Race for the Taste 10K....a question?

[Lisa loves Pooh]

So how is this event? When is it?

Any experiences from the trenches to share?

 

[angietuck2]

The race for the taste is the first weekend in October. This year it is October 7, 2007 and we will be there again !!! As I said on the other board it was the first race I ever did and I LOVED IT!! Obviously it is not of the magnitude that the marathon is. There are a couple thousand runners (maybe five thousand at the most)

We started at the Wide World of Sports Complex, with a DJ and some hoopla (again not what it sounds like the marathon will be). Then we ran to and through part of MGM, next through the boardwalk, to the back entrance of Epcot, through all of the countries, next to spaceship earth and out into the finish in the parking lot.

There were definately not as many spectators as what it sounds like the marathon has, but Disney did try and have employees out there cheering us on. At the finish there are samples to taste (it is during the food and wine festival) and they had kids races at the end that were adorable.

My husband and I made it a weekend get away and stayed and enjoyed the food and wine festival at Epcot that day. The absolutely ONLY thing I would change would be book my hotel earlier. They had some great deals but I procrastinated and ending up paying the same price for ASSports as I could have for Port Orleans (I like ASSports but for an adult weekend away I would have preferred PO). It was still awesome!!

 

[Calcio]

Plan on heat. And I mean nuclear, blow you apart, melt you down heat. 7 a.m. during the first weekend in October in Orlando = 75 degrees or more and 100% humidity.

The course was nice, and the wine and food expo were a lot of fun as well, but we really struggled, and I blew up, in the heat.

Craig

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Plan on heat. And I mean nuclear, blow you apart, melt you down heat. 7 a.m. during the first weekend in October in Orlando = 75 degrees or more and 100% humidity.

The course was nice, and the wine and food expo were a lot of fun as well, but we really struggled, and I blew up, in the heat.

Craig

HAHA---I train in that heat for the full...6 miles would be easy peasy at that time.

 

[chimera]

I enjoyed it. Last year was my first RFTT and the first year they gave out medals. It's a nice course, not too many boring spots since you go through both MGM and EPCOT. Pre and post race food offerings were interesting...Buffalo chicken at 6am not my idea of pre-race food. I'll likely do it again, barring schedule conflicts.

 

[angietuck2]

I'm with you Lisa - we train in the heat!! In fact we decided to do this event in August so we began training then - of course there were a lot of very late night runs to avoid the beating sun.

By the time the race came it actually felt "cool" comparatively speaking, however I agree with Craig it was still warm. I guess that's why I was hoping for a little cooler weather for the 1/2 marathon

I guess 65 at start time is better than the 30 that it evidently was last year !!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought buffalo chicken at 6am was not so appetizing
Angie

 

[ultramickeymouse]

My wife and I are doing it for the first time also. In 2007 we are doing the Goofy, Minnie weekend(2 races) and Race for the Taste(2 races). I have some reports, photos, results, etc on my website http://www.DisneyRunning.com.
If anyone has some reports/photos from previos years, please send them along so I can share with others. All those 07ers, please send me yours in October.

Leaving tomorrow for my second Goofy,

Robert
http://www.DisneyRunning.com

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

cool website Robert!!!

Does Chimera have that for the weeklky thread?

 

[ultramickeymouse]

cool website Robert!!!

Does Chimera have that for the weeklky thread?

No, I don't think so? Maybe you could check with her?

Robert
http://www.DisneyRunning.com

 

[chimera]

cool website Robert!!!

Does Chimera have that for the weeklky thread?

Yep, the websites aren't listed in the weekly thread anymore. They're all in a sticky at the top of the page.

Carrie told us about the disneyrunning.com site awhile back and then Robert joined us...pretty cool!