Too bad the meetup didn't work out, Carissa...but how was your race? Hopefully great! How about your daughter, Mikmouse? Great race?
I had a blast, and DH and DS had great races too, although DS did the mile on Saturday at 11:00 and it was pretty hot for us northerners so DH ran the second half with him to keep him going. He was so cute afterward - he got a cup of water from the big jug and pored it over his head and down his back like a grown-up athlete, LOL!
So, a big thanks for all of the timing advice! I got up at 3:00 and left the Fort about 3:40 and the timing was just about perfect. I sat in the car for a little bit once I parked at Epcot and made a new playlist on my phone and drank my water and coffee, but didn't have very much alone down-time before heading out into the masses then off to our corrals.
I was so glad to have been at the Fort for the week before to get acclimated to the temps and humidity - my first run around the Fort was s-l-o-w! But luckily I acclimated and ran my best half yet! I beat my best pace by 3 seconds per mile...so not WAY better or anything, but after a week of theme parking, I'll take it! I came in at 1:59:46