Marathon Weekend 2018

[AbbyJaws2003]

I think it's third time, but who's counting? Plus, there's a no math rule anyway!

Sorry, I meant second time for me personally trying to do the WDW Half!

#math

 

[Barca33Runner]

This thread is out of control. I can't keep up.

 

[JeffW]

This thread is out of control. I can't keep up.

We're all tapering and don't know what to do with all the extra time on our hands

 

[michigandergirl]

2018 Marathon Weekend DIS List v2017_12_22

Alright, attached you will find the current version of the 2018 Marathon Weekend DIS List! Please review your information for mistakes/errors. Also, please let me know if you have any follow-up questions. When I get more runners info, I'll update it again. Currently we have:

5k - 59 runners (46 yes/maybe to the pre-race meet!)
10k - 63 runners (49 yes/maybe to the pre-race meet!)
HM - 74 runners (48 yes/maybe to the pre-race meet!)
M - 88 runners (74 yes/maybe to the pre-race meet!)

Excited to share the race course with you all!

Thank you for doing this - it's so awesome! I just have one minor change: I'm switching the 10K & Half costumes, so Dory inspired for 10K and Mrs. Incredible for the half. Thanks!!

 

[Grumpy_42K]

In 2010 the meteorologists predicted the WDW Marathon on Ice Weekend perfectly more than 10 days out.

I used to live one mile North of the Magic Kingdom in a new subdivision in Winter Garden called Independence.
(So close I could occasionally hear the MK Train whistle as it passed the North side.)
I was obsessing on the Goofy Challenge and the weather reports that year.
It was more than ten days before race weekend and they projected the coming weekend in the 40's followed by a Canadian front pushing down the following (marathon) weekend to get down in the 20's.
I hoped and prayed that they got it wrong.
Doh! Sadly they were spot on.
The rest is history.

I will say the majority of WDW marathons in the past 11 years are low to mid 60's at the start.
I usually wear sleeveless shirt/tank and shorts and find myself sweating before I start.
That said, even at that temp you will see people in jackets, gloves, blankets etc.

 

[croach]

Well my Dopey sim last week was interrupted. My grandmother ended up going into hospice on Sunday and she passed away two nights ago. With everything going on and the funeral in the morning, I haven’t done any running. And I know she wouldn’t want me to be upset. She was always so excited to see pics from the races - especially the character and medal pics (Grammys know what’s really important when it comes to running). But it’s hard to want to do anything but lay in bed right now. Since my office is closed on Monday, I’m going to try and get out and do a mini sim this weekend (hopefully 5/10/20). I leave next Saturday for Florida and I’m going to try and do exactly what she would want me to do - have a good time and enjoy myself in Disney with my friends.

Sorry to hear about your grandmother. Hope your sim goes ok and you are able to enjoy Disney.

 

[croach]

See everyone is watching Orlando weather. The only thing I care about is my local weather and making sure I can get to Orlando! Everything after that is all good.

 

[Sailormoon2]

The only thing I care about is my local weather and making sure I can get to Orlando!

+1 to this!!

 

[FlashAM7]

I would be curious to see a historical chart of the starting temps for every Disney Marathon

 

[rteetz]

I would be curious to see a historical chart of the starting temps for every Disney Marathon

It would be all over the place.

 

[Simba's Girl]

It gives us Disney obsessed, taper crazy, impatient people something to do

Some people are still finishing Christmas shopping...

See everyone is watching Orlando weather. The only thing I care about is my local weather and making sure I can get to Orlando! Everything after that is all good.

Same. Right now I'm more concerned about tonight's ice and the Christmas snow. Once our arrival day is in the 10 day I'll obsess about local weather and getting out!

 

[FlashAM7]

As long as my beer tastes good at the finish line, the temperature won't matter

 

[Sailormoon2]

As long as my beer tastes good at the finish line, the temperature won't matter

All beer taste good at a finishing line!!

 

[DopeyBadger]

I would be curious to see a historical chart of the starting temps for every Disney Marathon

Not every, but the last 6 years worth of data during days and times around the time of Marathon Weekend. T+D is Temperature + Dew Point. Most people (but not all) prefer racing around a T+D of 100. Most people (but not all) don't like racing around a T+D of 130 or above.

 

[FFigawi]

All beer taste good at a finishing line!!

Not true. ABInBev products do not taste good anywhere.

 

[Sailormoon2]

Not every, but the last 6 years worth of data during days and times around the time of Marathon Weekend. T+D is Temperature + Dew Point. Most people (but not all) prefer racing around a T+D of 100. Most people (but not all) don't like racing around a T+D of 130 or above.

I know you've talked about this much on these boards, but I still can't wrap my head around it. What temperature would a T+D of 100 FEEL like? TIA.

 

[IamTrike]

I am from Wisconsin too! And although the Florida weather has thinned my blood, I still think the ideal marathon running temperature is 45-50 degrees. However, I'd rather run in 37 degrees over 60 degrees any day.

For running I really like the 40s-50s range, but I'd much rather have a warmer run and nice weather in the parks than have great running weather and have to be bundled up in the parks.

The group of people I'm going with last night to go over logistics and plans for this years trip. In the background there was a slideshow of pics we've taken at MW since 2011. There has been quite the variety of trips ranging from pretty cold to pretty hot.

It gives us Disney obsessed, taper crazy, impatient people something to do

Yup plus obsessing over the weather is almost like being there.

Rearrange your FP+ or Dining Reservations as well!

With a group of 13 or more for most reservations there's not much adjusting I can do. Only recent change is potentially cancelling a late night 50s prime time reservation, which will probably be replaced with something offsite. Giordano's or Uncle Julios? A chocolate piñata filled with Churros is an appropriate way to carbo load right?

@PrincessV I'm with you, in that I don't really care what we run in (although I'd prefer it not rain) I just want us to DO ALL THE RUNS!!

Yup. Do Not want anything that requires the words "in an abundance of caution"

 

[Anisum]

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Not every, but the last 6 years worth of data during days and times around the time of Marathon Weekend. T+D is Temperature + Dew Point. Most people (but not all) prefer racing around a T+D of 100. Most people (but not all) don't like racing around a T+D of 130 or above.

I was just going to suggest you had a spreadsheet with this info and it's true.

 

[DopeyBadger]

2018 Marathon Weekend DIS Goals from February

Well since we're less than two weeks from the start of the 2018 Marathon Weekend I thought it would be as good a time as ever to dig this up! So way back on February 15th, 2017 (right after registration day) I posed the questions as to what your Marathon Weekend Goals are:

Marathon Weekend Goals

I did this last year and thought it was a good experience. Full disclosure this time (last year I was sneaky), I am saving your responses to be revealed at a later time closer to race day.

Now that registration is out of the way for most of us, I'd love to hear your goals for Marathon Weekend. Here's how I see goals. They're personal. You chose it because that goal means something to you. It's important to you. Which means your goal is important to me. No goal is too big or too small. The person's goal to finish their first 5K and another's to take down Michael Wardian's Dopey World Record are equally important to me. So, I'd love to hear yours. And yes, even the super secret I don't want to admit it goals.

Here are some ideas if you haven't thought about it:

Finish my first: 5K, 10K, Half, Full, Goofy, Dopey
Finish with a time goal
Run a race with a family member
Overcome an adversity in your life
Drink a beer or margarita at a certain mile marker
Participate in DATW (Drinking Around the World) *Happens on Monday in EPCOT (ask @FFigawi about it)
Beat a family member
Get as many character photos as possible
Get a character photo with a certain character
Do lots of park time and enjoy the races
Have fun

So, let's hear them! What's your goal? Remember yesterday (or a few weeks ago) you signed up for a race during marathon weekend for a reason, so what is it?

So, here we are now two weeks to go! So how do your goals from February compare now to your goals with only days remaining?

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[DopeyBadger]

I know you've talked about this much on these boards, but I still can't wrap my head around it. What temperature would a T+D of 100 FEEL like? TIA.

Ummm, well a T+D of 100 feels like a T+D of 100...

What it means is that a Temp of 50 with a Dew of 50 (50+50 = 100) to most people feels like a Temp of 60 with a Dew of 40 (60+40=100). It's not a perfect system. But it helps flush out that 60 Temp doesn't always equal 60 Temp when one day has a Dew of 30 and another a Dew of 60. Once the Dew starts to get over 65, things tend to start to feel uncomfortable. The lowest T+D with a Dew of 65 is 130 (because 65+65=130, and Dew can't be higher than Temp). It also helps flush out that a 70% humidity day or a 100% humidity day isn't always the same thing as another day with 70% humidity or 100% humidity. You can have a T+D of 80 and it be a 100% humidity day (40+40=80) and yet most would agree that it feels wonderful to race in. So, that's why I use a T+D system to determine how I'll feel in certain racing weather conditions. This doesn't even crack the surface of solar radiation and it's effects but I won't go there. Does that help?

I was just going to suggest you had a spreadsheet with this info and it's true.