Walt Disney World Marathon : Official Thread (Page 2)

They don't accept only marathon times.  They will accept proof from races 10k and above, strangely enough.   I don't know how they do calculations, but I have a feeling that they only look at your pace.  That said, I would bring a half marathon proof, not less if I could.  Here's the official wording:

Proof of Time

Wow that's some speed there. :-)

If you're going to do one marathon, Disney is the one to do. :-)  It's going to be a blast.

For the 1st time Disney marathoners, know that we have a half mile walk to the start, from the congregation area (parking lot/bathrooms/etc).  Not a big deal but don't hang around a long time after they start to get us moving, as you don't want to arrive right before the start.  It'll take a while to walk to the start.  And before then, if it's cold, you can sort of huddle in the port-a-potty area, which is protected from the wind.  It's a big rectangle area of nothing but potties.  One year it was so cold that we huddle right next to the potties. :-)

The pictures that come from this race are awesome.  The medals are pretty good too. 

dieathlon - 2009-01-04 12:23 AM

kalalau - 2009-01-03 5:23 PM Congrats on your first marathon! How bad was your training?

It didn't start out so bad, but I got really burned out. I started training just one week after I finished my first HIM. I just didn't have time to rest. Then I got sick last week, and I'm just now getting over it (it was a nasty one!). It will actually be my third marathon, but my first Disney marathon. My other two weren't very fast, so I really wanted to train well for this one. But I guess this is just a lesson to let the body rest after a big race before training for another. Oh well! It will be fun regardless!

I'm a little worn out myself.  I did IMAZ and then tried to pile up the miles 2 weeks later.  Got sick a couple of times too.  Relying on a really nice taper to bring me in.   I probably won't do great, but won't do bad either.  Sometimes you can come out of these times off really well, don't give up on your race just yet.

Just wanted to pop in here real quick and note a correction on the original question I had in this thread.  Our last email from Disney had a PDF that notes that YOU WILL NOT BE TIMED if you go from the blue line (corrals on left side of the road) to the red line (corrals on right side of the road).  Apparently you can drop to lower corrals but you can't switch lines. 

Just wanted to write a quick note. 

jhouse4 - I have decided not to try to go for the 3:05 this weekend.  I don't think I'm in the right shape, with all the stress from moving and my ACE exam.  My workouts haven't been consistent enough to warrant a specific time trial.  I do not want to be a hindrance to ya since you're going for a BQ.  Thanks for agreeing to run with me though, hope you smash that goal!!

I am heading out to Disney this evening, packet pickup and then heading to dinner.  Hope everyone's traveling safe!