Official Castaway Cay 5K Thread

My first 5k was the castaway cay5k!!! Used the couch to 5k to train but then got injured and was unable to run awhile so did the 5k without running for 6 weeks. A few things... The change in temp was quite an obstacle coming from a brutal ny winter, I noticed slite inclines, definitely felt rushed to get to starting point before race, everyone was very supportive of each other, I had to walk a bit but we finished!! So much fun, great medal, bought a shirt (wish it was v neck) but wanted to add that as we were running hubby stopped and picked up a license and key card that he saw in the bushes!! Must have fallen out someone's pocket so please secure your ids! Definitely recommend!
 
I'm hoping to do the 5K also!
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Can you walk it? Since I'm Pooh sized I don't run but I would love to walk the 5k.

I too am the size of Pooh! It's nice to know there are others out there. I told my children that I would do it with them in September. I was diagnosed with RA a little over a year ago so running is completely out but I'm really happy to hear that I won't be the only person walking / crawling over the finish line. My energetic children will finish before me...but I told them I would do it and I shall. It won't be pretty...but it will happen.:thumbsup2
 

Just did the 5K on March 5 - loved it! I'm a fit person, but do not enjoy running *at all* and my mom who walks every morning but isn't all that "fit" wanted to do it as well, so we walked!!
We finished in just 51 minutes (which included me running up the observation tower to take a quick look and some pics). It was a great way to see the island!
 
Torn as to what to do...I finished the Enchanted 10k a few weeks ago and my first thought was to do the 5k for our cruise leaving 3/20 but i haven't been running since the 10k on the 21st. How strict are they on time? My 5k split was 16:38 min/mile.

Also..do ppl dress up like they do for the WDW races??
 
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Torn as to what to do...I finished the Enchanted 10k a few weeks ago and my first thought was to do the 5k for our cruise leaving 3/20 but i haven't been running since the 10k on the 21st. How strict are they on time? My 5k split was 16:38 min/mile.

Also..do ppl dress up like they do for the WDW races??

Like I said, we finished in about 51 minutes, and we weren't the last ones.
No one was dressed up, that I saw.

I say do it! Have fun, its a great way to see the island if you never have. I would've only seen the family beach and surrounding area if I hadn't done the 5K.
 
I'm confused. I am interested in learning more about the CC Challenge. I am planning on doing the Food & Wine 5K and the following week will be on a cruise and hope to do the CC 5K. I thought that running/walking in each was considered the Challenge. From reading this thread it looks like there is a different course and that it may not be offered. How does the CC Challenge work? Thank you in advance
 
Torn as to what to do...I finished the Enchanted 10k a few weeks ago and my first thought was to do the 5k for our cruise leaving 3/20 but i haven't been running since the 10k on the 21st. How strict are they on time? My 5k split was 16:38 min/mile.

Also..do ppl dress up like they do for the WDW races??

The normal 5K on the island is free and is a fun run. They aren't strict at all, and dressing up might be fun, but isn't something that seems to be done. Afterall, you get off the ship, go off and sweat in the Bahamas sun for a time, then go spend your day on the beach. There's just no need to dress up.

I'm confused. I am interested in learning more about the CC Challenge. I am planning on doing the Food & Wine 5K and the following week will be on a cruise and hope to do the CC 5K. I thought that running/walking in each was considered the Challenge. From reading this thread it looks like there is a different course and that it may not be offered. How does the CC Challenge work? Thank you in advance

The CC Challenge is a brand new thing that, so far, has been ONLY done twice. The Dream 4 night after the January Marathon weekend, and the Dream 4 night after the February Princess weekend. It was an extra cost to sign up for the 5K ($65 for a 5K, how does Disney do this?) AFTER you already signed up for at least one event over the race weekend. They were supposed to have special things onboard (one special recover smoothie, some tshirts a pin bondibands and a magnet for the January cruise) but it wasn't anything like what they said it would be. They had to get to CC with enough time to make SURE they docked, so we booked it from Nassau and docked at midnight. (same thing happened for the one after Princess, according to Jennifer of Passporter) The Challenge participates got to meet at 5:45 and leave the ship before the sun dawned. This is hours earlier than the normal 5K meets and starts.


I think rundisney got the idea from so many of us doing the running events and then taking a cruise and doing the 5K on our own. And, truly, doing the normal free 5K IS a challenge! It's amazing to actually run while on a vacation. It's a great way to stretch the legs.


They have only offered it for the two runs this year. Like I said the other day, only rundisney knows if they will continue to run the paid event. But as far as any of us know, they WILL continue to do the free "island 5K" (that's how they referred to the free one). :)
 
Both! Unless something is funky about that cruise. We experienced it both days of our double dip in October.
 
Just did the 5K on March 5 - loved it! I'm a fit person, but do not enjoy running *at all* and my mom who walks every morning but isn't all that "fit" wanted to do it as well, so we walked!!
We finished in just 51 minutes (which included me running up the observation tower to take a quick look and some pics). It was a great way to see the island!

Do they still give out the medals?
 
I don't know how to post pictures, but they do give out medals and they are different than the one shown above.
Here is a link to a picture someone else took of it (sorry if its not okay to post the link)

https://twitter.com/wdwpres/status/555131880538796033
Unless they've changed it, that is the medal that people got when they did the RunDisney races that people paid for. I would totally pay a little bit to get that medal on a normal sailing, though!
 

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