Marathon Weekend 2027

[The Expert]

the marathon will be my 50th runDisney finish line.

Get a celebration button at the start of the trip and wear it at all times! I got so many comments and had some great conversions thanks to mine this past weekend.

 

[Psymonds]

Good morning RunDisney All-Stars! After January seemed to last forever, February has gone by in a flash! That means it's March, and everyone knows what March showers bring. That's right, they bring Marathon Weekend registration! For today's Sundays Are For Disney (SAFD) question let's set the stage for next year's event. What are your plans for Marathon Week 2027? Will this be your first time running the weekend or are you a MW veteran? Lurkers, this would be a great time to introduce yourselves and join in the conversations! I promise we don't bite (or judge, or pace/distance shame) and this is a great "safe place" to get good support and advice.

SAFD: I'll be back looking to complete Dopey #9. Overall, it will be my 12th Marathon Weekend. It's far and away my favorite RunDisney race weekend. For me, Marathon Weekend has transformed over the years from a solo running event to a social event with friends through the meet-ups, DATW and mini-golf that I look forward to throughout the year. I just hate that I've got to wait more than 11 months to get back to the event!

SAFD: Considering Dopey for me. DS will be 18 and wants to do the Marathon but is a hard no on Dopey.


Secondary question: with registration coming up, I had, in the past a pre-fill tool for registering, I believe it came from the teamrundis website but that seems to be defunct. Did anyone remember this, am I correct that this is gone?

 

[lookingforsunshine]

How did you secure your bib through them? I'm on their race page and don't see an option to sign up.

I ran with them last MW so I had early access!

Get a celebration button at the start of the trip and wear it at all times! I got so many comments and had some great conversions thanks to mine this past weekend.

Smart! Will do. I think I have some blank ones so I will try to make a fancy one… I’ve been working on the calligraphy style they use at the shop.

 

[GollyGadget]

Why do you say getting into Dopey is unlikely?

I haven’t registered in a rD race in five years. Why do folks make it sound so foreboding now?

I haven’t had any issues in the last 5 years. By the time I get through the queue, there might be something sold out but I was always still able to register for the race I wanted. However, something seemed different with W&D last month. I saw a lot more complaints of not getting registered. It’s hard to quantify, so really just anecdotal but it does make me uneasy.

 

[SheHulk]

Why do you say getting into Dopey is unlikely?

I haven’t registered in a rD race in five years. Why do folks make it sound so foreboding now?

I've been entering these races almost every year since 2014, and the last few years I wouldn't have been able to get into a challenge if I wanted to. A few times I only got in at all because a kind soul shared a queue id with me on here.
I did get lucky with one of my devices last MW and got in early enough that I could have gotten any race I wanted.. but I only wanted to do the marathon. I did get to register my friend for Dopey though. I'm thinking lightning won't strike twice for me. But maybe! I'm not totally pessimistic but not feeling at all certain that I will get into Dopey.

 

[fatmanatee]

Never forget:



(Also the overall popularity of big running events has increased a lot post-covid)

 

[marty3d]

I've been entering these races almost every year since 2014, and the last few years I wouldn't have been able to get into a challenge if I wanted to. A few times I only got in at all because a kind soul shared a queue id with me on here.
I did get lucky with one of my devices last MW and got in early enough that I could have gotten any race I wanted.. but I only wanted to do the marathon. I did get to register my friend for Dopey though. I'm thinking lightning won't strike twice for me. But maybe! I'm not totally pessimistic but not feeling at all certain that I will get into Dopey.

I think the biggest issue for a lot of us for W&D was the inability to share Queue IDs. I know that has saved me in the past but now we're basically on our own unless you're paired up with others who can also register you depending who gets through first. If you compare the 2025 and 2026 sellout times for W&D they aren't that different- it's just that those of us here always had the chance to grab a queue ID from a kind community member. I had already locked in my MW bib via charity before the W&D registration opened - but it certainly made me realize it was the right decision.

As it stand right now it's essentially a lottery once 10am hits. But that doesn't mean you won't get what you want- just that there's less options if you aren't one of the lucky ones with a "less than an hour" wait.

 

[accm]

Never forget:

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(Also the overall popularity of big running events has increased a lot post-covid)

I don't know if I should laugh or cry at this. That was also the year where I had to register 6 people for the 5k, with 4 of them having already booked their flights from Brazil.

 

[jmasgat]

SAFD: Considering Dopey for me. DS will be 18 and wants to do the Marathon but is a hard no on Dopey.


Secondary question: with registration coming up, I had, in the past a pre-fill tool for registering, I believe it came from the teamrundis website but that seems to be defunct. Did anyone remember this, am I correct that this is gone?

Yeah. It existed but is now gone.