Friday, July 16, 2010

just around the corner....

So next up is the Disneyland Half Marathon on Labor Day weekend -- running for my Coast-to-Coast bonus medal.  Earlier in the year when Disney was doing the Give a Day; Get a Day program, I was fortunate enough to get in on the action.  (I gardened!  It was fun!)

So I have a free one-day ticket to a park.  Combine that with a relatively cheap flight to LAX and a very reasonably priced hotel and how could I not do it?

I've been doing ok with my mileage (8 this Sat) but I'm a little worried about Aug.  Breast Cancer Marathon/Half Marathon training starts at the beginning of Aug (i.e., mileage drop) so I'm going to need to get in some supplemental miles that month.

If I get picked up by the bus, neither medal comes home with me.  I can't let that happen!

AND WATCH THIS SPACE:  Coming up on Monday, my first ever blog giveaway, just in time for fall training kickoffs.
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  2. So they are really serious about picking people up who don't keep up the pace? I am doing the Food & Wine 1/2 and I am worried about that! I guess I really have to kick the training up.

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  3. You can slip past the 16 min pace a bit but I saw pricesses getting picked up about a half mile to a mile behind me at the Princess Half in March. Luckily at that point, I was almost into Epcot and knew that once I got close to the park, they couldn't pull the bus in after me! ;) I finished in 3:35ish - 5 min outside the official 3:30 limit and there were about 500 people slower than me on the final results. But I was really pushing (for me) the whole time -- no stopping for pics with the Princes for this chunky girl!
    I'm not sure about Disneyland -- travel agent who assisted with my hotel made it sound like very few people got picked up last year (AND last years results have a bunch of 4+ hr times), so that's good.
    I'm doing Wine & Dine, too, and it's my first nighttime half -- I'm a little worried about it, too! Also, no prior year results to look at...

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  4. I'll be doing that race next year after I do the Disney Princess so I can get the big medal. I'll keep my fingers crossed the temperatures stay down.

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  5. Good luck! I'll be routing for you!

    That's my next goal (Coast to Coast) if I survive the Princess Half-Marathon in Feb. My brother happens to live 10 minutes away from Disneyland and my parents live 15 minutes away from Disney World!

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  6. I completely am doing this because I made the time cut on Princess this year. Who knows what next year will bring and I really want that big medal! :)
    (And I loooove the Princess. It's just the best race.)

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