Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend

pdude81

pdude81

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DznyGrlSD said:
I TOTALLY forgot about race retreat!! Is that concept dead now? It would be a Godsend for Dopey in 2023
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I emailed them through the form yesterday, so hopefully there will be a response sometime today or tomorrow. I assume the guardians building changed layout at the start but that doesn't mean there aren't a few parking lots they don't really need in January. It can be revisited.
 
pdude81

pdude81

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surfsupdon said:
For Marathon Weekend, do you think it’s better to submit a Marathon PoT that is slightly under 4hrs, or a Half PoT that is well under 2hours??
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It would depend on how far under the 2 hours would be. They do look at conversions. But if all you care about is being in a corral under 4 hours, then the marathon basically guarantees it. To me 1:50 half is a better time than 3:59 full, but I think to them you're in the same corral.
 
LAKid53

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pdude81 said:
I emailed them through the form yesterday, so hopefully there will be a response sometime today or tomorrow. I assume the guardians building changed layout at the start but that doesn't mean there aren't a few parking lots they don't really need in January. It can be revisited.
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But wasn't that building under construction in 2019?
 
Rteetz

Rteetz

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pdude81 said:
That's a good point. They should have at least had the frame up by January. There is hope yet!
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Its the future world and entrance work that changed the courses in 2020 not guardians. We run under the guardians launch tunnel in 2020. I think the whole race retreat thing may be dead. Runners square could come back but again I don't know. Neither of them ever seemed worth it. I would rather congregate, meet with friends, experience everything than hide out in a tent or something. Just my take.
 
OG Runner

OG Runner

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pdude81 said:
Here is the response I received. About as informative as usual:

"Future events for the race retreat have not been announced.
For further information, please look for updates on our social media platforms."
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Considering how close it was to the Marathon, before they actually showed the course in 2020, I am not really surprised.
I really wish Disney understood some people enjoy a consistent experience. For me, I liked the course in 2014, because
in 2015 I felt more comfortable really knowing where I was. I know there are mile markers but there is a feeling. I would
think, for many, it would be the same with the comfort of having the race retreats there.
 
uncle jimmy

uncle jimmy

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I was notified late last night that the charity I wanted to run the Marathon for was going live with registrations sometime today. They went live slightly before noon for sign-up, as all those who were interested were emailed as it went live.
runDisney still doesn't have any charities listed or links to any of the charities on their website.
When I registered for the Marathon their count showed 42 bibs for each race during each race weekend (excluding Spring surprise, which they will have bibs at a later time).
So yeah, I'm signed up for the Marathon and hopefully come Tuesday I'll be able to sign up for the 10k too!
 
Figment82

Figment82

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uncle jimmy said:
I was notified late last night that the charity I wanted to run the Marathon for was going live with registrations sometime today. They went live slightly before noon for sign-up, as all those who were interested were emailed as it went live.
runDisney still doesn't have any charities listed or links to any of the charities on their website.
When I registered for the Marathon their count showed 42 bibs for each race during each race weekend (excluding Spring surprise, which they will have bibs at a later time).
So yeah, I'm signed up for the Marathon and hopefully come Tuesday I'll be able to sign up for the 10k too!
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That’s awesome! Congrats! The charity that I was interested in also sent out communication that they had bibs available, so I’m in for the Half! I’ve never run a rD race for charity before - but I’m excited to finally make it happen! Also relieved that I’ll be able to avoid the potential crazy of Tuesday.
 
dreamfinder

dreamfinder

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For those of you who have confirmed with charities, can you post what charities they are? And did they have a virtual option available? The ones I would normally expect to have information don't seem to have anything publicly available yet.
 
Figment82

Figment82

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dreamfinder said:
For those of you who have confirmed with charities, can you post what charities they are? And did they have a virtual option available? The ones I would normally expect to have information don't seem to have anything publicly available yet.
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GKTW, and I didn’t see any mention of a virtual option - it looked like there was only a fundraising opportunity if you wanted to donate, but didn’t want/need a bib.
 
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uncle jimmy

uncle jimmy

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dreamfinder said:
For those of you who have confirmed with charities, can you post what charities they are? And did they have a virtual option available? The ones I would normally expect to have information don't seem to have anything publicly available yet.
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American Cancer Society, also didn't notice any virtual bibs.
 

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