We were terrified!!!!

That evening we had dinner and were laying out our gear for the half and got the notification of the cancellation. At first, we were devastated. We headed down to the bar (with many others from the hotel) to commiserate.

After a drink and discussion that this may likely be our only chance at Dopey, we decided to do it on our own.  On Sat, we slept in and then headed outside.  We started outside, and then the rain and lightning started up and we finished inside on the treadmill.  

 

The comradery at the hotel was amazing. 

 

There were lots of others doing the same thing and each time someone finished we all cheered and took pictures. 

 

Some were doing Goofy, some Dopey and some had just come for the half and wanted to get it done. 

 

Overall, everyone was really positive and made the best of a bad situation.

 

 

The day of the full was really really cold, but being from Colorado, we were happy with the weather. I had wanted to ride Everest but got to AK too early.

When I got to HS, there was a bit of a slow down in from of the Tower of Terror, so I thought why not and asked a cast member.

He immediately gave me a fast pass and told me to have fun.

Several people in line saw that I was running let me go ahead of them.

I also had some great conversations with others while waiting in line. There was quite a long line inside before getting on the elevator, so I think it ended up being a good 20+ minutes until I got off the ride.

But it was amazing and I’d do it again in a second.

Overall, all 3 of us finished the marathon and got our Dopey medals. We celebrated by having dinner and drinks at the California Grill before flying home yesterday.