I registered both myself and my DH and skipped the POT. Filled it in after receiving confirmation. I chose a slower time for both of us.What a interesting morning! I was following along to see how things went to prepare myself for this step for 2025 MW. So, I have a few questions.
1. How many of yall registered yourself and another racer at the same time? Is this a good idea or should you go for one at a time?
2. Are you providing your POT during registration or doing it later? If later are you picking a slower time so you are not prompted to provide the information?
3. Did everyone here who wanted to run the marathon and was on their computer when registration open get in?
I would consider taking the morning off for registration next year, but my work computer is faster and better internet here, plus multiple screens lol.
Was kinda wondering the same thing... On a local level, races that would fill up fast have been having spots open almost till race day. Other races just shut down and havent returned post covid. The big local marathon had just around 1000 runners while other marathons within a hour barely had 500 folks and are now just a double loop course because of the cost of their full course.
I was telling a friend that the full could be open for several days maybe a month. I could not have been more wrong. Is this overreaction to last year or something else.
You get them at the finish lineMarathon ear question.... I did the marathon in 2017 before the famous ears. Is that something you purchase at the expo or is it just handed out? I'm really hoping to get marathon ears and I didn't see them in the pre-purchase stuff.
I feel like we're lucky we're getting any pics, based on the past couple of years.Are there any larger pictures of the annual passholder bundle?
there's usually at least one ear *headband* available at the expo, but the ear *hat* has only been handed out to marathon finishers.Marathon ear question.... I did the marathon in 2017 before the famous ears. Is that something you purchase at the expo or is it just handed out? I'm really hoping to get marathon ears and I didn't see them in the pre-purchase stuff.
Welcome to the board! This is the best RunDisney group on the internets!!(...now I just need to get that AP....)
Welcome! So happy you joined in!Long time lurker, first time poster here.
I got in for Goofy today and had a few spare queue links I wanted to share, but when I tried to post them I got an error stating that the message content looked like spam. I suppose I need to have a certain number of posts before I can include a link? If so, I better reach that threshold before next time
Welcome to the board--this is truly a wonderful, kind community of RunDisney people. I hope you have a wonderful training cycle and race. It will be here before you know it!A total newbie here, so happy to have found this forum and you bunch of lovely people!
It's always the weekend prior to the MLK holiday weekend, so it can't ever fall across New Year's Day.They have never included Jan. 1st in the weekend so its almost certain it would be pushed back to the following week.
I'm so excited! I don't have my charity bib yet but I have a confirmed spot.
I have my hotels and flights all booked too, I'm completely ready lol. Just need to figure out if I want to do parks, and if so how much.
How crowded are the parks during MW usually?
Alright, that makes sense, thank you! I have some deferred tickets from 2021 that I've still been holding onto in my account that I think I'll just keep and maybe do some resort/minigolf/chilling out. If the AH lines up maybe I'll check that out too.They were pretty bad in 2023 and I’d expect the same in 2024. Early Marathon Weekend means more kids are still on break and more people in the parks. If you have a choice I’d recommend planning parks for the days following the Marathon rather than before or during. If not, I find MK, Epcot, and AK all pretty manageable (particularly if you are a resort guest with Genie+) and Hollywood Studios to be a nightmare hellscape. Opinions may vary, but HS having an abundance of low volume (RoTR, ToT, RnRC, Slinky Dog, Smuggler’s Run) and prone to breakdown (RotR, ToT, RnRC) rides doesn’t work well with crowds.
This year, there was an After Hours at HS on Wednesday during Marathon Weekend and MK on the Monday after MW. I attended the one at MK and it was an amazing time. It would be worth monitoring whether those events overlap again as well IMO.
Oh, those people are youngsters!For inspiration, I have this to share. I ran the Ventura Marathon in February, and went with the 3:55 pace group to have a little company. The pacers were a 60y.o. woman and a 66y.o. man, and both were quite comfortable at a sub-4 pace. Both are running Boston this weekend too! Awesomeness comes at every age.
@Disney at Heart you got this. Now my next sign up is for the Damn race. I am hoping for a better POT for the half. Training is going well. Hoping for sub 55. @OldSlowGoofyGuy no pressure
I think part of it, as others have said, is that it is a good time of year, the spectacle, and fomo, but also think part of it is the assesibility of RunDisney. The cut off times are extremely generous in comparison to most races, it is very inviting to new runners, and a large number of people walk the the majority of the race. I dont mean that as a dig, rather those are reasons why I started with RD. I knew I could do a marathon, but at the time it would be a stretch to finish within the cuttoffs and even if I did, I was likely going to be running by myself. At that point, I might as well just do a long solo run and save money.What a interesting morning! I was following along to see how things went to prepare myself for this step for 2025 MW. So, I have a few questions.
1. How many of yall registered yourself and another racer at the same time? Is this a good idea or should you go for one at a time?
2. Are you providing your POT during registration or doing it later? If later are you picking a slower time so you are not prompted to provide the information?
3. Did everyone here who wanted to run the marathon and was on their computer when registration open get in?
I would consider taking the morning off for registration next year, but my work computer is faster and better internet here, plus multiple screens lol.
Was kinda wondering the same thing... On a local level, races that would fill up fast have been having spots open almost till race day. Other races just shut down and havent returned post covid. The big local marathon had just around 1000 runners while other marathons within a hour barely had 500 folks and are now just a double loop course because of the cost of their full course.
I was telling a friend that the full could be open for several days maybe a month. I could not have been more wrong. Is this overreaction to last year or something else.
Honolulu Marathon is also very beginner friendly, and they have NO cutoff. This past December, the last finisher came in at 17:00+. I even had time to finish twice, running the last two miles again with my wife!I think part of it, as others have said, is that it is a good time of year, the spectacle, and fomo, but also think part of it is the assesibility of RunDisney. The cut off times are extremely generous in comparison to most races, it is very inviting to new runners, and a large number of people walk the the majority of the race. I dont mean that as a dig, rather those are reasons why I started with RD. I knew I could do a marathon, but at the time it would be a stretch to finish within the cuttoffs and even if I did, I was likely going to be running by myself. At that point, I might as well just do a long solo run and save money.