Disney Marathon 26.2 On Sunday
Jan 9th, 2010 by sloper
Walt Disnet World message from race director
Jan 8th, 2010 by sloper
Whether you are participating in the Half Marathon tomorrow morning or the Marathon on Sunday morning, we want to remind you that the forecast is calling for temperatures much colder than normal. Please be prepared for all associated weather conditions. Remember to dress in layers and don’t forget a hat and gloves. In addition, on Saturday morning prior to and during the Half Marathon, the forecast currently indicates a chance of precipitation. We strongly urge you to make sure your outermost layer of clothing is water-resistant. A plastic rain poncho or even a garbage bag can be a good extra layer to keep you dry.
In addition to the weather, please remember to follow all instructions found in your race packet, especially the information about transportation to the race start If you are staying in a Walt Disney World Resort Hotel, we strongly urge you to utilize the provided Marathon Weekend transportation (bus or monorail) to get to the start. Please do not drive personal vehicles. Parking at Epcot is limited, and additional congestion on roadways and in the Epcot parking lot will cause delays that could result in you missing the race start.
Thank you for your attention to these important updates. We’ll see you at the start line!
Jon Hughes
Race Director
My First Criterium
Jan 4th, 2010 by sloper
Found a great article by Charlie Issendorf for Criterium Racing Strategy. One suggestion I liked was getting early to the start line. The closer you are to the front, the less people you have to pass.
Some of the suggestions that I like from the article are:
- Ride the course before the race.
- Get to the starting line early.
- When to attack.
For the first one, I don’t think I will win, but I want to understand how the race will work. I’m gonna ride out one day before the race and try out the course. Main goal will be to find out where the corners are and the hill. Through each corner I want to know where the apex are and how to get through the corner fast or slow. That way I can position myself for the best maneuvers (Offensive or Defensive).
The OutSide Line
It is a .9 km asphalt road course. Between turn 4-5 is the best chance to pass with a premeditated course alignment. You need to come out of turn 4 as fast as possible on the outside line. Turn 4 is a hard 90 degree turn. So if you have the outside line going into turn 5, you have to slow down the least. If you are on the inside line going into turn 5 you have slow more.
If there is a racer in front that you want to pass, you want to start attacking on turn 2. That way you can get the outside line through turn 3 and 4 then shoot out past the other rider for turn 5. You don’t want to cut anyone off, but take the wide right line.
The Inside Line
Just for argument sake, lets look at passing in turn 5 on the inside line. It can be done, but you need to lower the gears to a rocket out of a slow turn. If you can maintain that inside line and really torque out of turn 5 to turn 1, you can get the outside line coming out of turn 1. This puts you in a position to get some good momentum into the 2,3,4 combo.
Sound like it will be fun competition. 
Looking forward to it on January 16th. 2010
New Heart Rate Monitor (Pics)
Dec 30th, 2009 by sloper
For Xmas I got a Times Ironman Road Trainer heart rate monitor from my mom. Out of the box is was simple to setup and started showing my heart beat right away. I thought that the chest strap was going to fall off or start to bounce during a run. It was snug, but after the first mile I didn’t event notice is was there. The directions were pretty clear. Although I am still working on setting up my “Zones” for my heart rate. I think I get how to do it.
On the first 5 mile run watching my heart rate live, I could tell that up to 150 bpm was low work, but as soon as I got to 160 bpm this was the strongest and steady that I could go and not feel worn. So I am gauging 155 -160 bpm as the range I want to be in. Strong and steady but not over exerting my self. The Timex watch and chest band are sturdy construction and it has a cool indiglo light. For the basic runner this heart rate monitor would be too much, but someone looking to train better and get faster this is the right tool and the fair price.
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