Marathon Weekend 2027

[jrsharp21]

Oooooh, it just hit me… what if they do a digital check in type of thing to get a 5K start time? Think like boarding groups for GOTG or Rise. Maybe a few days out from race day… maybe the evening before. Maybe at 3am! How do you get all your group a time together? Who knows?! It could be chaos! Oy.

Maybe they will charge us to get a Lightning Lane for our preferred start time. I kid, I kid. LOL

 

[PrincessV]

Maybe they will charge us to get a Lightning Lane for our preferred start time. I kid, I kid. LOL

I mean, I wouldn’t rule it out entirely lol!

 

[jrsharp21]

I mean, I wouldn’t rule it out entirely lol!

Or something along the lines of during registration you get an option to pay a fee to pick your preferred start time with only so many slots available. Then if you choose not to pay, you are assigned randomly.

 

[jmasgat]

Or something along the lines of during registration you get an option to pay a fee to pick your preferred start time with only so many slots available. Then if you choose not to pay, you are assigned randomly.

I beg you….stop giving them ideas on how to suck more money out of us.

 

[Herding_Cats]

I beg you….stop giving them ideas on how to suck more money out of us.

AGREED! These comments are going to Beetlejuice this idea into existence!

 

[accm]

I'm honestly surprised they haven't done something like that with the expo yet. Pay to schedule a time and bypass the line for bib pickup and the merch area? I know technically this already exists with club runDisney, but how many people would be willing to pay $50 or so for something like that?

Whispering so hopefully no one gets any ideas...

 

[MinnesotaDisneyFan]

I'm honestly surprised they haven't done something like that with the expo yet. Pay to schedule a time and bypass the line for bib pickup and the merch area? I know technically this already exists with club runDisney, but how many people would be willing to pay $50 or so for something like that?

Whispering so hopefully no one gets any ideas...

I remember many years ago, at maybe one race weekend, they offered hotel delivery for your bib and shirt for a hefty fee. I'm sure the vendors who pay a lot for guaranteed foot traffic at the expo quickly put a stop to this.

 

[BradleyCB]

SAFD (super late edition): Has anyone else noticed this? Since becoming a Dopey runner, now when I see a new shoe drop using green, purple, yellow, or any combination of those colors, I am immediately drawn to them? Case in point:

 

[Jason Bryer]

Just saw that Jeff Galloway passed away. Although I didn't meet him directly, I appreciated his involvement with RD and the encouragement of everyone trying to their best. I'm sure there will be some tears for those running this weekend.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I had the opportunity to meet Jeff twice, and you couldn't ask for a nicer gentleman to be the ambassador for our sport.
It just won't be the same without him waiting at the finish line. Just dang.

 

[princesspirateandrunner]

I was just coming here to post. Those of us in this community owe him a lot.

 

[Barca33Runner]

I never met Jeff but I did see him at a distance many times over the years at Marathon Weekend. My social anxiety prevented me from ever braving the crowds and thanking him for making running feel accessible to a slow, easily embarrassed, fat guy like myself. It was his attitude and teaching that everyone could be a runner permeating rD events that made the events feel so safe and enjoyable for someone like myself. Hopefully the rD community can help carry on his legacy.