Marathon Weekend 2027

[prncssjas]

I have been on the disboards (in general) for a long time (maybe before some of you were born ) and especially love the support and care from the RunDisney peeps here. I have been reading this thread since we returned from princess last week, thinking to myself "how nice, I hope everyone has a smooth registration next week" and "boy, I am happy to sit this one out...we only like the half distance anyway..."

Then yesterday around 9am, all the thoughts start to creep in..."well, we *could* go for a quick weekend in January and simply run the half...lemme check to see if any rooms are available at my home resorts...oh look, yes, there are a couple options...airfare is cheaper in January...it's only a few days..."

Uh, what happened to my statement to DH last week, "we will only do princess weekend, that's more than enough...." My willpower is SO weak. The FOMO is so strong. And one RunDisney weekend per year just does not feel like enough....

Sigh. Does anyone have any advice on how to convince DH that I could just try to register next week and if we get in, great....?? .

As an unrelated side note, DS, who is almost 24, is starting pharmacy school in the fall of 2026 and has narrowed down his top schools...right now, the University of Florida (Gainsville) is his second choice but if he ends up attending, boy could I use this as leverage! QUICK PARENT VISIT!!!

Anyway...I have 4 days to work on DH, wish me luck gang.

 

[SheHulk]

C'mon now, we only throw batteries at Santa Claus...

See that is slander. We threw snowballs at Santa. Batteries were thrown at JD Drew who sat out the previous season in a contract dispute or something. Only an animal would throw batteries at Santa.

 

[Psymonds]

As much as this group excels at enabling, I have a slightly different perspective and that is "just because your friends are doing something doesn't mean that you have to." It's okay to be different.

After doing Dopey twice, I decided that I'd been there, done that, and was ready to move on. My body doesn't like the marathon distance. I can do a half marathon and then continue on with my day. A marathon, I'm feeling crummy for at least 2 days afterward. And as my friend so rightly put it, with Dopey, the trip was running with a side of vacation. I wanted to enjoy my trip more.

This past year, I "just" did the 10K and half and it was one of the best trips that I've had. We got to sleep in and enjoy a full park day instead of doing the 5K. Then I spectated for the marathon, which was SO MUCH FUN. What I didn't expect was being able to enjoy meet-ups more because I didn't have to measure standing around with saving my time on feet for the marathon. We were also able to stay at Disney Springs for a while on Saturday night, knowing that I didn't have run in the morning. Plus, there was never one ounce of FOMO for the entire weekend. In fact, I said "I'm so glad that I'm not doing Dopey" numerous times to my traveling partner.

So the people out there that are on the fence, it is possible to "just" do whatever you are thinking of and it is 100% okay. And if the FOMO does strike, MW2028 will roll around and then you'll know what you want to do then.

Running with a side of vacation is a great way to put it! (and such a healthy comment here)

Enjoy what you want, sign up for what you can get.

As I try to tell my kids, you need to learn to be happy with what you're doing, there will always be more to do, and you literally cannot do it all.

I thoroughly enjoyed my "only the Marathon" in 2025. I may sign up for other things this year, but the challenge runners are really the minority, (they're just over represented in the cool kids we have here)

 

[The Expert]

And I'll be heading back to Dopey for a year for the anniversary.

Me too!

Well I won’t be going. We are taking a year off.

Never gonna happen. Especially if you stick around here. (And you BETTER stick around here!)

Does anyone have any advice on how to convince DH that I could just try to register next week and if we get in, great....?? .

I mean, we have ways. But honestly I think leaving it to fate is not a bad idea. If you get in, it was meant to be. And bonus potential DS visit just sweetens the pot!