Marathon Weekend 2027

[marty3d]

At what point is it ok to start the "well if we are going to be down there anyway, I might as well register..." part of the discussion?

Don't say that! One step at a time

 

[Herding_Cats]

Ok. So what I have are 50 Dec points (2026) and 27 Aug points (2026.) So I have enough points for fri-mon in a studio.

I floated the idea of DS3 running the HM. Only ds3. If we decide to go for it, I’ll definitely need someone in (probably) A corral to help him navigate the corrals. And then I’ll just spectate.

DH says we have to talk about some budget stuff before any decisions are made. So

 

[Novatrix]

Ok. So what I have are 50 Dec points (2026) and 27 Aug points (2026.) So I have enough points for fri-mon in a studio.

I floated the idea of DS3 running the HM. Only ds3. If we decide to go for it, I’ll definitely need someone in (probably) A corral to help him navigate the corrals. And then I’ll just spectate.

DH says we have to talk about some budget stuff before any decisions are made. So

Seems a shame to be down there, waking up early the morning of the half anyway, and then merely spectating...

We're just trying to save you the last minute scramble of fighting for bibs on Telegram.

 

[Psymonds]

I had ZERO FOMO this year doing just the marathon. We were in town starting on Wednesday, and left the following Wednesday so fully participated in the week. Enjoyed the vibes, celebrated in others races, went to the meetup at HH, etc. I was completely relaxed and very happy I only had one early morning. I have never done dopey though, so there’s that. I did the SS challenge last April and while I had a great time, I’m perfectly content in just picking one or two races on race weekend. It keeps things more manageable -mind, body AND wallet!

I agree. I'm considering the dopey this year but in 2025 I "Only" did the marathon and had a great time.

 

[Psymonds]

Ok. So what I have are 50 Dec points (2026) and 27 Aug points (2026.) So I have enough points for fri-mon in a studio.

I floated the idea of DS3 running the HM. Only ds3. If we decide to go for it, I’ll definitely need someone in (probably) A corral to help him navigate the corrals. And then I’ll just spectate.

DH says we have to talk about some budget stuff before any decisions are made. So

I did this for DS when he was 15 and he had fun, he's faster than me so we wouldn't have run together either way?

 

[Psymonds]

as tough as RunDisney registration seems, it's less random than New York... lots of disappointed folks on the interwebs yesterday.

 

[Novatrix]

I might need to talk to you soon too ....

Count me in too. Oh boy, if you thought I had Broadway knowledge and opinions... (Credentials: My family bought into DVC in 1992, and I've bought and sold resale contracts since then. Only DVC I haven't stayed at is the new Fort Wilderness Cabins.)

 

[accm]

Ok. So what I have are 50 Dec points (2026) and 27 Aug points (2026.) So I have enough points for fri-mon in a studio.

I floated the idea of DS3 running the HM. Only ds3. If we decide to go for it, I’ll definitely need someone in (probably) A corral to help him navigate the corrals. And then I’ll just spectate.

DH says we have to talk about some budget stuff before any decisions are made. So

If you're going to be down there anyways, is there a reason why you *don't* want to run just one race?

 

[The Expert]

I’ll definitely need someone in (probably) A corral to help him navigate the corrals.

I'll be in B, so I could get him 90% of the way there!

 

[marty3d]

Count me in too. Oh boy, if you thought I had Broadway knowledge and opinions... (Credentials: My family bought into DVC in 1992, and I've bought and sold resale contracts since then. Only DVC I haven't stayed at is the new Fort Wilderness Cabins.)

Lol! Of course! I thought it was implied

Impressive credentials - that's OG DVC there!

I've got a pretty good idea of what I'm likely to do but I'll definitely talk to you and @The Expert before I pull the trigger on anything. Sure there are things I have not thought of!

 

[marty3d]

I'll be in B, so I could get him 90% of the way there!

I think there's quite a few of us in B.

 

[Baloo in MI]

as tough as RunDisney registration seems, it's less random than New York... lots of disappointed folks on the interwebs yesterday.

Yeah, I was not part of that lucky 1% that got in. And here is how weird my brain works - as soon as I saw the e-mail I thought "ok, bummer, but good. Now I have not used up my race registration luck and hopefully it will come through on the 17th instead!"

On the Dopey/Goofy and FOMO conversation, I tend to want to do everything to the hilt. When I first learned about Dopey I had to do it. I was not aware of how quickly Dopey would fill up and waited until after work on registration day to sign up. It was full. I was super disappointed but signed up for Goofy instead. FOMO was super real for me, but I think it is because I did not have the choice so it felt like a loss. If you are going into it saying hey this is what I want to do then hopefully FOMO is a much smaller factor. I will also share that I think runDisney has done a good job over the past few years to not focus so much on Dopey to the exclusion of Goofy or the other races. I remember my Goofy year it felt like every third word from the announcers was about Dopey; or maybe I was just in a jelaous fit of FOMO!

 

[3princesandaprincess]

Thank you to everyone who shared their experiences and weighed in on Goofy vs Dopey!!
I ran the marathon (and 10k) in 2025 and had zero FOMO. It was my 1st marathon and I wanted to really enjoy it… But DH had big time FOMO! He’d never trained for a longer race and convinced me to run Dopey last year.
Dopey was tons of fun! I loved experiencing the whole weekend! I’d certainly do it again. That said, Goofy seems like a solid choice, and I think I’m leaning that direction. It may also help to run with a charity so that we have a chance for a Dopey spot for next year!

So I had this exact conundrum (I posted about it a couple of weeks back). Ultimately I decided on Goofy…

Bottom line - you will likely feel some FOMO if you do Goofy over Dopey. For me, it is ALL concentrated to a few hours on race weekend, though, and there are many benefits to Goofy for me. If you think you will feel FOMO during the training months as described by others above

Thanks for this perspective! I definitely won’t have training FOMO!!