Marathon Weekend 2019

[Bree]

Is anyone else looking forward to the increased calorie intake for Dopey Training? No? Just me always thinking about food...

Me. I like food...and coffee.

 

[jennamfeo]

Scale of 1-10 on if I should take a half day from work on Dopey registration day?

 

[lhermiston]

Scale of 1-10 on if I should take a half day from work on Dopey registration day?

I’m planning on registering at work that morning. It shouldn’t sell out, so I think I’ll be fine.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

Scale of 1-10 on if I should take a half day from work on Dopey registration day?

I vote for full day, since you'll be busy keeping up with everyone else's registrations on the Dis.

Got to say: I'm getting jealous as registration gets closer.

 

[lhermiston]

Scale of 1-10 on if I should take a half day from work on Dopey registration day?

So...3?

 

[jennamfeo]

I’m planning on registering at work that morning. It shouldn’t sell out, so I think I’ll be fine.

I have never had an issue signing up for a runDisney race. I will also be at work, and my mornings are pretty slow. But with my luck it would be the one morning that a server catches on fire or something. Haha. I'm just being paranoid.

 

[lhermiston]

I have never had an issue signing up for a runDisney race. I will also be at work, and my mornings are pretty slow. But with my luck it would be the one morning that a server catches on fire or something. Haha. I'm just being paranoid.

I hear you. I thought about taking the day/morning off. But I don’t think I’ll need to.

I have a 9 a.m. meeting each day. My plan is to go to that and get registered.

My question: who is ordering a jacket? I’m interested, but kind of iffy.

 

[CDKG]

I've already blocked some time off on my calendar. Even if something suddenly comes up, my boss is over my organization's wellness program. So, if I said I needed a few minutes to register for my first marathon, she'd be like, "okay!"

 

[CDKG]

My question: who is ordering a jacket? I’m interested, but kind of iffy.

Not me. I haven't cared for the plain black preorder jackets in the past. I'm hoping I find something I like better either at the expo or online after the race.

 

[jennamfeo]

I've already blocked some time off on my calendar. Even if something suddenly comes up, my boss is over my organization's wellness program. So, if I said I needed a few minutes to register for my first marathon, she'd be like, "okay!"

I kind of feel like my office would be the same way. Good call.

 

[PCFriar80]

Scale of 1-10 on if I should take a half day from work on Dopey registration day?

Don't be Bashful, I'm thinking check with Doc for a sick day, tell him you're a little Grumpy and Sneezy. He'll prescribe some medicine to make you Sleepy, you'll wake up Happy so you can register for Dopey. That's all I got!

 

[Grumpy_42K]

That is amazing to me that they DON'T time the non-Dopey 5K's!
They already have the timing mats and they charge the highest price in the nation for a 5K and yet they don't time it?
WUT?!

I would never do a non-timed race that I had to pay for.
They can't call it a "race," that is for certain.
Call it one of those ridiculous euphemisms, like a "fun-run."

 

[rteetz]

That is amazing to me that they DON'T time the non-Dopey 5K's!
They already have the timing mats and they charge the highest price in the nation for a 5K and yet they don't time it?
WUT?!

I would never do a non-timed race that I had to pay for.
They can't call it a "race," that is for certain.
Call it one of those ridiculous euphemisms, like a "fun-run."

The 5K is considered the family fun run of the race weekend.

 

[Simba's Girl]

I actually have the 17th off and the morning off of the 19th. I'm trying to decide if I hold out a week or 2 to register for the Marathon for myself and just register DH and DD on one of those days.

I forget do they post how full the race is (% sold) on the website?

 

[rteetz]

I actually have the 17th off and the morning off of the 19th. I'm trying to decide if I hold out a week or 2 to register for the Marathon for myself and just register DH and DD on one of those days.

I forget do they post how full the race is (% sold) on the website?

Not anymore. They used too a few years ago but stopped doing that.

 

[jhoannam]

Does anyone know if you are able to use Disney gift cards to pay registration fees?

 

[jhoannam]

Does anyone know if you are able to use Disney gift cards to pay registration fees?

Answering my own question... I just tried to register for the virtual run and paying with a Disney gift card is an option.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

I hear you. I thought about taking the day/morning off. But I don’t think I’ll need to.

I have a 9 a.m. meeting each day. My plan is to go to that and get registered.

My question: who is ordering a jacket? I’m interested, but kind of iffy.

I've never had any problem getting into runDisney events on the AP registration. Granted, I managed to miss out on the craziest years and went with a travel agent that guaranteed registration for the 2015 Star Wars races at Disneyland since I was between APs at that time, but I plan on setting an appointment on my calendar to keep that time free and register. For what it's worth, even the 2015 Star Wars Half didn't sell out during the AP window of 1 week. The challenge and 5K/10K only sold out, but the half remained open. Once the half went on sale to the general public, it sold out in 2 hours.

I'll probably order the jacket, but it's more of a guarantee that I have the jacket and return it if I don't like it kind of a thing. I bought the 2017 Dark Side jacket at the Expo, but in 2018, there were no jackets when I got to the expo on Thursday afternoon so they were either sold out or only available if you preordered, which I did.

Since this will be my first marathon, I might want a jacket for it. Preordering one guarantees that I'll get it and I can always return if I don't like it. I'm almost certain I'll preorder the race pins since I like to get a pin for each race that I run.

 

[leholcomb]

So I have been out of the runDisney loop for a couple of years. I'm looking at the website and see nothing regarding specific charities or travel providers nor the chEAR squad. I am trying to preare for registration but i feel like i am missing information.... am i crazy?

 

[croach]

That is amazing to me that they DON'T time the non-Dopey 5K's!
They already have the timing mats and they charge the highest price in the nation for a 5K and yet they don't time it?
WUT?!

I would never do a non-timed race that I had to pay for.
They can't call it a "race," that is for certain.
Call it one of those ridiculous euphemisms, like a "fun-run."

Most of us are just racing ourselves anyways so they can call these things whatever they want.