Recent content by lukacseven

I think 2006 or 2007 was the last year for the Inline Marathon. I remember at the January Marathon Weekend in 2006 they were advertising it. There was also a WDW Triathlon at one point around the same time. Not sure how many years they did that.

Back in the mid-2000's there was an after-party of sorts at Pleasure Island. Initially, it included free entry for all runners, back when there was an admission charge and in 2006 and 2007 was fairly well attended. After they stopped the admission charge to PI, the Downtown Disney area was...

I was doing some cleaning and found a box of old marathon weekend race programs. They handed these out one year at the Expo with the photographer locations on the course. And I found a dozen of the cell phone credit card/ID holder sleeves.

I try to go as minimal as possible for any races. With WDW in January, keep an eye on the weather. I like to be warm/comfortable at teh start, but once the fireworks go off, I try to ditch as much as I can. For warmer weather, once the race starts, it's sunglasses, visor, watch, race belt and...

Just curious what your thought was running an in-person vs. virtual. Personally, I find it much more difficult running a virtual event, especially a full marathon. If you can run a half, you can probably run the Disney full in-person. The atmosphere is exciting and you can;t replicate that...

To everyone running this coming weekend at WDW: Good luck and congratulations! Safe travels, stay healthy and most importantly, soak in the atmosphere and have fun. Whether you are a first-timer running the 5K or a Perfectly Dopey runner, there are few other places that offer the experience that...

One year, we went to MK on Sunday night after doing Goofy and I got stuck on Space Mt. I literally couldn't get out of the ride vehicle. Always felt better walking around the parks and keep moving after running. Standing in line for rides, not so much. Luckily, most of the newer rides are...

If you complete the given distance within the required time, then you've earned the medal. It shouldn't matter if you ran, walked, both, neither, crawled, skipped rope, juggled, dribbled a basketball, etc.. Virtual runs are one discussion, but as far as in-person races go, I feel like...

I've never done the Galloway training plan, but in 2018, for Goofy, I used the timer and ran with a Galloway pace group for the marathon. I made it until WWoS before I dropped off. Definitely was an effective strategy because I had only really trained for the half. I've never seen or heard of...

I think the question is: If someone does a training run of 13.1 miles, how does that differ from someone who runs a virtual half marathon? Is it because you'd paid for the medal? If it doesn't matter where or when you run, then I'm trying to understand why all the virtual runners are getting...

I tend to agree, but people can have their own opinions, too. For me, personally, I'm just not buying a Disney medal and a shirt for running around my neighborhood when I could do it anytime for free. I prefer to run at WDW during the actual race. I like the Expo, the pre-race, race...

Personally, I do not do runDisney events for the medal or shirt. For me it's about the experience - the expo, meeting other runners, a specific course, date, time and the privilege of an experience that I otherwise can't get anywhere else. Whether it's 5k, 10k, 13.1, 26.2, 39.3, 48.6, it's a...

I think Higdon will prepare you better, but Galloway might be the better race strategy, if that makes sense. I was really surprised at the overall time results and the way I felt using regimented run/walk for a race.