Disney Yooper
Formerly UP Disney
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2009
First, I'll do the introductions. My name is Vicki and I'm a Yooper. Many of you are probably wondering what is a Yooper? If you know your U.S. geograpy, you know that there is an Upper and Lower Peninsula of Michigan which is joined by the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge. The two land masses do not touch each other in any way. Those who live above the Mackinac Bridge in the Upper Peninsula are known as Yoopers. Those that live below the bridge in the Lower Peninsula are known as Trolls. I was born a Troll but gave my heart to the U.P. when we moved there when I was 13. To add to the fun, I took a promotion two years ago which has me living below the bridge during the week (7 hours from home). However, my husband (the love of my life) lives in our permanent home in the U.P. so I still declare myself a Yooper.
I am a workaholic and overachiever. I don't do things half way. This tends to also cause procrastination on my part because once I commit, I tend to go overboard. Therefore, it sometimes takes me a while to commit. I think that I'm finally committed to finding balance in my life. I put too many hours in at work and don't spend any time exercising or taking care of myself. That ends now!
Two years ago, I decided I wanted to run a full marathon before my 50th birthday. The first step was to get off the couch and start running. With the help of the C25K program, I did just that. I then signed up for the Inaugural Disney Princess Half Marathon in 2009. With the help of the book Marathoning for Mortals, I trained for 3 months on a treadmill (a necessity if you know anything about Michigan winters). My goal was to finish the race without being swept. I successfully completed the race averaging about 14.5 minute miles. Things changed in my work life which made it more difficult to find time to run. My plans for running a full by my 50th were put aside.
That brings us to the current time. My DH & I planned a quick trip to Disney for the F&WF the 1st week-end of October. After scheduling it, we found out that there was going to be a 5K and Half Marathon so we signed up for the 5K. It was exhilirating to be running through the Magic Kingdom. We ended up talking to many of the people who ran the half marathon on Sunday, and I became inspired with my original goal. However, my 50th is just over a year away. I really want to run my first full at Disney. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I could run my first full just after I turn 50. In this way, I can prove to myself that 50 is just a number.
This quest is not going to be an easy one for me. I tend to work 60-70 hours a week and I live 7 hours from home so have 14 hour drives every other week-end to visit my DH. I have no exercise equipment in my apartment and don't want to spend the money to join the YMCA. We are looking for a treadmill for the apartment and we have one at home. In the mean time, I need to get myself outside before the snow flies to get started on my training.
Please join me in my quest to find the balance I need in my life.
I am a workaholic and overachiever. I don't do things half way. This tends to also cause procrastination on my part because once I commit, I tend to go overboard. Therefore, it sometimes takes me a while to commit. I think that I'm finally committed to finding balance in my life. I put too many hours in at work and don't spend any time exercising or taking care of myself. That ends now!
Two years ago, I decided I wanted to run a full marathon before my 50th birthday. The first step was to get off the couch and start running. With the help of the C25K program, I did just that. I then signed up for the Inaugural Disney Princess Half Marathon in 2009. With the help of the book Marathoning for Mortals, I trained for 3 months on a treadmill (a necessity if you know anything about Michigan winters). My goal was to finish the race without being swept. I successfully completed the race averaging about 14.5 minute miles. Things changed in my work life which made it more difficult to find time to run. My plans for running a full by my 50th were put aside.
That brings us to the current time. My DH & I planned a quick trip to Disney for the F&WF the 1st week-end of October. After scheduling it, we found out that there was going to be a 5K and Half Marathon so we signed up for the 5K. It was exhilirating to be running through the Magic Kingdom. We ended up talking to many of the people who ran the half marathon on Sunday, and I became inspired with my original goal. However, my 50th is just over a year away. I really want to run my first full at Disney. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I could run my first full just after I turn 50. In this way, I can prove to myself that 50 is just a number.
This quest is not going to be an easy one for me. I tend to work 60-70 hours a week and I live 7 hours from home so have 14 hour drives every other week-end to visit my DH. I have no exercise equipment in my apartment and don't want to spend the money to join the YMCA. We are looking for a treadmill for the apartment and we have one at home. In the mean time, I need to get myself outside before the snow flies to get started on my training.
Please join me in my quest to find the balance I need in my life.
