Great advice Matt! I barely completed the dopey challenge in 2018. I agree the temp change is real, it was very cold, caught a lot of us by surprise. The right socks, body glide and the right running shoes are critical. Also train for the multiple day back to back runs. Dopey's multiple day runs will wear you out. Also stay out of your head, if it's not positive 😂. I saw so many give up a mile from the finish.
@OmaRuns67 Жыл бұрын
Great info! I was injured by an unattended child in a restaurant 2 nights before the 2022 Marathon… I attempted to run anyways, but only made it 8.7 miles. Just got in for the 2023 Marathon a few weeks ago! Now Dopey 2024 is on my calendar!!!
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm impressed you showed up after being injured. I am excited for 2023 marathon weekend. Anniversary years area always a lot of fun
@mt-qc2qh Жыл бұрын
Great info. i completed the WDW Half a few weeks ago for my tenth time. Having just turned 70, I'm not sure I'll do it again. It's pretty repetitive. I wish Disney would change something a little to keep our interest up. These are all good tips and very factual. (The overpasses on a crowded field feel like you're climbing Mt Everest with 22,000 of your closest friends!)
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Thank you and maybe they will change the routes up. I know they do between race themes(i.e. Princess, Marathon, etc.), but I haven't seen a lot of change within the same race theme.
@maedchenausmars8 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I have run Chicago from one of the later corrals and people do not generally sit down waiting for the race to start. I was surprised by your concern about how long people are standing. I thought that was just an expected part of the race experience.
@best5-4-u-2-c4 Жыл бұрын
One of the water stop volunteers here wishing you luck.
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@johnmantione8309 Жыл бұрын
I've never run the full marathon, but I've run the 5k and 10k Disney races and can confirm your last tip is key! Train in the clothes / shoes / socks / hats / etc... you plan to use for the actual race. Even if you don't do it for every training run, make sure you have tested all your "new gear" with at least one long run before you arrive at the "real thing." Also a follow-up tip on corrals: while sitting or stretching in corrals is a good way to conserve energy while you wait (for up to two hours!) for your group to start the race, the best corral advice I have found is to arrive early and work your way as close as possible to the front of your corral. There's at least 20 minutes difference between the 1st sub-group in the corral and the last sub-group in that corral and those 20 extra minutes could be the difference between you getting to finish you race on foot or on the bus. Be safe, have fun, after all it's a Disney run!
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Very well said!
@DamonMurphy1 Жыл бұрын
Good tips! 5:05 Regarding the "hills" (overpasses 😁) - they aren't high or long but can be steep sometimes but the worst this is the camber on the turns so your foot never strikes flat. Late in the race, that can really drain a runner.
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Thank you! And yes for sure. The angle is also awkward sometimes have to make sure not to roll your ankle
@MicrobyteAlan Жыл бұрын
good tips. I live in the metro Orlando area and have run Disney many times. also don't forget your sunglasses.
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Thank you and yes sunglasses are a must.
@MicrobyteAlan Жыл бұрын
@@Matt_Bod - because it starts in the dark, sunglasses are easy to forget
@jerseyforhawks Жыл бұрын
Excellent take - especially dealing with either narrow path or blocked access - everyone just chill.
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@dianna9283 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing as I found this information very helpful for my first upcoming food and wine half marathon at Disney! Appreciate it!
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much I'm glad it helped. You can't imagine how excited it makes me to know I helped someone!
@Kerbyrocks Жыл бұрын
Thank You. I did not start running till 7am at Princess 2020. My back hurt waiting. Also it takes hours to get out of the parking lot. Do not plan leave town till afternoon at the earliest. Very different from Disneyland.
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
I run Disneyland this year; I'm excited to see the difference
@caressthemom5 ай бұрын
THANK YOU! You sum your tips up pretty throughly and to the point. I did the 5K in Bahamas on a cruise many years ago. I want to do wine and dine in November. Any tips for purchasing tics online to make sure I can attend?
@hardgroup13 ай бұрын
Ran the Disneyland 1/2 this year . There were runner choke points in many places.
@Sepultura-xd1kqАй бұрын
What are those?
@Dman425 Жыл бұрын
When you said Disney marathon, I thought you meant the marathon and disaster you have to do at Disney World! 😂😂 Never again. I’m only going to Universal Studios in the future
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
😆
@themanorruns Жыл бұрын
Great advice!
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Great thank you
@Shevock Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info.
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful!
@laurenbauer6717 Жыл бұрын
Thank youuuuu!
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome
@Live-life-to-the-fullest Жыл бұрын
I’m thinking of running this 2024. Do you get any Walt disney world discount ticket?
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately no. For wine and dine you get an after party included
@theonebond2587 Жыл бұрын
Not anymore…they used to give you a 1/3 discount off the park pass
@charlieruns79538 ай бұрын
@@theonebond2587 when?
@caressthemom5 ай бұрын
@@Matt_Bod Are you referring to the party on Sunday? It’s added cost or something different
@matthiassventoest6800 Жыл бұрын
good information ..
@General1Cal9 ай бұрын
By cold do you mean 20 degrees with ice on the roads?
@Matt_Bod9 ай бұрын
😂 No. Upper 30s at worst
@charlieruns79538 ай бұрын
2010 it never got above freezing.
@wesleytwiggs7687 Жыл бұрын
Fix your title bro. Also, I’m gonna podium this coming disney world marathon. Predicting it now.
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
Thank you and fixed! I hope this year isn't as hot as last year. That is my biggest concern because 85 and humid is a brutal marathon
@wesleytwiggs7687 Жыл бұрын
@@Matt_Bod yeah that was rough. See you at the next one hopefully
@Tommy.McLean8 ай бұрын
Great video. Thanks. Another trick is to put Vaseline on your nipples. Chafed nipples are the worst
@alxrenton Жыл бұрын
What training did you do, if any?
@Matt_Bod Жыл бұрын
I followed the Galloway plan
@Kerbyrocks3 ай бұрын
Miss you Matt
@charlieruns79538 ай бұрын
"multiple miles extra" by running around slower walkers/runners? C'mon man! Perhaps a few dozen extra yards....maybe a hundred extra yards, bur certainly not a mile, much less "multiple miles."
@Matt_Bod8 ай бұрын
Give it a try. Mine always adds at least 1 mile especially when you run multiple miles on the highway with huge crowds walking.
@charlieruns79538 ай бұрын
@@Matt_Bod I've "given it a try" 60+ times. Lets do the math. A mile is 5,280 feet. A standard lane is 10 feet. To add just one mile of the length of a marathon, you'd have to completely cross a lane 521 times or about 20 times a mile. Thats crossing a lane every 251 feet. Double that to get mileS..