Disney Marathon

[ehirsch83]

No advice, but I signed up for the half! and I'm not a runner,lol But I am joining a friend who just beat cancer and I couldn't think of a better way to support her then to join her.

[Bike Chick]

No advice, but I signed up for the half! and I'm not a runner,lol But I am joining a friend who just beat cancer and I couldn't think of a better way to support her then to join her.

Emily, that's a wonderful thing to do. Good luck and it looks like I'm going to be there too. I talked to an acquaintance yesterday who ran it 2 years ago and basically said what Kacie said. She loved it and said it would be a wonderful first marathon. She also said to spend the extra money on the VIP package so you have access to the tent with food and drink afterward. I have decided to sign up and DH is going to do it with me so it will be fun. I just need to decide where to stay now. Everything is pretty expensive. Any suggestions?

Thanks everyone for your feedback. You were so much help.

[ehirsch83]

I don't have much suggestion on where to stay. I live in Orlando, but never venture near the parks. I will be either making the drive really early, or I might be splitting a room with the other girls just so we don't have to sit through parking traffic at 3:30am!

[Bike Chick]

Well, I did it. I pulled the trigger and signed up for the Disney Marathon. I was almost sick to my stomach just going through the registration process.

[jessmarimba]

Well, I did it. I pulled the trigger and signed up for the Disney Marathon. I was almost sick to my stomach just going through the registration process.

I think I feel like that every time I sign up for a race. It seems like a big deal to plan on something like that, because so much can happen between registration and race day! (I had that same feeling today signing up for a race in 5 days!)

[OakLeaf]

BikeChick, you'll do great!

I still can't make up my mind, I'm really kind of leaning against it.

For those who've done it, are there any bands when you're outside the parks? What about spectators? Roughly how many miles are outside the parks?

[katluvr]

I have not done the marathon, but have done the half twice. It was my first half and I loved it. 2nd time was with a friend and weather was cold, sleet and raining and I hated it because her pace was much slower than mine and I am not that fast as you know. There really are a LOT of spectators & cheer groups, so that is great. And you run over some "over passes" on the road and you can see tons of people running for miles, so it pretty cool. Running down main street of Magic Kingdom is totally magical.
Advice...stay on property so you don't have the hassle of getting there in the AM. Bring layers of "throw away clothes" in case it is cold. You stand out there for 2 hours and both times it was only in the 30's. BYOB (breakfast that is) before the race & food afterwards sucks--really it does!
But the run overall was nice. I can't tell you how many real miles are outside the parks, you may be able to tell that from looking at the map. It is one of those races everyone should do once...but I don't think I will do it again, too many others on my bucket list.
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