August 2008
WELCOME
Hello It's the final countdown to
the big day. All the plans are in place to host you for a fun and memorable race experience at the
Disneyland® Half
Marathon!
TELL US YOUR STORY
Do you have an unusual story about running in the
Disneyland® Half
Marathon? Something unique or compelling that might make a
good news story? If so, we'd like to share it with media
who cover the event. Please
click here to
send your name, contact information and details about your
running story to our media team.
LAST
CHANCE FOR...
ªPASTA IN THE PARK PARTYª
Tickets are still available for the pre-race pasta dinner with
Mickey & Minnie inside
Disney's California Adventure® Park from 6:00 PM -
8:00 PM the night before the big race!
Buy
your tickets now
online.
ªSPECTATOR VIP PACKAGESª
Make sure you and your
fans have the best seat in the house with our
Spectator VIP Package. Enjoy finish line seating with a host
of amenities and comforts that will make race day
truly a VIP experience.
ªHOTEL ACCOMMODATIONSª
Need to make last minute hotel
arrangements? Call the Disneyland® Sports
Travel Team today at 866-814-3569 to make your reservations or
book your package online now!
ªTHEME PARK TICKETSª
This is your last chance to
take
advantage of specially priced theme park tickets available only
to Disneyland® Half Marathon Weekend participants and their
family and friends. These specially priced tickets must
be ordered in advance by calling 888-877-4445.
FROM THE RACE DIRECTOR'S DESK
Important Reminders
RACE PROGRAM NOW
AVAILABLE ONLINE
You will receive your commemorative program on-site in your
race goody bag, but you can
click here to preview it online
now!
DOWNLOAD YOUR RACE NUMBER PICK-UP/WAIVER FORM
Y
our personalized race number pick-up/waiver form
is now available online! Please
click here to download
and print your form and be sure to bring it with you to packet pick-up
at the Expo on August 29 or 30.
A Final
Training Tip
TAPER YOUR
WAY TO A GREAT HALF MARATHON
It takes months of dedicated training to prepare for a
half marathon. Tapering, which involves cutting way
back on mileage before your race, is a critical part of
the preparation. Unfortunately, many runners avoid a
proper taper fearing they’ll lose fitness. The result
is often tired legs and a less than desirable
performance. If you want to run your best on race day,
you need to taper properly. Click here
to learn how.
Preparing for the Race
PACING
REQUIREMENTS
All athletes
must be able to maintain a 16-minute per mile pace
throughout the half marathon, finishing in 3.5 hours.
Anyone who is not able to maintain a 16-minute per mile
pace will be picked up and transported to the Family
Reunion Area at the finish.
The following
are points on the course that you must reach by a
certain time. If you do not reach the following
points at the indicated time, you will be picked up and
transported to the finish. The time allocation
begins when the last person crosses the start line.
The examples below assume that it takes 30 minutes for
the last person to cross the start line.
Mile Mark 4
Disneyland Drive and Magic Way
1:35:00
Mile Mark 10
Angel Stadium Parking Lot
3:10:00
CLIF BAR PACE TEAM
The
CLIF Bar Pace Team is excited to be the "Official" Pace Team of the
Disneyland® Half
Marathon! If you want to run with a pace leader who knows how to
keep even splits, get you to the finish line within two minutes UNDER
the CLIF Bar Pace Team time, and enjoy the camaraderie of a group
working together toward a common goal, the CLIF Bar Pace Team is for
you!
Groups are
being offered in the following official finish times: 1:30, 1:45, 2:00,
2:15, 2:30, 2:45, and 3:00. As always, participating is FREE.
Register today
for
the Clif Bar Pace Team and receive your free TRAINING KIT
which includes product samples along with useful training and race-day
tips.
MEDICAL SPONSOR
St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA will
serve as the Official Medical Sponsor of the
Disneyland®
Half Marathon
and all other race weekend activities.
OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE FOOTWEAR SPONSOR
Spira Footwear is
proud to be the official performance footwear
sponsor of Disney’s Endurance
Series. Runners across the country
are discovering Spira’s unique WaveSpring™ Renewable Energy System that
recycles your own energy, while reducing impact shock and stress. Reduce
fatigue and put
a real spring in your step! Learn more...
EXPO SPEAKER SERIES
The
Disneyland®
Half Marathon Expo Speaker Series has been announced.
See
the schedule of speakers and topics.
Be sure to plan some time
during your visit to the Expo to catch some of these great
presentations.
RUNNER TRACKING
Live runner tracking is available
for the Disneyland® Half Marathon Weekend! Runner tracking is being offered to participants, friends and family to
follow and track where runners are on the course.
Click here to sign up
now!
PLEASE NOTE: If more than one person registered for
the Disneyland® Half Marathon using the same email
address, each time race information is sent via email, only one
copy of the message will deliver to that address.
RUNNER RESOURCES
1.) Hotel/Travel package questions:
dl.wdtc@disneyonline.com
2.) Online registration questions:
support@active.com
3.) General event questions:
disneylandhalf@trackshack.com
4.)
Specially Priced Theme
Park Tickets: Call 888-877-4445
