FFigawi
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2009
My name is probably on a list somewhere.
“Probably” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence
My name is probably on a list somewhere.
I believe each race (except for the 5k when it was a cotton t-shirt) had the icons of the parks they ran through. So only the marathon had all four parks, but the half had MK and Epcot and the 10k had Epcot.The park icons are typically only on the Marathon weekend shirts. And they were on there in 2020 with the newer style shirts.
Yes, it was just the parks that race ran through. I was looking forward to having 2 parks on my 10K shirt for once haha.I believe each race (except for the 5k when it was a cotton t-shirt) had the icons of the parks they ran through. So only the marathon had all four parks, but the half had MK and Epcot and the 10k had Epcot.
I thought the original runDisney branded shirts did have the park icons… I was trying to find a picture…. I found one from google (but it would let me attach a screenshot) - they did have them.
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My shirts from the virtual runs last year did not (obviously), and they had a different material which I liked better, but they also fit a little weird on me. I’m hoping these work out!
I know I'm in the minority, but I prefer the newer ones over the Champion ones, by quite a lot.Of course I like the 10K shirt the best because I'm not running it this year! Bummed about the park icons not being on the sleeve - miss the old shirts by Champion
Safe travels to all! May we all stay healthy and arrive safely. Oh and drink water! Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate - going to be another warm one unless Florida throws us a curveball!
Yes based on what I experienced and conversations I had with others, 10:30 appears about right; however, the text alert didn't go out until 11:30 (or at least that's when it came through on my texts).I’ll take a shot at answering what I can and others will chime in with their experiences, I’m sure. There were several of who ran that marathon. It’s not 100% clear exactly when the decision was made or what precisely prompted it. I think our best estimate was that the course was modified to remove the Blizzard Beach loop sometime in the 10:30-10:45 timeframe. I don’t know whether that decision was made due to a specific heat and humidity threshold being met or if it was due to the strain on the medical support staff from runners in distress nearing the breaking point. There were a lot of runners in need of aid as the heat ramped up through the morning.
I think you have to go into any marathon with a forecast temperature profile like this one with the understanding that it could be shortened. Factors working in our favor this year are that the forecast isn’t quite as hot and humid and I think there’s cloud cover forecast that would mitigate some of the heat’s effects (although clouds were forecast in 2020 and didn’t materialize). Factors working against us include reports that I’ve seen that rD is short of both medical and aid station volunteers this year, lowering the threshold for overwhelming medical capacity and reducing rDs ability to add water/ice/cooling options/stations on the fly.
We‘re just going to have to see what happens.
(My opinion only) I always felt better about the Disney transport...and taking one of the early ones. Even though busses are subject to most of the same traffic problems. once they get near the park the progress seems more steady than the cars trying to make it into the parking lots. It just seems a lot less stressful to me.My DH and I are at POFQ. Are we better off driving to the races or taking the Disney transport?
My DH and I are at POFQ. Are we better off driving to the races or taking the Disney transport?
Crud. 2:19 in the morning and I should be sound asleep, but I’m wide awake thinking about the upcoming weekend.
Who doesn’t like a challenge on top of a challenge, right?
Just got into my room at AKL.
Flight out of Hartford was cancelled 20 minutes prior to boarding yesterday AM, nothing available of course until later today. Rather than chance another cancellation or getting here with no flight home if that’s canceled it was decided this would be the trip to drive 1200+ miles.
Oh yay, surprise! I-95 in VA was closed for a fifty mile detour due to the storms so it turned into a bit over 20 hours but this is happening.
On Marathon race day we have park reservations at MK and are staying at Boardwalk. Would it be easier to take a Disney bus to the TTC or Uber? Not looking to rope drop but thinking something about 9:30am arrival or so. I've never been to MK that early on race day before since I've always ran the marathon before this year.
I am hoping someone will post about the cut and material for the 2022 shirts. Like some, I was not a fan of the material or cut (sleeves way too short) of the 2020 shirts.
I was there and the course was shortened just ahead of me. It happened at about 11am, and that was decided before the race started - I only knew thanks to a friend with an inside contact, though: that info was not broadcast until runners were within maybe 15 minutes of the cutoff. I was on Western Way and a DJ there was telling runners the course was being cut ahead. rD didn’t share their criteria for making the call, but given that the decision was made before the race even started, I imagine it was based on the forecast and what they knew medical could handle.With the arrival of the expo passes and bib numbers, the subject of weather has stopped...but, I will bring it up again!
Apparently, 2 years ago, the marathon was shortened by 2 miles. If there any runners here that were at that marathon, at what
time into the race did they make this decision? and what was their criteria? Is there a chance that this years marathon
will be shortened?? thanks
Just got in the long merch line at the expo! Couldn’t get the vending machine at the hotel to read my CC so I have an empty water bottle until I can find water which I’m guessing won’t be until I get inside….In a couple more hours