Disneyland Half Marathon

[LAKid53]

I'm really curious about this weekend aswell. I hope to run in Cali in 2018, but so far, the news and rumours since Tinkerbell '17 aren't that great.

If you wander over to the Disneyland Half thread, I've asked several runners to give updates on those issues that arose during this year's Tinkerbell. I'm planning on running the Star Wars Light Side, but not if the problems - especially the security fiasco - haven't been resolved. The pictures posted by runners of the security check spots looked like the Magic Kingdom on New Year's Eve.

 

[RunningKoen]

If you wander over to the Disneyland Half thread, I've asked several runners to give updates on those issues that arose during this year's Tinkerbell. I'm planning on running the Star Wars Light Side, but not if the problems - especially the security fiasco - haven't been resolved. The pictures posted by runners of the security check spots looked like the Magic Kingdom on New Year's Eve.

I saw your post; glad you asked. I guess more people wonder about the status of rD at cali after Tink, and the Disneyland Half is the next race over there.

And thats just based on Tink. The registration for other races are another issue. We're hoping for the Avengers weekend, but that has the extra problem of not being popular enough. But enough with filling topics up with unrelated stuff.

Keep us updated on DL half, thanks in advance

 

[Texas84]

River, what river? There's a river in Anaheim? The only river I remember is the LA River, which is really just a huge storm water drain for what used to be a river....

Thus the quotes around 'river'.

 

[RunningKoen]

Event guide is online!

Who has the time to compare this event guide with the Tinkerbell '17 one? ;-)

 

[Texas84]

Waiver link is active but it doesn't work. Yet.

 

[Mark P.]

Waiver link is active but it doesn't work. Yet.

Works now:

https://www.trackshackresults.com/disneysports/waivers/DLandWaiv17/verify.php

 

[Texas84]

Just checked. Corral B. I'll take it!

 

[surfsupdon]

Corral A, excellent! I'm looking for a best time!

 

[RunningKoen]

Just checked. Corral B. I'll take it!

Corral A, excellent! I'm looking for a best time!

Excellent, for both of you! What time do you think you'll run?

 

[Mark P.]

Corral B here, based on a 9:23 pace during this year's Cherry Blossom ten mile run in DC. Hoping to take advantage of some lighter crowds/shorter character lines early on and then pick up pace once we get off resort. Have there historically been many (any?) characters along the back stretch or is it just the first few miles while in the parks?

 

[kevlightyear]

Corral C as expected. I'm hoping for some cooler dry weather to make up for the miserable hot and humid summer we've had here in the south. The new course looks interesting. It'll be nice to have a change.

 

[Texas84]

Excellent, for both of you! What time do you think you'll run?

About 2 hours for me if it's not too warm.

 

[psherman42]

Good luck everyone! I wish I was running these races again this year. Hopefully I'll be with you all next year! <3

 

[surfsupdon]

Excellent, for both of you! What time do you think you'll run?

Sub 1:40 but my goal is 1:37ish lol.

 

[RunningKoen]

I found a PDF with the corral assignment. (And the challenge one over here)

The last corrals look crowded, over 3000 bibs planned for I&J, nearly 6500 for G, H, I and J. I know these corrals are the largest ones, but that's almost 60% of the runners.

If I would run, I would (easily, but not as quick as @surfsupdon ) make it into the A corral and within the first 800 runners. These files are a great ego boost and motivation (a).

 

[Greenlawler]

Looks like I am in B as well Texas84, I have been in A the last few years but B is probably right. I would love to get a sub 2 hour but 2:05 is probably where I will finish.

 

[Mark P.]

Excellent, for both of you! What time do you think you'll run?

Including character stops, I'm hoping for just shy of 2:00. Recovering from tendinitis that was just recently diagnosed, though, so there's a lot up in the air right now.

 

[dreamfinder]

Have there historically been many (any?) characters along the back stretch or is it just the first few miles while in the parks?

When I ran it, they were only on Disney property.

 

[Greenlawler]

right like Dreamfinder said. This will be DL 6 for me and I think I've never seen a character once you leave the property

 

[LAKid53]

I'll be happy if I can ever run a sub 3:00 half...