Training for your Walt Disney Marathon – 5k Complete, Now What?

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Training for your Walt Disney Marathon - 5k Complete, Now What?

Congratulations!!  You’ve run 3.1 miles!  That’s a huge accomplishment already.  It may seem absolutely insane to add 10 more miles (yes, 10 full miles), but that’s the goal – 13.1.

Don’t worry – it’s not impossible.  The most important thing is to find a training program that you can follow and stick to, giving you a schedule for distance, times, etc…  I knew with my schedule (keeping up with an infant) that finding 4 or more days a week to run would be nearly impossible.  Luckily, runDisney’s running trainer, Jeff Galloway offers a program that only requires 3 run days per week.  I quickly decided to follow his program for 1st time half marathoners – with a goal of crossing the finish line still standing.

To start a Half Marathon (or full marathon, if you so choose) training program, you need to be comfortable at 3-5 miles, depending on the program.  The programs guide you to build gradually, to avoid injury, to accomplish your goal in a set number of weeks.


All of these programs can be edited if necessary.  For example, I pushed to hard on a 10 mile run and, by doctors orders, required several weeks of rest.  I altered the schedule, while keeping the integrity (3 days per week, long run 1 weekend followed by a shorter run the following weekend) and still ended up right on track for race day.

If you do come across an injury that requires a break from running, don’t stress.  Find another cardio workout, such as swimming, water running, or using the elliptical, to use on run days, so you continue to build endurance.

In about 4 months of training, you can be ready for any of the Walt Disney World, or Disneyland, Half Marathons.  Are you ready to sign up?

Jenn resides with her husband, 1 year old son, and 2 bratty dogs in a suburb of Washington, D.C. She also hosts her own blog, the Disney Babies Blog (http://disneybabiesblog.blogspot.com) , where she shares her experiences, tips, and ramblings about traveling the parks with a baby. In her non-Disney life, Jenn is often found running, practicing yoga, or playing the clarinet in a military band.

Training for your Walt Disney Marathon - 5k Complete, Now What?

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