WDW Marathon and Half-Marathon!!!!

alyx92 · 03-01-2009, 06:50 PM

So I am starting to train for my first half marathon,

THE WALT DISNEY WORLD HALF-MARATHON!!!

It is January 9th, 2010. Is anyone going or thinking about going to either the half or full marathon?

Personally, I cant wait!!!

xfkirsten · 03-03-2009, 05:01 PM

You know, I've actually been thinking about doing the half next year myself!! Do you know when registration opens up?

(As a CM, I really enjoy that day because when I come into work, I get to rock out to the awesome music they play for the event in Frontierland while I play human Frogger trying to run across the marathon route to get to Splash

)

alyx92 · 03-03-2009, 06:52 PM

^ LOLZ! I think regestration is open, but check the website.

xfkirsten · 03-04-2009, 03:59 PM

...woo! I just registered!

(CM discount... just $5 off?! Really?! Ah, well, it's not like they have trouble finding participants!)

Now, I've already ordered my roommate to kick my butt into gear for training and make sure I'm not one of those kids picked up for not keeping pace.

alyx92 · 03-04-2009, 05:53 PM

^Cool....i should be registering by the end of this week or begining of next. Are you running the half or full?

xfkirsten · 03-04-2009, 06:32 PM

I'm running the half. I don't have near the stamina for the full.

Although the fact that I used to run each day on a huge hill back home in Seattle really built up the muscles. Here, I've mainly been hiking, usually 7-8 mile trips once a week. I really need to get back into running regularly here, especially now while the weather is still tolerable... before summer comes and I have to run after dark.

(Yay for living in a safe neighborhood!)

This would be a great support thread for encouragement and sharing training development!

alyx92 · 03-04-2009, 06:37 PM

Ya! Im also running the half. I'd have to train for YEARS in order to get the full! How are you going to start your training? Running for time or for distance( i.e. 30 minutes of running or 3 miles of running)

xfkirsten · 03-05-2009, 08:29 PM

I'm running for distance. I know I can run a few miles at a 15 min/mile pace, so I just want to run at that pace consistently, building up my stamina at that particular pace. Luckily, I have a friend down the street that is a marathon runner and he invited me to train with him, so I have a running buddy! (I also joined mapmyrun.com to keep track of my training runs)

alyx92 · 03-05-2009, 08:34 PM

Cool! Fortunately or Unfortunately, my running buddies is my family...so I'll be training with them.

BTW: If you have an iPhone or ipod touch there is an application for MapmyRun. It works pretty well!

xfkirsten · 03-06-2009, 02:36 PM

Awww! I really want an iPhone but can't afford the plans at the moment. I do have an iPod, but it's not the Touch.

alyx92 · 03-06-2009, 03:59 PM

I have a touch and its gr8! I still want the iPhone tho......

I ran a few miles today at a prty good pace. Felt a bit tired twords the end, but with time, that'll go away. Have u seen the race map?

xfkirsten · 03-06-2009, 04:21 PM

Yup! I saw it somewhere... can't remember exactly how I found it, though.

DisneyParksFan · 03-07-2009, 08:49 PM

Here's a map of the course:

http://adisneyworldsports.disney.go....ARATHONMAP.pdf

Im debating if I'm going to register for it. I'll be moving to Florida for college, but I dont know if I'll be able to do the half-marathon....and it's already 65% full. hmm...

I'm fairly confident that I can finish the 12-so miles, but I dont know if I'll have the time to run in it...

xfkirsten · 03-08-2009, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DisneyParksFan

Here's a map of the course:

http://adisneyworldsports.disney.go....ARATHONMAP.pdf

Im debating if I'm going to register for it. I'll be moving to Florida for college, but I dont know if I'll be able to do the half-marathon....and it's already 65% full. hmm...

I'm fairly confident that I can finish the 12-so miles, but I dont know if I'll have the time to run in it...

Do it!

You've got ten months to train for it!

DisneyParksFan · 03-08-2009, 08:41 PM

i'll think about it over this next week or so.
I'm on the track team right now, but I hope I dont get lazy in the months following it...

03-01-2009, 06:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
alyx92 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,707 Images: 2	WDW Marathon and Half-Marathon!!!! So I am starting to train for my first half marathon, THE WALT DISNEY WORLD HALF-MARATHON!!! It is January 9th, 2010. Is anyone going or thinking about going to either the half or full marathon? Personally, I cant wait!!! __________________ Disney Count: Magic Kingdom-25 times : Disney's Hollywood Studios- 23 times : Epcot- 24 times : Disney's Animal Kingdom- 14 times Blizzard Beach- 1 time : Typhoon Lagoon- 1 time California, Paris, & Tokyo- 0 times TIMES ON SPLASH MTN - 30 : TIMES ON ToT - 29 : TIMES PotC - 32 TIMES on Test Track - 15 "If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream, and a mouse." - Walt Disney Follow me on Twitter Here My Countdown Counting down to: My first Walt Disney World Half-Marathon! 49 days 23 hours 17 minutes
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03-03-2009, 05:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
xfkirsten That's How You Know! Moderator People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,103 Images: 42	You know, I've actually been thinking about doing the half next year myself!! Do you know when registration opens up? (As a CM, I really enjoy that day because when I come into work, I get to rock out to the awesome music they play for the event in Frontierland while I play human Frogger trying to run across the marathon route to get to Splash ) __________________ View my WDW Photo Updates here!
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03-03-2009, 06:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
alyx92 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,707 Images: 2	^ LOLZ! I think regestration is open, but check the website. __________________ Disney Count: Magic Kingdom-25 times : Disney's Hollywood Studios- 23 times : Epcot- 24 times : Disney's Animal Kingdom- 14 times Blizzard Beach- 1 time : Typhoon Lagoon- 1 time California, Paris, & Tokyo- 0 times TIMES ON SPLASH MTN - 30 : TIMES ON ToT - 29 : TIMES PotC - 32 TIMES on Test Track - 15 "If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream, and a mouse." - Walt Disney Follow me on Twitter Here My Countdown Counting down to: My first Walt Disney World Half-Marathon! 49 days 23 hours 17 minutes
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03-04-2009, 03:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
xfkirsten That's How You Know! Moderator People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,103 Images: 42	...woo! I just registered! (CM discount... just $5 off?! Really?! Ah, well, it's not like they have trouble finding participants!) Now, I've already ordered my roommate to kick my butt into gear for training and make sure I'm not one of those kids picked up for not keeping pace. __________________ View my WDW Photo Updates here!
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03-04-2009, 05:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
alyx92 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,707 Images: 2	^Cool....i should be registering by the end of this week or begining of next. Are you running the half or full? __________________ Disney Count: Magic Kingdom-25 times : Disney's Hollywood Studios- 23 times : Epcot- 24 times : Disney's Animal Kingdom- 14 times Blizzard Beach- 1 time : Typhoon Lagoon- 1 time California, Paris, & Tokyo- 0 times TIMES ON SPLASH MTN - 30 : TIMES ON ToT - 29 : TIMES PotC - 32 TIMES on Test Track - 15 "If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream, and a mouse." - Walt Disney Follow me on Twitter Here My Countdown Counting down to: My first Walt Disney World Half-Marathon! 49 days 23 hours 17 minutes
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03-04-2009, 06:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
xfkirsten That's How You Know! Moderator People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,103 Images: 42	I'm running the half. I don't have near the stamina for the full. Although the fact that I used to run each day on a huge hill back home in Seattle really built up the muscles. Here, I've mainly been hiking, usually 7-8 mile trips once a week. I really need to get back into running regularly here, especially now while the weather is still tolerable... before summer comes and I have to run after dark. (Yay for living in a safe neighborhood!) This would be a great support thread for encouragement and sharing training development! __________________ View my WDW Photo Updates here!
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03-04-2009, 06:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
alyx92 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,707 Images: 2	Ya! Im also running the half. I'd have to train for YEARS in order to get the full! How are you going to start your training? Running for time or for distance( i.e. 30 minutes of running or 3 miles of running) __________________ Disney Count: Magic Kingdom-25 times : Disney's Hollywood Studios- 23 times : Epcot- 24 times : Disney's Animal Kingdom- 14 times Blizzard Beach- 1 time : Typhoon Lagoon- 1 time California, Paris, & Tokyo- 0 times TIMES ON SPLASH MTN - 30 : TIMES ON ToT - 29 : TIMES PotC - 32 TIMES on Test Track - 15 "If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream, and a mouse." - Walt Disney Follow me on Twitter Here My Countdown Counting down to: My first Walt Disney World Half-Marathon! 49 days 23 hours 17 minutes
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03-05-2009, 08:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
xfkirsten That's How You Know! Moderator People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,103 Images: 42	I'm running for distance. I know I can run a few miles at a 15 min/mile pace, so I just want to run at that pace consistently, building up my stamina at that particular pace. Luckily, I have a friend down the street that is a marathon runner and he invited me to train with him, so I have a running buddy! (I also joined mapmyrun.com to keep track of my training runs) __________________ View my WDW Photo Updates here!
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03-05-2009, 08:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
alyx92 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,707 Images: 2	Cool! Fortunately or Unfortunately, my running buddies is my family...so I'll be training with them. BTW: If you have an iPhone or ipod touch there is an application for MapmyRun. It works pretty well! __________________ Disney Count: Magic Kingdom-25 times : Disney's Hollywood Studios- 23 times : Epcot- 24 times : Disney's Animal Kingdom- 14 times Blizzard Beach- 1 time : Typhoon Lagoon- 1 time California, Paris, & Tokyo- 0 times TIMES ON SPLASH MTN - 30 : TIMES ON ToT - 29 : TIMES PotC - 32 TIMES on Test Track - 15 "If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream, and a mouse." - Walt Disney Follow me on Twitter Here My Countdown Counting down to: My first Walt Disney World Half-Marathon! 49 days 23 hours 17 minutes
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03-06-2009, 02:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
xfkirsten That's How You Know! Moderator People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,103 Images: 42	Awww! I really want an iPhone but can't afford the plans at the moment. I do have an iPod, but it's not the Touch. __________________ View my WDW Photo Updates here!
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03-06-2009, 03:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
alyx92 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,707 Images: 2	I have a touch and its gr8! I still want the iPhone tho...... I ran a few miles today at a prty good pace. Felt a bit tired twords the end, but with time, that'll go away. Have u seen the race map? __________________ Disney Count: Magic Kingdom-25 times : Disney's Hollywood Studios- 23 times : Epcot- 24 times : Disney's Animal Kingdom- 14 times Blizzard Beach- 1 time : Typhoon Lagoon- 1 time California, Paris, & Tokyo- 0 times TIMES ON SPLASH MTN - 30 : TIMES ON ToT - 29 : TIMES PotC - 32 TIMES on Test Track - 15 "If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream, and a mouse." - Walt Disney Follow me on Twitter Here My Countdown Counting down to: My first Walt Disney World Half-Marathon! 49 days 23 hours 17 minutes
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03-06-2009, 04:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
xfkirsten That's How You Know! Moderator People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,103 Images: 42	Yup! I saw it somewhere... can't remember exactly how I found it, though. __________________ View my WDW Photo Updates here!
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03-07-2009, 08:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
DisneyParksFan People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 431	Here's a map of the course: http://adisneyworldsports.disney.go....ARATHONMAP.pdf Im debating if I'm going to register for it. I'll be moving to Florida for college, but I dont know if I'll be able to do the half-marathon....and it's already 65% full. hmm... I'm fairly confident that I can finish the 12-so miles, but I dont know if I'll have the time to run in it... __________________ DLP Rules!
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03-08-2009, 08:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
DisneyParksFan People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 431	i'll think about it over this next week or so. I'm on the track team right now, but I hope I dont get lazy in the months following it... __________________ DLP Rules!
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