Marathon Weekend 2018

[rteetz]

The 2018 runDisney ornament is available online now. They should have them at the expo as well but in case you want it for Christmas. They should have a marathon weekend specific one at the expo as well.

 

[hauntedcity]

Sunday Question: our DVC waitlists just expired, so we are definitely staying at Saratoga Springs!

 

[Sailormoon2]

My goal for the marathon is to cross the finish line with a beer in hand.

Heck yeah!!

 

[SheHulk]

Staying at WL BR, looks like only ones there right now. Am I missing something, is this not a good spot for race weekends? Was hoping for Boardwalk or Beach Club but those are tough to get for this weekend. Still stalking DVC page trying to find openings. One seller for WL was the post race feast at Whispering Canyon.

Hi we stayed there Marathon weekend 2015. It was nice, very relaxing. The only issue at all was that DH had a hard time getting around to spectate with WL as a jumping off point. Beach Club was much easier for example. I had no problem with the race or expo buses though. It will be nice!

 

[UNCBear24]

Another reason to always carry your own race nutrition. When I started running 10 years ago, I tried to use sportbeans. But I quickly found that the idea/fact/mechanics/zen of chewing while running was not gonna work for me. Nor was drinking vast quantities of sports drink. Gels work,but I have to say, I am not a fan of either Gu or Clif (too thick), so unless Disney decides to do PowerGels, I'll bring my own!

PowerGels are my choice too.

 

[DopeyBadger]

Now that corral information is on the horizon, I'm prepping the DIS List for everyone that runs during the weekend. I put together the list which includes all sorts of information that one may find helpful for the weekend including costumes, corrals, early/late arrivers, where you plan to line up, expected pace, estimated start time, estimated time to milestones (like Cinderella castle) and estimated finish time of day. In prep, I have two questions that will be helpful for coming up with the 2018 version:

1) If you ran Dopey in 2017, what was your 5k/10k corral and HM/M corral? I use this information to help determine 2018 Dopey Corral assignments into 5k/10k assignments which helps with my timing. While 2016 was not equal to 2017, it helps some to have 2017 official info. For example, I was in Corral B last year for the HM/M and Corral A for the 5k/10k.

2) If you ran either the 5k or 10k as a solo event in 2017 (not a Dopey bib), what was your estimated pace based on your registration (still available on Active.com by selecting "My Events" and "Past Events") and what corral were you assigned? I'm trying to see if I can find a correlation between Dopey bib assignments, the pace estimation of solo 5k/10k runners, and the final assignments for both.

While each year is individualistic based on the runners who have entered for that particular year, it should enable me to make relatively close guesses. Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[Sailormoon2]

@DopeyBadger I'm rally looking forward to this spreadsheet!

 

[MissLiss279]

Now that corral information is on the horizon, I'm prepping the DIS List for everyone that runs during the weekend. I put together the list which includes all sorts of information that one may find helpful for the weekend including costumes, corrals, early/late arrivers, where you plan to line up, expected pace, estimated start time, estimated time to milestones (like Cinderella castle) and estimated finish time of day. In prep, I have two questions that will be helpful for coming up with the 2018 version:

1) If you ran Dopey in 2017, what was your 5k/10k corral and HM/M corral? I use this information to help determine 2018 Dopey Corral assignments into 5k/10k assignments which helps with my timing. While 2016 was not equal to 2017, it helps some to have 2017 official info. For example, I was in Corral B last year for the HM/M and Corral A for the 5k/10k.

2) If you ran either the 5k or 10k as a solo event in 2017 (not a Dopey bib), what was your estimated pace based on your registration (still available on Active.com by selecting "My Events" and "Past Events") and what corral were you assigned? I'm trying to see if I can find a correlation between Dopey bib assignments, the pace estimation of solo 5k/10k runners, and the final assignments for both.

While each year is individualistic based on the runners who have entered for that particular year, it should enable me to make relatively close guesses. Thank you in advance for your help.

Looks like for Dopey last year, I was in corral C for the 5k/10k and corral H for the Half/Full.

 

[kski907]

Btw, I love how active this thread is lately with all the excitement.

No joke, I don't usually check on weekends so this morning I had almost 10 pages to go through.

Sundays Question: We are fortunate enough to be staying at Shades of Green. Although we miss out on some of the "Disney" aspects it is a better fit for us.

I also look forward to the @DopeyBadger spreadsheet, and thank you for all the time and effort.

 

[rteetz]

Now that corral information is on the horizon, I'm prepping the DIS List for everyone that runs during the weekend. I put together the list which includes all sorts of information that one may find helpful for the weekend including costumes, corrals, early/late arrivers, where you plan to line up, expected pace, estimated start time, estimated time to milestones (like Cinderella castle) and estimated finish time of day. In prep, I have two questions that will be helpful for coming up with the 2018 version:

1) If you ran Dopey in 2017, what was your 5k/10k corral and HM/M corral? I use this information to help determine 2018 Dopey Corral assignments into 5k/10k assignments which helps with my timing. While 2016 was not equal to 2017, it helps some to have 2017 official info. For example, I was in Corral B last year for the HM/M and Corral A for the 5k/10k.

2) If you ran either the 5k or 10k as a solo event in 2017 (not a Dopey bib), what was your estimated pace based on your registration (still available on Active.com by selecting "My Events" and "Past Events") and what corral were you assigned? I'm trying to see if I can find a correlation between Dopey bib assignments, the pace estimation of solo 5k/10k runners, and the final assignments for both.

While each year is individualistic based on the runners who have entered for that particular year, it should enable me to make relatively close guesses. Thank you in advance for your help.

5K/10K I was in E. Half and Full I was in L

 

[rteetz]

 

[Chaitali]

Sorry, I was gone for the weekend. I'm staying at Port Orleans Riverside too! Did my 18 miler yesterday. I feel surprisingly good today with just a little bit of quad soreness but not too bad Only one more super long run left for me, 20 miles in 2 weeks.

 

[PrincessV]

1) If you ran Dopey in 2017, what was your 5k/10k corral and HM/M corral?

Dopey 2017: D for 5K/10K, K for HM/M.

 

[Ariel484]

1) If you ran Dopey in 2017, what was your 5k/10k corral and HM/M corral?

C/I.

 

[VAfamily1998]

1) If you ran Dopey in 2017, what was your 5k/10k corral and HM/M corral? I use this information to help determine 2018 Dopey Corral assignments into 5k/10k assignments which helps with my timing. While 2016 was not equal to 2017, it helps some to have 2017 official info. For example, I was in Corral B last year for the HM/M and Corral A for the 5k/10k.

Corral A for the 5k/10k and Corral E for the HM/M.

 

[Keels]

C/H for me.

 

[disneydaydreamer33]

Answer to Sunday's Question: Off-site condo for me. It will be me and DH, and BRF and her husband. Marathon weekend coincides with a Builder's Conference for DH, so at least his work is footing the bill for our nights starting on Sunday!

 

[ZellyB]

I was just able to score a FP+ for Flight of Passage on our arrival day. YAY!! I'd been checking periodically with no luck and suddenly today, there was availability. So, I traded Navi River for that one.

 

[Disney at Heart]

1) If you ran Dopey in 2017, what was your 5k/10k corral and HM/M corral? I use this information to help determine 2018 Dopey Corral assignments into 5k/10k assignments which helps with my timing. While 2016 was not equal to 2017, it helps some to have 2017 official info. For example, I was in Corral B last year for the HM/M and Corral A for the 5k/10k.

5k/10k B
HM/M H

 

[LSUfan4444]

The 2018 runDisney ornament is available online now. They should have them at the expo as well but in case you want it for Christmas. They should have a marathon weekend specific one at the expo as well.

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Well, thats going to match mu LSU/purple & gold tree quite well.