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2014 runDisney Walt Disney World Kid Races

Posted on January 31, 2014 2 Comments

I love the runDisney Kids Races. I think if you are taking your family to a runDisney event and your kids like to run, then you really must experience the Kids Races. They have events from the Diaper Dash, 100, 200, and 400 meters and then even a 1-miler for the older kids. The kids […]

2014 Walt Disney World Family Fun Run 5K

Posted on January 29, 2014 4 Comments

I was beyond excited to run the 2014 Walt Disney World Family Fun Run 5K because I was not only running this event with my family, but our close family friends! We were running in costume and chose Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs because this was the Inaugural Dopey Challenge and we had 8 […]

2014 Walt Disney World Marathon Expo

Posted on January 28, 2014 8 Comments

The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend is one of my favorite running weekends of the year. It was my first marathon and obviously my favorite since I this would be my 6th WDW Marathon (and 5th Goofy). The new challenge this year was the Inaugural Dopey Challenge! The Dopey consists of running 5K on Thursday, […]

Breast Cancer at 41 – The Side Effects

Posted on January 24, 2014 20 Comments

I wanted to wait until I completed my 6 chemotherapy treatments of Taxotere and Carboplatin (I still have 12 additional treatments of Herceptin to complete) before writing about the drug’s side effects. Here’s the list of the side effects that I experienced: Nausea Exhaustion Insomnia Both constipation and diarrhea Hair loss (and that’s ALL your […]

I’m Hosting a #DisneySide @Home Celebration!

Posted on January 23, 2014 3 Comments

Just got home for a whirlwind trip to runDisney’s Walt Disney World Marathon and Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekends to a big box of fun! My Disney Side @Home Celebration Kit has arrived! My hostess kit explains that it contains all of the tools to inspire my magical celebration! There’s nothing I like more than […]

INAUGURAL TINKER BELL 10K

Posted on January 9, 2014 5 Comments

This year will be my first runDisney Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend! I have had the privilege to run the races at the Disneyland Half Marathon before and am excited to see the similarities and differences in the Health and Wellness Expo, course and vibe. I’ll be running back to back weekends, having just completed […]

Final Tips for Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend

Posted on January 7, 2014 4 Comments

It’s the second week of January and that means I’m off to Walt Disney World for my annual running of the Walt Disney World Marathon. This year will be my 6th year running the marathon, my 5th year running the Goofy Challenge and my 1st year running the Dopey Challenge. This year is very special […]

Congratulations! You Are Running the 2014 Walt Disney World Marathon!

Posted on January 2, 2014 11 Comments

Congratulations! You are about to run 26.2 magical miles through ALL 4 of the Walt Disney World Theme Parks! I firmly believe that there is nothing quite like the Walt Disney World Marathon. Maybe it’s the fireworks at every corral start or the abundance of character stops. Or maybe it’s running through Cinderella Castle or […]

2014 Life and Running Goals

Posted on January 1, 2014 7 Comments

I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, but I do make goals for myself. I tend to get a little carried away so this year I purposely left Ironman off my list. Here are my 2014 goals: Finish chemotherapy (January – February) Recover from major surgery (February – April) Boston Qualify (April – November) Finish Herceptin […]