Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon

[Texas84]

Good luck with your 10K!!

Training is going pretty well for me so far. This week I'm starting to train for an early September half marathon and am really hoping to go under 2:10 there, so that's my main goal right now.

I ran a 10-miler in April and a 10K in May hoping that one of the two would bump me up a corral (from the "<2:15 corral" to the "<2:09 corral"). I just checked the Wine & Dine page and saw that the link that @AUPr8Hd posted a week or two back is "officially" live. I'd originally signed up with a 10-miler time from last year, so I went to the link and put in my time from this year (about 2 minutes faster). It updated right away and said that my unverified anticipated finish time is 2:06! I forget what the old anticipated finish time was, but it was definitely over 2:10. Frankly that's a bigger drop than I expected but I will take it - very pleased. Originally I was thinking I'd submit the time from that upcoming September half marathon if it's good but I just checked and the cut-off to update proof of time is August 1!! That's coming up super quickly!

http://trackshack.com/disneysports/proof/wd/proof.php

@Disneymom201 - glad to hear your plantar fasciitis has improved. Your "bit of pain" time for 10 miles is pretty awesome!!

Awesome. They put me at 2:05 but Brandi won't make that. Oh well.

 

[Ariel484]

Awesome. They put me at 2:05 but Brandi won't make that. Oh well.

2:05! Way to go!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Interesting (maybe only to me) aside about proof of time - I have double- and triple-checked the Proof of Time area of the Wine & Dine site, and their FAQ section - I don't see the word "certified" anywhere, as in, "your proof of time must be from a certified race." Am I missing it somewhere, or have they changed this rule?

 

[Mad Stitch]

So are they placing people in corrals based on proven time now? Didn't we think it was based on anticipated time? When we registered there was a box to submit your anticipated time and a second box to submit proven time. I just submitted my Cedar Point Half time of 2:06 and it now shows me and finishing W&D with that same time. I'm anticipating finishing the W&D in less than two hours and will be training the next four months to do so.

Edit: Here are last years corral assignments. If I were assigned based on anticipated time rather then proven time it would move me up at least one corral.

http://as1.wdpromedia.com/media/rundisney/pdf/wine-dine/CorralAssignmentsWnD.pdf

 

[HRHPrincessAriel]

so, if I've never run a race am I in the dead back?

Why couldn't the date have been Aug 2(a Saturday). I don't think I can do a 10k by the weekend before. I found a virtual race but I hardly think that would count.

 

[LindsayLoves]

so, if I've never run a race am I in the dead back?

Why couldn't the date have been Aug 2(a Saturday). I don't think I can do a 10k by the weekend before. I found a virtual race but I hardly think that would count.

You will be in one of the last corrals (not necessarily dead last) as there will be lots of folks who haven't submitted a proof of time. Unfortunately a virtual race will not count for your proof of time.

 

[Ariel484]

So are they placing people in corrals based on proven time now? Didn't we think it was based on anticipated time? When we registered there was a box to submit your anticipated time and a second box to submit proven time. I just submitted my Cedar Point Half time of 2:06 and it now shows me and finishing W&D with that same time. I'm anticipating finishing the W&D in less than two hours and will be training the next four months to do so.

Edit: Here are last years corral assignments. If I were assigned based on anticipated time rather then proven time it would move me up at least one corral.

http://as1.wdpromedia.com/media/rundisney/pdf/wine-dine/CorralAssignmentsWnD.pdf

They must be. I didn't see a field to enter an anticipated finish time.

 

[Kristia]

Yep....I will be at 2:25. No time to do a 10k before August! I wish they would allow you to at least do one in Sept. There aren't a lot of longer distances held in the summer. I didn't do as well as I would have liked on my 10 miler in May and I don't have another half until Oct.

 

[Ariel484]

Yep....I will be at 2:25. No time to do a 10k before August! I wish they would allow you to at least do one in Sept. There aren't a lot of longer distances held in the summer. I didn't do as well as I would have liked on my 10 miler in May and I don't have another half until Oct.

That stinks that you can't submit a new time. But I would think 2:25 should still put you in a pretty good spot, especially with the new corralling changes.

 

[dancingtodisney]

Completed my 10k in 1hr13mins48secs! Delighted with that time as I'm a totally beginner! I put in my proof details and got an estimated finish of 2hr40mins so I think that puts me in the >2hrs45min corral based on last year although I see a lot of mention of recent changes.

My sister decided to make a sneaky sprint for the line right at the end to beat us all after we'd been trying to push her along for the last 500m! That's 'Sleepy' to the left for anyone that read my last TR, me beside him and my Dad is the 4th runner. Sleepy promised me he'd buy me a race tshirt if I made it running (well jogging) to 8k with only a water stop at 5k to walk for.

I just about managed it!

 

[dancingtodisney]

Good luck with your 10K!!

Training is going pretty well for me so far. This week I'm starting to train for an early September half marathon and am really hoping to go under 2:10 there, so that's my main goal right now.

I ran a 10-miler in April and a 10K in May hoping that one of the two would bump me up a corral (from the "<2:15 corral" to the "<2:09 corral"). I just checked the Wine & Dine page and saw that the link that @AUPr8Hd posted a week or two back is "officially" live. I'd originally signed up with a 10-miler time from last year, so I went to the link and put in my time from this year (about 2 minutes faster). It updated right away and said that my unverified anticipated finish time is now 2:06! I forget what the old anticipated finish time was, but it was definitely over 2:10. Frankly that's a bigger drop than I expected but I will take it - very pleased. Originally I was thinking I'd submit the time from that upcoming September half marathon if it's good but I just checked and the cut-off to update proof of time is August 1!! That's coming up super quickly!

http://trackshack.com/disneysports/proof/wd/proof.php

Under 2hrs10 would be really impressive!

You'll be quite a few corrals ahead of me that's for sure lol We were aiming to get an estimated finish time of less than 2hrs45mins so we just about managed that!

The cut off time is really early! Especially for someone only starting out like myself because I'm aiming for a lot of improvement even just between now and September.

 

[dancingtodisney]

Had a TERRIBLE half a few weeks ago. Developed plantar fasciiatis from training/running Pittsburgh marathon in May. Haven't been running much since . Have another half on July 20th, hoping for a better time to submit.
I'm gonna need to do some night runs before November. I always run in the mornings.

a

Oh no I really hope your half goes better for you this time.. Yes I much prefer to run mornings so I think I need to start doing some late night runs too... Although technically if you take the time difference into account I'd be running at 2am home time which is a very early morning run haha

 

[Mad Stitch]

Completed my 10k in 1hr13mins48secs! Delighted with that time as I'm a totally beginner! I put in my proof details and got an estimated finish of 2hr40mins

Interesting, I was wondering if they doubled a 10k time or double the 10k plus some additional time. It looks like they assume someone will not keep that pace for an additional 6.9 miles and add some additional time.

 

[Ariel484]

Under 2hrs10 would be really impressive!

You'll be quite a few corrals ahead of me that's for sure lol We were aiming to get an estimated finish time of less than 2hrs45mins so we just about managed that!

The cut off time is really early! Especially for someone only starting out like myself because I'm aiming for a lot of improvement even just between now and September.

Awesome job on your 10K!!

I am certainly not expecting to go under 2:10 at Wine & Dine. Too many character photo stops!

I agree that it's early! But I guess they need those weeks to go through and verify all of the submitted times.

Interesting, I was wondering if they doubled a 10k time or double the 10k plus some additional time. It looks like they assume someone will not keep that pace for an additional 6.9 miles and add some additional time.

Okay, here's another one...I entered 1:35 for a 10-miler (9:32/mile) and they have my predicted time for the half at 2:06 (9:37/mile). So not as big a difference, probably since my submitted distance is closer to the race distance, but they did add something.

 

[Texas84]

People, this is a fun run. No more PR talk.

 

[a2grafix]

Totally have to agree with Texas84 on this. Disney races on fun races with the opportunities to see characters, run through parks. If you are a super fast elite runner then go for breaking a record but for me running three previous Disney races, including the coast to coast challenge in 2013, it's all about the fun and escapism that is Disney.

Someone even custom upgraded their Corvette into Lightning McQueen - taken during Mile 8 of 2013 Disneyland Half in Toyota Center parking lot (home of Anaheim Ducks NHL team)

Who gets the opportunity to high five Mickey or Minnie or Donald, or Pluto or Goofy at the finish line? Who gets to ride rides, attend special after parties or get a few gift card for the food festival to nosh on after the race? That's the icing on the cake, not the time. If i finish in the window I'm good, and I finished with two decent Disney times.

There are other half marathons that I can focus on my PR times and did so in December 2013 and January 2014. I blew out both my Disney half times by 16-20 minutes. Thank you flat courses and cool temps in Florida and Louisiana.

 

[Ariel484]

People, this is a fun run. No more PR talk.

I wasn't talking PRs, I was talking corral placement. Which to me is very important because I want more of a cushion to stop for all of the character photos. For various reasons, I fully expect it'll take me 30-45 minutes longer to do this race than it would if I were running a half at home.

 

[dancingtodisney]

Interesting, I was wondering if they doubled a 10k time or double the 10k plus some additional time. It looks like they assume someone will not keep that pace for an additional 6.9 miles and add some additional time.

Yep definitely looks like they add on some time which is fair I guess.

 

[dancingtodisney]

Awesome job on your 10K!!

I am certainly not expecting to go under 2:10 at Wine & Dine. Too many character photo stops!

Ye we were delighted to get our first one done. Now all we have to do is be able to run double that lol

Oh for sure! I'm not at all intending to beat the estimated time, seems like there will be way too fun along the way! I'm hoping for a good villains one..

 

[AUPr8Hd]

Yep....I will be at 2:25. No time to do a 10k before August! I wish they would allow you to at least do one in Sept. There aren't a lot of longer distances held in the summer. I didn't do as well as I would have liked on my 10 miler in May and I don't have another half until Oct.

Let me check my corral from last year. I believe the race I used for proof is similar in time.

 

[AUPr8Hd]

2:25 will put you in G, based on last year's corrals. This was one of the first races with smaller corrals and quicker start times for each. So, it was a very smooth process. Here is a link to last year's corral breakdown and time standards.

http://as1.wdpromedia.com/media/rundisney/pdf/wine-dine/CorralAssignmentsWnD.pdf