No one anticipated a global pandemic that would shut down in person races for 18 months.
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Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
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No one anticipated a global pandemic that would shut down in person races for 18 months.
OG Runner
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Great job, but why? Trust me, "just because", is a valid response.
Rteetz
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I mean basically. On the disboards I used to have a massive RunDisney FAQ style thread with all the info you could need on the races. In there each year I would update pricing and keep a historical reference of past pricing to see how much pricing had gone up from the previous year. Well I am no longer on the disboards so I took my info and moved it to a spreadsheet to keep it running. So now I want to fill the whole thing out.
DznyGrlSD
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I love a fellow spreadsheet-nerd
OG Runner
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I was just wondering. Thank you for being our resident pricing historian.
dreamfinder
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Yeah, I've slacked off the last bit, but it's probably time to get it going again.
Just something that I've been thinking about....I've seen several races modify courses to be loops due to a shortage of volunteers (which is obviously understandable).
Do you think runDisney might have the same problem and have to modify the courses to accommodate less volunteers?
Do you think runDisney might have the same problem and have to modify the courses to accommodate less volunteers?
OG Runner
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Anything is possible, but considering the lead time and the volunteers that have helped in the past, I would hope not.
I have to admit, as much I didn't like the WWoS loop previously. I liked it better than the course for the 2020 marathon.
That's a great idea!
I'm debating between the 10K and the half. I may volunteer for the one I don't pick.
DznyGrlSD
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Since 2023 is the 10th anniversary of Dopey - I'm aiming for that. I want to run at least one race that weekend and volunteer for the full so I get "inspired" LOL
Figment82
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The charity group I had tentatively signed up with was just informed this morning that they were denied bibs for all 3 weekends. I saw Children’s Miracle Network decided not to participate due to new restrictions for charities. Just wanted to put this out there for those looking to run for a charity. I’ll be looking to see who was actually approved, and hopefully can still run with one, but things will definitely look different for the 2021-2022 season.
CMN will still be the recipient charity for Princess Weekend, correct?
I know thousands are raised for the named charities for each weekend.
Figment82
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Well, that explains why they aren't listed as a sponsor for the 2022 weekend. I thought part of our registration fee went to the charity. If that's the case, then runDisney needs to either fund another charity - although Princess won't be the same without CMN
- or reduce the fees.
Figment82
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Agreed - I saw Second Harvest was listed as the features charity for W&D, and you could add on a donation as part of registration. So hopefully they’re not cutting out a sponsor charity for Princess weekend altogether.Well, that explains why they aren't listed as a sponsor for the 2022 weekend. I thought part of our registration fee went to the charity. If that's the case, then runDisney needs to either fund another charity - although Princess won't be the same without CMN
These weekends are a huge help to these wonderful organizations, not only financially, but also in just getting their name and mission out there. I always love hearing the success stories shared during the pre-race announcements.
I agree - it was nice hearing the success stories.
Hopefully we will be able to do the same for Princess, along with Marathon and Spring Special.