WDW Half Marathon Registration [Corral Placement?]

[HMHunters]

Hi! I'm new here. My DH and I are signing up for the half marathon on 1/6/07 and I have a question. It asks for proof that you can complete the course in less than 2:15. We're planning on running a 10mm pace, but the longest official race I've done is a 5K. What kind of "proof" are they looking for? :confused:
Thanks in advance for your help! :)

[Tink13.1]

They are looking for official race results from a half marathon. You can still put in your projected time, but without "proof" you will be placed in a higher starting corral (toward the back). If you run a qualifying race before the Disney half marathon I think that you can bring your results with you to the expo and have your corral re-assigned based on your finishing time.

Good Luck with your training!

[Lani]

By the way, you don't have to submit a photocopy of your finisher's certificate. These days most organized endurance races have the finish times posted on the Internet, so just giving them the name and date of the race, and your finish time, is enough. They can just look up that information to confirm it.

I believe they will also take a full marathon time for the half, but unfortunately I suspect they probably won't accept a 5K time to assign you a corral for a half because of the difference in distance.

The only real difference is that you'll be placed in a less-competitive corral.

[HMHunters]

Thank you for your help! Do you know if I can change my time and submit "proof" at a later date? I'm planning on doing a 10K early fall but for now I just put down 2:15. :)

[MikeScopa]

Thank you for your help! Do you know if I can change my time and submit "proof" at a later date? I'm planning on doing a 10K early fall but for now I just put down 2:15. :)

I was able to do that last year...without proof....this year may be different.

I think there were a lot of people who were definitely NOT in the right corral last year...and the organizers want to fix that as best as possible.

As Lani said, a 5K may not carry enough weight...a 10K carries a bit more but again it's less than half the distance of a 1/2 marathon and your 10K pace may not be your full 1/2 marathon pace.

Aw what the heck...it can't hurt....try it and let us know.

[ericles]

for what it is worth....
I did the 1/2 last year. Now - I'm not a "runner" so - to - speak! I think my time was 3 hours and 10 min. to complete the 1/2....I ran the first 1/2 of it then went into a run for 10 walk for 10 min. kind of pace, then to just fast walking. My running is so slow that I have been passed by walkers:rolleyes: I was in a coral a bit further back than in the middle of the pack. I do remember that it was at least 15 min. from the time of the starting gun until the time that I crossed the START area. I think I was in coral F or G????

Good luck to you - it was hard, but it was fun. Especially when I was finally done!

[scullerjay]

Thank you for your help! Do you know if I can change my time and submit "proof" at a later date? I'm planning on doing a 10K early fall but for now I just put down 2:15. :)

This is what I've done for all my family members last year. They all ran a 10K in oct or november and I submitted them as proof.

Jay

[DizChick45]

Does anyone know what happens if you don't submit an official marathon or half marathon time prior to the WDW Marathon? I am a little :confused: since it seemed in the registration materials you only need to submit an official time from a previous race if you think you will finish in less than certain times and you estimated your time otherwise.

Is corral placement based on this estimated time or do you automatically get placed in the last corrral if you don't submit an official time? I have times for 3 half marathons that I could easily submit, but wasn't sure if I needed to.

I would really prefer not be in the last corral as I am a little paranoid as a walker (14:30-14:45 pace) of getting stuck behind some folks who may have trouble beating the sweepers. My biggest fear is getting swept due to crowd issues and not being able to make my way through the massive start crowds I have read about. :crying:

Any words of wisdom/experience would be appreciated.
Thanks,
DizChick :cool:

[Drince88]

I have no clue about the corral placement -but I did read in one of Lani's articles that the sweep pace is based on when the last starter crosses the start line, so if it took you 10 minutes to get to the start, you wouldn't already be way behind the sweeping pace. I'll look to see if I can find that again, it might help with your fear (I figure knowledge is power in this case!)

ETA: This is the article I read. (http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=mr050909lt) I think it might have been for the race last year, but I'm not sure how much this stuff changes from year to year if the course isn't changed.

[Tink13.1]

I think if you submit a qualifying time you are placed in one of the closer corrals, but Disney attracts so many novice runners that they can't all be placed in the last corral! I did not submit a time and I was placed in Corral E, my sister also did not submit a time, but she registered a few weeks after me, right before the event closed - and she was placed in the last corral (H - I think).

If you find that you are in the last corral (which we were since I stayed back with her) just pay close attention to where the line forms to walk to the corrals (through the wall of porta-potties). That's what we did, and even though we were in the last corral, at least we were at the front of it...I bet there were about 3,500 people behind us. But here's another piece of advice...you'll be in the corral about an hour before the race starts...drinking water the whole time is a bad idea. And if you do find that all of the "hydrating" before race time has caught up with you, there are porta-potties at every mile marker...don't be tempted to stop at the first bunch - the lines will be shorter with each passing mile.;)

[DatabaseDiva]

My husband and I were assigned to corral D last year, but our son was assigned corral G, because he didn't submit a time. In order to run with him, we had to start in corral G, too. It took about 8 minutes to cross the starting line. After that, it wasn't too difficult to get to our pace.

[arthurvance]

If you wait outside the corrals until a few minutes before the race starts, you can hop into a faster corral if you need to.

:p or so I've heard.

AV

[DatabaseDiva]

It may be harder to jump to a better corral this year. They are planning a wave start, with 3 different starting lines.

[scullerjay]

Last year, you were allowed to submit a 10k race result part of your proof of time for the 1/2 marathon and you needed a 10miler+ for the full marathon. I can't seem to find if this still applies.

Does anyone know?

As a reply to the rest - it benefits you greatly to be with the group of the same caliper. In the past, I've seen many in the front corals that almost get 'run over' in races this crowded.

It will be interesting with the Wave start. I've only experienced this once and lucked out as my proof of time ended up being the cut off point for the Boston Marathon this past year and I was literally on the front of the line. Although it probably will not be a problem at Disney, does anyone know the wave interval?

Jay