jeanigor
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2008
What is everyone's thoughts on the Race Retreat package for the 1/2 and full? Anyone ever do it before? I was considering it because I am doing Dopey
I did the inaugural Dopey with race retreat. I am slow. I start mid range in the corrals and I stop for photos and hugs with friends that come to chEar, so I finish slower. I didn't get to spend a ton of time post race either day at the retreat, but got there plenty early and spent a fair amount of time pre-race. That was my first full, so I wanted to minimize the hassles pre-race. Is it worth the money, tough call. For me, I would liken it to trip insurance. The biggest and to me most valuable part of the race retreat package is the heated tent with seating. After the frozen sleet and snow of Marathon Weekend 2010, I wanted to be sure to have someplace warm just in case. For the second Dopey in 2015, I didn't get the race retreat and was just as pleased. If I were doing it in 2017 and had the extra cash, I would probably do it again. I attend race weekends for the race and like to take in as much of that as possible.