The amazing Disneyland half marathon!! This is a wonderful but painful goal that I decided I wanted to experience. Don't get me wrong! It's totally worth the pain and the 2:30 am wake up call. Not only did I train for this run I also read blog after blog on advice and tips. Besides the obvious of making sure you are actually training and can make the 16 minute mile pace, here are a few of the most important tips.
I did the 10k and the half marathon this weekend. My biggest mistake was thinking the 10k was anything like the half marathon. The 10k is a real race that you should train for, but a lot of people that do it are not overly concerned about their time. They have fun with their custom choice and props. The half marathon also has some who decide to wear customs, but for the most part they have minimal customs like run skirts that sparkle and short tutus that neither cover their butts or weight them down.
Look at me in the picture above!!!! What was I thinking! As soon as I lined up in the corral and took one look around I knew I was in trouble. I by far had the biggest tutu I could see. About 7 miles into the run I was completely miserable and the thought of how much my tutu was weighing me down kept playing in my mind over and over again. So what I promised myself I wouldn't do, I did! I stripped off my fluffy bo pee tutu and never looked back. To be honest I heard a women behind me say "That's totally ridiculous!" But I read on another blog before my run that throwing things down on the side that you didn't want was acceptable and would be donated to Goodwill. So I don't know what that ladies problem was...maybe my tutu got caught in the wind and flew back and hit her in the face...
This brings me to my second tip. Whatever you do prepare for the weather!! I don't know how I could have planned for how hot it was but I wish I would have trained in hotter weather. My corral started at 5:20 am and it was already 84 degrees.
"Water water I need water." Said a girl on the sideline sitting on the ground with a bunch of people huddled around her. Okay, so a lot of people out there say don't bring water there are enough water stands that you run pass. I'm going to give those people the benefit of the doubt, and say they must be trained athletes. Because if they are not, they're either lairs or murders trying to kills us or trying to win the race. I am telling you right now, running and drinking is not the funnest or easiest thing I have attempted. Although it must be pretty entertaining for the people on the sidelines. On top of that the sip of water you get from those cups that actually make it in your mouth and not down your chest is definitely not enough to quince any normal person's thirst. So bring your own source of water, unless you are comfortable on long runs without it.
I hope you fined these tips helpful! Next week I will post about getting some great Disney Run pics during your run.
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