I’ve ran quite a few races, and I love the motivational signs. When I’m not racing I’ll either try and take pictures (if I have my phone) or try and remember them. Here’s some that I’ve taken pictures of. From the Disneyland Race in Orlando in 2016: “Spoiler Alert – You are killing this race!” …
I thought it would be fun to share the costumes for the dopey challenge we used in 2016. I ran the Dopey Challenge in 2016 with Celise, Shelly, and Celise’s uncle, Dan. I wanted to post what cute costumes we wore and some fun ones we found too. Here are some of the costumes we …
This is my Disneyland half marathon race recap… It was the Saturday before the Disneyland half marathon, and I got a text from a friend that lives in Vegas asking if I wanted to come run the Disneyland half marathon with them. Chase encouraged me to go and said it would be good to get …
I ran this race last year and aside from the massive hills I loved it! I was hoping with more training, it wasn’t going to be too bad this year. Then I got an email from the race directors who said they changed courses and it will be fast and flat! Woo Woo! So I …
Race Recap of the Dopey Challenge: Mickey Marathon Okay, Okay, Okay – you are going to get picture overload today for this recap (I think 71 total) and #idontevencare Like all the other days we got up at the same time, and were out the door by like 3:30-3:45ish. Dan and his wife weren’t going …
Sharing my experience of the Dopey Challenge The Donald Half Marathon. Updated 3/26/2026. Be sure to check out my other race recaps of the Dopey Challenge. We all decided that we were going to be out the door by 3:30am. We knew there would be a lot more people running the half. I was up …
Sharing my Dopey Challenge Race Recap Minnie 10k. This post was updated 3/31/2026. Be sure to check out my other Dopey Challenge Race Recaps. Day 2 of the Dopey Challenge running the Minnie 10k. We got up (or at least I did) at 2:45am and were out the door by 3:15am. The 10k started at …
Sharing my experience of the Dopey Challenge The Pluto 5k. Updated 3/26/2026. We picked up race packets on Wednesday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex located on Disney property. We had 2 sets of bibs, 1 for the 5k and 10k and the 2nd for the half and full marathon. You could tell …
How are we going to stay healthy the holidays? After posting about Chase’s weight loss journey, I realized we are getting closer to the holiday season. Where you want to eat All. The. Foods. “How am I going to survive when I want to eat everything yummy?” is what I keep thinking. Training for the …
Running has been given a bad reputation when it comes to infertility, fertility and fertility treatments. You might be asking why? I had the same question. I started researching and trying to figure out if running while trying to get pregnant was okay. I’ve always been a casual runner, never an elite runner who can …
