Marathon Weekend 2018

[ZellyB]

5K Sold Out

So, the 5K sold out before the 10k? Wasn't it the 10K that went first last year?

 

[FelisLachesis]

5K Sold Out

So, only 4 1/2 hours?

 

[Vestmama4]

I am new here so I'm sorry if this has already been asked/answered...my friend signed up for the VIP race retreat and would like for me to join her. We are both signed up for the full marathon. Any thoughts/ experiences with this? I am just trying to see if it is worth the extra money. Thanks in advance!

 

[cavepig]

Of course the 5k sold out because I just said in the last half hour that maybe I'll add it on, but was going to hold off to think on it!

 

[rteetz]

So, the 5K sold out before the 10k? Wasn't it the 10K that went first last year?

I believe so

 

[jeremy1002]

If I wait to register for the Dopey and it sells out, are there any other options like TA's or registration that requires fundraising? Thanks!

 

[rteetz]

If I wait to register for the Dopey and it sells out, are there any other options like TA's or registration that requires fundraising? Thanks!

Yes there should be TA and Charity options.

 

[hotblooded]

Disney does it again. It clearly stated on the registration over 18 as of 1/4/18. Which my daughter will be. So I created her own account and did the whole registration process. Then when I hit "submit" it said she is under 18 and cannot register. So I had to go back in under my account and fill it out again for her.

But after all that, I am done!! 3 of us are in for the half marathon!!!!

Did you read the comments you quoted? They gave you good advice.

 

[princess_jamie]

Is the Castaway Challenge sold out too? I clicked on the link and it's not an option to register, although I don't remember seeing it earlier...

 

[rteetz]

Is the Castaway Challenge sold out too? I clicked on the link and it's not an option to register, although I don't remember seeing it earlier...

Not sure. I don't know if Castaway has ever sold out. Maybe its first year but I don't think it did last year.

 

[princess_jamie]

Not sure. I don't know if Castaway has ever sold out. Maybe its first year but I don't think it did last year.

Yeah I didn't expect it to so didn't think about it earlier and now I'm realizing I'd be more sad than I thought if I missed out on the castaway challenge.

Anyone registered for it? Am I missing something? Can anyone else see it?

 

[bananabean]

Is the Castaway Challenge sold out too? I clicked on the link and it's not an option to register, although I don't remember seeing it earlier...

It was never listed. I looked at noon when the registration went live and it wasn't up there.

I'm planning to do Castaway, too, but I probably won't be booking the cruise until next week. Hopefully we'll have some answers by then.

 

[dmartin1277]

I am new here so I'm sorry if this has already been asked/answered...my friend signed up for the VIP race retreat and would like for me to join her. We are both signed up for the full marathon. Any thoughts/ experiences with this? I am just trying to see if it is worth the extra money. Thanks in advance!

I signed up for it last year and it was great. Being able to go into the tent and out of the cold was fantastic. Not to mention a place to go and sit and eat before the race starts was also good. Even after the race was good. last year was my first marathon and runDisnsney race, so it was good to be able to get out of the commotion.

 

[croach]

When I signed up for the early registration I used a different email address than my active account and inadvertently created a 2nd active account. So all my previous races are under one email and my Dopey is under a different one. Does anyone know if that can be fixed/merged, or if it even matters?

I wouldn't think it matter to Disney or active. I assume any correspondence will go to the new email address so I don't know if that matters to you. You could probably email Disney and see if they could change it if so.

 

[princess_jamie]

It was never listed. I looked at noon when the registration went live and it wasn't up there.

I'm planning to do Castaway, too, but I probably won't be booking the cruise until next week. Hopefully we'll have some answers by then.

It's up now!

I put a 3 day hold on the cruise while I was thinking about it - glad I can now register, but now I'm having the whole guilt about spending the money - ha. Have you done it before? Relaxing in the sunshine after my first marathon does sound pretty spectacular..

 

[bananabean]

It's up now!

I put a 3 day hold on the cruise while I was thinking about it - glad I can now register, but now I'm having the whole guilt about spending the money - ha. Have you done it before? Relaxing in the sunshine after my first marathon does sound pretty spectacular..

Thanks!

This is my first Disney cruise and Dopey will be my first marathon. Eek! My parents are cruisers now - they go on 2 or 3 a year with friends. I didn't know you could put cruises on hold. Did you do it through the Disney site or a third party?

 

[Keels]

The rule is if you run a non-official combination of races, you get to name it after a Disney character.

Too many posts to like them all, but Congrats to everyone that got in!

I'm in for Dopey #1 (and done!)

Yeah ... you're never truly 1 and Done ...

I like that rule!
I'm in for the full, but I'm sooooo on the fence about going for the 5k as a practice run. Or....I'll spend the money on the race retreat. Only springing for one.....which should I choose?

I've done both (obviously), and I'd always pick the 5K over Race Retreat. I had Race Retreat for Half/Full this year and I only used it to get into the Expo early for shopping. The 5K is a great run, and now that the medals are metal, it's more of a value in my eyes.

Dopey Number 3 for me!

On a different note: I had the strangest dream about the 5k the other night.

Were you constantly being hit in the face by a balloon while you were running? In the middle of a crowded course? For miles? Because that was my Marathon nightmare this year!!

 

[FFigawi]

Were you constantly being hit in the face by a balloon while you were running? Because that was my Marathon nightmare this year!!

More than a nightmare, it really did happen!

 

[Keels]

More than a nightmare, it really did happen!

OMG. You're right -- it really did!! And the person who had the balloon INSISTED on being in the middle of the road through crowds of people trying to pass her. For miles. And she would cut in front of people at a whim, to go off to the side to take pictures, not realizing that her balloon was not a cute add-on but yet a really frustrating annoyance to pretty much everyone around her for the first 13 miles of the Marathon.

Note to self: Start carrying something to pop balloons during the Marathon.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

Now I'm starting to worry. I never got a confirmation email. Did everyone else?

Credit card got dinged and active shows it in my orders, but no email. I checked spam folders, etc. I opened a ticker with active to investigate.

It seems like I vaguely remember having this problem in the past.