Princess Weekend 2023 (Feb 23-26, 2023)

[Mr_Incr3dible]

Wife is asleep. I’m not. Nothing new there. But I’ll (hopefully) be asleep as you guys run the 5k.
And while you are clanking around with your medal on after breakfast, I’ll be southbound to Florida. Can’t wait!
Good luck this morning.

 

[Naomeri]

Made it to the race! If you’re looking for the meetup spot, just look for the short Maleficent

 

[lookingforsunshine]

I might have missed everyone or am looking in the wrong soot

 

[princesspirateandrunner]

The countdown blocks are at zero, and we are on the road! See you soon!

 

[azrivest]

We passed Cinderella at 6:10 and the line was already closed

 

[lookingforsunshine]

This morning I could not find any water to fill up before the race. Was I missing it?

 

[lookingforsunshine]

We passed Cinderella at 6:10 and the line was already closed

It seemed like there was a lack of characters today? And maybe that contributed to longer lines? Idk.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

It seemed like there was a lack of characters today? And maybe that contributed to longer lines?

It seemed like there was a lack of characters today? And maybe that contributed to longer lines? Idk.

Usually no lack of characters with bunch.
Oh, you meant Disney characters. Oops….

 

[Naomeri]

It seems like rD might have listened to a few complaints/suggestions.

People getting chipped medals? They kept them all in their plastic bags.

People not knowing what character a line is for? They had a person with a sign at the end of the line.

Now if they could just convince walkers to leave a little more room for runners on occasion

 

[Naomeri]

It seemed like there was a lack of characters today? And maybe that contributed to longer lines? Idk.

Yeah, they really needed something in that first mile and a half or so to siphon a few people off

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

Yeah, they really needed something in that first mile and a half or so to siphon a few people off

For next year, we go out the night before and put up a light and a sign with an arrow that says “[Character X] is around the corner” and send people on a short detour.
Wile E. Coyote nods…

 

[Livelovedance]

It seems like rD might have listened to a few complaints/suggestions.

People getting chipped medals? They kept them all in their plastic bags.

People not knowing what character a line is for? They had a person with a sign at the end of the line.

Now if they could just convince walkers to leave a little more room for runners on occasion

I noticed and loved both of these, and I completely agree on the third lol

 

[gosalyn_mallard]

We passed Cinderella at 6:10 and the line was already closed

We almost stopped for it, but quickly bailed. It was one of the longest lines I've ever seen! We stopped for all the others and had a great time.

Why are there still no tortilla chips for the cheese in the snack box!?

 

[princesspirateandrunner]

We almost stopped for it, but quickly bailed. It was one of the longest lines I've ever seen! We stopped for all the others and had a great time.

Why are there still no tortilla chips for the cheese in the snack box!?

Are they still using the dinky broken pretzel sticks? Those are completely inadequate. I was hoping that was just a supply chain issue for MW.

 

[Nessats]

As a walker who strictly sticks to the right, I wish runners would be a little more careful as well. My daughter (who is 6 months pregnant and had a sign saying “baby bump ahead” on her back) and I were walking completely to the right hand side and had runners passing us on our right when there really wasn’t enough room to do so. We were walking very closely together and a runner shoved his way between us, nearly knocking my daughter onto the pavement. We had runners cut in front of us at photo pass photographers. And in a Facebook group, walkers are being crudely compared to dementia patients. I understand runners being frustrated, but I was just as frustrated at the way some runners behaved around us.

 

[azrivest]

So I don't forget: I noticed a sign that said Clarice 10k/Mira Half behind GotG. I figure that's at least one spoiled character spot

 

[kps7795]

So I don't forget: I noticed a sign that said Clarice 10k/Mira Half behind GotG. I figure that's at least one spoiled character spot

Thank you! Perhaps we can get more signs spotted.

 

[Naomeri]

As a walker who strictly sticks to the right, I wish runners would be a little more careful as well. My daughter (who is 6 months pregnant and had a sign saying “baby bump ahead” on her back) and I were walking completely to the right hand side and had runners passing us on our right when there really wasn’t enough room to do so. We were walking very closely together and a runner shoved his way between us, nearly knocking my daughter onto the pavement. We had runners cut in front of us at photo pass photographers. And in a Facebook group, walkers are being crudely compared to dementia patients. I understand runners being frustrated, but I was just as frustrated at the way some runners behaved around us.

That’s definitely not cool! rD needs to do some major course etiquette lectures for everyone

 

[Naomeri]

For next year, we go out the night before and put up a light and a sign with an arrow that says “[Character X] is around the corner” and send people on a short detour.
Wile E. Coyote nods…

Are we also painting a convincing tunnel mural on a wall?

 

[Herding_Cats]

I hope that everyone that ran this morning had a lovely time! I'm excited to see pictures and hear all about it!