librarygeek
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- Jan 1, 2011
Enchanted 10k recap
It was up bright and early for the Enchanted 10k this morning! I woke up around 3 am and felt pretty good and ready to go. I had laid out my costume - I was doing Snow White - and I got it on and then went to the lobby to meet my runner friends.
We got to the area around 4am and had to wait around. It was only about 45 degrees at this point and as people dressed in clothes to run, it was cold! I did add sleeves and leggings to my outfit, and I had a throwaway jacket (Disney lets you wear a jacket or sweatshirt before hand and then you can throw it to the side at any point during the course - they collect all the jackets and donate them to charity). I was still freezing. I was in corral C and very grateful when we finally started running and I got to move around 5:55.
I did this race last year and it was the same course, which I really enjoy. However, it felt like there were more characters last year. I was taking it easy since I was running the half marathon the next day, but there weren't too many characters I was interested in stopping for. The first 5k of the race is basically through the parking lot and the streets. The only characters in that first half that I saw were Tink and her fairy friends (apparently the White Rabbit may have been out too but I guess I missed him). Once we got to the entrance of the World Showcase it got a lot more exciting. I found these random stilt guys and since there was no wait I stopped for a picture. I'm still not sure who they are though.
The World Showcase was gorgeous when we got there, and I stopped to take a lot of pictures. The sun was rising and everything just looked so pretty.
I also stopped for a picture with Jiminy Cricket:
After you go through the World Showcase it's out and around the Boardwalk, which also has nice views. Characters I passed included Marie, Donald as a baseball player, Goofy as an Astronaut, and Princess Minnie.
For the last bit you head back into Epcot and then back out toward the parking lot again. I had to stop for a pic at mile marker 6 since it had Snow White, my costume!
I crossed the finish line with a time of about 1:17, which is okay for me but good since I didn't want to push too hard and tire myself out before the half! I got my medal:
But I didn't hang around for long because it was too chilly, and now that I had stopped running I didn't want to just wait around! DH had decided to sleep in since it was chilly and none of the other guys were going to the 10k, but he would be there the next day. I grabbed my little box of food, got on the bus, and went back to Pop! Once back I took a great 1 1/2 nap.
It was up bright and early for the Enchanted 10k this morning! I woke up around 3 am and felt pretty good and ready to go. I had laid out my costume - I was doing Snow White - and I got it on and then went to the lobby to meet my runner friends.
We got to the area around 4am and had to wait around. It was only about 45 degrees at this point and as people dressed in clothes to run, it was cold! I did add sleeves and leggings to my outfit, and I had a throwaway jacket (Disney lets you wear a jacket or sweatshirt before hand and then you can throw it to the side at any point during the course - they collect all the jackets and donate them to charity). I was still freezing. I was in corral C and very grateful when we finally started running and I got to move around 5:55.
I did this race last year and it was the same course, which I really enjoy. However, it felt like there were more characters last year. I was taking it easy since I was running the half marathon the next day, but there weren't too many characters I was interested in stopping for. The first 5k of the race is basically through the parking lot and the streets. The only characters in that first half that I saw were Tink and her fairy friends (apparently the White Rabbit may have been out too but I guess I missed him). Once we got to the entrance of the World Showcase it got a lot more exciting. I found these random stilt guys and since there was no wait I stopped for a picture. I'm still not sure who they are though.
The World Showcase was gorgeous when we got there, and I stopped to take a lot of pictures. The sun was rising and everything just looked so pretty.
I also stopped for a picture with Jiminy Cricket:
After you go through the World Showcase it's out and around the Boardwalk, which also has nice views. Characters I passed included Marie, Donald as a baseball player, Goofy as an Astronaut, and Princess Minnie.
For the last bit you head back into Epcot and then back out toward the parking lot again. I had to stop for a pic at mile marker 6 since it had Snow White, my costume!
I crossed the finish line with a time of about 1:17, which is okay for me but good since I didn't want to push too hard and tire myself out before the half! I got my medal:
But I didn't hang around for long because it was too chilly, and now that I had stopped running I didn't want to just wait around! DH had decided to sleep in since it was chilly and none of the other guys were going to the 10k, but he would be there the next day. I grabbed my little box of food, got on the bus, and went back to Pop! Once back I took a great 1 1/2 nap.
