September | 2013 | Maker Mother Marathon Runner

2013 Disneyland Half Marathon and Inaugural Dumbo Double Dare Challenge – Part II

Posted on September 25, 2013 7 Comments

The 2013 Disneyland Half Marathon and second part of the Inaugural Dumbo Double Dare Challenge was going to be a difficult run for me. I was scared, not because I didn’t think I would finish, but because I was afraid my body would give out. I was not trained sufficiently. I had just come off […]

2013 Disneyland runDisney Kids Races – 400 Meters

Posted on September 19, 2013 3 Comments

The 2013 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend was our family’s first time participating in the Kids Races and overall it was an awesome experience – one I hope to repeat when we travel to 2014 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend! My son ran the 400 meter dash. This event is open to 7 & 8 year […]

2013 Disneyland Inaugural 10K and Dumbo Double Dare Challenge:

Posted on September 14, 2013 7 Comments

When registering for the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend, eight months prior back in January, I thought the Dumbo Double Dare Challenge would be easy peasy compared to the Goofy Challenge. I had run the Goofy Challenge since 2010 and in 2011, I had added the 5K the day prior to the Half Marathon. Since the […]

#runDisney 2013 Disneyland Family Fun Run 5K

Posted on September 11, 2013 8 Comments

There is “nothing fun about 4 o’clock in the morning.” That is my big takeaway from the runDisney 2013 Disneyland Family Fun Run 5K! Nothing – especially when your family doesn’t see the fun and excitement of running around theme parks before sunrise and would much rather shoo you out of the hotel room and […]

Breast Cancer at 41 – The Surgery

Posted on September 6, 2013 8 Comments

Please note that this post is 1 of 2 – “The Surgery” to be followed shortly by “The Recovery.” Photos shown may be graphic in nature and are used only promote awareness of breast cancer and breast cancer surgery. After being told you have a cancerous tumor in your body your first instinct is to […]