March 2013
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#DisneyRunningMantras
I don’t know about you, but when it come time to keep up the miles with no race in the near future, it can be hard for me to find the motivation sometimes. So I decided to put together a little list of my favorite Disney movie quotes that I sometimes use for running mantras:
“I’m gonna wreck it!”- Wreck It Ralph
“I can go the distance…”- Hercules
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My Newest Gadget to Make Running Magical →
I had the pleasure of reading this article on Forbes recently, and was completely enthralled with the kickstarter story of Cheryl Kellond & Sylvia Marino. I mean, this is the way businesses should be: women who want to change things for the better and finding the support from the people. The story behind BIA-Sport is truly a magical one, and I found myself completely caught up.
After...
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2013 Princess Half-Marathon Recap (Through the...
Race day! What started out on a whim as a girls trip while I still had my Annual Pass ended up being a Pal Mickey first: a Pal Mickey Adventure along the Princess Half-Marathon race course! He was so excited to be able to come along that he even busted out the tutu to go along with some of the other guys dressed up on the course.
Can you guess which princess we decided to dress up as? ;)
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February 2013
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September 2012
7 posts
Disneyland Half Marathon: Final Thoughts
Well, it sure was a packed trip. We got about 3 hours of “rest” before Mom and I had to get up and head downstairs to catch our Supershuttle back to LAX. I managed to gather up enough consciousness to take one last picture in the lobby of the Frontier Tower:
In the end though, the general lack of sleep was totally worth it. All three of us got a little bit of much needed clarity and...
Disneyland Half Marathon: Race Day Pt. 2-...
We took our bad selves out into the world, clinging and clanking a little less thanks to a couple of safety pins, and headed to California Adventure.
We had lunch reservations at Carthay Circle Restaurant for 1:00pm, so we decided to grab some FPs for California Screamin’ and hunt down some PhotoPass photogs for as many celebratory pictures as we could get!
Once it was time for our...
Disneyland Half Marathon: Race Day Pt. 1- The...
So this was it! Today was the day we’d finally get our Coast to Coast medals! (And get to cut off those annoying green bracelets that would make my hand go numb at night!) We woke up early, although it wasn’t very bright and we certainly were not very bushy-tailed, although the adrenaline would certainly take care of it early enough. After going over the plan for meeting up on Main...
Disneyland Half Marathon: Race Day Eve (Sept. 1)
Waking up to the sunlight starting to stream in through our curtains from our beloved parking lot view…
This bed is so fluffy…and I have lights twinkling above my head…wait a second. I don’t have lights twinkling above my head at home. Where was I again? Disneyland? Was I seriously at Disneyland? That’s RIGHT! We are! And it’s time to get all neat and pretty...
Disneyland Half Marathon: Arrival Day (Aug 31)
So this was it! After signing up all the way back in January, before even having ever run a half marathon, we were now on our way to earn our Coast to Coast Medals. Not only would that have been enough excitement to put both Katie and I off the edge, but this time, we would have someone cheering for us— my Mom was coming as well! A much needed trip for us all (see my last post about Context...
A Little Context for My Disneyland Half-Marathon...
Well friends, I apologize it has taken me so long to get in any sort of trip report. They say “when it rains, it pours,” and in the last month for my family, that has been it in a nutshell. (Score two cliches in one thought!) I’ve gotten a new job, both my husband and I have had grandmothers pass away, and in the midst of it all, I flew out to Anaheim to run in the Disneyland...
July 2012
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Pal Mickey Adventure June 4, 2012: Pal Mickey...
I have to apologize for the amount of time it’s taken me to finish this Pal Mickey Adventure— Sorry Folks! Summer vacation has been busy with camps, day trips, and Disneyland Half Marathon Training…Just about one more month until the NEXT Pal Mickey Adventure when we head to Anaheim to earn our Coast to Coast Medal! :) Anyhow, here it is the end of July, so I better finish up...
Interview with Russell Brower
Very excited this morning to share with everyone a fabulous opportunity I had to talk with composer and previous Imagineer Russell Brower! There are many famous works out there that you may know Russell for— while with Disney, he composed the Future World Area and Living Seas Area Loops (Epcot), as well as worked on a number of things for Toyko DisneySea and Disneyland Paris. Apart from...
Pal Mickey Adventure June 3, 2012: Studios, MK,...
Hello again, adventurers! It’s now been over a month, but I swear, we will finish this Pal Mickey Adventure! Between the end of the school year and a few (non-Disney) family trips/vacations, we are finally back home and ready to continue. So here we go on to day 3!
Pal Mickeys in their Kingdom Hearts cloaks still fit in well at Star Wars Weekends
Armed with some AA batteries to see if...
Kingdom Hearts Merchandise in WDW (FINALLY!)
After years of waiting and wanting to see Kingdom Hearts merchandise in the parks, fans of the popular video game series can celebrate a small victory this July when King Mickey makes his debut at Walt Disney World in pin form!
This new pin was released on July 5th for $7.95 at the Walt Disney World Resort. The pin can also be ordered online by contacting Disney...
June 2012
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Cars Land/Disneyland Running Playlist
With the recent opening of Cars Land and the big race just 10 weeks away, I’m getting very excited to head out to Anaheim! One of the ways that really helps me visualize and get hyped up is by changing my running playlist to include songs from the different parks/areas that the race will run through. The good news is there is a LOT of great, upbeat tracks from the Cars Land area that you can...
Pal Mickey Adventure June 2, 2012: Art of...
Hello Adventurers! Join us as we continue on with Pal Mickey to discover new “adventure in the great wide somewhere” around Walt Disney World! (Bonus points if you know the movie reference…)
When we left off, we had just completed a full day of saving the Magic Kingdom from Hades and his minions many times over. Next, we decided to enjoy a late breakfast exploring the newly...
New Disney Dooneys Are Coming!
And much to my surprise, one of the new designs includes Spaceship Earth! For more information the new designs to debut at TrenD in Downtown Disney at Walt Disney World, check out this article I wrote for The Disney Blog.
I’m also loving the little case that looks like it is just the right size for an iPhone! Now although I’m a big fan, I don’t go out and buy these a whole lot...
Pal Mickey Adventures: Friday, June 1st, 2012
Welcome to the first ever published Pal Mickey Adventure! We are jam-packed with magical goodness and trip information for WDW, so let’s go! (In my best Mickey laugh: Ha-HA!)
Pal Mickey loves the window seats!
We actually touched down in MCO on Thursday night, but we were so excited to see my dear friend...
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May 2012
12 posts
Pal Mickey Adventures
So how many people remember those lovable, interactive infrared equipped plush Pal Mickeys? For those who might not know what Pal Mickey is, you can check out the wiki on him here. More importantly though, I’d like you to meet my Pal Mickey! :)
I got my beloved Pal Mickey in 2006 at the Emporium on Main Street, USA. It was the start of my...
Exciting runDisney Happenings!
Many exciting things have been happening in the runDisney universe, including a new course for the 20th Anniversary of the WDW Marathon in January, and the announcement of a slightly new course for the Disneyland Half-Marathon in September! Here are the links to a few articles I wrote for The Disney Blog that discuss the changes:
Disneyland Sets New 2012 Half-Marathon Course
Walt Disney World...
Musical Souvenir of Walt Disney World →
If you ever wanted to feel like you were walking around the Magic Kingdom circa 1977, then this is your lucky day. What we have here is nothing short of a completely immersive listening experience created by FoxxFur (Passport to Dreams Old & New) that thanks to lots of research and tons of historical audio clips, recreates the outdoor aural atmosphere of the...
April 2012
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Disney Running Playlist
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting a number of people online who decided to combine their desire for a more active lifestyle with their addiction love of Disney Parks by starting a regular running regimen. It really has been a wonderful way to encourage myself to stay active and eat healthier while preparing for all the fabulous running events offered by runDisney. It has been about 18 months...
