The 5k
Okay, so I guess the main reason I was at WDW was to run, so it’s time for the first race of the weekend! I did not want to get out of bed and
@Keels basically had to drag me out. But once we got up and got ready, we were good to go. Karen and I dove into our Dopey cake and it was DELICIOUS. The best race fuel, for sure. I dressed up with Keels as Chip and Dale (not to be confused with Chippendales). It didn’t really matter though because it was COLD that morning and long everythings were necessary. I did get a picture of us together but it’s a terrible picture so I will save it just for us. Keels drove us from the Poly to the Race Start and in my excitement I made us get out of the car FAR too early. Sorry, y’all!
We headed to the DIS Meet up that
@lhermiston was in charge of because he was the tallest person in the Dis doing Dopey. It worked out well. A few weeks back we joked about doing shots before the races and since I am not one to joke about booze, I bought me, Lee, and Ryan all shots!
Honestly, a shot of tequila before the race was a pretty solid decision. (Ryan had Fireball and Lee had Jager.)
It was cold and windy, so we decided to move into the Corrals. Me,
@Bree,
@Princess KP, and
@Keels were all in Corral A, which didn’t matter at all once they started the mini waves. I feel like 10 mini waves went before it was our turn to go. It was super annoying.
But then we were off. I had no game plan except “go slow and have fun”. Karen started out with me and was like “Don’t feel like you have to stay with me” as she takes off for the sunrise! I ran up to Bree and said hello and from that moment on we were running buddies for the whole race weekend. We were both on
@DopeyBadger plans and I knew her paces were similar to mine so we could definitely run together. We talked about our plan for Dopey and were both on the same page of stop for Characters we like, have fun, ride Everest, finish! It was super fun to have someone to run with since I am usually a solo runner. I will forever be thankful for her friendship during the races and the whole weekend in general. <3
We stopped for two characters during the 5k: Scottish Goofy and Pit Crew Donald.
And before we knew it the first race was over!
One down, three to go!