{"id":14828,"date":"2017-08-17T21:10:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T01:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=14828"},"modified":"2017-08-17T21:10:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T01:10:40","slug":"validation-rundisney-dlp-gives-me-a-green-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=14828","title":{"rendered":"Validation! runDisney DLP Gives Me A Green Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

There have been a number of hiccups on my quest to run the 2nd Annual Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend.<\/p>\n

While in Madagascar I ran into trouble just logging in to sign up. You’d think it may have been due to spotty internet access because I was in, ya know, Madagascar. But no. EVERYONE was having trouble as the runDisney DLP team was having technical difficulties way beyond Stitch loose in the computer room or a a quick resolution by Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers.<\/p>\n

Then there was the start\/stop, hurry-up-and-wait of submitting medical certificates and race results to ensure I met the requirements of their event.<\/p>\n

There’s a little part of me that was disappointed they didn’t have a “You Must Be This Tall To Run” sign; maybe at the race expo.<\/p>\n

But after weeks and maybe as much as a month and a half (I’ve lost track of time to be honest), I was still listed as “pending validation” under participant race details.<\/p>\n

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A few folks had posted to Facebook that they had sent emails and were able to get validation soon thereafter. I figured the runDisney team was innundated and overwhelmed with people scrambling to upload medical certificates that hewed to the French requirements. I will say my doctor laughed at having to sign off on me running a half marathon. She knows I run way too much and was probably tempted to scrawl on the certificate, “He *can* run a half marathon but the question is *should* he?” Thankfully she didn’t.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I finally dropped an email to the runDisney folks this morning as I’m headed out of town shortly and won’t be able to submit any revisions\/additional details in case they needed it. It seemed worth a quick email.<\/p>\n

Their reply is below.<\/p>\n

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I don’t know who Julia is…. I thought about replying and asking but feared that would only further complicate matters.<\/p>\n

Given that I went from a pending “yellow light” to a non-subtitled “green light” to run, I’m gonna call it tres bon<\/em> and just say merci<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Allez!\u00a0 Allez!<\/em><\/p>\n

Courez, Kevin, courez!<\/em><\/p>\n

or because we’re all friends here maybe it’s<\/p>\n

Cours, Kevin, cours!<\/em><\/p>\n

I can tell you if you type “run command in French” into google you wind up with this:<\/p>\n

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I suppose that is technically what I asked but, sigh, really?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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