Marathon Weekend 2027

[Herding_Cats]

You married an enabler, well done!

I really did choose well. Gonna be 21 years of wedded bliss next week!

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

My Achilles during PW were really unhappy with me during the 10k. And I’m not motivated to run right now, so I don’t want to sign up for something. If I change my mind down the line I may look into a charity bib of some sort (IF we decide that going again is not a terrible choice for our budget) but I’m also anticipating those being hard to come by with the anniversary. I’d rather try to get a bib for DS3 and spectate for him on the course.

Unless he's fast enough to be out front, just tell him to follow the parade.

A 15yo following the parade….

Yeah. My kids are waaay too competitive for that. I think I’d have to borderline threaten him to do picture stops.

If we end up going and somehow snagging a bib for him, we will definitely be watching YT videos from previous weekends about pre-race areas, corrals, course stuff, finish chute, etc because he is very much a kid that likes to know what to expect.

I've always had plenty of people telling me where to go....

and how to get there.

 

[garneska]

@Herding_Cats i know we are all enablers here, but i think having DS3 run the half and you hanging out to watch is fantastic. You can't always run or run what you want and being at the event is so much fun.

 

[3princesandaprincess]

Made the call and we are officially in for Goofy 2026!!

@Herding_Cats - watching your DS run sounds like a great plan! How wonderful that has parents who understand and support his love of running!

 

[FlyingDonut]

If we end up going and somehow snagging a bib for him, we will definitely be watching YT videos from previous weekends about pre-race areas, corrals, course stuff, finish chute, etc because he is very much a kid that likes to know what to expect.

Could he run with the pacers? He could meet them at the expo beforehand to know who to look for (might have to go to the expo twice to see the expo schedule)

 

[WillRunForPizza]

Could he run with the pacers? He could meet them at the expo beforehand to know who to look for (might have to go to the expo twice to see the expo schedule)

IIRC the fastest pacers are for a 1:45 half, which I'm guessing is significantly slower than Herding Cats' DS could run

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I really did choose well. Gonna be 21 years of wedded bliss next week!

You got married when you were 14 ??

 

[GollyGadget]

If we end up going and somehow snagging a bib for him, we will definitely be watching YT videos from previous weekends about pre-race areas, corrals, course stuff, finish chute, etc because he is very much a kid that likes to know what to expect.

I suggest looking for mousegens videos. The experience in corral A is significantly different from most of the YT videos I’ve seen. There might be some other options, that’s just the one I know.

In that regard, the corral situation is also less stressful. He could do a warm up in the staging area and pop in the corral at the last minute and be relatively unaffected by crowds. Things tend to thin out pretty quickly for the half & full. No reason to scurry all the way to the front unless he’s legitimately trying to win the thing.

My mom always goes to watch me run down Main Street. The way she talks about, it’s literally one of her favorite experiences in life. I hope you get the opportunity someday.