I'm so glad the 10K was better! Yas, steak and eggs....breakfast food always for this gal! Dis meet how fun! Pictures are great. I love your InB style and those shades (which I always mean to compliment). Nothing better than good sleep! Looking forward to reading about the half! Woo hoo!
Breakfast food YES!! If I could, I would only eat breakfast food.
Especially if you've just run 10K
And especially if you have steak!!
Good to know!!
I did enjoy the fries more than the steak, if I'm being honest.
NIce! That is a really clever "policy", but I don't understand why they did it with one drink but not the other
I'm not totally sure either. With the first drink, I ordered it in the bar and took it out. With the second one, I ordered it while we were outside at our table - they brought it to me in that mug and then a minute or so later brought me the souvenir mug in its own box.
OMG! This is exactly what I did all through W&D race weekend.
Isn't it the BEST?? It's just so relaxing!!
I also really like the unique shape/design of the 10K medal...but hte 5K is hands down still my favourite...odd, best medal-worse race!!
I actually think the PDC medal is my favorite...which is saying something since I'm not a Tink fan!
Fries for breakfast is totally acceptable. Especially if they're garlic parmesean fries.
I am enjoying that all of you are telling me that fries for breakfast is a-ok.
Yay DIS-meet! Sounds like you had a really good crowd - I'm glad it was fun!
It was! Conversation was super easy...loved it!!
Lots of awesome medal pictures! It's always fun to get medal pictures with the classic characters.
Yes it is!! One of my favorite things about doing race weekends.
Almost time for the half ... yay! (Although I'm a little nervous about what your rude awakening was...)
It was...Ellie Goulding!
Catching up.
First the 10k: so happy this race was more of what everyone expected! Others have already said it, but you really looked like you were flying out there! As hook would say "Nice Form Jack!"
RUN HOME JACK! RUN HOME JACK!
The 10K was awesome, I would 100% do that race again!
That medal is so cool! I also bought that MU hat you are wearing for hubby cause I saw it everywhere around the parks.
I love that hat, it's so fun!
Second: I see myself in the meet up pic!!! Well, my shirt at least. Proof I was there!
roxymama was there everyone!! Yay!
Third: omg I'm so excited to read your half recap because I can compare our experiences. My goal is to do mine tonight while I watch the bachelorette premier...if my brain cells don't all die.
Yeah, you can see what it was like for someone 30-40 minutes slower than you were!!
Ps: omg Oreo shake...gimme that!
OMG right?? Soooo good!!
What great pictures!! Enjoying your report!
Thanks Chris!!
So glad the 10K was much better. runDisney learned their lesson from taking things away for now. Also awesome that you got to meet up with Gisele and Chris.
It was!! I'm starting to think runDisney 10Ks are the best races, between the courses and # of characters. I could see myself being a runDisney 10K specialist in the future.
The rest of your day sounds great with the Dis meet and pictures in the parks.
It was a pretty solid day!!
Glad your Dismeet went well! I just love Trader Sam's! Glad you had two fun drinks and what great souvenirs those are!
GAH me too. I want to collect all of the mugs now!
Fries are totally breakfast
Yesssssss
I find it funny that you think 8:45PM is early for bed on race weekends! My husband and I try to be in bed before 8PM, sometimes even 7! But having read your reports, you did go to bed a lot earlier than you usually do!
YEP, exactly - for me, it IS early. I have been dumb about race weekend bedtimes in the past - that s*** won't fly anymore. I'm getting too old for that!
Frmo Zootopia! She's a bad@$$!
I need to get an MU cap... I've picked it up so many times and not bought it but I still think about it which means I need to get it right??!
FIRST OF ALL...you are still in London, yes? I know Manchester is far away but I hope you are okay!! Stay safe!
You do!! I really liked it because (TMI?) my scalp gets sunburned sometimes unless I am smart and remember to put sunscreen on my head (seriously...so weird). So I liked having the hat because I felt like it was still cute and I didn't have to mess with sunscreen.
Mickey looks so dapper! I love it!
Isn't he so cute?? I love his suspenders!
I will be SO ANNOYED if they change the theme of the Tower of Terror in WDW or DLP... This is NOT a good change...
I agree!!
Sounds like you had a nice evening in the parks... how do you find exploring by yourself? I was surprised at how much I like it in Paris, I felt so relaxed and I wasn't fussed about getting on rides and stuff just enjoyed the atmosphere.
I did! I was actually really nervous for it...the first day of the trip I woke up at home and wondered if I even wanted to go because I'd be by myself the entire time, but I actually really enjoyed it. I just soaked it all in, did what I wanted to do on my schedule...it was quite nice.
OMG I NEED THIS IS MY LIFE!!!! HOW?? WHEN??? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
The D23 expo! I found a shopper on Facebook that is getting that for me and the Epcot coin purse (items #22 and #27)!!
http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/05/photo...-celebrating-epcot-center-star-tours-pirates/
The 5K sounds so poor! The coral situation is so badly organised and it's horrible having to deal with running traffic right from the start, imagine the backlog that caused further done the line!
ARG, it was. I was thinking about it this morning, and unless I decide to do Dopey again (unlikely), I think I am done with runDisney 5Ks. The character lines are always SO long or, in this case, there are no characters! Notable exception will be if I ever get out to Paris, since you met like 2458734985798 characters during the Paris 5K.
What where they thinking with so few stops! We had the same issue in Paris with the 'selfie only' for some photos, it doesn't even make the line go any quicker!!! But at least in Paris there were so many character stops so I didn't stay mad for long.
Seriously - runDisney: PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO TAKE SELFIES!!
I am totally with you on not knowing how to pose for pictures, it's a bit easier when there is more than one of you we would try and pose the same for some photos which made it a bit less awkward...
Good call!!
Worth the wait! It's so lovely
Isn't it?? I love it!
They handled your complaint so badly and I think it's so odd that they thought removing characters wouldn't cause a massive backlash??
Yeah, I don't get it either. It's right on their website - Disney Characters on the course! What did they expect we'd think??
You got some great character pictures around the parks though!
Yes,
Disneyland always has great characters hanging around!
Your 10k looks like a lot more fun! Those on course photos are great!
AND CHARACTERS!!!! lol
Donald looks adorable! Chip and Dale too!
Aw you look so happy in all the photos
I WAS!! I was so happy that they had classic characters themed to the race, it was great!
THOSE SOCKS!!
Right? NEED.
The meet up sounds great, I always feel nervous with these sorts of things that nobody will come!
I was too!!
Even more character pics too... guessing the wait was short??
Yep, or I knew where they were coming out so I'd line up a few minutes early.
Also as I'm writing this I can see your lovely face down the bottom with the adverts! So funny!
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HAHAHA oh no yikes!!
Finally getting a chance to get caught up!
I was really interested to read your take on the whole 5K debacle. I was following the whole thing on facebook and just couldn't believe it. I have since read quite a bit about what happened, and the reasons they happened, and I'm still just shaking my head at how a company like Disney can mess something up so badly.
It sounds like it was the end result of many things, including changing from volunteers (who get some nice swag for helping) to using outside companies to pay people to work the race. And of course their lack of character meets was just the nail in the 5K coffin. That whole thing really made me worry that some major changes were happening with rD and not in a good way.
YES. I so agree - after the 5K I wondered if this was just how things were going to be from now on, and I was texting my husband saying I was totally done with runDisney after that race. I was so disappointed!
I am SO relieved that they got their *stuff* together in time for the 10K! And kudos to you for registering your complaints with a rD person - it is too easy to just go on social media and rant.
Yeah, I felt like it would be silly of me to just complain here and not actually complain to someone would could pass it along, ya know?
The 10K looked like fun! That is always the best course of the weekend in any race, and thank goodness for characters. I love your reaction to seeing Donald!
And I meant ever word!
The Dis meet sounds fun! I would be pretty anxious meeting new people but it looks like it was a good time! I love the classic characters in their Hollywood outfits - you look stunning in the lotus top with those mermaid capris! Great pics.
Thanks!!
Can't believe we are already to half marathon day! Wondering what woke you up in the middle of the night??
It was...runDisney (with an assist from Ellie Goulding!).
This is my life motto. Applies in every situation.
It really does.
I love the minnie socks! And this made me laugh... sorry about your boring socks!
They're on my to-buy list for next trip!
That skull would give me nightmares. Ahh! The mai tai IS cute!
Yeah, he's just staring down at us from the shelf in our kitchen like a total creep...
Drooling.... (also, you must not have a sensitive running stomach like I do. I can't eat ice cream the day before running. boo.)
Haha...that probably wasn't the wisest thing to eat?
Somehow I was okay after having that milkshake!
I love this outfit! And flapper Minnie is my FAVORITE EVER!
MINE TOO! OMG I just love her.