BubbaTubbs: Disney Half Marathon

Monday, September 2, 2013

Disney Half Marathon

They say "third time is the charm."
Not so this time around.
This race marked my third half marathon, but it was my first Disneyland half marathon on Labor Day weekend. It seemed like such a fantastic idea when I signed up in January. Mark my words....I won't be doing a race in the summer....everrrrrrrr. That being said, it's over and it's another race I can check off my list. It was just extremely hard to train in the heat for this race, so i wasn't as prepared as I imagined in my head I would be. The humidity, even at 8am, really did get to me. I supposed it's because I didn't train enough in the heat. Throughout the race, I was pouring water down my back at every water stop. By the time the race was over, my short and pants were soaked. In the end, I added three minutes to my PR time. Oh well.

Bob and Nancy came down on Saturday morning to watch the kids for us and Luke and I headed to Anaheim. When we out of the car to pick up the registration at the Disneyland Hotel, I had some serious doubts. It was so humid down there! Perfect. :(
After we picked up the registration, we met up with Cassie and Jenny. Then we went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner. It's a tradition I supposed...but we just love CF.

Chicken stuffed tortilla with a side of noodles.

After dinner we ended up going over to the outlets at Orange and walked off dinner. I am always glad we eat an early dinner so we can get back to the hotel and not feel stuffed. I ended up passing out before 9pm. It's a shame too, because they upgraded up to Executive Suite at the Hyatt. The kids would've loved the room. It had two flat screen TV's and a living room with a large sofa.

Waiting for the elevator at 5am. Don't I look marvelous?!

Cass and I before the race.

Jenny and I before the race. We are so excited to run early on a Sunday :)

Running around the outfield at Angels Stadium. Very neat to clap hands with all of the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts

My stomach was KILLING me all day after we got back to the hotel. But that didn't stop me from making our ritual stop on the way home. There would be celebration cupcakes consumed at some point!

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