Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2014/10/14/tower-of-terror-10-miler-rundisney-recap/" target="_blank"><b>10/14/14: Tower of Terror 10 Miler runDisney Recap</b></a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Thanks for volunteering! The volunteers really make or break a race, and Disney has some of the best ones I've ever seen (and it sure doesn't hurt that there are so many of them). Despite thinking about how the race gets set up, I've never done too much thinking about the volunteer logistics so it's neat to hear what all you did! It's also crazy to see how many bags there were! In most races, the bags are in separate 'rooms' in a tent so you don't get to see them all at once; that's a ton of stuff out there. Did runners drop their bags off at the pick-up site, or did they leave them in another location like they do for Wine & Dine? It's a shame that this race is being (temporarily?) retired. I would have liked to have given it a shot!
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn It has an interesting route. Can't wait to run one of these Disney races some day.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros You should definitely give it a shot some time! Just be aware that registration typically fills up very quickly (within a day or two), so you need to be on top of things when registration opens, which is typically about 9 months in advance for WDW races (7 months for DLR)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros And on a fun note, you can see some of the 2012 WDW Marathon in Google Maps when you zoom in to birds eye view. It cuts in and out along the route as various images are stitched together, but you can follow the path of runners more-or-less up World Dr to Buena Vista Dr, through the Studios, along the path to the Boardwalk, past the Yacht & Beach Clubs, around World Showcase and up to Spaceship Earth. You can also see some runners in DAK, and a water station being broken down just north of the park. Just keep an eye out for the yellow traffic cones along the route! <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.358724,-81.558115&spn=0.001444,0.001206&t=h&z=20">http://maps.google.com/maps?ll...t=h&z=20</a> On a semi-related note, there's a running joke (no pun intended) among runners that nobody remembers going past the hat in the Studios. The course comes up Commissary Ln and turns down Hollywood Blvd, so it's easy to miss, but there are tons of photographers on Hollywood Blvd to document it. After the race, it's always a surprise that it shows up in the background, even if you never knew it was there. People are having a lot of fun joking about what will happen once the hat is actually removed! ; )
