Marathon Weekend 2018

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

DQOTD:

'If You Had Wings'. This was in the olden days where rides required tickets. This one was free, air-conditioned, and never had a line.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Had_Wings

 

[Dis5150]

I only started going to DW in 2015 so I haven't missed anything yet. And I haven't been back to DL since 2005 so I don't know if they have taken anything out. 2018 will be my coast to coast year and I can't wait to get back to Disneyland!

 

[PrincessV]

Today's Disney Question:
What attraction that is no longer at Walt Disney World do you miss most?

Mr. Toad!!! I have very vivid memories of riding it with my dad on my first visit in 1977.

Horizons is a close second, though, and I also miss Cranium Command, Timekeeper and Dreamflight.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

I think I would like to revise my answer and say that I miss the 1989 version of Epcot as a whole.

Right there with you!

 

[DVCFan1994]

I think I would like to revise my answer and say that I miss the 1989 version of Epcot as a whole.

Best answer! I miss all the old versions of the rides and the original illuminations. To this day whenever I hear "Rhapsody in Blue" I can totally envision that portion of the show. I also miss Walter Kronkite doing the Spaceship Earth narration.

 

[bananabean]

Has anyone heard for sure if AP/DVC registration is going to be tomorrow?

 

[DVCFan1994]

Has anyone heard for sure if AP/DVC registration is going to be tomorrow?

It's the 9th at noon according to the AP and DVC sites.

 

[Princess_Micki]

I really cannot imagine Disney going through all of the registrations and refunding all of those people. Disney hasn't sold out all of their race weekends and they already have my money. Why risk a "sure thing" for $10-15 more?

I think they have to say those things on the phone but in reality they will not do anything. I have never heard of anyone being kicked out for early registration.

But it's Rundisney so who knows.

Has anyone been refunded yet?

 

[slp1650]

Has anyone been refunded yet?

I haven't seen any refund, but this was the first time I heard of this and just familiarized myself with the conversation. I agree it would be too hard for runDisney to actually figure out who is or isn't using the link truthfully. My mom has signed me up by using her DVC account before, but everything was through my account on Active and I've never been flagged or refunded or even contacted about it.

 

[courtneybeth]

Has anyone been refunded yet?

Been checking every day and so far no refund.

I stand behind what I said earlier: I cannot fathom runDisney wanting to turn away "sure" money when their events haven't been 100% sellouts.

 

[Keels]

Team in Training is waiving the $100 registration fee to run with them. Your fundraising requirement with them will cover the cost of your race entry, and in some cases your hotel stay for the entire trip. So, no money out of your pocket - but you do have to meet fundraising requirements.

The coupon code to waive the $100 registration fee is EARLYENTRY18.

 

[TeeterTots]

What time is general registration 2/14?

 

[jeanigor]

What time is general registration 2/14?

Noon eastern.

 

[steph0808]

I finally found this thread.

I'm (hopefully) in for the full. As long as it doesn't sell out!

I ran the 20th anniversary in 2013 as my first, and so far, only marathon. It was hot as Hades and I had the flu - needless to say, not the way I had envisioned the race.

But I finished and now I'm hopefully back for more! But two young kids later, we'll see how training actually goes!

 

[baxter24]

Just got a room reservation for Pop Century for Dopey and I convinced my dad to run the half with me that weekend! He and I ran the princess half together in 2016 so I am looking forward to running with him again!

 

[Sailormoon2]

Just got a room reservation for Pop Century for Dopey and I convinced my dad to run the half with me that weekend! He and I ran the princess half together in 2016 so I am looking forward to running with him again!

Cool, my Dad too is wanting to do the half and stay at POP!! Interesting coincidence.

 

[huskies90]

Hoping the experts here can help me:

I am excited for our first marathon weekend in ‘18. My wife wants to do the half. I told her I would run it with her since she is not a runner and we will have fun doing it together. But since I am a runner and because I have never done one before, I am considering also doing the full (by myself). When I mention this to folks, everyone says, “if you are going to do the half and full, you might as well do the Dopey…”

First of all, I am not sure I am even up for the full marathon as I don’t have a huge desire to prepare for 26 miles. I can stretch my typical runs of 6-8 miles to 13 miles easily – but 26 is a different story. I usually run 3-4 times a week and did my last half in 1:47 so I am in pretty good shape but I have to think I will need to do a few runs of at least 15-20 miles to prepare for 26, right?

Then there is the idea of getting up for early mornings multiple days. Doing it once for the half – OK. Again for the full? Hmmmm. But to get up 4 days in a row?? Not sure I can do that.

So I have 2 questions:

1) If I sign up for just the half, can I “upgrade” to the Goofy or Dopey later assuming there is space available?

And 2) for those of you who run the Dopey, how do you deal with getting up so early 4 days in a row without it messing up your sleep and/or your entire vacation?

 

[Anisum]

Hoping the experts here can help me:

I am excited for our first marathon weekend in ‘18. My wife wants to do the half. I told her I would run it with her since she is not a runner and we will have fun doing it together. But since I am a runner and because I have never done one before, I am considering also doing the full (by myself). When I mention this to folks, everyone says, “if you are going to do the half and full, you might as well do the Dopey…”

First of all, I am not sure I am even up for the full marathon as I don’t have a huge desire to prepare for 26 miles. I can stretch my typical runs of 6-8 miles to 13 miles easily – but 26 is a different story. I usually run 3-4 times a week and did my last half in 1:47 so I am in pretty good shape but I have to think I will need to do a few runs of at least 15-20 miles to prepare for 26, right?

Then there is the idea of getting up for early mornings multiple days. Doing it once for the half – OK. Again for the full? Hmmmm. But to get up 4 days in a row?? Not sure I can do that.

So I have 2 questions:

1) If I sign up for just the half, can I “upgrade” to the Goofy or Dopey later assuming there is space available?

And 2) for those of you who run the Dopey, how do you deal with getting up so early 4 days in a row without it messing up your sleep and/or your entire vacation?

First, great to have you on board. I'm sure you guys will have a wonderful time. To answer your questions:

1. I would think so as it has been offered in the past. Beyond that I don't see why runDisney would turn registrations away if slots were still open.
2. I haven't done Dopey yet but I have done two runDisney weekends of 5k, 10k, Half. Since I live on the East Coast, when I did it in Disneyland it was super easy because it was a normal wake up time. When I did it in Florida on the other hand I really had to adjust my schedule to be. Wake up. Race. Shower. Nap in the Hotel. Do the parks. Get back to the hotel and be in bed before 10pm. Sometimes if I was being bold or just wanted to do something in the parks I would totally skip the nap. I will say it messes with your sleep schedule but as far as the entire vacation goes I just took things lighter since I had to run the next morning. it had less to do with when I had to wake up.

 

[croach]

Hoping the experts here can help me:

I am excited for our first marathon weekend in ‘18. My wife wants to do the half. I told her I would run it with her since she is not a runner and we will have fun doing it together. But since I am a runner and because I have never done one before, I am considering also doing the full (by myself). When I mention this to folks, everyone says, “if you are going to do the half and full, you might as well do the Dopey…”

First of all, I am not sure I am even up for the full marathon as I don’t have a huge desire to prepare for 26 miles. I can stretch my typical runs of 6-8 miles to 13 miles easily – but 26 is a different story. I usually run 3-4 times a week and did my last half in 1:47 so I am in pretty good shape but I have to think I will need to do a few runs of at least 15-20 miles to prepare for 26, right?

Then there is the idea of getting up for early mornings multiple days. Doing it once for the half – OK. Again for the full? Hmmmm. But to get up 4 days in a row?? Not sure I can do that.

So I have 2 questions:

1) If I sign up for just the half, can I “upgrade” to the Goofy or Dopey later assuming there is space available?

And 2) for those of you who run the Dopey, how do you deal with getting up so early 4 days in a row without it messing up your sleep and/or your entire vacation?

Just to add to the previous poster - you do have to register for the new event and pay for that in full plus a transfer fee and then wait for runDisney to refund your original entry fee. I've never done it so maybe someone else can speak to the turnaround time on the refund.

 

[mbwhitti]

Hoping the experts here can help me:

I am excited for our first marathon weekend in ‘18. My wife wants to do the half. I told her I would run it with her since she is not a runner and we will have fun doing it together. But since I am a runner and because I have never done one before, I am considering also doing the full (by myself). When I mention this to folks, everyone says, “if you are going to do the half and full, you might as well do the Dopey…”

First of all, I am not sure I am even up for the full marathon as I don’t have a huge desire to prepare for 26 miles. I can stretch my typical runs of 6-8 miles to 13 miles easily – but 26 is a different story. I usually run 3-4 times a week and did my last half in 1:47 so I am in pretty good shape but I have to think I will need to do a few runs of at least 15-20 miles to prepare for 26, right?

Then there is the idea of getting up for early mornings multiple days. Doing it once for the half – OK. Again for the full? Hmmmm. But to get up 4 days in a row?? Not sure I can do that.

So I have 2 questions:

1) If I sign up for just the half, can I “upgrade” to the Goofy or Dopey later assuming there is space available?

And 2) for those of you who run the Dopey, how do you deal with getting up so early 4 days in a row without it messing up your sleep and/or your entire vacation?

Welcome! For "upgrade" Disney does allow transfers within the same race weekend if the newly desired race/challenge is available. You register yourself for the new race, then request a transfer (basically a refund for the original registration minus active fees and a $45 transfer fee).

Sleep is precious to me and I have told people multiple times that the hardest part of Dopey was the four early mornings. We def scheduled nap time every day before playing in the parks. It will cut into your park time because you will probably won't to stay off of your feet as you move to the longer distances.