The Running Thread - 2018

Texas and Louisiana would have heat index temps in the 105-110 range with no rain until next week.
Our heat index yesterday was 117! And supposed to be hotter today. I didn't even run on my TM. We live in a very old farmhouse and cool with window units and they just couldn't keep up. :(

ATTQOTD: We have never hung out or relaxed in a bar or lounge. We usually get our alcohol in Epcot (Italian Frozen Margarita!) and walk around with it. :) We relax at the pool or hot tub in our resort.
 
Dopey for me.
Please add:
January 2019
10 - olallamom - WDW 5K (ng)
11 - olallamom - WDW 10k (ng)
12 - olallamom - WDW half marathon (ng)
13 - olallamom - WDW Marathon (ng)

ATTQOTD: so many favorite bars/lounges at WDW.
I love getting a frozen margarita at Epcot and doing a relaxing walk around World showcase.
I find the Victoria Falls lounge at AKL very relaxing after along day.
 
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One last comment about the race list on page one.

If you report a race time you get = !
If you report a race time and its below your goal = !!
If you report a race time, its below your goal, and a PR = PR!!!
If you report a race time thats also a PR, but not below your goal = PR!!

I think that should cover it. If anyone has any questions or suggestions for the race list feel free to make a suggestion. I wanted to link people recaps and results to their post and OP, but I found I lacked time to make that happen.
 


Fun Friday QOTD: I'm working on my off Friday and I am not happy about it, plus my lack of sleep is catching up! So lets think of something that is needed after a long work week... a bar or lounge. What is your favorite bar or lounge to hang out or relax at while at WDW?

You have my sympathy. I was just asked to work extra hours and I'm not happy ... I'd be extra grumpy if anyone asked me to work on an off day. Ugh.
Now, on to the actual ATTQOTD: Um ... I don't really go to bars or lounges at WDW? There are rides to ride and characters to meet. There's too much to do, something's gotta get dropped, and it tends to be the alcohol.
 
ATTQOTD: I haven't really done much in the way of bars and lounges at WDW! Did a couple of trips when I was too young for that, then when I was there on the College Program I didn't have, you know, money...so my 2015 trip was the first time I/we went to a bar! We only did Trader Sam's, but it was great so I'll say Trader Sam's.
 


Well, guess it's time to add my Dopey races @LSUlakes (I've got to keep up with the cool kids):

Jan 10 - Barca33Runner - WDW 5k (sub-24:00)
Jan 11 - Barca33Runner - WDW 10k (sub-50:00)
Jan 12 - Barca33Runner - WDW Half Marathon (sub-2:00:00)
Jan 13 - Barca33Runner - WDW Marathon (sub 5:00:00)

All of these would be new PR's at the respective distances. I'd like (and know I'm capable) to beat each of those marks by a considerable amount. These are also subject to change, because it's Disney and I may just want to take pictures; the goal is to be in shape to achieve them all.

ATTQOTD: I don't drink alcohol and stopping at a bar or lounge for a non-alcoholic beverage isn't really my type of thing. So my favorite place to relax is riding Gran Fiesta Tour as many times as I need to cool down and rest.
 
ATTQOTD: I don't drink alcohol and stopping at a bar or lounge for a non-alcoholic beverage isn't really my type of thing. So my favorite place to relax is riding Gran Fiesta Tour as many times as I need to cool down and rest.

YES!!!!! Gran Fiesta Tour is so relaxing. Love this!
In fact, during DATW, while everyone else is drinking all the tequila, I may just ride Gran Fiesta Tour over and over again until we're ready to move on.
 
Craziest thing I have done is say I would never run a marathon, and then signed up for Disney in 2014. After that I said never again, but was crazy enough to sign up for Goofy three months later. Dopey 2018 was my fifth marathon, so I guess I just keep getting more crazy.

DW and I had some friends do a rim to rim to rim run on their own at the Grand Canyon in May. They ran south to north one day. Stayed two nights on the north rim, and then ran back. We're toying with the idea of doing it with them in 2020. That would be a whole other level of crazy.

As for bars at WDW, during Dopey this year we spent a lot of time at the Abracadabar. Easy walk from BCV, and it was a nice way to unwind each evening after the race and prepare for the next day.
 
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ATTFFQOTD: I think in general, the bars/ lounges at WDW are all pretty neat. But so many of them tend to get really noisy, which I do not find relaxing at all. I agree with Belle Vue - a great place to sip a nice scotch in an overstuffed armchair! Ditto for Martha's Vineyard at the BC. I love escaping the MK for a martini at the Outer Rim at CR, but the timing has to be right: avoiding meal times is critical, as the noise form Chef Mickey's and Contempo can ruin it for me.

If I'm to pick only one, I think it has to be Mizner's in the GF. Hit it at a quiet time, but when the jazz band is playing, and a couple fingers of a well-aged Macallan go down oh-so-smoooooth. ♥
 
ATTQOTD: It's not the prettiest by any means, but I discovered that the Wave Lounge at Contemporary Resort (per the bartender) is the only place in DW that has Cigar City Jai Alia on tap. Yes, I got it in cans elsewhere, but cans can't compete with a super fresh keg IMHO.
 
We typically stay at the BC and my favorite is enjoying a drink from Hurricane Hannah's at the pool. Nothing better than sunning my self with a cold beer or cocktail. I also enjoy walking around with a beverage in Epcot.
 
The most probable podium for me, obviously:

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@LSUlakes

10 - rootbeerkid - WDW 5K (NG / NA )
12 - rootbeerkid - WDW 1/2 Marathon (NG / NA)
 
QOTD: I'm working on my off Friday and I am not happy about it, plus my lack of sleep is catching up! So lets think of something that is needed after a long work week... a bar or lounge. What is your favorite bar or lounge to hang out or relax at while at WDW
Nomad is pretty good. I’ve heard great things about Geyser Point at WL. I also like Martha’s Vineyard at BC.
 

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