Marathon Weekend 2025

[Fenway1970]

Even if he's not wrong, there's plenty of time to see those other places...

Yeah, you know, I keep telling myself and my kids that too. Somehow it always turns into "let's do Disney again this year, we'll do <insert name of exotic destination> NEXT year."

 

[Scootin'By]

Orthodontist tried to schedule an appointment for my daughter on April 9th to fix a broken bracket. Told them I’m busy that day. Im not missing registration day!

You have to prioritize!

He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named on the rD boards made a breakdown of the cost per mile for each race on their IG stories. So I told my husband "See, only 8.62$/mile, I'd be a fool not to take advantage of that, The marathon has such a good value!"

This is great logic!

After how long it took to get through the Wine and Dine queue for registration last week, might want to push that appointment back a little farther . . .

 

[Cabius]

This doesn't really confirm anything for MW though. The W&D page doesn't list 12&15K as options on the PoT section so I wouldn't expect it to be available in the registration. I believe this is something new they're trying for MW. (But I wouldn't be surprised to be proven wrong on registration day )

I reached out to the official email box, and they replied that that 10k/12k/15k are not accepted distances for M/Goofy/Dopey:

HI Caleb,

Thanks for reaching out. The accepted distances for the Marathon/Dopey/Goofy Challenges are a 10-Mile, Half Marathon, or Full Marathon.

Have a magical day!

Thank you,
Track Shack Events on behalf of runDisney
*Please note this is confidential information and is not intended for public viewing

They had contradictory information on different parts of their website, but based on this it looks like the distances listed on https://www.rundisney.com/events/disneyworld/disneyworld-marathon-weekend/events/marathon/ are the correct ones.

 

[GollyGadget]

I reached out to the official email box, and they replied that that 10k/12k/15k are not accepted distances for M/Goofy/Dopey:



They had contradictory information on different parts of their website, but based on this it looks like the distances listed on https://www.rundisney.com/events/disneyworld/disneyworld-marathon-weekend/events/marathon/ are the correct ones.

I appreciate you asking the question. Did you also ask about the half PoT? It's still unclear to me if those would be accepted for that distance.

I also know that rD and Track Shack don't always communicate well so it could be that one didn't tell the other about the change.

I did go check the race policies page and it still has the contradictory info. I'm eager to see what club members learn during early registration.


https://www.rundisney.com/events/disneyworld/disneyworld-marathon-weekend/race-policies/

 

[Stitch&Co.]

But Mickey is not waiting to take a picture with me in my neighborhood!

But your the only one who can run with real chipmunks.

 

[Cabius]

I appreciate you asking the question. Did you also ask about the half PoT? It's still unclear to me if those would be accepted for that distance.

I also know that rD and Track Shack don't always communicate well so it could be that one didn't tell the other about the change.

I did go check the race policies page and it still has the contradictory info. I'm eager to see what club members learn during early registration.

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https://www.rundisney.com/events/disneyworld/disneyworld-marathon-weekend/race-policies/

I didn't ask about that one. I did ask that they update the webpage, and they said they forwarded that feedback to RunDisney, so hopefully we'll see an update soonish!

 

[nancipants]

I've been out of town, but I love the marathon theme.

 

[Let's Get Kronk]

Man, wait 'til these people find out you can run around your own neighborhood for free.

Dude, I hear you, but the blue and orange trails in Carrollton are getting really old to me.

 

[DisneyParrothead]

Dude, I hear you, but the blue and orange trails in Carrollton are getting really old to me.

But isn't it Blue Bonnet season?

 

[Cabius]

Dude, I hear you, but the blue and orange trails in Carrollton are getting really old to me.

But it was so pretty out there today!!

 

[Let's Get Kronk]

But it was so pretty out there today!!

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This exact spot is when my watch hits 1 mile from my house. THIS EXACT SPOT.

Also, I am supposed to run 6 miles after work but I'm not thinking the weather will let me today. I should have tried before work but my weather app said it was going to rain the entire run.

 

[Let's Get Kronk]

But isn't it Blue Bonnet season?

Sadly, there are no blue bonnets on my run routes.

 

[Cabius]

This exact spot is when my watch hits 1 mile from my house. THIS EXACT SPOT.

Also, I am supposed to run 6 miles after work but I'm not thinking the weather will let me today. I should have tried before work but my weather app said it was going to rain the entire run.

Haha, it's only about a quarter-mile for me, I live right up the street from the playground just North of that bridge.

You can always run in the rain! I keep an older pair of running shoes just for wet runs, when I know I might be ankle-deep in puddles. (To be fair, a few weeks ago the underpasses at Frankford was so flooded that I had to go around it). It's not fun, but it's doable as long as there isn't lightning or hail.

 

[laurend]

Locked into a DVC rental for marathon weekend next year, so I guess the pressure is really on for April 9th! This will be my first WDW marathon as long as I snag a registration, but not new to running - just wrapped up training and into the taper for marathon number 7 on April 6th.

 

[runwithperseverence7]

Man, wait 'til these people find out you can run around your own neighborhood for free.

This is my husband’s logic. I don’t have to travel to do them either. I recently told him if I do MW, I’ll stop talking about it. At least until I’m ready to sign up for another race.

 

[azrivest]

I recently told him if I do MW, I’ll stop talking about it.

That's what we all say

 

[Smooth_Whiskey]

Hello everyone, there used to be a thread that had all the strategies for signing up for the dopey challenge. My two friends and I are going to try to get into the challenge for the '25 marathon. Does anyone have a link handy or good tips for securing registration?

 

[fatmanatee]

Hello everyone, there used to be a thread that had all the strategies for signing up for the dopey challenge. My two friends and I are going to try to get into the challenge for the '25 marathon. Does anyone have a link handy or good tips for securing registration?

Third post here.

 

[nancipants]

This thread is also a good resource. https://www.disboards.com/threads/historical-race-weekend-sell-out-timing.3844193/

 

[Smooth_Whiskey]

Thank you both!