2018 Princess Half Marathon

[rteetz]

I have seen reports that the challenge and 10K are sold out for AP/DVC.

 

[Lynxxilo]

I have seen reports that the challenge and 10K are sold out for AP/DVC.

Do they limit the number of early registrations for AP/DVC folks (i.e. more spots will open up at regular registration next week) or does "sold out" really mean no more 10k/Fairy Tale Challenge spots available?

 

[OlieRow]

Correct, both showing sold out. Feeling very lucky that my mom and I were able to get in for the races we wanted. I'm in for 5k + Challenge and she's registered for the 5k + 10k. The remainder of our group will be trying for 2 5k's & a half on Tuesday. It'll be the first 5k for them both and I think the chaos today may have freaked them out a bit. How a company like Disney can have such awful IT is beyond me.....

 

[OlieRow]

Do they limit the number of early registrations for AP/DVC folks (i.e. more spots will open up at regular registration next week) or does "sold out" really mean no more 10k/Fairy Tale Challenge spots available?

It's a very small amount open for today. I read somewhere that it was 10% but not sure how legit the source was.

 

[uccats97]

That was all kinds of chaos! I never was able to access registration from the AP link. I'm so thankful a friend saw the link on Twitter and sent it to me. All set for the Fairy Tale Challenge and the first step toward coast to coast 2018!

 

[PrincessV]

In for... the 10K. Huh?! Yeah, decided to skip the half in favor of more sleep, less miles, lol! I'll get all the time I need on World Dr. with Dopey.

 

[Figment1990]

In for... the 10K. Huh?! Yeah, decided to skip the half in favor of more sleep, less miles, lol! I'll get all the time I need on World Dr. with Dopey.

Good luck with dopey! I can't blame you for sticking with the 10k (I did light and dark side 10ks only in 2016) but glad to see u back at the princess thread this year. It's been a while for me since princess (2014) and the boards in general but I'm beyond excited to give this another go!

 

[Sailormoon2]

Got the email reminder for regular registration, and I don't really see any clues to theme...anyone more perceptive than me?

 

[bumbershoot]

You have to go through Firefox! Safari didn't work for me.

LOL...so opposite!

 

[1lilspark]

May the odds be ever in your favor... I think unless they announce a theme on Tuesday and said theme is Tangled I'll sit the crazy of the anniversary out and make my first princess and possibly first half in 2019... plus I'm signing up for the 5 and probably 10 for Dark Side

 

[Gemini1131]

Got in for the challenge. First 5k is going to be wine and dine weekend. Was planning to go for first 10k at dark side next year but my sisters said they could only do princess weekend. Then decided I can't miss the chance to run through the castle. Thanks to all the posters on this forum and the Jeff Galloway plan I decided to bite the bullet and go for the whole challenge. Now just have to stay motivated for the training.

 

[seashell7290]

That was some craziness for early registration today! Thank god for that link on the fb page. I'm in for my second challenge. Figure it will be icing on the cake after completing dopey (pending I actually finish dopey) Hoping for an awesome theme! Anyone know why they changed the name of the challenge from glass slipper?

 

[Belle22518]

Hoping to sign up for the half in 2018 as my first half marathon!

Can registration be done on a mobile device or tablet, i.e. iPad? Or does it have to be done through a laptop?

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Hoping to sign up for the half in 2018 as my first half marathon!

Can registration be done on a mobile device or tablet, i.e. iPad? Or does it have to be done through a laptop?

It can be done on the phone/tablet - it just is easier to type on a laptop/desktop

 

[Belle22518]

It can be done on the phone/tablet - it just is easier to type on a laptop/desktop

Thanks! My home laptop is slow/prone to randomly shutting down and I'll be signing up from Japan - in other words, at 1:00am my time so not at a time when I can use a faster office computer! Good to know I can manage with my iPad.

 

[keahgirl8]

I ran the 2017 Princess 1/2 (my first half) and they opened up registration for this year's participants the first week of March (less than 2 weeks after the previous race). I signed up for the Fairy Tale Challenge then, but I was planning to register when it opened up for passholders. Money was tight seeing as I just returned from a 5 day stay, but I wanted to make sure I got in.

They were actually letting people register at the 2017 expo as well. That's when I registered.

Yes.

And the pacing requirement is wording they keep on having, but they don't check on it. I suppose they could, but... For now, and hopefully for the future, as long as you aren't swept, you get your challenge medal once you finish all the challenge races you signed up for.

Here's what they mean by pacing requirement. The 16 minute/mile pace starts when the last person (followed by balloon ladies) crosses the start line. The balloon ladies maintain a 16 min/mile pace, so that's why you want to stay ahead of them. Unless you're in the last corral, you can be a little slower and still finish, but you really want to try your best to keep it up, since you'll likely be stopping at least for selfies.

Got the email reminder for regular registration, and I don't really see any clues to theme...anyone more perceptive than me?

I'm assuming that since I'm already registered, I'm not getting anything for a while. Did it have anything other than just the Princess logo?

 

[bumbershoot]

Anyone know why they changed the name of the challenge from glass slipper?

I assume so that they can step away from the Cinderella shoe and move on to other medals to keep people interested.

They were actually letting people register at the 2017 expo as well. That's when I registered.

Ooh forgot about that.

 

[joan4mickey]

The link that was sent to "Perfect Princess" runners worked great this morning. It only allowed me to register for the half, but the email read in such a way that "perfect" challenger runners probably got a "special" invitation too. It was actually a reserved spot until May 1.

The races are NOT sold out. Only "x" number of spots were open for AP holders. Hold onto your hat when regular registration opens!

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

I'm in for the half, hoping to get that pink C2C in 2018.

 

[uccats97]

I'm in for the half, hoping to get that pink C2C in 2018.

I'm going for pink c2c 2018, too!