I'm not writing anything this year. I'll leave the reporting up to Jenny here. 
Just note that I stayed in the same hotel as her and ran the same race as her. And she can tell it better than me. 
It's good to get them started when they are young! I can't wait to hear about the race!
I had agreed to no more until he retires from the Navy in 2013. We'll see. I guess I could always plan a half-marathon trip for 2013!
Your daughter will love running a Disney race! The Disney 5Ks usually have great bling which is nice because most 5Ks don't give medals. They are made of the same rubbery stuff as the Mickey Mile Medals. This year they were Toy Story 3 themed and they were so cute! I saw people wearing them and it made me envious. My current plan is to do the 5K and the half next year. I hope the medals have a cute theme.
The kids loved it, but Michael sure suffered afterwards.wow great pictures!!!!
I'm glad to see the kids enjoyed doing it! Hopefully Michael will feel better
The BWV will be such a great place for a Christmas stay! That short walk over to World Showcase will be great because you'll have plenty of opportunity to see all the Christmas activities there. The 2 bedroom was awesome! It was our first time in a 2 bedroom too and we did it because the point requirements were so low in January. It is going to be tough to go back to the 1 bedroom.
It really was great to include the kids in the weekend. It was so fun for all of us to wear our medals around the rest of the week too.
I thought that was the best marathon shirt they offered, but I liked the half marathon one better. It was purple, which is my favorite color. I was hoping they would have a picture frame, but they didn't. Did you notice that the Goofy tech shirts were black this year? My DH really liked them.
It is great that they kids were all excited about it. Who know what they will do when they are 16? Eventually I'll get to my race and then you'll hear more than you wanted to knowHow great that the kids could get involved! I think I could get two of mine to join in, but the 16 year old wouldn't even consider it.
That is why DH ran with them. I would have never kept up!Way to go Darling children
2013 will be here before you know it and I'm pretty sure Marthon weekend will still be around! By then all of your boys would be able to do the 5K pretty easily I betYes, we're still homeschooling. The problem is going to be convincing dh to take another family trip.
Welcome! Happy that you're hereI'm in
Poor guy!
Poor Michael though, I was laughing at his pictures, I can totally see Jean doing something like that - when she decides to go its full speed or nothing!
About the Goofy tech shirts - I remember the 2010 shirts being black but I thought I saw them white for this year? But what do I know?
I actually was a bit disappointed in the official race pictures. Really the only decent one they got was of John running. The finish line ones are after they have crossed. And they didn't get any of Michael. Those 5K medals really were cute this year, weren't they? I hope they are just as cute next year. I wonder what the theme will be? Does Disney have any movies coming out this summer?Wow, look at that starting line, lotso kids! Was there an actual line? It looks like everyone is just sort of standing together.
He ran by and yelled at me, I have no idea where Wendy and John are. Michael just took off.
That's a great pic of John running. And of he and Wendy at the Finish Line.
Oh Jenny.... LMBO! MICHAEL!! The things he said, the way he looks in the pics...
The medal is so cute
I've been thinking about this too. I would love to get the 5K medal(s) from any of these Disney race weekends. I'm going to do any I can!
It may be possible when I do 26 updates for the one raceTHAT is not possible!!
It won't be quite that bad, but I definitely can get long winded!Welcome! It's good to see you. You aren't very late at all. We are just getting started! The kids' races were lots of fun and Wendy especially enjoyed them. I'd like to do another family 5K this summer. It is fun for all of us.Hi Jenny
I'm a bit late joining in but was excited to see your TR and look forward to hearing about your race and the rest of your week
Congrats to the kids on their race, Wendy especially looks so proud
I love that you all participated in the races, I'm hoping to get Ella at least walking with me this summer (I usually do 5k every weekend at the cottage) and we might try running.
Enjoying all your details as usual, keep them coming
Lara
I think you're right about the marathon merchandising. The half obviously gets the best because there are so many more people running it. Then the Goofy because they figure if you are running the Goofy you are probably a Disney fan so you're more likely to buy the stuff. The only reason I noticed the black tech shirts is because DH was coveting them. He prefers the darker colors.I think the full marathon gets the worst of the merchandise - not to mention the least. I think you have to be doing either the half or the Goofy if you want a good merchandise selection. If I go back for 2012 I'm doing the half. Then maybe I'll get a nice t-shirt.
He told DH that even though he really wanted to go to the Lego store he thought hed should go back to the room for a rest instead. So DH took him back to the room. Meanwhile Wendy, John and I waited for the SSR bus which finally showed up. We made it to SSR and to once again show you how distracted I was by the upcoming 26.2 miles I took no pictures at SSR. We walked over to Downtown Disney where I finally snapped a picture.
This is by far the best value for a CS on the dining plan though. Our bill for 3 meals was $50! After our meal we headed over to the World of Disney where we did some shopping. My newest nephew was born on December 21 so we bought these for him.
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