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01-17-2013, 06:14 PM
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Poor Unfortunate Soles: Marathon Weekend 2013 (5K, Half and Full Marathon)-COMPLETE!!
Another Marathon Weekend at Disney has come to a close. Let me tell you about it!
The cast includes me (Shannon, 28), my husband Will (27), my brother Craig (aka Princess Craiggy, 26), my mom, Kriss, my aunt Laurie, and my mom’s childhood best friend Barb. I got no photo of all 6 of us, and in fact have no photos at all of my mom, aunt or Barb (not my choice). Le sigh.  Anyhoo, as the title of this report suggests, this year I participated in the 5K, half marathon and full marathon (unofficially known as the Dopey Challenge) during Disney’s Marathon Weekend. Originally this trip was strictly for the Goofy Challenge (the half and full), but the idea of the 5K had been in the back of my mind for a while...eventually I pulled the trigger and signed up in August. In my previous race reports (for the 2011 Princess Half and the 2012 WDW Full) I rambled on quite a bit about training. This time I posted a whole darn thread about it!  I really enjoyed documenting my training and feel like I made a friend or two along the way, so I'm glad I kept up with the "In Training" journal. The Cliff's Notes version: I am extremely Type A and was very, very diligent when it came to preparing for these races. Having said that, I should warn you that you won’t find any speedy fast times here, but if you’re looking for a somewhat detailed play-by-play of all 3 races with lots of character pictures, you’ve come to the right place.    4 parks. 3 races. 42.4 miles. Let’s do this! 
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01-17-2013, 06:16 PM
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I love the title of your report, it made me giggle
 Sounds like a fun trip!
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01-17-2013, 07:11 PM
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I'm really excited to read your report!!
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01-17-2013, 07:52 PM
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I'm here!!! I can't wait to see how it all unfolds!!
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01-17-2013, 10:00 PM
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I am so excited to read this report! I can't wait!
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01-18-2013, 12:28 AM
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I'm in!!! Soo excited to hear about the marathons
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01-18-2013, 01:06 AM
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I'm so excited to read this! I plan on running the Disney Marathon for my 21st birthday next year and I enjoy reading about it so that I can know what to expect.
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01-18-2013, 06:15 AM
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I'm here! You can get started now
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01-18-2013, 06:17 AM
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01-18-2013, 06:24 AM
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My friends just ran the 5k and full marathon! looking forward to reading your report!!
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01-18-2013, 06:40 AM
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I'm here!!!!! Congrats on your accomplishment!!!!! Loved your TR last year....I'm excited for this one too!
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01-18-2013, 07:50 AM
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Subbing! I really want to do this sometime, I can't wait to read all about it!
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01-18-2013, 08:02 AM
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Looking forward to following along!
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01-18-2013, 08:57 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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I'm in! I'm hoping to run the full next year so I'm excited to hear about your experience this year. I read your TR from your last races, they have def been part of my inspiration for running the full.
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