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Of Nighttime Races and Mousefest Preparations

November 15, 2007 by Mike Scopa

First an apology for my absence. Buckle your seatbelts however, because from here until the aftermath of the d2008 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend we are on for quite a ride. Thoughts on my Tower of Terror Trip On Friday of my trip Len Testa and I took in the newly refurbished Haunted Mansion. If … Continue reading "Of Nighttime Races and Mousefest Preparations"

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Tower of Terror Thursday

October 25, 2007 by Mike Scopa

Greetings from Walt Disney World!!!!! Thursday was a long day. It started for me at 2:30 A.M. I landed in Orlando around 9:30 A.M. My first stop was EPCOT where the 2007 Food & Wine Festival is starting to wind down. You know what comes after Food & Wine don’t you? Why the festive Christmas … Continue reading "Tower of Terror Thursday"

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Imagine If You Will…

October 20, 2007 by Mike Scopa

Yes imagine if you will that the end of October is coming fast and that means the Walt Disney World Twilight Zone Tower of Terror races are fast approaching as well. I hope all of you who are intending to run that day, erh night, are putting together a plan for this and next week; … Continue reading "Imagine If You Will…"

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Addressing 13.109375 Miles

October 6, 2007 by Mike Scopa

I remember a long time ago when I started running that I had no idea as to what it took to run several miles. I remember being in awe that my High School track team had a few guys that could run two whole miles. I remember thinking to myself, “Man that’s something I’d never … Continue reading "Addressing 13.109375 Miles"

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Can I Do It?

September 15, 2007 by Mike Scopa

In a few weeks we will be within 100 days of The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. As this century mark approaches I’m beginning to sense some anxiety out there. No I’m not a psychic but I do receive quite a few emails that all seem to echo the same cry. Many of you are … Continue reading "Can I Do It?"

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Day 10 — It’s All about…Tradition

August 31, 2007 by Mike Scopa

Since we got in real late we got a late start off to our last day. As always the question is “What do we do on our last day?” I’m sure for most people there are traditional objectives like perhaps visiting a special park or doing a special attraction or having the last meal at … Continue reading "Day 10 — It’s All about…Tradition"

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Day 9 — Parrrrghhhhty Day

August 28, 2007 by Mike Scopa

We’ve been trying to see the Indiana Jones stunt spectacular at the Studios for a ong time. Thus today we started out in Disney-MGM Studios. We got off to a late start but it was not an Extra Magic Hour morning for the park and things don’t start “cooking” until mid-morning in that park anyway. … Continue reading "Day 9 — Parrrrghhhhty Day"

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Day 8 – Happy Birthday Carol

August 25, 2007 by Mike Scopa

Finally the day came when Carol could “legally” wear her “Happy Birthday” button. We decided to try something different today so we went to the dock to take the Riverboat Cruise to Downtown Disney, as mentioned on the WDW Today channel in our hotel room. The CM who was driving the boat asked us where … Continue reading "Day 8 – Happy Birthday Carol"

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Day 8 — A Very Sunny Sunday

August 22, 2007 by Mike Scopa

Put your hands together because I actually got out of bed on this morning at around 5:30, put on my running gear and went out at 5:45 to run around the resort. It had been at least a week since my last workout and I had no idea what to expect. My whole body was … Continue reading "Day 8 — A Very Sunny Sunday"

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Day 7 — The M-Day…MGM, Muppets, and Mama’s

August 21, 2007 by Mike Scopa

I knew it was going to be next to impossible to get up early and run after getting in after 1 A.M. I was right. I woke up at 8:30. Please don’t tell anyone. I have a reputation to uphold. I knew we’d be leaving the room late so I looked for the “Privacy Please” … Continue reading "Day 7 — The M-Day…MGM, Muppets, and Mama’s"

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