Happy Throwback Thursday! Last year, I convinced my mom to join me for the Jingle Jungle 5k the morning of the Wine & Dine Half. Enjoy the race report!
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A blurry Mickey & Minnie at the start |
My hubby had to work on Friday, so I conned my mom to run another 5k in
Disney with me (well, let's be honest, when Disney is involved, it's not
too difficult). We had indulged at the Food & Wine Festival and
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party the day before, so that early
morning wake-up call was a little rough. Add to it the fact that I was
using my new phone and didn't set my alarm correctly. The morning was a
little rushed, but we ended up at the start line with plenty of time to
spare.

The new magic bands allowed us to not have to check a bag, so we walked
straight into our corral and I quickly sat on the ground to try and
save my legs for the half marathon. It was "snowing" and I loved people
watching. There were some really great fun and festive costumes. I'll
admit it; I've kind of been anti-Disney-5k because of the price and the
whole "fun run" thing. This being my second 5k, I will concede and
admit it was pretty fun! I hope runDisney doesn't keep the prices
soaring, as they are really pricey. I'm actually loving adding these
into my race weekends.


Overall
the race was fun; pretty much mile 2 was in the Animal Kingdom and the
rest was outside. It was nice to run through this park since it's
missed in all but the marathon in January. The characters were very
"Animal Kindom-ish". My mom didn't want to stop for pictures; somehow
she was still worried about finishing (she did so much better this time;
I wish she would have taken more pictures, but I let her 'run' the
show).

We
finished right around 45 minutes. Believe it or not, in "fun run"
spirit, I left my Garmin in the room and didn't worry about pace. The
ending felt a little more "parking lot-ish" than some other races, so
after a quick picture, we were on our way back to the hotel to shower
and get ready for the parks. We spent the day at Hollywood Studios and
my hubby and I had to gear up for our first night race: The 2013 Wine
& Dine Half Marathon.
That's all! 5k done, now onto the real reason we came :)
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