As usual, I had to get up ridiculously early. Since I was staying off property I tried to give myself plenty of extra time to get to the Epcot parking lot. The only other times I had stayed off property for a race I was not the driver. I guess I left early enough, though,…
Staying fit isn’t just for the Disney runner, but in leading a Disney Driven Life it is important to keep the whole Neurotic Disney family healthy. During this year’s Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, festivalgoers will have the opportunity take part in the Go Challenge sponsored by GoGo squeeZ. Festivalgoers will have the opportunity…
One of the things that makes participating in a runDisney event even more fun than your average local race is the amount of characters that show up for the race. This is even more true for the Princess Half Marathon. You will see dozens of Ariels, Snow Whites, and all the other princess on the…
There comes a time in a Disney runners life when one needs to venture away from the parks and visit another part of the Disney property. Yes, I said going somewhere away from the parks. Shocking, I know. This departure from the parks is a necessary step if you plan to run in any of…
On February 27 I will be running in the the third annual Princess Half Marathon at Walt Disney World. This race was first announced in 2008 as a special women’s focused event. The inaugural event was held on March 9, 2009 with a field of 7,000 women and 200 men. In 2010, the field doubled….
Living in the Northeast, I spend half of my year training in the cold weather. Most of the running events held near me are held in the spring or fall with the longest distance race being held the weekend before Thanksgiving (Philadelphia Marathon). If I were to only participate in these local races then I…
The alarm went off way too early. Luckily, I had gone to bed early the night before and had managed to wake up a few minutes before the alarm went off. It was still a struggle to get out of bed. Once I managed to get myself out of bed, I quickly freshened up and…
During the 2011 Walt Disney World Marathon weekend, I was one of over 1200 runners and walkers joined together to train and raise money to battle cancer. Over $4 million was raised by these participants in the WDW marathon and half marathon in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. These runners and walkers were…
