Category: runDisney
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Race recap: WDW Dopey Challenge 2026
It’s been hard to put into words the experience of Dopey 2026. My last year has been one of the roughest for me personally and professionally. I underestimated the complexities and manifestations of stress due to my mom’s suicide. A friend’s unexplained sudden death compounded these complexities in the month leading up to the race. …
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Race recap: Disneyland Halloween Half 2025
The first race of the season came and went. I have quickly lost track of my weekly training reflections here on my blog. The little attention I have is split across so many different facets of my life – family, friends, work, grief, training, repeat. A few days before the race, we decided to renew…
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Race Recap: Dopey Challenge 2024
Dopey dopey dopey…each time I say “no more!” and inevitably I’m always planning the next one. Post-race amnesia is so real. I’m already looking at ways to improve for 2025 and beyond. We registered for Dopey in April, and spent lots of time tinkering with our training schedule. I love using the Galloway training plan,…
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I registered for the Disney World Dopey Challenge in 2024!
Going through IVF has been one giant emotional rollercoaster. My 39th birthday came and went. The day was mostly a blur of tears and depression. I cleared my calendar and even got in a tear-filled 3.9 mile run in on the treadmill. In one sense, I’ve come a long way — I have a great…
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Race Recap: Disneyland Paris Half Marathon 2017
Every mile is magic, especially when you run them inside of a Disney park! This run took me all the way to Disneyland Paris. The week leading up to the race I’ve began noticing some changes – a lot of mood swings, overall anxiety, particularly high irritability about everything. I don’t think it had anything…
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Race Recap: Disney World Dopey Challenge 2017
Ahhhh — For once, I’ve finally arrived at my A-race intact! Not only that, I’ve also followed my entire training plan. This entire training season has been quite the ride, and it would turn out that race weekend would still have a few tricks up its sleeve…Only in Florida. Packing and preparation Preparation for a…
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Race Recap: 2016 Star Wars Kessel Run Challenge
On the heels of a really great product launch I decided to treat myself to the Star Wars Light Side half marathon race entry, only to then be persuaded by the Mr. to sign up for the Dark Side half marathon race a few months later. This was my first Disney coast-to-coast challenge, which was…
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The Disneyland Half Marathon 2011
Hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend. I spent my three-day holiday at the happiest place on Earth…Disneyland! As much as I loathe big crowds of people and long lines, for some reason this weekend I shoved all of those peeves aside and had a great time. This was my first half marathon.…
Amara in Training 