Marathon Weekend 2026

[marty3d]

I can wear my race shirt tonight!

I am - and a running jacket and I’m still cold! (Did I mention I don’t do cold well? )

 

[The Expert]

Looking at the hourly forecast, it's going to be 50 when we go to AK in the morning. DH didn't bring anything but shorts and Tommy Bahama shirts. Rookie mistake.

 

[fatmanatee]

Balloon ladies ended up finishing at 12:22, a bit earlier than usual due to course cutoff but with a break at the nearest med stop.

 

[camaker]

I am - and a running jacket and I’m still cold! (Did I mention I don’t do cold well? )

Canadians! Sheesh!

 

[Z-Knight]

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I hate to tell you @Z-Knight but your quote is now Instagram famous! Carissa posted this to her stories.

its actually from the movie "The Dish" though i presume it might be someone elses quote originally. The movie is great too...its about the Antenna Dish in a sheep paddock in Australia used for the first Moon Landing. Funny movie and very heartfelt.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0205873/

 

[Smooth_Whiskey]

Congratulations everyone!!!

 

[Naomeri]

I can wear my race shirt tonight!

Way to find the silver lining!

 

[runwithperseverence7]

Congrats to everyone that ran this weekend! Enjoy your accomplishment and get some rest! You earned it!

Sorry to hear some of you weren’t able to run every race. I hope that you will heal up quickly so you’re ready for your next adventure!

 

[Goofed98]

I chaffed. ON MY LOVE HANDLES.

I am absolutely indignant. It’s like the Fates said, “yes, you slathered yourself in anti-chaffing cream, but where can we irritate your skin AND your ego at the same time?”

 

[Fischstick]

Great to see everyone this year! Can’t wait to do it again! (I think)

Many thanks to all on this board that are positive and upbeat and always so welcoming to everyone. It’s such a nice place for all things Marathon Weekend and rD in general!

My core body temp is still high, but was happy with how today went. Changed my strategy after yesterday to getting as many miles in BEFORE the sun came up……so the truly sucky miles in the sun would be reduced. It mostly worked because there weren’t any lines for pics later in the race.

Also…….wouldnt the marathon be better if it ran backwards? So that you had MK and EPCOT to look forward to? I know it’s a logistical mess and will never happen, but GAH……that whole exit out of AK until HS is just

 

[Novatrix]

Canadians! Sheesh!

This (technically) Canadian can add, I was wearing the race shirt, a sweater and 2 fleece blankets in my hotel room earlier, temp at 73F and my extremities only STOPPED freezing once I added 2 hand warmers to my core to help reset the autonomic system. #TeamToasty

 

[GuinnessRunner]

Finished. On the bus back to Saratoga. My feet hurt a LOT for at least 5 hours. There was a lot of crying on the course.

What a $#!t show in the finish chute. More details after I plug my phone in.

Guess it’s time to show your medal to your relative who expected you would get swept and let them know how wrong they were!

 

[1GoldenSun]

SAFD: ok, this is technically a whole race weekend, but it's a cool idea

They should have a whole weekend of nighttime 5Ks, 1 in each park. And they could do in the hotter months, since it's only a 5K and it's at night.


We better get our choice of french fries at the end of this run!

French fries would go great with The Cheese.

 

[marty3d]

This (technically) Canadian can add, I was wearing the race shirt, a sweater and 2 fleece blankets in my hotel room earlier, temp at 73F and my extremities only STOPPED freezing once I added 2 hand warmers to my core to help reset the autonomic system. #TeamToasty

I honestly should have brought handwarmers to MK - would’ve helped! Stay warm!

#TeamToasty

 

[The Expert]

Finished. On the bus back to Saratoga. My feet hurt a LOT for at least 5 hours. There was a lot of crying on the course.

What a $#!t show in the finish chute. More details after I plug my phone in.

You WERE a mess at 25 but I never doubted you'd finish.

 

[Z-Knight]

Finished. On the bus back to Saratoga. My feet hurt a LOT for at least 5 hours. There was a lot of crying on the course.

What a $#!t show in the finish chute. More details after I plug my phone in.

omg same here...my feet were on fire the last 10 miles and that took at least 3 hours to complete. hopefully yours have calmed down a lot

 

[StarGirl11]

Finished. On the bus back to Saratoga. My feet hurt a LOT for at least 5 hours. There was a lot of crying on the course.

What a $#!t show in the finish chute. More details after I plug my phone in.

omg same here...my feet were on fire the last 10 miles and that took at least 3 hours to complete. hopefully yours have calmed down a lot

As someone who ended up DLFing in 2018 due to my feet being on fire because of feet issues that started after the 5k and told the medics I was going to be going slow for the last bit. (This was back when the last hard sweep was going onto the Boardwalk trail and you could get away with a slow painful walk for 3ish miles even if you were behind the balloons.) Check your shoes. It might be time to get new ones. That was my culprit back then. Used some shoes I thought were fine and fairly new. Paid for it through the entirety of Dopey.

 

[DianaMB333]

I read that Brittany (who won today) stayed until the end and helped the last runner to go through the finish line

 

[AJruns]

I read that Brittany (who won today) stayed until the end and helped the last runner to go through the finish line

Was it Brittany Charbonneau? I just saw she ran but not what happened. If you don’t know anything about her I recommend looking her up- sure she’s fast, but she really gets the rundisney “spirit.”

 

[matt and beth]

DD said someone next to her tried to eat the sponge coming out of AK. He thought it was melon. . She still can’t stop laughing