For those that have experience running with a charity at runDisney, how does the registration process work? Do you get a link before or after general registration date? Is everything else normal… for example submitting a proof of time and corral placement? Just curious how this has typically worked for those that have done it before. Thanks
Have run for several different charities and each does things a little different, but here's my experience:
- Typically registration links come
after general registration. RD has contracts with the charities guaranteeing each a certain number of bibs, so there's no rush for them to get the actual registration links out. Gives those of us running through charity something to stress about as you see everyone else get their registration confirmation.
- Once you get your registration link from the charity the process is the exact same on the website including POT, t-shirt size, etc.
- Even once they get the registration links, charities vary in when they will send them. Some, especially those that require a credit card to charge any shortfall in your fundraising at deadline, will send them to participants almost immediately. Others won't send it to you until you hit your minimum or a certain % of your minimum.
- I've never had an issue, but only snafu I could theoretically see is delay in getting registration link causing someone to miss POT deadline, especially as RD seems to be making that deadline much ealrier this year. I'm sure they must have a way to deal with it and have never heard any complaints, but something to keep an eye on if using a POT for earlier start group is important to you.