lhermiston
Beer-powered running machine
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2013
INTRODUCTION/PROLOGUE
Hey everyone and thanks for clicking on my trip report. This is my first time writing a trip report, but I'll try to make it good.
I'm a 30-something father of three born and bred in Iowa. I went to Disney World for the first time when I was about five and again when I was a pre-teen. It'd be nearly 20 years before I'd go again.
About five years ago, I convinced my wife to take our then two daughters to Disney World. She insisted beforehand that it would likely be our only trip to Disney World. By the end of the first day, she said she could see us coming back; by the end of the trip, she wanted to know when our next trip would be.
The answer was two years later. This time, she was five months pregnant with our third daughter. We ate at Ohana for the first time and were hooked.
Completely unrelated to our Disney travels, I started running again a few years ago; inconsistently at first, but then with some regularity. I did a few 5Ks and in 2015 did my 10K and my first half. After my first half, I began to seriously consider running my first marathon.
It didn't take much to convince my wife that I should sign up for the 2017 Walt Disney World Marathon. The original plan was for me to go on my own, but my wife later decided to join in on the festivities along with our 2-year-old daughter, Maya. The plan was for a four day trip, Jan. 6-10.
I had a few goals for the trip:
- Successfully introduce my daughter to Walt Disney World with minimal meltdowns.
- Get some photos of Wishes from a couple new locations (I'm an amateur photographer).
- Finally see IllumiNations (we were too tired our last two trips).
- Stuff my face at Ohana.
- Oh, and run 26.2 miles through the parks and Disney property.
Would I complete any of these goals or would our trip to sunny Florida - which ended up feeling a bit like an Iowa winter from time to time - derail me? Stick around and find out!
Hey everyone and thanks for clicking on my trip report. This is my first time writing a trip report, but I'll try to make it good.
I'm a 30-something father of three born and bred in Iowa. I went to Disney World for the first time when I was about five and again when I was a pre-teen. It'd be nearly 20 years before I'd go again.
About five years ago, I convinced my wife to take our then two daughters to Disney World. She insisted beforehand that it would likely be our only trip to Disney World. By the end of the first day, she said she could see us coming back; by the end of the trip, she wanted to know when our next trip would be.
The answer was two years later. This time, she was five months pregnant with our third daughter. We ate at Ohana for the first time and were hooked.
Completely unrelated to our Disney travels, I started running again a few years ago; inconsistently at first, but then with some regularity. I did a few 5Ks and in 2015 did my 10K and my first half. After my first half, I began to seriously consider running my first marathon.
It didn't take much to convince my wife that I should sign up for the 2017 Walt Disney World Marathon. The original plan was for me to go on my own, but my wife later decided to join in on the festivities along with our 2-year-old daughter, Maya. The plan was for a four day trip, Jan. 6-10.
I had a few goals for the trip:
- Successfully introduce my daughter to Walt Disney World with minimal meltdowns.
- Get some photos of Wishes from a couple new locations (I'm an amateur photographer).
- Finally see IllumiNations (we were too tired our last two trips).
- Stuff my face at Ohana.
- Oh, and run 26.2 miles through the parks and Disney property.