Runner's support and Accountability
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@starbee All the water fountains are turned off here as well
Yeah, you totally need to get your husband on board with bringing you water! Will he be cheering you on at Disney? If so, he really needs to help out 
As to your question about post-Dopey running, right now we plan on doing a 5k’s worth of running at least once per week because realistically, that’s what we’ll be doing mostly in any future races. We’ll worry about training for 10K and 1/2 Marathons as we decide to sign up for them. We don’t plan on ever doing another Marathon after Dopey. I would like to do the other RunDisney events at some point which means there are definitely more 10K and 1/2 Marathons in my future.
Otherwise we want to get into cycling short and long distances and have time to go kayaking, ice skating, and rock climbing. Not signing on for any events along those lines, but just to do them for fun.
@eeyorepoohfan What? Vacation setting you back? May it never be!!!
Figures that Disney would distract you from RunDisney 
I sure hope you’re able to get in some longer distances to build your confidence for the 1/2 Marathon, but you’re pacing pretty well on your short game! Nice work getting out there when you can! I know first hand how tough it is to schedule long runs. We’ve been VERY blessed to be able to get as far as we have.@starbee @eeyorepoohfan @starbee Thanks for all of your encouragement, cheers, and support! You all help to keep us going! My PRIMARY concern now is weather for traveling to Disney on January 8th. We plan to catch the first flight down that morning, but winter can make flying…interesting…around here. Hopefully there are no issues, but we’ve decided if we see a chance of foul weather delaying or cancelling the flight down, we’re taking extra time off work and making the drive! We got $1200+ and a year of training riding on this thing after all!
The flight home afterward, I’m not really worried about. I think if we get stranded in FL for bad northern weather we can find something to do!
@eeyorepoohfan Thank you SO much! You rock!
any chance we’ll met at the Expo?
@eeyorepoohfan Those are some good distances and times for getting back into it!
I hear ya on the setbacks, but you still have time 8 miles is pretty good prep for a half, especially when it’s not your first rodeo! But I’m the same way, I want greater peace of mind. My furthest distance before my first half was 11 miles and I hit the wall about mile 10 during the race. I know you have the motivation and will power to get more training done! Hopefully there are no issues, but we’ve decided if we see a chance of foul weather delaying or cancelling the flight down, we’re taking extra time off work and making the drive! We got $1200+ and a year of training riding on this thing after all!
Oh for sure! Do whatcha gotta do! At least you have the option of driving! I’m hoping we’ll get out okay over here too and like you said, stranded in Florida? Oh well
@rocketear99 Sounds good! I’m not really sure what my plan is for running after
which is why I was asking. People have said to me, “will you still run after that?” or “what will you train for after Dopey?” and I don’t really know. I like to run 3 miles regularly because it makes things easier when it’s time to PT test and I do like running, but I’ll admit I slack off without races or a PT test on the horizon. I got very few runs in over November-February 2018-2019 because the weather was so yuck. But I think I’ll be one and done on marathons! @rocketear99 Silly vacation!
Though we did manage to walk a half marathon every day! So I count it at some training! We should be able to get in a couple more long runs. That will really help! My short runs are going great. But getting the motivation to run far has been a struggle! I know my body can get through the race fairly well. I’m thankful I’ve ran more than 10 half marathon races! That kind of helps me mentally! I’ve found a good rhythm and method on my 30/30 intervals and stay fairly consistent on pacing! It really is hard to find the time to commit to running several hours at once for one training run! The struggle is real! You guys are doing great! If weather starts looking iffy, could you change your flight to the 7th? Instead of having to drive.
@starbee With my autoimmune issues, the cold really hurts me physically. We’ve been dropping near freezing at night and my body wants nothing to do with going out in it. My hands get so sore that I can barely move them. It sucks and frustrates me. I really want to get at least to 10-11 miles in training! I usually hit the wall around that point too! But thankfully racing at Disney helps to carry me through! We will be at the expo late on the 8th! We fly in that afternoon. So if you are still there, I would love to meet up! I will be cheering at all races too!@eeyorepoohfan We *could* bump our flight a day earlier for a price. We booked Southwest under Wanna Get Away fare. So we can re-allocate that money toward another flight and pay the difference. It’s more likely we would just drive though as we would have no trouble finding another flight later in the year to divert those unused travel funds. We have APs and such so we could do yet another Disney trip with them, or fly to Tampa and see our newborn niece for the first time
Monday 02 December
Still a little sore from our 20-mile run, we did our paced workout on the home track at night after work. In 0:30:00, we completed 2.28 miles for a pace of 13’10″/mile.Wednesday 04 December
We had to cancel our paced workout due to cold and wet weather
Friday 06 December
We did a third paced workout at night after work on the home track. In 0:30:00, we completed 2.28 miles for a pace of 13’10″/mile.Sunday 08 December
We completed a 6.0 mile run on a trail in the next county. It was a good December day for it. Sunny and around 40*. We finished in 1:15:35 for a pace of 12’36″/mile
Full stats: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/432181578914 Training Events (conditions permitting) remain before the Dopey Challenge
including:
8 Paced workouts,
4 Distance runs, and
2 Distance walks.@rocketear99 Wow way to get back into it after your super long run!
remind me how far you’re going to run before Dopey? No running to report unfortunately. I’ve had so much going on this week, chiropractor appointments, drill weekend, Christmas party, birthday party, revenge of my stomach pains, I’m a mess. But I was able to get almost everything I need for Dopey.
I bought long socks, hats, gloves, ponchos, and some throwaway clothes to wear in the corral. I also ordered hot hands, Mylar blankets and some of that spray for your shoes to make the water roll off them. I need to pick up another pair of earbuds and some more Tailwind, and then I think I’ll be all set for Dopey in terms of stuff I need to bring
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