Spoiler alert: I did NOT trip, fall, sprain, break, or otherwise mess myself during this week’s training. Score. Sunday | ran 8.07 miles on the treadmill in 1:20 Monday | walked 2.16 miles outside in 35 minutes; 70 minute ballet class Tuesday | ran 7.05 miles on the treadmill in 1:10 Wednesday | ran 5.24 miles on the treadmill...
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The trip report proper is over, but we’re not done yet – I’ve still got lots of thoughts, including food reviews and photos! You can see all the posts in this report here. Onward! We last left our monorail loop dining adventure at Trader Sam’s, where we had a couple rounds of drinks. We would’ve been happy to keep at it,...
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Hey, how’s your memory? Because I need you to remember some stuff. Specifically: Remember when Pat got me the BEST running present EVER? Remember when I traipsed around Walt Disney World on an increasingly mad and maddening search for a Mr. Toad baseball cap that ultimately proved fruitless and I was super bummed about it? WELL. Strap in, kids,...
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Here’s a rare circumstance: I’m going to recommend you read this week’s training log. It gets interesting toward the end. Sunday | ran 5.12 miles on the treadmill in 50 minutes Speed run! Also I burned my leg and hand a bit making pancakes. It’s a long story which I mention because it is a harbinger of things to...
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The trip report proper is over, but we’re not done yet – I’ve still got lots of thoughts, including food reviews and photos! You can see all the posts in this report here. Onward! Our first and only real Advanced Dining Reservation of the trip was at none other than the California Grill, way high up there atop the Contemporary Resort,...
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I have nothing clever or interesting to say about my training, only to say that it continues. Here we go: Sunday | ran 7.05 miles on the treadmill in 1:10 I was 30 minutes into this run, wondering why it felt so much harder than usual, when I remembered: I gave blood the previous day. Oh yeah. Probably should’ve...
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Perhaps you are rolling your eyes already at the subject line of this post. Perhaps you are quite sick of looking at me. Perhaps you have written me off as a narcissist. It’s okay. I understand. But my Annual Pass expires in December, and with it, my free PhotoPass downloads. Will I ever get another? Maybe. As of now,...
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It’s trip report time again! I love trip reports! I’m recapping my April 2017 trip to WDW for the Dark Side Half. You can see all the posts in this report here. Onward! Why are my trip report notes so short? Oh, right, because it’s the LAST DAY. ;.; Weeks earlier, in that idealistic planning haze, I had intended to get...
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It’s trip report time again! I love trip reports! I’m recapping my April 2017 trip to WDW for the Dark Side Half. You can see all the posts in this report here. Onward! The last full day. The last day of true safety. After my sleep-deprived-and-zombified antics of the night prior, I woke feeling incredibly refreshed. I all but hopped out...
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I was NOT in Walt Disney World last week. Boo. Rather, it was back to the training grind. Sunday | ran 6.2 miles on the treadmill in 1:05 Monday | walked 2.17 miles outside in 35 minutes; 70 minute ballet class Tuesday | ran 13.14 miles on the treadmill in 2:15 Look, the ZOOMA half is only a month...
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