Adventures by Disney Japan – A First Article
The Adventures by Disney Japan ABD: A few first words about the trip of a lifetime.
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A note from the start of the (runDisney) training season. {{And a love letter to marathon training.}}
Training officially started today for my 2024-’25 (runDisney) running season. My first major race of the season will probably be runDisney’s Wine & Dine (short of any spontaneous local ones I throw in along the way) but I always gear my training to January’s Dopey Challenge since that’s the biggest race set of the season…
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On Running, Creativity, and Life: The lost art of starting and sticking with new things.
If you lie in bed waiting to be in the mood to run, you’re not going to go running very often—because you’ve got the order mixed up. The good feeling comes after. The energy, the focus, the motivation to do more—they aren’t the reason you start a run. They’re a byproduct of doing the running.
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An Ocean Cruiser’s Guide to River Cruising: Ten Things to Know Before Your First Time
Tips on river cruising for the seasoned ocean cruiser.
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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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Five Years Later – Reflections on Leaving Law and Moving to Walt Disney World
It was 5 years ago today that we closed on our new house in Windermere, Florida less than two miles from Cinderella Castle. Five years, to the day, since we closed the final door on our old life and took our first steps into this new one – in as much as a change in…
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How I Cut 24 Minutes Off My PR at the Lake Minneola Half Marathon
Running has never really been about speed to me. In fact, I’ve never been much of a competitive athlete at all. (People who know me well are going to read that last sentence and laugh out loud at what an understatement it is….) I never wanted to win anything or Boston qualify or hit some…
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Why do you get the blues after a race? What to expect after the Dopey Challenge.
You did it!! You registered for the races and you worked your butt off for months and months. Then you came to Walt Disney World, where most people come to vacation. You woke up in the middle of the night for four consecutive days. And you ran 48.6 miles. You did what you…
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On Moving to Disney: A Typical Evening Four Years Later
If you ever wonder about moving here…. I give you our night tonight. My older son “graduated” from 5th grade today. They played at a neighbor friend’s for a bit, did some stuff at home – then we grabbed last minute passes to Epcot and ate at Rose and Crown. Walked out and stumbled on…
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The Last Trip – Perspective from an Impossible Place
This is Maria. She’s a wife. A mother of two young children – seven year old Gabriel and five year old Evelin. And last year she was given about 6 months to live after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Since then, she’s gone through multiple rounds of chemo. She’s lost 70 lbs. And she’s continued to…
