tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post7067096978628729666..comments2024-03-26T20:07:47.116-04:00Comments on Fairytales and Fitness: Are the Disney Princess Races the Fairest of them All?Fairytales and Fitnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-40912125796401029002014-07-18T00:03:08.564-04:002014-07-18T00:03:08.564-04:00That's good that you were able to sign up with...That's good that you were able to sign up with ease. That's the way it should be!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-91061803861939609772014-07-18T00:02:26.427-04:002014-07-18T00:02:26.427-04:00The way I see it, its almost as if it is a lottery...The way I see it, its almost as if it is a lottery already ( but not technically). Either you get it, or you don't so I don't understand the whole lottery thing to be honest. Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-48303054819194130482014-07-18T00:01:16.291-04:002014-07-18T00:01:16.291-04:00Yay! I'm so excited that you will be running y...Yay! I'm so excited that you will be running your first PHM next year!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-65315137913375625542014-07-18T00:00:37.398-04:002014-07-18T00:00:37.398-04:00Thank Lauren! Yea, it was Active.com for sure.Thank Lauren! Yea, it was Active.com for sure.Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-88754592611068710382014-07-18T00:00:13.006-04:002014-07-18T00:00:13.006-04:00 Thanks for your concern! I do like the group idea... Thanks for your concern! I do like the group idea!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-56715286555406663922014-07-17T23:59:09.548-04:002014-07-17T23:59:09.548-04:00Thank you Anne. It seems like those other races re...Thank you Anne. It seems like those other races really have their stuff figured out!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-36920001703708507452014-07-17T23:58:19.213-04:002014-07-17T23:58:19.213-04:00Yes, you are right! Paris might be coming next ye...Yes, you are right! Paris might be coming next year, no?Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-30490210347516531192014-07-17T23:57:18.323-04:002014-07-17T23:57:18.323-04:00Haha, look what you have to look forward too!Haha, look what you have to look forward too!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-6086453726088632862014-07-17T23:56:53.876-04:002014-07-17T23:56:53.876-04:00Your situation for PHM sounded much like ours! I c...Your situation for PHM sounded much like ours! I can't believe how simple registration was for marathon weekend though compared to this.<br />Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-86305817568596480822014-07-17T23:55:29.763-04:002014-07-17T23:55:29.763-04:00Thanks Kristy! That's interesting about the Lo...Thanks Kristy! That's interesting about the Lottery. I did not know that you could register as a group. I would have definitely had worried about one of us getting in and one of us not.. Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-65324888380400152312014-07-17T23:53:04.743-04:002014-07-17T23:53:04.743-04:00You are absolutely right. I suppose we are part of...You are absolutely right. I suppose we are part of the problem...lolFairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-47000239776476319912014-07-17T23:52:38.811-04:002014-07-17T23:52:38.811-04:00Thank you for reading our blog Zianha!Thank you for reading our blog Zianha!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-56933639428927623552014-07-17T23:52:07.202-04:002014-07-17T23:52:07.202-04:00Thank Julie! I personally think they should allow...Thank Julie! I personally think they should allow bib transfers anyway ( done properly of course).Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-74395153104479563522014-07-17T23:49:50.491-04:002014-07-17T23:49:50.491-04:00Hopefully you are right!Hopefully you are right!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-63245174901366793562014-07-17T23:49:27.912-04:002014-07-17T23:49:27.912-04:00That's great that you ran for charity last yea...That's great that you ran for charity last year!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-29052204259691662532014-07-17T23:48:35.868-04:002014-07-17T23:48:35.868-04:00I think which ever method they choose, some runner...I think which ever method they choose, some runners are going to be unhappy. I'm certainly happy we got in, so I'm not complaining. Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-44612979167786085612014-07-17T23:47:12.857-04:002014-07-17T23:47:12.857-04:00I wonder why Disney hasn't created there own r...I wonder why Disney hasn't created there own registration site?Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-40431854490945171602014-07-17T23:46:28.406-04:002014-07-17T23:46:28.406-04:00Glad to hear you had no trouble. We will definitel...Glad to hear you had no trouble. We will definitely see you!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-45980019170213886282014-07-17T23:45:42.216-04:002014-07-17T23:45:42.216-04:00Thank You. This was actually the first time we'...Thank You. This was actually the first time we've had trouble with Active.Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-49583230175956542042014-07-17T21:44:24.063-04:002014-07-17T21:44:24.063-04:00I don't like the lottery system because groups...I don't like the lottery system because groups have more chances to get in than someone who doesn't have a running support system. I had no trouble signing up, it took 5 minutes right at the start.Jessienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-10020251589611030692014-07-17T18:55:54.676-04:002014-07-17T18:55:54.676-04:00All the Active.com drama is what lead Marine Corp ...All the Active.com drama is what lead Marine Corp to turn into a lottery 2 years ago and Chicago last year. I hope that doesn't happen to Disney too. I hate waiting on lotteries and praying all my race buddies get in. Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974948295074149005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-12985273295602017282014-07-17T16:43:53.796-04:002014-07-17T16:43:53.796-04:00While I have nothing to compare it to (2015 will b...While I have nothing to compare it to (2015 will be my first PHM!!!!), there are most defiantly ways of handling the huge number of people trying to access the site all at once. It only took me about 20 minutes but I had two devices going - I tried logging into my active account on my computer but I couldn't get any further so I brought it up on my iPad and entered the site as guest. That seemed to work. I never was able to log into my account...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198081151646644395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-47000382250346045192014-07-17T15:23:24.542-04:002014-07-17T15:23:24.542-04:00Active needs to do something about their high amou...Active needs to do something about their high amounts of traffic on certain registration days. I honestly don't think it's a runDisney issue that needs to be fixed, but instead an Active.com one. <br /><br />Congrats to you both on getting in!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450134506494930799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-52035409880579691602014-07-17T15:22:58.162-04:002014-07-17T15:22:58.162-04:00Congrats on both of you getting in! When I saw yo...Congrats on both of you getting in! When I saw your tweets yesterday, I was worried that only one of you would get in. While your suggestion of splitting the times by alpha would help alleviate web traffic, there are going to be those who don't bother to pay attention to the suggested time frame. I'm beginning to wonder when runDisney will move to a lottery system, which so many other races have moved to. While some may be upset that some people will get in randomly and others won't, a lottery seems to be the most "fair" way to go. In order to ensure that family members all get in together, runDisney could implement the group system that CUCB uses for the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler so that all people in a group either get in or don't get in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-58717676966941781722014-07-17T14:56:19.824-04:002014-07-17T14:56:19.824-04:00I think a lottery is an ideal solution frankly. So...I think a lottery is an ideal solution frankly. So MANY have gone that route - I think most, if not all, of the Majors use a lottery system. And, a couple that I'm familiar with have ways around - like for MCM if you do their 1774 run in the spring you bypass the lottery and can do MCM. Houston lets you have early registration and no lottery if you've done their events 5 or more times...there are ways to do it and keep people happy. And I know that Houston lets you defer up to a week before the event - for no charge and I think you can defer MCM as well. And they aren't the only ones!<br /><br />Congrats on getting though the hassle and getting your spots!!Annehttp://www.outrunningthefork.comnoreply@blogger.com