Belle Ella
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- Jun 30, 2007
AH, I really need to sit down and plan our FP! That's coming up so soon.
Wine and Dine 2015
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nhtinkerbell
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2009
Omg. So excited. We managed to book the beach club for our trip. Cant believe it. I guess being awake at 130am is worth it.
jeanigor
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- Joined
- Feb 4, 2008
I have seen guys running without their shirts at every runDisney half I've been to, participant and chEarer. I believe most if not all start with a shirt and ditch it within the first couple hundred yards.
Figment1990
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2008
We decided on our shirt design for our running shirts. Not really a costume, but this will be printed on the back of our shirts. I'll also be running in my Sparkleskirt Wine a Little skirt.
LOVE THIS! May I ask where you are getting them printed and if you got to make your own design or picked from theirs?
ZellyB
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2010
Thanks. We ordered from http://www.nduranc.com/ This will be the third set of shirts we've ordered from them. I highly recommend them.
It's really easy to work with them. You just send them an email through their contact me link. Explain what you think you want. I just found that graphic on the internet and sent it to them and then told them what I wanted it to say. But, you can also give them a general idea and they will put something together for you from their stock stuff. They also have graphic artists that can create something for you, but that gets pricey.
They are really responsive. I've always gotten a response from them in less than 24 hours. Once you settle on what you want they send you a mock-up of what it will look like and if you approve they email you a paypal invoice. I've usually gotten the shirts within a week or so of paying the invoice.
The other thing I like about their shirts is they are very light-weight wicking material. They don't screen print as that can make the shirts hotter and impact their wicking ability. They use some kind of process that seems to just impregnate the shirt with the ink so it stays breathable. The downside is that the colors/printing aren't quite as intense as they might be with a screen print and colors can be impacted by the background color of the shirt. Just things to be aware of as you look at options.
These are the shirts we had made for running Goofy this past January.
That's probably a lot more information than you wanted about these shirts!
DOOM1001
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 23, 2003
Okay so I had someone running in my group tell me there's a chance they may not be able to make it until 4-5pm on Saturday,I told them they had to be at the expo before it closes at 3pm but I would check with the website and call Run Disney to see what they tell me.I called them and was told they can pick up their bib and shirt before 8pm (2 hours before the race) at the information tent at the race site in WWoS.Since I got it straight from them I'm not too worried but since I had never heard of a bib pick up at the race site before I'm still maybe 1% concerned this can't be done.Has anyone picked up at the race site and not at the expo or heard about it?
AThrillingChase
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- Mar 12, 2013
They did this at PHM weekend this year. I believe there was some sort of big snowstorm and planes were delayed, so I just kind of figured that was why. I saw people picking up at the 5k, but I didnt really pay attention for the half.
jeanigor
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- Joined
- Feb 4, 2008
Usually tucked away before bag check, there is a discreet booth that dispenses bibs before race time. It is intended for emergency situations and isn't advertised, because it is far more efficient, easier logistically, and more profitable for runDisney to have all runners go to the expo to pick up their bibs.
DOOM1001
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Thank you!!
sperkins921
Why's the Rum always gone???
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2011
I am also in the group that has changed their R/W interval as the miles start to pile on:
Still chugging along at training. Can't remember now if it was here or Princess or Tink but somewhere someone mentioned how they shortened their R/W intervals to 90/30 and it made a world of difference in their performance and actually made their overall times faster. Now, I thought that logically, I'd end up with my times slowing down if I was running 90/30 vs 3/1 like I was doing before. My initial thought was that it seems like you'd be doing less running, but if you think about it- the amount of time you spend running is the same per four minute group. All that changes is how often you take your walk break. Before, I had noticed that I literally could not maintain 4/1 (I was trying to increase my R/W time and that's what lead me to post in the first place) for an entire long run. At that time, my long run was 8 miles. So that person or persons chimed in that it helped them and maybe to give it a try.
So I tried it.
And the results?
this past Tuesday or Wednesday I ran 4.2 miles in 45 minutes. That's a 10:42 pace! My typical pace for a night time short run was about 11:30 or 12!!
And saturday, I upped my miles. Went from 8miles long run to 10 miles. I did 10 miles in 1:45 (or :46, can't remember which) which is about 10:30 pacing!!
I was over the moon thrilled! My long run pacing for Saturday or Sunday mornings was typically in the neighborhood of 13 min/mi before I switched to 90/30.
For comparison, my long run the previous saturday was 8 miles in the same exact time frame. I literally told myself that I would run for time using this new technique and see just how far I got- knowing that I should at least make 8 miles. Well surprise, surprise! I not only made 8 miles in that time, I made 10. Now, around mile 4-6 I still had the mental "*** are you doing to me?" moment, but using this new interval did not lead me to having to get to 1.5 miles before my body felt 'broken in' and ready to run. It literally took me maybe 10 minutes or so. BIG difference. Also, I know that most running plans say you should only up your distance by 10% (ie about a mile) on long runs; so this was not in keeping with my training plan in that sense, but I did not increase my time spent running so it's kind of a trade off.
So I'm going to stick with this interval for now, and try it again during next weekend's long ru to see what my results are, but initial results are very pleasing.
****apologies to those who are on all three race threads- you will be seeing this post more than once, SORRY*****
Still chugging along at training. Can't remember now if it was here or Princess or Tink but somewhere someone mentioned how they shortened their R/W intervals to 90/30 and it made a world of difference in their performance and actually made their overall times faster. Now, I thought that logically, I'd end up with my times slowing down if I was running 90/30 vs 3/1 like I was doing before. My initial thought was that it seems like you'd be doing less running, but if you think about it- the amount of time you spend running is the same per four minute group. All that changes is how often you take your walk break. Before, I had noticed that I literally could not maintain 4/1 (I was trying to increase my R/W time and that's what lead me to post in the first place) for an entire long run. At that time, my long run was 8 miles. So that person or persons chimed in that it helped them and maybe to give it a try.
So I tried it.
And the results?
this past Tuesday or Wednesday I ran 4.2 miles in 45 minutes. That's a 10:42 pace! My typical pace for a night time short run was about 11:30 or 12!!
And saturday, I upped my miles. Went from 8miles long run to 10 miles. I did 10 miles in 1:45 (or :46, can't remember which) which is about 10:30 pacing!!
I was over the moon thrilled! My long run pacing for Saturday or Sunday mornings was typically in the neighborhood of 13 min/mi before I switched to 90/30.
For comparison, my long run the previous saturday was 8 miles in the same exact time frame. I literally told myself that I would run for time using this new technique and see just how far I got- knowing that I should at least make 8 miles. Well surprise, surprise! I not only made 8 miles in that time, I made 10. Now, around mile 4-6 I still had the mental "*** are you doing to me?" moment, but using this new interval did not lead me to having to get to 1.5 miles before my body felt 'broken in' and ready to run. It literally took me maybe 10 minutes or so. BIG difference. Also, I know that most running plans say you should only up your distance by 10% (ie about a mile) on long runs; so this was not in keeping with my training plan in that sense, but I did not increase my time spent running so it's kind of a trade off.
So I'm going to stick with this interval for now, and try it again during next weekend's long ru to see what my results are, but initial results are very pleasing.
****apologies to those who are on all three race threads- you will be seeing this post more than once, SORRY*****
sperkins921
Why's the Rum always gone???
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2011
Thanks. We ordered from http://www.nduranc.com/ This will be the third set of shirts we've ordered from them. I highly recommend them.
It's really easy to work with them. You just send them an email through their contact me link. Explain what you think you want. I just found that graphic on the internet and sent it to them and then told them what I wanted it to say. But, you can also give them a general idea and they will put something together for you from their stock stuff. They also have graphic artists that can create something for you, but that gets pricey.
They are really responsive. I've always gotten a response from them in less than 24 hours. Once you settle on what you want they send you a mock-up of what it will look like and if you approve they email you a paypal invoice. I've usually gotten the shirts within a week or so of paying the invoice.
The other thing I like about their shirts is they are very light-weight wicking material. They don't screen print as that can make the shirts hotter and impact their wicking ability. They use some kind of process that seems to just impregnate the shirt with the ink so it stays breathable. The downside is that the colors/printing aren't quite as intense as they might be with a screen print and colors can be impacted by the background color of the shirt. Just things to be aware of as you look at options.
These are the shirts we had made for running Goofy this past January.
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That's probably a lot more information than you wanted about these shirts!
No, it wasn't at all!! I for one am glad you shared as I was thinking I would love to do shirts, but refuse to run 13 miles in something non lightweight and non moisture wicking. This princess don't glisten- she sweats!!! lol
Thanks for sharing!!
Now to come up with something creative for a shirt....
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sammykster
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2012
Weird question that has probably been discussed and I'm just totally missing it. Do people do the full half and full marathons with the interval pace? I have been doing really well running with the 2 minute / 1 minute and find in my 10k and 15k races that if I try to deviate from this or run straight through for a mile or two it really wears me out for the rest of the race. Will I be all alone if I walk after 2 minutes from the start? Probably silly to even care but I don't want to be the only one stopping so quickly.
Ariel484
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2011
Yes, interval running is very common at Disney races. You'll hear everyone's watches beeping.
Stick to your interval but make sure you are aware of those around you when you go to start running/walking (as in...if you start walking in the middle of the course and there is someone right behind you that you didn't realize was there, don't be surprised when they ram into you!). Keeping good race etiquette in mind is always important.
Chaitali
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2011
The only Disney race I've done so far is the Tower of Terror 10 miler. There were definitely people doing their run/walk intervals from the beginning and my understanding is that is true at all the Disney races. You won't be the only one
sperkins921
Why's the Rum always gone???
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2011
Piggyback to this question-
For good racing etiquette; if you are doing racing intervals, is there a preferred side you should try to stick to when you go to walk? Does it matter if walkers are on the left or the right? I feel like walkers should be on the right based on real world running situations- but wasn't sure about races...
For good racing etiquette; if you are doing racing intervals, is there a preferred side you should try to stick to when you go to walk? Does it matter if walkers are on the left or the right? I feel like walkers should be on the right based on real world running situations- but wasn't sure about races...
jeanigor
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2008
I usually stick to the right side. When that isn't possible, I stick to the left. I do not stay in the middle, I leave that for folks who are not run-walk-running or are just running the whole thing altogether.
ZellyB
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2010
In theory you would want to stay right, but honestly at these Disney races it's so crowded that it can be impossible to stick to one side or the other. I just make sure that when I'm preparing to walk that I raise my hand and then do a quick check behind me to be sure nobody is right on my heels. Sometimes that means that I run a few seconds longer to be sure I can slow down safely. In some cases staying more in the center can work out better because people have more room to dodge around you on either side. I absolutely believe in following good race etiquette, but remember that just because you run intervals doesn't mean you don't have as much right to run your race as the next person. I often see people complain that run/walkers don't follow good etiquette on the race course, but I've had plenty of runners who also can be pretty inconsiderate to others around them as well. We all have an obligation to watch out for each other and make sure we are sharing the course appropriately.
ETA: I don't know if you are running alone, but I think the bigger problem is when there is a group of people who run/walk and they walk three or more abreast. That causes lots of disruption and makes it very difficult to get around them. A single individual who is running intervals is less likely to cause problems. Not impossible, but less likely.
Ariel484
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2011
Agree with all of this, but especially the bolded portion...In theory you would want to stay right, but honestly at these Disney races it's so crowded that it can be impossible to stick to one side or the other. I just make sure that when I'm preparing to walk that I raise my hand and then do a quick check behind me to be sure nobody is right on my heels. Sometimes that means that I run a few seconds longer to be sure I can slow down safely. In some cases staying more in the center can work out better because people have more room to dodge around you on either side. I absolutely believe in following good race etiquette, but remember that just because you run intervals doesn't mean you don't have as much right to run your race as the next person. I often see people complain that run/walkers don't follow good etiquette on the race course, but I've had plenty of runners who also can be pretty inconsiderate to others around them as well. We all have an obligation to watch out for each other and make sure we are sharing the course appropriately.
ETA: I don't know if you are running alone, but I think the bigger problem is when there is a group of people who run/walk and they walk three or more abreast. That causes lots of disruption and makes it very difficult to get around them. A single individual who is running intervals is less likely to cause problems. Not impossible, but less likely.
Miranda
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 24, 2001
I was one of the people who said I had to keep dropping my intervals.
I think it was someone else in here (ZellyB maybe?) who dropped to 90/30. I have been doing 120/30, although I probably should be doing 90/30 because some of my later intervals end up being more like 105/45 or 90/60.Like others said, you totally will not be the only person starting your intervals that fast, and don't try and make yourself run too much at the start just because you don't want to stop so early! Stick with what you have trained. I do usually skip my very first walk interval in longer races (> 5K... I tend to skip intervals a little more freely in a 5K), but no more than that.
I stick to the right when it's crowded, but as soon as it thins out a bit, I sometimes will go all the way to the left. Assuming that the road is closed, I mean.
It depends on where in the road I'm running and where the bulk of other people are running. Sometimes if I know there's a left turn that will be coming up, I'll be moving my way more to the left side (running those tangents!) or sometimes it's just less crowded out there.Share this page
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