Disney Princess Half Marathon

Woo! We princesses definitely rocked it out and had a blast. Somehow Florida survived the 4 girls and we survived Florida as well.

Random race thoughts:

• Girl running in belly dancing coin skirt was probably the most annoying runner EVER. SCHING SCHING SCHING. Gotta run faster to get past her.
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  I ran with Miss America, or at least she claimed to be Miss America. Her shirt said so, she was really pretty, and I asked her if she was THE Miss America and she said “of course”. No sash though (Miss Virginia at the Virginia Beach RNR wore her sash), and I didn’t get her bib number. I can’t find the 2008 or 2009 Miss America’s in the race results, so either she lied or she was under an alias.


• Stopping at Cinderella’s castle to get my best race picture EVER was well worth it. I am so buying this one. I’m HOT!


• The mile markers that were supposed to be so fabulous were actually pretty lame in my opinion. I did look for the hidden Mickeys and found a lot of them.


• I know WAY too many songs from Disney cartoons and I feel obligated to sing along, much to the annoyance of the other girls.


• It was pretty surprising that Disney would play Black Eyed Peas’ “Pump It” with the naughty words in it on property. I’m all happy about having upbeat music playing along the course to keep your energy up, but the “explicit” version? They also played Britney’s “Circus”, but that doesn’t have any naughty words. I didn’t stick around to see if they played “….Amy”. That would have been interesting, indeed.


• The race medal is even better than I expected with genuine faux rhinestones and a big purple heart-shaped one. Very heavy and shiny.


• Anyone who told their family “watch for me – I’ll be wearing pink” likely regretted that fashion choice.


• Ditto for the girl wearing a velour track suit and the one wearing a velour Pocahontas costume.


• Running up Main Street through Tomorrowland to go through Cinderella’s Castle was awesome!


• I hit my mysterious “I’m just gonna cry for no apparent reason” wall at 12 miles, so the race pic of me going through Epcot is actually me crying through Epcot. But the music there was happy. And I still don’t know why I cry, but I do.


• If you think your steamed shrimp are soft, stop eating them and cut one in half and make sure it’s cooked. If not, you will get food poisoning, even if you just eat a few.
  If your steamed shrimp are semi-raw shrimp at Joe’s Crab Shack, they send all the managers out and fire all the cooks immediately. Plus it’s free.


• People in Florida really can’t stand the cold. Runners were out there in long sleeves, sweatshirts & gloves. It wasn’t cold, people.


• I learned that I knew nothing about Mulan as I haven’t seen that movie. Must catch up!
  Fairy godmother glitter lasts for days.


• Best costume – hands down – Princess Fiona (the ogre version). Cropped green tee with hairy belly hanging out, tiara & tutu. Worn by a guy who’s shirt said “Lost a beer bet. I’m so very sorry.”