Sweepers for Family 5K?

[twalton]

Does anyone know if there are sweepers for the Family Fun 5K on Friday morning of Marathon weekend? If so - how strict are they? My sister will be joining us for her first race and has made it clear that, due to back issues, she won't even be attempting to jog and intends to walk the whole course. She has been doing some training, which I follow on Facebook using the Nike app, but I've yet to see anything close to a 16-minute mile. More like 17:30-18 minute. Is she in danger of being swept in her first 5K?

 

[cewait]

I have seen a few runner videos where the clock was in the 1:10 range.... Obviously, there is a sweep function at some point, otherwise folks would just stay in the park to avoid paying. It sounds a lot like you guys will be fine based on historical races

 

[longhorns2]

I "ran" the Royal Family 5K in 2011 pregnant. My running consisted of jogging between character stops- the rest was walked. I think I took pictures at all stops. I know my finish time was 55 min or so- and not ONCE did anyone tell me to hurry along, or that I was in danger of being swept. And there were plenty of people behind me!

If the course is the same as the Princess course (through Epcot/World Showcase) then I think she will be fine as long as she keeps moving forward!