Marathon Weekend 2025

[GADisneyDad14]

I’ll stop being annoyed about it once my Half time shows up on the results. (Track Shack said in their reply it would take about a month)

I appreciate the folks here that pointed out awhile back that contacting them was even an option, I otherwise wouldn’t have known.

 

[Fischstick]

Do any of you that ran the marathon remember seeing them interview the girl that was attempting her third Dopey? She had failed to complete the challenge in two previous attempts. Well, yesterday on my flight out to the DL half weekend, I started talking to a couple folks waiting to board my flight. There were several runners in the boarding area, all sporting various Marathon weekend gear. Anyway, as we were talking, she mentioned running Dopey, and asked how it went for her. She said a couple things and I was like……wait, were you on the big screen at the full?! She laughed and said…..yeah, that was me.

So just in case you were wondering, she DID finally conquer the beast and complete the Dopey Challenge! What a fun moment. I was so happy for her. Such a demonstration of resilience and grit! I was so excited for her.

And, to make it even crazier, she is also completing a perfect season challenge this year that began with the DL Halloween event and will end with the Springtime Surprise.

Just thought I’d share because it was a really cool encounter and a sweet example of how running these events can really impact people’s lives. (and their wallets )

 

[SheHulk]

Do any of you that ran the marathon remember seeing them interview the girl that was attempting her third Dopey? She had failed to complete the challenge in two previous attempts. Well, yesterday on my flight out to the DL half weekend, I started talking to a couple folks waiting to board my flight. There were several runners in the boarding area, all sporting various Marathon weekend gear. Anyway, as we were talking, she mentioned running Dopey, and asked how it went for her. She said a couple things and I was like……wait, were you on the big screen at the full?! She laughed and said…..yeah, that was me.

So just in case you were wondering, she DID finally conquer the beast and complete the Dopey Challenge! What a fun moment. I was so happy for her. Such a demonstration of resilience and grit! I was so excited for her.

And, to make it even crazier, she is also completing a perfect season challenge this year that began with the DL Halloween event and will end with the Springtime Surprise.

Just thought I’d share because it was a really cool encounter and a sweet example of how running these events can really impact people’s lives. (and their wallets )

Oh that's great! I got a little choked up because it seemed like she might cry, when she was being interviewed. That's amazing.

 

[MissLiss279]

Glad to see pictures on FB that they have bib check verification at DL.

 

[rick1zoo2]

Our self-reported 5k times showed up today. I submitted them Jan 17. So that rearranges the times into the correct boxes on the Dopey Challenge certificate. We were affected by the timing tag malfunction for the challenge bibs and got replacement tags right before the 10k.

 

[SheHulk]

oops wrong board!

 

[camaker]

January Running:
Total Distance: 81.3 mi
Average Pace: 12:01/mi

This includes the WDW Marathon! Billy says take 'er easy for February and I'm going to comply. Short, slow running coming up.

Did you mean to post this in the Running thread instead of the Marathon Weekend thread?

 

[fatmanatee]

All of Arno’s vids from this weekend are up now. In case you were curious about the song he used for this, with lyrics specifically about running Dopey, apparently it’s AI.

 

[Disneyhanna]

My self-reported half marathon time shows up in the Dopey results now! PR in fun on Dopey #3, I think it was a couple hours longer than last time

 

[Naomeri]

My self-reported results are also showing up--yay!

 

[jmasgat]

My self-reported results are also showing up--yay!

How did you do this? Did you email track shack?

 

[Naomeri]

How did you do this? Did you email track shack?

Yep, I sent them a screenshot of my workout from Apple, and my finish line picture.

 

[cburnett11]

Glad to see pictures on FB that they have bib check verification at DL.

I remember doing this in a race (non Disney) years ago, but I can’t tell you how long it’s been since I’ve seen a bib check at an expo. I thought these were a thing of the past.

 

[cburnett11]

All of Arno’s vids from this weekend are up now. In case you were curious about the song he used for this, with lyrics specifically about running Dopey, apparently it’s AI.

Yeah I reached out to him to ask about the music after watching the 10k. It’s pretty cool. I think I’m in his 5k video right ahead of him at the first couple character spots.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Yay, my half number was added too.

I appreciate them doing that!

 

[SheHulk]

Did you mean to post this in the Running thread instead of the Marathon Weekend thread?

haha yes!

 

[Naomeri]

I remember doing this in a race (non Disney) years ago, but I can’t tell you how long it’s been since I’ve seen a bib check at an expo. I thought these were a thing of the past.

Twin Cities Marathon Weekend has a bib check. I feel like it's a step that could be added behind the scenes, rather than during pickup. Someone has to get all the bibs organized, it should be part of that process that they scan and verify them.

 

[lookingforsunshine]

Twin Cities Marathon Weekend has a bib check. I feel like it's a step that could be added behind the scenes, rather than during pickup.

Not sure if I missed this, but just wanted to update that the Disneyland expo had a bib check. You walked across a line and it showed you on the screen. I got to the expo later on Thursday so it wasn’t busy but the process was very easy.

 

[DisneyParrothead]

Not sure if I missed this, but just wanted to update that the Disneyland expo had a bib check. You walked across a line and it showed you on the screen. I got to the expo later on Thursday so it wasn’t busy but the process was very easy.

I wonder if they’ll have it at Princess. I don’t care how long I have to wait, if it’s there, I’m checking!

 

[Zutroy]

I wonder if they’ll have it at Princess. I don’t care how long I have to wait, if it’s there, I’m checking!

I mean, they used to take a photograph of you holding the bib to verify later when you picked up your challenge medals, and that’s when they registered twice as many runners. I can’t imagine scanning would add any appreciable time to the process.