Springtime Surprise Weekend 2025 (April 3-6)

[GADisneyDad14]

There is life on the SS 25 thread! How is training going for everyone?

We're supposed to be training?!

After Dopey I only ran one other time in the month of January. Opps.

Started back up with a more regular pattern this past week.

 

[PrincessV]

There is life on the SS 25 thread! How is training going for everyone?

Just starting to re-build mileage after dropping back following the WDW Half. 7 miles today in weather that was absolute, Floridian PERFECTION: 65º, sunny, and a little breeze! Winter days like this remind me why I suffer through summers here.

 

[Naomeri]

We're supposed to be training?!

After Dopey I only ran one other time in the month of January. Opps.

Started back up with a more regular pattern this past week.

Yeah, apparently. I haven't run yet. I was going to start a 10 week intermediate 10 miler training program last week, but I got a wicked cold the day I was supposed to start. And the cough is lingering, so I still haven't started. I guess I'll find an 8 week program instead

 

[rick1zoo2]

Apparently we are training for Springtime Surprise Challenge by doing the Princess Challenge, which we trained for by doing the Dopey Challenge, which we trained for by doing the Wine and Dine Challenge....

I think I am sensing a pattern here...

 

[Stitch&Co.]

Yeah MW training is just going to be enough to get me through. After 4 months of six days a week I am really enjoying some couch time with the kitties. And so are they. It’s a good thing I have no goals for any of my spring races other than enjoy myself.

 

[Jillfo]

I see that the 100-miler is now sold out,

This here is the real surprise of the weekend.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

This here is the real surprise of the weekend.

I blame all typos on the equipment…

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

Gads. Seems like every hotel in Florida knows when Georgia spring breaks are occurring, plus the air show in Lakeland, and have adjusted prices up accordingly. Which means the cheapest available resort at Disney is Pop and is only slightly more expensive than the Hilton in Tampa that I usually stay at. So I'll be at WDW during SS!
Which now leads to FOMO, which leads to I'll be looking for a SS bib for Sunday morning.
Will I be running it? No. Likely walking with an occasional jog thrown in. There is a better than average chance that I'm the last finisher, or far enough back that I'll make myself be the last finisher. Who knows? But I'll be shopping for a bib now. Gads, this running addiction....

 

[jmasgat]

But I'll be shopping for a bib now.

I picked up my MW 10k bib from a charity when they hit their "finalize by" date. At that point, several waived fundraising. I got one of those, but made a donation to the cause.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I picked up my MW 10k bib from a charity when they hit their "finalize by" date. At that point, several waived fundraising. I got one of those, but made a donation to the cause.

I did that for a last-minute Princess bib a couple of years ago. Got the bib at cost, but did make a donation.

 

[Naomeri]

Gads. Seems like every hotel in Florida knows when Georgia spring breaks are occurring, plus the air show in Lakeland, and have adjusted prices up accordingly. Which means the cheapest available resort at Disney is Pop and is only slightly more expensive than the Hilton in Tampa that I usually stay at. So I'll be at WDW during SS!
Which now leads to FOMO, which leads to I'll be looking for a SS bib for Sunday morning.
Will I be running it? No. Likely walking with an occasional jog thrown in. There is a better than average chance that I'm the last finisher, or far enough back that I'll make myself be the last finisher. Who knows? But I'll be shopping for a bib now. Gads, this running addiction....

I think I mentioned it before, but in case I only imagined it, rD seems to drop a bunch of bibs during race weekends, so keep an eye out during Princess

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I think I mentioned it before, but in case I only imagined it, rD seems to drop a bunch of bibs during race weekends, so keep an eye out during Princess

You did mention it, and I did listen (cue sound of eyes rolling everywhere, including the DW).
I have a reminder in my phone to be on the lookout next weekend. Thank you!
I've also reached out to the charity I worked with for Princess '23 in case they wind up with any surplus they have.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

Daaaang.
Telegram showed 10-miler registration open for about 2 1/2 minutes today, and I missed it because I was sitting in a meeting at work. I hate it when work gets in the way of my personal life like that….
But, as Scarlet said, tomorrow is another day.

 

[MissLiss279]

I was just looking through park hours and noticed that Blizzard Beach now has hours listed through Saturday, April 5th. No times listed yet for either park on April 6th.
This makes me wonder if the reason for canceling the Splash! Party was because Typhoon Lagoon isn’t going to be open yet and not necessarily because of low sales. I think someone here (or FB/Insta) may have speculated that (Typhoon not open). Or maybe park operations don’t know yet when Typhoon will be ready to open, so they decided to cancel early.

 

[Naomeri]

I was just looking through park hours and noticed that Blizzard Beach now has hours listed through Saturday, April 5th. No times listed yet for either park on April 6th.
This makes me wonder if the reason for canceling the Splash! Party was because Typhoon Lagoon isn’t going to be open yet and not necessarily because of low sales. I think someone here (or FB/Insta) may have speculated that (Typhoon not open). Or maybe park operations don’t know yet when Typhoon will be ready to open, so they decided to cancel early.

You'd think they could've just switched it to a Blizzard Beach event if that were the case, but I suppose then they'd have to deal with complaints from people who really wanted Typhoon instead of Blizzard

 

[Let's Get Kronk]

Apparently we are training for Springtime Surprise Challenge by doing the Princess Challenge, which we trained for by doing the Dopey Challenge, which we trained for by doing the Wine and Dine Challenge....

I think I am sensing a pattern here...

This is literally my training plan. I did Disneyland 5K/Dumbo with only a couple of 4-milers after MW, then just did Princess with about the same amount of effort. No long runs, just relying on my Dopey training to get me through. Something tells me that my body will lose too much for the SS challenge, so I may actually need to do some training next month. But, I'm definitely taking this week off first.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

rD is releasing bibs for SS.

And I'm in! I'll be doing the 10-miler!

 

[Naomeri]

rD is releasing bibs for SS.

And I'm in! I'll be doing the 10-miler!

I just saw all those alerts and came to see if you’d gotten in—yay!!

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I was sitting in morning traffic when the alerts started coming in and I tried to at least get started on my phone and then my phone decides not to remember my Disney password to login and by the time I get it typed in the window had closed. But they kept opening and closing the different bib windows after I made it to my desk and I managed to get logged in and grab a bib. Whew.
Now I will be having to do it again in two weeks for MW ‘26….

 

[Herding_Cats]

Team FORCE has *reduced* fundraising for Challenge Bibs only. I do not know what the reduced amount is. They are out of single-distance bibs.

This is the contact email for them:

TeamFORCE@facingourrisk.org


It also appears that Give Kids the World also has *reduced* bibs. I do not know what they have, nor what the reduced amount is.

Email contact:

markr@gktw.org