My information, like me, is quite old. I did the second WDW Marathon on 1/8/95. My race day packet information for that year said transportation would begin at 4 A.M. from the front of your WDW resort hotel with buses marked 'Marathon'. I remember well leaving my GF room at 3:30 A.M. for the bus and not being the first one down there. The buses were waiting and transportation was excellent! However, it must not have gone well for some because the race was delayed for over 1/2 hour due to transportation delays. I am not surprised that they are now starting earlier. I wouldn't even think of driving anywhere that morning because Disney does restrict some use of the roads. IMHO it was an extremely well organized and safe event. The final race information if my packet told me exactly what to expect. I think I know WDW fairly well, and to this day I do not know where the bus dropped us off for baggage storage, pre-start chutes, etc. Then we had about a 10 minute walk to the starting chutes. It really was a little eerie in the darkness that morning - which only added to the excitement - but it might be a little stressful if I was trying to do it on my own, like walking from OKW. All in all it was lots of fun. I remember the other racers as friendly and supportive like DVCers. I wish you good luck and good weather. Enjoy!
