

I'm starting the Pfitzinger 18 week/55 mile plan for this starting about the first of September.  Other than a du in early October, I am done with tri's for the season so I figured a run focus fall would be a nice change of pace.  Other than figuring out how to aclimate from upstate NY to Florida I anticipate this will get me as prepared as I can be.