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I'm late in finding your TR, but caught up now! Your pace is awesome, absolutely no worries. : I'm happy if I can finish any training long run in the 11:something range. Usually it ends up in the 12 minute range, which is perfectly happy for me! So if you can maintain that 11:something, kudos to you!
I'm glad you're not "totally" alone in this trip and will have John for company. I remember you were concerned about being solo. We'll call it semi-solo. Just like Beth, I will also be at Epcot on Saturday after the Half. I'm Goofy this year, so I'll be taking it easy that afternoon. But Sunday, I plan on celebrating a bit while there!!!
Continued good luck with the rest of your training. It's just about taper time!
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Thanks! It feels weird not to have any dining reservations, though!
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I'll have my DH, dad and uncle with me, so it's a real family affair like yours! Families can be challenging, can't they? My sister and I had a big rift last year, and it was difficult to mend those fences. Glad you two are fixing things.
Good job on the 11 miles! Did you get the email telling you to download and print your race waiver?
We will be at EPCOT on both Saturday and Sunday, so maybe we can meet up then!
I'm glad I'm not the only family! It is hard, as I was the one who was kind of stepped on. I am really trying to forgive and move on, but it's been hard. I didn't get the email, but I saw Tanya's post, and I checked it out. I'm officially on there! I would love to meet up!!
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Looks like the plans are starting to take shape!
Thanks!
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I'm glad you've got family coming along and running with you. Even though there are a lot of people around the resorts for marathon weekend, it's a great time to be there and I don't think dining without reservations should be much of a problem as long as you're flexible with times. You've got me nervous about your MiL coming through for help with the children now. If she couldn't commit without reservations in AUGUST!
I'm glad they are coming along, too. I can always check restaurants near where we are to see if there is anything available. Without children, it shouldn't be too bad. And just wait about the MIL thing...
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Glad John was able to join you!
Me, too!
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I've done one race with family and it was great fun! Enjoy the company!
I am definitely more excited now that I have someone to hang out with!
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I'm late in finding your TR, but caught up now! Your pace is awesome, absolutely no worries. : I'm happy if I can finish any training long run in the 11:something range. Usually it ends up in the 12 minute range, which is perfectly happy for me! So if you can maintain that 11:something, kudos to you!
I'm glad you're not "totally" alone in this trip and will have John for company. I remember you were concerned about being solo. We'll call it semi-solo. Just like Beth, I will also be at Epcot on Saturday after the Half. I'm Goofy this year, so I'll be taking it easy that afternoon. But Sunday, I plan on celebrating a bit while there!!!
Continued good luck with the rest of your training. It's just about taper time!
I am really glad he is coming. It will make the experience much more fun. I would love to meet up with all the women who have given me so much encouragement. I hope to see you there! While the 11 mile run was a bit torturous with the snow, I realized that I would be able to do it!
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Wow - 11 miles in snow? I'm in serious awe of that!
Oh, well... If I can do it, pretty much anyone can. By the way, love your new picture of you and Mark on formal night (although the Segway one always made me laugh...)
Training Update: This week, thankfully is a short run week. 30 minutes yesterday, 30 minutes tomorrow and 3 miles on Saturday, which is about 30 minutes. With Christmas next week, it will be nice to have a a little break. Next Saturday is my last long run before the race!
After John and I signed up and got squared away, I spoke with my dad. He and my mom live closer to Orlando than I do (in Louisiana), and they enjoy heading down to the World every year. They just got back from a trip in October. I take credit for reintroducing them to Disney--they have traveled there with our family every time we have gone. We will not see them at Christmas this year (usually every year they come out to Salt Lake to spend Christmas with us; it has to do partly with the fight my sister and I had). I think my dad just wanted to see us and an excuse to head back to Disney. So he coyly asked if he might come along and join us and cheer John and I on. I was happy to have him, so now he is coming along on the trip! My dad is a bit of a hotel snob, and only likes to stay at the Wilderness Lodge, so I was shocked when he said he made reservations at CBR.
In October, my sister finally told me that she was pregnant (yay!) and that was why she was so hesitant to sign up. She didn't know she pregnant in August, but they were trying, and she didn’t want to run a half pregnant. She debated just coming along and cheering, but she would be five months pregnant and wouldn’t be able to go on most of the rides we would be riding. I agreed that it was a lot of money for her to spend to just sit on benches and wait for everyone to come out of rides, and she had the best excuse.
I decided I would buy all of us tent passes to the Race Retreat as a thank you to John for coming and to my dad for cheering us. The Race Retreat tent is temperature controlled, has food and some character greetings, plus lockers and things for the runners to store stuff they aren’t using. I called my youngest brother, Chris, who lives in Denver, to see if he might like to come cheer us on (he is also a bachelor and doesn’t have children). His birthday is January 9, so I told him he could spend his birthday at Disney! After about a month of “thinking about it,” he signed up to join us as well. He is not running (he says the only sport John can beat him at is long-distance running, so he doesn’t want to run), but staying in the Race Retreat tent with my dad. He and John are sharing a room, and my dad and I each have our own rooms.
Up next: It wouldn’t be a Disney trip without complications!
Oh wow, it really is a family affair! Very cool though. We will have to figure out a time to meet on Saturday - Beth and I (I think) will be strolling around Epcot!
To clarify: currently, Beth and I do not have plans to meet on Sat. but I think we are both planning on being there. So we could all meet up - but not for drinks (yet) since she and I have the marathon on Sunday.
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Oh wow, it really is a family affair! Very cool though. We will have to figure out a time to meet on Saturday - Beth and I (I think) will be strolling around Epcot!
To clarify: currently, Beth and I do not have plans to meet on Sat. but I think we are both planning on being there. So we could all meet up - but not for drinks (yet) since she and I have the marathon on Sunday.
We three should exchange cell numbers; I'm looking forward to a Passporter meet!
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Oh wow, it really is a family affair! Very cool though. We will have to figure out a time to meet on Saturday - Beth and I (I think) will be strolling around Epcot!
To clarify: currently, Beth and I do not have plans to meet on Sat. but I think we are both planning on being there. So we could all meet up - but not for drinks (yet) since she and I have the marathon on Sunday.
I have no idea what we are doing or where we will be, but call me and we will try to make it work!
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Congrats to your sister! How great your Dad and Chris are coming too!
It is more fun to have other people there to hang out with.
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Wonderful news from your sister. I didn't know family could use the race retreat tent.
You have to buy them a pass, and they have to be a part of the ChEAR Squad. It isn't cheap, but I wanted to do it as a thank you for them coming.
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We three should exchange cell numbers; I'm looking forward to a Passporter meet!
It would be so fun!
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Congratulations to your sister!! It's nice that more of your family will be joining you!
Thanks so much! Yes, it will make the trip much more fun!
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to your sister! Sounds like lots of family fun is head.
Running Scared
Part 4--It wouldn’t be a Disney trip without complications!
Training Update: This week I have not been as devoted. I ran for 30 minutes on Tuesday, but Thursday night we discovered that our 2 year old had a popcorn kernel stuck in her nose! And it had probably been up there for a week OR MORE!! She had been very grumpy and had a yucky nose for a few days, but we had no idea. So Thursday was spent trying to get the popcorn kernel out (to no avail...we had to take her to the doctor the next day when they finally got it out twenty minutes later...) Today I have a three mile run scheduled, which shouldn't be an issue. And MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!
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When I scheduled my trip, I thought it would work out great--kids in school Thursday and Friday, Phil could be home with them on Saturday and Sunday. Imagine my surprise when, after I booked the trip, I discovered my older kids (3 boys, ages 13, 10, and 6) had a half day at school on Thursday and were out on Friday! My 2 year old daughter still had preschool on Friday. I felt really, really bad that I was going to Disney without the kids, especially on a weekend when they didn’t have school. So, for about a day, I toyed with the idea of bringing them with me. My husband nixed the idea, which saved me the guilt of making the decision not to bring them. But really, it would have been hard. They would have to be alone in a hotel room from about 4:00 am until almost 10:00 am. I can’t imagine what a nightmare that would be and how much I would worry!
Several weeks ago, I found out that my BIL (my husband’s brother) was having some MAJOR issues in his family. My MIL had to go down to his house and help with his kids. These issues show no signs of improving, and I started to really worry that MIL would no longer be able to help with my kids. I realize this is very self-centered of me, as my nieces and nephews really need her more right now, but I was quietly panicking. I didn’t say anything to my MIL as I didn’t want to add to her stress. But shortly after I found out about the situation, my MIL called and said she wouldn’t be able to help me in January because she will need to catch up on things after being gone so long. I still don’t really understand this logic, as she doesn’t work and we were still six weeks away from my trip when she called, but maybe she is sick of watching kids and was trying to "nicely" get out of watching my children.
Anyway, I scrambled. I have a sitter coming Thursday when I have to leave for the airport until DH gets home. Friday is divided. Elizabeth (my 2 year old) has preschool, so my friend is coming to get her and take her to and from school. William, the 6 year old, is going to a friend’s house for the day. Phillip (13) and Patrick (10) can stay by themselves. Once Elizabeth gets home (around noon), another neighbor is coming to feed the kids lunch and put Elizabeth down for a nap. She will check on them sporadically until Elizabeth wakes up, then she will take Elizabeth back to her house. She will feed all the kids dinner and take care of them until DH gets home. Saturday DH should be home all day (unless he has to see patients, but Phillip can babysit for an hour or so). Sunday is difficult, as my DH has meetings at church very early and can’t get the kids ready for church and bring them. Thankfully, my MIL called and said she thought she could help on Sunday (I think she felt bad about backing out on me). So she is coming over to feed the kids breakfast, get them ready for church, take them to church, and stay with them until DH gets home.
Patrick, my 10 year old, is a competitive gymnast, and we did not get his gymnastics schedule until the first week of December. And yes, his first meet is on Saturday, January 12. Bummer. So I have a sitter coming on Saturday so DH can take him to his meet. I had a feeling it would be that weekend, and I hate that I am missing his first Level 6 meet, but I will be at the others so I am trying not to beat myself up too badly about it.
Up Next: Final Preparations!
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Wow, that's a lot of kid-sitting you have squared away! Sounds like you've got it all covered though. I've had to do that too - set up playdates and have neighbors help out here and there just to cover a few hours. Ironically, I've had to do that when my DD and I were out of state for her gymnastics meets! She's in rhythmic gymnastics, just level 4, but the meets are always inconveniently timed. In fact, they'll be having a practice meet that Saturday the 12th! My DH will do his first hair bun for her.
I wouldn't worry about missing those mid-week runs too much. As long as you still get in the long ones on the weekend, you'll be fine. And it's about taper time anyway, so really no worries! Your body will know what to do come race day. BTW, did you see the final instructions came out? The corrals are being released 7 minutes apart this year! Usually it's 5 minutes apart. This just means a longer wait for those in the back of the bus. (Last few races that was me in the last corral. For the first year ever, I'm in corral D!) Anyway, just thought I'd share. Continued good luck with your training!
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I'm happy if I can finish any training long run in the 11:something range. Usually it ends up in the 12 minute range, which is perfectly happy for me! So if you can maintain that 11:something, kudos to you!
Just like Beth, I will also be at Epcot on Saturday after the Half. I'm Goofy this year, so I'll be taking it easy that afternoon. But Sunday, I plan on celebrating a bit while there!!! 
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I'm in serious awe of that! 
Families can be challenging, can't they? My sister and I had a big rift last year, and it was difficult to mend those fences. Glad you two are fixing things.
If I can do it, pretty much anyone can. By the way, love your new picture of you and Mark on formal night (although the Segway one always made me laugh...)
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My dad is a bit of a hotel snob, and only likes to stay at the Wilderness Lodge, so I was shocked when he said he made reservations at CBR.
(yay!) and that was why she was so hesitant to sign up. She didn't know she pregnant in August, but they were trying, and she didn’t want to run a half pregnant. She debated just coming along and cheering, but she would be five months pregnant and wouldn’t be able to go on most of the rides we would be riding. I agreed that it was a lot of money for her to spend to just sit on benches and wait for everyone to come out of rides, and she had the best excuse. 
to your sister! Sounds like lots of family fun is head. 
My 2 year old daughter still had preschool on Friday. I felt really, really bad that I was going to Disney without the kids, especially on a weekend when they didn’t have school. 
So, for about a day, I toyed with the idea of bringing them with me. My husband nixed the idea, which saved me the guilt of making the decision not to bring them. But really, it would have been hard. They would have to be alone in a hotel room from about 4:00 am until almost 10:00 am. I can’t imagine what a nightmare that would be and how much I would worry! 
In fact, they'll be having a practice meet that Saturday the 12th! My DH will do his first hair bun for her. 
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