Official 2016 Star Wars Half Marthon - The Dark Side Weekend

[acbshada]

I called yesterday about my DME tags. The CM very reluctantly called DME to inquire about my tags. She said they are being printed and I should have them in a week to a week and a half. I leave in 20 days, 19 since we are spending the first night near the airport. Ugg.

Ugh is right. :/ I'm so sorry that they haven't arrived yet. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

 

[ChrisNY2]

I called yesterday about my DME tags. The CM very reluctantly called DME to inquire about my tags. She said they are being printed and I should have them in a week to a week and a half. I leave in 20 days, 19 since we are spending the first night near the airport. Ugg.

Instead of calling Disney, you can call DME (Mears) directly at 1-866-599-0951!

Although I'm confused - if you're arriving MCO and staying at an airport hotel for a night, you shouldn't use the DME luggage tags. Your bags would be sent to your resort directly from your flight and would be in limbo because it's not your check-in day. If you're taking the bus the next day, you'll just retrieve your bags from baggage claim (without the yellow tags) and then bring them to magical express yourself when you actually go to WDW.

 

[HockeyMomNH]

Instead of calling Disney, you can call DME (Mears) directly at 1-866-599-0951!

Although I'm confused - if you're arriving MCO and staying at an airport hotel for a night, you shouldn't use the DME luggage tags. Your bags would be sent to your resort directly from your flight and would be in limbo because it's not your check-in day. If you're taking the bus the next day, you'll just retrieve your bags from baggage claim (without the yellow tags) and then bring them to magical express yourself when you actually go to WDW.

I'm spending the night near our airport here. It's a two hour ride for us, and we have a 7am flight.

Thanks for the direct number. I will try that if my tags don't show up soon.

 

[kmchisholm]

Us, too! But I have no idea what happened to the envelope. It was soaking wet and falling apart in our mailbox. It never even rained today, so I have no clue what happened. I laid everything out to dry, so we'll see if the stickers are still sticky.

If not, just use clear duct tape! It works for everything.

 

[opusone]

Bibs/Waivers
I've been away from the boards for a few days (at WDW for kid's Spring Break), so of course the bibs/waivers come out while I'm briefly away. This being my first rD event, I heard all the horror stories about names and/or birthdates being off (and not getting the waiver) as well as the PoT inputs not being accepted for some reason. All my worries were for not, as everything worked out smoothly. My waiver came up no problem, and I got corral A! Very happy.

Running at Disney World
Given that I've been in WDW for the past week, I have had an entire week of training here on property (all around the Epcot resort/DHS area). When I ran in the morning (usually started between 5:30-6:30am), it was anywhere from 48° to 68°F depending on the day and usually pretty humid. I assume we will be closer to the 63-68°F range during Star Wars Dark Side weekend, and there were several of those days during my week here. Coming from the Chicago area, the temperature wasn't really the shock I thought it might be, but you definitely sweat more given the humidity, so I think rehydrating during the run will be key. Overall, I am pretty happy with how my training runs have gone here. I did have some difficulty with pacing on my long run (14 mi), but I chalk that up to walking 8-10 miles in the parks every day in addition to the training. The legs were tired, but I was fine on the cardiovascular front.

 

[EEsloveDis]

Is there a link/phone number listed somewhere that we can purchase discounted park tickets for race participants? I tried searching this thread but didn't see anything. For some reason, I never get emails from Run Disney. My email address is correct under my account and it's not going to my spam/trash folder. They just never arrive. I just want to make sure I didn't miss anything.

 

[ayre.anne]

Yeah so after all morning on the phone with run disney they cant/wont fix her registration since its 3 weeks out and has to be done in person at the expo where she'll 'prob' get a bib to run but will be in last corral... Yeah im livid to say the least..

That's awful!!! We can't even get them on the phone. Or to respond to an email. What number did you call??

 

[kmchisholm]

Is there a link/phone number listed somewhere that we can purchase discounted park tickets for race participants? I tried searching this thread but didn't see anything. For some reason, I never get emails from Run Disney. My email address is correct under my account and it's not going to my spam/trash folder. They just never arrive. I just want to make sure I didn't miss anything.

No, they're not offering discounted tickets for this event. Try under cover tourist for the most reliable but slightly cheaper tickets.

 

[girli565]

So I saw that parking won't be available at ESPN (which sucks because hats usually how we like to get to ESPN), my hubby is running the 10k that morning and then we have my son in the kids race later that morning. Should he just wait for us at ESPN when he's done or will it be too early and he should just catch a bus back to Saratoga? Then head to ESPN with us for the kids races?

 

[EEsloveDis]

No, they're not offering discounted tickets for this event. Try under cover tourist for the most reliable but slightly cheaper tickets.

Thanks for letting me know. Purchased our park tickets this morning.

 

[kmchisholm]

Thanks for letting me know. Purchased our park tickets this morning.

Np. Believe me, we weren't happy about it. I'm usually go 2-3 times a year and have never had to get an annual pass due to race tickets being offered for one of those visits. Had to bite the bullet this year for AP.

 

[clemsondisneygirl]

Runner girl secret: when a girl is wearing a maxi dress post long run, it's probably to hide her brightly colored compression sleeves! 10 miles done this morning, though the last 3 were pretty grumpy after I dropped my phone and cracked my screen...whomp whomp! But good news is I'm going to Disney in less than 20 days!

 

[Z-Knight]

Acclaim Travel usually has the lowest prices for park tickets - even better than Undercover Tourist.

 

[msmith07101]

Question...does anyone wear their medals for the reminder of your trip? Or do you leave them in your room? I'm just curious.

 

[Fruto76]

Question...does anyone wear their medals for the reminder of your trip? Or do you leave them in your room? I'm just curious.

I wear mine everywhere for the remainder of the trip and I make it a point to get to the castle to take a pic in front of it with my medals on. Tons of runners will wear them for a few days post race.

 

[AThrillingChase]

Question...does anyone wear their medals for the reminder of your trip? Or do you leave them in your room? I'm just curious.

A lot wear them. With the caveat of tuck them into your shirt before you go on Tower of Terror...

 

[acbshada]

I just happened to see that there was a link to the igiftbag now: http://app.igiftbag.com/starwarshalfmarathontdarkside2016

 

[msmith07101]

I wear mine everywhere for the remainder of the trip and I make it a point to get to the castle to take a pic in front of it with my medals on. Tons of runners will wear them for a few days post race.

Great...I was thinking of wearing it, but don't want to look silly.

 

[msmith07101]

A lot wear them. With the caveat of tuck them into your shirt before you go on Tower of Terror...

Ha ha...for sure!

 

[AThrillingChase]

I just happened to see that there was a link to the igiftbag now: http://app.igiftbag.com/starwarshalfmarathontdarkside2016

I wonder exactly what a cowbell from Apex by Sunglass Hut is??