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Marathoning with Mike and Mickey – The Saga Begins

Posted on by Mike Scopa
Come along with me in my quest for my third Donald Duck half-marathon medal in as many years. It seems that with each year comes more challenges. This year the triple threat challenge of a cold, a crankee knee, and a winter that wouldn’t let me train, places my streak in jeopardy. On top of … Continue reading "Marathoning with Mike and Mickey – The Saga Begins"
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Mike’s Marathon Dump: Part II

Posted on by Mike Scopa
This is the second and final submission of information on the Walt Disney World Half-Marathon and is dedicated to those of you who are participating in this race for the first time. In this entry you will find information on the course, post-race guidelines, spectator information, and encouragement from yours truly. I hope this helps … Continue reading "Mike’s Marathon Dump: Part II"
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Mike’s Marathon Mind Dump: Part I of II

Posted on by Mike Scopa
While preparing for my first Walt Disney World Half-Marathon a few years ago I could not get enough information to please me. Actually I could not find enough help to ease the angst I had as I trained for my first half-marathon. So today, I am hopefully about to ease the angst of those of … Continue reading "Mike’s Marathon Mind Dump: Part I of II"
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MouseFest Monday, December 10, 2007

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Monday, December 10th I always try to give myself one day before Mousefest and one day after before going home. It gives me a chance to do some things I cannot do during the actual land portion of MF. On this day I was out looking for Disney ornaments for our tree back home. This … Continue reading "MouseFest Monday, December 10, 2007"
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MouseFest Sunday December 9, 2007

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Sunday, December 9th. This was an early start again as the first meet of the day was the Tonga toast Breakfast at the Kona Café at the Polynesian Resort. There were a lot of people waiting for breakfast. A good time was had by all especially when Annette, Deb, and Beci began the raffling off … Continue reading "MouseFest Sunday December 9, 2007"
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MouseFest Saturday, December 8, 2007

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This day is best described as the day where everyone attends the crown Jewel of Mousefest; the MegaMouse Meet. I got up early this day and gathered the essentials for this day, the banner for the table, trinkets in the forms of buttons I was bringing, 300 to be exact; would that be enough? I … Continue reading "MouseFest Saturday, December 8, 2007"
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Mousefest Friday, December 7, 2007!

Posted on by Mike Scopa
MouseFest Friday, December 7th. It seemed that no sooner did my head hit the pillow the night that the alarm went off proclaiming “Day 2 Mike! Time to get up!” First stop was Disney’s Animal Kingdom for the annual Kilimanjaro Safari Meet. It was quite a challenge gathering everyone for this annual event. Deb welcomed … Continue reading "Mousefest Friday, December 7, 2007!"
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Mousefest Land Portion – Day 1

Posted on by Mike Scopa
Thursday morning was of course the official first day of the land portion of Mousefest. For me it was to be a busy day. I made it over to the Magic Kingdom early and when I arrived at the Tommorrowland Terrace I had a surprise waiting for me. There were a number of people setup … Continue reading "Mousefest Land Portion – Day 1"
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Mousefesters…Start Yer Engines

Posted on by Mike Scopa
How does that song go? Oh yeah”¦.”It’s that most wonderful time of the year.” No, no! Not Christmas time silly”¦.MOUSEFEST BABY! Yes sir. It all started for me on Wednesday. I won’t tell you what time I woke up to prepare to leave”¦.uhhh”¦.many of you were probably still doing the R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Movement) part … Continue reading "Mousefesters…Start Yer Engines"
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Mousefest Tools

Posted on by Mike Scopa
When the calendar says it’s less than a month before Mousefest that tells me it’s time to really get a handle as to what I’m actually doing during the land portion of Mousefest. Many, many, many years ago when I took my young family to Walt Disney World I used to put together a semi-commando … Continue reading "Mousefest Tools"
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