The registration for the Star Wars Dark Side was on Tuesday and we got registered pretty smoothly. It looks like the 10K is what is selling out not the half or the challenges. I tried to make a video of the registration process but it's so hectic that I just kind of gave up. I think next time I will strap the Gopro to my chest rather than hold the camera.
We got the kiddo registered for the 10K and the hubby and I are doing the Dark Side Challenge. I am pretty terrified not gonna lie.
I figured I would give a few tips about how we get registered
*Take the morning off. Don't try to do it at work. We always take the first two hours off the morning of. We brew some tea, get logged on about 10 minutes prior and have at least 3 different web browsers up.
*Have an Active account and remember your password. You can do this beforehand at www.active.com
*Have your credit card handy. You only get 15 minutes from start to finish so have your card out and ready to pay. We actually use two separate accounts our joint for the hubby and my personal for me & the kiddo. Because the hubby and I always pay the same amount I don't want to risk my card getting rejected because of fraud concerns.
*Register for the one that fills up the fastest first. I always register the kiddo for the 10K first because those are the ones that are filling up fastest. I open up the 10K in one browser window and then go over to another browser window and start my registration. The hubby does his on the tablet.
*Know the cost ahead of time. Active adds about $22 on top of the registration fee. Be prepared so you aren't shocked.
*Figure out if you want extras. They offer extra's like a track jacket, tumbler, pins, kids ears etc. Know ahead of time if you are going to do that. The pins are about $17, the jackets are about $100. We sometimes buy pins but we don't really buy the jackets, tumblers etc because we don't know what they look like. We would rather spend the money on wine glasses, I Did it Shirts, and then take a look at the jackets before we buy them. The track jackets are only about $75 at the Expo. If they sold I Did It Shirts with registration we would be all over that though. (With that being said if you want good Expo stuff get there early. I will do a blog post about that when we go in November)
*Get excited and prepare to train.. You are all registered now get excited that you get to run the most Magical Race out there.
We are looking to book the hotel by the end of the month. I am leaning towards Port Orleans Riverside because we LOVED the French Quarter last year but want to try out every hotel before we duplicate. I am also looking into Caribbean Beach, the Lodges at Fort Wilderness, and Yacht Club (yeah never gonna happen unless someone gives me money out of the goodness of their heart or I win the lottery lol)
I hope everyone who wanted to get registered did and that you run your best race ever. If you have any opinions about hotels to stay at let me know.
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