Lead a healthy, Disney lifestyle. Includes information on runDisney and Disney marathons.
If you recall my last post, Makin’ Memories, runDisney Style, I talked about my three year old daughter’s desire to be a part of the Princess Half Marathon. We registered for the Royal Family 5K, just a few short weeks before the race. Here’s how we did… Upon entering the convention hall at Coronado...
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This post is dedicated to the women who inspired me, the women who persevered with me, and the women who will finish this race in the future and share the Disney magic. Well, the big weekend has come and gone. If you’ve been following my previous posts about running Disney, you know that the...
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I’ll let you in on a little secret; I’m a planner. Not like a, “Oh, we should go to dinner at seven” kind of planner but more like a, “We should arrive at our dining destination at 6:57 p.m. so that we can be seated at the westernmost table in dining room B” kind...
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In part one of this series, I told you about how I discovered runDisney and running itself, and about how I sat around and thought on it for a while. When we left off, I was still sitting in a chair, researching…and procrastinating. Because I was really unsure about my level of fitness and...
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I’m not going to lie to you: every second that I am propelling myself forward in the jog/bouncing walk that I call a run is a struggle. Hot or cold, drenching rain or lovely spring breeze, path or trail, top of my game or bottom of my barrel, running is just plain hard for...
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It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. ~ Walt Disney One thing I have learned from my physical therapy patients over the years (and more recently, my two sons), is that when you put yourself to the test, you more times than not discover inner power through that adversity....
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After running in 14 runDisney events over the years, I have racked up quite the box full of memories. I laugh every time I think about running in the sleet and snow during the 2009 Walt Disney World Half Marathon. Who would have ever thought that real snow would fall on Main Street U.S.A. that...
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On January 6, 2012, I had the privilege of attending runDisney‘s largest social media event to date at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Just following the conclusion of the Disney Family Fiesta 5K fun run held at Epcot, the “Meet Up and Warm Up” kicked off the 2012 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend by delighting...
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During my first Walt Disney World Full Marathon in 2009, someone may have mistaken me for a pack mule. I had about everything a runner could have possibly needed hanging on me (no kitchen sink, thankfully). When planning for the event, I continuously thought of one more item that would make the race more...
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Extreme, excessive, and foolish may be adjectives to describe one who decides to take on the paramount running event of the runDisney calendar. When it comes down to it, running the Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge could define a runner’s career. It could also make a mockery of it. Every year during the...
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