Hello and welcome to my 2026 Princess Half Marathon Weekend coverage! Today we’ll be discussing our pre-10K meal at Maria & Enzo’s. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Forget race challenges; every runDisney race weekend comes complete with the Italian Restaurant Challenge. We all want to carb load before our races with pasta, and we snap...
Continue readingThe Sean Astin Secret To runDisney Zen
No, to my knowledge, Sean Astin does not have the secret to runDisney zen. The secret is that you USE Sean Astin’s example to achieve runDisney zen, assuming your anxiety is time-based. Yes, of course I will explain. WHY SEAN ASTIN? At the beginning of my runDisney career, the greatest constant was Sean Astin. He was at the 2013...
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 readingCoping With Pre-Race Anxiety: Does Anyone Know How To Spell “Meteor”?
Hello! My name is Jenn, and I suffer from anxiety. As I get older it seems to be getting worse, not better, which strikes me as unfair. Alas, we must deal with the mental struggles we are given. I will be using Fear from Inside Out as my avatar during this post. Yes, I know Inside Out 2 features...
Continue readingAm I About To Achieve Marathon #20? Or DNF #1?
I’m not gonna lie to you guys – I’m feeling a bit nervous about the Marine Corps Marathon. WHY THIS MIGHT BE MY FIRST DNF Hey, remember that knee trouble I reported back in frickin’ APRIL? I never managed to quite get rid of it. I think it’s patellar tendinitis. It’s been waxing and waning, and I wasn’t able...
Continue readingMy Top 2 runDisney Race Tips (One Might Be Controversial)
Happy Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend registration day! I wish you great luck in your pursuit of runDisney glory.* * And if you don’t get what you want, maybe this post can help you out? I ran my first runDisney race in 2013, and I never looked back – I’ve run an additional 29 Disney races since, and I...
Continue readingAll Those OTHER Disney Snacks
It’s trip report time once again! We’re wrapping this sucker up with one final post on Disney snacks and drinks that didn’t warrant their own entry. Check out all the posts from this report here. Onward! Okay, okay, ONE MORE trip report post and then you can all leave, promise. But I simply cannot let a Disney snack or drink go by...
Continue readingIn Which Jenn Is Finally Running That Marathon TOMORROW
Hello! I have two items of exciting news: I am currently 80% vaccinated and will be receiving my final COVID booster shot on Tuesday! I am finally running my 15th marathon TOMORROW! It’s crazy to think that I haven’t run a marathon in over a year. I haven’t had that much time between marathons… ever. I ran my first marathon...
Continue readingA Brief Rundown Of runDisney’s 2021 Proof Of Time Cutoffs
Someone asked me the other day to remind them of the Proof of Time cutoff for runDisney’s WDW Marathon Weekend. Not remembering off the top of my head, I hit Google, where I discovered plenty of information on Proof of Time cutoffs in the abstract sense but nothing about the exact dates for 2021 runDisney races. This does make...
Continue readingIn Which Jenn Is Probably Forgetting Something
Hello! Are you a paranoiac? Are you forgetful? Are you a forgetful paranoiac? ARE YOU A PARANOIAC BECAUSE YOU’RE FORGETFUL??? I feel you. Oh, do I feel you. My anxieties seep into all aspects of my life, running included. But I adapt and manage them as I go along – and I think I’ve got my pre-race readinessa paranoia...
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