Marathon Weekend 2017!

[rteetz]

ADRs Booked

1/3 1900 Park Fare Breakfast
1/4 Le Cellier
1/5 Ohana Dinner
1/6 Tusker House Dinner
1/7 Whispering Canyon
1/8 Be Our Guest Dinner
1/9 Boathouse

I am still hoping for the star wars fireworks dessert party to be extended.

 

[Barca33Runner]

You can show them these pictures (I think I already posted them here but I'm too lazy to look) to highlight the importance of planning...

December 30...Epcot and MK. these are the only crowd shots I have.

You've posted the before...the first time I started attempting to compile this information and trying to get a handle on things.Thanks for being so helpful and sorry for being a bit of a pain

Tentatively, we may be looking at something like AK on Friday, Dec. 30th (hopefully the crowds will be a little manageable), DHS on Tuesday, Jan. 3rd and fitting in MK and possibly Epcot on Thursday, Jan 5th and Friday, Jan. 6th. The other option is probably something like AK 30th, DHS 2nd, MK 3rd depending on whether my niece and nephew are headed back north for school on Wednesday, Jan. 4th (this is a real wrench in the works; we can't convince my BiL that missing two days of 2nd Grade and Kindergarten won't be the end of the world). If anyone can smell burning rubber it's definitely my brain trying to figure this stuff out.

 

[Barca33Runner]

One plan officially made, looks like at least part of our group will be going to AK on 12/30 and having lunch at Tusker House. Will essentially be our first time at both the park (I went sometime around 2000 and remember almost nothing about it) and the restaurant, hopefully it will be a fun day.

 

[Ariel484]

You've posted the before...the first time I started attempting to compile this information and trying to get a handle on things.Thanks for being so helpful and sorry for being a bit of a pain

oops!! I probably also recommended this, but if I did, well, I'm gonna repeat myself again - take a day or two and go around to look at the resort decorations at the deluxe resorts. That's what we did on New Year's Eve/New Year's Day, and it was fun and relaxing.

One plan officially made, looks like at least part of our group will be going to AK on 12/30 and having lunch at Tusker House. Will essentially be our first time at both the park (I went sometime around 2000 and remember almost nothing about it) and the restaurant, hopefully it will be a fun day.

Two words for you, the planner of this big family trip: Dawa. Bar. You will deserve it...thank me later (I recommend the Lost on Safari)

 

[bananabean]

Hi, everyone! Haven't been on the boards much in the last few weeks, but wanted to share some exciting news: I PR'ed my half marathon this past weekend! I managed to knock 6 minutes off my last half marathon PR from a year ago. I'm still a back-of-the-pack runner, but breaking 3 hours for my half marathon time was a big accomplishment for me. Honestly, the best part is knowing I have an updated proof of time to submit for the Goofy Challenge!

Congrats! That's awesome!!

 

[Barca33Runner]

oops!! I probably also recommended this, but if I did, well, I'm gonna repeat myself again - take a day or two and go around to look at the resort decorations at the deluxe resorts. That's what we did on New Year's Eve/New Year's Day, and it was fun and relaxing.

Not a problem at all. My comment was meant as a reference to my own difficulty getting things figured out; I need the reinforcement.

Two words for you, the planner of this big family trip: Dawa. Bar. You will deserve it...thank me later (I recommend the Lost on Safari)

Unfortunately, I don't drink. It's a character flaw, I know. Fortunately, Disney offers many other opportunities to "treat yo self" in which I am sure to indulge.

 

[Ariel484]

Unfortunately, I don't drink. It's a character flaw, I know. Fortunately, Disney offers many other opportunities to "treat yo self" in which I am sure to indulge.

I'll allow it. (I don't drink much. )

 

[jhorstma]

Random question, but is it considered sacrilegious around these parts to propose adding, as an alternative to the Castaway Cay Challenge, a new race to the Dopey Challenge - the Harry Mouse 10 miler - where after spending four days running around Disney you then run from Disney Springs down Palm Pkwy/Turkey Lake Road to Universal and spend the next couple of days there? Or has that been discussed before?

 

[opusone]

Random question, but is it considered sacrilegious around these parts to propose adding, as an alternative to the Castaway Cay Challenge, a new race to the Dopey Challenge - the Harry Mouse 10 miler - where after spending four days running around Disney you then run from Disney Springs down Palm Pkwy/Turkey Lake Road to Universal and spend the next couple of days there? Or has that been discussed before?

...and during the run, your princess wand slowly turns into a wizard's wand.

 

[surfde22]

ADRs Booked

1/3 1900 Park Fare Breakfast
1/4 Le Cellier
1/5 Ohana Dinner
1/6 Tusker House Dinner
1/7 Whispering Canyon
1/8 Be Our Guest Dinner
1/9 Boathouse

I am still hoping for the star wars fireworks dessert party to be extended.

That looks like a lot of the same places I gave my dad to make ADRs at for our family.

 

[camaker]

Southwest released their flights through early March today. Booked my flight in on the 4th and out on the 9th. Now if I could just get the calendar to turn over a little faster so it would get here...

 

[MissLiss279]

If you haven't seen this yet, it looks like Race Retreat now includes one hour early access to the Expo from 10-11 on Wednesday.

(I don't think I had seen this mentioned here yet.)

 

[huggybuff]

If you haven't seen this yet, it looks like Race Retreat now includes one hour early access to the Expo from 10-11 on Wednesday.

(I don't think I had seen this mentioned here yet.)

So they're pushing back the start of the Expo for everyone else? That blows.

 

[MissLiss279]

So they're pushing back the start of the Expo for everyone else? That blows.

That's what I'm guessing, since they haven't posted Expo times yet.

 

[camaker]

So they're pushing back the start of the Expo for everyone else? That blows.

There's the start of runner-specific access to merchandise prior to the general public, though. Something folks have been clamoring for. Unfortunately, in true Disney fashion, you've got to pay for it!

 

[goingthedistance]

Southwest released their flights through early March today. Booked my flight in on the 4th and out on the 9th. Now if I could just get the calendar to turn over a little faster so it would get here...

Flights on the 10th are crazy expensive today. About $70 per person more than the 9th or the 11th. This is probably because of the NCAA Football Championship on the 9th in Tampa.

 

[camaker]

Flights on the 10th are crazy expensive today. About $70 per person more than the 9th or the 11th. This is probably because of the NCAA Football Championship on the 9th in Tampa.

I ran into something similar trying to get out of DL on Monday after the DDD. Flights out on Labor Day Monday were $300+ more expensive than flights out on Tuesday. Twist my arm to make me spend an extra day at Disney!

 

[Tardisblue]

Southwest released their flights through early March today. Booked my flight in on the 4th and out on the 9th. Now if I could just get the calendar to turn over a little faster so it would get here...

Thanks for the heads up! Just booked my flight on points. Still two days before I can make ADRs, but it looks like I'm flying solo this trip so I may be doing a lot of counter service.

 

[camaker]

Hey fellow Marathon Weekend'ers! I don't believe I've posted it here, but we've got a Disboards community group on the Strava website. Come train with us and help keep each other motivated. All paces and distances are welcome!

https://www.strava.com/clubs/DISboards_Community

Is there a way to transfer my existing data from Garmin Connect into Strava? I've got the connection set up between the two, but haven't been able to figure out how to get my existing data imported.

 

[rteetz]

Is there a way to transfer my existing data from Garmin Connect into Strava? I've got the connection set up between the two, but haven't been able to figure out how to get my existing data imported.

This site does it

https://tapiriik.com