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I did see the significant change in language about walking from POFQ, POR and OKW in the program early this morning, and I appreciate the RunDisney folks giving us 3 weeks warning. I have made that walk to the corrals several times in past years, and this year many of us were moving over to...

Thank you everyone for your information and inputs. Whatever the situation is, we'll find out in 3 weeks. I read through the transcript of the recent analyst call by Disney CFO Jay Rasulo, and his comments to analysts "allows us to know where you are," "up-selling," and "behaviors" make me...

We will be checking in at BWV on January 8 for one week surrounding Sunday's marathon. I understand that they'll insist on giving us Magic Bands when we arrive, but can we also get a traditional room key for our stay? I know there has been much discussion on the +/- of Magic Bands, and we've...

Hello Charles Thank you for posting the certified map and the MMR version that you created. You are most helpful for obsessives like myself who visualize the marathon course during long runs. I particularly liked how your MMR version, at mile 22 and the med tent in the same spot, the...

Ariel484 I'd also like to thank you for your detailed and excellent posts about this past January's Half and Full Marathon, and especially your pictures. I've run the old course lots of times, but the 2013 Full Marathon course was new, and I frankly I wasn't doing well from about mile 16 on...

I am a Corral C kind of guy as well Charles, or at least that's where they've placed me in prior years, so maybe we'll cross paths in January. My first WDW race was in 2004, and after fighting my way to the starting corrals from the Boardwalk, I looked over to the right and saw many people...

Wonderful Krista. I am doing the Full and Martha and Lesley are doing Saturday's half. We look forward to seeing your 3 in January. Craig

Thank you Charles As always, your comments and information are very helpful. I did not notice the warning about walking to the starting line in the 2013 race program, but I'll look through the program carefully this year to see if the runDisney folks have (1) omitted the warning, (2)...

Aladdinsgirl Just you, or are Stephen and Carter making the trip in January as well? Craig

jeanigor is absolutely correct on both of these. If you walk over from the OKW and the PO's, there is no bag check, so travel light and you won't be able to pick up clothes, shoes, and treats after you finish. And the runDisney folks could stop the walkers. I've been running halfs, fulls or...

For the Race Retreat you will need to take the bus transportation from OKW to the staging area at EPCOT. The bus will drop you off in the EPCOT parking lot, a bit over to West side of the lot, and then you'll walk over to the Race Retreat tent. Just follow the mob away from the bus drop off...

I'm a few days late here on the posts about walking from OKW, POFQ, and POR to the starting corrals for the Half Marathon and Full Marathon, sorry about this, but . . . You can make this walk quickly and easily, and you do not have to cross a ditch to get to the corrals. From each of the...

Hello lornak The starting corrals for both the WDW Full and Half Marathons are on EPCOT Center Drive, almost directly to the East of the EPCOT ball, and directly to the West of Old Key West. It is possible, easy even, to walk from OKW, POFQ and POR to the starting line. From OKW you walk...

I am a bit late to the "walk from OKW" thread, but here's my experience with doing this. I'll open by saying I rarely saw a rule that didn't need to be stretched if not shattered (my elementary school teachers, who'd be in their 80's by now would agree), and I'm wound pretty tight on race...

Hello Matt I will point out that I, me, moi, did ride Expedition Everest in January of 2008 on Marathon Sunday. Of course, I had torn my hamstring at mile 16 and wasn't going to make my time goal, so Why Not? But you do have to be there after 9 a.m. to do this, and with this new course and...

Thank you Joan, much appreciated.

I've heard (through the grapevine) that the Marathon Relay on Sunday this past January will not be included in the 2013 Marathon Weekend. Does anyone have any information, or heck even rumors, about this? I've run on Marathon Sunday several times, but my knees have too many miles and years on...

Hello Joan and Summer I'm one who would prefer to step into the corrals about 10 seconds before the start. I'm naturally anxious, so more time waiting and standing means I get wound up more and more. For the 5:45 start on February 26, I'd probably leave the POFQ lobby at 5:15, which would...

There are many reasons why someone staying at OKW, POFQ, and POR would prefer to take the bus to the staging area instead of walking straight to the corrals, and they are all good reasons. Lots of port-a-potties, bag check, seeing and meeting with friends before the race, to list a few. But...

Walking from POFQ or POR to the start: Getting to the starting corrals is simple and quick, as I've noted before. It is true that if you do this there is no bag check possible. You leave your room at POR or POFQ and travel light. If you take anything to the corrals that you don't want with...