Advice from Dopey Runners?
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Paul, Jeff, and I are running our first Dopey in 2027. Looking for any and all advice on how to enjoy it and successfully finish. We have done marathon in 2025 and 2026 and several halves, but never this back to back style. We intend to train and follow Galloway's plan, but what other tips can you give?
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Let it be known that I feel like I'm being forced into this torture... I'd much rather drink beers and eat chicken tenders with Jeff Haslam.
for our anniversary I gifted my wife a bib to the Wine & Dine HF last October so we could run together. We had both started running together last year. We were already signed up for the 5k. And I thought she would like it. Yeah that gift was a dud. Flowers would’ve been acceptable. One early wake up time was enough. Her words. So take pride in doing it together. Only advice I can give is to pivot to some session IPAs during those 4 days and then switch to the real ones after the Marathon. My favorite session IPAs are made by Founders..
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for our anniversary I gifted my wife a bib to the Wine & Dine HF last October so we could run together. We had both started running together last year...
Haha, the gift story made me laugh. Tell your wife I totally understand the pain of having to wake up for those mornings.
🏰 Disney Adult with No Shame ⚓️ Cruise Aficionado💍 Married to My Favorite Person 🐶 Professional Treat Dispenser 🌎 Seeing & Eating my Way Around the World 🏅 Okay-ish Runner
📚 Downloads Books Faster Than I Can Read 📝 Known to Turn a Decent Phrase Now and Then
🏰 DVC Member~ 🦒 Animal Kingdom 🫖 Grand Floridian 🌺 Polynesian 🎠 BoardWalk 🌲 Grand Californian 🚝 Disney World~ Annual Passholder
⚓️ Royal Caribbean ~ Diamond 🛳 Celebrity Cruise Lines ~ Elite 🚢 Disney Cruise Lines ~ Silver
Let it be known that I feel like I'm being forced into this torture... I'd much rather drink beers and eat chicken tenders with Jeff Haslam.
I understand that thought. My wife signed me up for the ten miler this weekend.
You guys will have a great time, enjoy it all. DH did Dopey with me (a bit against his will) the year I did it and we’re still married!
We tried to get a routine for nights going so we were doing the same thing 4 nights in a row too. Back at the resort by 5, grab dinner and try to be in bed by 7. Also make sure you have different shoes at least every other race!
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Hey! Dopey is a blast! I’ve done it for the past 3 years and I’m signed up for 2027 as well. (Along with all the other races between now and then. I’m one of those people that bought DVC mostly for runDisney 😅)
As for advice, I’ll second the comment to use more than 1 pair of shoes - especially go for something different between the half and the full. And pacing yourself is more important than normal - any effort saved on the 5k, 10k, and half will definitely get used up by the full. I tend to go for a 0:30-1:00 slower pace/mi to try to conserve for the full.
But since y’all have done the full a couple times and several halves, you’ll do great! It’s a fun journey!