Marathon Weekend 2018

[lhermiston]

I need to give a huge thanks to @Keels and another disboard member whose name I didn’t know. (So sorry for that, part of my anxiety is that I don’t retain information in social situations very well). I was having a very rough time after mile 8, including several 20+ minute miles. By WWOS I was worried about health issues and had decided to quit. First, my unnamed angel stopped and asked how I was doing. I know that I was very abrupt and could barely speak; it was still a boost for me. Despite that I stopped at the medical station in mile 19 and was waiting to quit. @Keels was nice enough to stop and encourage me and just being so nice was enough to get me off my butt. I owed it to myself and everyone here to leave it all on the table. Fortunately, I was able to finish.

My nose was stuffed for the entire race, I was still working on low sleep and heavily medicated, but my primary problem was my lack of training. I don’t know how long it took me, but I know it was a PW (a PW that I had thought was impossible). Somewhere in the range of 7:40. Still, I can’t thank the board and my family enough for the encouragement to finish. I know I’d feel worse if I had given in and quit. My legs and feet aren’t thanking me for it, but I’ll live.

This warms my cold, icy heart. So dang proud of the members of this community.

 

[jaxonp]

Nope. If you get swept, they give you the medal for the race you were running, but no associated challenge medals.

Wow, I bet there’s a bunch of sad people today. I don’t understand why the goofy challenge isn’t the typical 10k/half challenge like the other weekends. It’s so strange that someone would only sign up for the goofy challenge and not go dopey all for a 5k. Is that just me???

 

[Barca33Runner]

So does Disney still give you all the medals for dopey if you don’t finish the marathon?

As someone else answered, no. I would not have accepted the marathon medal if I had quit and certainly wouldn’t have wanted the Dopey bling. I don’t have strong opinions on whether others should claim their medals, but it would have been a no-brainer for me.

 

[Keels]

I need to give a huge thanks to @Keels and another disboard member whose name I didn’t know. (So sorry for that, part of my anxiety is that I don’t retain information in social situations very well). I was having a very rough time after mile 8, including several 20+ minute miles. By WWOS I was worried about health issues and had decided to quit. First, my unnamed angel stopped and asked how I was doing. I know that I was very abrupt and could barely speak; it was still a boost for me. Despite that I stopped at the medical station in mile 19 and was waiting to quit. @Keels was nice enough to stop and encourage me and just being so nice was enough to get me off my butt. I owed it to myself and everyone here to leave it all on the table. Fortunately, I was able to finish.

My nose was stuffed for the entire race, I was still working on low sleep and heavily medicated, but my primary problem was my lack of training. I don’t know how long it took me, but I know it was a PW (a PW that I had thought was impossible). Somewhere in the range of 7:40. Still, I can’t thank the board and my family enough for the encouragement to finish. I know I’d feel worse if I had given in and quit. My legs and feet aren’t thanking me for it, but I’ll live.

OMG - you have NO IDEA how relieved I am to hear that you were able to finish! After I saw you sitting there and I talked to you, I was just so heartbroken because I know how important this was to you!

Congrats on pushing through and finishing! I’m so proud of you!!

 

[jaxonp]

As someone else answered, no. I would not have accepted the marathon medal if I had quit and certainly wouldn’t have wanted the Dopey bling. I don’t have strong opinions on whether others should claim their medals, but it would have been a no-brainer for me.

I agree. That said, Disney has a percentage of runners who don’t fit that mindset. I was just curious if that happened or not.

 

[ZellyB]

I need to give a huge thanks to @Keels and another disboard member whose name I didn’t know. (So sorry for that, part of my anxiety is that I don’t retain information in social situations very well). I was having a very rough time after mile 8, including several 20+ minute miles. By WWOS I was worried about health issues and had decided to quit. First, my unnamed angel stopped and asked how I was doing. I know that I was very abrupt and could barely speak; it was still a boost for me. Despite that I stopped at the medical station in mile 19 and was waiting to quit. @Keels was nice enough to stop and encourage me and just being so nice was enough to get me off my butt. I owed it to myself and everyone here to leave it all on the table. Fortunately, I was able to finish.

My nose was stuffed for the entire race, I was still working on low sleep and heavily medicated, but my primary problem was my lack of training. I don’t know how long it took me, but I know it was a PW (a PW that I had thought was impossible). Somewhere in the range of 7:40. Still, I can’t thank the board and my family enough for the encouragement to finish. I know I’d feel worse if I had given in and quit. My legs and feet aren’t thanking me for it, but I’ll live.

That was me in WWOS. I’m so freaking happy that you finished. I was just sick that you’d gotten that far and might have to quit. Gutting through it is so impressive.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

 

[surfde22]

Congrats to all the runners this weekend, especially those that ran while under the weather. I got a nasty stomach bug last year on Friday night before the cancelled half. I was unable to eat all day Saturday and went into the full with no energy in the tanks. I definitely know what it’s like to run a full while not feeling good at all. Major props to all those that went out there and got it done while feeling sick.

 

[Barca33Runner]

That was me in WWOS. I’m so freaking happy that you finished. I was just sick that you’d gotten that far and might have to quit. Gutting through it is so impressive.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

OMG - you have NO IDEA how relieved I am to hear that you were able to finish! After I saw you sitting there and I talked to you, I was just so heartbroken because I know how important this was to you!

Congrats on pushing through and finishing! I’m so proud of you!!

Beyond thankful to both of you. I was just so disheartened for so long today, it really made a tremendous difference for me that you both cared enough to stop.

 

[Keels]

Beyond thankful to both of you. I was just so disheartened for so long today, it really made a tremendous difference for me that you both cared enough to stop.

RunDisers don’t leave a fellow RunDiser behind!

 

[bryana]

It was really nice to meet a bunch of you this morning.

I ended up taking about 45 minutes longer than I anticipated but I’m fine with that because I stopped for way more pictures than I thought I would, especially through MK.

However, my main goal was accomplished: drink booze on course (Tampa Bay IPA in AK, Prosecco in Italy, Gingerbread Latte with Baileys and Kahlula at Future World), and ride Everest!

To save time, I didn’t have cast members use my phone for pictures and opted to strictly Photopass it so hopefully they come out good!

Now I’m off to hobble around MK and get dinner at Liberty Tree. My quads have loosened up but my hamstrings aren’t as willing to yet. Luckily, it’s just tightness/soreness and not injury so I’m more than fine with moving a little slower tonight.

 

[courtneybeth]

Final time: 6:01.

Finished in an upright position and learned a lot through this experience. Course congestion and four long standing mornings weren’t accounted for in prep. Lesson learned.

Glad the one and done Dopey is done.

Congrats to everyone on finishing. It was a tough, cold weekend.

 

[camaker]

Wow, I bet there’s a bunch of sad people today. I don’t understand why the goofy challenge isn’t the typical 10k/half challenge like the other weekends. It’s so strange that someone would only sign up for the goofy challenge and not go dopey all for a 5k. Is that just me???

Challenges typically involve the longest distances of the race weekend. I don't have the full history, but the Goofy Challenge was the original race weekend challenge starting in 2006 before the full 4 race weekend was established in 2014 and the Dopey Challenge introduced. I don't think changing the original challenge is really possible due to its history and the Perfectly Goofy runners associated with it. Adding a 10k + half challenge has been debated on here from time to time with the general feeling being that it would cause more issues for no real benefit.

As for why someone would choose Goofy over Dopey, there are a number of folks here who have given their reasons ranging from cost to time commitment (ability to come for a weekend vs vacation time required) to lack of desire to get up at 3am four days in a row.

 

[gjramsey]

I am still kinda irked I was not able to get a Dopey I did shirt. Did not have time to stand in line for an hour on Wednesday and when I went back on Friday, all they had left was XL. Today in the tent they only had 1 XL remaining.

 

[kski907]

Congratulations everyone!!!
I’m so bummed that due to the bus fiasco I was unable to get to the meet up. I guess I will now have to wait till @roxymama does dopey and you all come back to meet some of you folks

I managed to finish my first dopey challenge and first marathon in the upright position. I even think I completed today’s race before @DopeyBadger would have gone around twice. Major congrats by the way awesome weekend for you

Thank you all who contribute to these forums. The information and support really helped me achieve a bucket list item today. I am the proud owner of dopey medal that I never thought was possible

 

[lhermiston]

RunDisers don’t leave a fellow RunDiser behind!

Ohana, yo.

 

[quandrea]

Dd will be doing the Star Wars half marathon. Considering the First Order Challenge. We’ve booked Port Orleans French Quarter for the weekend. Is purchasing the ChEAR squad package advisable?

 

[bellanotte10]

I just noticed my dopey medal is missing a diamond eye!! I don’t know what to do. I’m so upset

 

[ANIM8R]

The actual bob sold the company years ago for I think $1 million.

I guess Acme could afford it just from Wile E. Coyote's revenue stream alone!

 

[ANIM8R]

I will probably get slack, but the run-walk pacers need to go. The groups take up the majority of the course, stop to walk causing back ups, or crowding and over taking when running. If you are not part of their program, your pace and plan gets screwed because of those groups. Run only pacers or not at all. If you are doing a full you should be able to maintain your pace (whether run or run-walk) on your own, didn't have pacers in training. One lane on the course and maybe, maybe room for 2 people wide to pass them.. this needs to end.

Not giving you slack - you have a fair point. I'm not a run-walker (as a strategy...but somethimes in practice!)I was running "with" (concurrently) one through the sidewalks of ESPN and it was tough.

But I respectfully disagree. Run-Walk has allowed many to complete marathons and there are lots that do it with fantastic results. Given what Jeff Galloway has meant to runDisney, I'm surprised Run-Walk pacers didn't have a presence until a couple of years ago. My first exposure to R-W pacers was my 1st Space Coast.

 

[camaker]

I just noticed my dopey medal is missing a diamond eye!! I don’t know what to do. I’m so upset

Contact RunDisney. They have a history of making medals right. Also saw on Facebook that this isn't necessarily an isolated issue so treat your Dopey eyes with care!