Tim, Darcie, me, Lynn, Selma and Alan on the morning of the half! As Julie Andrews said, you should start at the very beginning because that’s a very good place to start. So here’s part one, part two, and part three of what’s turned into rather an epic week of blogging (for me, anyway). But […]
Part 3! DisneylandHalf Dumbo Double Dare Trip Report and Review! 13.1 Race Day!!
Again, a disclaimer. If you didn’t read part one and part two, you really should go do that first. Because you’d hate to miss out on the Expo and the 10K right? Of course, right.;) It’s Time!! The Big Morning! The Disneyland Half Marathon!! I’d laid out my “flat runner” the night before and made […]
Part Two! DisneylandHalf Dumbo Double Dare Weekend Review! 10K!!
If you just got here, go read part one first or you won’t know what the heck is going on with this next update. OK, that’s not actually true as I’m sure you’re highly intelligent and can figure it out, but go read it anyway. For the rest of you, where was I? Oh yes, […]
Review and Trip Report – Disneyland Half Marathon 2013 and Dumbo Double Dare! Part One of a Bunch
At The Expo – Craziness but then this happened . . (this ended up being part one of four. Here are the links to part two, part three and part four) I quite literally just walked in the door. I have the stinkiest laundry EVER and have so much to do it’s ridiculous but wanted […]
Quick Thoughts On Packing for A Destination Race! Run Disney or Otherwise
The training is done and it’s time to pack!! I don’t have a lot of time tonight and have NO BUSINESS blogging. It was the first day of school, I’ve been up since way too early and I really need to get to bed but I started pulling my stuff out and thought I’d just […]
One Week Before the Race! Why It’s OK if You Fail
One week, People! One week! (picture Ty Pennington from Extreme Makeover Home edition and his mighty megaphone) The Disneyland Half marathon weekend is just around the corner, and many of us will be heading to Anaheim to see all our hard work pay off. We’ve all done the training as best we could. Your training […]
NINE DAYS, PEOPLE!! What I’m Doing To Get Ready!
In 9 days I will be leaving for the Disneyland Half where I am running the Dumbo Double Dare. I have been training especially hard for this race and am OH SO excited!! Some of you reading this (you know who you are) run a half or a full marathon as part of your regular […]
The Top Five Dumb Things I’ve Done During RunDisney Race Weekends!
My Disney Bling! After yesterday’s post about failures, I started thinking through all the mistakes I’ve made over the years at RunDisney events. I’m a veteran of quite a few Disney races (8 to be exact) and although any race is a big deal, with the travel, the excitement and the amazing theme parks included […]
My Biggest Failures as A Runner
Over on the FB page we were having a conversation today about mistakes I’ve made during races. In this case, it was that I tend to try new things too close to race day which I know is wrong but sometimes is inevitable (but don’t worry, I’ve done it plenty of times when it could […]