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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by kcarts » Jul Mon 04, 2011 8:20 am

You may see me down there but I will not be running past you. I will be standing on the side with my coffee cheering you on.

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by Amy » Jul Mon 04, 2011 8:38 am

kcarts wrote:You may see me down there but I will not be running past you. I will be standing on the side with my coffee cheering you on.
That would be me too :lol: Make sure you don't stand right by the people handing out water though! Anybody else remember that episode of Seinfeld?

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by mindflipper » Jul Mon 04, 2011 10:30 am

kcarts wrote:You may see me down there but I will not be running past you. I will be standing on the side with my coffee cheering you on.
I would prefer to be seated somewhere where I can watch it on TV with a nice iced tea...

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by wewantsdaredhead » Jul Tue 05, 2011 7:55 am

I'll have to make sure I let you all know what I am wearing so you can cheer me on for real :)
And Amy I do remember that episode--that would not be a good thing, espcially at mile 12 or something--yikes! :shock:

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by Amy » Jul Tue 05, 2011 8:11 am

wewantsdaredhead wrote:I'll have to make sure I let you all know what I am wearing so you can cheer me on for real :)
And Amy I do remember that episode--that would not be a good thing, espcially at mile 12 or something--yikes! :shock:
You can post your bib number too! That is how I cheered on my fellow subsonicers last time around :D

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by jacobcary1 » Jul Tue 05, 2011 8:14 am

I think I'm with Mind. I dont want to be running but I will watch with my Dole Whip.

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by wewantsdaredhead » Jul Tue 05, 2011 8:36 am

Amy wrote:
wewantsdaredhead wrote:I'll have to make sure I let you all know what I am wearing so you can cheer me on for real :)
And Amy I do remember that episode--that would not be a good thing, espcially at mile 12 or something--yikes! :shock:
You can post your bib number too! That is how I cheered on my fellow subsonicers last time around :D
Will do! :)

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by mindflipper » Jul Tue 05, 2011 8:47 am

And good luck, H! Have you started your prep work for the marathon?

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by wewantsdaredhead » Jul Tue 05, 2011 3:13 pm

mindflipper wrote:And good luck, H! Have you started your prep work for the marathon?
Sure have mf...
We are right on track. I feel really good about it. There's not much I won't do for a week at WDW!
:) :lol:

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by mindflipper » Jul Tue 05, 2011 3:37 pm

wewantsdaredhead wrote:
mindflipper wrote:And good luck, H! Have you started your prep work for the marathon?
Sure have mf...
We are right on track. I feel really good about it. There's not much I won't do for a week at WDW!
:) :lol:
...and at the same time, it will get you in shape for walking your feet off at the parks... :wink: :mickey:

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by theBIGyowski » Jul Tue 05, 2011 3:42 pm

Only crazy people run a Half Marathon or a Marathon...then spend several days after that walking around the parks with sore bodies and feet.



That said...I have run it twice...so consider me crazy.
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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by mindflipper » Jul Tue 05, 2011 3:46 pm

theBIGyowski wrote:Only crazy people run a Half Marathon or a Marathon...then spend several days after that walking around the parks with sore bodies and feet.



That said...I have run it twice...so consider me crazy.
Hard to tell, but was that a warning or an invite? :?: :? :?: :wink: :?: :mickey:

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by Amy » Jul Tue 05, 2011 3:58 pm

theBIGyowski wrote:Only crazy people run a Half Marathon or a Marathon...then spend several days after that walking around the parks with sore bodies and feet.
That said...I have run it twice...so consider me crazy.
Soooo, you're saying you should do all your park visiting before you run the marathon?

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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by theBIGyowski » Jul Tue 05, 2011 4:28 pm

Amy wrote:
theBIGyowski wrote:Only crazy people run a Half Marathon or a Marathon...then spend several days after that walking around the parks with sore bodies and feet.
That said...I have run it twice...so consider me crazy.
Soooo, you're saying you should do all your park visiting before you run the marathon?
haha...I don't know...but I do know both times I was so sore walking around the parks afterwards

knowing how much just walking around will wear you out...it would probably be worse to tour the parks first...then run the race(s)

runners (myself included) are a different breed of people ;)
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Re: 2012 WDW Marathon Weekend

Post by Amy » Jul Tue 05, 2011 5:45 pm

theBIGyowski wrote:
Amy wrote:
theBIGyowski wrote:Only crazy people run a Half Marathon or a Marathon...then spend several days after that walking around the parks with sore bodies and feet.
That said...I have run it twice...so consider me crazy.
Soooo, you're saying you should do all your park visiting before you run the marathon?
haha...I don't know...but I do know both times I was so sore walking around the parks afterwards

knowing how much just walking around will wear you out...it would probably be worse to tour the parks first...then run the race(s)

runners (myself included) are a different breed of people ;)
That's kind of what I was thinking ~ you might be a bit slower running if you had been walking around the parks for a few days first. My oldest brother runs Ironman Triathlons, my other brother climbs mountains every weekend ~ a different breed indeed! :lol:

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