Princess Half Marathon Weekend

Be a runDisney Princess!

Monthly Challenge

Virtual Coast 2 Coast Step Challenge!

Star Wars Weekends

A galactic experience for the whole family!

Fan Girl Favorites

Enjoying Star Wars, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Disney and all things Geeky!

Running With A View

Running, trails, biking, challenges, nutrition; it's all things I care about and love to do.

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

FAQ on runDisney Bus Transporation


Event transportation at runDisney events can be one of anxiety!
If you are staying on site, this is your key to navigating the Expo and Races on race weekends – and it’s not always easy to figure out!

So… Let’s talk runDisney Buses!

Monday, November 20, 2017

Turkey Trot Trips!

It's that time of year when we need to earn our Turkey Dinner! Many of you, like me, will be heading out for a 5K or 10K Turkey Trot! Here are some great tips to get the most out of your run from my friends at Aaptiv.com!

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Reviewing The Latest Trends in Recovery: Cryotherapy and Normatecs

This past weekend I experienced two of the latest trends in sports medicine:  Whole-Body Cryotherapy and Normatecs!



Always up for new things, a group of friends headed over to the Gulf Coast Cryo Clinic for a morning of therapy and fun!  We signed up for an introduction package of Cryotheraphy and Normatecs. 

Idea behind the Cryotherapy:

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Moving Forward - Without runDisney in Disneyland



This weekend marked the end of the last of the 2017 runDisney races and the end of Disneyland races - for a while. It is really sad for many of us – especially those of us – like me - who love to run at Disneyland. I loved the quaintness of running through the Disneyland parks, I loved that the Resorts were just steps away from the starting line, and l loved running through the streets of Anaheim.
Disneyland races made you feel so very special and that you were truly running a magical race! There has been so much swirling around the postponement of Disneyland races – was it really construction? Was it a feud with Anaheim politics? No one really knows but Disney. And I think that in the end – it’s the runners who really lose.

But, as Luke Cage would say, we have to keep moving forward…

and that brings us to 2018 and beyond and what awaits us in Walt Disney World!

We still have the 4 races in WDW and the 1 in Disneyland Paris.

2018 Walt Disney World Marathon
January 3-7, 2018
-Still Open to Charities

2018 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend
February 22-25, 2018
-Still Open to Charities

2018 Star Wars Half Marathon-The Dark Side
April 19-22, 2018
-All races still open

2018 Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend
September 20-23, 2018
-All races still open

2018 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend
November 1-4, 2018 (on sale March 13, 2018)

2019 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
January 9-13, 2019 (on sale April 17, 2018)

2019 Disney Princes Half Marathon Weekend
February 21-24, 2019 (on sale June 12, 2018)

2019 Star Wars Half Marathon-The Dark Side
April 4-7, 2019 (on sale August 7, 2018)

Listen in on my Podcast for What we know for sure about the 2018-2019 runDisney Season:

I would love to know how these runDisney changes have affected your plans. please let me know at kesselrunner77@gmail.com
Next week we will be talking about a very new and interesting trend in recovery!. So stay tuned! But for now, that is all from my runDisney galaxy – May the Force be With You!

Friday, November 10, 2017

Finding the Runner’s Mindset

How to Think Like a Runner


Now if this is your first time to run a half Marathon or your 100th, if you are like me you get nervous.  I don’t know why – but I do.   And what you have to do, is find your Runner’s Mindset to get you back on focus so that you can finish strong.  We do not want the Balloon Ladies… right?

So, now everyone has to find their own way of getting the Runner’s Mindset, but I am going to share mine with you – and hopefully it will get you to thinking about yours!
The idea behind being focus and being ready, is being prepared the night before.