Marathon Weekend 2027

[WDW 4 ME]

Be careful, because the coating scratches so easily. I tossed a pair in my running belt and it absolutely destroyed them. Same with salt water. Got splashed, wiped off the water, and the lens was scratched all over.

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Oh wow! Thanks for the heads up! I was anticipating them to be forgiving to daily running abuse.

 

[marty3d]

I will 100% do this for anyone who wants one this coming January.

Tempting! Might have to take you up on that!

 

[Herding_Cats]

Be careful, because the coating scratches so easily. I tossed a pair in my running belt and it absolutely destroyed them. Same with salt water. Got splashed, wiped off the water, and the lens was scratched all over.

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I agree that they can scratch, but I’m not particularly gentle with mine and they’ve all lasted multiple years.

For what it’s worth, I never wipe salt water off any lens, always rinse clean. I have definitely scratched up some much more expensive glasses by not rinsing first in the past.

 

[WDW 4 ME]

I made the mistake of looking for Rundisney on Reddit. Found a thread where they were talking about the marathon DNS and DNF numbers and how they were “wasted bibs”, Rundisney runners lack of training, it should be a requirement to have to run another marathon first to prove you can do it, etc., etc. Mean and hateful people over on Reddit!! Came back to the overwhelmingly supportive disboards family. Don’t think I’ll be venturing out from this safe space anytime soon!

 

[JediKnightXan]

As an aside I saw a lot of runners with beers in AK that they had snagged at Yak and Yeti. For my money there are still way too many miles left at that point to have alcohol running through my system, but I have to admit with the heat that day the beers looked awfully tasty!

100% agree on to many miles left at AK particularly with the heat this year. To compromise I stopped at the stand across from Everest and got there non alcoholic special drink a strawberry lemonade varient would highly recommend.

 

[Fenway1970]

100% agree on to many miles left at AK particularly with the heat this year. To compromise I stopped at the stand across from Everest and got there non alcoholic special drink a strawberry lemonade varient would highly recommend.

Interesting! If we get another Team Toasty year in 2027 maybe I will give that a look!

 

[Fenway1970]

Mean and hateful people over on Reddit!!

In my experience Reddit is generally a cesspool no matter the topic.

 

[Novatrix]

I made the mistake of looking for Rundisney on Reddit. Found a thread where they were talking about the marathon DNS and DNF numbers and how they were “wasted bibs”, Rundisney runners lack of training, it should be a requirement to have to run another marathon first to prove you can do it, etc., etc. Mean and hateful people over on Reddit!! Came back to the overwhelmingly supportive disboards family. Don’t think I’ll be venturing out from this safe space anytime soon!

To be fair, if it's the recent thread I'm thinking about, that was mainly the OP's opinion, and they were being called out on it in the top ranked comments.

Unfortunately, in recent years, it has become harder to register for a lot of major races not just Disney. And when people are disappointed, they tend to lash out.

We're admittedly a cooler group than the Reddit folks (), a benefit of being a smaller community, but for the most part when I've stopped in there they're a supportive lot.

NOW the Let's Run and runnercirclejerk folks, they're a different story....

 

[FFigawi]

Be careful what you offer. You may very well run a marathon yourself going back and forth to the margarita stand!!

As an aside I saw a lot of runners with beers in AK that they had snagged at Yak and Yeti. For my money there are still way too many miles left at that point to have alcohol running through my system, but I have to admit with the heat that day the beers looked awfully tasty!

The best place in AK for a drink during the marathon is Thirsty River, conveniently located next to Everest. Perfect for grabbing one before or after you ride.

 

[Naomeri]

I made the mistake of looking for Rundisney on Reddit. Found a thread where they were talking about the marathon DNS and DNF numbers and how they were “wasted bibs”, Rundisney runners lack of training, it should be a requirement to have to run another marathon first to prove you can do it, etc., etc. Mean and hateful people over on Reddit!! Came back to the overwhelmingly supportive disboards family. Don’t think I’ll be venturing out from this safe space anytime soon!

Yeah, there are, for sure, some extremely toxic people on that sub. I find myself unable to resist arguing with them on occasion though.