Donald's Defiant Dashers 2013

[Terapin]

Welcome to Donald's Defiant Dashers 2013!! We are also known as the Triple D's or Ducks.

We are one of several Teams here on the WISH Events Board. The Teams were designed to give WISHers smaller groups to interact in.

All are welcome to join here; past, present and new Ducks! All you need to do to join is post and introduce yourself. I'll add everyone to the Team List as we post.



Welcome to our new thread! Thank you Liz for maintaining our 2012 list.

It was a great year to be a Duck!

Feel free to send me your race events and I will update them here.

Team List
ahoff(Augie) New York
airman(Joe) Michigan
AUdisneyDad(Tim) Alabama
Big Vic(Vic) Florida
bounceliketigger(Shanonn)
CALIFLADY(Renee) Texas
carissanboys(Carissa) Virginia
Disney Freak Numero Uno
disney_runner(Tanya) Wisconsin
DizGirl20(Robyn) New Jersey
dragitoff(Brandon) Georgia
DVCMorgan (Morgan) Knoxville
Ebeezy(Easter) Alabama
fairestoneofall(Emily) South Carolina
firecracker725(Crystal) Georgia
irishtwins1112
jenifred(Jeni) Louisiana
kolohe_lady Utah
LadyDooley(Karen) New Jersey
liznboys(Liz) North Carolina
luvpoohandcompany(Moira) Ireland
Maddykins06(Karin) New Jersey
marathonmommy(Laura)
McDuck (Jennie)
Mickeyfan74(Colleen) Florida
nbmanatee Louisiana
operationremie Conneticut
PhillyPhil(Phil) Pennsylvania
Sunnygal041 (Cindy) SE Florida
sissy_ib (Amanda) San Antonio, TX
Terapin(Carolynn) Toronto, Ontario
TnTsParty(Tricia) Florida
ZFamily5 Illinois


Race List

January

20 - Cocoa Women's Half Marathon - San Antonio (sissy_ib)
26 - Biggest Loser 10K - San Antonio (sissy_ib)

February

10 - Be My Valentine 5k - San Antonio (sissy_ib)
?? - Albany Half Marathon - Albany, NY (Dragitoff)
24 - Princess Half Marathon - WDW (sunnygal041, sissy_ib, DVCMorgan)

March

02 - Albany Half Marathon - Albany, NY? (dragitoff)
02 - Susan G. Komen 5k (jennifred)
03 - Chilly Half Marathon - Burlington, ON (Terapin)
10 - Shamrocks and Shenanigans 5k - Ann Arbor (airman)
16 - Lucky Leprechaun 7k - Milwaukee (disney_runner)
17 - Run for Mrs. Patty Charity 5k (dragitoff)
17 - St. Patrick's Day 5k (ahoff)
20 - Crescent City Classic 10k (Jennifred, McDuck)
23 - Race for Research HM - Port St. Lucie (sunnygal041)

April

06 - Harry's Spring Run Off 8k - Toronto, ON (terapin)
13 - Chocolate Milk Martian Invasion of Races half marathon - Dearborn, MI (airman)
20 - Color Run (jennifred)
21 - Run for the Diamond 10k - Uxbridge, ON (terapin)
27 - Casey's Cause 10k - (AUdisneyDad)
28 - Nike Women's Half Marathon - Washington (sissy_ib)

May

4 - Expedition Everest - WDW - Disney Freak Numero Uno
5 - Flying Pig Half Marathon (airman)
10 - Sporting Life 10k - Toronto, ON (Terapin)
13 - Pineapple 5k - Greenwich, CT (operationremie)
25 - Chik-Fil-A 10k - Newport News, VA (Carissanboys)

June

?? - Fighting ALS with Jay - San Antonio (sissy_ib)
02 - Niagara Falls Women's Half Marathon - Niagara Falls, ON (terapin)
09 - Hunstville Half Marathon Relay - Hunstville, ON (terapin)
09 - Odyssey Half Marathon - Philly Phil
22 - Glow Run 5k (McDuck)
22 - Colour Me Rad 5k - Toronto, ON (terapin)
23 - Bluff Point Trail Run - Groton, CT (operationremie)

July

??- Retro Run 5k - (AUdisneyDad)
07 - Peterborough Sprint Triathlon - Peterborough, ON (terapin)
20 - Run or Dye 5k - Hartford, CT (operationremie)
20 - Famous Racing Sausages - Miller Park, WI (disney_runner)

August

17 - Midsummer's Night Run 15k - Toronto, ON (terapin)
24 - Mud Hero 6k Obstacle Mud Run - near Toronto, ON (terapin)

31 - Disneyland Inaugural 10k - Disneyland, CA (Terapin, liznboys, sissy_ib, disney_runner, DVCMorgan)

September

01 - Disneyland DDD/Half Marathon - Disneyland, CA (Terapin, liznboys, sissy_ib, disney_runner, DVCMorgan)
?? - Back to Football 5k (McDuck)

5 - Surftown 13.1 - Westerly, RI (operationremie)
12 - Color Me Rad 5k - Providence, RI (operationremie)
21 - Air Force half marathon -Dayton, OH (airman)
22 - Talledega 21000 Half Marathon - (AUdisneyDad)
22 - Army Half Marathon - Ottawa, ON (terapin)

October

05 - Tower of Terror 10 Miler - Walt Disney World (Mickeyfan74)
?? - Sea World Run for the Fund 10k - San Antonio (sissy_ib)
12 - Hartford Half Marathon - Hartford, CI (operationremie)

November

2 - Vulcan Run - (AUdisneyDad)
10 - XTerra Oak Mountain 10k Trail - (AUdisneyDad)
9 - Wine and Dine 5k - WDW (airman)
10 - Wine and Dine Half Marathon - WDW (Sunnygal041, ?Jennifred, airman)


December

14 - Ole Man River Half Marathon (Jennifred)

2014

WDW Marathon Weekend (ahoff, DizGirl20, carissanboys, Liznboys, terapin, PhillyPhil)
9 - 5k (carissanboys, terapin, Liznboys)
10 - 10k (carissanboys, terapin, Sunnygal041, Liznboys)
11 - Half Marathon (terapin, Sunnygal041, PhillyPhil, Liznboys)
12 - Marathon (terapin, airman, PhillyPhil, Liznboys)
Goofy: PhillyPhil
Dopey: terapin, Liznboys

WDW Princess Half Marathon (terapin, McDuck)
WDW Princess Weekend 10K (terapin, McDuck)
WDW Princess Weekend Glass Slipper Challenge (terapin, McDuck)

WDW Tower of Terror 10 Miler (?Disney_runner)

2015

Goofy Race and a Half Challenge (terapin, ?Mickeyfan74, Maddykins06, ?ahoff, Liznboys, disney_runner, airman)

[dragitoff]

March 2nd Albany Half Marathon is the only one I'm currently certain to run since the big boy (WDW Marathon) was last weekend.

[liznboys]

Hi Ducks! Thank you for taking care of our 2013 thread, Carolynn!

I'm excited to share that I registered for the Dumbo Double Dare yesterday! I'm finally going to Disneyland for the first time! woohoo! I'll fly there that Friday and home Monday. I'm staying at the Best Western Park Place which I've read is a great location, and it was cheap.

Colleen~ (from old thread...) I am sure you could keep up with me no problem!

[Mickeyfan74]

Hello,

I am planning on going to TOT in October and Half in Jan 2014!!

Looking at current hotel prices at WDW. What is with $145.00 for Value Resorts for TOT weekend!!! OMG. I'll just have to hope against hope for FL Resident or Military discounts. Geez. Or opt for Shades and book that now.

Or wait for my publishers clearning house check! LOL


Colleen

[Terapin]

Originally Posted by liznboys

Hi Ducks! Thank you for taking care of our 2013 thread, Carolynn!

I'm excited to share that I registered for the Dumbo Double Dare yesterday! I'm finally going to Disneyland for the first time! woohoo! I'll fly there that Friday and home Monday. I'm staying at the Best Western Park Place which I've read is a great location, and it was cheap.

Colleen~ (from old thread...) I am sure you could keep up with me no problem!

That is awesome Liz - see ya there! We were lucky enough to snag a studio at VGC on DVC points. We are flying in Thurs - Mon. Just DH and I. We love DL! We went for the first time June 2011 but drove there across country. We look forward to returning.

[sissy_ib]

Originally Posted by Terapin

That is awesome Liz - see ya there! We were lucky enough to snag a studio at VGC on DVC points. We are flying in Thurs - Mon. Just DH and I. We love DL! We went for the first time June 2011 but drove there across country. We look forward to returning.

We own at AKV and of course VGC is already full. I booked PPH for the 29th-1 and am going to wait list VGC for the 1st when my window opens and book another local hotel as a back up. I would love to be able to stay there and I know it will be a while before I can get back out there so I gotta at least try to get a night there!


Good luck to anyone running Tinkerbell tomorrow!
I have my first half tomorrow morning and I am so excited! We went to the packet pickup/expo today. It was really small, only about 6 merchants but Bondi Band was there and I picked up a few and my husband got me a gift. I think I know what it is but I don't think he is giving it to me until our anniversary in two weeks.

[liznboys]

Originally Posted by sissy_ib

... I have my first half tomorrow morning and I am so excited! We went to the packet pickup/expo today. It was really small, only about 6 merchants but Bondi Band was there and I picked up a few and my husband got me a gift. I think I know what it is but I don't think he is giving it to me until our anniversary in two weeks.

That's right, I meant to wish you GOOD LUCK tomorrow! I hope it goes great!

Let us know what the gift is!

[carissanboys]

Carolynn -- I think you forgot to add me to marathon weekend for 2014. I'll be doing the 5k and the half. Thanks.

[Terapin]

I think I am all caught up!

We got a good dump of snow over the last few days. I'm glad my pager was quiet and I got a snow day in with the kids.

I haven't run since last Sunday (!!!) partly because work interrupted a scheduled run on Wednesday night, and work kept me busy all Thursday as well (and I was super sleep deprived from working 24 hours on Wednesday). And then it was super snowy and cold. I really need to go for a run tonight. TOmorrow is a scheduled 18k that I am doing unless I get called out. I am feeling a bit burnt out still from WDW weekend and the frenzy of running leading up to that. And the weather makes it so unappealing to reschedule missed runs. Sigh.

It's ok to scale back a bit, right? For a week or two? Get your mojo back and let winter have a few days? I have a HM in a few weeks so I need to get back into things this week.

Super excited to be planning a week long trip to Aulani in May!!! That is where I will be when I turn 41. Yay!

[disney_runner]

Yes, these race costs are getting stupid. But stupid is as stupid does, and we'll still be forking over the cash to do it.

I've had to sign up for another race. Need some motivation. My friend found a Lucky Leprechaun 7K, March 16th, in Milwaukee. Strange distance, but I think it's because 7 is a lucky number? Whatever, they give free beer afterwards. Free beer and a Tshirt, any questions?

[Terapin]

Good afternoon Duckies!

I have updated the races as far as I could see. Please send me any additions or changes.

I am pretty convinced I am doing Dopey. Eek! I really love a challenge, and bling and race shirts and love to give Disney my money, so what the heck.

I'm heading out for a run soon - nicer weather than we have been seeing lately. I've cut back on my mileage as I was becoming too burnt out with all the training leading up to Goofy and then another HM within a few weeks, so I let myself take a bit of a break (10 days). First run out today in 10 days. And the best part: I am looking forward to it!!!

[Terapin]

Hi! Please feel free to PM me any race dates your want added to the calendar of events for the Ducks, or any corrections!

[sunnygal041]

Hi, I would like to join. My name is Cindy and live in SE Florida. I began running in 2007 in order to get healthy and drop some weight. I started out by walking, then briskly walking to jogging then slow and steady running. I did several 5Ks @ WDW and 1 10K in 2007. I went into retirement due to knee and feet issues and I just gave up. It wasn't until I found the Disboards, started reading all the inspirational stories and getting great advice from the posters, that I wanted to run again. I did the 5K last week and I am doing the PHM next month. I want to do the W&D 1/2 as well. Thanks to all for helping me get back out there!

[sissy_ib]

Hi all! I would very much like to join as the W.I.S.H. board has been such an inspiration to me the past few months. And if it weren't for you I probably would not be on this crazy journey to my C2C medal! My name is Amanda and I live in San Antonio TX. I've been running recreationally since last spring and I am addicted. For 2013 my goal is at least 15 timed races with at least one a month and my calendar is filling up fast! My long term goal is a race in every state.

So far I have registered or am planing on:
Jan 20 Cocoa Woman's Half Marathon San Antonio My first half!
Jan 26 Biggest Loser 10 Austin TX
Feb 10 Be My Valentine 5K San Antonio
Feb 24 Princess Half
April 28 Nike Woman's Half Washington D.C.
June Fighting ALS with Jay San Antonio (If they put this on again this year, we did the 1st annual last year as our finishing C25K race)
August 31 Disneyland 10K
September 1 Disneyland Half
October Sea World Run for the Fund 10K San Antonio

I look forward to 2013 and getting to know you all better!

[Big Vic]

Good morning, Ducks!

No races scheduled as of yet. Guess I need to get busy.

Carolynn - Thanks for stepping up.

sunnygal041 -

sissy_ib -