marathon participant early morning transportation

[ohMom]

I'll be participating in the 1/2 marathon this January -- I read that we must board the bus NO LATER than 4 a.m for the 6 a.m. start.

Sleep is very important to me and I'm wondering if I can catch a cab that early in the morning and save myself maybe 45-60 mins of bus riding time? Do cabs run all night?

[ironz]

First, congrats on the 19 lbs lost!!

Second...you might be risking getting stuck in traffic if you take the cab much later than 4 am. Marathon morning at WDW is tough. But when you consider that they are trying to herd 20,000+ runners, plus the volunteers/race crew for an on time 6 am start, it makes it a little more understandable. I honestly can't recall how long the bus rides have been the last 2 years (stayed at the Poly each time)...but even in the busses, we end up sitting in traffic a little while. I ate my pre-race breakfast (powerbar, banana, cereal, whatever) on the bus the last 2 years.

Another option is to stay at OKW...then you can just walk across the street to the race start...but then you miss the area for the clothing drop-off bags, in case you want some warm clothes for at the finish (which would be totally dependent on the weather).

Good luck!!