TheHamm
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2017
Highlights:Good morning, runDisney all-stars!
Current temp in Iowa is a balmy 3 degrees and yesterday instead of worrying about the heat for the marathon, I was running the snow blower. Life comes at you fast.
But! Those of us dealing with frigid temps in the north can still relive the warmth of Florida with a little Sundays are for Disney. This week, I want to know what were the highlights of WDW marathon weekend for you? List as many as you want and they don't have to all be runDisney related. If you didn't participate in this WDW marathon weekend, include some highlights from past trips.
My highlights include:
- Completing my first Dopey. It will likely be my only one (the time commitment during a vacation is more than I care for), but I'm so glad I did it.
- Meeting a bunch of runDisney all-stars. Too many names to list and remember, but it was a pleasure meeting you all at the morning meet-and-greets, the Hurricane Hanna's party or DATW.
- Shots before the 5K and 10K with @rteetz and @jennamfeo
- Doing my first ever character stops during a race. I still have a long ways to go before I can just run a race totally for fun, but these were baby steps in the right direction!
- Scoring awesome locations to photograph Star Wars fireworks, Happily Ever After and IllumiNations (even if those photos turned out poorly)
- 50s Prime Time Cafe was the surprise of the entire week. The food was so good.
- Not surprising? Boma. Lived up to the hype. Possibly my new favorite restaurant on property (seafood gumbo FTW)
- Balancing nearly 50 miles of running and some crazy early mornings with lots of quality time with my family. Probably our best Disney vacation yet.
I'm sure there are many more, but it's early. Hopefully reading some of your highlights will jog my memory a bit.
Have a great week, everyone.
(1) I finished my first half marathon and it was more fun than I imagined.
(2) I spent the weekend with my husband. We are significantly more chill and communicate better without our kids around, and it is good to know we still like hanging out together.
(3) I kept my cool when I learned my kid was sick, which surprised myself and my husband. Grandma had no idea what she was in for when she agreed to keep the kids for the weekend and I am not sure it will ever happen again.
(4) I have determined I would skip drinks at Norway, China, and Morocco in the future. There are too many other things to be had to waste myself on those- including the lauded tipsy ducks in love. No thank you.
(5) I got to ride all the things my kids cannot or do not want to, confirming I really do not like big thrill rides. I am happy taking the chicken exit from ToT in the future.
(6) while test track is nothing like working at an automotive company, running on an automotive test track does prepare one for the camber of world drive.
(7) I was not as trained as I had planned, but I was more prepared than I expected. Even in the last mile I knew I had more in me.
I hope to have the chance to do it again!