Official 2013 Disneyland Dumbo Double Dare, Half Marathon, 10k, and 5k Thread!

[ColleenG]

LOL, they just celebrated their 60th BD. The guy that created them lives 1 hour south of me. They need to make Mickey and Minnie peeps. Better yet, Dumbo!

Disney peeps would be awesome!!!

 

[sunnygal041]

Disney peeps would be awesome!!!

Holy moly, she's aliiiiiiiive! LOL

 

[sunnygal041]

Disney peeps would be awesome!!!

I'll look up Mr. Born and suggest some Disney peeps, Col.

 

[so_oregon]

My daughter and I will be at the BWPPI as well!

8/27-9/3

Woot!!!!

nearly ready to start a party hardy thread for the BWPPIS folks....lol

 

[travlrmel]

I am new to the forum since I just starting thinking about my training for the half. I have not run in a few months.

It has been awhile since I was on the forums and I don't know what BWPPI means. Can someone please explain?

Thanks,

Melody

 

[so_oregon]

I am new to the forum since I just starting thinking about my training for the half. I have not run in a few months.

It has been awhile since I was on the forums and I don't know what BWPPI means. Can someone please explain?

Thanks,

Melody

Best Western Park Place Inn & Suites. Directly across from the entrance for Disneyland -- where the buses come in (I can't remember the name of the street, but the east side of Disneyland. The Best Western Stovall is on the south side.

 

[allgrownup]

nearly ready to start a party hardy thread for the BWPPIS folks....lol

and if you do, I totally have an awesome idea for all of us!!!

 

[RedSonya]

So I went to book hotel reservations for DDD this weekend.. Drat....DL hotels are sold out. Good Neighbors are available but I really had my heart set on GC for my first trip to CA. Does anyone know of a travel agent with a room block still available? Otherwise, I think we will have to split stay on/offsite.

I also waited too long and tried every option for a DL hotel. I finally reserved at DL Hotel through Getawaytoday. I've talked to a few people who have used them and they didn't have any complaints. Good Luck!

 

[kim3339]

nearly ready to start a party hardy thread for the BWPPIS folks....lol

It's like Stovall's for Tink next year ~ I'm surprised it's not already sold out to all DIS runners. Almost everyone on the thread so far is staying there.

and if you do, I totally have an awesome idea for all of us!!!

You've got me curious...

 

[ColleenG]

I'll look up Mr. Born and suggest some Disney peeps, Col.

Awesome! I will happily test the first batch!

 

[allgrownup]

It's like Stovall's for Tink next year ~ I'm surprised it's not already sold out to all DIS runners. Almost everyone on the thread so far is staying there.



You've got me curious...

OK, nothing out of line. Geez!

my daughter is a dance instructor and she thinks it would be the coolest thing ever to lead a Flash Mob style dance class as a workout for all 192,783,921 of her new friends who will be participating in the races.

 

[luvdumbo]

So I went to book hotel reservations for DDD this weekend.. Drat....DL hotels are sold out. Good Neighbors are available but I really had my heart set on GC for my first trip to CA. Does anyone know of a travel agent with a room block still available? Otherwise, I think we will have to split stay on/offsite.

I got a call two weeks about the reservation I had set-up with my TA at DL hotel. The deposit was never put down properly so my room was lost at DL and there were no rooms to be found on property so I had to settle with Tropicana. Never stayed there but wanted to be close to Disney and the pickins' were slim. On the plus side I am saving quite a bit of money by staying at Tropicana vs. onsite and my TA is sending my a $50 Disney GC for the screw-up.

 

[Gryhndmom]

First apologies in case this has been asked before and I had a red headed moment and skipped over it....since DH and have just done PHM this year...how does the DL course compare ? Wider....more hills ....etc .

 

[jeanigor]

First apologies in case this has been asked before and I had a red headed moment and skipped over it....since DH and have just done PHM this year...how does the DL course compare ? Wider....more hills ....etc .

It has more of a 'real life' feel to it. There is some city running involved, through light industrial areas. Nothing too horrible though. The parts of the course not in the parks are generally wider and more spacious than inside the parks, just as at WDW. There is one overpass that I can easily recall for the last DL ½ I did to go over the expressway. And one near the irrigation channel. Overall pretty flat though.

 

[JCH]

Is anyone else kind of irritated that there is no still no training plan for Dumbo? I mean, I made my own plan based on previous half marathon plans, but the 18 week plan should start in 3 weeks! I want the cute Disney themed one to print and tape to my wall! Okay, vent over.

 

[jeanigor]

Is anyone else kind of irritated that there is no still no training plan for Dumbo? I mean, I made my own plan based on previous half marathon plans, but the 18 week plan should start in 3 weeks! I want the cute Disney themed one to print and tape to my wall! Okay, vent over.

 

[longhorns2]

Is anyone else kind of irritated that there is no still no training plan for Dumbo? I mean, I made my own plan based on previous half marathon plans, but the 18 week plan should start in 3 weeks! I want the cute Disney themed one to print and tape to my wall! Okay, vent over.

I saw a tweet saying the plan was Galloway approved and sent to RD. so it's ready to go in theory. Just not released yet.

I want a 10k map!!!

 

[kim3339]

Got an email from raw threads today ~ they're taking pre-orders for a mad hatter shirt. It's lime greenish and is one that glows in the dark if anyone's interested for Saturday's themed races.

 

[PrincessMira]

I saw a tweet saying the plan was Galloway approved and sent to RD. so it's ready to go in theory. Just not released yet.

I want a 10k map!!!

I second. I'd like a map too.

 

[kim3339]

I second. I'd like a map too.

Last year they came out in May some time. But here's last year's 1/2 course:


It hasn't changed all that much over the years so this one is probably still good. I don't know about the 10k, b/c it's new, but I was told that the start will be at the Mickey and Friends parking garage like the 5k and the finish will be the 1/2 finish behind ESPN Zone.