A few years back, I took my Mom to Madagascar. As part of our trip prep, we watched the Dreamworks Quadrilogy of Madagascar movies… ya know, the ones starring those irreverent Penguins? By far the funniest joke in the first Madagascar movie involves our escaped Penguins commandeering a boat and making their way to Antarctica. […]
Sure, sure. There was unanimous agreement, even from me, that the smart thing to do given my influenza epidemic of one, would be to skip the race this weekend. I did after all have a fever of 102.2 degrees on Tuesday. But it broke that night and while I continued to hackingly cough like somebody […]
My fever broke on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Whether it was the four days of 2:30 AM wake-ups, the Petri dish that is a race start line featuring germs and ailments from all corners of the world, or just an inscrutable twist of fate, I came down with a flu-like illness either during the Walt Disney […]
Years ago you used to have to pay $11 to even enter the lottery for the NYC Marathon. A class action lawsuit eventually outlawed that practice so now it’s free to enter the drawing… but you have to pre-authorize the charge for the registration fee if you get picked. This year, it’s a whopping $295. […]
Four of us got to go to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and celebrate the race weekend, all rockin’ our bling/swag. My friend Kerry was a Dopey Challenge Finisher. Her friend Deena was a 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon finisher, which I think is technically a Smarty Challenge — skipping that last day was pure genius. And […]
I’m tired. I’ve been tired. I haven’t slept well these past four nights in preparation for the race mornings. My alarm has repeatedly gone off at 2:30 AM and I’ve struggled out the door each time. I could bluff my way through the 5K, 10K, and half marathon. But the marathon on four days of […]
Come along and sing a song and join the coterie! I’m a Ducketeer, through and through. Donald Duck is number 1… which makes me number 2… or I guess Daisy is probably number 2 and I’m number 3… but then there’s Huey, Dewey, and Louie… and Uncle Scrooge, and Webigail, and Launchpad… No, no… I’m […]
This guy. OMG IT’S DIP. A selection of photos from the 10K today at Walt Disney World: And now… on with the show. Who’s the leader of the *quack* that’s made for you and me… D-O-N. A-L-D. D-U-C-K-yeah! The Donald Duck Half Marathon awaits.
Ah, 2:30 AM. My old friend. I’ll be seeing your digital readout on my clock quite a few more times this week. Scenes from the 5K today: A cast member came up to me as I was waiting on a Meet and Greet with a World Famous Disney Character and he told me “Sorry, folks. […]
Once more, dear dwarfs. Once more unto the course. For the sixth year running, making me PERFECTLY Dopey, I’m about to do the four races of the WDW Marathon Weekend. It all starts today at the Expo to pick up my race bibs and shirts. They’ve spread out the process to a third building, which […]