Marathon Weekend 2017!

[Ariel484]

@sperkins921 first race is on Thursday. If you're doing Dopey you'll need to go to the expo on Wednesday.

 

[sperkins921]

I'm registered for #3 - also including the 5ks along with GSC, PDC and Dumbo - for this year. It just worked out because it was the year that I had the time and we had the financial flexibility to do so (along with me receiving quite a few of the registrations as "gifts" for Christmas, birthday, anniversary).

Going forward, I'm only planning to do Marathon Weekend and Disneyland Weekend - unless, for some reason, the lady weekends really stick with me or I have friends going that I want to join.

Now why am I not surprised? LOL
You sure are taking your running year easy this year @Keels

 

[sperkins921]

@sperkins921 first race is on Thursday. If you're doing Dopey you'll need to go to the expo on Wednesday.

Thank you!
So plan to fly out the night of the 2nd, to do expo on 3rd, to race on 4th- correct?

 

[Keels]

Thank you!
So plan to fly out the night of the 2nd, to do expo on 3rd, to race on 4th- correct?

Looking at the 2017 calendar:
Expo - Wednesday, Jan 4
5K - Thursday, Jan 5
10K - Friday, Jan 6
Half - Saturday, Jan 7
Full - Sunday, Jan 8
DATW - Monday, Jan 9

 

[Ariel484]

Thank you!
So plan to fly out the night of the 2nd, to do expo on 3rd, to race on 4th- correct?

when I did it I flew in Tuesday and flew home Monday.

 

[sperkins921]

Thanks you guys!

 

[Keels]

I think for 2017, we'll probably drive out and do NYE in New Orleans and then drive back the Friday or Saturday after Marathon Weekend.

 

[rteetz]

when I did it I flew in Tuesday and flew home Monday.

That's how I did it this year.

 

[surfde22]

Booking Beach Club Villas on Friday [2/5] for 8 nights! Coming in on 1/4 and leaving 1/12.

Booked BOardwalk Villas for 1/2-1/10, well technically my dad did since they're his points. He plans on adding 1/11 tomorrow, and then adjusting as we finalize plans. He is also hoping to change it to Bay Lake Tower if they have a two bedroom available at the seven month mark.

 

[mrsg00fy]

I have Boardwalk Villas booked from the 1st til the 9th. I am seriously considering my first marathon and perhaps the Dopey. I have done every one of the half marathons over the past year and want the full marathon.....if I can devote enough time for the training.

It wouldn't be fun to fly home after a full marathon. I usually fly home the same day when I do the Disney Half Marathons from LAX to the East Coast. But for the full marathon I want to have the extra day before returning home.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Looking at the 2017 calendar:
Expo - Wednesday, Jan 4
5K - Thursday, Jan 5
10K - Friday, Jan 6
Half - Saturday, Jan 7
Full - Sunday, Jan 8
DATW - Monday, Jan 9

I'm in for it, but I hate that it starts so early in the year. The NYE crowds will still be there for much of that week. We will probably book for 1/3 - 1/13.

 

[FFigawi]

Looking at the 2017 calendar:
Expo - Wednesday, Jan 4
5K - Thursday, Jan 5
10K - Friday, Jan 6
Half - Saturday, Jan 7
Full - Sunday, Jan 8
DATW - Monday, Jan 9

You know, runDisney really needs to add DATW to the official marathon weekend event calendar...

It wouldn't be fun to fly home after a full marathon. I usually fly home the same day when I do the Disney Half Marathons from LAX to the East Coast. But for the full marathon I want to have the extra day before returning home.

The extra day is for DATW. Fly home on Tuesday.

 

[Keels]

You know, runDisney really needs to add DATW to the official marathon weekend event calendar...



The extra day is for DATW. Fly home on Tuesday.

I learned my lesson this year!

 

[PrincessV]

I'm catching up and this is back a page or two, but... yeah, +1 for having once thought I'd never run anything longer than a 5K, lol! That quickly became a 10-miler, then a half, a bunch more halfs and some 10Ks, and then my first marathon. And I spent all 26.2 miles thinking "I can't wait to do this again" so, Dopey '17 is looking likely. After that, I'm eyeballing a 50K. The addiction is real.

 

[rteetz]

Well I'm almost for sure in for 2017 now. Our family friends booked two DVC rooms at Bay Lake tower so we will probably be staying with them. It looks like we have a nice sized group looking to run the the 5K including my mom. I am still undecided on what I will be doing. It is however looking more and more likely for Dopey since I want to do the half and full, then with them doing the 5K I can't sit out right? Is it April yet?

 

[sperkins921]

I still can't believe I'm seriously gonna do this. A year ago- well come April anyway- 3 miles seemed so unreachable. So hard. Now I'm seriously looking 50 miles over a weekend like it's completely normal. It just floors me. I just wish people in my real life got it, you know??

 

[hotblooded]

I'm in for the half. I debated about going for the full, but I don't think I have enough of a base to complete proper marathon training without injuring myself. I have a history of training sporadically and haphazardly, but I want to get it together and run the Disney World and NYC marathons someday.

 

[Ariel484]

I'm in for the half. I debated about going for the full, but I don't think I have enough of a base to complete proper marathon training without injuring myself. I have a history of training sporadically and haphazardly, but I want to get it together and run the Disney World and NYC marathons someday.

I think I'd like to run NYC someday...Chicago would be cool too

 

[hotblooded]

I think I'd like to run NYC someday...Chicago would be cool too

I've volunteered at the NYC marathon twice, and there's nothing like it. The course winds through very diverse and interesting neighborhoods, and there's crowd support everywhere. I'm probably shooting myself in the foot by saying this, since the lottery is already so competitive, but you have to do it someday!

 

[emilyindisney]

Well I'm almost for sure in for 2017 now. Our family friends booked two DVC rooms at Bay Lake tower so we will probably be staying with them. It looks like we have a nice sized group looking to run the the 5K including my mom. I am still undecided on what I will be doing. It is however looking more and more likely for Dopey since I want to do the half and full, then with them doing the 5K I can't sit out right? Is it April yet?

Wooo! Having the monorail for the half and the full transpo will be nice!