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Race Reports for Walt Disney World Marathon

[51]
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I would recommend this race to anyone, first timer or not. The only thing I did not like was the WALKERS! We got bottlenecked due to the walkers. I am really getting to not like the walkers. They just did not seem to have the eddicate that most runners have.
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[52]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I really enjoyed this race and would recommend it to anyone. It definitely rates very high on the fun factor scale. I waved to all the characters, but didn't stop. The volunteers and park workers were enthusiastic and great in general. The corral starting system helps if you are trying for a good time. They seemed very well organized. How can you not have fun at Disney?
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[53]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Very fun and well-organized event. I'd recommend it to anyone and everyone. The course is entertaining, flat (it only has a couple of hills that aren't even worth mentioning), and scenic. I hope I can return someday!
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[54]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: It is frickin DISNEY. They can put on a show. I would HIGHLY recommend this as a first marathon for anyone. Great destination, great course, great weather and organization...what more can you ask for for a Virgin Mary ;) Several people were talking in our coral about this race being so HUGE...22,000. We do the Peachtree RR in Atlanta on July 4th with 55,000 close friends so this was big but not overcrowded.
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[55]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: It was AMAZING! I'd recommend it to anyone for a first marathon because it was so well organized, had so many aid stations (yay Biofreeze!), had so much entertainment and a ton of volunteers. Plus going through the parks was diverting and gave us a lot to look at. Great race!
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[56]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great first Marathon, kept it entertaining and fun. I would recommend to anyone thinking of doing a marathon to do this race as your first.
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[57]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Disney does a wonderful job putting on this race!
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[58]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Weekend at Disney was great and the race was well organized. I just had a bad day.
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[59]
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  • Events on time?

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: Unless we get into NYC, we'll be back for the marathon again next year.
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[60]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Transportation from area hotels was great. Free coffee would have been nice the morning of. Some areas of the parks were very stinky - do we have to run past the recyling plant, for example? Yuck. Parts of the course needed some music or spicing up - felt there was a lot of downtime. On a positive note, the volunteers and staff were positive and helpful. A fun course and a fun weekend! Don't do this race if you hate running with a LOT of people. There had to have been 30,000 people (athletes and families) milling around. VERY crowded the entire race, and lots of little kids everywhere. Post-race, I wished there was a place to buy food/beer. Basically, you had to leave and either go to your hotel or one of the parks to eat. All in all a good race, but I'm not sure I'd do this one again.
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[61]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: What a race ~ I haven't stopped telling everyone I know about it. Could it be that I achieved 3 of my goals?!?! I didn't cramp (#1), I was able to run when I wanted, especially at the finish (#2) and I broke my 5 hour goal (#3). On top of all this, I beat my original time from last year by 57 minutes, setting a new personal record! What a weekend! Here is a web album of race photos... http://picasaweb.google.com/steve.winfough/WDW2009Jan11#slideshow
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[62]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Kim finished with a 4:49:05. I'm very proud of her finish even though she had troubles near the end.
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[63]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: I gotta go back and finish this thing. Perhaps next year.
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[64]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?No

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The race was amazing. Running through Disney World’s parks was cool, but to be honest, I was so focused on running that I unfortunately didn’t take it all in (especially in the second half). I thought the various start groups was a great idea. With the various corrals, it wasn’t crowded at all during the earlier parts of the race. I had read that this course is pancake flat, but those man-made hills (bridges, overpasses, etc) were killer. I don’t plan to run another marathon for at least a few years, but I’d definitely consider returning to Disney.
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[65]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Disney is first class all the way. One of the most well run races I've ever been involved in. This is saying alot considering there were 18,000 people! Highly recommended, especially for the first time marathoner like myself.
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[66]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Besides having a lack of fluids the first 4-5 miles, the run was set of very well. Incredible experience and good times on the course, despite having felt like junk out there. Still, I can't complain about my time and results with the race. Overall a very good experience and looking forward to getting back down here to do this again sometime in the future.
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[67]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is an awesome race. I would recommend it to anyone. However, I think it's a better "fun" race than competitive race. Next time (and yes, there will be a next time), I think I'd like to run it with jowisc so that we can enjoy it together. As always, everything Disney does is first rate.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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  • Comments: Nice fun race - well organized and lots going on throughout.
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[69]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
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  • Comments: Leave it to Disney Parks to put on a class event. Every volunteer made you feel like one in a million. Every park is a show. Even having a bad race my pictures show me smiling. It was impossible not to. A truly great race that is serious if you need it and as fun as you would expect it. One of my favorite parts was the post race food tent that seemed to be staffed with all my grandparents - and their smiles and congratulations made me feel as if they really were.
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[70]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Disney does everything well. Good course, great volunteers. Everything jsut flowed very efficiently. I would strongly recommend this race to others, espceially beginner marathoners. Everyone was so supportive, and there were a ton of walkers and team -in-training people.
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  • Comments: I really like doing Disney for fun and the medal this year was very nice. Not sure if I'll do it again next year or not, but we may be back for the 5th anniversary of Goofy. We'll see.
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[72]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: The volunteers at this race we unbelievably good. The course was fun. i would do this again, I think.
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[73]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: this is a super organized race with medical tents and water/powerade everywhere... tons of support and the most crowd support anywhere. names on the bibs are a nice touch and lots of people will cheer you on by name. and hey, it's disney world.
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[74]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I love the Goofy Challenge and will do it again next year, for the third year in a row. It may stink to get up at 3 AM, to stand outside for 2 hours before the race starts, to run so many miles on boring roads and through hot parking lots, but I still think Disney races are great. I love the fireworks in the beginning, I love the music and the theme parks and the crowds. I love running under the Sphere in Epcot when it is still dark out. And I love them medals. This year they gave the Goofy Challenge people a shirt, which they haven't done in the past. They also improved the Goofy medal and it actually looks like Goofy now. The marathon medal this year was great, too. This was the 15th year for the Disney Marathon, so they had a special medal. I think it's the best medal I have ever gotten. I had a great weekend and am still on cloud nine!
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  • Comments: Awesome race.
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