Official 2014 Dopey Challenge Thread!

[RussTKD]

So after the race Sunday... wear all 6, or just the Dopey medal?

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

So after the race Sunday... wear all 6, or just the Dopey medal?

Probably just Dopey. Or Dopey and Goofy.

 

[Diskidatheart]

Probably just Dopey. Or Dopey and Goofy.

...or Dopey, Goofy, and Mickey. I'll wear the others the day that I earn them.

 

[cewait]

So after the race Sunday... wear all 6, or just the Dopey medal?

The Dopey alone with the Perfectly Goofy Lanyard (assuming they hand those out this year).

 

[IamTrike]

So after the race Sunday... wear all 6, or just the Dopey medal?

Most of the day just Dopey, but I'll take all six to dinner. We like 'Ohana as our post Marathon dinner and we usually get a pic from above the the table with everyones' medals on their plates.

 

[kimmiepcft]

I will wear them as I earn them, and then wear Dopey Sunday and Monday. I will probably carry them all with me for picture opportunities, though.

 

[boxmaster]

So after the race Sunday... wear all 6, or just the Dopey medal?

All six, of course!

There are plenty of us who wore all three after the Goofy Challenge, so why the heck wouldn't we bump it up to all six, at least for the early part of the post-race day?

I think just wearing Dopey or both Dopey and Goofy on Monday would make sense, rather than being excessive. (On the day of the achievement, there's nothing excessive about it. The day after, to me, seems a bit overboard.)

 

[SAHDad]

On the day of, I am wearing all six. I think we are only doing a half day in the parks the day after, so I'd wear just the Dopey, if anything.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

I just can't imagine wearing all six, especially if it's warm at all. No thanks.

 

[Fellowship9798]

The noisy "clang, clang, clang" would be enough to make me wear just Dopey, but that's just me.

 

[SAHDad]

The noisy "clang, clang, clang" would be enough to make me wear just Dopey, but that's just me.

I used some of the safety pins to pin things together after the Goofy this year, and that cut down the noise a lot. If the 5k and 10k are rubber, placing them in between others will cut noise down a bit too.

Of course, I might get everything together, and say "Oh, hell no!" except for a couple of photos.

 

[swimfly]

I just can't imagine wearing all six, especially if it's warm at all. No thanks.

Completely agree! I'll be wearing the Dopey proudly after the race.

The noisy "clang, clang, clang" would be enough to make me wear just Dopey, but that's just me.

Yupperz! Drives me nuts hearing it. Plus the pounding my chest took from 3 heading back to the room for the Goofy was enough. I'll probably wear all on my walk from the finish line through Epcot, pitstop for a Orange Vodka Slushie in France and on back to the BC/YC.

I used some of the safety pins to pin things together after the Goofy this year, and that cut down the noise a lot. If the 5k and 10k are rubber, placing them in between others will cut noise down a bit too.

Of course, I might get everything together, and say "Oh, hell no!" except for a couple of photos.

Only the 5k is rubber. The 10k actually looks really cool!

 

[goofeygirl]

As someone else already mentioned...I will wear them as I earn them.

First the 5k, which I think is a really cute medal...I know its not actually medal but...its very cute and colorful. I will wear that all day on Thursday.
Friday the 10k, Sat I will then wear the half....however this is where there will probably be sacrifices.
While I would love to wear the full medal and the Goofy and Dopey, that would probably drive me crazy if I were to say head into the MK or some park.
Even walking around DV. Who knows. My guess is that after the full is done, I will wear the Dopey because it represents everything.
I might even buy one of those 'cases' for them you see in the expo...just for the Dopey.

 

[CaptHomer]

On Sunday I will take the other medals and keep them in my bag. After the Marathon I will get pictures with all 6 and then just were the Dopey the rest of the time I am there.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Just finished my first 10/20 back to back weekend in prep for Dopey. Everything felt fine. I can't believe we're less than 4 months out now!

 

[drummerwife]

Just finished my first 10/20 back to back weekend in prep for Dopey. Everything felt fine. I can't believe we're less than 4 months out now!

Me too... almost. I got the 10 miles in yesterday, but only did 18.4 today. Still, I was happy with my effort; it was my longest run to date.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Me too... almost. I got the 10 miles in yesterday, but only did 18.4 today. Still, I was happy with my effort; it was my longest run to date.

Awesome job!!

 

[ColleenG]

I wore all 4 of mine after Dumbo and my half medal got kinda banged up. The finish is coming off around some of the edges. Be careful with those babies! Four in the heat was a bit much on my neck. Will definately carry all 6 for pictures if I'm not wearing them all.

 

[MightyDuck001]

Last year, it became a joke with my sister, "I hear a Goofy runner..."

I wouldn't wear them all, mostly because I imagine that's going to get a little heavy. I'm excited, though, and unlike last year when I wasn't able to get my picture with Mickey after the marathon I want a picture with each character after I get their medal. So Disney better have Dopey out and about on Sunday.

I'm really shocked by how excited I am about this, I don't think I'm fully realizing that this a weekend of running 48.6 miles.

 

[Diskidatheart]

For those of you that are using the Hal Higdon Dopey training plan, we are 18 weeks out from the race and his plan starts today. The good news is that Day 1 is a rest day! Then the fun begins tomorrow. Of course, I've been quasi-training for the past month, it's just official now!