Marathon Weekend 2019

[Keels]

2. They want drivers arriving and parking at EP early for the marathon:

Yeah, OK RunDisney. I won't even be awake at 3:30 a.m., let alone in the parking lot.

That Half Marathon course is the worst.

Yeah, especially compared to DL races.

 

[rteetz]

Magicband came! I am ready to go.

 

[AFwifelife]

So the question of the day: do I wash the blood off my marathon shoes or leave it for character?

 

[Nole95]

The half course is my least favorite one of all the races. Nothing good about that one other than running through MK about halfway through and Epcot at the end.

 

[Neon Cactus]

How can we get Lin out there on the course.....

They got Johnny Depp and Mark Hamill to make theme park cameos. Time for Lin to step up. And I usually have my limits on character lines, but if Emily Blunt is there, I'm stopping.

 

[Barca33Runner]

That Half Marathon course is the worst.

“I don’t know why they force us to make that boring detour through Magic Kingdom; it’s running up exit/entrance ramps and overpasses that really draws the crowds.” - runDisney Course Mapper

 

[run.minnie.miles]

Magicband came! I am ready to go.

Oh thank goodness! I was worried that you wouldn't have a magicband...

 

[cavepig]

Okay. I looked at the courses and I have two questions:
1- In the 5K, is there only one water stop? Is that normal?
2- For the marathon, I know we run inside Champion Stadium - but where in the stadium? On the warning track?

Yeah at mile 1.2, it's where I'll be!

True but we all know they can do better.

Can they? Probably not really. They can only do so much for mileage and keeping the Epcot starts. You can only go so many ways from MK to EP. They try to minimize road closures and slowdowns too. I don't have a problem with them. There are boring parts but it's still way more exciting than running my normal runs.

 

[JeffW]

Probably, but what would you propose? Starting somewhere other than Epcot for one race? AK maybe? I’m sure MK has to be incorporated, so that limits your options, too.

Assuming the constraints that the finish line can't move, and they need to maintain a single pre-race staging area for bag drop, port-a-potties, etc. I wonder if it would be feasible to remove some of the distance in the TTC parking lot and shift the starting line further West on Epcot Center drive to gain enough distance to run around the World Showcase. That would go a long way to making the course more interesting.

 

[jennamfeo]

They got Johnny Depp and Mark Hamill to make theme park cameos. Time for Lin to step up. And I usually have my limits on character lines, but if Emily Blunt is there, I'm stopping.

Lin did an interview at Disneyland a few weeks ago and it was HIS FIRST TIME THERE EVER. How crazy is that!?

Can we also bring in John Krasinski if we are requesting his wife's presence. I would stand in all the lines and get swept to meet John Krasinski.

 

[roxymama]

Magicband came! I am ready to go.

Mine arrives tonight!!! They are "out for delivery"

Oh thank goodness! I was worried that you wouldn't have a magicband...

Bwahahaha. This wins best comment of the day.
@rteetz I really do hope one day you take my suggestion of re-purposing a wrestling championship belt to look like a giant magic band and running with it on!!! It's not too late to do this in January!

 

[steph0808]

My magicbands are in my mailbox - but I'm stuck on a teleconference! Noooooooo. Must go to mailbox now!

 

[Bulldogmommy]

Well, I, for one, love the WDW Half/PHM course! The perfect blend of road and parks, IMO.

Can you give us some insight to what you like about the course... I'm new to marathon wknd, have done star wars and wine and dine and I know sometimes open road does not always mean boring with Disney. Any cool stops to be aware of??? thanks in advance

 

[jmasgat]

So the question of the day: do I wash the blood off my marathon shoes or leave it for character?

So during my first marathon--Mickey 2010--I developed a nasty blood blister that finally popped around mile 16 somewhere at AK. For the rest of the race, I wore that blood stain as a badge of honor. But those shoes did get washed when I was done!

 

[rteetz]

Oh thank goodness! I was worried that you wouldn't have a magicband...

My toughest decision is which MagicBands to take. For Wine and Dine I took 6 bands and I was only there 5 days...

 

[rteetz]

@rteetz I really do hope one day you take my suggestion of re-purposing a wrestling championship belt to look like a giant magic band and running with it on!!! It's not too late to do this in January!

Thanks for this reminder! I really should.

 

[rteetz]

Can they? Probably not really. They can only do so much for mileage and keeping the Epcot starts. You can only go so many ways from MK to EP. They try to minimize road closures and slowdowns too. I don't have a problem with them. There are boring parts but it's still way more exciting than running my normal runs.

Yeah they would have to get rid of the Epcot start in order to change it. They do it for W/D and Star Wars though so I think they could do it for the other races. Not easy but they can do it.

 

[roxymama]

I'm ok with the half marathon course because I want all of the glory of running through the castle with only half the calories.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

I declined Magicbands.

I’m going to be using my new Dooney Dogs one exclusively and my husband will switch between Boba Fett and Stormtroopers

 

[Keels]

I declined Magicbands.

I’m going to be using my new Dooney Dogs one exclusively and my husband will switch between Boba Fett and Stormtroopers

Samesies, kinda. I actually got a MagicBand for one part of my stay but it was because it's considered a "Travel Package" with the cute little luggage tags, so I wanted to be able to pick what luggage tag I got.