Disneyland 5k

Hey all!

Sorry, I meant to blog yesterday while we were driving back to Utah, but instead I fell asleep for awhile, and got caught in the audiobook for the rest. So here is the race recap!

The start line/stage!

I woke up at 4am to get ready for the race. My whole family, apart from my dad who had to work, was running it! 

Pre-Race Selfie with my mom and sisters

First we had to walk a really, really long way to get to the start line. My mom said it was a little over a mile. And then we waited for the start. There were only 3 corrals for this race and we were in the third and largest corral. This caused a little bit of congestion throughout the race. 

First park sighting of the race. Carsland!

As I was running this one race, I couldn't help but compare it to the 5k from the Tinkerbell Weekend. And I have to say I liked the Tink course better. Because in that race we started and finished in the parks. In this one it felt like we were just briefly in both parks. 

Main Street USA!

And let's face it, the really reason we pay as much as we do for the Disney events is to be in the parks while we run. Not to say that this race was not fun, just that I would have liked to be in the parks a little more. 

Finish line! Almost there!

Now, Disney does treat you the best after a race.  They make you feel like you really accomplished something. And you just finished a race so you did! There are thousands and thousands of people who didn't or wouldn't finish even just a 5k. 

Post Race Selfie with my Mom!

I don't have a very accurate time for how long it took us because my mom's app didn't really start when we did. But it wasn't very fast because we were stuck in lots of traffic and my legs were just so not feeling it this time! 

Race Goodies

Well, there's my thoughts on the race. Did anyone else run it? What did you think?

I wish I was still there!

Disneyland Expo

Hey guys! Today was a wonderful, long day of playing in the parks and going to the Health & Fitness Expo (twice!)

First off, we are staying in my most favorite hotel on the planet. At least out of all the hotels I've ever been to. As proof I submit a picture of the lobby: 

And my room:

And the common area of my room: 

And then the view from my room: 

One more at night:

**we don't always get this view, sometimes we get the parking lot. But we really lucked out this time! 

I spent the majority of the day in Disneyland with my family. We had a blast! Around 11 we left to go check out the expo. 

Look at this cute running Mickey!

Package pick-up went really smoothly. 

The only hitch was when we went to sign up for a time to try the runDisney New Balance shoes. We were told that they had no more times for the day, which made me really sad because we're leaving tomorrow! But my brother-in-law tried signing us up online on his phone anyway...and it worked! And then not even 5 minutes later every slot was gone! Wahoo! But the estimated time was 5:50. So what followed was a day of checking the inventory on my phone almost obsessively. But after a little stress and a long nap, I ran back to the expo and got these:

Even the box is darling! Expo round 2 was a rousing success and cost me way too much money. But I love everything. I got a new gadget to try so I'll have to give a review once I give it a shot! 

Wish me luck for tomorrow!

Question of the Day: What is the best ride at Disneyland? There is a correct answer. 😜

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend

Hi all! So I'm sorry I've been so MIA. I've just got in a couple bad habits and not blogging is one of them.  

But right at this very moment I'm on my way to Disneyland to run the Family 5k for Half Marathon weekend. The original plan was to run the 10k this weekend but it was sold out by the time I got on the computer that day so I could only get into the 5k.

I'm going to try and blog everyday for this trip. Tomorrow is the Expo and I'm really looking forward to package pickup and looking at the New Balance runDisney shoes! In case you haven't seen them here is what they look like!

I'm going to try and get those cute blue Cinderella ones, even though she is not my most favorite princess. I just love that shoe!

I'm going to be running as Rapunzel on Friday. I'll post a picture later because my skirt is packed. But here is a picture of the shirt I made for my brother. Bet you can't guess who he's dressing up as.

Ok well I'll be back tomorrow with an expo review! 

And here is a picture of some lightning we saw on the drive last night! Scary cool! I loved it!

Question of the day: Have you ever worn a costume while running/walking?