This post may seem a little late since the Dopey Challenge for 2017 is just less than a week away, but this post may just get you excited about what you have to look forward to if it is your first Dopey Challenge. If it is not your first Dopey Challenge, then it will help you refresh your memory of the course and picture locations and also get you psyched up for the final race of the challenge.
The full marathon is the final race of the four race challenge. It takes place on Sunday and begins at the early hour of 5:30 a.m. I believe I woke up for this race at 3:00 a.m. and was on the road and entering Epcot just as they were closing the roads for the race at 4:30 a.m. Once I arrived and parked I had to track down my friend Diana so we could meet Mandy at the corrals. Once I located her we walked straight to the corrals with very little wiggle room for hanging around in the corrals before the fireworks were going off and the wheelchair races were being released. I didn’t mind though. It meant less standing around waiting for the race to start. However, I don’t recommend cutting it that close to the race start. But this was my second Dopey Challenge and 4th Walt Disney World marathon so I was familiar with the process.
Here is a video recap of the 26.2 miles and the ending of the 48.6-mile challenge.
Are you doing the Dopey Challenge this year? Is it your first time? Let me know if you have any questions!