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Can't wait to See Mickey!
- Joined
- Oct 6, 2014
Hello all you lovely DISers!!
I am a long-time Disney fan and Disboard contributor. And a long-time fan of not running..... But I have a friend who just ran the Light Side Half Marathon at Disneyland in January and has talked me into run/walking it with her next year. So I am looking for any and all info, Pinteresting like crazy, and trying to motivate myself to do this, even if the odds are 3720 to 1!
A little about me: I am 36, single, no kids, Disney/Marvel/Star Wars FANATIC! Let's face it, I'm a huge nerd. I'm that adult at Disney that gets more excited than the kids that I get to meet Mickey! It's bad, folks! I grew up in Texas, but have lived in Southeast Alaska for the last 5 years. That is one of the reasons I am trying to get motivated to start training now. It's cold and icy out and let's face it, trying to do a walk/run on the treadmill is annoying. I was a softball player in high school, but never really a runner and I am out of shape now. So I'm glad I have a lot of time to do this.
My training plan: Since I have 10 months, I'm going to start with Couch to 5K. Our local running group does several 5Ks each year so I want to do the Virtual Running Shorts program to work my way up. In August they do a 10K and 1/2 and I want to at least do the 10K. My goal for the Light Side 1/2 is to finish right around 3 hours (14 minute mile) which I think is totally do-able. I'm using the Jeff Galloway training plans and yes, I am still bitter that his app is not available for Android!!
Additional Motivation: I think I am going to do a Charity run. I am nervous, though, that they don't release the charities until 2 weeks after registration opens. Hopefully there is not a issue with a sold out race and getting in with a charity....? But I think that doing it for a charity will provide extra motivation for me to get off my butt! I am thinking St Jude and I want to make a T-shirt with Han Solo's "Never Tell Me the Odds" quote. So any tips on running for charity is good, also!
So, in conclusion... Any thoughts, comments, suggestions, ideas, jokes, are always appreciated. And may the Force be with you always!
(And here's a picture from when we got to meet Chewie last year. I'm on the far left!)
I am a long-time Disney fan and Disboard contributor. And a long-time fan of not running..... But I have a friend who just ran the Light Side Half Marathon at Disneyland in January and has talked me into run/walking it with her next year. So I am looking for any and all info, Pinteresting like crazy, and trying to motivate myself to do this, even if the odds are 3720 to 1!
A little about me: I am 36, single, no kids, Disney/Marvel/Star Wars FANATIC! Let's face it, I'm a huge nerd. I'm that adult at Disney that gets more excited than the kids that I get to meet Mickey! It's bad, folks! I grew up in Texas, but have lived in Southeast Alaska for the last 5 years. That is one of the reasons I am trying to get motivated to start training now. It's cold and icy out and let's face it, trying to do a walk/run on the treadmill is annoying. I was a softball player in high school, but never really a runner and I am out of shape now. So I'm glad I have a lot of time to do this.
My training plan: Since I have 10 months, I'm going to start with Couch to 5K. Our local running group does several 5Ks each year so I want to do the Virtual Running Shorts program to work my way up. In August they do a 10K and 1/2 and I want to at least do the 10K. My goal for the Light Side 1/2 is to finish right around 3 hours (14 minute mile) which I think is totally do-able. I'm using the Jeff Galloway training plans and yes, I am still bitter that his app is not available for Android!!
Additional Motivation: I think I am going to do a Charity run. I am nervous, though, that they don't release the charities until 2 weeks after registration opens. Hopefully there is not a issue with a sold out race and getting in with a charity....? But I think that doing it for a charity will provide extra motivation for me to get off my butt! I am thinking St Jude and I want to make a T-shirt with Han Solo's "Never Tell Me the Odds" quote. So any tips on running for charity is good, also!
So, in conclusion... Any thoughts, comments, suggestions, ideas, jokes, are always appreciated. And may the Force be with you always!
(And here's a picture from when we got to meet Chewie last year. I'm on the far left!)