February, 2020 - The Fairest Run Of All

In Which Jenn Seeks Flower & Garden Festival Redemption

February 24, 2020August 18, 2021Leave a comment

Remember last time I ran the Star Wars Half and was in WDW for the Flower & Garden Festival? Remember how I excitedly made a to-eat list in advance? Remember how I was so zombie-fied from the race that morning I didn’t try a single thing from the booths???? Dark days, my friends. Luckily, what I have on my hands...

In Which We Turn An Old Pair Of Tights Into ALL Your Race Throwaways

February 18, 2020August 18, 2021Leave a comment

Hello intrepid runners! Staring down an unexpectedly chilly race morning, but expecting to warm up over the course of the, well, course? Forget your throwaways? Don’t have time to run to the thrift store? Otherwise hate chucking valuable clothing items? I come bearing a solution! It’s tights. You know, women’s tights. Like pantyhose, but thicker. If you want to...

In Which Jenn Backtracks Wildly For runDisney

February 13, 2020August 18, 20212 Comments

Guys, it’s happening! I wasn’t sure it really would, but it’s officially happening! I signed up for runDisney’s Star Wars Rival Run Half Marathon and Pat and I are going to WDW for a WEEK!!! ME: If you came with me, we could go for like 5 days… PAT: How about a full week? SOLD. I know what you,...

The Fairest Trip Report Of All: A Food Review Hodgepodge

February 12, 2020August 18, 20212 Comments

And now for the food review portion of my 2020 WDW Marathon trip. You can read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Denouement! Allow me to present a random assortment of food we ate that didn’t warrant its own post. Pop Century Food Court Curious about the new plant-based options, I picked up the new plant-based BBQ burger...

In When Jenn LIKES Doing “Just” The WDW Marathon

February 10, 2020August 18, 2021Leave a comment

Just the 2018 WDW Marathon was my favorite race so far! A couple days after the Walt Disney World Marathon, half the people you encounter in Orlando International Airport ran the race. We’re all decked out in our gear, a lot of have on our medals, and we’re all dying to talk about it; it’s one of the only...

The Fairest Trip Report Of All: Wine Bar George Review

February 5, 2020August 18, 20212 Comments

And now for the food review portion of my 2020 WDW Marathon trip. You can read all the posts in this report here. Onward! See, what happened was, Becky of Disney In Your Day very kindly allowed us to horn in on her Wine Bar George post-half marathon brunch ADR down in the Disney Springs, despite the fact that she had...

In Which Jenn Has A runDisney Chip Time Warning

February 4, 2020August 18, 2021Leave a comment

Oh, shoot, guys, I just remembered something important for runDisney enthusiasts that I can’t believe I forgot to notate it in my WDW Half recap! So as I mentioned there, I dropped back to corral F to run the half with Erika. I’ve observed that the farther back your corral, the more waves there are, and in this particular...

The Fairest Trip Report Of All: Oga’s Cantina Review

February 3, 2020August 18, 20212 Comments

And now for the food review portion of my 2020 WDW Marathon trip. You can read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Finally, Oga’s Cantina! THIS. WAS. SO. COOL. As I have mentioned on several occasions, I 1000% prefer to Trek over Wars with my Stars. But I gotta say, even as an inveterate follower of Captains Picard...