We can talk about it another time, but it doesn’t run in my family and I’m not in the usual risk groups for early bone density loss.) Really my main focus with meal planning for marathon training is to make sure I’m fueling well to recover as I think the reason I broke my foot was in part due to poor nutrition and vitamin/mineral refuel combined with time periods of running high mileage. Weight loss isn’t my main goal right now, but I do have extra quarantine weight I’d be happy to lose as part of the process.
I saw people posting about training for the ‘WDW Marathon 2022’ and ‘Dopey 2022’ – BEFORE Race Registration was open. I think due to the many unknowns and race cancellations of last year the Run Disney organization opened registration for this race a lot later than usual. I just registered to run the Dopey Challenge for 2022 as I announced here.Īnd that brings us to my to do list to get ready and organized for this epic marathon running challenge!!
And remember – they’re on consecutive days!ĭopey Challenge = 5K on Thur // 10K on Fri // Half Marathon on Sat // Full Marathon on Sun To complete the challenge runners must complete ALL the races of the weekend. The Dopey Challenge is the biggest challenge of the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. Get it? Race and a Half? Except in this case it’s Half and a Race because the half marathon is before the full marathon. The Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge aka the Goofy Challenge is to run the Half Marathon and Full Marathon. The dates for this year are Jan 6-9, 2022. So, the Disney World Marathon Weekend Races are the - 5K on Thur // 10K on Fri // Half on Sat // Full on Sun. Each race is on a different day during what is called the ‘WDW Marathon Weekend” but really starts with the expo on Wednesday and races begin on Thursday and run (pun intended) through Sunday. It features 4 different races – 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Full Marathon. The original and biggest running event organized by Run Disney is the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend in January. (The Disneyland events are currently on hold & have been for a few years now though.) So, when you see something referenced as ‘Run Disney’ it could be any of the in person races or virtual races they organize. Run Disney is the group in charge of organizing all the running events for Walt Disney World and Disneyland. I’m excited and a lil overwhelmed because there’s a lot to do before I even do my first training run! So, I’ve put together a Run Disney To Do List to get organized.įirst, if you didn’t see my last post Announcing the Dopey Challenge 2022 and/or aren’t familiar with the Run Disney Events – let’s talk about what the Dopey Challenge is… I just registered to run the Dopey Challenge! I don’t have buyer’s remorse… or should I say, runner’s remorse – yet.