Hi all, I’m doing my first run disney race (10k) next february during princess weekend. I am NOT an early morning person and need sleep, so i’m wondering what hotel will take the shortest time to get to epcot. I’m hoping to get as much sleep as possible!! 😅
Im thinking i’ll do 1 night close to the race, then the rest in animal kingdom lodge, but i know that is very far from the race start.
Hi all! Question. I signed up for two of the summer series virtual races this year, Pocahontas and Hercules, and just received a medal box. (Yay!) The Pocahontas medal was inside, but not the Hercules one. As I've never done one of their virtual races before, I wanted to check whether this is normal or indicates a mistake. Should both medals have arrived in the same box, or do they send out a separate box for each individual medal?
Anybody else patiently waiting for them to announce info on the Halloween Virtual Spooktacular? I expected some info or maybe a teaser for the themes this week but nothing yet! Its not even showing any info on the website that i can see. I guess maybe next Tuesday?
I signed up for the 10k Springtime Surprise in April. I am not a runner, therefore I have been working on running and training at home. I am going to Disney in August for about 2 weeks and want to keep up with the training. Where are some good places to run? I will have a car and was thinking of even driving to TTC and running to Poly, GF, MK and back to TTC or even driving to HS and running around the Boardwalk/Yacht/Beach Club. Are there any other good places to run around Disney? I plan to do this early in the morning where there will be less people and less hot.
Has anyone managed to do the virtual races outside Canada? Living In Canada?
Hi all! Does anyone have exact pricing from Disney World VIP tours during or around race weekends? I’m most interested in the Thursday before or Friday of Princess Half Marathon weekend in late Feb / early March but any data points would be super helpful! Thank you!
I know a lot of folks started getting them a couple weeks ago and I haven’t seen either a shipping notification or gotten them to my door yet. Also would anyone who got a shipping notification be willing to share what it looked like so I can see if it found its way into spam or something? Thanks!
My daughter is running in the Disney Princess half marathon and she is trying to decide whether to stay on property or off property. If she decide to stay off property, does anyone know if an Uber would be a feasible option to get to the park for the half marathon?
Some silly questions about the virtual race. I registered for the goofy challenge. First question, when I go to my race info on the run Disney site and click on the “get your __ virtual 5k bib” button (I have a button for all three since I did the challenge), the bib that it gives me is the exact same Goofy bib for all three , not individual ones for the Hercules, Pocahontas, etc. Is this normal? Im not going to use them, the only reason I even care is because I wanted the Pocahontas bib specifically and is the reason I signed up in the first place. Second question, do you have to submit times online for them to send you your metals and other things, or is it supposed to have already been sent? I’ve seen others get theirs but I haven’t received mine or any sort of email.
Hello Friends! I’m signed up for the Springtime Surprise 10K and I’m super excited since I had to miss the DL Half in January.
Long story short, I had surgery in January after an almost 2 year ordeal with being sick before my diagnosis. I am still in PT and should be discharged next month. I’m cleared to run but haven’t in 2 years. So I’m basically starting over. I know how to train, but I want a more comprehensive training program especially when it comes to pacing and getting to my goal of at least a 10 minute mile for the 10K.
I’m in need of a really good training app to get back into things and was wondering if anyone has Jeff’s Run Walk Run app and what they think of it. I’m open to other apps as well and am willing to pay a yearly subscription for one (I also have Apple Fitness+). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
I'm training for my first Dopey and using the Galloway training plan. I've run several half-marathons, finished a Death by 5K race challenge and run shorter distances several times per week, but this will be my first full marathon. I usually work out on my lunch breaks but due to the excessive heat, I'm having to get up early on Tuesdays and Thursdays to run before work. Week 3 of training plan (but started the 45-minute Tuesday/Thursday runs a few weeks early) and I've just been getting up and running my little loop for 45 minutes. I will say...I enjoy running for distance much more than vs. running for time; although, I don't know if I'll feel the same way once the mileage really gets up there. I strength train and lift heavy 3 days a week (MWF) and have been doing my Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday runs with Sunday as a rest day.
I've also put a focus on training my gut and learning how to properly fuel before, during and after runs. I had bariatric surgery 6 years ago and have just basically raw-dogged training for events with a little fuel and sheer willpower and determination. Willpower and determination are great for Dopey, but it's also going to require a different level of fueling than I've had in the past. I've listened to a ton of running nutrition and Dopey podcasts and feel pretty good about where I'm currently at. I could probably go out and run a half this weekend with only mild discomfort/recovery.
I should end up in C corral if the posts I've seen on POT hold up and I want to go out there and enjoy the course, hop on the rides, stop for some of the characters, have a drink and just go out and have good time on marathon day. It will likely be my first and only marathon unless I can get a lottery entry for NYC Marathon. I know there are many different strategies for tackling Dopey, and I'll probably take it easy on the 5K & 10K, run most of the half but stop for characters and take a few walking breaks, etc. and then go out and have a blast on marathon day. (I don't plan to do timed run/walk intervals)
All that to say...yesterday I was looking at the first few pages of the Dopey Training guide and noticed that there should be a warm up, then cadence drills and acceleration glider drills on Tuesday and MM and hill workouts on Thursdays? WHOOPS. Totally missed that. Is that what y'all are doing? I've just been running for 45 minutes on those days, working on fueling before, during and after and going on my merry little way. For the ones that have done Dopey and followed the Galloway training plan, did you do the hills, cadence and drills or just go out and run?
TIA!
I know it's a little way off, but my wife and I have signed up for the race weekend at the end of February. We’re doing the 10K and Half Marathon, which I’m looking forward to, but also slightly nervous about. First time doing any runDisney event, which we’re really excited for!
My wife downloaded the Jeff Galloway 10K and Half Marathon challenge training PDF, so we’re going to try and follow that as closely as we can. Is following that plan sufficient in getting you race ready? Would anyone have any recommendations in addition to following that plan?
I also made a web app for us to help put the plan into a calendar and manually log our runs, mainly to keep us both motivated and on track, as I could not get the Jeff Galloway app on my phone for some reason. I am happy to share it (it's free, I'm not trying to sell anything) if anyone finds it useful!
I'm training for Dopey 2027 and going with the Galloway method (currently in week 3.)
I know it's early in training but I'm worried I'm going too slow during the midweek runs. For reference, I've been averaging about 14:39 to 15 min/mile with a 20 sec. run/30 sec. walk ratio. Should I try to run for longer?
I am new to rundisney, so I lack all the history. Have they ever done a Marvel theme for any of the races? I know there used to be a standalone Star Wars race weekend (please bring it back, I’m ready now 😭).
That being said is there a list and/or website that documents every race theme ever for runDisney? If not, could we create one? I’m sure with all of our collective histories we can probably come up close to having all of them. More for my curiosity and also to see the frequency of each theme.
I think the material of the shirts is great, I've learned to size up and the fit is better, but even still I've been selling the shirts almost immediately for two reasons:
Short sleeves > long sleeves. (for me). I only wear long sleeves during winter training. If I were going to keep the shirts I'd have to either cut them into sleeveless tanks or hem into short sleeves.
The gigantic plastic-feeling logos on the front are just non-breathable and make them pretty uncomfortable.
I did my first events last year for halloween races, and then wine & dine races. I ran every distance offered for both and the biggest gripe is the plastic logos. I like the designs, but wish they were just higher quality screen prints vs heat transfers.
Unless there's some special way to break these things down and make them more comfortable. I've considered getting a leather punch and doing the whole "moth tech" approach to them, but I can usually post them for sale in a facebook group and that funds a dole whip or churro.
Secondary feedback -I would love to opt for disney branded running socks instead of the shirts. I think some brooks, feetures, swiftwick, or balega socks would be amazing. (Or headbands, or a running hat).
Im running my first marathon (and to be extra crazy, Im doing dopey) in 2027 - but hoping it's a blast and I can get into 2028 as well. Will see some of you there!
Has anyone gone from bodybuilding to being a runner? How has that change been for you? What changes did you make? Any tips you can give?
Currently a “bodybuilder” but closing in on 40 and my body is starting to really feel it. I also run but only about 5-10 miles a week, which I’d like to increase. Dream is to run a marathon and there’d be no other place to do it than Disney (if I could get in).