27 Weeks to Go
I thought I’d use this week’s post to update you on my running progress.
Running? You haven’t mentioned that for 27 weeks….
I know, but a lot of running related stuff has happened in the past couple of weeks so there’s no better time to revisit the topic then now.
If you can remember that far back you’ll remember that I had set myself a goal of being able to run a half marathon by my 30th birthday. Well that’s still eight months away but I’m getting a whole lot closer to being able to do it.
I recently ran my first ever race. Not quite a half marathon but it was a 10km run (6.2 miles). Plus 6 days before I'd had a bit of an accident and had to run with my knee looking like this...
And I hate to admit it but I think I kind of love running now.
I managed to do it in a PB time of 57:26 which was easily below my goal of 1 hour. It was hard work but I really enjoyed it.
How does this relate to Disney and your trip you ask?
It does I promise.
One of the reasons I got into running was that I saw that you could do a 5km race on your Disney cruise. And that was an easy goal. So I’m going to be signing up for the Castaway Cay 5km when I’m on the Disney Dream.
I also knew they had the Wine & Dine running events at WDW in November. I was hoping it would be scheduled for when I was in the parks but unfortunately it’s when I’m on the cruise.
But…the Holiday 5k is on the Friday morning before I board the cruise in the afternoon. So I’ve signed up for it. And that was a process. Registration opened at 12 ET and was sold out within 30 minutes or so. But 12 ET was 3 in the morning for me so I was on my computer at 3am trying to secure a place and I got one. I’ll be up and running through Animal Kingdom at 6:30!
But wait there’s more.
When looking into the Wine & Dine Half I noticed that there was one at Disneyland. And it just happened to coincide with my dates there. And I would be able to do the half not just a 5K. The only problem was my flight was due to get in a 1pm and you had to have picked up your race packet by 4pm. And I wasn’t sure I could make it across LA in that time (especially if the flight was delayed). If you don’t pick it up by 4 you can’t run and your large entrance fee is forfeited. So I decided I couldn’t risk it and it went back to being a pipe dream.
But then something happened that I wasn’t expecting. I got an email out of the blue from Delta saying that they had changed my flight time from MCO to LAX. I would now get to LA at 10:20 leaving me plenty of time to get to Disneyland for packet pick up!
So again I got up super early to register (daylight savings time had ended so this time it was a 2am wake up) and snagged my place in the Avengers Half Marathon!
I am beyond excited for this as you get to run not only through Disneyland but through the castle!!
I’ve got my first half marathon here in early July so I’m in full on training mode at the moment, including lots of early morning runs, but I know I’ll be able to achieve my fitness goal!
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You'll be sick of Disney before you go to Disney!
