I think I'm just about packed, other than the computer and early morning necessities like my toothbrush. I'm about to head off for 12 days of magic/work/running at the happiest places on earth.
The Dopey Challenge technically begins with the 5K on Thursday, but tomorrow's expo is going to be phase 1. I will have a marathon of packet pick-ups and deliveries for my clients to get through first. And of course, there will be some fun shopping to do shortly after my plane lands. I'm a sucker for "idiot shirts" at the expo!
We've had some below-freezing temperatures this week, which will make Florida all the more enjoyable. The kids have a delayed opening -- the third this week -- due to concerns about the buses starting in the cold, but hopefully the roads will remain free of ice. Chuck will celebrate his 43rd birthday by driving me to the airport in the early morning. What a great guy!
2014 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend: Pre-game
I'm taking a break from packing and decided to catch up on Twitter for a moment. Look what runDisney just posted:
I think I'm in love! I can't wait to see what they have in store for us Goofy/Dopey people.
Meanwhile, I need to get back to my packing. Glad I took a break today!
2014 already?!?
I have definitely fallen off the blogging bandwagon. I just finished
the second installment of Goofy Weekend 2012, but the memories are a bit
fuzzy after all this time. Sorry the post just fizzled out at the end
there. Suffice it to say, I went on to complete several more races in
2012 and 2013, including another Goofy Challenge and the inaugural Dumbo
Double Dare. Rather than try to recap all of those races, I'm just
going to resolve to restart my blog anew and will just jump in with
where I am now.
I did not run today, which is a little sad. New Year's Day is such a great day for a run, but I'm battling a cold. Normally this wouldn't be a huge deal, but I'm getting ready for the inaugural Dopey Challenge a week from today and don't want to risk this cold turning into something worse. The Dopey Challenge consists of a 5K on Thursday, 10K on Friday, half marathon on Saturday and marathon on Sunday. I will take a few days of vacation and will then head out to California to run the Tinker Bell 10K and Half Marathon the following weekend. It should be a fun, hectic, and slightly crazy start to my 2014 running calendar.
Stay tuned for all the gory details and race recaps!
I did not run today, which is a little sad. New Year's Day is such a great day for a run, but I'm battling a cold. Normally this wouldn't be a huge deal, but I'm getting ready for the inaugural Dopey Challenge a week from today and don't want to risk this cold turning into something worse. The Dopey Challenge consists of a 5K on Thursday, 10K on Friday, half marathon on Saturday and marathon on Sunday. I will take a few days of vacation and will then head out to California to run the Tinker Bell 10K and Half Marathon the following weekend. It should be a fun, hectic, and slightly crazy start to my 2014 running calendar.
Stay tuned for all the gory details and race recaps!
Goofy Day 2 (Mickey) 2012
Another day, another early wake-up call. I woke up feeling excited about the marathon. I was on a quest to complete six marathons in 6 months in order to become a two-star Marathon Maniac and today's race would be my third in 3 months. Halfway there!
Once again, Chuck and I stumbled through the kitchen to prepare our water bottles and fuel belts. And once again, we were grateful for the breakfast provided by the hotel. We met up with our friend (my son's savior from the previous morning) and her husband in the lobby and proceeded to the shuttle bus. Once again, we were all rock stars at the Galloway tent. I usually have a Diet Coke with my breakfast on my long-run mornings*, so I was once again thankful those were provided for us in true VIP fashion.
*Please remember that in an earlier post I mentioned that this is NOT a nutrition blog!
The Birmingham Galloway group had been a bit confused as to the technique used by walkers. Instead of a run/walk/run, the walking strategy is described as walk/shuffle/walk but we never could figure out just how to shuffle. Due to some foot issues, my friend's husband was planning to walk the whole marathon, so we decided to ask Jeff Galloway for a last-minute demonstration of the shuffle technique. He graciously shuffled for about 25 yards and back so we could observe. To my chagrin, I learned my "run" is actually very similar to his "shuffle." It's a close-to-the-ground, low-impact, high-speed forward motion. Afterward, we joked that we should have videotaped his demonstration and created a soundtrack using the LMFAO song where they say "Every day I'm shuffling."
We hung out at the tent for a while but didn't wait until the last minute since another member of our party was a first-time marathoner and was eager to get to the starting corrals. Chuck was running the second leg as a member of the Sorry ExCuses relay team, so he stayed behind for a while drinking coffee (lucky him!) before heading off to the shuttle that would take him to the relay exchange point.
Here is the view of our route in Google Earth (race route from 2010):
If you'd like to check it out using Google Earth, I saved the data HERE. Man, that looks like a long way (and it really was!), but it was a great time. I can no longer remember the details of the race, but I do remember that it was a PR for me. Completely unexpected, and so very thrilling to accomplish.
Chuck finished the second leg of the relay, which earned him a membership into Half Fanatics at the Jupiter (4 moons) level. Sadly, this ended up being the first and last year of the Chip N Dale Marathon Relay. So Chuck has a very special medal and tech shirt that are probably now collector's items.
Once again, Chuck and I stumbled through the kitchen to prepare our water bottles and fuel belts. And once again, we were grateful for the breakfast provided by the hotel. We met up with our friend (my son's savior from the previous morning) and her husband in the lobby and proceeded to the shuttle bus. Once again, we were all rock stars at the Galloway tent. I usually have a Diet Coke with my breakfast on my long-run mornings*, so I was once again thankful those were provided for us in true VIP fashion.
*Please remember that in an earlier post I mentioned that this is NOT a nutrition blog!
The Birmingham Galloway group had been a bit confused as to the technique used by walkers. Instead of a run/walk/run, the walking strategy is described as walk/shuffle/walk but we never could figure out just how to shuffle. Due to some foot issues, my friend's husband was planning to walk the whole marathon, so we decided to ask Jeff Galloway for a last-minute demonstration of the shuffle technique. He graciously shuffled for about 25 yards and back so we could observe. To my chagrin, I learned my "run" is actually very similar to his "shuffle." It's a close-to-the-ground, low-impact, high-speed forward motion. Afterward, we joked that we should have videotaped his demonstration and created a soundtrack using the LMFAO song where they say "Every day I'm shuffling."
We hung out at the tent for a while but didn't wait until the last minute since another member of our party was a first-time marathoner and was eager to get to the starting corrals. Chuck was running the second leg as a member of the Sorry ExCuses relay team, so he stayed behind for a while drinking coffee (lucky him!) before heading off to the shuttle that would take him to the relay exchange point.
Here is the view of our route in Google Earth (race route from 2010):
Chuck finished the second leg of the relay, which earned him a membership into Half Fanatics at the Jupiter (4 moons) level. Sadly, this ended up being the first and last year of the Chip N Dale Marathon Relay. So Chuck has a very special medal and tech shirt that are probably now collector's items.
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