Half Registration close date and 5K info

[famcruisefun]

Talking with DS today and he has planned with a friend to run his first half marathon this summer. This lead to discussion of running half marathon at Disney in January. It will be his senior year of high school, he's run cross country and track since freshman year, and it falls during his sister's winter break from college. Would really be a perfect vacation for the whole family.
He'd like to have his aunt (who is his running soulmate) run with him, but getting her to fly seems a far harder task than running a marathon.

As we've just started with the idea and the planning - I'm wondering - how long do we have before registration will close for the half? Can someone tell me when it closed last year?

Also - the rest of the family doesn't run. But we might be willing to start for a chance to run in Disney. Wondering if anyone has any info about the 5k the day before the half. Where is it run? Is it raced competitively or are there some who really run hard and also walkers bringing up the rear (grandparents may join us and they are avid walkers, but not runners.)

Thanks to all for the assistance. I'm sure there will be more questions if we decide to go thru with this. Good luck to all with your training!

 

[momof2minnies]

Hi,
You will all have a blast.There are walkers and runners at the 5k.Some out to PR most not.It is run in Animal Kingdom mostly.

I believe the 1/2 filled up in March last year.The 5k was Oct? I think.

It is so much fun.I ran the full in January- any questions, just ask.

Linda

 

[famcruisefun]

Thanks so much. We made reservations to stay today - we're DVC members, so booked a stay at BWV.
Now I just need to have a serious discussion with the son to be sure he wants to commit to running the half before I spend $120 to register him.
Then he needs to talk his aunt into it - she will be ready immediately for the run, but the flight there and back will be the sticking point. Hoping he can talk her into it before registrations are filled. I was hoping we'd have a bit more time to work on her.
I am starting my 5k training this week. I've done a couple in the past - and I love to race - but I really hate to train. But I'm willing to try again.
Thanks again for the info!

 

[blizzard]

The half filled in March last year, mostly due to an impending price increase. This year it has not even reached 50% capacity yet, so there is no rush to register. I would imagine the economy has something to do with the lower numbers this year too.

My guess would be May for the half to fill, but you can always check the % full on the registration page. It will start to indicate when the race is 50% full. (The page you are looking for shows the Goofy at about 75% right now)

 

[DianeL]

The Half was updated at some point today to 50% Goofy is now at 85%

Best of luck to famcruisefun and family!!! I bet you all have a ton of fun!!!

 

[famcruisefun]

I guess there are some things that even the poor economy won't effect. I was hoping this would be our upside to the world's economic issues - "well, at least with fewer people registering to run we have time to decide what we're going to do". Guess I have to get moving.

Because I'm curious - how many people do they allow to register for the half? How about the full? And the 5K? Just curious.

Thanks everyone! Good luck!

 

[ultramickeymouse]

Because I'm curious - how many people do they allow to register for the half? How about the full? And the 5K? Just curious.

Thanks everyone! Good luck!

17,500 for the 1/2, 22,500 for the full and 4,000 for the 5K