I need something to do before I go crazy waiting for my upcoming trip Disney! This trip is super special because my husband and I are going to be doing the Goofy Race and a Half Challenge on Marathon Weekend! Thanks to this board and @HollyBelle, I embarked on my “running career” back in Oct of 2009 when I began training for the 2011 Disney Marathon. Here is my previous marathon trip report. http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/a-procrastinators-super-late-2011-marathon-trip-report.813119/ After having so much fun during the marathon (I forgot all the pain), I again convinced my partner in crime and life to do the Goofy Challenge in 2013. After all, we got through the marathon, what’s adding a few more miles the day before, right?
Dan and I (Kristy) after the 2011 Marathon!
We will leave Philly in the early morning hours of 1/10/13 and return on 1/15/13. It is a kind of short trip for us but we will be back in August with my sis and her family. For the first time, we are renting DVC points and staying at the Beach Club Villas. We have never stayed at the Beach Club so we are really looking forward to that!
We are trying to save a little cash this trip, so I didn’t book a lot of ADRs this time. The meals I planned are as follows:
1/10 – dinner at Liberty Tree
1/11 – none
1/12 – breakfast at Kona Cafe after the half marathon
1/13 – celebratory late lunch at Le Cellier after the marathon
1/14 – breakfast at Cape May Cafe
1/15 – none
We have a late flight back to Philly so we have almost the entire day at the parks before we leave.
I don’t have any real plans in the parks besides running the races. We are just going to “wing it” and not set the alarms (on non-race days of course). We are going to be up at 3 am on the 10th for the 6 am departure and we are going to have 2 wake up calls of 2:30 am on race days so I figure the rest of time we are going relax!
I am optimistic that we will be able beat our marathon finish time this year!
Stay tuned for a play-by-play of 39.3 miles of fun and pain!
Dan and I (Kristy) after the 2011 Marathon!
We will leave Philly in the early morning hours of 1/10/13 and return on 1/15/13. It is a kind of short trip for us but we will be back in August with my sis and her family. For the first time, we are renting DVC points and staying at the Beach Club Villas. We have never stayed at the Beach Club so we are really looking forward to that!
We are trying to save a little cash this trip, so I didn’t book a lot of ADRs this time. The meals I planned are as follows:
1/10 – dinner at Liberty Tree
1/11 – none
1/12 – breakfast at Kona Cafe after the half marathon
1/13 – celebratory late lunch at Le Cellier after the marathon
1/14 – breakfast at Cape May Cafe
1/15 – none
We have a late flight back to Philly so we have almost the entire day at the parks before we leave.
I don’t have any real plans in the parks besides running the races. We are just going to “wing it” and not set the alarms (on non-race days of course). We are going to be up at 3 am on the 10th for the 6 am departure and we are going to have 2 wake up calls of 2:30 am on race days so I figure the rest of time we are going relax!
I am optimistic that we will be able beat our marathon finish time this year!
Stay tuned for a play-by-play of 39.3 miles of fun and pain!
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You guys will do great! Best wishes with all of it and can't wait to read about it when you get back! Have an awesome trip! 
