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Top Ten Ways to Ruin Your runDisney Race Weekend
Ten surprisingly easy ways to derail a runDisney race weekend—from chasing a PR and skimping on sleep to underestimating the logistics. Plus, how to avoid every one of them.
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Anatomy of a Dopey Challenge: Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2024 Full Recap
Marathon Weekend 2024: Expo – Wednesday, January 3rd through Saturday, January 6th 5K – Thursday, January 4th starting at 5 a.m. 10K – Friday, January 5th starting at 5 a.m. Half Marathon (changed to 7.1 miles) – Saturday, January 6th starting at 5 a.m. (moved to 4:45 a.m.) Full Marathon – Sunday, January 7th starting…
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River Cruising: Christmas Markets on the Danube with AmaWaterways and National Geographic
Munich We just got back from a river cruise on the Danube, visiting towns along the way in Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Germany. It’s mid-December now, when Christmas Markets in that part of the world are in full swing, and visiting each one was a big focus of the trip. I’d be…
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What Do I Do Now? How to approach the end of the race season…
The runDisney race season starts in November with Wine & Dine weekend and ends in April – with what’s now the Springtime Surprise weekend. (Veterans of runDisney will remember that this used to be a Star Wars themed weekend – as Springtime Surprise it’s now the race weekend each season with an ever changing, “surprise”…
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On Goodbyes and Forrest Gump During a Cold Weekend at Home
My mom and Sam left today after being here with us for almost a month – through Christmas and New Year’s and Dopey and everything else!! Lots of tears. It’s always hard to fall back into our usual schedule after having them around all of the time. So today the boys and I are relaxing…
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Complete Full Marathon Recap: runDisney WDW Marathon Weekend 2023
Date & Time: Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 5 a.m. Course Map: At last we come to the final race of Walt Disney World’s 2023 runDisney Marathon Weekend – the marathon itself. Because so many runners do the Goofy Challenge (the half marathon and full marathon – 39.3 total miles) or the Dopey Challenge (the…
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Complete Half Marathon Recap: runDisney WDW Marathon Weekend 2023
Date & Time: Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 5 a.m. Course Map: I was doing so well with doing recaps right away for the runDisney Marathon Weekend 5K and 10K – but then the need for sleep took over and now I’m playing a little catch up. So here, my friend, is the recap for…
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Complete 10K Recap!! – WDW Marathon Weekend 2023
Date & Time: Friday, January 6th, 2023 at 5 a.m. Course Map: * * * * * * * * * * Two down, two to go!! This morning was runDisney’s Marathon Weekend 10K, the second race of the Dopey Challenge if that’s what you’re doing this weekend – and it was another incredible experience. …
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Complete 5K Recap!! – WDW Marathon Weekend 2023
It’s after 7 p.m. and my alarm is set for 2 for the next race, so I’m going to keep this short and sweet – but I didn’t want to end the night without writing about runDisney’s 2023 Marathon Weekend 5K while it was fresh in my mind!! Date: January 5, 2023 – 5 a.m.…
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Playlist Mondays: runDisney Marathon Weekend – 90s Edition
It’s runDisney’s Marathon Weekend and this year we’re celebrating 30 years with a major 90s throwback theme. Needless to say, this called for a playlist. So here it is – 4 hours of upbeat 90s music to keep you moving all weekend!! Will I see you there?? * * * * * * * *…