I will be in Orlando during Wine & Dine Half Marathon Race Weekend. I will not be running a single race. I KNOW I CAN’T BELIEVE IT EITHER I ~ Okay. Deep breaths, self. I know it all feels so wrong. But there is a very good reason for all of this. You skipped Wine & Dine this year...
Continue readingHere’s The runDisney Registration Queue Scoop From An Insider
You read that right – I spoke to someone who works for the company that programs the runDisney registration queue software! Not just runDisney, either; in this conversation, Oogie Boogie Bash tickets came up too. I’m going to keep it vague for safety. Nothing about our chat suggested that the info I received was in any way secret, but...
Continue readingA Free Conference 5K?! 2024 Tessitura Race Recap
Sometimes you have to go out and find races, and sometimes they’re dropped right in your lap. The Tessitura Network convention almost always offers a free 5K (ish) to attendees. While it’s a bit loosey-goosey by some race standards, I can never resist a free race! Perhaps these “ish” and “loosey-goosey” qualifiers sound like damning with faint praise. I...
Continue readingMy Thoughts While Watching: Disneyland After Dark (1962)
Hello and welcome back to my continuing series Thoughts While Watching, where we watch vintage-to-vintage-ish Disney media with modern eyes and wonder accordingly. Today we’re setting the time machine to waywayback – let’s visit Disneyland with Uncle Walt again! I’ve pulled another episode of The Wonderful World of Disney (Color?), this one called “Disneyland After Dark.” I went in...
Continue readingIt’s Time For A Disney Snack Roundup!
Christmas in July is here! I held back my Thanksgiving Walt Disney World trip report due to time constraints, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you. We close this report out with a Disney snack roundup. Click here for the setup, and read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Welcome to the final post of my Thanksgiving at...
Continue readingHow Much Is Too Much Money For runDisney Races?
For the first time in my running career, I balked at a runDisney bib price. Is runDisney finally flirting with price resistance? Disclaimer: What follows constitutes first world problems. It is a privilege to be in a position to ask these questions in the first place. Nevertheless, let’s discuss! IS runDISNEY PUSHING THE BIB PRICE LIMITS? Public registration for...
Continue readingA Walt Disney World Christmas In July Trip Report: 11/24/23
Christmas in July is here! I held back my Thanksgiving Walt Disney World trip report due to time constraints, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you. Click here for the setup, and read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Alas and alack, the final day of our Thanksgiving trip to Walt Disney World did arrive. What’s that...
Continue readingSláinte! Raglan Road Does Thanksgiving With An Irish Twist
Christmas in July is here! I held back my Thanksgiving Walt Disney World trip report due to time constraints, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you. Today we’re discussing our Thanksgiving meal itself, which we ate at Raglan Road. Click here for the setup, and read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Selecting a Disney restaurant for...
Continue readingA Walt Disney World Christmas In July Trip Report: 11/23/23
Christmas in July is here! I held back my Thanksgiving Walt Disney World trip report due to time constraints, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you. Click here for the setup, and read all the posts in this report here. Onward! And now we come to it: we were officially spending our Thanksgiving Day in Walt Disney World! I...
Continue readingA Walt Disney World Christmas In July Trip Report: 11/22/23
Christmas in July is here! I held back my Thanksgiving Walt Disney World trip report due to time constraints, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you. Click here for the setup, and read all the posts in this report here. Onward! I call this the Christmas in July trip report for a reason, you know. Things are about to...
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