Marathon Weekend 2022

[The Expert]

Looks like they've taken it down but IT WAS JUST THERE, I swear!

Edited to add:
HOLD ON! It's still there if you go to this page and click any of the links: https://events.rundisney.com/walt-disney-world-marathon-weekend

 

[lhermiston]

https://registration.rundisney.com/

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That’s a dead link for me. Is this legit?

 

[Z-Knight]

That’s a dead link for me. Is this legit?

i think what is happening is they are working on making the page updates - they had something live for a few seconds and got caught. Now the links are dead, but I believe it is legit and being worked. Even the July 20th registration dates seems reasonable. I suspect next week announcement maybe? hopefully!

 

[Onceuponamarathon]

I was able to get in and get a screen shot before they took it down. It’s real.

 

[Barca33Runner]

That’s a dead link for me. Is this legit?

It seems like it’s something. RunDisney hasn’t announced anything so I wouldn’t plan based on it yet. The Future Events speculation thread has a better flow of the action today, but it doesn’t seem that it’s just a clever trick by someone with photoshop.

 

[The Expert]

I saw it on the site in multiple places, under links from MW and Princess. It was most definitely real!

 

[LSUfan4444]

Legit!!!!
We back baby.

The festivities for the 2022 runDisney Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend will kick off on Thursday, January 6 and “run” until Wednesday, January 12, 2022 making this the longest Marathon Weekend in history.

 

[LSUfan4444]

Link to article, not announcement

https://mickeyblog.com/2021/06/18/rundisney-walt-disney-world-marathon-weekend-returning-in-2022/

 

[LSUfan4444]

A 5k 10k 13.1 26.2 13.1 10k 5k format actually makes a lot of sense if they wanted to do it that way

 

[Z-Knight]

A 5k 10k 13.1 26.2 13.1 10k 5k format actually makes a lot of sense if they wanted to do it that way

I doubt that is happening - I suspect dates are just old ones from 2021 as PrincessV speculated. Although it could be cool, but again, I doubt it

 

[Patrick Reinsvold]

A 5k 10k 13.1 26.2 13.1 10k 5k format actually makes a lot of sense if they wanted to do it that way

The MegaDopey. I'm in!

 

[sandam1]

A 5k 10k 13.1 26.2 13.1 10k 5k format actually makes a lot of sense if they wanted to do it that way

Which leads to an interesting question - maybe an early SAFD - if you had the choice to do a traditional Dopey (5K, 10K, half, whole) or a descending Dopey (whole, half, 10K, 5K), which would you prefer and why?

Having never done Dopey before, my gut reaction was to do the descending since the marathon is the thing that unnerves me the most. To have it over with would be a huge relief. However, physically, I suspect the descending - particularly running a half the day after the whole - would be a killer.

 

[DIS-OH]

Saw the chatter on Twitter and had to come here to get the scoop!

Been off boards for a while…FIL and MIL faced health issue in late 2020. DH had to move in with them in January and then an apartment in the local assisted living community became available in March, so we moved them there. FIL passed away in April.

We are considering the 10k or the half.

 

[camaker]

Which leads to an interesting question - maybe an early SAFD - if you had the choice to do a traditional Dopey (5K, 10K, half, whole) or a descending Dopey (whole, half, 10K, 5K), which would you prefer and why?

Having never done Dopey before, my gut reaction was to do the descending since the marathon is the thing that unnerves me the most. To have it over with would be a huge relief. However, physically, I suspect the descending - particularly running a half the day after the whole - would be a killer.

My strong preference would be for the traditional Dopey. I like the progressive warm-up to the main event and starting with the marathon would feel like kicking off a huge meal with a massive dessert. I’d also be worried about letting the excitement of the marathon get into my head and running it too fast, making the rest of the races exercises in pain and soreness.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

Which leads to an interesting question - maybe an early SAFD - if you had the choice to do a traditional Dopey (5K, 10K, half, whole) or a descending Dopey (whole, half, 10K, 5K), which would you prefer and why?

Having never done Dopey before, my gut reaction was to do the descending since the marathon is the thing that unnerves me the most. To have it over with would be a huge relief. However, physically, I suspect the descending - particularly running a half the day after the whole - would be a killer.

After my first marathon, I spent the rest of Sunday and all of Monday and Tuesday park hobbling. I walked slowly, with a limp of sorts, and felt very, very sore. And all of this with a huge smile on my face. I did not begin to feel normal until Wednesday. I did not trust stairs until Wednesday. I think the reverse Dopey would be much more difficult.

I've run enough multi race challenges at Disneyland and Disney World to know how to take it easier during the shorter distances so that my legs and body are sufficiently fresh for the longest race and to make sure that I'm hydrated. I would run Dopey again. I have no desire to ever run a half marathon the day after a full marathon. That's when my legs are recovering from what my brain put them through.

 

[Z-Knight]

Which leads to an interesting question - maybe an early SAFD - if you had the choice to do a traditional Dopey (5K, 10K, half, whole) or a descending Dopey (whole, half, 10K, 5K), which would you prefer and why?

Having never done Dopey before, my gut reaction was to do the descending since the marathon is the thing that unnerves me the most. To have it over with would be a huge relief. However, physically, I suspect the descending - particularly running a half the day after the whole - would be a killer.

mentally it would be the 26, 13, 10, 5 because you are more than 50% done after first race...but physically it is better to do 5, 10, 13, 26, as long as you take it easy on the half marathon.

 

[LSUfan4444]

Which leads to an interesting question - maybe an early SAFD - if you had the choice to do a traditional Dopey (5K, 10K, half, whole) or a descending Dopey (whole, half, 10K, 5K), which would you prefer and why?

Having never done Dopey before, my gut reaction was to do the descending since the marathon is the thing that unnerves me the most. To have it over with would be a huge relief. However, physically, I suspect the descending - particularly running a half the day after the whole - would be a killer.

I'd prefer the the descending, no question. At least I could start the full fresh mentally and physically.

 

[opusone]

Although perfect world may be half, 10k, 5k, full (or possibly full, 5k, 10k, half).

 

[shellott-hill]

I am a buzz with all the speculation.

What if the dates are right? Maybe Disney is taking into consideration the suggestions that have probably read on boards like this one and are splitting up the large crowds of people. Maybe they are staggering all the starts so they do not have us packed in like cattle at the starting line.

Take the races that are most popular and spread them over multiple days and times. Think of it like you are getting a Boarding Group for Rise of the Resistance. The ladder approach may be one, but maybe a 5k - 5k -10k - 10k - Half - Full - Challenge if you keep it on the days we have seen. Or have a mixture of 5k and 10k runners together over multiple days in smaller groupings. And Half and full runners in other groupings.

If they are to stagger the start times, based on seeing a 10am start time, they may be rethinking the course locations. Maybe they have worked out areas that are out of the way of the traffic to allow them to run the shorter races all day and night long.

It is fun to speculate.

 

[lhermiston]

My strong preference would be for the traditional Dopey. I like the progressive warm-up to the main event and starting with the marathon would feel like kicking off a huge meal with a massive dessert. I’d also be worried about letting the excitement of the marathon get into my head and running it too fast, making the rest of the races exercises in pain and soreness.

I agree, 100 percent. I like the build up to the marathon and would not want to descend. A training plan for a regular marathon will likely include a shake out run or two before a marathon, so there's your 5K and 10K. The half before the full adds a certain degree of difficulty, but if you are training for Dopey, you should probably be doing long runs on back-to-back days as part of your plan anyway. As others have said, you can make the half or the full (or both, who cares?) a fun run and save energy for the other race.

Also, running a marathon and then working down to a 5K feels anticlimactic. I love the way the anticipation and tension builds with each subsequent race. You can feel it in the crowd each subsequent morning. There is a nervous energy the morning of the marathon that doesn't exist before the 5K or 10K, in my opinion.

Either way, I'm glad there is at least some movement from runDisney. I'm not counting on anything until there is an official announcement, but this is encouraging.