Like I said a couple weeks ago: it’s gotten hard to book a room at Disney, let alone find one at a discount rate. This was making me antsy for marathon weekend. Generally I would stay at Pop Century as per usual, but what would Disney charge this time around? Wine & Dine weekend room costs are definitely not...
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Hello, humans! Coming off last week’s awesome WDW news, I have no worthy followup. But I can tell you that I quite unexpectedly have a 5K, an 8K, and a potential half marathon on the books for July. Whatever happened to the off-season? I guess we got rid of it and decided to build character instead. Hot, sweaty character. Or...
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As noted, the Wayfarer’s Half was cancelled for potential storms… and then no storms appeared whatsoever. That was Saturday. Sunday was another story entirely – great buckets dumped from the sky allllllll day, legit rain to which words like “shower” and “sprinkle” did not apply. And this was bad news for me because, having wound up running only a...
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I’m such a sucker for Target’s Disney collections. I’m there every week to buy my groceries, and they always seem to have something new! Usually I’m pretty strong about not buying extras unless there’s a good sale, but in the case of the cheapity-cheap skin and makeup items they just released, I allowed myself to succumb a bit. Hence last...
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(Happy D-Day! Rangers lead the way!) I have exciting news!!! I’ve mentioned this in passing before, but it’s official: I’m going to a conference in Orlando next month! AND! It’s at the Swan & Dolphin! AND!!! The conference wrap party will be in – wait for it – EPCOT! AND!!!!!!!!!! We’ll see IllumiNations!!!!!! AND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THREE ATTRACTIONS WILL BE OPEN FOR...
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*This may be a slight exaggeration. The ominous weather forecast was poor all week: potential lightning and storms on Saturday morning. And the day before the race, the Wayfarer Half organizers caved: they called off the Wayfarer’s Half Marathon. What they did not cancel was the Wayfarer’s 10k, set to start at the same time but expected to finish before the...
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Target’s always had a smattering of Disney items available, but the launch that dropped a couple week ago is big – just check out all that loot above! Mugs! Cosmetic bags! Makeup! Skincare! Hand creams and bubble bath and, yeah, some t-shirts and stuff too, but the latter is pretty average, if you ask me. Standard Mickey Mouse prints....
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I have had long hair for the better part of two decades. For the last 10 years especially, I mean long – like almost-to-my-butt long. And I like it like that! It feels very me. I call it my Fairy Princess Hair. Well, I don’t have it any more. I hacked it all off last week. WHY??? you scream, flecks of...
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In this week’s review we shall do training log first, discussion second. Okay, go! Sunday | ran 10.13 miles outside in 1:45 Monday | walked 2.4 miles in 40 minutes; 60 minute ballet class Tuesday | ran 5.32 miles outside in 55 minutes Wednesday | ran 5.33 miles outside in 55 minutes Thursday | walked 2.13 miles outside in...
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One day, on an otherwise very routine run, I realized that my sidewalk was speaking to me. Secret messages dotted the pavement as I ran past. Well, maybe not “secret” as such, as they were written in brightly colored chalk. But still, it was unexpected to suddenly find a cheering section beneath my feet. Arrows pointed my way first....
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