I had credits to use for a canceled flight, and even then I had to pay some out of pocket. Granted, I added half of the out of pocket amount with Early Bird...SWA flights opened today, but they are insane from SoCal anyway…. I’m waiting to buy, but maybe for others the prices are better
All of that information can be found in this thread: https://www.disboards.com/threads/pot-proof-of-time-race-equivalency-cutoff-confirmed-times.3699036/I have a question maybe someone can answer. Usually a 10K is good for the half marathon for a POT time. Does anyone know what a good POT time for a 10K would be to qualify for different corrals?
runDisney seems to have done away with all kids races at Disney World... They haven't announced the races and themes yet but it's unlikelyWill they have any kids races this year?
They have been retired for WDW at the moment at least through the 24-25 season could they come back on 25-26 or a later season possibly but I wouldn’t expect it…. if your kid is old enough and has the endurance for a 5k those are more of a fun run and there are lots of younger participantsWill they have any kids races this year?
Hi @Princess Bossypants you came to the right spot for finding great information on all things run Disney. I will say as someone who is working on PoT for the half marathon distance at Disney (I don't do the challenges like goofy or dopey), the charts that @DopeyBadger put together are amazing. And I will also add that the most "forgiving" pace of the PoT distances, as I have learned, is the full marathon -- but most of us don't typically run fulls for our PoT (lol). The next best bet is the 10 miler distance, followed by the half marathon and then the 10k. In other words, yes, you can use the 10k distance to qualify for a PoT for a half marathon at Disney but the pace requirement is a little tougher than if you use a 10 miler or another half marathon to qualify. @DopeyBadger did I get that right?I have a question maybe someone can answer. Usually a 10K is good for the half marathon for a POT time. Does anyone know what a good POT time for a 10K would be to qualify for different corrals?
Hi @Princess Bossypants you came to the right spot for finding great information on all things run Disney. I will say as someone who is working on PoT for the half marathon distance at Disney (I don't do the challenges like goofy or dopey), the charts that @DopeyBadger put together are amazing. And I will also add that the most "forgiving" pace of the PoT distances, as I have learned, is the full marathon -- but most of us don't typically run fulls for our PoT (lol). The next best bet is the 10 miler distance, followed by the half marathon and then the 10k. In other words, yes, you can use the 10k distance to qualify for a PoT for a half marathon at Disney but the pace requirement is a little tougher than if you use a 10 miler or another half marathon to qualify. @DopeyBadger did I get that right?
Yes, this was it!! LOL! So I had it wrong, Thank you so much for weighing in @DopeyBadger!!In my opinion (and based on some math), the standards would go M, 10 miler, 10k, HM (from easiest to hardest) based on the conversion value runDisney appears to be using for HM POT submissions. The same "mathematical advantage" difference does not exist in the case of the M/Goofy/Dopey POT submittable times. They all use what appears to be the same R value (around 1.079) and thus from the race equivalency standpoint are roughly equal. Thus, the ranked order of "easiness" would then default back to race distance (10 miler, then HM, then M) in the case of M/Goofy/Dopey POT submissions.
Not sure if this year was just an off year but we only ran the half at princess this year. We arrived on the Friday (5k day) and decided to go to the Magic Kingdom on the Saturday (the 10k day) and it wasn't busy at all! It was really enjoyable, plus the weather was gorgeous that day. Not sure the MK wasn't as packed as expected but I think I will try that again next year during princess weekend. Not sure if that answers your question but I vote for a park after the 10k!Do I do a park between the 10K and half, or do a light park day after the 10K, and do a resort day (resort hopping) after the half?
It depends on how “trained” your feet are… in W&D last year I was superconfident in my training for the challenge, and went to thr parks after the 5k, 10k… mid HM I was in pain, shins hurt… so that was a lesson learned for me, one thing is the races itself and other is being ready for hours and hours on your feetI'm trying to decide when to do my park days at Princess. I have a 4-day park pass and will be at Disney 5 full days between my travel days. Do I do a park between the 10K and half, or do a light park day after the 10K, and do a resort day (resort hopping) after the half?
I will definitely need to pack good walking shoes. I wore my Brooks launches at Disneyland since I wasn't running in them, and they weren't the best for my feet. My legs were great for the race, my feet were not.It depends on how “trained” your feet are… in W&D last year I was superconfident in my training for the challenge, and went to thr parks after the 5k, 10k… mid HM I was in pain, shins hurt… so that was a lesson learned for me, one thing is the races itself and other is being ready for hours and hours on your feet
For Springtime I took the light day approach between the 5k and 10k, and resort day / out for a lunch between the 10k and the 10M and it worked wonderfully…
I would say yes. I've done the charity route in the past when I really didn't want to miss out on specific races. The bonus is that going the charity route is usually less stressful, as many charities can guarantee a bib before general registration. It feels good to not have that registration stress The list of different charities is available here:Are we more likely to get a bib if we go the charity/fundraising route?