Springtime Surprise 2026 (Apr 16-20)

[Naomeri]

Yes the med tent to the right after crossing the finish line has ice!

If anyone knows of any 10K charity bibs that are available that are waiving fundraising please let me know! I am a huge Pooh fan and didn't get in despite being on top of it on registration day.

I don't know about the fundraising, but it looks like there aren't many 10K bibs available at all, according to TeamRunDis

 

[jpholic]

Yes the med tent to the right after crossing the finish line has ice!

If anyone knows of any 10K charity bibs that are available that are waiving fundraising please let me know! I am a huge Pooh fan and didn't get in despite being on top of it on registration day.

I'd reach out to a few charities and get on their waitlists. I had a friend who picked up a last minute Dopey bib this year from a charity and the fundraising was really managable becuase it was so close to race weekend.

 

[The Expert]

Yes the med tent to the right after crossing the finish line has ice!

If anyone knows of any 10K charity bibs that are available that are waiving fundraising please let me know! I am a huge Pooh fan and didn't get in despite being on top of it on registration day.

I'd email all the charities directly and ask, and/or if you're local, show up at the expo when it opens and visit the charity booths in person. At MW there were a very small number of people who got bibs that way.

On the runDisney website on the Jeff Galloway tab of the Training menu - https://www.rundisney.com/running-expert-jeff-galloway

That was not there yesterday. Glad they updated it.

 

[SugarSweetLee]

When are folks thinking the Springtime merch preview video/photos will drop?

 

[radiodome21]

We had some St Patty's beers with some friends yesterday afternoon at our local Irish pub. One of the couples that was there is doing their first even runDisney race (5K) at the SS. We were talking with them and it was great to see how excited they are about doing this. They're wearing costumes too. I'm so pumped for this race weekend. We're going to meet up with them there too.

 

[g3pak]

My wife wants to see our girls finish their 10k and in a perfect world would want to arrive about 6:30 am. Staying at Pop. Does she have an option other than traveling with them for the start of the race?

 

[g3pak]

Last year was my and my wife's first runDisney race as well. We're coming again this year too and I can't wait. Assuming you're staying on the resort there will be people working at the bus stops who can give guidance when the pick up times are. We also did the Wine & Dine 5K and HF in October. My wife and I didn't care about getting to Epcot early and waiting around like we did at the SS so the CM working the bus stop at the Food & Wine told us the time of the 2nd to last bus that was departing from our hotel, which was the Poly. We're also in the coral F too, so again we weren't too concerned about where in the coral we should be. The race had already started by the time we got there, which was fine by us. They start the race at whatever time is listed but as too what time your daughters will start depends on their coral placement and where they want to be in the coral. If they want to stop for pictures in the race, I can see why this would be important especially if they're in a later coral. My wife and I are not picture people, though I do wish I stopped and got a picture with Scrooge McDuck at the HF in October. Last year we left BRV before 4 and were there by 4:30. This year we're at the Poly and I'm going to ask the CM the times again because I liked our approach much better at the Food & Wine than I did at the SS. They do sell food and coffee at Epcot too and there are plenty of portapotties and water stations as well once they get through security.

To make sure I understand- where is this CM they ask about the time of the next to last bus? At the race expo? Somewhere else?

 

[Naomeri]

My wife wants to see our girls finish their 10k and in a perfect world would want to arrive about 6:30 am. Staying at Pop. Does she have an option other than traveling with them for the start of the race?

To make sure I understand- where is this CM they ask about the time of the next to last bus? At the race expo? Somewhere else?

She could wait and take the last bus from your resort to the races, which would be around 5am. There will be bus organizers at the Disney resorts that can give further details. Look for the blue and green runDisney signs at your resort, or ask at the front desk, to find out where the rD buses will be picking people up.

 

[radiodome21]

To make sure I understand- where is this CM they ask about the time of the next to last bus? At the race expo? Somewhere else?

To make sure I understand- where is this CM they ask about the time of the next to last bus? At the race expo? Somewhere else?

He was standing the bus stop at the resort. The charter buses runDisney hires use the same stops as the resort buses. He had a clipboard so he was easy to spot. He was there to help direct people to the right buses that were running from the Poly to the Expo.

 

[5xdisneyfans]

I did my first run/walk yesterday being cleared to start again after my ankle injury at the beginning of February. Now I am trying to figure out what my intervals will be and what should I try to get too for distance before race weekend without over training. I am registered for the challenge. I have done 10k not long before the injury but I have never done 10miles or a challenge. Still worked out while injured just not running. Input from anyone who has gone through this before or knowledge on adapting training please give me some guidance on how to move through the next 4 weeks. Determined to accomplish this. Thanks.

 

[WillRunForPizza]

I did my first run/walk yesterday being cleared to start again after my ankle injury at the beginning of February. Now I am trying to figure out what my intervals will be and what should I try to get too for distance before race weekend without over training. I am registered for the challenge. I have done 10k not long before the injury but I have never done 10miles or a challenge. Still worked out while injured just not running. Input from anyone who has gone through this before or knowledge on adapting training please give me some guidance on how to move through the next 4 weeks. Determined to accomplish this. Thanks.

How long were you away from running? How much were you running per week before your injury? Were you using a specific training plan? How much cross-training did you do while you were injured? What did you put as your estimated pace/proof of time (to get a sense of how much buffer you have)?

 

[PrincessV]

I did my first run/walk yesterday being cleared to start again after my ankle injury at the beginning of February. Now I am trying to figure out what my intervals will be and what should I try to get too for distance before race weekend without over training. I am registered for the challenge. I have done 10k not long before the injury but I have never done 10miles or a challenge. Still worked out while injured just not running. Input from anyone who has gone through this before or knowledge on adapting training please give me some guidance on how to move through the next 4 weeks. Determined to accomplish this. Thanks.

I'm not qualified to offer specific guidance, but I can tell you my "hack" for getting through races undertrained: more walk breaks. I'll go in with whatever my usual training intervals have been - say :30/:30 as an example, but every 1/4 mile, I take one or two extra intervals of walking before going back to run/walk. It slows my average pace down, but it spreads it over the whole race incrementally, rather than pushing myself and then needing to walk for much longer periods.

I also shorten my run and lengthened my walk intervals - :20/:40 for instance - to accommodate heat/not feeling great/etc. and find it very effective, as well.

 

[nancipants]

I’ll offer the advice that Chris Twiggs from Galloway training usually gives someone returning from injury/new to a challenge:

- Walk the 5k
- Walk as much of the 10k as you can. If the balloon ladies catch up to you, run/walk intervals to stay in front of them
- Wherever intervals you need for balloon lady pace (or join the 16 min/mile pace group) for the 10 miler

 

[Naomeri]

I’ll offer the advice that Chris Twiggs from Galloway training usually gives someone returning from injury/new to a challenge:

- Walk the 5k
- Walk as much of the 10k as you can. If the balloon ladies catch up to you, run/walk intervals to stay in front of them
- Wherever intervals you need for balloon lady pace (or join the 16 min/mile pace group) for the 10 miler

This seems like the best advice, since we're just a month out ()