Marathon Weekend 2022

[opusone]

So, are most folks planning on meeting at Hurricane Hanna’s today at 2pm? I’m trying to figure out our plans for the day.

 

[Novatrix]

Ours hasn’t shown up either.

Just FYI for everyone missing pictures, if they don't show up in the next 4 days (please be patient, cast members are manually matching bib numbers they see in your photo to the photo pass account), email photo pass with your bib number and approximate time of photo.

I needed to do this in the past for a missing gravedigger photo. Typically, if I have my cell with me, I always snap a quick photo of the character I'll get my picture with the cellphone so I have an easy to reference timestamp in case of lost photos.

 

[pluto377]

Anyone have their Joy or Sadness picture from the 5k yet? Those seem to be the only two that haven’t shown up in my photopass account

havent gotten mine either.

 

[jrsharp21]

Guess who’s back for the 10k? He was nice enough to take a picture with my daughter.

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He was awesome again today! I caught up to him around mile 3. It was a nice little laugh in the middle of the run.

 

[jrsharp21]

They did seem to change some things up this morning. I know yesterday morning, when going through the security scanners, they didn't allow the people who drive in to go through on the side with the people coming from the buses. I got scolded for trying that yesterday. This morning they were encouraging it. Also, opening another pathway by the finish line area to help with the bottle neck on the way out to starting line, like they had yesterday.

 

[jrsharp21]

Looks like they have the 5k results up for the Dopey runners.

 

[gosalyn_mallard]

Character report for the 10k:
- Alice
- Peter Pan and Wendy
- Rafiki
- Green Army Lady (no Photopass so we didn't stop)
- Bo Peep
- Woody holding Forky
- Judy Hopps
- Jake (Neverland Pirates)
- Koda (Brother Bear)
- Pooh

Lines weren't as bad as the 5k. Added about 1 hour to our time.

 

[garneska]

So, are most folks planning on meeting at Hurricane Hanna’s today at 2pm? I’m trying to figure out our plans for the day.

Yes it is.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I’m not keen on Oswald, but it is nifty how the medal has a slot so that Oswald can “run” across it.

 

[RunWI1265]

Character report for the 10k:
- Alice
- Peter Pan and Wendy
- Rafiki
- Green Army Lady (no Photopass so we didn't stop)
- Bo Peep
- Woody holding Forky
- Judy Hopps
- Jake (Neverland Pirates)
- Koda (Brother Bear)
- Pooh

Lines weren't as bad as the 5k. Added about 1 hour to our time.

they must have switched some out. When I went by we had a green army man with photopass (I think??) and Buzz instead of woody and Forky. Would’ve loved to have gotten a picture with those two.

First timer so idk if this is normal but most of this course felt very…congested. At times it was difficult to pass walkers while also not getting run over by people sprinting from the back.

 

[kirstie101]

Congrats 10kers! Love reading about your experiences so far! Good luck to all running tomorrow and Sunday!

 

[jpeterson]

I’m not keen on Oswald, but it is nifty how the medal has a slot so that Oswald can “run” across it.View attachment 636663

I am keen on Oswald and was so excited to see he was on the medal for my very first 10k!

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

they must have switched some out. When I went by we had a green army man with photopass (I think??) and Buzz instead of woody and Forky. Would’ve loved to have gotten a picture with those two.

First timer so idk if this is normal but most of this course felt very…congested. At times it was difficult to pass walkers while also not getting run over by people sprinting from the back.

The section of course after we came out of Hollywood studios was very congested, ridiculously so.

 

[AJruns]

I had almost no congestion (s2 and first character stop after mile 3 to get some space on the lines, except for some push-ups for the green army man), but the downfall of this strategy was not being able to see the photographers in the dark until it was too late- every photo I’m chewing gum/grimacing /distracted super bummed no characters pre or post race!

 

[DopeyBadger]

First timer so idk if this is normal but most of this course felt very…congested. At times it was difficult to pass walkers while also not getting run over by people sprinting from the back.

This is a common occurrence in runDisney races. Experiences vary across the spectrum, but due to the very nature of runDisney races (where runners are going for PRs, stopping for pics, getting a beer, riding rides, etc.) it causes a greater mix of paces at any one point in time. Add in that in some places these races with 16000-26000 runners are running on small pathways/sidewalks (in addition to roads/highways) it means you'll get some bottlenecks and congestion. Looking ahead, the HM has a few notorious choke points that you should mentally prepare yourself for:



Around Mile 1, you'll go down to a single lane uphill. This gets congested.

The turn at Mile 1.5 tends to be fairly crowded. Even for runners like myself who finish in the Top 2%, start at the front of "A" corral (or now s1), that particular turn tends to be congested. Be patient. As soon as the turn ends, you end up on a highway that is several lanes across and it opens up quite a bit more.

Around Mile 3.5, you'll enter the TTC area and there's a brief moment where you go underneath the road. It can get tight here.

The MK Castle can be congested based on when you arrive there.

Mile 6 to 8 is known as cone alley. All the runners go down to a single lane. So it can get congested there.

After Mile 8, the course opens up quite a bit and there's a lot less choke points until you're inside EPCOT itself.



The start of the M going through EPCOT tends to be pretty congested.

Then similar areas as the HM through TTC, MK, and cone alley.

There's some congestion in the AK area, but it's not as bad as other places.

Blizzard Beach probably won't be that bad since it's in the parking lot.

DHS will be tight going through that single lane exit.

The DHS/Boardwalk path tends to be fairly congested.


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Hope that helps with some other places to mentally prepare yourself for congestion during the HM/M.

 

[Dopey 2020]

Several of us are standing here just to the right of the 50th anniversary backdrop, about even with the back of the purple food truck

I guess I just missed it, too hard to pick out groups. I grabbed a picture at that backdrop about 4, looked around quick and headed to the corral to stretch.

 

[Dopey 2020]

Guess who’s back for the 10k? He was nice enough to take a picture with my daughter.

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Passed him after the first mile, spot on with that outfit and in character again, I love runDisney races

 

[rundisfan]

Character report for the 10k:
- Alice
- Peter Pan and Wendy
- Rafiki
- Green Army Lady (no Photopass so we didn't stop)
- Bo Peep
- Woody holding Forky
- Judy Hopps
- Jake (Neverland Pirates)
- Koda (Brother Bear)
- Pooh

Lines weren't as bad as the 5k. Added about 1 hour to our time.

Where was Judy Hopps? She must have been on a break when I came by

 

[Bree]

That scent at the orange bird statue was nasty. I

Where was Judy Hopps? She must have been on a break when I came by

Just after the tower of terror bellhops photo op on the left hand side. There was no photo pass for the bellhops.

I can still taste orange bird in the back of my throat and it’s still tingly. Nothing is getting rid of the taste no matter what I eat or drink.

 

[pluto377]

I missed Judy hoops too. Bummer. I actually found there was more space than I’m used to. I started at the front of 4, but ended up with 5 and 6 since I did a lot of pics. I was pleased with how the walkers really stayed right on the path from hs to epcot and busted out my fastest mile there. Set another PW today. Can I go for 3 tomorrow lol?

one thing I hate is people who blast off the start like it’s the 100m dash. Chill people and give it a minute to open up!