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2016 Tinkerbell 5k Recap

7/27/2016

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I am having a blast!
The alarm was supposed to go off at 3:15 but I woke up at 3am and just stayed up. I got ready quickly and called a Lyft over to the harbor side entrance as I figured the security line would be less. I hopped in line and chatted with some folks while we waited 15 minutes. Sadly I didnt read the book and notice that bag check was at the finish! Ugh I wasn't going to pay for a locker so I knew I would just have to run with my bag of crap haha. 
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The corrals were insane. Basically there are not corrals. You are placed with when you arrive. Since I was one of the first 100 people in line I was in A. I made sure to stand by the rope so I could see the pre show and the castle. 
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I think the no corrals is just silly. People show up and are told-you are in B with no other instructions. People wanted to run so they eventually pushed their way over to A. Also, want to use the bathroom? You had to go to the ones in adventureland and hope you could get back to where you were. So crazy! 
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The pre show started and the banter was strained but at least I could see it! The national anthem was so unique-played by a pirate! Tinkerbell flew (which I enjoyed but heard it was not as good as years before) and it was time to start. We moved up next to Pixie Hallow and Carissa said GO! But I didn't move: it was a wall of walkers. I was able to pop through and stop for a pic with pirates by Small World
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As we headed into Toontown, Mr. Smee and Captain Hook were off to the side so I had to stop for a pic!
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my favorite character picture! there were 3 people in line in front of me
As I finished the pic, I got into the crazy amount of walkers and knew it would be tough as we headed backstage. I was able to find a narrow path and break through the crowd. Backstage is always tight and this was no exception. We headed over to backstage of DCA but it was all clear. I was able to run my speed and the rest of the race was great. I was running faster than I would like so I decided to stop for some pics. I got one with the mile 2 marker as it was pirate themed. 
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We ran through carsland and the photo pass pics I got here were beyond amazing. Holy smokes-look at these! ​
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we headed towards the pier and I stopped for a pic with the Pier in the background
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The lost boys were on the carousel but they said-only selfies allowed which was a bit strange. Me and another group just switched off for pics. We continued around the pier through Grizzly Peak. I stopped for a pic with Peter and Wendy where Peter told me to clean the deck​!
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​We headed out to downtown Disney and on to the finish! 
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All done and here were my splits according to my Garmin: 3.09 miles in 30:20 (9:42/9:52/10:09). My final moving time was about 37:52 which isn't bad for the photo stops I did. 
These splits for a disney race for me are crazy, it is really is crazy how fast you can go when there is no crowding. and that was with me forcing myself to slow down

The finish was dead silent! It was so weird. I also took a pic of when I finished so you can see how uncrowded the course was for me 
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this is what the course looked like the whole time once I got out of the first wall of people. Elites have got it made!
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free photopass pics for the win!
I was tired so I went back and relaxed and napped before heading to the park. I got ready to go to the #teamsparkle meet up and it started pouring! Which is crazy for California. I waited for the rain to die down and then headed to the park. I got a coffee from Starbucks (pre-order FTW! I walked in, they called my name, and I walked up). However, I hit a crazy bag check line(20 min wait!) and met up with Stephanie and went to Cove Bar and rode the Ferris wheel. I then went to an amazing meet up at tortilla Jo's and trader Sam's for one of my facebook running groups. I stopped for a quick visit with Carolyn and went to grab dinner at Tangeroa terrace. Ate in the room and slept like crap! No idea why! what is up with this crazy sleeping pattern before a Disney 10k after a disney 5k? I dont like this! 

Overall it was a great day. I liked the extra time relaxing in the room but definitely could tell I was tired. Doing the Disneyland 5ks are hard since I usually have to come straight from work and get all settled before I go to sleep. 
The race was super fun once I was able to break free and get to run my pace. The photos are beyond amazing and I'm so excited going forward with other races. I think it's very strange to not have corrals and it causes confusion and is a bit dangerous if people are really trying to run. 

Have you ever done the Neverland 5k? Are you a fan of the 5k? 

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Mallory link
8/15/2016 08:49:00 pm

I love you running with your purse!! This looked like such a fun race even if it was a shit show...

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