What Does it Take to Get to the Dopey Challenge?

Getting to Walt Disney World for a RunDisney event is a long road.  One cannot decide to participate in a RunDisney event a month or two before the event.  Registration takes place 9 months out and events sell out within hours.  The Dopey Challenge sells out in minutes.  Then you need a place to stay, preferably at a Disney Resort to take advantage of RunDisney transportation.  And then you need to get there.  If you live in the Midwest US, that means air transportation.  The logistics of getting yourself to the event is as challenging as training for the event.  You must commit and make travel plans long before you start training for the event.  Which means long before you know if you are physically capable. 


The photo above of Mickey and the gang is a link to the runDisney travel planning site.  It will give you an idea of all the considerations, or distractions, one faces when participating in a runDisney event.

Wanting to stay at a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) resort, I had to take care of the lodging in early February 2023. That was a bit tricky and stressful for several reasons, some self-imposed.  I had a lot of anxiety committing to an expensive Disney Resort not knowing if I was going to overcome my hip issues.  But now I am going to be in Walt Disney World for Marathon Weekend 2024.  I just hope I have Dopey purpose for being there.

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