IamTrike
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2010
We've stayed at the contemporary, Poly, and POR for different marathon weekends.We learned a lot for our first rD event this past weekend! First time ever we stayed off property and don't think it was the wisest choice. Thoughts/recommendations for best on-site hotel? Thinking a boardwalk/epcot hotel would be a quicker bus ride.
We had a bus issue during one of the POR trips which has turned us off to any bus transportation.
We find the best resort is Poly you can walk to the TTC so you don't even have to transfer monorails. It also makes it easy for spectators.
Our best value rooms are garden wing rooms at the contemporary. By far it's the cheapest way to stay on the monorail during marathon weekend.
Add me to the list of people doing the Shamrock half! I am doing the Dolphin Challenge (10k/half). I had hoped to upgrade to the full, but I think it's wiser to take some time off instead and rest for a few weeks. I made it through Dopey okay, but I had some serious leg pains the 2 weeks leading up to it that made me really nervous. No need to push it!
That seems like a fun challenge. I was debating doing one but didn't want to have to get there a day earlier.
I'm really partial to monorail resorts. Very predictable schedule. I can always board the 4am monorail out of Contemporary (a few minutes earlier for the Grand, since it is a few stops back) and have never had a problem making a forward corral with a bathroom stop.
I'm STRONGLY considering registering for Shamrock, probably the full. There is another one in Newport News the week before, I might register for that one instead.
Is the one in Newport News put on by the company that does the Massive Medal half? I ran their 5k this past year. They do a good event, but i like J&A events better.
We will be at Shamrock again running the 8k and the half. Always a nice time. See you there.
...........now back to our scheduled programming...........
Wow with all the people at shamrock maybe we need to do a meetup?