I have no strategy for running, no training plan, no plans to get a costume (although based on above I should bring my winter gear!), but I am concerned about ADRs which seems silly, I know. As ADRs are opening soon, can anyone comment on the time commitment for the Expo on Friday? I realize I will need to go there to pick up a bib, but I have never run a single race (disney or otherwise), so I am lost as to what to expect- I can get there via bus but how long do I plan on that taking? If I focus and don't look around how long will I need to be there? Is there a time I should go for minimum crowds? I have to ditch my husband with 2 preschoolers or take them all with me. I assume they would be bored with the Expo so I should go for the former, right? Can I do some sort of nice park lunch with the family (recommendations for things for a stomach nervous I might not make it through mile 4?) head to the expo for a bib, and make it back for a small, low key family dinner? Also, by my math & the required pacing I should be able to finish the 10K and make it back to an Epcot resort for an 11am brunch- is all of this beyond achievable? I know, advice is to leave the kids at home but that is not happening, so I need a strategy to make the weekend fun for all.
If it helps, I went to the expo last year on Thursday. We left MK at about 11:30, took a monorail to Poly to catch an expo bus from there, went to the expo and made it back to our resort (POFQ) around 2:00. We did walk around the expo some, but didn't spent a whole lot of time doing it. So 2.5 hours in all, but that's with extra travel time (monorail) and looking around the expo a little.
I agree with others to eat lighter foods the day before the race! I don't have a sensitive stomach but just try to avoid rich (butter, cream) foods.
I think an 11am brunch is very doable. I made it for a 9:50 breakfast at an Epcot resort last year without having to rush at all.
I'm getting excited! My ADR day is Monday!