Marathon Weekend 2025

[The Expert]

Something tells me the info booth in the morning and the expo tomorrow are going to be busy!

 

[dancingtodisney]

Is there any 10k pacers? Something I’ve never thought about until just this minute?

 

[camaker]

I haven't received an email thus far, either. Good to see the FB groups are receiving this news with their typical understanding and even-keeled temperament, though...

 

[Barca33Runner]

More transparency would be their friend in this situation; it’s sad that they either don’t realize this or are so in the dark about how wide their error is that they can’t provide it.

 

[fatmanatee]

I didn’t get the email. I dont know what they’re thinking by offering the expo as a solution when it’s way too late to fix for the 10k. I’m sure they don’t want to deal with this early tomorrow but…

 

[PrincessV]

Half-only here and haven’t picked up my bib yet: I got the email, too. I was looking forward to a quiet, not-busy expo experience tomorrow, but that seems… unlikely.

 

[huskies90]

Half-only here and haven’t picked up my bib yet: I got the email, too. I was looking forward to a quiet, not-busy expo experience tomorrow, but that seems… unlikely.

But at least you were planning to go to expo anyway. It suxx to now have to fit in another trip to the expo around 4 races, rest, eating and theme park time.

 

[Blue Caterpillar]

Half-only here and haven’t picked up my bib yet: I got the email, too. I was looking forward to a quiet, not-busy expo experience tomorrow, but that seems… unlikely.

Same here!

 

[huskies90]

More transparency would be their friend in this situation

New to rD?

 

[PrincessV]

But at least you were planning to go to expo anyway. It suxx to now have to fit in another trip to the expo around 4 races, rest, eating and theme park time.

True, but I was planning on it taking 30 minutes - I’ve got a full day of other stuff I need to do, so I’m assuming it’ll eat into my schedule, too, even though I don’t care if my timing chip works. Extra stress I don’t need, so I’m hoping they manage to make this efficient.

 

[nancipants]

what I want to know is how this kind of error gets this far. And who was responsible? RunDisney? Track Shack? Whoever manufactures the timing chips??

 

[marty3d]

what I want to know is how this kind of error gets this far. And who was responsible? RunDisney? Track Shack? Whoever manufactures the timing chips??

Good question - every other timed race I do usually has somewhere you can validate that the chip works (I always check if I’m running for time). Not expecting rD to do it for everyone but having a station at the expo could have avoided this.

As for me - I got an email that A bib MAY be impacted. But no indication if it’s my 5/10 or half/ full or both.

Much as I like to have a time, I am not running any of these for a PR and I’m already switching hotels tomorrow and my DW is arriving AND the HH meetup - not worth the hassle of going to the expo for me. But this could be a big deal for a lot of people. i don’t know if it still is, but the Marathon used to be a big BQ event. I would be furious (if I had any delusions of ever qualifying for Boston - not in this century!)

 

[Tall Todd]

But at least you were planning to go to expo anyway. It suxx to now have to fit in another trip to the expo around 4 races, rest, eating and theme park time.

On top of expo opening at noon....

 

[StarGirl11]

No email here as a Dopey. I had wondered why the 5k results for Dopeys weren’t listed earlier (I went looking for information for a vid I made). Since they normally post just those or did the last time I had seen it. Guessing this is why.

They used to require bibs check when you picked them up to make sure the timing chips were working. Wonder if this will make them bring it back

Grandmas still does that actually

 

[jrsharp21]

My wife and daughter, both doing the half, received the email. So far no email for me on any of my Dopey races. Knock on wood.

 

[StarGirl11]

Today’s already been stressful enough without now worrying if I just didn’t get an email. Dad’s doctors can’t agree on what is causing the vision problems. And the latest of this lead to me having a breakdown in my hotel room for 30 minutes. I’m now driving home from FL because of this. And I feel bad because Dad wants me back sooner than later. But I can’t do the Houston to Orlando drive in one shot. I have to break it up over 3 days. So I won’t be home until Thursday.

I’ll ask in the morning if the AWD people know anything about why certain people got emails. And report back.

 

[Scootin'By]

But at least you were planning to go to expo anyway. It suxx to now have to fit in another trip to the expo around 4 races, rest, eating and theme park time.

Same here, same here. I was planning to get my bib today (Thursday) but Stoopid Amtrak! Now I'll have to grab it Friday and hope it goes smoothly. Grrr

Almost to Orlando. Just another couple of days in the train. I'm at 27 hours so far. From Washington! I feel like I'm in an episode of Doctor Who.

 

[AJruns]

My costume is as done as it’s going to get, and for the first time being a solo traveler has come back to bite me- I hot glued and safety pinned myself in the dress tonight and will sleep in it so I know it’s on and don’t have to take the time in the morning. Though this is Cinderella’s animal dress so technically having it fall apart on me mid-run would be most accurate



I got the timing email and from the way it was written interpreted it as the 10k only for me (I’m doing 10k and full). I’m not a run for time person so this doesn’t bother me at all for tomorrow, but I can see how people would be upset and I hope the later races are able to be fixed.

 

[Disney at Heart]

DH and I are Goofy and picked up bibs about 3:00? today. We both got the email to come back to the expo tomorrow. Wish they would open earlier for this.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I’d guess they’re mapping the race list with hotel reservations. Got in late last night and got the welcome gift on my door. My room is also further off and I’m wondering if they’re grouping racers to make it easier to sleep.

If so, that would be awesome