Oh Dopey!! - January 2016 Trip Report & VLOGS *updated 02/21
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dancingtodisney
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Day 9 – Walt Disney World Half Marathon
Saturday 9th January 2016
Part 2 – Half Marathon Course (1)
Here we go! The Walt Disney World Half Marathon 2016!
We set off with our usual intervals skipping the first walk break. I could already feel the difference with the huge increase in numbers on the course but we had the whole road to run on so we weren’t cramped and could easily pull off to the side for our walk breaks. There were lots of runners around us using the run/walk method but I was surprised to see so many people walking. We caught up with Coral I walkers relatively quickly. I’ve absolutely no problem with people walking but I was a little concerned about course congestion when we got closer to the Magic Kingdom.
First mile done
Saturday 9th January 2016
Part 2 – Half Marathon Course (1)
Here we go! The Walt Disney World Half Marathon 2016!
We set off with our usual intervals skipping the first walk break. I could already feel the difference with the huge increase in numbers on the course but we had the whole road to run on so we weren’t cramped and could easily pull off to the side for our walk breaks. There were lots of runners around us using the run/walk method but I was surprised to see so many people walking. We caught up with Coral I walkers relatively quickly. I’ve absolutely no problem with people walking but I was a little concerned about course congestion when we got closer to the Magic Kingdom.
First mile done
Followed by our first picture stop (there was only one group in front of us for this picture)
The second mile went by without anything notable, we continued with our intervals and I was feeling OK.
As we continued running I started getting excited about the Magic Kingdom, I had never run in the Magic Kingdom before and so I was really excited to get there and see the Castle! We some came across the parking booths and stopped for a quick photo as it was wide enough to not be in the way of those running.
I knew from the course map that we still had quite a way to go before park time BUT I was hoping for a good character spot and from previous trip reports I was keeping my fingers crossed for a Nightmare Before Christmas stop. We could see something up in the distance so Dad ran on ahead to get in line.
Just before the character stop we passed mile marker 3
I could hear the music in the distance…. THIS IS HALLOWEEN, THIS IS HALLOWEEN!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
We reached Dad and I could see who was meeting… it wasn’t Jack and Sally but it was the next best thing!
Shameless posing!
My phone
Professional Photo
After our pic we got back on the road and resumed our intervals. We lost quite a bit of a time with that stop and I also noticed that we now had a lot more walkers around us and the congestion was making it hard for us to keep our pace on our running intervals. I’m sad to say that we experienced a lot of bad runners etiquette with people walking side by side stretching 6-7 people across and causing runners to have to swerve around them. There was a lot of shouts of ‘walkers on the right’ or ‘walkers to the side’ from frustrated runners.
We made it to mile 4
Going by the clock on the mile marker that was an 18minute mile!!! OOOOPS!
We were now at the ticket and transport centre and getting even closer to the Magic Kingdom!! I was so excited to get there! We wanted to knock out a ‘normal’ mile for us which would be about 11mins if we didn’t make any additional stops. My legs were nice and warm and I was wanting to get to that pace but we just struggled really bad with the congestion. We went under an overpass and back up as we followed the route towards the Contemporary hotel. There was a section where we just couldn’t run at all and had to walk as the path narrowed and there was just no way past.
We made it to mile 5… and what can we spot in the background?! SPACE MOUNTAIN!!!
We continued to run/walk/dodge the crowds and came around into the side entrance towards Main Street USA… I was feeling tots emosh
All of a sudden it was happening, we were running up main street EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK
We pulled off to the side to get a quick selfie and then went over to use the toilets by carousel of progress.
As you can see it wasn't that dark out anymore and it was super misty so not the best shots of the castle! Hopefully tomorrow it would be better...
We ran around to future world and towards New Fantasyland, I know we ran past a couple of a character opportunities before we came across one we knew we were going to stop for
I LOVE TANGLED!! It was cool to have a rare meet as well.
We were then coming around towards the back of the castle... the big moment of running through the castle was getting closer!
There we frozen characters cheering us on right before we ran through and a photopass photographer off to the side to get a picture so we did that first
You can kinda see behind our heads that the crowds pilling through the castle were pretty thick and so there wasn't really going be any 'running' happening, more of a shuffle!
When we came through we spotted the photographers in front of the castle and pulled over for a shot. The runners come out and over to the left of this picture towards Adventureland
We went for the glory shot
(Dad's face!)
We got back on course and jogged towards our next character stop
Going by the clock on the mile marker that was an 18minute mile!!! OOOOPS!
We were now at the ticket and transport centre and getting even closer to the Magic Kingdom!! I was so excited to get there! We wanted to knock out a ‘normal’ mile for us which would be about 11mins if we didn’t make any additional stops. My legs were nice and warm and I was wanting to get to that pace but we just struggled really bad with the congestion. We went under an overpass and back up as we followed the route towards the Contemporary hotel. There was a section where we just couldn’t run at all and had to walk as the path narrowed and there was just no way past.
We made it to mile 5… and what can we spot in the background?! SPACE MOUNTAIN!!!
We continued to run/walk/dodge the crowds and came around into the side entrance towards Main Street USA… I was feeling tots emosh
All of a sudden it was happening, we were running up main street EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK
We pulled off to the side to get a quick selfie and then went over to use the toilets by carousel of progress.
As you can see it wasn't that dark out anymore and it was super misty so not the best shots of the castle! Hopefully tomorrow it would be better...
We ran around to future world and towards New Fantasyland, I know we ran past a couple of a character opportunities before we came across one we knew we were going to stop for
I LOVE TANGLED!! It was cool to have a rare meet as well.
We were then coming around towards the back of the castle... the big moment of running through the castle was getting closer!
There we frozen characters cheering us on right before we ran through and a photopass photographer off to the side to get a picture so we did that first
You can kinda see behind our heads that the crowds pilling through the castle were pretty thick and so there wasn't really going be any 'running' happening, more of a shuffle!
When we came through we spotted the photographers in front of the castle and pulled over for a shot. The runners come out and over to the left of this picture towards Adventureland
We went for the glory shot
(Dad's face!)
We got back on course and jogged towards our next character stop
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dancingtodisney
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oh wow thank you!!! That's really sweet! I probably also deserve the award for longest time taken to write a TR hahaha
dancingtodisney
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I KNOW!! I'm having serious food cravings writing this thing!
Thanks! We got them made for the fundraising we were doing, they were really comfy as well!
Ye it was crazy, it definitely wasn't as bad for the full the next day! I'm glad we were able to skip it... The fireworks are so great at the start it really does pump you up for the run
Looks like a great first 5 miles!
I didn't stop for the giant puppets but did for oogie boogie. I knew he was a rare character so I had to stop. I'm not a huge fan of the movie. Between wreck it Ralph and him I think that was my longest mile by far.
There is nothing like running down main street and seeing the castle lit up.
I stopped for Mike and Sulley in tomorrowland. I also stopped for the tangled characters which were fun.
I skipped the castle photo though.
Can't wait to hear about the rest!
I didn't stop for the giant puppets but did for oogie boogie. I knew he was a rare character so I had to stop. I'm not a huge fan of the movie. Between wreck it Ralph and him I think that was my longest mile by far.
There is nothing like running down main street and seeing the castle lit up.
I stopped for Mike and Sulley in tomorrowland. I also stopped for the tangled characters which were fun.
I skipped the castle photo though.
Can't wait to hear about the rest!
dancingtodisney
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Day 9 – Walt Disney World Half Marathon
Saturday 9th January 2016
Part 3 – Half Marathon Course (2)
We continued running into Adventureland, I think we passed a Tiana meet and greet and then came across Woody, the line wasn’t too long so we stopped for a photo
Mile marker 6
I was super excited to be running in the Magic Kingdom, I know I’ve said that so many times but it just felt so surreal! We ran out into a backstage area, I think we exited just past Splash Mountain. The next character stop was a big one and we knew we wanted this picture!
The line was pretty long so again we lost quite a bit of time but I think it was worth it!
We got back on course, there was a water stop right after the Peter Pan characters so we walked through and I fueled up with my cliff blocks and then started running again. The congestion got really bad again though so we were forced to do a lot more walking that we wanted. I found the two worst parts of the course were coming up to the Magic Kingdom and after you left Magic Kingdom which is frustrating because you really take it easy in the Magic Kingdom itself because you’re stopping for pictures and just taking it in and we wanted to run either side of that to keep our time down. Don’t get me wrong I really didn’t care about the finishing time but I did care about how long I spend on my feet and how my energy I lost trying to weave around. My Dad was probably the most frustrated by this and although we had prepared him for lots of character stops and really not caring too much about time we didn’t expect the congestion to prevent us from running so much.
Mile maker 7 (over 20min mile!!!)
We continued to do our best to run when we could but it really just wasn’t happening… I don’t mean to make this so negative but I was so nervous already about having the marathon the next day and wondering how my body was going to hold up that this was starting to make me really anxious. During this mile I just said to Dad and Rachel that I couldn’t continue trying to run and weave past people, it was taking too much energy and we could end up tripping up and getting injured.
We walked like the majority of people around us until eventually we got to a wider road. There was a character stop just as the path opened out, by this point I was now feeling stiff so we got in line and stretched out a bit.
HOW CUTE IS DONALD??!!!
That Mickey golf cart is SO ADORABLE!
You can see the road we were running on in the background, anyone that was still trying to run was out on the grass.
Mile Marker 8 (yep… that’s another 20min mile)
Now… after this mile marker we got some running space, we got back into our intervals (skipping the first walk break to get warm again) and we got through the next mile in just over 13mins
Mile Marker 9
This stretch is not very memorable, I know we were on the road back down to Epcot and I remember having space to run and there being a few water stops but no characters as far as I remember. We came up onto the overpass exit for Epcot around our next marker.
Mile Marker 10 (12min mile – that’s more like it)
And then someone we HAD to stop for as we climbed up that overpass
SIR YES SIR
That hill KILLED ME! My legs were still feeling stiff after all the walking and we’d now been out on the course a lot longer than planned. We took it easy and I stopped at one point to stretch again.
Mile Marker 11
We kept our intervals us as best we could and Dad was great at this point just keeping us motivated. We clocked another decent mile and made it to our next marker
Mile Marker 12 (a nice runner took our photo)
This mile marker meant that we were almost at Epcot AND the finish line! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
We continued running and made it into the park for our final stretch… now I was happy to take it easy, we were almost done AND there was some final character fun to have!
First up… Scrooge McDuck with no line!
There was literally nobody waiting for this photo so we got quite a few!
We ran past Spaceship Earth and up towards the fountains and then looped back on ourselves and right at that loop I spotted an AWESOME character!
VACATION GENIE!!!!!
Again there was no wait so we got plenty of snaps
How cool is he??!!
I LOVE Aladdin (side note my sister got me tickets to go see the new Aladdin show in the West End in London this month… eeeeeek!) so this was a great stop and such a fun way to finish out our run
We got a few good pics running through Epcot as well
We were so on point with our synchronized poses
Nailed it
And also we pulled up for a nice shot just before we exited the park
Final mile marker
We ran from there to the finisher shoot with massive smiles on our faces and ending on high
And we crossed the finish line
I got my medal and made my way straight over to the medal tent. My right knee wasn’t feeling great, I’d felt it hurting on that hill with the Green Army Man and I knew I needed to try some damage limitation ahead of the marathon the next day.
This time Mam was waiting for us just after the finish line which was nice, we told her where to meet us out at the staging area and we continued through to get our picture taken
Saturday 9th January 2016
Part 3 – Half Marathon Course (2)
We continued running into Adventureland, I think we passed a Tiana meet and greet and then came across Woody, the line wasn’t too long so we stopped for a photo
Mile marker 6
I was super excited to be running in the Magic Kingdom, I know I’ve said that so many times but it just felt so surreal! We ran out into a backstage area, I think we exited just past Splash Mountain. The next character stop was a big one and we knew we wanted this picture!
The line was pretty long so again we lost quite a bit of time but I think it was worth it!
We got back on course, there was a water stop right after the Peter Pan characters so we walked through and I fueled up with my cliff blocks and then started running again. The congestion got really bad again though so we were forced to do a lot more walking that we wanted. I found the two worst parts of the course were coming up to the Magic Kingdom and after you left Magic Kingdom which is frustrating because you really take it easy in the Magic Kingdom itself because you’re stopping for pictures and just taking it in and we wanted to run either side of that to keep our time down. Don’t get me wrong I really didn’t care about the finishing time but I did care about how long I spend on my feet and how my energy I lost trying to weave around. My Dad was probably the most frustrated by this and although we had prepared him for lots of character stops and really not caring too much about time we didn’t expect the congestion to prevent us from running so much.
Mile maker 7 (over 20min mile!!!)
We continued to do our best to run when we could but it really just wasn’t happening… I don’t mean to make this so negative but I was so nervous already about having the marathon the next day and wondering how my body was going to hold up that this was starting to make me really anxious. During this mile I just said to Dad and Rachel that I couldn’t continue trying to run and weave past people, it was taking too much energy and we could end up tripping up and getting injured.
We walked like the majority of people around us until eventually we got to a wider road. There was a character stop just as the path opened out, by this point I was now feeling stiff so we got in line and stretched out a bit.
HOW CUTE IS DONALD??!!!
That Mickey golf cart is SO ADORABLE!
You can see the road we were running on in the background, anyone that was still trying to run was out on the grass.
Mile Marker 8 (yep… that’s another 20min mile)
Now… after this mile marker we got some running space, we got back into our intervals (skipping the first walk break to get warm again) and we got through the next mile in just over 13mins
Mile Marker 9
This stretch is not very memorable, I know we were on the road back down to Epcot and I remember having space to run and there being a few water stops but no characters as far as I remember. We came up onto the overpass exit for Epcot around our next marker.
Mile Marker 10 (12min mile – that’s more like it)
And then someone we HAD to stop for as we climbed up that overpass
SIR YES SIR
That hill KILLED ME! My legs were still feeling stiff after all the walking and we’d now been out on the course a lot longer than planned. We took it easy and I stopped at one point to stretch again.
Mile Marker 11
We kept our intervals us as best we could and Dad was great at this point just keeping us motivated. We clocked another decent mile and made it to our next marker
Mile Marker 12 (a nice runner took our photo)
This mile marker meant that we were almost at Epcot AND the finish line! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!
We continued running and made it into the park for our final stretch… now I was happy to take it easy, we were almost done AND there was some final character fun to have!
First up… Scrooge McDuck with no line!
There was literally nobody waiting for this photo so we got quite a few!
We ran past Spaceship Earth and up towards the fountains and then looped back on ourselves and right at that loop I spotted an AWESOME character!
VACATION GENIE!!!!!
Again there was no wait so we got plenty of snaps
How cool is he??!!
I LOVE Aladdin (side note my sister got me tickets to go see the new Aladdin show in the West End in London this month… eeeeeek!) so this was a great stop and such a fun way to finish out our run
We got a few good pics running through Epcot as well
We were so on point with our synchronized poses
Nailed it
And also we pulled up for a nice shot just before we exited the park
Final mile marker
We ran from there to the finisher shoot with massive smiles on our faces and ending on high
And we crossed the finish line
I got my medal and made my way straight over to the medal tent. My right knee wasn’t feeling great, I’d felt it hurting on that hill with the Green Army Man and I knew I needed to try some damage limitation ahead of the marathon the next day.
This time Mam was waiting for us just after the finish line which was nice, we told her where to meet us out at the staging area and we continued through to get our picture taken
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Woohooo half finished!
I completely missed woody in frontierland and I skipped the parade float because the line was too long.
Goofy was out at the golf course when I stopped.
That next stretch was pretty boring but it's okay after getting all of the stuff in the MK.
I stopped for Scrooge but regret not also stopping for vacation Genie.
Congrats on the half finish and great pictures. I hope the knee held up for the next day.
I completely missed woody in frontierland and I skipped the parade float because the line was too long.
Goofy was out at the golf course when I stopped.
That next stretch was pretty boring but it's okay after getting all of the stuff in the MK.
I stopped for Scrooge but regret not also stopping for vacation Genie.
Congrats on the half finish and great pictures. I hope the knee held up for the next day.
dancingtodisney
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Day 9 – Walt Disney World Half Marathon
Saturday 9th January 2016
Part 4 – Ice Bath & Epcot
We grabbed our snack boxes and went out to find Mam. Our parents were going to head off to collect my cousin who lives in Florida but around a 2hr drive from Disney.
We drove back to the room at OKW and Dad freshened up before heading out to collect my cousin with Mam while Rachel and I stayed behind.
SO… We were both feeling a bit sore and tired and decided the best thing for it was an ice bath. We ran the bath and collected ice from the dispenser which was conveniently located right outside our room by the bus stop. We went up and down with the trash can and a thick plastic bag adding more and more ice.
We only wanted the bath deep enough for our legs so it didn’t take too long. I hopped in first and soaked my legs in the freezing cold water and ice… after 10secs I was already screaming… WHAT IS THIS???!! It’s like burning but so much worse!!!! HOW DO YOU PEOPLE DO THIS!!!!
I jumped out of the bath and Rachel was breaking her heart laughing at me. She jumped in next and was like ‘oh it’s not THAT bad’ 10 secs later she was screaming too! Not like screams of horror more like ‘cold…cold….COLD…COLD OMG COLD COLD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH’
I got back in again and repeating the process, Rachel got her phone out this time to record me! We’ve got lots of video footage so I’ll share some videos when I’ve edited them! But this was HILARIOUS!! Like we were both screaming with pain while laughing at ourselves and then laughing at the other person trying to stay in too…
Seriously though… how do people do ice baths and like how long are you supposed to stay in? I think 30secs was as long as I managed at a time. I’m sticking to Epsom salt hot baths from now on!
We were feeling pretty hungry so we went over to the pool bar and got some food.
It was pretty bland BUT I did get a chocolate milk with my quick service credit and I LOVE chocolate milk!! It is the perfect post run drink and oh so good when it's cold!
We just chilled enjoying our food and then went back to the room to rest. We managed to get a bit of a nap in before our parents arrived back with our cousin.
We had dinner reservations in Epcot so that was our park choice for the afternoon. I wasn't planning to spend much time in the parks today but my cousin would only get today in the parks with us so we wanted her to enjoy it. Despite living in Florida she hadn't been to the parks in years so it was fun getting to take her! It was around the time of her birthday also so we got her a birthday button!
We got ready and drove to the park, picked up a park ticket for my cousin and made our way in.
We had our medals on as well as half marathon shirts
I had some fastpasses booked on our magic bands so we went to a kiosk to see what was still available for my cousin, we managed to get one for the Character Spot around the same time as ours and my Mam wasn't fussed about going on Test Track again so she handed over her magic band for that.
We rode Test Track first and had fun designing the car, no ride photo unfortunately
We went on The Seas with Nemo as well which is such a cute ride!
Next we went to the World Showcase and made our way around the pavilions, we didn't have too much time before dinner and Italy was our destination!
Perfect pre-marathon carb load at Via Napoli! We'd actually never eaten here before so I was looking forward to it. I wasn't able to change my reservation from 4 to 5 online but I asked at the check in desk and they said it would be fine.
It was quite busy but we were seated within about 10mins.
WE WERE SO HUNGRY! We ordered Pizza and a side salad for Mam and waited for our food. We didn't use the dining plan today, as we were sharing a large pizza it was better to pay out of pocked and we saved our credits for the last day
We had a bit of a wait, which when you're hungry and tired is never a good thing, our heads were turning every time the large pizzas came past and we could smell it and everything!!
Then ours arrived!! YUMMY! We got a half and half that was plain and the other half Piccante Signature Pie
We also got another small pizza
It hit the spot!
We walked to the American pavilion and a CM came over and he knew my cousins name, asked if it was her and said that there was a phone call for her! He took us inside the American Adventure building and picked up the phone and handed it over. It was so cute, she got a birthday message from Mickey Mouse! It was so funny because she was not expecting it at all and even my parents thought it was a call from home or something! Disney magic at its finest!
We came out and it was starting to rain... we had completely forgotten to bring ponchos!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
We ended up trying to shelter in the world showcase as we made our way around towards France. We popped into L'Artisan des Glaces for some ice-cream and shelter but there was no letting up!
We then went inside to see Impressions de France, I'd never actually been to see this!
Well....... what can I say about this movie
Great nap opportunity???! It just wasn't for me... or well... anyone in our party!
We decided we would brave it and head back to future world and into the Character Spot
Mickey was up first and he was really impressed with our medals, I told him we were running his race tomorrow!
I had pulled my leggings up in the rain and forgot to put them back down for the photo hahaha I was seriously going for comfort over style today though, that's what Dopey will do to you!
Next up was Goofy and he was NOT impressed that we had Donald on our medals and shirts. We told him not to worry, he was our favourite AND we going to get our Goofy medal tomorrow which was for a much longer distance than the Donald medal and therefor far superior!
Minnie was next and she had fun posing us
After the meet and greet there was some debate over staying in the park or going home. My parents decided to stay with my cousin but I was so ready for bed as was Rachel. We went out for the bus and luckily we didn't have to wait long before a completely EMPTY OKW bus pulled up
We got home and got our running gear ready for the morning
I was so tired, I think I fell asleep right away, I woke up again when my parents got back and went straight back to sleep.
I was super nervous for tomorrow
Saturday 9th January 2016
Part 4 – Ice Bath & Epcot
We grabbed our snack boxes and went out to find Mam. Our parents were going to head off to collect my cousin who lives in Florida but around a 2hr drive from Disney.
We drove back to the room at OKW and Dad freshened up before heading out to collect my cousin with Mam while Rachel and I stayed behind.
SO… We were both feeling a bit sore and tired and decided the best thing for it was an ice bath. We ran the bath and collected ice from the dispenser which was conveniently located right outside our room by the bus stop. We went up and down with the trash can and a thick plastic bag adding more and more ice.
We only wanted the bath deep enough for our legs so it didn’t take too long. I hopped in first and soaked my legs in the freezing cold water and ice… after 10secs I was already screaming… WHAT IS THIS???!! It’s like burning but so much worse!!!! HOW DO YOU PEOPLE DO THIS!!!!
I jumped out of the bath and Rachel was breaking her heart laughing at me. She jumped in next and was like ‘oh it’s not THAT bad’ 10 secs later she was screaming too! Not like screams of horror more like ‘cold…cold….COLD…COLD OMG COLD COLD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH’
I got back in again and repeating the process, Rachel got her phone out this time to record me! We’ve got lots of video footage so I’ll share some videos when I’ve edited them! But this was HILARIOUS!! Like we were both screaming with pain while laughing at ourselves and then laughing at the other person trying to stay in too…
Seriously though… how do people do ice baths and like how long are you supposed to stay in? I think 30secs was as long as I managed at a time. I’m sticking to Epsom salt hot baths from now on!
We were feeling pretty hungry so we went over to the pool bar and got some food.
It was pretty bland BUT I did get a chocolate milk with my quick service credit and I LOVE chocolate milk!! It is the perfect post run drink and oh so good when it's cold!
We just chilled enjoying our food and then went back to the room to rest. We managed to get a bit of a nap in before our parents arrived back with our cousin.
We had dinner reservations in Epcot so that was our park choice for the afternoon. I wasn't planning to spend much time in the parks today but my cousin would only get today in the parks with us so we wanted her to enjoy it. Despite living in Florida she hadn't been to the parks in years so it was fun getting to take her! It was around the time of her birthday also so we got her a birthday button!
We got ready and drove to the park, picked up a park ticket for my cousin and made our way in.
We had our medals on as well as half marathon shirts
I had some fastpasses booked on our magic bands so we went to a kiosk to see what was still available for my cousin, we managed to get one for the Character Spot around the same time as ours and my Mam wasn't fussed about going on Test Track again so she handed over her magic band for that.
We rode Test Track first and had fun designing the car, no ride photo unfortunately
We went on The Seas with Nemo as well which is such a cute ride!
Next we went to the World Showcase and made our way around the pavilions, we didn't have too much time before dinner and Italy was our destination!
Perfect pre-marathon carb load at Via Napoli! We'd actually never eaten here before so I was looking forward to it. I wasn't able to change my reservation from 4 to 5 online but I asked at the check in desk and they said it would be fine.
It was quite busy but we were seated within about 10mins.
WE WERE SO HUNGRY! We ordered Pizza and a side salad for Mam and waited for our food. We didn't use the dining plan today, as we were sharing a large pizza it was better to pay out of pocked and we saved our credits for the last day
We had a bit of a wait, which when you're hungry and tired is never a good thing, our heads were turning every time the large pizzas came past and we could smell it and everything!!
Then ours arrived!! YUMMY! We got a half and half that was plain and the other half Piccante Signature Pie
We also got another small pizza
It hit the spot!
We walked to the American pavilion and a CM came over and he knew my cousins name, asked if it was her and said that there was a phone call for her! He took us inside the American Adventure building and picked up the phone and handed it over. It was so cute, she got a birthday message from Mickey Mouse! It was so funny because she was not expecting it at all and even my parents thought it was a call from home or something! Disney magic at its finest!
We came out and it was starting to rain... we had completely forgotten to bring ponchos!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
We ended up trying to shelter in the world showcase as we made our way around towards France. We popped into L'Artisan des Glaces for some ice-cream and shelter but there was no letting up!
We then went inside to see Impressions de France, I'd never actually been to see this!
Well....... what can I say about this movie
Great nap opportunity???! It just wasn't for me... or well... anyone in our party!
We decided we would brave it and head back to future world and into the Character Spot
Mickey was up first and he was really impressed with our medals, I told him we were running his race tomorrow!
I had pulled my leggings up in the rain and forgot to put them back down for the photo hahaha I was seriously going for comfort over style today though, that's what Dopey will do to you!
Next up was Goofy and he was NOT impressed that we had Donald on our medals and shirts. We told him not to worry, he was our favourite AND we going to get our Goofy medal tomorrow which was for a much longer distance than the Donald medal and therefor far superior!
Minnie was next and she had fun posing us
After the meet and greet there was some debate over staying in the park or going home. My parents decided to stay with my cousin but I was so ready for bed as was Rachel. We went out for the bus and luckily we didn't have to wait long before a completely EMPTY OKW bus pulled up
We got home and got our running gear ready for the morning
I was so tired, I think I fell asleep right away, I woke up again when my parents got back and went straight back to sleep.
I was super nervous for tomorrow
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That's so funny about the ice bath. I've never been a big ice bath person either.
Chocolate milk is one of the best things post workout.
We were in Epcot after the half as well! I love via Napoli we've been there a few times now.
Great pictures with Mickey goofy and Minnie!
Can't wait to hear about the full!
Chocolate milk is one of the best things post workout.
We were in Epcot after the half as well! I love via Napoli we've been there a few times now.
Great pictures with Mickey goofy and Minnie!
Can't wait to hear about the full!
dancingtodisney
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He was a bit hidden actually and didn't have much of a wait!
Ye that stop for the parade float was a killer!
Oh nice! We may have managed to get Goofy at some point on course
Ye I didn't mind that it was a bit boring for a while particularly when we had more space to run...
Was there a queue when you were running by? It was so quiet when we ran past!
Haha ye I won't be trying that again in a hurry!
It's one of the best things period... I haven't been able to find that brand over in the UK yet, we're heading back at the end of the month to WDW and I'm planning to stock up on our grocery shop! I'm not even running this time lol
Oh really?! We did see loads of runners and I know Via Napoli is a popular spot on here before runs.
Thank you
dancingtodisney
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Ye it's such a good character to get! I love how they have so many rare ones on course!
I've not seen Oogie Boogie in other race reports so I did think it was a rare one! Anything Nightmare Before Christmas is good for me though!
Dad is such a poser! That's where we get it from!
DYING at those Peter Pan and Vacation Genie pictures!! So awesome!
I hear you on the ice bath...I think you're supposed to do it for, like, 10 minutes, but I can almost never make it past 5!
I know!! They are two of my favourite pics! One big bonus of the half was getting all of these amazing pics I was really happy with how many we got
ZellyB
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Woohoo!! Congrats on finishing up the half. You had some fantastic pictures. Both the ones with the characters (OMG - the Peter Pan crew one is awesome) and your running ones. Well-played on the synchronized posing shots. It looks like you all had so much fun. I remember that section of the half when we ran in 2015 leading up to the golf course. The crowding was INSANE!! We also mostly had to surrender and just walk much of it. Thankfully after that part the course opened back up again and we could do some reasonable running again. We tried to run some in the grass but also decided that was a recipe for injury and saving a few minutes wasn't worth it. Looks like you also had a great afternoon and evening at Epcot. That large pizza is really LARGE!
ALEXandFAB
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Oh, I'm green with envy. Scrooge McDuck and Vacation Genie!
We ran past Spaceship Earth and up towards the fountains and then looped back on ourselves and right at that loop I spotted an AWESOME character!
VACATION GENIE!!!!!
Since we have 10 TS meals planned but only get 9 on our dining plan, Via Napoli will be an OOP meal for us too. Figured it makes the most sense since cost will be kept low with sharing the pizza. Good strategy!
I've never heard of this! What a happy surprise for your cousin!
I'm really enjoying your report. I'm so impressed with all the running the three of you are doing. What energy! I'm exhausted just reading about it
angryduck71
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You are making me want to do this... And I only run if chasing a tennis ball.
disneydaydreamer33
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I looooooved reading your 10K and half reports!! It sounds like you guys had great races. I still can't believe that guy that wanted to cut in line in your 10K- crazy! And your castle pictures on your half are so great!! Way better than the pics I got during Princess half!
I love Via Napoli too-- so yummy! Really great character pics too!
Oh and I have yet to do an ice bath. I'm sure it would be good for me, but I cannot bring myself to that level of self torture!
I love Via Napoli too-- so yummy! Really great character pics too!
Oh and I have yet to do an ice bath. I'm sure it would be good for me, but I cannot bring myself to that level of self torture!
TheLittleKatie
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Love this shot! Great memory.
It felt so good to have a hot shower after all that rain!
Hahahah awwwwww. Dogs > everything.
Be Our Guest were just reaffirming to your mum that asking this question is still necessary 
I’m really sad to say that I was so unimpressed with this lunch
It makes me sad because lunch at BOG has been one of my best memories of the past two trips. I remember the first time we went which was back when you had to queue to in and it was such an experience, the CM’s were so in character and told us that it was the masters castle and he knew where all his guests sat. The food was always delicious and even though at lunch it was busy you could always find a seat. I was really sad that my parents weren’t getting to experience the same special atmosphere and they both said there weren’t that impressed with lunch. I actually omitted BOG originally from our plans for our trip next month but I do now have a lunch reservation and I’m hoping that if we go it’ll restore my faith. Has anyone else noticed a change or do you think maybe we were just unlucky this day?
Oh boo it's one of my favourite QSs!!! Hope you have a better experience this time.
I have been carb loading for the last 24 years.
HOW. My legs are sore just reading this TR
This would annoy me to no end
All of a sudden it was happening, we were running up main street EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK
YAY!
LOVE these Festival of Fantasy meets, what the heck! Didn't know they did this
VACATION GENIE!!!!!
OH MY GAAAAAD I thought Scrooge was good, but vacation Goofy is on another level
SO COOL.
Errrrm yes this definitely needs to be uploaded
HOW.
which side was better?!WHAT! How?!?! How did he know it was her??!!
I was super nervous for tomorrow
Oww don't be! I know it's already been and gone, but don't be
dancingtodisney
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Day 10 – Walt Disney World Marathon
Sunday 10th January 2016
Part 1 – THINK OF THE BLING!
I woke up to my alarm and a whole belly full of dread. I was super tired and stiff and just so NOT in the mood to run a marathon.
We went through the usual routine of getting up, bathroom, bagel and peanut butter and out to the car. I noticed straight away that the weather felt different… I could feel the humidity! We timed it around the same as the day before for the half however this time the road closures were in place earlier and we ended up having to detour.
OKW is really close to Epcot but we diverted away from Epcot out towards the Magic Kingdom and back around. It wasn’t too bad, I’d say an extra 10mins. We arrived, parked up and walked towards the staging area. This time there was no issue with bag check but we didn’t have one anyway.
We walked straight out to our coral, it seemed like a longer walk today but I’m putting that down to the nerves!
There were some photographers about again on our walk there...
Can you tell I'm nervous?
We got to the coral and settled down on the ground waiting for the start of the race. It was only this morning that I was thinking to myself WHY ON EARTH DID I SIGN UP FOR THIS?!
Again there was plenty of pre-race entertainment so that helped pass the time and before long we were underway again! The corals went off one by one as we made our way closer and closer to the start line.
There it is..
Runners????? ARE YOU READY?????
3....(OMG 26miles is so far).....2......(it's seriously humid I'm already sweating).......1.......(one foot in front of the other, you can do this, THINK OF THE BLING!)...... GO!!!!
Sunday 10th January 2016
Part 1 – THINK OF THE BLING!
I woke up to my alarm and a whole belly full of dread. I was super tired and stiff and just so NOT in the mood to run a marathon.
We went through the usual routine of getting up, bathroom, bagel and peanut butter and out to the car. I noticed straight away that the weather felt different… I could feel the humidity! We timed it around the same as the day before for the half however this time the road closures were in place earlier and we ended up having to detour.
OKW is really close to Epcot but we diverted away from Epcot out towards the Magic Kingdom and back around. It wasn’t too bad, I’d say an extra 10mins. We arrived, parked up and walked towards the staging area. This time there was no issue with bag check but we didn’t have one anyway.
We walked straight out to our coral, it seemed like a longer walk today but I’m putting that down to the nerves!
There were some photographers about again on our walk there...
Can you tell I'm nervous?
We got to the coral and settled down on the ground waiting for the start of the race. It was only this morning that I was thinking to myself WHY ON EARTH DID I SIGN UP FOR THIS?!
Again there was plenty of pre-race entertainment so that helped pass the time and before long we were underway again! The corals went off one by one as we made our way closer and closer to the start line.
There it is..
Runners????? ARE YOU READY?????
3....(OMG 26miles is so far).....2......(it's seriously humid I'm already sweating).......1.......(one foot in front of the other, you can do this, THINK OF THE BLING!)...... GO!!!!
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