Quiet week before my pre-marathon long run: Sunday | ran 5.13 miles on the treadmill in 50 minutes First speed run since before the Marine Corps Marathon, I think. Embarrassing. I need to get back on that. Monday | ran 6.2 miles on the treadmill in 1:05 Tuesday | walked 2.24 miles outside in 35 minutes; 70 minute ballet...
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The Epcot Flower & Garden Festival food booth menus have been released AND – for the first time – I will be there to sample them. Oh, yes. Yes I will. You see, Epcot has Evening Extra Magic Hours the night after the Dark Side Half. I have PLANS. Do they involve taking a nap? Probably not. Do they...
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It’s trip report time again! I love trip reports! I’m recapping my January 2017 trip to WDW for the marathon. You can see all the posts in this report here. Onward! My history with the brioche ice cream sandwich is lengthy. Since its premiere a few years ago at L’Artisan des Glaces in Epcot’s France pavilion, I have wanted it. It...
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I’ve impulse-bought races on occasion before, but this is a new one: last weekend I impulse-entered a marathon. The Rock ‘n Roll Marathon DC, to be exact, a race I had previously rejected due to March’s unpredictable weather patterns. But since I survived the frigid temperatures of the WDW Marathon, I’m now a little more willing to take my...
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I run the Marine Corps Marathon for time. I run the WDW Marathon for fun. So when I blew MCM and trounced WDW (but no PR because of character stops), I wanted to break down why. Prepare for many Thoughts On The Matter. NOT REMOTELY MY FAULT: The weather. One can reasonably expect that the Marine Corps Marathon, on...
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It’s trip report time again! I love trip reports! I’m recapping my January 2017 trip to WDW for the marathon. You can see all the posts in this report here. Onward! As Jean Valjean once said: one day more… I started my last WDW day in the usual way: I showered, knocked out some last minute packing, checked my bag, and...
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Back to it, because the Star Wars – Dark Side Half Marathon ain’t gonna train for itself. Sunday | rest Monday | ran 10.12 miles outside in 1:50 Riding the high of my chilly but successful marathon, I made the mistake of thinking that maybe my lungs had adapted to the cold. I went for an outdoor run with...
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It’s trip report time again! I love trip reports! I’m recapping my January 2017 trip to WDW for the marathon. You can see all the posts in this report here. Onward! Post-marathon, I snagged a bus immediately and made it back to my room around 11:30am. This would’ve thrilled last year me, who needed to shower and book, but as I...
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I love being a runner. Sometimes I even love running. I love feeling that I’m keeping my body in good shape. I love races. I love feeling accomplished. But I gotta say, that week after a marathon where I don’t have to run at all is pretty awesome. So much time! So much sleep! Segue into this, oh, ever...
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It’s trip report time again! I love trip reports! I’m recapping my January 2017 trip to WDW for the marathon. You can see all the posts in this report here. Onward! FLORIDA, YOU HAD ONE JOB. I hear tell of a mythical WDW Marathon some years ago where it was so cold the course was marked by snow and sleet....
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