Marathon Weekend 2024

[marty3d]

I am still in the long line at the pasta station along with fellow runners, and everyone with small children…

It’s quite the line…

 

[The Expert]

I know they have to operate with safety in mind, but I would be devastate not to run through MK. That’s the whole draw of the half for marathon weekend and Princess.

Yep. I'm kinda pissed.

 

[lookingforsunshine]

news from runDisney— an earlier start and shortened course

 

[pluto377]

I’m probably the only one, but I’m not that sad about this. Missing the castle stinks but my anxiety is jumping for joy at having to run a distance I know I can easily complete.

 

[camaker]

They 100% made the right call in 2017. We'll see if they made the right call here tomorrow. This seems overly conservative and reactive given the forecasts I've seen and the trending of the storm chances later into the day. Let's hope they have better information, because it's going to be a PR nightmare if there's no lightning early in the day.

 

[superchime]

So where is everyone running their extra 6 miles tomorrow? Laps around Crescent Lake anyone?

I understand why they did it, and I'm glad to be able to run at all, but I was really looking forward to running through the castle.

 

[The Expert]

I know. Almost wish I could switch to the full (almost)

Honestly, if they allow us to attempt the full, I'd start it with plans to drop out after MK.

 

[The Expert]

So where is everyone running their extra 6 miles tomorrow? Laps around Crescent Lake anyone?

I understand why they did it, and I'm glad to be able to run at all, but I was really looking forward to running through the castle.

At HH today @Kerry1957 was talking about all us DISers doing a makeup run together if it were canceled. I'd be up for that!

 

[lookingforsunshine]

My makeup run thoughts:

If weather, I can run on a tread. But I am worried about them all being taken and having to finish the miles too late in the day when I need to be recovering for marathon.

Do I go to the gym 1:30 am? I feel lost.

 

[Fischstick]

How upset are the people that are ONLY doing the half gonna be? I’d be pretty bummed for sure!

Let me know if anyone decides to do the remaining six somewhere. I’d be up for that, too.

 

[PrincessV]

Sorry all. This stinks.

 

[camaker]

So where is everyone running their extra 6 miles tomorrow? Laps around Crescent Lake anyone?

I understand why they did it, and I'm glad to be able to run at all, but I was really looking forward to running through the castle.

At HH today @Kerry1957 was talking about all us DISers doing a makeup run together if it were canceled. I'd be up for that!

My makeup run thoughts:

If weather, I can run on a tread. But I am worried about them all being taken and having to finish the miles too late in the day when I need to be recovering for marathon.

Do I go to the gym 1:30 am? I feel lost.

Given the shortened course and the need to move onto marathon recovery, if the current forecast holds my plan will be to run my extra mileage around the CBR lake as soon as I get dropped off by the return bus.

 

[RunWI1265]

Such a bummer but I’m sure they looked at every option. It’s not just runners but the volunteers who are there later than us with take down and clean up that they need to consider.

 

[MissLiss279]

I’ll probably run around Saratoga Springs when I get back, as long as I can finish before there is any lightning in the area.

 

[Blue Caterpillar]

I have terrible wi-fi in my room, and I haven't been able to load the guide are buses same time for leaving?

 

[jpeterson]

I have terrible wi-fi in my room, and I haven't been able to load the guide are buses same time for leaving?

The post says transportation is not affected.

 

[marty3d]

Honestly, if they allow us to attempt the full, I'd start it with plans to drop out after MK.

I’d already mentally prepared for that as an option. I would totally switch.

 

[fatmanatee]

Wow. This makes sense but it’s a major bummer. I guess they can’t really wait much longer to pull the trigger on a move like this. Fact of the matter is that there’s a lot of cleanup that happens post-race, even if the race ends an hour or two before lightning might hit, the people working on the event would still be impacted.

 

[camaker]

Such a bummer but I’m sure they looked at every option. It’s not just runners but the volunteers who are there later than us with take down and clean up that they need to consider.

Completely agree that the volunteers need to be protected just as much as the runners. I just think that could easily be done with a rolling cleanup of the volunteers/stations as the last runners pass, especially since they're not going to be giving any leeway with the sweep times.

I have terrible wi-fi in my room, and I haven't been able to load the guide are buses same time for leaving?

It said there were no changes to the transportation schedule or the corral opening/closing times.

 

[Tiggerette]

Thanks for posting. I wrote to my running buddy who's doing all 4 races, and isn't a social runner. I wasn't sure if he would know about the change. The event guide isn't loading for me; I assume it's cause so many folks are trying to get the info.