Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2017

Well, it's official.  I'm registered for the 2017 Princess Half Marathon Weekend!!!
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The event takes place at Walt Disney World February 23rd to 26th.  I've signed up for the Glass Slipper Challenge- which consists of the Enchanted 10K Saturday and the Princess Half Marathon Sunday.  So that's 19.3 miles total in two days!

Early registration for Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club members opened earlier today at noon.  After a few tense minutes, Eliot declared that I'd successfully gotten in.  He wasn't able to register himself, but he's planning to sign up for the race challenge next Tuesday when registration opens up to everyone!

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I'm very excited about this.  I've already started to work on my training plan.  I haven't had the best luck with runDisney events in the past, but next year is my year.  Also, the registration email sent out to everyone had Belle on it!  I'm really hoping she's the featured princess this year!  She's Eliot's favorite princess and one of my favorites too!

In addition to my registration, I also pre-ordered my pins and the "runner bundle" which included a Tervis cup and an ornament.  After hearing horror stories about runners trying to get those items this year, I figured it was smart to order them ahead of time!

Here's to the start of another runDisney adventure!!!  °o°

8 comments:

  1. I'm registered for the Glass Slipper Challenge as well! Looking forward to it!

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    1. Me too! I've always wanted to do Princess weekend! I'm so excited to finally be registered for it! Good luck!!! :-)

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  2. I'm registered for the Glass Slipper Challenge too. I'm so excite. Belle is my favorite.

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    1. Yay! I'm really excited too! I love Belle! Thankfully my husband was able to get into Glass Slipper earlier today too! I'm relieved that the registration part is done and over with. I swear it's more stressful than the race itself! Good luck!!! :-)

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  3. I tried to get the Tervis tumblr last year at the expo and it was already sold out :( Do we get them early if we order the runner bundle or is it shipped to us?

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    1. Yeah, I've heard that the Tervis Tumblr and the Ornaments were hard to come by at past race expos! That's why I bought them ahead of time! If you do order them, I think they have them set aside for you to pick up at the expo. (That's how I've gotten other stuff I've pre-purchased in the past.) By having pre-sales, I think this will also help them determine how many of them they need to order! Hopefully it won't be as difficult to get them this year! Good luck! :-)

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  4. I'm registered for the 10K (my first!) and scared my pace will be too slow and I'll be asked to leave. Any advice?

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    1. Awesome! I'm sure you'll have a ton of fun! My best advice would be to think positive. Honestly, I haven't finished a runDisney race myself, but I think that keeping positive thoughts in your mind definitely helps! Try to stay ahead of the balloon ladies. They're lovely people, but they keep the pace so watch out for the Mickey balloons. And finally, if you are pulled off the course, don't beat yourself up! You did something many people won't ever do: you signed up, you started the race and you tried your hardest! Plus, you still get your medal... so that's a plus! Good luck!!! :-)

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