Marathon Weekend 2022

[PrincessV]

Good morning, runDisney all-stars! We are 163 days from marathon weekend!

This week’s Sundays are for Disney is going to get derailed pretty quickly, so let’s lean into it: what will you try to register for Tuesday?

SAFD: After being reminded of the canceled half in 2017, I decided to hedge my bets and go for Dopey. (I figure with 4 races, at least one of them must surely go on, right?!) Also, I'm still waiting for a do-over with better weather than 2020, lol!

The more complicated one to answer is what if I initially get shut out of Dopey? Do I go straight for Goofy? Or wait and see if Dopey opens up again, possibly losing a chance at Goofy? Ugh, IDK.

 

[camaker]

SAFD: After being reminded of the canceled half in 2017, I decided to hedge my bets and go for Dopey. (I figure with 4 races, at least one of them must surely go on, right?!) Also, I'm still waiting for a do-over with better weather than 2020, lol!

The more complicated one to answer is what if I initially get shut out of Dopey? Do I go straight for Goofy? Or wait and see if Dopey opens up again, possibly losing a chance at Goofy? Ugh, IDK.

I’d go straight to Goofy. That way you’re guaranteed something and if Dopey reopens at some point, I think there’s a button in your account/registration that makes it easier than ever to upgrade your race selection.

 

[ZellyB]

SAFD: I'm personally not racing but I'm registering my DH and his friend for Goofy. One daughter for the half marathon and the other daughter for the marathon.

 

[PrincessV]

I’d go straight to Goofy. That way you’re guaranteed something and if Dopey reopens at some point, I think there’s a button in your account/registration that makes it easier than ever to upgrade your race selection.

True, but for a hefty price - assuming they'll offer the ability to upgrade.

 

[camaker]

True, but for a hefty price - assuming they'll offer the ability to upgrade.

The ability to upgrade is built into the platform, so my guess is that it’ll be easier for them to keep it than drop it. Additionally, the option to change is active in my W&D registration, so I’m betting it’ll be the same. I think the fee for changing is $30-40 or so. Is it worth that potentially added cost to avoid being shut out of the event altogether if you wait and Dopey never comes back available?

 

[PrincessV]

The ability to upgrade is built into the platform, so my guess is that it’ll be easier for them to keep it than drop it. Additionally, the option to change is active in my W&D registration, so I’m betting it’ll be the same. I think the fee for changing is $30-40 or so. Is it worth that potentially added cost to avoid being shut out of the event altogether if you wait and Dopey never comes back available?

I might consider it at that price point, but the last time I looked at doing an upgrade (2019), it was a $75 fee - too much for me!

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

I"m planning on signing up for the half for me, and the 10k for me and DH. I usually just do the half, but DH just had a partial knee replacement and wants to go for the 10k so I said i'd get up and do it with him. I hate getting up early, but I do love the long sleeve shirts

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

Tips: Multiple devices, multiple different browsers (or use of Incognito), opening each browser either before or after official registration begins. The time it takes to get through from Queue to Registering, takes far longer than the registration as well. And be aware that once you begin registration it does not hold a spot for you, so be quick and accurate through there. Yes, you can register more than one person at a time. I've included a link below with a nice run-down with pictures of what registration will be like.

Registration Run-Down w/ Images! (A comprehensive run-down of the registration process)

Oops... sorry, meant to include this in my post above. Thanks so much for doing the run down. I've registered many times before, but as there isn't a 1/2/10k challenge for Marathon weekend, I've never registered for two separate events. Can I do that at the same time (i.e. click half and 10k) or do I have to add the 10k after completely my half registration?

 

[SarahDisney]

Looking forward to someone starting the weather watching thread on Wednesday!

I'm making a prediction now: I think the 5K and the marathon will feel like entirely different seasons. Because Florida.

 

[avondale]

I wish all of you trying for Dopey and Goofy the best of luck during registration tomorrow! But if for some reason you get shut out, we at Team Just will welcome you to our Marathon race. A quick glance at the Boards show that you will join marathon (only) runners @Livelovedance, @GreatLakes, @jmasgat, @Jennx36 and hubby, @xjillianpaige, @cburnett11 's wife, @steph0808, @HockeyMomNH, @Cabius, and @Kerry1957 with many more to come.

I love it! Add me to Team Just - I am planning on the marathon only, if I can get a bib.

Some of my family are arriving on the afternoon of the marathon to stay for the rest of the week for a visit to the parks. If I get a marathon bib, I'll fly in on Saturday ahead of them. We had this all set up for 2020, but then canceled everything due to the pandemic.

 

[Disney at Heart]

I’d go straight to Goofy. That way you’re guaranteed something and if Dopey reopens at some point, I think there’s a button in your account/registration that makes it easier than ever to upgrade your race selection.

There is no guarantee that we can get Goofy. Last year Goofy sold out right away and I couldn’t get in during AP or regular registration, even with 3 devices at 10:00. As it turned out, it was fine, because I really didn’t want to do a virtual marathon. I owe the quick sell out to the popularity of the Roving Goof Troop,TM!

 

[Sara W]

What did they do when they had to cancel races for COVID? Were your only options to do it virtually or lose your money?

 

[lhermiston]

SAFD: I'm personally not racing but I'm registering my DH and his friend for Goofy. One daughter for the half marathon and the other daughter for the marathon.

Can you go ahead and just register me too, please?

I'm making a prediction now: I think the 5K and the marathon will feel like entirely different seasons. Because Florida.

That's not a prediction. That's just fact.

I have fond memories of feeling like the only person in appropriate gear when it went from like 70s the Friday of MW 2017 to approximately 35 at the start of the marathon. Or going from shivering my backside off before the 5K/10K in 2019 and then working up a pretty darn good sweat during the full.

 

[Cabius]

What did they do when they had to cancel races for COVID? Were your only options to do it virtually or lose your money?

Yep. IIRC the virtual was cheaper, so I actually only signed up for the Half after the Virtual opened up and happily ran it in my neighborhood. Not nearly as magical, but better than nothing in a rough, rough year.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Last year you got a refund if you cancelled completely or a Disney e gift card for the difference if you opted for the virtual race.

Or you could cancel, get the refund, and then register for the virtual race if you didn’t want to deal with the e gift card getting emailed to your spam folder

 

[Barca33Runner]

What did they do when they had to cancel races for COVID? Were your only options to do it virtually or lose your money?

There were multiple. You could get a full refund; which is what I took and I never considered the others (which is why I don’t remember them exactly). You could also transfer to virtuals and get either the medals only or shirts and medals. I think both of those carried a refund element as well, but it was tied to a Disney gift card. Someone else can correct me if I’m wrong.

The options were very reasonable.

 

[DopeyBadger]

Oops... sorry, meant to include this in my post above. Thanks so much for doing the run down. I've registered many times before, but as there isn't a 1/2/10k challenge for Marathon weekend, I've never registered for two separate events. Can I do that at the same time (i.e. click half and 10k) or do I have to add the 10k after completely my half registration?

You have to add the second registration for the same person after you've completed the first race registration. You can do it all in one transaction though (i.e. you don't have to leave the registration page and go back into the queue). You'll see an image like below:



You'll only be able to click on one of the choices. So you wouldn't be able to click 10k and HM simultaneously. That's because they have two slightly different sets of secondary questions. So do your 10k registration, then at the bottom of the page you'll see:



"I want to add another registration" and once you've finished your 10k registration, you can then add your HM registration. After that you'll go through a third time to add your DH's 10k. Once all three have been filled out, then you click "Next Step" and are taken to the pay screen.

 

[Sara W]

Thank you! The thought of running a full marathon in hilly Atlanta by myself does not sound magical at all. It's why I've traveled for all of my fulls (come to think of it, most of my HMs as well).

I still have a Disney e-card in my inbox from when they canceled dining reservations for everyone last November... And I've been to Disney 3x since then.

 

[Cabius]

I still have a Disney e-card in my inbox from when they canceled dining reservations for everyone last November... And I've been to Disney 3x since then.

Well if you're not gonna use it... I'm sure you could find volunteers to take it off your hands!

 

[Livelovedance]

I wish all of you trying for Dopey and Goofy the best of luck during registration tomorrow! But if for some reason you get shut out, we at Team Just will welcome you to our Marathon race. A quick glance at the Boards show that you will join marathon (only) runners @Livelovedance, @GreatLakes, @jmasgat, @Jennx36 and hubby, @xjillianpaige, @cburnett11 's wife, @steph0808, @HockeyMomNH, @Cabius, and @Kerry1957 with many more to come.

I love this! If I remember by January I think I’ll need to sport an “I’m Celebrating Team Just” button that weekend