Marathon Weekend 2026

[jrsharp21]

I was just reminded, we are two weeks away from the expo/check in opening day!!

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

4 pack for $9.99. These are the ones I bought a few weeks ago.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRRK79GK?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

Cool. You can also search on disposable lab coats/jackets and get the Tyvek (paper) jackets. They are windproof, and waterproof long enough for a park day. I wore one in the pouring rain a couple of years ago and it did great as a raincoat.

 

[WDW 4 ME]

My 30 min this morning felt like poop. Hoping it’s just a bad run. I still have one more (adjusted after injury) long run to go. I’m so nervous about hurting something. Not for any real reason- just worried lol.

I had this happen to me yesterday!!!. I didn’t even make it a mile. Everything was just off and hurting and feeling heavy and I was certain if I pushed it, I would get hurt. Switched it up to a walk and was in my head all day about it. Got up this morning and did 7.5 miles with zero issues. It’s so strange to me how this happens.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Got my first dedicated, actual run done today and it (like many others I’m reading about) didn’t go great. Is this a surprise? Not really. I haven’t *just ran* since the end of October. Lots of basketball, some spin bike, but not sustained running.

I did 90min on the treadmill while re-watching a YT livestream (shout out to travel with Josh and Taylor!) and the time actually passed pretty quickly. I did try my new insoles in my new shoes (same insole I’ve been using, just without 2-3 years of wear on them) and they lasted an entire 5min before I paused everything and switched to my old beat up ones. The bottom of my left foot has been grumpy since, and I spent a ton of time standing in the kitchen making Christmas cookies; nothing like waiting until the last second, huh?

I know the marathon will be a struggle this year, the question is just how much. And how much Tylenol will I take. (Hint: it’ll definitely be over the recommended amount.)

 

[huskies90]

POT Question: I just found out from my daughter that she submitted a proof of time for the marathon. She submitted “under 5 hours” and a half marathon time of 2:29 because she interpreted the runDisney website as 2:29 X 2 is less than 5 hours. Those of us more experienced know that it doesn’t work that way and it is a marathon equivalent. So, the question is what corral will she get? She doesn’t want to end up in the last corral. Has anyone been in or know someone who has been in this situation? Where did they end up? Is there any remedy to move up if she ends up in the last corral? TIA

 

[fatmanatee]

POT Question: I just found out from my daughter that she submitted a proof of time for the marathon. She submitted “under 5 hours” and a half marathon time of 2:29 because she interpreted the runDisney website as 2:29 X 2 is less than 5 hours. Those of us more experienced know that it doesn’t work that way and it is a marathon equivalent. So, the question is what corral will she get? She doesn’t want to end up in the last corral. Has anyone been in or know someone who has been in this situation? Where did they end up? Is there any remedy to move up if she ends up in the last corral? TIA

I think they’ll more than likely put her in D But if she’s placed in a later corral you can go to Runner Relations and I think they’d be understanding. It’s not intuitive at first and they don’t publish their pace conversion info so I’m sure this happens a fair amount.

 

[frozengirl]

Expo question:
This is my first time entering the expo with a club disney membership (I am gold). It says doors open at 8am. What time should I be in line? Thanks for any advice!

 

[Disney at Heart]

POT Question: I just found out from my daughter that she submitted a proof of time for the marathon. She submitted “under 5 hours” and a half marathon time of 2:29 because she interpreted the runDisney website as 2:29 X 2 is less than 5 hours. Those of us more experienced know that it doesn’t work that way and it is a marathon equivalent. So, the question is what corral will she get? She doesn’t want to end up in the last corral. Has anyone been in or know someone who has been in this situation? Where did they end up? Is there any remedy to move up if she ends up in the last corral? TIA

I know someone who made this mistake. rD put them in the corral appropriate for that time. However, that year the people who just got put in the estimated 5:00-5:30 had already been placed and there were so many of them that there were two corrals at that pace, so the person ended up in the second of those corrals. It was C and D that year, but now that C is a POT corral, it is probably D and E this year. So assuming two corrals at that estimated time again this year, she could be put in either.

Hope everyone has had a Merry Christmas or other happy holidays! It’s time to pack! See you soon!

 

[Herding_Cats]

@frozengirl here are some comments about this from the club rundisney thread:

Got my email about club access for marathon weekend! This will be my first time utilizing the early access for club members so looking for some experienced opinions. If I have gold but want to be towards the front of the gold line, how early should I plan to arrive?
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I am Platinum and usually arrive about 15-20 minutes before our window opens. There are inevitably already 50+ people in line for Gold entry. So I'd say get there by the time Platinum opens, if not before.

 

[The Expert]

I'm giving a LAST CALL for entries to the spreadsheet of December 30 (also my birthday, so I'll remember). That should give Herding_Cats and me time to get them exported, resized and into the final doc before distribution.

FYI! Submit your info on the thread linked below if you want in (instructions and template in the first couple of posts):
https://www.disboards.com/threads/dis-list-aka-the-awesome-amazing-spreadsheet-for-mw-2026.3976131/

 

[KCO5988]

Well I caught the plague from my son. Thankful it’s now and will hopefully be gone before race weekend. But I’m supposed to be doing my final dopey simulation this weekend. I did the first two shorter days yesterday and today because it was all above the neck symptoms but I feel like it may be moving to my chest so my 10 miles and 20 miles may not be happening the next days… sigh..

 

[WillRunForPizza]

Well I caught the plague from my son. Thankful it’s now and will hopefully be gone before race weekend. But I’m supposed to be doing my final dopey simulation this weekend. I did the first two shorter days yesterday and today because it was all above the neck symptoms but I feel like it may be moving to my chest so my 10 miles and 20 miles may not be happening the next days… sigh..

I fully realize this is way easier to say to someone else than to do yourself, but please don't do the rest of the sim if you're sick! You're likely to do a lot more harm than good. If you've done (most of) the rest of the training, you will be fine. Give your body a chance to recover before MW rather than putting a whole bunch more stress on it.

Hopefully with some rest you'll be all better soon!

 

[KellyKateri]

I also caught the plague on Christmas Eve… if anything it means our immune system will be stronger then ever for dopey (this is me gaslighting myself)

 

[KCO5988]

I fully realize this is way easier to say to someone else than to do yourself, but please don't do the rest of the sim if you're sick! You're likely to do a lot more harm than good. If you've done (most of) the rest of the training, you will be fine. Give your body a chance to recover before MW rather than putting a whole bunch more stress on it.

Hopefully with some rest you'll be all better soon!

I typically run through head colds no problem, it actually usually helps me feel better. I’m definitely taking it day by day and I wont push myself if it’s moving into my chest. We’ll see. I’m also not tapering for MW since I’m using them as training runs.