Marathon Weekend 2020

It does seem odd that the Half and Full descriptions specifically mention Donald and Mickey, but there's no mention of Minnie in the 10K description. I'll be pretty unimpressed if they switch the 10K theme from Minnie Mouse after switching the 5K off of Pluto. I'm willing to grant them that the 5K started as (and largely continues as) a Family Fun Run and that Pluto was adopted over time as a somewhat ex post facto mascot. The 10K, on the other hand, has been run 6 times, was established with Minnie as the race host/mascot, and has absolutely no reason to deviate from that pattern. The 5K and 10K have no trouble selling out their allotted entries, so there's not even a "we need to drum up interest" motive.
 
Just nosed around the event website and I agree it doesn't read to me like they are committed to Minnie for the 10k. "Mickey and Friends" for the marathon makes me wonder if the celebrity couple could share the big race. Daisy on any medal would be tempting for me personally.
 
SheHulk said:
Just nosed around the event website and I agree it doesn't read to me like they are committed to Minnie for the 10k. "Mickey and Friends" for the marathon makes me wonder if the celebrity couple could share the big race. Daisy on any medal would be tempting for me personally.
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Agree. Right now I’m thinking I may not do the 5k, but if Daisy is revealed to be on that medal... I’m not sure I could pass that up!
:daisy:
 
Not gonna lie - I would be more excited to run a Voldemort race than I was to run the Oswald race.

Thankfully we don't choose based on theming. I love having the Fab 5 but I'm cool with them switching things up. Pixar characters would be fun. I almost lost my **** when I saw Mr. Fredrickson during the half!!
 
I'm not sure how I feel about them switching things up. As a repeat running, the idea of some changes sounds fun, but the purist in me feels like it's a tradition they shouldn't change. Which probably means I'll be fine with it no matter what they do. :D
 
FFigawi said:
Proof of Time says Oct 9, 2018. Assuming they mean 2019, the Chicago people get screwed yet again. I fail to understand why rD can't wait a week and allow people to use times from one of the biggest races in the country.
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That was the date for the 2019 race, the Tuesday after Columbus Day. If the pattern holds, then it would October 15th this year, which is two days after my half marathon. If memory serves me, they had the wrong date on the website last year too. They didn't update it until registration opened.
 
camaker said:
Interesting that the 5k & 10k do not have specific themes at this point, while the half still has Donald as the host. The marathon could be interpreted as being up for a change, since it references "Mickey and friends" rather than just Mickey, but I don't see them abandoning him as the host of the signature race. The conspiracy theory that @rteetz floated about Minnie being the next to go after Pluto lost the 5k this year seems to be gaining momentum...
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But but but...what about the Mouse Challenge?! :(
FFigawi said:
Proof of Time says Oct 9, 2018. Assuming they mean 2019, the Chicago people get screwed yet again. I fail to understand why rD can't wait a week and allow people to use times from one of the biggest races in the country.
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This is rD, do you think they even bothered to check the Chicago dates??
SheHulk said:
Just nosed around the event website and I agree it doesn't read to me like they are committed to Minnie for the 10k. "Mickey and Friends" for the marathon makes me wonder if the celebrity couple could share the big race. Daisy on any medal would be tempting for me personally.
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I was gonna say - Daisy needs a medal.
lahobbs4 said:
Not gonna lie - I would be more excited to run a Voldemort race than I was to run the Oswald race.
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He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named!! But yeah that would be a pretty awesome race...dementors and Death Eaters chasing you around the course??! :eek:
 
Ariel484 said:
This is rD, do you think they even bothered to check the Chicago dates??
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Does rD check any dates? As noted above, they can't even get the dates on their own web site right. ;)

He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named!! But yeah that would be a pretty awesome race...dementors and Death Eaters chasing you around the course??! :eek:
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I'm amazed Universal hasn't done this yet.
 
I'm in for Marathon Weekend 2020, running either Dopey or Goofy. What with the chance to get up to 6 medals in one weekend AND the opening of SWGE, what's not to love?!? Other than the early mornings, of course. Still, what a fun way to start off the year, and hopefully escape the cold for a few days. Plus, how many other chances do we runners get to run multiple longer races over a single weekend? There aren't enough events like that, IMHO.
 
I'm in for the 2020 weekend. The full is a done deal and I think I have my daughter convinced to do the 5k with me. I love the 10k too, so . . .
maybe I will just return to Dopey after a year off. Time will tell. Regardless, I'm looking forward to Marathon Weekend again in 2020 and 2021.
 
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