Marathon Weekend 2026

[Herding_Cats]

You are diabolical! DD + DH in the 5K would be ADORABLE!!

I have no shame.

 

[camaker]

New artwork:

https://www.rundisney.com/events/disneyworld/disneyworld-marathon-weekend/events/marathon/

I may or may not have dropped the idea of DD running the 5k with DH.
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ETA: and I was JUST ABOUT to say "But I definitely won't be doing Dopey" and then I see the dang artwork. I love this so much more than this year's stuff. DH is not gonna be impressed with me in the car tonight.

Holy crap, that artwork is awesome!! Probably my favorite since I started doing MW in 2016. The marathon theme is easily my favorite, but I love them all.

 

[Herding_Cats]

SAME -- I'm a bit confused. Mickey has on a knight helmet but Pluto is wearing a space helmet? And Chip with the fedora? What is happening??

So reading the descriptions, I think it's types of stories. (eta the word I was failing to come up with here is GENRES)

5k: Sci-Fi
10k: Mystery
HM: Romance
M: Fantasy
Goofy: "Medical"? Comedy
Dopey: Fairy Tale


As someone with an English degree this is great. I love it!

 

[The Expert]

Goofy: "Medical"?

LOL!

It makes a ton more sense now, but this is my off year for marathon/Goofy/Dopey and I'm not tempted to change my mind.

Super happy for all of you who love it!

 

[camaker]

SAME -- I'm a bit confused. Mickey has on a knight helmet but Pluto is wearing a space helmet? And Chip with the fedora? What is happening??

EDIT now that I've seen the full artwork. Still confused but I guess they are going for individual themes on top of the characters. Seems overly complicated.

Each race is its own themed storybook with the characters garbed appropriately for the story that they're coming from/taking part in/running in.

 

[lukemorenus]

This storybook theme is sweet!

 

[lookingforsunshine]

It’s book genre themed!!! I am so obsessed omg I have never been happier!!!!

 

[camaker]

So reading the descriptions, I think it's types of stories.

5k: Sci-Fi
10k: Mystery
HM: Romance
M: Fantasy
Goofy: "Medical"?
Dopey: Fairy Tale


As someone with an English degree this is great. I love it!

I think Goofy is a sports story. Race course on the cover. Starting/finishing fireworks and team pennants.

 

[Herding_Cats]

I cannot (seriously....i CANNOT) do Dopey if DD comes down with us because in further discussions DH wants to do some park day with her "before she's too old" but if the medals/shirts are good enough for this I would totally be tempted to DIY the 5k and 10k at the resort and buy medals/shirts off of people to get the Dopey set. Uuuuugh.

I cannot justify Dopey by saying things like "Well if I ran the 5k with you (DH and DD) and then did Goofy, what's one more morning?" Because no.

 

[Herding_Cats]

I think Goofy is a sports story. Race course on the cover. Starting/finishing fireworks and team pennants.

the description says "Laughter is the best medicine" so maybe it's comedy?

 

[The Expert]

the description says "Laughter is the best medicine" so maybe it's comedy?

That's gotta be it, and it fits with Goofy.

I cannot (seriously....i CANNOT) do Dopey if DD comes down with us because in further discussions DH wants to do some park day with her "before she's too old" but if the medals/shirts are good enough for this I would totally be tempted to DIY the 5k and 10k at the resort and buy medals/shirts off of people to get the Dopey set. Uuuuugh.

I cannot justify Dopey by saying things like "Well if I ran the 5k with you (DH and DD) and then did Goofy, what's one more morning?" Because no.

Do the Happy Challenge with me!

 

[Barca33Runner]

I’m not particularly impressed by the additional theming but, in the reality where the additional theming exists, I like the artwork. The books carry over a nice template for the potential race shirts.

 

[The Expert]

It’s book genre themed!!! I am so obsessed omg I have never been happier!!!!

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This is so perfect for you!!

 

[Blue Caterpillar]

There goes my plan of doing the marathon as a stand alone. I'm a librarian and I think I have to at least do goofy again!

 

[nancipants]

Oh no. I said I would never do another Disney 5k... and I'm already doing the marathon... but it's sci-fi themed!!!

 

[The Expert]

Oh no. I said I would never do another Disney 5k... and I'm already doing the marathon... but it's sci-fi themed!!!

EVERY time I do a 5K I'm like "no, never again" and then the second I love a theme, boom, I'm in again. It's like the mafia.

 

[SheHulk]

Was considering Dopey but almost choked on my cough drop when I saw the price: Is this a big increase, or normal?

 

[camaker]

Oh no. I said I would never do another Disney 5k... and I'm already doing the marathon... but it's sci-fi themed!!!

So for your new screen name, do you prefer "Herding_nancipants" or "nancipants_cats"?

 

[lookingforsunshine]

I'm a librarian and I think I have to at least do goofy again!

I’m a literacy professor and did all my MW costumes this year themed around books I teach haha. Looks like the book themes continue!!!

 

[The Expert]

Was considering Dopey but almost choked on my cough drop when I saw the price: Is this a big increase, or normal?

It's a huge jump! I found my confirmation from last year and I paid $688 for Dopey.