Marathon Weekend 2026

[*DisneyDreamer]

How about SAFD: Where are the freaking medals??

Yes! I’m getting very impatient! Kind of not expecting them until the week after next at the earliest now. If they stick with the “Medal Monday” reveal, next Monday would be to celebrate Halloween Half Weekend so looks like we’ll still be waiting a couple weeks.

 

[Goofed98]

I also think I'm in the minority that would rather they just stop doing medal reveals altogether.

First of all, you're a monster.

I think the timing just all runs together too much this year. Between the DL half, brooks release, 12ks of Christmas, etc., they couldn't go too early in August, and now they're bogged down with DL stuff.

At this point, I'm targeting 9/15 (I think DL still takes the glory for this Monday, so next one up...).

As far as the course through AK, anything we can do to cut BB out of the equation. I still want Osceola and ESPN back!

 

[Naomeri]

First of all, you're a monster.

I think the timing just all runs together too much this year. Between the DL half, brooks release, 12ks of Christmas, etc., they couldn't go too early in August, and now they're bogged down with DL stuff.

At this point, I'm targeting 9/15 (I think DL still takes the glory for this Monday, so next one up...).

As far as the course through AK, anything we can do to cut BB out of the equation. I still want Osceola and ESPN back!

As a first timer this year, I didn't think BB was too bad; however, TTC was a bleeping nightmare. I think I'd rather run up an extra cloverleaf than spend that much time in the TTC maze.

 

[marty3d]

As a first timer this year, I didn't think BB was too bad; however, TTC was a bleeping nightmare. I think I'd rather run up an extra cloverleaf than spend that much time in the TTC maze.

While there seems to be debate over whether ESPN or BB is better (or worse) I think we can all agree that the TTC parking lot is by far the worst! (the run through the endless Angels stadium parking lot for the 2024 DL half may be a close second).

 

[Zutroy]

While there seems to be debate over whether ESPN or BB is better (or worse) I think we can all agree that the TTC parking lot is by far the worst! (the run through the endless Angels stadium parking lot for the 2024 DL half may be a close second).

I didn’t mind the TTC. It was still pitch black when I went through it, and I was mostly alone, so it wasn’t that different just running on the road. BB still sucks because it’s at mile 21, and it’s just a loop in a parking lot. Mentally I’ve usually pegged out my fun meter by that point, and at least the long stretch of road gets you closer to the finish line. With BB, I’m just back where I started from. Whee!

Also, the first year they switched from WWOS, BB went through the actual water park and had fake snow blowing. Olaf was there and it was neat running by the flowing river. Now it’s just a lazy way to add a mile to the marathon.

 

[Goofed98]

As a first timer this year, I didn't think BB was too bad; however, TTC was a bleeping nightmare. I think I'd rather run up an extra cloverleaf than spend that much time in the TTC maze.

I think my issue with BB is that you're just running through a parking lot. Period. Even the first year, when we went down some trails, it was nothing.

ESPN has a lot of turns, but it also had the stadium, the fields, the track, etc., and it was so different than everything else that we had covered already, it stood out. In my mind, anyway.

 

[The Expert]

The one benefit of BB is, being a loop, it helps if you're trying to spot or find people that you think/know are fairly close to your position. I've never gotten to do ESPN but I'd kinda like to try it to compare.

 

[fatmanatee]

BB this year wasn't bad. BB in 2022 (at 80 degrees) was brutal.

 

[nancipants]

I hated the TTC parking lot. I didn't mind BB because at least they had music (and porta potties).

Going through WWoS would be interesting, but that would require running down Osceola Parkway, which is the same direction as Western Way, and I think longer, so that's a no from me, dawg. UNLESS they can put more entertainment on Osceola.

 

[Goofed98]

I hated the TTC parking lot. I didn't mind BB because at least they had music (and porta potties).

Going through WWoS would be interesting, but that would require running down Osceola Parkway, which is the same direction as Western Way, and I think longer, so that's a no from me, dawg. UNLESS they can put more entertainment on Osceola.

They used to have a decent bit of entertainment.

A trampoline troupe, for one. And I'm sure there were others, but they had characters and some entertainment. And a few overpasses, which broke things up a bit.

I didn't mind Osceola at all.

 

[SheHulk]

They used to have a decent bit of entertainment.

A trampoline troupe, for one.

The Tumble Monkeys from Festival of the Lion King!