I'm torn about what happened last weekend. On one hand, I'm disappointed, because this was supposed to be part 2 of my coast to coast, and now I feel as though I didn't entirely earn it. On the other hand, after the delay, because I was all the way back in corral K, I didn't start until round 11:45. Going in, I expected to start round 11:00 so i was prepared for that, but those extra 45 minutes just kind of took the wind out of my sails and by the time I got out on the course, I just had no desire to do it anymore. I know I would have finished if it had been full half, but my motivation was just sort of gone by that point.
That said, I don't blame Disney at all. I really do think they were worried about more weather that evening and it is better to do a 10k over cancelling it all together. Once it started getting really windy, my friend and I were checking the radar and there wasn't a whole lot of rain around, but our other friend was still at Epcot and she said it had started raining. Then when we got evacuated, all of the sudden there was a lot more rain on the radar that seemed to pop up out of nowhere. I also believe that there was no way Disney could have won in that situation. Like somebody else said, if it had been a full half and people at the back had less than an hour at the after party, people would have complained. If it was cancelled, people would have complained. It was just a bad situation all around.
While the race was fun, running through the Osborne Lights was amazing, and I'm glad to have done it, I'm not sure I'll be signing up for Wine and Dine again. I didn't like being at the parks all day and having to constantly check the time so I could plan when to eat for the last time, or deciding when to leave so I could get back to the resort to change and rest for a bit. And then having to get to WWOS so early because of the road closures. It was just a long day with a lot of waiting around. I much preferred the Disneyland Half where we got there probably around 5 or so in the morning and then had the rest of the day to do whatever. So from now on, I think I'll stick to morning races. I can't wait to do another Disney race though because this definitely won't be my last. I know weather can happen anywhere and anytime, especially in Florida. Next up for me will probably be Star Wars coast to coast in 2017.