Hi there! Jenn here. For the first time in my running career, I had spectators during a runDisney race! Kate and Becky graciously came out to bear witness to the 2025 Walt Disney World Marathon. So what’s it like spectating a runDisney race? Kate is here with a special guest post to tell you all about it! Beginning in...
Continue readingInstagram Made Me Buy It: Silverwind Activewear
Social media advertisements eventually get us all. I don’t think that’s inherently a bad thing, but I do think it’s a good idea to do a little research before you make your purchase. To that end, let me tell you about my experience with athletic wear brand Silverwind. This post is unsponsored. I purchased my Silverwind workout set with...
Continue readingNew runDisney Race Registration Advice Just Dropped
I can’t believe it either, but it’s true: runDisney race registration just gets buggier and more competitive with each passing registration day. WELCOME TO runDISNEY RACE REGISTRATION MADNESS CENTRAL If you are reading the blog, you belong to a very niche group of elite individuals who… read this blog. Seriously. I’d say I average around a hundred hits a...
Continue readingWhy Are Disney Live Action Remakes Even A Thing?
Disney live action remakes are dumb and pointless, and that is a hill I am prepared to die on. WHO ASKED YOU ANYWAY, HUH? In the immortal words of one Anton Ego: “The average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.” I think that speech is brilliant. Ego is absolutely right. To be...
Continue readingMaking Friends With Your Foam Roller Is Easier Than You Think
Another year, another lingering injury. I’ve been experiencing some pain by my left hip after running, enough that I mentioned it to my doctor at my last annual physical. She recommended that I “make friends with my foam roller.” Sounds easy enough, right? Thing is, I’ve had a foam roller for years and barely used it at all. Now...
Continue readingThoughts While Watching! Behind The Scenes With Fess Parker (1956)
A couple weeks ago I dropped a post about Davy Crockett in honor of my dad, who is a big Fess Parker fan. Seeing as how last Sunday was Father’s Day, I thought it might be fun to revisit ol’ Fess in my latest Thoughts While Watching post. (Bonus: it works for Juneteenth tomorrow too!) Turns out, in addition...
Continue readingMy Advice For Dopey Challengers
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! For my final dedicated Dopey entry, I’d like to leave you with my reflections on the experience. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! All it takes to commit to runDisney’s Dopey Challenge is a credit card and a dream. All it takes to successfully complete the...
Continue readingJust Let Me Have My Running Playlist
Running attracts peculiar people. As runners, we have a tendency to strive. Some call it a personal record, some a personal best, but either way you don’t actually accept that time as your best. You can always be faster. Thus the question plagues you constantly: what can I do to increase my speed and shave off seconds? Myself, I...
Continue readingThree Adventures Of Davy Crockett: A Vintage Disney Conspiracy Theory
Hello! Do you have a moment to talk about Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier? Welcome to Happy Friday, a self-indulgent post wherein I chat about a random Disney/running/theme park thing I love… usually. Today, we put a little twist on the format. Let’s talking about a Disney thing my dad loves! Enter: Fess Parker, or to call...
Continue readingNarnia FAIL & Other Fandoms That Won’t Pan Out For Me
I wish I liked the stuff everyone else liked. No, seriously, I mean it. I’m not remotely trying to suggest that my interests are so COOL and NICHE and YOU WOULDN’T UNDERSTAND. They aren’t, and many do. I just wish I ALSO liked the stuff everyone else liked, so that I too could really enjoy the theme park version...
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