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Know Before You Go: How to Pack for your Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend!

The countdown has officially begun! In just 7 days, the 2017 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend will begin and with it, the runDisney race calendar 2017-2018! Runners from all over the globe will be flying in for the Pixar-themed race weekend. Is this your first runDisney race? First half marathon or 10K? Congratulations! Your training has paved the way for an exciting, fulfilling celebration. But what to pack!? 

According to the extended forecast, we’re looking at sunny, mid-80s (classic, southern California weather!). Shorts and t-shirts, right? But wait! You will be lining up in your corrals for a 5:00AM start! You may get chilled! Here’s my “don’t forget” list of items to keep in mind when you’re packing:

runDisney news 7/16/2017 – 7/22/2017

 

Hey everyone!

Summer is really flying by! To put it in perspective, the Walt Disney World Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Parties begin next month. WOW! I’m certainly not complaining because autumn is my favorite season. But not to fear, there is still plenty of summer left!

In case you missed it, here’s the latest on runDisney news for the week of 7/16/17 through 7/22/17:

2017 Disney Princess Half-Marathon Race Recap

Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Congratulations to all my fellow princes and princesses who participated in the 2017 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend presented by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals! After months of training and preparation (we signed up in JULY ’16!) it’s hard to believe that this magical weekend is over.

I thought it might be fun to introduce my boyfriend, Tommy, to you all and have him share his perspective on the race weekend. While he is very familiar with the 3AM wakeup call as my official runDisney chEARleader, he celebrated his first ever race, the Enchanted 10K. For anyone thinking about trying a runDisney race, as a first-timer Tommy offers a perspective of which you will be able to relate.

With time to finally gather our thoughts, here is the Will Run for Disney 2017 Princess Half race recap: