Marathon Weekend 2020

[dodukes]

I do a majority of training on a teadmill and it has faired me well. From what I read it is neither advisable nor unadvisable....as long as you raise your incline to at least 1% to mimic outside effort then you are running ok. Yes outside running is sometimes tougher on feet so you need that experience as well, but for cardio the treadmil is great. I dont run outside because I fear getting run over since have few sidewalks and it gets super hot here.

I go to gym very early(5am) and like you, I worry about running outside due to people drive like crazy here plus at that time no one is really "looking" when they pull out of their driveway, so gym it is. We also don't have that many decent sidewalks to run on for distance. Plus its nice to not have to worry with headphones in. At the gym I just have to focus on the running and not on being kidnapped (kidding), run over (not kidding) or anything else.

 

[PCFriar80]

Yeah I wonder if maybe they are changing it a bit.

Here's what I got from RD. Consistent with the FB message. While there's no specific reference to the race retreat in the response, that was the basis of my question. Doesn't impact me since I'm just running the 10K next year but thought I'd reach out anyway. I'll be "retreating" in the BCVs for the 1/2 and full but out rooting you all on for the full on Sunday!

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[TeeterTots]

Marathon Weekend Goals

Um....once I actually register, which wasn’t until 12/12/18 last year!
-register for my first Dopey (goal #1)
-arrive well trained and healthy
-run with my BFF Sabrina
-have fun with 5K, 10K,
-lots of character stops for the HM (never stopped before)
-sub-5hr Marathon
-meet up with my Dis Peeps

 

[MissLiss279]

Goals (Dopey)

My main goal always with runDisney races is to have fun!

I don’t know that I can ever repeat my PR all distances from 2018, but I would love to go into these races feeling as good as I did then, with each race effort feeling easy(ish).

 

[bevcgg]

WDW Marathon weekend goals

• Enjoy "just" the Marathon this year after Dopey
• Train smartly without ITB overuse issues in December
• Maybe score a volunteer spot at other races
• Pressure my friend into running her first Marathon with me in Jan
• Lots of photo ops!
• Good POT for photo ops
• Get to the castle in time for the "castle lights shot" (a bit better/darker than last year)
• Have as much fun as last year or MORE!
• Good weather for the weekend- pool/hot tub day!
• Ride Everest @ mile 13 (so much FUN!)
• Grand Mariner Slushy in France to enjoy during race
• Margarita for to cross the Finish Line!

 

[JulieODC]

• Grand Mariner Slushy in France to enjoy during race

I wondered if the cart would be open in time for pit stop. This might be what pushes me to register for my first marathon!

 

[DopeyBadger]

I wondered if the cart would be open in time for pit stop. This might be what pushes me to register for my first marathon!

If that's Les Halles, then it opens at 9am. If it's at a different French location, then it's 11am. That's my understanding.

 

[KevM]

Goals:

-Complete Dopey.
- Be able to ride Everest during the marathon.
- Do some character stops.

 

[Gemini1131]

Goals:
Have a consistent training cycle
Finish my first marathon/goofy
Get a drink in Epcot
Make it to a meet up especially if I end up doing the weekend solo

 

[flav]

Marathon Weekend 2020 goals:

• Arrive healthy and well trained (including flexibility) to Disney
• Complete my first Dopey with a smile
• Encourage DD for her 5k and 10k
• Get a lot of good pictures including one with Mickey dressed as a runner and one with the castle (strategy is to purchase Memory Maker for the first time + carry my phone)
• Enjoy the parks and resorts with DM, DU, DH, DD, DD and whomever might join... Including experiencing SWGE and TSL
• Meet with DISers
• Have at least one alcoholic celebration drink
• Spend only one little fortune on the trip

 

[FFigawi]

Marathon weekend goals:

- register for Dopey with a discount to annoy @rteetz
- accept booze from @Dis_Yoda during the 10k and full
- pace my friend to a 1:55 half
- be the first customer at Thirsty River again
- ride ToT and RnRC as usual
- margarita finish again

 

[rteetz]

Marathon weekend goals:

- register for Dopey with a discount to annoy @rteetz
- accept booze from @Dis_Yoda during the 10k and full
- pace my friend to a 1:55 half
- be the first customer at Thirsty River again
- ride ToT and RnRC as usual
- margarita finish again

This guy is still not registered for anything so you may not annoy me.

 

[wdvak]

WDW Marathon weekend goals

• Get some weight off and get a little faster
• Stay injury free and figure out better winter training
• STAY HEALTHY FOR THE RACES!
• Finish Dopey and the marathon this time
• Get a photo each race
• Have a blast!

 

[CDKG]

I went into this year’s marathon knowing there was a chance it was a one-and-done, which influenced my goals. Since this will be my second WDW marathon, not only do I feel like I have a better idea of what to expect, but I also have an opportunity for new goals!

• First, I want to run for fun! After this year’s heat warning, I threw out all time goals and decided to run for fun. It was the right call!
• Next, stop for photos when I want to stop for photos. I stopped 10 times for photos this year and walked Main Street so I could take a video of the experience. I won’t need to stop that many times next year, but won’t hesitate to stop for favorites like my guy Pluto!
• Next year I am stopping for a delicious margarita in Mexico! I didn’t want to stop this year because if it was a one-and-done, I didn’t want my finish line photo to be with a drink in my hand (NOT judging). Next year I will proudly cross the finish line in style!
• Finally, I would like to improve on last year’s time. I won’t be running for time, but let’s just say I have plenty of room for improvement.

Of course I would also like to enjoy my week at WDW and my first WDW 10k (theme TBD). I plan on attending the DIS meetups and look forward to another DATW!

 

[Baloo in MI]

Marathon Weekend Goals

I've done this the last couple years and thought it was a good experience. Full disclosure this time (in 2016 I was sneaky), I am saving your responses to be revealed at a later time closer to race day.

Now that registration is out of the way for most of us, I'd love to hear your goals for Marathon Weekend. Here's how I see goals. They're personal. You chose it because that goal means something to you. It's important to you. Which means your goal is important to me. No goal is too big or too small. The person's goal to finish their first 5K and another's to take down Michael Wardian's Dopey World Record are equally important to me. So, I'd love to hear yours. And yes, even the super secret I don't want to admit it goals.

Here are some ideas if you haven't thought about it:

Finish my first: 5K, 10K, Half, Full, Goofy, Dopey
Finish with a time goal
Run a race with a family member
Overcome an adversity in your life
Drink a beer or margarita at a certain mile marker
Participate in DATW (Drinking Around the World) *Happens on Monday in EPCOT (ask @FFigawi and @Keels about it)
Beat a family member
Get as many character photos as possible
Get a character photo with a certain character
Do lots of park time and enjoy the races
Have fun

So, let's hear them! What's your goal? Remember yesterday (or a few weeks ago) you signed up for a race during marathon weekend for a reason, so what is it?

Goals:
This is a different year for me. 50 is just around the corner (August) and I am still learning to run again post the injury. It is a slow and steady process. I have decided to make this next year a reset of my PR’s as i do not think I will get back to where I was before. I am good with that, I just want to run consistently and injury free. And really my focus is to get back to ultra distances and not too concerned about speed. So with these things in mind here are my goals.

• Enter the weekend injury free and stay injury free
• Enjoy every second of the 10k that I get to run with my 11 year old daughter.
• Complete my 4th Dopey
• Run the half and full hard
• Attend the pre-race meet-ups
• DATW

 

[broadsheet]

Goals:

Finish.
Follow the training plan so I’m excited for the marathon, not dreading it.
Castle photo.
I’m traveling with a friend who’s not running, so have a good balance of race stuff/friend stuff.
Beignets at POFQ.

 

[flav]

• Enjoy every second of the 10k that I get to run with my 11 year old daughter.
• DATW

Quick question: What do people do with the 11yo DD if they attend DATW? By that time, the rest of the family will be gone. If I get a late flight, I might do part of DATW.

 

[bellanotte10]

Goals:

Not get hurt...
Properly train...(who sees a theme here?)
Actually attend a meetup again... I think the last one i did was the last Tinkerbell.
stop for pictures

 

[Mickey Momma]

Goals:
This is a different year for me. 50 is just around the corner (August) and I am still learning to run again post the injury. It is a slow and steady process. I have decided to make this next year a reset of my PR’s as i do not think I will get back to where I was before. I am good with that, I just want to run consistently and injury free.

I have heard this talked about on several running podcasts lately and like the idea - working towards PRs in each decade of your life. I mean, there are age group awards in races, so why not age group PRs?

Quick question: What do people do with the 11yo DD if they attend DATW? By that time, the rest of the family will be gone. If I get a late flight, I might do part of DATW.

The one time I was lucky enough to attend DATW, it was a nice relaxing trip around the World Showcase. If you are comfortable with it (I have two eleven-year-olds, so I know some are much more mature than others.), I say you could let her go explore whichever country the group is in at the time. She might find some new things that she's never seen before...

 

[Mickey Momma]

I am running the Chicago Marathon in October and running another marathon in January is a bit intimidating for me at the moment since I have been on an every other year schedule since 2014. But I completed Dopey in 2018, so I know logically it is fine. I just need to ignore the little voice in my head. That said, my goals are mostly fun-centered this time...

Goals for Marathon Weekend 2020:

• Get to marathon weekend healthy and not mentally burned-out
• Stop for all the "new" characters (the ones I haven't stopped for in the past)
• Ride EE (which I did for my second marathon and LOVED)
• Finish with a drink in my hand
• Attend DATW (missed this after W&D cause I had to get home for my mom's birthday)