Marathon Weekend 2020

[disneygpa]

Looks like I'm late to another thread I want to follow....

Planning on doing Dopey, will be my first rD event and first marathon....

 

[cavepig]

Looks like they are continuing the finisher ear hats after the marathon.

I love getting them, it's a nice touch. Even a week after the half I wore them in the park and it was fun to have people ask about the race(s).

 

[ZellyB]

I have a feeling I may end up doing Dopey again.

- It's an anniversary year for Goofy, so I'm going to want that Goofy medal
- The 10K course is one I love and have a blast doing so I'm going to want to do that
- Why would I do the 10k, half and full and skip out on the 5k?

 

[Ariel484]

@ZellyB that's exactly how I ended up doing Dopey in 2015 (10th goofy, wanted a Minnie 10K medal...okay fine, I'll do the 5K too!).

 

[rteetz]

I have a feeling I may end up doing Dopey again.

- It's an anniversary year for Goofy, so I'm going to want that Goofy medal
- The 10K course is one I love and have a blast doing so I'm going to want to do that
- Why would I do the 10k, half and full and skip out on the 5k?

The sucker club meets every Wednesday night at 7PM.

I’m really interested to see how or if they change up themes.

 

[Desdemona924]

The sucker club meets every Wednesday night at 7PM.

I’m really interested to see how or if they change up themes.

Selfishly, I don't care if they change the themes for the 5k and 10k since I don't do those. But if they try to take away Mickey for the full, I will be so angry. <-Understatement. I think it's probably safe to say that I won't be the only one.

 

[baxter24]

I have a feeling I may end up doing Dopey again.

- It's an anniversary year for Goofy, so I'm going to want that Goofy medal
- The 10K course is one I love and have a blast doing so I'm going to want to do that
- Why would I do the 10k, half and full and skip out on the 5k?

Same! A friend of mine from college told me she wanted to do the half so I figured I’d do Goofy then she say she she thinks she’s wants to do the 5k also so now I’m like “Well Dopey it it is then...”

 

[kirstie101]

I love getting them, it's a nice touch. Even a week after the half I wore them in the park and it was fun to have people ask about the race(s).

I’m clueless....what ears?

Interested to see the 10k medal! Pretty sure I’ll do the 10k and full. Thought it would be neat to have a Minnie and a Mickey medal. But honestly I’m sure I’ll just be thrilled to finish a full! Medal wont matter much at that point.

 

[lhermiston]

I’m clueless....what ears?

Interested to see the 10k medal! Pretty sure I’ll do the 10k and full. Thought it would be neat to have a Minnie and a Mickey medal. But honestly I’m sure I’ll just be thrilled to finish a full! Medal wont matter much at that point.

Full finishers get handed marathon weekend Mickey ears.

 

[kirstie101]

Full finishers get handed marathon weekend Mickey ears.

That’s awesome!

 

[JulieODC]

Guys. I had a marathon dream last night. I ran, I finished, and it was amazing. Is this a sign???

 

[John VN]

Guys. I had a marathon dream last night. I ran, I finished, and it was amazing. Is this a sign???

If you woke up all sweaty and shaking, it was a nightmare.

If you woke up all excited and tingly, prepare to register.

McFlurry John

 

[2girlsR2good]

Is this a sign???

Yes, yes it is.....

 

[michigandergirl]

Guys. I had a marathon dream last night. I ran, I finished, and it was amazing. Is this a sign???

 

[regul8ter18]

It does seem odd that the Half and Full descriptions specifically mention Donald and Mickey, but there's no mention of Minnie in the 10K description. I'll be pretty unimpressed if they switch the 10K theme from Minnie Mouse after switching the 5K off of Pluto. I'm willing to grant them that the 5K started as (and largely continues as) a Family Fun Run and that Pluto was adopted over time as a somewhat ex post facto mascot. The 10K, on the other hand, has been run 6 times, was established with Minnie as the race host/mascot, and has absolutely no reason to deviate from that pattern. The 5K and 10K have no trouble selling out their allotted entries, so there's not even a "we need to drum up interest" motive.

My dad said that a cast member told him that there was a good chance that the 10k wasn't going to be Minnie in 2020 so I guess that cast member might be right.

 

[jennamfeo]

If they change the 10k to some other male figure then I will be a little salty. Like why can't we just have one flippin' girl character themed race during a long weekend event?

 

[CDKG]

Because...I love signing up for races only to have the theme changed and announced later...

They seem to be moving in the direction of their virtual race series. Just theme the next race to whatever they want to promote at the time.

 

[rteetz]

Because...I love signing up for races only to have the theme changed and announced later...

They seem to be moving in the direction of their virtual race series. Just them the next race to whatever they want to promote at the time.

And without Disneyland they have less races to have more themes. Disneyland Half weekend always seemed to have a change in theme whereas most WDW have stayed the same or similar over time.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

Guys. I had a marathon dream last night. I ran, I finished, and it was amazing. Is this a sign???

YES!!! Ahh!

 

[Barca33Runner]

My dad said that a cast member told him that there was a good chance that the 10k wasn't going to be Minnie in 2020 so I guess that cast member might be right.

I won’t be surprised if they change the theme. Just baffled by the logic. They have never had an issue selling out the 5k and 10k slots allotted to those individual races and I can’t imagine anyone is dense enough to think “you know why Dopey had slow sales? Probably the Minnie Mouse theming on the 10k.”

They made a pretty big deal when the 10k started that it was Minnie’s race. Like, it was the primary selling point. It has never failed to fill capacity (outside of possible reallocated Dopey spots) so there’s realistically no reason for them to do this other than boredom. I’ll admit, I’m a little obsessive about things being complete and changes being rational rather than random, so this probably bothers me more than most. Particularly in light of the fact that there are so many improvements and actual issues on which rD could be focusing.