Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2025 (Feb 20-24 2025)

[sandam1]

Based on Marathon Weekend, this Canadian will be fine with running in mid 40s (heck yeah!!), but I am bringing throwaways for the corrals.

One suggestion to everyone - be careful about removing your throwaways too early, particularly on the half marathon course. When I did that course during Marathon Weekend, I started to feel okay and was removing layers (thankfully not throwing them away), but when we made the turn on to the highway, it got COLD and stayed cold until the sun started to come up.

What do people do for their shoes if it’s raining while waiting around? Running a half with wet shoes sounds absolutely miserable.

During Marathon Weekend, I tried to keep my shoes dry by tucking them under my poncho, but I simply couldn't so I wound up doing a lot more standing than I wanted to. I did carry dry socks with me (note: put them in a plastic bag to make sure they stay dry), but didn't wind up using them.

The other thing about sitting down in the rain is that my butt was getting super wet. I'm thinking of bringing a towel to sit on as well.

 

[KCO5988]

Challenge: 301XX with 1:47:26 POT and sub-8 min 10k estimate
5k: 503XX with sub-8 min estimate - hoping this is A

 

[WillRunForPizza]

Half bib #101XX with 45:50 10K POT

 

[mollygirl13]

Looking at the weather for the 10k and 1/2 marathon. For the 10k may be a cold morning {46 degrees}. For the 1/2 marathon showers. Not the best weather. Driving down a day early, because of snow forecast for Wednesday through Virginia. Excitement

 

[*DisneyDreamer]

Bin 133xx for the half. No proof of time, but put estimated finish time of 2:31-2:45 (which sadly won’t be accurate but oh well).

 

[Beachmom0317]

111#% with a 1:02 10k POT. I'm in for half only

 

[DisneyParrothead]

314xx challenge with a 1:01 10k POT. Now I get to guess which corral that translates to.

 

[rick1zoo2]

Me:
5k 518xx
Challenge 360xx

Wife:
5k 515xx
Challenge 360xx

We both put in 8-10 for 5k and 10k, 2:46-3:00 for the Half.


We also just stopped on the way home from running on the indoor track to get a bunch of toss away layers. We had used up our own donation pile for Marathon Weekend. Also bringing the mylars and ponchos...

 

[Rarity]

122xx for the half only, no POT. My sister got 569xx for the 5k and 192xx for the half with no POT.

 

[mollygirl13]

Thankfully my thrift store had 50% off so I was able to get all my throwaways for the 10K and Half very cheap!! Leaving a day early now bc of the east coast storm but that’s fine with me I get an extra day in WDW! Ponchos, mylars, plastic shoe covers for the corral in case of rain-all packed!!

Challenge Bib 352xx with no POT.

 

[prncssjas]

DH: 300XX challenge, 502XX 5k (PoT submitted)
Myself: 305XX challenge, 502XX 5k (PoT submitted)

This is our first challenge so I have no idea where these corrals will be! No matter what, I am excited to get out of sub-zero temps and into something a little warmer....

 

[jpholic]

Challenge 309XX and hoping for Corral C based on the time submissions from the past events (submitted POT of 1:01:24 for a 10k)
5K 575XX (assuming Corral E, selected 10-12 min pace)

No matter what, I'm planning on having a blast!

 

[Herding_Cats]

**Possible change to Photopass/Memory Maker Capacity**
Just saw a post on social media that PP/MM may now be limiting people to 5 bibs per *weekend* and not per race distance? Waiting to hear back about a source for this, because it's still really early and I feel like there's been a "too early" window in the past. But we'll see.

This could have big implications for family groups running challenges since for PW, the challenge takes up 2 bib spaces. (Updated as it appears that challenge bibs are now a singular entry instead of individual for each distance.)

 

[disneyrunnergrl]

Just saw a post on social media that PP/MM may now be limiting people to 5 bibs per *weekend* and not per race distance? Waiting to hear back about a source for this, because it's still really early and I feel like there's been a "too early" window in the past. But we'll see.

I only have one code for the challenge this weekend - was that how it was for marathon weekend? I “only” ran the marathon this year but if I remember from last year I still had two different codes for the 10k/half when I did the challenge. It definitely confused me this morning when I liked it to my app.

 

[Herding_Cats]

I only have one code for the challenge this weekend - was that how it was for marathon weekend? I “only” ran the marathon this year but if I remember from last year I still had two different codes for the 10k/half when I did the challenge. It definitely confused me this morning when I liked it to my app.

for MW I ran dopey and had to enter a separate code for every race distance.

 

[azrivest]

for PW, the challenge takes up 2 bib spaces.

Does it though?

The PP code on our expo pass now has nothing to do with our bib number. I only have one code for the 10k and the Half.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Does it though?

The PP code on our expo pass now has nothing to do with our bib number. I only have one code for the 10k and the Half.

Yeah. It looks like this is a new change that we (surprise!) didn't find out about until today.

 

[Herding_Cats]

If anyone is effected by this new limitation, just make sure that each of the people you are claiming pics for are part of your F&F on MDE (and are sharing their photos with you), and then have the person without the MM/PP claim the photos. This will allow the person with MM/PP to download the pics still.

 

[Zutroy]

Challenge bib 300**, which should be A corral for both distances. I can’t remember which POT I used, but most likely a half in the 1:30s.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Anyone running *both* the 5k and another distance (challenge or 10k/HM individually)? Can you comment on what the photopass codes on the expo pass are? I know that when DH has done MW, that he had separate passes for each distance. I could possibly be 5 *people* and not 5 *bibs* that they are limiting people to claiming?

Or is this yet another tech issue like there was during MW (or was it DL? either way...) where people were getting messages that their bib code was invalid, etc.