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Walt Disney World Marathon - RunMarathon


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Orlando, Florida
United States
Disney
Sunny
Total Time = 4h 43m 2s
Overall Rank = 3987/12964
Age Group = w35-39
Age Group Rank = 279/1226
Pre-race routine:

I'm not sure where to begin - with the flu the full 2 1/2 weeks before the race, the outbreak of the stomach flu in our condo on Friday night (not my family, my brother, sister in law and their kids) or the lack of sleep the night before b/c our 2 kids were noisily sleeping on the floor of our room. All in all we were thouroughly exausted when we woke up for the race on Sun. morning at 3:15. I had a bowl of grits and took along a bottle of water & a bottle of water w/ one scoop of perpeteum. We drove over to the expo, looked around and realized we were way too early so we went to wait in the car.
Event warmup:

Walking to the start corals? Peeing in the foul smelling brush on the side of the road? Hmm, which to choose.
Run
  • 4h 43m 52s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Paul and I decided to run together would prove to be a lifesaver for both of us. I saw darker times on that run than I ever saw on the IM. We started off great but I suspected I was in trouble at mile 3 when I was drenched head to toe w/ sweat. My legs (and Paul's too) started to cramp around mile 10 but we were still o-k until around mile 13, from there it rapidly deteriorated. I guess it was the humidity b/c it wasn't that hot but we just couldn't keep up with our sweating. We were both nauseaus so water wasn't going down well and our legs were cramping. I don't think I had any water after mile 13. By then we were walking very regularly and by mile 20 we were doing more of a walk than a run. I was very very upset but we had to change our focus on surviving and getting through the experience together which was very special in the end for me. After mile 13 we started to say - oh hell we have to come walk these parks all week with our kids, until finally we walked most of the last 4 miles holding hands through Epcot.
What would you do differently?:

Bring enduralytes?!?!?!? Rest up before the race & actually eat food in the 2 weeks leading up to the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Ice, Ice, Ice. One day later still struggling to walk.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The flu (both mine & the family's), exaustion & dehydration (or more importantly lack of electrolytes)

Event comments:

The race was very well run & if I had had a better day I would have great things to say about the event, it just wasn't my day.




Last updated: 2007-08-17 12:00 AM
Running
04:43:52 | 26.2 miles | 10m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 279/1226
Overall: 3987/12964
Performance: Below average
5 miles: 47:27 10 miles: 1:34:33 Half 2:06:00 20 miles: 3:25:58
Course: Lots of miles on the roads between parks but the runs through the parks were really fun. The fireworks at the beginnning were really cool and the crowd support was fantastic
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
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] 4

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2008-01-14 6:35 AM

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2008-01-14 7:00 AM
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That's still a great job considering all the illness around you!  Great job!
2008-01-14 11:17 AM
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Nice job and way to hang tough while not feeling great.

Congrats~ 

2008-01-14 11:46 AM
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Way to go finishing after a tough experience.  It was hot
2008-01-14 12:08 PM
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Good job getting through.  And yes it was the humidity.  I had my worst marathon in 3 years and I had electrolytes with me.    Glad to see you made the most of it.
2008-01-14 1:54 PM
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2008-01-14 2:07 PM
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Nice work pushing through and finishing this thing. With all the illness this winter and then the heat on race day, this just sounds miserable. I'm glad that you and Paul stuck it out together!
2008-01-15 6:25 PM
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I realize you had a loftier goal, but all things considered, I think you guys did a great job! Now, REST UP and get ready for the MAIN EVENT!! Yeehaww! We're on the edge and getting ready to take off.......Is it very obvious this is my first Iron event? : )
2008-01-16 12:10 PM
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Awesome job. I had a very similar experience.
2008-01-16 1:26 PM
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The heat and humidity were definitely forces to be reckoned with out there.  But to have come from such a recent illness, you really pushed through.  Way to go!
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