When I first started running, I was a bit of a sponge. I was DYING for any and all information. Books, magazines, and, the grand-daddy of all research tools, THE INTERNET! Random picture of my computer. And a cupcake. I don’t know why. But the internet quickly got overwhelming. Don’t know what I’m talking about? […]
5 Things That Can De-Rail Your Half Marathon or Marathon Training And What To do About Them
I’ve had more bad half and full marathons than good ones. By a lot. So I believe that makes me particularly and ridiculously qualified to talk about the things that can go wrong. In another post, I’ll go over the things that can go wrong in the race itself, but today, I want to talk […]
Star Wars Half Marathon! I Adore Running Disney at Disneyland!
Just got home yesterday from an AMAZING weekend running the Run Disney Star Wars Half Marathon!! There is so much to tell and it was just lovely, but I’m going to go ahead and go out on a limb here, knowing it may make my registration for next year that much harder: you’re gonna wanna […]
Reviews of All The Things! Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2015
After a very emotional and long read about the race itself (you can read that here), I thought I’d take a minute to write something MUCH shorter about the weekend in general. (whoops, just finished the post and came back to tell you, it’s not actually that short. Sorry.) Where we stayed, what we ate, […]
Reflections on My Fourth Marathon – Disney World 2015
I wrote this a couple of weeks ago, but when asked by Tuesdays on The Run about my worst race, I decided to go ahead and repost this one. It’s hard for me to say that any of the races have been bad because even when the whole thing has fallen apart, I’ve learned stuff. […]
Which Run Disney Coast is Better? Disneyland or Disney World? One Runner’s Opinion
So this is absolute nutsy bo-bo crazy town, but I’m leaving tomorrow to run the Walt Disney World Marathon, coming home on Monday and then heading out again a week from Friday to Disneyland to run the Star Wars Half. I still can’t believe it’s happening. Ever since I was a little girl and incredibly […]
The Week Before My Marathon
So we are almost to the finish line, literally and figuratively. We are just over one week away from the Walt Disney World Marathon! It’s been a long road filled with lots of hard earned miles and lots of pre-dawn get ups to do long runs in the cold when the rest of the world […]
FINAL LONG RUN DONE! Disney World Training Week 15 Weekly Update.
Today is a big day for me. My final long run is complete for the 2015 Walt Disney World Marathon. My final long run, for any race, is always emotional. I just find myself filled with gratitude. Not that this cycle has been without it’s struggles (quitting my job in the middle, just for one!) […]
What are Your Goals for This Year’s Marathon? I Actually Have Several
In one month, I will be running my 4th marathon. And ironically, I’m not actually very good at running marathons which begs the question, why in the world do I keep doing it? I honestly don’t know. It’s a weird runners thing. I have very little, if any, natural ability as a runner. I will […]