Marathon Weekend 2018

[courtneybeth]

No ChEAR squad registration yet.

 

[WhereInFlorida]

No ChEAR squad registration yet.

It is like you are begging for RD to take your money

 

[courtneybeth]

@WhereInFlorida - yep.

My husband needs the ChEAR squad and is sad he's not fully registered yet. So i am asked once per week if it's up yet.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

@WhereInFlorida - yep.

My husband needs the ChEAR squad and is sad he's not fully registered yet. So i am asked once per week if it's up yet.

That's really cute he's excited to watch you!

 

[Anisum]

No ChEAR squad registration yet.

Tis is what I'm waiting on as well.

 

[dmartin1277]

@WhereInFlorida - yep.

My husband needs the ChEAR squad and is sad he's not fully registered yet. So i am asked once per week if it's up yet.

You might be doing this for awhile. They didn't go on sale until July last year.

 

[drummerwife]

I just registered DH and myself for the Castaway Cay Challenge!
Anyone on here done this before that could pass along any information? It sure would be much appreciated.
We have cruised before, but have never done the 5k.

 

[baxter24]

I just registered DH and myself for the Castaway Cay Challenge!
Anyone on here done this before that could pass along any information? It sure would be much appreciated.
We have cruised before, but have never done the 5k.

My husband and I did the challenge this past January and it was a lot of fun! You pick up your stuff at the expo race weekend before you even get on the cruise. You and the other challenge people will get to get off the boat early and run before everyone is allowed off the boat for your day at castaway cay. We had three character stops along the race course with the typical RunDisney snack box and drink at the finish line along with a character photo opportunity with you and your medals. It was a lot of fun and we had time to get back on the boat and eat breakfast before getting off for our day on the island.

 

[Mickey Momma]

@courtneybeth - Pleaae tell me a bit about ChEAR squad. My hubby is coming along this time, but in the past my trips have always been with other runners.

 

[courtneybeth]

@courtneybeth - Pleaae tell me a bit about ChEAR squad. My hubby is coming along this time, but in the past my trips have always been with other runners.

Essentially you can buy it for the half and full for your hubs and they get access to the VIP tent once you take off, and then can have a special area to sit and watch you finish. They get some food/drinks, a cool place to sit in the tent, and some race swag to enjoy like a shirt, clapper and blanket.

Brian isn't running the half or full (5k and 10k for him to keep me slow at his pace so I don't burn out) and he's wanting a place to wait for about 3-5 hours depending on the race and then can see me finish. Maybe our husbands can hang out together. Brian will be going to the transportation center for the half and full to cheer me on, then only for the full heading to animal kingdom to do the 13 mile check point for shoes and supplies before going back to the tent and cheer zone. On half day is immediately back to the tent and finish line.

It's really cute how supportive he wants to be. ChEAR squad makes him feel like he's participating! And then after the race he can hang out with me in the tent and eat and relax before we hobble back to our hotel.

 

[drummerwife]

My husband and I did the challenge this past January and it was a lot of fun! You pick up your stuff at the expo race weekend before you even get on the cruise. You and the other challenge people will get to get off the boat early and run before everyone is allowed off the boat for your day at castaway cay. We had three character stops along the race course with the typical RunDisney snack box and drink at the finish line along with a character photo opportunity with you and your medals. It was a lot of fun and we had time to get back on the boat and eat breakfast before getting off for our day on the island.

Thank you so much!
Question about the character photo with your medals...did that include your medals from the weekend as well? And if so, did you have to carry the medals with you during the 5k? Would love to get a character photo with all our bling (we're both doing Dopey) but not sure we'd want to run carrying all of them.

 

[Mickey Momma]

Essentially you can buy it for the half and full for your hubs and they get access to the VIP tent once you take off, and then can have a special area to sit and watch you finish. They get some food/drinks, a cool place to sit in the tent, and some race swag to enjoy like a shirt, clapper and blanket.

Brian isn't running the half or full (5k and 10k for him to keep me slow at his pace so I don't burn out) and he's wanting a place to wait for about 3-5 hours depending on the race and then can see me finish. Maybe our husbands can hang out together. Brian will be going to the transportation center for the half and full to cheer me on, then only for the full heading to animal kingdom to do the 13 mile check point for shoes and supplies before going back to the tent and cheer zone. On half day is immediately back to the tent and finish line.

It's really cute how supportive he wants to be. ChEAR squad makes him feel like he's participating! And then after the race he can hang out with me in the tent and eat and relax before we hobble back to our hotel.

Thanks!! This sounds great! Andy is tackling the 5K, his first, but I am not sure he realizes how much "down" time he is going to have Saturday and Sunday. We will have to figure out how to get them together closer to January.

 

[baxter24]

Thank you so much!
Question about the character photo with your medals...did that include your medals from the weekend as well? And if so, did you have to carry the medals with you during the 5k? Would love to get a character photo with all our bling (we're both doing Dopey) but not sure we'd want to run carrying all of them.

The character photo at the end included the 5k rubber medal and your castaway cay challenge medal. You can bring your medal from race weekend but will have to carry it with you during the race. I honestly don't remember if there was a bag check or not. We didn't even think about bringing it during the race but I did bring all three with me once we were back on the island for our beach day and got some really good shots.

 

[rteetz]

Hope everyone had a great week!

Today's Disney question as Sunday's are for Disney.

When planning a Disney vacation are you more of a planner or go with the flow? Does it depend on the trip?

My answer: I'm a planner. Like @DopeyBadger I have spreadsheets and a trip planning binder just for Disney trips. Now I will say now on my rundisney trips I have relaxed a bit and do more to with the flow towards the end especially during Dopey. However I still try to do as much as I can.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

When planning a Disney vacation are you more of a planner or go with the flow? Does it depend on the trip?

I'm a planner! Very rarely do we make a trip without real plans in place - but usually those are more last minute trips.

 

[camaker]

Hope everyone had a great week!

Today's Disney question as Sunday's are for Disney.

When planning a Disney vacation are you more of a planner or go with the flow? Does it depend on the trip?

I used to be a planner. At this point, though, I've been to Disney so many times I just go with the flow and decide what I want to do on the fly.

BTW, we just spent the morning at Neuschwanstein, which was Walt's inspiration for one of the Disney castles.

 

[rteetz]

I used to be a planner. At this point, though, I've been to Disney so many times I just go with the flow and decide what I want to do on the fly.

BTW, we just spent the morning at Neuschwanstein, which was Walt's inspiration for one of the Disney castles.

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Wow that's amazing! That was the inspiration for the Disneyland castle. Walt loved it.

 

[FFigawi]

When planning a Disney vacation are you more of a planner or go with the flow? Does it depend on the trip?

We tend to wing it. We book a few dinners and a FP or two, but play most of the trip by ear.

 

[FelisLachesis]

When it comes to Disney, I plan the big things, but let the little things fall where they may. When it comes to FPs and ADRs, I want to make sure I get exactly what I want. The parks are just so busy every day, and I want to get the good restaurants, and I want to get on the E-Ticket rides. I'd be lying to myself if I said I don't like the finer bits I can get.

When it comes to the smaller rides, or QS restaurants, I'll just wander until I find something. I'll look at ride and go "that sounds fun" and get in line, or someone opens a door to a QS place, and my nose goes "oh that smells good," and walk in. It makes BoG lunch being QS with ADRs a bit of a contradiction in my head. I tried pre-planning QS on my last trip, but that didn't go anywhere according to plan. Columbia Harbour House wasn't even on the long list my last trip, but it turned into one of my favorite places after we stumbled in.

I have a spreadsheet, kinda like @rteetz , but it's not as extensive. I only have like 40% of my meal times filled with what I want. The other 60% is left for "snacking around the world" and QS. I have my wish list for FPs ready, but when they happen is up in the air. I'll leave that to what The House of Mouse says is left.

 

[Barca33Runner]

I plan my FP and whatever ADRs are necessary to eat at the times that we want when preparing for a race. When we're at the park we know when our FP are and when we need to leave or go to our ADR, but it's pretty free form outside of those things.

Basically, I plan to get the most inefficient things at each park done in the most efficient mannner. That allows us to go with the flow for the rest of the day.