Glad your room location worked out - super great how close your mom would be able to be!
Fun evening at EPCOT - relaxing in World Showcase with an adult beverage has to be a top 4 thing in the world to do!
That has to be a really interested feeling to arrive before 4am and see everything set up and music going, etc. I could see a mixture of interest and excitement, but perhaps with a bit of creepiness thrown in
Love that Disney knows people will want pictures of certain things and have it organized.
That is also cool they have the "donation" box for unwanted clothes - makes total sense and turns an issue of "where do I put my stuff" into a positive.
Holy Porta Potty inventory Batman! That is a lot of movable johns!
Gotta love it - what other races are kicked off by the Fairy Godmother and have Elsa and snow!
That's awesome they had the torches lit. BTW - I assume the 16 min/mile you have to maintain includes time waiting to meet characters - so if you plan to do a bit of character meeting you really need to be faster than that, right?
That's bizarre with that running blasting non-PG music with no headphones. Even if it was PG - no one wants to hear your music ... put some headphones in!
well to be fair to you mom, it's not like you were dressed in a specific outfit that would stand out or anything
BTW - how did the "Marathon photo" work? Did you have to keep track of where you were at what time or did they match it to a chip in your shoes?
Glad you enjoyed the race ... you certainly look happy in all the running photos!
(oh, and sorry about all the questions, just find it all very interesting and if there is ever anything that would get me running it is the prospect of running a race in Disney World
)
I don't think we could have asked for a better location, it was perfect!
Surprisingly it was the first time I'd done that, but its definitely a must do from now on. Those margaritas were so good.
Haha it was definitely surreal because it was so early.
I know right, leave it to Disney to have someone whose job is to organize picture taking.
So many porta potties but awesome that there were no waits.
So amazing being sent off by her and Elsa was the BEST!
I haven't seen those lit except for Illuminations in forever, or maybe I just have a bad memory but it was really cool. Yes, 16min/mile includes any character meeting times/lines so plan according with that time limit.
I hate when people run with no headphones, I think its rude to be honest.
Typical my Mom looking in the opposite direction I would be coming in. She's a people watcher I can't blame her too much I guess.
They actually identify all your photos by your bib number. I was amazed all of mine were listed under my bib number I didn't have to look through the unidentified photos at all.
No worries, ask away! I had so many questions before i did my first RunDisney race and it's always good to get them answered before you go so you know what to expect!
Wonderful race report! Great costume!! That smile on your face (the whole time) amazing!!!
Thank you so much! I'm so happy how the costume turned out and it was really fun to run in! Haha that was definitely the funnest race I've EVER done.
Your Jasmine costume is adorable! I love seeing people share their Disney running costumes, it's so cute to see what people put together!
As someone who will likely NEVER do any race, it's a lot of fun to read about your experience & see your photos! It's great that they have so many character opportunities, including such rare ones. You did great on time, and got to meet so many awesome characters! Sounds like a great morning!
Thank you so much, it was so fun to run in and make.
The race was so much fun, I loved all the character stops, the spectators, the volunteers. It was fabulous! It was such a great morning and I did it all before I normally would have even gotten up
Oh that's kind of cool with the "Throwaway clothing". You can wear it to start and not have to worry about carrying it around. And have it go to charity. I like it!
Holy hell that's a lot of porta potties.
OMG that was a guy in the Minnie costume???? (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
How cool to run through World Showcase. AND JIMINI!!!!!!!
Seriously MY GOD the character meets!! It's almost worth doing a race JUST for the character meets!!
Congrats on finishing your very first RunDisney race Jess. Loved all the details and photos of the experience.
It's a great idea, because you want to have something on while you are waiting around but I didn't want to carry it the whole time. LOVED that they got donated
So many porta potties
Yes that is a guy! Yellow shoes and everything, I thought maybe he lost a bet or something.
World Showcase was awesome, the music blaring, the touches, it was great. I'm so glad I spotted him I almost missed him
Seriously, I didn't even stop for them all and I thought it was worth it!
Thank you! It was really fun to share!
Subbing! I did the 10K as well (though not the half
) and thought it was an awesome race! As it was only my second race ever I didn't have much to compare it to, but it was a blast!
Your time was amazing!! I didn't come close to that time without stopping for character meets (although I did have to change to a walk/run strategy when my calves seized up around mile 4.5). And I love that you look so happy in all the photos -I mean, that's the point, isn't it??
Thanks so much for such an in-depth report, it brought back all the memories and was like reliving the race
Can't wait to hear your report on the half - thinking of doing that next year
Welcome!
I loved the 10k so much. I loved the half too but 10k is my distance and I was really able to get out there and run hard and still have a ton of fun. Congrats on finishing the 10k!
Thank you very much I was really happy with that time with all the stops I made. That a bummer your calves weren't behaving : ( Haha so happy, much different than my typical race photo where I look like death.
I'm so glad you liked it, I wanted to share it all without being boring!
You should do it, just think of the half as being twice as fun
Ahhhh! I just found you! I ran the PHM for my first half marathon this February! I'm already planning for the GSC in 2015. Can't wait to read all about it, I have a TR going as well! Off to read!
Welcome!
Do it do it, the GSC was so much fun. Tiring but fun. I'm planning on doing GSC again in 2015 and my Mom's going to try the 10K!
CONGRATS!
