FawnJD
DATW Enthusiast
- Joined
- Nov 15, 2019
Hello!
I am a mother of two, the wife of a sports junkie, an attorney, a Disney College Program alum, a Floridian, and--as of this past Sunday--a three-time marathoner.
My first two marathons (both Disney) were completed nearly a decade ago, so I'm not entirely certain how relevant they are. As far as my recent running history, I started in February of 2019, barely able to complete a mile. I ran the Venice, FL half-marathon (which I really enjoyed and HIGHLY recommend!) in September 2019 for Proof of Time for the 2020 WDW Marathon, and finished with a time of 2:16. The race was brutally hot and humid, and my best guess is that, under better conditions, I could have run a 2:09. So, that's what I took as my baseline.
Following the half-marathon, I embarked on a 16-week marathon training plan. I missed one long run due to travel around Thanksgiving, but completed nearly every run.
I feel I ran a successful 2020 WDW Marathon [which I will detail in a following post] under less than ideal conditions.
On February 8, 2020, I will run my first non-Disney marathon: The Hilton Head Island Marathon. I'm....honestly very nervous. I feel like Disney races have offered me a certain "safety net"--if I felt I had to stop, I could always justify doing so for a character picture or other fun distraction. On the HHI course, it's just running. And there are hills.
My goal is to set a PR and create a new baseline for my training in 2020. My ultimate goal is to run a marathon in under 4 hours, but I have no idea how far in the future that is.
It's my goal to document my training journey here, and hopefully to gain some good insight and advice from those of you who have travelled this road before--or just to talk to people who don't think I'm crazy for motivating myself by saying things like, "This is only as long as the run from Epcot to the TTC!"
Here's a quick run-down on my relevant Disney favorites, to give you a baseline appreciation of who I am:
Favorite Park: Animal Kingdom
Favorite Attraction: Splash Mountain
Favorite Movie: Alice in Wonderland
Favorite Soundtrack: Princess and the Frog
Favorite Character: Chirrut Imwe (If we're counting Star Wars), Elsa
Favorite Song: Ma Belle Evangeline (This was our wedding song. )
Favorite Deluxe Resort: Grand Floridian
Favorite Moderate Resort: Port Orleans Riverside
Favorite Value Resort: Pop Century
Favorite Restaurant: Spice Road Table
Favorite Lounge: Tie between Nomad Lounge and Enchanted Rose
Favorite Bar: Dawa Bar
Favorite Snack: Popcorn
Favorite Drink: Lapu Lapu
Cheers!
I am a mother of two, the wife of a sports junkie, an attorney, a Disney College Program alum, a Floridian, and--as of this past Sunday--a three-time marathoner.
My first two marathons (both Disney) were completed nearly a decade ago, so I'm not entirely certain how relevant they are. As far as my recent running history, I started in February of 2019, barely able to complete a mile. I ran the Venice, FL half-marathon (which I really enjoyed and HIGHLY recommend!) in September 2019 for Proof of Time for the 2020 WDW Marathon, and finished with a time of 2:16. The race was brutally hot and humid, and my best guess is that, under better conditions, I could have run a 2:09. So, that's what I took as my baseline.
Following the half-marathon, I embarked on a 16-week marathon training plan. I missed one long run due to travel around Thanksgiving, but completed nearly every run.
I feel I ran a successful 2020 WDW Marathon [which I will detail in a following post] under less than ideal conditions.
On February 8, 2020, I will run my first non-Disney marathon: The Hilton Head Island Marathon. I'm....honestly very nervous. I feel like Disney races have offered me a certain "safety net"--if I felt I had to stop, I could always justify doing so for a character picture or other fun distraction. On the HHI course, it's just running. And there are hills.
My goal is to set a PR and create a new baseline for my training in 2020. My ultimate goal is to run a marathon in under 4 hours, but I have no idea how far in the future that is.
It's my goal to document my training journey here, and hopefully to gain some good insight and advice from those of you who have travelled this road before--or just to talk to people who don't think I'm crazy for motivating myself by saying things like, "This is only as long as the run from Epcot to the TTC!"
Here's a quick run-down on my relevant Disney favorites, to give you a baseline appreciation of who I am:
Favorite Park: Animal Kingdom
Favorite Attraction: Splash Mountain
Favorite Movie: Alice in Wonderland
Favorite Soundtrack: Princess and the Frog
Favorite Character: Chirrut Imwe (If we're counting Star Wars), Elsa
Favorite Song: Ma Belle Evangeline (This was our wedding song. )
Favorite Deluxe Resort: Grand Floridian
Favorite Moderate Resort: Port Orleans Riverside
Favorite Value Resort: Pop Century
Favorite Restaurant: Spice Road Table
Favorite Lounge: Tie between Nomad Lounge and Enchanted Rose
Favorite Bar: Dawa Bar
Favorite Snack: Popcorn
Favorite Drink: Lapu Lapu
Cheers!