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2017 Disney Princess Half-Marathon Race Recap

March 5 , 2017 No Comments

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:

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Race Recap: 2016 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend – Presented by MISFIT™

November 13 , 2016 2 Comments

Hi Friends! I’m back from another amazing Walt Disney World trip and runDisney race weekend. Here’s my recap of the 2016 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend – Presented by MISFIT:

I hastily signed up for the Wine and Dine Half Marathon earlier this spring following my life-changing experience running the 2016 Disney Princess Half Marathon. I found the registration for this race exhilarating and stressful- the half almost sold out before my very eyes! But thankfully I made it in. Because of the inaugural 10K and Lumiere’s Two Course Challenge, I believe runDisney fans wanted to be a part of runDisney history and so the races filled up VERY quickly.

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Introduction Part III of III: runDisney

November 11 , 2016 No Comments

Last July I agreed to my first runDisney race with a very close friend after a few mimosas (the ultimate confidence booster) and trained for my first ever half marathon for the 2016 Disney Princess Half Marathon weekend. I had always been intrigued by the race. I was familiar with the Disney World Marathon by accident, as my dad and I would regularly plan WDW trips in January and run into (pun intended) the runners at our resort. I had seen friends run the Princess Half in previous years looking incredibly happy and vowed that one day I would do the same. 

After an intense registration process, I was amazed to visit the runDisney website and see that there were multiple races, training and healthy eating tips, vacation planning suggestions, accompanying social media pages, and of course, a huge following of diehard fans. I quickly studied and printed out the Jeff Galloway recommended training schedule for “Beginner Runners.” At that time, I was running up to six miles, but still wanted to be cautious. My two goals for this race were to finish the race within the time constraints and have as much fun as possible.

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Introduction Part II of III: Disney

September 9 , 2016 No Comments

Like any good twenty-something “millennial” raised during the Disney Renaissance, Disney movies, books, toys, and vacations to Walt Disney World were a part of my upbringing that I cherish to this day. I think I managed to dress up as each princess throughout my childhood. For whatever reason, my mom even let me go to school in the 1st grade in my full Jasmine regalia (yes, it was a full shirt.) It wasn’t until high school that a friend in my class admitted she told her mom “Jasmine is in my class!” I wasn’t about to correct her…

We didn’t take our first family vacation to Walt Disney World until my brother and I were old enough to appreciate the trip and walk around ourselves sans clunky stroller, something I still admire my parents for doing. In 1999 we “Celebrated the Future Hand in Hand” during the Millennium Celebration with a stay at the Contemporary Hotel.

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