Marathon Weekend 2026

[matt and beth]

Umm....I have never seen Song of the South, but...isn't it super racist???

In my opinion no and it’s set in a part of American history. You’d have to watch it to understand. It was my childhood movie and book my mom used to read to me all the time. It’s set during the Reconstruction era after the civil war. Follows a young boy who’s facing various challenges. They live on a plantation along various sharecroppers. Uncle Remus is one of them. He share stories to the children and especially takes to Johnny and mentors him through his songs and stories about Brer Rabbit. Uncle Remus ends up helping Johnny immensely and it is recognized and embraced by his family at the end of the movie as a lesson in looking away from the past and embracing the future. Hattie McDaniel would be the first black actress to win an Academy Award in 1940, but James Baskett who played Uncle Remus would be the first black man to win an honary Academy Award in 1948 for his role. Unfortunately, he passed away in 1948. It wouldn’t be until Sidney Poitier who was the first Black actor to win the Best Actor Oscar, which he received in 1964 for "Lilies of the Field".

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

My understanding is that Joel Chandler Harris wanted to preserve the African folktales he heard growing up.
As noted above, Uncle Remus was a fictional character dispensing wisdom and advice via the folktales and story telling.
It has been decades since I last saw the movie (I think it was the last time it was in theaters in the US) so hard for me to say whether the movie had racist content, but I don't recall it that way.

 

[Fenway1970]

For anyone who has signed up for the Dopey, started training, but is wondering how the weekend will go, I've posted some videos. Definitely low tech, and much of the information has been shared in the past, but I had some time and put my thoughts down on video. It is in several parts, and I need to finish up the last part and get it posted later today. Hopefully it is of use to someone.

Nice! Thanks for showing out for us "older, overweight, slow guys!!"

 

[WDW 4 ME]

For anyone who has signed up for the Dopey, started training, but is wondering how the weekend will go, I've posted some videos. Definitely low tech, and much of the information has been shared in the past, but I had some time and put my thoughts down on video. It is in several parts, and I need to finish up the last part and get it posted later today. Hopefully it is of use to someone.

Thanks for taking the time to do this! You definitely have me nervous about not being able to grab any merch though. I’m only doing the full marathon, so am coming in on Friday. I’m guessing it will be slim pickings

 

[Naomeri]

Thanks for taking the time to do this! You definitely have me nervous about not being able to grab any merch though. I’m only doing the full marathon, so am coming in on Friday. I’m guessing it will be slim pickings

If there's something that you really have your heart set on, people on the boards have been known to pick things up for other people, if it won't put them over the per-item purchase limit.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

If there's something that you really have your heart set on, people on the boards have been known to pick things up for other people, if it won't put them over the per-item purchase limit.

Plus the cast members do some restocking. My last MW was a Goofy, so I was doing pickup on a Friday and did mange to get a shirt, mug, and a marathon magnet. That said, best to get there as early as possible.
BTW, I finally finished part 4 and got it uploaded about 30 minutes ago.

 

[WDW 4 ME]

If there's something that you really have your heart set on, people on the boards have been known to pick things up for other people, if it won't put them over the per-item purchase limit.

Good to know! I’ll keep that in mind! I had my eye on a jacket and for sure want the magnet to add to my collection.

 

[WDW 4 ME]

Plus the cast members do some restocking. My last MW was a Goofy, so I was doing pickup on a Friday and did mange to get a shirt, mug, and a marathon magnet. That said, best to get there as early as possible.
BTW, I finally finished part 4 and got it uploaded about 30 minutes ago.

Hopefully restocking happens! We are coming straight from the airport to the expo, but again…it’s Friday. My other 2 RD events I was there on the first expo day and had no issues grabbing what I wanted.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

Good to know! I’ll keep that in mind! I had my eye on a jacket and for sure want the magnet to add to my collection.

I um, [looks intently at toes] ordered a jacket for this coming MW. Totally outside my usual purchasing, but wanted a jacket to run in (besides the only one that I have) and thought a rD jacket would be cool. I put a reminder in my phone so I don't forget to pick it up.

I love how colorful and cheerful the magnets are, but my 2022 marathon magnet on the tailgate of my truck rapidly faded. All my other magnets have been kept inside; I have a couple on the fridge and a few inside the lid of my big toolbox. I need to obtain a sheet of steel sheet metal or buy a magnetic bulletin board for my rD magnets.

 

[The Expert]

I put my rD magnets on my treadmill. Great motivation!

 

[accm]

I usually have a magnetic white board at work where I keep a lot of my magnets. People question both my sanity for enjoying running and my love of Disney.

 

[mtnmjd]

My most recent magents go on the side of my microwave in the kitchen, once they are replaced they move to the side of the garage fridge so I see them every time I go out to the garage for a beer or stuff in the freezer (but mostly for beer).

 

[camaker]

Good morning RunDisney All-Stars! Welcome to Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end to summer, and this week's edition of Sundays are for Disney (SAFD). As we get closer to fall and the start of a new race season, let's talk race distances. What are your favorite and least favorite race distances and why?

SAFD: My favorite race distance is the marathon. Whether racing for time or for completion, it's never easy and I always feel like I've accomplished something special at the end. My least favorite race distance is, by far, the 5k. It always feels like if I want to really race a 5k, I'm going to be on the edge of being sick at the end. I'd much rather put forth the more moderate, consistent effort of a longer distance.

 

[GuinnessRunner]

SAFD: I think the HM is my favorite distance. Enough distance that it makes me take the training more seriously, but isn't the time suck that marathon training requires. Also the distance during the race is long enough that I can adjust depending on how things are going. My least favorite is also the 5-K. I once heard racing a 5-K described as running the first mile at a pace just below where you think you're going to be sick and then hold onto that pace for the next two miles (and .1 I suppose) and that sums up how I feel running it. No time to enjoy the race, just push and hold on.