Princess Weekend 2022

[SheHulk]

Last-minute I know, but where is everybody buying their tiaras? I just decided this is probably my one chance to run in a tiara, and I should take it.

 

[Naomeri]

Expo Overview:

https://guide.rundisney.events/expo/
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A= Advent Health Arena
B= VISA Athletic Center
C= HP Field House

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I see two main scenarios:

I want runDisney merchandise

My recommendation is to go to A (Advent Health Arena) first. If you go on the first day (Thursday, Feb 24th) around opening (10am), then expect to wait in line to get inside. The earlier you arrive, the more likely you will be to get a specific item or size. Items do tend to sell out within hours of the Expo opening, and it is impossible to predict. However, given shipping shortages worldwide, and Spring Surprise was given no pre-sale opportunities, I believe merch will be more limited than a normal runDisney event. The expo buses begin running around 9:30am from resorts.

After shopping in A (Advent Health Arena), head to C (HP Field House) to pick up you bib. If you need to sign a paper waiver, or talk with runner's relations, then this is also in the HP Field House.

After picking up your bib in C (HP Field House), head to B (VISA Athletic Center) to pick up your free event shirt. At the VISA Athletic Center is where you'll also find other non-runDisney vendors.


I don't want runDisney merchandise

Skip going to A (Advent Health Arena) completely and, head to C (HP Field House) to pick up you bib. If you need to sign a paper waiver, or talk with runner's relations, then this is also in the HP Field House.

After picking up your bib in C (HP Field House), head to B (VISA Athletic Center) to pick up your free event shirt. At the VISA Athletic Center is where you'll also find other non-runDisney vendors.


If you're a visual person, this is a youtube video from MW 2022 that shows a good run-down of the Expo experience upon arriving at WWOS.

Thanks for this, I don’t know why Disney thinks it’s helpful to label things A, B, & C without providing a key (I just figured out that if you tap the buildings, it tells you what they are, but my point still stands)

 

[Herding_Cats]

Thanks for this, I don’t know why Disney thinks it’s helpful to label things A, B, & C without providing a key (I just figured out that if you tap the buildings, it tells you what they are, but my point still stands)

When you walk in, the first big building on the right has your disney merch.
The back building on the LEFT has your bib.
The 2nd building on the right (the middle building) has your race shirts and all of the 3rd party vendors.

 

[lookingforsunshine]

I don't want runDisney merchandise

For these people it still may be good to go into the runDisney building— for MW they had a lot of really fun and creative photo opps!

 

[DopeyBadger]

Planned Meetups

We have the Disboards meetup: Saturday, 2/26/22, at 2:30pm-4:30pm at Hurricane Hannah's at Beach Club (link).

Now that we've got locations, courses, and timing, anyone interested in pre-race meetups? Is there a particular place people would prefer? Something easy to find?




I see four lightposts in the Reunion Area forming a square. So the meetup would be at the southwest lightpost when you see each forming a square. Like this:

Red Pac Man took the above picture. The faded blue triangle represents the picture area. There are three yellow circles which are each of the lightposts and a fourth that in the above picture during MW 2022 was green. The black arrow shows which lightpost I'm suggesting. From the cartoon, it would appear to be north of the baby care/AdventHealth tent area.

5k
Resort Transportation Begins: 3:00am
Start Groups area opens: 3:55am-ish
Starting Group 1 closes and walks to start: 4:25am-ish
Race Starts: 5:00am

10k
Resort Transportation Begins: 3:00am
Start Groups area opens: 3:55am-ish
Starting Group 1 closes and walks to start: 4:25am-ish
Race Starts: 5:00am

HM
Resort Transportation Begins: 2:30am
Start Groups area opens: 3:30am-ish
Starting Group 1 closes and walks to start: 4:25am-ish
Race Starts: 5:00am

G and I will be in one of the last groups for the 5k, so we've got plenty of time to hang. I'll be going for a top starting spot for the 10k/HM, so I'll probably head out around the time the starting group area opens.

Thoughts?

 

[The Expert]

Now that we've got locations, courses, and timing, anyone interested in pre-race meetups? Is there a particular place people would prefer? Something easy to find?

The more specific and clear we can be on the location the better. So someone doesn't accidentally do something incredibly dumb like JOIN THE WRONG GROUP for the 5K meetup. For example.

 

[XoxoAmy]

GUYS - bad news. I likely have a stress fracture in my lower left leg. Doc says I should stay off it for 4-6 weeks. Getting an MRI in a week and will have more specifics then but there is virtually no chance I am running the Challenge.

But, I really think I could not run for the next 3 weeks and then run/'walk the 10k. I have been running 13 miles/week for about 3 weeks with this stress fracture (it's a mild/dull pain) and it has not gotten significantly worse. But I knew something was up and clearly I need to stay off it to heal. BUT, this is/was my first runD weekend, and I really want the experience of a race! I think I can do the 10k without causing any damage. I am considering walking the HM but that might be too much. We also arrive on 2/19 so I am there a week in advance and will clearly be walking a good amount before the races.

I"M SO SAD!!

Has anyone dealt with this before? If I contact runD with a doctor's note, could I get the HM portion of my registration refunded? Or maybe I would need to get a refunded for the full challenge, probably can't pick and choose (if refund is even an option).

I'm also registered for the 10k and 10M for SS. Not sure I will be able to train for that, given it's 8 weeks away. I might just bag that trip and register for Nov. instead.

Did I mention that I'm sad.

 

[SheHulk]

Planned Meetups

We have the Disboards meetup: Saturday, 2/26/22, at 2:30pm-4:30pm at Hurricane Hannah's at Beach Club (link).

Now that we've got locations, courses, and timing, anyone interested in pre-race meetups? Is there a particular place people would prefer? Something easy to find?

I would come to a pre-race meetup for the 10k and half. I can never interpret these maps into irl places so I don't have any suggestions of where to meet.

GUYS - bad news. I likely have a stress fracture in my lower left leg. Doc says I should stay off it for 4-6 weeks. Getting an MRI in a week and will have more specifics then but there is virtually no chance I am running the Challenge.

But, I really think I could not run for the next 3 weeks and then run/'walk the 10k. I have been running 13 miles/week for about 3 weeks with this stress fracture (it's a mild/dull pain) and it has not gotten significantly worse. But I knew something was up and clearly I need to stay off it to heal. BUT, this is/was my first runD weekend, and I really want the experience of a race! I think I can do the 10k without causing any damage. I am considering walking the HM but that might be too much. We also arrive on 2/19 so I am there a week in advance and will clearly be walking a good amount before the races.

I"M SO SAD!!

I don't know if this makes sense in this situation, or what it would be like to cover many miles on one of these, but have you seen those little scooter-type devices people use for a lower leg injury, where you have your good foot on the ground, and your bad foot in a kneeling position with the scooter underneath (sorry I don't know what they are called)? I think I saw at least one person using one in the half over MW.

 

[The Expert]

For MW, there was an area to the far right of the photo backdrops (as you face the stage), and a Joffrey's coffee truck parked there. That was our landmark for the meetups, which some of us did manage to (eventually) find. I suppose we can't be sure that truck will be in the same spot, but once we had a tall guy with a sign in that area, most of us found the right place.

 

[HangWithMerida]

Now that we've got locations, courses, and timing, anyone interested in pre-race meetups? Is there a particular place people would prefer? Something easy to find?

I would definitely meet up for the 10k and maybe the HM. I am running the HM with my husband and he isn't super sociable so not sure if he would be up for meeting strangers. I meet strangers all the time, and you guys aren't really strangers, so maybe...

 

[DopeyBadger]

The more specific and clear we can be on the location the better. So someone doesn't accidentally do something incredibly dumb like JOIN THE WRONG GROUP for the 5K meetup. For example.

For MW, there was an area to the far right of the photo backdrops (as you face the stage), and a Joffrey's coffee truck parked there. That was our landmark for the meetups, which some of us did manage to (eventually) find. I suppose we can't be sure that truck will be in the same spot, but once we had a tall guy with a sign in that area, most of us found the right place.

I see four lightposts in the Reunion Area forming a square. So the meetup would be at the southwest lightpost when you see each forming a square. Like this:




Red Pac Man took the above picture. The faded blue triangle represents the picture area. There are three yellow circles which are each of the lightposts and a fourth that in the above picture during MW 2022 was green. The black arrow shows which lightpost I'm suggesting.

But if that's too confusing, we could try for outside the Joffrey's truck. I would imagine it could be busier there and harder to distinguish people though. I could bring a sign as well. At least for the 5k I will be VERY noticeable (assuming nothing goes wrong) dressed as Vision (light up cape).

I would come to a pre-race meetup for the 10k and half. I can never interpret these maps into irl places so I don't have any suggestions of where to meet.

Yea, everyone visualizes space differently. You could give me something like the above cartoon, and I essentially know exactly where I am in relation to everything. But that's how I visualize space. What would make it easiest for you to find a meet-up location like this? I figured a lightpost is a good choice because it's essentially an immoveable object outside of construction or a massive storm. But I'm open to a counterproposal.

GUYS - bad news. I likely have a stress fracture in my lower left leg. Doc says I should stay off it for 4-6 weeks. Getting an MRI in a week and will have more specifics then but there is virtually no chance I am running the Challenge.

But, I really think I could not run for the next 3 weeks and then run/'walk the 10k. I have been running 13 miles/week for about 3 weeks with this stress fracture (it's a mild/dull pain) and it has not gotten significantly worse. But I knew something was up and clearly I need to stay off it to heal. BUT, this is/was my first runD weekend, and I really want the experience of a race! I think I can do the 10k without causing any damage. I am considering walking the HM but that might be too much. We also arrive on 2/19 so I am there a week in advance and will clearly be walking a good amount before the races.

I"M SO SAD!!

Has anyone dealt with this before? If I contact runD with a doctor's note, could I get the HM portion of my registration refunded? Or maybe I would need to get a refunded for the full challenge, probably can't pick and choose (if refund is even an option).

I'm also registered for the 10k and 10M for SS. Not sure I will be able to train for that, given it's 8 weeks away. I might just bag that trip and register for Nov. instead.

Did I mention that I'm sad.

Wishing you the best of luck. rD is hit or miss on giving refunds. More often they don't, but it can't hurt to try and ask I guess.

 

[The Expert]

The green light meetup makes total sense to me @DopeyBadger

 

[SheHulk]

Duh. I don't know why I didn't put together that "entertainment" meant the dj stage. I'd meet at either the green light, if that's what @The Expert suggests, or the yellow light @DopeyBadger is pointing to. I think I can figure that. Worst case I'd just check under every light post

 

[azrivest]

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Red Pac Man took the above picture. The faded blue triangle represents the picture area. There are three yellow circles which are each of the lightposts and a fourth that in the above picture during MW 2022 was green. The black arrow shows which lightpost I'm suggesting.

Yeah I was also gonna suggest close to the Baby Care, as I assume it would give me a good reference point. For me the black arrow would be great.

(And do a lot of people bring their babies to the starting line at 3 am considering strollers/baby joggers aren't allowed in the race?)

 

[The Expert]

Duh. I don't know why I didn't put together that "entertainment" meant the dj stage. I'd meet at either the green light, if that's what @The Expert suggests, or the yellow light @DopeyBadger is pointing to. I think I can figure that. Worst case I'd just check under every light post

D'oh! I missed the arrow and was just attracted to the green light. This explains a lot, right? Black arrow is good!

 

[Naomeri]

Duh. I don't know why I didn't put together that "entertainment" meant the dj stage. I'd meet at either the green light, if that's what @The Expert suggests, or the yellow light @DopeyBadger is pointing to. I think I can figure that. Worst case I'd just check under every light post

Yeah, I think if we pick “under a lamppost near the **whatever**” would probably narrow it down enough for me. Just don’t use the words ”left” or “right” because I don’t know the difference most of the time

 

[azrivest]

Yeah, I think if we pick “under a lamppost near the **whatever**” would probably narrow it down enough for me. Just don’t use the words ”left” or “right” because I don’t know the difference most of the time

We'll just yell out "No Naomeri, your other right!"

 

[DisneyMountainWoman]

So yellow light near baby tent, cool I am not running 5k, but will check out that area during my 10k and HM. My goal is to get there early, but who knows with how early we have to wake up.

 

[azrivest]

What time should the meetup be if the start groups open up around 3:55am-ish?


This is getting real! I can't wait to meet everyone

 

[SheHulk]

What time should the meetup be if the start groups open up around 3:55am-ish?

In my experience it's pretty casual, people join and leave the group as they arrive and then decide to join the corrals.