running has made a huge impact in my life this past year and i truly owe it all to my best friend. while i used to run before, it was her drive and dedication to this skill that allowed me to then take on the challenge. the challenge of running my first half marathon to running …
charity miles – team golfnow
it's always amazing to find a greater purpose in something that you are already doing in your daily life. and that is exactly what happened when i recently found out about charity miles through my work organization, golfnow. being that i am now running a lot more than i used to with training, i was extremely …
run on the boardwalk
well, the training continues for disney's wine & dine half marathon. and today, keith and i decided to run around one of our favorite disney resorts, disney's boardwalk inn and villas. there are actually a few new balance running trail routes around this resort area. our route this morning? a nice run to hollywood studios …
wdw half marathon
well i officially have the runner's bug. two days after running the star wars half marathon - the dark side, i signed up for my third half marathon - the walt disney world® half marathon presented by cigna in january. i really had no intention of signing up during the early registration for passholders, but carpe diem …
dark side challenge
can i just start with, wow i ran 19.3 miles over the weekend. that's a sentence i never thought i'd say. i may be moving extremely slowly due to the soreness, but i completed the dark side challenge. from the expo to the two races, the whole weekend was truly amazing. it doesn't hurt that …
13.1 emotions of the #starwarshalf
wow, that weekend was a blur. i can't believe my first half marathon has come and gone. now everyone told me that throughout the race i would feel a roller coaster of emotions. they weren't kidding. so in honor of running my first 13.1 miles, below are my 13.1 emotions from the star wars half marathon - the …
#starwars10k update
well, one race down and one to go. i can't believe i'm already half way (well i guess technically a third of the way) through the dark side challenge. and after today's race, it makes me so excited for my first half marathon tomorrow. now the strategy for the race this morning was to go nice …
health & fitness expo
one of the best parts about a race weekend is the expo. and runDisney's health & fitness expo didn't disappoint. then again, i probably bought out most of the stuff there...just kidding. however i did spend my fair share at the expo today. from official race merchandise to running accessories, you can virtually find anything …
12+ races in 12 months
well, we are half way into april and i came to this awesome realization that i've run a race every month so far this year (sometimes two in one). it's truly amazing to look back and see the progress that i've made over the course of just a few months. starting with averaging over 11 minutes, …
follow your dark side
i don't know about all of you fellow runners out there, but i always get extremely excited to see all of the merchandise that will be featured at the race expo. and finally, we get a first look at the merchandise for the star wars half marathon - the dark side. disney parks blog author, steven miller, …