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2014 Inaugural Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
The Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend was held at Disneyland November 14-16. This is a new runDisney event, which of course means it has the “I” word, Inaugural, associated with it. 🙂 All events sold out very quickly, but Lee and I were able to register for the half marathon. This was the third … Continue reading "2014 Inaugural Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon"
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2014 Wine and Dine Half Marathon

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
The Wine and Dine Half Marathon is almost my favorite Disney half marathon – second only to Tinker Bell. We first ran it in 2012, and had a wonderful experience. We decided to run it again this year – it was only after we signed up that I found out it was the 5th anniversary, … Continue reading "2014 Wine and Dine Half Marathon"
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2014 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Another Disneyland Half Marathon successfully completed! That makes seven for us. We had a good race, and felt strong despite running a 10K the day before. Even though at Disneyland we have the advantage of proximity to the starting line, we still had to get up pretty for a race that starts at 5:30! Lee was happy that the Hearthstone Lounge in the hotel opened at 4:00 so he could get his morning coffee. (All of the coffee-type places in the Disney hotels opened early today as did many locations in Downtown Disney.) We again met some of our fellow runners in the lobby and walked over to the pre-race area together. Even though there were 18,000 registered this morning (as opposed to 10,000 for the 10K) the walkways still weren't congested, and even the porta-potty lines weren't very long.
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2014 Disneyland Half Marathon Preview

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
This weekend, August 28-31, is Disneyland's Half Marathon weekend. (This is #9, for those keeping track of such things - like me.) Events include the Health and Fitness Expo Thursday-Saturday, the Family Fun Run 5K on Friday morning, the Disneyland 10K and Kids Races on Saturday, and the Half Marathon on Sunday. The Dumbo Double Dare race challenge, where participants run both the 10K on Saturday and the half marathon on Sunday, will be held for the second time.
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2014 Glass Slipper Challenge Part 1 – Expo and 10K

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
This past weekend featured the sixth Disney Princess Half Marathon weekend at Walt Disney World. This year there was a new race, The Enchanted 10K. And along with the new race came a new race challenge: The Glass Slipper Challenge. Those running both the 10K and the half marathon received the Glass Slipper Challenge medal … Continue reading "2014 Glass Slipper Challenge Part 1 – Expo and 10K"
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2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2

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This is it – the day of the Tinker Bell Half Marathon, and most importantly, our last morning of getting up insanely early for a while! Yay!!! We had moved to the Disney Vacation Club’s Villas at the Grand Californian on Saturday after the 10K, so we were even closer to the start line than … Continue reading "2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend – Part 2"
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2014 Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend – Part 1

Posted on by Laura Gilbreath
Time for the third annual Tinker Bell Half Marathon weekend at Disneyland! Lee and I had run the first two, and we are trying to remain "perfect" for this race. Coming only a week after our Dopey Challenge at Walt Disney World made this one a little more challenging this year - and if that weren't enough, we were also running the Inaugural Tinker Bell 10K on Saturday! That makes a total of 67.9 miles of racing in 11 days. OK, so maybe "racing" is a relative term...
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