This week I embarked on an experiment. I decided to see how much running I could do while mildly to moderately sick. To make things more interesting, I even threw a race day in there. Walk with me: Sunday | 10.05 miles outside in 1:45 I had quite suddenly developed a sore throat Saturday afternoon which did not dissipate...
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And don’t even get me STARTED on the Osborne Lights. I find it nuts that the Wine & Dine Two Course Challenge is still not sold out. But I have some theories as to why… A couple years ago, when the Wine & Dine Half Marathon became a regular morning race like all the others, we lost the last...
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I have a serious question for you, runDisney blogosphere: whatever happened to Sean Astin? I don’t mean generally; I know he’s been around these past couple years, doing his acting thing. Pictured: Sean Astin’s acting thing. But there was I time when I swear Sean Astin was at every single runDisney race. How do I know this? Because he couldn’t...
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Hey, remember a couple years ago when the Wine & Dine Half was made into a morning race? And runDisney introduced the Two Course Challenge and I was like, pssssh, AS IF. And then I punched Lumiere DIRECTLY IN THE FACE. Well, I owe Lumiere an apology, because this just happened: I know! I’m surprised too. But – and...
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And now for a tale of marathon triumph! Comparatively speaking! My traditional fitful pre-race night’s sleep led to me bouncing out of bed before my alarm (still got to sleep until very nearly 5am which for a runDisney enthusiast is a tremendous luxury). I quickly dressed and gathered my stuff, then bolted down some breakfast and headed out. Race...
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This Saturday, I embark upon a historic milestone: my tenth marathon. “OMG, how did you get there???” you ask? Well… Marine Corps Marathon, October 2014 WDW Marathon, January 2015 Marine Corps Marathon, October 2015 WDW Marathon, January 2016 Marine Corps Marathon, October 2016 WDW Marathon, January 2017 Rock ‘n Roll Marathon DC, March 2017 Baltimore Marathon, October 2017 Walt...
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I had planned to begin this post with a joyous “I’M REGISTERED FOR WINE & DINE!!!” but alas, it is not to be – if you haven’t already heard, registration has been delayed. Unknown as to why, but supposedly more information will be released later this week. In my heart of hearts, I want it to be because they’re...
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And now it is time once again for that glorious annual post: the Recap Roundup. Mind you, about six months ago I assembled all my recaps on their own pages: one for races and one for trip reports. But perhaps you didn’t realize or didn’t have time. Or maybe you’ve read all of it but you’re bored and could use...
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You could, conceivably, run the Baltimore Marathon AND the Marine Corps Marathon the same year. They’re never on the same day. They are sometimes on the same weekend, and historically they’re always within a week of each other. This year the two are spaced apart by about a week (Oct 20 & 28), so the feat is a little less daunting than...
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You might recall that last year I decided to basically wing my race schedule because I wasn’t sure how my life might change over the course of the year. Well, I winged my race schedule as planned… but nothing changed. This runs counter to my wishes. So: you know the old saying that if you want make God laugh, make a...
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