I submitted proof of time when I registered. I have done goofy the last 6 years and yet today when I checked my bib I am in coral N, like I never submitted time. What gives?
Argh! I forgot to submit a proof of time and now am stuck in the last corral for the marathon on Sunday. A few questions to help me make the best of it:
1--what time can I realistically expect to start? May as well sleep a little later Sunday
2--how crowded can I expect it to be throughout? My best marathon is a 3:26, I usually run a 3:45. I don't mind dodging people, but hate the thought of having to walk because I'm completely without options.
3--will I be alone in my forgetfulness? Will there be other slackers like me?
4--is there ANYTHING at all I can do to get out of it? Christmas miracle?
Not posting this because I begrudge those who want to go slow--I'm just frustrated with myself!
Argh! I forgot to submit a proof of time and now am stuck in the last corral for the marathon on Sunday. A few questions to help me make the best of it:
1--what time can I realistically expect to start? May as well sleep a little later Sunday
2--how crowded can I expect it to be throughout? My best marathon is a 3:26, I usually run a 3:45. I don't mind dodging people, but hate the thought of having to walk because I'm completely without options.
3--will I be alone in my forgetfulness? Will there be other slackers like me?
4--is there ANYTHING at all I can do to get out of it? Christmas miracle?
Not posting this because I begrudge those who want to go slow--I'm just frustrated with myself!
Argh! I forgot to submit a proof of time and now am stuck in the last corral for the marathon on Sunday. A few questions to help me make the best of it:
1--what time can I realistically expect to start? May as well sleep a little later Sunday
2--how crowded can I expect it to be throughout? My best marathon is a 3:26, I usually run a 3:45. I don't mind dodging people, but hate the thought of having to walk because I'm completely without options.
3--will I be alone in my forgetfulness? Will there be other slackers like me?
4--is there ANYTHING at all I can do to get out of it? Christmas miracle?
Not posting this because I begrudge those who want to go slow--I'm just frustrated with myself!
You're not alone. Sadly, my daughter and I are in your same boat and will have to dodge 200#plus 16-17 minute mile walkers as well. I've been on the phone with Track Shack and runDisney all week and no one wants to make the command decision to place us in our correct corrals so corral P it is. Oh well, we'll try and make the best out of it, have fun, take tons of pics, drink a few drinks, ride a few rides and we'll still get the medals in the end to add to the collection.
How sad for you...and how brave you both are.You're not alone. Sadly, my daughter and I are in your same boat and will have to dodge 200#plus 16-17 minute mile walkers as well. I've been on the phone with Track Shack and runDisney all week and no one wants to make the command decision to place us in our correct corrals so corral P it is. Oh well, we'll try and make the best out of it, have fun, take tons of pics, drink a few drinks, ride a few rides and we'll still get the medals in the end to add to the collection.
One year ago I ran out of P, and for the record I weigh about 230 pounds. So based on your comments above I guess I should be pretty excited about my 8:30 mile pace; seems considerably faster than 16-17 minute mile pace. Just trying to say I think it would be better to leave size out of it. Outside the elites running ability is not measured by size as much as by effort. Comments on size are what keep people from getting involved in running to begin with.
P was actually a lot of fun, some great people and some runners who really pushed me. Hope the race is a good one for you.
You're not alone. Sadly, my daughter and I are in your same boat and will have to dodge 200#plus 16-17 minute mile walkers as well. I've been on the phone with Track Shack and runDisney all week and no one wants to make the command decision to place us in our correct corrals so corral P it is. Oh well, we'll try and make the best out of it, have fun, take tons of pics, drink a few drinks, ride a few rides and we'll still get the medals in the end to add to the collection.
One year ago I ran out of P, and for the record I weigh about 230 pounds. So based on your comments above I guess I should be pretty excited about my 8:30 mile pace; seems considerably faster than 16-17 minute mile pace. Just trying to say I think it would be better to leave size out of it. Outside the elites running ability is not measured by size as much as by effort. Comments on size are what keep people from getting involved in running to begin with.
P was actually a lot of fun, some great people and some runners who really pushed me. Hope the race is a good one for you.
Well said. Comments on size don't belong here. One's size has absolutely nothing to do with what corral you are worthy of being in, whether you run or walk, or whether you should be considered an obstacle to people who think they are better than you are.
Sadly, my daughter and I are in your same boat and will have to dodge 200#plus 16-17 minute
P was actually a lot of fun, some great people and some runners who really pushed me. Hope the race is a good one for you.
I think the new policy of not adjusting your start corral at the Expo is unsafe. It causes many like the OP (especially since they changed the way you submit proof of time as well) to start behind many much slower runners. And the purpose of corrals in the first place is so this doesn't happen. As an example, my first marathon was the 2003 Disney Marathon. I had no proof of time to submit when I registered because I had never run a race, so I was placed in the G Corral (the last one, or near last, at the time). I ran a half marathon 5 weeks before the race in a time of 1:38. I was then able to take these results to the Expo and get a sticker to get into Corral A. I ended up running a 3:27 and finished 392nd overall. If the policy they have now was in place then, I definitely would have been tempted to "corral jump" instead of starting at or near the back.
Do you remember how many people did the marathon in 2003? Were there even challenges back then?
runDisney had a massive boom about 3/4 years ago and since then things have had to change due to runs that sell out in minutes and jam packed races. It was easy to change things last minute when it was a hundred or two people. When 1,000 people or more want to make a change at the expo and some only being a corral or two then it gets out of hand.
In 2003 there were 9404 finishers for the WDW marathon. So while it wasn't a small race it was less than half the size of the 2015 Marathon. From 2003 to about 2012 It grew from 9000 about 14000 runners. In 2013 for the 20th anniversary it jumped from 13400 finishers to over 20,000.
In 2003 there were 9404 finishers for the WDW marathon. So while it wasn't a small race it was less than half the size of the 2015 Marathon. From 2003 to about 2012 It grew from 9000 about 14000 runners. In 2013 for the 20th anniversary it jumped from 13400 finishers to over 20,000.