Marathon Weekend 2022

[drummerwife]

Some of us have had resort reservations made for Marathon Weekend since February…

I may also be guilty of this…

 

[Kerry1957]

Did I act too quickly by booking a room + ticket package for Marathon Week, despite tickets not being on sale yet? This will be my first rundisney event, and I wasn't quite sure how quickly rooms fill up that week.

I made my reservations at Pop in March or April. Worst case, I get shut out of the marathon and decide not to go. I will then get a refund for the original deposit . I have an AP so it makes things a bit simpler.

 

[Livelovedance]

I may also be guilty of this…

Guilty as well!

 

[Herding_Cats]

IF you had to leave/fly home the same day you ran the marathon, what is the absolute earliest you would book a flight for?

 

[shellott-hill]

Guilty as charged...although I may have procrastinated by waiting until Feb 21 to make my hotel reservations.

 

[FFigawi]

IF you had to leave/fly home the same day you ran the marathon, what is the absolute earliest you would book a flight for?

8pm

 

[GollyGadget]

My family is planning a big once in a lifetime trip with all the cousins and grandparents Jan 9-12. With the recent announcement I'm trying to think of a good reason not to come a day or two early and run. So far, nothing is really sticking... I won't have the time to devote to marathon training but could go for the half. My biggest concern right now is figuring out how to get more vacation days...

 

[The Expert]

Same here! I used the 11 month DVC window back in February. Now I BETTER get registered!!!

 

[GollyGadget]

IF you had to leave/fly home the same day you ran the marathon, what is the absolute earliest you would book a flight for?

This is an interesting question. If you're wondering what is the earliest flight you could catch, that really depends on your pace, corral placement, if you want to shower after or stick around post race at all. Theoretically, you could probably pull off a noon flight, but that would really be pushing it imo and cause a lot of extra stress on race day. The earliest I would want to fly would be ~5pm

 

[The Expert]

My family is planning a big once in a lifetime trip with all the cousins and grandparents Jan 9-12. With the recent announcement I'm trying to think of a good reason not to come a day or two early and run. So far, nothing is really sticking... I won't have the time to devote to marathon training but could go for the half. My biggest concern right now is figuring out how to get more vacation days...

If you can swing it, do it! There is an energy at MW that doesn't exist any other weekend, and I suspect this one will be even more hyped up after the break. Come in for the half, and the whole family can join to cheer on the runners for the full! Assuming the course doesn't drastically change, you'd see runners through Studios and through the Boardwalk and Epcot until early afternoon.

 

[The Expert]

This is an interesting question. If you're wondering what is the earliest flight you could catch, that really depends on your pace, corral placement, if you want to shower after or stick around post race at all. Theoretically, you could probably pull off a noon flight, but that would really be pushing it imo and cause a lot of extra stress on race day. The earliest I would want to fly would be ~5pm

I would also caution that there COULD be delays at the start, like 2020. I can't recall the exact start delay but it was at least 30 minutes, I want to say. Maybe more? I was about 2/3rds of the way back at the start, and because of the delays and extreme heat, even with the course cut I didn't finish and climb on a bus until almost 2! You're probably faster than me, so ymmv but this could be worse case scenario. Unless you're leaving directly from the parking lot, factor in the bus ride back to a resort to pick up luggage, changing clothes, etc. I wouldn't book anything earlier than 4pm, personally, but maybe that helps you do the math for your own pace?

 

[azrivest]

You're probably faster than me, so ymmv but this could be worse case scenario.

How could the mileage vary? I thought it was the same course for everyone?

 

[FFigawi]

How could the mileage vary? I thought it was the same course for everyone?

Top level Club rD members have a special token which allows them to skip a portion of the course

 

[DopeyBadger]

IF you had to leave/fly home the same day you ran the marathon, what is the absolute earliest you would book a flight for?

Run through it logistically:

-Race starts at 5am if on time.
-Assume you are last person to start at approximately 6:00am.
-Assume you take 7 hours to finish the race (1:00pm).
-Assume it takes you 45 min to make it through the finisher's chute and then decompress after running your 1st/2nd marathon and 1st Goofy/Dopey. (1:45pm)

***
-If you had a rental car with luggage already in it, then you walk to car and leave towards airport (2:00pm).
-Assume it takes 30 min to drive the airport (2:30pm)
-Assume it takes 10-15 min to check out car and make your way to luggage drop (2:45pm).
-Need to arrive 60 min minimum before flight leaves, thus 3:45pm flight is the earliest in this scenario.

***

-If you didn't have a rental car and needed to go back to the hotel (2:15pm).
-Arrive at hotel and get luggage (2:30pm).
-Uber and to airport stuff (4:15pm at the earliest).

Either way I probably wouldn't schedule a flight before 5pm at the absolute earliest. Keep in mind this is just a logistics exercise. It doesn't take into account the fact that you just completed a Marathon/Goofy/Dopey which undoubtedly will leave you tired and sore. So I would go with the latest possible flight as long as it is later than 5pm.

Keep in mind the stress of having a flight after your first race experience as well. You want to enjoy the race without having to constantly worry about your flight to occur later in the day.

As for flying after a marathon, it can be done. But the research I've read suggests to avoid it if possible. If you must fly out on the same day, be sure to drink plenty of water, keep your legs moving while on the flight to avoid blood clots, and consider getting compression calf sleeves to amplify blood flow while on the flight. These are bare minimum things you should consider when flying on day of. The occurrence of adverse events is rare, but does happen.

 

[jerivera]

Is there an age limit for the Disney races? Specifically for the half marathon?

Sorry to ask something that's likely been asked many times before, but I can't find the info on the runDisney website. I keep trying to click on the official link (as per Google), but all I get is Stitch causing trouble (page not found).

 

[*DisneyDreamer]

Is there an age limit for the Disney races? Specifically for the half marathon?

Sorry to ask something that's likely been asked many times before, but I can't find the info on the runDisney website. I keep trying to click on the official link (as per Google), but all I get is Stitch causing trouble (page not found).

I think it’s 13 or 14 for the half marathon.

 

[DopeyBadger]

Is there an age limit for the Disney races? Specifically for the half marathon?

Sorry to ask something that's likely been asked many times before, but I can't find the info on the runDisney website. I keep trying to click on the official link (as per Google), but all I get is Stitch causing trouble (page not found).

Past policy was 5 years old for 5k, 10 years old for 10k, 14 years for HM, and 18 years for M/Goofy/Dopey. The page where this info used to be no longer exists on runDisney, but I found it by googling "age requirement runDisney half marathon" just the same as you did. I imagine the rules will be the same (although with the change in Kid's races it does put it a bit in the air), but an email to disneysports@trackshack.com or by submitting a contact us (link) can clear it up definitively.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Run through it logistically:

-Race starts at 5am if on time.
-Assume you are last person to start at approximately 6:00am.
-Assume you take 7 hours to finish the race (1:00pm).
-Assume it takes you 45 min to make it through the finisher's chute and then decompress after running your 1st/2nd marathon and 1st Goofy/Dopey. (1:45pm)

***
-If you had a rental car with luggage already in it, then you walk to car and leave towards airport (2:00pm).
-Assume it takes 30 min to drive the airport (2:30pm)
-Assume it takes 10-15 min to check out car and make your way to luggage drop (2:45pm).
-Need to arrive 60 min minimum before flight leaves, thus 3:45pm flight is the earliest in this scenario.

***

-If you didn't have a rental car and needed to go back to the hotel (2:15pm).
-Arrive at hotel and get luggage (2:30pm).
-Uber and to airport stuff (4:15pm at the earliest).

Either way I probably wouldn't schedule a flight before 5pm at the absolute earliest. Keep in mind this is just a logistics exercise. It doesn't take into account the fact that you just completed a Marathon/Goofy/Dopey which undoubtedly will leave you tired and sore. So I would go with the latest possible flight as long as it is later than 5pm.

Keep in mind the stress of having a flight after your first race experience as well. You want to enjoy the race without having to constantly worry about your flight to occur later in the day.

As for flying after a marathon, it can be done. But the research I've read suggests to avoid it if possible. If you must fly out on the same day, be sure to drink plenty of water, keep your legs moving while on the flight to avoid blood clots, and consider getting compression calf sleeves to amplify blood flow while on the flight. These are bare minimum things you should consider when flying on day of. The occurrence of adverse events is rare, but does happen.

See....all of the stuff like finishers chute, transportation, etc is stuff I have no idea how long it takes, so what you did was pretty much exactly what I was looking for. as usual.

 

[Baloo in MI]

IF you had to leave/fly home the same day you ran the marathon, what is the absolute earliest you would book a flight for?

Soonest I would book would be late evening (7-9pm). If you can I V would wait till morning.

 

[Baloo in MI]

Is there an age limit for the Disney races? Specifically for the half marathon?

Sorry to ask something that's likely been asked many times before, but I can't find the info on the runDisney website. I keep trying to click on the official link (as per Google), but all I get is Stitch causing trouble (page not found).

I can’t speak to any changes, but I believe it is 14.