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Orlando, Florida
United States
Disney World of Sports
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 27m 20s
Overall Rank = 4580/16000
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 362/
Pre-race routine:

Staying at Wilderness Lodge and we know the roads at Disney REALLY well, so we went over at the LAST minute! Woke up at 4:30, arrived Epcot at 5:20, walked to corrals. The A/B/C and number corral thing was a mess, I hope they go back to the A-G for next year.
Event warmup:

None, jumped into corral right at the anthem! :)
Run
  • 2h 27m 20s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my 1st race following my gallbladder surgery 3 weeks earlier so I was thrilled just to be there! I ran with my significant other who I told I would probably have to stop and walk after 6 miles. When I made it to 8, he begged me to walk! :) hahaha. We did the walk/run thing for the rest of the race and had a fine time.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, it was my 3rd WDW 1/2 Marathon and I didn't have anything to prove.
Post race
Warm down:

Collected "Cape of Awesomeness", duck medal, ate a bunch of junk, went back to bed!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Significant other, hahaahha. Actually, I could have left him but that would have been rude! :)

Event comments:

I also volunteered at the Start of the marathon and that was a blast! Did you know those fire shooters run on alcohol? Did you know the championship guys set up the mat at 5am in about 3 mins? Did you know if you act like a monkey at the start line before anyone is there they will test you out on the jumbotron! And finally, the whole show is pre-run at 3am, so if you hear the countdown, see the fireworks, etc, don't panic!




Last updated: 2007-01-10 12:00 AM
Running
02:27:20 | 13.1 miles | 11m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/16000
Performance: Good
Course: The "new" 1/2 marathon course (it changed 2 years ago) does not include the world showcase at Epcot which is a disappointment. The course is pretty much the same as always! It does have a lot of hills (on ramps)
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2007-01-10 3:17 PM

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2007-01-10 8:17 PM
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Wow - running this 3 weeks after surgery?  Surely you are a FemmeBot.

Congrats!

2007-01-23 1:44 PM
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A great run after only 3 weeks! I talked to the RD yesterday and he stated they were going to do corrals for each wave so there can be seperation between B1, B2, B3 and other waves
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