Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon

sshindel

sshindel

The Epcot Manifesto
Thank you both to @dreamfinder and @Ariel484
I was able to find a little pricing information through one of the travel operators, and my father and I will be looking into it to see if it financially makes sense for us to do. I'm pretty hopeful that we'll be able to make it work!
I don't think I could wait until the week before on this trip. I'll have to prepare for this thing pretty well, as my current workouts are pretty much 100% cycling and 0% running, which will have to change quite a bit between now and then if I'm going to run the race. We'll have to be making the decision pretty soon so I can start on a training plan for the 1/2.
 
Ariel484

Ariel484

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@sshindel - good luck! I hope something works out for you. If you decide to put it off until next year, keep in mind that 2014 will be an anniversary year for the Wine & Dine Half (the 5th). runDisney traditionally puts out special medals for the anniversary races - and there may be a bit more fanfare for the weekend as a whole - so 2014 will more than likely sell out more quickly than usual. :)
 
sshindel

sshindel

The Epcot Manifesto
Ariel484 said:
@sshindel - good luck! I hope something works out for you. If you decide to put it off until next year, keep in mind that 2014 will be an anniversary year for the Wine & Dine Half (the 5th). runDisney traditionally puts out special medals for the anniversary races - and there may be a bit more fanfare for the weekend as a whole - so 2014 will more than likely sell out more quickly than usual. :)
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Well, the tour operator is just checking to make sure they have the 2 rooms we need at the Caribbean Beach, but they assure me that we have our 2 entries into the 1/2 marathon.
Thank you guys again for pointing out the tour operator section, as I had somehow missed that before! Now I just have to start training!
 
cloe111479

cloe111479

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Hi All! I'm signed up for the Jungle Jingle 5k. It's not my first 5k but it will be the first that I run a large part of. I am training with the Jeff Galloway app and am getting excited about the trip. I will be heading down to meet a bunch of friends who are all coming at the same time, one of which is doing her first 1/2! :)
 
Banzai

Banzai

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welcome aboard. we've got several Disney newbies trolling these waters with you - like me. WnD will be my firs. The folks here are helpful and nice. You'll be glad you found this spot. There is a thread off the mian page called "What Did you Do?" where folks post their training updates and commentary. Check that out, too.
 
Ariel484

Ariel484

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cloe111479 said:
Hi All! I'm signed up for the Jungle Jingle 5k. It's not my first 5k but it will be the first that I run a large part of. I am training with the Jeff Galloway app and am getting excited about the trip. I will be heading down to meet a bunch of friends who are all coming at the same time, one of which is doing her first 1/2! :)
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Welcome!! I'll be running the 5K too...should be lots of fun!

We're less than 4 months away...woohoo! :)
 
Texas84

Texas84

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I should probably keep my mouth shut, but New Balance is having a W&D contest. You can enter every day until 7/31 for a chance at 2 W&D entries, WDW resort, airfare, etc. If I win I'll go. :)
 
Ariel484

Ariel484

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5K - 78% full
Kids races - 53% full
Pre-Race Taste - 85% full

I'm looking forward to seeing the official course maps posted...hopefully sometime soon! :)
 
Ariel484

Ariel484

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KLeigh said:
When were they posted last year?
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I looked back through this thread and it looks like the map was up by this time last year. I found a copy of last year's program and the course description matches what's on the site now for both races, so I'm not sure if they're changing anything.

Also, waivers were up on 10/15 and corral placement/program/final instructions were up on 10/17. Gotta love WDWMagic for having a record of this info! :)
 
cloe111479

cloe111479

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If anyone finds that map, please post it!

The packet pick up documents are up on the site, but no one can fill them out b/c we don't yet have the bib numbers. (Yeah, i know we are preparing way ahead of time, but i will have 1 -- 1/2 marathon packet, 2 kids races packets, and 4 - 5k packets to get. -- We want to be well prepared. :))
 
Ariel484

Ariel484

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@cloe111479 - you'd better believe that map will be posted here! ;) I'm surprised it's not up yet based on last year's timeline, but in looking at runDisney.com they don't even have maps up for Disneyland yet, and that's a little over a month away. So who knows what's going on down there.

Biggest piece of advice I can give you is to prepare everything ahead of time. There will be printers at the expo where you can print out the waivers and packet pick-up authorization forms, but you can avoid waiting in those lines by printing everything ahead of time. And make sure you have a copy of the person's ID if you're picking up for them and any proof-of-time changes you need for the half. :)
 
cloe111479

cloe111479

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@Ariel484 -- Oh, I will totally be prepared. Between myself and my friend who's doing the 1/2 we will be prepared. We are the queens of it. Especially since i have to pick up SO many. :)

The biggest problem I am having currently is picking out the right outfit for my race. ;) SO many choices.
 
Ariel484

Ariel484

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cloe111479 said:
@Ariel484 -- Oh, I will totally be prepared. Between myself and my friend who's doing the 1/2 we will be prepared. We are the queens of it. Especially since i have to pick up SO many. :)

The biggest problem I am having currently is picking out the right outfit for my race. ;) SO many choices.
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Picking up someone else's packet usually goes pretty quickly and easily, so if you're prepared you should be good!

Oh yeah, the outfit is very important for pictures! ;)
 
Ariel484

Ariel484

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5K - 82% full
Kids races - 53% full
Finish Line party - 54% full - I wonder how much this will go up before the first price increase on 8/14?
Pre-Race Taste - 87% full
 

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