Wine and Dine Half Marathon - The Fairest Run Of All

The Fairest Trip Report Of All: The Wine & Dine Half Marathon

November 19, 2018August 23, 2021Leave a comment

Trip report time! See all the posts in this report. And now for my very favorite runDisney half: the Wine & Dine Half Marathon! Despite my standard issue paranoia and compounding exhaustion, I woke right up with my alarm for the Wine & Dine Half Marathon. Once again my phone tried to fake me out by not reflecting the time change, but this time I knew to simply restart it and there it was: 2:15am. Perfect. I taped up and dressed before rousing Erika, and once she was ready we headed out to the bus line and hopped on the second one out....

The Fairest Week In Review: 11/14

November 14, 2018August 19, 2021Leave a comment

Another season, another training cycle. My rest weeks post-MCM and Wine & Dine are coming to a close, but the training cycle for my next WDW Marathon is just now revving up! It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Workout recap, put a bow on it: Sunday | Wine & Dine Half Marathon, 13.42 miles in 2:18 according to my GPS watch Also a bit of walking around WDW after, but we had a pretty chill day post-race so not as much as usual. Monday | walked around Disney’s Animal Kingdom And then left WDW that night. Blerg. ...

In Which Jenn Pens A Polite Apology To Lumiere

March 23, 2018August 27, 2021Leave a comment

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 prepare for a real shocker – it wasn’t my idea. See, the week after I got back from the Walt Disney World Marathon, I was in the dressing room at ballet chatting to a friend about my race. Another friend, Erika, piped...

The Fairest Week In Review: 3/14

March 14, 2018August 27, 2021Leave a comment

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 changing it back into a night race… but I doubt it. All I can do is keep an eye out for the new registration date. Happy Pi Day or whatever. Week in review! Sunday | ran 9.21 miles outside in...

In Which Jenn Freaks Out About Race Morning Alarms

February 27, 2017September 1, 20212 Comments

I skirted the edge of an honest-to-God panic attack the night before the 2016 Wine & Dine Half Marathon. Not because I was nervous about my performance. Not because I was missing any part of my gear. Not because I was sick or injured. I was terrified of sleeping through my alarm. To review: I had three alarms set on my phone. I also set up a wake-up call. But then I worried about sleep-answering it and/or sleeping turning off all the alarms. So I set ANOTHER alarm. Then I tried to add a second wake-up call, but as it turns...

In Which Jenn Posts ALL THE RACE PHOTOS

December 5, 2016September 2, 20212 Comments

I am intoxicated. I am drunk with power. I am an Annual Passholder. I get FREE PHOTO DOWNLOADS FROM DISNEY’S PHOTOPASS. Which now does ALL THE RUNDISNEY PHOTOS. Look upon my Wine & Dine Half Marathon Photo Dump and despair!!! Don’t forget, you can follow FRoA on Twitter @fairestrunofall and on Instagram @fairestrunofall. If you have any questions or thoughts, leave a comment or email fairestrunofall@gmail.com. See ya real soon!...

The Fairest Week In Review: 11/17

November 17, 2016September 2, 2021Leave a comment

Oh, week in review, why must you remind me that just last week I was in Walt Disney World? Getting hit by a wave of premature nostalgia in three… two… Sunday | Wine & Dine Half Marathon; walked around WDW My phone seems to think I walked a good 11+ plus miles in addition to the race, but I am inclined to consider it an unreliable narrator. Monday | walked around WDW According to the phone: 10.7 miles walked. I had planned to run around Hourglass Lake that morning for the fun of it, but I was way too...

The Fairest Trip Report Of All: The Wine & Dine Half Marathon 2016

November 16, 2016September 2, 20213 Comments

Trip report time! I’ll be covering my November 2016 trip for the Wine & Dine Half Marathon. You can read all posts in the trip report here. Onward! Despite my near panic attack the night before the Wine & Dine Half Marathon, I woke up exactly with my phone wake-up call. But: NEW PANIC ATTACK. Due to the time change, my bedside clock read 4am, the exact time the buses to the start STOP RUNNING. Okay, no worries – the clock needed changing. I could deal with that. What I could NOT deal with was the fact that my...

In Which Jenn Makes A List Of WDW To-Do’s

November 4, 2016September 2, 2021Leave a comment

TOMORROW. Tomorrow morning I land in Orlando and my long weekend in Walt Disney World begins! I’m not sure how well the Wine & Dine Half Marathon can be expected to go, but I haven’t run at ALL this week so hopefully my muscles have bounced back? A bit? Maybe? When I initially realized I’d be making this trip alone, I was a touch bummed. For like a hot second. And then I realized all the awesome things I could do over my trip: Get my trip-starting glass o’ champagne Eat lots of Food & Wine Festival food (obviously)...

In Which Jenn Narrows Down Her 2017 runDisney Race Selection

July 29, 2016September 2, 2021Leave a comment

I think I’ve done it, guys. I think I’ve narrowed down my 2017 runDisney list to two. It’s either gonna be: the Star Wars Half – Dark Side or the Wine & Dine Half Marathon again. (Click here to get a handle on how I arrived at these finalists.) Let’s play pros and cons! STAR WARS HALF – THE DARK SIDE Pros: I’ve never done it before, which is fun Coincides with Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival, which I haven’t attended in a long time Breaks up the year in WDW trips Parks will NOT have Christmas decor, which...