Marathon Weekend 2027

[Naomeri]

I admire your dedication

I started it the day I had to wake up early to do my lightning lanes, so it kinda worked out time-wise. But I definitely wasn't getting up at 2 or 3, just 5 instead of 7.

 

[lhermiston]

Me on January 11th: "Okay, I did it (the Dopey). It sucked getting up 4 days in a row at 2/2:30 am, and I don't ever need to do it again."
Me on March 12th to DD: "What do you think .. should we sign up for the Dopey again?"

UGH!!! Race amnesia has really set in. I swore we would only do it once just to say we did it, and now here we are trying to figure out whether to join the registration madness on Tuesday. I'm kind of pushing for the Goofy, but DD said we'd have serious FOMO. What do those of you who have done multiple Dopeys think? Is she right?

I did Dopey in 2019 and said, “Yeah, one is enough.” I came back for Goofy in 2020 and 2022 and happily rode off into runDisney semi-retirement.

I did not miss Dopey or recall feeling much FOMO. I do recall feeling like Dopey was pushed HARD every one of my race weekends.

For 2027, I am likely Dopey or Bust (maybe Goofy). This might be a last hurrah for me and rD, so I want to make it a big one.

If I had the time and means to do MW annually or semi-annually, I would probably stick with Goofy and not miss Dopey all that much.

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

Really depends on the person and how susceptible you are to FOMO.

Me? I hate lack of sleep more than wanting 3 extra medals so for me Goofy is a great compromise.

For others, they'll be disappointed not doing them all.

Why not split the difference and SHE can do Dopey while you sleep in 2 extra days and YOU can do Goofy, then compare notes at the end of the week.

LOL, I like that idea except that I'm sure she'd wake me up! I hate the lack of sleep, too. That was by far the biggest factor in our first Dopey (her race amnesia is apparently stronger than mine as she was the main complainer about that, LOL).

I did Dopey in 2019 and said, “Yeah, one is enough.” I came back for Goofy in 2020 and 2022 and happily rode off into runDisney semi-retirement.

I did not miss Dopey or recall feeling much FOMO. I do recall feeling like Dopey was pushed HARD every one of my race weekends.

For 2027, I am likely Dopey or Bust (maybe Goofy). This might be a last hurrah for me and rD, so I want to make it a big one.

If I had the time and means to do MW annually or semi-annually, I would probably stick with Goofy and not miss Dopey all that much.

I sensed the pushing hard of Dopey this year. It's funny, we've done the half at Marathon weekend a number of times and never had a tiny bit of FOMO, but we both fear that having done it once, we'll want to be doing it again.

 

[laurend]

Lmao was sick for ONE WHOLE MONTH with flu A after MW2026 - normal flu symptoms, and then some weird garbage with my salivary glands that involved an ultrasound, and then bronchitis that flared up enough to need a course of steroids.

Totally derailed my spring marathon plans, but I’m back on a normal run schedule again and will drop to the half for my race 4/4. Have been putting in some light workouts again and <2h long runs feeling good.

In a shocking turn of events, my teenager is planning to come with us next marathon weekend and is willing to run the 10k, so I might be trying for a Dopey reg?? Need to get a solid commitment from her one way or the other before next week! MORE SHOCK: she didn’t need a huge nudge to consider the half instead!

 

[DopeyBadger]

For some reason I just remembered how 2018 had an early registration for folks who participated in 2017. Forgot there was also a small discount!

Gawrsh I miss when loyalty was appreciated and not taken for granted.

@DopeyBadger - is this what it would take for your return???

Well… I did run my first race, a marathon, because it was ONLY $10 more and who wouldn’t want twice the distance for only a few more dollars. I mean it was so economical. Realistically it won’t happen in 2026 or early 2027, but my MIL did say she wanted to go to another race weekend before things turn for her. So maybe late 2027 or 2028 MW? I got a LOT of work to get back into racing condition though. We’ll see how things continue.

 

[marty3d]

LOL, I like that idea except that I'm sure she'd wake me up! I hate the lack of sleep, too. That was by far the biggest factor in our first Dopey (her race amnesia is apparently stronger than mine as she was the main complainer about that, LOL).

Assuming registration goes well this is what we’ll be doing. DS will do Dopey and I’m doing Goofy again. I know I’ll wake up when he has to get up but I’m fairly confident I can go back to sleep.

Everyone is different with the FOMO. I’ve done Dopey 3 times and decided I didn’t want to do Dopey every year. I really don’t like the 4 days of early wakeups - and I especially don’t like waking up for the 5k. I had zero Dopey FOMO. Others do. You might not even know until you try. I didn’t.

Also, Goofy has actually become a more exclusive Club. As there are fewer of us, maybe people should be worried about Goofy FOMO

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

Well… I did run my first race, a marathon, because it was ONLY $10 more and who wouldn’t want twice the distance for only a few more dollars.

Perfect run math: you were getting an even bigger bargain to where you couldn't afford not to do the full marathon....

>> Also, Goofy has actually become a more exclusive Club. As there are fewer of us, maybe people should be worried about Goofy FOMO

Seriously. For the previously mentioned reasons of time, sleep, and money, I find the Goofy to be a nice compromise on fun and getting my money's worth. That said, I'll likely try for Dopey in 2028 due to it being an anniversary year.

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

Assuming registration goes well this is what we’ll be doing. DS will do Dopey and I’m doing Goofy again. I know I’ll wake up when he has to get up but I’m fairly confident I can go back to sleep.

Everyone is different with the FOMO. I’ve done Dopey 3 times and decided I didn’t want to do Dopey every year. I really don’t like the 4 days of early wakeups - and I especially don’t like waking up for the 5k. I had zero Dopey FOMO. Others do. You might not even know until you try. I didn’t.

Also, Goofy has actually become a more exclusive Club. As there are fewer of us, maybe people should be worried about Goofy FOMO

That is too funny--love the Goofy FOMO. And I'm so with you on the early wakeups--especially for the 5k. Weirdly the 10k was the biggest slog for us last year.

 

[Novatrix]

LOL, I like that idea except that I'm sure she'd wake me up! I hate the lack of sleep, too.

Simple solution. "DVC 1 Bedroom." She sleeps on the pull down in the living room. You get 2 days of uninterrupted sleep.

 

[Naomeri]

Simple solution. "DVC 1 Bedroom." She sleeps on the pull down in the living room. You get 2 days of uninterrupted sleep.

Or All Star Music family suite. Dopey runner sleeps in the living room, Goofy runner sleeps in the bedroom. And each gets their own bathroom.