I'm curious about how y'all go about reloading between each race. 5k to 10k is little more than a couple days in the parks, really, but adding up the entire thing, especially between the half and the full, is new territory. I've done other rD challenges (10k/13.1) and haven't given it much thought. This time around will, of course, be different. Thanks in advance!
As of today, I will be going for the sextuple PR attempt (PR at all 6 distances). In 2014 (the first year), I got 5/6 (missed on HM) PRs. In 2015, I got 4/6 (missed on 5k and M) PRs. In 2016, I got 4/6 (missed on HM and M) PRs. Plans can change up until moment of race starting but that's the plan. With that said my strategy after every race.
5k - Chocolate milk and peanut butter oatmeal banana protein bar. Wear zenzah calf sleeves. Drink lots of water. Be at EPCOT at 9am. Eat lunch at AKL room. Go back to EPCOT. Eat dinner at AKL room. Bed at 6:30pm
10k - Chocolate milk and peanut butter oatmeal banana protein bar. Wear zenzah calf sleeves. Drink lots of water. Kids race OR MK in morning. Eat lunch at AKL room. Go back to MK. Eat dinner at AKL room. Bed at 6:30pm
HM - Chocolate milk and peanut butter oatmeal banana protein bar. Begin carb-loading liquid procedure using E-Fuel. Consume roughly 750 g carbs with 600 g in liquid form over the course of the entire day. Wear zenzah calf sleeves. Drink lots of water. Kids race or MK in morning. Eat lunch at AKL room. Go back to MK. Eat dinner at AKL room. Bed at 6:30pm
M - Celebrate. Chocolate milk and peanut butter oatmeal banana protein bar. Celebrate. Wear zenzah calf sleeves. Celebrate. Drink lots of water. Celebrate. Lunch at AKL room. DHS for evening. Celebrate.
My wife's rule (and I've said it before) is that I participate in 95% of all events on vacation. My running can not be an excuse to not participate in any family related activities on the family vacation. The only concession is dinner around 5pm and I could go to bed around 6:30pm. So, its the expectation that if everyone is going 100% effort during the day at the parks, that I do it too. It can be tiring, but I practice during training best I can by not relaxing at home after a long run. For instance, tomorrow morning is the following. Wake up at 4am. Run 17 miles starting at 6am. Finish around 8:30am. Go see Santa and christmas things from 10am-2pm. Go grocery shopping. Put my daughter down for a nap. Do laundry, dishes, etc. Watch Wisconsin in Big Ten Champ Football game at 7pm. Go to bed and start all over again. Simulate Dopey by doing it in training as best I can.