Marathon Weekend 2020

SAFD: I have my runDisney mugs which I drink coffee out of EVERY DAY I make coffee at home. Of course coming to this website helps. I used to listen to a lot of Disney podcasts while I run but I kind of ran out of material. Sometimes I will listen to Connecting with Walt or Be Our Guest podcast.
When I'm losing my running mojo (hello, End of Winter Doldrums!) I do like to watch RezRuns and a few other regular runDisney YouTubers. Last weekend I was so tired of winter that I forced my kids to watch YouTube tours of the Disney resorts we are visiting in June.
 
SAFD: Disney mugs, RD tervis tumblers/water bottles, weekend gear is frequently RD race shirts, race magnets on the file cabinet at work, pandora bracelet/disney charms, disney scarfs that I can wear to work, DIS boards, Disney youtubers when on treadmill, and working on scrapbooks from Disney and Run weekends.
An occasional stroll through the local Disney store...
 
Barca33Runner said:
SAFD: Just a selection of some reminders in my family room:
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Most of the rooms in my hous have similar reminders.
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I really like the millennium falcon.



lahobbs4 said:
I met him a few times over the marathon course this year. I was a little star-struck, like a giant dork.
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I was starstruck when I met him too. I bumped into him walking into Epcot after Wine and Dine. He was really nice to talk with. I snapped a quick selfie which was blurry. He manages to take beautiful video's while running even with a vision impairment and I can't take a crisp selfie when standing still.


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SAFD: Mostly I come to this website and wear my marathon weekend shirts. No mugs, no podcasts, etc. I do have a two-year-old and four-year-old, so we watch a lot of Disney movies and cartoons.

For some reason, since Friday, I have been seriously considering signing up for Goofy 2020. Now to break the news to my husband...
 
These boards of course keep me in Disney mode. In my office I have my collection of Disney snowglobes that are my souvenir for each year we go. I wear my Disney race shirts a fair amount as well. I have a ring I bought this past summer with hidden Mickey heads on it. I wear that pretty much every day.
 


SAFD: At work I am relatively Disney-less. I have an"its kind of fun to do the impossible" plaque on my bookshelf and a 30th anniversary Epcot fake yeti.
At home we have the usual stuff, mugs, magnets on the fridge and door to the garage and lots of Disney pics. My sons bedroom has a Walt/Vintage Disney Theme. My wife likes to listen to D-Park radio while she works at home. Probably the most out of the ordinary thing is that we're involved in a small group at church. After we started meeting together we found that we all have an affinity for both Disney and running. So we named the group Ohana (and we made t-shirts). We've wound up going to marathon weekend with members of that group 6 times. It its not uncommon for families in that group to align Disney trips with other families in the group.
 
I can’t stop thinking about which races I should do!!! Help! The marathon will be my first and it’s my reason for the trip. This WDW trip is most likely going to be my only one. So that being the case, do I do the 10k and full and have more time for the parks? Do I make it all about running and do Dopey and really limit my park time? Is Goofy the happy medium here? Will I have mom guilt if I have too much park time without the kids?

The two ladies I’m going with are leaning towards Dopey. But I’m very capable of watching them walk out the door while I go back to sleep. No matter what I choose I’ll be flying home on Tuesday morning. If I do dopey I’ll fly in on Wednesday. Anything else I’ll fly in on Thursday. Room reservation at POFQ.

Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated!
 
kirstie101 said:
I can’t stop thinking about which races I should do!!! Help! The marathon will be my first and it’s my reason for the trip. This WDW trip is most likely going to be my only one. So that being the case, do I do the 10k and full and have more time for the parks? Do I make it all about running and do Dopey and really limit my park time? Is Goofy the happy medium here? Will I have mom guilt if I have too much park time without the kids?

The two ladies I’m going with are leaning towards Dopey. But I’m very capable of watching them walk out the door while I go back to sleep. No matter what I choose I’ll be flying home on Tuesday morning. If I do dopey I’ll fly in on Wednesday. Anything else I’ll fly in on Thursday. Room reservation at POFQ.

Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated!
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Well... I am very pro-Dopey. That said go with what your gut tells you. It is a Goofy anniversary year. I don't think you can go wrong with any choice really.
 
kirstie101 said:
I can’t stop thinking about which races I should do!!! Help! The marathon will be my first and it’s my reason for the trip. This WDW trip is most likely going to be my only one. So that being the case, do I do the 10k and full and have more time for the parks? Do I make it all about running and do Dopey and really limit my park time? Is Goofy the happy medium here? Will I have mom guilt if I have too much park time without the kids?

The two ladies I’m going with are leaning towards Dopey. But I’m very capable of watching them walk out the door while I go back to sleep. No matter what I choose I’ll be flying home on Tuesday morning. If I do dopey I’ll fly in on Wednesday. Anything else I’ll fly in on Thursday. Room reservation at POFQ.

Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated!
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One thing to keep in mind is that the whole weekend ends up feeling very Dopey-centric. I did Goofy +10k for my first RunDisney experience and first marathon. I wasn't prepared for the onslaught of Dopey, Dopey, Dopey. The two years after that I did Dopey, although one was the cancelled half of 2017 that threw a wrench into the works, and was very happy with the experience. This year, I went and did only Goofy thinking that I'd "been there, done that" with Dopey and could save a few $$$ while still experiencing the weekend. I was very surprised at how much I missed Dopey and felt like I was missing out. That may just be my personality and only you can judge how you think you'll handle it. If it were me, I'd do Dopey. I'm tentatively planning on that for next year.

Don't get me wrong, you'll have a great time whatever race or challenge you opt for. The Disney Marathon is my favorite race of any distance. The overall atmosphere of the weekend is very engaging and energizing, too. POFQ is also my favorite race weekend resort, too. Its small size and short distances to food court and buses work very well in combination with tired legs.
 
kirstie101 said:
I can’t stop thinking about which races I should do!!! Help! The marathon will be my first and it’s my reason for the trip. This WDW trip is most likely going to be my only one. So that being the case, do I do the 10k and full and have more time for the parks? Do I make it all about running and do Dopey and really limit my park time? Is Goofy the happy medium here? Will I have mom guilt if I have too much park time without the kids?

The two ladies I’m going with are leaning towards Dopey. But I’m very capable of watching them walk out the door while I go back to sleep. No matter what I choose I’ll be flying home on Tuesday morning. If I do dopey I’ll fly in on Wednesday. Anything else I’ll fly in on Thursday. Room reservation at POFQ.

Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated!
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I ran my first marathon at WDW last month. I’ve done multiple two race challenges and three race weekends at Disneyland and knew from that experience that limiting myself to two wake-ups (because, let’s be honest, it’s the wake-ups and not just the miles that are the real challenge) would help set myself up for success in completing the marathon. So, I signed up for the 5k and marathon. I’m glad I did because the early wake-ups really took a toll! I went into the marathon fresh and the distance still beat me down. I couldn’t imagine having run a half marathon the day before (and I am not a fan of the half marathon course). Next year I plan to run the 10k and marathon.

All of that being said, there are plenty of people who run their first marathon as part of Dopey or Goofy. Only you can decide what you need to be successful and just how much you can push yourself.
 
kirstie101 said:
I can’t stop thinking about which races I should do!!! Help! The marathon will be my first and it’s my reason for the trip. This WDW trip is most likely going to be my only one. So that being the case, do I do the 10k and full and have more time for the parks? Do I make it all about running and do Dopey and really limit my park time? Is Goofy the happy medium here? Will I have mom guilt if I have too much park time without the kids?

The two ladies I’m going with are leaning towards Dopey. But I’m very capable of watching them walk out the door while I go back to sleep. No matter what I choose I’ll be flying home on Tuesday morning. If I do dopey I’ll fly in on Wednesday. Anything else I’ll fly in on Thursday. Room reservation at POFQ.

Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated!
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We have done the marathon as a solo race, Goofy, Dopey and this past January the 10k and Full (which we called the "Mouse Challenge"). I think as @camaker said, will you feel some regret given how much focus and talk there is surrounding Dopey? If so, maybe consider it. I will say I thought the 10k and marathon was a perfect blend of the best race experiences while still enjoying the parks and the non-running aspects of the trip. I highly recommend it. Now, I'm already considering Dopey for 2020 as it's an anniversary year for Goofy (and I'm a sucker for anniversary medals) and if I'm doing Goofy, I might as well do Dopey. :D Thus is the insane logic of runDisney addicts. But, honestly, I LOVED running the 10K and full.
 
kirstie101 said:
I can’t stop thinking about which races I should do!!! Help! The marathon will be my first and it’s my reason for the trip. This WDW trip is most likely going to be my only one. So that being the case, do I do the 10k and full and have more time for the parks? Do I make it all about running and do Dopey and really limit my park time? Is Goofy the happy medium here? Will I have mom guilt if I have too much park time without the kids?

The two ladies I’m going with are leaning towards Dopey. But I’m very capable of watching them walk out the door while I go back to sleep. No matter what I choose I’ll be flying home on Tuesday morning. If I do dopey I’ll fly in on Wednesday. Anything else I’ll fly in on Thursday. Room reservation at POFQ.

Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated!
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I've done Dopey twice, but this year I "just" did Goofy and I quite enjoyed it! I didn't feel nearly as wiped out as I did during Dopey race weekends, and wasn't having a huge amount of regret over missing the 5K and the 10K. As everyone will tell you - it's not the extra miles, it's the extra crazy early wake ups that get you! But there is a smidge of regret seeing the Dopey folks with ALL their bling for sure. The marathon is really the best event of the weekend, so even if you "only" do that, you will be a part of what I think is one of the most epic marathons anywhere!
 
kirstie101 said:
I can’t stop thinking about which races I should do!!! Help! The marathon will be my first and it’s my reason for the trip. This WDW trip is most likely going to be my only one. So that being the case, do I do the 10k and full and have more time for the parks? Do I make it all about running and do Dopey and really limit my park time? Is Goofy the happy medium here? Will I have mom guilt if I have too much park time without the kids?

The two ladies I’m going with are leaning towards Dopey. But I’m very capable of watching them walk out the door while I go back to sleep. No matter what I choose I’ll be flying home on Tuesday morning. If I do dopey I’ll fly in on Wednesday. Anything else I’ll fly in on Thursday. Room reservation at POFQ.

Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated!
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The good news is that you have 2 more months of thinking!! The bad news is that there is no easy answer to your question! It really is a personal preference and regardless of your decision one that will bring you great memories forever! Full disclosure I have never run any of the challenges, but have run the 10K, 1/2, and full or my self-named [and non sanctioned] Tweedle-dumb challenge, the 10K and 1/2 marathon. I ran my one and only bucket list marathon at Disney in 2010. We always make marathon weekend more of a vacation trip with the runs sprinkled in! We also enjoy spectating the full from the BC, even after they switched over to the BW.

If a "challenge" is your goal then I think Goofy is a good choice since this is your first marathon! Plus you'll be in an anniversary year for Goofy!
There's alway Dopey 2021! Good luck with any decision you come up with!
 
kirstie101 said:
I can’t stop thinking about which races I should do!!! Help! The marathon will be my first and it’s my reason for the trip. This WDW trip is most likely going to be my only one. So that being the case, do I do the 10k and full and have more time for the parks? Do I make it all about running and do Dopey and really limit my park time? Is Goofy the happy medium here? Will I have mom guilt if I have too much park time without the kids?

The two ladies I’m going with are leaning towards Dopey. But I’m very capable of watching them walk out the door while I go back to sleep. No matter what I choose I’ll be flying home on Tuesday morning. If I do dopey I’ll fly in on Wednesday. Anything else I’ll fly in on Thursday. Room reservation at POFQ.

Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated!
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How will you feel if something happens either during or as a result of the half that prevents you from finishing the marathon? Your answer to that will help you figure out what you should do.

DH asked me that question in December when I was debating upgrading from the 10k-marathon to Dopey. My answer to him was ‘devastated’ since I had spent all of 2018 working towards the goal of completing the marathon. Deciding not to upgrade was the right decision for me: I aggravated a recently healed injury in mile 11 which caused issues for the rest of the race. If that had happened during the half the chances of my being able to stay ahead of the sweepers during the marathon would have been slim.
 
kirstie101 said:
I can’t stop thinking about which races I should do!!! Help! The marathon will be my first and it’s my reason for the trip. This WDW trip is most likely going to be my only one. So that being the case, do I do the 10k and full and have more time for the parks? Do I make it all about running and do Dopey and really limit my park time? Is Goofy the happy medium here? Will I have mom guilt if I have too much park time without the kids?

The two ladies I’m going with are leaning towards Dopey. But I’m very capable of watching them walk out the door while I go back to sleep. No matter what I choose I’ll be flying home on Tuesday morning. If I do dopey I’ll fly in on Wednesday. Anything else I’ll fly in on Thursday. Room reservation at POFQ.

Any advice or thoughts are much appreciated!
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I ran my first (and second) marathon at WDW before taking on Dopey. I am probably in the minority here, but I felt like I needed to complete a marathon before attempting any type of challenge involving a marathon+all the races. I think @LdyStormy76 hit the nail on the head - especially if this may possibly be a one and done weekend.
 
kirstie101 said:
The two ladies I’m going with are leaning towards Dopey.
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This would be the kicker for me. If my friends/travel mates were doing Dopey, I would really want to as well, but that is me (FOMO:sad2:).

In 2018, I traveled with 3 friends - one ran Dopey with me, one ran the 5K & marathon, and one didn't run at all, just came to eat & drink. We all had a blast and I'm sure you will too no matter what you decide!
 
PCFriar80 said:
The good news is that you have 2 more months of thinking!! The bad news is that there is no easy answer to your question! It really is a personal preference and regardless of your decision one that will bring you great memories forever! Full disclosure I have never run any of the challenges, but have run the 10K, 1/2, and full or my self-named [and non sanctioned] Tweedle-dumb challenge, the 10K and 1/2 marathon. I ran my one and only bucket list marathon at Disney in 2010. We always make marathon weekend more of a vacation trip with the runs sprinkled in! We also enjoy spectating the full from the BC, even after they switched over to the BW.
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And yes I’ll change my mind every day for the next 2 months probably!

LdyStormy76 said:
How will you feel if something happens either during or as a result of the half that prevents you from finishing the marathon? Your answer to that will help you figure out what you should do.

DH asked me that question in December when I was debating upgrading from the 10k-marathon to Dopey. My answer to him was ‘devastated’ since I had spent all of 2018 working towards the goal of completing the marathon. Deciding not to upgrade was the right decision for me: I aggravated a recently healed injury in mile 11 which caused issues for the rest of the race. If that had happened during the half the chances of my being able to stay ahead of the sweepers during the marathon would have been slim.
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Yea this is the part holding me back. But at the same time I know I could hurt myself pretty much walking to my car any day really. But it’s definitely something I’m thinking about.


Today has me thinking Goofy... the anniversary year and medal might be too much for me to pass up. Dopey sounds exhausting but you never know!
 
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