Are you running the Walt Disney World Marathon? Did you receive this week’s email about the start time and course changes and immediately quash a panic attack? Let’s cope together! THE WALT DISNEY WORLD MARATHON IS NOW AT 4:30AM Honestly, no coping mechanisms needed here! I for one am completely fine with the WDW Marathon starting at 4:30am. I...
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My fellowing running enthusiasts, fall race season fast approaches! A very busy time for runners of all strengths and speeds. If you don’t have your own race marked on your calendar, you may well be planning to spectate. For some spectators, it is enough to watch. For others, spectating offers an opportunity to be a different sort of race...
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You read that right – I spoke to someone who works for the company that programs the runDisney registration queue software! Not just runDisney, either; in this conversation, Oogie Boogie Bash tickets came up too. I’m going to keep it vague for safety. Nothing about our chat suggested that the info I received was in any way secret, but...
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Sometimes you have to go out and find races, and sometimes they’re dropped right in your lap. The Tessitura Network convention almost always offers a free 5K (ish) to attendees. While it’s a bit loosey-goosey by some race standards, I can never resist a free race! Perhaps these “ish” and “loosey-goosey” qualifiers sound like damning with faint praise. I...
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For the first time in my running career, I balked at a runDisney bib price. Is runDisney finally flirting with price resistance? Disclaimer: What follows constitutes first world problems. It is a privilege to be in a position to ask these questions in the first place. Nevertheless, let’s discuss! IS runDISNEY PUSHING THE BIB PRICE LIMITS? Public registration for...
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Ahhh, yes. Another day, another runDisney race registration day disaster. Okay, disaster’s a little strong; nobody died about it. People sure were pissed, though! And, to a degree, understandably so. When a runDisney bib absolutely mandates entering the virtual queue even before registration opens, people arrange their days accordingly. WAIT, WHAT’S WRONG WITH runDISNEY RACE REGISTRATION? If you’re not...
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Has this ever happened to you? You think up an amazing runDisney race costume. You put time and effort into assembling your vision. Blood, sweat, tears, and credit cards go into this creation. Race day dawns, you don your spectacular costume… and no one gets it. It happens to everyone! Despite our best efforts, it can be hard to...
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Club runDisney memberships go on sale to the general public on May 23, and I’m here to tell you… you don’t need it. RECONSIDERING CLUB runDISNEY Okay, that’s a blanket statement and therefore automatically inaccurate. So disclaimer to start: if you want to buy into Club runDisney, do it. There are valid reasons to. Worth, it must be remembered,...
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Oh man, guys. Knee injury or no, for a hot second there I thought this was it – I thought I was gonna break sub-2 at the Run Sunset Beach Half Marathon. Alas, it was – predictably – not to be. < William Shatner voice > QUAAAAAAAAAAADS!!!!!! < /wsv > Things were not particularly promising to start. I slept...
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I guess it was inevitable, wasn’t it? It happened – I registered for the Dopey Challenge. Not that that makes me special. LOTS of people registered for Dopey. It was a very competitive registration year; every single event was gone within two hours. What makes it funny is that I really, genuinely, truly wasn’t sure I’d ever do it...
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