Belle Ella
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2007
I just have to get this off of my chest about the one slightly negative experience during the 10k:
When the runners were leaving Disneyland by Splash Mountain (past mile 5.5?), a Cast Member shouted, "COME ON, RUNNERS! WALKING IS CHEATING!" He might have said something else prior to that, but I only caught the end. I shot back: "Hey! I don't see YOU doing this!," while another runner commented, "Says the person who's just standing there!"
I'm sure the CM was trying to be encouraging, but I wasn't impressed, especially since the official runDisney training guide suggests the run-walk method.
/end complaint about a first world problem haha
I feel you there! It actually reminds me of the first time I ran this one. Out with all the people and their classic cars one guy had a sign that said "I didn't wake up this early to watch you walk". It got me so disheartened as I was on a walk interval at the time and already struggling. I'm not gonna lie it brought me to tears - and not in a magical way. I had a very hard time getting myself through the final few miles after that and I think the only thing that kept me going for the last mile was running by people I knew and not wanting to stop in front of them.
As much fun as some signs can be, I wish some people put more thought into it. Thankfully those signs are few and far between. I'm sure the guy thought it was funny, but it definitely wasn't on my end.[/QUOTE]