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Ello My name is Jon and I’m an addict! Oops sorry wrong group. I’ve only done one so far and signed up for my first evr 1/2 half marathon this year.

2013 – Tower of Terror 10 miler
2017 – Food and Wine 1/2 marathon

I’ve done numerous 5K’s at home also.

Acamm wrote:

eeyorepoohfan wrote:

My name is Heather, and I’m a RunDisney Addict! I am getting ready to run my 7th half marathon. To date I have completed the following:
2013 Tinkerbell Half Marathon (Disneyland) January
2014 Tinkerbell Half Marathon (Disneyland) January
2015 Star Wars Light Side Inaugural Challenge (10k and half marathon) (Disneyland) January
2016 Star Wars Dark Side Inaugural Half Marathon (WDW) April
2016 Avenger’s Super Hero Half Marathon (Disneyland) November to get Coast to Coast Medal
2017 Star Wars Light Side half marathon (Disneyland) January
2017 Star Wars Dark Side Half Marathon (WDW) April to complete our Kessell Challenge
2018 DOPEY Marathon Weekend 5K, 10k, Half marathon, Full Marathon in four days 48.6 miles!!! (WDW) January

Wow! My hat’s off to you! Thats super impressive!!

Thank you!!!! I’ve seriously found my love for running! And what better place to run than my happy places!!

bexruns wrote:

Jloosh78 wrote:

Ello My name is Jon and I’m an addict! Oops sorry wrong group. I’ve only done one so far and signed up for my first evr 1/2 half marathon this year.

2013 – Tower of Terror 10 miler
2017 – Food and Wine 1/2 marathon

I’ve done numerous 5K’s at home also.

I think what I need to do is whenever we get around to really planning a WDW trip is just plan it around a race weekend and go all out.

That’s what we do! Our trip to WDW next month will be our longer 8 day trip and was specifically set to run the Star Wars Half Marathon! It’s how so many of our trips have been planned. Guaranteed vacation to Disney!

eeyorepoohfan wrote:

Acamm wrote:

imarebelpilot wrote:

Disney puts on some pretty amazing races. They’re pricey but IMO worth it.

I have actually looked at the prices about 2 years ago, and I was shocked at the high registration fees!

I do not run full marathons, or even half. I generally run in 5K or 10K races. I would like to do the ‘baby races’ (my friends make fun of me and my short races) at Disney!!

Yes, the prices are high, but seriously worth it! It’s such a well organized event. The Expo is usually huge with lots of vendors. And the RunDisney merchandise section is amazing! You get a great tech top for each race you are partipating in. The medals are huge, heavy and awesome!!! The on course support is amazing! Water stations are around every 1.5 miles. There are several medical stations with BioFreeze, salt packs, Vasolene, etc. Nurses around the course as well. Lots of character stops. Snack boxes, bananas, water and Poweraid at the finish. You get to run through the parks before they open. And there’s something magical about running through a park as the sun rises!! I say they are worth it, hands down! I’ve spent A LOT of money on Disney races and don’t regret a penny of it!

I’d be lying if I said you weren’t kind of talking me into it! This sounds AMAAAAZING!!!

I’m hoping for more of a leisurely stroll… or maybe a hobble!

starbee wrote:

Breesmommy5 wrote:

I am not a runner, would you be able to walk and run these ? I love all the merch that comes from the run’s !

The other gals who’ve participated in RunDisney events would know better than me, but I think the pace for some of the races is pretty lenient, like maybe 18 minutes or so per mile. If you walked “with a purpose” you could probably take part in a 5k or something without getting swept, but I’ll let some of the other advise you better on that I know one of my friends completed a 5k at Disneyland with no prior training and didn’t get swept. She would run a little but she did a run/walk combo. And had her Duffy bear on her back the whole time I think she told me the pace was something like 20 minutes/mile

The part about your friend running with a Duffy bear on her back made me smile.

Breesmommy5 wrote:

I am not a runner, would you be able to walk and run these ? I love all the merch that comes from the run’s !

Yes, I run/walk all of my races. Disney states you must maintain a 16 minute/mile pace or you risk getting swept. However, this pace click starts once the last person crosses the start line (usually the balloon ladies). So if you start far enough ahead of them then you really can go at a slower pace and be okay. If you do a 5k, they don’t have a pace chip in your bib. So it really is just making sure you stay ahead of the balloon ladies. But it really is easy enough to run a bit and then walk and make that 16 min/mile. The 10k and Half will be chipped timed. There are training guides for 10k’s and half marathons on the RunDisney page. He has you slowly increase your mileage. The merchandise to purchase can go quickly, depending on the race weekend. I’ve heard the Princess Weekend gets a bit insane. But the other race weekends aren’t too bad in the Expo. The full marathon weekend will get intense too, just due to the number of people.