These races are selling out insanely quick!

[faneuil]

I am nervous about the 2015 WDW Marathon sign-ups. I am aiming for my first full and plan to register opening day. However I have several family members wanting to do the 5K and possibly even the 10K, the latter sold out in like 8 hours last year!

Just curious, what are the race limits for WDW vs. DL in terms of number of races for each race?

I'm glad I have an AP and can register early, because I want to do the 10K as well. I could probably do the 1/2, but I'm saving that for the Princess instead, since it will be my first.

I'd be curious about the numbers too.

 

[derekleigh]

I'm glad I have an AP and can register early, because I want to do the 10K as well. I could probably do the 1/2, but I'm saving that for the Princess instead, since it will be my first.

I'd be curious about the numbers too.

I know the Half and Dopey sold out in a few days to a week. The 5K and 10K sold out very fast, which I feel was mostly due to 70% of the spots were reserved for Dopey.

I'm not too concerned about the full as I think that was the last race to sell out. Goofy sold out not too soon before the Full if I recall.

 

[Castle2Castle]

Just curious, what are the race limits for WDW vs. DL in terms of number of races for each race?

For comparison based on corral information and bib numbers. . .

2013 Disneyland 1/2 Marathon: 13,000
2013 Disneyland Dumbo Double Dare: 5,450
TOTAL: 18,450

2013 WDW Tower of Terror: 11,300
2013 WDW Wine & Dine: 14,430

2014 WDW 1/2 Marathon: 13,333
2014 WDW Goofy Challenge: 5,202
2014 WDW Dopey Challenge: 7,567
2014 WDW Marathon: 13,763
TOTAL: 39,865
(26,102 on course for 1/2 and 26,532 on course for full)

2014 Tinkerbell: 15,454

2014 Princess: 18,900
2014 Glass Slipper: 6,220
TOTAL: 25,120

So generally speaking (over the last year at least), it looks like WDW races have been a bit larger on participant spots than has Disneyland.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

For comparison based on corral information and bib numbers. . .

2013 Disneyland 1/2 Marathon: 13,000
2013 Disneyland Dumbo Double Dare: 5,450
TOTAL: 18,450

2013 WDW Tower of Terror: 11,300
2013 WDW Wine & Dine: 14,430

2014 WDW 1/2 Marathon: 13,333
2014 WDW Goofy Challenge: 5,202
2014 WDW Dopey Challenge: 7,567
2014 WDW Marathon: 13,763
TOTAL: 39,865
(26,102 on course for 1/2 and 26,532 on course for full)

2014 Tinkerbell: 15,454

2014 Princess: 18,900
2014 Glass Slipper: 6,220
TOTAL: 25,120

So generally speaking (over the last year at least), it looks like WDW races have been a bit larger on participant spots than has Disneyland.

I don't think your numbers are correct. There were only 7,000 Dopey spots, and 6,100 finishers.

 

[cewait]

I don't think your numbers are correct. There were only 7,000 Dopey spots, and 6,100 finishers.

Actually the initial cut was 7500 and it grew to the number listed due to entries in process when the limit was reached and various director adds

 

[Castle2Castle]

I don't think your numbers are correct. There were only 7,000 Dopey spots, and 6,100 finishers.

I based 7,567 on the slots indicated by the runDisney Corral Assignments.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Actually the initial cut was 7500 and it grew to the number listed due to entries in process when the limit was reached and various director adds

This is not true according to TrackShack. A friend of mine called Jon the week after Dopey and asked.

 

[cewait]

For comparison based on corral information and bib numbers. . .

2013 Disneyland 1/2 Marathon: 13,000
2013 Disneyland Dumbo Double Dare: 5,450
TOTAL: 18,450

2013 WDW Tower of Terror: 11,300
2013 WDW Wine & Dine: 14,430

2014 WDW 1/2 Marathon: 13,333
2014 WDW Goofy Challenge: 5,202
2014 WDW Dopey Challenge: 7,567
2014 WDW Marathon: 13,763
TOTAL: 39,865
(26,102 on course for 1/2 and 26,532 on course for full)

2014 Tinkerbell: 15,454

2014 Princess: 18,900
2014 Glass Slipper: 6,220
TOTAL: 25,120

So generally speaking (over the last year at least), it looks like WDW races have been a bit larger on participant spots than has Disneyland.

Add 15,000 allocated slots for the 5 and 10K in January. The exact number of entries is not known outside of runD. This is based on the race mooring announcers numbers....

 

[cewait]

This is not true according to TrackShack.

Whatever...

The numbers are what they are.

 

[Castle2Castle]

This is not true according to TrackShack. A friend of mine called Jon the week after Dopey and asked.

I don't see why runDisney would list an additional 500+ slots for their corrals if they never existed from the beginning.

All the numbers I provided are from the official runDisney Corral Assignments for each race. That's not to say every single entrant began the race or finished the race, and whether one agrees or disagrees with the exact number of initial slots, it should provide a good starting point for comparing the race capacities between the coasts.

 

[QVCshopper]

I think people are overlooking two important reasons for a quick sellout:

1) the pace minimum is 16 minutes per mile. The average person in decent health can walk that fast or faster. Would I ever do a non-Disney half marathon and run the whole thing? No way! But, an opportunity to run and walk at a slower pace? Sure, sounds fun!

2) Election Day is the Monday before the race. We picked that week as a vacation week because my kids will only miss four days of school instead of five. Then, I saw I could do the race while I was already there, so why not?

Really, these two factors may be a HUGE contributing factor in non-runners and regular vacationers signing up.

 

[cewait]

I don't see why runDisney would list an additional 500+ slots for their corrals if they never existed from the beginning.

All the numbers I provided are from the official runDisney Corral Assignments for each race. That's not to say every single entrant began the race or finished the race, and whether one agrees or disagrees with the exact number of initial slots, it should provide a good starting point for comparing the race capacities between the coasts.

They wouldn't There is a gap in the marathon and half numbers that add up to about 70-80 runners in each race. Elites have the single and double digits while the rest of us start with 100 in the series.

 

[cewait]

I think people are overlooking two important reasons for a quick sellout:

1) the pace minimum is 16 minutes per mile. The average person in decent health can walk that fast or faster. Would I ever do a non-Disney half marathon and run the whole thing? No way! But, an opportunity to run and walk at a slower pace? Sure, sounds fun!

2) Election Day is the Monday before the race. We picked that week as a vacation week because my kids will only miss four days of school instead of five. Then, I saw I could do the race while I was already there, so why not?

Really, these two factors may be a HUGE contributing factor in non-runners and regular vacationers signing up.

Kiddos get off for election day? Whoa.... I remember w-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-y back when on election day we had to be on special behavior as there were guests in school. I am not going to say 1964 was the first year I remember this. I do not want to date myself

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

I think people are overlooking two important reasons for a quick sellout:

1) the pace minimum is 16 minutes per mile. The average person in decent health can walk that fast or faster. Would I ever do a non-Disney half marathon and run the whole thing? No way! But, an opportunity to run and walk at a slower pace? Sure, sounds fun!

2) Election Day is the Monday before the race. We picked that week as a vacation week because my kids will only miss four days of school instead of five. Then, I saw I could do the race while I was already there, so why not?

Really, these two factors may be a HUGE contributing factor in non-runners and regular vacationers signing up.

1. Have you ever tried to walk a 16 minute mile? I'm a 2:10 half'er, and my walking pace is about 20 minutes/mile.

2. I've never heard of a school district in the Northeast that had election day off.

 

[jbish]

2. I've never heard of a school district in the Northeast that had election day off.

In the DC area, several of the school systems happen to get Election Day (and the day before, Monday) off as it also falls at the end of the first quarter. So they are teacher workdays around here. We also took our last trip over the Election Day/teacher workday holidays this past year.

 

[Castle2Castle]

I think people are overlooking two important reasons for a quick sellout:

1) the pace minimum is 16 minutes per mile. . .

2) Election Day is the Monday before the race. . .

Really, these two factors may be a HUGE contributing factor in non-runners and regular vacationers signing up.

I think the 16:00/mi is a big reason for the popularity of the events, as it appeals to a broader market than runners specifically - my fiancee and I became runners because of the appeal of running through Disney, and I suspect that's true of many runDisney participants. However, since the 16:00/mi pacing has been in place for all the big races for years, it wouldn't necessarily impact the sales from one year to the next since it's remained constant.

Likewise, looking at the calendar from last year, I believe election day fell just before the W&D last year, too, so it would seem other factors came into play this year.

 

[cewait]

I do think the 16 minute pace is very key for newer runners/walkers. I know that if was one the the two primary reasons I chose Disney as my first marathon. My local marathon had a 5 hour timer limit and I just felt like I would never get to that pace.

Though I would urge caution on saying it was readily doable. There are many folks who lived on the couch for years and are striving to become active.... It can be a daunting pace for many.

I love hanging out near the end of the full and half. You see real and raw emotion as folks round a certain corner on both courses and see Spaceship Earth. I thought I was going to have to pick up a struggling Princess a couple weeks ago as she high fived me and then looked just past me at the icon. She totally lost it. I walked with her up to the bike fencing and let her push through on her own...

 

[Castle2Castle]

They wouldn't There is a gap in the marathon and half numbers that add up to about 70-80 runners in each race. Elites have the single and double digits while the rest of us start with 100 in the series.

I know the numbers jump around by the different races, but the elites seem to be included in the consecutive numbering of the Corral Assignments released; even with a ~20 or so gap, it wouldn't cover the difference of 567 bibs listed for the Dopey, though.

Marathon Corral Assignments show consecutive numbers from 1 - 13,763.

1/2 Marathon Corral Assignments show consecutive numbers from 40,001 - 53,333.

Goofy Corral Assignments show consecutive numbers from 20,001 - 25,202.

Dopey Corral Assignments are consecutive from 30,001 - 37,567.

 

[faneuil]

Kiddos get off for election day? Whoa.... I remember w-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-y back when on election day we had to be on special behavior as there were guests in school. I am not going to say 1964 was the first year I remember this. I do not want to date myself

I remember having to do that, and that was in the 80s.

I know plenty of school systems that are still that way.

I did choose Disney because of the 16 mm pace. It's a lot less intimidating.
But I in no way think I could maintain that for 26.2 miles. Not even 13.1.

 

[FireDancer]

2. I've never heard of a school district in the Northeast that had election day off.

Around here almost all of the schools are off for election day but usually not the Monday before. I don't think any are off for the Monday before but there might be some. Most polling places are in schools and it was decided at some point that for safety kids can't be in school while people are voting there.

The school I went to from 1st through 8th grade was a polling place and we never closed and neither did the district but at some point between then and now they changed it.

I think election day being the Tuesday after the race would have a much bigger effect then the Tuesday before so I'm not sure if that is a big factor though.