Marathon Weekend 2017!

[rteetz]

The full event guide is now up.

5K and 10K course look pretty much the same.

The Mickey Mile for kids is a new course compared to last years. You finish on the track.

 

[roxymama]

You know mentioning something you're claiming to ignore isn't the most effective way of ignoring it.

I'm ignoring your comment


Wait....D'oh

 

[StartedByAMouse]

RACE - 5K
NAME - Matt
DIS'er name - StartedByAMouse
Costume/Clothing - Pluto
Corral - Probably E (Maybe D), dropping back to run with my wife and 10-year-old daughter
Early Bird or Late Arriver - Early
Front, Middle, or Back of corral - Middle
Expected Pace - 15 minutes per mile (with character stops)

RACE - 10K
NAME - Matt
DIS'er name - StartedByAMouse
Costume/Clothing - Undecided (Maybe Mickey)
Corral - Probably C (Maybe B), dropping back (maybe) to run with my 10-year-old daughter
Early Bird or Late Arriver - Early
Front, Middle, or Back of corral - Front/Middle
Expected Pace - 13:30 minutes per mile (with character stops)

RACE - Half
NAME - Matt
DIS'er name - StartedByAMouse
Costume/Clothing - Undecided (Maybe Donald)
Corral - F
Early Bird or Late Arriver - Early
Front, Middle, or Back of corral - Front
Expected Pace - 11:30 minutes per mile (with a character stop or two)

RACE - Marathon
NAME - Matt
DIS'er name - StartedByAMouse
Costume/Clothing - Running clothes - shorts and a tech shirt
Corral - F
Early Bird or Late Arriver - Early
Front, Middle, or Back of corral - Front
Expected Pace - 10:30 minutes per mile

 

[lahobbs4]

Good gracious. That pic of the castle makes me VERY happy we won't be running through it. No thanks. Running through MK is my motivator, thankfully, and not the castle itself!

 

[AThrillingChase]

Well. They updated waivers and I got mine. I submitted a 2:42 half and got corral M...

I registered Nov 30th, so not sure if they didn't accept my POT, or if they changed it since I am registered for Goofy? (Only doing the half, but TA gave me a goofy bib because she had extras)

 

[StarGirl11]

OMG, that is a lot of people in a choke point for sure. I've never seen pictures from then, but now I can see how crazy it is.



It's possible.

I had seen photos of it happening at Princess but has never actually seen it before last year. It kind of got backed up quickly if I remember correctly.

What was your starting corral in that race? I've never seen anything like that. It's nuts and I would hate conditions like that!

I started in J but I made the character stops leading up to this. So probably more likely I was back somewhere in L or M or maybe even further when I hit the castle.

Race-Dopey
Name: Sophia
Dis'er name: StarGirl11
Costume: Tardis/Not sure leaning towards Dopey/Captain America/Tink
Corral: I
Early Bird or Late Arriver: Early as in first bus early, usually chill in Race Retreat on longer mornings until 4:00 and then start the walk to the corrals
Front, Middle, back: Front
Pace: 13-14 min mile when I'm not stopped for something

 

[DerTobi75]

RACE - Marathon
NAME - Tobias
DIS'er name - DerTobi75
Costume/Clothing - not sure
Corral - I
Early Bird or Late Arriver - early
Front, Middle, or Back of corral - Middle
Expected Pace - 11-12mm

Try to achieve three goals:

1. Finish running, only walking for waterstops
2. Negative Split
3. Sub 5h (not very likely, but, maybe who knows)

 

[SheHulk]

RACE - Marathon
NAME - Tobias
DIS'er name - DerTobi75
Costume/Clothing - not sure
Corral - I
Early Bird or Late Arriver - early
Front, Middle, or Back of corral - Middle
Expected Pace - 11-12mm

Try to achieve three goals:

1. Finish running, only walking for waterstops
2. Negative Split
3. Sub 5h (not very likely, but, maybe who knows)

I want a sub 5h too (but also not likely)!

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

Apparently runDisney hates me, they fixed me having 3 bibs and have put me in corral N. Seriously upset now and questioning if I ever want to run Disney again.

 

[rteetz]

Apparently runDisney hates me, they fixed me having 3 bibs and have put me in corral N. Seriously upset now and questioning if I ever want to run Disney again.

Well I hope everything works out for you. That doesn't sound good.

 

[mollybloom]

RACE - Marathon
NAME - Tobias
DIS'er name - DerTobi75
Costume/Clothing - not sure
Corral - I
Early Bird or Late Arriver - early
Front, Middle, or Back of corral - Middle
Expected Pace - 11-12mm

Try to achieve three goals:

1. Finish running, only walking for waterstops
2. Negative Split
3. Sub 5h (not very likely, but, maybe who knows)

I want a sub 5h too (but also not likely)!

Hey, me 3! (Along with the not likely!)

 

[AThrillingChase]

Apparently runDisney hates me, they fixed me having 3 bibs and have put me in corral N. Seriously upset now and questioning if I ever want to run Disney again.

I will see you at guest relations then? Haha. It is a bummer - one of my biggest motivations for my last minute registration was that I'm in my best running shape right now post wine and dine, and wanted to push for a PR this time. And use that PR to get a great corral for dark side pics since I am a Star Wars nerd.

 

[NurseRunner]

Apparently runDisney hates me, they fixed me having 3 bibs and have put me in corral N. Seriously upset now and questioning if I ever want to run Disney again.

That sucks! I had the same POT this year as last and I went from I to O. Just means I won't have as many character stops as last year.

 

[DerTobi75]

I want a sub 5h too (but also not likely)!

Hey, me 3! (Along with the not likely!)

Do you plan to stop for any Characters?

 

[IamTrike]

I am in H and my wife in is I! Ha ha! Take that, sweetie!

Ahem.... I mean my wife and I are in I.

Or the wife is in I and you are in the dog house...

Apparently runDisney hates me, they fixed me having 3 bibs and have put me in corral N. Seriously upset now and questioning if I ever want to run Disney again.

Disney is a good race from any corral. I would definitely take print outs of whatever you have to runner relations including forms showing the 3 bibs. While they say "no expo changes" I know that some people have been able to get changes made at the expo at runner relations even after that rule was implemented. That being said it's not guaranteed. The more documentation you have the better chance you have for a change though.

 

[SheHulk]

Do you plan to stop for any Characters?

Probably not. I do enjoy seeing them as I run by but it would have to be something pretty special for me to stop. What about you?

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

That sucks! I had the same POT this year as last and I went from I to O. Just means I won't have as many character stops as last year.

I will see you at guest relations then? Haha. It is a bummer - one of my biggest motivations for my last minute registration was that I'm in my best running shape right now post wine and dine, and wanted to push for a PR this time. And use that PR to get a great corral for dark side pics since I am a Star Wars nerd.

Disney is a good race from any corral. I would definitely take print outs of whatever you have to runner relations including forms showing the 3 bibs. While they say "no expo changes" I know that some people have been able to get changes made at the expo at runner relations even after that rule was implemented. That being said it's not guaranteed. The more documentation you have the better chance you have for a change though.

Thanks guys! I have had a rough time with runDisney since transferring to Dopey. It's frustrating when you feel like you follow the directions to a T and they want to be careless. I emailed track shack to see if they can help me, if not I'll try runner relations with my print outs and if that doesn't work I guess I'm going to be running from N. I was just hoping for a bigger cushion for my first marathon.

 

[Keels]

Thanks guys! I have had a rough time with runDisney since transferring to Dopey. It's frustrating when you feel like you follow the directions to a T and they want to be careless. I emailed track shack to see if they can help me, if not I'll try runner relations with my print outs and if that doesn't work I guess I'm going to be running from N. I was just hoping for a bigger cushion for my first marathon.

Print out all three waivers, your most recent registration (for Dopey) AND your PoT, and head to Runner Relations as early as possible. Be very nice and just ask them what you could do better for next time because your corrals are all over the place. The challenge adds a TINY bit of a curve, but not something as significant to drop you back to N for Dopey.

I've had success at Runner Relations (and I learned where I messed up so I don't do it again in the future!) - I definitely think that with the right attitude, you've got a great shot at being moved to a better corral ... especially given how many people were (and still are!) transferring from single races into the Challenges.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! I know how hard you've been working and that you deserve the best Dopey experience you can have!

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

Print out all three waivers, your most recent registration (for Dopey) AND your PoT, and head to Runner Relations as early as possible. Be very nice and just ask them what you could do better for next time because your corrals are all over the place. The challenge adds a TINY bit of a curve, but not something as significant to drop you back to N for Dopey.

I've had success at Runner Relations (and I learned where I messed up so I don't do it again in the future!) - I definitely think that with the right attitude, you've got a great shot at being moved to a better corral ... especially given how many people were (and still are!) transferring from single races into the Challenges.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! I know how hard you've been working and that you deserve the best Dopey experience you can have!

Thanks Keels! I am definetly going to try that approach and hope it gets me somewhere.

 

[Keels]

Thanks Keels! I am definetly going to try that approach and hope it gets me somewhere.

If it were like I to J, I would say it's just the Challenge curve. But they changed your estimated finish by basically an hour. There is NO WAY that the jump from Goofy to Dopey is enough to curve you an hour.

Worst case, if at first you don't succeed ... head back to the Expo on Thursday and try talking to someone else.