Marathon Weekend 2027

[The Expert]

STILL on the fence about whether to gamble a single race registration or just go for Dopey. These designs are making a hard push for the latter.

 

[fatmanatee]

I am surprised by the artwork release— I wonder if we are getting a post at 10 AM. Have we ever gotten it on a Monday before? I figured we would get it next week because of all the Princess content.

As for the shirts, based on previous years my guess is these will be the colors of the shirts you can purchase and the ones we get will be random and weird.

As far as I can remember it’s been Tuesday and it’s also never been during another race week and it’s never been… 6 am???? I wonder if they wanted to get this out last week but between everything going on it just wasn’t ready.

 

[PrincessV]

SAFD: another one with princess feet - AND I’m a recovering ballerina, which makes me extra picky about shoe fit. I once had a shoe fitter ask me “Dancer or soccer player? I can always tell because the dancers and soccer players need their running shoes to fit perfectly: like a protective sleeve over their feet.” And yep - that totally tracks, lol! I need my shoes to fit so well that I’m totally unaware of their existence while running: no shifting, lifting, bunching, sliding, etc. And that is surprisingly difficult to find with low volume feet that are wide across the metatarsal, but narrow through the midfoot and heel/ankle. Plus I don’t like a bunch of cushion: my feet need to feel the ground or I feel unstable through the rest of my body. But also, my aging joints really do need some cushion from the concrete I mostly run.

For now, I’m wearing Altra Escalante 4s for short runs and I love them. But for longer distances, the laces dig into the top of my feet and skip-lacing makes the fit too sloppy. So I’m suffering with the Torin 8 on long runs, which is more rigid than I like and weirdly pulls my socks too tight over my toes while also allowing my feet to shift forward, making the front of the arch bite into my big toe joint. I’m just hoping Altra fixes the Torin 9 and/or the Flow 3 is better.

 

[PrincessV]

I love the artwork! But… Donald’s race has a history now of anniversaries getting hyped up, then being badly impacted by weather. I’m not sure it’s wise to carry that bad juju over to all the other races.

 

[GuinnessRunner]

I like the artwork but still have PTSD from this years's shirts and look at these and immediately fear characters the size of a basketball plastered to the front of the race shirts.

 

[marty3d]

I really like the artwork - has more of a "back to basics" feel. And given the fact that there isn't a different theme for each race (like this year), I'm really comfortable with my decision to have chosen Goofy for 2027.

STILL on the fence about whether to gamble a single race registration or just go for Dopey. These designs are making a hard push for the latter.

I am wondering if the half will sell out really quickly due to the emphasis on Donald and the anniversary this year. If you don't go for Dopey that might not be the one to gamble on!

I love the artwork! But… Donald’s race has a history now of anniversaries getting hyped up, then being badly impacted by weather. I’m not sure it’s wise to carry that bad juju over to all the other races.

Don't say it! I still have 2017 PTSD!

 

[SheHulk]

Love the artwork, and I agree, I like a back-to-basics look. Donald on all the medals would be fine with me, I love him (and Daisy).

 

[GuinnessRunner]

Looks like they added about a month of additional time for the POT like they did for W&D: January 1, 2024 - August 3, 2026.

 

[jrsharp21]

SAFD: Saucony Endorphin Pro 4 have been my go to race day shoe the past couple of years. Of course, I got bored and tried something new. I picked up a pair of Nike Alpha Fly 3. In a stupid move, I took them out for a 12 mile run out of shoot. At about mile 9, my IT band was barking big time. So they have been benched for now and back to the EP4. I will try the Alpha Fly again after the Iron Man training is over.

For an every day training shoe, I have been using the Adidas EVO SL. Super light and comfortable shoe. I did use to wear Asics Novablast back when they first came out. Had several versions of the first model and Novablast 2. I am contemplating in picking up a pair of Novablast 5 for training runs.

 

[jrsharp21]

Yes to those shirts please runDisney don’t mess them up, these could be keepers

This!!!! If these are the shirts and colors, these could be one of the best shirt designs since I have been doing rD races. Simple and clean.

 

[camaker]

Looks like they added about a month of additional time for the POT like they did for W&D: January 1, 2024 - August 3, 2026.

That's good news. My PoT will remain valid for this year. It was always expected to, but it's good to get confirmation, especially as I'm not in a good place to reestablish it this spring. I'll be shooting for a new PoT in my fall race.

 

[Baloo in MI]

I love the artwork! But… Donald’s race has a history now of anniversaries getting hyped up, then being badly impacted by weather. I’m not sure it’s wise to carry that bad juju over to all the other races.

Wow, that means the cancelled half in 2017 will be 10 years ago!!! I know that was probably very clear to everyone but this made it sink in for me. I do think about the unofficial race that took place all around the resorts, but it feels as if it was just a “few years ago”…. Where the heck does the time go!

 

[Naomeri]

The description of Goofy Challenge on the website indicates Donald will be on the medal with Goofy. Wondering if he's going to be on all of them with the other characters!

Edited to add the text: (unless I'm reading this how I want to read it haha)
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I wonder if Donald will crash all the medals? It would be pretty funny—kinda like all the Lilo & Stitch ads where Stitch crashed different Disney movies.

 

[MissLiss279]

So I know that Dopey and the Fab 5+Daisy don’t exist in the same universe (is that what it’s called??), and that is reflected in the website statement - no mention of Donald in the Dopey Challenge highlight and no Donald swiping the Dopey Challenge in the Instagram reel.

 

[FFigawi]

I like the artwork but still have PTSD from this years's shirts and look at these and immediately fear characters the size of a basketball plastered to the front of the race shirts.

If runDisney and Brooks paid attention to any of the feedback from this year, these could be decent shirts*. Sadly, that's a mighty big if.

*the grey and yellow shirts not withstanding

 

[Dopey 2020]

Given Saucony's recent track record with the Speed 4 being a disaster for most people who ran in the Speed 3, I’d stick with the Elite 2 until you know the Elite 3 is a success.

SAFD: I rotate between the Saucony Speed 5 and Asics Kayano for training, and the Asics Meta Speed and Saucony Pro 4 for racing. I did buy a pair of the Disney Brooks shoes during MW this year to use as park shoes too.

This being a big reason… ordered up another pair, and if they remain stocked when they go on sale with the 3 I may even get another.
The speed 4 wasn’t good for you if I remember? How’s the 5 compare, I’ve been afraid to even look at them