runDisney Star Wars Events

[OG Runner]

Sounds like marathon day this year (got up to 84F) when they cut the last three miles for half the field because so many people were passing out, and that was January, I’d hate to see what an unseasonably hot April day could get to!

I have my fingers crossed. I signed up for the Half today. This will be only the second Disney race I haven't run in January.

 

[DznyGrlSD]

4pm - Rival run challenge sold out but all other runs available.

 

[Surferboy567]

As of 4:39 the rival run challenge is back in stock?

 

[Demarke]

As of 4:39 the rival run challenge is back in stock?

They shift and reallocate sometimes if one race or option is lopsided in sales (either merging into challenge bibs, or splitting challenge bibs into more individual race bibs). I’m guessing they had less demand for 10k-only bibs than anticipated and converted some individual 10k and half bibs into more challenge bibs

Edit: as of 5:15, Challenge is sold out again, but all the individual race and Kessell Run options are still in stock!

 

[Surferboy567]

They shift and reallocate sometimes if one race or option is lopsided in sales (either merging into challenge bibs, or splitting challenge bibs into more individual race bibs). I’m guessing they had less demand for 10k-only bibs than anticipated and converted some individual 10k and half bibs into more challenge bibs

Gotcha, didn’t know they do that. Thanks!

 

[Surferboy567]

Actually it doesn’t matter because as of 5:19 the rival run is sold out once again.

 

[Swissmiss]

They shift and reallocate sometimes if one race or option is lopsided in sales (either merging into challenge bibs, or splitting challenge bibs into more individual race bibs). I’m guessing they had less demand for 10k-only bibs than anticipated and converted some individual 10k and half bibs into more challenge bibs

Edit: as of 5:15, Challenge is sold out again, but all the individual race and Kessell Run options are still in stock!

I could see how a race organizer could split and reallocate bibs, because by doing so you aren’t changing overall capacity (crowd control) of the race, but can they really merge bibs? Because wouldn’t merging mean the capacity of one of the challenge races would be surpassed?

 

[Demarke]

I could see how a race organizer could split and reallocate bibs, because by doing so you aren’t changing overall capacity (crowd control) of the race, but can they really merge bibs? Because wouldn’t merging mean the capacity of one of the challenge races would be surpassed?

By merging, I think they would take one individual bib out of both the 10k and half and create one challenge if that’s where the demand is and the math works out the same participant-wise.

 

[LAKid53]

Only the 10K/half challenge is sold out. Everything else available.

 

[Surferboy567]

When do they typically announce dates for these races. Like for 2022 races?

 

[DznyGrlSD]

When do they typically announce dates for these races. Like for 2022 races?

If I remember correctly and @LAKid53 can correct me - at the Marathon Expo? or Princess Expo?

Edited to add: they're typically the same time every year:
Marathon - 1st full weekend after New Years
Wine/Dine - 1st weekend after Halloween

 

[Surferboy567]

If I remember correctly and @LAKid53 can correct me - at the Marathon Expo? or Princess Expo?

Edited to add: they're typically the same time every year:
Marathon - 1st full weekend after New Years
Wine/Dine - 1st weekend after Halloween

Thanks! I’m just putting together a quick plan in the event I run in the 2022 Star Wars Rival Run. Need those dates to base everything off of. I’m leaning strongly toward Star Wars as we are massive fans but marathon also I think Star Wars may be the way to go though.

 

[surfsupdon]

I’m so tempted fyi.
I mean I’m not running WineDineHalf because it was cancelled so maybe I run this??! I need to make my decision tout suite, if it’s a yes!

 

[RunningKoen]

I’m so tempted fyi.
I mean I’m not running WineDineHalf because it was cancelled so maybe I run this??! I need to make my decision tout suite, if it’s a yes!

you should do it!

 

[OG Runner]

I’m so tempted fyi.
I mean I’m not running WineDineHalf because it was cancelled so maybe I run this??! I need to make my decision tout suite, if it’s a yes!

DO IT! Come on DO IT! DOOO IT!

 

[LAKid53]

If I remember correctly and @LAKid53 can correct me - at the Marathon Expo? or Princess Expo?

Edited to add: they're typically the same time every year:
Marathon - 1st full weekend after New Years
Wine/Dine - 1st weekend after Halloween

That is correct.

And the Disney Parks Blog will have an announcement with all the dates for the 2021-22 "season"

 

[LAKid53]

DO IT! Come on DO IT! DOOO IT!

Ditto

 

[LAKid53]

I’m so tempted fyi.
I mean I’m not running WineDineHalf because it was cancelled so maybe I run this??! I need to make my decision tout suite, if it’s a yes!

Please join us. You know you want to.

 

[LAKid53]

Thanks! I’m just putting together a quick plan in the event I run in the 2022 Star Wars Rival Run. Need those dates to base everything off of. I’m leaning strongly toward Star Wars as we are massive fans but marathon also I think Star Wars may be the way to go though.

SW weekend is mid-April, depending on when Easter falls.

 

[Surferboy567]

SW weekend is mid-April, depending on when Easter falls.

Easter is super late in April for 2022.

April 17th to be exact. So probably a week after that. Could be before, I also notice that blog post normally goes up in October or December.