The Running Thread - 2018

[Princess_Nikki]

Thank you everyone. I'm glad I have this community.

Me too and hugs to you and your family!

 

[Waiting2goback]

QOTD: Do you wear your running shoes for anything other than running while they are still in your rotation as running shoes or your only pair?

ATTQOTD: Yes and no... I only use my running shoes to run. I do not put them on until I am about to start running and then immediately take them off once completed. I do not keep them on to drive or to do things around the house. The only exception to this rule is for touring the parks. I take the older pair with me since they are on the way out, but still have a decent amount of support in them.

No, I am weird about my running shoes. I protect them like I protect my kids.

Hi all, I have a lot of thread to catch up on. It's been a rough week. I lost my mom last night and I'm thankful for everyone on the board who wished her well over the last few years.
I will get back to journaling when I'm ready. Everyone hug your people (and pets) today. And go for a run because that's what my mom would have told me to do.

I am sorry for your loss!

 

[Waiting2goback]

@roxymama- she's still with you today, you just can't see her.

 

[LSUlakes]

QOTD: We have about a week to go to register for marathon weekend. Are you running any of the races? If so, which ones? Have you decided you are running but not sure which races yet? Anyone going to make a impulse decision?

ATTQOTD: I am running! Going to register for the marathon without a POT since I dont have one and hope that after a run a half this fall I may be able to convince someone at the expo to move me up. It's highly unlikely, but worth a shot. No impulse decisions regarding registration though. Training will go into full effect when we get back from WDW. No more excuses, if yall dont see runs posted next week, yall have my permission to call me out!

 

[Barca33Runner]

ATTQOTD:

I will be keeping my Perfect Dopey streak going and be headed down for Marathon Weekend for the 8th consecutive year. I'm an addict for that Weekend and those races. Excited that the races are a little later in January, that I will be staying on-site for the first time in 3 years, and that we will be staying a few extra days to enjoy the parks post-races rather than running ourselves ragged before and during them.

Already have flights and room booked for my trip (ADR window opens tomorrow, but I don't know if I'll jump in right away because I don't have a lot of musts).

 

[Princess KP]

ATTQOTD:

I will be keeping my Perfect Dopey streak going and be headed down for Marathon Weekend for the 8th consecutive year. I'm an addict for that Weekend and those races. Excited that the races are a little later in January, that I will be staying on-site for the first time in 3 years, and that we will be staying a few extra days to enjoy the parks post-races rather than running ourselves ragged before and during them.

Already have flights and room booked for my trip (ADR window opens tomorrow, but I don't know if I'll jump in right away because I don't have a lot of musts).

Don't forget to add in The Panda Extravaganza on the Monday at EPCOT!

 

[DopeyBadger]

ATTQOTD: Sadly not registering for marathon weekend this year.

 

[SarahDisney]

ATTQOTD: I'm doing the "Intentional Grumpy" ... 5k, 10k, full. No impulse decisions (surprising for me since my rD career started with an impulse decision because I was having a bad week), since I'm already signed up (through a travel agent) for all the races I can do (I know I've been through this in several places, but for those who don't know and may be curious, I dont do Saturday races since that's my Sabbath).
I have a half from March that I'm using as POT (should give me a corresponding marathon time of 5:10-5:15ish), but I'm signed up for a 10-miler in Sept, so if I think my result from that will give me a better corral placement, I'll update my POT. The sheer number of races I'm running this year is working in my favor here.

 

[KSellers88]

ATTQOTD: I am not supposed to be doing any more Disney trips or races after this year until I have a kid (that was my agreement with hubby to justify an AP, 6 trips and 3 races this year, LOL), but never say never! If I end up doing it, it would most likely be the half.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

ATTQOTD: I am not supposed to be doing any more Disney trips or races after this year until I have a kid (that was my agreement with hubby to justify an AP, 6 trips and 3 races this year, LOL), but never say never! If I end up doing it, it would most likely be the half.

You have a fuzzy child that should count

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: Signing up for the marathon only! Will be my first, will not be spontaneous and sign up for anything else.

Running Peachtree last week was supposed to be my jumpstart into training since I took June off, but I got sick while I was on the way to Atlanta on the 1st and still haven’t kicked it. Went to the doctor when we got home Monday and got a z-pac and cough syrup with codeine, so hopefully I can get back out there soon.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

ATTQOTD:

My husband is doing Goofy. I may or may not do the 10K depending on how much my fence/land grading costs me.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

ATTQOTD: Marathon 2019 here I come!!

 

[KSellers88]

You have a fuzzy child that should count

LOL! OMG, that is a great point! I will try that...Marathon Weekend here I come!

 

[GreatLakes]

QOTD: We have about a week to go to register for marathon weekend. Are you running any of the races? If so, which ones? Have you decided you are running but not sure which races yet? Anyone going to make a impulse decision?

No marathon weekend for me in 2019. The friend I ran the full with in 2011 will want to do Goofy one day and when they do I'll run the 10K and half but after W&D my next planned Florida race is the Space Coast full. Likely in 2019 or 2020.

 

[rteetz]

QOTD: We have about a week to go to register for marathon weekend. Are you running any of the races? If so, which ones? Have you decided you are running but not sure which races yet? Anyone going to make a impulse decision?

Either Dopey or Goofy I’m not sure. It will be an impulse decision.

 

[rteetz]

Don't forget to add in The Panda Extravaganza on the Monday at EPCOT!

 

[TheHamm]

QOTD: We have about a week to go to register for marathon weekend. Are you running any of the races? If so, which ones? Have you decided you are running but not sure which races yet? Anyone going to make a impulse decision?

I am running the half (only the half), and it was a semi-impulse decision pushed on me a few weeks ago.

I have been musing about a half for a few months. DH was tired of hearing me talk, and when 2019 rooms went live on-line he booked Pop for the whole weekend and told me to figure it out. My thoughts were that I want to see if I can do a half, and running for me began by signing up for a Disney 10K, so for illogical reasons I wanted a first half to be Disney. I would prefer it to be the land, but think it silly to hold out for those to come back. W&D does not work this year due to work and already scheduled family trips. I figure I really only want to do the half to finish, and at this point I could submit a POT that would put me slightly ahead of the 2:45 mark, and even if I run half and walk the other half I should not get swept. So now I just need to figure out several other details. (1) Currently my plan is to fly down on Friday, Expo, Run saturday, return sunday. I need to feel less guilty for taking a vacation day for myself when I would generally hoard it for family vacation. (2) DH needs to decide if he is going or not. If he goes, perhaps we will fly down after work on Thursday. Resist the urge to think adding a Friday morning race is a good idea. (3) I have started compiling a list of places I want to eat that I would prefer not to take my kids to. I drag them all over the place (they loved Yachtsman) , so the list is short, and I am not sure Monsieur Paul or Le Cellier are places I want to go the day before a race. This is why Wine & Dine would be so amazing, I could just snack all day long! (4) Oh, the running. again, with the target of 'just finish' I am not panicked. But I have been thinking more about a proper training plan, and wondering how soon to start- (should the answer be found in the words of The Smiths, How Soon Is Now?)

 

[SarahDisney]

Cheer up, the poll's not closed yet, it might end up being a different face painting...

 

[rteetz]

Cheer up, the poll's not closed yet, it might end up being a different face painting...