Tinkerbellarella
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 13, 2008
After all, isn't that how all fairy tales start?
This tale starts with a few DISers, a trip report (TR) or two, and a fairly innocent remark made by yours truly:
"We should all do a 5K together one day."
And so the idea for a very special Disney trip and this pre-trip report (PTR) were born.
I, along with LegoMom3, have been lucky (or perhaps daft) enough to have taken part in one of Disney's race events, namely the Royal Family 5K, as part of the 2011 Princess Half Marathon Weekend. TarazansKat, whose Mom's passing was our inspiration for participating in the race, did the 5K "with" us that morning from home, as she couldn't be in the World running along side us.
For those of you who don't know, a 5K is 3.1 miles and a Disney 5K is an event in every sense of the word. If you'd like an idea of how a Disney 5K differs from any other 5K, feel free to see my TR (specifically Chapter 5 forward). Click here, or the link in my signature.
As discussion of the 5K blossomed on my report and on TarzanKat's TR (click here), we began bandying around the idea of a bunch of us doing a 5K together.
But who?
Well, as many as are interested and can make it. The more the merrier. This could be a DISMeet of epic proportions!
And when?
Well, after giving some thought to the needs of life, the need to plan, and the need to train...and the glorious idea of running in tiaras, tutus and tie-dye (more on that later)...we came to the conclusion that the 5K event during the 2013 Princess Half Marathon Weekend sounded like the perfect time.
And how to coordinate such an event?
Well, you're looking at it! I PM'd the PTR board moderators and got the ok (thanks OhMari!) to start this PTR though we're still a good 19 months out. The purpose of this thread, and any after should this one get too long, is the following:
*a one-stop source of info. for anyone interested in joining us on this journey - whether it be literally joining us to participate in the 5K, or just following along the story of our journey
*a place to plan out all of the details - dates, travel, accommodations, park touring, dining, meets, and any other fun plans we make for ourselves
*a place for relating race news as it is released
*a place to share some training updates and tips, though I have promised the moderators this would not necessarily be the focus of this thread. If we find that we need a separate thread just to discuss training, we can most certainly open one on the W.I.S.H. boards
*a place to have fun! We're all DISers, so we know there's nothing quite like planning for a Disney trip. Having that ticker in your signature. The little bubble of anticipation you get, knowing you have a trip on the horizon. There's really nothing like it!
I will keep the post directly below this one open for the names of the people who are possibly/definitely interested in participating. If you'd like to add (or remove) your name to either list, just let me know! And if you'd like to include your real name, in addition to your DIS screenname, just let me know that as well. If you're just interested in following along, that's fine too! We really can't stress it enough - everyone's invited!
The third post will be reserved for links to the 'chapters' of this PTR. These may not all be written by me. As a matter of fact, I hope they are not! As people decide to definitely join the 'team', I think chapters written by others will keep the PTR dynamic and fun!
And so it begins...
A journey of 19 months...
A journey full of Disney and magic...
A journey of 3.1 miles...
And every journey starts with a single step.
Happy Planning!
~ Tinkerbellarella
). Although, should reality kick me in the butt somewhere along the way, I rest in the assurance that I will be in fantastic company for the 5k.
