Marathon Weekend 2026

[WDW 4 ME]

I’m vegan and agree!!

Aww, thank you!!! I’m beyond thrilled to be in this small group of people who have accomplished this feat!! Thought about adding some tagline in my email signature so everyone would know I’m a part of the official marathoner club but didnt want to be too annoying!!

I love a half. It’s a challenge but manageable. Definitely want to do more marathons, but will probably still be limited. That training schedule is so consuming. Especially with kids, pets, full time job, house and yard. I feel l let so many things go the past few months, in order to get my training in. I can definitely see myself doing one a year though!!!!

 

[Herding_Cats]

Was the marathon seriously only a week ago?!

 

[Erica1016]

I will definitely work on him!!!!

I'm a hoot!

 

[prncssjas]

Sorry we missed the meet up on Marathon morning (the A/C in our room at the GF went haywire the night before and they had to call for engineers from the Magic Kingdom at 1:30am to come service it... sleep? I don't know her....) but I am enjoying reading everyone's experiences (good and bad)--I cannot believe it's been a week. I don't know if we will do the full again (I'll take my Disney vacation with a side of only mildly sore quads please) but I am thrilled to have earned those damn ears.

Hugs from the freezing polar vortex that is Michigan.

 

[Barca33Runner]

Totally agree. We were at the expo for over 4 hours (the virtual queue estimates were horribly off), and after all that we walked in and out of the merch area in about 5 minutes. The merchandise was IMO horrible--especially Dopey, which is why we waited. We walked out with Chip and Dale shoes--that's it. The last couple races have been like this for me. The merchandise is like the parks... generic, cheap-looking, and mostly meh. It's nothing like the merch when I first started (2017 Light Side).

I’ve been a vocal critic (to my limited audience of my family and this board) of all of their merch since they’ve transitioned to almost exclusively Disney-branded clothing in the parks and rD. They charge premium prices for what I think is objectively non-premium merchandise. In the rare instances I like a design, the materials and/or craftsmanship seem shoddy. And vice versa.

To be fair, I would never be their biggest customer and probably shouldn’t be their target audience. Still, the Brooks shoes I purchased this past week were the first piece of merch I bought in the official rD merch area in over 5 years. They should be able to do better than that.

 

[matt and beth]

I’ve been a vocal critic (to my limited audience of my family and this board) of all of their merch since they’ve transitioned to almost exclusively Disney-branded clothing in the parks and rD. They charge premium prices for what I think is objectively non-premium merchandise. In the rare instances I like a design, the materials and/or craftsmanship seem shoddy. And vice versa.

To be fair, I would never be their biggest customer and probably shouldn’t be their target audience. Still, the Brooks shoes I purchased this past week were the first piece of merch I bought in the official rD merch area in over 5 years. They should be able to do better than that.

And to be fair… go to the WDW golf courses and they have some great branded merch that looks awesome

 

[PaDisneyCouple]

So there’s no Brooks rD merch besides the shoes and the race shirts themselves?

 

[The Expert]

So there’s no Brooks rD merch besides the shoes and the race shirts themselves?

The Club jacket this year is also Brooks, but I'm not sure anything else was. I really thought at least some of the core line might be, but no. I thought I wanted the puffer vest but putting it on in person, it felt like thin plastic. Awful!

 

[marty3d]

Was the marathon seriously only a week ago?!

I'm the opposite - I can't believe it's already been a week since the marathon (and DATW). Maybe it's because I've only been home for 2 days and now packed and flying out again tomorrow but my brain is convinced it's only been 3 or 4 days. (Maybe I just need sleep)

 

[jpholic]

The Club jacket this year is also Brooks, but I'm not sure anything else was. I really thought at least some of the core line might be, but no. I thought I wanted the puffer vest but putting it on in person, it felt like thin plastic. Awful!

I really like the updated Canopy jacket from Brooks, I was eyeing it all Marathon weekend with envy. They released some new colors in the updated fit on their website sans Club logo if anyone is looking for a new run jacket. I ordered the burgandy but really was tempted by the neon pink. Easier to find me when I get lost in the wilderness on them long runs.

Brooks Canopy Jacket

 

[Poohverine]

I really like the updated Canopy jacket from Brooks, I was eyeing it all weekend with envy. They released some new colors in the updated fit on their website sans Club logo if anyone is looking for a new run jacket. I ordered the burgandy but really was tempted by the neon pink. Easier to find me when I get lost in the wilderness on them long runs.

Brooks Canopy Jacket

I bought this jacket for a race they sponsored that I ran last year (Vancouver). Not sure if it’s this specific version, but it’s my go to run jacket. Super light, packable, but does the job when I need it for some protection against cold/wind when running.