2017 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend

[bumbershoot]

I was looking through the Event Guide and saw about them saying to please not check a gEAR bag.

As someone mentioned, gearbags are big plastic bags that you put a sticker on that has your bib number on it (don't put that sticker on your shirt...that's not what it's for...and yes I've seen people wearing their stickers before). You put all your stuff that you want for AFTER the race in there (like flipflops, a sweatshirt, chocolate milk, etc) in there and hand it over to the bag check volunteers, then pick it up at the end.

They are just encouraging us to not do that. So either they thing we have family and friends spectating to hold our stuff OR they think we're sooooo amazing we don't need anything at the end.

And please do not check gold or gel packs?

Things to keep things cold.

So if I wanted my chocolate milk to absolutely positively be cold at the end, well, I'm out of luck b/c I can't check a cold pack. So I just put my box 'o chocolate milk in my gearbag and deal with slightly not very cold milk at the end.

So you can bring energy gels, just not 'check' them?

It has nothing to do with energy gels. Do you have a lunch bag or a cooler bag that has a cold pack? Filled with gel that you put in the freezer? That's what they are talking about.

As for the event guide, there has always been hard copies at then expo.

At Star Wars the event guide was a slightly big pamphlet. I think they've stopped doing the lovely thick guides. Sigh. I mean, it's OK...I was a total overconsumer of them for scrapbooking purposes (and then i've never scrapbooked them b/c they are so big), and you multiply that by others like me and you have waste.

What they SHOULD have always done is mailed those things. It's hard to read online and it's really too late to get all those tips once you're there.


At least two ridiculous typos in the guide. "Disney Pincess" was towards the start, and then in the Galloway section they forgot to copy/paste Princess stuff.

"If you have another event or three, limit your walking to one hour at a time and get off your feet for an hour. For those running the half marathon and marathon, I suggest no more than three hours in the theme parks during the days before the marathon. If you are Goofy or Dopey, take it easy during the half marathon on Saturday."

Embarrassing for them.

Rundisney...still available to hire for proofreading purposes! (I've literally told them on the phone that they could and should hire me...)

 

[Bree]

I looked at the corral set up for the half and am panicking. What if I don't get a "good" letter? Was all of my hard work towards a 1:13 10K worth it to get a better letter? How far forward will I be? I am not worried about sweeping. I'm more worried about course congestion.

I wouldn't worry too much. I used a 10K POT of 1:05 and was placed in corral E last year. I had to defer and used the same POT for this year so I'm expecting maybe E, F or G for corral this year. Here's the table of bib numbers and corral assignments for last year http://as1.wdpromedia.com/media/run...016/2016-Princess-Corral-Assignments-half.pdf

 

[courtneybeth]

I wonder if the Xacte.com site will be used for runner tracking? I found the 2015 and 2016 results, but wondering if they could have it updated for 2017 soon.

Come on bibs!!!!!!

 

[Ariel484]

To clarify: no more stickers for gear bags. They write the numbers on the bags instead. So if you don't get a sticker, don't freak out.

 

[bcarey2k]

To clarify: no more stickers for gear bags. They write the numbers on the bags instead. So if you don't get a sticker, don't freak out.

I feel like they tested this last year ... only printing a few, not all ... and said 'yup, it's ok'

 

[keahgirl8]

What time do you all plan to have your first sit-down meal after the half? Will it be breakfast or lunch? I know I'll refuel with a snack or two immediately following the race, but I'm not sure how long I should wait before a full meal. Thanks!

I have a my banana and a little bit of breakfast in race retreat. Then I go back to my resort, shower, relax and maybe nap. Depending on how I'm feeling, I usually have a late lunch. I learned the last time I felt like crap and then had to go to a reservation anyway, that for me, it's better to make a reservation on Monday. I do quick service on race day.

You know, when I first saw the cheese stuff in the box I thought it looked gross. But that and the super salty chips were exactly what I needed after my last 10k! Nothing else in the box appealed to me at all, but those two immediately made me feel better. Normally I would never eat anything that unnaturally orange, but it did the trick!

That cheese is magic.

I heard the same thing as @AbbyJaws2003...here is the certification for the WDW Half, FWIW (traditionally same course as Princess). This DOES make it look like we go through the castle:

I think the reasoning behind potentially taking it out is that it is a MAJOR choke point on the course. Funneling all of those people through a narrow, tight space where people want to stop and take selfies is tough. When the Marathon Weekend event guide came out, the "welcome letter" DID say that the half course included a run around, not through, Cinderella Castle. Not sure if that was a typo or they later changed the course or what (since, as everyone knows, we didn't get to run it).

In my opinion...I do enjoy the castle run, but the true highlight of the course, to me, is coming into MK, taking the right turn onto Main Street and seeing the castle at the hub. That's the sort of "holy **** I'm here!" moment to me.

I agree with everything you said. Sure, I'd rather run through the castle, but I know a lot of people have trouble getting through there. I never have (even though I'm not in an early corral), but I know it's an issue. The biggest problem I have is people who stop at the end of the path on the other side of the castle. Remember the year runDisney was having everyone jump for a photo? Nightmare. I haven't run the half since 2015. Do they still do it?

I also agree about that turn onto Main Street. There is no feeling like it. I'm so excited for all of who are getting to do it this year, especially the first-timers!

 

[Fire14]

This is my first Photopass Race photo race do I need to write down code numbers from guide or will they be somewhere accessible when I "need" them? Cuz I know dam well I'll be putting them in while I'm standing in corral prior to race so my pictures magically load

 

[The Expert]

This is my first Photopass Race photo race do I need to write down code numbers from guide or will they be somewhere accessible when I "need" them? Cuz I know dam well I'll be putting them in while I'm standing in corral prior to race so my pictures magically load

They're usually printed on the back of your bib.

 

[bumbershoot]

To clarify: no more stickers for gear bags. They write the numbers on the bags instead. So if you don't get a sticker, don't freak out.

There were numbers on our stickers at Star Wars!

And when I couldn't find my sticker 4 days after I got it, they had blank stickers to write on. But still, stickers.

 

[HockeyMomNH]

So, I was checking out the event guide yesterday and I logged in to Active to check on my events. I like to print out all of the confirmations and bring them with me just in case. Anyway, I guess when I was doing registration I also registered my DD17 for the 5k. I completely forgot that I did this, and so did she! Yikes.

The good news is that she has been doing a lot of working out and getting healthier this winter so she still wants to do it with me. Now I have to come up with another costume though. Haha!

 

[RunBakeLove]

Someone on the Glass Slipper Challenge Facebook group said they spoke with RunDisney and they said the event guide was released accidentally and it wasn't fully finished/ready yet. So that's why there's so many mistakes and wrong information. Here is what the poster said:

"I talked to RunDisney and they said the guide was released by accident and that it is still be re written. So if anything seems strange in the guide we can assume it is wrong. The new guide will be out closer to the event is what they told me."

 

[bumbershoot]

They always have typos though.

Cute rundisney, cute.

 

[Ariel484]

Ah, okay. Maybe that explains why waivers and Corrals weren't released yesterday, too.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

Go figure... come on rD! Get your act together! Weird they didn't take it down once they realized?

 

[pclvnmcky88]

Snagged a room at POR this morning for Princess! Yay! We were at Coronado but I stayed there last year for Princess and didn't have a good time due to a very large convention that I knew nothing about Between that and the refurbishment I was concerned. Question about POR during the races - does it have it's own bus on the race mornings or does it share with POFQ? I know it does for the Expo but just trying to time it correctly for race mornings. Another question, where at POR would I go to find cream cheese among other things for breakfast in the mornings? I figure the food court probably has some things but the gift shop probably has some things as well.

Thanks!

 

[HockeyMomNH]

Worked on my 5k costume today. It's still BatB themed, but maybe a bit obscure. Do you think anyone will recognize it?



My DD is going to dress up as one of the girl dancers from that scene too, so maybe that will help.

 

[bumbershoot]

Another question, where at POR would I go to find cream cheese among other things for breakfast in the mornings?

I, personally, would expect nothing in the morning, and would prepare the evening before. Some say that their fridges don't keep things totally cold. I have never encountered such a bad fridge, but if you're worried you can probably do something with ice and a baggie to keep the cream cheese cold enough overnight.

 

[keahgirl8]

Someone on the Glass Slipper Challenge Facebook group said they spoke with RunDisney and they said the event guide was released accidentally and it wasn't fully finished/ready yet. So that's why there's so many mistakes and wrong information. Here is what the poster said:

"I talked to RunDisney and they said the guide was released by accident and that it is still be re written. So if anything seems strange in the guide we can assume it is wrong. The new guide will be out closer to the event is what they told me."

That makes sense. There were several "coming soon" type pages.

 

[courtneybeth]

That makes sense. There were several "coming soon" type pages.

Yes the expo vendors were all listed as "name" and "booth"'

 

[Fire14]

Snagged a room at POR this morning for Princess . ! Yay! We were at Coronado but I stayed there last year for Princess and didn't have a good time due to a very large convention that I knew nothing about Between that and the refurbishment I was concerned. Question about POR during the races - does it have it's own bus on the race mornings or does it share with POFQ? I know it does for the Expo but just trying to time it correctly for race mornings. Another question, where at POR would I go to find cream cheese among other things for breakfast in the mornings? I figure the food court probably has some things but the gift shop probably has some things as well.

Thanks!

I DON't recall going to por from pofq for races. as for cream cheese I grabbed some from food court area night prior for my bagel. I don't recall seeing that kind of stuff in gift shopat por or pofq