Loopy I would LOVE to collect during the run - just on the off chance that I start off with, say, 60 people and I'm down to 5 after 22 miles. That NEVER happens! Must be the horrible pacing I do.

Baggs Totally agree - I foolishly started way back the first time I did WDW and immediately got trapped behind a ton of people. Lesson learned. But it is kinda cool to run with the top women - same thing at Marine Corps when I ran from mile 8 to about 21 with the eventual 3rd place woman. I helped her a bit (drafting and pacing and such) and she reeled in 3-4 women, so that was kinda fun.

Baggio, if a sub-3 seems possible in the Goofy, I would definitely be interested in an unofficial pace group. Though I think 3:10ish is more likely. Then again, it is a long way off still, so you never know. And as srlopez points out, a lot will depend on last minute conditions (i.e. the weather).

SRLopez, yeah you would think the least they could do would be to aggregate the time for us for all the $$$ we are handing them. Though it does look like several people post unofficial Goofy Results[/URL" target="_blank">.

PacerChris forget CLIF BAR, you should freelance and charge by the mile marker - you'd be all set!




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I booked the Polynesian a few weeks ago but I went through a Disney travel agent-not online. They booked my room at the 2007 rate and will adjust my cc for the increase when 2008 rates are established. FYI for those asking about the dining plan: I have never done any of the plans but we have stayed at the Polynesian and the Grand Floridian with the concierge service. That has worked well for us (3 kids-7 and under) Basically they have food and drinks available all day if you just want to grab something quick. My kids aren't really into sitting down for meals when we are at Disney! I'm not in the same running league as the rest of you-I'm just doing the HM-I need to conserve my energy to chase the kiddies around the parks for the next 6 days I am excited to go-this is my first time running at Disney

Actually, loopy, for 2007, I didn't book until October and I was still able to find a moderate-level room at Port Orleans Riverside. Lots of stuff was booked, but it wasn't hard to find something. And there are approximately 1,000,000 other hotel options nearby that aren't Official Mouse.

I think post-holidays is a low-season time... so they can handle the influx of marathoners. We're a rowdy bunch, but not quite like folks in summer or right around Christmas .

That said, I'm still going to book sooner than October this time.

Hello everyone,
I am new to this board, but I have been reading it for quite a while. I will be running my first Goofy this year with 4 other friends, my second Disney. Any hints on training? Our goal is simply to finish on two feet. I think I am going to combine a marathon and 1/2 training plan using the long runs off the 1/2 to run on sunday after my long run on Sat. or vice versa.
Any thoughts on Training?

Good luck with training and we'll see you Jan.

Hey everyone,

I'm new to the forums. I'm not running the Goofy (definately couldn't handle it). I'm running the full and it will be my first marathon. Like some of the others here, I'm a Disney nerd, so I figured it'd be a good first one to do. If it works out that I'm uncomfortable the whole time, and least I'll be in an environment that I enjoy.

Also, I live in Florida, so the occasional overpass is all I get for hill training. The flat course will be welcome.

Anyway, it's good to see people talking about it so early. I certainly won't be racing for sub 3:00 or 3:10.....but if you all wait around long enough, maybe you'll see me at the finish.

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I agree, I ran disney last year for the first time and signed up for goofy before I left Florida. We simply took our time, took many pics and had a blast.

Disney running.com is an excellent site I check it out very frequently. Good luck with everybody's training and we'll see you in Jan.

Brian.

Robert, Jim and Brian,

Thanks for the welcome. It already feels a little like family.

Robert, I checked out your site and especially enjoyed the mile by mile report of the marathon.....very inspiring. Oddly, it never really occured to me that the first few miles would be dark. The pics of the fireworks at the start were cool. It will be nice to see something of the start from all the way in the back.

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