Castaway 5k tips for first timer?

[Nicnicnic.nic]

Planning to do the 5k on castaway for the first time? Any tips? We plan to do it at 2pm....I know it will be hot but that's when our son will be booked in the nursery for his nap and we will take our older daughter to the kids club on the ship.

DH is a runner and got excited when he heard about this so....(He's not a Disney person so I was happy he got excited about something) I am not a runner but I'm going to work my way up to 3 miles on the treadmill before we leave....in 25 days lol

Anything cool to see? Are the signs easy to follow? Anyway to choose a more shaded way?

 

[lilmc]

There are signs but they can be vague imo if you don’t have an idea of what the course is. Especially because you’re supposed to do the “loop” twice. It will definitely be hot! There are water stations on course, but that late in the afternoon they might be empty. I would recommend bringing a water bottle. On the “loop” part sometimes you can shade chase, but the airstrip part will be full on sun.

 

[RedHead0186]

There's not a ton of shade, a little bit on the loops but none on the airstrip. It'll be very hot. It's once up and back on the airstrip plus two loops (you can do them in any order). There are some signs but it's not super well marked so maybe check out the map ahead of time. Ask for your medal at the bike rental stand.

 

[ladyofthetramp]

Hot- that time of day. Mostly full sun. Hydrate well

 

[LorrieAnn5]

If you or your husband really care about getting the full 5k on your watch go as far as you can at the turn around on the air strip and/ or start a bit before the starting sign....
I thought I ran the course correctly and it was only 3 miles so I had to add on a bit extra to get 3.1.
The heat will be brutal so temper your speed expectations.