PrincessV
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- Jul 6, 2006
...found it a lot more crowded than last year
I wondered about that. We were in Wave 4 and every step of the race was packed.
...found it a lot more crowded than last year
I wondered about that. We were in Wave 4 and every step of the race was packed.
Home and in recovery mode.
So sorry I wasn't there to meet anyone!
Diane and Mallory convinced me to ride Kali River Rapids - and who got soaked? Me of course!!!
What a fun race. Have read a lot of complaints and I do think there were some organization issues - but it was fun and that is all I care about!
I hope everyone had a great time!!!
I had a lot of fun with EEC. I actually finished 15th in the female division, which I was super excited about. And my friends won the coed division! I would be interested in doing it again next year, just because it was so fun and I would like to improve my time.
I do hope that next year they decide to group the waves by time and not by division, because even though I was in Wave 1 there were a lot of walkers who lined up at the very front, which meant lots of weaving.
I didn't care for the lack of a 5k finish line. You kind of didn't even know you were finished with that portion!... I was kind of disappointed with the actual finish line too...it was sooooo narrow and by the time we finished there were just hoards of people crowding around there you couldn't get to the water/powerade table and you had to push your way through to even get a medal...the medal line was backing up to the finish line. My teammate was really disappointed that they just handed her a medal...no "congrats" or no one actaully putting the medal on her like they do at the other races.
I have two issues with Organization which I'm sure Disney will fix - there wasn't a posting or clock at the end of the 5K and I didn't like getting in the way of people still running to complete the scavenger hunt.
AWESOME work - congrats to you all!I had a lot of fun with EEC. I actually finished 15th in the female division, which I was super excited about. And my friends won the coed division!
I will tell you, I have heard a lot of complaining about the walkers. Me being one, I take it to heart. But I also know race etiquitte. I walk all the way over to the right of the course. But I still had runners clipping me as they went by and even going around the cones to the right of me.
It is a 5K, and lots of people do 5Ks - not just the serious competitive runners. I just hope that someone doesn't get discouraged from participating as a walker after this experience.
I also agree with Diane - the criss crossing of runners and scavenger hunters we really weird. I know you have limitations with the park set up.
Also would have loved a clock at the end of the 5K portion.
But all in all - I met some wonderful people, I had a great time and I finished!!!!
I had a lot of fun with EEC. I actually finished 15th in the female division, which I was super excited about. And my friends won the coed division! I would be interested in doing it again next year, just because it was so fun and I would like to improve my time.
I do hope that next year they decide to group the waves by time and not by division, because even though I was in Wave 1 there were a lot of walkers who lined up at the very front, which meant lots of weaving.
I really enjoyed it as well.
One thing they should consider...
Run the 5K outside of the park. Finish at the entrance to AK, then have the scavenger hunt and party in the park. This could solve alot of problems. The scavenger hunt and run will not get in each others way. Running outside the park could make the running lanes wider, so that runners (and walkers) are not getting in each others way as much. There were times in the AK where there was no where to go to get out of the way.
May make the run less scenic, but add some characters, parade floats, local high school bands, etc., and it will be fine.
Just a thought. Otherwise, the only other solution I can think of is to make the race smaller. It is oversold now.
Still, despite the issues, I really did enjoy it. I approached it to have fun, not to get a great time.
I hope you didn't misunderstand me. I think one of the greatest things about disney races are that they are open to and encouraging of all abilities (my husband is a run/walker!) but also that at the bigger races (marathon weekend, etc) they group people by expected finish time and they enforce the corral placement. This makes for less frustration for runners and walkers, since people are generally placed with others around their general pace.
Perhaps a seperation along the race....like a lane for the walkers? Just a thought.
hahaha, ok, not gonna lie, just posting to see if our cute finisher photo showed up correctly in my signature