Okay, guys, the time has come for the ultimate Dopey Challenge recap...the day I became a marathoner. :) Of course, if you missed my previous Dopey Challenge recaps, here they are: expo, 5K, 10K, half marathon. This post was hard for me to … [Continue reading]
Dopey Challenge: The Half Marathon
On to a recap of the Walt Disney World Half Marathon! Just in case you missed my previous Dopey Challenge recaps, you can find them here: expo, 5K, and 10K. By the morning of the half marathon, I was pretty tired. And sore. Not so much from the … [Continue reading]
Dopey Challenge: The 10K
Hope you guys had an awesome weekend! I thought I'd kick off the week with my recap on the Inaugural Walt Disney World 10K! If you missed my recaps on the expo or the 5K, you can find them here and here. After arriving at The World on Tuesday and … [Continue reading]
Dopey Challenge: The 5K
The morning after the expo (recap here, in case you missed it), I got up bright and early to run the first of my Dopey Challenge races: the Disney Family Fun Run 5K. It started at 6:15am --- which is late for a Disney race! -- so I was up by 5am … [Continue reading]
Dopey Challenge: The Expo
Okay, as promised, here come the recaps from my adventures in running the 2014 Dopey Challenge! I'll begin with the expo, since that's always a highlight of any race-cation for me. Since you know I loves me some merch... :) Todd and I arrived … [Continue reading]
I DID IT!
Hi, guys! I got home from Florida last night and am proud to announce that I DID, in fact, survive the Dopey Challenge! I'M A MARATHONER! I'll be posting tons of pictures (of course!) and recaps of everything from the expo to my … [Continue reading]
Good-Bye 2013, Hello Dopey Challenge
Hey, guys! Happy New Year! Hope you all enjoyed the holiday season -- I know I did! :) I know I've taken a bit of an unintentional hiatus here with Christmas and whatnot, but I wanted to come back to the blogging world and say a proper good-bye to … [Continue reading]
Dopey Challenge Update: One Month to Go
I've been MIA. Sorry, guys. As I've mentioned here before, I teach piano lessons, and this past weekend was my annual recital, so I've been completely consumed with preparations and running around like a maniac and stressing myself out for the last … [Continue reading]
Race Recap: NYCRUNS Chanukkah Chalf
So, remember about a month ago when I said that the Runner's World Hat Trick was the hardest race I had ever run? I'm taking that back. Because yesterday, I ran what was -- by far -- my most harrowing race to date. Our story begins on a … [Continue reading]
Race Recap: Disney’s Wine and Dine Half Marathon
Okay, here it is! A recap of my first runDisney Wine and Dine Half Marathon experience! Was it an AMAZING time? Absolutely. But I did run into several issues...as is always the case with me, it seems. :) After running the 5K earlier that … [Continue reading]