Marathon Weekend 2017!

[bellanotte10]

Star Wars fans go see Rogue One... just saying...

have tickets for Monday and the Monday after that in our local giant IMAX with "buttkickers"

trying to figure out if its work appropriate to wear an r2d2 dress on Monday.. my temp boss is a huge star wars fan

 

[UNCBear24]

Star Wars fans go see Rogue One... just saying...

I'm going to see it this afternoon after my run!

 

[2girlsR2good]

Also, do you think if I lie down on the floor kicking my legs and pounding my fists and scream they will release waivers today? Is it worth a shot?

Please do!

 

[girliea]

First one too! She is doing her own personal "Dopey Challenge".

2014 - 5k
2015 - 10k
2016 - HM
2017 - M
2018 - DOPEY?!?! (<----- We'll see on this one as I want to see her survive the marathon before I'll consider allowing her to do this. Call it being an over-protective son.)

She always use to run occasionally when I was a kid, but with no rhyme, reason, or races. After I lost 100 pounds and got so into running she took up the hobby again as well. I'm very proud of how far she has come and interested to see how she does in Disney. If you think I am a competitive person, you've never met my mom... She takes it to a whole new level! She is really hard to rein in sometimes.

Us together after her first HM in August 2015.

How awesome is that?!? Two peas in a pod I would say. And your daughter may make it a 3 generation thing in the near future-wouldn't that be great?!?
So inspiring- you and your mom!
Here's hoping she does Dopey next year and my DD, DS and I do it also.

 

[Ariel484]

Can't remember if we discussed this yet...

EDIT: We did, right, because someone said somewhere that it looks like we don't run under the toll booths (not pictured below). I see that better now. Mile Marker 5 is in a different location too.

Old half marathon MK portion:

New half marathon MK portion:

 

[tigger536]

More MK!!! Near big thunder and new fantasyland! Awesome!

 

[DopeyBadger]

How awesome is that?!? Two peas in a pod I would say. And your daughter may make it a 3 generation thing in the near future-wouldn't that be great?!?
So inspiring- you and your mom!
Here's hoping she does Dopey next year and my DD, DS and I do it also.

Thanks! The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree I guess. It would be fun to run with my daughter as well. Although only if she wants to, as I'll support her in any healthy hobby choice she chooses. She does like to play the "running game". We stand on opposite sides of the hall and she runs towards me yelling "water, water, water". I hand her a "water bottle" (actually a play kitchen mustard bottle) and she pretends to take a few drinks, says "thank you" and then runs down the hall again. Rinse, repeat.

I'll add a funny story about my mom from last year. She got a Garmin GPS watch (a 220 I believe) and rarely (as in never) used it in training. We're standing in the waiting area before the Disney 2016 HM and she puts on the watch and says "Oh darn, I remembered to charge it this time (the last race she didn't realize it had to be charged) but it looks like it is broken!" I said, "Why do you say that?". And she said, "All the numbers are upside down!". I said, "You are wearing it upside down...." Oh technology...

Hooray for Dopey 2018!

 

[Ariel484]

2016 Marathon map:

2017 Marathon map...so we now have:
- out & back near Big Thunder
- gigantic out & back before AK
- Out & back after AK plus some funkiness in the parking lot per this map, haha
- Less DHS time obviously

I think those are the big changes??

 

[goingthedistance]

Can't remember if we discussed this yet...

EDIT: We did, right, because someone said somewhere that it looks like we don't run under the toll booths (not pictured below). I see that better now. Mile Marker 5 is in a different location too.

Old half marathon MK portion:

New half marathon MK portion:

No running through the castle on the half? Or is that artistic liberty with the map?

 

[Ariel484]

No running through the castle on the half? Or is that artistic liberty with the map?

Hmm...didn't even notice that! I don't think I even looked because I assumed the castle portion would be there.

I don't think there's any way to know for sure until we see the certified map. I'd be very surprised if they took that away but it's hard to tell from the map. Could be artistic liberty, like you said.

 

[Weluvdisny]

WAIVERS PLEASE DISNEY!!

and I don't mean these

 

[surfde22]

Merry Christmas to all:

http://trackshackresults.com/disneysports/waivers/wavr17wdw/verify.php

 

[Rory CB]

Merry Christmas to all:

http://trackshackresults.com/disneysports/waivers/wavr17wdw/verify.php

I seriously just checked 10 minutes ago and they weren't there Thanks for the good news!

Got myself into Corral B for the Half-marathon! That is pretty exciting too!

 

[dburg30]

So it just really got real lol..

 

[bellanotte10]

so I'm in corral O.....don't know how I got there but I'm not amused....

 

[Weluvdisny]

What's everyone's corral? I'm in H!

 

[surfde22]

I'm in corral F. Can't complain too much about that.

 

[Ariel484]

For the first time ever I'm a little disappointed in my placement...oh well. It'll still be fun.

 

[MRL214]

Corral F!

 

[Barca33Runner]

Improved my POT and fell back one corral to G this year for the Half and Full. Not disappointed, gives me something to chase next year. I guess it's getting more competitive or they have put fewer people in the forward corrals?