The runDisney stable of race weekends has grown, shrunk, grown again, and shrunk again. No matter how many to choose from, however, one question has remain constant among those seeking their first runDisney finish line: which race weekend is the best? The answer is: yes! They are indeed the best. 🙂 Which is simple enough, except that this is...
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Congratulations, pod people! I have officially transformed into a running vest girl. 😜 THE RUNNING VEST FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH ME I’m not sure if it’s a quirk of neurodivergence or a character flaw or some combination thereof, but there are some things that I simply cannot come around to until I’m ready. It didn’t matter how often you...
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You know what I look forward to most as part of my annual Ocean City family vacation? It’s not the beach; it’s not the carnival rides; heck, it’s not even the Thrasher’s french fries. It’s my run streak. Yes, really! MY VACATION RUN STREAK TRADITION I’m not normally a run streak kinda girl. Don’t misunderstand – I respect a...
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Okay, kids, it finally happened: after multiple years in a row where Springtime Surprise Weekend took days and even weeks to sell out all bibs, this year’s races went within hours just like the rest. This is hardly, ahem, surprising. (Rim shot!) runDisney registration has only gotten more and more competitive in the post-COVID era with no signs of...
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You know what they say – if you don’t schedule time for maintenance, maintenance time will be scheduled for you. Sometimes the rest days sneak up… NEXT WEEK’S LONG RUN? THINK AGAIN Ain’t it always the way? I go a solid couple months of training without injury and dare to think “this is going well!” … and then immediately...
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When I ran the Teodoro 10K, I encountered a sensory element that you may not normally associate with running: periodic clouds of perfume. Now, liberal use of perfume, cologne, and other forms of personal scent are very common in Puerto Rico. I was all ready to chalk this up to a cultural thing and let it ride. Until I...
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Okay, yes, I did say I had finished up my little runDisney suggestion blog post series. It’s just… I had another idea. WAIT, runDISNEY HAS VIRTUAL RACES? Believe it or not, runDisney virtual races are quite the thing! They function much the same as other virtual races you may be familiar with. runDisney sends a supply kit and instructions,...
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While I wouldn’t go so far as to say it was the plan all along, I seem to have embarked upon something of a runDisney editorial series over the last month or two. First we discussed registration improvements, then the challenges the organization is choosing not to solve in favor of Club runDisney, and then an examination of runDisney...
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Hello! I initially planned a slightly different angle for this post, but as I wrote it, I discovered that a lot of my beef was ultimately with Club runDisney. So instead of my straight-ahead post about some of runDisney’s ongoing issues they seem to be ignoring, we’ll be doing something of a two-parter: one, problems I think runDisney COULD...
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After seven years living here, I finally ran a race in Puerto Rico! And what a Caribbean-style race it was. Shall we shut down the bridge AND the airport exit for the Teodoro 10K? TEODORO 10K: PRE-RACE CHAOS Okay, if you’re new to Puerto Rico, the first thing you need to know is that the people here are comfortable...
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