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After getting up bright & early we drove over to
Epcot & hopped on a bus to the start. As we passed the start area on
the bus, John spotted a WISH shirt. (We really do stand out! LOL)
Got off the bus & made our way over to the start area where we found
Bill & Stacey. Soon other WISHer’s were arriving. Some staying to
hang out & others just stopping by. It was great seeing everyone.
About a half hour before race start John & I lined up for the
port-o-potties. The lines were pretty long so by the time we were
making our way back to the start area the National Anthem was being
sung. We saw Matt waving to us from the middle of the pack so we
made our way in to where the group of WISHer’s were lined up. We ran
the first mile following Matt & Cheryl. We were trying to get as far
as we could before the sun came up knowing that it was only going to
get hotter. At mile 1 we lost Matt & Cheryl when we took our first
walk break. We then continued at W3/R2 intervals & for the next
couple of miles we played leap frog with Stacey. By mile 4, John was
really struggling with the heat & humidity. The sweat was just
pouring off of him & since there was only water on the course I
think he was sweating his electrolytes out. He really wasn’t looking
to good. He ate the rest of the sports beans that we had & drank
some of the water with salt added to it that I had and that seemed
to help a little. We also slowed down our pace, now doing a lot more
walking. It was fun racing through MGM Studios, the Boardwalk area &
Epcot. I’m looking forward to going through those areas again during
the Full Marathon. After leaving Epcot & making our way around the
last curve we see the Finish Line up ahead & start running. Matt was
on the side cheering us on. (Thanks Matt!) After getting our medal &
making our way through the finisher’s area we see the really long
lines for food so decide to wait a bit until the lines to go down.
We find Mary Jo (a friend from home) who was doing her first race.
She did great & finished about 5 minutes or so behind us. We chat
with her a bit before she heads off to find her family. We also got
to chat with Heather, her DH, & their DD’s. We went over & watched
the kids races & by that time the lines for the food were pretty
much gone so we head over there. Then back to Pop for stretching &
showers. It was a fun race but sure was very hot & humid.
We finished in a Chip Time of 1:28:57 Clock
Time of 1:30:36 for a 14:07 mpm pace.
Mile 1 – 12:20
Mile 2 – 13:20
Mile 3 – 13:36
Mile 4 – 14:27
Mile 5 – 15:48
Mile 6 – 15:22
Last .30 – 4:00 (13:29mpm pace)
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