Marathon Weekend 2019

[Keels]

Powerade and Sports Beans last year. The had an odd flavor of Powerade for marathon weekend but I’m not sure they’ve used it again. It wasn’t bad just different. Not sure what they used for W&D.

It was white cherry and it was awful.

 

[rteetz]

It was white cherry and it was awful.

They didn’t use white cherry for wine and dine. I don’t remember what it was but it was better.

 

[Keels]

I should have waited.

No joke.

 

[Keels]

They didn’t use white cherry for wine and dine. I don’t remember what it was but it was better.

I’m a Powerade purist - lemon-lime only.

 

[rteetz]

I’m a Powerade purist - lemon-lime only.

It might’ve been that. It definitely wasn’t blue or red.

 

[AFwifelife]

It was watered down lemon lime during W&D.

 

[PrincessV]

When should we expect to have our bib numbers/course maps/other info? I've also been trying to test my training nutrition but would like to do some runs consistently with the food/drink they give on course. Can anyone enlighten me as to what food and drink (apart from water) was given out on the marathon last year?

This time last year, the Official Race Guide was released Dec. 7 or 8, so soon-ish on that. The Guide will have course maps, transportation info, etc. Waivers (which provide bib numbers) came a little later at Dec. 13. Water and Powerade are provided at every hydration stop, and they've been going with Sport Beans lately.

I need to stop signing up so early.

I should have waited.

Same.

 

[ZellyB]

His ears must’ve been burning - make that $299 for Dopey:

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I'm not looking! I'm not looking!

 

[cburnett11]

The had an odd flavor of Powerade for marathon weekend but I’m not sure they’ve used it again.

Yeah iirc, it was something like clear cherry flavored. I remember telling my wife when she was training that it would definitely be yellow Powerade, so we trained with that. She ended up having to scratch from the race (is running it with me this year), but I remember saying to my daughter last year when we finally got some Powerade... "oops, mom would've been mad at me for this surprise"... I think she hates that flavor.

EDIT: I now see above that @Keels chimed in much earlier that it was White Cherry. My wife hates that flavor. Now I'm glad my wife had to scratch last year as it is very possible she would've just quit after accidentally downing a cup. Fingers crossed that this year is a less offensive flavor.

 

[jennamfeo]

The only way I will run Dopey in 2020 is if I can get it for $299 next year.

 

[Bree]

Well that sucks that I paid DOUBLE for Dopey. Blah.

 

[SarahDisney]

I could have saved so much money if I had just waited a few months to sign up... sigh.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

While saving money would have helped - you never know if it would have happened so the risk is there

 

[PrincessV]

While saving money would have helped - you never know if it would have happened so the risk is there

Yep. And my personal risk-tolerance hovers around 5 on a scale of 0-100, lol!

 

[jennamfeo]

While saving money would have helped - you never know if it would have happened so the risk is there

True. I am not mad about it for this year because I wanted to make sure I got in since it's my first one. Next year I will just wait and make a last minute decision. Haha.

 

[SarahDisney]

While saving money would have helped - you never know if it would have happened so the risk is there

Oh yeah, this is very true. I wanted to be signed up, so I'm glad I signed up early. I just wish I could have gotten the discounted price then

I'm toying with the idea of going down for Princess if I can get a cheap bib, but I know that might not happen. That's not a must-do race for me right now, though, so I'm okay if it doesnt happen. I'm not okay with not doing the marathon.

 

[croach]

Hi everyone! Jumping in late here. I've signed up for the Dopey challenge in January. Rightly or (probably) wrongly this will be my first Dopey challenge and actually my first marathon - my only previous Run Disney experience was in Paris this year where I completed the 36k challenge.

Up to 18 mile training runs at the moment and aiming to do a semi-Dopey dry run next weekend (3 mile Thursday, 5 mile Friday, 10 mile Saturday, 20 mile Sunday).

As this is my first Dopey challenge I'm not too sure on the timelines for when information is released. When should we expect to have our bib numbers/course maps/other info? I've also been trying to test my training nutrition but would like to do some runs consistently with the food/drink they give on course. Can anyone enlighten me as to what food and drink (apart from water) was given out on the marathon last year?

Oh and also at the risk of sparking the annual or maybe it’s the monthly debate, they hand out bananas in a couple different places.

 

[ANIM8R]

Hi everyone! Jumping in late here. I've signed up for the Dopey challenge in January. Rightly or (probably) wrongly this will be my first Dopey challenge and actually my first marathon - my only previous Run Disney experience was in Paris this year where I completed the 36k challenge.

Up to 18 mile training runs at the moment and aiming to do a semi-Dopey dry run next weekend (3 mile Thursday, 5 mile Friday, 10 mile Saturday, 20 mile Sunday).

As this is my first Dopey challenge I'm not too sure on the timelines for when information is released. When should we expect to have our bib numbers/course maps/other info? I've also been trying to test my training nutrition but would like to do some runs consistently with the food/drink they give on course. Can anyone enlighten me as to what food and drink (apart from water) was given out on the marathon last year?

There was also candy (mini Dove Bars and Skittles IIRC) at Hollywood Studios.

There are people on one of the bridges between AK and WWoS handing out various snacks. God bless each and every one of them!

I never eat Swedish Fish but those - at that point-in-time, at that distance in the race - were MANNA FROM HEAVEN!

 

[cburnett11]

they hand out bananas in a couple different places.

It might be obvious to most, but just want to remind people that the banana peels are just as slippery in real life as they are in the cartoons.

 

[camaker]

While saving money would have helped - you never know if it would have happened so the risk is there

The other factor is that you're then locked into whatever resorts the TAs allocation is from. I know this wouldn't matter to a lot of people, but I disliked CSR so much last year and have never liked CBR for any purposes (those are the two Acclaim seem to get a lot of rooms for) that it was very important to me to get back to POFQ this year. Not worth the risk to me...