Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Read all the entries in this report here. Today we’ll be discussing some of my thoughts on the WDW Marathon Weekend race expo. Onward! Normally one attends a runDisney race expo once, maybe twice. You grab your bib, of course, and then maybe go again to buy some running...
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Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! OUR 10K PLAN Morning two dawned successfully – it was time for the WDW 10K! Although originally planned for the 5K, some last minute shuffling meant that my costume for this race was my longstanding favorite Figment. I had wanted...
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Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! And just like that, my Dopey Challenge began! Race number one dawned rather chillier than we all would have liked, but the stress levels were low – trip buddies Kate and Erika were doing the WDW 5K with me, and...
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It’s official – I’m a two-time Dopey Challenge finisher! And it feels great. Needless to say I’m going to tell you all about it, and in my traditional style I will be using every word I know. That’s right, kids, it’s trip report time! I will, however, be eschewing my usual day-by-day trip report format, as I didn’t really...
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Okay, kids. runDisney’s WDW Marathon Weekend Dopey Challenge. My plane leaves, as they say, on the morrow. Let’s do this. Do I feel really good about it? No! Although I must admit – I asked for symmetry, and I was given symmetry. During my 2015 Dopey Challenge run, I was coming off injury. For 2025, I will be… coming...
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I know, I know, I’m not going to make myself popular with this request, but I mean it: if you’re attending WDW Marathon Weekend and you feel in the least bit sick, please wear a mask. RACE WEEKEND ILLNESS WAS ALWAYS LURKING I mean, let’s be real: sickness has always been a potential race weekend-slayer. I can’t believe I...
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Maybe you can tell (or maybe you can’t 
), but I’ve been really trying to improve the quality of the blog posts around here lately. That includes boosting search optimization; I watch over Google Search Console with great interest. Sure, I think my words are worth the read (I certainly generate enough of them), yet the verdict remains with...
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...
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Hello runDisney friends! I know, I know, I famously did not run the 2024 Wine & Dine Half Marathon. Luckily, someone simultaneously much cooler AND hotter than me did. Enter my cousin-in-law (that’s a real term; I checked) Kate, the only member of my family who loves Disney parks as much as I do. She recently came over to...
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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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