Well, this is new. runDisney quietly updated the description of the 2016 Disneyland Half Marathon. New for 2016: a pre-announced race themes. I gotta say: I love this transparency. They’ve taken the guessing out of the equation this year. I know many love to be surprised, but I also know so many friends who were…
My big Walt Disney World Marathon weekend kicked off in the best way ever: a Cigna sponsored blogger meetup. As the primary sponsor of both the Disneyland Half Marathon weekend and the Walt Disney World Marathon weekend, I knew I was in for a treat. Standing outside Epcot, I had a chance to get to…
Last year, my FAVORITE part of the Star Wars Half Marathon weekend was all the highly creative costumes from my nerdy fellow runners. With the costume changes put forth by runDisney last week, there was a huge #whompwhomp heard around the galaxy. Many of the big builds people were planning had to be scrapped. That’s…
Just released on the Disney Parks Blog: Star Wars Half Marathon Merchandise. I gotta admit: I’m a fan. This is a fun way to throw back to 1977 for those of us who love the old school movies. Which is everyone, right? I’m going to have a hard time saying no to most of this….
Be forewarned: this is a long post to go with a long-ass race. Actual recap to come. Normal runners have that goal to run a marathon “someday”. I am not a normal runner. You may remember me signing up last year for the Goofy. Boy. What on earth was I thinking? The very long advance…
It’s a big race weekend in the runDisney community. Most would say the BIGGEST race weekend of all as the Walt Disney World Marathon happens on Sunday. Many friends are there or are on their way. My newsfeed and running groups were filled with two big things, both related to New Balance shoes. One elicited…
Alright, adorable. The Little Mermaid theme is in full effect this year! Will you be running under the sea at this year’s race? ETA: if you didn’t sign up but still want to run, email [email protected] She has all race bibs available last I checked. Let her know Patty sent you! Patty…
We knew this was happening. This is a huge change to the runDisney costume policy, and you will want to take note. The rumors were out there and despite the emails from runDisney assuring no changes were coming, I had a feeling we would see this. Unfortunately, this is going to come late for…