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Well, here it goes... Admitting a big goal... I will be doing the Dopey Challenge 2027! What in the heck is the Dopey Challenge? Great question- The "Dopey Challenge" is a 4 day running event in Walt Disney World that consists of running a 5k on the first day, a 10k on the second day, a Half Marathon on the third day, and a Full Marathon on the fourth day. The total mileage is 48.6 miles. Yes, 48.6 miles through theme parks before the sun comes up, in January... How did this

In 2020, Bestie and I signed up for the RunDisney Wine and Dine event. Now, if you're not aware, there was a global pandemic that deterred everyone's plans for that year. So, we decided to wait... Then, I did a RunDisney event in 2022 ( you can read all about that here - this event was a 10K) And I fell in love with the events there and definitely wanted a redo for the Wine & Dine with Bestie. We signed up for the 2024 event. ALL OF THEM. Day One: 5K (3.1 miles) For the

Since 2020 I've dabbled in some running- trained for a few races, and had bouts of consistency. BUT I have a BIG GOAL for January of 2027 that I'd like to attempt and it will require consistency, discipline, and all of the things I've been lacking the last few years. I won't name the goal yet . I want to see if I can get it to be an official registration/booking before stating it. Until then, it will be referred to here as " BIG GOAL " Ominous, I know. But who doesn't

Day 1: Two ten minute intervals done! Slowly, and steadily getting better. I have noticed my foot is doing the weird falling asleep while...

Week 5: Day 1: I did this run in the late morning and it was toasty out BUT I could feel a noticeable difference with the three running...

I went on vacation after week 3 of training, and traveling abroad with a +9hour time difference threw me for a loop when I got back so...

Whew! I’ve taken the last few months to grieve, away from screens (as much as possible) and do some work on my health. (which is still a...

January 2022 I ran the Walt Disney World 10K race event as part of their "Marathon Weekend" Backstory... I had heard about this weekend...

I completed my first running 10K this January after months of training using the "Couch to 10k" app, and I learned a lot -Not only about...

Into week 10! "Week 10" is used loosely here, as I took 2 weeks off in between. Not the best idea, but also I'm not totally mad at myself...

Into week 9! I am still in awe that I've made it pretty consistently through 8 weeks (2 months!) So I'm very excited to be entering the...

Weeks are blending a bit, so I'm doing a combo week update here. There were a couple "optimized" runs that got added into the app...

Into week 6! So this is the week where things start to get a little off, and it went a little over an actual week... First, there's an...

Into week 5! I'm now at the start of month two, and very happy about that. I can't believe how much of a difference once month made, I'm...

Into week 4! I was definitely starting to feel a slump this week, and I'm not quite sure why. Maybe the shiny new-ness is wearing off....

Into week 3! I was definitely starting to feel a slump this week, and I'm not quite sure why. Maybe the shiny new-ness is wearing off....

Into week 2! There are about 16 weeks of training according to the app- still leaving a ways to go, but the first week is always the...

I had big running goals for 2020, but events being cancelled along with deciding to move derailed those goals a bit. Not to be forgotten,...

If you've read my previous posts about starting to run, and wanting to run a half marathon this year, I've got some updates... This year...

Not every week is going to be a productive one in all areas of life. I just happened to have 2 back to back that were unproductive...