- 15,564
- South Carolina
Be there.
We went last year, but I sat on the sidelines with my daughter, son, and my wife's father while we supported my wife who ran it. She said it was one of the most fun things she's ever done, and wanted to go back this January to set a new PR. I figured if I'm going back I might as well run it this year too.
The course layout is fantastic. Sends you through all the parks. The Castle. They have all the Disney characters out along the way cheering folks on. At Animal Kingdom they bring animals out and line them up along the course.
So far training for it has been a blast. Have had some pretty decent shin pain after some of the long runs, but after going to the local Try Sports store, and getting properly measured/fitted for my foot/pronation type I have eliminated all of my foot/shin/leg pain. Now my biggest hurdle is overcoming boredom. One of my biggest problems is music to keep me entertained - I have a tendency to listen to the same songs/artist over and over, and after a few times hearing it/them I get bored out of my mind, and just don't feel like running anymore. I need more music!
Anywho. We're planning on going down to DW on the 4th I believe, and staying until the 11th(day after the race) then hopping on a 7/9/11 day cruise out of Miami or one of the other Florida ports for our first ever cruise.
So, who's going with us?! If anyone plans on running this race in January hit me up, and we can either run it together, or meet up before/after. Definitely fun times to be had by all even if you don't participate in the run. I too had fun last year even though I didn't compete. The atmosphere down there is just awesome. Plus, it's frickin' Disney World!
We went last year, but I sat on the sidelines with my daughter, son, and my wife's father while we supported my wife who ran it. She said it was one of the most fun things she's ever done, and wanted to go back this January to set a new PR. I figured if I'm going back I might as well run it this year too.
The course layout is fantastic. Sends you through all the parks. The Castle. They have all the Disney characters out along the way cheering folks on. At Animal Kingdom they bring animals out and line them up along the course.
So far training for it has been a blast. Have had some pretty decent shin pain after some of the long runs, but after going to the local Try Sports store, and getting properly measured/fitted for my foot/pronation type I have eliminated all of my foot/shin/leg pain. Now my biggest hurdle is overcoming boredom. One of my biggest problems is music to keep me entertained - I have a tendency to listen to the same songs/artist over and over, and after a few times hearing it/them I get bored out of my mind, and just don't feel like running anymore. I need more music!
Anywho. We're planning on going down to DW on the 4th I believe, and staying until the 11th(day after the race) then hopping on a 7/9/11 day cruise out of Miami or one of the other Florida ports for our first ever cruise.
So, who's going with us?! If anyone plans on running this race in January hit me up, and we can either run it together, or meet up before/after. Definitely fun times to be had by all even if you don't participate in the run. I too had fun last year even though I didn't compete. The atmosphere down there is just awesome. Plus, it's frickin' Disney World!