I am extremely excited to be running the Disney 1/2 marathon this January. We haven’t run a runDisney race since 2013. We are long overdue! We love running runDisney races. They are so much fun. The characters! The music! Running through the parks! There’s nothing like it. This will be the first time we’re running […]
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Thank you to Hilton Bonnet Creek for hosting me during WDW Marathon week. All opinions are always my own. I am a brand ambassador for Raw Threads and receive free product, again all opinions are always my own. 2018 marked the 25th Walt Disney World Marathon and the 5th year running the Dopey Challenge. I always love WDW Marathon week because I get to see friends, spend time at Disney World, and do lots of running. For those that don’t know what the Dopey Challenge is it’s running the 5k on Thursday, 10k Friday, half marathon Saturday, and full marathon Sunday. It is a lot of really early mornings and miles, but no pain no gain right? And in this case the gain is the feeling of accomplishment and 6 shiny new medals. Race weekend always kicks off with the expo. If you are running Dopey you have to go one Wednesday to pick up your bibs and shirts. I discovered that runDisney has smooshed pennies! I have collected these pennies from Disneyland since I was 4 years old, so this was pretty exciting to me. This year’s races were exceptionally cold. Really really really cold. Did I mention it was cold? Disney World is in Florida, so you don’t typically expect to have weather of 30 degrees with a “feels like” temp of 22. I ran the 5k on Thursday morning in 7 layers of clothing. Not even joking. I was still cold. On top of all my layers I wore my rose gold spirit jersey and Minnie ears because I’m so basic like that. ? I stopped a couple times for pictures along the way. You can tell how many layers I have on because I look like I’m wearing football padding. haha The runDisney medals are always great. As soon as I finished I went back to the room and cranked up the heat. The next morning was the 10k. I decided to channel my inner mermaid for this race. I love the “Leg Day” tank from Raw Threads. The 10k starts in the Epcot parking lot, just like the 5k. I stopped for a bunch of pictures along the course. One of my favorites is always Genie though. I also love some bear hugs from Duffy. The 10k was cold, but fun. I loved the Minnie themed medal this year with the polkadot lanyard. On Friday afternoon I went to the Cigna Blogger Meetup, which is a great way to hang out with some of my friends and get really competitive playing games. For the half marathon I went with a Dole Whip theme. The Will Run for Dole Whip tank from Raw Threads is another one of my favorites. It was once again a really cold morning, but luckily a nice perk of staying at Hilton Bonnet Creek is that they set up a whole snack and coffee section free for runners at 3am. They also cheer us on as we leave to go to the race. So awesome! Of course I stopped for pics, especially in the Magic Kingdom. Gus Gus’s friends were out! A pic with the castle is a must, especially with all the lights on it still from Christmas. The prince and princesses were backstage right before we exited Magic Kingdom. The medal this year is cute. I love the color they added to it. That afternoon I went to the runners reception at Hilton Bonnet Creek where they showered us with delicious food and a glass of wine. It was just what I needed. After the reception I headed to Pandora in Animal Kingdom. I hadn’t been there since it opened and it was beautiful, crowded, but beautiful. This marked my 5th Dopey Challenge, so I went with a Dopey theme for the marathon. I wore my Raw Threads 48.6 tank with my Sparkle Athletic green skirt and purple visor. Again, it was cold. I didn’t actually throw away my throw away layer until mile 17. BUT even in the cold, runDisney still puts on the best starting line. I snapped a pic with Buzz at Magic Kingdom. Animal Kingdom was next on the course. The sun came out, but it was still chilly. I got there just as Everest was opening. Always fun that they let runners ride the coaster. From Animal Kingdom we ran through ESPN Wide World of Sports and then onto Hollywood Studios where I ran into Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. We made our way passed Boardwalk and on into Epcot. I found Sleeping Beauty in World Showcase. After that is was smooth sailing to the finish line where we not only got medals, but also 25th Marathon Mickey ears. ? I came home 6 medals heavier and with a ton of great memories. I can’t wait to do it all again next year! Want to be able to come back and easily find this post? Pin it for later ??
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The runDisney Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2022 was the first one back after the lockdown. In 2021, the races were offered virtually. This was my 9th running of the Dopey Challenge. The Dopey Challenge consists of running all 4 races offered marathon weekend. This means challengers run the 5k on Thursday, 10k Friday, half marathon on Saturday and the full marathon on Sunday. That totals 48.6 miles. I always love running Disney World Marathon Weekend. There is something electric about it. The parks have runners proudly wearing their medals. The signage congratulating runnings is amazing. The restaurants offer runner pasta specials. The expo is filled with great products for runners. My favorite part though is getting to see friends I have made over the years at runDisney races. The weather this year was some of the best we have ever had for marathon weekend. In years past we have had freezing temps as well as running on the face of the sun. This year was humid and marathon day was a little warm, but tolerable. The 5k was the traditional course around Epcot, which is always fun. I dressed as Edna Mode. The 10k course was different this year, taking runners through Hollywood Studios, along the path by Boardwalk, in front of Yacht and Beach Club and into the side of Epcot. This one I dressed as Bo Peep. The half marathon course was the same as years past. This course is also the same as Princess Half Marathon. This one I wore my Ariel in spired mermaid gear. The full marathon course was very similar to the course of 2020. There is no more running through ESPN Wide World of Sports, but instead a little jaunt through the Blizzard Beach parking lot. All the races this year started at 5am, which is earlier than in years past. On the day of the full marathon they didn’t spread out the wave starts very much because they wanted to get people started ASAP due to the higher temperatures that day. Due to this the course felt a little more crowded than normal. I ran all the races except for the 5k with my friend Kristin, who you might know on social as @BamaGirlRuns. We had a blast. Lots of laughs and there might even have been happy tears when we got to the bananas on the full marathon course. As usual with runDisney races, there were lots of fun photos ops along the course. runDisney did not disappoint. While races are back, but Covid is still around, I was a little worried going into race weekend about A. how safe I would feel and B. how it might affect how the race weekend felt and was run. I am happy to report that I didn’t get Covid and felt totally safe and I also totally enjoyed the race weekend and didn’t feel like anything was different. (Except for inside the parks, mostly staffing issues, but that is a whole different conversation.) I made sure to get my medal pics with the castle before I flew out early Monday morning. What races run at Disney World? If you want to run at Disney World, currently runDisney offer 4 different race weekends at Walt Disney World. Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend- Beginning of January Princess Half Marathon Weekend- End of February Springtime Surprise- Beginning of April Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend- Beginning of November Want to learn more? Visit runDisney.com Here are some other posts you might like: A Look Back At Past runDisney Walt Disney World Marathon Weekends Top 10 Things To Do Disney World Marathon Weekend Tips to runDisney on a Budget Tips For Bringing Your Family With You To A runDisney Race Running Costumes- Ideas, DIY, and Inspiration Want to come back to this? Pin it for later!
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The runDisney Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Medals for 2019 have been revealed and I am totally loving on the Oswald medal!!! Included below is the 2019 Dopey Challenge medal, Goofy Challenge medal, Disney World Marathon medal, Disney World Half Marathon medal, Disney World 10k medal, Disney World 5k medal, and the runDisney kids race medals. I can’t wait to head to Florida again in January to run my 8th Disney World Marathon. I have ran the Dopey Challenge since it started 5 years ago and this year is no exception. I am excited to bring home my 6th Dopey Challenge medal. Seriously though, the 5k Oswald medal might be the best medal ever! Marathon week at Disney World is always one of my favorite race events. So many runners descend on the parks and it is electric with energy. I get to see friends from around the country. There are a ton of meet ups, fun events, and the best carb loading in the world. The kids races are definitely the cutest events of the weekend. My Little Monkey has been running them since she was 15 months old. runDisney medals are always amazing. Are you running one of (or all of) the Disney World Marathon weekend races in 2019? Want to come back to this? Pin this for later??
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Mark your calendar! The Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend opens up at noon tomorrow, February 10th, 2015! DIStracted Tip – Registration sells out fast! Make sure to plan accordingly! We highly recommend you sign up for runDisney email alerts by using this link! Come celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend (September 4-6, 2015) presented by …
