Marathon Weekend 2022

[LdyStormy76]

SAFD: Behind the scenes guide at AK. Caring for the manatees at The Seas. Working at The Seas as a scuba diver. Animal enrichment design team at AK/AKL.

 

[PrincessV]

SAFD: NOT public-facing. And nothing with sales quotas. I'm too old for that nonsense anymore, lol! Something arty - I don't have any engineering skills, but surely there are art direction positions within Imagineering? It would be nice to finally use my art degree for something...

 

[BikeFan]

SAFD: I'd love to work for the RunDisney division, but that might mean I'd have to work the races and not actually run them anymore, so maybe not. Otherwise, being on the maintenance crews which work on the parks overnight would be interesting. It'd definitely be neat to be in the parks when they're empty, helping get them looking good for the next round of guests.

 

[Kitty-chan]

SAFD: I'd love to be a Project Manager in Imagineering for anything within Disney Parks. I love to see major projects take shape, and manage teams working together to do difficult things.

 

[ZellyB]

SAFD:

Like many others I'd love to work with the animals at AK. I've also thought I'd love to work Tower of Terror as a CM. I love that ride so much and when I do get a CM who is really into the ride and adds to the atmosphere I just love that. It would be fun I think to do that although I'm sure like any job it gets old quickly.

 

[pluto377]

SAFD: I'd love to be a character! I want to be Pluto. I know it's absurdly hot and probably not as fun as it seems, but still I'd start there and work my way up through the company, lol

 

[flav]

I ran Dopey in 2020.
I had brought shoes for all races, fleece blankets, throw away hats, mits, old pajamas/sweat pants/sweat shirts, Mylar blankets and disposable rain ponchos…
We were coming from snow and cold so we also had our puffy fall jackets with us. And even trying to plan what we would bring the evening of each race, we had to adjust!

The morning of the 5k we left the room with sweat pants/shirts on, carrying gloves and blankets. The room door was still closing when we decided to go back to get our jackets. We eventually put those in our bag check (we needed them to go back home). We let go some stuff in the corrals bin a few minutes before starting. We dropped the fleece blanket at the first character. We were really happy to have our jackets after retrieving them and waiting for more photos with our medals.

The morning of the 10k was a bit warmer but we used a similar strategy.

The half was a comfortable wait then a humid run.

There was no question that extra clothing was superfluous getting out on the morning of the full. I was super happy that I had trained for hot weather by overdressing at home!

And I am still learning… DD and I had a race this weekend and I brought everything mentioned above except winter stuff and the kitchen sink. They were advertising 70% chance of rain all morning. It was really grey when we left the house. We pickup up our bibs and sent a pictures of us in our T-shirts to my DM. She replied that she was sending us the sun and BAM! suddenly it shows up as we read her text… I had not brought sunscreen

 

[steph0808]

SAFD: Behind the scenes guide at AK. Caring for the manatees at The Seas. Working at The Seas as a scuba diver. Animal enrichment design team at AK/AKL.

I'm sure you probably know , but you can dive in The Seas!

My dad did it when I was a kid in 1996, and it was great to watch him. Then we all went back to dive with him as adults when I ran the 2013 marathon (him, my brother, my sis-in-law, and me). Of course, my dad got the flu and couldn't do it....now I'm trying to convince him to try again!

 

[Sara W]

It makes me happy to see I'm not the only one who doesn't like people.

 

[Disney at Heart]

It makes me happy to see I'm not the only one who doesn't like people.

Well, most people! The ones on this thread are cool!
Edited to correct what spellcheck messed up!

 

[LdyStormy76]

I'm sure you probably know , but you can dive in The Seas!

My dad did it when I was a kid in 1996, and it was great to watch him. Then we all went back to dive with him as adults when I ran the 2013 marathon (him, my brother, my sis-in-law, and me). Of course, my dad got the flu and couldn't do it....now I'm trying to convince him to try again!

Dove twice; once in 2012 and once in 2017. Both times with DH. In fact being able to dive was the only reason for the WDW trip in 2012. Still have the T-shirt from 2012; 2017 was one of the cheap string bags so those were passed on to kids in the family. It is so much fun to see the faces of kids, and some adults, at The Reef restaurant when you wave at them.

 

[GreatLakes]

SAFD: An IT leadership role in the parks. Between infrastructure and analytics I think it would be a fun role.

I'm sure you probably know , but you can dive in The Seas!

My dad did it when I was a kid in 1996, and it was great to watch him. Then we all went back to dive with him as adults when I ran the 2013 marathon (him, my brother, my sis-in-law, and me). Of course, my dad got the flu and couldn't do it....now I'm trying to convince him to try again!

I thought they stopped letting guests dive a few years ago. Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[BigEeyore]

SAFD: I'd like to drive the safari trucks on Kilimanjaro Safari - I love that ride, it's always a different experience every time you go!
Also - it would be fun to do the Tinkerbell gig flying over MK to start the fireworks!

 

[Herding_Cats]

FL res/AP resort discounts through Christmas Eve are out. Now it’s time to stalk for the early January room discounts.....

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I still have to catch up on previous posts, but I’m looking for some advice and figured this would be the best place to go.

I’m training for the marathon with a @DopeyBadger training plan. I normally run with my Apple Watch, but I’m having battery issues and thinking of upgrading to a Garmin for running only.

- I’m planning on keeping my Apple Watch for regular use. I have one with a cellular plan, and I use it for my Peloton.
- I usually run with my phone, but I do like the option to run without it if possible.
- I use the Nike app, just because I’ve had it the longest so I can compare past data. Is that possible with a Garmin? No big deal if it isn’t, I can switch, but I was just curious .
- I use the run/walk method, so I use the Intervals Pro app to set my intervals. Do Garmins have an option for intervals?
- I use Spotify for music, with specific playlists downloaded to my watch.

Based on the above, and advice/suggestions on which Garmin to buy? Thanks in advance!

I have a Garmin 945 that I bought about 2 months ago and I *really* enjoy it. Not only does it track my running and steps, but it also stores tunes and can be used as an MP3 player for my ear buds. I've weighed in before about how I prefer running without earbuds, especially long runs, but for my short training runs, all I need with me is the watch. It is waterproof for swimming depths (not diving) so I also wore it to the beach. I go for a week or so between recharges, and has a lot of analytical data that it records. It may be a bit of overkill for tracking my running, but I have no regrets on getting it.

 

[LilyJC]

For those who fly SWA, flights through April were released this morning! Fully booked Marathon weekend and one Springtime Surprise flight

 

[camaker]

For those who fly SWA, flights through April were released this morning! Fully booked Marathon weekend and one Springtime Surprise flight

Thanks for the heads up! They’ve got some pretty good prices to MCO right now. Got my MW flight for $138 round trip!

 

[MissLiss279]

Thanks for the heads up! They’ve got some pretty good prices to MCO right now. Got my MW flight for $138 round trip!

One way is more expensive for me than that!

ETA: But I always have to have connecting flights… Except I noticed for Springtime Surprise that they have added a nonstop flight to one of my normal airports!! Outbound the time doesn’t work (unless I fly out a day early), but returning works great! Hopefully these don’t get changed (which has happened with all of my SW flights the last year and a half…)

 

[Herding_Cats]

For those who fly SWA, flights through April were released this morning! Fully booked Marathon weekend and one Springtime Surprise flight

Thanks for the heads up! They’ve got some pretty good prices to MCO right now. Got my MW flight for $138 round trip!

I just checked SW for what our flights could have been (we have been booked for over a month) and there are 0 non-stop flights, and it's not any cheaper than what we booked through delta. And that's flying out of Detroit! makes we glad that we booked what we did when we did.

 

[GreatLakes]

For those who fly SWA, flights through April were released this morning! Fully booked Marathon weekend and one Springtime Surprise flight

We were waiting on those but nothing direct for us so United it is