For the first time in my running career, I balked at a runDisney bib price. Is runDisney finally flirting with price resistance? Disclaimer: What follows constitutes first world problems. It is a privilege to be in a position to ask these questions in the first place. Nevertheless, let’s discuss! IS runDISNEY PUSHING THE BIB PRICE LIMITS? Public registration for...
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Ahhh, yes. Another day, another runDisney race registration day disaster. Okay, disaster’s a little strong; nobody died about it. People sure were pissed, though! And, to a degree, understandably so. When a runDisney bib absolutely mandates entering the virtual queue even before registration opens, people arrange their days accordingly. WAIT, WHAT’S WRONG WITH runDISNEY RACE REGISTRATION? If you’re not...
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Has this ever happened to you? You think up an amazing runDisney race costume. You put time and effort into assembling your vision. Blood, sweat, tears, and credit cards go into this creation. Race day dawns, you don your spectacular costume… and no one gets it. It happens to everyone! Despite our best efforts, it can be hard to...
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Club runDisney memberships go on sale to the general public on May 23, and I’m here to tell you… you don’t need it. RECONSIDERING CLUB runDISNEY Okay, that’s a blanket statement and therefore automatically inaccurate. So disclaimer to start: if you want to buy into Club runDisney, do it. There are valid reasons to. Worth, it must be remembered,...
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I guess it was inevitable, wasn’t it? It happened – I registered for the Dopey Challenge. Not that that makes me special. LOTS of people registered for Dopey. It was a very competitive registration year; every single event was gone within two hours. What makes it funny is that I really, genuinely, truly wasn’t sure I’d ever do it...
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Happy Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend registration day! I wish you great luck in your pursuit of runDisney glory.* * And if you don’t get what you want, maybe this post can help you out? I ran my first runDisney race in 2013, and I never looked back – I’ve run an additional 29 Disney races since, and I...
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My fellow runDisney enthusiasts, are you ready to have your minds blown? My first runDisney race – and in fact my first race ever – was the 2013 Princess Half Marathon, which took place as it always has in late February. Would you like to know when I registered? NOVEMBER 11, 2012. NOVEMBER 11. REALLY. I just went to...
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It’s trip report time yet again! Come along on my long weekend trip to Walt Disney World for the Princess Half Marathon. You can see all the post in this report here. Onward! When we last left off, I had just finished my 2024 Princess Half Marathon. Hooray! But there was no need to go hurtling off to the...
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It’s trip report time yet again! Come along on my long weekend trip to Walt Disney World for the Princess Half Marathon. You can see all the post in this report here. Onward! The best part of any runDisney experience is the 2:15am wakeup call, am I right? I mean, that’s why I do it. And then at that...
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It’s trip report time yet again! Come along on my long weekend trip to Walt Disney World for the Princess Half Marathon. You can see all the post in this report here. Onward! In case you missed it: the first day of my Princess Half Marathon trip began before I even left. But to summarize now that it is...
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