I have done something. I have done something unwise. (source) Thanks to the magic of early registration for Annual Passholders, I just registered for WDW Marathon Weekend’s Dopey Challenge. I have willingly signed up to do a 5K… and then get up the next morning and do a 10K… repeat, run a half marathon… repeat, RUN A FULL MARATHON....
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JENN: So – how was your training this week? MOON: Remarkably uneventful, but steady. JENN: Sounds like an improvement! I had a much better run on Tuesday and then a much worse run on Thursday, so I’m not quite sure where I stand. I’m running the 17.75K – a skosh over 11 miles – on Saturday so I think...
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Well. Perhaps not COMPLETELY planned out. I could maybe toss a couple 5Ks in there if something interesting pops up. But here’s the major race plan skeleton. Item 1: I signed up for the Marine Corps 17.75K at Nicole‘s urging ’cause she was all THE MARINE CORPS MARATHON IS A LOTTERY THIS YEAR WE NEED THIS. See, if you...
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JENN: Let me start by saying I HAVE NEW SNEAKERS. MOON: Yay! Did you pick a new style? JENN: Nope, stuck with the Brooks Ravennas. MOON: Did you try anything new? JENN: I haven’t experienced any knee or hip pain with them – at least not, as far as I can tell, because of them – so I’m keeping...
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JENN: So, the big news of the week, runDisney-wise, was that there is a new half marathon at Disneyland themed to – wait for it – The Avengers. Your thoughts? MOON: I did laugh out loud when I got that email in my inbox. And no, I haven’t seen the movie. JENN: Me neither. I… don’t care. Like at all. I...
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JENN: Last week we speculated that not running this week might be a thing. Did you? MOON: I did run, but very little. JENN: I did intervals. Slow, terrible intervals. MOON: I am actually in a music slump. JENN: Oh, that invariably sucks. MOON: If I’m not excited about my music then running more than 3 miles becomes dumb....
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JENN: Ready to do some blogging? MOON: Yep! JENN: So how was your week? MOON: I didn’t quite make it to any new running horizons, but I did run most days!I don’t know about you, but for me winter is rouuuuugh. All I want to do is eat pretzels and hide under blankets. JENN: Agreed.My runs the last week have been pretty terrible....
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Dear Pace Charming, I alluded to this in our Tinker Bell Half Marathon recap, but I wanted to tell you formally: you saved me. When I first saw you in corral B, I knew vaguely that you were important, in the universal sense. I knew that I could tell how well I was doing, based on whether you were...
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Hokay. So. Here’s the earth. No, wait. That’s not right. Let me start again. Hokay. So. Just Jenn here today again. Moon and I spent the past weekend at a bachelorette party and, while I can very much assure you it was not as raucous as you might be imagining in your head, Moon is still catching up on...
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Hiii guys! Sorry no Moon today; I just got back from New York City and I’m pounding this out before I crash. NO I WAS NOT THERE FOR THE SUPERB OWL. I refuse to acknowledge the Superb Owl until it becomes an actual superb owl. My ballet studio went there to see the New York City Ballet perform AWESOME...
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