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2015 WDW Marathon Weekend: The Marathon Part 1

2/4/2015

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Incase you missed the other parts: Expo, 5K, 10K, HALF

It's here! The granddaddy of them-the pinnacle of the weekend and Dopey. 

We woke up at 330 and not going to lie-I was over it. I felt rested but couldn't wait to sleep in the next day. We did our morning routine and got out of the hotel around 400. 

We waited in line but not as long as the day before and got on a bus rather quickly. We had a congested commute but got to Epcot with enough time to check our bags (where I left my sunglasses! I freaked but it was okay) and walked to the corrals and peed and got in the corral for the national anthem. 

The corrals were let off with a bit more time in between and we took off about 5:57. It was the warmest of all of the days but still chilly. 
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the nerves in the corral!
The beginning of the course-about 8 miles were the exact same as the Half so it felt like déjà vu. Epcot roads to TTC to MK to the speedway. We definitely were feeling good and kept the same strategy of running on the road, walking the grass. We did make a special pit stop at mile 2 because mile 1.9 was the halfway point of Dopey! So crazy to think about. 

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Halfway there!!
The one disappointing thing we're all of the characters were the exact same which means we didn't need to stop much but it was still frustrating. 

The DJ was still there but with a different sign (notice the boat behind him!) and we headed into MK. It really never gets old. We tried to use the same bathroom as last time and got yelled at by multiple people (even though there was a steady stream of people coming back). I was so not into it so we just went to the Alice bathroom and it was fine. 

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the DJ: notice the boat behind him?
I was super disappointed Mine Train wasn't open like rundisney tweeted about during July (don't tweet things that you can't keep) especially because I was dressed as Dopey but oh-well. Through the castle into frontier land and the first new character-woody! The line was long so we continued on. 
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it never gets old!!
. Through the quarter-way point, they played the "best day of my life" song. Right after that we stopped for Bert and penguins and then waited just 5 min to take a pic with Goofy and Donald on the golf course and continued to the speedway. Yay for new experiences. We learned that the stopping helped so much. We used the photo stops to stretch and felt much better when we started running again. 

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finally stopped for them!
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When you enter the speedway,there is a steep decline and incline to enter so be careful and it's probably safer to walk. It's cool to be on the track and ITS MASSIVE. I had no idea how big racetracks are and it was even better to have classic cars to look at. 

The downside of the track was I hit a major mental wall. I think some of it was music related so I switched to my half playlist (which pumps me up) but the sun was coming up and the racetrack is QUIET. I finally said-okay my mental game is off and Devin said he felt the same way. We decided to chat for a bit and see if we could pick up our spirits and it worked. 

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speedway time
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crazy incline heading down
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first time at the Speedway
We headed out of the Speedway and over to Animal Kingdom down Bear Creek road. We found the pic we had been waiting for-all the Villians!! We only had to wait about 5 min and it was well worth it. We then took a pic with an alligator and saw some country bears but didn't stop this time. 

We kept going and came across Robin Hood, little John and friar tuck and of course they lost t at Devins costume and loved it! 

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this pic makes me happy
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Bad to the Bone-all the villians!
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Robin Hood!!
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I love the animals with the bibs!
Around this time we passed the garbage trucks and sewage plant and some cute horticulture and headed towards AK. This section was pretty boring but it was not too bad. They had good character stops so we were distracted. 

Before we entered AK, we saw the cutest animals ever with bibs on so we had to stop and get a pic with the piggy! so adorable. I think Jiminy was out by the train but I can't remember. 

We entered AK through the back and headed over to Everest where it didn't really go according to plan. So they shuttled us through the regular line, which has never been done before and people kinda freaked and were told single rider would be 30 min (not true-there was only 10 people in line). We debated for a minute and decided to just hop in line and stretch and got through in about 10 min which isn't bad). I think the regular park guests were confused but oh well. Riding Everest was one of the many highlights during the marathon and I'm so glad we did it (even though It added at least 15 min to our finishing time). 
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EVEREST COMPLETE!!!
As we exited AK through Dinoland, I used the restroom (TIP: always use the 2nd or 3rd real restroom. The first one had a crazy line) before heading out. Right outside there were safari Minnie and daisy but we decided to keep moving. 

As we exited through the back (the same exact way as wine and dine but I don't remember because that is exactly where it started to pour like crazy) we hit the half way point and came upon great crowd support right outside of the AK gates. Between the Everest adrenaline and the crowd support, I was feeling great!


This is where I will stop for today. Come back tomorrow for the second half of the marathon! 
2 Comments
Jennifer Nelson link
2/5/2015 12:19:27 pm

Awesome recap! You guys got some great pictures, and looks like you had a blast! Looking forward to the rest of your recap! I still have never stopped for Everest during the marathon...mainly because it makes me a little nauseated, haha. Would hate to see what it would do to me in the middle of a marathon. But I'll bet it such a cool experience!

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Juliana Calhoun
2/6/2015 12:31:54 am

It really was the highlight of the marathon for us. And it actually gave us a ton of energy. I wish they would have let us go through the fastpass line though

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