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TRIUMPH THURSdays: 2015 Tinkerbell Half Recap

5/21/2015

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Ready to fly!
Triumph Thursdays hosted by Smitha from Running With SD Mom, Linzie from Sharp Endurance & Carlee from Carlee McDot.  I will be finishing up my Tinkerbell Pixie Dust Challenge recap! 


It's here! The tinkerbell half! I was up at 3:55 and out of the door by 4:30. I got dressed much faster today so had more time to chill in the pre-race area. I met up with my friend from grad school and we did a real bathroom break in the Paradise Pier hotel before splitting off to our corrals.

Corral A was abuzz with excitement but also pretty crowded. I really wish they would adopt the smaller corrals of Princess were each corral has around 500 people instead of 2000. Sub 2:15 is a huge span considering the race was won in 1:15!

Before I knew it, we did the national anthem and off we went. We had the same start as the 10k with the overpasses so I took my time going slow and walking all of the uphills and running the downhills. We were backstage before I knew it and entered DCA by tower of terror. There was a decent line for buzz light year and the girls from the parade. I skipped it as it was pretty long (the first one usually is) and continued on. As we headed back to Carsland, we got to see the first women coming through and it was exciting:they are fast!!
Carsland had mater and McQueen and I skipped them as I got them the day before. We continued to backstage and ended up on the Pier and took my first pic! Silvermist was across the way but I couldn't safely get over to her.


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We continued towards Burna Vista St and I got a pic with Storytellers again.
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We entered the plaza and the crowd was electrifying and finally made it to Disneyland! I took a picture with the entrance and continued to Main Street.
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I stopped for a pic with chip, Dale and goofy from Soundsational and chatted with a few first time Disneylanders! How exciting.
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I took a picture with the castle coming down Main St and FINALLY got a jumping pic with the castle that I love.
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We ran through the castle into Fantasyland and the Lost Boys took a pic with me! How exciting!
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Heading out of fantasyland, I saw Tink by Matterhorn!! I decided to do a quick potty break at the Alice bathrooms before hoping in line. I waited less than 5 min and was so pumped to finally get a pic with her during her race!
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Heading into Tomorrowland, storm troopers were out so I had to stop and take a fun pic.
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By small world, Iridessa and Rosetta were out so I had to stop.
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We headed backstage and there were floats back there to take pics with and also horses. I took a fun pic with the train engine!
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We entered in toontown and I took a pic with Donald and Pluto. Sadly that was the last photo stop :(
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I took a selfie with the Columbia ship and totally didn't notice Jack Sparrow chillin by PotC but no picture opportunities! I took one final bathroom break by Hungry Bear.
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We headed backstage then ran the entire length of Downtown Disney which had incredible energy. At the end were the Red Hat Society that was SO massive! It was easily 3x bigger than before and so touching.
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The start of the red hat society
By then, we were by DtD and hit a water stop. I stopped at the medical tent to bio freeze my butt and calves and off I went.

The rest of the course is really boring. Very flat and through neighborhoods and QUIET. Very few people are out so keep that in mind because it can be jarring to newbies.

We head out into Anaheim towards the City Hall, and the Ducks practice arena. After that is the Clif Zone and then back towards Disneyland. The mile 12 marker is pretty much the same as the beginning of the race.

Overall I felt strong. I ran by feel and my pace was definitely picking up as I continued on. I never felt tired and always had enough time to fuel (basically every 2 miles or so). The course wasn't crowded but one huge tip I can give is use the whole area! Often times there were 4 lines open and people were crowding in the right 2 so pay attention!

There were a few bands and cheerleaders out but not near as many as were out at the DL half. I really think they should step up the entertainment but now it can be hard because so much of it is through neighborhood streets.

After entering property again, we finished with the same ending as the 10k. Before I knew it, it was mile 13 and I was about to finish. I pushed hard and got a new Disney PR by almost 8 minutes! My 16th race of the year, and 40th race ever! I felt great after and made my way through to get all of my medals. I waited for my friend to finish and we took some pics before heading back to the hotel to shower and pack.


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I went to get pics in the park and had Jolly Holiday combo which was a fantastic way to celebrate another rundisney weekends in the books. I also went to see the Tomorrowland preview and I'm so excited for that movie!
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Overall, this race was just what I remembered! It was fantastic and I had such a good time. I can't wait to do it again next year for the 5th anniversary. I will most likely do all 3 races as a way to celebrate. Tink is back on top for my favorite DL race weekends (sorry Star Wars, love you but...)


Oh and the best news ever? I graduate in 2 years, and my graduation will be thurs/fri and pixie dust will be sat/sun! YAYAYAYA! I'm already anticipating the best weekend ever 2 years in advance.

Did you run the Tink half? What did you think of it?
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2015 Tinkerbell Half 10k Recap

5/14/2015

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First time in Corral A for a Disneyland race!
I have decided to join a new linkup: Triumph Thursdays hosted by Smitha from Running With SD Mom, Linzie from Sharp Endurance & Carlee from Carlee McDot. This week I will talk about The Tinkerbell 10k and how it was the best Disney 10k I have ever run (even though the DL 10k of 2013 was amazing as it was the first one!)! 


The morning started early at 4am. I was slow moving and eventually got ready and out of the hotel by 445 and at the pre run area by 5. My costume for the day was Iridessa, the fairy of Light. I used the portas  (first one in the porta!) and then checked my bag and headed to the corral. I chatted up a few people and before I knew it, it was time to take off.

I decided to run by feel and get over on the sidewalk to do my walk intervals and the plan worked well. I walked the first 3 "hills" aka overpasses and finished the first mile around 10:45 and before I knew it, we were in the backlot! I took some water and headed into the park.

We hit Disneyland first so I stopped for a pic with the outside. Then I stopped for a pic driving the Fire Truck and with chip and Dale.


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Made it to DL!
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the Fire Truck!!!
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Chip n Dale but double exposure from the Marathonfoto flashes

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Tinkerbell Half Weekend: Here I come!

5/7/2015

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Ready to fly!
I have decided to join a new linkup: Triumph Thursdays hosted by Smitha from Running With SD Mom, Linzie from Sharp Endurance & Carlee from Carlee McDot. This week I will talk about HOW THE TINKERBELL HALF MARATHON IS THIS WEEKEND AND I AM SO EXCITED!  Tomorrow I will be heading off to Anaheim for the Tinkerbell weekend and I couldn't be more excited! I am pumped to run a new rundisney challenge and my 4th rundisney challenge of the year (Goofy, Dopey, Rebel, Glass Slipper), 15th and 16th race overall and my 10th and 11th rundisney race of the year! 

Here are my plans for this weekend: 

PACKING
I am all packed. As soon as I turned in my final paper on Monday, I got right to packing so I wouldn't forget anything. 
  • Costumes and race outfits
  • Rain gear (it may rain on Friday!)
  • Race food-hot cereal, peanut butter, bananas, vega one fuel products, etc x2
  • Princess medals
  • All my rollers
  • electronics and all chargers

Expo Plan
I have to get up at 4am to do dining reservations for wine and dine (oh when Disney trips collide!) and may need to be up at 6am to get in the NB shoe queue so depending on how I feel, I may head down super early to Anaheim and just grab some breakfast and coffee in DTD and get a bit of reading done. If I leave before 7, traffic shouldn't be too bad.
The expo opens at 10 but I think I will go get in line at 9 just incase it opens early. I need to get merchandise, my bib, hopefully my shoes and get KT taped and buy new tape (I want the sparkly green tape!)
I also want to stop by the ProCompression booth, the Fit2Run booth for some extra fuel, and Sparkle Athletic to get my shoe poms I bought! 

Park Plan
  • The rain on Friday leaves a lot up in the air but I plan on at least trying to go see the Tomorrowland preview on Friday and maybe a few other rides. I am not too concerned about getting on rides as I will be back for the 24 hour party and will get to ride all of the new stuff on the 22nd. 
  • I will most likely eat lunch at Tangeroa Terrace at the DL hotel (depends on what time I am done with the Expo) or Rancho del Zocalo at DL. Dinner will most likely be stir fry from Lucky Fortune Cookery in DCA before an early bedtime for me. My goal is to be in the hotel by 7 and in bed by 8 for my 4am wake up call.

10k Plan
  • Up at 4, out of the hotel by 445 and at the start line by 5! My costume is Iridessa so expect a post soon about how I got my costume together. 
  • Afterwards, I plan on heading straight to the hotel to shower and get ready then grab a quick breakfast before going to Disneyland at 9am. Why you may ask? THE HATBOX GHOST IS MAKING HIS DEBUT! I
  •  will most likely stay at the parks until noon or so (after grabbing lunch at the Smokejumpers which I have been wanting to go in and see) then head back to the hotel for a nap/relaxing time before my Facebook meetup at 330 and dinner at Carthay Circle at 5.
  • Hotel by 7, bed by 8 for a 3:45 am wake up.

Half Plan
  • Up by 345 and out of the hotel by 430.
  • After the race, I plan on grabbing breakfast at the DL hotel before heading back to my hotel to shower and check out. I then plan on going to the park for a bit so I take pics with all my medals! After that, I will probably grab lunch (haven't decided where yet!) and then head back home.

Goals
Overall, I want to have a lot of fun and meet a lot of people! This is the first race I am doing by myself and also don't have any concrete plans. So if you see me around, say hi!

For the races, my goal is to just have fun. My Disney PRs are always in my mind but I'm not going to sacrifice great fun and pics for a time. I am hoping starting in Corral A will be worth it for the pics!
I'm excited for the new 10k course and have been reviewing it every day. During the out of the park time, my goal is to average 10:30-11:00 min mile pace for the 10k to save energy for the half the next day. During the half, after we leave property, my goal is to average 10:00-10:30 pace which definitely seems doable.

Want to follow me along in the fun? I will be on Social Media all weekend :)
Facebook , Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest 

How about for you? Anyone else running this weekend? Any fun Mother's Day plans?
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