We're here! After 9.3, we are ready to tackle 13.1! We got up about 3:40 and left around4:25 to head to the start. We bag checked, used the porto and headed to the corrals. Brian was in B so he pushed towards the front of B and we stayed in the middle of A.
The pre show was basically the same as the past two mornings and I was ready to start. The speeds were all over the place so we tried to stay towards the side to let the faster people through. We did the same thing as the past 2 mornings, up the on ramp down and backstage by the team Disney building. Boba was out so we skipped them to try and get to Chewy quickly. We continued backstage and it wasn't as dark as the night before but still was crowded. We did the entrance into Disneyland with the tease of Main Street, and hit the first water stop. We continued backstage and entered tomorrowland where there were First Order stormtroopers and then over to Matterhorn and we found chewy! He took a break as soon we got in line which gave us about a 10 min wait for Brian. We waited about 3 more min until our picture
The pre show was basically the same as the past two mornings and I was ready to start. The speeds were all over the place so we tried to stay towards the side to let the faster people through. We did the same thing as the past 2 mornings, up the on ramp down and backstage by the team Disney building. Boba was out so we skipped them to try and get to Chewy quickly. We continued backstage and it wasn't as dark as the night before but still was crowded. We did the entrance into Disneyland with the tease of Main Street, and hit the first water stop. We continued backstage and entered tomorrowland where there were First Order stormtroopers and then over to Matterhorn and we found chewy! He took a break as soon we got in line which gave us about a 10 min wait for Brian. We waited about 3 more min until our picture
He was so excited to see me! We continued towards small world and of course stopped for a pic
We continued through the narrow backstage with the tunnel of darth breathing and exited to the big thunder trail. We then did a small loop around rivers of America and through adventureland to the castle. We stopped for a pic.
We ran down main st and over to DCA. We ran down Hollywoodland where the line for BB8 was insane so we stopped for a potty break. We continued through carsland and saw the droids but C3P0 was leaving and not coming back. Waiting 25 min for R2D2 was bot going to be fun so we continued on. We ran over to the pier and it slick so we took our time and made it backstage. We stopped for the trash compactor pic and moved on.
We were done with property and out on the streets of Anaheim. As we exited onto Harbor, the finishers were coming in approaching mile 12. So crazy especially since we started the same time in corral A!
We continue down harbor and the crowd support is amazing! People are lined the streets as well as lots of bands to cheer us on.
Right before the 10k marker, stopped at the med tent-I has forgotten to put glide on my legs and my sparkle skirt was bothering my legs so I got some cold Vaseline haha. Seriously it was hard to spread. At the Med tent is also where we saw someone try and eat biofreeze! They thought it was a gel!
We kept going and continued down harbor with more great bands (including a running tunnel of high fives!) and then over to garden grove. It was pretty quiet spectator wise but I was still feeling strong (minus my new chafing situation). Before we knew it, we hit mile 8 and the Clif zone (where the shots were also a bit hard because it was chilly yet humid outside) and then the first set of cosplayers.
We continued through garden grove and the adorable downtown. They even had Star Wars cars set up which was great! We hit the large set of cosplayers and stopped for awesome pics
We continue down harbor and the crowd support is amazing! People are lined the streets as well as lots of bands to cheer us on.
Right before the 10k marker, stopped at the med tent-I has forgotten to put glide on my legs and my sparkle skirt was bothering my legs so I got some cold Vaseline haha. Seriously it was hard to spread. At the Med tent is also where we saw someone try and eat biofreeze! They thought it was a gel!
We kept going and continued down harbor with more great bands (including a running tunnel of high fives!) and then over to garden grove. It was pretty quiet spectator wise but I was still feeling strong (minus my new chafing situation). Before we knew it, we hit mile 8 and the Clif zone (where the shots were also a bit hard because it was chilly yet humid outside) and then the first set of cosplayers.
We continued through garden grove and the adorable downtown. They even had Star Wars cars set up which was great! We hit the large set of cosplayers and stopped for awesome pics
And we knew after that, it was all back to the DLR! We eventually turned onto chapman and ran all the way down back to Harbor. Pam was on the way so we stopped to chat before continuing into the finish. My goal was to push hard the last 5k to try and see and see how my legs would feel after many busy days and that's what we set out to do. Once we turned into Harbor, the crowd support was AMAZING! We pushed forward and my legs felt great. I saw some Lizards cheering us on and that was just the push I needed to the end.
We finished in 3:03: 07 (13:59 pace).
Afterwards, we waited for Mallory to finish before heading back to shower and get ready for the day. I was feeling great-it's amazing how when you sleep enough, how much better the race goes. The rest of the day was hanging out with the crew, going to the Stormtrooper Crew Meetup and having a fab dinner at Napa Rose before a long drive home.
Afterwards, we waited for Mallory to finish before heading back to shower and get ready for the day. I was feeling great-it's amazing how when you sleep enough, how much better the race goes. The rest of the day was hanging out with the crew, going to the Stormtrooper Crew Meetup and having a fab dinner at Napa Rose before a long drive home.
This weekend was fabulous and I'm so glad I ran all of the races! I'm also glad I got to run them without WDW marathon weekend right before. Since it will be awhile before I do that again (Goofy 2017 and Dopey 2018) I'm glad I did it at least once.
My favorite race of the weekend was actually the 5k! The course was super crowded but fun and I loved my costume!
I'm really looking forward to the Dark Side races in April! They should be a lot of fun and all of the meet ups should be great too!
Anyone else run any of the Star Wars races? Anyone looking forward to Dark Side
My favorite race of the weekend was actually the 5k! The course was super crowded but fun and I loved my costume!
I'm really looking forward to the Dark Side races in April! They should be a lot of fun and all of the meet ups should be great too!
Anyone else run any of the Star Wars races? Anyone looking forward to Dark Side
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