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• Motivation Monday: runDisney Countdown

  

  General registration is April 9th for 2014 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. We've done early registration and are excited about Inaugural Dopey Challenge... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Funny Fitness Friday: Lessons from Goofy

  

  An oldie but goody, Goofy cracks me up in this classic cartoon. But there are a few lessons in here as well. 1) Achieving fitness has been a goal (and a... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Virtual Bacon Challenge 5K Recap

  

  How does one write a race recap on a virtual challenge? With a great deal of humor.The HistoryA little history is needed. It all started last year as we were... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Motivation Monday: Lessons from an UltraTrailrunner

  

  Kilian Jornet was profiled a few days ago by the New York Times in this article: Creating the All Terrain Human. Read his incredible accomplishments, and marve... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Run ALL the runDisney Races! #DopeyChallenge

  

  Surely by now, you've heard the buzz over the new Walt Disney Marathon Weekend event: The Dopey Challenge.A four day challenge: Thursday the 5K, Friday the NEW... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thank You Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Volunteers

  

  Today I received the following email and certificate.I thought that was pretty nice. DG and I volunteered at the 2013 WDW Half Marathon, at the first hydration... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• The A B C's...and D's... and DD's+ of Running Bras

  

  I've noticed a flurry of blog posts on running bras recently, so let me throw out my perspective too. A few months ago, I was put in touch with Women's Running... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jeff Galloway Runner Retreat in Blue Mountain Beach, Florida

  

  The Greatest Gift for a Novice Runner!This post is very long but I hope you enjoy the re-cap of my experience. So for the last few weeks, DisneyBride had been... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Princess Half Marathon: Close Encounters of the Sweeper Kind

  

  Race Day was here at last. My journey that began last summer when I registered for this race was finally at an end. I was so excited, I woke up several times... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Princess Tea Party Meet-up and More!

  

  Friday afternoon, I had a very exciting event planned! Erin of For the Love of Disney Running had organized a Princess Tea at the Grand Floridian. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Navigating the Princess Half Marathon Expo

  

  Friday, Feb 22nd, we left Tallahassee around 6:30 am, arriving in Lake Buena Vista 4 hours later. Was worried about the change of venue from ESPN WWOS to... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Frog in a Sea of Princesses

  

  This past weekend, Disney Bride and I ran our first half marathon, the runDisney Princess Half Marathon. The event was an absolute blast. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• DisneyGroom Breaks His Silence

  

  DisneyBride suggested I break up my initial incoherent ramblings into smaller pieces. Here is the 1st installment. Since this a couple’s blog, I guess it is tim... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• WDW Marathon Weekend Day 4: Here Piggy Piggy Piggy

  

  Sunday, the BIG day. The marathon day! Woo hoo! Even though we weren't running, DG was in absolute raptures over "BACON DAY!" (Someday we should share with you... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• WDW Marathon Weekend Day 3: Water! Get Your Refreshing H2O Here!

  

  1:45am wakeup. That is not a typo. Runners have to get up early - but many volunteers had to be up even earlier getting things ready. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• WDW Marathon Weekend Day 2: Family 5K & Meetups!

  

  January 11, 20134am wakeup! Dressed, and headed to the Family 5K. I was not expecting a row of FOOD TRUCKS! DG and I had each gobbled a bagel and a banana on th... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• WDW Marathon Weekend: Day 1 - The EXPO! Shop and Volunteer

  

  Thursday Jan 10, 20135am Tallahassee: Somehow this night owl woke herself up with no alarm. Like a kid on Christmas morning, I was eager to get the day started. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Welcome 2013!

  

  Just a brief post to wish everyone a Happy New Year.Last year I began running again, and this year, I've got big goals on the horizon.Today is also my birthday... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• One Year Anniversary of Our Disney Wedding!

  

  On December 3, 2012, we celebrated our first year as a married couple. We had an amazing year, and took advantage of our Wedding Annual Passes to get to WDW as... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Couch to HM in 2 Weeks! #FAIL : Correcting My Training Missteps

  

  About six weeks ago, I first started the Jeff Galloway Beginner Half Marathon training plan for the Princess. I was attempting to follow it to the letter, but... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION