Who is not going 2011?

[Bookwood]

I'm another not WDW 2011 weekend- although I'll be at WDW the 5th of Jan on my way to Port Canaveral for the Wonders Panama Canal cruise. I'm hoping to get some family together for the Princess in March next year though. I agree Disney has priced itself out of my market.

 

[Steffwalks]

I thought of Disney this year as my once in a lifetime try. Still feel that way!

 

[FireDancer]

I am doing the full in 2011 and after that I will probably be taking a break for a while from the January event. I was hoping to get the coast to coast in 2011 but it is looking like I will be in Germany when the DL half is run so I may have to do it one more time in the future to get the C2C.

There are so many races I want to do that can be done for less then Disney. I am doing 2011 because I want to do a full (I've only done 2 halves) and if I don't get the C2C in 2011 I will do one more in the future to get it.

I have wanted to get down to WDW while the Christmas decorations are up so my next FL race will probably be coordinated with that. I'll go down and do the race then spend a day or two on property. I am also doing the Half2Run so I need to get out there and get some states in that I haven't run.

 

[wilbur]

After 4 consecutive years I'm out. Many reasons. Cost, lack of vacation time & unreliable training weather in Nov/ Dec to name a few.

It makes me very sad to pass but other races are waiting........Sue

 

[twoWDWfools]

We'll be skipping Jan 2011, too. So many other races we want to do and Disney has just gotten too expensive IMO for the same course.

Will have to work on get together's at other races across the country!

 

[Ronda93]

I don't think so for 2011. The entry fee is not a deal breaker. The cost for a room on property and park tickets is. If I don't spend that $1,200 it would be fine. If I go I don't want to run the race and leave. I want to vacation and I can only justify that every few years.

I'm planning on several halfs this year and may try for the WDW full in 2012.

 

[WDWFAN9]

Well, DH and I won't be doing any races other than the WISH 5K next Jan but we will be there to scream team for our teammates.

 

[scoolover]

I usually pay for the trip with overtime and there has not been any in about 18 months for me. I was really hoping that it would pick up making the decision easy. When I woke up this year in my own bed, my first thought was, "I would be at mile 5 right now". I was very jealous of everyone who was down there and vowed to return.

Three weeks later, I am not sure. The final answer is $. My problem is that I only want to do the 1/2 so I have to decide soon.

 

[fashionista311]

my big focus in 2011 is going to the nyc marathon...so i think disney races will have to take a backseat. although depending on how things go, i'm not ruling out wine and dine in 2011 as a precurser to the nyc full...but we shall see.

 

[bunnyfoo]

Arggh! Nobody's going back? But I already bought my "In training for 2011" shirt

 

[escape]

Sadly, I may not be going back for a while. Like Pat, I may go down to scream team for fellow WISHers and help Anne at mile 20ish and do the 5K. That's always fun. However, I'd have to go down by myself. DH has had enough Disney for a while.

I wish Disney had some type of event in December so we could see the Christmas decorations. I know there were still some up this past January but it's not quite the same.

 

[lenshanem]

Arggh! Nobody's going back? But I already bought my "In training for 2011" shirt

I bought one, too.

A little sad so many aren't going, this is gonna be my first attempt at a full.

 

[Ronda93]

2010 was my first. The weather leading up to that weekend was really stressful... I changed my mind every day that week about how to just get to the airport. Future races will be closer to home. More race, less destination. If I hadn't made it I know I would have lost the $ for the registration, but the non-refundable air and non-refundable Disney resort cost would have HURT.

Ronda

 

[pyrxtc]

well although it was not in the cards for us to go back this or next year at all, my DH's friend decided to sign up for next years Goofy and now my DH is contemplating that too. Darn me and my big mouth that we could do it if it was just the 2 of us. Now he is really considering it. I originally told him to do the half and we could walk the 5k together. but now he wants to do the Goofy, he is Goofy!!

Is there a way he can run for a team, or sponsored by one of those companies/ charities I see running the races ? If he is going to run, he might as well do it for a good cause.

Also, he has not run once yet since the marathon this year, which was his first. The cold hurt him as we were unprepared.

If we go, then my goal is to volunteer for at least one of the races or at the expo for a bit. Anybody done the volunteer thing ?

 

[Lexxiefern]

Wow, this is a depressing thread!! I am sorry so many of you will not be there next year. Especially Dave and Robert, you will be missed!

(I will be back yet again for Goofy )

Becky

 

[jmasgat]

pyrxtc I have volunteered for the last two years--the first time during the full, at a water stop and this year at the half as a course monitor. Volunteering can be fun. The pluses: If you vounteer for the half or full, you get a free one day park ticket, some kind of t-shirt or windbreaker, a small boxed meal. The minuses: shifts start ridiculously early and are variable in length, you may not get the shift you sign up for.

I would still recommend doing it. Registration starts in the August time frame, I think.

Maura

 

[jeanneg]

Sadly, I think we will also be skipping 2011. We have so much going on in 2010, I wouldn't be able to train properly. Besides, I am bummed out that most of the WDW Christmas hoopla is over by the time marathon weekend rolls around. My plan is to go down in December this year so we can enjoy all the holiday festivities.

 

[dislvr74]

I won't be there because it is a really bad time for me to be away from work and it is so hard to train in the midwest in Nov/Dec/Jan. I think I'm going to stick to spring, summer, and fall races for awhile.

 

[Motomiker]

I just signed up for the half in 2011. It will be my first and I am looking forward to it! I completed my first 10K at the Race for the Taste in 2009 and this will be my next step up! Also, as of a few weeks ago, I AM NOW A CANCER SURVIVOR!!! Running the half is my reward to myself for all the recovery! -Mike

 

[FireDancer]

I just signed up for the half in 2011. It will be my first and I am looking forward to it! I completed my first 10K at the Race for the Taste in 2009 and this will be my next step up! Also, as of a few weeks ago, I AM NOW A CANCER SURVIVOR!!! Running the half is my reward to myself for all the recovery! -Mike

Congratulations on being a survivor. If you can beat cancer 13.1 miles will be a breeze.