Hi, guys! I'm back with my final recap from the inaugural Glass Slipper Challenge: the Princess Half Marathon! Here are my recaps from the expo and the Enchanted 10K, in case you missed them! As many of you know, the Princess Half was my very first half marathon...so returning this year to run … [Read more...]
Race Recap: Inaugural Disney Enchanted 10K
Hey, all! I'm here with the next installment in my Disney Princess Half Marathon recap series: a look at the inaugural Disney Enchanted 10K. So, as many of you know, the reason I HAD to return to run the Princess Half again this year is because I HAD to have the brand-new Glass Slipper Challenge … [Read more...]
Recap: Disney’s Fit for a Princess Expo 2014
Sorry for the crickets here -- I've been playing catch-up after our Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend trip, but now I'm ready to share all of the finer details of my Glass Slipper Challenge experience with you guys! I'm going to kick off my Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend recaps with a … [Read more...]
Glass Slipper Challenge: I Did it!
Hey, guys! So I'm back from the Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend, and just wanted to drop in and announce that I am now the proud owner of three shiny (and sparkly!) new medals! It was an awesome weekend, and I can't wait to share the details with you guys! I'll be posting recaps this week … [Read more...]
Weekly Workouts and Glass Slipper Challenge Costumes
Hey, guys! Later this week I'll be off to Disney (yeah...again...) for the Princess Half Marathon Weekend, where I'll be taking on the Glass Slipper Challenge: running the inaugural Enchanted 10K on Saturday, and the half marathon on Saturday. And, hopefully, I'll be headed home with these … [Read more...]
Weekly Workouts and No More Training Plans
Hope you guys had a fabulous weekend! First things first: many, many thanks to all of you for your helpful, supportive comments on my last post! I have taken in everything you guys said, and I feel a lot better about scaling back now. And that is why I PROMISE I will be better about keeping up … [Read more...]
Help! I Hate Running
Okay guys, I have a less-than-cheery post for you today, unfortunately. There's been something I've been wanting to share here, but I've been putting it off while I basked in the after-glow of the Dopey Challenge and completing my first marathon. Basically, what happened was I came home … [Read more...]
Todd’s First Guest Post: Perspectives of a runDisney Newb
Hey guys, happy Friday! So I thought I'd end the week with something new and exciting: my first guest post! I decided to take a little break from blogging today and let my other favorite writer share a post with you, and with all of the the Dopey, Princess, and Dumbo excitement, I thought it was … [Read more...]
Dopey Challenge: Final Thoughts
Thanks so much, everyone, for your kind and supportive comments on my marathon recap! So, I've had some time to reflect on the Dopey Challenge, and wanted to go ahead and share some final thoughts with you guys. Especially seeing as how you must be sick of hearing me talk about Dopey … [Read more...]
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 races, but from walking the parks all day AFTER the … [Read more...]